The True Lord Has Already Started Tormenting Little Ganyu, It's Truly Sad

The impromptu tea party lasted until evening.

The four parted ways reluctantly.

Mu Yang watched their receding figures.

He seemed a bit sad.

He shook his head, trying to cast these meaningless thoughts aside.

He was just going to Mount Aocang.

It wasn't like he was going somewhere far away and not coming back.

Why was he thinking so much?

He must have been influenced by their secret preparations for gifts.

And by their words.

During the tea party, they had chatted about amusing past events.

Memories flooded back, one after another.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't moved at all.

After the others had walked a good distance away.

Mu Yang murmured to himself.

"I wonder how much time is left in this simulation."

Before he entered, he had thought that since it was fake anyway.

He'd just speedrun it.

But after spending so much time interacting with them.

Could these feelings still be fake?

Were they really just added settings, nothing more?

The quirky Fujin.

The dazed, tsundere Lingyuan.

The intelligent and capable Medicine Master.

Every moment spent with them.

The promise made on the Ancient Tea Tree Slope.

The Jade Pendant received at the festival.

Mu Yang reached out to touch his sword sheath.

A cool sensation spread from his palm.

So real, too real.

Mu Yang's thoughts were a bit jumbled.

His fingers moved from the sheath to the hilt.

Suddenly, he drew his sword and struck.

The sword energy cut through the air with a long cry.

Startling the birds and beasts in the forest, they scattered.

"Hoo..."

Mu Yang let out a long breath.

His mood returned to tranquility.

He turned and walked into the small wooden house.

"No, no, I almost got caught up in it."

The next day.

Mu Yang woke up early.

However, he didn't head directly to Mount Aocang.

Instead, he went somewhere else first.

After a night of contemplation.

He felt that this trip shouldn't just be about catching up and sparring.

He also needed to bring something back as a gift.

To give to Fujin and the others.

Since he was going to ask for a favor.

Of course, he couldn't just bring ordinary tea leaves from Chasm.

He had to bring out something truly special.

The place Mu Yang was going wasn't too far.

It was the desolate mountain where he had first fallen.

Mu Yang had once covered it with ice and snow.

He had also absorbed most of its energy.

But for some reason, after Mu Yang turned that ice and snow into his sword hilt.

The desolate mountain had slowly recovered on its own.

Even stranger, the things that grew there grew extremely slowly.

But the medicinal herbs that did grow.

Were far more valuable than the immortal herbs that Cloud Retainer and the others ate.

This was very likely related to Mu Yang's origins.

He still didn't understand his own background.

Or rather, he didn't care at all about what he truly was.

This was a setting Teyvat had corrected for him.

It wasn't something he had written.

So, as long as he could appear and act in human form.

He didn't want to bother with it.

It was more fun to gain popularity from players.

Everything else was secondary.

For this magical place.

Medicine Master valued it the most, naturally.

She had discovered many rare medicinal ingredients here.

And was overjoyed.

For safety reasons.

The four of them set up a protective formation here.

They didn't pay much attention to the outer perimeter.

They only enclosed a small area in the very center.

To plant what they needed.

Mu Yang himself chose some medicinal herbs for cultivation.

And a few tea trees.

His original thought was.

Since the medicinal ingredients became more valuable here.

Perhaps the tea leaves would too.

However, the growth time of these tea trees far exceeded his imagination.

He still hadn't been able to drink any of the tea.

"It's been a long time since I've visited. I wonder if the tea leaves are ready for picking yet."

"If not, I'll just have to bring some immortal herbs."

Mu Yang used his movement technique to bypass the protective formation.

The entire process was fluid and seamless.

He arrived in front of the tea trees he had planted.

Very fortunately.

They were now ready for harvest.

Mu Yang picked a large bag of immortal tea leaves.

Along with a bag of precious medicinal ingredients.

Only then did he leave the desolate mountain.

And head towards Mount Aocang.

As soon as Mu Yang arrived at Mount Aocang.

He didn't see anyone.

What a coincidence.

Cloud Retainer has gone out?

Mu Yang tried knocking on the immortal's mansion door.

A bird's cry echoed from the sky.

That was Cloud Retainer's voice.

Mu Yang looked in the direction of the sound.

The other party was flying this way.

There seemed to be a small figure on their back.

As soon as Cloud Retainer landed, she sensed Mu Yang's presence.

"Mu Yang? Why are you here? Come here, let this immortal have a good look."

"Have you been living well lately? Or have you been neglecting your rest again, indulging in sword practice?"

Mu Yang sighed, feeling a pang of bitterness.

Cloud Retainer was treating him like a child again.

The first time they met.

Cloud Retainer was already very familiar with humans.

So when she saw Mu Yang, who had manifested in the form of a young boy.

She had always treated him as a junior.

Although this had some benefits.

That was, Cloud Retainer was practically doting on him.

The kind of care a senior would give.

Mu Yang protested.

"True Monarch, I'm really not a child anymore."

The immortal bird lifted its proud head.

"Hmph, you all say the same thing, children love to say that."

"All of you?"

Mu Yang looked behind True Monarch.

There was a small figure curled up there.

Currently, it was cowering, afraid to show itself.

Only the horns on its head were visible.

Cloud Retainer asked the little one behind her to come down.

Mu Yang then saw her appearance clearly.

Her cheeks were plump and a little cute.

And a little shy.

She tried to hide her face with the food box in her hands.

Cloud Retainer introduced her.

"This child is Ganyu. Ganyu, this is Mu Yang."

Mu Yang, of course, knew it was Ganyu.

Although this was their first meeting in simulation, Mu Yang had played Genshin Impact.

He recognized this little one.

Little Ganyu put down the food box.

She said timidly, "Hello… Mu Yang."

Mu Yang walked closer with a smile.

"Hello, Ganyu."

Ganyu didn't seem afraid of Mu Yang's approach.

Perhaps Animal Affinity was working again.

Even Cloud Retainer sighed with emotion.

"It's truly rare. Ganyu, this child, usually hides from strangers."

"She'd rather hide as far away as possible."

Cloud Retainer truly lives up to her reputation as a master conversationalist.

Once she started talking, there was no stopping her.

"Last time, she saw a herb gatherer who had wandered into the mountains,"

"and she came running back to the immortal's abode, wrapping herself in a blanket."

"She even said 'there are monsters,' and insisted I hold her before she'd sleep..."

Little Ganyu, standing nearby, had already turned bright red with embarrassment.

She protested in a tiny voice, "True Lord..."

Mu Yang looked at Ganyu with eyes full of sympathy.

Little Ganyu, I'll help you out this time.

There's still more torment for you later...

Mu Yang interrupted Cloud Retainer's "Collection of Ganyu Anecdotes."

He asked them where they had just returned from.

"You're asking about this? We just went to the Guili Plains."

"As you know, my culinary skills are considered top-tier among this group."

"They all said they missed the delicious food I make."

"So I sent them some new dishes."

After speaking, she looked at Mu Yang.

"Don't just stand here, hurry and come into my abode with me."

"I'll let you try this dish too."

The three walked towards the cave dwelling.

Halfway there.

Little Ganyu quietly tugged on Mu Yang's sleeve.

She reminded him.

"Mu Yang, the True Lord's new dishes are very delicious."

"But be careful not to eat too much, it's easy to gain weight!"