Today's Bubu Pharmacy was much quieter than usual.
After Tartaglia had smashed the koi pond, although a few had died, a portion had luckily survived.
They were just a bit lacking in vitality.
In Baizhu's words, they were depressed.
Although there was a fire last night, thankfully it was brought under control in time, and the house that caught fire was unoccupied, so it was a false alarm.
Therefore, Baizhu only went over to make an appearance before returning.
Looking towards the corridor, Qiqi was hugging a small Anemo Slime, staring blankly.
For a child from an ordinary family, an Anemo Slime, a relatively gentle monster, was definitely not something to be kept as a pet.
But in a sense, Qiqi was no longer in the category of an ordinary child.
Looking at her, Baizhu appeared somewhat worried.
Because in recent days, for some unknown reason, this little one had suddenly become obsessed with Sunset Fruits.
But even when he gave Qiqi all the Sunsettias that Herbalist Gui had bought, the little girl showed no desire to eat them.
In her words, they had no taste.
Did Sunsettias have no taste? Of course not. Herbalist Gui had specially selected them before buying; they were even sweeter than the ones they usually picked in the mountains.
The lack of taste was purely because Qiqi had no sense of taste at all. Besides cold and hot, she couldn't taste a third flavor in anything.
At first, he didn't realize what was going on, until a wicker basket with the name "Bai Luo" on it was left at the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy.
He finally understood why Qiqi was thinking about Sunsettias.
Baizhu tentatively took out a Sunsettia. After much hesitation, he ultimately didn't dare to eat it.
He took the Sunsettia directly to Qiqi's side.
"Qiqi, want to try this one?"
Qiqi's hands were still wrapped in gauze. Ever since she started raising the Anemo Slime, her fingernails had not been exposed.
Seeing the Sunsettia Baizhu handed her, she did not refuse.
Even though she knew these Sunsettias were different from the ones she had eaten before.
But after this Sunsettia entered her mouth, Qiqi paused for a moment.
"This is the one... delicious."
Were the sour Sunsettias really delicious?
Not necessarily, because from Qiqi's expression, she should have found this sour taste unpleasant as well.
But... when a third taste appeared in her world, besides ice and heat...
Even if this taste was bitter, to her, it was happiness.
Because any other sense of taste was an extravagant hope for her.
"Qiqi? Do you know Bai Luo?"
Watching Qiqi eating the Sunsettia while sitting on the steps, Baizhu probed with uncertainty.
"Bai Luo? Who is that? Mr. Bai's brother?"
Qiqi raised her head and looked at Baizhu with a hint of confusion.
It seemed... she didn't know anyone named Bai Luo.
She had no impression at all.
"He has no relation to me. In short, it's good that you don't know him, and you don't need to."
Knowing that Qiqi didn't know Bai Luo, Baizhu was finally relieved.
Because Qiqi, as a zombie, only acted according to edicts and was therefore incapable of lying.
Since she said she didn't know him, then she truly didn't know him.
He didn't know if it was his imagination, but Baizhu always felt that Bai Luo would try to lure this child, Qiqi, away from his side.
But thankfully, Qiqi's memory was not very reliable. No matter how hard Bai Luo tried to "bribe" her, it was of no use.
"Alright, no need to rush. There are still many here. If I'm not mistaken... they should all be the delicious Sunsettias like the one in your hand."
After removing the medicinal herbs from the wicker basket, Baizhu placed all the Sunsettias in front of Qiqi.
Just like the coconut milk Bai Luo had given as a gift before leaving, he generally wouldn't withhold things others gave to Qiqi.
Besides, he really didn't like these things.
He just didn't notice that Qiqi, holding the Sunsettia, was staring blankly at the two characters for "Bai Luo" on the basket, as if she had discovered something.
After tilting her little head and looking for a while, Qiqi, with the help of the Anemo Slime, heaved all the Sunsettias out of the basket.
Then she placed it upside down in front of her.
And the two characters for "Bai Luo" (白洛) became the inverted "Luo Bai" (洛白).
"That's right."
Nodding with satisfaction, Qiqi continued to sit under the eaves, staring blankly at the sky.
The sky was very blue, so blue it was a little dazzling.
Qiqi didn't like this kind of sky, because this kind of sky didn't have Luo Bai.
Without Luo Bai, there wouldn't be those sour Sunsettias.
Not happy.
If only it would rain... that would be nice.
Ah, and calisthenics.
...
Bai Luo returned to the Alcor right on time. As for the Sunsettias he had... it was said he gave them to a friend.
"That friend should be the Instructor, right?"
After learning of this matter, Ningguang immediately had the answer.
Because around the same time, Baizhu had come to report that Bubu Pharmacy had received Sunsettias sent by the Instructor.
Baizhu never concealed matters related to the Instructor.
It seemed the Instructor had also secretly reached some unspeakable agreement with Himura Kenshin.
But whether they had any secrets or not no longer mattered.
Anyway, Himura Kenshin would be leaving Liyue for Inazuma tomorrow. And according to the information they had, the Fatui's Tartaglia would later have a so-called "spar" with the Instructor. After the spar, the Instructor would also leave Liyue.
By then, this bustling city would truly calm down.
...
Early the next morning, Bai Luo was awakened by the noisy crowd.
It was the residents on the shore bidding farewell to their friends in the Crux Fleet.
The sea, no matter which world, was synonymous with mystery, and the continent of Teyvat was no exception.
No one knew what the world at the bottom of the sea, yet to be explored by humans, was truly like.
Therefore, every voyage for the sailors was a high-stakes gamble with their lives.
At this gambling table, although the Crux Fleet had a high winning rate, they were not safe every time.
At most, their chances of survival were just higher.
What's more... their destination this time was Inazuma, on the other side of the ocean, an island nation completely surrounded by thunderstorms.
"Raise the anchor! Set sail!"
Standing on the dragon-headed prow of the Alcor, Beidou commanded with heroic spirit.
And as her voice fell, one ship after another raised its heavy anchor, uniformly hoisted the flag of the Crux Fleet, and sailed out of Liyue Harbor in formation, heading towards Inazuma.
In these waters, the flag of the Crux Fleet was the most reassuring life-saving talisman, because the Crux Fleet was the strongest armed fleet in the vicinity.
Even the legendary sea monster of the dark sea, [Haishan], had died at the hands of this fleet's leader.
No one would try to challenge the authority of this captain.
On this sea, she was a god.
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[A/N: Qiqi doesn't know Bai Luo. She only knows Brother Luo Bai]
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