Shenhe, that white-haired adeptus disciple.
Star never expected that she would actually come looking for her.
After all, strictly speaking, they had only met once, and the other party had helped her.
Although Star left her address, she actually didn't have much hope that Shenhe would come looking for her.
She was still thinking of making another trip to Jueyun Karst to find Shenhe in the future, as opportunities to interact with adepti are rare.
She truly didn't expect to hear from Zhongli that Shenhe had come to Liyue Harbor.
"Then, Mr. Zhongli, when did this happen?" Star asked curiously.
"It was the day before yesterday. Since Miss Shenhe has no relatives or friends in Liyue Harbor, Miss Lumine let her temporarily stay at your place." Zhongli said slowly.
"She's been resting in your room for the past two days, but Miss Lumine considered that you would be back soon, so she asked the Funeral Director to custom-make another bed frame."
"Oh, I see..." Star nodded. She only arrived the day before yesterday, so Shenhe has been living in Liyue Harbor for about two days now.
She didn't know when this adeptus disciple would leave. Although she seemed to have the intention of a long stay, otherwise Lumine wouldn't have specifically asked Hu Tao to custom-make another bed frame.
But since she is an adeptus disciple, Star couldn't be sure what Shenhe's plans were now.
"Hmm, Miss Shenhe doesn't go out much. She should be at home right now. I heard she came to find you..."
"Ah?! She's at home?!" Star interrupted Zhongli, "I, I'll go see her right away! Thank you for telling me, Mr. Zhongli, I'll take my leave now."
"Mm, may we meet again." Zhongli nodded, then watched Star leave.
It wasn't until Star's figure disappeared that Zhongli slowly spoke again.
"What a peculiar young lady."
Zhongli had heard about Shenhe. When he went to Cloud Retainer's place for tea, she loved to tell Zhongli interesting stories about these younger generations.
Zhongli hadn't expected that Star would actually have an influence on Shenhe, and even seemed to be able to suppress the fierce aura on Shenhe's body.
For that child, interacting more with Star should be a good thing.
Moreover, with Shenhe coming to Liyue Harbor this time, Cloud Retainer also didn't stay in Mt. Aocang anymore. He wondered if this would have any impact on future events.
After all, he hadn't explained his plans in detail to the various adepti.
...
On the other side, Star arrived at the house she and Lumine had rented.
It seemed that nothing special had changed here during her absence, but thinking of Shenhe being inside the house, Star inexplicably felt a little nervous.
Taking a deep breath, Star took out her key, intending to open the door.
However, before her hand even touched the key, the door was suddenly pushed open.
Star looked up, and a white-haired person, like a fairy, was standing in front of her.
"You're back." Her tone was still flat, no different from Star's impression, but Star could still feel a slight hint of joy in Shenhe when she saw her.
It seems that even adeptus disciples cannot escape the influence of her constitution...
"Shenhe, long time no see." After organizing her thoughts, Star gave Shenhe a kind smile.
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"You said... you came to protect me?" Star looked at the white-haired beauty in front of her with a strange expression.
The two had already entered the house and were sitting opposite each other.
Star naturally asked about the reason Shenhe came to Liyue Harbor.
However, when Shenhe briefly explained the situation, Lumine was truly stunned.
She had never expected that Shenhe's reason for coming to Liyue Harbor would be this.
Leaving aside whether she needed Shenhe's protection, the more crucial question was what Shenhe meant by Liyue Harbor facing a crisis in the future.
"The Please Immortal Ceremony is coming soon, and Rex Lapis will personally descend, so how could there be any crisis?" Lumine asked, puzzled.
That was the god of a nation, and one of the oldest among the Seven Archons, even revered as the God of War.
She truly found it hard to believe what kind of crisis could threaten Liyue Harbor, to the point where Shenhe had to come personally to protect her.
"I don't know, my master didn't say," Shenhe shook her head.
"But I can't leave you behind."
"Shenhe... thank you, but I'm not that weak, you know." Lumine looked at Shenhe's serious expression, feeling more or less touched.
After all, this was only their second meeting, strictly speaking.
"Speaking of which, have you ever been to Liyue Harbor before?" Lumine asked curiously.
The crisis or lack thereof could be set aside for now; Shenhe knew nothing about the so-called crisis anyway, and there was no way to prepare for it in advance.
"No, this is my first time." Shenhe shook her head.
Ever since she was taken away by her master, she hadn't had much contact with human society until now.
Not to mention a big city like Liyue Harbor, even a small mountain village... she had only returned to her old home once.
And she had done so by secretly avoiding others.
"Then how about I take you around Liyue Harbor these two days? I heard you've been here for two days and haven't really gone out," Lumine clapped her hands, suggesting.
She had lived in Liyue for over half a month, and now it was finally her turn to show someone around.
"...Okay." Shenhe nodded.
It was clear she hesitated slightly, but in the end, she agreed.
After all, Cloud Retainer had also said that she hoped Shenhe could take this opportunity to integrate into human society.
Although Shenhe felt that even if she didn't integrate into human society, staying by her master's side forever wouldn't matter.
But since it was her master's request, she would at least try.
However, she still couldn't say she understood human society very well, and if someone could guide her, it would be a good thing.
Additionally, there was one more thing she hadn't forgotten about her purpose in coming to this city.
That was to protect Lumine.
No matter where Lumine went, she had to stay by Lumine's side, because she couldn't be sure when the crisis her master spoke of would arrive.
These days... she couldn't leave Lumine's side for a moment!
"Then, without further ado, shall we depart now?" Lumine immediately stood up and said with a smile to Shenhe, "At this time, we can go to Wanmin Restaurant and get something delicious to eat."
"Okay." Shenhe still didn't refuse.
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