Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

The light mountain breeze lifted the hem of the skirt and shyly swept over the golden terraces, creating ripples like exclamations.

The huge waterwheels loaded between the waterfalls bring huge power but also make annoying noises, but unexpectedly they add a bit of vitality to this quiet village.

Nan Dou and Hu Tao walked side by side on the road leading to Qingce Village.

The brother and sister spoke nostalgically of the beautiful memories that only they could remember.

"I haven't been to Qingce Village for a long time, but it seems to be no different from before."

“Gentle, comfortable, and undoubtedly a great place for retirement.”

"It's just not very popular. After staying here for a long time, I feel like a lifeless old man."

Walnut pursed her lips and laughed non-stop: "No way, my brother is always acting weird."

"I think Qingce Manor is great. It doesn't have the lingering fishy smell of the sea breeze from Liyue Harbor, nor does it have the noisy streets that give people a headache."

"Moreover, Qingce Manor seems to be protected by the mountain god. There will be no invasion of monsters. This alone is enough to attract people."

Nan Dou also knows the reason about this.

The heart and part of the power of a demon god are sealed in Qingce Mountain. From a certain perspective, it doesn't seem wrong to call him a mountain god.

From this we can also see the horror of the demon god. He has been extinct for a thousand years, and only his heart is still beating.

Of course, Morax is even more terrifying, because the demon Chi sealed in Qingce Manor was torn into five parts by him.

However, these have little to do with Nan Dou and Hu Tao, and Nan Dou is too busy to explore the secrets of Qingce Manor.

"Let's go and ask Grandma Ruoxin where Master Chang Jiu lives."

The Grandma Ruoxin mentioned by Nan Dou is actually the administrator of Qingce Village, a role similar to that of the village chief.

The two of them had stayed in Qingce Village for quite some time, so they naturally knew where Grandma Ruoxin lived and soon went to her door.

"Grandma Ruoxin, are you home?"

Kurumi knocked on the door and shouted loudly.

The two were lucky because Grandma Ruoxin happened to be at home.

Grandma Ruoxin opened the door and first saw Nandou with confusion in her eyes. Then she looked at Hutao, and the confusion in her eyes instantly became clear.

"Oh, it's Xiao Hutao. You haven't come to Qingce Village to see grandma for a long time. Are you tired from the journey? Are you hungry?"

Although Grandma Ruoxin didn't remember Nan Dou, she was very familiar with Hu Tao and immediately started asking questions about him in a very kind manner.

Hu Tao scratched his head and laughed, waving his hands repeatedly: "Thank you for your concern, grandma. I came to you today because I have something important to ask you."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Grandma Ruoxin asked curiously.

"I want to find Master Chang Jiu!"

This time, Grandma Ruoxin looked behind Hu Tao carefully. After finding that there was no large group of people from the Wangsheng Hall, she asked hesitantly, "Is Chang Jiu's family okay?"

Hu Tao saw through what Grandma Ruoxin was thinking and quickly explained, "No, no, my brother is a novelist. On the way here, I heard that Master Chang Jiu had also published a novel, so I went to visit him out of curiosity."

"Is that so? I'm glad you're alright. Chang Jiu's family is..."

After seeing Nan Dou and the other two off, Grandma Ruoxin looked at their backs thoughtfully, muttering, "Is it really safe for the people from Wangsheng Hall to come look for Chang Jiu?"

"Ah, speaking of Chang Jiu, it's such a pity for that little Jiu Jiu..."

……

Following Grandma Ruoxin's instructions, Nan Dou and Hu Tao found Chang Jiuye's home in no time.

"Bang bang bang!"

This time it was Nam Doo who went forward and knocked on the door.

"Who!"

The door was opened.

"Who are you and why are you looking for me?"

Mr. Chang Jiu's hair was messy, and his eyes were surrounded by thick dark circles and bloodshot. Seeing that the two people knocking on the door looked unfamiliar, he asked impatiently.

In fact, Mr. Chang Jiu had seen Hu Tao before. At that time, Hu Tao was wearing ceremonial clothes with a serious expression, and was passing by on the road surrounded by the attendants of the Hall of Rebirth.

Now Hu Tao wears casual clothes, looks lively and clever, so it's not surprising that you can't recognize her at first glance.

"You must be the author of "The Big Brother of Guhua Sect"."

Nan Dou started by stating the topic.

"How do you know this?"

When someone suddenly mentioned the novel he wrote, Mr. Chang Jiu became nervous as if his secret had been discovered.

Nan Dou was full of momentum and instantly took the lead in the conversation: "Don't worry about how I know this, I have something to discuss with you."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, my pen name is [Red Braised Pork is Delicious]."

At first, Mr. Chang Jiu didn't take it seriously, but when Nan Dou told him his pen name, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Chang Jiuye's breathing suddenly became rapid, his face flushed with excitement, but he lowered his voice and asked cautiously with great expectation: "Are you really the author of a series of popular romance, adventure, and fantasy novels such as "My Sister is So Cute", "Original God Startup", and "Original Breaking the Sky" [Red Braised Pork is So Delicious]?"

"Uh, that's me."

Nan Dou didn't expect that Chang Jiuye would suddenly become like a fanatical fan, which made him a little confused.

His original fierce momentum also weakened. Just when he was about to continue talking about business, Master Chang Jiu spoke first: "Please teach me how to write a best-selling novel!"

As he spoke, Master Chang Jiu bowed deeply to Nan Dou. His attitude was so sincere and his tone so resolute that he was almost kneeling down.

"???"

Hu Tao's little head was full of question marks. She had already made up her mind to be frank with Mr. Chang Jiu, but what was going to happen?

As smart as Nan Dou was, he was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and asked, "Why are you so obsessed with writing novels? Doesn't your family have a business?"

Nan Dou knew the reason to some extent, but he still asked again.

At the same time, Nan Dou also took out some things he found in Wuwangpo from the storage space and handed them to Master Chang Jiu - a stack of wet book pages.

"Is this yours?"

"This... this is the scrapped manuscript of a novel I wrote when I was a kid. It should have been thrown into the river and destroyed a long time ago."

"The writing on it is not legible. How did you find it?"

"Well, it's not important, but it also has something to do with my obsession with writing novels."

Hearing Master Chang Jiu say this with such regret, Hu Tao's curiosity was aroused, and she urged, "Continue, continue..."

"Well, it doesn't hurt to tell you."

"These manuscripts are actually stories I wrote for my sister, but these few chapters are scraps."

Nan Dou's eyes lit up when he saw Master Chang Jiu talking about his sister.

"You don't know, when we were little, that girl pestered me every day and asked me to tell her stories."

"What a pity. I didn't have time to write it before, so I just wrote the beginning for her and asked her to read it first. I plan to write it to her slowly when I have time later."

Chang Jiuye's face suddenly darkened: "What a pity, that girl suddenly disappeared one day, and I couldn't find her no matter how hard I tried."

"Humph, her family must not like me and don't want her to be with me, so they found an opportunity and moved away from Qingce Manor quietly."

"Just wait and see. When I become rich, I will definitely impress them!"

"Then, I will sell the book I wrote for my sister all over the world!"

"This way, no matter where they are now, they will know that I, Old Chang, have made it big and am no longer the same person I was before."

"Then...I will definitely be able to meet her again."

"But before that, I'd better finish writing this book..."

"I'm sorry, I started rambling."

At the end, Master Chang Jiu felt a little dejected because after so many years, he was still far from his goal.

"Please teach me how to write a novel. I want to meet her..."

After listening to what Master Chang Jiu said, Nan Dou was very curious about one thing: "After your sister moved away, did you try to find her? After so many years, aren't you anxious?"

Master Chang Jiu had a bitter look on his face: "How could I not have looked for it? I started looking for it everywhere the year after Xiao Jiujiu disappeared."

"So far, I have searched almost every place in Liyue where there are people, but I have found nothing."

"Their family must have moved to a place outside of Liyue...definitely!"

Hu Tao couldn't help herself and asked cruelly, "Have you ever considered that it's Xiao Jiujiu..."

"No, absolutely impossible!"

As if he knew what Hu Tao was going to say, Master Chang Jiu suddenly became excited and loudly rejected it.

A few minutes later, Master Chang Jiu regained his composure: "I'm sorry, I lost my composure."

"I know about Xiao Jiujiu's news."

Nan Dou's words shocked everyone. Chang Jiuye grabbed his shoulders excitedly and said, "Tell me! Please tell me quickly!"