Meeting Childe Tartaglia Again

Xiangling then stood up and looked at Qiu Bai behind her.

"Mr. Qiu Bai, thank you."

"You dragged me away last time, but I still insisted on coming here."

Xiangling scratched her head sheepishly as she spoke.

"As long as you're all right."

"And this Pyro Regisvine made your trip worthwhile, at least."

Qiu Bai spoke as he watched Xiangling scratching her head before him.

"By the way, Mr. Qiu Bai, who's the lady behind you?"

Xiangling asked curiously.

She had noticed the woman behind Qiu Bai earlier, because this older girl was simply too beautiful to miss.

"She's my younger sister. Her name is Qiu Yue."

Qiu Bai waved a hand as he explained to Xiangling.

Hearing this, Qiu Yue stepped forward on her lovely legs and approached Xiangling.

"Hello, I'm Qiu Yue."

"It's a pleasure to meet you."

Qiu Yue blinked her beautiful eyes and smiled at Xiangling as she spoke.

"Hi, Qiu Yue! I'm Xiangling."

"Hehe, it's a pleasure to meet you too!"

Xiangling answered happily, shifting bashfully.

Having such a beautiful older girl standing before her really did make her feel a little shy.

She simply hadn't expected Mr. Qiu Bai to have such a gorgeous younger sister.

Guoba also ran over from the side and looked at Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue.

When Qiu Yue saw Guoba running over, she gave him a puzzled look, then crouched down.

She stroked Guoba's head, and he gazed at her with a contented expression.

"Xiangling, what kind of creature is he?"

"Why is he so cute?"

Looking at the fluffy, round Guoba, Qiu Yue raised her head and asked Xiangling curiously.

Qiu Bai's mouth twitched at her question.

He knew what kind of creature Guoba was, but he couldn't exactly say that Guoba was an old friend of his.

"Uh..."

"To be honest, I don't know what kind of creature Guoba is either."

"All I remember is that when I was little, I was sleeping in a house in a bamboo grove."

"When I opened my eyes, I saw Guoba eating steamed corn buns."

"After that, he kept following me everywhere."

As though recalling the past, Xiangling crouched down and stroked Guoba's head while speaking slowly.

"I can't believe more than ten years have gone by in the blink of an eye."

"My master also told me to take good care of Guoba."

Xiangling patted Guoba's head, then stood and spoke softly to Qiu Yue and Qiu Bai.

Guoba gazed at Xiangling with a cheerful smile as well.

"So that's how it happened."

"It sounds like Guoba is a very good friend of yours."

Qiu Yue smiled brightly as she spoke to Xiangling.

She sensed that Guoba seemed to be a demon god.

But there was very little divine power left in his body, which was why she had asked Xiangling about him.

"Ahem, since everything has been settled..."

"And Xiangling has obtained what she needed..."

"Let's head back to Liyue Harbor together."

Qiu Bai spoke slowly as he looked at the two of them.

"Mm-hmm! I've been away so long that my dad must be getting worried."

Xiangling nodded and spoke to Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue.

"Then it's settled. Xiangling, Qiu Yue, hold on to me."

After saying this, Qiu Bai lowered his gaze to Guoba at his feet.

"You too, Guoba. Hold on to me."

Xiangling was a little puzzled, but seeing Qiu Yue take hold of Qiu Bai dispelled her doubts, and she followed suit.

Guoba also grabbed the hem of Qiu Bai's trouser leg.

Then Xiangling felt the world spin around her, and suddenly they were in a deserted spot not far outside Liyue Harbor.

Holding her head, Xiangling looked at where she was, then at Liyue Harbor in the distance.

Her mouth fell open in shock, wide enough to fit a hundred Sunsettias-a clear sign of just how stunned she was by Qiu Bai's abilities.

"Mr. Qiu Bai, h-how did you do that?!"

Coming back to her senses, Xiangling turned to Mr. Qiu Bai beside her and asked in astonishment.

Then she looked at Qiu Yue, who didn't appear shocked in the slightest.

She felt as though the whole world had stopped making sense.

"Hehe, just a little trick."

"It simply saved us some walking time."

Qiu Bai smiled at Xiangling as he explained.

The corner of Xiangling's mouth twitched hard at his explanation.

What kind of little trick could teleport people so far away?

"What's wrong, Xiangling? What's so surprising about this?"

Qiu Yue spoke to Xiangling from beside her.

"What's so surprising about this?!"

Xiangling looked at the smiling Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue, feeling as though her whole understanding of the world had gone awry.

Seriously, who could encounter something like this without being surprised?

"Mr. Qiu Bai, although I'm really shocked..."

"I'm also very grateful that you saved Guoba and me such a long walk."

Despite her astonishment, Xiangling still smiled and thanked Qiu Bai.

"Let me cook you a delicious meal and treat you properly, Mr. Qiu Bai."

"It'll be the perfect chance to show you my cooking skills!"

She then led Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue toward Liyue Harbor.

The moment they entered the streets of Liyue Harbor, the passersby all turned to look at Qiu Yue following behind Qiu Bai.

"Look at the woman following Mr. Qiu Bai."

"She's so beautiful, like an immortal maiden!"

The passersby buzzed with talk about the woman behind Qiu Bai.

They had never seen such a beautiful woman before.

Just then, a familiar figure approached them from ahead.

"Hi, Mr. Qiu Bai! Long time no see!"

The familiar figure before them was Tartaglia, "Childe," the lowest-ranked of the Fatui Harbingers.

"Oh, Childe! It's been a while."

Qiu Bai smiled and waved at the newcomer.

"Is this person called 'Childe' a friend of yours too, Mr. Qiu Bai?"

"Then why don't you come to Wanmin Restaurant with us? I'm on duty today, so it's my treat!"

Xiangling looked at Tartaglia, then at Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue beside her, and spoke with a smile.

"Thank you, then. As it happens, I haven't had much to eat today."

Childe held his stomach and looked rather sheepishly at Xiangling and Qiu Bai.

"But who might this beautiful lady be?"

Childe had long since noticed the woman beside Qiu Bai, whose beauty rivaled that of an immortal maiden.

"I'm Qiu Bai's younger sister, Qiu Yue."

"Hello, Childe."

Qiu Yue placed a hand over her chest and smiled brightly as she introduced herself, then extended her delicate hand.

"Ahem... So you're Mr. Qiu Bai's younger sister. How rude of me."

"My beautiful lady, my name is Tartaglia. Childe is only a code name."

Tartaglia took Qiu Yue's hand with a gentlemanly expression.

Her small, smooth, delicate hand made Tartaglia blush at once. Feeling that he was being a little rude, he slowly let go.

Tartaglia then turned his gaze to Qiu Bai, marveling at how good this family's genes were, producing both beautiful women and handsome men.

"Then let's go eat first. After all, it's a rare chance to have Xiangling on duty today."

Qiu Bai spoke slowly.

He also gave the blushing Tartaglia a slightly strange look.

I think of you as a friend, and you actually want to hit on my sister.

You little rascal.