As soon as they stepped out, Lumine's expression became slightly unnatural.
The reason was simple: Shenhe was walking a little too close to her, and Lumine felt as if she could smell a faint fragrance from her.
On the other hand, Shenhe's aura was simply too ethereal and otherworldly.
Although some people in Liyue Harbor, or rather, in this world, dressed quite boldly, Shenhe's issue wasn't just her clothes; her white hair combined with her unapproachable demeanor meant a 100%Return Rate (return rate, meaning heads turned).
When Lumine walked on the street by herself, at most, some girls would frequently turn to look at her.
But with Shenhe, regardless of gender or age, everyone's attention would be on them.
It made Lumine feel strange.
Lumine could even hear some people whispering, discussing whether Shenhe might be an adeptus descended from the heavens.
"Indeed, Shenhe's appearance easily makes people mistake her for an adeptus," Lumine turned to glance at Shenhe, who was very close to her, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Mm." Shenhe nodded; it was indeed true. Every time she encountered someone or coincidentally saved someone in Jueyun Karst, she would be mistaken for an adeptus.
At first, she would offer a simple explanation, but later she became too lazy to say more to those people.
"Your companions thought the same at first," Shenhe said slowly.
"My companions... are you talking about Lumine and Paimon?" Lumine only then realized that she hadn't seen the two of them when she returned home earlier.
"Mm."
"Speaking of which, do you know where they went?"
"They left the city, seemingly to fight monsters," Shenhe recalled for a moment, then replied.
"I wanted to go with them, but they refused, saying they could resolve it quickly and return, and that it would take me a long time to travel there."
"Mm, they must have gone to complete a commission, then." Lumine nodded. If they were fighting monsters, it was most likely an Adventurers Guild commission.
"They can use Teleport Waypoints, allowing them to travel back and forth over very long distances in a short amount of time."
"Teleport Waypoints?" Shenhe was a little confused; she seemed to have never heard that term before.
"Mm, they're those floating pillars found all over the Teyvat continent... perhaps you've seen them?"
"I've seen them, but I didn't know they had such a function. My master never mentioned it either." Shenhe nodded. She had once asked her master about those pillars, but her master hadn't offered a clear explanation.
"Speaking of which, what is your master like?" When Shenhe's master was brought up, Lumine immediately became interested.
Thinking about it, besides Granny Ping, she hadn't met any other adepti.
"Master... is someone who is very good at chatting."
"Uh, good at chatting?" Lumine was slightly taken aback.
She hadn't expected Shenhe's evaluation of her adeptus master to be this.
"Mm, Master often teaches me some chatting techniques. I'll tell you about them if I get the chance." Shenhe nodded.
"So, so, becoming an adeptus's disciple means learning how to chat, too...?" Lumine felt a little embarrassed, but she didn't dwell on this small matter.
"Ah, we're here. That's Wanmin Restaurant ahead. You'll definitely be very satisfied with the food there."
"Mm."
...
Shortly after the two entered Wanmin Restaurant, at a small stall in the distance.
"That child, Shenhe, why does she tell everything?" Cloud Retainer, in human form, sighed helplessly.
But it wasn't wrong; she was indeed good at chatting.
"Cu-customer, if you're not buying, please don't stand in front of the stall and block others."
"Hm? Who said I'm not buying? I'll take all of these!"
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"Lumine! You're back!" As soon as Lumine entered the house, Xiangling, as if by telepathy, immediately ran over.
If it weren't for other customers in Wanmin Restaurant, Xiangling would probably have directly pounced on Lumine.
"Long time no see, Xiangling. I'm sorry, I suddenly went to work at Qunyu Pavilion..." Lumine saw the apologetic look on Xiangling's face.
After returning with Xiangling that day, she hadn't come back much. She had done such a thing to her, and then disappeared for many days in a row.
She acted just like those heartless women who abandon people after using them.
Although there were indeed reasons for it, and Ningguang hadn't given her much time.
But no matter what, she still had to apologize to Xiangling.
"It's okay, as long as you're alright." Although Xiangling wouldn't consider Qunyu Pavilion a den of wolves, it was, after all, the residence of Tianquan Ningguang, and she had been quite worried.
Fortunately, Lumine seemed to be fine.
"This is...?" Xiangling looked at the white-haired adeptus next to her.
That aura was not something an ordinary person could possess, but as far as Xiangling knew, there shouldn't be an adeptus like this in Liyue.
"Shenhe." Shenhe nodded to Xiangling, greeting her.
Before coming, she had heard Lumine say that Xiangling was also an adeptus's disciple. Although their masters weren't the same person, they could roughly be considered classmates.
"Ah, hello, hello. Please find a seat quickly." Xiangling briefly sized up Shenhe, and after confirming that she wasn't an adeptus, she also let out a slight sigh of relief.
If she were truly an adeptus, she would be very nervous.
After all, she had never cooked for an adeptus before.
"Mm."
It was mealtime, and Wanmin Restaurant was still very busy, so Xiangling couldn't chat with them for too long here.
The two found a place to sit down, and Lumine picked up the menu placed nearby.
"Shenhe, is there anything you'd like to eat?" Lumine looked up and asked Shenhe.
"Anything is fine." Shenhe shook her head.
She had lived in Liyue Harbor for two days, and during these days, she had only lightly tasted food.
So much so that Lumine and Paimon had to order a lot of Qingxin and other medicinal herbs for her from Bubu Pharmacy.
She deeply appreciated Liyue's cuisine, but precisely because these things were too delicious, she dared not eat too much.
On one hand, she was afraid it would disrupt her cultivation, and on the other hand, she felt that she might not be able to integrate into human society. If she had to return to the mountains and wild forests in the end, it would be bad if she could no longer adapt to a simple diet.
"In that case..." Lumine thought for a moment, and finally ordered a few relatively light dishes.
Because Shenhe didn't seem like the type of person who liked rich, meaty dishes, Lumine wasn't sure if her feeling was correct, but she could only order based on her previous experience with Ganyu.
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