When Qiqi collapsed, Ryan subconsciously caught him, preventing him from falling to the ground.
After successfully putting Qiqi to sleep with the Sweet Dream Pill, Ryan and Hu Tao also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it was only a short time, Qiqi's sudden outburst of astonishing power had made the situation somewhat dangerous.
Especially since Hu Tao's burning stick was not in her hand, she was almost injured by Qiqi.
"Phew... This pill can let Qiqi dream for a while, but dreams can easily be woken from suddenly, so we must hurry."
Ryan also breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately explained to Hu Tao.
"Alright, hehehe... let This Master search little Qiqi."
Hu Tao understood Ryan's meaning and immediately approached Ryan with a mischievous smile, beginning to search Qiqi for the notebook.
First, she looked at Qiqi's basket, but it only contained some herbs that had been there for a few days.
Finally, after fumbling around Qiqi's body, Hu Tao found the notebook Qiqi carried with him.
Ryan couldn't bear to leave Qiqi on the grass, so he sat down and let Qiqi rest his head on his lap, while he leaned over to look at the notebook Hu Tao had found.
Hu Tao opened the notebook and, as expected, saw it filled with delicate handwriting, written in an old-fashioned script.
Fortunately, although this script looked complex, most Liyue people could understand it, and Ryan and Hu Tao were no exception.
The first page contained Qiqi's records of some soft gymnastics exercises, and subsequent pages were descriptions of herbs and people he couldn't forget.
["Vanquisher of Evil, not very tall, caught Qiqi when he stumbled, is a good person"]
["Yaoyao, cute, like little Finches"]
["Hu Tao, very hot, eyes are plum blossoms, wants to bury Qiqi, must hide when he sees her"]
["Ryan, fox, has coconut milk, drives Hu Tao away, Qiqi likes him"]
Even Ryan and Hu Tao were on this list.
"The way to remove the Edict is..."
"Hug Qiqi from behind and tell him, 'I like you the most.'"
Soon, Hu Tao found the method to remove the Edict.
However, the handwriting in this section was not Qiqi's, but rather resembled that of a certain doctor.
"Ah? Such a mischievous way to remove it?"
Seeing the method for removing the Edict recorded in the notebook, Ryan couldn't help but scratch his head.
No matter what, Qiqi was a girl, and saying such words to him would make one feel embarrassed, right?
"This Master thinks so too... How about Ryan, you try it?"
Hu Tao nodded, then her eyes darted around mischievously as she suggested to Ryan.
"Why me? Director Hu, why don't you try?"
Ryan quickly shook his head like a rattle-drum.
And just as the two were debating who should go to remove Qiqi's Edict, Qiqi woke up with a start from his sweet dream.
"coconut milk... delicious..."
Qiqi's voice was like a mumble, and then he climbed up again, continuing to repeat the climbing motion.
"Quick, quick, Qiqi doesn't like This Master, so maybe it's useless if I say it, but Qiqi really likes you, Ryan."
Seeing Qiqi try to climb again, Hu Tao quickly pulled Ryan's hand, pointing at Qiqi to remind him.
"I, I'll go then!"
Ryan hastily pulled his hand away from Hu Tao's, glanced at Qiqi, who had climbed halfway up again only to slide down and fall to the ground, and finally agreed, walking forward.
As Qiqi patted his bottom and stood up, intending to continue climbing, Ryan reached out from behind and carefully embraced his petite body.
Qiqi, being stopped, subconsciously gripped his Sword, wanting to retaliate against the person who was hindering his Edict.
"I like you the most, Qiqi."
Ryan took a deep breath and, under Hu Tao's spectating gaze, gently said to Qiqi.
"Mmm..."
Qiqi's dull eyes regained their focus.
He was confused for a moment, looked down at the hands embracing him, then raised his head, pressing the hat on his head against Ryan's chest, and with his embraced hands, he tried his best to lift one to push aside the yellow talisman on his forehead, thus making eye contact with Ryan, who had lowered his head.
"No, Mr. Baizhu..."
After making eye contact with Ryan, Qiqi was a little confused.
In the past, when he got stuck like this, Baizhu would always help him remove the Edict.
"Qiqi, it's time to drink coconut milk, okay?"
Seeing Qiqi stop moving, Ryan finally breathed a sigh of relief and released Qiqi from his embrace.
"coconut milk!"
"Qiqi, remembers you, coconut milk, Finches, Qiqi likes."
Hearing Ryan's words, Qiqi's eyes lit up, and he immediately remembered who this person was who had helped him remove the Edict. He immediately turned around, raised a finger to his mouth, and looked at Ryan expectantly.
"This time there's only coconut milk, no Finches, okay? I'll find you Finches to eat next time."
Ryan patted Qiqi's head, then took out the coconut milk he had bought earlier from his qiankun bag.
When purchasing it, he had specifically asked the shop owner for some ice cubes to store with the coconut milk. Now, the ice cubes had mostly Melted, but the coconut milk was still icy cold.
"What about me, what about me? Does Qiqi still remember me?"
Just as Qiqi was about to take the coconut milk, Hu Tao suddenly popped out from the side, almost pressing against Qiqi's face.
"Mmm!"
The moment he saw Hu Tao, Qiqi even abandoned the coconut milk, quickly hid next to Ryan, with Ryan between him and Hu Tao, clutching Ryan's clothes and burying his head in him.
"Don't be afraid, Qiqi, Director Hu is no longer doing bad things."
Ryan comforted Qiqi, who was hiding beside him.
"Mmm, really...?"
Ryan's reassurance made Qiqi slightly raise his head to confirm.
"Of course, This Master has long been a good person. Qiqi, you weren't afraid of me last time, but you forgot that This Master is already a good person."
Hu Tao leaned closer and explained this to Qiqi.
This explanation was half-true, half-false. Qiqi was not unafraid of her because she didn't bury Qiqi.
Qiqi hesitated for a moment, but ultimately, faced with the temptation of the coconut milk in Ryan's hand, he still chose the coconut milk.
And so, Qiqi happily held the coconut milk and drank it, completely forgetting his earlier fear.
Seeing Qiqi happily drinking coconut milk, Ryan then noticed Qiqi's injuries again.
When he was repeating the Edict, he accidentally attracted nearby monsters. Because he would only retaliate after being attacked by monsters, even a zombie couldn't avoid getting injured.
"Mmm? Wounds? Qiqi is a zombie, he'll be fine."
Hearing Ryan's concern, Qiqi swallowed the coconut milk in his mouth, then waved his hand.
"That won't do. Come, Qiqi, try this."
Ryan shook his head, then took out a pill emitting the sweet fragrance of a sweet flower and handed it to Qiqi.
[Sweet Sweet Pill (1 Star): Restores a certain amount of Max HP after consumption. May have an advanced effect, causing the user to emit the sweet scent of a sweet flower, attracting nearby insects.]
"Awoo..."
Although Qiqi was puzzled, he trusted Ryan, opened his mouth, and swallowed the pill.
"Mmm...?"
"Taste... sweet..."
"Qiqi, tasted it, the taste!"
After swallowing the pill, Qiqi's originally stiff expression suddenly showed a rich variety of changes, even an expression of disbelief.
Zombies, being dead, had no sense of taste, but now he could actually taste sweetness...?