Yuanshen everyone has become my figure

"I……"

Chu Luye stiffly didn't know what to say.

Zhongli walked down the stairs and brought him into the living room, as if he wanted to avoid other people in the family and talk to him alone.

"Sit down, traveler, I have something to discuss with you."

"What's up?"

Chu Luye sat on the sofa and asked a little puzzled.

"I asked Ms. Suzuki to find a job before. Travelers, you should know about this, right?"

Chuluye nodded.

Mr. Zhongli told him about this after his aunt left, and asked him how to make a resume.

According to the general description of Mr. Zhongli's resume [good at appreciating antiques, flower-and-bird opera, and has a relatively deep accumulation of art and culture], if there is no accident, the more suitable job for Mr. Zhongli should be an antique connoisseur .

Sure enough, Zhong left the mouth.

"I got a job as a jewelry connoisseur at the Suzuki Foundation."

...How is a jewelry connoisseur?

Chuluye was a little taken aback.

And Zhongli seemed to see his astonishment, and the next sentence explained why he got this position.

"They asked me to determine the year and dynasty of the antique."

Zhong Li helplessly shook his head.

"As for me, although I can judge the specific year of its birth through the rock elements in the antique, I don't know anything about the history of this world."

It seems so.

Chu Luye suddenly realized that he could almost imagine the shocked and speechless expressions of the interviewers.

He couldn't help but bend the corners of his lips, and couldn't help showing a little smile.

"No, it doesn't matter, if Zhongli, sir, then, in the future, it will definitely be possible."

Chu Luye tried hard to press the corner of his mouth, and comforted him with a suppressed smile.

"Traveler..."

Zhong Li looked at Chu Luye struggling to hold back his laughter and sighed, and said helplessly, "You can laugh if you want, you don't have to force yourself."

"Cough...no, no."

Chu Luye coughed, finally suppressed his smile, and put on a serious expression.

"Zhongli, sir, I'm listening, you, go ahead."

"It's the way it is."

Zhong Li narrated slowly.

I have to say that Mr. Zhongli deserves to have listened to so many books, and he is very good at telling stories.

However, the matter is actually very simple.

To put it succinctly, Jiro Kichi Suzuki and Kaitou Kidd got into a fight again.

Zhongli, as the newly appointed jewelry appraiser of the Suzuki Consortium, was also assigned to this challenge under the operation of Tomoko Suzuki to ensure that the gems in the exhibition cabinet would not be replaced with fake ones in the middle.

This is probably Zhongli's first job after taking office.

"So in three days, I will probably go out."

Zhong Li made a conclusion.

"I also, want to, go together."

Chu Luye made a request to go with him.

Chu Luye's idea is very simple. After all, it is Mr. Zhongli's first job, and it happens to be within the scope of his participation. As a member of the Suzuki family, it is very reasonable for him to escort Mr. Zhongli.

Although the strange thief Kidd stealing gems usually does not cause any casualties, and Mr. Zhongli is also very capable of self-protection, but in case something happens, Chu Luye's presence can at least provide a cover for Zhongli's mobilization of elemental power.

After all, he is an elderly person who has been out of touch with society for many years.

Not to mention that this is still a different world, even if Mr. Zhongli surfs for another half a year, Chu Luye will not be able to let go of his worries so easily and let him take care of himself.

...I couldn't keep up with Mr. Zhongli's interview today, and letting him go out by himself was an unexpected situation, which cannot be included.

Zhong Li showed a slightly surprised expression, and then agreed without any hesitation.

"Travellers, it is of course the best for you to be together. It is also beneficial to yourself to see more of the scenery outside."

"Don't worry about the noisy people outside, I will isolate those voices for you."

Zhong Li smiled softly, his calm tone made people feel at ease.

Chuluye was taken aback.

What's going on, he originally wanted to take care of Zhongli, but when he said this, it seemed that he was going to be taken by Zhongli to travel.

But thinking about it this way, Chu Luye was a little hopeful that Kidd would rush to steal the gems.

After all, there is no noisy heart and occasional sharp evil thoughts in Tokyo, and he has not experienced it once in the six years since he moved here.

"...It's getting late."

Zhong Li looked at the time and stood up.

"Go to bed early too, traveler, you must have worked very hard today, right?"

A little worry appeared in Zhongli's red-gold eyes.

He walked to Chu Luye's side, and stroked the curly and fluffy black hair as if to comfort him.

Chu Luye lowered his head involuntarily, feeling the slight warmth and heavy weight of the clock above his head, and the little expert who stayed up all year round really felt a little sleepy.

He yawned uncontrollably, and a little crystal tear came out of the corner of his eye.

Chu Luye rubbed his eyes wearily, and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"I, right now, go to bed."

he replied.

Zhong Li didn't leave immediately, but stood where he was, and said suddenly as if thinking of something again.

"By the way, Traveler, Dadalia can't live with us because he can't change back to his original form."

"I've placed him in your room for the time being, you'd better go and have a look."

"?"

Chu Luye was startled, the original drowsiness was startled away.

He stood up, followed Zhongli and hurried upstairs.

When he arrived at the door of the bedroom, Chu Luye opened the door and saw that, as expected, the 14-year-old child could not make it past twelve o'clock in the morning, and had already fallen asleep lying on his bed.

Chu Luye sighed while leaning on the door frame, and suddenly felt the importance of changing to a bigger house.

Zhong Li smiled lightly behind him.

"Then I'll go back first, traveler."

"!wait……"

Chu Luye turned his head, wanting to call Zhongli to stop.

However, the distance in the corridor was too short, and before he could react and turn his head, Zhongli had already returned to the room and closed the door.

Chu Luye, who didn't want to disturb the sleep of other people in the room, had to go back to the room, close the door and deal with the problem of taking care of the children by himself.

Ajax slept soundly.

The boy with orange hair and blue eyes breathed very evenly, and a strand of orange hair on his forehead also rose and fell with his breath.

The soft flesh on the cheek was sticking to the quilt, squeezed out into a small bulging ball, just looking at it made one want to reach out and poke it.

Chu Luye sighed again, feeling that he might suddenly feel the helplessness that Mr. Zhongli felt when facing him.

Really couldn't bear to wake up Ajax from his sleep, so Chu Luye helped him put his hands and feet back, covered him with a quilt, went to wash himself, and squeezed into the bed to sleep together.

Before falling asleep in a daze, a thought flashed through Chu Luye's mind.

Is the mandrill back?

Before he had time to think about this question, his consciousness fell into the chaos of sleep.

Maybe it's because I still have things on my mind before falling asleep.

In the middle of the night, Chu Luye suddenly woke up from his sleep.

He opened his eyes and heard a small sound coming from the corridor outside.

Without disturbing Ajax beside him, Hatsune got off the bed carefully.

He opened the door and met a pair of bright golden eyes in the dark corridor.

"... Traveler?"

Mandrill didn't seem to expect that Chu Luye was still awake so late, and his tone was slightly surprised.

He quickly realized: "Did I wake you up?"

"No……"

Just as Chu Luye was about to shake his head, he suddenly smelled a familiar smell at the tip of his nose.

He was startled, and reached out to grab Mandrill's arm.

Mandrill reacted extremely quickly and dodged.

Chu Luye didn't catch Mandrill's arm, but rubbed his hand with viscous liquid.

The rust-like bloody smell became even stronger.

Chu Luye tried his best to suppress the volume, but still couldn't help his voice trembling slightly: "Are you injured?"

"……No."

Mandrill turned his head unnaturally, and his golden eyes, which were especially obvious in the darkness, flickered for a moment.

Chu Luye naturally didn't believe it.

He gently closed the door, carefully avoiding the place where Mandrill might be injured, and dragged him softly into the living room.

Chuluye turned on the light in the living room.

Mandrill's appearance was fully exposed in front of him.

Indeed no injuries.

But Mandrill's clothes were a little damaged, and he was still carrying Pu Yuan in his hands, and his body was also covered with a lot of dust and blood, looking as if he had just returned from a fierce battle.

"...Let me go back and clean it up, just rest for a night."

Mandrill tilted his head slightly, avoiding Chu Luye's scrutinizing eyes, and said in a low voice.

Chu Luye heard the words and let go of the arm that was holding Mandrill.

He was still a little suspicious, but he couldn't see any scars on Mandrill's body.

With the last suspicion, Chu Luye looked up and down on Mandrill, trying to find any wound that might be covered by blood.

but.

Mandrill was forced to tilt his head again by his eyes, and his ears under the dark green hair turned slightly red.

Chuluye didn't notice this.

Because he found a blind spot.

When Mandrill was in Liyue, in order to protect the people of Liyue, he would run around the land every day to eradicate monsters.

And after coming here, there are no monsters, Mandrill's daily life has become to eliminate the curse spirits near their residence, and occasionally wander a little further.

Indeed, since the arrival of Mandrill, the frequency of Chu Luye's sighting of curse spirits around here has decreased a lot.

But there is a question, why did the curse spirit leave blood on Mandrill?

With Mandrill's character, he would never hurt innocent ordinary people, so where did the blood on his body come from?

Chu Luye's eyes were fixed, and he took a step forward suddenly.

Mandrill, on the other hand, took a step back in stress, like a cat whose hair has exploded after being frightened suddenly.

There was clearly something wrong with Mandrill's reaction.

Chu Luye refused to give up, he must know whether he was injured or not.

As soon as the two of them advanced and retreated, Mandrill was forced back to the corner by Chu Luye.

Chu Luye stared at Mandrill's bright golden eyes, which were extremely close, and said word by word: "You, your back, have injuries."

"……No."

Mandrill lowered his head in a bit of embarrassment, and said stubbornly.

Chuluye couldn't believe it anymore.

Since he couldn't confirm the wound on Mandrill's back with his eyes anyway, he chose to attack directly.

Of course, the severity is controlled.

"what are you doing!"

Drill was startled, and his eyes widened.

And Chu Luye was also taken aback by the touch of his fingers, he withdrew his hand in a daze, and blinked his eyes.

A tiny blue-gold feather stained with blood fluttered to the ground.