Having obtained the glaze lily, the Traveler and Zhongli intended to return to Liyue Harbor, and Ganyu and Shenhe also went with them.
Upon returning to Liyue Harbor, Ganyu went back to work, and Shenhe also left first.
It turned out that when the two sisters were chatting earlier, Ganyu had recommended some jobs to Shenhe.
At this moment, Shenhe was going to work part-time; how could a senior sister let her junior brother take care of her?
The job Ganyu recommended was precisely at Yun Jin's opera house, which was hiring people to clean up after the show.
Shenhe could now make it to the opera house just before the show ended, and with Ganyu's recommendation, she would likely be hired.
As for Lumine and Zhongli, they were still preparing the items needed for the Rite of Parting.
In fact, Lumine already knew what was needed; Zhongli was merely accompanying her and chatting about various stories of Liyue.
He spoke of Liyue's past stories; since the other party already knew he was an adeptus, wasn't it normal for an adeptus to live a long time?
He told Lumine more old stories, so she would remember them well.
The Noctilucous Jade needed for the Rite of Parting became much easier to obtain.
Shitou, the boss, knew it was for the Rite of Parting for the Geo Archon, so Lumine and the others didn't need to pick; he directly gave them the best quality.
Shitou, the boss, didn't even want money, but Zhongli insisted on paying; after all, the money came from the Northland Bank.
It was the same when buying ingredients for scented creams; no boss wanted to profit from this matter.
Their businesses had even improved recently because of Lin Qiu's second act in his book.
The reason was that they respected the Geo Archon enough, and everyone in Liyue greatly approved of them.
Chunxiang Teahouse also saw improved business; Ying'er's 'Ying'er's Carriage' also gained recognition from the people of Liyue.
The Traveler found Ying'er to make scented cream and listened to her 'Ying'er's Carriage' for a while in reality.
Zhongli did not follow along this time; if he had been there, Ying'er probably would have been too embarrassed to 'drive' in front of an adeptus.
According to the original timeline, Ying would still not have reacted, but seeing it in the book beforehand gave Ying more time to think.
Wearing colored glasses, Ying understood things she shouldn't have.
She felt embarrassed remembering her answer 'Don't worry, I'm very good at it' in Lin Qiu's book.
Under Ying'er's guidance, Ying completed the scented cream production.
Finally, only the everlasting incense from Bubu Pharmacy remained.
Arriving at Bubu Pharmacy, there was no one there. Lumine skillfully walked to the counter and found Qiqi, who wasn't even as tall as the counter.
Although she hadn't met Qiqi before, Lin Qiu's book had already spoiled it.
This was the confidence the prophecy book brought to Lumine.
"Ah? A customer."
"Welcome... to Bubu Pharmacy... I am Qiqi," Qiqi said.
"Wow, he's really that short!" Paimon exclaimed.
"If we're talking about height, isn't Paimon even shorter?" Ying said with a smile.
"Hmph, how can you count it that way? I'm taller than you when I fly!" Paimon purposely flew a bit higher, half a head above Ying.
Ying smiled and didn't retort, turning to Qiqi instead.
"We want to buy everlasting incense."
Saying that, Ying actually pulled out a prescription and handed it to Qiqi.
Since she already knew the other party acted according to 'commands,' she might as well cooperate. It wasn't hard to find a doctor to write a prescription.
"Hmm... everlasting incense, Qiqi... needs to go look," Qiqi said, taking the prescription and looking at it.
Saying that, Qiqi turned to face the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet behind him, standing still in a daze.
His small index finger tapped his chin, and he tilted his small head, looking at the medicine cabinet, seemingly deep in thought.
Seeing that Qiqi seemed to need some time, Lumine and Paimon waited by the side.
"Ying, when we read the prophecy book before, I didn't feel it, but now I feel like someone really resembles a Cocogoat," Paimon said.
When they read the prophecy book before, they didn't know Ganyu yet.
"Goat horns, half-adeptus beast, don't you think it's very similar to Ganyu?" Paimon said, tapping her finger.
Ying nodded; it was indeed similar.
"You know, if we brought Ganyu here, would Qiqi be happy?" Paimon continued to ask.
"Probably not... unless Ganyu brings coconut milk," Ying replied.
"After all, what Qiqi truly likes isn't the Cocogoat, but coconut milk."
The two chatted, discussing whether Qiqi would truly like Ganyu.
Just then, Zhongli arrived, and Paimon complained:
"Zhongli, where did you go?"
Zhongli replied, "I ran into an old friend and chatted for a bit."
The three chatted for a while, then realized a problem: after all this time, why was Qiqi still standing there in a daze? Had he not found it yet?
Ying was a bit impatient and asked, "Qiqi, did you find it?"
She thought Qiqi had forgotten where the everlasting incense was, but Qiqi actually nodded.
"Found it... but... too high, Qiqi... can't reach," Qiqi still had that look of tilting his small head and thinking, but he tried to stand on his tiptoes.
"This, generally speaking, was truly my oversight," Zhongli said.
Only then did Ying realize that he wasn't thinking about where the everlasting incense was, but how to reach it.
Little Qiqi, why didn't you ask us for help?! Didn't we wait all this time for nothing?
"Then why didn't you ask us for help?" Paimon flew over and said.
"Because, you are... guests," Qiqi said.
Ying sighed; at this moment, Qiqi was indeed showing a sense of service.
Paimon flew to a position above Qiqi's head, pointed to the traditional Chinese medicine cabinet drawer in front of him, and asked:
"Is it this one?"
Qiqi shook his head.
"This one then?"
Qiqi nodded.
Paimon opened the drawer and took out the everlasting incense from inside.
"Phew, finally got it. Now we have everything."
"Pay, three million... Mora," Qiqi said.
Ying was about to pull out the money, but Paimon stopped her, "Wait a moment, I have something to say!"
She cleared her throat lightly, her eyes becoming a bit more resolute, and she said in Zhongli's tone:
"Hmm... three million. It doesn't sound like much at first, but generally speaking, it is indeed a bit difficult."
"..." Zhongli remained silent.
How were Paimon and Lin Qiu so alike, both liking to steal other people's lines?
Speaking of which, in Lin Qiu's book, Paimon seemed to have stolen other people's lines too. Was this his hobby?
Ying was helpless; what could she do about her own Paimon? If the child wanted to act, then let him act. Ying paid Qiqi.
Paimon had actually wanted to imitate Zhongli's lines for a long time, but when they bought things before, the merchants didn't really ask for money, so he didn't get the chance.
Fortunately, Qiqi was as usual, completely ignoring whether Zhongli was an adeptus or not, which gave him the opportunity.
At this moment, he excitedly stomped his feet, "How was it? Did I sound like him?"
"Indeed, you sounded very much like him," Zhongli nodded in approval.
Putting everything else aside, Paimon was quite lifelike when imitating others.
"I wonder if Paimon would be willing to imitate Lin Xiaoyou next time?" Zhongli smiled.
"Imitate Lin Qiu?" Paimon stroked his chin, falling into thought. He was actually thinking about what kind of situation he would imitate Lin Qiu in.
At this moment, Lin Qiu had just finished listening to the opera, and it was Shenhe who was tidying up his table.
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Character Voice Line · Qiqi: About the prophecy book
"What book? Qiqi... doesn't know..."