Liyue, Mount Aocang.
At the top of the rarely visited immortal mountain, there were clear springs, stone tables, and an immortal's cave dwelling.
The clear breeze accompanied the bright moon, and time in the mountains was monotonous day after day.
Even immortals accustomed to a life of quiet cultivation would occasionally feel melancholy and long to venture into the mortal world.
…
"Alas~"
A sigh echoed from beside the stone table.
The immortal crane named Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch looked at the desolate cave dwelling, feeling immensely lonely.
"It's fine if Ganyu doesn't come back, but why isn't Shen He coming to see her master? Could it be that that junior really has such great charm, intoxicating both of my disciples whom I painstakingly raised?"
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch couldn't understand it. In previous years, even only meeting Ganyu once a year during the Sea Lantern Festival didn't feel strange.
But after Ganyu got married, it hadn't been long before she developed the mistaken impression that her daughter would leave her forever.
"Alas~"
A myriad of thoughts ultimately transformed into a single sigh.
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch gazed at the cold seat, her heart filled with mixed emotions.
Ding—
Suddenly, Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch's warning mechanism rang.
"Hmm? An adeptus is visiting. Could it be Lishui and Xiao Yue?"
Turning off the alert bell used to remind herself of important visitors during her secluded cultivation, Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch personally went out, preparing to greet them.
After all, friends who would invite her before this grand Sea Lantern Festival celebration deserved basic hospitality. It definitely wasn't because she was bored out of her mind and had nothing to do, absolutely not!
...
The ascent path to Mount Aocang.
Jack held the small hands of his two beautiful wives, walking together up the mountain.
"Husband, when we see True Monarch later, she might say some unnecessary things. At that time, please help to change the subject."
"Why change it? Even I'm very interested in Ganyu's childhood stories."
"Uhm… no, it's not anything interesting. What's more important between us is the future, yes, the future!"
Ganyu explained with difficulty.
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch was not someone who held her tongue.
She would open her mouth and recount all sorts of embarrassing stories from Ganyu's childhood.
To be embarrassed in front of her beloved husband, she'd rather bash her head against tofu and die.
"Husband, do you want to know about Senior Sister's past? I've heard some from Master."
"She-Shen He!"
Ganyu quickly covered Shen He's mouth, preventing her thoughtless junior sister from truly saying something she shouldn't.
The seemingly aloof but actually adorable Shen He stuck out her tongue and licked Ganyu's palm.
"Ah!"
Ganyu felt a sudden cold sensation in her palm and quickly pulled it back.
Shen He then re-embraced Jack, not feeling that their previous actions were at all ambiguous.
"You two sisters truly have a good relationship."
Witnessing this heartwarming scene, Jack playfully teased the two.
Ganyu intertwined her fingers with Jack's other hand, and like Shen He, pressed her body tightly against Jack, thereby indicating that her sexual orientation was normal.
Seeing Ganyu hugging him so tightly, Shen He also moved a bit closer.
The two sisters playfully competed, getting closer and closer, eventually hanging directly onto Jack.
...
"As you can see, Cloud Retainer, that's how things are."
On the summit of Mount Aocang.
Jack explained the current situation to Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch.
Ganyu and Shen He's eyes were flushed with a rosy hue, and their heavy breathing truly wasn't his problem.
He was clearly the most tired one, having dragged both of them up the mountain.
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch, in her crane form, nodded.
The story was well-crafted, and if she hadn't smelled a certain fragrance of intense maidenly affection, she would have believed his account.
"Ganyu, Shen He, you two really. Since you've chosen to marry, then cause the Traveler less trouble, understand?"
"Uhm… True Monarch, I didn't…"
"Understood, Master."
Ganyu wanted to say that the reason she and Shen He were like this was purely because someone secretly adjusted the sensitivity to 5x.
But Shen He apologized so readily that Ganyu found it difficult to refute, only her gaze towards Jack grew more resentful.
"Ahem, both of them are very good. It's not a bother. Cloud Retainer, you are being too serious."
Jack offered everyone a graceful exit, then moved on to the next topic.
"I actually came this time to invite Cloud Retainer to leave the mountain and settle in Liyue."
"Invite this adeptus to settle in Liyue?"
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch, the crane, paused.
She secretly sighed: Could this young man have mind-reading abilities? How did he know I've recently been thinking of experiencing the mortal world?
So she went along with it, saying:
"This adeptus has been cultivating in the mountains for thousands of years. How can I easily enter the mortal world? However… seeing your three earnest hearts, what does it matter if this adeptus takes a trip into this mortal realm?"
"That's great! I thought True Monarch would refuse."
Ganyu seemed genuinely worried that Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch would refuse, revealing a joyful expression.
Jack gently stroked Ganyu's adorable coconut-goat horns.
Ganyu blushed and trembled slightly.
"Since that's the case, then no time like the present. Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch, please come with us to Liyue. It would also be convenient for moving into your new home, wouldn't it?"
Jack had heard about life in the mountains from Shen He; it was very austere.
Ordinarily, they only ate wild fruits and yams, either Qingxin or Glaze Lilies.
Fortunately, his Ganyu (before the censorship) and Shen He were exceptionally gifted, otherwise, with such nutritional provision, any future babies would surely be starved.
So, bringing their master down the mountain meant that when they took leave to visit their 'maternal home' in the future, they wouldn't be unaccustomed to the sudden change in diet.
"Buying a house?"
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch was stunned. "Indeed, if I am to reside in Liyue, having a property would indeed be much more convenient. Good son-in-law, please wait for this adeptus for a moment, I'll be right back!"
"True Monarch, please wait!"
Jack reached out to stop Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch, the crane.
"What is it?"
Jack smiled, "I've already had someone arrange the house matters for True Monarch. There are two sets: one is in Chi Hu Rock, near Wanmin Restaurant where the incense is strongest, suitable for living; the other is in Yujing Terrace, close to where Ganyu works, with a tranquil environment and elegant decor, suitable for quiet cultivation."
Jack had no shortage of mora.
Moreover, he had the backing of Liyue's biggest merchant, Tianquan Ningguang, and the veteran real estate tycoon, Yuheng Keqing. A mere two properties in prime locations were effortless to acquire as a filial gesture to his mother-in-law.
Sure enough, with this series of moves, even the well-traveled Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch fell silent.
After a long while, she finally spoke a single sentence.
"You… have a heart."
"It's nothing."
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch did not decline Jack's grand gift, stating directly: "Since you have prepared everything, then let us depart immediately."
With that, a white light shone from her body, and she transformed from a crane into a human.
Several seconds passed.
A classical beauty with a high ponytail, dark green hair, and red-rimmed glasses appeared before the three.
"..."
Jack closed his mouth, unsure what to say.
Just now, when Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch transformed, her so-called adeptal art was completely unable to block his full-form Creator's eyes.
Liu Yun Borrowing Wind True Monarch's size, shape, graceful curves… everything was seen clearly by him.
Thus, he sighed inwardly.
Though his mother-in-law was old, she still retained her charm!
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