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Mondstadt-Liyue Chapter: Chapter 69: Stretching out a peace sign and sticking out a tongue

Inside the Jade Pavilion, Ningguang was methodically carrying out the cleanup work after the war.

Now, the monsters on the land of Liyue, whether they existed before the war or invaded during the war, have basically been ravaged by the Thousand Rock Army.

Several days passed, and no new monsters appeared. The Abyss of Layered Rocks had also returned to stability with the help of the immortals.

The villagers who were forced to leave their villages and homes gradually moved back.

Among the seven stars, the busiest was the civil engineer Keqing, who led the construction team to carry out repair work day and night, and in just a few days, the dock that had been destroyed by the tsunami was rebuilt.

However, the devastating news of the Emperor's demise still weighed heavily on Qixing's chest like a boulder.

"Hey! You can't go in! Lady Ningguang is busy!"

Suddenly, Bai Wen's exclamation came from outside, as if he was trying to stop someone from entering the Qunyu Pavilion.

"Ugh! Let me in! I need to find my master!"

A stubborn voice tried desperately to squeeze in, and in the end even Baiwen couldn't stop it. The door was smashed open with a bang, and a tiny little thing flew in, crashing headfirst into the screen and knocking the priceless gold-inlaid screen to the ground.

Ningguang suppressed her anger and asked in a low voice, "Who are you? What are you doing trespassing into my Qunyu Pavilion?"

"I...I'm Paimon! I'm here to see my master! My master has been missing for several days!"

In fact, Ningguang knew Paimon. Although she had never met him, she usually went out with Lu Sheng. How could no one have reported this to Ningguang?

Just then, another girl rushed in from outside. Upon seeing Ningguang, she gave a fawning smile, grabbed Paimon, and began to apologize: "I'm so sorry, Lord Tianquanxing, I wasn't watching her for a second, and she just flew in like a shot! I couldn't stop her!"

"Master Hu Tao, what are you doing? Has my Qunyu Pavilion become a tourist attraction that you can come and go as you please?"

Hu Tao scratched her head. "Ah~ I came with her to inquire about her master. The little one kept pestering me, so I had no choice but to sneak up here."

Ningguang sighed deeply, wearily saying, "Her master was Lu Sheng, wasn't he? Actually, we don't know his whereabouts either... The immortals said he eventually went to the Layered Rock Abyss... but even..."

Her words trailed off; she couldn't reveal the Emperor's death yet.

But she knew in her heart that even the Emperor had perished in the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks, so Lu Sheng had even less hope of surviving.

"In short, your master is probably in grave danger."

Ningguang didn't want to be too subtle, because the truth was that the little thing's owner was never coming back.

"Liar! My master is very strong! He will definitely be fine! He went to that place to help you! If you won't look for him, I'll go find him myself!"

Paimon flew off with a sob in his voice, and Hu Tao gave Ningguang an awkward smile before turning around and chasing after him.

"Come back here!"

"Waaah! Master!" Paimon cried, wiping away his tears as memories flashed through his mind.

Although the owner likes to bully people, steals Paimon's private money, is cunning, usually stingy, and makes Paimon stand guard when he sleeps, he secretly reads inappropriate books by himself.

But he's the owner who makes sure you have three meals a day!

"woo woo woo woo!"

"caught you!"

Hu Tao pounced and captured Paimon.

"Let me go! I need to find my master!"

"It's already dark. Do you think you can get out of Liyue Harbor by yourself? Be careful not to get eaten by wild animals in the mountains!"

"I don't care! As long as I can find a master, I'm not afraid even if it's a monster!"

"How about this, you go back to the inn first, and I'll go with you to find your master as soon as it's light tomorrow? You've already waited so many days, one more day won't make a difference."

Hu Tao patiently persuaded Paimon to agree to go back and wait until dawn.

Paimon returned to his lodgings dejectedly, sobbing as he wiped the little pearl.

Suddenly, she noticed signs that someone had entered the room.

This was a little trick her master taught her: when leaving the room, she should slip a hair into the crack of the door or window. If she came back and found the hair was gone, it meant someone had secretly opened the door or window.

Has the master returned?!

Paimon was overjoyed and rushed into the room to search everywhere.

"Wow!"

Suddenly, a figure jumped out from behind the door, yelling and making faces, which startled Paimon so much that he almost fainted.

But fear immediately replaced shock, because she realized that she didn't recognize the person who had broken into the room!

"Who are you! Why are you here?"

"Hehehe! I am a monster from Liyue, and I love to catch chubby, soft little kids like you and eat them!"

"Ugh! Help!"

"Hehehe! You can scream your lungs out, but no one will come to save you! They're going to eat you!"

"Paimon isn't a child! Don't eat me!"

Paimon was terrified and ran around the house like a rat until she realized that the 'monster' wasn't chasing her at all, but was standing there clutching her stomach and laughing nonstop.

The new owner.

"Hey! You! Are you the master in disguise?"

Paimon remembered that this wasn't the first time his master had done something like this; every time he scared him, he would laugh like that.

Lu Sheng stopped pretending, raised his head, and put on his original face.

"Master! It really is you! Where have you been these past few days? I thought you were already... Waaaaah!"

Upon seeing the familiar face, Paimon rushed towards it, tears, snot, and saliva mingling all over Rikuo's clothes.

"Fool, why are you crying? Didn't I tell you to trust your master? Do I look like the kind of person who would die so easily?"

"Where have you been these past few days? You didn't even tell me!"

"It's a long story. Wait, let me show you something first."

Lu Sheng wiped away her snot and tears with his sleeve, led her to the bedside, pulled back the bed curtains, and revealed the white-haired loli sitting inside.

"Huh? Who is she? She looks like she's dead."

"You're right, she's dead."

Paimon cried out and flew away immediately, hiding behind the table.

"Look at you, you coward! Come here and listen to me. Now try to crawl inside and see if you can control this body."

Paimon hesitated, not daring to step forward. "Are you kidding me, Master? You want me to crawl inside a dead man?"

"Hurry up, she's not dead, she's a stand-in I made specifically for you."

"substitute?"

Paimon then slowly walked up to the body and bravely reached out to touch its skin, which was warm!

"Hmm...do we really want to go in?"

"No food if you don't go inside."

Lu Sheng triggered the keyword, and Paimon immediately overcame his fear and plunged into the white-haired loli's body.

Blinking~

Her starry eyes lit up instantly, and the little girl's face showed the same silly and adorable look as Paimon's.

Wow! It's actually empty inside!

"Alright, now let's do the test. First, raise your right hand."

The little girl raised her right hand.

"Raise your left hand."

The little girl raised her left hand.

"Let's give a thumbs up now."

The little girl makes a peace sign with both hands.

"Now stick out your tongue."

Although he felt it was a bit strange, Paimon did as he was told.

"Excellent! Test complete! The fit is perfect!"

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Mondstadt-Liyue Chapter: Chapter 70: The Celestial's "Creation"

"So? Do you like this body?"

Paimon chuckled, "She is quite cute, and if you look closely, she even looks a bit like me! But Master, why did you give me a substitute?"

"I'm glad you like it." Lu Sheng ruffled Paimon's hair. "If you like it, then stay inside and don't come out."

"Eh? Why?"

Lu Sheng explained helplessly to Paimon, "Because I accidentally stepped in poop and provoked a crazy woman. Although she is dead, she still has many friends who are just as crazy as her or even crazier than her and will regard me as an enemy."

"I don't care if I'm alone. If I can win, I'll fight; if I can't, I can run away."

"But you can't do it. You have no fighting ability, and you can't even escape as fast as Hakimi on the roof."

"Therefore, avoiding direct conflict is the best approach. We will need to change our identities for our journey to proceed smoothly."

Lu Sheng's expression changed as he spoke.

"From now on, my name is Tie Niu, and your name is Cui Hua. You are my sister, and I am your brother. This is our new identity. In public, you don't need to call me master anymore. Just call me brother, understand?"

Paimon nodded vigorously, "Got it, bro!"