After a while, Junze and Ganyu came out.
Ganyu brought Junze over to Shenhe and said gratefully, "Shenhe, thank you very much just now. If it weren't for you, Ze definitely would have been injured."
"Thank you, Martial Aunt."
Junze obediently thanked Shenhe. In front of Ganyu, he was a very well behaved child.
Shenhe replied, "It was just a small effort. There is no need to thank me."
Ganyu continued, "I heard from Ze that Master asked you to come down the mountain for training?"
Shenhe frowned slightly. She saw Junze blinking at her.
Although she felt somewhat reluctant, after all, deceiving people truly did not match Shenhe's usual way of doing things.
But since she had decided to come into the mortal world to cultivate, she would temporarily listen to that child.
Shenhe nodded.
"Yes. She asked me to come down the mountain for training, and also told me to pay attention to this child."
"Huh?"
Both Junze and Ganyu froze when they heard that.
Junze had not expected that Shenhe would still reveal the truth even after agreeing to his explanation.
As for Ganyu, she had not expected Cloud Retainer to ask Shenhe to keep an eye on Junze.
"Is Master worried about that Adeptus?"
However, Ganyu had clearly misunderstood.
She did not think Shenhe was there to prevent Junze from causing trouble.
Instead, she thought that Cloud Retainer was worried that the mysterious Adeptus might harm Junze, which was why Shenhe had been sent.
Shenhe wanted to explain further, but when she saw Junze's gaze, she temporarily kept quiet.
As expected, I really am not good at this.
Even though she had already decided to follow the child's plan for now, she still seemed to have done something wrong.
Junze suggested, "Master, since Martial Aunt has come down the mountain, why not let her stay at Yuehai Pavilion as well?"
"Hm?"
Ganyu froze, not expecting her disciple to say something like that.
Junze continued,
"Master and Sister Huixin have always been troubled by the task of delivering documents, right? We can just let Martial Aunt handle it."
"That way Master can relax a little and spend more time with Ze."
Junze was very careful to think from the perspective of a child.
Framing it as wanting more time to play with Ganyu sounded much more reasonable than directly requesting Shenhe to help.
When Ganyu heard this, her confused expression immediately turned into one of affection mixed with reproach.
She lightly tapped Junze on the head with her finger.
"How can you ask your Martial Aunt to do something like that? She came down the mountain for training, and she just saved you. How could you…"
"I can do it."
Shenhe suddenly interrupted Ganyu.
"Huh?!"
Ganyu was stunned.
"That doesn't seem appropriate. After all, you came down the mountain for training."
Shenhe replied,
"Work can also be a form of training. Besides, being at Yuehai Pavilion makes it easier to keep an eye on this child."
"Well… that may be true."
Even so, Ganyu still looked somewhat troubled.
She felt that this arrangement was not very appropriate.
"Lady Ganyu, do you have any documents that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has completed? I was planning to go there anyway and could deliver them for you."
At that moment, Huixin walked over with a tired expression.
Working every day was already exhausting, and constantly running errands made it even worse.
"I'll take them."
Seeing this, Shenhe suddenly spoke to Huixin.
"Huh?"
Huixin froze and subconsciously handed the documents in her hands to Shenhe.
The next moment, Shenhe vanished from sight.
Both Ganyu and Huixin were stunned.
Junze looked at Shenhe's departing figure and sighed.
"Martial Aunt really is decisive and efficient."
"Lady Ganyu, what is going on?"
Huixin's face was full of confusion.
Ganyu helplessly explained,
"She is my junior sister, Shenhe. In the future… sigh… she will probably help us deliver completed documents."
With Shenhe being so proactive, Ganyu did not know how she could refuse.
She just was not sure whether Shenhe could really adapt to such a task.
"Wait! Does that mean I won't have to run errands anymore?!"
Huixin's face lit up with excitement.
"Probably."
Ganyu sighed helplessly.
She truly disliked troubling other people.
Junze grinned.
"Hehe, does that mean Master will be more relaxed in the future?"
Ganyu crouched down and pinched Junze's nose with her fingers.
"Letting your Martial Aunt deliver documents for you. Your airs are quite big."
And just like that, Shenhe staying at Yuehai Pavilion was settled.
However, for Shenhe to adapt to this kind of life and truly learn how to communicate with people, it would likely take quite some time.
Night, bedroom
Junze had already been washed until he smelled nice and clean by Ganyu.
Although the skill had no combat ability, Junze still diligently practiced drawing ten points every day.
Moreover, his master seemed to enjoy watching him draw.
Today, the subject Junze drew was the scene of his master begging him for mercy during the day.
Looking at the version of Ganyu in his drawing, shy and teary eyed after his artistic embellishment, Junze showed a satisfied smile.
"Tsk tsk, Master like this is really adorable."
If Ganyu saw it, she would probably shout that line again about raising a rebellious disciple.
After admiring the drawing for a while, he placed it back into his sketchbook.
If Master did not pay, she would not be allowed to see this drawing.
"But speaking of it, why is Master taking so long today?"
Junze looked toward the bathing room with some confusion.
"Usually it's at most twenty minutes. Today it's almost been an hour and a half. Why hasn't she come out yet?"
Junze jumped down from the chair and walked over.
Through the thin paper window, he could see Ganyu's silhouette.
The graceful shadow moved behind the screen, making Junze's thoughts wander slightly.
Sometimes it really was not the disciple's fault.
It was simply that the master was too charming.
Junze shook his head and threw those strange thoughts out of his mind.
He knocked on the door.
"Master, are you alright? You've been bathing for a long time."
"Ah!"
A startled cry came from inside the room.
Even from the shadow alone, Junze could tell that she seemed flustered.
He also seemed to hear the sound of a glass bottle.
Junze became worried.
"Master, what's wrong?!"
"M Master is fine, Ze don't worry. The bath was just too comfortable and I accidentally fell asleep."
Ganyu hurriedly explained from inside the room.
"Master is fine. Ze, go lie down on the bed first. Master will come out soon."
A puzzled expression appeared on Junze's face.
He felt that something was a little strange.
But Ganyu really did not seem to be in any danger. Only her tone sounded slightly unusual.
Junze could not figure out what was wrong, so he gave up thinking about it.
"Oh. Okay."
Inside the bathroom, after hearing Junze leave, Ganyu finally let out a sigh of relief.
She looked at the six glass bottles placed in front of her, all filled and still steaming slightly.
Her small face turned bright red.
After glancing at them once, she did not dare to look again.
She hugged herself tightly with both arms and leaned against the wall, feeling weak all over.
Ganyu murmured softly to herself,
"This much… should be enough…"
Because of the Adeptus Mo Ying, she had become increasingly worried that the other party might come looking for Junze.
And that Junze might one day become like that person.
It was not that such a path was necessarily bad.
Ganyu was simply afraid that she might not teach him well and that Junze might stray down the wrong road.
That was why she had thought of this method.
If Junze absorbed more Qilin essence, then the immortal energy within his body would become stronger.
That way, he would not develop in that direction.
"It just… hurts a little…"
Ganyu muttered softly, sounding slightly aggrieved.
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