"No, it's true that Chongyun drank a lot this time. I think it's inappropriate for him to force himself to teach now, isn't it?"
Blinking, Shen He changed the topic clumsily.
Fortunately, Ouyang's attention was not focused on this. He wanted to ask some serious questions, but before he could speak, he asked her about her situation today.
"How was it? Did you go back and meet a lot of people today?"
"There are many..."
While Shen He was talking, he stepped forward and helped Ouyang clear the table.
"There are just too many people... I'm not used to facing the enthusiasm of those people."
"There's no joke, right?"
Looking at the other party's look, Ouyang knew in his heart that the correct answer should be something like "I'm sorry, I couldn't be with you", but thinking of Shen He's temperament, he couldn't help but want to tease her.
Seeing that she was a little confused, Ouyang joked: "For example, if someone in the family is not smart enough to cause trouble for you, making sarcastic remarks or something like that.
Or the elders may surround you, greet you, talk about marriage and so on..."
As he spoke, Ouyang saw Shen He's face getting redder and redder, and probably guessed that what he said must have hit the mark.
Therefore, he couldn't help but have an expression on his face.
"Hahaha, is that really the case? No wonder I thought why are you blushing? It turns out that's the case."
Being teased, Shen He "violently" shattered the waste paper in his hand and threw it into the wastebasket.
Then he turned around unconvinced and said, "Since you are so smart, then you can go back with me in two days."
"OK."
Well...
Looking at Ouyang who agreed very simply without any hesitation, Shen He, who originally wanted to fight back, became even more embarrassed.
She put down her work, turned around and left the military tent with a blushing face, and picked up the basin for water before leaving.
He seemed to be silently arguing that he was going to fetch water, not running away.
"Hahaha..."
Ouyang, who was laughing freely, was like a victorious general. His small appearance was as good as that of a dog.
When Shen He came back, the blush on his face had almost dissipated.
She pretended that the conversation just now didn't happen and asked, "Where's Garfield? Didn't I say he's protecting you today?"
"He went back after sensing your return."
After a day and a night of suffering, Ruotuo could no longer stand the days of being either forced to eat dog food or being treated with hostility for no reason.
After sensing Shen He's return, he said goodbye directly and went to Grandma Ping's place.
Ouyang looked at Shen He who was busy going about his business, gave up his intention of teasing her, and started asking about serious matters.
"Did they read the letter I asked you to bring today?"
"Well, I'll hand it over."
After saying this, Shen He hesitated a little, seeming to be thinking about his words.
She thought for a while and continued: "It's just that Chongyun's family doesn't pay much attention to this Xuanmen competition, but the promise has not changed, and they will still let Chongyun participate.
But I didn't pay much attention to the subsequent trade cooperation matters.
For thousands of years, we alchemists have been silently exorcising demons. For ordinary people, the only way to interact is to go to the door to exorcise demons, and there is very little communication in daily life.
They are very worried about your plan to join forces to engage in maritime trade."
"I guessed this a long time ago, so I asked Gan Yu to find Han Tingli, who is also from the Xuanmen lineage, and prepared for him to come forward later.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t like it, as long as you do what you promised, and you will naturally become interested when you get benefits later.”
Han Tingli was the one who went undercover before and caught Mao Caigong with his tail exposed.
It was this matter that Ouyang promised to give him a chance.
After the Xuanmen competition, the top twenty families will be determined. These top twenty families will form a chamber of commerce to take the lead in investing in shipping matters.
This matter requires everyone in Xuanmen to participate. Those who have money can buy shares, those who have no money can work as sailors, and Han Tingli can take care of the matter.
Ouyang, the power of Xuanmen, does not intend to intervene too much.
This was originally the basic foundation of Ke Qing and Ning Guang, and it was also the Xuanmen they settled into five years ago. All he had to do was provide some guidance.
In Ouyang's plan, it doesn't matter even if Xuanmen is completely destroyed or the shipping matters don't go smoothly.
The vast majority of Xuanmen disciples are physically strong people, and their abilities are generally much higher than ordinary people. Whether they are sailors or join the Qianyan Army in the future, they are all excellent candidates.
What he wants is for these people to integrate into the ecology of Liyue Port more quickly.
The second phase is almost here now. Liyue Port has been quite stable, so it’s almost time to start the third phase.
That is to say, making the whole cake bigger.
Ouyang can take this matter much easier with Ning Guang, a great teammate.
There is a saying, although the two of them don't deal with each other, the other is still very good at certain things.
He has already read the briefing sent by Gan Yu, and has an understanding of what Ningguang has been doing these days.
Although in his opinion, some concessions were excessive, everything was still within a reasonable range.
After all, this is Liyue's breakthrough from scratch, so early investment is necessary.
But as a result, the massive amounts of mola accumulated over the years may be about to bottom out.
Recently, Ouyang will often count the remaining molas in the golden house, wondering whether he should make more of them before he retires.
It’s not that it’s really on the red line of danger. There are tens of billions of molas piled up in the golden house.
But that's not how the accounts are calculated. Keqing's daily consumption is astronomical, and Mora is also a consumable alchemy material.
Tens of billions, for the whole of Teyvat, is actually not that much.
After everything was tidied up, Shen He helped Ouyang wash up.
After wiping his face, Ouyang asked: "In a few days, after these Qianyan Army graduates successfully, I will go to Dihuazhou. Will you accompany me?"
Shen He didn't answer when he heard this, he just gave Ouyang a nice roll of his eyes and let Ouyang understand it for himself.
"Your expression is telling me that you don't agree?"
Shen He still ignored Ouyang's teasing. She had already discovered that he seemed to like teasing her very much today.
So she doesn't want to be fooled now.
But not being fooled doesn't mean ignoring him.
Shen He put the towel in his hand back into the basin and asked.
"I heard that a new batch of Qianyan troops are coming for training. Can we leave like this?"
"The new batch of people can be handed over to Wei Xi and the others. I think they have learned well and should be competent. I have also asked Yan Fei to arrange teachers to teach reading.
Moreover, I have taken the time to write the "Qianyan Army Training Manual" in the past two days, so there is no need for us to worry about the step-by-step matters here."
Hearing these words, Shen He shook his head, walked to Ouyang and said softly.
"It's not that we are worried about it. You are the one who has been worried about it. I'm just helping you out."
"Ha, you can't say that. Although I basically don't participate in training, I have heard of your reputation as a cold-faced instructor."
You...
Seeing Ouyang starting to tease her again while talking, Shen He clapped his hands in annoyance.
Snapped--
Although there was a burst of palm wind, Shen He also controlled the force. Of course, it was impossible for her to really want to hurt Ouyang.
But how could Ouyang let go of this opportunity? He immediately lay down on the bed, covering his chest that was photographed, and shouted in pain.
"Ouch! You are so cruel! My heart will be broken by you.
I need your hug now to get better!"
He looks like a pretentious scoundrel.
Pfft~
Seeing Ouyang's appearance, Shen He couldn't control his angry expression and burst into laughter.
"What's wrong with you today? You're acting childish again."
"You evil person, you hit me and you called me childish! No, if you don't hug me today, I won't get up."
"I, these days, there is no night that I don't let you hold me..."
After saying that, Shen He blushed and lightly stamped his feet.
While the two were preparing to rest, Mondstadt, who was thousands of miles away,
On a certain beach, Kong looked at the bonfire in front of him and was lost in thought.
Paimon, who was eating grilled fish, rarely stopped chattering and concentrated on the fish, which was charred on the outside and tender on the inside.
Ever since I was fished out of nowhere,
After many days of getting along, the two became familiar with each other. Although Paimon had always been curious about why the other party often showed such expressions, it was obvious that filling his stomach was the top priority at the moment.
"Ugh~burp~it's so delicious~"
Paimon, who was floating in the air, finally finished eating the fish. She rubbed her belly and let out a comfortable moan.
I sniffed my nose and followed the smell, and saw that the fish meat in Kong's hand was still there, and there was no sign of movement.
"Traveller, what's wrong with you?"
Paimon floated to Sora's side and continued to flatter him: "Is the grilled fish not delicious? It doesn't matter, Paimon can help you solve it~"
Kong, who was awakened by the words, said nothing after hearing the words. He stretched out his hand and handed the grilled fish to Paimon floating in the air, signaling it to her.
Wow~
Paimon was surprised at first, but when he was about to take it, he hesitated.
It's obviously pretty good, but why don't travelers eat it?
If you don't eat, you'll be hungry...
Smelling the aroma of grilled fish up close, Paimon's little face was filled with confusion.
"It's better for you to eat. If you're hungry, you won't have the energy to fish tomorrow. Paimon can eat more tomorrow."
"You..." I don't know whether he was moved by Paimon's words, but Kong looked at her and said, "There are no condiments on this grilled fish, do you still think it tastes good?"
"It's delicious! It's delicious!" Paimeng nodded hurriedly with a very serious expression.
It seems that this grilled fish is really delicious.
She pointed to the grilled fish and explained: "Maybe it's because of the sea fish, but it actually has some flavor. You should try it!"
"Thank you, Pamon!"
I sighed in my heart,
Kong looked at the other person's small body with a smile that was uglier than crying.
He began to put the fish that had begun to cool down to his mouth and took a bite.
Eh?
Paimon, who was thanked inexplicably, felt a little strange. She asked doubtfully: "Why do you want to thank me?"
Kong swallowed the slightly salty fish meat, looked at Paimon and said.
"When I caught you before, I was so hungry that day that I almost ate you... I'm sorry, please don't be mean to me..."
Kong was about to tell her story when he saw Paimon floating in the air with her hands on her hips, an annoyed look on her face, and Kong quickly explained.
"I didn't eat it later.
I am very glad now that I did not do that at that time. These days, with your company, I feel that the bad emotions in my heart have dissipated a lot."
"Hey, seeing as you've been making delicious food for me these days, I won't argue with you."
Paimon's face turned into a proud look, but she was also a little curious about Kong's situation, so she took this opportunity to ask again.
"Then what are you worried about? I've always seen you distracted these past few days, with an uncertain expression on your face.
You can talk to Paimon, maybe I can help you!"
Kong stared at the bonfire blankly. Amidst the crackling sound of the bonfire, he took another bite of the fish and murmured.
"Then, do you want to hear a story?"
"Okay~ There's a story! Pamon likes to listen to stories the most! This is Pamon's third favorite thing besides treasures and food.
Speak quickly, Paimon is listening!"
As he spoke, Paimon flew to Sora's side and got closer,
And he shut his mouth obediently, waiting for the other person's story.
Kong stared at the bonfire, biting into the fish bit by bit. He didn't eat quickly, but he didn't stop talking.
"long, long ago..."
I originally thought it would be a short story, but I didn't expect it to be very long. Finally, Paimon stopped the story when he couldn't hold it any longer.
But the next day, Sora told the rest of the story again.
"Probably, that's it."
The bonfire had long been extinguished, and it was daytime now. While telling his story, Sora also simply drew some graphics to help Paimon better understand.
On the other side, Paimon finally listened to the story and understood what the other party was worried about.
"In other words, you and your sister were separated because of the obstruction of the keeper of heavenly principles?"
"Yes."
"I think you should cheer up again. Since you can wake up from this world, it means that your sister may also be in this world!"
Paimon's words made Sora's eyes light up.
As the other party said, this possibility is indeed very high!
The eyes that were bright just now quickly dimmed again.
"I'm not familiar with this place at all. The world is so big, where should I start?"
"Qiang Qiang Qiang Qiang~ Paimon can be your guide!"
With his small body, he patted his chest and Paimon continued proudly.
"We should be in the territory of Mondstadt now. We can definitely go to Mondstadt City to find out information about your sister."
"That's... okay. It's up to you, Paimon!"
Sora thought about it carefully, and now maybe he should really follow Paimon's advice.
I am obviously doing useless work here. I might as well listen to Paimon and search for traces of my sister on Teyvat.
Kong looked up at the sky, then looked at Paimon, and said, "Let's go first!"
"Well, let's go!"
Paimon happily flew forward.
From this moment on, Sora's adventure begins.
A few days later, Liyue Port.
Zhang Mei, who lives in Chihuyan, walked back to her home happily.
He picked up the child and the smile on his face never stopped.
When Zhuo Yan saw the other party's appearance, he already had some guesses in his mind.
That Master Ouyang must have done something good again.
"What good thing happened to you? To treat you like this?"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
I’ll write today’s stuff first, and I’ll make up for it later tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Don’t vote for rewards, you deserve it. Go to bed first, I can’t hold on until now.
