Genshin Impact: Ningguang is still a pitiful little thing, I invested in her.

All told, Ruoshui is the third weapon forging blueprint Fang Xun has drawn.

The first two drawings are 'When the Pine Trees Sound' and 'Homa Staff', respectively.

In a sense, Fang Xun has achieved freedom of arms.

Because he could have people make bows and arrows, two-handed swords, and polearms.

As long as he has all the materials, he can have as much as he wants.

With the approach of the Lunar Festival, Fang Xun plans to ask the blacksmiths of Liyue to help him forge weapons as gifts for Hu Tao and Ye Lan.

As for Bennett's elemental burst, a wonderful journey.

This is a highly valuable skill.

When Bennett unleashes 'Wonderful Journey', he continuously heals characters within the area, providing a substantial amount of healing.

Furthermore, 'Wonderful Journey' will also provide an attack power bonus to the character based on Bennett's base attack power.

There's a joke circulating online that when the traveler arrived in Nata, the Land of Fire, Bennett slowly pulled the Heart of the Fire God out of his pocket.

Although it was a joke, it shows that Bennett has secured his position as a six-star Vulcan thanks to "Wonderful Journey".

Soon, Fang Xun unlocked the 'Wonderful Journey' and then returned to Liyue Harbor.

Fang Xun spent the next few days in a relatively leisurely manner.

Her daily life consisted of taking care of the little ones at home, or running to Yujin's tailor shop to check on the progress of her wedding dress.

They're so idle they're practically turning into Grandpa Zhongli.

Fang Xun looked toward the port and watched as a passenger ship bound for Inazuma slowly sailed away under his gaze.

So many days have passed, I suppose the materials that I asked Fox Palace to prepare should all be ready by now?

It's time to go and see Haiji Island.

Just as Fang Xun was making a decision in his heart, the Eightfold Divine Child walked over.

"Mr. Fang Xun, have you been arguing and having a conflict with Ying recently?"

Yae no Miko stood beside him and asked casually.

"How could that be? I'm very close to Ying. She's always trying to stab me with a knife."

Fang Xun vehemently denied it.

"Since you haven't had any conflicts, why did you go to such lengths to order wedding dresses in Liyue? Aren't you afraid that Ying will notice?"

"As you know, the truth will eventually come out."

"One day, they will both find out about each other. What will you do then?"

Fang Xun did not answer the question posed by Yae no Miko, but simply raised his palm and the back of his hand.

Yae no Miko looked on with curiosity: "Are you trying to say that both sides are flesh and blood, and you can't give up either of them?"

"No, what I really meant was, it doesn't matter, I'll take action."

"Divine Child, I have already thought of a way to prevent a bloodbath from happening."

...

Considering that tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve, tomorrow's chapter should be a lighthearted and enjoyable Lantern Festival side story.

The release time should be in the evening, preferably before midnight.

Finally, everyone, get some rest early, goodnight.

Chapter 472 Lantern Festival Side Story: A Fantastic Year of the Rabbit

The Lantern Festival, the grandest festival in Liyue Harbor.

Every year on the Lantern Festival, every household hangs lanterns and pastes Spring Festival couplets in front of their doors to bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new.

The kindergarten girls woke up early in the morning and changed into the pretty new dresses that Fang Xun had prepared for them—burgundy little dresses.

Even Taromaru wore a festive new outfit, and walked with his head bobbing and swaying, like a little lion dancer.

"Touching a dog's head during the New Year brings good fortune and peace of mind."

"Touching a dog's mouth during the New Year brings good fortune and smooth sailing."

"Touching a dog's back during the New Year brings great wealth and honor."

Fang Xun, who claimed to never be superstitious, stopped Taro Maru as he passed by, muttering incantations.

"Taro Maru, will I be prosperous next year?"

Taro-maru gave Fang Xun a disgruntled look and turned his head away.

Seeing that Taro-maru ignored him, Fang Xun held up Qi-qi in front of him and asked, "Will I be prosperous next year?"

"Wang Wang Wang! Wang Wang Wang!"

Taro-maru kept howling.

Fang Xun nodded with satisfaction and turned to look at Ning Guang beside him.

"Ningguang, what are our plans for today?"

"Brother Fang Xun, let's put up the Spring Festival couplets first, then go to the market to buy groceries. Tonight we'll have dinner with the spirits from the Rebirth Hall..."

Ningguang took out her schedule and earnestly reported the matters.

"Brother Fang Xun, wait for me a moment, I'll go buy a pair of Spring Festival couplets right now."

With Ningguang as a sensible secretary, Fang Xun saved a lot of time and energy.

Many things only require a brief mention, and Xiao Ningguang can immediately handle them perfectly, without anyone having to worry about them.

This is also why Fang Xun entrusted all his money to Ningguang to manage, while he himself simply acted as a hands-off manager.

"Forget it, most of the Spring Festival couplets on the street have the same content and nothing new."

"Let's buy some paper and write the Spring Festival couplets ourselves."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ayaka Kamisato immediately hugged Fang Xun's arm and said expectantly, "Brother Fang Xun, this is Ayaka's first time celebrating the Lantern Festival. Can I write some Spring Festival couplets for you?"

Although Ayaka Kamisato is an Inatsume, influenced by Fang Xun, she has always felt that she is also half a Liyue person.

Since we are from Liyue, we should definitely participate in the Lantern Festival.

"Of course." Fang Xun nodded in agreement without even thinking.

Linghua learned various etiquettes from a young age and became proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

Writing Spring Festival couplets was a piece of cake for her, so Fang Xun naturally had no reason to refuse.

"Brother Fang Xun, He'er also wants to help, is that alright?"

At this moment, Shen He poked his little head out and asked timidly.

"Of course you can."

Seeing that Shen He was offering to help, Fang Xun didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm.

He looked around, pondering what to arrange for Shen He.

"How about this, Shen He will be in charge of grinding the ink, and the ink he grinds will be used by Ling Hua to write Spring Festival couplets."

"Understood." Shen He nodded vigorously.

"He'er will grind the ink."

About ten minutes later, Shen He found Fang Xun again.

"Brother Fang Xun, the ink is ready."

Fang Xun followed Shen He to retrieve the ink, thinking to himself that the little girl was quite efficient, worthy of being a disciple of an immortal.

However, when Fang Xun saw the ink, he was completely stunned.

The ink produced by grinding is not quite the same color as black; it's not exactly the same as black, but rather completely unrelated.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Xun discovered that the ink stick used for grinding was intact, but the paperweight was nowhere to be found.

"Crane, what did you use to grind the ink?"

Shen He blinked and answered truthfully, "A long, narrow stone."

"Brother Fang Xun, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, you're quite strong, kid."

Fang Xun sighed. It seemed that getting Shen He to stop using brute force was a long and arduous task.

In the end, Fang Xun ground the ink himself and let Ayaka Kamisato complete the task of writing the Spring Festival couplets.

After putting up the Spring Festival couplets, Fang Xun took the little girls out to buy groceries.

"Is Mr. Fang Xun going out? Hey, can I come along?"

"And Paimon too, Paimon's going out too!"

Just then, Wendy and Paimon's voices came from behind.

These two guys always love to join in the fun, so they certainly wouldn't stay home during a lively festival like the Lantern Festival.

Fang Xun estimated that he would be buying a lot of groceries today, so having two more helpers to carry the groceries wouldn't be a problem.

...

Liyue Harbor was bustling today, with crowds thronging the streets and alleys, and the Thousand Rock Army maintaining order on site.

Many businesses offer tasting events to attract customers.

"What a pity, we arrived too late, there were no more free samples left."

Looking at the empty tasting plate, Paimon was filled with regret, feeling like he had missed out on a fortune.

"Don't be discouraged. Can't we just do it ourselves and put things in the tasting plate?"

Wendy blinked, then picked a bottle of cider from the shelf and put it on the tasting plate.

Thank you for the gift of nature!