61: Mahayana Buddhism

After removing the Divine Attire, Wendy changed back into Venti.

Venti tried it a few more times later and found that the item was random; normally he was a boy, but transforming into the Divine Attire had a fifty percent chance of changing his gender.

It was hard. Venti was hard.

Good, good, good. Huo Xi, you're a good person, and you use your Mysterious Little Gadget quite well.

Don't let me catch you! Or I'll rip your mask off! I'll make you fly!

...On the other side, after Huo Xi and Lumine teleported to the Waypoints near Springvale, considering that Rosalyne was too conspicuous, he simply put her away again.

Go and properly learn Profound Daoist Techniques from Sanzomon.

Afterward, Huo Xi, Lumine, and Paimon exchanged glances and suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! Did you see the shocked expression on that Old Fellow's face just now!"

"Hahaha! I didn't expect a Bard to make an expression like that!"

"Yeah, yeah! Haha, speaking of which, Huo Xi, did you see it this morning too?"

"Hahahaha! Oh dear, saw what?"

"Saw my 'Dao'?"

"Hahahahaha! This morning? Of course, I saw it! I even deliberately slid my body down a bit, or else I wouldn't have been able to see clearly..."

Huo Xi suddenly shut up, expressionless, because he realized what he had just said, and Lumine's hand was already pressing down on his shoulder.

Lumine's face was pressed tightly against Huo Xi's from the side, their eyes were practically touching, and their eyelashes would clash if they blinked.

Lumine: "Does it look good?"

Huo Xi: "..."

Lumine: "Why aren't you speaking?"

Huo Xi: "..."

Lumine: "Laugh, keep laughing. Why aren't you laughing anymore? Do you not like it?"

Huo Xi: "Disc—disciple, your Master, your Master is..."

Lumine immediately wrapped her arms around Huo Xi's shoulders to prevent him from escaping: "And who was that older sister just now?"

Huo Xi lowered his head: "She, she was someone I met on the road."

"Paimon!"

"Yes! The scent of that older sister just now matches the scent on Huo Xi! We deduce they are the same person!"

"Master?"

"Lumine! Listen to your Master explain, there is a saying—"

"I won't listen to your explanation! Die!"

Lumine pulled out an Understanding (sword) and wanted to 'honor' her Master, so Huo Xi quickly ran away. The two of them ran around Springvale several times, and finally, Lumine lost track of Huo Xi only because a herd of boars suddenly appeared.

Lumine didn't know why she was so angry, but she knew that Huo Xi hadn't lost her until the boars appeared because he was deliberately letting her keep up; the boars were an outside factor.

In a fit of anger, Lumine killed the entire herd of boars, packed them all up, and took them back to Mondstadt to sell.

After she and Paimon finished selling the boars and looked at the large bag of Mora, Lumine's mood finally improved.

She brought some ingredients for lunch back to the Inn, intending to help Clara make lunch once she got back.

As soon as she got home, she saw Yunli pressed close to Clara, reading a novel.

"Clara, these Seven Monsters of Shrek are so annoying!"

"They are the villains..."

The plastic bag slipped from Lumine's hand, her mind in a jumble. Where did this little girl come from now?

Skirk and Clara saw Lumine and Paimon returning, and Clara quickly jumped off the bed to greet them both.

Skirk looked at the bag on the floor and didn't speak, but a hint of concern flashed in her eyes.

—There aren't any eggs or anything in there, are there? Don't break them.

Seeing Lumine frozen, Paimon asked Clara, "Clara, who is this?"

Clara then introduced them. Lumine and Paimon roughly understood when they heard that Yunli was also a companion on the Astral Express.

Instead, when Yunli heard that Lumine was Huo Xi's disciple, her demeanor immediately became haughty. She put her hands on her slender hips: "Oh, so you're the disciple! Come! Call me Master's Wife!"

Lumine and Paimon were suddenly stunned, only to see Yunli pull Clara over: "This one is also your Master's Wife."

Clara's face immediately flushed with embarrassment, telling Yunli to stop talking. Yunli felt she hadn't said anything wrong, though?

That's certainly right; it's written like that on the Character Panel.

Paimon saw Lumine wasn't reacting and looked back, only to find that Lumine had completely turned to stone.

Her gaze was dull, her eyes lifeless. She was dazed and ignored everyone else.

At this moment, her mind was a mess; she was counting how many Master's Wives she had.

Yunli still acted like a little princess. She waved her hand: "Come, Disciple, make your Master's Wife some Qiongshi Bird Skewers!"

Paimon asked, "What are Qiongshi Bird Skewers?"

Clara replied, "They are similar to Liyue Harbor's Candied Hawthorn."

They had previously bought a Cookbook introducing Teyvat snacks, which included a simple recipe for Candied Hawthorn, and Lumine had tried making it.

Immediately, Lumine walked blankly to the kitchen, washed the fruit, peeled it, used chopsticks and thin string to remove the cores, then lit the fire, poured water, and caramelized the sugar. Finally, she finished a plate of Candied Hawthorn and blankly carried it to the table.

Looking at the plate of appetizing Candied Hawthorn, Yunli's eyes lit up, and she grabbed one to eat!

After just two bites, Yunli shed tears of emotion.

It was too delicious, the craftsmanship was too good, like a traveler who had journeyed across many planets, incorporating their experiences along the way into this pot of sugar water.

Her attitude completely changed. She grabbed Lumine's hand and pulled her close: "Lumine! Your skill is amazing! How can someone this talented be his disciple? Come be our sister instead!"

"Ah?!" Lumine suddenly snapped back to reality, looking at Yunli in shock: "But, but I am his disciple!"

Yunli waved her hand dismissively: "It's fine! Aren't there rebellious disciples who sleep with their Masters!"

Lumine: ?!

At this moment, a certain string in Lumine's heart finally snapped.

Beside them, Skirk frowned: Is being a teacher this dangerous?

Maybe I shouldn't go see Ajax anymore... Near Springvale, Huo Xi finally crawled out of the grass after a long time.

He had been chased by Lumine earlier, and when he suddenly turned around and found her gone, he immediately became alert and dove into the grass, thinking Lumine wanted to circle around and ambush him.

He didn't use his Perception Ability. What's the difference between using perception in hide-and-seek and using aimbots in a shooting game?

However, after waiting for a long time and still not seeing Lumine, he used his perception and discovered that Lumine had slaughtered the herd of boars and carried them home.

After a moment of speechlessness, Huo Xi decided to find a deserted place to do his Ten-Pull. He thought Cape Oath was a good spot—it was empty and remote.

More importantly, he wanted to try if pulling a Gacha Pull on Teyvat's soil would give him a bonus, perhaps drawing some native items.

Acting on the thought, after teleporting to Cape Oath and confirming no one was nearby, Huo Xi raised his hands high and fell into contemplation.

Who should he call this time?

Thinking carefully, he had done three Gacha Pulls so far. The two Star Rail characters pulled by calling Dawei Ge were from Lesser Thunder Temple, seemingly just promoting their own game. Only the Sanzomon, pulled by calling Aha, represented the orthodox Buddhism of the Greater Thunder Temple.

I've got it!

Huo Xi cleared his throat. He had two goals this time: first, to pull something native to Teyvat; and second, to get something from the Greater Thunder Temple.

Ignoring him, he yelled loudly: "Furious Grass Zhenyu yields miracles!!!"

In the sky, golden light flashed!

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