"Thank you, Senior Brother, and also Senior Sister Ganyu."
Faced with Yun Xu's suggestion, Shenhe agreed without hesitation.
She had been down the mountain for several days now, and currently, she didn't have a fixed place to stay.
However, before coming down, Cloud Retainer had given her some Mora, so she wasn't without a place to rest her feet.
"Mm-hmm, that's good. Living here, you can look out for each other."
Ganyu nodded and said to Shenhe.
This child was well-known, and had grown up with Yun Xu since childhood, so Ganyu could rest assured.
"I'll take you to your rooms. I've already cleaned them for you."
Then Ganyu suggested again, leading Yun Xu and Shenhe to two separate bedrooms.
"Senior Sister, you really didn't have to go to so much trouble. I can clean a house; I'm not a child…"
After confirming the location of the bedroom and finding it completely cleaned, with new sheets and quilts, and a fresh incense lit on the table, Yun Xu knew Ganyu must have done it all, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"It's nothing, really. I just got a bit unaccustomed to being idle, so I wanted to find something to do."
Ganyu waved her hand, explaining.
She had gone to see Ningguang that morning. After finishing the procedures in the afternoon, she couldn't find Yun Xu. With nothing to do, she thought of coming here first to tidy up, so Yun Xu could move in directly.
And so, after leading Yun Xu and Shenhe to confirm their respective rooms, Ganyu saw that it was getting late and finally declined Yun Xu's invitation to stay, bidding them farewell.
Yun Xu could only escort Ganyu to Feiyun Slope, intending to see her back to Yuehai Pavilion, but she refused.
Yun Xu could only wave his hand, watching Ganyu walk away.
After seeing Ganyu off, Yun Xu turned to return to his newly acquired house, only to find Lumine and Paimon had followed him at some point.
When they were touring the house earlier, they had already comfortably settled down in the living room like old friends.
"Hehe, Yun Xu, it's been many days since we last met. I assume your pills are already refined, right?"
Lumine rubbed her hands, looking at Yun Xu expectantly.
These past few days, she and Paimon had been exploring the lands of Liyue and discovered a treasure related to Jingxu Nine Pillars.
After finally solving the puzzle, they encountered an extremely powerful Ruin Hunter inside, surrounded by several elemental-enhanced mechanisms and other monsters.
Under siege, Lumine sustained many injuries before finally fighting her way out.
It was then that she remembered the Sweet Sweet Pill Yun Xu had given her. She swallowed it without hesitation, and soon, the wounds on her body healed at a visible rate.
Therefore, she became even more eager for Yun Xu's pills.
"They are refined, but are you sure you want to try them…?"
Watching Lumine rub her hands, Yun Xu hesitated before taking out the Four Elements Pill.
The Four Elements Pill was at least a four-star pill. Although it couldn't be iridescent and thus lacked a hazy aura, when Yun Xu opened the bottle with a pop, a refreshing and rich medicinal fragrance spread out.
"Yes, of course!"
Lumine nodded repeatedly. With this rich medicinal fragrance, she was certain this was an extraordinary Golden Pill.
"Wait, Traveler!"
Just as Lumine was about to take the pill, Paimon suddenly called out to her.
"What is it, Paimon?"
Lumine looked back at her in confusion.
Paimon flew up, one hand stroking her chin, vigilantly observing the Four Elements Pill Yun Xu had poured into his palm from the bottle.
"It might be a trick, Traveler. Tell me, did you add anything bad inside?"
After observing for a while and failing to find any problems, Paimon could only look at Yun Xu.
"…"
Yun Xu fell silent for a moment.
Should he tell them he added their bathwater and saliva inside?!
He definitely couldn't say that out loud… "Forget it, Traveler, I'll tell you directly. The effect of this pill is quite special."
To avoid disgusting the other party and thus not revealing the pill's raw materials, Yun Xu chose to explain the pill's effects.
"After consuming this pill, you can gain some of the specialties of Azhdaha, Vanquisher of Evil, Paimon, and yourself, respectively."
Yun Xu truthfully explained the pill's effects.
"The specialties of the four of us? There's actually a pill like that…"
Lumine was slightly surprised. If it was as Yun Xu said, such a medicinal effect was somewhat miraculous.
"Wait… But what specialty does Paimon have? Is it being able to eat a lot?"
However, after the surprise, Lumine, realizing Paimon was also included, immediately pressed for answers.
"Hey, hey, Traveler, what do you mean by that? Is Paimon someone who can't do anything but eat?"
Hearing this, Paimon shifted her attention from the pill to Lumine, hands on her hips, speaking discontentedly.
"…You're very smart. You guessed it, Traveler."
Yun Xu nodded after a moment of silence.
"?"
Paimon immediately turned her head, as if a question mark appeared above it.
"Wh-what's wrong with having a big appetite…?"
"Oh, right, right! Aren't there also the specialties of Azhdaha, Xiao, and the Traveler? Maybe their specialties consume too much stamina, so Paimon's big appetite is needed to replenish it!"
Then Paimon chose to defend herself.
"That makes some sense. So, what are their specialties?"
Lumine didn't let Paimon get too upset, and also nodded along, continuing to ask Yun Xu.
"Azhdaha's specialty is weight…"
"After eating it, I can gain the same weight as him…?"
"Yep."
Before Yun Xu could finish the first half of his sentence, Lumine immediately interrupted to confirm, to which he could only honestly nod.
"…Are you sure this isn't a side effect from Paimon's specialty?!"
Upon receiving Yun Xu's confirmation, Lumine showed a shocked expression.
"Traveler!"
Paimon puffed up like a balloon and pounced, Lumine hastily dodging.
Watching the two chase each other, a smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of Yun Xu's mouth.
But soon, Yun Xu felt something was off.
"Where are they?!"
By the time he noticed the problem, the two distant figures had already vanished from Yun Xu's sight.
Clearly, Lumine and Paimon no longer wanted to know the other effects of the Four Elements Pill.
The two didn't even need to communicate; they were already cooperating tacitly!
Confirming that they had indeed run far away, Yun Xu could only dejectedly put away the Four Elements Pill and returned to the house.
"Senior Brother, I've heated the water in the house for you. I'll just take a cold shower."
Yun Xu returned inside. Shenhe, with wet hair and having changed into a different set of clothes, walked out of the bathroom.
After confirming her room earlier, she had gone to shower first and missed seeing Ganyu off.
"Alright, thank you, Shenhe."
Yun Xu wasn't being pretentious. Since Shenhe had a Cryo Vision and wasn't afraid of the cold, taking a cold shower or a hot shower made no difference to her.
And so, Yun Xu comfortably took a hot shower, then walked out of the bathroom, rubbing his tail dry with a towel.
"Ugh…"
After staying in the qiankun bag for three days, Yun Xu yawned slightly, said goodnight to Shenhe, and went back to his room to rest…
Note:
Hello everyone!!
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Holiday Announcement:
To rest and spend time with my family, I will be taking a Lunar New Year holiday from February 15th to February 22nd, 2026. I will officially return on February 23rd.
During my break, I will focus on translating more new chapters so that when the holiday ends, I can release chapters regularly for you all!
Thank you so much for your continued support.
Happy Lunar New Year!