For a moment, she felt a chill run down her spine under Hu Tao's gaze.

However, Fang Qiu herself was also very curious.

Despite being terribly weak and sickly, panting for several seconds after running ten meters, her body was so graceful and alluring.

I don't know what happened.

From the perspective of modern medicine, this might be a genetic issue.

Also known as natural beauty.

Hu Tao didn't mind the awkwardness and continued chatting with Fang Qiu.

The two ate very slowly, and by the time they finished the dishes on the table, almost all the other guests had left.

Even Xiangling, who was extremely busy, had time to sit down and chat with them.

"I'm so full."

Hu Tao touched her slightly protruding belly and said with satisfaction.

Seeing the bowl of vegetarian noodles that Hu Tao had devoured, Fang Qiu was both amused and exasperated. But seeing Hu Tao's expectant look, she didn't say much and silently got up to pay the bill.

After returning to his room, Fang Qiu did not rest immediately, but instead picked up the Eye of God from his waist.

Fang Qiu raised his hand and waved it, and a light blue icy mist suddenly appeared.

Four sharp ice spikes condensed from the icy mist and hovered in front of her.

"He has indeed become much stronger."

Fang Qiu murmured.

Just now at Wanmintang, she felt the power of her Divine Eye, which seemed to have become a little stronger.

Throughout the week, she had been observing the changes in the Eye of God.

However, she wrote for a whole week and didn't feel that her Divine Eye had become any stronger.

Therefore, she decisively ruled out the possibility that writing novels would make her stronger.

That leaves only two possibilities.

One reason is that reading one's novel can make one stronger.

Secondly... both times she became stronger, she went to Wanmintang and ate the food Xiangling made...

"We'll know when the novel is fully released."

Fang Qiu murmured.

Now she was even more eager to test the power of the few ice spikes she had conjured.

You see, Teyvat is not the same as her previous life; it is full of dangers.

From the vortex demon that nearly flooded Liyue Harbor a while ago, to the Hilichurls wandering in the wilds of Liyue.

It's dangerous no matter how you look at it.

Even though Liyue Harbor is heavily guarded and has a hermit in charge, it's still a good thing to have some ability to protect yourself.

Just as she was choosing her target, a sudden feeling of exhaustion washed over her.

Fang Qiu swayed twice and plopped down on the bed, while the ice spikes that had been floating in the air lost control and fell to the ground.

It took Fang Qiu a while to recover from her exhaustion.

Her pretty face turned pale, and she covered her slightly aching forehead, a bitter smile involuntarily tugging at the corners of her mouth.

This……

That's way too weak!

However, Fang Qiu thought about it again.

Conjuring ice spikes out of thin air and keeping them suspended in the air for nearly ten seconds—such an achievement shouldn't be considered too shameful among time travelers, right?

Think back to the light novels you read in your past life.

There was also a time traveler named Hezhen who, after time-traveling, went to a construction site to move bricks and wield a hoe.

Thinking about it this way, Fang Qiu felt much more at ease.

Although I am weak, I am not completely powerless.

and……

Fang Qiu turned his gaze to the few ice spikes scattered on the ground.

Generally speaking, ordinary ice spikes falling from a height of more than one meter to the ground would shatter into pieces long ago.

The ice spikes he conjured fell to the ground, but remained intact.

"The future looks promising."

Fang Qiu's eyes lit up.

She could almost see herself in the future, raising her hand and sending a shower of icy rain crashing to the ground.

Or perhaps it condenses into a mountain-like ice spike, pinning the escaped vortex demon back to the seabed.

Who knows, maybe I can even run for one of the Liyue Seven Stars.

……

Chapter Thirteen: Heart Racing

The next day, at He Yu Tea House.

Fang Qiu sat quietly on the wooden chair, as still as a cicada in winter. Across from her at the tea table sat three women.

Fang Qiu knew all three women.

One is an editor.

Bai Qing.

The other two are also editors.

However, it wasn't her editor, but Bai Qing's senior colleague.

For some reason, they came with Bai Qing too.

However, what puzzled Fang Qiu was that all three female editors, including Bai Qing, looked at her with resentment.

Fang Qiu felt a chill run down her spine from his gaze.

This gave her an unsettling feeling.

Could it be that I sleepwalked to their house after falling asleep yesterday and did something indescribable to them?

For example, stripping them naked, tying them up to the bed, and then stealing their rice.

Otherwise, why would they be staring at me like this when we have no grudge against each other?

Fang Qiu subconsciously shrank back.

Bai Qing looked at Fang Qiu with resentment.

Yesterday, after drinking, she had a dream. She dreamt of Kousei Arima and Kaori Miyazono playing music together. As they played, Kaori Miyazono's body turned into specks of light and disappeared.

Then she woke up with a start.

My pillow was soaked with tears.

My mind was filled with the question of why the miracle hadn't happened.

She couldn't sleep all night.

"Ugh."

Looking at Fang Qiu's innocent expression, Bai Qing sighed and said, "I've read the manuscript, there are no problems. It can be released in three days. Here is the contract, take a look."

As she spoke, Bai Qing took out two contracts from her bag and handed them to Fang Qiu.

The other party to the contract, Liyue Publishing, has already signed it.

Fang Qiu glanced at it casually, and after finding no major problems, he signed his name directly.

“The contract has been made, and those who break their word shall be punished by being eaten by rocks.”

The contract has been drafted.

Bai Qing divided the contract into two parts, keeping one for himself and giving the other to Fang Qiu.

"It's almost time. How about we grab a bite to eat together later?"

After Bai Qing carefully put away the contract, he said...

"Then I'll thank Editor Bai Qing for the treat."

Fang Qiu's eyes lit up, and he immediately spoke.

Fang Qiu wasn't about to miss the chance to freeload a meal.

"Uh……"

Bai Qing was taken aback, then rolled her eyes at Fang Qiu.

This guy...

I never said I was going to treat everyone...

However, seeing that Fang Qiu seemed to be in relatively good spirits, Bai Qing breathed a slight sigh of relief.

After all, it's not normal to be able to write a work that's this tear-jerking...

She even suspected that Fang Qiu had broken up with her boyfriend.

But with Fang Qiu's looks and figure, how could she possibly be the one who gets dumped?

She still remembers the scene when she first met Fang Qiu.

At that time, she had just joined Liyue Publishing.

However, she was not very lucky; on her first day at the company, she received a submission from Xingqiu.

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