I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

"Sister Ying, I..."

Wu Qiu felt he hadn't intentionally taken advantage, so he could explain himself and hopefully avoid a beating. After all, if Ying Lianhong punched him a few times, he might suffer internal injuries.

To Wu Qiu's surprise, Ying stepped forward a few steps and acted very normally, without any shyness or blushing.

Grabbing Wu Qiu's hands, he said, "This is too reckless. We don't have any medicine for injuries. This kind of injury may affect your fingers."

Wu Qiu was on the verge of tears. Looking at Ying, who cared about her, and thinking about how she had just risked her life, Wu Qiu wanted to cry, but she held back.

"Sister Ying, you are the one who just now..."

*Smack!* Ying raised her hand and pinched Wu Qiu's upper and lower lips together. It was incredibly strong; Wu Qiu's tears immediately welled up, and this time, they hurt.

"Xiao Qiuzi, could you please not mention what just happened?"

Later, she spoke slowly and deliberately, one word at a time. Wu Qiu saw Ying blush slightly, but she quickly suppressed it.

You can tell she's still very shy. After all these years, no one except her brother has ever hugged her so intimately. It's impossible for her not to be shy.

"Okay—! I understand, Sister Ying, I won't mention it!"

Wu Qiu managed to squeeze out a few words, and only then did Ying release him. Looking at him now, Wu Qiu's lips were swollen.

Suddenly, something flew over. Ying caught it with her backhand and looked closely; it was a small package, only the size of her palm.

"This is... medicine for wounds?"

Wu Qiu recognized him. But when he looked at Xiao over there, he saw that Xiao had already turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Ying called out to him.

Xiao stopped and turned around. Ying paused for a moment, then said, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me, exorcising demons is my duty."

Xiao remained aloof, but his ability to provide healing medicine to everyone showed that he was actually quite caring; he was just a bit cold on the outside.

"Well, thank you for the medicine."

Ying waved the bag in her hand, revealing a smile. Xiao glanced at her again, said nothing, and then vanished.

"Eh... I seem to remember hearing about the Yingxiao duo, right? Was I just openly showing off my love? Was I just openly courting death?"

"Waaah!" Wu Qiu shook his head inwardly. "That was an unexpected situation, and Xiao must have seen it too. Besides, I have no special relationship with Ying, so what am I afraid of?"

"Besides, the whole 'Fluorescent Ape' thing is just made up by netizens and it's not real, so I don't need to worry about it. Yes! That must be it, I don't need to worry that the medicine is poisonous."

At this moment, Ying stepped forward, took Wu Qiu's hand, opened the medicine packet, and carefully sprinkled the powder onto Wu Qiu's hand. Wu Qiu felt a little pain the moment it touched her, but then the pain subsided, and after a while, the bleeding stopped.

"These things from the immortals are really good; the effects are quite obvious."

Wu Qiu felt somewhat better. Meanwhile, Feng Shan Jueyun, standing next to him, was feeling quite uncomfortable.

"Um, I... I'm injured too..."

Before he could finish speaking, Paimon came up to him, grabbed his head, and pulled him away, saying, "Let's go, let's go, don't be a third wheel here."

"Ouch! That hurts!!!! Don't pull my scalp!!!"

A few minutes later, Wu Qiu returned with his hands wrapped in bandages. The only good thing about the fight was that the carriage wasn't damaged and Shuangxue wasn't woken up.

As they boarded the carriage, Ying gently helped Shuangxue up, letting her rest on her shoulder. The movement was so light that Wu Qiu felt a little guilty towards Ying.

After all, Ying and Shuangxue are unrelated, and it's really not something a human being could do to ask her to take care of a stranger.

"Um, Sister Ying, how about..."

Before Wu Qiu could finish speaking, Ying rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't give me that. You think you can take care of me? You'll take advantage of me for who knows how much."

"I……"

Wu Qiuxin immediately felt hurt. "Wait, was I really that shameless in Yingxin's eyes? Taking advantage of her... Ah... although I certainly would, how did she know?"

"However, Xiao Qiuzi, are you normal now? Compared to when you were switching between consciousnesses from time to time, you haven't had that kind of situation for a long time now."

Wu Qiu was taken aback. Paimon's words reminded him, and everyone else as well. Indeed, Wu Qiu had been behaving normally since the beginning, and there had been no sudden change in personnel. What was going on?

Chapter 166: Off Track

Wu Qiu found it strange. He felt very strange just now. He didn't feel weak at all. It was as if... as if... as if half of his consciousness had completely fallen asleep.

Wu Qiu didn't know what was going on, but it was a good thing. At least for now, it seemed that he wouldn't lose control of his body again in the short term.

Driving the carriage, the group continued towards Jueyun Pass. Their speed was neither fast nor slow.

If the assassins of the Ten Thousand Ghosts can come once, they can come again. Although the Ghost King named Remnant Sun is dead, it doesn't mean he was weak; it only proves that Xiao is too strong.

However, Xiao cannot protect them forever. Just as Xiao said, exorcising demons is his duty, but he cannot always appear where demons are, not to mention that not all of the Ten Thousand Ghost Slayers are demons.

They traveled all day without encountering any more villages. But that didn't matter; they had plenty of food and water and didn't need to worry about going hungry.

It's autumn now, and the nights are quite cold. Although they are not ordinary people, Paimon and Frost are not immune to the cool night breeze.

Ying, carrying Frost, led the group to a cave at the foot of a small hill. They quickly dealt with the Hilichurls swarming inside and then occupied the cave.

Starting a fire was a familiar scene. Only now, Wu Qiu didn't need to rub wood together to make a fire. They had flint and steel, which made it easy to light the firewood.

Although they were traveling by carriage, it was still quite tiring. Exhaustion was evident in everyone's eyes, but they also knew that someone needed to keep watch.

Before deciding who would keep watch, the first thing to do was to fill their stomachs. So, everyone looked at Fengshan Jueyun, or more precisely, at the large package he was carrying.

"Hey, you guys don't need to look at me like that, I'm not tasty."

Fengshan Jueyun scoffed and reached inside to rummage. "Hmm—it's a remote village after all, there's nothing good there."

He pulled out a sweet potato and said, "Hey, this is probably the best thing here. The rest are just radishes and cabbages, which are completely useless without cooking utensils."

As he spoke, he pulled out a dozen or so sweet potatoes. Although it wasn't much, it was just enough to share. And roasting sweet potatoes was very simple; just put them over a fire and the aroma would come out.

"Eh..."

Just then, Shuangxue, who was lying unconscious beside them, twitched her eyebrows and let out a soft gasp.

Then, everyone saw her slowly open her eyes. She struggled to sit up, looking weak and as if she was about to faint again.

"I……"

She looked around somewhat blankly, as if she hadn't quite reacted yet. But Wu Qiu, unlike her, reacted immediately and moved closer, exclaiming, "Hey, Shuangxue, you're awake!"

Shuangxue, whose eyes were originally glazed over, was stunned when she saw Wu Qiu. Then, fear slowly appeared in her eyes, and tears welled up in her eyes in an instant.

Seeing this, Ying pulled Wu Qiu behind her. She then stepped forward and smiled at Shuangxue, saying, "Don't be afraid, don't worry, we won't hurt you."

Whether it was because they were both women, or because she sensed Ying's kindness, Shuangxue, who had been trembling with fear and on the verge of tears, calmed down somewhat.

However, she didn't approach; instead, she shrank back, but didn't see Feng Shan Jueyun behind her. It wasn't until her back was against Feng Shan Jueyun that Shuangxue realized someone was behind her.

Slowly turning around, she saw Fengshan Jueyun smiling and waving, "Hi, beautiful..."

"what!!!!!"

Finally, Shuangxue could no longer hold back and let out a scream. Then her eyes rolled back again, and she fainted.

......................................................

Am I that scary?

Feng Shan Jueyun was dumbfounded. For some reason, he felt insulted. He turned to look at Ying and the others, his eyes asking a question.

"Hey~"

Ying sighed and rubbed her forehead, while Paimeng put his hands on his hips and said, "It's all Jueyun's fault."

Wu Xiang Feng Zai also chimed in, "Jue Yun, you're quite the talent to be able to scare someone into fainting."

Wu Qiu went up to help Shuangxue up, and after finding that she had just fainted, he looked at Fengshan Jueyun and said, "I recommend you get plastic surgery."

"I……"

Fengshan Jueyun felt wronged. And what others said was one thing, but why did Wu Qiu's comment imply jealousy of his stunning beauty?

"so……"

Just when Fengshan Jueyun thought it was all over, he suddenly saw Wu Qiu stand up and look at him with a smile, saying, "Let's keep watch."

"I fucking..."

Feng Shan Jueyun knew that these guys had seized an opportunity to make him stand guard. It really was impossible to guard against.

Then, without waiting for Feng Shan Jueyun's reply, everyone lay down on the ground and fell asleep. Only Wu Qiu said at the end, "Don't worry, don't worry, it'll be my turn for the second half of the night."

Then he just lay down and fell asleep, without feeling embarrassed at all. Watching all this, Feng Shan Jueyun was speechless. When you're with these guys, you have to be thick-skinned and quick to throw mud at them, otherwise you're bound to suffer.

With no other option, he took a small brazier and went to keep watch at the cave entrance. Fengshan Jueyun had always been alone, so he hadn't done much night watch before. He thought it was just about staying up all night, but he later realized that the boredom was the most deadly part.

When Wu Qiu woke up in the middle of the night, he saw the peak of the mountain, Jueyun, which was almost ascending to immortality.

Upon seeing Wu Qiu, it was as if they had seen a savior. Without saying a word, they strode into the cave, lay down on the ground, and fell asleep immediately.

Wu Qiu gave a wry smile and said nothing more. He sat down on the ground, casually took out a sweet potato from his pocket, and tossed it back and forth in his hand.

Looking at the night sky, Wu Qiu felt lost and uncertain about the future. Although he came in the middle of the night, Wu Qiu hadn't slept at all; in fact, he couldn't sleep.

From initially being a slacker to later enjoying and appreciating the journey, things went too smoothly for them—or rather, for him personally.

It wasn't until this time that Wu Qiu finally understood. He had always thought that as long as he didn't cause trouble and just followed along, everything would be fine. But now he realized that as long as he stayed by Ying's side, all the wonderful things he experienced on his journey were actually because someone was shielding him from the difficulties.

Catching the falling sweet potato, Wu Qiu turned around and placed it in the brazier. He casually added some firewood, and the already weak and dying flames gradually ignited.

The flames grew larger, their light illuminating Wu Qiu's face. It was clear that Wu Qiu was lost in thought, his eyes flickering as if he were making a decision.

After an unknown amount of time, Wu Qiu looked up into the cave. He could see Ying, her body slightly curled up, one hand covering her lower abdomen.

She was sleeping soundly, but Wu Qiu was well aware of Ying's current situation. If it were before, Ying would have volunteered to keep watch without hesitation.

This time, however, she didn't, because her body no longer allowed her to continue. She laughed off the injuries she sustained during the day, but Wu Qiu understood that Ying had reached her limit. She could no longer protect everything, but at least she could convince herself to rest when it came to something as trivial as keeping watch at night.

"Power, what if I possessed Xiao's power, or even surpassed him! What would happen if I possessed the power of a god, the power of Morax?"

Wu Qiu asked himself this question, and then he suddenly remembered what the system had said.

True perfection is moderation.

"A perfect transformation..." Wu Qiu blurted out those five words without realizing it.

"If I accept this kind of transformation, will I become as powerful as Ryu?"

As soon as this thought arose, Wu Qiu felt his heart become unsettled. He knew very well that this wasn't the other half of his consciousness at work, but rather the truest thought that arose within his own heart.