Genshin Impact: Return of the Water Queen

"I'd like to trouble Lord Ningguang to prepare a room for my Lodia." After the matter of identity came to an end, Luo Chaya glanced at Lodia who was standing next to her and said to Ningguang.

Ningguang hummed and nodded, "No problem, the Jade Pavilion is big enough for us to stay."

"Oh, I went to Qingce Manor for a walk, came back and had a meal, and now I come here to act as a middleman. I am really exhausted. Lord Ningguang, if there is nothing else, I will go to rest first!" Luo Chaya stretched and said goodbye to Ningguang with a smile.

After knowing Luo Chaya's true identity, Ningguang no longer wanted to send her to do anything. The status of the Liyue Seven Stars may seem noble, but in front of the gods, they are just mortals. The gods will live in harmony with mortals and show kindness, but this does not mean that the gods are really that kind. No matter what mortals do, they cannot overstep their boundaries.

Lottia followed Luochaya to her room, but her eyes stayed on Ningguang for a long time. Ningguang could clearly feel the hostility coming from Lottia. After knowing that Lottia was a pure water elf, Ningguang also understood the reason for such hostility.

But... do the followers of gods really care so much about their gods? The look in the eyes of this pure water elf just now, as if she would kill her if she did anything that was not good for Luo Chaya, was really scary.

This is true for the immortals and for Lotia as well.

As a mortal, it is really difficult to understand the feelings of the followers towards their gods.

……

At first, only gods like Luochaya and Zhongli could sense the abnormality of the sea, but as time went on, the immortals living in seclusion in Liyue Harbor also vaguely felt that something was wrong. However, they could not clearly distinguish what was in the sea.

As a result, Luo Chaya soon received a visit from the immortal.

It’s not someone else, but Qiqi.

Luo Chaya sat on a chair, picked up Qiqi, let her sit on her lap, and asked curiously: "Qiqi, how come you have time to come to see your sister today?"

"Qiqi, when you were pounding medicine in Bubulu, someone came to you and said that there was something in the sea and it was very dangerous. They asked you to come find your sister and find out what it was." Qiqi blinked, recalling what the man had said to her before.

"Who asked you to come to me?" Luo Chaya asked. Looking at Luo Chaya holding Qiqi and speaking softly, Lotia felt a little depressed. Obviously, Luo Chaya's arms were hers! Thousands of years ago, only pure water elves could enter her arms!

But now...

A Liyue zombie actually took her place!

Qiqi pointed at her lips with her finger, mumbled for a long time, and then said: "Qiqi remembers that it was a...red sister, wearing a hat. She said her name was...her name was...something Fei. She also said that it was her master who asked her to come and ask."

"Red... there's a 'Fei' in the name... and Master..." Luo Chaya listened to the characteristics of these characters reported by Qiqi and quickly figured out who was looking for her. It was Grandma Ping... No, it was Ping'er.

"Sister, do you know who it is?" Qiqi tilted her head and looked at Luo Chaya curiously.

Luo Chaya nodded, "Yes, I know who it is. Don't worry, Qiqi. I will go and talk to him about the things in the sea."

Qiqi blinked and nodded: "Okay, Qiqi, I understand."

Luo Chaya hugged Qiqi and thought of other things, so she asked, "Qiqi, do you want to go somewhere else?"

"Other places?" Qiqi looked at Luo Chaya blankly. She was silent for a while, as if she was thinking about what to say. Luo Chaya waited for her to turn the corner, and then Qiqi said to her, "Qiqi, when I go to collect herbs, I look at different places every day. Sister, why do you ask this?"

"It's not Liyue." Luo Chaya shook her head and continued to say to Qiqi: "It's other countries, such as the Water Kingdom, Fontaine."

"Water... Country?" Qiqi asked after hearing this term, "Is it a country that is completely submerged in water? Doesn't that mean it's uninhabitable?"

"It hasn't been soaked yet, and it won't be soaked forever in the future." Luo Chaya said to Qiqi with a smile, "That's my hometown. I won't stay in Liyue forever, so I want to ask if you are willing to go with me."

"Let's go together..." Qiqi fell silent. She lowered her head to look at the ground, then looked up at Luo Chaya and said, "But Qiqi can't take Bubulu with her. And those patients who come to Qiqi for medicine and treatment, Qiqi can't take them with her either."

"Is that so?" Luo Chaya nodded, she understood what Qiqi meant. The little girl was not opposed to going together, but she couldn't let go of Bubulu and so many patients. Perhaps, it was best for her to stay in Bubulu.

Qiqi saw that Luo Chaya was a little depressed, and asked quickly: "Sister, are you angry? It's Qiqi, is there anything I did wrong? Qiqi, correct it immediately!"

"No, no, no, Qiqi did a great job. There was nothing wrong with Qiqi, and there is no need to change!" Luo Chaya didn't expect that her momentary depression would make the sensitive Qiqi realize that something was wrong. She hurriedly comforted Qiqi and told her not to think too much about it.

"Um...Qiqi, are you hungry?" Luo Chaya quickly changed the subject.

"Qiqi, you don't feel hungry. But Qiqi, you will eat when the time comes. Because Qiqi, you want to be like a normal person." Qiqi raised her head, looked into Luo Chaya's eyes, and said to her.

Luo Chaya looked at the pure Qiqi, pursed her lips slightly, and nodded: "Then let's go eat first."

Luo Chaya took Qiqi and Lotiya out of the Jade Pavilion and walked towards the Wanmin Hall. Halfway through the walk, she said to Lotiya, "Lotiya, go buy some coconut milk. If you don't know the way, ask passers-by."

“But Miss, I don’t have Mora…” Lotia was stunned for a moment before she answered.

Luo Chaya shook her head and said, "Have you forgotten what I taught you before?"

"Oh! I see!" Lottia looked at Luo Chaya's smile and realized what was happening. She nodded and said, "Miss, wait a moment. I will buy it back soon."

After asking for directions along the way, Lotia finally arrived at the grocery store. She said to the store owner, "I want a bottle of coconut milk. Send the bill to Qun Yu Pavilion!"

"Send it to... Qun Yu Pavilion?" The shopkeeper widened his eyes in surprise after hearing what Lotia said. "Isn't that where Lady Ningguang lives? My dear guest, you..."

Lotia said, "My young lady taught me. If you don't want to send it to the Qun Yu Pavilion, you can also send it to Wangsheng Hall and find someone named Zhongli, or send it to the North Country Bank in the name of Tartaglia. There is no problem."