[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

"Thank you so much for saving my daughter, but this debt must not be passed on to her. If anyone should be in debt, it should be me, the child's father!"

Even the sick girl spoke out.

"Thank you for your kindness, big brother, but I...I...want to refuse."

"Neither my parents nor Dolly. I don't want them to suffer because of me; I don't want to take away their smiles in exchange for my survival..."

Chao Ke was slightly taken aback when he heard what the girl said. She was a good child after all.

However, I still have to play the bad guy.

Chao Ke glanced at the girl's father with a disdainful look.

"First of all, I don't think you have enough ability to repay your debts. Secondly, I have the final say on my business dealings."

"So, Dolly? Should we continue with this loan?"

Dolly said solemnly, "This deal will proceed."

"readily!"

Chao Ke neatly filled out the check and, when handing it to Dolly, also included a card bearing the mark of the Fools.

"I'm too lazy to sign a loan agreement. Anyway, if you fail to repay the debt on time, debt collectors will come and take it back from your sister."

"what?"

"Fools all!"

The girl's parents were frightened by the term, and even their gazes toward Chao Ke became wary.

However, Dolly didn't show any unusual behavior; she simply gripped the prescription tightly.

He made a silent vow in his heart.

"Earn over 70 million Mora in ten years... Just wait, I won't lose anything again because of a lack of Mora."

Just as Dolly was determined to earn Mora, a shimmering, crystalline Eye of God silently descended and slid from the prescription into Dolly's hand.

Seeing that Dolly had gained the Eye of God, Chao Ke smiled and patted the girl's shoulder lightly.

"Take good care of yourself and get well soon so you can help your sister."

After saying that, Chao Ke turned and left.

After taking the prepared medicine from the scholar of the Shengxue school and packing it together with the calming incense, Chao Ke left the clinic with the elderly girl, Falushan.

The two are staying at an inn in Vimo Manor tonight.

Chao Ke lit a calming incense stick inside the room and fed Farusan a bowl of medicine.

Seeing that Farusan's condition was improving, Chao Ke felt a sudden pang of regret.

"Senior, I'm afraid you won't be my body pillow for many more days..."

"Very well, we'll be at Sumeru City soon. How can we send someone who's not quite right in the head home?"

Chapter 56 Hmm, Pleasure

[This chapter has been heavily edited and revised due to unforeseen circumstances. Some content has been adjusted as a last resort. Please see the author's note in this chapter for details.]

The next morning, what woke Chao Ke was not a ray of sunlight by the window, but a series of sharp pains in his chest.

Peeking inside, I saw the sullen-looking senior, Farusan.

Unable to break free from Chao Ke's arms, she bit hard on Chao Ke's chest.

At this moment, her eyes were clear, showing no trace of her previous mental confusion.

"hiss--"

"Let go of me!"

"Not loose!"

"Don't blame me for being impolite if you don't loosen your grip!"

"hiss--"

"Stop biting! Stop biting! Farusan, I told you to stop!"

"hiss--"

"Senior! Senior! I was wrong! Please stop your supernatural powers!"

"late."

"..."

On the bed, after a struggle between the two, it ended with Chao Ke giving in.

After Chao Ke removed his arms from his senior's embrace first, Farusan angrily loosened her teeth and immediately crawled out of their bed.

Standing by the bed, Farusan looked directly at Chao Ke with a slightly flushed face.

After a long pause, he squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"abnormal!"

"Sex devil!"

Chao Ke shrugged nonchalantly, offering no explanation, since they had already slept together.

He glanced furtively at the teeth marks on his chest. Well, they were only slightly red. He had shouted so loudly just now, mostly to give his senior face.

Chao Ke got up, put on his coat, and casually extinguished the still-burning incense stick by the bedside.

After a quick wash, Chao Ke looked at Senior Falushan, who had been standing behind him.

She gritted her teeth, her little face puffed up with anger.

You know what, a senior can be quite cute when they're angry.

He patted Farusan on the shoulder and said to Ke.

"Let's go out and get something to eat."

Upon hearing that familiar phrase, Farusan instinctively reached out to follow Chao Ke outside.

But after taking only one step, Farusan realized what was happening.

"No...that's not right!"

"Why would I want to have dinner with a perverted lecher like you?"

"Give me back the notebook that Beham gave you, and then get out of my sight!"

"For the sake of you bringing me out of the desert, I will let your offense slide for now. Otherwise, I would definitely report your indecent behavior to the Holy See for trial!"

Seeing that Senior Falushan was threatening him with a "I'm really fierce" expression.

Chao Ke couldn't help but reveal a "kind" smile.

"Oh?"

With a flash, he arrived in front of Farusan's face in the blink of an eye.

Seeing his senior's puffed-up cheeks, Chao Ke's playful side emerged. He placed his thumb and forefinger on either side of Farusan's cheeks and then suddenly pinched them inwards.

"puff!"

"You bastard, don't even think about letting me get away with this! Ugh!"

With one hand, Chao Ke kept squeezing his senior's cheek, while with the other hand he pressed down on his senior's body to create enough distance so that Farusan's fancy but ineffective punches and kicks couldn't reach him.

After Farusan was panting heavily, Chao Ke finally let go of her hands.

"If I don't let you go, you still won't be able to report to the Order of the Church, and I'll get a free pillow."

Farusian was stunned. "Huh? You, you!...You can't do this..."

Chao Ke chuckled twice and spoke slowly.

"In Sumeru, there is nothing I cannot do, only things I do not want to do."

"However, I have no intention of making things difficult for you."

After saying that, Chao Ke took out the sealed black notebook from the package.

After thinking for a moment, she took out some dry food and a check with the amount of Mora written on it, packed them together, and handed them to Senior Farusan.

"Here, take it and go."

Knowing that Chao Ke had no intention of confining her, Falushan breathed a sigh of relief.

After glancing at the contents of the package, Farusan frowned slightly, pulled out the check, and asked Chao Ke a question.

"What does it mean?"

"I'm different from you readers; I've never liked freeloading. Consider this... as payment for helping me sleep these past few days."

Falussan, her face flushed with shame and anger, threw the check onto the bed. "I don't want a perverted lecher like you!"

After saying that, Senior Farusan left.

Watching the elderly girl's departing figure, Chao Ke hesitated for a moment before calling out again.

"If you can't find anyone to confide in in Sumeru City, come to the Lambad Tavern near Baoshang Street tonight. I'll be waiting for you."

Farusan paused, but without turning back, continued walking towards Sumeru City.

...

In fact, Chao Ke and Falushan arrived at the outskirts of Sumeru City last night.

However, it was already too dark at night, so Chao Ke and his companion did not enter the city. Instead, they stayed at a local residence outside the city.

After paying for yesterday's travel expenses, Chao Ke followed the main road and entered the city.

Perhaps because the information had already been recorded, the Thirty-Man Group responsible for guarding Sumeru City did not stop Chao Ke from entering the city.

After giving a few instructions on things to be careful about in the city, Chao Ke was allowed to pass.

Smelling the spices in the air and hearing the academic terms being discussed by passersby, Chao Ke knew that he had officially stepped into this familiar yet unfamiliar foreign city-state.

Although he had never been to this land in reality, his experience in the game in his previous life made him feel a strange sense of familiarity.