Hearing the commotion, Qiqi subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound.
She found a graceful, dignified, and elegant girl standing behind her.
What caught Qiqi's attention the most was a pair of dark red horns on the girl's head.
Wasn't this the Cocogoat they had just talked about?!
For a moment, Qiqi blinked her big eyes, tugged on Makoto's sleeve, and said in a milky voice, "Makoto... Cocogoat..."
It was not difficult to hear the joy in Qiqi's tone.
"Makoto... Qiqi wants to drink..."
However, before Qiqi could finish speaking, Makoto quickly covered the little girl's mouth.
Little Qiqi,
Some things just can't be said!
Many things need to be taken slowly.
It's a gradual process.
As the saying goes, haste makes waste when drinking hot coconut milk.
For a moment, Qiqi looked up at Makoto.
Her big, watery eyes were full of confusion; she clearly didn't understand why Makoto wouldn't let her speak.
Makoto naturally understood the little girl's thoughts.
He pinched Qiqi's face and then said softly, "Qiqi, I will definitely let you drink coconut milk, but the premise is that you must be obedient tonight."
"From now on, you can't mention this matter again, understood?"
To prevent Qiqi from scaring Ganyu, Makoto also began to lay down some ground rules with Qiqi.
When Qiqi heard that there would be coconut milk to drink, he immediately nodded obediently and said seriously, "Qiqi... understood..."
Meanwhile, Ganyu, who was standing nearby, was completely bewildered.
She didn't know what Makoto and Qiqi were whispering about.
But she just felt that something wasn't right.
However, Ganyu couldn't pinpoint exactly what was wrong.
This little girl named Qiqi seemed very fond of her?
From the very beginning, his gaze had been fixed on Ganyu and hadn't moved away.
Looking at Qiqi's innocent big eyes, Ganyu couldn't help but smile.
What a cute Little One!
Just as Ganyu was sighing with emotion, Makoto spoke.
Makoto looked up and said with a serious expression, "Miss Ganyu, we are about to go gather herbs to treat the injured villagers."
"Among the herbs we need to gather is Qingxin, but we don't know where Qingxin is distributed. Can you help us gather some fresh Qingxin?"
Makoto remembered that Ganyu ate Qingxin every day, so he figured she must be familiar with the locations where Qingxin could be gathered.
Having Ganyu help gather Qingxin was the most suitable option.
Indeed,
Upon hearing this, Ganyu nodded repeatedly, "If it's about gathering Qingxin, I can help."
"There are many Qingxin growing in the Jueyun Karst area."
Hearing the words "Jueyun Karst," little Qiqi also spoke up, "Jueyun Karst... Qiqi wants to go too..."
"There, there's Violetgrass..."
Upon hearing this, Makoto immediately thought, isn't this a coincidence?
The three of them could just go to Jueyun Karst together on their way.
However, before leaving, Makoto needed to tell Ningguang about it.
Lest Ningguang finish her meal and not find him, which would be troublesome if she cried anxiously.
This time, when going out to gather herbs, Makoto hoped Ningguang would stay in the village.
Because Ningguang was still very young, and after a day of hard work, she shouldn't work overtime at night; it was best for her to rest well.
Furthermore, gathering herbs was very dangerous, as many herbs grew on cliffs, and a slight carelessness could lead to a fall and injury.
Qiqi had an immortal body, so there was no concern about falling down the mountain.
And Makoto also had Kaedehara Kazuha's skill, Chihayaburu, so he would not be in danger either.
On the other hand, Ningguang,
The little girl had no experience in gathering herbs.
If she followed along, she would be more likely to encounter danger; it would be better for her to stay here and rest well.
After making his decision, Makoto looked up at Ningguang.
The little girl was originally eating unhurriedly, but as if sensing someone watching her, she immediately looked up.
When she realized that the person watching her was Makoto, Ningguang quickly finished her meal.
Immediately after, Ningguang ran towards Makoto and tightly held onto his arm.
She looked up at Makoto and then said seriously, "Brother Makoto, where are you going? Ningguang wants to go too!"
Unbeknownst to her, Ningguang had already become inseparable from Makoto.
No matter where Makoto went, she would follow, like a clingy little tail.
Makoto had also guessed that Ningguang would say this.
He squatted down, gently rubbed Ningguang's little head, and then said softly, "Little girl, Qiqi, Miss Ganyu, and I are planning to go out to gather herbs to treat the injured villagers."
"Ningguang won't be going, because gathering herbs in the mountains is very dangerous."
"I'm worried about you getting into an accident, so please stay in the village and rest well, understood?"
When Ningguang heard that Makoto wouldn't let her follow, a sad expression immediately appeared on her face.
"But, Ningguang wants to go too."
"Ningguang isn't afraid of danger."
"Ningguang just wants to follow Brother Makoto."
The little girl held Makoto's arm, unwilling to let go.
Her beautiful eyes, as brilliant as rubies, were also glistening with tears.