A woman's intuition is sometimes very accurate. After seeing Ryan's guilty expression and learning about her unconscious state from Baiwen and Baixiao, she roughly guessed what had happened.
She also saw Ganyu, who was still sound asleep on the other bed.
"What's going on? At least give me an explanation, right?"
Keqing then got out of bed, tidied her clothes, and walked over to Ryan, glaring at him and questioning him in a low voice.
Baiwen and Baixiao, standing nearby, saw this scene, and the fire of gossip ignited in their eyes. They all leaned in to listen but dared not get too close.
"Hehe… because the Mind Soother Pill, in addition to keeping one energetic, can also provide high-quality sleep, so once you sleep, you can sleep for a very long time."
Ryan scratched his head, explaining guiltily.
This was the conclusion he drew based on the actual situation and the description of the medicinal pill.
"Hmm? Are you saying that every time I rest from now on, I'll sleep for an entire day?"
Keqing raised an eyebrow, unable to help but confirm.
Although she had indeed been very energetic these past few days, no matter how much she worked, she didn't feel tired, which made her quite satisfied with the Mind Soother Pill.
But if she could only sleep for an entire day each time she slept in the future, it would not be conducive to her arranging work and rest times.
"It won't be that bad. The pill's effects will eventually wear off. You can work for several days straight, and then when the effects wear off, your sleep will return to normal."
Ryan shook his head, explaining.
Most medicinal pills have a time limit for their efficacy; they become ineffective once their power is exhausted. Only a few pills that impart a specific special effect will remain effective, such as yesterday's Qilin Pill.
Because although Ryan gained a Qilin tail, the strength used by the tail and the nutrients supplied to it were all provided by Ryan's own body.
This also led to Ryan's appetite suddenly improving significantly today; he ate more for breakfast.
"Is that so… Very well, the Rite of Descension is approaching, so I won't rest these next few days."
Upon learning that continued work could consume the Mind Soother Pill's effects, Keqing finally nodded in relief and had no intention of blaming Ryan.
She and Ganyu were both workaholics. Being able to complete all tasks at once without rest was quite good for her.
As for Baiwen and Baixiao, after realizing they couldn't eavesdrop, they had no choice but to go and decoct the medicine.
Keqing didn't rush to leave after waking up; instead, she stayed to help look after Ganyu, who was still asleep.
Since she had woken up, Ganyu should also be close to waking.
During this time, Baiwen and Baixiao, having finished decocting the medicine, brought it up, and the room was immediately filled with the smell of medicine.
Although Keqing felt very energetic after waking up and didn't feel tired anywhere, since it was medicine prescribed by Baizhu, she could only hold her breath and drink it down.
"Pure Heart… one… I'll only eat one…"
"Two… so hungry…"
The medicinal smell permeating the room made Ganyu's nose twitch, and hazy murmurs came from her mouth.
"Don't be scared, Senior Sister! I have Pure Heart here!"
Hearing Ganyu's murmuring, Ryan quickly took out his Bolsa Qiankun and retrieved the remaining Pure Heart from before.
Although it wasn't too fresh, Ganyu shouldn't be picky, right?
Ryan brought the Pure Heart to Ganyu's mouth. Ganyu immediately twitched her nose and sniffed, then subconsciously opened her mouth to take the Pure Heart from Ryan's hand and began to chew.
"Mmm… This Pure Heart isn't fresh. It must have been picked about five days ago, and it wasn't picked at dawn. Pure Heart picked in the evening has a worse taste…"
The next moment, Ganyu opened her eyes somewhat hazily.
Then Ganyu's gaze met Ryan, Keqing, Baiwen, and Baixiao.
"Eh…"
Ganyu's face immediately flushed red.
"I, I didn't suddenly fall asleep in a strange place again, did I? I, I'm sorry!"
Ganyu sat up from the bed in a panic and said.
Due to two thousand years of exhaustion, her half-Qilin bloodline showed signs of fatigue, so she occasionally fell asleep in strange places.
There was even one time when she directly curled up in a pile of dry grass by the roadside. These dry grass piles gave her a feeling of returning to her childhood, and she slept very comfortably.
As a result, she didn't finally wake up until those dry grass piles were transported to Dihua Marsh, and her head hit the ground during unloading.
"No, that's not it. The situation is like this…"
Seeing Ganyu wake up, Keqing explained to him the situation she had learned after waking up.
However, regarding the Mind Soother Pill, she subtly mentioned it so that Ganyu could understand what she meant, while Baiwen and Baixiao on the side were unaware of the Mind Soother Pill's existence.
"So that's how it is…"
Grumble—
Ganyu nodded, but before she could continue speaking, a sudden rumbling sound from her stomach interrupted her words.
"…"
Ganyu's face flushed red again, and she quickly covered her stomach, lowering her head in embarrassment.
"Senior Sister, I still have some here."
Ryan immediately handed all the remaining Pure Heart to Ganyu.
"…Tha, thank you."
Since the sound of her stomach rumbling had been heard, Ganyu was embarrassed, but to prevent her stomach from rumbling again, she took the Pure Heart from Ryan's hand and quickly put one into her mouth to chew.
"Lady Ganyu, here is another bowl of medicine prescribed by Doctor Baizhu for you."
"Thank you."
Ganyu took the bowl of bitter-smelling medicine handed to her by Baiwen.
However, Ganyu usually ate medicinal herbs, so this bowl of medicine was no different from a bowl of delicious soup to her.
In this way, Ganyu filled her stomach, and Baiwen and Baixiao returned to report the situation to Ningguang.
"That… Ryan, you don't need to blame yourself. I only rested after finishing all my work, so sleeping for so long won't slow down the work."
Seeing Baiwen and Baixiao leave, Ganyu finally looked at Ryan and said.
Ever since Ryan successfully took human form and began learning alchemy more than thirty years ago, Ganyu had occasionally heard about the elixirs he refined.
The first elixir he refined was taught to him by Cloud Retainer. Because it was his first time refining elixirs, Cloud Retainer gave him many sweet flowers as the main ingredient.
This way, no matter how he refined it, a pill similar to a candy bean should eventually appear.
Subsequently, Ryan did indeed refine a Sweet Sweet Pill. It was said that after eating it, the entire body would become sweet and emit a sweet flower scent.
The one who sampled the pill at the time was the kind and open-minded Mountain Shaper, who was then sticky with bees, butterflies, and other insects from the mountains for a long time.
Since then, Ryan had successively refined many elixirs that did not conform to normal medicinal effects. One of them, the Withered Wood Revitalization Pill, even caused black branches and golden leaves to grow on Mountain Shaper's body.
This also led to all the Adepti no longer daring to casually help him test medicines.
Now, encountering such a situation, Ganyu had no intention of blaming Ryan because she was already mentally prepared.
Moreover, she had indeed been very energetic and worked for several days without rest.
"Thank you, Senior Sister."
Ryan thanked Ganyu earnestly.
Since Ganyu and Keqing had both woken up, Ryan also didn't forget the reason he came to see Ganyu today.
"Oh, by the way, Senior Sister Ganyu, can I ask you something?"
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