Now, regarding Makoto,
Originally, the first stop on his itinerary was to listen to Tian Tie Zui tell stories,
However, because he spent a whole morning buying clothes for Ningguang, his schedule was delayed.
This also meant that the itinerary had to be adjusted.
However, Makoto was unfamiliar with Liyue, so the task of adjusting the schedule naturally fell to Ningguang.
After receiving the task, the little girl sat on a stone bench and began to ponder deeply.
When she thought, she liked to tilt her little head,
And a stray strand of hair on her head would sway with the movement,
Looking extremely cute.
After a while, Ningguang blinked his big eyes and said excitedly, "Brother Makoto, I've got it! Let's go to Wangshu Inn to see the glaze lilies!"
"There, you'll be able to see spectacular glaze lilies, like a sea of flowers!"
"The best time to admire glaze lilies in a day is this very moment. If we miss it, we'll have to wait another day."
When glaze lilies at Wangshu Inn were mentioned, Ningguang's beautiful eyes lit up.
He loved flowers.
Every time he went to Wangshu Inn to sell goods, he would intentionally stop there for a moment,
Because besides resting, it was more to see the magnificent and beautiful sea of flowers.
All this time, Ningguang had felt a sense of regret.
That regret was probably that,
Every time the little girl saw many new and interesting things,
Whenever she turned her head to share, she found no one beside her.
But now it's good.
He could share interesting things with Makoto,
So that Makoto could also appreciate the sea of flowers he loved!
Seeing Ningguang's face full of longing,
Makoto naturally had no objection and followed the arrangements of this little guide.
"Alright, then let's set off now. Our destination is Wangshu Inn."
"Mm-hmm, let's go! Let's go!" Ningguang imitated Makoto's words, and the little one looked adorable.
Looking at the pitiful Ningguang, Makoto suddenly felt a mischievous urge.
He squatted down, ruffled Ningguang's head, and then said with a smile, "Ningguang, how about we play a game?"
"The first person to reach Wangshu Inn gets a mysterious gift!"
Hearing about playing a game, Ningguang immediately became interested.
After all, children,
It's a child's nature to love to play.
"Get ready, I'm starting the three-second countdown."
"Mm-hmm, I'm ready!" Ningguang nodded lightly, seemingly very serious, but his tender voice made people unable to help but laugh.
Just so cute.
"Three... Run!"
Makoto had no intention of counting down at all; he just started running north.
By the time Ningguang came to his senses, he saw that Makoto had already run far away.
"Brother Makoto cheated! He ran without counting down!"
Ningguang pouted angrily,
But still immediately followed.
Perhaps Ningguang himself didn't realize it,
Subtly, Makoto had already left a deep impression on his heart.
And Makoto also deliberately slowed down ahead,
Waiting for Ningguang to catch up.
...
Before he transmigrated,
Makoto never understood what those parents on short videos who teased their children were thinking.
Why did they always tease their children?
Children are clearly so cute!
But now Makoto understood.
If children weren't born to be played with, then it was meaningless.
When Little Cuties chased after him, babbling and looking adorable,
The happiness of that moment was incomparable.
Soon,
The two walked out of Liyue's North City Gate and then continued north.
During this process, when Ningguang got tired from running, Makoto also slowed down accordingly.
They stopped and rested to recover their stamina, and also enjoyed the scenery of Liyue along the way.
Makoto was not in a hurry to reach his destination,
After all,
A certain slacker poet once said,
The destination doesn't mean everything. Before reaching the destination, use your eyes to observe this world more.
The phrase 'observe the world' gave Makoto much insight,
So much so that he now wanted to observe this world called Teyvat.
Look at these big trees,
Swaying in the wind, accompanied by a subtle rustling sound,
Makoto almost thought there were Treasure Hoarders hiding inside.
However, the next second, a group of people burst out of the woods.
These people were masked, their faces unclear, only their fierce and brutal gaze visible.
That kind of gaze didn't seem like something a human could possess; it was more like the sharpness of a beast.
And the clothes worn by these masked individuals were ragged, looking as if they hadn't been washed for a long time, dirty and messy, carrying a strange odor.
Could they not be dirty and smelly if they often squatted in the bushes?
What caught Makoto's attention the most was that the weapons in these people's hands were not simple.
Daggers gleamed with a chilling light under the illumination.
These people were Treasure Hoarders!
The moment Ningguang saw the Treasure Hoarders,
His smile instantly froze, replaced by fear and panic.
For him, who had lived in Liyue for many years,
The Treasure Hoarders were like a nightmare.
No one wanted to encounter Treasure Hoarders, especially in the wild,
Because these people had no bottom line in their actions and their methods were extremely cruel.
Ningguang also noticed that some of the daggers in the Treasure Hoarders' hands had fresh, un-dried blood on them!
That striking red blood slowly dripped onto the ground, chilling Ningguang to the bone.
After all, he was just a six-year-old girl,
His psychological resilience was not strong.
Seeing this, Makoto subtly shielded Ningguang behind him.
The little one was still too young,
Couldn't scare him.
Ningguang's breathing was originally rapid, and he was uncontrollably terrified.
He usually managed to escape quietly before the Treasure Hoarders discovered him,
But today, he was facing the Treasure Hoarders head-on!
These people were indeed as rumored in Liyue,
Exuding a huge sense of oppression from head to toe.
That sense of oppression made Ningguang feel difficulty breathing, as if he was suffocating.
Ningguang felt like he was being targeted by a ferocious beast, his limbs almost unable to move.
Just as Ningguang was at a loss,
Makoto stood in front of him like a mountain, leaving only his towering back.