Su Ming and Shenhe were quite lucky.
It wasn't so easy to meet that senior sister Ganyu once.
The current Liyue Harbor is not the same as usual.
The assassination of the Geo Archon during the Rite of Descension had far more effects and troubles than it appeared on the surface.
As the secretary of the Liyue Qixing, Ganyu was naturally not having an easy time.
Not to mention that she was usually busy, it was even more so now.
However, when Su Ming and Shenhe arrived at Yuehai Pavilion with the gifts they had chosen for the visit, Ganyu was just outside the entrance of Yuehai Pavilion, instructing several General Affairs Department employees in charge of administrative affairs on some work matters.
This saved Su Ming the effort of arguing with the reception staff at the gate.
"Yo, Senior Sister Ganyu, long time no see."
Su Ming, carrying the bag of Qingxin in one hand, greeted her with a smile and walked up.
Hearing the voice, Ganyu turned her head in confusion.
Then she saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Due to work and the time perception unique to long-lived species, she hadn't been back to Mt. Aozang to visit Cloud Retainer, who had raised her, for a long time.
Fortunately, Su Ming's face was very recognizable. After searching his memory a bit, Ganyu recalled his identity.
"Ah, it's Su Ming! It's been a long time." Seeing an acquaintance, a hint of a smile appeared on Ganyu's tired face.
After letting the surrounding subordinates leave, Ganyu asked, "Why did you choose to come to Liyue Harbor on such a day? Oh... Shenhe, you're here too?"
Ganyu was a little surprised.
These two junior siblings of hers, who usually cultivated in the mountains, had actually come to Liyue Harbor together today.
The last time she saw them come down the mountain together was when Shenhe and Su Ming secretly went down the mountain to take a look at the village where Shenhe used to live.
At that time, the somewhat distraught Shenhe was taken to Liyue Harbor by Su Ming to relax, and he also dragged her along mainly because the two of them had sneaked down the mountain without Mora.
So, they had to find a sucker acquaintance to pay the bill.
Of course, Su Ming returned all the expenses to her afterwards although he secretly took it out of Cloud Retainer's stash.
Anyway, she didn't need Mora.
Shenhe nodded: "Long time no see."
Seeing this, Ganyu smiled helplessly.
She knew that this was Shenhe's way of speaking, and it should be considered a greeting, right?
She wasn't very familiar with Shenhe. All her understanding of Shenhe came from the little stories told by Cloud Retainer.
Then, she also asked, "So, you're here to find me, is there anything you need?"
Ganyu subtly glanced at the Qingxin in Su Ming's hand, and then quickly moved her eyes away.
She wasn't as innocent as she looked. After working as a secretary in Yuehai Pavilion for thousands of years, it was obviously unrealistic not to understand a little about human relationships.
Naturally, she also knew the principle of "eating someone's food and being soft-mouthed, taking someone's things and being soft-handed."
When she saw the Qingxin in Su Ming's hand, she vaguely guessed that Su Ming had something to ask of her.
If it were normal, she would definitely accept the gift without hesitation, and then ask Su Ming what help he wanted her to do.
But Su Ming came at the wrong time.
At this critical juncture, coupled with Su Ming's identity and her own identity, made all the originally simple things become extremely complicated in Ganyu's mind.
The few remaining adepti in Liyue had already arrived at the Jade Chamber not long ago, and should be facing off with the Liyue Qixing at this moment.
Su Ming and Shenhe were disciples of Cloud Retainer, and even Ganyu herself was a half-adeptus.
In addition, Ganyu had long struggled with her own identity, so she fell into a tangle just by seeing the gift in Su Ming's hand.
Su Ming smiled a little embarrassedly: "It's not a big deal... Sister Ganyu, you should have a place to live in Liyue Harbor, right?"
Ganyu was puzzled after hearing this, not quite understanding Su Ming's intention, but still replied, "I do have some. Ningguang has arranged several properties for me, but I only occasionally go to the courtyard near Yujing Terrace. I haven't been to other places."
"I usually spend most of my time working overtime in Yuehai Pavilion and rarely rest..."
Su Ming laughed after hearing this; "Hahaha, that's great. Junior brother is just worried about not being able to find a place to live. Sister Ganyu, if you don't live there, why not give me a couple of rooms to use?"
Ganyu was stunned for a moment, and asked after a period of silence, "You came to me... just for this?"
"That's natural. Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation are more important than anything else. Instead of looking for those expensive and not-so-great inns in Liyue Harbor, it's better to borrow a place to live from an acquaintance."
Ganyu: "...Okay, wait here for a moment, I'll go find the keys."
After speaking, Ganyu silently took the bag of Qingxin from Su Ming's hand, and quickly walked into Yuehai Pavilion.
Not long after, she walked out of Yuehai Pavilion.
She also had a large bunch of keys in her hand.
As for Qingxin... Su Ming guessed the fate of those poor herbs just by looking at the petals left on her lips.
"Here, take these all. The address is written on the back of the keys."
Su Ming took the keys: "Thank you, thank you. Then Shenhe and I will leave first. Sister Ganyu, you can be busy."
After speaking, Su Ming dragged Shenhe away in a hurry.
Leaving Ganyu alone in the wind.
She couldn't quite figure out the path of this cheap junior brother of hers.
Soon, she began to regret why she had come out to instruct things at that time, instead of calling those General Affairs Department employees to the building.
"Forget it, I won't think about these things for now... The things at hand haven't been finished yet."
Ganyu quickly entered a working state, turned around and returned to Yuehai Pavilion to deal with the various troubles caused by the Geo Archon's assassination.
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