For Ganyu,
horns, as an organ, are sensitive both physiologically and psychologically.
Ganyu is afraid of others touching his horns, which is why he instinctively recoils.
Not only that,
Ganyu's heart was filled with worry,
because Ganyu had always lied to others, claiming that what he wore on his head was a headpiece.
Only a few people in the entire Liyue knew his secret.
Ganyu was worried that everyone would discover this secret and treat him as an outcast, shunning him.
So, whenever someone looked at Ganyu's head, he would shyly lower his head.
Seeing Ganyu, who looked like a startled little white rabbit, Makoto immediately said, "Miss Ganyu, I'm sorry."
"I just thought these qilin horns were very cute, so I couldn't help but look at them for a while longer."
"I didn't expect to scare you. I'm very sorry."
He had no intention of offending him, so he did not want Ganyu to misunderstand.
Ganyu widened his beautiful eyes, his expression somewhat surprised.
Makoto actually knew that the horns on his head were qilin horns?
While surprised, Ganyu remembered what Cloud Retainer had once said, that Makoto also possessed qilin bloodline.
So it wasn't strange for Makoto to recognize the qilin horns.
Recalling Makoto's words just now, a warm current rose in Ganyu's heart.
All this time, Ganyu had been deeply troubled by the qilin horns on his head.
He was always worried that the world would look at him with strange eyes.
Even Ganyu himself was distressed, often thinking that it would be great if he didn't have these qilin horns.
But until today, Makoto actually praised his qilin horns as very cute.
This was the first time Ganyu had heard such a comment.
Ganyu lowered his head, his pretty face flushed, and said, "Mr. Fang Xun, thank you for your compliment."
Seeing that Ganyu was not as flustered as before, Makoto also breathed a sigh of relief.
He was also afraid that Ganyu would be embarrassed, so he changed the subject: "Speaking of which, Miss Ganyu, how did you get surrounded by those monsters?"
When the serious matter was brought up, Ganyu's pretty face became particularly serious.
He softly said, "I was originally going to pick Qingxin, but I unexpectedly found a group of Geovishaps gathered together."
"Their behavior was strange; they must have been controlled by the Fatui."
"In order to find out what the Fatui wanted to do, I followed these Ancient Geovishaps all the way here and found that they wanted to dig a path to The Chasm."
"The Chasm has been sealed, and no one is allowed to go there, so I could only step forward to stop them."
Ganyu clearly explained the whole story.
Makoto silently absorbed this information.
The Fatui want to go to The Chasm?
What exactly is in The Chasm that would make the Fatui go to such great lengths?
Makoto immediately thought of the great battle Morax had fought there a thousand years ago,
and how Morax had personally sealed his old friend,
Azhdaha.
Are the Fatui after Azhdaha?
Whether it is or not,
the Fatui cannot be allowed to get close to The Chasm.
After a moment of thought, Makoto expressed his idea.
"Miss Ganyu, I suspect that what the Fatui truly desire might be hidden within The Chasm."
Ganyu also nodded gently upon hearing this: "I agree with Mr. Fang Xun on that point."
"No matter what, we have finally obtained some intelligence on the Fatui."
"I will inform the Liyue Seven Stars and the Adepti about this, so that everyone can prepare to resist the Fatui."
Ganyu paused, then remembered the purpose of his outing tonight.
"Oh, right… here are the Qingxin I just picked. Is the quantity enough?"
Ganyu handed five Qingxin to Qiqi.
Qiqi carefully put away the Qingxin, then nodded obediently: "These Qingxin... are enough..."
"Thank you... Ganyu..."
Looking at the cute Little One in front of him, Ganyu couldn't help but laugh, bending down to rub Qiqi's head.
Then he stood up, looked up at Makoto, and said, "Then, Mr. Fang Xun, I'll take my leave. I still have a lot of work to complete."
Makoto also knew that Ganyu had heavy responsibilities and could not stay in one place for too long.
Makoto could understand this.
The two briefly exchanged a few words, and Ganyu turned to return to Liyue Harbor.
Makoto, on the other hand, held Qiqi's hand and headed to the village in Guili Plains.
"Qiqi, Brother Makoto, you're back~"
Even though there was still a long way to go to the village,
Ningguang had already noticed Makoto and them returning, and quickly ran from a distance on his short legs.
He crashed into Makoto's arms, his pure and clear beautiful eyes overflowing with joy.
The villagers heard that Makoto had returned, and also rushed out to welcome the Adeptus.
Looking at the little girl in his arms, Makoto couldn't help but say with some surprise, "Little girl, there's still a distance to the village entrance. How did you know we were back?"
Before Ningguang could answer, Old Zhang, the village blacksmith, chuckled and teased.
"During the time the Adeptus was away, the little girl Ningguang kept standing at the village entrance."
"He didn't do anything else, just looked in the direction of Jueyun Karst."
"We asked him to come and rest, but he refused, saying that he wanted to be the first to welcome the Adeptus."
"It's clear that the Adeptus holds a very important place in Ningguang's heart."
Listening to Blacksmith Uncle Zhang's description,
Makoto could clearly imagine
the little girl standing at the village entrance with a face full of anticipation and stubbornness, looking as if he was eagerly awaiting something.
Makoto immediately couldn't help but laugh, lowering his head to pinch Ningguang's soft and smooth pretty face.
The little girl was just too cute.
How could there be such a naive and silly girl?
He really didn't want to be separated from Makoto for a moment.
So clingy from a young age, what will he do in the future?
And when Ningguang heard Uncle Zhang's teasing, his pretty face quickly flushed with a hint of red.
"No, no, it's not!"
"Ningguang was just thinking about planning the village at the village entrance, and waiting for Brother Makoto to come back!"
"Hmm! That's right!"
The Little One was truly tsundere.
He clearly missed Makoto a lot after Makoto left, but he just wouldn't admit it.
Looking at such a tsundere Ningguang, Makoto couldn't help but jokingly ask, "Little girl,"
"Since you're working so hard, how have you thought about the village planning?"
Upon hearing this, Ningguang immediately pouted and said tearfully, "Brother Makoto, I'm sorry, Ningguang hasn't thought of a plan yet."
Makoto pretended to be surprised and asked, "But haven't you been thinking for a long time?"
"After Brother Makoto left, Ningguang couldn't calm down to think, only thinking about when Brother Makoto would return."
"Brother Makoto, don't be angry, I'll think about the plan right away."
Ningguang bit his lip lightly, looking pitiful.
He was afraid that his unfinished work would displease Makoto.
Looking at Ningguang's pitiful appearance, Makoto was left speechless.
He rubbed Ningguang's little head and then softly said, "Never mind, if you haven't thought of it, think about it tomorrow."
"Now, I'll take you to the night market, as compensation for not being with you."
Upon hearing this, Ningguang immediately burst into laughter, his beautiful eyes sparkling.
"Really?"
"Brother Makoto is really taking me to the night market? Yay!"
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