Chapter 41 – Meeting Childe Dadali-Duck Again

Then Xiangling stood up and looked at Qiu Bai behind her.

“Mr. Qiu Bai, thank you.”

“Even though you dragged me away last time, I still insisted on coming to this place.”

Xiangling scratched her head sheepishly as she spoke.

“As long as you’re safe, that’s what matters.”

“As for this Pyro Regisvine, it can be considered a worthwhile trip for you.”

Qiu Bai looked at Xiangling, who was scratching her head, and spoke.

“By the way, Mr. Qiu Bai, who is this lady behind you?”

Xiangling asked with some confusion.

She had noticed the woman behind Qiu Bai earlier because this older sister was just too beautiful.

“She is my younger sister, her name is Qiu Yue.”

Qiu Bai waved his hand and explained to Xiangling in front of him.

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yue behind him stepped forward with her beautiful legs and walked up to Xiangling.

“Hello, my name is Qiu Yue.”

“Nice to meet you.”

Qiu Yue blinked her beautiful eyes, looking at Xiangling with a smile.

“Hello, Qiu Yue, I’m Xiangling.”

“Hehe, nice to meet you too!”

Xiangling said happily, twisting her body a little shyly.

After all, with such a beautiful older sister appearing before her, she couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed.

She just never expected Mr. Qiu Bai to have such a pretty younger sister.

Guoba, who was nearby, also ran over, looking at Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue.

Qiu Yue saw Guoba running over, looked at it curiously, then crouched down.

She patted Guoba’s head, and Guoba looked at Qiu Yue with a contented expression.

“Xiangling, what kind of creature is this?”

“Why is it so cute?”

Qiu Yue looked at the fluffy, round Guoba, then raised her head to ask Xiangling with some confusion.

Hearing this, Qiu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth.

He knew what Guoba was, but he couldn’t exactly say that Guoba was his old friend.

“Um…”

“To be honest, I don’t know what kind of creature Guoba is either.”

“I only remember when I was little, I was sleeping in a house in the bamboo forest.”

“Then when I opened my eyes, I saw Guoba eating steamed buns.”

“And ever since then, it’s been following me around.”

Xiangling seemed to be reminiscing as she crouched on the ground, stroking Guoba’s head, and spoke slowly.

“Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed.”

“My master also told me to take good care of Guoba.”

Xiangling patted Guoba’s head, then stood up, speaking slowly to Qiu Yue and Qiu Bai in front of her.

Guoba also looked at Xiangling with a smile.

“So that’s how it is.”

“It seems Guoba is a very good friend of yours.”

Qiu Yue smiled brightly, speaking to Xiangling in front of her.

She sensed that Guoba seemed to be a Demon God.

But since it had very little Divine Power left inside, she couldn’t help but ask Xiangling curiously.

“Ahem, now that the matter is resolved.”

“And Xiangling has obtained what she needed.”

“Let’s head back to Liyue Harbor together.”

At this moment, Qiu Bai slowly spoke, looking at the two in front of him.

“Mhm, it’s been so long since I went back, my dad must be worried by now.”

Xiangling nodded upon hearing this, looking at Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue as she spoke.

“Then it’s settled. Xiangling, Qiu Yue, hold on to me.”

After saying this, Qiu Bai looked down at Guoba beneath him.

“And you too, Guoba, hold on to me.”

Xiangling was a bit confused, but seeing Qiu Yue also holding onto Qiu Bai, she stopped questioning it and held onto Qiu Bai as well.

Meanwhile, Guoba, who was beneath her, grabbed onto the hem of Qiu Bai’s pants.

Xiangling then felt a dizzying sensation, and in the blink of an eye, she found herself in a deserted area not far outside Liyue Harbor.

Xiangling held her head, looked at her current location, and then glanced at the distant Liyue Harbor.

Her mouth fell open in shock, wide enough to fit a hundred Sunsettias, which showed just how astonished she was by Qiu Bai’s method.

“Mr. Qiu Bai, how… how did you do that!”

Coming back to her senses, Xiangling turned to Mr. Qiu Bai beside her and asked with a look of utter amazement.

She then glanced at Qiu Yue, who showed no sign of surprise at all.

It felt as if the world had gone mad.

“Hehe, just a little trick.”

“It simply saved us some walking time.”

Qiu Bai smiled as he explained to Xiangling.

Xiangling twitched her lips at his explanation.

What kind of “little trick” could transport someone so far away in an instant?

“What’s the matter, Xiangling? Why are you so surprised?”

Qiu Yue beside her looked at Xiangling and spoke.

“Why am I so surprised?!”

Xiangling glanced at the smiling Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue, feeling as if her worldview had been turned upside down.

Seriously, who wouldn’t be shocked in such a situation?

“Mr. Qiu Bai, even though I’m very surprised,”

“I’m also very grateful to you for saving Guoba and me a long walk.”

Despite her astonishment, Xiangling smiled and thanked Qiu Bai.

“Let me cook a good meal to properly treat Mr. Qiu Bai.”

“It’s the perfect chance for Mr. Qiu Bai to see my culinary skills!”

She then led Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue toward Liyue Harbor.

As soon as they stepped onto the streets of Liyue Harbor, passersby couldn’t help but stare at Qiu Yue, who was walking behind Qiu Bai.

“Look at the lady following Mr. Qiu Bai.”

“She’s so beautiful, like an Adeptus!”

The people on the street whispered among themselves about the woman behind Qiu Bai.

They had never seen such a stunningly beautiful woman before.

Just then, a familiar figure approached them from ahead.

“Hey, Mr. Qiu Bai, long time no see!”

The familiar figure was none other than the eleventh of the Fatui Harbingers, Childe Tartaglia.

“Oh, Childe, it’s been a while.”

Qiu Bai smiled and waved at the newcomer.

“Is this ‘Childe’ also a friend of Mr. Qiu Bai?”

“Why don’t you come with us to Wanmin Restaurant? I’m on duty today, so it’s my treat!”

Xiangling looked at Tartaglia, then at Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue beside her, and said with a smile.

“Thank you very much. I haven’t eaten much today, actually.”

Childe patted his stomach and glanced somewhat awkwardly at Xiangling and Qiu Bai.

“But who is this beautiful lady?”

Childe had long noticed the ethereally beautiful woman beside Qiu Bai.

“I am Qiu Bai’s sister, Qiu Yue.”

“Nice to meet you, Childe.”

Qiu Yue placed a hand over her chest, smiled gracefully, introduced herself, and then extended her delicate hand.

“Ahem… so you’re Mr. Qiu Bai’s sister. My apologies.”

“This beautiful lady, my name is Tartaglia. ‘Childe’ is just a title.”

Tartaglia looked at Qiu Yue, took her hand in a gentlemanly manner, and shook it.

The small, smooth, and delicate hand immediately made Tartaglia blush. Feeling a bit embarrassed, he slowly let go.

Tartaglia then turned his gaze toward Qiu Bai, marveling at how good the family’s genes were—both a beauty and a handsome man.

“Well then, let’s go eat first. After all, it’s rare for Xiangling to be on duty today,” Qiu Bai said slowly at that moment.

He then looked somewhat strangely at Tartaglia’s flushed face.

“I consider you a friend, yet you’re trying to hit on my sister.”

“You sly dog.”