After roughly ten minutes, Ganyu finally walked out of the room, looking slightly weak.
As for why it took so long just to get some Mora, Junze did not dare to say, nor did he dare to ask.
He only knew that tonight, he would probably have a late night snack.
"Ze, let's go."
Ganyu walked up to Junze and, out of habit, reached out to pick him up.
The result was that not only was Junze not lifted, his face was directly buried in a pair of black slimes.
Perhaps it was just an illusion.
Junze felt like he smelled a faint coconut milk fragrance.
Mm. Hungry.
He said that to himself inwardly.
"Ah!"
Ganyu hurriedly let go of Junze in fluster and said apologetically, "Ze, M Master isn't used to it yet."
She had always carried him before. Now that Junze had suddenly grown bigger, she was not used to it.
"It's fine, Master."
Junze rubbed the tip of his nose and sniffed lightly, thinking to himself: I'm getting hungrier.
He felt that the tip of his nose was stained with an especially rich fragrance.
It smelled wonderful, but Ganyu absolutely would not give him the coconut milk from last night again.
And that only made him even hungrier.
Even though he had devoured many monsters during the daytime mission, he was still starving.
His enlarged body digested faster than when he was smaller. He got hungry much more easily now.
"Grrr…"
His stomach let out a loud growl.
Ganyu burst into laughter.
Imagine a graceful child with the bearing of a little immortal suddenly having his stomach rumble.
It was extremely out of place.
Still, this confirmed for Ganyu that even if her disciple's aura had changed, he was still a little foodie at heart.
She stood up, took Junze's hand, and said softly, "Come. Master will take you to eat."
"Mm."
Junze nodded.
When it came to eating, he could afford to be a little weak.
After all, Ganyu was his caretaker.
The night in Liyue was lively and prosperous.
From afar, one could already see crowds filling an entire street. Before even reaching it, the cries of vendors rang endlessly in the air.
Lanterns of various colors illuminated Liyue's night.
"So this is Liyue at night. It really is lively."
Eula walked along the streets of Liyue and sighed to Yanfei beside her.
Unlike Mondstadt, Liyue was still brimming with life even at this hour, as if it were a city that never slept.
Tall restaurants and opera houses stood in rows.
"With so many people at this hour, it must be hard to manage, right?"
In Mondstadt, large and small matters were all pressed onto the Acting Grand Master. Combined with Mondstadt's free spirited nature, many things were difficult to regulate.
If Mondstadt had a night market like this, it would definitely be troublesome.
The entire Knights of Favonius would probably never get any sleep.
Yanfei chuckled. "Yes and no."
"Oh?"
Eula looked at her curiously.
"It's true that when this many people gather at this hour, the probability of crime increases sharply. But Liyue has specialized laws and personnel for that."
Yanfei raised her thumb and index finger a short distance apart.
"There are this many laws just for commercial competition. And beyond that, there are anti monopoly laws, partnership regulations, investment statutes, and more."
"That many?"
Eula widened her eyes in disbelief.
Compared to Liyue's legal framework, Mondstadt's laws were clearly far fewer.
Yanfei grinned. "That's why you need a legal consultant like me."
She continued, "And in Liyue, violating laws or contracts is a very serious matter."
"You might even be punished by reclusive Adepti."
"So it's not that hard to manage."
As the local host, Yanfei explained the unique aspects of Liyue to Eula, who was visiting for the first time.
"Adepti…"
That word once again drew Eula's attention.
Clearly, she was still thinking about Junze from earlier that day.
"In Liyue, are Adepti very common?"
Yanfei pondered for a moment. "It's alright, I suppose."
She pointed at herself. "I count as half Adeptus. The secretary at Yuehai Pavilion does too. My master and my old man are Adepti. There are also quite a few in Jueyun Karst."
"Huh?!"
Eula froze. She had not expected her friend to be half Adeptus.
No wonder there was something different about her aura compared to ordinary people.
Though compared to the one they met during the day, it still felt different.
Perhaps because she was only half.
Yanfei shrugged. "After all, the Adepti were among the original founders of Liyue. They made a thousand year contract with Rex Lapis to protect Liyue."
"So encountering something like what happened today is fairly normal here."
"I see."
Eula nodded, her understanding of this nation deepening.
"Alright, stop thinking about what happened earlier," Yanfei urged. "Since we're at the night market, let's stroll properly. Eat some snacks, have a drink."
Eula smiled lightly. "You're right. Since we're relaxing, let's properly—"
She suddenly stopped mid sentence.
Up ahead, a child holding candied hawthorn was running down the street.
Behind him, a blue haired beauty hurried after him in slight panic.
The child was lively and adorable. The woman was beautiful and moving.
The chasing scene looked exceptionally picturesque.
Of course, that alone would not have caught Eula's attention.
What truly caught her attention was that from both of them, she felt the same kind of Adepti aura as earlier that day.
Even from their appearances, one could tell they were different from ordinary people.
However, compared to the one from earlier, these two were slightly different.
They were not quite mortals, yet not as aloof and untouchable as that one had been.
They felt more integrated into the mortal world, without that overwhelming distance.
To put it precisely, they had a little less immortal aura and a little more worldly warmth.
"Hey, isn't that Senior Ganyu? I didn't expect to run into her at this hour."
Yanfei looked at Ganyu in surprise.
Given Ganyu's personality, she should be working overtime right now, not strolling through the night market.
"And the child she's chasing, who is that? Which Adeptus family's kid?"
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