Ganyu shrank her head down, looking extremely timid.
This made Junze, who was still just a child, feel an itch in his heart, and he inexplicably wanted to bully this cute little qilin a bit.
As for Ganyu, she truly only wanted Junze not to be sealed.
As for adoption or anything like that, she had absolutely no such thoughts at all!
First, she had no experience.
Second, in Liyue Harbor she was almost working overtime every single day, so where would she possibly find the time to take care of a child?
If the child stayed with her, he would probably starve to death.
Besides, if she brought a child back to Liyue Harbor, who knew what might happen?
Ganyu looked toward Cloud Retainer: "Master, how about…"
Before Ganyu could finish speaking, she was directly interrupted by Cloud Retainer: "No! This adeptus will not take care of a child for you, especially not a Taotie hatchling."
Cloud Retainer directly turned her head away.
You had to know that back when they were suppressing the Taotie Demon God, that Taotie had grabbed her and plucked out her feathers one by one.
If not for the Geo Archon arriving in time, she might not have had a single feather left.
With such a dark past, asking Cloud Retainer to look after Junze was simply a joke.
"If you really leave this child here with me, then be careful that next time he might be directly sealed by me."
Cloud Retainer said so.
"This…"
Ganyu's expression was somewhat troubled.
And when Junze heard Cloud Retainer's words, he hurriedly hugged Ganyu.
Little Junze tilted his head up, looking at Ganyu pleadingly.
Look at that fair little face with a hint of baby fat, those pure and clear big eyes.
Little Junze puckered his lips.
He truly had mastered acting cute.
Who wouldn't feel pity upon seeing this?
Who wouldn't be charmed upon seeing this?
"Al… alright, I'll take this child in."
When she spoke this decision, Ganyu suddenly even felt less troubled.
Because if it was her, she would be able to keep an eye on Junze and not let him develop toward the ancient Taotie of the past.
If it truly reached that point, she herself would also be able to make a decision at the very first moment.
Of course, the most important thing was that Ganyu did not resist such a matter.
"Since you have made such a choice, this adeptus will not say much more. I only hope you will not regret it in the end."
Cloud Retainer turned to Junze and said: "Little one, you belong to Ganyu now."
"Lord Retainer!"
Hearing Cloud Retainer say that, Ganyu cried out in embarrassed anger.
Her master really was too bad with words.
Ganyu's dissatisfaction made Cloud Retainer click her tongue.
She reorganized her words and said: "This adeptus will correct that. From now on, Ganyu is your master. If in the future you do anything bad, not only Ganyu, even this adeptus will not let you off. Understood?"
Cloud Retainer knew that Junze could understand what she was saying now, so her tone was slightly heavier.
Of course, this did not carry any malice.
It was simply that she hoped Junze could grow up well under Ganyu's guidance.
Seeing this, Junze nodded his little head rapidly.
If he could speak now, Junze would probably be swearing an oath on the spot.
And when Ganyu heard her master's phrasing and looked at the small Junze before her, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
She stroked Junze's head: "My disciple…"
Ganyu had never imagined that such an immature herself would one day also have her own disciple.
It really felt somewhat dreamlike.
She crouched down so that she could be at eye level with Junze.
Junze tilted his head slightly, looking at Ganyu in confusion.
Only to hear Ganyu's red lips part slightly: "From the days to come, I will raise you to adulthood, guide you in learning knowledge, and enable you to live in the human world."
"You, are you willing?"
"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!"
Though he still could not speak, this kind of response he could still manage.
Junze's expression was extremely joyful.
He was so delighted that his originally watery bright eyes seemed squeezed by fingernails into two curved slits.
Seeing Junze accept her like this, Ganyu was naturally also very happy.
She continued: "Since that is so, from now on, I am your master."
"But as the other party of this contract, you absolutely must not do anything that harms Liyue. Otherwise I will use all my strength to seal you, or even kill you!"
When she said this, Ganyu's expression became serious.
As the watcher of Liyue Harbor, Ganyu absolutely could not allow such a thing to happen.
Junze also understood and nodded solemnly.
Junze's response made Ganyu smile in satisfaction. She extended her hand toward Junze.
Junze very trustingly placed his hand into hers.
Standing at the side, Cloud Retainer raised her voice and proclaimed: "By this, the contract is formed. Those who break it shall suffer the Wrath of the Rock!"
Liyue was the nation ruled by the Geo Archon, and also the nation of contracts.
And just now, the Taotie Demon God and one of half-adeptus lineage had formed the most important contract of their lives.
[Quest Complete]
At this moment, the sound of quest completion rang in Junze's mind.
However, he had no mind to care about that right now.
"Hehe…" ×2
For a time, the smiles of this master and disciple were so alike.
Cloud Retainer looked at them, shook her head, and thought: "A pair of foolish master and disciple."
Junze did not know why, but he suddenly felt that something within his body had been satisfied.
Was it his gluttonous desire?
In any case, Junze felt his body grow warm, as if he now had the strength to speak.
He used his little finger to point at Ganyu.
"?"
Ganyu stopped smiling and looked at Junze in puzzlement.
"Mas… mas… master!"
Then Junze pointed at himself again and, with effort, called out: "Jun… Jun… Ze, Junze."
He told Ganyu his true name.
Ganyu looked at Junze in shock: "You… you spoke!"
"Mas… master!"
Junze called again.
This was the first sentence Junze spoke after coming into this world.
It was also his first form of address toward Ganyu. Of course, in the future, the ways he would address this master would certainly not stop at this alone.
"Mhm!"
Ganyu responded joyfully.
At this moment, Ganyu was just like a mother looking at her own child.
She felt as if a special kind of responsibility had been added onto her.