The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Dain started spouting lies right in front of Ember, without any embarrassment whatsoever. Coupled with his expressionless face, it actually looked quite convincing.

"Is the curse on you really alright?" Abedo wasn't as carefree as Ember. After learning how serious the curse on Dain was, he couldn't help but worry.

“Don’t worry for now, I have my own way to suppress the erosion of the curse.” Dain shook his head.

"This curse has granted me an almost infinite lifespan. And the price is merely the pain I've grown accustomed to."

Dain remained calm. The curse had accompanied him for centuries, and he had learned to live with the pain he suffered.

"A near-infinite lifespan?" A brilliant idea suddenly popped into Yu Jin's head.

"What are you thinking about now?" Dain had a bad feeling when she saw Ember's expression.

Ember didn't speak. He looked up at Dain as if trying to see right through him.

"Elbow, come with me to Liyue." With that, Ember grabbed Dain's arm and ran down the mountain with a fierce momentum.

"Wow...so fast!" Abedo exclaimed as he watched Ember and Dain disappear in an instant.

Ember's speed is already impressive, but I didn't expect Dain to be able to keep up. He's not to be underestimated.

On the steep cliffs of Longji Snow Mountain, two figures could be vaguely seen running.

Dain's arm was being pulled by Ember, and his feet were almost blurring out of existence.

Dain broke free from Ember's grasp and stopped in his tracks.

As soon as he stopped, he started to catch his breath, supporting his back.

"I didn't realize you were a little weak?" Yu Jin saw that Dain was panting heavily and felt that his idea was about to fail before it even started.

"Isn't that obvious? Do you think everyone is as capable as you?" Without realizing it, Dain started talking more.

"I saw you running pretty fast underground, I thought you'd be even faster on the surface," Yu Jin said, scratching his head with an innocent look.

"That's advancing through the ley lines, you think it's digging a tunnel?" Dain's breathing had become much calmer after a short rest.

He stretched his limbs for a moment, then looked up at the desolate, golden landscape of Liyue.

"Let's go. Perfect timing. My original destination was Liyue, but you interrupted me."

As Dain spoke, he took the initiative to walk towards Liyue, the other side of Dragonspine.

……

Traveling from Dragonspine to Liyue once again, the road was still just as difficult, prompting Ember to complain again.

Meanwhile, Dain remained silent, quietly observing everything before her.

He had been to Liyue before, but it had been a long time since he last visited, and much had changed.

Neither of them were ordinary people; even with a sightseeing mindset, Ember and Dain moved at extremely fast speeds.

As fiery clouds appeared on the horizon, Ember and Dain finally arrived at the bridge that symbolized the gates of Liyue Harbor.

"Hiss—, I think I forgot about Montgomery." Ember suddenly remembered Montgomery; he seemed to still be in Liyue.

"Who?" Dain was puzzled. Could it be that Ember brought him to Liyue just to find this person named "Mongt"?

“Someone you don’t know has nothing to do with your coming to Liyue.” Ember cut off Dain’s thoughts.

"Alright, now it's your turn to lead the way." Dain didn't ask any more questions after hearing this. His mindset had indeed changed because of Ember, but not much.

Dain still dislikes being touched by other people, except when necessary.

"Didn't you say you came to Liyue on business? My business isn't important, I can do it anytime, but yours is different."

Ember was quite self-aware. Dain said he had wanted to come to Liyue before, and since he was already there, it would be best to let him take care of his own business first.

Given Dain's appearance, she probably won't be like him, always doing nothing productive.

"Why didn't you say so earlier!" Dain was feeling a bit exhausted.

"why?"

"Do you think the Abyss Order will appear in Liyue City?" Dain replied with a helpless expression.

Wherever he goes, the biggest factor is always the presence of traces of the Abyss Order.

The Abyss Order is not the kind of organization that would openly appear in the city.

"Why didn't you say so sooner?!" Yu Jin retorted, using Dain's question as a counter-question.

“Lead the way. The traces of the Abyss Order aren’t so easy to find. Perhaps we’ll make some new discoveries within Liyue City.” Dain didn’t want to continue the topic, so he nodded towards the city towards Ember.

"Since that's the case... come with me!" Seeing this, Yu Jin stopped hesitating.

He quickly determined the direction and then led Dain into Liyue City with practiced ease.

……

Bubu's Pharmacy is the largest pharmacy in Liyue. At dusk, even the busiest Bubu's Pharmacy will close its doors and ask patients to leave, leaving only a small number of those who are truly critically ill to be cared for.

However, the scene at Bubulu at this moment was somewhat different from usual. The setting sun on the horizon showed no affectation towards the bustling activity within Bubulu.

The place was still brightly lit and bustling with people.

"Dr. Bai, can you take a look at my arm? What happened to it?"

"Overwork has damaged the tendons. Agui, bring the Huoluo San (a traditional Chinese medicine) that is readily available in the hut. Take it three times a day and rest for now."

"Dr. Bai, why is my back deformed? Let me take a look!"

"Caused by compression from a heavy object. Ah Gui, set this patient's bones."

"Mr. Bai Shu, look at my face! What happened to me?!"

"Hmm... if I'm not mistaken, it should be from coal ash and kerosene staining. This place does not sell cleaning products, please go to Chunxiang Kiln."

……

Inside the Bubu Clinic, a scene of bustling activity unfolded. Bai Zhu sat behind the counter, treating a long line of "patients" waiting in front of him.

Pharmacist Agui darted about in his small but not-too-big-sized hut, sometimes running to the pharmacy to get medicine, sometimes running to the ward to set bones. He was doing many jobs at once and seemed even busier than Atractylodes macrocephala.

Behind Agui was a little follower who was barely taller than the counter—it was none other than Bubulu's mascot, Qiqi!

Qiqi followed behind Agui, sometimes blowing cold wind to cool him down, sometimes serving tea and water to Baishu and Agui, keeping up with his busy schedule.

"Oh ho! The Fools have gathered here?"

A strong, clear voice came from outside the door. It sounded perfectly healthy and didn't sound like the tone of a patient.

Bai Shu looked up and saw two more strange figures at the door, even stranger than the Fools.

“Embers… and…”

“Dainsreb, you can just call me Dains.”

Dain nodded to Bai Shu, then quietly leaned close to Yu Jin's ear and whispered, "You don't actually think your medical skills can work on my curse, do you?"

"I didn't say I was going to cure your curse..."

Ember's voice was also very soft, and he was mimicking Dain's tone.

Dain moved his head away; he shouldn't have talked to Ember.

"Dain, right?" Bai Shu adjusted his glasses. He couldn't see anything wrong with Yu Jin, so the only problem was the strange man beside him.

"Chang Sheng, have you figured it out?" Bai Shu turned slightly to the side and asked the white snake coiled around him.

“No, this person is very special. It seems we’ve met a challenge.” The white snake on Bai Shu’s body also came close to his ear and spoke in human language.

Seeing this, Yu Jin stopped talking.

How come Bai Zhu and his snake are moving in perfect sync with my and Dain's movements?

So, between him and Dain, who is the snake?

Chapter 357 Fools' Rescue Station

2023-12-22

After thinking for a while, Ember felt that it was more likely that Dain was a snake, because Ember had killed snakes before, and without hesitation.

Based on his calm and composed state of mind when he killed the Abyss Serpent, Ember made this judgment.

Seeing that Ember and Dain had stopped whispering, Bai Shu and Chang Sheng also stopped talking.

Looking at the curious gazes of the fools around him, Bai Shu shouted into the hut, "Agui, come out and see patients!"

"Here you are, Master!" Agui rushed over, carrying a large bunch of herbs.

"I've taken a quick look, and these are just sprains and bruises caused by overwork. With your current knowledge, you should be able to handle them."

"Don't disappoint me on your first day of seeing patients." Bai Shu smiled at A Gui.

"Yes! I promise I won't let Master down!" Agui, who was originally a little dejected, immediately straightened up as if he had been injected with chicken blood and started working overtime.

He placed the herbs he was holding on the counter and quickly ran to the consultation seat, looking extremely excited.

Agui is Baizhu's only apprentice. He has always worked as a pharmacist at Bubulu. Although it is a leisurely job, it is quite different from the doctor he envisioned.

What Agui wanted was to practice medicine and heal the sick, just like Bai Zhu! And now, he has finally taken the first step toward his ideal of becoming a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

Seeing this, Bai Shu nodded in satisfaction. Since A Gui was so energetic, should he give him more chores to do in the future?

Looking at Bai Shu's smiling face, Yu Jin inexplicably felt that there was a slightly sinister aura emanating from him.

Is this what they call being cunning and ruthless?

Why are there so many fools here?

So what if she's cunning? As long as it doesn't affect Ember.

“They won’t accept them anywhere else, so they have no choice but to come to my humble abode.”

"They want to boost my performance at the end of the year. I'm starting to think I should thank the Fools." Bai Shu shook his head. You could tell from his tired tone that he wasn't at ease.

“Mr. Bai…is this…the patient…?” Qiqi ran over because she noticed that Agui seemed to be motionless.

"Hmm... he's a guest, I suppose. Qiqi, go help Agui, he's very busy."

"Okay... okay."

Qiqi nodded, then skipped and hopped towards Agui's direction. Then she paused, turned around, and said, "Right...right, the patients in the...ward...they need to...they need to escape!"