Morax, the Geo Archon, Loved Trash Cans and That Gray-Furred Rascal!

Qin Qi and the Snow Empresses played until evening before preparing to head home.

"Ah, we played all day and completely forgot about the farm."

"We'll definitely make up for it tomorrow!"

Qin Qi sighed. He had originally planned to tidy up the fields and plant something new today.

But once they started playing, he forgot all about it. He had to reflect on himself tomorrow.

"Guga, guga."

"Doro, doro."

Guga and Doro also put on remorseful expressions. They had to work hard tomorrow.

"All right, Snow Empress, Ice Empress, we're heading home. Bye-bye."

Qin Qi picked up Guga and Doro, then bid the Snow Empress farewell.

"Bye-bye?"

The Snow Empress was somewhat confused. What did bye-bye mean?

"Guga."

"Doro."

Guga and Doro waved their little hands goodbye to the Snow Empress and Ice Empress. Then they activated their abilities.

They directly traveled through space-time and vanished before the Snow Empress and Ice Empress.

"Guga?"

The Snow Empress gazed in the direction of Qin Qi's home, holding the snowman toy in both hands.

For some reason, she felt a little sad. What was this feeling? Was it reluctance to part?

"Xue'er, even if they've left, you still have me. I'll always stay by your side."

The Ice Empress seized the chance to come over and speak.

Truly worthy of being the Far North's leading lesbian. Though she had never succeeded, she had never given up.

"Mm. Bing'er, what do you think of that human?"

The Snow Empress nodded and looked at the Ice Empress. The Ice Empress had always held a terrible attitude toward humans.

The Ice Empress believed humans were vile and shameless, yet today she had gotten along very well with one.

"He's an annoying bad guy."

The Ice Empress answered without hesitation, clenching her little fists and striking a boxing pose like Guga.

"If you hadn't stopped me, Xue'er, I would have hit him already."

The Ice Empress was very unhappy with Qin Qi. He had actually gotten so close to her Xue'er, and she was furious.

"Is that so?"

The Snow Empress looked into the distance again and pressed the snowman's nose, channeling ice and snow power into it.

A tiny phantom appeared. It was Qin Qi wearing his penguin outfit.

Then Doro and Guga popped out from behind Qin Qi. The three of them were boisterously roughhousing together.

"But I think I kind of like them."

The Snow Empress spoke.

"W-Well, even though they're annoying, it's fine to play with them once in a while. I-It's just me showing my magnanimity."

Looking at the phantoms of Qin Qi and the others, the Ice Empress patted her utterly unremarkable chest and spoke tsunderely.

Seeing the Ice Empress like this, the Snow Empress could not help but smile.

In the frozen, snow-covered Far North, the arrival of Qin Qi, Guga, and Doro had brought life and fun to this place.

She truly looked forward to their next visit. What would they play when they came again?

Qin Qi, Doro, and Guga returned home. Standing at the entrance, they tilted their heads together.

"Where's my front door?!"

"Klee, were you playing with bombs in the house again?!"

Looking at the door lying on the ground, Qin Qi could not help shouting.

"It wasn't Klee."

Klee hurriedly ran out, speaking with an innocent look on her face.

"If it wasn't you, who else could it be? Don't tell me someone came to attack our front door!"

Qin Qi pinched Klee's cheeks and spoke irritably.

"Someone really did come! N-No, not a person. It was a little gray raccoon."

"She shouted something about rules being meant to be broken, then used a black stick to smash our door."

"Then she rushed inside, hugged the trash can, and shouted that she had embarked upon the Trash Can Path."

"Finally, she carried off our trash can. Klee wanted to chase after her."

"But when Klee ran outside, that little raccoon had boarded a really long train, then flew into the sky."

Klee ran back and forth as she acted out and explained what had happened, finally making a flying gesture with her hands.

"A gray-haired little raccoon, loves trash cans, and says rules are meant to be broken."

"The Trash Can Path... Doro?"

Qin Qi thought of a hateful gray-haired rascal and turned to look at Doro.

"Doro..."

Doro put on a thoughtful expression. Then she suddenly slapped her palm, remembering.

"Doro, doro. (It's Trailblazer Doro. Her train happened to pass by here.)"

"Doro. (So she came to see Doro, but Doro was too busy playing and forgot.)"

"Doro. (Hehe.)"

Doro smiled and scratched her head. She had been too busy playing and forgotten about it.

"Sigh, forget it. Even though the trash can is gone, and so is the door..."

"At least she didn't dump another person on me like Traveler Doro did."

Qin Qi sighed and spoke.

"Were you calling for me?"

A man in long robes walked out. His face was youthful, but his eyes carried the vicissitudes of time.

"..."

"Who are you, and why are you in my house?"

Looking at the person before him, Qin Qi could not help shouting.

"I-I am Zhongli, a consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."

Zhongli held a cup of tea in both hands as he spoke.

"Zhongli..."

Looking at the Geo Archon before him, Qin Qi suddenly felt powerless. Wasn't he the god of Liyue?

Why was he here instead of properly watching over Liyue? There was too much to complain about, but it was too troublesome, so forget it.

"Why are you in my house?"

Qin Qi asked with a weary expression.

"The last time I bought something, I put it on the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's tab, but the director got angry."

"He drove me out and told me to find business, but I could not find any, nor did I have anywhere to stay."

"At that time, Traveler Doro introduced me to this place. Mm, put all expenses on the Traveler's tab."

Zhongli took a sip of tea as he spoke.

"Doro, call Traveler Doro over here. I'm going to beat her to death!"

Qin Qi felt that this yellow-haired rascal was truly hateful. What did she take his home for?

How could she just casually send people over here?!

"Doro. (I'll contact her right away.)"

Doro took out her little phone and began contacting Traveler Doro. After waiting for a while, a message came back.

Qin Qi walked over to take a look.

"Doro. (Ancestor, I'm saving the world of Teyvat right now, so I don't have time to come over.)"

"Doro. (Zhongli and Klee are in your care. Charo!)"

At the end of the message was a chibi avatar of Traveler Doro.

"Who are you trying to act cute for?!"

Qin Qi could not help complaining.

"Has my arrival caused you trouble? If so, I can go find a cave to sleep in."

Seeing Qin Qi's troubled expression, Zhongli spoke very maturely.

"Forget it, forget it. A guest is a guest, and Doro and Guga would never refuse a friend's request."

"You can stay here without worry."

Qin Qi let out a long sigh, then smiled. One more person meant a little more trouble.

But it also meant a little more liveliness.

He extended his little wings toward Zhongli.

"My name is Qin Qi. Please take care of me from now on."

Qin Qi spoke.

"Mm. I grant my blessing to kind people."

Zhongli shook Qin Qi's hand, then casually bestowed upon him a god's blessing.