bookcurios Chapter 136 But I refuse.
Chapter 136 But I refuse.
(As expected... aside from my divination skills, I never believed that Klee was just an ordinary little girl...)
Unaware of Huiyuan's expression, Mona kept her head down, constantly trying to find reasons to achieve her goal.
“My master and her friend, Ms. Alice, fought over the occult their entire lives without a clear winner. How could her successor, the ‘Klee’ you mentioned, have learned nothing? She must have surpassed her master! We can’t let our guard down.”
As she spoke, Mona's tone gradually became agitated. Realizing she had lost her composure, she coughed twice and cleared her throat.
"Ahem... I mean, what if... what if your divination results were interfered with and tampered with by that 'Klee'? Wouldn't I lose all face if I just went over like that?"
Hearing Mona's voice, Huiyuan sighed and said, "Sigh... just tell me."
"Ahem... I'd like to ask you for a favor."
"explain."
"You also know divination techniques, right? I'd like to... take you on as my apprentice..."
Upon hearing this, Huiyuan was completely taken aback.
"what?"
"...Originally, I wanted to settle things with Ms. Iris in the realm of mysticism, proving that I was superior to my master. I was going to retrieve the box for my master, hoping to take this opportunity to challenge Ms. Iris, but she has now left Mondstadt, and the box is now in the possession of her successor, Ms. Klee."
"Uh...and then?"
"The knowledge passed down from my master must be passed on forever. If I go to see Miss Cleo with my apprentice, wouldn't that put me ahead of her? So I'd like to ask you to be my..."
Before Mona could continue speaking, Huiyuan immediately adopted the classic expression of the famous manga artist "Rohan Kishibe" and uttered that famous line.
"But, I refuse."
"Oh, I don't need you to actually be my apprentice, I just need you to act in a play."
Ignoring Mona's words, Huiyuan simply stretched out her hand, making a gesture as if demanding payment.
What's in it for me?
"This...this..."
Seeing that the other party was stammering and unable to speak, Huiyuan put away her mischievous thoughts and said, "Just kidding. As for the reward, consider it making friends."
Just as Huiyuan agreed, Ying and Paimon returned.
After Paimon handed the ring to Boss Zhu, Boss Zhu was overjoyed and grateful.
"This is it, this is it! I thought I'd never see it again!"
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Mona praised, "You actually found it! You guys are pretty amazing. Boss Zhu, you must take good care of something as precious as this, or you might not be so lucky next time."
"That's right, that's right. If I lost this 253rd ring that my mother gave me, I wouldn't know how to explain it to my family."
Indeed, the ring is exquisitely carved and looks very valuable.
Wait... which ring is it?
When Mona, Ying, and Paimon heard the number 253, they were stunned and speechless.
"...?"
"... ...??"
"... ... ...??!"
The extent of the shock can be seen from the contents of these three dialog boxes.
It's quite obvious; the dialogue boxes are all dots, perfectly expressing Ying's speechlessness and shock, Paimon's shock and speechlessness, and Mona's speechlessness and bewilderment.
Seeing the two stunned people, Boss Zhu began to explain.
"Oh, there might be a small misunderstanding. My family owns three jade mines, and my mother prepared a lot of jade jewelry as family heirlooms so that I could find a good wife. There are probably more than five hundred pieces in total."
After Boss Zhu finished speaking, Mona started complaining.
"Then why do you still run an inn here?!"
Mr. Zhu scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Inheriting the family business so early can be monotonous and boring. Anyway, thank you very much. This is the Mora I promised you; please accept it."
Seeing Boss Zhu pull out a bag of Mona, Paimon eagerly reached out to take it...
"Then I..."
Mona's figure appeared in an instant, and then the Mora bag in Boss Zhu's hand also disappeared.
"Then I'm not welcome!"
Ying froze for a second, and only after seeing the smile on Mona's face did she realize what had just happened, and her eyes widened in astonishment.
"Such fast hands! Even Paimon is no match for them!"
Paimon, seeing Mona snatch the Mora bag so confidently, said angrily, "The credit and hard work are clearly ours!"
Mona put away the Mora bag, coughed twice, and said, "Ahem, I have my reasons for doing this. Of course, I won't treat you unfairly. When I arrived in Mondstadt and met that so-called successor, 'Klee'..."
Before Mona could finish speaking, Paimon interrupted, "But... the Klee we met was really just a child, she doesn't know astrology."
"Oh dear, let me finish. That successor might not be the Klee you all think of. Miss Lingling's divination was definitely tampered with."
After Mona's careful explanation...
"In short, the people Miss 'Klee' and Miss Lingling were divining for are definitely not the same person. Amazing...they can even alter the divination results. By the way, once I meet her, I'll have the opportunity to exchange knowledge with her, and I'll be able to see your destiny more clearly. Then, I can help you find your relatives..."
Before Mona could finish speaking, a clear and bright sound, like the chirping of cicadas or the rumble of thunder, came from Mona's stomach.
"Cuckoo-"
Mona lowered her head awkwardly, looking at her stomach, unsure of what to do.
"Um...uh..."
Paimon scratched his head, looked at Luminous, and asked, "It sounds like there was a particularly loud sound, Traveler, did you hear it?"
Seeing that the traveler and Paimon had not found the source of the sound, Mona closed her eyes with relief.
But before he could even catch his breath, Boss Zhu's voice came again.
"Oh, by the way, you probably haven't eaten for a day or two, right? Because you haven't..."
Mona hurriedly covered the other person's mouth and said in a panic, "Mwahhhhh! Shut up! Shut up! That's not true! Don't worry about it!"
Sensing the suspicious looks from Ying and Paimon behind her, Mona turned around, trying to appear calm, and then pulled out the Mora bag containing 20,000 Mora.
"--Uh! I suddenly feel that... since Boss Zhu has been kind to me, and you guys helped me find Boss Zhu's ring, repaying the kindness of one's benefactor can also be considered repaying a debt of gratitude... So why don't I treat you to a good meal!"