Chapter 48 Farewell to Fengdu for now

Rosalin knew that the Queen was cold on the outside but hot on the inside and nothing would happen to Xia You, so she left without any hesitation.

Suddenly, only Xia You and the Ice Queen were left in the cold winter palace.

"Although it is the first mission, it was completed well. According to my estimation, the lady alone should not be able to do it so quickly. Your contribution must be part of it." The Ice Queen said calmly.

Xia You's heartbeat gradually accelerated. Was the Queen going to give herself a reward, a promotion or a salary increase, or teach her new moves based on her own characteristics?

He couldn't help but look forward to it, but what he waited for was only a brief word from the Ice Queen.

"From today onwards, your name will be changed to Arahato."

Xia You was a little confused. He raised his head and was about to ask about his reward, when he was pushed down by an invisible cold wind.

"Don't be too greedy. Being named by me means that you have been truly recognized by me. This is already a great honor. If you want more rewards, just complete more goals for me."

"So I don't have any other rewards?" Xia You didn't look up, he asked a little disappointed.

The Ice Queen on the throne did not speak. She was silent for a while, and finally uttered two words: "No more."

In the end, Xia You walked out of the Winter Palace in despair, and met the lady and "girl" Columbia who were waiting for him at the entrance of the palace.

Columbia closed her eyes and gently waved hello to him, while the lady looked at Xia You curiously.

"You seem to be in a bad mood. Did the Queen say something?" the lady asked doubtfully.

Xia You shook his head and turned to look at the lady, "Isn't there any reward for the executive officer who successfully completes the mission?"

Columbia looked surprised when she heard this, as if she was wondering why Xia You thought of a reward. They were all working in vain.

The lady simply asked, "Do you feel like you have something you want?"

Xia You frowned. He didn't seem to have anything in particular. He wanted to learn stronger moves? That seemed to be the case.

"I just feel like I need to at least give me something. It's a little weird to feel nothing." Xia You sighed and said. Suddenly, Xia You thought of something again and said, "Oh, by the way, the Queen gave me a name."

Now, my name is Arahato."

"Isn't that great?" Columbia asked, tilting her head.

The lady's expression seemed to agree that this was a good reward, which made Xia You think that she was actually too greedy.

Sitting in the carriage with the lady and Columbia, Xia You felt uncomfortable all over.

"Do you need to rest for a while before going to Liyue this time?" the lady asked nonchalantly.

"I still need to go to Mondstadt again, and then go to Liyue." Xia You explained.

On the other hand, Columbia showed a curious look when she heard Mond and Liyue.

"What's Mondstadt like there?" Columbia asked with interest.

Xia You touched his chin, "Mond is a green wilderness, where there are warm monsoons, beautiful flowers, and a group of interesting people."

Hearing Xia You's words, Columbia showed a longing expression.

"When the Queen's wish is fulfilled, I really want to go there and see it. I heard from Sister Rosalin that the children's stories there are very interesting!" Columbia said with a smile on her lips.

Just when Xia You wanted to continue talking, he saw the lady wink at him, as if to tell him to stop talking.

Although he didn't know the reason, Xia You still decided to believe the lady.

Columbia was not angry when she saw that Xia You stopped talking. She just sat there quietly and swayed her legs.

All in all, the girl gave Xia You a very strange feeling. There seemed to be something wrong with her character.

After finally getting off the carriage, the girl jumped away from here, not forgetting to say goodbye to the lady and Xia You before leaving.

After she left, Xia You cast a doubtful look at the lady.

"Why don't you let me continue?" Xia You asked.

The lady seemed to be hesitant, but she finally said it.

"That child is a bit special. For some reason, she cannot open her eyes and see the outside world. Her perspective on many things is different from ours.

She is usually in the doctor's laboratory and is interested in many things in the outside world, but the Queen ordered us not to approach her actively. She asked us to reply, that's all.

No unnecessary words were allowed to be said, and she was not even allowed to leave until the end of the winter."

Xia You was slightly startled, "In that case, she is too pitiful."

The lady didn't answer anymore. She seemed to not want to discuss similar issues anymore. The atmosphere fell into silence, and Xia You had no choice but to take the initiative to raise the topic.

"I plan to leave for Mondstadt tomorrow. When do you plan to go to Liyue?"

"There is a young master in Liyue for the time being. I will take a boat there in about three days. Now I just hope that the guy's mission goes well." The lady said without any emotion in her tone.

The lady took Xia You back to her home. She also had a residence in the winter. Like the young master, it was a villa, but it was in Mondstadt's style.

She arranged Xia You into a room and then walked up to the second floor.

Xia You was about to go out to have a good dinner when he saw a lady with a hidden mirror standing at the door of the villa waiting for him.

"Master Apprentice, the Queen has something for you." The Lady with the Hidden Mirror said calmly.

Xia You's eyes stayed on the wooden case she was holding. On it was a new set of executive uniforms and an ice mirror that seemed to be made of ice.

She and he looked at the ice mirror with some confusion and found nothing special. The executive officer uniform was similar to the one he was wearing.

It was very ordinary, but Xia You couldn't figure out the Queen's intention.

After the lady with hidden mirror left, Xia You sat on the sofa at the lady's house and meditated with these two things.

"The executive officer's uniform represents the position of an executive officer. Opening the mirror represents introspection. The combination means probably looking at yourself in the mirror. If I can make you an executive officer, it's already pretty good!"

Xia You thought about the meaning of these two things, and in the end he was so sad that he almost shed tears.

I don’t know when the lady came to Xia You. She asked curiously: “Where did these two things come from?”

"The Queen sent someone to deliver it," Xia You replied sadly.

The lady pondered for a while, "Maybe the Queen doesn't know what you like, so maybe she gave you these as a reward."

Xia You raised his head and looked at the lady, "Are you serious? The Queen clearly told me before that there would be no other rewards."

"The Queen has always been like this. She speaks cruel words, but in fact she is very gentle and considers her subordinates."

If I get stabbed in the back by Mi Huhu, please reward me with a silver alliance to comfort me, please.

Please build me a reward building. I will check in every day.
Chapter completed!