Meanwhile, Mr. Fang Xun's side…
The three walked towards Jueyun Karst for a while.
Unconsciously, the strong wind had subsided.
Summer evening winds were always like this, coming and going quickly.
Now that Qiqi was no longer worried about being blown away by the wind, he let go of Mr. Fang Xun and Ganyu's hands and ran ahead alone.
At this moment, Xiao Qiqi's attention had been drawn to the Crystalfly by the big tree.
Even at night, that Crystalfly could emit a gentle glow.
Xiao Qiqi thought this glowing butterfly was very beautiful, so he took his short legs and tried to catch the Crystalfly.
Although Qiqi was fully focused on catching the Crystalfly, his short legs couldn't jump very high, so he repeatedly missed.
Not far behind Qiqi,
Mr. Fang Xun and Ganyu walked side by side, unhurriedly.
Both of them had faint smiles on their faces, finding the little girl charmingly naive and cute.
From a distance, they truly looked like a family of three out for a stroll, giving off a sense of happiness and completeness.
But if you looked for too long, something always felt a bit strange.
That was, the atmosphere was too silent.
No one spoke the entire time; only the faint sound of cicadas in the mountain forest could be heard.
At present, Qiqi was concentrating on catching the Crystalfly, so he naturally had no time to speak.
As for Ganyu, there was even less to say.
She was always bad at verbal communication, like an introverted young lady.
After a brief silence, it was Mr. Fang Xun who finally broke the quiet.
He looked up at Ganyu beside him and asked curiously, "Miss Ganyu, why did you think of coming to Guili Plains to help tonight?"
In Mr. Fang Xun's opinion,
As the secretary of the entire Liyue, Ganyu had extremely complex work to handle every day.
And building a village in Guili Plains was a minor matter; having the Millelith come to help would be more than enough.
Why did Ganyu personally come over?
Mr. Fang Xun couldn't understand, so he voiced his confusion.
"Mr. Fang Xun, actually… my coming to Guili Plains was something my master, Cloud Retainer, repeatedly instructed me to do. She told me to come and help more during this period."
Ganyu herself was the kind of honest and simple-minded girl who couldn't lie.
Seeing Mr. Fang Xun ask, she answered everything truthfully and in detail.
Soon,
Ganyu told Mr. Fang Xun everything Cloud Retainer had instructed her that night.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Fang Xun couldn't help but say with some emotion, "I didn't expect Cloud Retainer to know so clearly about what happened that night."
"After all, she is an adeptus. She can detect any disturbance in Liyue immediately."
That night, Mr. Fang Xun was only focused on Ningguang.
He really didn't know when Cloud Retainer had arrived or when she had left.
Is this what Liyue's adepti are like?
They come and go without a sound.
While Mr. Fang Xun was feeling emotional, he also found it a bit strange.
"Even if Cloud Retainer hopes the village is built sooner, she doesn't need to specifically assign Miss Ganyu to come, right? Others could also be competent for this job."
"Does Cloud Retainer have some other arrangement by doing this?"
Facing Mr. Fang Xun's question, Ganyu's delicate pretty face also flushed with a hint of red.
She said somewhat nervously and embarrassedly, "Because, because Cloud Retainer… hopes that Mr. Fang Xun and I can be together."
Ganyu's voice grew softer and softer, until it was barely audible at the end.
And her pretty face became even redder, even her fair neck was tinged with a blush.
After all, Ganyu and Mr. Fang Xun had only just met recently.
They weren't familiar with each other, only new friends at most.
Yet Cloud Retainer wanted to bring them together, so Ganyu naturally felt a bit awkward.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Fang Xun was instantly stunned.
Cloud Retainer hoped he and Ganyu would be together??
What kind of move was this?
He and Cloud Retainer didn't even know each other, right?
Yet, in such a situation, Cloud Retainer actually provided an assist??
Although he didn't know why Cloud Retainer would do this,
Mr. Fang Xun wanted to say that Cloud Retainer was someone he could trust.
She really helped to set things up when it mattered.
Mr. Fang Xun suddenly felt as if happiness had come too suddenly.
Originally, he didn't know how to increase Ganyu's friendship.
After all, Ganyu was an introverted, slow-to-warm-up type of girl.
But now, if Cloud Retainer was acting as a wingman,
Then things would become much simpler.
Of course, Mr. Fang Xun wouldn't directly use Cloud Retainer to make his point.
That would only make Ganyu uncomfortable.
Because he and Ganyu had only just met, at most they were just friends.
Even if they truly wanted to be together, they would need to build an emotional foundation first, right?
Looking at the somewhat embarrassed and flustered Ganyu in front of him, Mr. Fang Xun chuckled and said, "Miss Ganyu, actually, you don't need to put too much pressure on yourself. Just follow your heart."
"Being together or not being together, it's not really important."
"What's important is that you live happily, right?"
"We can take our time getting to know each other, starting as friends. After some time, I think your heart will have the answer."
Mr. Fang Xun retreated to advance.
He wouldn't force Ganyu to make a choice now.
Because there was still plenty of time, and they could get to know each other slowly.
For Ganyu, who was slow to warm up, this was the best solution.
Ganyu's beautiful eyes flickered as she carefully pondered Mr. Fang Xun's words.
After a moment, Ganyu said gratefully, "Thank you, Mr. Fang Xun. This problem has been bothering me, and I hadn't found a solution."
"But now that I've heard you say this, I feel like I've found the answer."
"I don't need to deliberately make a choice. I'll just leave everything to time."
Ganyu originally didn't know how to face Mr. Fang Xun.
But Mr. Fang Xun's easygoing and gentle nature touched her heart.
"Ding! Detected that Ganyu's friendship has increased from Level 1 to Level 2!"
"Obtained one intertwined fate and additionally obtained two bottles of 'Warm coconut milk'."
It was at this moment that the system's prompt sounded in Mr. Fang Xun's mind.
Clearly, Mr. Fang Xun's words just now alleviated Ganyu's anxiety and earned her approval.
Which led to the increase in friendship.
Soon, Mr. Fang Xun opened his backpack and focused on the coconut milk.
Hadn't Qiqi always wanted to drink coconut milk?
Now, he could fulfill Qiqi's wish.
Although it wasn't fresh coconut milk, it was better than nothing.
Let the child make do for now; he could drink fresh coconut milk later.
While Ganyu and Qiqi weren't paying attention, Mr. Fang Xun took out a bottle of coconut milk from his space.
Mr. Fang Xun gave the still warm coconut milk to Qiqi.
Qiqi was originally still there catching Crystalfly.
But upon seeing the coconut milk in Mr. Fang Xun's hand, the little girl immediately stopped moving.
His pink beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the coconut milk, with joy in his gaze.
"This is… coconut milk…"
Mr. Fang Xun squatted down and handed the coconut milk to Qiqi.
"Qiqi, the coconut milk I promised you, here it is."
Qiqi hugged the coconut milk, as if he had received an extremely precious treasure.
He looked up at Mr. Fang Xun and said seriously, "Qiqi likes… coconut milk…"
"And also likes… Mr. Fang Xun…"
Just at this moment, the system's voice sounded again in Mr. Fang Xun's mind.
"Ding! Detected that Qiqi's friendship has increased from Level 1 to Level 2, obtained one intertwined fate, and additionally obtained one 'Holy Relic Charm'!"
In a short time, Mr. Fang Xun increased the friendship of two female characters.
He obtained a total of two intertwined fate.
Not only that, he also got a 'Holy Relic Charm'.
That DEF Sands from before could finally change its main stat.
Mr. Fang Xun used the Holy Relic Charm without hesitation.
He changed the DEF Sands to an ATK Sands.
Now, the main stat of the Sands was ATK.
And the four sub-stats were, respectively:
Crit DMG +26.3%
Crit Rate +14%
ATK +16
element Mastery +16
Well… it's just barely acceptable.
Only for transitional use.
Soon, Mr. Fang Xun turned his attention to the two intertwined fate.
He opened the gacha pool.