Chapter 83 Coconut Lamb and Coconut Milk

[After seeing Tianheng Mountain, you hasten your journey. It is already noon. If you walk faster, you can still reach Liyue Harbor before dark.]

[However, you couldn't help but look back frequently while on the road. The reason was simple: there was a little girl with a medicine basket on her back. She had been following you for half a day. It seemed that she was heading to Liyue Harbor just like you.]

[If you speed up, you will easily lose her, so you are a little worried about the safety of the child and concerned she might encounter danger on the road.]

[Just as you were hesitating, the little girl behind you suddenly tilted her body and fell to the ground. Seeing this, you immediately gave up your plan to speed up and head to Liyue Harbor, turning back to check on the little girl's injuries.]

[After your simple diagnosis, the little girl had only tripped over a rock and sprained her foot. You chewed up some herbs for treating external injuries and applied them to the injured part of the girl's leg before carrying her on your back, intending to take her to Liyue Harbor.]

[Along the way, you began to ask about the little girl. She said her name was Qiqi. Because her mother was sick and her father was working away from home, she wanted to collect some herbs to treat her mother's illness.]

Wait... Qiqi?!

Kujo Tsumugi's eyes flashed with a gleam as she recognized the familiar name, immediately entering immersion mode.

"Ahem, Qiqi, what kind of medicine do you want to take to treat your mother's illness?"

Kujo Tsumugi asked gently as she carried Qiqi on her back. She had probably guessed that this might be a side quest.

"I remember it was... Qingxin."

Upon hearing the name of the medicinal herb, Kujo Tsumugi staggered, almost falling to the ground.

Qingxin does have medicinal value, like the Teyvat version of ginseng. It's a tonic, and most common diseases can be cured by taking Qingxin.

But Qingxin only grows on cliffs and is extremely difficult to pick. With its high medicinal value, the price of Qingxin has remained high. No wonder Qiqi wanted to pick herbs instead of buying them in Liyue Harbor.

"Ahem, Qiqi, do you know how difficult it is to pick Qingxin? It usually only grows on cliffs, and..."

"Yes, Qiqi knows." Qiqi's soft voice sounded, but it revealed her unshakable firm belief.

"Qiqi has already inquired about it. The doctor in the village saw Qingxin when he came to Tianheng Mountain to collect herbs before. Qiqi, there is no problem!"

"But now that you've sprained your foot, you definitely won't be able to pick herbs."

"..."

Qiqi was silent.

"Forget it, let me help you then."

Tsumugi Kujo used her free hand to touch Qiqi's head. To be honest, she didn't want to get involved in this mess, but thinking about the rewards for the side quest, she gritted her teeth and decided to help Qiqi.

"Really? Thank you, big sister!" Qiqi smiled.

Fortunately, Qiqi was very light, even much lighter than other six or seven-year-old children of the same age. Therefore, even though Kujo Tsumugi carried her for a long distance, she did not feel tired. In this way, after walking for three hours, Kujo Tsumugi began to carry Qiqi towards Tianheng Mountain.

Kujo Tsumugi walked along the mountain road and finally arrived near the top of Tianheng Mountain before the sun set.

If you go further up, there will be no mountain road for you to continue walking. You must find a way to climb more than 30 meters to reach the top of the mountain. Most people don't dare to take this risk.

But this isn't a problem for me, thought Kujo Tsumugi.

She found a cave to settle Qiqi down, then pretended to collect herbs for her and left. After leaving Qiqi's sight, Kujo Tsumugi took out the puppet Tsumugi.

Even though my true form is just an ordinary human, I have a super puppet!

Kujo Tsumugi found a safe place to rest, and then controlled the puppet Tsumugi to start climbing to the top of Tianheng Mountain. The climb, over 30 meters high, took several minutes even with the puppet Tsumugi's physical strength.

However, when the puppet Tsumugi reached the top of the mountain, she discovered someone had already beaten her to it.

The girl had lavender eyes, naturally slightly curly aqua-blue hair, and a short blue hair on her head that made her look a little silly. She wore a sexy black silk bodysuit with a backless top, and a white short cheongsam with gold patterns over it. The black and red horns on her head made her non-human identity immediately recognizable.

The moment I saw her, I recognized her identity—Ganyu, the half-human, half-Qilin immortal.

Why? Because the target of my climb—Qingxin—was now in Ganyu's mouth, being chewed up bit by bit.

Ganyu didn't expect someone to disturb her while she was eating, so she panicked for a moment and didn't know what to do. She could only stare at the puppet Tsumugi in a daze, but her mouth still chewed Qingxin unconsciously, and then she swallowed it in front of the puppet Tsumugi.

Blanch! ! !

"Um...is there something that made you climb to the top of Tianheng Mountain?" After a long silence between the two, Ganyu asked first.

"I was busy just now, but now... it's gone."

Um?

Ganyu was stunned by the puppet Tsumugi's words. She tilted her head slightly to one side, looking very cute. However, when she saw the puppet Tsumugi staring at her mouth and remembered what she had just eaten, she immediately realized the other party's purpose and panicked.

"Are you here to pick Qingxin? I'm very sorry. I've been too tired from work recently, so I wanted to eat a Qingxin to reward myself...but...um..."

Ganyu blushed, waving her hands to explain. The golden bell on her neck made a crisp sound as her body swayed. However, the more she spoke, the more confused she became. Finally, she gave up, covering her face with her hands and squatting down with her back to the puppet Tsumugi.

So cute.

Seeing Ganyu's actions, the puppet Tsumugi just felt so cute.

After that, the puppet Tsumugi introduced herself and explained her purpose of collecting Qingxin. When Ganyu heard that the puppet Tsumugi was there to cure someone's illness, she apologized and promised to cure Qiqi's mother's illness herself.

Well... this is not bad.

The puppet Tsumugi considered it and decided that this would allow her to complete her side quest, so she agreed.

Afterward, the puppet Tsumugi brought Ganyu to the cave where Qiqi was settled.

"Big sister, who is she...?"

Qiqi looked at Ganyu, her eyes full of confusion.

"Let me introduce her to you." Tsumugi said with a smile, "Her name is Ganyu. Do you see the horns on her head? Let me tell you, she is a magical beast called a coconut goat. It is said that coconut goat milk has the magical effect of bringing the dead back to life. If you let your mother drink a small sip of this, not only will her disease be cured, but she will also live longer and stay young forever. It won't be a problem for her to live to be a hundred years old."

The puppet Tsumugi's boasting made Ganyu's face, which had just returned to normal color, turn red again. However, Qiqi on the side opened her eyes wide and looked at Ganyu with shining eyes.

"Sister Ganyu, Sister Ganyu, can you save my mother?"

"Of course." Ganyu reached out and touched Qiqi's head, then put her hand on Qiqi's sprained ankle. An emerald green light emanated from her hand, completely healing Qiqi's sprained ankle.

"Then we'll rest here for one night, and tomorrow..." The puppet Tsumugi stopped talking halfway, her expression turning serious as she looked toward the cave entrance.

In a hidden corner of Tianheng Mountain, Kujo Tsumugi was huddled together, shaking unnaturally.

Dangerous, very dangerous, extremely dangerous!

In the past, the most dangerous person Kujo Tsumugi had encountered was the Fatui executive officer "Scaramouche." However, her talent for predicting danger was now telling her that an enemy much more powerful than "Scaramouche" was in Tianheng Mountain and very close to them.

However, Kujo Tsumugi knew that it was too late to run now, and she would easily become a target if she tried. She could only hide herself as much as possible, praying that the dangerous presence wouldn't notice her. Eventually, Kujo Tsumugi decided to focus entirely on the puppet Tsumugi instead.

"Ms. Tsumugi, what's the matter..."

Ganyu was puzzled by the puppet Tsumugi's strange behavior at first, but soon she sensed the impending danger. She immediately summoned the Bow of Amos from her Vision's space.

The next moment, a deep, earth-shaking roar came from the distant sky.

"Morax! Come out and face your death! Or else, don't blame me for destroying the entire Liyue Harbor!!!"

"Ms. Tsumugi, stay here and protect Qiqi. I'll go outside to see what's going on."

Upon hearing this, Ganyu prepared to exit the cave and check the situation. The puppet Tsumugi nodded in response, fully aware of her limited strength. She knew that going outside would only hinder Ganyu, so she opted to stay in the cave and protect Qiqi instead.

When Ganyu rushed out of the cave, she saw a massive dragon lizard, over fifty meters long, perched atop Tianheng Mountain, confronting a mystical creature resembling a Qilin.

Behind the giant dragon lizard, hundreds of smaller dragon lizards gathered, ready to fight.

Ganyu recognized the mystical creature immediately as a Geovishaps. She quickly ascended into the sky with her magic, positioning herself behind Morax, Bow of Amos in hand, ready to support the Archon at any moment.

"Morax! Thousands of years ago, you usurped the authority of our king and became the Geo Archon! For the survival of our dragon lizard clan, the Ryota Dragon King had no choice but to obey your commands and endure humiliation. But now, you've sealed away our most precious king underground. We are here today to avenge our king!"

"That's not true," Morax shook his head. "Azhdaha and I were always close friends, but it became too worn out and succumbed to the erosion. I had no choice but to seal it."

"Hahahaha, do you think we'll believe such lies?" The lead dragon lizard laughed. It then commanded the others, "Everyone, attack! Destroy Liyue Harbor and avenge the Dragon King Ruota!"

The thunderous sound of hundreds of dragon lizards charging caused the earth to tremble as if an earthquake had struck.

"Though I did not wish to harm you..."

Morax closed his eyes and sighed slightly. When he opened them again, they were filled with a deadly resolve.

"Everything moves by my will!"

Thousands of spears and meteorites of varying sizes rained down from the sky, crashing into the dragon lizards below. The spears pierced through the dragon lizards' tough exteriors, pinning them to the ground. Then came the meteor shower, decimating the helpless creatures.

Morax, however, did not specifically target the dragon lizards, so some of the attacks struck elsewhere.

"Qiqi, be careful!"

Seeing a stone about to fall on Qiqi, the puppet Tsumugi immediately flew over to shield her. The next moment, the cave collapsed...

As for Kujo Tsumugi...

Activated [Girl's Blessing] to avoid fatal damage.

A meteorite crashed just ten meters away from her hiding spot...

That was way too close...

Kujo Tsumugi wiped the sweat from her forehead. The mental link with the puppet Tsumugi had been severed, indicating that the puppet had sustained significant damage and was no longer functional.

Despite knowing that damage and loss in the simulation wouldn't affect reality, Kujo Tsumugi couldn't help but feel anger toward Iwao. However, she wasn't too worried; she could no longer use the damaged items in this simulation, but that was all.

In the sky, Ganyu noticed that Morax's attack had caused the cave to collapse. She shouted in alarm and immediately descended to dig through the rubble.

"What's wrong?" Morax asked, noticing her distress as he descended after ensuring no dragon lizards remained capable of fighting.

"Lord , someone is trapped here!"

Ganyu's voice trembled with anxiety.

Morax frowned. He hadn't expected anyone to be on Tianheng Mountain so late at night. Without hesitation, he used his power, causing the stones blocking the cave entrance to fly out one after another, quickly forming a passage.

"Let's go in and take a look," Morax said, his gaze stern.

"Yes."

Ganyu nodded, following Morax into the passage. At the end of it, they found the severely damaged puppet Tsumugi, crushed beyond recognition, shielding Qiqi.

"Ms. Tsumugi... Qiqi!"

Ganyu's heart sank at the sight, and she nearly fainted from shock.

"The little girl still clings to life, but this puppet..."

Morax examined the puppet Tsumugi with a frown. The falling rocks had torn through her stockings and gloves, exposing her limbs and revealing her true nature.

Is this an illusion? The technology behind this puppet... Why does it seem so familiar?

Morax shook his head, dismissing the unsettling thought.

"I'll do what I can to repair this puppet, but I can't guarantee it will regain its original consciousness. I'm sorry, Ganyu."

"No, it's my fault too for not warning you sooner that there were people on Tianheng Mountain."

Ganyu did her best to heal Qiqi, but the damage was too severe, and her efforts proved futile.

"I'll take you to find the Three-Eyed Five-Manifested Immortal. Only the combined strength of all the Adepti might save this girl's life."

Morax stored the puppet Tsumugi and led the way out of the passage.

"Understood."

Ganyu gently picked up Qiqi and followed Morax.

After they left, Kujo Tsumugi finally dared to emerge from her hiding place and stealthily descended the mountain...