"Hiss… Roar…"
The originally cute little zombie was now radiating a bloodthirsty aura. But just as Qiqi was about to lose control, a gentle hand was placed on her shoulder.
Qiqi looked up, her expression ferocious. Her blood-red eyes were filled with a fierce light.
"Don't be afraid. Big brother is here with you."
The gentle voice was like the sound of nature. In an instant, it shattered the ice around Qiqi's heart.
At this moment, the Purification Power was also injected into her body.
Under the infusion of a large amount of Yin energy, Qiqi felt that something inside her body seemed to be recovering.
Fragmented images began to coalesce before her eyes.
"Mother… I'm going out to pick herbs."
"Qiqi, it's chaotic outside. You'd better not go out these days!"
Looking at the pale-faced woman, the young girl shook her head. "Mother is sick. If I can gather some herbs, maybe you'll get better. Don't worry, Qiqi is very familiar with the nearby mountains."
And then, she never returned.
The young girl broke her leg and was filled with despair in the mountain cave.
But at that time, an extremely strong will to survive motivated the girl.
If I die, Mother will be gone too.
With the strengthening of her will, a Vision appeared beside the girl. And Qiqi, having obtained the Vision, erupted with an extremely powerful force, finally ending the tail end of that war.
Subsequently, those familiar voices rang out.
"What a pitiful little girl. Originally a good seedling, but alas… she is already on the verge of death."
"She has a Vision, after all. Let's try… maybe she can still be saved."
"Mm, let's infuse her with some adeptal energy and see."
As a result, Qiqi, unable to bear the adeptal energy, went berserk.
After an unknown amount of time, the blood color in Qiqi's eyes faded completely, leaving only a clear gaze.
She looked up at the person in front of her, her speech smooth for the first time.
"Big Brother Su Han, what happened to me?"
"It's nothing, you just became a jiangshi. Everything in the past is gone."
"Is that so?"
A clear tear fell from the corner of Qiqi's eye. Her mother had passed away hundreds of years ago. After waking up, there was only endless pain.
But fortunately, there was still a big brother who made her feel warm.
Slowly, Qiqi fell into a deep sleep.
In fact, jiangshi rarely slept, but Qiqi, having recovered her memories today, was simply too tired. So she passively fell asleep.
Before parting, Cloud Retainer instructed, "It's surprising that she didn't go berserk after recovering her memories. Perhaps… Qiqi's talent is even higher than Shenhe's! Once her emotions stabilize, you can send her here. This One will help you train her. Her strength will definitely rise to another level… absolutely not inferior to those two disciples!"
"Then I'll trouble you later, True Monarch!"
Su Han put down the gifts he brought, then turned and left with Hu Tao and Qiqi.
Looking at the Zongzi on the ground, Mountain Shaper laughed. "This child is really sensible. Every time he comes, he brings a lot of delicious food. I don't even want to go out and play anymore..."
"Hmph… if you weren't so lazy and took in two disciples yourself, you could enjoy blessings like This One..."
Cloud Retainer looked disdainful. These two guys used to use seclusion as an excuse to sneak out and play. She had caught them several times, but they were still stubborn.
Ever since she sent Shenhe and Ganyu out, delicious food had been sent over every few days. These two old geezers refused to leave her home. Did they think she couldn't guess why?
Moon Carver laughed. "We also contributed to teaching Shenhe that child. Look at how stingy you are about sharing some food..."
"However, I heard that the child Yanfei has been visiting frequently recently. Should we advise her?"
"Mm... let's talk about it later. I've been a bit busy lately."
Cloud Retainer turned and went back into her cave to cultivate. The other two adepti wanted to chat a bit more and mooch some stuff, but no one expected her to be so ruthless and just run away.
Sigh, women… truly stingy.
Returning to the Jade Chamber, it was already early morning.
Shenhe was still awake, wearing a thin nightgown, waiting for his return.
"You're back? How is Qiqi's matter..."
"Not bad. The Great Yin energy entered her body and repaired her soul, which was chaotic due to the berserk power. She's sleeping now. She should wake up tomorrow."
"Does she still need to wear the talisman?"
"Probably not!"
Once a jiangshi gained reason, they didn't need to use talismans to suppress themselves. But… the bloodthirsty instinct still remained. That would depend on Qiqi's own cultivation.
Shenhe nodded and reached out to take off Su Han's clothes.
However, when he got into bed, he found that there was another woman there.
The Cocogoat was actually in his bed?
And her cheeks were flushed, as if she had been drinking.
"She..."
"Senior Sister waited for a long time. Don't let her down... I'll go sleep outside for the night. Su Han... don't disappoint me..."
Shenhe smiled gently and blew out the lights in the room.
In fact, Ganyu had not planned to drink today. But Shenhe had come to her, saying she wanted to chat.
At first, it was quite normal. But later, when they talked about children and love, Shenhe showed the pride of a senior.
"You don't want to keep being ambiguous with him forever, do you? Truly possessing each other is the true meaning of love... or can you only watch every day? Senior Sister, be bolder... if you can't get Su Han drunk, you can get yourself drunk..."
Cup after cup of Apricot Wine. Ganyu said no and refused with her mouth, but the contents of the wine gourd dropped linearly.
Because she really wanted to advance her relationship with Su Han. The taste of waiting bitterly was too hard to bear.
Especially after hearing the story of the Yakshas, she felt the danger of the world even more. If one day the dark monsters of Khaenri'ah attacked again, and she hadn't even been intimate with her beloved... how painful would that be?
It was what she thought in her heart, and also what she expected. The little Cocogoat willingly got drunk.
Early the next morning, when Shenhe walked in with new clothes, Su Han was combing Ganyu's hair.
"I thought you would sleep a little longer..." Shenhe put down the things and looked at her Senior Sister with a smile.
The latter's cheeks flushed red, and she could barely sit still.
Su Han looked at Shenhe and said, "You... stop talking. Can't you see Ganyu can't take it anymore? She insists on going to Yuehai Pavilion today. Even when I offered to take leave for her, she refused."
"Mainly... mainly because there is a lot of work these past few days. My little injury is fine..." the Cocogoat whispered.
Recent commercial trade would definitely usher in a wave of enthusiasm. If she didn't go, the secretaries of Yuehai Pavilion would definitely be busy to death.
"It's actually okay to rest for a day occasionally, Senior Sister..."
"No, today Cola is going on sale! Those fruit wines... and high-proof wines are also going on sale. It won't do if I don't go. Otherwise, if the raw materials rise in price, it will inevitably cause chaos..."
Ganyu shook her head continuously. How could she not go to work? Besides, her wish had been fulfilled last night. She was feeling great now. She would definitely be motivated to work.
About ten minutes later, Su Han finished tidying Ganyu's hair. Looking at the beautiful Cocogoat, he smiled. "Alright... eat something and get ready to go out."
"No need, I'll buy something on the way."
Ganyu left without looking back. It could be seen that she was very afraid of Ningguang seeing through her abnormality.
Shenhe looked at her Senior Sister's flustered back and smiled. "This is great. She won't have to space out anymore..."
"You, you only know how to tease."
"You won't allow me to be jealous? Yesterday I gave you up!" the white-haired fairy said softly.
However, after being kissed by Su Han, that resentment disappeared directly, replaced by a look of satisfaction.
An hour later, opposite Su's Instant Noodles, a brand new shop opened.
[Su's Beverage Shop]
A sign hung next to it.
"Signature: Ice-Cold Cola..."
Nearby merchants and citizens gathered around, discussing this brand new shop.
"What is Cola?"
"Never heard of it..."
"This is Lord Su Han's shop. It should be a new product he researched..."
"It should be!"
A moment later, the door opened. Workers pushed a huge transparent glass barrel to the entrance of the store.
The clerk smiled. "The shop opens today. According to custom, there is a chance to taste. Everyone can taste a cup of ice-cold Cola for free..."
Hearing that it was free, everyone ran over. However, looking at the pitch-black drink, many people were driven back.
Until a merchant took a sip and said in surprise, "What is this? It feels so refreshing to drink..."
Although it was morning, the summer temperature had begun to rise. Under the scorching sun, having a cup of ice-cold Cola was really refreshing.
Subsequently, people also began to taste it. In less than half an hour, a barrel of Cola bottomed out.
And those who liked Cola began to buy from the shop. Inside were many brand new drinks.
[Cola]
[Lemon Soda]
[Soda Water]
...
Every kind was very cheap. It could be said that ordinary people could afford to drink it. A large cup cost only one Mora. And a barrel cost only twelve Mora.
This price sold like crazy.
"Give us a hundred barrels..."
"Our shop wants three hundred barrels..."
"Give me three hundred barrels, I want to export to Mondstadt..."
Faced with the excited merchants, the clerk chuckled. "Sir, we temporarily do not accept sales of more than ten barrels."
Want to buy wholesale? Sorry about that. Mondstadt City was also Su Han's business location.
Those manufactured drinks had been sent to Mondstadt City before dawn, to be sold by the Knights on his behalf.