Arknights: It Was Game Over for Me a Bit Too Early

Another sunny day.

The bright sun was high in the sky, the heavens were blue and the clouds were green. The generous sun hung high in the sky, bestowing the power of life upon the land of Terra.

Xi pushed open the door and walked to the window, pulling open the tightly closed curtains.

First, a few stray rays of sunlight snuck into the house, bringing a little light to the somewhat dim room. Then came the surging golden tide, filling this few inches of space.

Xi put down the bag in her hand, and a few fresh flowers poked their heads out from inside.

The painter skillfully took the vase from the bedside table, changed the water, and arranged the flowers, all in one smooth motion.

She looked around at the surroundings. It was quiet, peaceful, with a faint fragrance of flowers.

Very suitable for painting.

Xi thought, and then sat down in the chair, continuing her unfinished painting.

Everything was quiet, except...

"Are you painting me?"

"Eek!—"

The paintbrush in her hand was startled and fell. Xi hurriedly tried to hide the painting she was working on, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand, and then stared at Hong Yu who was standing behind her with a pout.

"It seems I came at a bad time?" Hong Yu smiled sheepishly and prepared to leave.

"Don't go yet," Xi grabbed Hong Yu's sleeve and continued to stare at him.

"Did you forget something?"

"I promise I didn't see anything just now," Hong Yu raised both his hands and gave Xi a French military salute.

Xi's pretty face turned red. She averted her gaze for a moment, then let go of Hong Yu's sleeve and said in a small voice, "You said you were going to learn painting from me..."

Compared to Hong Yu, Xi was petite. Even though she was wearing a long robe of almost the same style as Hong Yu's and had added an extra jacket on top, her delicate and lovely figure still made it difficult to concentrate. Her black hair was like a crescent moon floating in a lake, clinging to her skin, and the slender curves of her exposed calves were soft and bright.

At this moment, the beauty before him was averting her gaze, yet with a hint of expectation.

Her moist red eyes would occasionally sweep across his face.

Like an introverted cat...

"You promised yesterday, but you didn't come to find me all day."

Xi: Feeling wronged, want to cry, need a hug.

Looking at Xi's averted eyes, Hong Yu's tone carried a hint of embarrassment. He explained to her, "We just decided to settle down in Huiqi Mountain, right? I was planning to go to the nearby Gouwu City to get familiar with it first..."

Gouwu City. Huiqi Mountain.

That's right, Hong Yu had moved with Xi.

He was consciously separating Xi and Ling, who were the only ones left together.

His explanation to Xi was, "Ling has gone out alone to travel this land."

And the same reason was also explained to Ling by Hong Yu.

Anyway, for Ling and Xi, they were not worried about each other's safety. Unless Yan wanted to eradicate the fragments, it was unlikely to see an existence that could single-handedly kill a "Sui" fragment on this land.

Currently, none of the fragments had noticed that Hong Yu would mysteriously disappear for a while at various times.

The reason Hong Yu did this was also because he needed to suppress the consciousness of "Sui," and "Sui's" backlash was particularly strong on Ling and Xi.

Ling's attention could be diverted with wine, so that the fatigue he showed when dealing with "Sui" would not be noticed by Ling.

And the timid yet sensitive Xi...

The only thing Hong Yu could think of was to use Xi's beloved painting to divert her attention.

So he brought Xi with him, preparing to start traveling the thousands of mountains and waters of Yan.

As for why the first place Xi decided to temporarily settle was Huiqi Mountain near Gouwu City...

You'd have to ask her herself.

Maybe it was because Xi felt that this place was sparsely populated and had a beautiful environment, and the food in the nearby city was light?

"I prepared for a long time," Xi just continued to say in a wronged tone. "You just didn't come to find me."

"Sorry, I didn't expect you to take my casual suggestion so seriously... sorry."

Because it was convenient for Hong Yu to suppress "Sui" while Xi was painting, he took the initiative to propose the idea of learning painting from Xi.

And Xi agreed with a look of surprise and joy.

Surprised that she didn't expect Hong Yu to have a day where he would request something from her. As for where the joy came from, there was naturally no need to say more.

She really took this very seriously, and she, who was not good at teaching, even spent a whole day studying books on how to better teach others painting skills.

But Xi didn't expect that Hong Yu would be busy in Gouwu City all day that day, and basically didn't come to see her once... even...

She slept alone at night!!!

Xi: Furious!

Perhaps Hong Yu's daily suppression of "Sui" was effective. Xi had not had nightmares about "Sui" recently.

Although she had gradually gotten used to the reassuring feeling of being held by Hong Yu while falling asleep and was gradually becoming addicted...

"An-anyway! You have to learn with me today!" Xi's tone went from stern to uncertain. "You have time, right..."

"Mm, of course," Hong Yu smiled and pushed up the blind man's glasses on the bridge of his nose.

He really didn't expect that Gouwu City would have this kind of glasses for sale. He could only say that he could never see through Terra's technology tree.

"I have time today."

"Right now?!" Xi's tone immediately became excited.

She seems a little too excited...

Hong Yu thought helplessly, and then nodded.

"Mm, Teacher Xi, let's begin."

Because of this "Teacher" title, steam gradually began to rise from the top of Xi's head.

What did he call me?! Teacher!

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[For all the painters on this land, their greatest desire is to obtain a painting from the legendary painter of Yan, Xi.]

[But that master has not released a single work for decades, which is a regret for the painting world and the collection world.]

[Of course, many people have also had the idea of wanting to find the immortal's traces and become her apprentice, but most have returned empty-handed.]

[It can be said that besides the current Prefect of the Sui Regulator and the Yumen General, only those who are also immortals like the painter have a collection of the painter's casual works.]

[Among them, the portrait of the first Prefect that has been passed down for thousands of years came from Xi's brush.]

[And regarding the first Prefect, the current Prefect once evaluated him as "the person closest to a god, but ultimately a person, unable to become a god."]

[According to the current Prefect, the first Prefect had once learned the art of Danqing (that is, painting) from painter Xi and received her praise, but not a single piece has been passed down to the world. It is rumored that they may be treasured by painter Xi.]

[Source—"Yan Daily: A Few Things About the First Prefect"]

Xi closed this newspaper with a blank expression, looking at Nian who was smiling at her opposite, her tone not good, "So? Nian, what are you trying to say by showing me this boring paper?"

"Hah, nothing much. I'm just curious if the old fellow really drew anything and left it with you. I'd like to have a couple too..." Nian rubbed her hands and said with a grin.

"Get lost."

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