The moon shifted, casting flower shadows, and the sky grew late.
The streets of Liyue Harbor had become much quieter, no longer bustling as they were when night first fell.
"Mm..."
Fang Qiu sat on Jumpy Dumpty, stretching lazily before collapsing back into it.
"Dihua Marsh... I really want to go see it."
Looking at the detailed description of Dihua Marsh by the adventurer Alice in the Liyue Edition of the Teyvat Travel Guide spread out on the table, Fang Qiu couldn't help but feel a sense of longing, murmuring softly.
As far as the eye can see, silvergrass everywhere.
Speaking of which, the farthest she had ever traveled seemed to be the place where Hu Tao and Xiangling accompanied her to beat up Slimes that day, and the construction site managed by Keqing...
She really was a country girl who hadn't seen the world.
However, this couldn't be helped; transportation in Teyvat wasn't convenient.
But then again, transportation in her past life was so convenient, yet she didn't seem to have traveled everywhere either...
Uh... she didn't seem to have money in her past life...
That was truly a sad story.
However, in her past life, there were mobile phones, the internet, and computers. One might not have eaten pork, but one had still seen a pig run.
It was more troublesome in this life. Just looking at photos taken by the Kamera always felt like something was missing.
Wait until she became a bit stronger; then she would call Hu Tao, Xiangling, and Guoba to go traveling together.
Go see Dihua Marsh, stay at Wangshu Inn in Dihua Marsh.
Right, they could also go to Dragonspine in Mondstadt to play.
A few days ago, when she was at that dessert shop in Mondstadt, she heard someone say that Mondstadters wanted to develop a safe resort area in Dragonspine and develop tourism.
It was said there was also an ice lake for tourists to bathe in.
Fang Qiu was quite interested in the snowy mountain, but as for the ice lake for bathing...
Forget it.
Not to mention her sickly body in this life, she couldn't handle it even in her past life...
Even if she went down and managed to climb back out, she would probably have to lie in bed with a fever for several days.
However, it was said there were also hot springs.
The feeling of soaking in a hot spring while watching the snowy scenery must be wonderful.
When the time came, she could incidentally write a The Murder at the Snowy Mountain Villa.
Hmm...
Write during the day...
Write during the day when Hu Tao is around...
"Speaking of which, it seems the time is about right. I can go out for a bath."
Glancing at the night sky outside the window, Fang Qiu pondered.
She had strolled the streets all day today and needed a soak to relax.
Tingyu was sleeping soundly in the cat nest. Fang Qiu didn't disturb her. After silently closing the window, she took her change of clothes and went out, walking all the way toward the bathhouse.
Fang Qiu walked leisurely toward the bathhouse.
Along the way, she encountered several novel enthusiasts discussing her books.
The content of the discussion was roughly that Old Thief Fang Qiu finally acted like a human this time.
And that when Rex Lapis purged the four corners, he had summoned a meteor, just like in Your Name.
Speaking of this, someone chimed in from the side, saying he had also heard this legend at Third-Round Knockout before, and that he had even paid the bill for a Wangsheng Funeral Parlor consultant at the same table who hadn't brought money.
Fang Qiu was quite interested in this gossip.
After all, gossip is human nature.
However, after listening to a few sentences, they turned into a tavern midway, so Fang Qiu continued walking all the way to the bathhouse.
The night was blurred and leisurely.
Since it was already late, she didn't see any pedestrians along the way.
Only, when she passed by a small arched bridge, she saw a twin-tailed maiden with beautiful features sitting on the edge of the bridge, her chin resting on her hands, quietly watching the small river illuminated by the lights from both banks.
It was Hu Tao.
However, Hu Tao didn't seem to have noticed her; she was staring at the quiet river water as if thinking about something.
She was probably thinking about new promotional methods for Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Fang Qiu smiled gently, walked quietly behind Hu Tao, and lightly tapped Hu Tao's shoulder.
As soon as Hu Tao turned her head, her face was poked by the index finger Fang Qiu had extended.
"Hu Tao, good evening."
Fang Qiu gave a beautiful smile and spoke.
"Fang... Fang Qiu, why are you here?"
Looking at Fang Qiu's pretty face close at hand and feeling her slightly warm breath as she spoke, Hu Tao was stunned at first, and then her pretty face instantly flushed red.
She subconsciously leaned back, but since she was already sitting on the edge of the bridge, her body lost its balance, and she fell toward the river.
"Hu Tao, be careful."
Fang Qiu's expression changed immediately. Without time to think, she threw down the paper bag in her hand and grabbed Hu Tao's hand.
But just as she grabbed Hu Tao's hand, before she had time to center her energy, her entire body was thrown off balance by the inertia, and she plunged toward the river along with Hu Tao.
Splash.
Water splashed everywhere.
In the next moment, the icy river water swallowed them.
Under the instant erosion of the freezing river water, Fang Qiu choked fiercely on several mouthfuls of water.
After choking in panic, Fang Qiu felt the air and consciousness in her chest being instantly drawn out of her body.
Just as she was about to suffocate, Hu Tao exerted force and scooped her out of the water.
"Cough, cough, cough."
As soon as Fang Qiu surfaced, she coughed up water violently.
After struggling a couple of times, Fang Qiu quickly calmed down. Then she realized she was clinging to Hu Tao like an octopus. Fang Qiu immediately released her legs that were clamped around Hu Tao's waist, allowing Hu Tao to hold her tightly and swim to the shore.
"Fang Qiu, are you alright?"
Hu Tao half-held Fang Qiu, helping her sit onto a bench.
Fang Qiu had also recovered her breath by now. Looking at Hu Tao, whose face was full of worry, Fang Qiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. Luckily this bridge isn't high and the water is deep."
"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me..."
Looking at the listless Fang Qiu, Hu Tao blamed herself.
However, she was halfway through her sentence when she was interrupted by Fang Qiu's smile.
"It's not your fault; I'm the one who should apologize. If I hadn't wanted to scare you, you wouldn't have fallen into the water."
Fang Qiu said, "But, I didn't expect that you wouldn't notice my approach, Hu Tao, and that you would actually be scared by me. Were you thinking about something?"
"N... No."
Hu Tao stammered.
As she spoke, her eyes involuntarily looked toward Fang Qiu's body.
She saw Fang Qiu's pretty face was pale, like a frightened little white rabbit, curled up pitiably on the bench.
She was soaked through from head to toe, her clothes dripping wet.
The pure white clothes clung tightly to her body, revealing her perfect body curves in vivid detail. In many places, the fair skin beneath the clothes was faintly visible.
Seeing Fang Qiu's alluring appearance, Hu Tao couldn't help but recall the plot in Junior Sister, Go Easy, Senior Sister Hurts.
Her fair, pretty face flushed red in an instant, as if a tempting crimson cloud had emerged.
As for Fang Qiu's question...
After reading Junior Sister, Go Easy, Senior Sister Hurts in her room earlier, she felt strange in her heart, a feeling of being somewhat breathless. Especially after thinking of Fang Qiu, the agitation in her heart became even more uncontrollable.
So, she decided to go out to relax and get some fresh air.
Then she walked onto this bridge.
And just now... she was thinking about Fang Qiu...
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