When she saw a stranger holding Junze like that, Ganyu instantly associated the scene with the Ink Shadow Adeptus.
The conversation she had just had with Eula surfaced in her mind.
For a moment, it felt as if even her rationality had snapped.
A massive surge of Cryo elemental power erupted from Ganyu's body.
"Crack"
Using the underground water, the entire garden began to freeze rapidly.
The temperature dropped sharply.
Sharp ice crystals filled the air.
And the target of all this power was Shenhe, who was currently holding Junze.
"Let go of that child!"
Ganyu lowered her voice as she shouted.
Shenhe frowned slightly.
If this had been out in the wilderness with those people who searched for Adepti, she would have already acted.
When conflicts occurred, Shenhe's choice was never explanation or negotiation.
She would simply act and threaten directly.
To her, the meaning of explanation and negotiation was something she did not understand.
But the person standing before her was her senior sister, Ganyu.
Although Shenhe lacked common sense, she still knew that some people could not be treated that way.
Of course, she also had no intention of explaining anything.
Junze felt the sudden cold around him.
When he turned around and saw Ganyu already preparing to attack, he was startled.
Since when had his master become so quick to act?!
"Master!"
Junze quickly broke free from Shenhe and ran toward Ganyu.
If he delayed even a moment longer, Shenhe and Ganyu might actually start fighting.
Even if nothing happened to the two of them, the seedlings he had painstakingly grown for so many days would probably be destroyed.
"Ze!"
When she saw Junze running toward her, all the killing intent around Ganyu instantly disappeared.
She hurriedly held her hands out in the air, clearly worried that Junze might slip while running on the icy, water covered ground.
The moment Junze reached her, Ganyu crouched slightly and pulled him into a hug.
Ganyu looked at him worriedly.
"Ze, are you alright?"
Junze shook his head.
"Master, I'm fine. Martial Aunt just saved me. She's not a bad person."
"Huh? Martial Aunt… saved you?"
Ganyu froze for a moment and quickly looked toward Shenhe, who was standing beside the flowerbed.
Earlier, because of Junze, she had not taken a close look.
But now she realized that the person standing there really did seem to be her junior sister whom she had barely met before.
Shenhe.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
After realizing she had made a mistake, Ganyu immediately panicked and repeatedly apologized to Shenhe.
At the same time, the surrounding ice melted back into water.
However, the underground water that continued to gush out remained frozen in place.
"It is fine."
Shenhe shook her head, indicating that she did not mind.
"Shenhe, I'm really sorry. I was too worried about that child just now and thought you were a bad person."
Ganyu looked at Shenhe apologetically.
She had nearly attacked her own junior sister.
She really had become too sensitive lately.
"You're both completely soaked. You should quickly come inside and dry yourselves."
Worried that Junze might catch a cold, Ganyu did not ask more questions.
She hurriedly brought Shenhe and Junze inside to change clothes.
Although that was what she said, in the end it was only Junze who actually changed clothes.
Shenhe simply used an Adeptus technique to dry herself instantly.
She stood alone in the living room, quietly waiting for Junze and Ganyu.
For a moment, she seemed somewhat lonely.
Both Ganyu and Shenhe, as sisters, shared the same difficulty of not fitting easily into the human world.
But Ganyu's situation came from her bloodline and the emotional burdens of living for thousands of years.
Shenhe's situation, however, came from her own personality, her understanding of the world, and the many years she had spent cultivating in isolation.
She herself preferred life in the mountains.
Inside the bedroom
"Master… um… I can really do it myself."
Junze looked helplessly at Ganyu, who had already taken out a towel.
Although being taken care of by Ganyu felt very comfortable, having her directly wipe his body and change his clothes like this felt a little embarrassing.
After all, Ganyu was extremely meticulous, and there was water everywhere on his body.
"Ze, be good. Master will dry the water off your body."
Ganyu's face was slightly red as she gently wiped away the moisture with a towel.
"I've helped you clean up several times already. What is there to be shy about?"
Junze stood still and let her continue.
He complained,
"If that's the case, then why is Master blushing?"
"Ahem… maybe I'm still not very skilled at it."
Ganyu awkwardly turned her head away.
There were still some things she had not fully gotten used to.
At this moment, Junze raised his head and looked at the ceiling.
Fortunately, he was still just a child right now...
Hm?!
Junze's expression suddenly became a little strange.
"It must be an illusion."
Did I eat too much?
But I didn't eat anything special. That shouldn't be it.
Junze grew nervous.
Something about his body seemed a little off.
"What exactly happened just now?"
In order to avoid letting her disciple see her immature side, Ganyu quickly tried to change the subject.
As for Junze?
He felt that shifting the focus right now was also a very correct decision.
"I was loosening the soil for the flowers, and suddenly the floor under my feet was pushed up by water from below."
When he mentioned this, Junze felt very fortunate.
Luckily, the area where he had planted the Qingxin had not been affected by the underground water.
Otherwise he would have cried to death.
"Groundwater? It seems the tunnels the Geovishaps dug in Liyue Harbor before were not completely filled."
Ganyu looked a little annoyed.
She had really been careless.
She had clearly handled documents regarding the filling of the Geovishap tunnels before, yet she had forgotten to include the area around Yuehai Pavilion.
"That must have frightened you, right?"
Ganyu gently rubbed Junze's head with concern.
"No. Ze is very strong. Ze wouldn't be scared."
As he spoke, Junze clenched his arm and tried to show off his muscles.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he strained until his face turned red, there was still no sign of any biceps.
After all, his current body was that of a seven or eight year old child. Having muscles like that would clearly be unhealthy.
The humanoid body of Taotie still closely resembled a normal human body.
Seeing him like this, Ganyu giggled softly.
"Alright, alright. Our Ze is the strongest."
She lowered his arm and continued asking,
"So then, Shenhe... your martial aunt... what's going on with that?"
As she spoke, Ganyu carefully wiped Junze's hand with the towel.
But for some reason, Junze felt that his master's tone sounded a little strange.
Ganyu stared at Junze's small hand and spoke quietly.
"Just now, Ze seemed to be hugging Shenhe's thigh."
"And you said you weren't scared..."
"You little liar..."
Ganyu's voice was extremely soft. If Junze had not listened carefully, he would not have heard it at all.
Junze's hand trembled slightly.
His expression became noticeably strange.
What his master just said...
It felt a little dangerous somehow.
"Ze, your hand is shaking. Are you cold?!"
Ganyu looked up at him with concern.
There was absolutely no sign of any dark or obsessive tendencies.
Seeing this version of Ganyu, Junze finally let out a breath of relief.
Good.
It really was just his imagination.
His master was so gentle and cute. How could something like that happen?
His timid master definitely had no potential to become that kind of person.
At most, she would just obediently be bullied by her own disciple.
Junze replied,
"It's nothing, Master. I'm just tired from planting flowers."
Ganyu gave him a slightly reproachful look.
"You should be more careful. If you tire yourself out while playing and end up getting hurt, that would be bad."
"I was planting flowers! I wasn't playing!"
"Alright, alright. Ze was planting flowers."
"Master."
"Hm?"
"One day, I will definitely make you regret being so dismissive today."
"When was I dismissive~?"
----------
Patreon Advance 30 Chapters: patreon .com/FicVibe