I'm a male god in Liyue

A wave of drowsiness washed over my eyelids.

Xia Zhi added a few more large pieces of firewood to the fire, greeted the crane, and then lay down to sleep by the fire.

The crane looked down at his peaceful sleeping face, his glassy eyes reflecting the orange-red firelight, and it was impossible to know what he was thinking.

The next morning, Xia Zhi woke up from her sleep, opened her gray eyes, and looked around listlessly.

The fire had long since died out, but some warmth was still emanating from it.

The crane beside me, just like yesterday morning, stood gracefully upright, its long neck raised, watching the rising sun in the east.

Xia Zhi smacked his lips, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth. After hesitating for a moment, he still used 1 point to buy a toothbrush set from the [Shop].

It's true that not brushing your teeth is a bad idea.

The set includes a red toothbrush, a bottle of toothpaste, and a red plastic cup, which is quite a good deal, and the colors are festive too.

So, under the crane's strange gaze, he began to squat down and brush his teeth.

The way they clean their mouths in that other world is really strange.

After brushing her teeth, Xia Zhi finally felt a refreshing sensation in her mouth and contentedly put away her cup and toothbrush.

While he was choosing a toothbrush set, he also saw another item in the [Shop]: [Sticky Grass Seeds]. The description said that it was also a tool for cleaning the mouth. You just need to put it in your mouth and chew it for a while, and it will absorb all the dirt in your mouth. Then you can spit it out.

It's a bit like chewing gum, but with a stronger cleaning effect.

Xia Zhi was actually quite interested in it, since brushing teeth requires water, while sticky grass seeds do not.

In a dry environment where water becomes a precious resource and can no longer be used casually for brushing teeth, the advantages of sticky grass seeds become apparent.

Looking at it this way, there are indeed many cheap and useful items in the [Mall]. I should definitely browse the [Mall] more often when I have time.

Chapter Nine: A Smooth Journey

Morning clouds clustered together, the morning dew still fresh.

After washing his face, Xia Zhi used the water to extinguish the fire.

Breakfast consisted of sweet and crunchy fruit.

After breakfast, Xia Zhi, with the crane in tow, continued walking in the direction indicated by the [Divination Staff].

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun found this somewhat strange, though she knew that Xia Zhi's chosen route was correct.

Ahead lies Dunyu Mausoleum. Passing through Dunyu Mausoleum leads to Tianheng Mountain, and beyond that, you'll reach Liyue City.

She just didn't understand why he insisted that the direction was right, even though he couldn't see anything.

There were many things about this boy that she couldn't understand.

Nothing happened during my journey today.

Xia Zhi found a fragrant, yellowish-white wildflower that was edible and tasted very sweet, as if it had been soaked in honey.

This is a good thing; it can be used as a sugar substitute.

Xia Zhi kept an eye out along the way and picked quite a few, which he put into his inventory.

The next day, Xia Zhi came across a small lake with a group of slimes in it.

Unfortunately, no progress bars appeared on them.

Xia Zhi dealt with them and collected some more slime.

There were lotus roots in the lake, and he picked some. He also fried some fish and replenished the water in the storage bucket.

On the third day, the flat terrain began to turn into rolling hills, and Xia Zhi encountered a wild boar and harvested some pork.

As for the internal organs, Xia Zhi didn't dare to take them, fearing that wild animals might have too many parasites.

I made a pot of lotus root and pork soup for dinner, and it tasted surprisingly good.

Nothing happened on the fourth day. Xia Zhi found a clump of yellow raspberries that were edible and tasted sweet.

On the fifth day, Xia Zhi finally encountered a new monster.

It was a gregarious creature that walked upright, with its head covered in a lot of hair, two long, thin ears, and a strange mask on its face.

Moreover, they also use tools.

Some used large wooden clubs, some used stones, some carried torches, and one very large creature carried a huge wooden shield.

Xia Zhi lay prone on the mountain, not showing his face, and carefully observed for a while using the detector.

There are too many enemies. They are clearly more intelligent than slimes, have a clear division of labor, cooperate well, and are fast.

Especially that enormous monster that's three meters tall; even [Holy Light Judgment] might not be able to break its shield.

Although it has a silver progress bar hanging on its body.

Xia Zhi silently chose to take a detour to avoid the group of monsters.

As they walked, Xia Zhi suddenly realized something was wrong. He turned to look at the crane beside him and asked, "Why didn't you stop me this time?"

Over the past five days, because of loneliness, Xia Zhi often talked to her, regardless of whether she understood or not.

With her intelligence, she could understand most of what he said.

She simply looked at him, a strange expression flickering in her glassy eyes, before slowly spreading her wings.

The gradually fading blue on the feathers creates a dreamlike hue under the sunlight.

So beautiful.

Xia Zhi looked at the proud and beautiful crane before him, his expression momentarily stunned, then a hint of surprise appeared on his face: "Have your wings recovered?"

So the reason she didn't stop him before was either because she thought those monsters were insignificant, or because she thought she could easily fly away with him.

Xia Zhi reached out and touched her wings: "Can you fly now?"

The crane gently flapped its wings, took off from the ground, circled in the air a few times, and then landed.

In just five days, her broken wing recovered to its current state, proving that the ointment was indeed very effective.

Xia Zhi looked at the crane in front of him and suddenly sighed softly: "Now that your injury has healed, you'll be leaving soon, won't you?"

The crane simply watched him quietly.

In the evening, Xia Zhi made barbecue. He crushed some sweet flowers and used them as a substitute for honey on the barbecue. It tasted great.

On the morning of the sixth day, Xia Zhi woke up to find himself surrounded by emptiness.

The crane has disappeared.

"Already gone?"

Xia Zhi rubbed his sleepy eyes, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Although this found crane can neither speak nor act cute, and only eats and keeps watch all night, how boring it would have been without her along the way.

Putting everything else aside, he won't dare to pick and eat unfamiliar ingredients in the future.

Xia Zhi shook his head, took out a toothbrush and a water cup, and began brushing his teeth.

Halfway through the process, he suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings.

A familiar crane descended from the sky, its long beak holding a fresh lotus seedpod.

Xia Zhi paused for a moment, spat out the foam in her mouth, and then gave her a bright smile: "Good morning."

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun placed the lotus pods he had picked on the ground, and seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood today.

So, does he like to eat lotus seeds?

Although her injuries had healed, she did not intend to leave now, because the journey ahead was still dangerous for him, and she wanted to at least escort him to Liyue City.

Of course, this alone is not enough to repay his kindness to her; the rest can only be addressed after she returns to her immortal abode and recovers her cultivation level.

Breakfast was lotus seeds, which were fragrant, delicious, and juicy. They tasted similar to lotus seeds from my original world, although the lotus seed hearts inside were very bitter.

After breakfast, we continued our journey.

Not long after they started walking, a strange device blocked Xia Zhi's path.

It was something resembling a giant lamp, with its base suspended in the air, emitting a pale blue light.

Xia Zhi walked over curiously.

The crane did not stop him. She had studied these strange devices scattered across the continent along certain patterns before, but without any results.

They may be mysterious artifacts left over from ancient times, but the methods of using them have long been lost over the years.

Now they are just useless scenic objects scattered in various places.

Xia Zhi examined the strange device for a while, then reached out and tried to touch its outer wall.

The moment his finger touched it, the system's voice suddenly rang in his mind.