Kuxue asked at the right time.

When the two saw her, they were immediately cheered up.

There is no need to say much about Ganyu. The biggest motivation for her to settle in Guiliji and sign a contract with the Emperor came from her sister who was related to her by blood.

Although she has the intention to protect, she is still immature and cannot fully understand the reason behind it. She just doesn't want the place where she lives to be destroyed.

As for the latter, Kuxue has proved herself to everyone in the past year. To Guiliji, she has become the second most important person after Guizhong.

The man hurriedly explained to Ku Xue, "It's like this. After the original farming plan was completed, most of the farm tools were taken back, but when I counted them, I found that the number didn't match. Although I'm not worried about someone stealing them...but there have been some bad rumors recently."

"Bad rumors?"

"I heard from Old Li that recently there seemed to be people from other villages sneaking around our area. After being discovered, they ran away without explaining, but after that, we saw them wandering around the fields several times."

As he spoke, he showed a somewhat distressed expression.

"We were a little worried that they might be here to steal the seedlings, so we sent people to check, but they always spotted us first and slipped away. So we wanted to delay Lord Ganyu for a while and help us catch the criminal."

In today's era, this village can no longer survive, so it goes to other villages to steal grain.

Or maybe the two sides are at peace with each other at ordinary times, but during the farming season, there are actually many villages where conflicts arise over water issues.

As the largest human settlement in the vicinity, Guiliji occupies the best geographical location and water source, so it is not surprising that it is envied.

Speaking of this matter, although Kuxue had plans to incorporate the population of the surrounding villages, this action was rejected by Guizhong and the Emperor.

They do not think that accepting outsiders in such an unrestrained manner is a good thing, especially when most of them have some feud with each other. Even if they accept this group of people in, they may not be able to cooperate wholeheartedly and work together to make a living.

Even though it's hard to understand, it's true...

"Is that so? I understand. Let me take care of this matter. Sister, just go and rest first—"

After learning the whole story, Kuxue agreed, but Ganyu quickly waved her hand.

"This kind of thing is not hard work, just leave it to me. Kuxue should take a good rest, otherwise Master Guizhong will come to me to complain again."

Speaking of Guizhong, I was really shocked when I first saw Ganyu's fat Qilin true form.

When I was a child, I thought it was round and cute, but it is still like this when I grew up, which is a bit scary.

Especially since her daughter and Ganyu are sisters, that means if Kuxue doesn't pay attention to her body management, she will become as fat as Ganyu.

This is not possible!

As a result, Ganyu's diet was naturally controlled to prevent her from gaining weight. In addition, after transforming into a human body, although she still looked a little plump, at least she was no longer considered "fat".

As for Qilin's true form, it is still the same. It really makes people worry about how she will fight the enemy when she goes to the battlefield in the future.

But no matter what, Ganyu can still deal with mortals with ease.

"Why don't we go for a walk together? I also have something I want to talk to Sister Ganyu about!"

Kuxue wasn't going to give up just like that, she said with a smile.

"Ah, okay."

Gan Yu also nodded obediently. For some reason, when they were together, she always felt that the younger sister was the more mature one.

I didn’t feel it when I was a child, but now that I’m in a human city and have met all kinds of people, this wonderful feeling is becoming stronger and stronger.

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Master Kuxue and Master Ganyu. We will be responsible for searching the north and south, and I'll leave the east and west to you two!"

When the man saw this, he said goodbye and left very tactfully.

Only Ganyu and Kuxue were left.

"How does it feel to live in Guiliji, sister?"

"...Well, the town is very prosperous, and many people live and work here. I like it here very much..."

Ganyu said slowly.

"Is there a more personal answer?"

The girl moved closer and looked closely at her eyes, which seemed a little evasive and hidden under her hanging hair.

For some reason, whenever I'm alone with her, Sister Ganyu would enter this "weak" state.

It was just like I was bullying her.

"Well, selfishness or something... Does the fact that the food is delicious count?"

When talking about food, Ganyu's gentle tone became a little excited.

The food here is very fresh, never seen before, and very delicious.

She spent most of the so-called "salary" she received from her sister on this.

"Well, what else?"

"Are there any more... Well, it's a little hard to figure out. Can you give me some hints?"

Ganyu blinked and looked at her sister's sudden smile.

"For example, do you have any reason why you are willing to stay here?"

Kuxue patiently and persuadingly acts like a villain who deceives ignorant girls.

Chapter 27: Desire and Work

The idea of ​​staying here for some reason...

Almost the next moment after being asked, Ganyu wanted to answer her, it's for you.

Just before I wanted to say it, I suddenly choked. Even if I tell my sister about this, it will only cause trouble, right?

As an older sister, I have no autonomy and seem to just follow others blindly.

However, as an alien in this world, Gan Yu's semi-immortal bloodline and identity were not a big deal for the immortals. But for mortals, she was terrified when she thought of their worshipful and respectful eyes.

What virtue or ability do I have to be compared with the Emperor or Lord Guizhong, who are great people who can seek the welfare of their people?

If they find out one day that they are just greedy and clumsy guys, it would be fine if they were laughed at, but if they also damaged Kuxue's reputation...

Will there be sounds like this?

"They are sisters, so why is Lady Kuxue so powerful and Ganyu so useless?"

"If she had not been born before Master Kuxue and taken away most of the nutrients, Master Kuxue would not have been born weak and plagued by illness."

"Hey, it would be nice if the child born first was Kuyuki-sama..."

Ganyu became nervous and felt inferior at the thought of being talked about like this.

There is no doubt that Ganyu is looking forward to the present Kuxue.

But...if I just admire her, I can't get close to her.

Then, she shouldn't have said such willful words that "forcefully bound" them together.

So, Ganyu lowered her head and said hesitantly, "I... I am not sure either, but if it is to protect Guiliji, who can make so many delicious foods, I think I will stay here willingly."

"...Well," the girl stretched out her nasal tone a little, her eyes fell on her sister who seemed particularly nervous for some reason, and then smiled slyly: "It's not a very exciting answer!"

"Eh?!"

Sister Ganyu's reaction was greater than she had imagined.

Kuxue felt ashamed at her hurt look, but now was not the time. She said softly, "Sister Ganyu, do you want to hear my thoughts?"

"Kuxue's idea..." Ganyu murmured, "You must want to protect everyone, inherit the vision of the Emperor and Master Guizhong, and realize it, right?"

"That's partly true, but I also have a selfish side—"

Kuxue smiled with a hint of nostalgia.

"To realize the ambition I set when I first joined the sect and bring peace to the four directions is what I really want to do. But there are many other factors involved in that wish, including the expectations of Guizhong, the Emperor, and the True Lord..."

"So?" Ganyu felt her heart trembling slightly for some reason.

It was like the first time she saw Kuxue, who had been praised by Zhenjun as the same as other children since childhood, and found that she also had a side like her.

It's like a dream...

“So, I think that wish belongs to everyone, to Guiliji, and to all the people in Liyue…”

The girl looked out at the rice fields that had just been planted and whose sprouts were emerald green. The scenery was so beautiful.

"My own wishes are actually insignificant and even more insignificant compared to this vision, but to me, they are just as important."

"What does Kuxue want to do?"

“…I’m not sure yet.”

“——Hey! After all this long talk, it turns out Kuxue was just trying to tease me?!”

Ganyu, who originally felt sympathy for him, suddenly had a droopy face and said angrily.

"No. In fact, there are many times when I think, 'Oh, this is what I want,' but then it changes to another one very quickly. There are so many choices that it's really hard to choose."

Kuxue also pretended to be distressed and tapped his forehead.

"So, what is Kuxue's wish now?"

"...I want to be with you," the girl's eyes were filled with a hint of shame, and Ganyu's ears turned red when she heard this, and she kept saying in her heart, "Impossible, impossible, my sister absolutely cannot think like this!"

But the next moment, Kuxue laughed to herself.

"I want to work with you to catch this criminal who wants to steal something."

"……why is it like this!"

Ganyu, who was originally overjoyed, suddenly had a bitter face and looked so frustrated that people could not help laughing.

"This can't be called a wish, it's just work!"

"Puhuhu. Sister just realized it now."

Kuxue was very happy that this prank was successful. Even Ganyu felt that it was rare to see her sister smiling so happily and was stunned for a moment.

After realizing that his sister was joking with him, there was a hint of shame and joy in his eyes.

The bitter snow in the past always made people feel like they were carrying something very heavy as they moved forward, striving to improve themselves every moment, and never having time that belonged to "themselves".

He is said to be a half-immortal and has the most "human side", but in fact he is more immortal than the immortals.

On the contrary, I am greedy and sleepy. When I am tired from practicing, I want to sneak to the kitchen to eat. When I am lonely, I will miss my sister. Sometimes when I can't sleep, I want to talk to my sister about my inner thoughts.

He doesn't look like an immortal at all, but rather a mortal with all the desires and emotions.

However, Ganyu is not opposed to becoming such a mortal.

…She was really happy to be able to chat with Kuxue like this.

Then, Ganyu once again recalled the questions her sister asked her.

Why, do you want to stay here?

next time,

If my sister asks.

She must be able to answer her more firmly, "It's for you, right?"

……

After the search was over, the two men did catch a suspicious person, but the person surrendered himself when he saw Kuxue.

When he was brought to Yuheng Pavilion for questioning, he also explained where he came from.

"I am a subject of Lord Heulia, the Demon God of Salt. My name is Awan. I came here only to seek an audience with Lord Kuxue."

"Seeking to see me? Why don't you come here to find me directly? Instead, you are sneaking around the field to investigate something?"

The girl didn't sense any malicious intent to lie from him, so she continued asking.

"If you tell the guards that you are a descendant of the Salt Demon God, they should not stop you."

"…It's not that we don't want to disclose our identities, but we were just helpless refugees in the war. Fortunately, Lord Heulia took pity on us and took us in, hiding in a secluded place to avoid the war."

The man named Awan explained.

"We have seen too many things in the war that cannot be trusted, and Lord Herulia... is kind-hearted and does not want to fight with others, let alone get involved in the war between demons. If we casually announce our names and cause trouble..."

After hearing the reason, Kuxue nodded. After all, Guiliyuan's reputation was only spread in relatively stable areas. And according to what Awan said, they probably didn't know the actual situation here.

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