"Yanfei?" Ganyu looked at the young woman in confusion. "Didn't you recently go to Mondstadt?"
Yanfei nodded. "I finished my work quickly, so I came back early."
After speaking, she turned to introduce the person beside her.
"This is Eula, captain of the reconnaissance company of the Knights of Favonius from Mondstadt. She escorted me, along with a batch of goods, to Liyue this time."
"Knights of Favonius?"
Ganyu had dealt with them quite a few times.
She faced Eula and said, "I am Ganyu, secretary to the Liyue Qixing. If you run into any trouble later, you can come to Yuehai Pavilion to find me."
"Secretary to the Liyue Qixing… Yuehai Pavilion."
Eula was visibly taken aback.
She had not expected the woman before her to hold such a high position in Liyue. And Yuehai Pavilion…
Eula nodded inwardly.
So this is the half-adeptus Yanfei mentioned. No wonder.
At this moment, Yanfei pointed at Junze.
"Senior, you haven't introduced this one yet."
"Oh, his name is Junze. He's the disciple I recently accepted."
Ganyu clearly had not forgotten. She simply had not particularly wanted to introduce him.
As for why, it was probably that instinct of wanting to keep something precious to herself.
"Hello, big sisters."
Junze greeted Yanfei and Eula in a soft, childish voice.
"Hello there, little one."
Seeing such an adorable child, both Eula and Yanfei smiled.
"I didn't expect you to take on a disciple, Senior," Yanfei said in surprise. "You're so busy. Do you really have the time—"
"I have time!"
Before Yanfei could finish, Ganyu cut her off decisively, her tone even a little firm.
It was as if she feared someone might question her ability to teach Junze and take him away.
Yanfei, who knew Ganyu's usually gentle temperament, was startled.
This was the first time she had seen Ganyu like this.
Junze sensed his Master's worry and gently squeezed her hand.
In a voice only the two of them could hear, he said, "Master is the best Master. Ze will always stay."
Feeling the small hand's grip and hearing the heartfelt words, Ganyu realized her lapse and immediately blushed.
Her aura softened at once.
What do you mean best, always stay… This child really knows how to make people happy.
She grumbled inwardly, though her heart felt sweet.
On the other side, Eula and Yanfei exchanged a glance. For some reason, they both felt slightly superfluous.
"Senior Ganyu, since we've met, shall we walk together?" Yanfei suggested.
"Mm…"
Ganyu considered it for a moment.
But before she could answer, a tremendous crash suddenly erupted from the edge of the night market.
Boom!
The entire ground trembled.
All sound in the market ceased instantly as people looked in shock toward the distant city wall.
It felt as though something was moving beneath the earth.
Crash!
The city wall collapsed in the next instant.
Large numbers of Geovishaps and Geovishap Hatchlings burst out from underground, charging through the breach toward the city.
"It's dragon lizards!"
Someone in the crowd recognized the monsters.
"Run!"
"Monsters!"
…
The vendors, seeing monsters rush into Liyue Harbor, hurriedly packed up their stalls and fled without hesitation.
Pedestrians began scattering in panic.
In the blink of an eye, the once prosperous night market descended into chaos.
"How could the dragon lizards appear here?!" Ganyu's face filled with shock.
But reality did not allow her time to think.
The dragon lizards emerging from underground were rapidly charging into Liyue Harbor. If not stopped, they would cause massive casualties.
Ganyu quickly said to Yanfei, "Yanfei, help me look after Junze and evacuate the civilians. I'll stop them!"
"Got it!"
Yanfei nodded, knowing the urgency.
After entrusting Junze to her, Ganyu forced a gentle smile and said, "Ze, some naughty little animals have come over there. Master needs to deal with them. Stay close to this big sister."
She did not want Junze to be afraid.
Junze nodded seriously. "Master, don't worry. Junze will follow big sister obediently and won't run around."
As he spoke, he grabbed onto Yanfei's sleeve to reassure her.
Ganyu nodded. A chill began to swirl around her body, and in the next moment, she vanished from where she stood.
The elusive movements of the adepti were fully displayed through her.
She appeared high above the dragon lizards.
As numerous ice lotus blossoms materialized, the dragon lizards' attention was drawn away, temporarily halting their advance.
With a wave of her hand, all the lotuses exploded, blasting large numbers of dragon lizards off their feet.
How dashing.
"I'll help too!"
Seeing Ganyu already at the front lines, Eula lifted her greatsword and charged toward the dragon lizards.
"Eula!"
Yanfei tried to call out, but Eula had already rushed out of the night market.
"Why are you so fast!"
Yanfei stomped her foot anxiously.
Still, she did not forget Ganyu's instructions.
"Little Junze, hold tightly to big sister's hand. Don't get separated."
In such chaos, one careless moment could mean getting lost. It would be extremely dangerous for him.
Junze nodded repeatedly. "Mm! I'll hold on tight."
After confirming, Yanfei began helping evacuate the civilians.
Junze watched the invading dragon lizards with a deep frown.
How had these monsters managed to break into Liyue Harbor? What had happened to them?
Could this be related to the Geo Dragon King?
Junze's brows knit tighter as he recalled his earlier conversation with Azhdaha.
What exactly happened to these dragon lizards?
With Ganyu and Eula blocking them, the outermost wave of dragon lizards was temporarily held back. The Millelith troops quickly arrived and launched their counterattack.
However, things were far from over.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the section of wall near Junze and the others collapsed.
Large numbers of Geovishaps and Geovishap Hatchlings rolled forward in spherical form, charging straight toward the night market.
Screams erupted from the crowd.
At that moment, Junze's system activated.
[Main Quest: The Invading Dragon Lizards]
[Description: Defeat the dragon lizards invading before you and reduce civilian casualties.]
[Reward: 300 Primogems]
Junze's eyes flashed.
Time to get to work.
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