Takumi was speechless when he heard Hu Tao say that.
But he didn't stop her. Instead, he said:
"Then I'll open a space door for you. Just go straight back."
As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the space door.
Seeing this, Hu Tao's eyes lit up.
"This works! Then I'm heading back first! Goodbye!"
After saying that, she rushed out and stepped directly through the space crack, returning to Guiliyuan.
The moment she arrived at the gate of her villa, Hu Tao was delighted.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of my friend. You understand me too well."
Muttering to herself, she pushed open the villa door and walked in.
"Himeko, Seele, are you here? I'm back~!"
Her voice echoed through the house as soon as she entered.
From the other side of the space crack, Takumi smiled before closing it.
Then he continued toward Lodia's location.
But when he reached the emperor's tomb, he could only stare speechlessly.
Emm… The Qianyan Army was stationed there as guards?
Were they really afraid someone would try digging up the tomb?
Really…
If Zhongli ever found out someone tried digging up his grave, the entire world might start trembling.
At the same time, Takumi noticed the temple being constructed nearby.
It wasn't finished yet, but even now, it looked like it would be incredible once complete.
Ever since Ningguang and the others came here to offer incense and casually mentioned the idea, Ningguang held a Qixing meeting.
Everyone agreed.
Build an Emperor's Temple.
It wasn't surprising. After all, the Emperor deserved it.
And something like this couldn't be constructed carelessly.
Liyue Qixing poured enormous effort into the project and demanded perfection at every stage.
After looking around for a bit, Takumi continued toward Lodia.
He only came to take a look, but Lodia was clearly surprised—and happy—to see him.
It eagerly chatted with him. After all, being alone in a secluded lake could be very boring.
After spending some time there, Takumi went back to Qingcezhuang.
By afternoon, Kamisato Ayaka had finally finished handling the grain.
Klee and the other little girls also returned.
They had eaten lunch outside in the wild and never once came home.
When they came back, Takumi noticed the group of children who followed Klee were carrying buckets of fish.
They returned while giving buckets of fish away to familiar villagers.
Takumi could only stare.
As expected… Klee had provided extra meals for the entire village.
"Takumi big brother! I'm back!"
Klee trotted toward him with her small backpack bouncing behind her.
The strong gunpowder smell clinging to her clothes hit him immediately.
"Klee seems to have had a great time today. How many fish did you blow up?"
She grinned.
"Not too many! Everyone was so happy! Klee shared all the fried fish with them! It's a pity it got dark—otherwise Klee could've fried even more!"
She waved her hands enthusiastically, clearly excited.
Listening to her, Takumi felt helpless.
"You smell like gunpowder… I really admire you."
He lightly tapped her head.
Klee beamed proudly.
"Hehehe~! Takumi big brother, can we come again tomorrow?"
She looked at him with sparkling eyes.
Takumi rolled his eyes.
"No. You're staying home tomorrow. Stop thinking about the fish in Qingcezhuang. What will you do if you blow up all the fish?"
It wasn't good to keep relying on Qingce to feed her explosions.
Better let her wreak havoc somewhere else.
Klee looked disappointed.
"Alright…"
If they weren't coming, she'd just make more bombs at home. She was running low anyway.
"Okay, let's go," Takumi said, waving his hand.
The space doorway opened.
He stepped in first.
Kamisato Ayaka looked at the little girls in amusement. They were far too energetic.
"Let's go back," she said, following him.
Everyone returned to Takumi's manor.
As soon as they got home, Klee dashed inside.
"Sister Nuwa Al! We're back! Guess what—add extra meals today! Klee fried a lot of fish again!"
She ran straight into the kitchen and pulled out the fish she had saved.
She had intentionally kept the best ones—the tastiest types.
Klee had long since learned which fish tasted best after being blown up.
She saved those to share with her family.
Nuwa Al was surprised to see the fish, but she quickly focused on the more important issue.
"Klee, go take a bath! You smell like gunpowder and fish!"
These little girls had clearly gone wild today.
As the one responsible for their care, Nuwa Al knew exactly what Klee had done.
Takumi heard her scolding the moment he walked in.
Nuwa Al rarely scolded Klee, which made the scene amusing.
Ningguang and the others were also home.
Seeing Takumi return with Ayaka, Ningguang asked:
"Finished the winery? Do I need to send anyone over?"
After Takumi sat, Ningguang continued.
She had already received Nuwa's report:
the winery was built, and startup funds had been allocated.
But Takumi hadn't returned earlier, so she assumed something was wrong.
"No need," Takumi replied.
"Let Qingce handle Qingcezhuang's winery. Nuwa has already set up all the job posts so the villagers can work. Once business grows, we can expand. If Xiao Zhang can't manage it, I'll send someone later. If he can, even better. He can run the whole thing. Nuwa is watching anyway."
Takumi refused the idea of sending more officials.
Xiao Zhang could try first.
If he failed, then someone else could take over.
And honestly… it wasn't hard.
After all, Nuwa would be doing the real managing.