"How does it feel to have a job?"
Orion, Skirk, and Shenhe had already left the Feiyun Commerce Guild for a while, but Orion remained spaced out until he finally snapped back to reality upon hearing Skirk's teasing remark.
Orion looked at Skirk with some surprise: "You're even teasing me now? You're starting to feel more and more like a normal person."
Clearly, Skirk didn't like hearing that, so she deliberately didn't reply.
Just now, after Orion finished reciting his Opening Poem, Hu Tao praised him profusely.
"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful! You've really captured the essence of my funeral home, and by subtly highlighting the director's hard work, you've stayed true to the theme—which is closely related to my profession! Congratulations!"
Afterward, Hu Tao decisively finalized Orion's identity as a WangSheng Funeral Parlor consultant. However, she didn't demand that Orion start immediately; instead, she had people from the Feiyun Commerce Guild measure Orion's body data, saying she would go back and make several sets of consultant clothing for him to try on.
Orion was instantly intrigued. If he could get a set of custom-made clothes identical to Zhongli's, he would be absolutely delighted!
Finally, Xingqiu declared that he would find the person responsible for making the clothes and that, out of respect for Grand Worshiper Yunli and Master Orion—as well as for the help Master Orion had given Chongyun—he would cover the cost of the clothes himself!
Now that he had walked out of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Orion felt he first needed to consider Shenhe's accommodation and subsequent arrangements.
Suddenly, he realized something was wrong, and he looked at Skirk: "Didn't you say you planned to avoid your disciple by not showing your face in Liyue, and instead work as a Medicine Crone?"
Skirk shook her head: "After hearing Lumine mention it, I made some inquiries. We don't have to worry about running into him for now."
"Huh? Why?"
"That Dainsleif, when he first met Ajax, his words were somewhat provocative. Ajax's personality, simply put, is that of a battle maniac, so he immediately challenged Dainsleif to a fight."
"And then?"
"He got beaten and broke his bones — all four limbs fractured. He was carried back by Fatui soldiers. It's said that he strongly insisted Dainsleif use his full power, and Dainsleif ended up shattering him."
"..."
How miserable, Childe, you are so miserable. Why are you so miserable?
Orion had been curious before, thinking that Childe was a genuine battle maniac. Logically, if someone as strong as Dain came looking for him, he should have been eager to fight every day. Why would he suddenly disappear?
It turned out he was beaten so badly he couldn't get back up.
Skirk continued: "Apparently, the person named Dainsleif visibly showed a look of bewilderment on his face at the time."
"Is that so? He managed to make that poker face show an expression? That's already very strong, though Dain was probably terrified he almost killed Childe. Doesn't that mean Childe will have to lie in bed for a long time?"
"This kind of injury would only take him a month or so to recover from. Rumor has it that some Fatui are secretly running a clandestine factory near Liyue, and a Harbinger is supposedly involved. They will probably come over to treat him, so he should be fine in less than half a month."
In just a few words, Skirk demonstrated her powerful intelligence capabilities. After all, Skirk was a divine being who possessed the ability to "make others forget her." The only reason she hadn't investigated which Harbinger was involved was likely because she wasn't interested.
A clandestine factory, huh? Was there a Fatui clandestine factory in the Liyue main story?
Orion thought for a long time but couldn't recall. In the main story, it was just Childe causing trouble, and in the interlude, it was Lumine's brother causing trouble, not the Fatui, right?
If he couldn't remember, so be it. He would cross that bridge when he came to it. Who knows, maybe he'd run into another familiar Fatui acquaintance later.
Moreover, following the trajectory of the Liyue storyline, shouldn't La Signora be arriving in Liyue soon?
That should be quite exhilarating when the time comes.
Now, La Signora automatically shouts "Rostam, I'm sorry" whenever she loses consciousness during a fight. Orion sometimes comes up with little ideas, such as creating a model phone with a caller ID display reading "Young Wolf," because he feels it's better not to be too excessive toward a hero, so he doesn't display the real name.
But he found it incredibly stimulating and couldn't stop.
Damn it, my morals and my kinks are fighting.
Orion pulled his thoughts back and looked toward Shenhe, who was standing behind Skirk.
Shenhe was currently holding and reading *Battle Through the Heavens*, seemingly having been successfully recommended it by Skirk.
So, bringing the topic back to the present, what should they do about Shenhe's Mundane World Trial of the Heart?
To be honest, Orion couldn't quite remember what Shenhe's Story Quest was like. After all, it was the Lantern Rite storyline, which was significantly longer than a typical Story Quest.
All he remembered now was that it had something to do with rebuilding the Jade Chamber. Shenhe was ordered to deliver the talismans needed for the Jade Chamber and then explored Shenhe's past alongside the Traveler.
He couldn't remember the details, but in the end, it concluded with the famous scene, *The Divine Damsel of Devastation*. Frankly, the fact that a Peking Opera Song could become globally popular and even attract the involvement of the national team truly stunned Orion at the time. Players of domestic games had never received such treatment before; it was overwhelming.
This also caused all of Orion's memories of the Lantern Rite to be fixed on *The Divine Damsel of Devastation* and Mr. Yun's Hangout Event. Mr. Yun is so cute.
"I'm screwed. I completely forgot how Shenhe changed in the storyline. What should I do?" Orion muttered to himself, covering his mouth. He knew that the current Shenhe still had the personality to strike anyone she disliked and, when aiming for first place in a competition, would suggest, "Wouldn't it be better just to kill everyone ahead of me?"
After thinking for a long time, he still felt it was safer to keep Shenhe close to him. However, at the WangSheng Funeral Parlor, despite Hu Tao's lively personality, the overall atmosphere of the funeral industry was quite somber. Moreover, it was hard to guarantee that the Solitary Calamity Destiny wouldn't undergo negative changes in such a place heavy with Yin energy.
Therefore, Shenhe needed a sufficiently sunny and cheerful environment to neutralize that influence.
"Aha! I've got it!" A flash of Khvarena suddenly struck Orion; he remembered.
Later in the story, Shenhe went to work at Xiangling's home! Wasn't the passionate Xiangling the sunny and cheerful big girl he needed?
I'm counting on you! Xiangling, who is full of energy every day!
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"Ugh, I have no energy..."
At the Wanmin Restaurant, lunchtime had already passed. The time after the noon break should have been dedicated to preparing ingredients for the evening, yet Xiangling was sitting on a stool, looking utterly dejected.
She rested her face in her hands, staring blankly at the sky outside, leaving only Guoba, the little bear, painstakingly and diligently processing the ingredients.
Xiangling hadn't slept well yesterday.
Yesterday, she had secretly gone to Orion's room in the Milastra Domain, only to find it empty.
Later, she went to the rooms of Yunli, Clara, Lumine, and Paimon, and even Noelle's room, but she didn't see any sign of Orion.
Although Liyue doesn't strictly require women to learn needlework, Xiangling had recently picked up some handicraft skills.
Since she hadn't managed to expend that energy, she was feeling restless all over.
She hadn't dared to check Skirk's room, but she had visited the rooms of the others. Since he wasn't in any of their rooms, where could he have gone?
Jean: Achoo!
"It's so uncomfortable not having a livestream to watch. Where could Orion have gone?"
"Are you looking for me?"
"Yikes——————!!!"
Orion's voice suddenly appeared behind her, and Xiangling immediately shot up like a rocket.
She turned around and saw Orion standing behind her, and behind him, besides Sister Skirk, there was unexpectedly another cool and beautiful woman.
Her head of white hair rivaled snow, her black clothes were like the night, her waist was slender, and her tight-fitting clothing outlined a perfect, curvaceous figure, with a playful hint of shadow visible around her navel.
How did such a fairy-like older sister suddenly appear?
Did Orion not come home last night because he went to find this older sister?
Xiangling heavily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Tonight, would there be a new show to watch?
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