Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

"Hey, hey, hey! Sit down quickly. Don't worry, the cook has taken over your duel with Brock."

But Paimon, as her caregiver, couldn't let her run away like that. The pale-faced girl, who even had difficulty standing up, should stay here obediently.

The little elf spread his arms and blocked Xiangling in place.

"Brother Qiyun?"

With a slightly surprised look in her eyes, Xiangling looked out the window at the boy standing in front of the stove.

A steady stream of diners gathered in front of the door, just like when she and he had their culinary duel before.

In that case, the outcome will probably be similar.

Looking at Bai Qiyun's retreating figure, she felt reassured.

"Let's go out and take a look."

Before Paimon could react, Xiangling, despite her somewhat sickly body, walked out the door.

"Hey? Wait for me!"

Seeing that he couldn't stop her, Paimon could only obediently follow Xiangling's steps and float beside her.

Customers kept coming in waves, keeping Bai Qiyun extremely busy. Even operating two large ladles at the same time was a challenge.

Fortunately, these people were the last group of guests.

"call..."

After finishing the remaining dishes, he unconsciously let out a long sigh of relief.

That should be about right.

After seeing off the last guest, he realized that someone was already standing behind him.

"Xiangling? You're awake."

There was no emotional fluctuation in his words, as if this was a matter of course.

That's true; someone like Xiangling doesn't need his concern.

After handing the leftover dinner to Ying and Paimon, who had been watching longingly for a while, Bai Qiyun started cleaning up the stove in front of him.

It's only been a few hours, and this pile of stuff is already covered in a layer of black ash, probably from the charcoal scraping against something.

"How are you feeling?"

Bai Qiyun did not prepare an extra dinner for Xiangling, because it was better for such a weak person to eat less spicy food.

The girl in front of me was quite different from her usual energetic self. Her long, dark blue hair cascaded down her back, and her face was pale and sickly. Because of her weak health, she was very cautious wherever she went. Even if she was just standing there doing nothing, she had to be on her guard from time to time.

Seeing Xiangling in this state, Bai Qiyun went into the house and pulled out a chair for her to sit down.

As he passed by the bed, he saw Guoba fast asleep, hugging two ears of corn; he was probably exhausted.

Upon seeing the chair, Xiangling's first reaction was to refuse, but unfortunately, her body wouldn't allow it. Her legs felt weak just standing up. Alas, she still lacked exercise.

"As for me, I'm actually alright."

She sat down obediently in the chair, watching the people not far away enjoying their dinners, and smiled knowingly.

"I'm sorry to have asked you to do this for me."

The girl stared at the open space in front of her, her expression somewhat nostalgic.

Bai Qiyun didn't look at her, but just watched the hunters who had finished their dinner and were looking satisfied.

"It's nothing, just a small matter."

The two of them gazed into the distance until dusk.

"The cook!"

Paimon floated over, her body light and graceful, after finishing her dinner. She had a big smile on her face, and it seemed that the food was to her liking.

"Wow, you eat really fast."

After greeting the duo, Bai Qiyun took the large and small plates from Ying's hands. The food on them had been eaten clean, and there wasn't even much soup left.

"Hmph, I usually eat very fast too!"

Paimon, who had been teased, pouted in mid-air as if he were saying something he was particularly proud of, leaving Ying speechless.

"You seem quite confident?"

The blonde girl walked up to Xiangling and, while examining her body, chatted with Bai Qiyun.

Wind elemental energy coursed through Xiangling's body, like a stream of water flowing through her blood vessels, making her feel itchy.

However, since the other party meant well, Xiangling suppressed the urge to shout out loud and waited for the 'body check' to end.

"Take advantage of it..."

Ying asked the same questions again and again. Bai Qiyun had originally intended to brush them off, but since he was in a good mood, he figured it wouldn't hurt to answer them.

"If there are no mistakes, we should have won."

The boy's confident tone made Ying raise an eyebrow slightly. Her expression was neither one of self-assurance nor arrogance, but rather one of as if it were the only way things should be.

But she knew that this was the way to demonstrate confidence.

Just as Ying was about to ask something, a loud shout from not far away interrupted her.

"Hey! Knight of Honor!"

With hurried steps, Dulaf ran over from a distance, panting.

The fact that the best hunter in Clearspring Town is showing this side of himself suggests it's time to reveal the truth.

Sure enough, after panting for a while, Dulaf finally calmed down.

"Brother Bai, everyone's over there, just waiting for you to get there."

The middle-aged hunter nodded to the group and then turned to leave. They were waiting for him to take charge of the event, and he couldn't be late getting back.

Upon hearing that the results would be announced immediately, Bai Qiyun turned to leave, but he remembered that there was a patient behind him.

He turned around and saw Xiangling sitting there patiently after Ying finished examining her. It seemed that the feeling of wind elemental energy flowing back and forth in her body was indeed not very pleasant.

However, Bai Qiyun was well aware of this. He felt the same way when the water elemental force was suffocating in his body before, even more so than she did.

After hesitating for a moment, he still went over.

"Want to come along?"

The boy's slightly concerned voice pulled Xiangling out of her uncomfortable state.

Perhaps it was the wind elemental energy that Ying had been circulating in Xiangling's body that had taken away the heat from the burn, because Xiangling now felt much more comfortable than before, and her legs and feet felt stronger.

"certainly."

Xiangling shook her head at Bai Qiyun's outstretched hand, then gripped the armrest of the chair tightly with her right hand and stood up by herself.

Seeing that his good intentions were not accepted, Bai Qiyun didn't care at all. He turned around and walked in the direction where Dulav had disappeared, no longer worried about the girl behind him.

"Paimon, let's go."

Pulling the little elf who was watching the show along, Bai Qiyun walked towards the finish line of the race.

However, he did not call Ying, because he wanted her to stay and watch over Xiangling, just in case something really happened.

As for Paimon... he's useless to keep, so I might as well take him with me.

Meanwhile, as the group marched toward the result, Guoba in the room flipped over on the table, and the corn in his hand rolled to the side, hitting the backpack that Bai Qiyun had placed in the corner. A wisp of blue light emerged from it.