Genshin Impact: Learning makes me stronger

At this moment, there was a small commotion in the crowd, and Alice squeezed over lightly like a nimble bird.

She spotted Zhongli standing not far away at a glance, and her eyes instantly lit up like the brightest stars in the night sky. She jumped in front of him and greeted him excitedly: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhongli! Long time no see, you are still as calm as before, I almost wonder if time has stopped for you!"

Zhongli nodded slightly, with a gentle smile on his face, and responded politely: "Ms. Alice, how are you? It is a great honor to meet you on such a good day today."

Alice was not willing to give in. She circled around Zhongli and exclaimed: "You are still so good at speaking. Every time I hear you speak, I feel you sound so literary."

After teasing Zhongli, Alice's gaze fell on Lei Dianying again.

She tilted her head, a teasing smile on her lips: "Ying, you are still so serious. I see that you have been with Shen Zi for such a long time, why haven't you become more lively because of her?"

Lei Yingdian's expression remained calm, and he just shook his head slightly: "You are still so full of energy."

Alice laughed and patted Lei Dianying on the shoulder: "Life is fun only when it's lively and exciting! You should go out more often and don't stay in that cold place all the time."

Then, Alice saw Xiao Gong again and grabbed her hand: "Xiao Gong, my good friend! Long time no see!"

"Ms. Alice! Long time no see, why are you here too--" Before Xiao Gong could finish his words, Alice pulled him around and spun him around, the ends of his orange hair drawing brilliant arcs in the sunset glow.

The red-haired witch looked at Xiao Gong as if she were inspecting a work of art: "Let me see if Inazuma's best fireworks maker is slacking off?"

She suddenly reached out and poked the firework tube hanging on Xiao Gong's waist. "Is this an improved fuse for gunpowder? Using star silver ore powder instead of sulfur, the explosive power can be increased by 30%!"

Xiao Gong widened his eyes: "How do you know?"

"I smelled it~" Alice proudly shook the alchemy device on her waist, and lavender smoke floated out of the metal tube. "The smell of saltpeter mixed with neon flower juice is the most suitable for celebration fireworks."

As she spoke, she suddenly turned around and scanned the crowd with her sharp eyes, finally fixing her eyes on Su Xun who was holding the swaddled baby.

The fragrance of the neon flower suddenly became strong, and Alice's ruby-like pupils glowed with a strange light.

"This is the father of today's protagonist, right?" She took two steps at a time and came to Su Xun, the star sand at the end of her hair falling on the baby's swaddling clothes, "Let me see, let me see - oops!"

Alice suddenly covered her mouth and took a half step back, and the bell on her waist made a pleasant tinkling sound.

Amid everyone's surprised gazes, she circled around Su Xun as if she had discovered a new toy, her nose almost touching his collar.

"Ripples of time and space...imprints of the soul..." Her mumbling voice made Shen He frown slightly, and ice crystals quietly condensed on his fingertips.

Su Xun frowned and was about to speak when Alice suddenly snapped her fingers.

Colorful bubbles poured out from her palms, forming a mysterious star map around Su Xun.

The guests' laughter and chatter gradually died down, and even Lei Dianying put down his tricolor dumpling and looked over.

"You have a special smell." Alice tapped the floating star map with her fingertips, and the bubble suddenly exploded into countless points of light, "It's not the starry sky of Teyvat, nor the breath of the abyss-"

She suddenly stood on tiptoe and leaned close to Su Xun's ear, whispering in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "So you are from another world."

Su Xun's pupils suddenly shrank and his breathing stagnated.

"Ms. Alice is joking." Su Xun took a half step back and denied subconsciously, "I have been practicing with my master in Liyue Harbor since I was young..."

“Oh, don’t be nervous~” Alice said with a smile: “Although there are not many adventers from Teyvat, it’s not uncommon~”

Su Xun wanted to say something, but Ning Guang's clear voice sounded not far away, and her slender jade fingers drew a stream of light in the twilight, "Everyone - the auspicious time is approaching, please move to the observatory."

Keli ran over holding a firework tube that was sizzling and emitting flames: "Mom, look! I made bunny fireworks for sister Yueer!"

Alice instantly regained her lively appearance and ran to the observatory with her daughter.

Su Xun was looking at her fiery red back, and suddenly he felt his sleeve being gently tugged - Shen He was standing beside him holding his daughter, worry reflected in his icy eyes.

"It's okay." He patted Shen He's hand gently, and rubbed Hu Tao's head, "I'll accompany Yue Er to do the one-year-old ceremony first."

On the observatory, Ningguang was adjusting the gilded cabinet with a hundred items.

Three thousand six hundred hidden compartments appeared and disappeared as the mechanisms turned, and the miniature model of Liyue Harbor glowed with seven colors under the moonlight.

The guests formed a circle and watched Shen He place Yue'er on the brocade cushion in the center.

The baby tilted his head and looked around, then suddenly stretched out his little hand in the direction of Lei Dianying.

Amid the crowd's exclamations, a light blue halo appeared around her, and she actually began to float up and sway!

"This girl relies on her natural magical powers and has many more ways of playing than ordinary children..." Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun laughed.

Su Xun was about to make a move, but he saw Yue'er landing on top of the cabinet with a curious look on her face.

She pressed her small hand on the location of the Golden House pattern, and the secret compartments suddenly unfolded layer by layer.

Inazuma's Thunder Pattern, Mond's Wind Wings, Xumi's Wisdom Palace...

The totems of the seven nations blossomed like lotus flowers, finally settling on the projection of the Jade Pavilion above Liyue Harbor.

"It seems that Xiao Yue'er will inherit the position of Tianquan Star." Ningguang showed an elegant smile and seemed very happy.

However, the baby suddenly turned around and rushed to the nearest secret compartment.

The Higanbana mark representing the Hall of Rebirth lights up, followed by the lightning pattern of the Inazuma Swordsmithing Technique and the balance of the Fontaine Law Code...

The hundred-child cabinet made a buzzing sound as if it could not bear the heavy weight, and Gui Zhong quickly made a gesture to stabilize the mechanism.

When the seventh totem lit up, Alice suddenly threw out a rainbow candy.

The sugar grains exploded into a star map in the air, just covering Yue'er who began to yawn.

“Greedy little fellow~” Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun caught the falling baby with a smile, “It looks exactly like your father back then.

The atmosphere of the banquet reached its climax when the fireworks were launched into the sky.

The starry sky fireworks specially made for Xiao Palace bloomed outside the barrier, and the projection of Liyue Harbor, Inazuma's Lei Ying, and Mondstadt's Cecilia intertwined into a gorgeous river of light.

Su Xun stood in the corridor holding his sleeping daughter, looking at Alice's figure moving among the crowd thoughtfully.

"Husband." Shen He put the fox fur coat on his shoulders, "That lady...?"

"Maybe this is an opportunity." Su Xun lowered his head and kissed the top of his daughter's head. The pale blue birthmark flowed in the moonlight. "After the banquet, I will go talk to her."

The fragrance of the neon flowers became stronger and stronger, and the starry sky of the Peach Blossom Land seemed brighter than before.