Cross through Teyvat, and you'll become stronger by taking the hits!

The next morning, at Liyue Harbor.

"Lord Yuheng Star, the damage caused by last night's tsunami has been taken stock. Apart from the items that were broken on the ships due to the turbulence, a total of six fishing boats drifted away because they could not be secured. Four of them have been recovered so far, and the status of the remaining two is unknown."

After saluting, the captain of a Qianyan Army squad reported the losses of the previous night to Yuhengxing, who was present in person.

"Yes, send some more people to search the sea area and make sure to find the fishermen's lost boat. Also, prepare a small boat for me. I want to go and explore the Lonely Cloud Pavilion."

A girl with purple hair, pink eyes, and twin ponytails resembling cat ears nodded in response, and then gave instructions to the others around her.

She is Keqing, one of the seven stars of Liyue.

Anyone with the Eye of God could easily tell from last night's commotion that it was related to the Lonely Cloud Pavilion. The aura of elemental power was likely from the hand of the demon god who was suppressed by the Rock King Emperor in the past.

Therefore, she wanted to go to Guyun Pavilion herself to see if the seal on Guyun Pavilion had loosened, although she didn't know where the seal was.

"Yes."

Meanwhile, inside the Hall of Rebirth.

Lu Li, who got up early in the morning, did not leave his room but instead packed his suitcase.

Although the old clothes had dried after being soaked in water, they still needed to be washed first. Lu Li threw them aside and took out the large money bag from the suitcase, pouring all the shiny raw stones inside into another carefully prepared box.

"Hoo hoo, with this treasure chest, how could I possibly not be able to command a single traveler?"

Lu Li nodded smugly, then closed the box and solemnly hid it under the bed for the time being.

After tidying up the raw stones, Lu Li took out his old phonograph camera from his suitcase.

Unlike Mora or raw gemstones, this is a precision mechanical artifact. After being soaked in water for a period of time, it became completely unusable, and the surface metal decorations were even corroded by seawater in many places.

Unlike books that are barely legible after the seawater has been removed, Columbia, despite having removed the seawater from the phonograph, had no idea how to repair it.

"It's alright, it's just unusable, as long as the film roll is still there."

Lu Li breathed a slight sigh of relief as he took the film roll out of the phonograph.

Although modern phonographs no longer use film, the one Lu Li used to have was quite retro.

This roll of film contains many of Lu Li's photographs taken in winter, at least 70% of which are of Colombia.

After taking the film out, Lu Li carefully wrapped it in a soft cloth and put it away, planning to develop the photos when she had time.

After packing his things out of his suitcase, Lu Li left his room.

"Good morning, Lu Li."

Hu Tao, who had just gotten up, yawned, then rubbed her eyes and greeted Lu Li.

As the head of the funeral hall, she often works at night, but unless there is an important funeral ceremony that requires her to preside over the night without rest, she will still get up normally during the day.

After all, promoting the business of the Rebirth Hall during the day is also part of her job.

"Good morning, Walnut. What would you like for breakfast?"

Lu Li greeted Hu Tao and asked her questions.

During his stay at the funeral parlor, he would still help with cooking whenever he had time.

"I'll prepare whatever I want to eat myself..."

Hu Tao yawned again, then stretched and relaxed her body, so much so that tears almost welled up in her eyes.

"Hehe, why don't you go wake up your little pigeon first~"

After stretching, Hu Tao suddenly regained her energy and was no longer as sleepy as before. She chatted with Lu Li with a smile and then walked towards the kitchen.

"..."

"Wait a minute, how did you know?"

Hu Tao's words made Lu Li a little embarrassed, but she quickly realized something was wrong. How did she know that nickname?!

"Hmph, this hall master's information network is excellent."

Hu Tao's smug voice came from the kitchen.

Lu Li scratched his head, remembering that he had never called Columbia that in front of Hu Tao.

After all, it was only yesterday that I first tried calling her that.

Unable to understand, Lu Li shook his head, then walked to Columbia's room and gently knocked on the door.

"Hmm, good morning, Lu Li."

After quite a while, Columbia finally opened the door.

"..."

"Lady Columbia, where are your clothes?!"

Lu Li blushed and hurriedly turned her head to ask in a panic.

When he gets emotional, he still tends to habitually call out the original name.

"I rarely sleep on a bed like this. There's too much fabric in the clothes, so they're not comfortable to sleep in. I have to take them off."

Upon hearing Lu Li's question, Columbia answered truthfully.

She never felt this way when she used to sleep leaning against the moon rocking chair; maybe she's just not used to the new clothes.

Because it's traditional clothing, there's a bit too much fabric.

Of course, Columbia wasn't naked; she was using a blanket from the room to cover herself.

However, her fair and delicate shoulders inevitably aroused people's imagination, even though her original clothes also exposed her shoulders.

"Is that so... Then I'll take you to buy some pajamas later, but you should go back and put on your clothes first."

Lu Li nodded, then quickly reached out and pulled the doorknob to close Columbia's room door.

Columbia didn't say anything, quickly changed her clothes in the room, and reopened the door.

Lu Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and took her to have breakfast.

Breakfast was prepared by Walnut. It wasn't anything particularly complicated; it was just simple white porridge with some side dishes, which is considered one of Liyue's classic breakfasts.

"Hmm...it feels like I've returned to the Land of the Frost Moon..."

After tasting a few mouthfuls of plain porridge, Columbia made this comment, though it's unclear whether it was praise or criticism.

"Little pigeon, don't just drink porridge, try pairing it with these side dishes..."

Lu Li reminded Columbia from the side.

Although she had fed Columbia Liyue's food before, she had never fed her plain porridge before, so this was the first time Columbia had ever drunk plain porridge.

Sitting opposite, Hu Tao watched as Lu Li served Colombian side dishes, and Colombian didn't seem to refuse at all. Hu Tao nodded even more confidently.

"Their interaction is making me a little envious. Why don't you serve me some food, my guest?"

Then Hu Tao whispered a suggestion to Zhong Li, who was sitting next to her.

"Of course, the head of the hall is at an age where he is still growing, so it's good for him to eat more."

Zhongli understood immediately, then placed half a salted duck egg on Hu Tao's plate and gave her some instructions.

"..."

Hu Tao felt that this feeling was somewhat different from what she experienced with Lu Li...

"Lu Li, do all three meals in Liyue consist of the family eating together?"

After breakfast, watching Hu Tao and Zhong Li busy themselves, Columbia couldn't help but ask Lu Li a question.

"Uh... actually, it's like this everywhere, not just in Liyue."

Lu Li paused for a moment before answering.

"Is that so? I don't have any family, so I don't know. And there aren't tea parties at Sandoni's every day."

Columbia nodded knowingly, but her words made Lu Li feel a little sorry for her.

"...If Little Pigeon doesn't mind, I can be your family."

Feeling sorry for him, Lu Li made this suggestion.

"Lu Li is my friend, and friends should be considered family, right?"

Columbia placed a hand on her heart and then nodded gently.

"However, since Hu Tao is also Lu Li's family, is Mr. Zhong Li Lu Li's father?"

"Just like Arecino in the fireplace house."

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