After bidding farewell to Mona in the virtual conference room, Feng Yi returned to the real-world secret chamber with Lisa.
"Feng Yi, I want to~"
Lisa's eyes gleamed with 'essence-craving' light as she pushed Feng Yi onto the floor.
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Half an hour later, Feng Yi returned to her residence and opened the communication crystal ball, selecting Alice's private channel.
Feng Yi: "Are you there?"
Alice: "Nope, not here."
Feng Yi: "Then who am I talking to right now?"
Alice: "Guess!"
Feng Yi: "..."
The scene before her actually made Feng Yi feel as if she had returned to her youthful days in her past life, the time spent awkwardly chatting with girls on her phone.
"If you're not there, then I'm leaving!"
Feng Yi expressed that if you don't speak properly, I'll leave!
"Don't, don't, that's so boring. Just like that kid Albedo, you can't tease them at all. Feng Yi, can you tell me about Klee's recent situation?"
On the other side, Alice, holding the crystal ball in one hand and disassembling a bomb with the other, felt it would be better if Feng Yi were more interesting.
"Ms. Alice, can't you use divination to deduce Klee's living situation?"
Feng Yi asked in confusion, why would the other party go out of their way to inquire about Klee's recent situation from her?
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"This is also one of the reasons I actively sought you out. Through the connection between the crystal balls, I can avoid this part of the 'cost'..."
From Alice's explanation, Feng Yi learned the secret of the divination world.
According to Alice, divination initially consumes the diviner's fortune, and then it consumes the diviner's lifespan.
Even though she possessed a lifespan far exceeding that of ordinary people, she couldn't squander it recklessly.
"I see. I'll try to use the crystal ball's communication function to record some of Klee's voice messages for you..."
Alice had supported her strongly in the meeting, and in return, Feng Yi was happy to agree to Alice's request.
"Thank you, Feng Yi. I really didn't misjudge you!"
Alice said happily, feeling very interested in this person for whom her divination often failed.
This was curiosity about the unknown.
Through repeated divination, she learned that her fate and Feng Yi's would be intertwined because of Klee.
"Ms. Alice, forgive my presumption, but may I ask where you are right now?"
What kind of matter was it that made Alice abandon even her daughter?
Feng Yi was very curious.
"Hmm... it's still too early to tell you. I'm doing something very dangerous right now, investigating the truth of this world!"
Alice sighed. If she failed, she would perish. She didn't want to drag Klee into such a dangerous matter.
"By the way, don't call me Ms. Alice. It sounds too distant. Just call me Alice!"
Alice quickly adjusted her mindset, suppressing her feelings of disappointment deep within.
Feng Yi then chatted with Alice about Klee's recent situation for a while before ending the communication.
As a descendant of the elf race, Alice carried burdens far beyond what others could imagine.
During their chat, Feng Yi could clearly feel that Alice seemed extremely tired.
Although she masked this fatigue with her cheerful personality, the unintentional sighs revealed the truth.
Feng Yi had learned something about the elves from Zhong Li. The elves' Sacred Tree had been destroyed.
He guessed that Alice must be traveling everywhere, trying to find a way to revive the Sacred Tree.
Alas, her Water of Life was still too scarce...
Once she accumulated more, she would tell Alice about it.
Just as Feng Yi was about to put away the crystal ball, a short message from Mona came through.
"Sister Bing Yi, it's Mona. I'm so sorry to disturb your rest. I've encountered a very troubling matter recently, and my old lady... ah, no, my master, is busy with experiments and has no time to answer me. I wonder if Sister Bing Yi can help me?"
Mona's polite request made Feng Yi unsure how to refuse her.
"If it's an academic question, I probably can't help much."
Feng Yi informed Mona of this in advance.
"It's related to divination, but strictly speaking, it's not an academic question. The situation is like this..."
Through Mona's narration, Feng Yi roughly understood Mona's dilemma.
Mona sometimes divined for ordinary people without charge, resolving their troubles and improving her own divination skills, which was also a form of cultivation.
However, Mona never lied when she divined, nor did she conceal the results.
Things that were difficult but did not need to be exposed were all presented before people's eyes.
Therefore, despite her good intentions in helping others, she often received curses from them.
"They come to me for divination, don't they seek the truth of the future? Why is it that when I kindly answer, I don't receive gratitude instead?"
Mona, who had been following her master and learning those profound and abstract laws, truly couldn't understand human relationships.
If they wanted to hear self-deceiving lies, why would they come to her?
Mona didn't understand, not at all.
"This question is related to 'face' and 'prayers for peace of mind.' It's hard for me to explain it to you in a few words..."
Although it was difficult to answer, Feng Yi still gave many examples, explaining the principles of dealing with people to Mona.
"Thank you, Sister Bing Yi. Although I don't fully understand the techniques involved, I think I know what to do now!"
Mona said gratefully. Sister Bing Yi was such a good person, gentle and patient, and she loved talking with her.
Even if it was just idle chat, even if she still had many manuscripts to write, even if she had always considered such behavior a waste of time...
But if it was Sister Bing Yi, then Mona felt it was fine. She would consider it a way to relax and change her mood after being tired from work.
From that day on, whenever Mona had free time, she would often chat with Feng Yi through the crystal ball, and the two gradually became close friends who talked about everything.
About half a year passed like this. One day, Mona found Feng Yi through the crystal ball again, complaining to her about her old lady master.
"Sister Bing Yi, the old lady told me to go to Mondstadt to run an errand for her, to retrieve a top-secret treasure chest from the inheritor of an old friend. Can't she fly there herself using teleportation magic? She just knows how to boss me around! Oh, right, Sister Bing Yi, we've been chatting for so long, I still don't know where you live?"
"Mondstadt!"