Shi Lan held the box and pushed the door in.

The house was empty, the same as before.

"Daddy! Dad? ”

He stood in the room for a moment, but the expected response did not come.

"Well, you're not at home every time you come back......"

There was no one at home, Shi Lan didn't delay, and after taking a cold shower, she changed into clean clothes, and there were still some bruises on her face, which looked normal.

At this time, he remembered the box that Keqing asked him to bring back, walked over and easily lifted the lid of the tightly sealed box, and a golden light pierced his eyes in the gap.

"I'm super! Rub...... Eh, isn't it? ”

Shi Lan was stunned for a moment, and after lifting the lid, he found that these sides were actually neatly polished stone perpe......

"So many stone ambers?" Shi Lan looked at Shi Po for a while, but found that this Shi Po seemed to be different from ordinary Shi Po, and actually released some strange power fluctuations from it......

Not elemental power, but an ancient and bloody taste.

Shi Lan immediately realized that this matter might not be as simple as she imagined.

He put away Shi Po and went to Yujingtai with doubts.

Keqing is not as mysterious as the other seven stars, and it can be said that it is the easiest to see the seven stars except for Uncle Tian. She was strict with herself and moved her office to Yuehai Pavilion, the closer she was to the people, the more convenient it was to get things done, which was very in line with her temperament.

Although Yu Hengxing is only responsible for Liyue's land and construction, she is also responsible for small and large chores, so she will be a little busier than the other Seven Stars.

Shi Lan came to the Moon Sea Pavilion, and instead of going directly to Keqing, he walked to the corner next to him.

There is nothing special here, there is only a tea table, and behind the tea table sits an elderly woman.

Her clothes and appearance are very simple, although she is old, she has a pair of bright and clear eyes, making tea by herself, looking at the world.

Seeing Shi Lan coming over, his wrinkled face showed a slight smile.

"Teacher."

Shi Lan smiled and sat down cross-legged in front of the tea table.

can be respectfully called a teacher by Shi Lan, and the identity of the old woman is obvious.

Without him, it is the true monarch of Gechenlang City, the ordinary Grandma Ping in the eyes of mortals.

Grandma Ping flicked the handle of the teapot with her fingers, and a cushion appeared out of thin air under Shi Lan, allowing Shi Lan to sit on it.

She picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Shi Lan.

"Coming back?"

Some pots don't look ordinary, obviously freshly brewed hot tea, but when poured out, it is cold.

"I know that you like to drink herbal tea and don't like it."

"The teacher still knows me so well."

Shi Lan grinned, picked up the tea bowl and drank a fine drink, if Zhongli saw it, he would have to beat someone.

"Drink slowly, it's not good to choke."

Grandma Ping just smiled and shook her head, and asked with concern: "How are you doing these days?" ”

Shi Lan smiled, "Well, after spending some time in Mondstadt, I still feel good at home. ”

"Wait, I seem to hear my brother's voice......" Behind the tea table, a cute little head was exposed, rubbing his eyes, sleepy-eyed, and his ignorant appearance was cute, and it looked like he was sleeping soundly on Grandma Ping's lap.

She saw Shi Lan sitting in front of her, opened her small mouth in surprise, rubbed her eyes again, and stood up suddenly: "It's really Senior Brother!" ”

Seeing her, Shi Lan's mood became better: "Long time no see, little junior sister~"

"Woo! Yaoyao misses her brother so much! ”

Yaoyao trotted around the table, hugged Shi Lan's arm and shook it, the bell on her head jingled.

"Senior brother, did you miss Yaoyao? Yaoyao has been thinking about my brother~"

Grandma Ping couldn't help laughing: "Yaoyao usually looks like a little adult, but as soon as she saw you, she changed back to her innocent childlike appearance." ”

"Not really." Shi Lan rubbed Yaoyao's hair, "Little junior sister is just like my junior sister~"

Yaoyao nu crossed her lips: "Senior brother is talking nonsense again." ”

"Hahahaha......"

Yaoyao blinked her eyes and whispered, "Senior brother, I just heard that someone was bullied by Changsheng under the Yujing stage......

Shi Lan's expression froze: "It's not me." ”

Yaoyao suddenly laughed: "Aha, senior brother is so stupid!" Don't admit yourself! ”

Shi Lan shook his head and smiled, in his opinion, what is it to make the little junior sister happy.

Grandma Ping couldn't help but shake her head and smile as she watched the brother and sister fighting.

"Alright Yaoyao, Senior Brother Ling hasn't been back to Liyue for a long time, let him rest for a while."

Yaoyao obediently let go of Shi Lan, but did not walk away, her big shining eyes blinked, looking at Shi Lan as if she was expecting something: "That, that, that......"

Shi Lan immediately understood, and took out seven small bottles from the void belt and lined them up on the tea table.

The small bottle is filled with colorful little butterflies, lying on the wall of the bottle, and the crystal clear wings are flapping slightly, like life carved out of jade.

This is the gift that Shi Lan brought back from traveling all over the Seven Kingdoms for Yaoyao - the Seven Elemental Crystal Butterflies.

Yaoyao was immediately attracted to her gaze, her fleshy little face was placed on the table, and she leaned closer to observe them, the happier she was when she looked at them from a distance.

"Why do you want to put it in a bottle?" She asked.

"If you don't use a bottle, Crystal Butterfly will run away."

"No!"

Yaoyao blinked suspiciously, then opened the bottle.

Shi Lan didn't stop it, he watched with some shock as those crystal butterflies slowly floated out of the bottle, and then flew around Yaoyao's fingertips.

The little girl happily spun in circles, and those crystal butterflies who usually ran away in panic when they met people seemed to be attracted by Yaoyao, flying around her, without fear at all.

The seven kinds of crystal butterflies emitted their own elemental light, lingering around Yaoyao, and the little girl giggled like a little fairy from the earth.

"This ......"

Shi Lan was once again shocked by Yaoyao's amazing affinity.

A blonde boy who almost broke his leg after running five miles in pursuit of a crystal butterfly suddenly came to mind......

"Tell me, kid, you seem to have something on your mind." Taking advantage of the time when Yaoyao and Jingdie were playing, Grandma Ping suddenly asked.

Shi Lan froze as she drank tea, and then sighed.

"Sure enough, I still haven't escaped the teacher's eyes......"

He pursed his lips and explained what happened to a strange guy he had met at Shimen that day.

"He said Liyue was going to be in trouble... If I return, I will die for the rest of my life. Shi Lan looked embarrassed, "Although I answered him handsomely at the time...... But...... As soon as I returned to Liyue......"

Grandma Ping didn't speak, just kept looking at Shi Lan and listened quietly.

Shi Lan looked at Yaoyao who was chasing butterflies, her eyes were full of reluctance, "If I die, I won't be able to see everyone... I'm going to lose everything. My friends will be sad, my family will be miserable...... But I can't put them in danger and leave everything to the fortune teller......"

Grandma Ping didn't answer his question directly, but asked, "Speaking of which, did you believe the fortune teller?" ”

"I don't believe him...... But I had to think about that option." Shi Lan's expression was a little depressed, "In the few days that I was unconscious, I often dreamed of the picture depicted by that person...... I chose to leave Liyue and be on my own. But when I get back...... Blood was everywhere, relatives and friends died, mountains were overturned, and cities were destroyed. Or maybe Liyue is safe and sound, and the disaster is just a joke.

Teacher, what should I do? ”

His eyes were full of confusion.

Grandma Ping shook her head, didn't speak, just poured a cup of tea, then closed the lid, and said, "Guess what, is this cup of tea cold or hot?" ”

Shi Lan didn't know what Grandma Ping meant, and shook her head suspiciously.

Grandma Ping said in a peaceful tone: "It may be hot or cold." Until you drink it, you don't know anything. It's like you don't know if what the man says is true or not, and you have some scruples about it.

If you are thirsty right now, you want to drink this tea. At this time, it is cold or hot, isn't it the same as drinking it? Shi Lan, don't care if it's hot or not, you just need to quench your thirst. ”

Shi Lan looked at the teacup steadily.

Grandma Ping poured two more cups of tea.

"This cup is cold water, and the other is hot water. Drink hot or cold, the choice is yours. ”

Shi Lan was stunned.

Grandma Ping pushed two glasses of water in front of Shi Lan and said:

"Fate is like these two glasses of water, Shi Lan, no one can interfere with your choice. It's cold or hot, it's up to you to go or stay. Don't get lost in the choice of fate, listen to your inner voice and be firm in your direction. ”

Shi Lan lowered her eyes, "Teacher...... You often sit alone in the Moon Pavilion and watch Liyue flourish... Disciple wants to ask, what do you see? ”

"What I see is everyone, it's the whole of Liyue." Grandma Ping got up, looked at Yun Laihai and stood with her hands in her hands, "Thousands of years of prosperity, hundreds of generations of long inheritance." Liyue is not a world defined by a land......"

Shi Lan was silent for a while, and her confused eyes became clear.

"It turns out that I have been falling into the misunderstanding......"

Shi Lan got up, picked up the herbal tea on the table and drank it all, and bowed deeply to Grandma Ping.

"Disciples are taught."

Friends, loved ones.

At the end of the day, it's all Liyue.

In that case, what else is there to linger on.

In his way, the scheming Fatui and the calamities, both true and false.

He looked at the road ahead with a firm look, set the direction he was heading, and walked on this road for no reason.

(End of chapter)