Under Morax's personal instruction, the Treasure Hoarders, bruised and battered, were soon beaten into a hasty retreat.
Lumine and Paimon were a little surprised by the sudden display of Morax's martial prowess, but then remembered he possessed a Vision, and so they understood.
After teaching the Treasure Hoarders who damaged the Guizhong Ballista a lesson, Ryan continued to search with the Guizhong Ballista for a while longer, but he found no trace of the so-called Cocogoat.
"Then what do we do now? If we can't find the Cocogoat, Qiqi won't be able to help us find the everlasting incense..."
Paimon seemed to have been led astray by Qiqi's logic, and upon realizing they couldn't find the Cocogoat, he said with some urgency.
"It's fine, I still have a way to please Qiqi, but it might cost some Mora."
Unable to find the Cocogoat, Ryan had no choice but to resort to his backup plan.
"What way?"
Paimon quickly asked.
He wasn't worried about Mora; although he had a falling out with Young Master earlier, the funds he provided were still plentiful.
"We'll go buy some coconut milk. coconut milk is Qiqi's favorite, and if she's happy, she'll help us."
Ryan explained.
He hadn't known that preparing for the Rite of Parting would require a trip to Bubu Pharmacy, otherwise he might have prepared in advance.
"coconut milk... Cocogoat... Wait, Qiqi asked us to hunt a Cocogoat... could it be for coconut milk?"
Hearing Ryan say that Qiqi liked coconut milk, Lumine mumbled twice, then suddenly realized something and immediately guessed.
"..."
Lumine's guess made Ryan, Paimon, and Morax pause slightly.
"It seems... very possible?"
"Hiss, I knew that name sounded increasingly familiar!"
Lumine's guess made Ryan realize; no wonder he always felt a sense of familiarity when Qiqi kept calling out "Cocogoat, Cocogoat."
"Hmm, that's good then. If little Qiqi's request is for coconut milk, it's certainly more convenient than hunting a Cocogoat."
Morax said after he came back to his senses.
Although a bit speechless, Lumine and Paimon also nodded in agreement.
Subsequently, the group returned the way they came, back to Liyue Harbor.
Led by Ryan, the group arrived at a shop selling imported coconut milk.
The price of imported coconut milk was not cheap; it was said to be transported all the way from Natlan to Sumeru, and then by sea to Liyue Harbor.
Paimon felt a pang of heartache, but for the sake of the everlasting incense, he still paid the Mora.
"coconut milk, delicious, Qiqi, likes, hunting Cocogoat, big success."
When they returned to Bubu Pharmacy and gave the coconut milk to Qiqi, she immediately cupped the coconut milk in both hands and happily drank it.
"Qiqi, there actually isn't any co..."
"Shh! Don't break a child's beautiful fantasy."
Just as Paimon was about to explain to Qiqi that coconut milk wasn't Cocogoat milk, Ryan stopped him, placing a finger to his lips and quietly reminding him.
"Although you're very gentle, Ryan, what kind of beautiful fantasy is this..."
Paimon was a bit speechless, but since Qiqi was satisfied, he saw no need to continue explaining.
"Qiqi, you've had your coconut milk, don't forget our agreement, we came to buy everlasting incense."
Then Ryan bent down and reminded Qiqi, who was happily drinking.
"everlasting incense, Qiqi, doesn't know."
Qiqi blinked her big eyes, looking at Ryan with a blank expression.
"Eh? Doesn't know?"
Qiqi saying she didn't know everlasting incense startled Paimon, who thought they would have made a wasted trip again.
"Don't worry, Qiqi, help you, call Doctor Bai... Ah, he's here."
Fortunately, Qiqi suddenly said this and pointed towards the door.
"Haha, how interesting. Thank you for taking care of my Qiqi. I never imagined you'd solve Qiqi's riddle."
Baizhu chuckled as he returned to Bubu Pharmacy with Changsheng.
From his neck, Changsheng raised his tail and waved it in Ryan's direction as a greeting.
Ever since he learned that Ryan could refine pills and had seen Ryan's alchemy furnace, Changsheng had always had a good impression of this junior.
"And you are...?"
Morax asked curiously.
He seemed to have never visited Bubu Pharmacy before.
"My apologies, my apologies. I am Baizhu, the owner of this Bubu Pharmacy."
Only then did Baizhu introduce himself to Morax and Lumine.
"Oh, Ryan is still the best. He knew Qiqi likes coconut milk. Otherwise, you wouldn't know how long it would take to figure out what Qiqi's riddle meant."
After Changsheng greeted Ryan with a wag of his tail, he spoke.
As for why Qiqi thought coconut milk came from a Cocogoat, he knew best, because he was the one who told Qiqi.
"A snake, a snake spoke?!"
Paimon and Lumine's eyes widened in shock.
"Making such a fuss. You've seen foxes talk, so what's wrong with me talking? Don't compare me to those dried snakes in the drawer."
Changsheng said with some displeasure at their reaction.
"This is Changsheng; she means no harm. Also, may I ask what brings you all to Bubu Pharmacy?"
Baizhu introduced Changsheng to the two, then inquired about the reason for their visit.
After all, Baizhu could tell that, apart from the fox, who was unconsciously wagging his tail and twitching his ears due to extreme excitement, these people were all in good health, so they shouldn't be here to see a doctor.
"Excuse me, does your esteemed establishment have everlasting incense?"
Hearing Baizhu ask, Morax then explained their purpose to the owner of Bubu Pharmacy.
"everlasting incense, of course, we have it."
Baizhu nodded knowingly.
However, just as Paimon finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking their search for the everlasting incense was over, Baizhu continued:
"Three million Mora, top quality."
"How much?!"
Paimon's eyes widened.
"Three million?!"
Lumine also exclaimed.
The operating funds Young Master gave them were only a few hundred thousand Mora at a time.
"Why don't you just go rob the Golden House instead!"
"But now the Golden House has been requisitioned by the Qixing, so it'll probably be harder to rob than usual..."
Paimon, after his initial shock, said to Baizhu, speechless.
In contrast to Lumine and Paimon's reactions, Ryan and Morax on the side were both calm.
"Hmm, three million... At first glance, it's a lot, but by universal rationality, it is indeed a lot."
Morax pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
After all, no matter how you put it, everlasting incense is just a stick of incense used for a ritual.
It's like pricing a bowl of white rice at 10,000 Mora; even if you're not short on money, you wouldn't eat it like that.
Ryan, on the other hand, scratched his head. He didn't even have a concept of that much Mora; he hadn't seen it... But Ryan still thought for a moment.
It might not be convenient elsewhere, but at Bubu Pharmacy, perhaps it would be simpler... "Mr. Bai, Changsheng, how about we switch to a more ancient form of transaction, like bartering?"
Ryan suggested this to Baizhu, then reached into his qiankun bag and fumbled for a while, taking out a bottle.
Inside the bottle were a few greenish-blue pills.
Pop—
Under Baizhu and Changsheng's slightly curious gazes, Ryan opened the bottle cap and poured a pill into his hand.
A refreshing, sweet fragrance suddenly emanated.
[Sweet Sweet Pill (1 Star): Restores a certain amount of Max HP upon consumption; may have advanced effects.]
"Pills? It smells so sweet, what kind of pill is this?"
Seeing Ryan take out the pills, Changsheng immediately became interested, craning his neck to get a closer look.
Not just Changsheng, Paimon and Lumine also curiously leaned forward; it was their first time seeing pills.
Although Bubu Pharmacy also had many round pills, pills and elixir were completely different concepts...