After chatting with Little Yunjin for a while, Makoto led the Raiden sisters away from the Yunhan Troupe and walked towards the outskirts of the city.
As he walked, Makoto introduced the local specialty flowers of Liyue to the two.
"The unique flowers of the Liyue region are mainly Qingxin, glaze lily, and Violetgrass."
"Nowadays, wild glaze lily are rare, and most of the glaze lily seen on the market are artificially cultivated."
"The characteristic of these flowers is that they close during the day and bloom at night."
"When it gets dark, I'll take you to Yujing Terrace; there are large patches of glaze lily blooming there, it will be very beautiful."
It was still early before dark, so Makoto saved the glaze lily for the end of this trip.
Next, Makoto continued, "Let me also talk about Violetgrass and Qingxin."
"These two types of flowers generally grow on high mountains; the steeper and more dangerous the place, the more likely they are to grow."
After Makoto finished speaking, Raiden Makoto softly said, "I once read a geographical gazetteer about Liyue, and it mentioned Qingxin and Violetgrass."
"Now, listening to Mr. Faxun's explanation, I have a better understanding of Liyue's flowers."
Raiden Makoto was exceptionally intelligent and well-read.
Even when she was in Inazuma, she had some understanding of the other six nations of Teyvat.
Seeing that Raiden Makoto was interested in Qingxin and Violetgrass, Makoto chuckled and said, "When we reach Jueyun Karst, you'll be able to see Qingxin and Violetgrass."
As he spoke, Makoto led the Raiden sisters towards Jueyun Karst, where Qingxin and Violetgrass grew in abundance.
Walking along, Makoto slowed his pace,
because he saw a familiar figure not far away,
a girl with a flat chest and a striking pair of high pigtails.
It was Hutao from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Makoto asked the Raiden sisters to wait nearby for a moment while he went to check on the situation.
Hu Tao also noticed someone approaching; she subconsciously looked up,
and when she saw it was Makoto, Hu Tao waved to him in greeting,
"Big brother, what a coincidence, we meet again!"
Her big plum blossom eyes blinked, full of liveliness and spirit.
At this moment, Makoto's mood was very complicated,
because Hu Tao was holding a shovel and diligently digging a pit.
Could this pit she was digging be for burying Qiqi?
Makoto subconsciously looked around, making sure he didn't see Xiao Qiqi, and only then did he relax.
Thankfully, it was just a false alarm.
"Little One, what are you doing?" Makoto collected his thoughts and softly asked Hu Tao.
Hutao put down the shovel in her hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"If anyone else asked, I wouldn't tell them this secret."
"But if big brother wants to know, then I'll share this secret with you."
Hutao lowered her voice and whispered to Makoto, "Big brother, I found a common treasure chest outside the city!"
"I'm planning to bury it in the ground, that way, next year, lots and lots of treasure chests will grow!"
Looking at Hutao's serious expression, Makoto found her very cute,
if he were to dig up the treasure chest she had painstakingly buried, the Little One would probably cry for a long time,
Of course, Makoto wouldn't bully Hutao like that; occasionally bullying Taroumaru like this was fine.
Just then, Hutao looked up at Makoto: "Big brother, can you help me bury the treasure chest?"
"When the treasure chests grow next year, we can split them half and half, okay, okay?"
Looking at Hutao's cute expression full of anticipation, Makoto couldn't refuse and nodded in agreement.
Makoto took the shovel from Hu Tao's hand and began to dig the pit.
The Raiden sisters silently watched all of this.
Raiden Ei tilted her head, utterly confused: "What is Makoto doing? Why is he suddenly digging a pit?"
Raiden Makoto stroked her chin and offered her insight.
"I'm not sure either, Mr. Faxun must be helping the child."
Watching Hu Tao and Makoto's busy backs, Raiden Ei nodded, seemingly understanding.
It's so nice to be a child, to receive Makoto's care.
...
Makoto's digging skills were far more proficient than Hu Tao's; in just a moment, he had already dug a pit half a person deep.
Immediately after, Makoto buried the common treasure chest in the earth and used the shovel to fill the pit.
After doing all this, Makoto put down the shovel and turned to leave.
Seeing Makoto leave in a hurry, Hu Tao showed a puzzled expression: "Big brother, where are you going?"
Makoto stopped and replied to Hu Tao: "I'm going to fetch two buckets of water."
"Fetch water?"
"If you don't water it, how can the treasure chest grow other treasure chests?"
Although Makoto clearly knew that a treasure chest buried in the ground couldn't grow other treasure chests,
but to preserve Hu Tao's innocence, Makoto still treated the matter seriously.
Hearing Makoto's words, Hu Tao paused, then nodded joyfully: "Big brother, you're right!"
"After we water it, this place will definitely grow lots and lots of treasure chests next year!"
Just then, the system's voice sounded in Makoto's mind.
"Ding! Detected that Hu Tao's friendship has increased from Level 1 to Level 2. Congratulations, Host, you have received one intertwined fate."
"Additionally, you have received the item 'Teyvat Floral Lexicon'."
"This book details the meanings of all the flowers on the continent of Teyvat."
Helping Hutao bury the treasure chest, so her friendship increased again.
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