Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 158 The King's Standard

At this moment, the children in the hall, witnessing this scene, all gasped in shock, and the foolish instructor, seeing this, also spoke up:

"These four children dared to take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention yesterday, and like wolves in sheep's clothing, they secretly escaped from Fontainebleau without the knowledge of the Hearth House."

If the people in the desert hadn't found these children and reported it, their whereabouts would probably still be unknown! Is this how you repay your mother?

She raised you children with great difficulty, and yet you dare to betray her? Don't you have the slightest sense of shame? Your mother,

The purpose of putting you to fight is certainly not to witness you killing each other. You will grow up sooner or later, and the House of Hearths will not protect you forever.

You will have to leave sooner or later, but if you don't even have the ability to survive outside, what's the point of waiting until you grow up?

Your mother has gone to great lengths to choose a true king from among you! Those who truly understand gratitude should rise from the ashes like a phoenix, rapidly elevating themselves.

Become stronger than you are now, then defeat your other brothers and sisters, and become the ultimate king. Only then can you repay your mother for giving you life.

Hearing these words that portrayed the killing of others as something beautiful and noble, the children present were filled with resentment.

But looking at the four battered children on the podium, they understood that this was less of a punishment and more of a warning.

Meanwhile, Kujavina, standing below the podium and leaning against the side, slowly walked towards the children. Seeing her mother approaching with a smile,

The children, however, were no longer as cheerful as before; they all silently lowered their heads, not daring to speak. Kujavina, who was moving among the children, then spoke up:

"My dear children, I know you may feel fear in your hearts right now, wondering why your mother is treating us this way, but if you want to become king..."

It's not enough to just sing a song, plant flowers, and love everyone in the world with a kind heart. A true king is ruthless, cold-blooded, and decisive in killing.

A true king cannot have emotions, but a mother understands that you are still children, and I can easily limit your activities to prevent situations like those four naughty children mentioned above.

But even your current queen (mother) needs fresh air and to go outside for a walk. I won't stop you from being outdoors, but the House of Hearths will not tolerate betrayal.

I don't want to see poorly growing flowers wither and die at the last minute; that would only make me feel nauseous. If I lack confidence in myself, I feel unworthy of the position of king.

"Then it will be cut off sooner or later, to support the true king," Kujavina said, having already walked to Qiuhe and Peruvier's side.

A playful smile appeared on his lips. "And now, in Mother's eyes, there are already two candidates for king. If they want to survive..."

"Show me your strength, let me see if you hold a higher place in my heart than these two," Kujavina said.

At the same time, she slowly reached out towards Lily, who was being carried on Qiuhe's back. The others were somewhat flustered by this scene, and Qiuhe also stared intently at Kujavina in front of him.

Seeing this, Lily closed her eyes in fear, but then, Kujavina's hand only gently stroked Lily's face.

Feeling the gentle touch on her face, Lily slowly opened her eyes and saw Kujavina's gentle smile.

“Children who win deserve more love and care,” Kujavina said, water elementals beginning to flow in her hands.

Then Lily suddenly felt incredibly comfortable on her face and body, and the pain gradually subsided. At that moment, Qiuhe turned his head to look at Lily on his back.

But then he noticed a flower suddenly pinned to Lily's hair. Qiuhe looked at the flower, then turned his head to look at the potted plant that Kujavina was holding.

At that moment, one flower was missing from the potted plant. Qiuhe couldn't believe it; he had been staring intently at Kujavina the whole time.

At the time, Kujavina wasn't holding any flowers, and he couldn't imagine when the flower had gotten into Lily's hair. Cheyperovelli and the others were completely unaware either.

"Lei, Lily is so badly injured, she should rest in the house. You don't need to bring her here." Hearing Kujavina say this...

The others were speechless. After a few seconds of silence, Qiuhe softly said, "Yes, I understand, Mother." Kujavina then looked at Lily on Qiuhe's back.

"Lily, how are you? Does it still hurt?" Hearing that warm tone and feeling the gentle touch on her face, Lily was somewhat dazed.

At this moment, I felt like Kujavina might have developed a split personality, or like Akikawa before, only turning bad under certain circumstances.

"Lily, what's wrong?" Kujavina asked again. Lily snapped out of her reverie and hurriedly whispered in response.

"Ah? No, it's nothing. Thank you for your concern, Mother. Lily isn't in pain anymore," Lily said, who had previously been hesitant to look Kujavina in the eye.

At this moment, she so desperately wished that the tenderness before her was genuine. Seeing this, Kujavina slowly withdrew her hand and then walked to the side.

“Every child who wins should be rewarded, but if someone wins by chance, there’s no need to feel proud of it.”

Secondly, I also hope that my good children can be as decisive, strong, and fearless as I mentioned before, and not be like some people.

"Weak and incompetent, you don't deserve love," Kujavina said, glancing at Krevi beside Akikawa.

Clayderman understood who these words were referring to. At that moment, his patched-up heart shattered once more. After this lecture,

The children all returned to their rooms, and no one knew what would become of the four who betrayed them.

This speech also successfully divided the children of the Hearth House into two factions, one of which still felt that it was cruel and heartless.

On the other hand, those who sought more love and to become the ultimate king had already sown the seeds of slaughter in their hearts, patiently awaiting the day they would sprout.

"Lily, are all your injuries really healed?" Hearing Kiri Megumi's still somewhat incredulous question, Lily spoke again.

"Sigh, this is the fifth time I've answered this. I'm really fine now, you see," Lily said, pacing back and forth on the ground as if nothing had happened.

Chehui couldn't understand why Kujavina would heal Lily's injuries; Kujavina was now practically revealing her true nature.

She shouldn't need to act anymore, and Qiuhe, watching this scene, understood that this was nothing more than a trap set by Kujavina.

Using four runaway children to intimidate and show everyone that their lives are in her hands, and that the children have no choice.

Then, using the healing of Lily as a comforting treat for crying children, everyone will know that only well-behaved children receive candy and more love.

These tactics, if applied to Earth, would basically make one a ruthless capitalist. Qiuhe could also imagine that most of the children in the Hearth House were now...

It's estimated that everyone has become polarized; those who still hold onto kindness and compassion will eventually be eliminated. "Anyway, Lily's injuries have actually healed."

"That would be perfect." After saying that, Kailer left the room with the other three boys, since Lily's bandages would be removed once she recovered.

Lily was almost completely naked except for bandages. After everything was taken care of, Kailer asked Qiuhe, who was standing nearby.

“Lily has recovered, so let’s get moving,” Qiuhe thought for a moment, realizing he had never been to Haimo Village.

Furthermore, it's unclear exactly how to find Erinas Qiuhe; the quest was identical to the Narcissus Cross quest when I did it in the game before.

Before Qiuhe knew what was happening, he had already teleported the protagonist to an unknown space where they met Erinas.

"Going to find Erinas might take a long time away from Hearth House, perhaps no less than the time it took us to find Princess Lilith."

If we disappear for a long time right after Kujavina heals Lily, it might arouse suspicion. My suggestion to go find Erinas once Lily is better was a bit hasty.

"We can only wait a little longer," everyone said, somewhat puzzled. "Wait for what?" Tian Yaochen asked, and Qiuhe replied:

"Although Kujavina says she doesn't restrict the children's activities, we can't be as reckless as before when we go out. If we're not careful and leave for too long, it might arouse suspicion."

Therefore, this operation can only be carried out while Kujavina is away.