Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 258 Qiong: Beware of Scams

Baiji and Songque did indeed help Qiong block Mei Sanyue and Yinlang at the same time, but less than two minutes later, Songque began to criticize Qiong's precarious attendance rate.

What could Qiong say about this? He could only adopt an apologetic attitude and try to get away with it from Song Que. After all, any other choice would have brought more terrible consequences than being scolded by the psychology teacher. Being lectured by Song Que was a good thing.

However, Qiong, who was focused on food and dealing with the sparrows, did not notice Baiji's slightly helpless expression.

What did he tell Qiong? Be wary of very beautiful women chatting with him! Wary? Not at all.

In other words, Song Que couldn't find an opportunity for a while, and with Qiong present, she could still stop him. Otherwise, if Qiong agreed to eat with Song Que (even in the cafeteria), wouldn't that be an alliance with the Mongols against the Jin and Qiong taking the initiative to join the Song?

It's important to know that the amount of specially prepared sleeping pills that a few people prepared for Qiong was quite substantial. Although he had tampered with it a little, but...

Bai Ji felt a sense of helplessness building up inside him with nowhere to vent, but Qiong was completely oblivious, chatting casually with Song Que at the dinner table.

"Qiong, there's something I'd like to ask you about."

Bai Ji sensed that his eldest disciple had a sly smile on his face—what, was he about to scam someone again?

"Ahem, you know, besides being an expert in my main field of psychology, I also know a little about feng shui, divination, and face reading... Come on, let me take a closer look at your face and hands!"

Song Que pushed up his small sunglasses (much smaller than Dan Heng's) that he had somehow acquired, and approached Qiong mysteriously, nodding and shaking his head as he held Qiong's hand.

"Ms. Maria, is there any explanation?"

How can he eat when the sparrow is staring at him like that and grabbing his hand?

"There is an explanation, of course there is an explanation!"

The sparrow, feigning profundity, loosened its grip on the sky and crossed its legs in front of everyone.

Unfortunately, the current Qiong is not the type of person who stares at a girl's lower body.

"We've figured out what's going on with your face. Oh my, this is really bad! Qiong, judging from your eyeliner, you're definitely going to have a love triangle soon! And there won't be just one love triangle."

Qiong: ...

Isn't this obvious? Baiji already told Songque, didn't she? And what about palmistry? You've been touching it for so long and haven't mentioned it at all?

"Teacher, please don't talk nonsense. March and I are just good friends. My feelings for Mei are unwavering!"

probably.

"Just ordinary good friends? That's too—cough cough, I'm getting off-topic."

For no apparent reason, he showed a look of joy, but upon hearing that she was devoted to Mei, he immediately hid his emotions behind his sunglasses and resumed his previous inscrutable demeanor.

"Tell me, why would I lie to you? What benefit would I get from lying to my teacher? Nothing at all! This is just a friendly reminder from your teacher~"

Bai Ji couldn't help but roll her eyes: "You, the senior sister, are pretending to be the master, huh? Then what is he as the master? The grandmaster?"

Song Que patted Qiong on the shoulder in a serious manner.

"However, this romantic entanglement is not insurmountable, but it is not easy to resolve."

"..."

Qiong didn't believe it at all. Could feng shui and divination be reliable? From the moment she dropped her chopsticks, Qiong had been a staunch atheist for a long time afterward. Besides, this topic was started by the conman Song Que. It would be a miracle if she believed it!

"This is for real!"

The sparrow thumped its chest, and the physics engine vibrated very rhythmically in front of the dome.

"I'm the instructor of the divination club, so I have some skills."

Compared to a teacher who educates and nurtures students, Song Que at this moment seems more like a charlatan... No wonder he's called Master Song Que.

“Professor Maria, how about I call you Master Maria? Master, actually I’m a staunch atheist…”

"Atheist? That won't do, you have to believe! There really is a God watching over us!"

Song Que panicked, laughing as she grabbed Qiong's shoulders with both hands—if Qiong didn't believe her, her plan would be ruined.

"If this romantic entanglement isn't resolved, your love life will be a complete mess! How about trying our method? Try to minimize contact with girls lately and participate in more off-campus activities. Maybe this entanglement will pass? It doesn't need to be too far. I think that little shop called 'Lanterns' near the school gate is a good place to kill time. You won't be bored there. I heard the owner recently built a bar... How about I take you there? You don't need to pay, we'll pay!"

The more anxious Song Que became, the more Qiong felt something was wrong: Why would she willingly spend money to go on the trip?

Could it be that Deng is short of money but unwilling to ask them for a loan?

"No!"

Bai Ji couldn't stand it any longer. What if Qiong really believed Song Que's nonsense...

“Ms. Maria, who takes students to the bar to drink? I cannot agree with your method. If you want to avoid trouble, why don’t you come and stay at the infirmary?”

Although his infirmary was frequented by a constant stream of girls who came to harass him, it was definitely safer than "Deng".

Song Que's heart skipped a beat, and she almost lost her smile: Master, what are you doing?

She could only feign composure and force a dry laugh at Bai Ji.

"Teacher Bai, with so many people coming and going in the infirmary, how can we properly undergo our tribulation? It's better to go to 'The Lamp,' it's quiet and comfortable there."

With no business, how can one not be quiet and at ease?

"Leaving aside the issue of the abortion... Teacher Maria, must you corrupt my 'little apprentice' during your tribulation? Along with that shop owner?"

"..."

Qiong was speechless as she watched the two suddenly start arguing: What's going on here? Why are you so sure he has a love tribulation, and why are you arguing about his tribulation position?

It seems like the lamp shop has been doing really badly lately, so they hired Songque, that big con artist, to lure students to spend money there. They're probably planning to make money off the students, right?

I'll come and support them when I have time, but for now...

"Teachers, I don't think this is some kind of romantic entanglement—this idea is too mystical! What era are we living in? We should believe in science... Oh dear, it's so late!"

Who knows if staying with Song Que will turn him into a salesperson selling health products or trying to persuade him to perform rituals? With the national anti-fraud app on his mind, Qiong, spurred by his awareness of fraud prevention, quickly finished the rice in his bowl.

"The headmaster told me to go back early, so I'll be going now!" After saying that, Qiong stood up and hurriedly left the cafeteria.

As Song Que watched Qiong's departing figure, she could no longer keep her legs crossed. Looking annoyed, she wanted to stand up and stop him, but she didn't dare to...

"Oh dear! Qiong, you... Master, what were you doing just now?!"

Although Song Que didn't expect the plan to succeed on the first try, wasn't Bai Ji just making things worse by pulling Qiong to eat with him?

"Your convincing rhetoric won't fool him."

Song Que glared at Bai Ji.

"Hmph, what do you know, old man! It'll definitely succeed! But if he actually goes, then..."

"So, we'll proceed according to Serim's plan, irreversibly heading in the direction that neither you nor your master want?"

"We didn't want to do this either! But what else can we do..."

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"Senior? What are you doing here!"

When Qiong returned to Theresa's house, she saw Anna chatting happily with Kiana as soon as she entered the door.

Kiana and Anna waved and smiled when they saw Sora enter.

"Don't make a fuss, Anna is my cousin! Isn't it perfectly reasonable for her to come over to our house?"

"That makes a lot of sense..."

Qiong nodded blankly, but this immediately brought up a second question: Didn't Siegfried return? Where is he living now?

Also, why did he feel that there was something wrong with their expressions?

"You deadbeat, I've heard everything! Your beautiful mother, 'Kafka,' who raised you, came by, and she still wants you to break up with Mei, right?"

As for why she was raised... Kiana heard Siegfried say that Sora must have been lost before, so the family he introduced before was not her original family.

"Kiana, didn't I say we were going to keep it a secret?"

Anna's face suddenly turned pale. She didn't want Qiong to think she was the kind of woman who couldn't keep a secret!

"Huh? We have to keep this a secret even from the dead gray-haired guy himself?"

Kiana, completely unaware of the problem, scratched her head.

However, Kiana's words completely destroyed the last sanctuary of the Sora: even Theresa's family could not find peace!

"Sora, um, I didn't mean to! I just thought Kiana knew! But she didn't know, and she kept asking me, so I..."

"Hmm."

With a face that instantly fell, Qiong bypassed Anna, who looked like a panicked little white rabbit, and returned to her room, closing the door behind her.

"Qiong, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to!"

“Anna, you…”

Seeing Anna's anxious look, and recalling the previous times Anna had subtly probed Qiong's daily routine and hobbies, could it be...?

"Does he like that gray-haired guy?"

Anna, still worried that Qiong was angry, blushed red to her ears. She lowered her head and clutched the hem of her clothes with both hands.

"Kiana, how could that be? Although Sora is very handsome and brave, and I like him a lot and want to be with him, he already has a girlfriend!"

Kiana raised an eyebrow, revealing a gossipy expression.

"But isn't his 'mom' against them being together? Go for it, my dear cousin, your sister absolutely supports you!"

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Back in his room, Qiong collapsed onto the bed. Although somewhat displeased, he figured he hadn't specifically asked Anna to keep it a secret, so he let it go.

But if Anna leaks this false information to Kiana, then by tomorrow everyone will probably know—and unless Silver Wolf himself steps forward to explain, there's no way to clarify! Make him deny it one by one? Wouldn't that be exhausting?

How about we officially confront each other tomorrow?

One trouble after another, Qiong had no time to care about them. At this moment, he couldn't even clear his mind: the fake Kafka's "I disagree" and Matsujiro's so-called "peach blossom calamity" would appear in his mind from time to time, as well as Mei's group's dinner and the smiling faces of the entire train crew.

Just then, my phone vibrated—it was another message from Mei.

"Qiong, did the teachers give you a hard time? Are you alright?"

Seeing this message calmed Qiong down a little.

"It's alright, just a bit tired today."

After replying to the message, Qiong completely blanked out his mind. Just as he had thought before: Qiong has done his best today, the rest is up to tomorrow's Qiong!

Just as Qiong was putting down her phone to rest, the door suddenly opened with a "bang".

Who is it?

The newcomers were Kiana, Anna, and March 7th, each carrying a pillow that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. March 7th even had a mischievous grin on his face...

"Hehe, Qiong, let's have a pillow fight! Watch my pillow cannon!"

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There are two little people in my mind.

One of them kept saying: "It's the weekend today. Although updating is important, don't you think it would be better to play KARDS for a while first before updating?"

Another little character said: "Okay, okay, let's play CK3 again..."

And that's it.