Perhaps because she had suppressed her emotions for too long, once Ganyu finally cried it out, her mood actually improved.
Although she was still worried that the enormous Taotie from earlier might take Junze away.
At least she was no longer as distracted and restless as before.
"Master, shame on you. You're already so grown up and you still cry."
Junze raised his small hands and gently wiped the tears from the corners of Ganyu's eyes.
Feeling those tiny hands brush lightly across her face, Ganyu looked at the boy in front of her.
For some reason, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
She lowered her head, her face turning slightly red.
Ganyu said weakly,
"What kind of disciple talks to their master like that? Bad disciple."
"Then from now on, Master is not allowed to cry in front of Ze anymore."
Junze reached up like a little adult and patted Ganyu's head.
"If you cry again… hehe."
A mischievous grin appeared on Junze's face.
Ganyu suddenly had a very bad feeling.
Then her body went numb.
Junze had started stroking her horns.
"Z-Ze! You must not do such disrespectful things to your master!"
Ganyu had already collapsed into a kneeling position on the ground.
She shrank her head slightly while scolding him in a soft, powerless voice.
"Huh? But Master likes touching Ze's horns so much that Ze hasn't been able to sleep well lately."
Junze looked like he was taking the opportunity for revenge.
After all, these past few nights, whenever Ganyu fell asleep, she would start nibbling on his horns with her teeth.
Because of that, Junze had not slept well for several nights.
If his adaptability had not been strong, he probably would have needed daytime naps just to recover.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ze. Please stop touching Master's horns."
Ganyu quickly raised both hands and covered her horns to block Junze's hands.
Hearing Junze complain about this made her extremely embarrassed.
No wonder she had been seeing Ze yawning during the day recently.
So she had been biting his horns at night.
But what a pity… I was asleep, so I didn't feel anything.
Ganyu felt slightly regretful.
Maybe tonight…
The obedient little Qilin suddenly had some mischievous thoughts.
Seeing his master like this, Junze laughed.
His master was really easy to bully.
And really adorable.
I feel like I'm walking further and further down the path of rebelling against my master.
Junze pretended to repent in his heart.
If anyone is to blame, it's because Master is just too easy to bully.
If Ganyu knew what Junze was thinking right now, she would probably tear up and cry out in a weak voice,
"Bad disciple!"
While Junze was admiring Ganyu's cute appearance, he noticed the scrape on her head.
The smile on his face slowly faded.
That was probably caused by me earlier.
Junze showed a look of regret.
He had been so careless that he had not even recognized his master's Cryo aura and ended up doing something like that.
But his master was also a fool.
What had she been thinking at the time?
In that situation she had not even focused properly.
If that Taotie had not been him, it would have been dangerous.
The Junze who had just been feeling guilty suddenly began blaming Ganyu in his mind for being careless.
Well.
In this master-disciple relationship, Junze somehow always managed to flip things so that he was the dominant one and Ganyu was the weaker one.
Junze leaned closer to the scrape on Ganyu's head.
"Hm?"
Ganyu, who was still protecting her horns, noticed the small figure in front of her moving closer.
"Eh?!"
The next moment, Ganyu let out a startled cry.
At first she felt a slight sting at the scrape.
Then came a warm, gentle sensation.
She knew exactly what it was.
Junze was licking the wound like a small animal tending to an injury.
He was helping her clean the scrape.
As for why he chose this method, whether it was because of guilt or some other mischievous intention, that was hard to say.
But at this moment, Ganyu's face was so red it looked ready to drip blood.
She had never been treated like this before.
When she was injured as a child, Cloud Retainer would at most feed her a few extra pills.
Something like this had never happened.
"Ze…"
Ganyu's voice became even softer and more fragile.
"Master, be good. Don't move."
Junze whispered softly beside her ear.
"Ah! O-Okay…"
Ganyu shrank back slightly and did not dare speak again.
After all, she had no reason to reject her disciple's kindness.
This kind of thing is very normal among mystical beasts.
Ganyu tried to comfort herself while enduring the situation.
Although, in reality, such behavior probably only existed among animals countless years ago before intelligent beings existed.
Any normal person would know that scrapes should be treated with medicine.
Inside the room, a slightly domineering little disciple carefully cleaned his master's wound.
His weak and gentle master let him do so.
It was hard to say whether the atmosphere was warm, awkward, or something else entirely.
Outside, Shenhe, who had been watching everything, showed a complicated expression.
No one knew what she was thinking.
If Ganyu knew that Shenhe had been watching all the interaction between her and Junze, she would probably cover her horns and crouch on the ground in embarrassment.
Gradually, Ganyu seemed to get used to Junze tending to her wound.
Smelling the faint scent of the small boy in front of her, her expression became calm and gentle.
Ganyu softly said,
"I really hope that things will always stay like this in the future."
"In the future, Ze will keep staying with Master like this."
Junze answered in his childish voice.
Ganyu suddenly looked up at him, shocked and embarrassed.
As for Junze?
Because Ganyu had moved suddenly, he missed his target and tilted his head slightly with his tongue still sticking out.
He looked unbelievably adorable.
The sight almost melted Ganyu's heart.
But right now, embarrassment overwhelmed everything else.
"Ze… you heard that?"
Junze grinned.
"I did. Ze listens carefully to every word Master says."
"Mm!"
Ganyu covered her horns again and lowered her head.
She had completely shut down in embarrassment.
Being a master like this was simply too humiliating.
"Hehe. Master is really cute."
Junze boldly said what he was thinking this time.
"Please stop saying that!"
Ganyu was so embarrassed she could not even lift her head.
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