After forming a master–disciple bond with Ganyu, Junze and Ganyu did not remain long at Cloud Retainer's abode.
After all, Ganyu had only come out to investigate the issue in Jueyun Karst. Now that the problem had been resolved, she naturally needed to hurry back to Liyue Harbor to continue working overtime.
No, aside from work there was also…
Ganyu glanced at Junze in her arms.
Mm, before work, she still needed to solve this child's problem.
"Grrrr—"
Suddenly, a loud rumble entered Ganyu's ears.
Ganyu froze. She was very familiar with this sound. Wasn't this the very sound that had drawn her attention before?
Ganyu followed the sound and looked down.
She saw Junze pitifully pointing at his own stomach, his little mouth drooping down.
That expression seemed to be saying, Mom…
No!
It should be, Master, I'm hungry~
Seeing Junze's pitiful look, Ganyu smiled. She pinched Junze's cheek and said, "Alright, Master will take you to eat now."
"Mmm!"
Junze nodded happily.
After speaking, Ganyu hugged Junze and quickly headed toward Liyue Harbor, while thinking in her heart that she was only going to eat, and had not delayed work because of taking care of Junze.
But compared to before, Ganyu had never gone to eat at this time.
And after Ganyu and Junze left, another white-haired woman appeared in Cloud Retainer's abode.
The white-haired woman had a cold expression.
More precisely, she looked wooden.
It was as if she had no emotions.
This woman was named Shenhe, also a disciple of Cloud Retainer.
Shenhe looked at her master in confusion and asked, "Master, why did you not have me bring him back to be sealed when I discovered him, but instead let Ganyu adopt him?"
"He is, after all, Taotie. Very dangerous."
It turned out that Shenhe had actually discovered Junze earlier than Ganyu!
She had simply not brought him back.
That made sense. After all, Jueyun Karst was a place where adepti appeared.
With such a huge disturbance, it would not make sense for Ganyu, who was far away in Liyue Harbor, to discover the issue first.
Cloud Retainer said calmly, "So what if he is Taotie? Could it be that this adeptus would fear a Taotie hatchling?"
Though she said so.
Cloud Retainer indeed still had quite a shadow regarding Taotie.
Especially when she heard Junze's stomach rumble, she even recalled her past experience of nearly having all her feathers plucked by Taotie.
Shenhe fell silent.
Since her master said so, she would not do anything further.
"Moreover, Ganyu indeed, as this adeptus calculated, has some connection with that child in the unseen."
Cloud Retainer raised her head high, very proud.
"However, Shenhe, just in case, Master still hopes you will descend the mountain, to prevent accidents. After all, now Ganyu may very well, because that child is her disciple, make an incorrect judgment."
"I understand."
After speaking, Shenhe turned and walked out of the abode.
This wooden, common-sense-lacking girl perhaps treated people and matters in such a straightforward way.
And Cloud Retainer watched Shenhe leave, then leisurely said within the abode, "It is not only Ganyu~"
This illuminated adeptus considered far more than one might imagine.
"I only hope Ganyu can properly teach this little one."
Cloud Retainer did not wish for the matter of her feathers being plucked to happen again.
On the other side, Ganyu was carrying Junze back.
The rushing wind passed around the two of them.
Ganyu glanced at Junze from time to time.
Yet she discovered that this child had already closed his eyes. She could not help but laugh: "He really is a child. Just now he was still telling me he was hungry, and now he has already fallen asleep."
"However…"
Ganyu looked at Junze, twitched her nose, and thought: 'Are children's bodies all this soft and this fragrant?'
Ganyu, who had never taken care of a child, felt very amazed.
She could not help but hug Junze a little tighter.
"I have to hold him tighter. He mustn't catch cold."
While feeling the aura emanating from Junze's body, Ganyu blushed slightly and made excuses for herself.
I… I'm not wanting to hug this child or anything.
And Junze?
He had not fallen asleep, but had closed his eyes to check his system.
However, even while checking the system, Junze still felt the fragrance and warmth coming from Ganyu.
A comfortable expression appeared on Junze's little face.
If he really went to sleep now, he would definitely have a very sweet dream.
Black slime pillow, that texture, top-tier!
Junze shook his head forcefully to clear himself: "Still have to check the system."
Junze opened the system interface, and instantly—
[Quest: Child of the Immortal Qilin Completed]
[Rewards issued, please claim]
[Status panel updated]
[Limited Banner · Fleeting Life Who Comes has opened]
[Map updated]
[Quest log updated]
The moment he opened the system interface, Junze was directly startled by those pop-up windows in his mind crowding toward him.
One after another, as if they were going to swallow Junze whole.
"Why do these function pop-ups feel just like those junk software programs…"
Junze looked at the piled-up prompt windows before him and recalled his old computer that had been installed with the 2345 family bundle, Flash, Bird Wallpaper, KuaiZip, various browsers, and all sorts of rogue software.
Unfortunately, even up to transmigrating, Junze had never been able to find out which software in his computer was the real parasite king.
Of course, he did not want to know at all!
"I'll open them one by one."
Junze first opened the quest panel.
After all, the first quest, no matter what, had that so-called Descension Gift Pack.
"This system really feels pretentious. A newbie gift pack is just a newbie gift pack. Why call it a Descension Gift Pack?"
While complaining, Junze claimed the Descension Gift Pack and opened it.
Then, his face changed.
"System, you're really good, really generous. I didn't say anything just now."
"The name you chose is excellent!"
What made Junze show such an expression was naturally the item in the gift pack's first slot, that dazzling 1600 Primogems!