Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

As for Gan Yu, this Qilin Half-Immortal was originally going to participate as well, but the return of the Liyue delegation also brought a huge workload to this busy person. She had to calculate the various benefits and expenses brought by this cooperation.

Keqing is a very good person. Seeing that Ganyu is deeply mired in work, the purple cat-headed girl, who is also a workaholic, also gave up attending the welcoming banquet and decided to go to Yujingtai to help Ganyu handle government affairs.

Damn it, she's actually willing to go to such lengths for the Empress Qilin? Hajiqing, after I ascend the throne, I will definitely bestow upon you the title of Purple Cat-Headed Noble Consort.

From having nothing to being surrounded by family and friends, Ji Ming felt immensely content. He was never a greedy person; apart from Mora, his view on people and things was simply that enough was enough.

Since the relationship between the sworn brothers and these people was not deep, Ji Ming decided to hold another banquet after this one to drink with the sworn brothers until dawn.

As his gaze continued to shift to the right, Ji Ming saw a familiar green hat, the kind with feathers stuck in it.

Ji Ming: "…………?"

Barbatos, why are you here?

Wendy gave a thumbs-up, flashing a bright smile: "Yo, my buddy!"

Ji Ming glared at him with dead fish eyes: "Hey you big dummy, what are you doing all the way from Mondstadt?"

"Of course, it's to celebrate your return to Liyue Harbor!"

"Actually, you just wanted to get a free meal, right?"

Ignoring the familiar "hehe" sound, Ji Ming glanced at Zhong Li, who was resting with her eyes closed, and then looked at a certain attendant: "Sister Dudu, do you know him? If you do, then let him in."

Sister Dudu chuckled, "This child is quite cute. He even tried to act cute and charming with me, saying he was Mr. Ji Ming's friend. I softened and let him in."

Oh no, the trend of slacking off is about to spread throughout Liyue Harbor.

Ji Ming was speechless, but didn't say anything more. Instead, he continued to look at Wendy: "Since you're already here, don't go back on an empty stomach. It would be best if you could stay here for a few more days."

Wendy feigned being touched: "Waaah~ Ah-min is so kind, I love him so much."

The people at the table remained expressionless; they were all taken aback by the bard's words.

The two girls, Hu Tao and Yun Jin, looked at Ji Ming with strange expressions, covering their mouths. Their eyes were filled with gossipy and complicated emotions, which were difficult to understand.

Especially Hu Tao, she glanced at Wendy's legs and estimated the various measurements of her thighs. Then she thought of the pair of Mondstadt white stockings on Ji Ming's bedside table, and her heart was immediately startled, even a little chilled.

Yun Jin leaned closer: "Atao..."

After a long silence, Hu Tao said in a hollow voice, "Xiao Jin, the Ji family is going to be without an heir."

Yun Jin asked in confusion, "Huh?"

Regardless of the two girls' scattered thoughts, Xiangling was all ready, balancing many porcelain plates on her head like an acrobat. Guoba, hearing the commotion, also ran over to help.

"Here he comes, here he comes, just waiting for Ah Ming to come back... Hey, Ah Ming?!"

The once cheerful young cook suddenly became teary-eyed the moment her gaze fell on Ji Ming: "Ah Ming, I miss you so much."

Ji Ming was shocked. What was wrong with this girl? They had said goodbye before, and it had only been a few months since she left. Why was she suddenly crying?

Unlike back then, when he disappeared for two whole years.

Without thinking twice, Ji Ming ran over and whispered to comfort her, "Is Xiangling a crybaby? There are so many people here, aren't you afraid of losing face?"

"What can I do? I just miss you."

Xiangling tried to sniffle, but tears and snot kept streaming down her face. She wasn't afraid of losing face in front of others, but she was worried that Ji Ming, her childhood sweetheart, would find her sloppy.

Helpless, Ji Ming could only raise his hand and use the long sleeve of his red robe to wipe away Xiangling's tears and snot: "I'm sorry, it was my fault."

Xiangling pressed her advantage: "I haven't seen Amin for months, and Amin hasn't written to me either..."

"Is that so? Xiangling, don't worry, if I go on a long trip, I will definitely write to you often."

Having received Ji Ming's assurance, Xiangling immediately stopped crying and started laughing foolishly as she carried the dishes to the round wooden table.

At this moment, Xiangling realized that everyone was staring at her, and she blushed instantly.

"Um, dinner can be served now..."

After saying that, Xiangling quickly hid between Hu Tao and Yun Jin, as if this would give her some sense of security.

Wendy sized up Xiangling and thought to himself that things were not good. This girl was too virtuous. Barbara seemed to be having a hard time keeping up with her. However, he was not without countermeasures.

Butler Meng and Sister Dudu were also watching Xiangling, and their thoughts were written all over their faces.

As the most normal person in the courtyard, Zhongli was the first to break the eerie atmosphere: "Young friend is back, and all the guests have arrived. Let the banquet begin."

Ji Ming walked back to the main seat, raised his glass and said, "Thank you all for coming, and thank you for hosting this welcome-home banquet for me. I'll drink this, you may drink as you please."

Xiangling scratched her face, which was a little hot: "It's not just a welcome-home banquet, it's also a birthday banquet, Ah Ming."

Hu Tao blinked, just recovering from her numb emotions: "Ji Ming, you can even forget your own birthday?"

Yun Jin smiled and said, "I learned about it from A Tao and A Ling on October 8th, the day of Cold Dew."

As things returned to normal, Wendy ignored Zhongli's threatening glare and suddenly dropped a bombshell: "Armin, Armin, Miss Barbara asked me to bring you a birthday present, it's her little doll!"

In an instant, Hu Tao, Yun Jin, and Xiang Ling all focused their gazes on Ji Ming, their numbness, shock, and confusion resurfacing once again.

It exploded, it all exploded! Wendy gave Ji Ming a huge—Barbatos-style hellish scene.

Chapter 117 indicates ill intentions.

The atmosphere inside the courtyard was heavy and tense. Ji Ming was already sweating profusely under the watchful eyes of the three girls, even though he hadn't done anything wrong.

Wendy is still stirring things up.

Zhongli was still watching the show.

Barbatos and Morax, it's hard to believe these two are demons, their twisted sense of humor is off the charts.

Ji Ming was numb. He could only mechanically accept the Barbara doll that Wendy handed him, casually pinch the fluffy face, and only then did a glimmer of light return to his eyes.

"Miss Barbara, you're so kind. Please remember to thank me for me. By the way, since Miss Barbara knows my birthday, why don't you come to celebrate?"

Barbara herself is a little angel, and her little dolls are even cuter. It is said that these dolls are only circulated among the nuns of the Church of the West Wind.

Such a nice thing should be placed by the bedside, right? No... Neither Keqing's red cloth shoes nor Wendy's white stockings can compare to Barbara's miniature doll.

So, I guess I'll still have to sleep with it, right?

Seeing Ji Ming's eyes light up, Wendy curled her lips into a smile, looking like she had succeeded in her scheme: "Miss Barbara is still angry, but as soon as she heard that it was your birthday today, she instantly forgot her anger and in her panic, she could only choose to give you a little doll."

Ji Ming felt guilty: "Miss Barbara is still resentful about my leaving without saying goodbye."

Wendy nodded: "Hmm."

You even give me gifts when you're angry, you really are an angel, Hakira.

Ji Ming's emotion was practically written all over his face, and the three girls, who were already concerned about the matter, became even more so.

And so, the three girls began a silent exchange of glances that no one else could understand.

'What are we going to do, Xiao Jin? Ji Ming is going to be snatched away by some Mondstadt woman who just appeared out of nowhere!'

Who Mr. Ji Ming likes seems to be none of our business, right?

'Gulp... In short, men from Liyue are not allowed to marry outside the region! Xiangling, say something! Your childhood sweetheart is about to be seduced by a woman from Mondstadt!'

"Eh? Then... I wish Ah Ming happiness?"

Hu Tao was also dumbfounded. What was wrong with these two? They were childhood friends who grew up together and were now staunch comrades-in-arms in the same trench. Why did they back down at the crucial moment?

Ji Ming, who had been silently watching the three girls, blinked and miraculously joined the encrypted call.

What are you talking about?

Yun Jin: '?'

walnut:'?'

Xiangling: 'Amin is awesome!'

Ignoring the little cook who was praising Ji Ming, Hu Tao bared her little tiger teeth and winked at the guy.

'No, how do you know this move?'

'Is it strange? Don't forget I'm Xiangling's childhood sweetheart. What she knows, I must know too.'

'Ugh...so cloying.'

Seeing that the conversation about walnuts was going off-topic, Yun Jin quickly joined the encrypted call and winked at Ji Ming.

'Mr. Ji Ming, who exactly is Miss Barbara?'

Well done, Yun Jin!

Hu Tao secretly admired him, while staring intently at Ji Ming, worried that he might be lying.

'Is this my...owner in Mondstadt?'

Yun Jin: '?!'

walnut:'?!'

Xiangling: 'I am Amin's owner!'

Ignoring the little cook's inexplicable competitive spirit, Hu Tao and Yun Jin exchanged a glance, seeing a range of emotions in each other's eyes.

Shock, astonishment, worry, and even a slight sense of disdain.

That's right, it's disdain. What exactly did Ji Ming do when he went to Mondstadt? He couldn't have gone there to beg a rich woman to support him, could he?