Chapter 274

Luo Li considered whether he should explain to Baizhu not to sell her herbs if Shenhe came again in the future.

Otherwise, the habit would never be broken, and he couldn't keep an eye on the young lady forever.

"Oh, it's Mr. Luo Li."

Hearing a familiar voice, Captain Beidou turned around and, seeing it was an acquaintance, couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time since that pirate incident, but it didn't matter; their friendship hadn't cooled in the slightest.

Lumine and Paimon also greeted him.

Too busy to scold Shenhe, he helplessly confiscated the herbs the young lady was hiding behind her back and, under her pitiful gaze, handed them to Lady Ganyu and instructed her.

"From now on, Shenhe is under your care. If she is disobedient anywhere, you, as her senior sister, should scold her."

Lady Ganyu was somewhat troubled; it was truly impossible for her to scold others.

The Qilin girl's nature was inherently soft; she couldn't even say harsh words, let alone reprimand someone.

Luo Li didn't care; this was just right to temper Lady Ganyu's character, killing two birds with one stone.

Leaving the two women to stare at each other, he turned to Captain Beidou to respond.

"I didn't expect to run into Captain Beidou here. May I ask what brings you here?"

Captain Beidou said without concealment: "I'm heading out to the far seas soon, and the fleet's spare medicinal herbs are running low, so I came to stock up at Boss Baizhu's place while I'm at it."

"And I happen to be holding a Wu Dou Assembly for brother Kazuha to select a warrior who can awaken a Vision. The person here is one of the contestants. I didn't expect the two of you to know each other."

Pointing at Lumine, Captain Beidou seemed to think quite highly of her.

After all, she is the Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius who resolved the dragon disaster and also played a key role in the Archon chaos.

Hmm... she broke the seal, which was indeed critical; otherwise, that incident wouldn't have happened at all.

Paimon said confidently: "We aren't doing it for the Vision; Captain Beidou just said that if we win, she can take us to Inazuma."

Luo Li nodded slightly: "I originally intended to ask Beidou to give you a ride, but I didn't expect you to hook up with her yourself."

Captain Beidou laughed: "It seems we are truly fated then."

Paimon retorted with dissatisfaction, asking what she meant by "hook up"—that sounded terrible.

Pretending not to hear the little one's protest, Luo Li asked: "When are you setting sail?"

Captain Beidou calculated the time and said straightforwardly: "In three days. The fleet will likely stop at Lidao to stock up on fireworks from the Naganohara family."

Although Liyue has a wide variety of fireworks, they are somewhat lacking compared to the Naganohara family.

That person is known as the Queen of the Summer Festival, and few can compare to her in the art of fireworks.

"Three days, huh."

It seems I need to finish the trivial matters here in Liyue in these few days.

Luo Li muttered to himself, planning to head to Inazuma with Captain Beidou and Lumine when the time comes.

He wasn't planning to bring anyone this time; his main purpose was to check on the current situation in Inazuma, and if he could see old friends, that would be even better.

It would be best to quietly reveal the news that he and Raiden Makoto were still alive, giving those people some buffer time.

"Captain Beidou, the herbs you wanted are packed."

Just at this moment, a rather scholarly green-haired man walked out from the depths of Bubu Pharmacy.

He had a white snake coiled around his neck and wore glasses, giving a very refined impression.

Captain Beidou happily took the several large bags of herbs, carrying them easily with one hand: "Alright, I'll be off then."

Baizhu called out to her: "Wait, there's more."

After speaking, he called out toward the inside of the medicine counter: "Qiqi, have you finished grabbing them?"

A moment later, a voice suddenly came from a place where no one could be seen from the outside of the counter.

"Co... coming."

A soft, lifeless voice drifted over.

After a while, a short loli emerged from under the counter.

The loli lacked facial expressions, had a talisman stuck to her head, wore prayer beads around her neck, and had bandages wrapped around her legs.

However, she looked very cute.

"So this is a zombie?" Luo Li examined the loli named Qiqi with great interest.