nycdaug Chapter 372 A familiar scene
Chapter 372 A familiar scene
The little tanuki, including Master Ji, were undoubtedly a bit drunk.
But Master Ji still staggered forward, patting his furry chest and shouting, "I followed Brother Xu Ning to Liyue. There are countless legends there. I know what he likes..."
Xu Ning was still wondering what legends Aji had learned about him when Master Ji, Zhengcheng, and the junior judge of the Ministry of Justice had already joined hands and simultaneously flipped over.
As the smoke rose, the mother and two little girls from the forest cabin appeared before everyone.
Xu Ning's face immediately darkened.
The little girl, whose identity had changed, was lifted into the air by her mother, who had changed from a junior judge in the Ministry of Justice. She was in so much pain that she almost cried.
The little girl on the far left rushed over and kicked her mother's instep, saying, "The magistrate of the Ministry of Justice is drunk. She's the little girl!"
The junior judge from the Ministry of Justice quickly conjured up a cute and obedient person and went to massage Zhengcheng's wrist.
The other tanuki suddenly realized what was happening, and smoke billowed up from the open space in the Forest of Guardians. When the figures appeared, hundreds of little girls in various shapes and clothes appeared on the spot, calling out "Thank you, Brother Xu Ning" all at once.
Xu Ning hurriedly protested loudly, "Don't do that, I didn't, don't listen to Aji's nonsense..." while frantically taking out his camera and snapping photos.
Fortunately, someone came to the rescue, allowing Xu Ning to pull himself out of his "pain".
In a flash of lightning, the Thunder General, dressed in purple, appeared in the center of the arena, her beautiful eyes sweeping over the crowd with majesty.
"They've all been released? What kind of game is this?"
All the tanuki recognized the lightning bolt and almost simultaneously made a "poof" sound. All the tanuki disappeared, leaving only countless fallen leaves scattered on the ground.
Xu Ning stared speechlessly at the fallen leaves, then suddenly ran to the stone steps, grabbed a sturdy ghost beetle that was crawling into the cracks in the steps, and then turned to look at General Thunder.
"It's Shadow now, isn't it? I remember telling General Kujo that it would be tomorrow..."
Lei Yingdian nodded seriously and said, "The information is correct, but I don't have the patience to wait until tomorrow."
Xu Ning expressed his understanding of her feelings, then threw the worm in his hand to the ground, saying, "I'm telling you, you're supposed to be a 'Director of the Bureau of Health Preservation,' and you didn't even bother to greet the General when he came?"
Wu Baizang awkwardly revealed himself and turned his head to the side.
"Ahem, I have nothing to say to her."
Lei glanced at it indifferently and ignored it.
Xu Ning shook his head helplessly and extended his hand to Lei Yingdian, "I'll take you to the cave to meet Chiyo."
After saying that, he didn't forget to remind Ichizoku, "Don't drink too much, I'm taking you to see her tomorrow!"
Seeing that Xu Ning and the other person were about to leave, Wu Baizang was thinking of scooping up two more bowls. But after hearing this, he took a couple of steps, thought for a moment, and tossed the bowls to the little raccoons next to him, muttering, "The outcome of the competition is not yet clear, we can't get drunk."
Xu Ning and Lei Ying entered the cave, letting the rock elemental body meditate under the Thousand Rock Wine Spring on its own. They then found Yae no Kamiko and Mikoto Chiyo, who were drinking and eating snacks.
The fox and the ghost chose a good spot, spreading a large square cloth on the ground. The scoundrel fox held a snack in one hand and a novel in the other.
Mikoto Chiyo leaned against her leg, slowly sipping a bowl of Chifu.
Wendy, who was tightly bound to the pillar next to him, had her mouth gagged again and glared resentfully at the two leisurely guys in front of her.
Looking at the familiar scene before him, Lei couldn't help but walk over.
Xu Ning reached out from behind and grabbed him.
"Well, cough, although Lady Mikoto Chiyo has been mostly cleansed of the filth and has lost much of her memory, she seems to hold a grudge. I just sprinkled some water on her head and somehow she still remembers it. She even wants to shove her teeth when she sees me. If you were to step forward, I'm afraid..."
You stabbed her, who knows how much she hates you!
However, Xu Ning didn't dare to say it aloud, but Lei Yingdian clearly thought of it as well, and his expression immediately darkened.
"But she'll fall asleep if she drinks too much, let's wait a bit before we go over!"
The two stood quietly at a distance until Mikoto Chiyo fell asleep on Yae no Miko's lap and Wendy, who was chewing on a cloth, began to nod. Only then did the two walk over and sit down on the cloth together.
Lei Yingdian reached out and brushed away the messy hair on Chiyo's forehead, revealing the severed horn, and gently stroked the stubble with his fingers.
"Do you regret it?"
Yae no Miko chuckled softly, "Not everything can be decided with a knife. It's been hundreds of years, it's time to change. The Eye Hunting Order, the Isolation Order, this kind of one-size-fits-all thinking, when will you change your mind?"
Lei didn't say anything, but Xu Ning knew that she had changed a lot.
Moreover, Lei Movie has been learning to open his heart and communicate with others. Although the progress has been slow, it is a slow but steady advancement.
Xu Ning glanced down at the pastries laid out on the cloth and shook his head, saying, "At this time of year, it's appropriate to have cherry blossom cakes and tricolor dumplings. In a couple of days, I'll go to the city and copy two recipes for Qingyi so she can learn to make them. We'll make an appointment with everyone to go to Narukami Shrine to admire the cherry blossoms together."
Lei Yingdian knew without asking Xu Ning who the "everyone" he was referring to were.
Yae no Miko smiled and pulled a yellowed piece of paper from the pages of the book in his hand, handing it to Xu Ning.
Xu Ning took it and opened it; it was the fortune slip with the symbol of Narukami Taisha Shrine's sacred cherry blossom.
"A day of regaining what was lost. ... Nothing in this world is irretrievable forever, and today is the day we can get back what we have lost."
Xu Ning sighed, "This is the fortune slip I brought to the Fox Palace. It's amazing that you've managed to keep it until now."
Yae no Miko smiled and said, "This is the promise you made, and the day has come to fulfill it."
Xu Ning took out the comb with the white fox pattern from his pocket and placed the fortune slip between the comb teeth.
"I believe that all encounters are predestined, whether it's that day or tomorrow. Do you agree with me, Lord Wind God?"
Our bound Wind God woke up the moment Xu Ning opened his mouth to speak, and was desperately twisting and turning in an attempt to get Xu Ning's attention.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah..." (Hey, hurry up and untie me...)
Xu Ning picked up a bowl of wine, walked to Wendy's side, and slowly began to speak.
“I have something important to do tomorrow, and I’ve realized that I really can’t do it without you. But given how shamelessly you abandoned me and ran away from me in the Golden House last time, I’m a little worried.”
"So I'll help you quit drinking for a day first, so you can avoid using being drunk as an excuse to refuse tomorrow."
"We've also invited Lord Thor to come along. What if you don't agree? We'll join forces and pull off a heist, and Mondstadt will belong to Liyue from now on."
Xu Ning smiled. "Now that I've finished speaking, do you agree or disagree?"