Atop the prow of the cruiser.
A dashing figure, wreathed in the terrifying momentum of thunder, swung her greatsword down at the sea beasts in the waters.
Those sea beasts leapt high into the air, intending to come crashing down, only to be effortlessly cleaved in two by Beidou's blade.
The girls let out cries of admiration.
Quite a few sailors, holding crossbows and spears, fought and killed the sea beasts.
Before long, the sea surface had calmed back into stillness.
The sea beasts' beast king led his kin in a rout, fleeing and diving deep into the waters.
In truth, Ye Xi could have simply used the [Taming] skill, tamed the beast king, and then controlled the entire tribe.
But there was no point. These sea beasts were far too weak—utterly incomparable to Azhdaha.
They weren't even qualified to be pets.
His own kitty was a Fatui Harbinger, after all—so what were these few octopuses?
After the sea beasts had completely fled, cheers of victory rose up from the deck.
"Big Sis is mighty——!"
"Hahaha! A total victory!"
"Brothers! Time to rake in the cash——! These sea beasts are all money!"
"Quick, quick, quick, get moving, on the double!"
First mate Chongzuo hollered, ordering the sailors to lower the small boats from the deck.
Many sailors hopped onto the small boats one after another, fastening ropes to the bodies of those sea beasts.
That way, the pulley machines on the ship could haul the sea beasts up.
Before long, countless sea beasts had been dragged onto the cruiser's deck.
At the same time, someone organized a crew to use carts to move these sea beasts into the cold-storage warehouse.
Everything was in perfect order.
"Master Ye Xi, take these back for Xiangling."
Beidou carried over a bucket of freshly cut beast meat and set it down in front of Ye Xi.
It was a large section of octopus tentacle.
By the looks of it, the flesh was wonderfully clear and fresh—it seemed it could be eaten directly as sashimi.
It could also be made into jerky to go with drinks.
Beidou put her hands on her hips and laughed heartily, "This one looks delicious! Tonight, have that little wife of yours, Xiangling, whip up some fresh seafood to taste!"
"I'd say it's you who wants to eat it, isn't it?"
"Eh!? Cough, cough..."
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Beidou laughed awkwardly and said, "If there could be a portion for me, that'd be just wonderful."
Ye Xi sighed and put that bucket of beast meat into his portable space.
Watching everyone aboard the ship preparing for a victory feast, he reminded her, "My dear captain, don't go forgetting the matter of heading to Inazuma."
"Rest easy, Master! We're not far from Inazuma already!"
"We'll sail and have a little drink at the same time—not too much!"
On this point, Beidou was perfectly clear-headed.
She was a woman of principle, and would never let everyone neglect serious business.
The purpose of holding the victory feast was, in fact, to boost morale.
Who knew how many brothers had once died at the hands of such sea beasts.
Now that everyone had thoroughly conquered the sea beasts, how could they enjoy themselves to the fullest without a celebration?
Ye Xi nodded. "Perfect timing. I'll head back and call Miko over, we'll have a couple of drinks together, and get ready to go to Inazuma!"
"Alright!"
Beidou waved her hand and sent Ye Xi back to the Serenitea Pot.
Inside the Serenitea Pot.
Ye Xi never imagined that delivering a breakfast would lead to such an interesting affair.
In truth, feeling the sea breeze out on the open ocean and experiencing soul-stirring adventures was a thought that had crossed every boy's heart at some point.
This sort of notion might not necessarily come true, but it was a kind of romance.
After returning home, Ye Xi prepared to go find Yae Miko.
However, the scene in the living room gave him a fright.
He saw the girls sprawled out in disarray across the carpet.
Some were on the sofa, some at the foot of the stairs, some sitting in chairs.
For an instant, Ye Xi thought some danger had occurred.
But upon drawing closer for a look, he realized—everyone had simply fallen asleep!
As for the reason—
Ye Xi glanced at the black tea on the table and was instantly left speechless.
These naughty girls—I told them to wait and try it tonight, yet every one of them was this impatient?
He scooped up Alusha, who was lying at the foot of the stairs, and set her down on the sofa.
This girl was sleeping so sweetly—who knew what lovely dream she was having, for there was even a faint smile on her little face.
Still, this utterly defenseless appearance was truly tempting.
It made one unable to resist getting a little handsy.
He reached out and gave her a pinch, which made the dreaming girl stir restlessly, though she didn't wake up.
Ye Xi couldn't help but want to laugh.
He then carried Dehya from the other side over to the beanbag chair, and likewise launched a sneak attack while she was caught off guard.
'That'll teach you to be disobedient.'
He pinched Dehya's little cheek, and a sense of guilt rose in his heart.
This feeling of doing strange things while everyone was asleep carried a curious sense of transgression.
Even though they were all his own wives—and even awake they wouldn't refuse him, and would in fact cater to him even more proactively.
Still, getting up to mischief while they slept—this feeling was quite novel.
The key was that no matter how much he messed with them, they wouldn't wake up.
Besides those two, there were also Dunyarzad and the Blonde idiot.
What surprised him was that Ganyu was actually here too!
This girl—for the sake of drinking diet tea, she'd even thrown her work aside!
Right beside Ganyu was Yae Miko.
These two sisters were on very good terms—even their naps had to be taken together.
Seeing the two of them lying on the carpet, Ye Xi was just about to shift them and carry them onto the sofa.
But the next moment, he suddenly discovered something interesting!
Yae Miko had actually let her fox tail show!
This was a great chance to rua the tail!
And what's more!
Ganyu's horns could be touched too!
At this thought, he reached out and gently stroked the horns on Ganyu's little head.
The instant he touched them, Ye Xi was somewhat taken aback.
Because these horns were actually soft!
He recalled the legend of the Qilin.
Ganyu was a Qilin, an auspicious beast. The reason she was called an auspicious beast was that, in legend, the Qilin represented an aura of good fortune.
At the same time, the Qilin was also a benevolent beast, fond of peace and loathing conflict.
Therefore, the horns on a Qilin's head were not meant for fighting.
Their greatest function was to deter, to make the opponent feel afraid.
And it was precisely because a Qilin's horns were ornamental that her horns were in fact horns of flesh—very soft!
At this thought, Ye Xi found them all the more irresistible.
'What a wonderful texture!'
At that moment, the peacefully sleeping Ganyu suddenly, instinctively nuzzled toward Ye Xi.
Her lips murmured, "Cloud... Cloud Retainer...."
"Pfft...."
Ye Xi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He remembered that when Ganyu was little, she absolutely had to have that woman Cloud Retainer stroke her horns in order to fall asleep.
Hearing the sleep-talk Ganyu was uttering now, it seemed that was indeed the truth!
This was just too adorable!
He gently patted Ganyu's snowy back, soothing her as though coaxing a small child.
His other hand, meanwhile, stroked those soft little horns.
Time slipped hurriedly by.
Before long, Ganyu suddenly felt the sensation coming from her horns and abruptly opened her eyes.
When she saw Ye Xi before her, she flushed red in an instant and couldn't help but let out a startled cry.
"Eh——!?"
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