That evening, Qin Qi and the others finally returned.
"Ah, the village chief was just too hospitable. He insisted we eat before coming back."
"Zhongli, I brought back the tea leaves you wanted. Make them last."
"If you finish them again, I won't have an easy time getting more."
Qin Qi carried a large pile of things as he spoke and walked into the house.
As he passed through the living room, he spotted the three little Tribbies sitting there.
"Hello."
Qin Qi greeted them reflexively, then continued toward the kitchen.
"Hello."
Tribbie politely returned the greeting.
"Yo-ho."
Tining mischievously raised a hand in response.
Trianne said nothing, merely nodding silently.
"What polite children... my ass! Why are you in my house?!"
Looking at the three little ones who resembled red shuttlecocks, Qin Qi couldn't help loudly complaining.
He recognized the three little girls at a glance. Weren't they Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne from Star Rail?
Why were the three of them here?!
"We came to deliver a letter to Ancestor Doro."
"Here, Little Gray wrote it."
As Tribbie spoke, she took out an envelope. As a messenger, she was used to making sure every mission was delivered.
"Doro? For me?"
Doro tilted her head in confusion.
She set down the things in her hands and trotted over to Tribbie and the others.
She reached out, accepted the envelope, and opened it.
As she opened it, everyone crowded around curiously.
"Guga? What does it say inside?"
Guga asked curiously.
"Could someone have sent Ancestor Doro congratulations?"
Klee asked curiously.
"Don't tell me that gray-haired nuisance is throwing more people at me again?!"
Qin Qi looked at the number of people in the house. There was himself, Doro, and Guga—three people.
Then there was Zhongli, Klee, and the three little Tribbies—five more people, making eight in total.
No, there were also Sunflower, Peashooter, and Wall-nut outside. There were a full eleven people in this house!
He was only six years old this year. He couldn't bear such a heavy burden!
"Doro."
Doro took out the letter and began reading it. The following was translated directly into human language.
"Ancestor, I came by a few days ago, but you weren't home."
"Mm, and while I'm at it, Ancestor, your front door has great Trailblazing potential!"
"Doors are meant to be broken down!"
In the lower-right corner of the envelope was a chibi portrait of a gray raccoon holding a baseball bat.
"Wait, that's it?"
"That gray-haired nuisance wrote us a letter just for this?"
"Isn't that going too far? They crossed time and space to come here, only to deliver this?"
Qin Qi couldn't help speaking up. At this point, he even felt it wasn't worth Tribbie and the others' trouble.
"Little Black-and-White, you can't use bad words. Children who use bad words aren't good children."
Tribbie raised her little hand and looked at Qin Qi with an adorable expression before speaking seriously.
"..."
"Teacher Tribbie, you really have a good temper."
Qin Qi remembered that although Tribbie looked tiny, she was already a mature adult.
She was even a teacher who had taught many students.
"Little Gray actually wrote another letter. Um, it's here."
Tining grinned and pulled out a second letter, then handed it to Doro.
"Teacher Tining, you're too mischievous."
Qin Qi felt that Tining had done it on purpose.
She had deliberately not taken out the letter right away, all for this moment.
"Hehehe."
Trianne let out an adorable laugh.
With her hands behind her back, she wore an expression that said, You tell me.
"Doro."
Doro began reading the second letter. The following was the translated human-language content.
"Ancestor, I forgot to mention this: your trash can fell in love with me at first sight."
"So I had no choice but to take it away. I've already embarked upon the Path of the Trash Can!"
At the end was a chibi portrait of Raccoon Star hugging a trash can.
"..."
"I don't even have the strength to complain anymore."
"Teacher Trianne, is there a third letter?"
Qin Qi no longer had the energy to complain about that gray-haired nuisance. He looked expressionlessly at Trianne.
"Mm."
Compared with Tribbie and Tining, Trianne seemed especially quiet.
She silently took out an envelope and handed it to Doro.
"Doro."
Doro still didn't find it boring. Instead, she found it rather interesting, as though she were playing some kind of adventure game.
She opened the envelope and began reading the final contents. The following was the human-language translation.
"Oh, right, Ancestor. My little sister had a fight with her brother, and she plans to run away from home for a few days."
"But I'm currently on the road of Trailblazing, so I have no way to take her in."
"Her sister Lumine is busy saving the world right now too, but Lumine introduced Ancestor to me."
"She said Ancestor has found a place to live now and is willing to take in people with nowhere to go."
"So, Ancestor, I'll leave Sister Belle in your care!"
At the end was a chibi image of Raccoon Star giving a thumbs-up.
"Doro..."
Doro imitated Qin Qi and shrugged, spreading her hands with a helpless expression.
Honestly, these people were like children. Why did they have to rely on me, their ancestor, for everything?
"Doro. Human, let's help Belle, okay? Please, human?"
Doro grabbed Qin Qi's hand, shaking it back and forth as she looked up at him with her big, adorable eyes.
"Whew. Fine. They've already pushed her onto me, so what else can I say?"
"But I still have to send my regards to that gray-haired nuisance and that yellow-haired nuisance!"
"The two of them are birds of a feather. Neither one is reliable!"
"When I see them, I won't let them off easy!"
Qin Qi walked to the window and shouted loudly outside.
After shouting, he had vented his emotions.
He walked back over to Tribbie and the others.
"Teacher Tribbie, do you know when Belle will arrive?"
Qin Qi asked.
"We'll go pick her up now. She'll be here soon."
Tribbie replied.
"You still have to go pick her up? Well, Teacher Tribbie, why not have a meal first?"
"After you eat, you can go pick up Belle. I happened to buy quite a lot of ingredients."
Qin Qi looked at Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne, thought for a moment, then spoke.
"No, no. We're working. We can't slack off while we're working."
Tribbie hurriedly waved her hands.
"That's right, we're professionals, so we absolutely can't neglect our duties."
"Even though I really want to stay here and play for a while, I held myself back."
Tining said.
"Grrrr..."
"Trianne is hungry."
Trianne's little stomach rumbled, and she finally spoke.
Her voice was a little lazy, and her tone was drawn out, making her seem especially adorable and dazed.
"Grrrr..."
"Grrrr..."
Once Trianne felt hungry, Tribbie and Tining also began feeling hungry, their stomachs rumbling as well.
"All right, Teachers Tribbie, Tining, and Trianne, don't be so polite. Let's eat together."
"We have meat!"
As Qin Qi spoke, Klee reached out and held up the meat they had just bought.
"There are Oranges too."
"Oranges!"
Doro happily raised the large Orange in her hands.
"And..."
Before Qin Qi could finish, Guga leaned over and pulled out Cookie.
"Gugu Gaga! And the most delicious Cookie!"
Guga said.
"And the most delicious Cookie."
"So please join us and fill your stomachs properly before going back to work hard."
"After all, Teacher Tribbie, you've already worked very hard. It's okay to rest once in a while."
With a kind smile on his face, Qin Qi spoke.
"Mm, then... then we won't stand on ceremony."
Tribbie said somewhat embarrassedly.
"What a heartwarming scene."
Zhongli had already brewed the tea. He lifted his cup, took a sip, and sighed inwardly.
Everyone here was a kind person with a gentle nature.
Even Qin Qi, who kept complaining, was ultimately a kind and gentle person.
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