The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 77 A Few Things Before the Banquet

"Brother Jin, how come you have a cold after being out for a day? Come, drink the ginger soup first."

Taking the boiling hot ginger soup from Xiangling, Ruojin held his breath, closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and drank all the ginger soup in the bowl. Soon the warmth brought by the ginger soup made him feel a lot better. He sniffed his nose and sighed.

"I didn't expect that I could still experience the feeling of catching a cold."

Ruojin has never been sick since he was a child. When he was injured in a battle in the wild and went to Baizhu for treatment, Baizhu helped him check his body. After the examination, Baizhu said that Ruojin's body was healthier than the rock dragon lizard that rolled in the fields all day long.

Ruo Jin, who always thought he would not get sick, never expected that he would catch a cold on such a sunny and warm day. It can only be said that it is worthy of being given by the Wolf King, the effect is very strong and the aftereffect is also very strong.

"Jin boy, with your current physical condition, you can only use this crystal given by Lao Lang to exercise for one hour a day at most. Your body can't bear it for a long time."

"That old wolf is really nice. He actually gave you a piece of ice crystal that he condensed. With the ice element in this crystal washing over your body, once your body has adapted to the ice element in this crystal, you should be able to survive a kick from that little girl Ganyu."

Uh, should I be happy? Ruojin wrapped himself in the luxurious fur he wore in winter. He had always had a small goal, which was to survive being crushed by Ganyu, who had transformed into her original form. However, at present, this goal seemed a bit far away for him.

"Brother Jin, you'd better not go to the party tonight. I won't go either. I'll take care of you at home."

Xiangling was a little worried about Ruojin's health when she saw him sniffing his nose. If he went to the banquet in this state, his cold might get worse.

"It's okay, Xiangling, don't worry. We're just going to the banquet to eat something. We won't drink."

After getting the things he needs to bring back to Liyue personally tomorrow, Ruo Jin plans to go back to Liyue directly. This banquet may be his last gathering before leaving Mondstadt, and he doesn't want to miss it because of a minor cold.

Seeing that Ruojin insisted on going, Xiangling had no choice but to go into the kitchen and make ginger soup for Ruojin. In order to get rid of the coldness in her body faster, Xiangling chose a ratio of one pound of ginger to one pound of water. The house was filled with a strong smell of ginger throughout the afternoon.

I don’t know whether it was because Ruojin was in good health or because the ginger soup made by Xiangling was effective, but by the evening, except for a little discomfort in his nose, Ruojin’s cold was almost healed.

As for the discomfort in his nose, Ruo Jin seriously suspected that it was not a symptom of a cold but was caused by the smell of ginger soup. Anyway, Ruo Jin didn't want to see ginger anymore in the next few days. Even if Xiangling made dishes with ginger, he didn't want to eat them anymore.

"Hey, Brother Jin, you see, drinking more ginger soup is effective, right? When I return to Liyue Harbor, I will ask Bai Zhu for some prescriptions. I want to try to see if cooking can be combined with various medicinal herbs."

Xiangling was skipping in front. After curing Ruojin's cold, Xiangling felt a special sense of accomplishment. Ruojin had taken care of her when she was sick and injured before, and now she had finally taken care of Ruojin. Not only that, Xiangling felt as if she had vaguely comprehended a new cuisine that was different from any cuisine in Liyue.

Ruojin gave a bitter smile. This little girl was becoming more and more annoying. Originally, Ruojin didn't like ginger soup very much. He was only allowed to drink a bowl out of Xiangling's sake.

As a result, after the little girl hugged his arm and swayed back and forth and acted coquettishly and cutely, he actually drank all the ginger soup that Xiangling had made in a daze. When he went to the toilet before going out, the water discharged from his body was filled with the smell of ginger.

As soon as he arrived at the entrance of Angel's Gift, Ruo Jin saw a simple stove set up at the entrance of Angel's Gift. Klee, Bennett, Razer, Guoba and Xiong were busy at the stove. Seeing Ruo Jin and Xiangling coming, Guoba waved to them and said hello, then devoted himself to controlling the fire. After all, he didn't want to have burnt fish for dinner.

Originally, Guoba was only asked by Xiangling to keep an eye on Klee and the others to make sure nothing happened. But for some unknown reason, Klee and Bennett, the two owners of the Fire-attributed Divine Eye, couldn't even control the heat properly. They roasted the fish for the entire afternoon but didn't manage to make a single edible fish. The fish were either burnt or carbonized.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Guoba finally couldn't help but choose to do it himself. This afternoon's observation made Guoba understand that the stove scenery has remained the same for thousands of years, and fish in the stove is just like meat and mushrooms, which will be burnt if you are not careful.

Next to the stove, Keli was busy preparing the processed fish in one hand and the secret sauce that Xiangling taught her to prepare in the other. Seeing Ruojin and Xiangling walking towards her, Keli smiled and said proudly, waving the fish in her hand.

"Brother Ruojin, Sister Xiangling, the two of you go find the strange adult first. Keli will make grilled fish for you two."

Klee's acting like she was so awesome made Ruojin laugh. Well, since Klee wanted to grill fish for fun, she could just do it here. It was normal for kids to be lively. After saying hello to Bennett and Razor, Ruojin stepped into the Angel's Gift, while Xiangling stayed beside Klee to give her some pointers.

"Amber, tell me, who is this woman named Kelai? How did you know each other? How could you hide such an important thing from me?"

As soon as she stepped into the Angel's Gift, Ruo Jin heard Eula's voice questioning Amber. Looking in the direction where the voice came from, she saw Eula was using her hands to ravage Amber's little face. Amber's elastic face kept changing shape in Eula's hands, and there was a purple scarf on the table next to her.

"Diluk, what's going on? Isn't Eula Amber's best friend?"

Ruojin sat next to Kaeya and asked Diluk, who was mixing cocktails, what happened. Diluk shook his head and turned his gaze to Kaeya.

"You really asked the right person. I actually know the reason for this."

"It's just that my mouth is a little dry. I'm afraid I won't be able to speak without a glass of good wine to moisten my throat."

This incident happened in the Knights' Building. Even if Diluk had many spies, it was impossible for him to keep an eye on the Knights of Favonius' Building all the time, so Kaeya blackmailed Diluk blatantly.

Diluk glanced at Kaeya coldly, and Kaeya stared at the wine glass in Diluk's hand with a smile. Just now, when Diluk saw Ruojin walk into the Angel's Gift, he opened a bottle of good wine and poured a glass.

"Drink it, you better know."

Kaeya took the wine glass from Diluk and took a sip of the wine in the glass with relish. Then he motioned Ruojin and Diluk to come over and spoke in a low voice.

"This matter has to start with the great disciplinary officer from Xumi."

(End of this chapter)