Curse The Doctor?
But where was The Doctor now?
Qiu Bai half-closed his eyes. A moment later, a faint smile curled his lips.
"Found you."
Then Qiu Bai walked to a deserted corner of Liyue Harbor.
With Liyue Harbor in such chaos, he could hardly leave openly.
With a thought, his figure vanished.
Lingju Pass, Liyue.
The Doctor wore a raven mask and held something resembling a Sigil of Permission.
But an eerie black aura seeped from its surface.
Apparently finished with his investigation, he headed toward Liyue Harbor with the Fatui following behind him.
"Now it's time to collect that thing."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The Doctor spread his arms and laughed wildly, his smile twisted.
"When Osial, the Demon God of the Vortex pinned beneath the sea by stone spears, is fully released!"
"How will Liyue, with neither of its two gods, deal with this ancient deity?"
"What a wonderful experiment!"
When the Fatui and the Mirror Maiden behind The Doctor heard him laugh about fully releasing the god beneath the sea...
Their hearts trembled. They had never imagined Lord Dottore could be so insane!
According to the intelligence they had received, they were only temporarily releasing the Demon God beneath the sea.
And that was with the stone spears still pinning him down. If he were completely released, could Liyue Harbor withstand him?
The most prosperous nation in the world would cease to exist, and then there were those important Liyue merchants in Snezhnaya.
How would they handle the aftermath? Wouldn't their own people be hurt? And what about the Tsaritsa's orders?
Their objective was merely to take the Gnosis.
Had Lord Dottore not considered any of that?!
Besides, was the talisman Lord Dottore held really enough to fully release Osial, the Demon God of the Vortex?
The Fatui behind The Doctor exchanged glances, their bodies trembling!
Only the Cryo Bracer was watching butterflies at the back, clumsily reaching out to catch them.
"That lunatic, The Doctor, actually intends to fully release Osial."
Qiu Bai had already concealed himself near the Fatui.
He watched The Doctor, the Fatui Harbinger, laughing like a madman.
"System, scan The Doctor's status. And what is that talisman he's holding?"
Qiu Bai addressed the system with a thought.
"Ding! Since the system owes the host..." "Future scans won't require essence!" Name: Dottore Identity: Second of the Fatui Harbingers of Snezhnaya! Status: The most twisted and insane segment among those deployed across different temporal dimensions! Power: Ordinary Demon God level! Gender: Male Weapons: Two Conical Spikes! "Delusion Forbidden Talisman." Created from one hundred Delusions infused with the Tsaritsa's power!
"What the hell? Demon God-level power?"
Qiu Bai was somewhat surprised. He truly hadn't expected one of The Doctor's segments to possess Demon God-level strength.
"But..."
"It doesn't matter. I'll handle it."
Qiu Bai smiled inwardly, dismissing the talisman The Doctor had created.
"The most important thing now is how to curse him."
Suddenly, as though something had occurred to him, Qiu Bai slapped his thigh.
An ingenious idea sprang to mind.
A faint smile curled Qiu Bai's lips.
With a transformation, he became a woman. Yes, she had taken on Qiu Xue's female body.
Then she teleported into the path of The Doctor and the Fatui.
Qiu Xue's snow-white thighs were exposed, her delicate legs and feet bare.
A purplish bruise marked one pale foot.
Her hair was a little disheveled, and her face was dirty.
She lay pitifully on the ground, tears glistening in her eyes.
Even a Geo Slime by the roadside would instantly put on its hard armor at the sight.
"I should look pitiful enough like this."
"Now to wait for the big fish to bite."
A sly smile flickered across Qiu Xue's lips. Let's see you resist my charms.
A little while later, The Doctor approached with the Fatui behind him.
The Fatui's eyes lit up when they saw the woman.
The Doctor stroked his chin as he watched Qiu Xue, his thoughts unreadable.
"Officers, I've twisted my ankle. Could you help me up?"
Qiu Xue opened her large, pitiful eyes wide, tears welling in them.
She blinked at The Doctor and the Fatui ahead of her.
The Cryo Bracer at the back couldn't bear the sight of the pitiful woman.
"Pretty lady, what's wrong? Would you like me to carry you?"
The Cryo Bracer's earnest voice rang out as he walked over to Qiu Xue and asked with concern.
"Why does that voice sound familiar?"
"Isn't that the raspberry Cryo Bracer?"
Qiu Xue's mouth twitched. This Cryo Bracer really was something else.
"Get out of the way, fatty! A lady this beautiful..."
"Should be carried by a gentleman like me!"
The Fatui Skirmisher: Pyroslinger Bracer behind him shoved the Cryo Bracer aside.
He hurried forward, leering at Qiu Xue on the ground.
Without even waiting for her consent, he reached out to touch her.
Qiu Xue's expression turned cold. Just as she was about to drop the act...
The Mirror Maiden behind them saw what was happening and came over to deliver a resounding slap to the Pyroslinger Bracer's face!
Then she strode over to Qiu Xue on her long legs.
"Miss, let me carry you."
"We happen to be headed for Liyue Harbor too, so we can escort you along the way."
The Mirror Maiden placed a hand over her chest and spoke sincerely to Qiu Xue.
After all, they were still regular soldiers of a nation, and they had discipline to uphold.
Qiu Xue looked at the Mirror Maiden before her and swallowed. Those breasts, those legs, that height!
She nearly forgot what she had come here to do.
"All right, big sister~"
"Thank you so much!"
Qiu Xue gave the Mirror Maiden a radiant smile, making even her blush.
Just as the Mirror Maiden reached out to help Qiu Xue up, The Doctor's voice sounded behind her.
"Wait."
The Doctor walked over and looked down at Qiu Xue.
"Miss, how did you end up out here in the wilderness?"
Behind his mask, The Doctor's rich voice held a questioning note as he looked at Qiu Xue on the ground.
"So he suspects me after all?"
"Well, it is suspicious to find someone out here in the wilderness."
Qiu Xue had already anticipated this situation.
"Officer, I came out to gather herbs and lost my way."
"Then I twisted my ankle on a rock. It hurts so much I can't stand."
Qiu Xue widened her pitiful eyes and lifted her head, explaining to The Doctor before her.
"You came to gather herbs and twisted your ankle?"
The Doctor considered it, then gave a gentlemanly smile.
"Miss, allow us to escort you back."
"It must be very dangerous out here in the wilderness."
Then he knelt on one knee and extended a hand to Qiu Xue, who lay on the ground.
Qiu Xue looked at his offered hand. Without hesitation, she reached out and took it.
The instant she grasped The Doctor's hand...
A black aura invisible to The Doctor drifted from Qiu Xue's hand, along his hand, and up above his head.
Once that was done, the faintest trace of a smile curled Qiu Xue's lips.
Then The Doctor pulled her to her feet.
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