The woman turned her head to look.
She saw a handsome young man walking towards them.
"Hello, Madame Ping. And this is…"
"Her? Hehe, she's an old friend of mine, Cloud Retainer."
Su Han was slightly taken aback.
Isn't this Ganyu's master? The Chatterbox Adeptus.
The terrifying immortal who can talk Ganyu into seclusion and leave Shenhe speechless with her mouth alone.
Cloud Retainer looked Su Han up and down, her expression surprised. "You actually possess a Pure Yang Body. You look quite promising."
"Uhh, yes, I do."
"Mm. A Pure Yang Body is impervious to a hundred evils. I never thought the person recognized by the Lord Emperor would also have such a constitution. By the way, Su Han, would you like me to give you a wife?"
"I have a disciple, and she is as beautiful as a flower. Although her personality is a bit cold, she's a woman. As long as you are bold and proactive, she will become obedient sooner or later."
"What's with that expression? Don't tell me you think I'm trying to trick you?"
"My disciple, you know, has never even had her hand held by a man. Her innate talent is also superb."
Before Su Han could even speak, Cloud Retainer began to ramble on and on.
Even the slightest change in his facial expression was immediately caught by her.
"That child, Shenhe, has had a bitter fate. She encountered that incident when she was young, so she has never experienced a normal person's life. So, when you are with her, you must remember to be more tolerant of her."
"Also, she often has nightmares. It would be best to hold her when she sleeps."
"You're single too, right? I can tell, no need to hide it. It's for the best that you're single, it'll save my disciple from suffering if she goes to you."
"Sigh, if it weren't for the fact that Shenhe and Chongyun are from the same clan, I would have wanted to matchmake them. But meeting you now is even better."
A full half an hour passed before Cloud Retainer finally stopped her bombardment.
Not only had she recounted everything about Shenhe's childhood, but she had also shared embarrassing stories from her time training in Liyue.
Still, getting a wife for free was an offer Su Han would not refuse.
"Alright. Since you've put it that way, Adeptus, then I will accept Shenhe."
The nearby Madame Ping was stunned for a moment, looking at him with a strange expression.
She remembered that when he had come with Xiangling last time, she had noticed something was off between the two of them.
And now Cloud Retainer was giving him a wife, and he was smiling so wide his mouth was crooked.
Just how many boats are you trying to ride at once?
In the end, however, Madame Ping didn't say anything. She also knew Shenhe, and with her unique constitution, she really did need someone who could suppress the power within her to accompany her.
Cloud Retainer nodded with satisfaction. "Mm, you're a good young man. Truly worthy of being a talent favored by the Lord Emperor. I will go and bring Shenhe here at once. You just wait."
After speaking, she transformed directly into a crane, completely ignoring what the two people on the scene were thinking.
In a puff of smoke, she was gone. No one even knew how she left.
The atmosphere instantly quieted down.
Su Han gave an awkward laugh. "Well, about that… I came here to ask for your help with something."
"Speak," Madame Ping said with a smile, not minding these things. In her era, it was common for powerful men to have many wives and concubines. That one particular god, for instance, had a great many wives.
When Su Han explained that the Jade Chamber was full and they had run out of living space, Madame Ping nodded. "That is a simple matter. I will teach you a technique. Using it, you can connect to a grotto-heaven within a pot."
"Choose one. There is a grassland, floating islands, and a seaside archipelago."
She waved her hand, and a row of teapots appeared in front of Su Han. He could even see images of the realms within them.
In the end, Su Han chose a Liyue-style pot. Inside, there were mountains, water, and lakes, with a small stream flowing down from the mountain range. He planned to plant peach trees and turn the place into a medicinal garden sanctuary. If possible, it would be even better to plant some cherry trees as well.
After he selected the realm within the pot, Madame Ping led him to her warehouse and pointed at the shelves inside.
"The first row is plant seeds. These are all things I collected during my travels, and there are some green plants as well. The second row has some buildings and such, but the style is from the old days. If you don't like it, you can have someone modify it. The rest of the things, this old woman doesn't have. I imagine you are not short on Mora, so you can just add whatever you want yourself."
"Mm, thank you, Madame Ping."
Su Han entered the warehouse and began to plunder it.
He started with one hundred peach trees. A thousand stalks of bamboo. He skipped the crops, as he could buy those outside anyway. As for the buildings, Su Han selected quite a few. He chose three essential houses and one platform training ground. In the future, he wouldn't have to train in the Jade Chamber's main square every time. He could just do it inside his grotto-heaven, without fear of leaking any secrets.
It took a full hour for Su Han to finish selecting all the buildings and plants he needed.
When he walked out of the warehouse, his gaze was involuntarily drawn to a woman standing in the distance.
She was tall and slender, with silvery-white hair that reached her waist, and red ropes tied around various parts of her body, giving her a unique kind of beauty.
However, in stark contrast to this beauty was her face, which was as cold and frosty as ice.
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