At that moment, Guizhong, who had been strolling through Liyue, suddenly stopped outside a shop.
Morax walked a little farther before noticing. He doubled back and looked at the little shop as well.
The shop was not very big. Compared with the bustling food stalls around it, it was especially quiet, and its wares were quite unlike most of the things they had seen.
They were handcrafted, carved toys, some made of wood and stone, others of minerals.
Human craftsmanship had transformed these otherwise ordinary materials into lifelike works of art.
Guizhong stared, her eyes wide, apparently fascinated by them.
"Come on, let's take a look inside." With that, Morax instinctively took Guizhong's hand and led her into the shop.
"Hello, feel free to look around. I made all of these myself," the owner said warmly when he saw Guizhong and Morax enter.
Rows upon rows of shelves were filled with his work.
Guizhong examined the pieces one by one, studying each closely, as though trying to work out how they had been made.
"What is this...?" Morax picked up a square box from one of the shelves. Exquisite cherry blossom patterns were carved into its lid.
Morax looked at the box in bewilderment, with a vague sense of familiarity.
It was as though...
I'd seen it somewhere before?
"Morax, could you let me have a look at that?" Guizhong's voice came from beside him as he puzzled over it.
"Mm." He handed the exquisite square wooden box to Guizhong.
She looked it over again and again, stars sparkling in her eyes. She seemed very fond of it.
"What a beautiful wooden box..." Guizhong could not bear to put it down.
Hearing that, Morax smiled faintly and slowly approached the owner. "May I ask how much Mora it would cost