"Can you take human form?" Xiu Yuan asked.
"You believe I'm a Half-Immortal Beast?!" Ganyu realized that, unlike other humans or Demon Gods, Xiu Yuan had not seriously questioned her identity, nor did he show any intention of mocking her.
"Of course. You have qilin horns on your head, don't you? Besides, there's no point in telling a lie like that. Why wouldn't I believe you?" Xiu Yuan said with a shrug.
At his words, Ganyu froze, staring at him with her big, round eyes. Before long, tears began to well up in them.
"Wah... waah... finally... someone finally believes me... They all say I'm a fake... None of them believe me..."
All the hurt Ganyu had bottled up came pouring out at once. Her round body trembled slightly as she cried.
"In any case, you'd better leave here soon. The world hasn't been peaceful lately, and the fighting is only going to get worse."
"Are you chasing me away...?" Ganyu asked, her eyes brimming with tears.
"Not at all. You're welcome to stay here if you want. I was only offering a suggestion."
With that, Xiu Yuan slowly turned to leave.
"Wait!" Realizing something was wrong, Ganyu suddenly called out to him.
"Was there something else?"
"Didn't you say this area belongs to you? Where are you going?"
Ganyu understood what Xiu Yuan had just said perfectly well. She could clearly sense that Cuijue Slope, usually so deserted, had seen more people passing through lately.
Almost all of them were humans fleeing the fighting.
As benevolent beasts, qilin were supposed to love humans, but the humans Ganyu encountered all treated her with inexplicable malice.
The only reason was that she was very fat and looked nothing like a qilin, prompting many people to hurl insults at her.
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