The thick hair of the fallen Childe was instantly shaved completely by Illustrious. A bald head shinier than a mirror appeared before Illustrious, and she could see her own reflection in that shiny bald head.
She took a mirror out from the gnosis space. This mirror was a Recording Mirror from Teyvat; with just a press of the button on the handle, it could immediately produce an image.
Illustrious pointed the mirror toward herself. Once the mirror fully captured the figures of herself and the bald Childe on the ground, she smiled, gestured with a V-sign, shouted "Cheese!", and immediately pressed the button on the handle.
The mirror immediately produced an image containing Illustrious and the bald Childe. Illustrious thought to herself: As long as I have this, my wife's third trial will finally be complete.
"The Harbinger's head has been shaved bald. Should we go out and stop her?"
"Go out for what? Can you beat her? That woman is clearly not one to be trifled with. Charging in would just be throwing your life away."
"You're right. It's just a shaved head, not taking his life. It'll grow back in a few months, so what's there to stop? Besides, a bald head isn't too bad-looking! When taking a bath, you don't even have to wash your hair, how great is that!"
One by one, the Fatui members of the Northland Bank watched their Harbinger, Lord Childe, have his head shaved by Illustrious. They also wanted to step in and stop it, but they were simply no match for Illustrious. After all, even the Lord Harbinger was knocked out with a single whip, let alone small fry like them.
After shaving Childe's head, Illustrious was very satisfied. She stepped out, swaggering as if this were her own back New Jersey.
Sensing the general direction of the Ke Family, a terrifying aura immediately erupted from within Illustrious. With a bang, countless amounts of Extreme Ice Power enveloped her entire body. Then, with a whoosh, she soared into the air, turning into a streak of snow-white light as she flew toward the Ke Family.
Not long after Illustrious left, Lord Childe slowly woke up. He clutched his head, feeling a headache.
Seeing Childe wake up, a large group of Fatui members surrounded him, each of them constantly asking about his physical condition.
"Lord Childe, are you okay? Should we find a Doctor to check on you?"
"What do you need a Doctor for? Our Lord Childe is blessed with great fortune; this minor injury is nothing."
"I think it would be better to call a Doctor. Even if he's fine, we can buy some He Shou Wu from the Doctor so his hair can grow back faster."
Hearing about buying He Shou Wu, Childe immediately felt his head with both hands. After discovering that his thick hair was all gone, he immediately screamed. "Ah! My hair! That damned bastard, I'm going to kill her!"
Everyone felt sympathetic towards Childe's hair and offered him comfort.
"Childe-sama, it's fine even without hair. You look quite handsome, dashing, and suave with a bald head."
"Exactly! Childe-sama, if you go out, you're guaranteed a 100%Return rate! Everyone will love you, and every car will want to take you."
"I heard that being bald makes you stronger. Now, Childe-sama, you're not only more handsome but also stronger. Isn't that great!"
Hearing them say it looked good, but seeing their obvious smiles, Childe immediately exploded in anger and said sarcastically, "Since all of you say being bald is so good, then all of you let me shave your heads! Everyone being good is truly good."
Childe immediately pounced on the Fatui members, like a wolf among sheep, instantly scaring them into a chaotic scramble as they all ran.
While running, a Fatui member named Steer accidentally fell to the ground. Childe immediately gave up chasing the others and pounced on the fallen Fatui member.
Seeing Childe pounce on him, Steer was scared out of his wits and shouted, "No! Childe-sama!"
Childe ignored him, clamped his legs around Steer's body, grabbed his neck with his left hand, and said in a chilling tone, "Be good and don't move. Soon, you'll be just like me, bald!"
"Childe-sama, I have a blind date tomorrow! If I'm bald now, my blind date tomorrow will definitely fail. Please let me go!" Steer lied to avoid having his head shaved.
"Didn't you just say being bald looks good and makes you stronger? Why are you unwilling when it's your turn for me to shave your head? You were indeed deceiving my feelings just now, so as punishment, I'll make you bald," Childe said fiercely.
"I'm sorry, Childe-sama, I was wrong. Your bald head doesn't look good at all, it looks very ugly. I've told you the truth, please spare me!" Steer said, his voice choked with tears.
"Oh really! How dare you say my bald head is ugly and unsightly? You're practically rebelling against the heavens! If I don't shave your head bald, I'd be letting you down!" Childe said furiously.
Steer was going crazy. Saying it looked good was wrong, saying it looked bad was also wrong. What was he supposed to do!
Childe immediately conjured a razor with his Hydro power, gripped it tightly, and lunged at Steer's hair.
The thought of Childe-sama shaving his head bald filled Steer with terror, and he desperately called out to those around him for help: "Everyone, can you please be merciful and save me! We're usually good brothers, you can't abandon me now that I'm in trouble!"
Regarding Steer's cries for help, the Fatui members all turned their heads and ignored him. Childe-sama was currently in a furious state; who would be so foolish as to walk into the firing line? As the saying goes, 'better a dead Taoist than a dead poor Taoist,' so Steer, rest in peace! We will remember your good deeds.
"You scoundrels who abandon others in need! You always said we'd share blessings and hardships, but now it's all lies. Very well, very well, I've remembered you. If you're ever in trouble, I won't save you either!" Steer said angrily.
"Are your last words done? Then I'm starting to shave," Childe said coldly, holding Steer down so he couldn't move.
"Wait, Childe-sama, before you shave, can you grant me one request? Don't worry, the request isn't big or difficult, it's definitely within your capabilities and won't cause you any loss," Steer said earnestly.
"Alright! Since I'm shaving your head bald, I can grant your request. Speak, what is it?" Childe nodded and said.
Seeing Childe agree, Steer happily said, "Thank you so much, Childe-sama, you're such a good person! My request is—please don't shave my head bald."
Childe's face immediately darkened. "Oh really! You dare to trick me? It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin! Then your request is invalid, and the head shaving continues."
"What?! Childe-sama, you're going back on your word! How can you..." Steer said in despair.
Childe ignored his words and slowly shaved all of Steer's thick hair.
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