Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

Su Zhe: "Don't worry, you can be tough as you want. Liyue is now in an era of 'rule by man,' not an era of 'atheism.'"

Ningguang paused in her tea-brewing, a look of realization dawning on her eyes.

Then, she smiled slightly and said, "You said it yourself. If one day the Winter Kingdom can't take it anymore and the Ice Queen comes to question us, I, a mere mortal, can't withstand it. You will have to take the hit."

"I'm so angry..."

Su Zhe waved his hand dismissively, saying that the old man would naturally handle such matters in due time, and he would at most just deal with the fools.

As for the future, we'll see. Even if his strength surpasses that of the Seven Gods, to be honest, Su Zhe has no plans. He might as well just retire in Liyue.

Drinking tea, eating wine, listening to music, and walking birds—being a carefree fish that sprays water—isn't that better than constantly shouting for war?

Thinking this, Su Zhe leaned back in his chair and pretended to doze off. Seeing him like this, Ning Guang didn't say anything to disturb him until the aroma of tea filled the room before she spoke.

"Drinking tea is a great habit, but unfortunately I'm short on time right now and don't have time to savor it slowly."

Su Zhe kept his eyes closed and said, "I never drink tea. Actually, I was going to say I wanted to drink water, but you made it so complicated."

Ningguang rolled her eyes and said irritably, "So all I've been doing here, boiling water and grinding tea, is just making a fool of myself?"

"Uh, not exactly." Su Zhe sat up straight and said seriously, "I think it's necessary for me to start cultivating this interest from today. However, I'm currently lacking a tea-brewing girl."

"Dream on."

Ningguang raised the corner of her mouth, "I would be willing to spend an hour every day to brew tea, but I wonder if Immortal Fuhai can afford the price?"

“Speaking of which, I can actually afford it.”

"Oh?"

Ningguang looked up, a hint of doubt in her beautiful eyes, but Su Zhe just smiled and remained silent.

She handed him the tea, and Su Zhe slowly took two sips without saying anything. She waited patiently; a qualified businessman must have enough patience.

After Su Zhe finished his tea, he stood up and said, "Find a spacious place, preferably a storage room, to store important things."

Ningguang was puzzled, but she still led Su Zhe to a clean and spacious room.

This place contains some valuable antiques and paintings that she has acquired over the years. Some of them are kept in this house, while the better ones are selected and taken to Qunyu Pavilion.

Of course, it's not to say that everything in the Jade Pavilion is good; there are quite a few things that Ningguang likes, but they may not be very precious.

"It's quite a coincidence. These past two days, while I was on guard against the Abyss causing trouble again, I wandered around the Lonely Cloud Pavilion a few times and pulled up some things that looked familiar."

Under Ningguang's surprised gaze, Su Zhe waved his hand and took out a large pile of things from Kyogre's mouth.

These are all items that fell into the sea after the Qunyu Pavilion was destroyed, but were preserved intact.

Some were antiques, and others were books. Because they were sealed in containers and looked very precious, Su Zhe fished them all out.

To do this, he mobilized countless descendants of the seabed to work together.

When will you...?

"Don't get me wrong, like I just said, I just picked them up casually while wandering around Guyun Pavilion." Su Zhe spread his hands and said, "How about it, these should be enough to hire you for an hour a day, right?"

Ningguang lowered her head, and the expression in her eyes softened.

"enough."

She said softly.

When Qunyu Pavilion collapsed, she didn't cry or make a scene; instead, she immediately threw herself into her work.

To outsiders, she was the invincible Lady Ningguang of Tianquan Star.

But who knows how she felt? The moment the Jade Pavilion was truly destroyed, it was as if all the strength in her body was drained away.

After all, that was her dream, the result of her hard work over the years, and her pride. Just like her own child, Ningguang would be happy to watch it grow little by little.

But she is, after all, one of the Seven Stars, enjoying that glory while also bearing a mission.

"Su Zhe, thank you."

Although it was just a casual remark, Ningguang knew that finding these things in the vast ocean would not be an easy task.

Clearly, Su Zhe had been spending these past few days helping her find her lost items.

"No need to thank me, this is a contract, a transaction." Su Zhe shrugged. "Don't think you can get all this for just those three words."

Ningguang looked up and smiled, "Of course not. You're always welcome to come here for tea."

Material possessions are priceless, but friendship is invaluable.

There are always things that Mora cannot measure for Ningguang.

"You said it yourself."

Su Zhe smiled, then suddenly remembered something and took out a large cabinet from Georka's mouth.

"These should be yours too, right? I felt they might have special meaning for you, so I kept them specifically. Take a look..."

Ningguang turned her gaze and saw that the large cabinet contained all sorts of colors, red, white, purple, and more.

This is...

"ah!"

Lord Tianquan exclaimed in surprise, hurriedly ran over, hugged the cabinet, and stuffed all the various styles of underwear back in.

Seeing her flustered appearance, Su Zhe pursed his lips.

It's just a few sexy little panties, is it really necessary to be so secretive?

"Do you want me to help you?"

"get out!"

"Uh, I've already touched these..."

"go out!!!"

...

Half an hour later, Su Zhe slowly walked out of Tianquan Mansion.

"Sigh~ Girls are so shy. I thought Lord Tianquanxing would never be flustered."

Su Zhe couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Ningguang's flustered, blushing face.

But honestly, I never would have guessed that Ningguang would like that style.

"These are... these were given to me by my servants to try on. They're intended for the Liyue market, and since they're related to Liyue's image and long-term commercial interests, I put them away myself... It's not that I liked wearing them that I put them away, you know that, right?"

Although Ningguang came up with a very suitable reason, Su Zhe wasn't a three-year-old child; it would be a miracle if he believed it.

Well, it just so happens that he also has a few special styles hidden away. Maybe he can buy a few big houses on Yujing Terrace in the future.

Back home, the courtyard was rather deserted. Amber and Yura had been very busy these past two days because Mondstadt had also experienced hardships, so they wanted to learn from Liyue's approach and gain experience.

Yoomiya took Klee out, both of them carrying Wind Wings, clearly not going to do anything good.

Speaking of which, since meeting Klee, Xiaogong has almost forgotten her mission in Liyue. Su Zhe reminded her several times, "Didn't you come to Liyue to learn fireworks technology and promote Naganohara?"

As a result, Yoomiya felt perfectly justified in playing around, claiming that she was a creative and inspirational player. In her words, the process of "playing" with Klee was a process of accumulating inspiration and skills.

"My husband! You're back!"

When Ba Che, who was airing out the quilts, saw him, he immediately jumped down from the second-floor corridor and gave Su Zhe a sweet hug.

Ba Che's life in Liyue Harbor was relatively simple. She didn't go anywhere every day. She would see Su Zhe off when he left, and then just wait all day, while also doing the housework that needed to be done.

It wasn't that she didn't want to go out; she wanted to go out with Su Zhe. But if she were recognized by other immortals, she might not even be able to stay in Liyue Harbor anymore. So, after weighing the options, she decided it was better to stay at home every day.

As for being bored, she wouldn't be. After all, she had been in that seabed for two thousand years and she was still doing just fine.

Now that we've moved to a different place, I can still think about my husband in the morning, at noon, and at night. It's much happier than my previous life.

At this moment, Su Zhe chatted with her for a few words, then turned around and saw Ying packing her luggage.

Are you leaving?

Paimon flew out of the house and shook his head, saying, "No, no, it's just that when the Traveler came back, he went to the Adventurers' Guild. Catherine said that there was an earthquake in the Tianqiu Valley area before, and it seems that a lot of monsters appeared. Before, everyone was focused on Guyun Pavilion, so there was no time to investigate."

"And now that you have some free time, you've found the famous traveler?"

"Yes, yes, Catherine sent us to check on the situation, so we haven't left yet. You must stay in this room!"

Being able to stay for free on the Jade Capital Terrace, and sometimes even eat for free, was Paimon's dream.

She was afraid that Su Zhe would think they were leaving and that when they came back, the room would be occupied by other women.

Chapter 16 Zhongli: Su Zhe, how come you're even more of a slacker than me? >>

"Do not worry."

There were plenty of empty rooms in the house, so Su Zhe didn't care.

He was concerned about the situation in Tianqiu Valley; if he remembered correctly, there seemed to be dragon lizards there.

After the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard, it's Tuozi's turn. I wonder if those workers went to dig up the trees. Speaking of which, Tuozi is really pathetic, having fallen so low as to control a few miners to dig up the seal.

They dug and dug, finally seeing a glimmer of hope, when Zhongli suddenly appeared.

"Then be careful, and don't be reckless if you encounter trouble."

"I know~"

According to Ying's plan, she and Paimon will not leave Liyue so soon. Although finding their relatives is urgent (not really), the experiences on their journey are equally important.

So Ying and Paimon discussed it and decided to stay here for the Lantern Festival before leaving.

During this time, Ying wants to travel around Liyue. Her goal is simple: to broaden her horizons (and find treasure chests)!

Of course I want to broaden my horizons, otherwise how will I cover the expenses along the way?

You think finding your brother is that easy? What kind of team am I leading? I'm leading Paimon! All she does is eat, and eat a lot of it. After she finishes eating, all she does is cheer from the sidelines. And yet she still wants to fight against the Heavenly Principles. She's so stupid!

"By the way, my husband, it seems like someone called 'Young Master' came looking for you just now."

Snapping out of her husband's homecoming mode, Ba Che remembered some unimportant people and things, so she mentioned them briefly.

“Yes, yes, that young master is here,” Paimon said. “He seems to have something important to discuss with you. He is the executor of the Fatui, so you must be careful.”

"You couldn't hold back so quickly?"

Su Zhe chuckled lightly, not paying any attention, and went back to lie down in the courtyard.