"At least during these next five years, you'll be able to sleep well every night."
After saying that, Qiu Nian released white energy mixed with faint crimson strands.
The same aura appeared around the Captain.
Before leaving, the Captain turned and looked one last time at the countless drifting souls.
Then the scene flickered—
In the blink of an eye, the two of them were back on the hillside where they had been before.
The Captain stood silently, gazing across the beautiful land of Liyue.
After a long moment, he spoke.
"…Thank you."
He had never expected this god to simply agree to help him.
No price.
No conditions.
Just help.
A truly gentle god.
"You should return to Her Majesty the Tsaritsa and report."
Qiu Nian nodded slightly.
Yes—
he had declined the Tsaritsa's invitation.
"…Farewell."
The Captain turned and walked away.
Halfway down the path, he glanced back once more at Qiu Nian's figure.
"An ancient Khaenri'ahn text recorded my deeds…"
"I wonder… how exactly it described them."
Qiu Nian stood looking at the scenery, one hand on his chin.
At that time, he shouldn't even have been on Teyvat anymore.
If what he did happened outside Teyvat, then how could anyone on Teyvat possibly record it?
"…Forget it."
"No point thinking about it now. It's already afternoon."
"I wonder how far Lumine and Paimon have progressed in Childe's story quest."
Qiu Nian glanced at the sky.
Then he began searching for them again.
After all—
he still wanted to catch the funny part.
Before long, he arrived near Qingxu Pool, beside a river.
There he saw Lumine, Paimon, and Teucer still searching for Teucer's brother.
Paimon spotted him first and waved.
Qiu Nian walked over.
"Where did you disappear to?"
Lumine asked with her hands on her hips.
"Don't tell me you went wandering again."
Paimon said with a smug look.
"Haha…"
"You could say that."
Qiu Nian replied with a laugh.
Xuehua nodded while watching the scene.
"I'm pretty sure he actually did go wandering."
The livestream chat immediately started theorizing.
[Wait, how did Qiu Nian find them?]
[Yeah, he was near Lingju Pass earlier—how did he track them so precisely?]
[That's probably just a god thing]
"So, did you find this little guy's brother?"
Qiu Nian asked.
"We did."
"His brother is actually Childe."
Paimon nodded.
"Childe is Teucer's brother?"
Qiu Nian pretended to look surprised.
"So big brother Qiu Nian knows my brother too!"
"Big sister and Paimon brought me to find him!"
"You should come too!"
Teucer said happily.
The chat exploded again.
[He doesn't just know your brother—he one-shot him]
[LMAO]
The four of them began searching together.
After a short while, they spotted Tartaglia in the distance.
He was currently speaking with three Treasure Hoarders.
"Those people he's talking to…"
"Are they Treasure Hoarders?"
Paimon asked.
"Looks like we made it in time."
"Good thing we didn't miss it."
Qiu Nian said with a barely contained smile.
Meanwhile—
Tartaglia was addressing the Treasure Hoarders.
"You… should know why I'm here."
"Look at this guy acting all mysterious."
"If you want to join our gang, just say it."
"But honestly, a fancy pretty boy like you wouldn't fit in."
One of the Treasure Hoarders—Wu Lao'er—snorted.
"Heh. Your imagination is impressive."
Tartaglia chuckled.
"In the name of Her Majesty the Tsaritsa, I forgive your ignorance."
"Now—listen carefully to my name!"
He raised a hand dramatically.
At that exact moment—
A voice suddenly rang out.
It stopped him mid-speech.
"Big brother! Are you selling toys to them?!"
"That's amazing! I always wanted to see you working!"
Teucer ran up excitedly.
"…Uh."
Tartaglia froze.
He looked at Teucer.
Then at Lumine and Paimon.
And finally—
he noticed Qiu Nian standing there.
His eyes widened instantly.
Mr. Qiu Nian?!
"I… my name is…"
"I am… uh…"
He hesitated for a long moment.
Then forced out the words.
"I am Snezhnaya's greatest toy salesman!"
He even clapped his hands awkwardly.
His face was red.
Under Qiu Nian's gaze, he didn't even dare look at him.
His toes practically wanted to dig a hole through the ground.
This was beyond embarrassing.
If it were just the Traveler and Paimon, it would've been fine.
But Qiu Nian was here too.
"Pfft—"
Lumine and Paimon burst out laughing simultaneously.
Teucer shouted with admiration:
"Wow! My brother really is amazing!"
"Ha…"
Even Qiu Nian couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing that laugh made Tartaglia feel even worse.
Xuehua nearly collapsed laughing.
[I'm embarrassed for Childe]
[I usually don't laugh but this killed me]
[Snezhnaya's greatest toy salesman LMAO]
[Qiu Nian: What did you just say you were?]
[First he got one-shot by Qiu Nian, now he dies socially in front of him]
[Snezhnaya Toy Shop — Liyue Branch]
"…Wait a second."
"Are we being mocked here?"
One of the Treasure Hoarders frowned.
"…So."
"Are you buying or not?"
Tartaglia cleared his throat and regained his composure.
"These toys were produced in Snezhnaya three months ago."
"The price is… hmm…"
"Six hundred thousand Mora."
"Payment in full."
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