“Yura is right. I do have the potential to lose control, so I usually don’t stay in Mondstadt for too long. This also means I can’t spend much time with Klee. I’d like to thank you all for taking care of Klee when she went to Liyue this time.”

Seeing that Abedo had admitted it, Yura finally understood why Rosalia would come to the snow mountain to monitor Abedo all the time. Wasn't he a ticking time bomb?

Actually, Yura really misunderstood Rosalia this time. Rosalia didn't know about this. She just felt that Abedo didn't seem like a good person. If Rosalia really knew about this, it wouldn't be as simple as just monitoring him. She might just knock Abedo's head over the table and lock him up.

"Wow, Abedo, you're not human? That's so cool!"

After a moment of silence, Hu Tao suddenly shouted, and the excitement in her voice made Abedo's hands, which were assembling the communication device, tremble involuntarily.

Hu Tao leaned close to Abedo and poked his body. The feel of it, exactly like a human's, made Hu Tao exclaim in disbelief.

Abedo had a series of black lines on his forehead.

Su Bai had the same reaction when he heard that Su Bai was a cyborg, and kept poking him. Now that Su Bai's friend heard the news, he actually poked him a couple of times. How can I put it? You can only say that he is indeed Su Bai's friend, even his actions are exactly the same.

"Aren't you afraid I might suddenly lose control? You know, if I lose control, I don't even know what will happen to me."

Abedo glanced at the excited Kurumi and saw a resemblance to Klee in the little girl. He thought that Klee would be just as lively when she grew up. Although Kurumi poked him a few times, Abedo didn't dislike the feeling.

"What's there to be afraid of? If I were afraid of these things, would I still be staying with you?"

After getting to know Abedo, Su Bai stopped being wary of him. In his view, as long as Abedo's emotions were stable, the possibility of him losing control was too low.

“That makes sense, but Su Bai, didn’t you previously refuse to drink the tea that Sugar delivered because you were worried it was poisonous?”

"Hey."

Su Bai poured himself and Shen He a cup of tea. Although the tea that Sugar brought was dark when brewed, it tasted really good. After listening to Abedo's introduction of Sugar these days, Su Bai could only marvel at Sugar's amazing and quirky imagination.

Shen He's first reaction upon seeing the dark tea in front of him was that it was poisonous, but seeing that Su Bai had already drunk it, Shen He didn't think much of it and also tasted it carefully.

Well, how should I put it? This tea seems rather stingy; it has almost no tea flavor, but it tastes sweet. Children might like it, but someone like her who practices cultivation is not used to it.

"I'll try some too."

Paimon leisurely picked up a teacup and poured herself a cup. Seeing that Su Bai seemed to enjoy it, Paimon also took a big gulp. Instantly, a sweet taste filled Paimon's mouth. Paimon's face scrunched up; she finally knew what it meant to be sweet to the point of being bitter.

"This tea should be eaten with some not-too-sweet snacks; it would be too sweet to drink on its own."

Yura, a young lady who had learned various aristocratic etiquette since childhood, took a sip and gave a precise answer. Abedo also stopped what he was doing. He used to use a potion to restore the tea before drinking it. Now, after hearing what Yura said, it seemed like a good choice to eat it with some non-sweet snacks.

"These are the only not-too-sweet snacks I found. You guys try them. Sugar gave them to me. She said they taste pretty good, but they're a bit hard to eat."

Abedo walked over carrying a box, smiling as he spoke to the crowd. Upon hearing that there was food, Paimon immediately perked up.

"A little hard to eat? No problem, Paimon, I can swallow any kind of dessert."

"Snacks? I've never really had any Mondstadt snacks in my life. I'll have to give them a try this time."

"Huh? It was Paimon who arrived first!"

As he spoke, Paimon quickly flew to Abedo's side, grabbed the heart-shaped box, and flew onto the table. Hu Tao also came over at this time. Liyue's pastries have always been made with a rich and mellow flavor, which Hu Tao doesn't particularly like. However, Zhongli likes those dry pastries. Speaking of which, when we return to Liyue, I should bring a box of pastries for Zhongli. He probably hasn't tried Mondstadt's pastries yet.

Hu Tao was thinking about what kind of snacks to bring for Zhong Li, while Paimon was unsealing the box and fantasizing about what delicious treats were inside. Would they be snacks or Mondstadt specialties? Oh well, anything delicious would do. With joy, Paimon opened the box, when suddenly everything went black as something strange hugged her face.

"Aaaaaah, what the hell is this? Why are my eyes being covered?"

Su Bai looked at Paimon's face with some surprise but also felt it made sense. Having seen the long-legged apple, Su Bai was already somewhat wary of the invention of sugar. Perhaps alchemists just liked to eat these strange and unusual things.

"Hey? How come the desserts have grown legs and arms? Is this the Dessert Demon King? Oh no, little Paimon, you're going to be eaten by the Dessert Demon King. Hurry up and come here to choose a set meal from me."

"No! I haven't tried all the delicious food in the world yet! I don't want to die here! Waaaaah!"

"Alright, alright, Walnut, stop scaring Paimon."

After removing the pastries from Paimon's face, Paimon, now able to see again, quickly hid behind Su Bai. Su Bai scratched his head, looking at the pastries that were constantly moving around in his hand, and then turned his gaze to Abedo.

Abedo was also a little embarrassed. He didn't know that the food Sugar gave him was actually Sugar's experiment. When Sugar said the dessert tasted good, he thought it was something Sugar made.

"Well, my student Sugar is an alchemist specializing in bio-alchemy, so it's perfectly normal for him to make food grow arms and legs."

"Um, leave it to me. I'll restore this pastry to its original state."

Abedo realized the atmosphere was a bit strange, so he took the pastry to his alchemy table and started tinkering. Kurumi was also very curious and went over to see how Abedo would restore the strange pastry to its original state.

As a result, after seeing Abedo apply various materials and some incomprehensible reagents to the desserts, Hu Tao retreated again. As someone who doesn't particularly like novels, Hu Tao felt like she was being forced to listen to novels when she saw Abedo preparing various reagents, and this feeling was even more sleep-inducing than being lectured by Zhongli.

Speaking of Zhongli, this guy lectured me a lot when I was young. No, I can't bring him any delicious snacks, but I can bring him a few of these limbed snacks, as a surprise I've prepared for him.

Having made up her mind, Hu Tao planned to ask Abedo for some sugar samples when she was about to leave the snow mountain. She was really looking forward to seeing Zhong Li's expression when he saw these snacks.

Chapter 214 Paimon's Portrait

After Abedo made the arms and legs of the pastries disappear, no one present dared to take a bite. Even the gluttonous Paimon didn't want to eat the pastries Abedo made, despite Abedo's repeated assurances that they were edible.

"Perhaps this pastry has its own ideas, and I should respect them."

This is what Yura said when she received Abedo's invitation. Although it sounds absurd, it makes some sense. As a Mondstadt person, Yura always comes up with reasons related to freedom.

In the end, all the pastries ended up in Abedo's stomach. While Abedo was eating, the creamy aroma of the pastries made Paimon's mouth water. If she wasn't worried that the pastries would grow arms and legs in her stomach again, she would have taken a big bite.

When Abedo ate it, Su Bai told Abedo not to force himself, and that if he really couldn't eat it, he could just throw it away, since this pastry was really quite magical.

Over the next few days, Yura and her companions went out to clear out monsters and experienced a rare 'trial'. Bombs that explode at the drop of a hat and trees that shoot arrows were nothing compared to what they encountered.

These past few days, Yura and the others even encountered a colorful lizard that could transform into a Hilichurl. At the time, the lizard completely baffled Ying and the others, as it was the first time they had ever encountered such a lizard.

After much effort, they managed to catch one and wanted Abedo to study it. However, Abedo, who thought the communication device was more important, didn't pay much attention to this fraudulent flower. In Abedo's eyes, this fraudulent flower was really too low-quality.

Of course, in addition to patrolling, Ying and the others also helped Abedo renovate the base. The base that used to not even have a door has now been transformed into a snow-covered suite in the Mondstadt region.

"Ying, you bad guy, why did you draw me like this? And why am I in a pot in the drawing?!"

Paimon pointed at the canvas and angrily denounced Ying, who was somewhat puzzled by Paimon's denunciation. In her opinion, her painting was very good. Although it might be a bit abstract, it perfectly presented the Paimon in her mind.

"Hmm, although I'm not very good at appreciating paintings, Ying, your painting does have a bit of... well, anxiety? Yura, what do you think?"

"Paimon must be getting a little anxious. Who knows, maybe one day Paimon will be boiled by Ying. But Ying, your drawing is quite interesting."

Having received an aristocratic education, Yura could tell at a glance that Ying was not using the painting techniques of Mondstadt. Because she was not familiar with the painting techniques of other countries, Yura could not make too much of a judgment. However, to be fair, children might really like the paintings created with this technique.

Abedo, who had just finished making breakfast, went over to take a look when he saw Ying and the others gathered there. When he saw the little Paimon in the painting, which depicted the pot, Abedo smiled slightly. He had to admit, it was quite cute.

"Abedo, I didn't expect you to be making fun of me too! You guys are bullying me!"

Paimon stomped her foot in the air. It was one thing for others to laugh at her, but she never expected that even the alchemist with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Abedo, would laugh at her. The image of Abedo as a serious and unsmiling person in her mind was about to collapse.

"I'm so sorry, I just couldn't help but laugh when I saw someone draw such a cute portrait for the first time. I'm really sorry."

"If Paimon doesn't mind, I can help you revise this painting. I'm quite confident in my painting skills."

"Huh? Really? Then Abedo, could you help Ying fix it? Her drawing is really awful."

Realizing he had accidentally laughed, and seeing the angry Paimon, Abedo picked up his paintbrush to help Paimon slightly modify the painting. Hearing that Abedo was willing to help, Paimon naturally agreed, as she was thinking of hanging the painting in her room.

"Hey, Abedo, you're up so early! I thought you'd get up later than me."

Su Bai came out of his room and was somewhat surprised to see that Abedo was already up. He had seen Abedo busy at the alchemy table when he got up to get a drink of water in the middle of the night last night. He didn't expect him to be up so early.

"As an alchemist, staying up late in the early morning is also a required course."

"Hmm~ Getting up early is good for your health, staying up late will make you feel unwell. I still suggest that you go to bed early and get up early, Abedo."

After listening to Hu Tao's words, Abedo touched his hairline slightly. His hairline seemed to be receding again, so it seemed he would need to take a nap at noon from now on.

He wondered what his teacher was thinking. Was it to make him more human that he didn't grant him permanent hair? Abedo sighed and focused on his painting. He'd probably research hair growth potions when he had time.

"By the way, Ying, what brings you here to draw? Shouldn't you be out here eliminating monsters by now, as is customary?"

Su Bai picked up a piece of Teyvat fried egg and put it in his mouth. The crispy brown color paired with the bread next to him was extremely delicious. Even Shen He, who doesn't usually eat ordinary food, ate a few more bites of the fried egg.

"Abedo, your cooking skills are as good as ever. This fried egg is absolutely delicious."

Su Bai remarked that Abeldo truly lived up to his reputation as an outstanding alchemist; his control over the heat was no less than that of Xiangling, the chef. Bennett, standing nearby, also agreed with Su Bai's words.

"Yes, yes, this fried egg is so delicious. Every time I make fried eggs, they are either undercooked or burnt. Although they are still edible, the taste is always a bit strange."

"I hope you're used to the food. Oh, by the way, there's milk in the box in the corner. I was originally going to make some milk into candy for Klee to eat, but you can have some if you want."

Abedo gestured to Paimon with his paintbrush. Although Paimon really wanted to try Abedo's fried eggs, she held back so that the painting could be hung in her room.

Su Bai didn't stand on ceremony with Abedo. After taking out a few bottles of milk from the box, he immediately gave two bottles to Hu Tao. Hu Tao was a little puzzled, but she still accepted them and drank them happily.

"Su Bai, I didn't expect you to actually know to give me two bottles first. I'll give you a raise when we get back."

"Sigh, Walnut, there's no need for a raise. Use the Mora you save to buy more milk to supplement your nutrition. You're almost an adult now, and if you don't work harder, you might not develop properly."

Su Bai's heartfelt words left Hu Tao somewhat bewildered. Did he mean to tell her to drink more milk to grow taller? She had heard Zhong Li say before that drinking milk could help her grow taller, but she wasn't that short, and she wasn't that old yet. She had plenty of time to grow taller in the future.

Moreover, that immortal called the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons may not be very tall, but his strength is exceptionally high. Even if Hu Tao is not tall, as long as she is strong enough, she will still be a nightmare for her enemies.

Chapter 215 The Fake Abedo Arrives

"Haha, little sister Walnut, you really should drink more milk. Here, I'll give you this bottle of milk too."

Yura puffed out her chest, emphasizing the words "little sister." Hu Tao wasn't stupid; seeing Yura's smug expression, she immediately understood what Su Bai meant.

Hu Tao slammed the empty milk bottle on the table, glaring at Su Bai as if she wouldn't let him off the hook until she got a reasonable explanation. Su Bai shrugged and said calmly.

"Hu Tao, take a look at these people here. After you see them, you'll understand why you need to take supplements."

Hu Tao glanced around at everyone and suddenly realized that even Ying's slime was much bigger than hers. After seeing Shen He's slime, which was even bigger than Yura's, Hu Tao looked down at her own flat chest and thought, "Damn it, it's just drinking milk, bottoms up!"

So, under the teasing gazes of everyone, Hu Tao chugs down three bottles of milk, and for a moment, the entire base was filled with cheers for Hu Tao.

On the other side of the base, Abedo had already put away his paintbrush. Although he had only used a black pen to draw on the canvas, there was no trace of Ying's previous work.

"Am I really that elegant? Abedo, you've changed it a little bit, haven't you?"

When Paimon saw how beautiful and elegant he was in Abedo's drawing, the usually eloquent Paimon was speechless. Could this be the legendary painter? This is amazing!

Looking at Abedo's painting in front of her, Yingtou felt for the first time what it meant to be outdone. Holy crap, wasn't it supposed to be a slight modification? This is clearly a huge overhaul! It's so beautiful. Abedo probably has some side business.

At this moment, at the foot of Dragonspine Mountain, Klee and Qiqi were building a snowman in an open space next to the camp. This was a method that Amber had finally found to keep Klee from fiddling with bombs in the camp.

While building a snowman, Klee suddenly noticed a man who looked just like Abedo digging something. Being a polite child, Klee felt it was necessary to go up and say hello to this older brother.

"Hello, big brother who looks a lot like Abedo, do you need any help?"

Klee's words stunned the imposter Abedo. He couldn't understand why Klee could tell he was an imposter. After thinking for a while without figuring it out, the imposter Abedo decided that since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well just get rid of the person who asked the question.

Ice elements were gathering in the hands of the imposter Abedo. The extreme cold of the ice element alerted Amber and Mona in the nearby camp, which was not far from where Klee was building her snowman.

"Mona, let's go, let's go see if any more enemies are attacking."

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