This MC is so original

Why are the women who appear next to him not normal human beings every time?

"Huh? You don't know her?"

This surprised Lu Xiu a little. He thought that Keqing and Yae Shen Zi were both managers of their respective countries and should have had some contact with each other.

Yae Shenzi smiled and explained to Lu Xiu, "I haven't been to Liyue for a long time. The seven stars of Liyue are replaced every twenty years or so. It's normal that Miss Keqing doesn't recognize me."

After Yae Shinko finished explaining to Lu Xiu, he was about to introduce himself to Keqing when a surprised exclamation came from the side.

"Son of the Eightfold God?"

When Yae Shinko and the others turned around in confusion, they saw Ganyu, dressed as a secretary, walking towards them with a stack of documents in her arms.

Seeing Ganyu, Yae Shenzi's eyes lit up, and she immediately revealed a very sweet smile, and called out obediently, "Sister Ganyu."

"Ganyu...Sister?!" Lu Xiu and Keqing were both surprised.

The former is because Yae Kamiko actually showed such a well-behaved expression, which is completely inconsistent with her personality.

The latter was surprised that the other party actually called Ganyu "sister". Could it be that he was Ganyu's relative?

Ganyu walked over quickly and looked Yae Shenzi up and down. "It really is you. Why are you here in Liyue? Didn't Inazuma issue a lockdown order? Will Lei Shen let you out?"

Yae Shenzi smiled sweetly and explained to Ganyu, "Not long ago, the general lifted the lockdown order, so I took a long vacation to come visit you, Sister Ganyu, and Grandpa."

"Is that so? Welcome to Liyue, Son of God."

Seeing Ganyu and Yae Shenzi chatting so enthusiastically, Keqing couldn't help but cough twice and asked Ganyu in a low voice: "Ganyu, can you introduce who this person is to me?"

This group of people have been chatting till now, and still haven't explained to her who this person is! She is left sitting here in embarrassment!

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I thought Lu Xiu introduced you."

Ganyu looked at Keqing apologetically and quickly introduced her, "This is Yae Kamiko, the chief priest of Narukami Taisha Shrine in Inazuma."

"Hello, Miss Yae Shenzi, welcome to Liyue."

Finally someone introduced her!

Keqing breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up to greet Yae Shinto.

Yae Shinko also greeted Keqing with a smile.

After the two of them exchanged greetings, Yajō Shenzi couldn't wait to ask Ganyu, "Sister Ganyu, it's a rare opportunity for me to come to Liyue. Do you have time to take me on a nice tour of Liyue?"

"Ah this..."

Ganyu, however, looked embarrassed and cast a look at Keqing as if asking for help.

Keqing understood and said to Yajō with some embarrassment, "My apologies, Miss Yajō. Yuehai Pavilion has been very busy lately, and Ganyu, as the secretary of the Liyue Seven Stars, is particularly busy. I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you around Liyue for a while."

After explaining to the Eightfold Divine Son, Keqing cast a resentful look at Ganyu. It was really hateful that she was asked to say such offensive words.

Ganyu embarrassedly stuck out her tongue at Keqing while holding the documents. She didn't want to reject the Eightfold Divine Son.

After all, she hadn't seen Yae Shinko for many years, and if she refused, it would probably make Yae Shinko sad.

"Is that so..." A look of disappointment appeared on Yae Shinko's face, then he turned to look at Lu Xiu and patted him on the shoulder.

"Then there's no other choice. I'll have to ask you, Lu Xiu, to accompany me around Liyue."

"Neither!"

Keqing suddenly spoke up in a hurry to help Lu Xiu refuse.

"Why?" The Eightfold Divine Son looked over with a puzzled look on his face and asked suspiciously, "Could it be that Lu Xiu is also one of the Seven Stars of Liyue?"

Keqing said awkwardly: "That's not the case, it's just that he..."

Oops, I refused in a hurry and hadn’t thought of an excuse yet!

Keqing began brainstorming, trying to come up with a perfect excuse to help Lu Xiu reject the Eightfold Divine Son.

Seeing Keqing's nervous expression, Lu Xiu spoke up for himself, saying to the Eightfold Divine Son, "Divine Son, don't forget why we came to Liyue. We still have pollution to deal with, and we don't know if any stragglers have sneaked into Liyue."

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that."

Only then did Yae Shenzi remember that they didn't come to Liyue just for fun.

"Pollution? Skirmishers?"

Keqing was completely confused.

"He was an executive officer of the Fatui, but he has now defected. He previously caused quite a bit of trouble in Inazuma, and we suspect he might come to Liyue. Keqing, please have the Thousand Winds Army keep an eye on him during this time."

Lu Xiu reminded Keqing seriously.

Seeing that Lu Xiu's expression didn't seem fake, Keqing nodded seriously.

After the two finished talking, Ganyu interrupted.

"I'm so sorry to interrupt you, but Mr. Lu Xiu, the Emperor told me to meet him at the old place after you return to Liyue. He has something urgent to discuss with you."

"The Emperor is looking for Lu Xiu?"

Keqing was a little surprised and muttered, "Could it be that you, Lu Xiu, were responsible for that huge explosion in the ocean not long ago?"

Not long ago, the Liyue Seven Stars received news of a large-scale elemental riot in the sea area of ​​​​Guyun Pavilion, but when the Qun Yu Pavilion rushed over, the sea area had returned to calm, which left the Liyue Seven Stars puzzled.

So, Keqing was assigned to investigate the matter recently, but she has been busy for several days without any clue.

"Maybe it's related?"

Lu Xiu was also a little unsure, but he still said to Keqing, "Let's talk about it after you get off work and go home. I'm going to go see Morax first."

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home after get off work."

Chapter 220: Side Quest, Pure Water Spirit

After coming out of Yuehai Pavilion, Lu Xiu couldn't help but look at Yae Shenzi beside him and asked, "Why are you looking at me?"

Yae Shinko withdrew her resentful expression from Lu Xiu.

"Do you know where the old place the old man mentioned is? Do you really not need Sister Ganyu to help lead the way?"

At this moment, she was still thinking about how to get Ganyu to accompany her for a good shopping trip in Liyue.

"I know, so don't think it's my fault for not bringing Ganyu with you. If you have the ability, go and get her out yourself!"

Lu Xiu glanced at Yae Shen Zi unhappily, then quickened his pace towards Wangsheng Hall.

After a while, the four of them arrived at the gate of the Hall of Rebirth. Perhaps because Zhongli had greeted them, a coffin girl was standing guard at the door. When she saw Lu Xiu and the others coming, she immediately came over to greet them.

"Mr. Lu Xiu, the guest Zhongli is waiting for you inside."

Lu Xiu nodded, and led the others into the Hall of Rebirth, following the coffin girl.

When I arrived at the hall, I saw Hu Tao and Zhongli sitting there drinking tea and chatting.

"Master, the guest Zhongli, Mr. Lu Xiu and others are here."

Miss Yiguan retreated after reporting and closed the door of the main hall.

When Hu Tao saw Lu Xiu, she raised her hand and greeted him cheerfully, "Hey, Lu Xiu, long time no see."

"I haven't seen Walnut for a while."

Lu Xiu also greeted her with a smile, and then Hu Tao asked everyone to sit down.

As soon as he sat down, Yae Shen Zi couldn't help but stand up again and bow respectfully to Zhongli.

"Old man, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you feeling lately?"

"Old man?"

Hu Tao looked at the youthful Zhongli with suspicion, then chuckled and said, "Zhongli, I said you acted like an old man. Look, now the young lady is calling you old man!"

Facing Hu Tao's teasing, Zhongli smiled helplessly and explained to her, "Master, this Miss Yae Shenzi is actually a distant relative of mine. She calls me old man just as a nickname, not because I am old-fashioned."

"Hehe, even if you explain it this way, your usual style is still old-fashioned!"

Seeing that his explanation was futile, Zhongli could only shake his head helplessly, then nodded to the Eightfold Divine Son with a smile.

"Don't worry, I'm in good health."

Hu Tao couldn't help but interject, "He's using public funds to attend operas every day, and even uses my money to tip Yun Jin. He's doing well, living a more comfortable life than me, the hall master!"

Hearing Kurumi's words, Yae Shenzi couldn't help but laugh: "If that's the case, then I'm relieved."

After they finished catching up, Lu Xiu finally asked, "Zhongli, so why did you call me here? Is it something related to the pollution?"

Zhongli nodded. "Yes, the Liyue Seven Stars have investigated the various pollution sources. Several pollution areas have been well controlled. However, one area has already threatened the local people, so your help is urgently needed."

Hu Tao couldn't help but complain, "I don't know what the Liyue Seven Stars are thinking. Why would they entrust the pollution treatment to us at Wangsheng Hall? If it were just exorcism, it would be fine. But dealing with pollution is not within the scope of our Wangsheng Hall's business!"

Zhongli cheerfully explained, "Master, didn't you say that the Rebirth Hall hasn't been doing well lately? That's why I volunteered to go to the Liyue Seven Stars and tell them we can solve the pollution problem. If we succeed, the Rebirth Hall will receive a handsome commission."

"Really?!" Hu Tao's face lit up with joy. "Since you volunteered, I guess you, Zhongli, have a solution. It's up to you then!"

Zhongli nodded: "Well, leave it to me."

After receiving Zhongli's affirmative answer, Hu Tao stood up from her chair with satisfaction and said goodbye to everyone.

"Okay, I have something to do and need to leave first. I was planning to go out and hand out flyers, but Zhongli said you might come, so I waited here for a while. Now that we're done catching up, I'll be leaving first. Zhongli, remember to entertain them for me~"

Walnut waved her hand and trotted out of the main hall with a stack of flyers in her arms.

After Hu Tao left, Lu Xiu turned to Zhongli and asked, "Morax, please tell me the details of the situation."

Zhongli nodded. "One of the remains of the Ender Dragon fell into the water source of Qingce Village, completely polluting it and seriously affecting the lives and safety of the people in Qingce Village."

"If it's just the water source that's polluted, wouldn't it be better to just have the people move away first and then slowly intercept and treat the water?"

Lu Xiu was a little confused, but if that was the case, with the abilities of the Liyue Seven Stars, they didn’t need his help at all.

Zhongli shook his head: "Qingce Manor is different. There is a pure water spirit living in the water source of Qingce Manor."

"Pure Water Spirit?!" ×4

Except for Lu Xiu who was confused, the other three were all surprised.

Lu Xiu couldn't help but look at Osel beside him and asked, "What are you surprised about?"

Osel explained to Lu Xiu, "Boss, pure water elves are the followers of the water god. Logically, they should all stay in Fontaine. Why is there one in Liyue?"

Osel cast a suspicious look at Zhongli. It seemed that a lot had happened in Liyue during the thousand years that he had been sealed.

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Zhongli finally explained, "A long time ago, a pure water spirit arrived in Liyue. I was quite surprised. I thought she came with some orders from the Water God, but I didn't expect her to have defected from Fontaine. After I revealed my identity, she requested that I provide her with a source of water in Liyue."

"After I heard her explain the reason, I let her stay in the water source of Qingce Village. There are some elderly people living in Qingce Village, so I let her live near Qingce Village on the condition of protecting them."

"This peace has continued until now. However, the pollution brought by the Ender Dragon happened to pollute the water source of Qingce Manor. Pure water elves are extremely dependent on water sources. The purer the water source, the stronger their power. However, once the water source is polluted, they will also have various problems."

"Because the water source was polluted, the Pure Water Spirit began to attack Qingce Manor. Fortunately, she still retained a bit of sanity and only destroyed some of Qingce Manor's buildings. No casualties were caused. She also notified me afterwards, which prevented further damage."

After listening to Zhongli's explanation, when Lu Xiu was about to say something, a system prompt popped up.

[Side Quest: Obtain the Water Clan, and receive a random MOD reward]

[Quest Requirements: At least one Water Clan member]

Chapter 221: Attack of Pure Water Creatures

Hmm? Side quest?

This immediately perked up Lu Xiu. He hadn't expected that the system actually had side quests, which he had never triggered before.

However, Lu Xiu was quite concerned about the content of the side quest. Did the Water Clan want him to subdue them?

"Lu Xiu? Lu Xiu, what are you thinking about?"

While Lu Xiu was still thinking, Zhongli's voice came to his ears.

"Oh, nothing, go on. I was distracted for a moment."

Zhongli, however, shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and said, "I've already said it all. We should set off for Qingce Manor."

"Okay, then let's go."

The group got up and left Wangsheng Hall and walked towards Qingce Village. After they walked out of the crowded place, the group flew directly and arrived at Qingce Village in a short while.

Zhongli did not choose to take everyone to fly directly into the water source of Qingce Manor, but landed outside Qingce Manor.

Although they didn't know the reason, Lu Xiu and the others also fell to the ground.