"Big brother was just here."
On the cliff, Lumine looked at a crushed dandelion and spoke softly.
Behind her, Paimon, Orion, and Dainsleif, who had just arrived, exchanged glances. Paimon was the one who stepped forward to speak.
The group had previously been below the cliff. Soon after Dain arrived, Lumine quickly sensed the aura of her blood relative coming from the top of the cliff.
Without a word, Orion picked up Lumine and Paimon and immediately made a huge leap. Dain was stunned for a moment but quickly followed suit.
Returning to the present moment, Orion looked at Lumine's back and suddenly felt a gaze. Following the line of sight, he realized Dain had been staring at him.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?" Orion asked, puzzled.
Dain did not reply. Instead, he stared at Orion for a moment, then suddenly said, "No, nothing. Just a hint of the Sinner's scent. I must have sensed incorrectly."
Orion:...Your nose is really something else.
How long ago did Surtalogi leave? You can still smell that? Or is he sensing Skirk's scent?
Orion thought for a moment and whispered to Dainsleif, "In Liyue's Northland Bank, there is a Fatui Harbinger named Childe. He is said to be Surtalogi's grand-disciple, and they say this kid's personality is very similar to Surtalogi when he was younger."
Dain looked at Orion again. "A person connected to the Witch. Although I don't know how you learned of the enmity between the Sinner and me, I am not someone who seeks indiscriminate revenge. I will not attack anyone other than the Sinner."
Orion nodded without speaking. But Dain suddenly added, "However, since his personality is similar to Surtalogi's, it might be necessary to go and take a look."
Oh dear.
Childe, take care
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After separating from Dainsleif, Orion led Lumine back.
Lumine's mood was visibly low. It seemed the near-miss encounter with her brother still dealt her a considerable blow.
Although Orion wasn't exactly a warm-hearted man, he still comforted Lumine, "Don't be too discouraged. As long as the journey continues, you will eventually reunite."
Paimon also flew over and held Lumine's shoulder: "That's right, that's right. You have me, you have Skirk, you have Yunli and Clara, and you have Orion accompanying you. You won't be searching for him alone anymore."
"Mhm..." Lumine nodded, then suddenly furrowed her brow: "Huh? Wait a minute."
She suddenly turned her head to look at Orion: "When you came over just now, were we hugging?"
Orion nodded: "Yeah, you practically jumped into my arms."
I guess it's typical for girls who have just started a relationship to be clingy.
But then Lumine slowly raised both hands and pressed them against the sides of her head: "Doesn't that mean my brother saw us being intimate?"
Orion patted Lumine's shoulder: "Don't worry, your brother will bless us."
"How can you be so calm! Don't you know you're already a blond riding a Ghost Fire motorcycle!"
"Calm down, Lumine, calm down. In Teyvat, I won't ride a Ghost Fire. It's too unlucky."
After all, in far-off Natlan, the Pyro Archon rode a motorcycle in the spiritual world for five hundred years and only recently woke up, nearly causing her own mind to collapse. This was caused by long-distance, high-speed riding.
Returning to Mondstadt City, Orion specifically bought some snacks for Paimon and Lumine to take back, especially sweet ones for Lumine, so she could cheer up faster.
Returning to the hotel that evening, Xiangling was already awake and had prepared a table full of Liyue delicacies.
After everyone finished eating, they played board games for a while and then went to sleep as night fell.
Lumine only found out today that Clara and Yunli were still only wives in name and nothing had happened yet. How could this be? When the older sisters look after the younger sister, the younger sister must show her gratitude!
That night, in front of the slightly ajar door, a girl with her hair down and wearing a little bear bellyband was sitting on the floor, staring straight into the room.
"Lumine... Little Clara, and Little Yunli... actually, together... Mr. Orion..."
The faint murmuring went unheard
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The next morning, Yunli woke up even earlier than Lumine. She was going to find Skirk for morning practice.
In her words, what can you possibly learn sparring with Orion? Orion only knows a few moves and styles, all learned recently. Fighting him is purely stress resistance training, isn't it? If you want to learn how to counter moves, you need our Zhuming Star-Ferry Blazing Wheel Eight Leaves!
Unexpectedly, just as Yunli opened the door and took a step, she fell to the ground with a clang, startling Orion, Lumine, and Clara awake.
"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Orion helped Yunli up with near-teleportation speed. I mean, even though Xianzhou people are long-life species, we can't be falling like this.
Yunli stood up, lifted her foot to look, and her mouth twitched.
Are you kidding me?
Orion also frowned: "What's going on? Is this room leaking? It leaked yesterday, and it's leaking again today. I'll go talk to the landlord."
"Don't go!" Yunli quickly covered Orion's mouth. When Orion was with them, he would lower his physical strength to the minimum to ensure their safety, but they didn't do that themselves. Yunli, who was constantly sensing the outside situation, knew why the room was leaking.
All she could say was, she'd secretly remind Xiangling next time.
Orion saw Yunli was so resolute and didn't ask further. But the water couldn't just stay there, could it? So Orion waved his hand to wipe away the water stains, deciding to disperse them later when he went outside. After all, storing them in the Sub-Space wouldn't dirty his body.
But after the water was collected, the main body of the Flying Saucer experienced a signal fluctuation, and Orion showed a puzzled expression.
"The liquid contains Prostate Specific Antigen? What does that mean?"
After breakfast, everyone went back to their own business.
Orion was busy lifting curses, Lumine was busy practicing the Purple Demon Eyes, Xiangling was busy catching up on sleep, Paimon was busy taking a nap, Skirk was busy following the latest updates of Battle Through the Heavens, and Clara and Yunli were busy watching Douluo Continent.
Some might wonder why Clara and Yunli love watching Douluo Continent so much. It's because Orion told them that among these series, only this one features one-on-one pure romance, and the girls really enjoy that kind of story.
Orion returned from Barbara's place and naturally sat next to Yunli, picking up some delicacies to play with.
At that moment, Lumine also returned from outside, took a shower, and was sitting on the sofa drying her hair.
Skirk, sitting on the adjacent sofa, asked, "When are we going to Liyue?"
"I posted a recruitment notice to hire a few maids to clean the rooms in the Miliastra Wonderland. Once we hire someone, we'll leave," Orion said.
On a side note, Lumine and the others have all received their passes. Lumine's was a ring, which Orion personally placed on her ring finger. Skirk also asked for a ring. Orion originally wanted to put it on her, but Skirk's hand suddenly deformed, and the ring was swallowed and vanished. It was quite speechless—are you a Slime that gained sentience?
Clara also asked for a ring, but Yunli took a different approach and asked for a toe ring, which she had Orion place on her right middle toe. Are you an Oath Ship from Azur Lane?
Paimon's was a neck ring, like the Universe Ring belonging to the Demon Orb.
"Recruiting maids again? Don't you think you have enough women around you! Look, the Shrek Seven Devils Team, who are clearly villains, still stick to one-on-one pure romance, and then look at you!" Yunli glared fiercely at Orion, who had just returned from Barbara's, and angrily pulled her little foot out of his hand.
Just as Orion was about to argue, someone suddenly knocked on the wicket gate outside.
Opening the door, he saw a liaison from the Adventurers Guild standing outside.
"Mr. Orion, hello! I mainly came to inform you that your commission has been accepted, but... there was a slight incident." The liaison's expression was strange, making Orion even more confused.
"What is it? Are there too few people who accepted the task?" After all, the Miliastra Wonderland is vast and has many rooms, so a small number of people definitely wouldn't be able to clean it all. That's why Orion specifically instructed them to find several people.
As a result, the liaison's expression grew even stranger: "Uh, no. Initially, many people accepted the order, but then another person arrived. When the others saw that she had come, they felt certain they couldn't compete, so they all left."
Orion felt like he already knew who it was: "The person you're talking about..."
The liaison nodded: "It's Noelle."
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