Genshin Impact's Incense Burner Of Liyue [587]

Seeing Gu Sanqiu extend his fist toward him, the black-robed man froze for a moment before letting out a chuckle. Then, with a rather hearty grin, he bumped fists with Gu Sanqiu.

"Quite the rare victory. How about coming back to Liyue Harbor with me for a celebration?"

Gu Sanqiu extended an invitation. "I never got the chance to chat with you properly last time. You gave me a whole jar of wine back then—why not come taste the good stuff from my own collection today?"

"Heh, if I'm being honest, I'd prefer to keep these kinds of grand victories to a minimum. All this fighting—bad for the body."

The black-robed man let out two eerie chuckles before his figure dissipated. "By the way, I'll pass on the banquet. Those lively occasions aren’t really my thing."

If he got too drunk and accidentally revealed his true identity, it would definitely give a lot of people a scare.

Gu Sanqiu looked at the fading silhouette with a serious expression. "Farewell. And… thanks for your help."

"Heh heh heh."

As soon as the black-robed man disappeared, the corners of Gu Sanqiu’s mouth curled up. As expected.

"Naïve. Did you really think you could just run off after bumping fists with me?"

There were many ways to celebrate—cheering, high-fives, or other ways to express excitement.

But as long as there was physical contact, even for a moment, Gu Sanqiu had plenty of ways to track down this so-called mysterious black-robed figure.

Sure, he was practically certain they were on the same side now, but that insatiable curiosity gnawed at him—he had to know who this guy was!

And if he really couldn’t find him? Well, he could always ask Mona for help. There were plenty of tricks up his sleeve—no way this guy would slip away so easily!

Thud.

A sound of something hitting the ground made Gu Sanqiu instinctively lower his gaze.

Only after confirming it wasn't some kind of teleportation trap—or a high-powered explosive—did he bother to take a closer look.

It was… an arm.

A severed forearm, completely formed from Geo energy. With its power source gone, it was gradually dissipating into dust, returning to the elemental cycle.

Recalling the black-robed man’s cryptic laughter just moments before, Gu Sanqiu's face darkened.

Damn it, this sneaky bastard!

He actually managed to guard against that?!

Even as he cursed the guy in his mind, Gu Sanqiu conveniently ignored the fact that his own fist bump hadn't exactly been pure of intention either.

If Xingqiu were here, he’d definitely have some snarky remark along the lines of "Pot, meet kettle."

"That aside, dealing with the next step is going to be a real headache…"

Gu Sanqiu sighed as he surveyed the ruins of Liyue Harbor.

"Rebuilding from the ground up… easily one of the most exhausting, miserable jobs out there."

…Then again, do I really have to do it myself?

A thought crossed his mind, and he quickly came up with the perfect, legitimate excuse to avoid any hard labor.

He was an Adeptus, after all. Sure, he didn’t have an official title yet, but his combat prowess was undeniable.

And Liyue was now a human-governed nation—it wouldn't be appropriate for an Adeptus to interfere too much, right?

Yes. Perfect. That was the excuse. And if anyone tried to drag him into it, he'd just fake an injury!

Considering the damage he'd taken in the battle against Osial—even if it was a sealed god—it was perfectly reasonable for him to need time to recuperate.

Who would force an injured war hero to do menial labor?

And as for when he'd "recover"?

Oh, no rush. Definitely not until the reconstruction was done. But just in time for the official grand celebration banquet.

"Still… I feel like I’m forgetting something."

Gu Sanqiu frowned in thought before his gaze drifted toward the Golden House.

"Damn you, Gu Sanqiu! I challenge you to a duel!"

The moment he was freed from his amber prison, Childe immediately activated his Delusion and charged straight at Gu Sanqiu.

His pride as a Harbinger, his very dignity, had been completely sullied!

And the culprit was none other than this dead-fish-eyed bastard, scratching his head like nothing had happened!

"Calm down. Or do you want me to seal you up again?"

Gu Sanqiu easily swatted away Childe’s weapon. "Friendly reminder: if you really want to fight me, I don’t mind sealing you back in amber—and parading you through the streets of Liyue Harbor. What do you think of that idea?"

"Not one bit!"

But Childe, ever practical, withdrew his weapon under Gu Sanqiu’s very credible threat.

Thinking about it carefully, the guy had at least come back to release him. In some twisted way, that meant he wasn't completely malicious.

…But no matter how hard he tried, Childe couldn’t convince himself.

It felt far more likely that Gu Sanqiu had just come back to see him suffer all over again.

Yeah. That had to be it.

"Fine. But delete those photos you took of me!"

Gu Sanqiu gave him a side glance. "You’re dreaming. Those are an important part of my personal history. If I deleted them, what would I use to brag to my descendants when I’m old?"

"With photo evidence, the kids will actually believe me. As a friend, you should fulfill this humble request of mine."

"Humble my ass! Why the hell should my humiliation be part of your legacy?!"

Childe roared. "And don’t kid yourself! With your awful personality, do you really think you’ll ever find a partner, let alone have descendants? No sane woman would ever date a lunatic like you!"

"You’re delusional!"

Gu Sanqiu fell silent.

Childe, realizing his very real mistake, suddenly felt an impending sense of doom.

Shit. Had he just said something he really shouldn't have?

Was this lunatic about to snap and beat him to a pulp?!

At least from an aura standpoint, Childe had no illusions—he was not a match for Gu Sanqiu.

"You raise a fair point. It’s something I should start considering."

Gu Sanqiu nodded seriously, as if deep in thought. "Thanks for the reminder. As a token of gratitude, I’ll let you off this time."

"...Wait. What?"

"And another thing."

Gu Sanqiu slung an arm around Childe’s shoulders. "Got any high-quality resources within the Fatui? Introduce me to some."

"Preferably someone really pretty."

"I get that you don’t know most of your colleagues, but surely you know the other Harbingers? Aside from Rosalyne, Dottore, and Pantalone, there’s got to be someone decent-looking you can introduce me to, right?"

Childe’s eye twitched.

"As a token of gratitude," my ass!

This bastard had clearly been waiting to say this from the start!

Also—why the hell did this sound like the pitiful request of a guy with zero romantic prospects?!

"I'll say this, though—"

Childe crossed his arms. "The fight’s over. But aren’t you gonna arrest me? We’re the ones who caused all this. Honestly, when I first saw you, I thought I was done for."

"Give yourself too much credit."

Gu Sanqiu scoffed. "If it wasn't you, it would’ve been someone else. This was destiny—an inevitable path of the future."

And honestly, since the Fatui hadn’t taken advantage of the chaos, he couldn't be bothered to deal with Rosalyne or Childe.

They were far too useful.

And if he played his cards right… he just might be able to summon the Tsaritsa herself.

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