Liyue, Yujing Terrace.
Madame Ping, who looked no different from an ordinary elderly woman, smiled kindly at Li Qiuzhi as he approached and said:
"Hehe, it's you, young man. Would you like some tea?"
"Yes, thank you, Madame Ping."
Li Qiuzhi did not refuse. He sat down and explained why he had come while Madame Ping prepared the tea.
"Purifying erosion... how unexpected," Madame Ping said with some surprise.
"Both Adeptus Xiao and Rex Lapis have tried it and praised it. For just a thousand Primogems or one gold-quality treasure, you can have your erosion purified once. It's clearly excellent value!"
Li Qiuzhi brought up Xiao and Zhongli as his spokesmen.
"The Conqueror of Demons and the Geo Archon have had their erosion purified by you too?" Madame Ping fell into thought.
Purifying erosion was priceless, yet now it cost only a thousand Primogems. Li Qiuzhi naturally understood why others would be skeptical.
"I already have one foot in the grave. After experiencing so much, I've come to accept many things, and I never imagined that erosion could be purified.
"To think that in this new era, young people like you could even solve a problem like erosion, which has troubled so many adepti. Ah... it seems we truly have grown old."
As Madame Ping spoke wistfully, she produced a red teapot from somewhere.
She continued:
"Naturally, I have no reason to refuse a chance to stay with my old friends and watch more of Liyue's rises, falls, and prosperity. This is called the Serenitea Pot, and it contains an Outer Scene Abode. How about accepting it as your payment?"
"A teapot with an abode inside sounds like something extraordinary. Hehe, thank you, Madame Ping. I'll gladly accept it, then!"
Li Qiuzhi was secretly delighted. Sure enough, Madame Ping had