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"Really?" Ai Qi squatted down, pinched Xiao Jiujiu's face and said with a smile: "Little guy, you must follow the adults closely in the future. It's very dangerous here."
"Well, I'll be careful next time." Xiao Jiujiu broke away from Ai Qi's hand. Please, it hurts to keep pinching your face!
"Mr. Yu Jin, if you don't have anything to deal with, can we set off now?" Ai Qi saw that Xiao Jiujiu didn't want her to touch him, so she stopped insisting.
Yu Jin looked at the people who had finished their rest, then looked at Xiao Jiujiu who was making a fuss everywhere, waved his hand and said, "Let's go! The destination is Qingce Manor!"
……
Walking out of Wuwangpo, the sky returned to its Qingming state. Ai Qi looked at Xiao Jiujiu, who was jumping on the pack animal, and couldn't help but feel emotional.
Could it be that I have been out in the wind and rain for too long and my energy has dropped so quickly that I can't even catch up with a child?
However, she took a look at the clearly layered terraces not far away and breathed a sigh of relief. After so many days, she finally reached her destination.
"Come on! We're almost there at Qingce Manor. Look at the girl, she's so energetic. You can't give up!" Ai Qi yelled, encouraging everyone in the caravan.
After hearing what Ai Qi said, everyone looked at Xiao Jiujiu who had climbed down from the pack animal and was running in the field, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, everyone in the caravan arrived at Qingce Village.
Looking at the people panting, Yu Jin took the already excited Xiao Jiujiu by the hand, handed the letter of authorization to Ai Qi and said, "Since you have arrived at Qingce Manor, the commission has been completed. Take a look."
Aiqi took the letter of authorization and signed it while saying, "How long has Mr. Ember been an adventurer?"
"It's just the beginning. If you need anything, you can entrust me. My passion for this job has not diminished yet." Yu Jin took the signed power of attorney, confirmed it and left.
Aiqi looked at Yujin who was holding Xiao Jiujiu, and thought about what he had just said, and her eyes lit up.
It seems that I have to write a letter to Master Sangge Mahabayi quickly. The gods can be hired with Mora. This opportunity may only happen once in the history of Teyvat.
Yu Jin and Xiao Jiujiu were strolling in Qingce Village, but this time it was Xiao Jiujiu who was holding Yu Jin's hand.
As soon as they left the caravan, Xiao Jiujiu couldn't wait to pull Yu Jin and take him to visit his home.
It seems that Xiao Jiujiu has not yet realized the power of time.
However, Yu Jin did not point it out, maybe Xiao Jiujiu's family still lives there?
Unfortunately, Yu Jin was disappointed. Xiao Jiujiu only brought Yu Jin to a dilapidated house. Judging from the dust and cobwebs on it, the family had moved away for some years.
"Woo... Dad, Mom." Little Jiujiu obviously didn't expect this to happen. He squatted on the ground at a loss.
Looking at the sobbing Xiao Jiujiu, Yu Jin had no choice but to squat with her.
"Jiujiu?" An old voice was trembling, as if it couldn't believe what it saw.
When Xiao Jiujiu heard someone calling her, she turned around to look at the person who came, and immediately burst into laughter.
"Grandma Ruoxin!" Xiao Jiujiu threw herself into Ruoxin's arms, but soon choked up again.
"Dad..., Mom..., and Ninth Brother..., they are all gone."
"Good child, good child, don't be afraid. Chang Jiu is still here, and your father and mother have just moved away." Ruoxin touched Jiujiu's head and comforted her.
Seeing that little Jiujiu had stopped crying, Ruoxin bent down and asked, "Jiujiu, tell grandma, who brought you back?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jiujiu clasped her hands in confusion. One was Grandma Ruoxin who doted on her, and the other was Yujin who saved her. She didn't know what to do.
In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Xiao Jiujiu says it or not, because Ruoxin’s eyes have never left him since she saw Yujin.
Yu Jin felt that there was nothing to hide, so he stepped forward and said, "I saw that Xiao Jiujiu was alone at Wuwang Slope and felt really pitiful, so I brought her back."
"Really?" Ruoxin nodded, then said to Yujin and Xiao Jiujiu, "Come on, Jiujiu, I'll take you to see Chang Jiu. He will be very surprised when he sees you!"
While chatting and laughing, Yu Jin and the other two arrived at the last house at Qingce Manor.
"Xiao Jiuzi, look who's here?" Ruoxin shouted into the house, and then a man in a long robe walked out.
"Grandma Ruo..." Chang Jiu just walked out of the house and saw Xiao Jiujiu beside Ruoxin. He immediately ran into the house and took out a yellowed photo.
This is a photo taken by a certain Fontaine man when the young Chang Jiu asked him to do so when he visited Qingce Village.
Chang Jiu compared the girl in the photo, then looked at Xiao Jiujiu who was cowering behind Ruoxin, and said hoarsely, "This is...?"
Ruoxin smiled and nodded, looking at Chang Jiu with red eyes in front of her and said, "Yes, Jiujiu is back."
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2023-08-28
"Whoosh!" A tin can suddenly popped out from a steep mountain. This was the ember that had traveled thousands of miles to find the pure water spirit.
He still hadn't forgotten the magical power of the Pure Water Spirit. So after settling Xiao Jiujiu down, Yu Jin asked Ruoxin for directions and came here.
Yu Jin was now on the top of the mountain, looking down, and saw a huge lake among the mountains, reflecting the sky, looking clear and peaceful.
This lake is surrounded by mountains, and there is only a narrow path leading out of the mountains. If there is no one to guide you, it would be difficult to find it.
Yujin could sense that there was a special power dormant in this lake. This power spread throughout the entire lake and the surrounding water system. It seemed that she was the Lotia that Qingquan mentioned.
The strongest pure water spirit? Yu Jin sensed it and found that it was indeed worthy of its reputation. From his point of view, it would not be difficult to defeat her, but it would be a bit troublesome to kill her completely.
The only way Yu Jin could think of was to evaporate the nearby water system or pollute the water flow of the entire Qingce Village. Both of these were extremely difficult to accomplish.
But soon Yu Jin knocked his head. He didn't come here to fight, so why did he want to fight to the death as soon as he saw someone?
I'm here to make friends, and it would be even better if you could give me a little blessing.
Thinking of this, Yu Jin jumped directly onto the big waterfall next to him and followed the water flow into the lake below.
"Bang!" But Yu Jin didn't expect that there was a platform under the lake. He bumped into it without any preparation.
"Are you kidding me? Building a platform in the lake? To make it easier for fishing, right?" Yu Jin covered his head and stood up cursing.
Then Yu Jin began to stare at a place on the platform that was glowing with blue light, because he sensed that this place had the most abundant energy, and it was most likely where Lotia rested.
As if it had been stared at by Yujin for too long, a magical creature with a fish tail, two wings and a glowing head flew out of the blue light and appeared in front of Yujin.
Yu Jin stared at Lottia with wide eyes. This was quite different from Qingquan. When he first met Qingquan, she was just a water ball with two wind slime wings.
But this Lotia in front of him, with her size of more than ten meters, the ripples surging on her body, and the aura in her body that was similar to the aura in the Thunder Saber. It can only be said that Lotia is worthy of the title of the strongest pure water elf.
"Is he an assassin from my hometown, or someone who attempts to disturb the water of Qingce..." A soft and majestic female voice came out from Lotia's mouth, and her whole body swam to a higher place like a fish.
"Wait!" When Yu Jin saw Lottia flying into the sky, he felt that if he didn't explain, they might start fighting.
"I am an adventurer, not an assassin. And I did not invade Qingce Manor. On the contrary, I saved a person." Yu Jin said loudly to Lotia in the air.
"Ah?" Lotia's body stiffened. She had been disturbed several times by this malicious guy. Now that she saw a normal visitor like Yu Jin, she was a little uncomfortable.
But soon Lotia reacted. She swam slowly in the air, came to Yu Jin, and said:
"Traveler from a foreign land, why are you here? If you are lost, please take a rest for a while. The water will lead you home."
"Didn't I say that you pure water elves all speak in such a unique way?" Yu Jin couldn't hold back after hearing what Lotia said. He didn't want to talk in such a tone.
He had thought about what he said for a long time when he blessed Qingquan.
"No, it's just that our creator liked to speak like this." Lottia was silent for a while, then responded.
"Then your creator is really unique." Yu Jin complained silently.
"How did you know I was here?" Seeing that Yu Jin had obviously come to find her specifically, Lotia asked.
My whereabouts are very hidden, how could he know? Lotia looked at the embers in front of her, wondering whether she should...
"I have a lot of friends." After hearing what Lotia said, Yu Jin touched the back of his head and smiled proudly.
Lottia was visibly stunned for a moment. She had thought of many answers, such as whether Yu Jin had some special ability, etc. But she never expected that Yu Jin would give the reason of "having many friends".
Friends? She had some before, but after the death of the previous water god, they all went their separate ways, and she didn't know what they were doing now.
"Then why did you come to find me?" Lotia asked curiously. She was curious why Yu Jin wanted to find her as an alien.
"You are the strongest pure water spirit. Is it weird for you to come over to see me? Besides, what I like most is making friends."
Just as the Pure Water Fairy was moved by Yu Jin's clear heart, she saw Yu Jin rubbing his hands like a fly and whispered:
"Of course, it would be even better if you could give me a little blessing."
"..."
Seeing that Lotia remained silent, Yu Jin suddenly became anxious. He said hastily, "It's okay if you don't want to. I can exchange it for something."
"I guarantee you won't suffer any loss!" Yu Jin said as he patted his chest confidently.
"I won't."
"what?"
"I can't. I'm only good at fighting." Lotia turned in the air and said as she looked at the ashes that had turned into a stone statue with the eyes on her head.
"No way—" Yu Jin covered his face with his hands. The self with full life skills that he had imagined had disappeared into thin air.
Then the ember lay flat on the platform and sank to the bottom of the water.
"What are you doing?" Lottia felt that Yu Jin was very erratic, and she didn't understand why Yu Jin was doing this.
"Didn't you say you would send me back with water? Hurry up, I live in Mondstadt." Yu Jin said weakly in the water.
Lottia was speechless again, but she nodded and said to Yu Jin: "Then lie down, but I can only take you to the Dawn Winery in Mondstadt at most."
After she finished speaking, Yu Jin felt the water around him begin to flow. Under the force of the water, his body also floated out of the water and began to move.
"Hey! We are friends, right?" Yu Jin lay on the water, raised one hand and asked loudly.
Lottia looked at the embers that were gradually disappearing, was silent for a moment, and then responded: "Just barely."
"Haha, it's okay. The trip was not in vain." Yu Jin heard Lotia's answer behind him and smiled. The trip ended successfully!
……
"Duang!" After an unknown amount of time, the embers moving with the water finally stopped, and they stopped by hitting the rocks on the shore.
Yu Jin touched his head and stood up from the water. He felt that this was definitely done on purpose by Lotia!
But before he could react, a dark shadow kneeling on one knee suddenly appeared in front of Yu Jin.
"King!" Wu saw Yu Jin's figure and knelt on one knee excitedly. She didn't expect that she would see Yu Jin so easily.
"Tinaye?!" Yu Jin quickly punched himself, trying to make sure if he had been set up by that guy.