The group chatted and laughed, Guizhong's 'resurrection' clearly putting everyone in a good mood.
After spending some time talking with Guizhong, Lin Qiu found that Guizhong and Hu Tao were indeed quite similar in some aspects.
They were both talkative, lively, and small in stature; the difference might be that Guizhong wasn't as mischievous as Hu Tao, but she seemed to be no less so with familiar people.
When the group returned to Liyue, a new problem arose: where would Guizhong live?
After discussion, because Cloud Retainer, Aping, and Zhongli all chose to live in Liyue Harbor, Guizhong also wanted to stay in Liyue Harbor.
Undoubtedly, everyone finally decided to have Guizhong live in Lin Qiu's home as well.
Anyway, Lin Qiu still had to teach Shenhe common sense about human society, and now Guizhong could be added to the curriculum.
In the end, even Gecheng decided to move into Lin Qiu's home; after all, Cloud Retainer, Zhongli, and Guizhong were all living there now.
Lin Qiu said, "I have no objections… My foot!"
"After the expansion, there are only six rooms in total. Adding one person is fine, but if both of you move in, where will I go?"
"It seems this problem still needs to be solved by the lovely Director…" Lin Qiu decided to 'call' the rich Miss Hu.
Several Adepti had already begun building their own small houses in Lin Qiu's home, and the six rooms could be said to have six different styles.
There was nothing special about Lin Qiu's room, just a lot of books, mostly light novels.
Shenhe's room was the simplest, with no decorations, only a few photos taken at the Jade Chamber.
Lumine had a new room, but there was nothing in it because she had been adventuring outside and hadn't returned yet.
Zhongli's room had many antiques, Cloud Retainer's had inventions, Gecheng's had musical instruments, and Guizhong temporarily shared a room with Gecheng.
While the group was playing 'Minecraft' and decorating rooms in Lin Qiu's home, Lumine and Shenhe, who had just returned home, were dumbfounded.
"How did two more women appear in the house after we went out?"
They recognized Xianyun, but who were the other two people?
"Lin Qiu, what's going on!?" Paimon flew to Lin Qiu's side.
"Why did the house get so much bigger! And that empty space over there, can we plant something delicious?" Paimon pointed to an empty space, her eyes gleaming.
They had been adventuring outside during this time and didn't even know the house had been expanded.
"Paimon, compared to that, aren't the two extra people more concerning?" Lumine said.
Shenhe nodded; she could sense that one was an Adeptus, but she wasn't familiar with the other.
"Let me introduce you, this is Granny Ping." Lin Qiu pulled Streetward Rambler over.
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Question marks appeared above Paimon and Traveler's heads.
The woman in front of them had long, blue-green hair tied up. Aside from the slightly benevolent smile on her lips, where did she resemble Granny Ping at all?
"Is this the Granny Ping we know? Has the change been a bit too drastic?"
"Hello there." Aping smiled and greeted them. It seemed that after returning to her youthful appearance, her mindset also became younger.
"In a few days, Yanfei will be back, and then she can make you a 'Teapot.' Paimon can plant whatever she wants to eat then." Aping said.
"It really is Granny Ping!" Paimon exclaimed, "Oh no, now it's Sister Ping?"
"Paimon can call me whatever he likes." Aping raised her hand and patted Paimon's head.
"This way of speaking is also very Granny Ping!" Paimon became even more certain.
Once they knew this was Granny Ping, their sense of unfamiliarity disappeared.
Lumine looked at the other beautiful woman, and at this moment, Guizhong also looked at Lumine curiously.
Guizhong held both hands in front of his chest, his long sleeves naturally hanging down, making him look like a ghost, or a rabbit.
Guizhong, who had just 'resurrected,' had been catching up with old friends along the way, so it was natural that Traveler had been mentioned.
But he also hadn't had time to read Lin Qiu's books, so he was still relatively unfamiliar with Lumine, only knowing of his existence.
"This is Guizhong." Lin Qiu said.
Guizhong's movements were like those of a cute little rabbit, making Lin Qiu want to pat his head when introducing him.
But after all, they hadn't known each other for long, so although Lin Qiu's hand extended, he didn't actually lower it.
Guizhong felt Lin Qiu's movement and stood on tiptoe, nudging Lin Qiu's hand with his head.
Then he greeted them, "Hello everyone."
Lin Qiu was stunned, "Oh my, who understands, my friends, my hand was touched by his head! Taking advantage of me!"
The latter thought was a joke, but Lin Qiu being stunned was real; he truly hadn't expected Guizhong to do that.
Guizhong doing this wasn't because he particularly liked Lin Qiu, but simply due to his personality.
If it were Ganyu, it wouldn't work; Ganyu is the type who gets shyer the more intimate you are.
Even if you actively touch him, he'd be shy for a long time, let alone him taking the initiative.
"This is Shenhe." Lin Qiu continued to introduce.
Shenhe stared at Lin Qiu expressionlessly, then slowly walked towards Lin Qiu.
Just as Lin Qiu was wondering why Shenhe was staring at him so intently, Shenhe walked in front of Lin Qiu.
"Thank you." Shenhe said, he had also read the story Lin Qiu wrote.
Lin Qiu smiled faintly and patted Shenhe's head, without speaking.
"Hello." Shenhe greeted Guizhong.
Being patted on the head before greeting made Lin Qiu a bit exasperated; sometimes the destructive power of natural clumsiness is truly terrifying.
"Hmm… it is indeed time to express gratitude. Shenhe did well." Cloud Retainer was pleased.
Gecheng looked at Cloud Retainer without speaking.
Ying smiled at Lin Qiu.
Lin Qiu looked at Lumine, Lin Qiu understood, trying to convey a message with his eyes: 'Don't mess with me!'
"I just like patting people's heads, I'm wrong, okay?"
Ying understood, then replied with a smile-filled gaze: 'What should I do?'
'Exchange it for information about your brother!' Lin Qiu mouthed, using a condition Lumine couldn't refuse.
'Okay.' Lumine nodded, he indeed agreed.
The two ended their party chat, and Lin Qiu introduced, "This is Lumine and the white floating object, Paimon."
"Hello, Miss Guizhong." Ying said politely.
"Eh? Why is it different when it comes to me?" Paimon was displeased.
Introducing them was fine, but why was she a white floating object?
"Because Paimon is a special existence." Lin Qiu explained with a gentle smile.
"Oh, that's right!" Paimon was very pleased, putting his hands on his hips.
"Pfft." Guizhong covered his mouth and chuckled lightly, his long sleeves blocking his mouth, making him look like a secretly laughing 'ghost.'
"Paimon is so cute, come here for a hug, okay?" Guizhong said.
"Okay, okay." Paimon flew directly into Guizhong's arms, and the two cute creatures embraced.
At this moment, Zhongli returned, bringing the Adepti and Xiao behind him.
It turned out he had just gone out to inform them of Guizhong's resurrection.
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Character Voice Line · Guizhong: About Lin Qiu
"He is my savior, but he seems to lack nothing. How should I repay him?"