Chapter 28

Rocks shook, and trees collapsed.

A giant Buddha nearly a thousand meters tall stood between heaven and earth, moving forward at high speed.

Not far from the giant Buddha, something as tall as a tree and looking like a weasel was fleeing at high speed.

Jiang Yan’s face was ferocious, his delicate and handsome face filled with anger.

“You stole my precious treasure chest right in front of me?!”

“You have a lot of nerve!”

“Sage Art: Wood Style - True Several Thousand Hands!!!”

The thousand-handed compass behind the giant Buddha slowly rotated, and countless arms turned into a screen of fists from the sky, falling onto the earth like a meteor shower.

Causing countless roars.

Tremors erupted everywhere; the thing that looked like a weasel was extremely fast, not only dodging the falling fist screen, but also escaping the range of Jiang Yan’s falling fists every time.

“Ahhhhh!!!! It’s making me so mad!!!”

Jiang Yan rubbed his hair in anger, but he didn't want to give up that precious treasure chest!

But this strange thing in front of him was simply too outrageous; the fist screen of the giant Buddha had a very high strike frequency, but this thing was like it had eyes on the back of its head, dodging every time.

In the distance, that thing saw Jiang Yan stop attacking and stopped as well. Seeing Jiang Yan’s frantic voice, it let out a strange “geigeigei” sound, then wiggled its butt at him and disappeared into the ground.

“You’d better pray you don’t fall into my hands again!”

Jiang Yan even wanted to hit that damn thing with an Excalibur.

“Phew...”

Calming his mood, Jiang Yan dispelled the giant Buddha and looked at the sunset sky.

“Ara, is it evening already.”

“Going home, going home.”

Saying this, Jiang Yan pressed his palms together, and a wood dragon appeared, carrying Jiang Yan as he flew toward the sky.

In the central area of Qingce Village, a small wooden house that didn't look very big.

Jiang Yan pushed open the door and smelled an alluring fragrance.

“Oh my, what delicious food did our little Ganyu make for me? It smells so good!”

Jiang Yan smiled and walked into the kitchen, seeing the young girl busy in the kitchen.

“Hmm? You’re back!”

Ganyu turned her head, looked, and said with a smile.

“How was the harvest today?”

Jiang Yan hugged Ganyu from behind, greedily inhaling the fragrance in her hair.

“Naturally, the harvest was full, but it’s a pity about the last treasure chest; it was stolen by a strange thing!”

“Oh my, there’s actually a treasure chest you didn't get.”

Ganyu teased with a smile.

“Wuwu, don’t tease me, what did you make today?”

“Sweet Flower Chicken and White Jade Soup; go wash up and get ready to eat.”

Jiang Yan nodded, and after washing his hands, he went up to help Ganyu serve the food that had already been cooked.

“By the way, Master sent a letter today saying that the Geo Archon and they are planning to come here to take a look.”

During the meal, Ganyu said while eating small bites of food.

This sentence made Jiang Yan, who was shoveling food into his mouth, pause.

“What is Morax coming here for? Shouldn't he be very busy at this time?”

In recent years, Morax’s reputation in Liyue had grown higher and higher, and more and more humans were coming to seek refuge.

He’s not in Guili Plains settling the people, what is he doing running over here?

Wait!

This old guy wouldn't have pushed all the work onto Guizhong again, right?!

It must be!

This is so in line with Morax’s personality!

“I guess he dumped all the work on Guizhong and the others again.”

Ganyu nodded helplessly upon hearing this.

“Yes.”

“Damn, he really knows how to be a hands-off manager.”

Jiang Yan swallowed the food in his mouth and asked:

“By the way, is your master coming too?”

“Yeah, Master said she was afraid we wouldn't be able to govern this place well, so she’s coming over to give some pointers.”

Ganyu nodded.

“Beautiful! That’s definitely something Sister Cloud Retainer would say.”

Jiang Yan chuckled.

That tsundere bird Cloud Retainer, if she misses us, she misses us, but she still has to say something about being afraid we can’t govern this place well.

Could Guili Plains not know about the situation here in Qingce Village?

I report the situation through the Millelith Guards every year, okay!

“Sigh, the old lady is also quite lonely.”

Ganyu seemed to be able to recall Cloud Retainer’s lonely figure.

“Pfft, don’t say it, I can picture it!”

Jiang Yan almost spat out the food in his mouth.

He couldn't help but think of a certain segment from a fan creation in his past life.

Caring for the empty-nester Cloud Retainer is everyone’s responsibility.

Hahahahaha.

“Speaking of which, Sister Cloud Retainer is so old, I don’t know why she doesn’t find a partner to keep her company.”

Jiang Yan smiled and leaned closer to Ganyu.

“How about you, as her disciple, look for someone for her?”

“Eh?!”

Ganyu looked at Jiang Yan in shock.

To this day, she still wasn't used to Jiang Yan’s erratic train of thought.

“Let’s forget it, the old lady... umm... is quite ascetic.”

Ganyu finally politely rejected Jiang Yan’s suggestion.

“Ah... Achoo!”

In Dihua Marsh, a group of people was walking forward.

Suddenly, a certain bird sneezed.

“Strange, who is talking about this Immortal?”

The next day, Jiang Yan didn't go out for a change.

Because today he had to accompany Ganyu to talk to the people of Qingce Village.

After all, the Lord Morax was coming to inspect, so the necessary preparations had to be made properly.

For a time, the entire Qingce Village became lively.

All the people knew that their Lord, the Geo Archon Morax, was coming to their home.

You have to know, the Wood Spirit Immortal under Morax was already so kind.

How kind must their Geo Archon be?

Oh my, I dare not imagine, I dare not imagine!

To prevent the people from neglecting their own fields in order to welcome the Geo Archon, Jiang Yan emphasized it many times.

The Geo Archon’s trip is just an inspection, and he won’t be here for at least another half a month, so just do what you need to do, no need to make extra preparations.

With Jiang Yan’s repeated emphasis, the people didn't cause any trouble.

In this era, human faith in Archons could be said to be fanatical.

As long as the Archon was good to them, they could firmly believe in this Archon.

Just like that, the people of Qingce Village spent the next half month in anticipation.

On this day, Morax and the others officially arrived at Qingce Village.

The purpose of this trip was inspection, so Morax and the other Immortals didn't come with great fanfare.

Instead, they took on human forms, inspecting the state of their territory in the guise of ordinary people.

“This kid Jiang Yan is governing quite well.”

Mountain Shaper said, looking at the golden rice fields with a sigh.

“Hmph! Is it all that brat’s credit? These look like things our Ganyu did!”

Cloud Retainer snorted.

But the satisfied look in her eyes couldn't be hidden no matter what.

“Forget it, Cloud Retainer, you’ve lost count of how many times you’ve mentioned them both on this trip.”

Moon Carver teased with a smile.

But he was met with a shy and angry glare from Cloud Retainer!

“Hmph! Who... who mentioned that brat, I just missed my good disciple.”

“It is said that the people of Qingce Village live and work in peace and contentment; looking at it today, this kid Jiang Yan is indeed doing quite well.”

Morax spoke, his eyes filled with admiration.

The prosperity of Qingce Village could already be said to be comparable to Guili Plains.

“Yo! Little brother, are you also here to seek refuge in our Qingce Village?”

A passing villager saw Morax and the others standing still and thought they were stunned by the beautiful scenery, so he spoke with a smile.

The Immortals looked at each other, and Cloud Retainer just wanted to say something, but was stopped by Morax.

“Yes, old man, can you take us around here?”

Morax asked with a smile.

“Of course, no problem, follow me!”