The Head of Yun-Han Opera Troupe! Taking Ganyu to Listen to an Opera**
Afterward, eager to ask Luo Li many questions, Ganyu completed the document handover with Keqing at the fastest possible speed.
For issues such as the Bishui Trade Route, she did not repeat the details verbally. Instead, she directly wrote her recommendations and investigation points on paper and handed them over.
Her impatience was obvious to both of them, and Keqing grew even more curious about the relationship between Ganyu and Luo Li.
Unfortunately, now was not the time to get to the bottom of it.
After finishing the work handover, just before leaving, Ganyu suddenly spoke up.
"Lady Keqing, may I request a few days off?"
"Uh… this…"
Given what had just happened, Keqing naturally understood the reason for the leave—it was clearly to spend time with Luo Li.
Logically speaking, with Ganyu having worked diligently for thousands of years without rest or vacation, asking for a few days off—let alone taking a year-long break—would leave no one qualified to criticize her.
However, her importance…
After thinking for a moment, Keqing felt that a few days should be manageable. After all, there weren't many critical affairs requiring immediate attention during this period.
She could always temporarily assign staff from around the other Qixing to help out—perhaps even borrow the three secretaries under Ningguang.
With that thought, Keqing agreed without hesitation.
"Alright. I'll inform the other Qixing about the vacancy later. Please take some time to relax."
Even a workaholic like her found it impossible to say no to Ganyu, who had effectively worked overtime for a thousand years.
"Thank you very much."
A smile appeared on Ganyu's face. Her bright expression, paired with eyes still slightly red and swollen from crying, made her look endearingly fragile.
After bidding farewell to Keqing, the two left the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"Teacher, could you accompany me back to Yuehai Pavilion to finish up the last bit of work?" Ganyu asked pitifully.
In the past, she would probably have asked him to wait where he was while she quickly handled things herself.
Now, however—perhaps afraid he might disappear again in the blink of an eye—she actually requested to go together.
Luo Li naturally had no objection. He couldn't bring himself to refuse a girl who clung to him so deeply.
"Alright, let's go together."
A moment later, the Millelith guards and officials stationed at the Ministry of Civil Affairs stared in shock.
They watched as the man who had been chatting and laughing with Lady Keqing earlier emerged—now with Lady Ganyu tightly holding onto his arm.
No—this change was way too sudden.
Just who in the world was this man?!
Their gazes followed the pair. This was even more astonishing than the scene with Lady Keqing earlier.
Back then, they had only seemed somewhat close. Now she was practically glued to him—so close that the man could probably feel every bit of Lady Ganyu's soft curves.
Truly enviable.
Regardless of what others thought, Ganyu's eyes now held only the teacher she had regained after losing him.
On the way back to Yuehai Pavilion, she complained to the Geo Archon:
"Teacher was clearly alive and well, yet Lord Rex Lapis lied to me and made me grieve for so long."
"Morax didn't know at the time. You can't blame him."
Luo Li spoke fairly on his behalf. After all, stabbing him in the back once was enough—doing it again would really be too much.
With Luo Li smoothing things over, Ganyu quickly let go of that small resentment and asked curiously,
"So what exactly happened back then? Why did you disappear for so long, Teacher?"
"It's a long story. I'll tell you slowly."
As they spoke and walked, they returned to Yuehai Pavilion. Luo Li calmly explained the full sequence of events regarding himself and Raiden Makoto falling into the Abyss.
Ganyu listened intently, her heart tightening at the dangers her teacher had faced. Even with him standing perfectly fine in front of her, she still couldn't help but worry.
Although the disappearance lasted five hundred years, there wasn't actually that much to tell.
For most of that time in the Abyss, he had been searching for coordinates and nodes to return to the world—while fighting monsters endlessly.
In the end, only after breaking through the Abyss entirely did he return to Teyvat, bringing Raiden Makoto with him.
"That must have been incredibly hard… five hundred years of fighting," Ganyu said softly.
She felt deep sympathy for what her teacher had endured. Even dealing with the remnants of fallen gods and the aftermath of the catastrophe five hundred years ago had cost many Yakshas and adepti their lives or left them injured.
Let alone entering the source of the Abyss itself.
The danger was almost unimaginable.
"Those monsters posed no threat to me," Luo Li replied.
Compared to Ganyu's worries, Luo Li genuinely didn't consider it dangerous.
With Herrscher-level authority and many powerful abilities obtained through sign-ins, he could wipe out vast numbers of monsters at once.
When he grew bored or irritated, he would even manipulate the monsters into slaughtering one another.
With Raiden Makoto accompanying him, it wasn't as monotonous as one might imagine.
After all, from time to time, they could engage in deep discussions about the major issue of how gods reproduce.
Without realizing it, they had already arrived at Yuehai Pavilion. Ganyu completed the work handover at lightning speed, arranging everything in under half an hour.
"Alright, Teacher. Where shall we go next?"
After hearing about the five hundred years he spent away, Ganyu also learned of his identity in Mondstadt and the reason he had come to Liyue.
As one of the most important witnesses to Liyue's changes over thousands of years, she knew the city better than anyone.
She even knew which buildings were constructed in which years, and where certain legends had originated.
After thinking for a moment, Luo Li said,
"Earlier, Keqing gave me an invitation. There's an opera performance by the head of the Yun-Han Opera Troupe at Heyu Teahouse. She recommended I go take a look."
"Mm-hm, the head of Yun-Han Opera Troupe is indeed very famous. Everyone says her performances are wonderful—but I've never been before."
The implication in Ganyu's words was obvious. Naturally, Luo Li picked up on it.
"Then perfect. Let's go together."
Invited like this, Ganyu was clearly delighted—but after a moment, she hesitated.
"What about Lady Baal and the others?"
"It's fine. Makoto has Noelle with her. She told me last night to go meet old friends on my own."
It had to be said—she was unbelievably considerate.
That was also one of the main reasons Luo Li had never had any conflicts with her despite all these years together.
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you?"
After confirming there would be no issues, Ganyu's mood soared. Completely ignoring the coconut-milk-level scale that could easily feed Qiqi, she clung tightly to Luo Li the entire time.
"Then let's head there now, Teacher. If we're late, there won't be any seats left."
Although she had never been to Heyu Teahouse, Ganyu had heard plenty about how sought-after Master Yun's performances were.
Even grabbing a seat was difficult.