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

Even without doing stretching exercises, she can run nimbly, her fingers can deftly select medicinal herbs and braid Yao Yao's hair, she is no longer afraid of hot things, feels very warm and comfortable when basking in the sun, and can even eat sweet food.

Although this life has only been going on for a few days, it has already given Qiqi an unprecedented sense of happiness.

Influenced by the zombie era, she still prefers cold drinks, whether it's coconut milk or chilled apple juice made by Lu Li.

However, Qiqi has now encountered a small problem.

The shop where Lu Li introduced her to buy coconut milk now only had one bottle left, and another customer also wanted to buy coconut milk.

"..."

The last bottle of chilled coconut milk was on the counter in front of Qiqi and Columbia, and the two could only stare at each other in the store.

Although Columbia didn't open her eyes at all, that's roughly the idea.

"Hmm... If you want it, Sister, Qiqi can have it."

Qiqi thought for a while, and although she was very hungry, she still spoke sensibly.

After these few days of adjustment, her speech has begun to become more fluent, no longer as fragmented as when she first turned back into a human.

"Okay, great, then give it to me."

Hearing Qiqi's words, Columbia nodded happily, then picked up the bottle of coconut milk and handed it to the shopkeeper.

"what……"

Watching Columbia pick up the coconut milk, Qiqi put a finger to her lips and looked up with longing, her eyes following the coconut milk around.

Columbia, who had paid Mora, intended to leave with the coconut milk, but then noticed Qiqi's appearance.

Colombia hesitated for a moment after looking at the coconut milk in her hand.

Lu Li seems to like her a lot... If Lu Li sees her looking sad, he'll be sad too, right?

With that thought in mind, Columbia raised her hand and opened the lid of the coconut milk.

While traditional coconut milk is usually served in coconut shells, which is obviously not convenient for preservation and transportation, this store's imported coconut milk uses glass containers similar to those used by Fonda.

However, unlike the cork-sealed bottle of Fonda, this coconut milk uses a cap and a layer of sealing paper.

Then Columbia lifted the sealing paper, and some milky white residue could still be seen on the paper.

"Give."

Columbia handed the sealing paper to Qiqi, then happily turned and walked away after inserting the tube into the bottle.

"..."

Qiqi took the sealing paper and pitifully licked it, which was a way of getting a taste of coconut milk.

But just then, Columbia, who had walked to the door, suddenly turned back. Under Qiqi's puzzled gaze, she took out Mora and bought a glass from the shopkeeper.

She then poured half of the coconut milk into a cup and handed it to Qiqi before turning around and leaving the store.

"It seems like Qiqi is quite likable..."

Lu Li and his companions, who had come to observe nearby, happened to witness Columbia sharing coconut milk with Qi Qi, and Paimon couldn't help but nod in agreement.

On the way here, Lu Li and Gan Yu had already told them about Qi Qi's transformation from a zombie back into a human, but they didn't mention anything about time travel.

"As expected of my little pigeon, beautiful inside and out."

Lu Li said happily.

Columbia walked out the door and headed towards Lu Li and the others.

"You're back, and hello to everyone."

"I'm going to Heyu Teahouse, Lu Li, do you want to come with me?"

Columbia greeted Lu Li and Gan Yu, and then invited Lu Li to join her.

"Yes, of course I'll go."

Lu Li accepted the invitation without hesitation.

"I'm sorry, all three of you, I have something to attend to. Traveler, I'll leave Miss Gan Yu's matter to you."

Lu Li then decisively left the group, gave Ying some instructions, and went with Columbia.

Although he hadn't actually done much, he still hoped that Gan Yu could return to Liyue Harbor to live.

"Hello!"

"That Lu Li is really irresponsible, just abandoning us like that..."

Seeing Lu Li being "kidnapped" away by Columbia, Paimon called out but received no response, and said dejectedly.

On the other side, Lu Li and Columbia walked together toward the Heyu Teahouse on Feiyun Slope.

"Little Pigeon, what brings you to Heyu Teahouse? Are you interested in traditional opera?"

On the way, Lu Li asked curiously.

"Yes, after all, I used to go to the theater troupe's performances all the time. It's just a pity that the executive officer can't get a free ticket here."

Columbia nodded gently in response, then paused slightly, looking a little troubled.

Her current "pocket money" is all given to her by Lu Li.

"After all, this isn't the winter solstice. If it were the Seven Stars of Liyue, we might get in for free."

"However, I think there's a significant difference between Liyue's traditional opera and theatrical performances..."

Lu Li explained with a light laugh.

Columbia used to go out in winter without Mora, much like Zhongli does now.

However, she didn't know how to put the bills on her Northern Bank account, so whenever she went out alone, she liked to go to places that were free to enter.

The Kololevsky Theatre Company in winter happens to offer free admission to executives, so she will go there to see their performances.

"Zhongli took me there, and I also met a friend named Yun Jin. Her singing style is very interesting, and I'm quite intrigued by it."

Upon hearing Lu Li's second sentence, Columbia explained her first visit to the Heyu Tea House.

If someone hadn't been there to guide her, she probably wouldn't have understood what the people of Liyue meant by "listening to opera."

"Singing? You probably mean Peking Opera singing, right? Hmm... You two, one likes singing and the other likes Peking Opera, so you might actually have a lot in common."

Upon learning that Columbia seemed to have made another friend from Liyue without his knowledge, Lu Li was genuinely happy for Columbia.

And so, Lu Li followed Columbia to the Heyu Teahouse to watch the performance by Yunhan Society today.

After the performance, Lu Li and Yun Jin greeted each other and got to know each other through Columbia's presence.

Liyue Harbor is a real port city. Since Lu Li returned to Liyue Harbor, he hasn't had a chance to encounter any other game characters besides Hu Tao, Xiang Ling, Qi Qi, and others who appear in the same locations.

Since he had no intention of watching opera before, this was the first time he had met Yun Jin.

Just as Lu Li was greeting Yun Jin, on the other side, Ying followed Gan Yu around, finally making Gan Yu feel her connection with the sea of ​​people in Liyue Harbor, and she decided to fulfill her contract with the Emperor and continue to stay in Liyue Harbor.

Afterwards, the three secretaries sent by Ningguang to take over Gan Yu's work were finally able to be freed from their heavy workload after waiting day and night.

"..."

The next day, Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time at the site of the Fulong Tree, discovered that neither Lu Li nor Gan Yu had come.

……