After a brief catch-up, the three of them walked into an ancient-looking restaurant on the street, with its dark-colored rosewood tables and chairs, and occasional laughter coming from the small partitioned spaces.
Entering the elegant seating on the second floor, the young girl noticed that most of the custors were dressed in exotic and unusual attire, including elves, beast-human hybrids, and a few alien races, while people from The East were a rare sight.
"We'll sit here. I'm quite familiar with the owner, and both the ambiance and the nu of this place are excellent," Feng Jianxue casually introduced after finding a seat.
"Hexia, you can order whatever you like, it's not every day you visit the Flying Feather Star Domain, so I should be the one treating you, shouldn't I? Hahaha~" The man dressed like an ancient gentleman was still so playful and fond of laughter, but his sister at his side wasn't as lively as the rumors suggested.
Audrey, the 'White Swan' and Songstress who appeared to be about the sa age as the girl, cooperated with Feng Jianxue throughout, keeping her mouth closed with a smile while her brother spoke, and only adding a few words after he finished.
Although privately, the siblings had their fair share of banter and bickering, in the company of others, as the younger sister, she still showed a lot of respect for her brother, at least not openly contradicting or exposing his shortcomings.
After ordering their al and sitting in the booth, Feng Jianxue started talking about recent events.
"I never expected Hexia to be a Songstress as well. If I'd known, I would've been more insistent on taking you away back then, tsk tsk." He shook his head and rhythmically tapped his own palm with his folding fan.
Listening to her brother's exaggerated remarks, Audrey, as the sister, had to suppress the urge to reprimand him and instead tried to ingratiate herself with Hexia and apologize.
"How many days are you planning to stay, Hexia? We siblings are quite familiar with the Central Star Domain and can guide you around to see the sights," she offered.
"I'll probably stay for only three days," the girl thought for a mont before responding.
"That short?" Audrey's fingers gently tapped her chin, her expression slightly surprised.
"There are so matters I need to attend to when I return," the girl shook her head, as she needed to take makeup classes at Yuanting during the sumr vacation, especially since she had spent most of the sester over at Edith's.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about that. But we can still take Hexia to so important places in three days."
"By the way, do you have any planned destinations or sights you want to see, Hexia?"
"Not particularly, but I'd like to shop around here since a senior recomnded it when I was coming here."
"That makes sense, the Central Star Domain is the most prosperous, and many major corporations debut their products here for promotion. If they can make a breakthrough in the fiercely competitive Central Star Domain, it's much easier to expand to other Star Domains," Audrey nodded in agreent.
"How about this? This afternoon and evening, I'll take Hexia for a good stroll around the space station, tomorrow we'll take a shuttle down to 'White Feather-α' star, then head to so of the top cities of the planet for a tour, and on the third day we'll visit the 'Agleya District,' where many Songstress stars gather and nurous record companies and musicians congregate," Audrey planned the itinerary for Hexia, proving to be much more reliable than the unpredictable Feng Jianxue.
"Thank you." The girl accepted the other's kindness without objection, and the two slowly got to know each other better.
"Are Audrey and Feng Jianxue actual siblings?" Tilan asked during the al, out of curiosity.
"Yes, you can see we sowhat resemble each other." While picking up a piece of 'Roast White Goose' with chopsticks, Audrey nodded.
"Then why is there such a big difference in your nas?"
"About that." Audrey smiled slightly, then explained.
"Because Audrey is a stage na, my real na should be Feng Jianchang, but that na doesn't suit my image. Besides, I want to keep so privacy, so the economic company helped pick the na 'White Swan Audrey.'"
"Absolutely, my cute sister can't have just anyone knowing her real na," Feng Jianxue agreed enthusiastically at this point.
"But because I've been called by it so often, if you call Audrey now, I'll instinctively think it's ," the girl with snow-white hair said, slightly tilting her head, indicating a touch of helplessness.
"Is that so?" Thinking of this, Tilan regretted not coming up with a stage na herself; now nearly everyone in the Four-leaf Crystal Star Domain knew her own na.
The trio continued their lunch conversation, and after finishing their al, it was ti for Audrey to show Tilan around the comrcial streets within the space station.
"Let's start from Red Pine Nut Street, I know it best," Audrey took the lead, with Tilan following close behind, their contrasting black and white hair colors particularly striking.
"Speaking of which, our ancestors also co from the Eastern Continent of Earth. Seeing these buildings, do they feel familiar to you, Tilan?" Audrey pointed to the street lamps and so decorations, many of which featured the silhouettes and profiles of phoenixes.
"The Hong Hu is one of the Five Fengs, which later also referred to geese and swans. My stage na 'White Swan' cos from this aning," Audrey shared the story of her family origins.
"The Five Fengs are the roots of many Eastern traditions, and our ancestors also received the legacy of one of the Hong Hu lineage," Audrey continued explaining.
From the experiences Feng Jianxue had participated in, Audrey understood that Hexia Tilan was a paramount inheritor of the Qing Luan lineage. The various branches of the Five Fengs were closely connected, so there was a natural affection and favoritism, which was why she was so welcoming towards Tilan.
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