"Liyue, Wangsheng Funeral Parlor... Little Tao."
At that moment.
Xiu Yuan, who had arrived in Liyue with Qiqi, felt a little wistful.
Xiu Yuan wanted to visit Little Tao, but with Qiqi beside him, he abandoned the idea.
In his previous life, he had taught Hu Tao to preserve the balance between yin and yang. If Hu Tao saw someone already dead like Qiqi, she would certainly bury her...
That really wouldn't do.
So they went straight to Wanmin Restaurant.
"Coming right up! One stir-fried sliced meat! Here's your Mora Meat, and here are your special fried radish balls."
They had only just approached when Xiangling's voice rang out from inside.
As the two pushed open the door and entered, they naturally drew everyone's attention.
Xiangling was no exception.
"Welcome to Wanmin Restaurant! What would you like to eat?" she asked, stepping forward to greet them.
Seeing so many people in the restaurant, Qiqi seemed a little frightened. She tugged at Xiu Yuan's clothes and hid behind him.
Xiu Yuan took Qiqi's hand and gently rubbed it to reassure her.
"Do you have any recommendations?" Xiu Yuan asked pleasantly.
"I recently learned two new dishes. Would you like to try them?" Xiangling answered at once.
"Sure."
"Please come inside, both of you."
"Could you find us somewhere quiet?"
"Of course. Follow me."
With Xiangling leading the way, they reached a corner with fewer people around.
Even in the corner, Qiqi still felt a little uneasy, though only slightly.
Holding Xiu Yuan's hand made her feel much safer.
A little while later, Xiangling came over carrying two plates. "Here's your hilichurl wood-grilled fish and horsetail sticky rice meat. Enjoy!"
With that, Xiangling was about to leave, but Xiu Yuan added, "A bottle of coconut milk too, please."
"Of course. Just a moment."
A bottle of coconut milk arrived shortly afterward.
"Thank you," Xiu Yuan said politely.
"You're welcome." With that, Xiangling went back to work.
They had arrived at noon, and the restaurant was still crowded with people having lunch.
Thirsty from their journey, Xiu Yuan hurriedly poured himself a glass, then poured one for Qiqi.
Qiqi stared at the pure white liquid with her wide eyes, then glanced at Xiu Yuan.
Xiu Yuan gulped down his glass of coconut milk and exclaimed, "That hit the spot!"
Seeing his reaction, Qiqi seemed to think it would taste good too, so she copied him and began drinking.
But in Qiqi's mouth, the sweet coconut milk was no different from ordinary water.
Even so, Qiqi still thought it tasted good.
There was no other reason. Because Xiu Yuan thought it tasted good, she subconsciously felt that coconut milk must be delicious too.
"Qiqi, would you like another glass?" Xiu Yuan asked with a faint smile, picking up the bottle.
"Coconut milk... tastes good... yes..." Qiqi held her glass in both hands and offered it to him.
Xiu Yuan filled her glass, then turned his attention to his empty stomach.
He had to admit, Xiangling's cooking was truly superb.
But Qiqi stopped eating after a few bites and simply kept drinking her coconut milk.
Perhaps it was because the fish had so many bones, and she couldn't taste anything anyway.
After lunch, they didn't leave right away. The afternoon sun was rather hot, and Qiqi hated warm environments, so they decided to rest for a while.
"You're finished? How was it?" Having finished her work, Xiangling came over with a cheerful smile.
"Mm, it was delicious," Xiu Yuan said with a faint smile.
"By the way, this must be your first time in Liyue, right? I've never seen you before. Are you from Mondstadt?"
"Yes." Xiu Yuan lied without blushing or missing a beat, showing no sign of dishonesty.
After hearing his answer, Xiangling turned her gaze to Qiqi. Qiqi leaned closer to Xiu Yuan, seemingly a little afraid of Xiangling.
"What are you hiding for, little one? It's not like I'll turn you into skewers."
Intrigued by Qiqi's reaction, Xiangling teased her mischievously.
"Qiqi... doesn't taste good..." Qiqi looked at Xiangling in terror.
"Hahahahaha! You're just too cute! I'm not going to eat you." Xiangling hadn't expected Qiqi to take her seriously.
"Do you have any more coconut milk? I'd like to stock up. Qiqi really likes it."
Xiu Yuan got straight to the point.
"Yes. How much would you like?" Hearing his business, Xiangling stopped teasing Qiqi and answered him.
"How much can I buy with this Mora?"
As he spoke.
Xiu Yuan poured out all the Mora he had taken from the Bandit Group.
Xiangling counted it carefully, then said with a faint smile, "This is only enough to pay for your meal."
"Is that so...?"
Although there wasn't much Mora, the meal was still rather expensive. Perhaps it was because the dishes were new.
"Could you let me buy on credit? I still need to buy a notebook. I'll be sure to pay you back."
"A notebook?"
"Yes. Qiqi is a zombie, and her memory isn't very good, so I want to buy a notebook where she can write down important things."
"Huh!? Qiqi is a... zombie!?"
Sure enough, Xiangling was stunned.
Although Qiqi's outfit was certainly strange, she had never imagined that zombies actually existed in this world!
There were adepti and demons, sure, but a zombie who had come back from the dead...
Wasn't she the only one...?
Her eyes widened as she stared at the adorable Qiqi in disbelief.
"As for notebooks, we have plenty here for writing down orders. If you don't mind, you can take one."
As she spoke, Xiangling offered Xiu Yuan the notebook in her hand.
"Is... that all right?" Xiu Yuan asked.
"Of course. Wanmin Restaurant has lots of notebooks. You can come and get one whenever you want, but I have one condition."
"What condition?"
"I'm short on Violetgrass for my cooking. I'd like you to gather some for me. In return, you can use as many of Wanmin Restaurant's notebooks as you like, and I'll throw in two big crates of coconut milk."
"Deal!"
Xiu Yuan agreed without hesitation.
Compared with slowly earning Mora, Xiangling's request couldn't have been simpler.
Although Violetgrass was difficult to gather, it was well worth doing for Qiqi's two big crates of coconut milk.
"All right. I'll be waiting for you."
Under Xiangling's gaze, Xiu Yuan led Qiqi away.
Xiu Yuan handed the notebook to Qiqi and told her gently, "Qiqi, whenever something important comes up, write it down in here. That way, you won't forget anything important."
"Important things... write them here... okay... Qiqi understands."
Qiqi obediently nodded to show that she knew what to do.
However, unbeknownst to them.
Xiangling wasn't the only one watching Qiqi and Xiu Yuan leave.
Someone wearing a Primordial Hexagonal Hat was also watching them in secret, and carefully followed them...
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