To worship the Dragon Pill requires the heart's essence blood of a loved one, and by coincidence, not only the heart's essence blood, but also the Slime condensation liquid from Lime's entire sister after she exploded, was all in the tomb.
After all, for a Slime, Slime condensation liquid is considered blood... Plus, it had been staying by the tomb for three days, so once the three days were up, the worship was complete. A fine thread named Dragon Thread on the Dragon Pill pulled it over, re-weaving it into a new life.
The specific principle... is unknown.
After all, Yun Xu was just an amateur alchemist, not the Heavenly Principles; he didn't know how to create life.
"Is this thing really the Slime I raised...?"
Yun Xu curiously leaned forward and poked the sharp horn on the head of this dragon-shaped creature.
It seemed Yun Xu's touch startled it, and it slowly opened its eyes... "Pfft...!"
Seeing the dragon-shaped creature open its eyes, Yun Xu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Because those light purple eyes were exactly like a Slime's, overall a vertical oval shape.
This made Yun Xu even more certain that this dragon-shaped creature was Lime, but the dragon-like appearance coupled with those dull eyes made Yun Xu unable to hold back his laughter.
Lime, with its eyes open, looked at Yun Xu in confusion, but still, as usual, hopped and bounced over to Yun Xu's side.
However, compared to its former round Slime body, its current elongated dragon-shaped body hopping forward on the ground looked a bit comical.
"Ow!"
Lime, as usual, tried to rub its head against Yun Xu, almost poking its dragon horn into Yun Xu. Fortunately, Yun Xu quickly grabbed the dragon horn.
Lime, whose dragon horn was being held, seemed not to understand what was blocking it and struggled a bit in Yun Xu's hand.
"You've gotten a lot stronger..."
Feeling the intensity of Lime's struggle, Yun Xu couldn't help but mumble.
It was said before that Lime could defeat an axe-wielding Mitachurl; now that it had transformed into a dragon embryo, it could probably even defeat an ordinary Mitachurl King.
"Don't move, don't move, look."
Yun Xu soothed the struggling Lime, then brought a mirror and placed it in front of it.
Although Lime was just an ordinary Slime before, it was now unusually intelligent. After moving its body a couple of times in front of the mirror, it clearly realized that the dragon-shaped creature in the mirror was itself.
"Although I don't know if there are any downsides to this appearance, it doesn't matter. As long as you live well, my Lime."
Yun Xu squatted in front of Lime, gently stroking its head and speaking softly.
As long as it lives well, it can help absorb the lightning tribulation... Lime immediately rubbed Yun Xu's palm affectionately, as if it understood.
"Sigh, now that Rem's grave is gone, I'll just make you a simple little nest."
"In the future, you should stay far away from the Dragon Pill and Osial. I'm afraid something might happen to you again."
Afterward, Yun Xu began to busy himself in the Outer Realm Space.
Lime was clearly still unaccustomed to life on four legs, and continued to hop and bounce alongside Yun Xu in a standing long jump manner.
Although it was two meters long, its slender dragon-like form resembled the Exuvia, long and thin, so following Yun Xu, it looked like a stretched-out puppy... And during these few days while Yun Xu was refining the Four Elements Pill, some major and minor events also occurred in Liyue Harbor.
Especially Ganyu, at Yun Xu's previous suggestion, she uncharacteristically took a two-day weekend holiday for herself.
She decided to try Yun Xu's suggestion, perhaps actively socializing would prevent loneliness... Following Yun Xu's previous suggestion, on the first day, she brought some gifts to visit Granny Ping.
She drank tea and chatted with Granny Ping, and in the afternoon, she took Yaoyao out to go shopping together.
However, Ganyu was not very good at shopping; Yaoyao basically led her around. Afterward, they bought ingredients for dinner, and after returning to Granny Ping's house, Ganyu tried her hand at cooking.
With Yaoyao's help, a rather sumptuous dinner was prepared.
Finally, at Granny Ping's cheerful suggestion, Ganyu stayed overnight at Granny Ping's house.
The next day, when Yaoyao woke her up to wash, and she sat at the dressing table letting Yaoyao braid her hair, Ganyu felt that Yun Xu's suggestion seemed quite effective.
Thus, Ganyu, with a cute twin Horsetail braided by Yaoyao, somewhat shyly bid farewell to Granny Ping and Yaoyao.
"Yun Xu's suggestion really seems to work..."
Ganyu held her twin Horsetail with both hands, feeling a little embarrassed but also a warmth in her heart.
It had been a very, very long time since she let her master braid her hair... "I remember Yun Xu's next suggestion was..."
"When you have nothing to do, go to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and ask Guest Elder Zhongli to order funeral services for those who made you unhappy."
"...?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Ganyu paused. This suggestion didn't seem right no matter how she looked at it.
But what if Yun Xu had some deeper meaning in making such a suggestion...?
With a confused mind, Ganyu still walked towards Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Feiyun Slope.
Shenhe stopped in front of a shop selling fox fur cloaks, gazing intently at the white fox fur displayed inside.
She had been in Liyue Harbor for a few days, but she hadn't heard any news of Yun Xu, nor had she run into him.
"Senior Brother..."
"Eh? Aren't you the one from Mt. Aocang that day..."
Just as Shenhe's eyes flickered, a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside her.
Shenhe instinctively turned her head and found that it was the golden-haired Traveler who had tried to force his way up the mountain that day.
However, she ignored the Traveler and focused her attention on Paimon, who was licking an ice cream next to the Traveler.
"Hello, Sister-in-law."
Shenhe politely greeted Paimon.
Master had said that Yun Xu brought a girl back for a date.
Therefore, Paimon was the mate Senior Brother found during his mating season; this was Shenhe's understanding.
"Cough, cough cough?!"
Paimon, who was licking an ice cream, was so startled by this sudden address that she almost choked on her saliva, coughing violently a few times.
Lumine, beside her, was also startled by Shenhe's address for Paimon, but then immediately looked at Paimon with a hint of amusement.
"Wh-what are you talking about?! You're not Yun Xu's younger sister, are you?!"
Unlike Lumine, who was blocked by Shenhe and couldn't go up the mountain at the time, this was Paimon's first time seeing Shenhe, and she didn't know her identity.
"I'm his junior sister, not his younger sister."
Shenhe corrected her.
"Do you know where Senior Brother is?"
After greeting Paimon, Shenhe finally asked the question she cared about.
"He's right there."
Hearing Shenhe's question, Lumine raised her hand and pointed at the fox fur in the nearby shop.
She hadn't forgotten the scene where Shenhe knocked her out without a word.
Because she really hadn't expected someone to be waiting for her by the Teleport Waypoint, Lumine hadn't reacted at all at the time.
After that incident, Lumine would always be extra vigilant and listen carefully whenever she teleported, to avoid being ambushed again.
"Understood."
Shenhe nodded, then took out her spear.
"Hey, hey, hey! She was just kidding! Don't be impulsive!"
Seeing that Shenhe didn't look like she was joking and seemed to genuinely want to flip the shop, Paimon quickly stood in front of her, explaining...
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