"Good thing we landed on the water. Otherwise, we would've been in for a rough time!"
After climbing back onto the shore, Hu Tao used fire to dry both of their clothes, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Everything had happened so suddenly that she hadn't even had time to react.
Fortunately, neither of them had been hurt.
As for the car, the instant it hit the water, it transformed back into a card and returned to Qiqi's hand.
"Sister Hu Tao, your driving skills aren't very good!"
After putting away the card, Qiqi tilted her head and, unusually, complained about her.
Sure enough, her earlier premonition had been correct.
"This isn't the Director's fault! The car itself was too lousy!"
Hu Tao rested her chin on her hand and looked at Qiqi.
"How about we go back and try it again?"
But when she saw Qiqi's completely expressionless face, Hu Tao gave an awkward laugh.
"Hehe, let's talk about that later. Let's look for Little Finches now!"
"Okay!"
At the mention of that, Qiqi immediately nodded.
The two of them then began searching the surrounding area.
Their luck was pretty good this time!
They quickly spotted several Little Finches in the grass, and they were all different colors.
"Little Finches!"
Seeing her beloved pets, Qiqi's eyes lit up.
She picked up the Peach Boy Rice Ball and was about to go catch them.
But Hu Tao grabbed her from behind.
"Sister Hu Tao?"
Qiqi turned around, her face full of confusion.
Hadn't they agreed to catch Little Finches?
Why was Hu Tao stopping her?
"Shh!"
Hu Tao put a finger to her lips, signaling Qiqi not to speak.
Then she pulled Qiqi farther away.
Only after they had reached a certain distance did Hu Tao release her and speak seriously.
"Qiqi, we can't act rashly. If we scare the Little Finches away, we'll be in trouble!"
"Huh? Then what should we do?"
The thought of failing to catch the Little Finches immediately made Qiqi nervous.
It had taken so long for her to finally find them.
If they escaped, she'd be terribly disappointed.
"Our bodies are too big, so we'll easily scare them."
"Hehe, that's why we have to use this!"
Hu Tao gave a mischievous laugh and brought out the Cyclone Magnum!
Of course, everything she'd just said was nonsense meant to fool Qiqi.
If she really wanted to catch them, her Enhanced Leg Strength Shoes would let her rush over instantly.
But hadn't she just gotten a brand-new toy?
Naturally, she had to give it a try!
If it didn't work, she'd do it herself.
"What is this?"
Qiqi blinked curiously.
It looked somewhat like her car!
"This is called the Cyclone Magnum. It's a miniature racing car, and I got it as a reward from Boss!"
"And this character means that it's exclusively mine!"
"Most importantly, it's incredibly fast and small. It definitely won't be noticed by the Little Finches in this grass!"
Hu Tao patted her chest and spoke confidently.
"Something from Boss?"
A look of realization appeared on Qiqi's little face.
Then there shouldn't be any problem!
The Peach Boy Rice Balls she'd obtained previously had already demonstrated just how magical the shop's rewards could be.
"Qiqi, watch the Director put on a show!"
Hu Tao blinked.
She switched on the racing car and struck the same pose she'd seen Xingma Hao use in the manga.
"Go, Cyclone Magnum!"
As soon as she shouted,
Buzz—
The racing car shot forward.
Fortunately, the area was covered in grass and relatively flat, so the car moved smoothly.
At incredible speed, it charged toward the Little Finches in the distance.
If everything went according to plan,
it would probably knock one unconscious.
"Great!"
Seeing this, Qiqi became excited.
However, perhaps the animals of Teyvat were unusually clever.
The Little Finches seemed to sense that something was wrong.
Somehow, they felt as though a great terror was approaching.
They immediately flapped their wings and took off into the sky.
"Oh no! The Little Finches are flying away!"
Seeing the animals she'd almost caught about to escape, Qiqi became anxious.
"Don't worry. Watch me!"
Hu Tao waved her hand calmly.
She had already anticipated this possibility!
So what if they could fly?
Didn't the Director have another trick up her sleeve?
Thinking of her voice-controlled racing car, Hu Tao took a deep breath.
Then she thrust her right hand forward, extending a slender finger, and shouted loudly:
"Go, Cyclone Magnum Tornado!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, the racing car on the ground suddenly launched itself upward in an utterly unscientific manner.
Its body rapidly began spinning, as though it had truly transformed into a tornado!
Then it shot straight toward the Little Finch in the sky.
"Chirp, chirp!"
The Little Finch was completely dumbfounded.
What was this thing?
It could do this too?!
Bang!
Before it could react, a muffled impact rang out.
The Little Finch was struck by the racing car and knocked unconscious, falling from the sky.
"Wow! This car is amazing!"
Qiqi's face was full of longing as she watched.
If only her own flying car could create a tornado like that too!
But for now, her Little Finch was more important.
With that thought, Qiqi happily ran over.
"Hehe, I told you. For the Director, this is just a piece of cake!"
Hu Tao put her hands on her hips, her face full of delight.
Not bad, not bad!
This tornado was pretty impressive!
Hmm.
She could develop it further in the future!
For example, combining it with her Palm Thunder or Heartbreak Palm!
Then, whenever she created a tornado, it could also carry lightning or the effects of heartbreak.
Just imagining it was thrilling!
"It's just a little difficult to combine them. Looks like I need to go back and study it carefully."
Hu Tao stretched lazily and thought to herself.
At that moment, Qiqi had already returned, holding the Little Finch in her arms.
"Sister Hu Tao, it's unconscious. We can't feed it the Peach Boy Rice Ball yet."
"Then we'll wait until it wakes up!"
"For now, let's go catch a few more!"
Hu Tao waved her hand grandly.
After her successful first attempt, her confidence had reached new heights.
"Thank you, Sister Hu Tao! You're a good person!"
Qiqi hugged the Little Finch, her face filled with happiness.
"Hehe, the Director thinks so too!"
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