"All right, don't overthink it."
"Have faith in your people."
Ellin walked over to Zhongli, rested a hand on his shoulder, and looked at him with a smile.
After spending so many days together, Zhongli had gradually grown accustomed to Ellin's personality.
He didn't mind her seemingly impolite gestures.
He could tell that Ellin was perfectly capable of being courteous and observing proper etiquette.
But she generally only bothered with formalities around people she didn't trust.
Only around those they trusted would people lower their guard, shed their burdens, and reveal their true nature.
The way she acted now was precisely what she was like with her guard down.
So, seeing Ellin behave so casually didn't offend Zhongli in the slightest. If anything, it pleased him.
"When you've lived too long, you tend to get sentimental."
Zhongli smiled. "I wonder how the fragrant balm preparations are coming along. Come, let's find Miss Lumine and Paimon."
Ten minutes later, Ellin and Zhongli found Paimon and Lumine near Liyue's crafting bench.
"Huh? Lumine, Paimon, what have you two been doing? Why are your faces so red?"
Ellin and Zhongli looked at the flushed pair in puzzlement.
"Did you find someone skilled at making fragrant balm?"
"Well..."
At the mention of that, Lumine and Paimon's expressions grew even stranger.
Lumine stammered, "Well... we did find someone."
"It's just... that person, she... the way she talks is a little strange. I couldn't really handle it."
"Couldn't handle it?" Ellin narrowed her eyes slightly. "Who are you talking about?"
"She... she's Ying'er from Chunxiang Kiln..."
"Ying'er?"
Ellin thought for two seconds, then suddenly understood!
She remembered Ying'er now. In the game, this NPC was always spouting innuendo, teasing people with her words and leaving them terribly embarrassed.
Players had even ranked Ying'er alongside Lisa