"Your fault? What do you mean?"
Mona looked confused. The inn was demolished because of road construction. How could that be related to the man in front of her?
Could it be that he was an official of Liyue, and the road project was planned by him personally?
Then this was a powerful backer. She could find a chance to ask him for a job later.
That way she would not have to worry about food and drink anymore.
While Mona's thoughts spun rapidly, Su Han gave a bitter smile.
"It is somewhat related to me. I didn't expect it would leave you without a place to stay. Since you don't have anywhere to go for now, how about staying at my place for a while?"
"Is your home very big? But I'm a girl, it might not be appropriate."
Mona was tempted, but staying at a strange man's home so suddenly did not seem proper.
Though she was not really afraid of gossip.
"My place is more than just big. Maybe you haven't realized yet. Since I can use the Golden Light Mantra, have you considered that I might be the comic shop owner?"
Su Han smiled and introduced his identity.
In Liyue Harbor right now, aside from Ningguang, the richest person, the wealthiest was him.
"What? You're actually the comic shop owner? No wonder you didn't even blink at a million Mora."
Mona was shocked by Su Han's identity. It was not that she had never guessed it, but it was hard to connect a merchant with such a powerful expert.
Some people said the comic shop owner was charming and elegant.
Some said the comic shop owner was extremely mysterious.
Some said the comic shop owner was an adeptus.
Some said the comic shop owner was very kind and treated Liyue Harbor's children especially well.
Others said the comic shop owner had very deep ties with Liyue's leadership.
So all those rumors were true.
"Yes, so my place is very big. And you don't need to worry about me being the only man there. Friends often come to stay, so it's quite lively. If you want to do research, there are also adepti formations in the rooms, similar to your mages' barriers. In short, they have many functions."
Listening to Su Han's introduction, Mona almost wanted to kneel on the spot and call him godfather.
Rich, has a house, and not trying to take advantage of her.
What else could you call that.
But to be safe, Mona still tested him. "If I move in, you're not going to make me do anything strange, right?"
Although she had been starving earlier, she still felt like he had glanced at her black silk-clad calves.
She admitted her figure was not especially impressive, but she was very confident in her legs.
Even so, Mona did not want to trade on her looks.
"What strange things? I'm just helping because you have nowhere to go. Besides, if you're short on money, you can do some odd jobs for me. If you don't want to, forget it."
Su Han looked puzzled and did not understand why she was so cautious.
He did not think he looked like some weird old creep.
As for women, with Shenhe, the adeptus maiden, at home, he was already exhausted most days and had no extra energy anyway.
Hearing this, Mona felt she had overthought things and scolded herself for being unclear-headed.
With such a good opportunity in front of her, what was there to hesitate about?
As long as she held tight to Su Han's support, she would not have to worry about the future.
Forget sleeping in caves. Forget going hungry.
Those miserable days would be gone.
"Ahem. I just wanted to ask how I could help if I stayed. Since I can work, that makes it simple. Don't worry, I won't eat and live for free. If you need anything, just tell me."
"Alright. We're all friends. We help each other."
After settling the matter, they got up and left Wanmin Restaurant.
Mona thought they would walk back, but Su Han took out a flute-like object and stepped on it. She looked at it curiously, her eyes full of confusion.
"Is that a magic item?"
"More or less. It can carry people in flight. Want to ride? Walking would waste some time."
"Then of course we fly together."
Mona had just eaten her fill and could hardly walk, let alone climb mountains.
Ten minutes later.
The two arrived at the cave where she had been staying. It was extremely crude. Aside from her books being carefully wrapped, she had not even bought a fur blanket. Her sleeping place was just a pile of dry grass.
Seeing Su Han's stunned expression, Mona immediately blushed.
"Stop looking. I didn't have a choice. Who would want to sleep in a place like this?"
If she had even a little Mora, she would not sleep on dry grass. It was prickly and uncomfortable, and with the recent rain, it had become damp.
"Is this all? I'll pack it up for you."
After coming back to his senses, Su Han used the Serenite Pot to store all of Mona's belongings. The dry grass was not worth keeping.
Watching everything vanish from the ground, Mona said in surprise, "A spatial treasure?"
"Yes. A gift from the adepti. The space inside is about the size of an island. Don't worry, there's no cargo inside. Your things won't be damaged."
Although she already knew Su Han was extravagant, Mona was still shocked to hear about a storage artifact that could hold an entire island.
Items like that could not be bought with money. Even she had only received a small storage artifact upon completing her training, and it could hold very little, just some cosmetics and her casting tools.
Otherwise, her precious books would not have been sitting on the ground.
This showed Su Han was not only rich but also had an excellent relationship with the adepti.
That made Mona even more determined to rely on him. It would not only help her life. If she could obtain some adepti-style power similar to astrology, that would be wonderful.
Even her master had never achieved that.
By the time they returned to Liyue Harbor, it was already afternoon.
"Pick any room on the second or third floor. Any door with a sign means someone is using it, so just choose an empty one. For daily necessities, just ask Xu Er downstairs."
Su Han showed Mona around and explained the rules.
Although Ningguang usually stayed at the Jade Chamber, she also had a place here, she just had never lived in it.
Besides that, Ganyu, Yaoyao, and Hu Tao all basically had rooms as well.
Su Han treated everyone fairly. If it did not feel inappropriate, he would have even reserved a room for Keqing.
"Alright, I'll choose this one."
Mona was not picky. Any room was fine. Staying here was far better than a cave.
"Okay. Take care of your things. I still have something to do."
Seeing everything was settled, Su Han turned and left. Since the Den Den Mushi had already reproduced successfully, there was no need for the adepti to keep wasting effort.
If he did not inform them, Cloud Retainer would probably keep researching endlessly.
That would not be good.
Mona entered her room and found it quite nice. The basic furniture was all there, and even the bedding was very clean. It was obvious someone cleaned daily.
Next, she arranged all her books and tidied the room layout.
As for the job, although Su Han had not mentioned it, she was determined to ask tomorrow.
When you accept food and shelter, you owe a debt.
Even if she was only staying temporarily, Mona did not want to freeload. Once people grew dependent, they would slowly become lazy.
"But first, I'll lie down for a bit. Sleeping on dry grass these past few days was unbearable."
Mona threw herself onto the bed, feeling the softness, and gradually fell asleep.
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