I'm a male god in Liyue

Narukami Taisha Shrine.

Gan Yu had just hung up the phone and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Thankfully, it was Lingyuan.

That guy isn't that perceptive.

It seems no problems were found.

If it were Fu Jin, he would probably have been exposed.

But then again, that experience was... pretty exciting...

Xia Zhi's voice rang in her ears.

"Are you done talking?"

"We've finished talking. I thought Fu Jin had something urgent to discuss with me, but I didn't expect it to be Ling Yuan."

"Lingyuan?"

"She's a friend I met in Chenyu Valley. She's a Hidden Mountain Lion Beast. You know what a Lion Beast is, right?"

"I read a little about it in a book. It is said to be an elegant and proud mythical beast that only lives in the deep mountains surrounded by immortal power. Since ancient times, this mythical beast has been regarded as a symbol of good fortune, and its characteristics of living in seclusion in the mountains and far away from worldly troubles have been praised by literati throughout the ages."

"Actually, she's just lazy and doesn't like going out. But as for good fortune, that's for sure; her luck is just as good as mine."

"How to say?"

"Let me give you the most direct example. During the war between the demon gods, the demon god from Chenyu Valley died at the hands of the Emperor. The Medicine Lord was cut into several pieces by that mad demon god and had no choice but to form a symbiotic contract with a mortal, becoming a small snake with no memory. Fu Jin was almost forced back to her original form and has been bound underwater for thousands of years. The entire Chenyu Valley was also thrown into chaos by the aftermath of that battle. But Ling Yuan was completely unharmed. Not only was she fine, but her nest was also unharmed."

Xia Zhi chuckled: "Looking at it this way, she really is very lucky..."

Gan Yu nodded and said, "Chenyu Valley also has a well-known skill called 'Beast Dance,' which you must know about."

Shen He said, "During the Moon Chasing Festival and the Sea Lantern Festival, people dance this dance on the streets. Some large shops in Feiyunpo also hire people to dance this dance when they open for business."

Gan Yu laughed and said, "That was a performance imitating the movements and expressions of the legendary Ni beast."

Xia Zhi pondered, "So that's what the Lion Beast looks like?"

Gan Yu shook his head: "Very few people have actually seen the Ni beast. Most people can only describe what this creature looks like through their imagination. After thousands of years of evolution and artistic processing, the [beast head] has finally been fixed in its current form, which is not what the Ni beast really looks like."

Xia Zhi suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Gan Yu thought for a moment and said, "If you're interested, I'll video chat with Ling Yuan next time and let you see her."

Xia Zhi smiled and nodded: "That works too."

Gan Yu probably had a similar idea to Liu Yun Zhenjun last night, which was to show her man to her old friend and satisfy her desire to show off.

It can only be said that the two of them truly deserve to be called master and apprentice.

But Shen He seems to have never had such a thought.

Xia Zhi glanced at Shen He beside him.

She always quietly stayed by his side, which seemed to be the greatest boast in itself.

Of course, it's also possible that she simply doesn't have any old friends like Fu Jin and Ling Yuan to brag about.

Thinking about it that way, I feel a little sorry for them.

Xia Zhi reached out and touched Shen He's hair.

Shen He sensed his gentleness, and felt a little strange.

"What's wrong, boss?"

"nothing."

"Do you still want it?"

"No... wait a minute..."

Then there is no more then.

To be honest, the sound of the bell was ringing in the room again.

--

Under the cherry blossom tree.

Ying is teaching Yao Yao how to shoot.

Xia Zhen stood by and watched; she had arrived earlier from the castle tower today.

Ka wasn't hungry.

Last night she ate a late-night snack made by her sister; it was a big pot of very substantial food.

The main reason was that she missed her cousin.

It wasn't so bad before.

But after breaking the vow, it felt like all the desires that had been building up inside me for thousands of years suddenly burst forth.

Xia Zhen leaned against the trunk of the Divine Cherry Tree, glanced in a certain direction, and muttered to herself.

"I really... I want to eat meat again."

Ying's ears twitched slightly as she silently memorized what her sister had just said.

arrangement!

I'll go to the kitchen and make a super meaty breakfast for my sister!

After Yao Yao finished practicing her shooting, she politely said goodbye to the two Thunder God sisters and then went to take a bath in the Dust Song Pot.

Ying looked at her sister and said earnestly, "Don't worry, sister! I'll make breakfast right away! I'll make sure you're satisfied!"

Xia Zhen was stunned, wondering why Ying suddenly had such great enthusiasm.

Watching Ying walk towards the kitchen, Xia Zhen didn't think much of it and went to the cafeteria instead.

Dragon King Wendy and his group of old men were already sitting at the table, drinking and waiting for breakfast.

That's a really positive attitude.

Xia Zhen wasn't interested in sitting and drinking with them, so she went to the other side to find her best friend Xia Ci.

Xia Ci was sitting there, looking down at her phone.

Xia Zhen leaned closer and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Xia Ci didn't even look up and said, "Didn't I write a new novel yesterday?"

Xia Zhen asked, "What about my cousin?"

Xia Ci nodded: "Yes."

Xia Zhen asked curiously, "And then?"

Xia Ci said, "I'll send it to my most loyal readers for their opinion."

Xia Zhen asked in confusion, "But aren't I your most loyal reader? I've already reviewed it."

Xia Ci looked up at her and said, "No, you stopped being my most loyal reader yesterday. You betrayed us."

Xia Zhen was speechless: "Is it really necessary?..."

Xia Ci said earnestly, "My purpose in writing novels is to let readers feel that passionate beauty through my words, and to create that hazy fantasy."

At this point, she glanced at Xia Zhen again and said seriously, "But you have changed now. You are no longer pure. You no longer have that yearning for beauty in your mind, and you will no longer have that kind of rich emotion when reading my novels."

Xia Zhen was speechless: "..."

Okay, Xia Ci is right.

When she read that novel yesterday, she definitely no longer had the same imaginative space as before.

After all, she had already eaten meat and knew what it tasted like, so she didn't need to rely on various fantasies to imagine what meat tasted like.

From this perspective, she is indeed no longer the audience for the novel.

Calling it betrayal doesn't seem like a problem.

"So, who is your most loyal reader right now?"

"This mysterious Miss Puff."