Qiqi has an immortal body and doesn't worry about falling down the mountain, while Fang Xun also has Kaedehara Kazuha's skill, Chizuru, so he won't be in danger either.
On the other hand, Ningguang, that little girl has no experience gathering herbs.
If she followed them, she would be more likely to encounter danger. It would be better to have her stay here and rest well.
After making his decision, Fang Xun looked up at Ningguang.
The little girl was still eating leisurely, but as if sensing someone watching her, she immediately looked up.
When she saw that it was Fang Xun watching her, Little Ningguang hurriedly finished her meal.
Then, Little Ningguang ran to Fang Xun and tightly linked her arm with his.
She tilted her head up to look at Fang Xun and then said seriously, "Where is Brother Fang Xun going? Ningguang wants to go too!"
Little Ningguang now, without realizing it, had become inseparable from Fang Xun.
Wherever Fang Xun went, she had to follow, like a clingy little tail.
Fang Xun had also guessed that Little Ningguang would say this.
He squatted down and gently rubbed Ningguang's little head, then said softly, "Little girl, I'm going to gather herbs with Qiqi and Miss Ganyu to heal the injured villagers."
"Ningguang won't go because gathering herbs on the mountain is very dangerous."
"I'm worried something might happen to you, so you should stay in the village and rest well, understand?"
When Ningguang heard that Fang Xun wouldn't let her go, her face immediately showed a sad expression.
"But, Ningguang wants to go too."
"Ningguang isn't afraid of danger."
"Ningguang just wants to follow Brother Fang Xun."
The little girl hugged Fang Xun's arm, unwilling to let go.
Her beautiful eyes, as radiant as rubies, also welled up with tears.
Chapter 43: Qiqi: Hold my hand, hold my hand, or I'll be blown away by the wind.
Seeing Little Ningguang's pitiful appearance, Fang Xun found it both amusing and heartwarming.
He reached out and flicked the tip of Ningguang's nose, then said softly, "Little Ningguang, you still have many tasks in the village. Finish your tasks first."
"Tasks?"
Ningguang blinked her big, watery eyes, feeling very confused.
Fang Xun nodded and continued, "Yes, aren't you supposed to prepare the construction plans for the village these days?"
"Once construction starts, it can't stop. Many situations require your consideration. This is a very challenging task, and you need time to think."
Construction plans...
Little Ningguang had already thought about what the villagers should do for the next week.
But hearing Fang Xun say this now, it seemed like there were many things she hadn't considered.
Seeing that Little Ningguang was hooked, Fang Xun continued, "Also, didn't I ask Master Mao to prepare some fruit for you?"
"Your task is to eat all that fruit before I get back."
"If I come back and find that you haven't finished the fruit, I'll have to punish you, understand?"
Little Ningguang was still feeling quite sad.
But upon hearing Fang Xun's latter words, she couldn't help but burst into laughter through her tears.
"Eating fruit is what kind of task..."
Little Ningguang knew very well in her heart.
Fang Xun was just using the guise of a task to make her get more nutrition.
At first, Little Ningguang was quite worried.
She worried that Fang Xun would make more and more friends in Liyue and gradually not like her anymore.
Ningguang was afraid of losing Fang Xun, so she always wanted to stay by his side.
Only now did Ningguang realize that her worries were completely unnecessary.
Because she could feel that.
Brother Fang Xun was still the same Brother Fang Xun.
The Brother Fang Xun who took meticulous care of her.
"Ningguang understands. Ningguang will complete the tasks Brother Fang Xun left and then sit here waiting for Brother Fang Xun to return."
Although Little Ningguang was a bit willful, most of the time she was understanding and a very sensible, well-behaved child.
"Such a good girl," Fang Xun rubbed Little Ningguang's head, his face full of doting affection.
After giving Ningguang some instructions, Fang Xun moved away from the crowd and walked towards the quiet entrance of the village.
Qiqi and Ganyu were waiting there quietly.
During the short time Fang Xun was away, he had worried that Qiqi, with her innocent talk, might have said something to make Ganyu uncomfortable.
He hadn't expected that Qiqi and Ganyu would get along so well.
Now, Qiqi was holding Ganyu's hand, and the two girls were chatting and laughing.
It was clear that Ganyu must really like Qiqi, So much so that Ganyu, who usually wasn't good at talking to people, had said a lot today.
Fang Xun walked up and said with a smile, "Sorry to keep you waiting, we can set off now."
As soon as Fang Xun finished speaking, Qiqi reached out her hand to him.
At the same time, Qiqi said in her childish voice, "Hold hands... hold hands..."
"It's very windy... Fang Xun, don't get blown away."
The little girl's eyes were innocent and pure; she was worried Fang Xun would be blown away like her.
She was so cute.
Fang Xun smiled faintly and then took Qiqi's hand.
"Okay, holding Qiqi's hand."
From a distance, the three of them looked like a young couple taking their child for a walk.
Not far from the village, a team of Millelith was on patrol.
Because of the incident with the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard before, The Liyue Qixing had specially deployed troops to prevent another tragedy like the previous one.
Night patrols were always a bit dull and uncomfortable, and one Millelith in the squad wanted to break the atmosphere.
"Have you guys heard lately? They say Lady Ganyu is already married? And has a child?"
He brought up the recent gossip circulating in Liyue Harbor.
As soon as he said that, another Millelith vehemently denied it, "Rumors, that's definitely a rumor!"
"Lady Ganyu is swamped with work, she's busy every day, it's impossible for her to be married! Even less to have a child!"
"Besides, Lady Ganyu is so outstanding, who could possibly be worthy of her?"
"Yeah, these words are baseless, who knows where they came from."
"Alright, the affairs of the Immortals are not for us to discuss. Let's just patrol peacefully... Wait, look over there, isn't that Lady Ganyu?"
The patrolling Millelith spotted what looked like Ganyu's back in the dim light.
"It is indeed Lady Ganyu, and there's a man next to her, and a child??"
The Millelith exchanged glances, too surprised to speak.
Could it be that Lady Ganyu really got married and had children?
Seeing a family of three walking hand-in-hand was the best proof.
"You absolutely must not..."
"Don't worry, Captain, we'll keep our mouths shut!"
Yesterday, I shamelessly asked for some free gifts, and I thought no one would pay attention, But everyone's support surprised me.
As a struggling author, seeing readers willing to send so many gifts made my nose sting, and I felt overwhelmed.
Thank you, I'm truly grateful.
I have nothing to repay you with except to update more to thank you for the free gifts.
There will be two more updates later.
Finally, thank you again to all the readers for your gifts.
Chapter 44: The Most Important Thing Is That You Are Happy
As for Fang Xun, The three of them walked towards Jueyun Karst for a while.
Unknowingly, the strong wind had subsided.
Summer evening winds are always like this, they come and go quickly.
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