Chapter 408: The Traveler's Witness

Seeing Furina walk out of the courtyard, the three of them were all very surprised.

Neuvillette frowned slightly and whispered, "Why is this?"

He did not quite understand.

Furina walked over and said, "I'm going to buy some groceries; you cook tonight."

"Alright." Neuvillette nodded and glanced at Lumine.

Lumine blinked, immediately receiving Neuvillette's signal. Remembering what Neuvillette had told her earlier, she said at once, "I was just about to head back to the Court of Fontaine, let's go together!"

"Then let's go." Furina did not refuse.

Bringing along Paimon, who was full of gossip but didn't know if she should speak up, Lumine followed by Furina's side.

As they walked, Lumine felt that she had become quite familiar with Furina during this time, and they could be considered friends.

After quickly organizing her thoughts in her mind, she tentatively asked, "You and Mr. Gu Chen look quite like a couple."

"G?"

Furina was taken aback, then nodded: "Many people think so, but in reality, we aren't yet."

Having caught the keyword, Lumine and Paimon exchanged a look.

Not yet?!

Although she denied the relationship, the words 'not yet' meant she did not reject such a relationship, and further proved she was inclined toward becoming a couple.

Was the timing not right, or were the feelings not deep enough?

Lumine's heart burned with the fire of gossip, but she held back, instead asking with the look of a curious child: "It's actually not yet? I heard you are very intimate, I thought you were a couple!"

Furina, hiding things in her heart, didn't think too much and replied: "Usually, it's considered a sister-brother relationship... it's just a bit different from ordinary siblings, a bit too intimate..."

Hmm, indeed.

After all, what kind of siblings still sleep next to each other after growing up?

Lumine, who had already gotten the news from Neuvillette, smiled slightly.

She felt the relationship between the reincarnation of the Primordial True King and Furina, the Hydro Archon, was quite subtle.

One could feel from the subtle details that these two were likely moving toward each other, but there must be something standing between them.

"What are your thoughts on it?" Lumine asked softly.

Furina gradually caught on, her footsteps paused, she stood still and turned to look at her: "You're quite the gossip, aren't you?"

"I'm a witness!"

Lumine held her head high, her face not red and her breath steady, explaining righteously: "Witnessing is what I need to do; this is all my life experience. The richer it is, the deeper my foundation will be in the future!"

Furina rolled her eyes.

This explanation sounded quite reasonable, but when summarized, wasn't it still gossip?

However, Furina wasn't angry, but sighed: "Maybe the sudden need to change the relationship makes my hundreds of years of inertia unable to turn the corner?"

"Even if you can't turn the corner, you have to," Lumine said earnestly, "That is moving toward what your heart yearns for; you must consider it seriously."

"If it were me, I would definitely consider if this is the only chance in my life," Paimon chimed in, nodding.

The expression on Lumine's face suddenly became sentimental, as if she were an experienced person who had seen it all: "People always have to pursue the things and people they believe are right... Sometimes, one turn, and what is missed is missed. There is no chance for regret. When looking back in the distant future, one will surely feel lifelong regret for the missed opportunity, right?"

"?"

Furina's long eyelashes trembled slightly. Staring at Lumine, she always felt this girl was instilling something into her, either overtly or covertly.

Thinking carefully, was Lumine trying to play matchmaker between her and Gu Chen?

Furina shook her head and laughed: "It was Neuvillette who asked you to do this, right?"

Lumine smiled guiltily.

"No need for that, actually I understand all of this," Furina shook her head and continued: "From beginning to end, it's because I'm used to this kind of life. It's probably like how people don't want to jump out of their comfort zone, right?"

"However, since the path ahead is another, more comfortable circle, I should also muster the courage to jump in!"

"Go for it!" Paimon clenched her little hands in encouragement.

Lumine nodded repeatedly: "Go for it, take him down tonight!"

Being constantly encouraged by the two, Furina seemed to get a bit carried away, nodding heavily: "Mm, go for it, take him down tonight!"

[Nilou]: Go for it! Charge!! (Cheering)

[Collei]: Go for it! Charge!! (Cheering)

[Paimon]: May I ask @[Lumine] how you are feeling right now? (Hu Tao? Smirk)

[Venti]: Fanning the flames, are we? (Funny)

[Kaeya]: Bold, Paimon! You already have the path of starvation! (Funny)

[Lumine]: This concubine only asks that Your Majesty remembers the contribution I have made to this vast harem. (Weak) (Pitiable)

[Gu Chen]: Doing this, are we? (Paimon? You kid)

[Azhdaha]: Lumine is so full of life! (Dying of laughter on the street)

[Venti]: Dinner time has arrived, let me see what Furina's operation is all about. (Venti? Hehe)

[Furina]: ...

During the afternoon, Lumine and Furina discussed and even came up with a plan.

In the evening, they planned to celebrate well under the excuse of 'crisis averted'. Since it's a celebration, one has to drink a little, right?

Regardless of whether they could get Gu Chen drunk, at least the atmosphere would be right, right?

Then, the two planned that after dinner, Neuvillette would use the excuse that it was unsafe in the wild after dark to send Lumine and Paimon back to the Court of Fontaine, leaving only Gu Chen and Furina at home.

The plan ended here; Lumine indicated that the atmosphere was right, the feelings were there, and a lone man and woman at home fit the conditions even better.

All kinds of buffs were fully stacked, and what would happen next had nothing to do with Lumine.

Furina was still very shy, but after being repeatedly shouted at by Lumine and Paimon, her confidence exploded.

Evening.

Gu Chen sat on the side like a master, waiting.

Furina looked very busy, but strangely, no one knew what she was actually busy with. In short, she looked very busy and didn't have any free time to talk to Gu Chen.

Lumine and Paimon went to help Neuvillette, during which they hinted at their plan to him.

Neuvillette didn't know if their plan was feasible, but since it had been proposed, he might as well try it.

Soon.

At the dinner table.

Paimon was still a bit afraid of Gu Chen, but she was trying very hard to diligently pour wine for him.

"Ahem!"

Furina coughed lightly, picked up her wine glass, and with a serious expression on her fair, pretty face under the moonlight, she said: "Celebrating Teyvat escaping a disaster, cheers~!"

Neuvillette, who didn't like drinking much, also raised his glass and said: "Cheers."

"Cheers!"

Gu Chen also raised his glass.

As soon as the glass was empty, the sycophantic Paimon diligently refilled it.

Gu Chen felt this little one was acting strange, but couldn't put his finger on it, only assuming she was trying to curry favor with him.

Eating while drinking.

"Mr. Chen, my reverence for the Ancient Ancestor is like the surging river... This glass is for you!" Lumine raised her glass.

"Good."

"Mr. Chen, if it weren't for you, Teyvat would be in imminent danger... This glass is for you!"

"Good."

"Mr. Chen..."

"...Good."

Dinner gradually came to an end.

"It's getting late, we should head back, excuse us, excuse us!" Lumine, with a flushed face, said apologetically.

"There are plenty of rooms here, rest here for the night," Gu Chen said with a smile.

"No..." Lumine shook her head and sighed: "Paimon is homesick for her bed."

Gu Chen looked at Paimon. Paimon shivered, then nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yes! When I first came to Fontaine, it took me several days to get used to that bed!"

Before Gu Chen could say anything, Neuvillette stood up and said: "It's not safe in the wild, I will send the two of you back."

"Good!"

"Shall we go?"