Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

After placing the food on the table, the little girl stood there, too afraid to move...

"Let's go."

The little girl felt relieved after hearing Qianjie's words. But as soon as she reached the door, she heard the man's voice again.

"That strange woman sent you, didn't she?"

"A strange woman? Is it Aponia's mother?"

The cycle repeats itself endlessly.

“Aponia, Aponia… My name is Thousand Calamities.”

"Okay, okay, Brother Qianjie."

Qianjie thought for a moment, then tried to speak to the girl in a less harsh tone.

"get out."

Upon hearing this, the little girl quickly left the terrifying room.

Qianjie looked at the food and dishes in front of him, and 'two small wooden sticks'...

"What is that? Something for grinding teeth?"

Qianjie picked up the chopsticks, looked at them for a while, then took a few bites. Finding they had little flavor, he threw them away and squatted down on the chair to start eating with his hands...

"Hmm, that damn weird woman's cooking is actually pretty good."

Qianjie ate while talking.

"Qianjie, cursing others while eating is not a good habit..."

Qianjie stopped and looked back at Aponia.

"Apo-what-ya, what are you doing here?"

Aponia, however, asked with unusual seriousness.

"Qianjie, what did you say to the child?"

They turned back after a thousand tribulations, eating and talking at the same time.

"It's nothing, just tell her to get lost."

"Qianjie, you should not say such things to a child."

"Hmm? That little brat came to you to complain, didn't he?"

"No, she started crying as soon as she saw me."

Qianjie also stopped eating.

"trouble."

It was only then that Aponia noticed that Qianjie was eating with his hands, and asked in surprise.

"Qianjie, is this how you eat?"

Qianjie asked in confusion.

"Huh? What do you eat if you don't use your mouth?"

"No, I mean, where are the chopsticks?"

"What is that? I've never heard of it."

Aponia then realized that Thousand Calamities seemed to be unaware of many things. So she began to patiently and earnestly persuade them…

After a month, Qianjie had gained a basic understanding of the order of human society. He became a porter at the sanatorium and lived in that room. Every day, he would help Aponia move boxes and vegetables and scare the bunch of little brats.

However, there were many children in the sanatorium, and there were always some mischievous boys who weren't so afraid of Qianjie.

"Master Qian, Master Qian! Come and catch me!"

Several daring little boys made funny faces at Qianjie while he was moving things.

"You little brats, get lost, I don't have time to mess around with you."

One of the boys made a joke about Qian Jie.

"The Zed will never take off his mask."

This made the children around him burst into laughter. Qianjie, who had been holding the box with both hands, changed to using his arm and one side of his body to hold the box, leaving one hand free to grab it, saying irritably as he did so.

"Alright, alright, just don't let me catch you, you little brats. If I do, you're dead."

When the children saw Qianjie running after them, they were so frightened that they immediately ran away, and Qianjie chased after them as well. During the chase, they also encountered Aponia.

Aponia felt somewhat relieved.

"Qian Jie...it seems you have a good relationship with the children."

I would never deign to do it, not even after a thousand tribulations.

"Huh? Which eye of yours saw me getting along well with those brats?"

"Please, don't call them 'little brats.' Some children will stop crying when they hear your name. Isn't that a sign that you have a good relationship?"

"Are you sure? That doesn't seem like a sign of a good relationship at all, does it? Aponia, and besides, I can call them whatever I want. Little brats, little brats, little brats..."

Aponia was speechless.

"Thousands of tribulations..."

Qianjie was somewhat smug.

"Hmph, what's wrong? Aponia, are you angry? Are you furious? Come on, let me tear off your hypocritical mask."

Aponia said calmly.

"childish……"

"W-what? Childish?"

Qianjie's brain froze for a second. What did that mean?

Aponia seemed to have noticed Thousand Calamity's confusion.

"What I mean is, sometimes, Qianjie, you can be just as adorable as a child."

"Huh? Aponia, are you crazy?"

While talking to Aponia, Qianjie saw the child hiding in the corner making faces at him and continuing to mock him, so he picked up the box again.

"You little brat, don't you dare run away!"

"Mommy Aponia, help! Master Qianjie is going to hit me!"

The little boy ran off as soon as he finished speaking, and Aponia smiled faintly after the two left.

After chasing for more than ten minutes, Qianjie finally caught up with him.

A large hand was placed on the little boy's head.

"You little brat~ Gotcha~"

The little boy felt a terrifying aura as Qian Jie touched his head, and instinctively burst into tears.

"Woooooooooooooo..."

This completely baffled Qianjie; why was playing around with sand in the process?

Qianjie removed his hand and shouted loudly.

"Hey! Stop crying! It's so annoying!"

The child was so frightened by him that he stopped crying for a moment.

Qianjie was puzzled. Why had he really stopped crying? Had he been so scary? Qianjie placed his hand on the little boy's head again and rubbed it hard.

"Will you dare to do it again next time?!"

"X﹏X Qian, Master Qian... stop rubbing it, my brain is all mush..."

Qianjie also raised his hand, no longer rubbing it. He picked up the wooden box again.

"If you don't want me to catch you, you'd better practice again next time."

After saying that, he walked toward the warehouse, where Aponia was standing at the entrance.

"Thousands of tribulations..."

Qianjie was getting impatient.

"what happened again?"

"Thank you for playing with the children."

"Are you out of your mind? Aponia, is this what you call playing? And don't bother me."

Qianjie ignored Aponia and returned to his room after putting the box in the warehouse.

Days passed by one after another...

Meanwhile, undercurrents were swirling within the "Moth Chasing the Flame" organization, and a little-known major event was about to occur. Mei, who had joined in the last two years, had achieved outstanding results and performance in both management and academics. Naturally, this caught the eye of some of the "Moth Chasing the Flame" executives who were only good at loafing around and had no real talent. They regarded her as a thorn in their side.

They all knew very well that if things continued this way, Mei would eventually take everything away from them. Given Mei's current abilities, it was only a matter of time before she rose to a leadership position. They had to do something, at least warn her. So, several unscrupulous high-ranking members contacted assassins from "Poison Chrysalis," fabricated some baseless charges against Mei, and bribed their superiors with a large sum of money. Ultimately… "Poison Chrysalis" sent a pink-haired female assassin to kill Mei.

……

Mei stretched and said lazily.

"Um...long time no see, Kevin~"

Kevin was also very happy to see Mei, and both of them could take the day off tomorrow.

"Mei, let's get some rest tomorrow. You've gotten so thin from all the work. How about we go see a movie tomorrow?"

After arriving at "The Moth of Fire", May was constantly scheming against Kevin. She only felt relaxed when talking to Kevin, which made her like Kevin a little more.

"Hehe, I haven't lost weight at all. It's probably just because you haven't seen me in so long. Besides, it's more accurate to say I've become prettier than thinner."

Kevin scratched his head sheepishly.

"Yes, yes! Mei, you've become even more beautiful."

Mei was amused by Kevin's straightforward and honest nature, but she liked him just the way he was. After all, she had gone through so much scheming before she realized how precious and rare such a simple and genuine heart was.