Chapter 104 Nashida's Gift
"Well……?"
When Liu Bai opened his eyes, it was already night, and he found himself back in the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment covered with giant vines.
"Are you awake? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
After Liu Bai opened his eyes, a little head popped out from the side and asked Liu Bai with some concern.
"Ah... I'm fine. Is it evening already?"
Seeing Nashida's worried expression, Liu Bai immediately shook his head, sat up from the bed and asked Nashida who was sitting beside the bed.
"Well, it's late."
Narcida nodded.
When Liu Bai tried to recall the past, he began to lose control. Fortunately, there were two gods nearby who quickly subdued him.
"Is that so? Damn it! I haven't done the last thing yet... But it's not like I can't do it now."
Liu Bai said this somewhat depressedly, then looked up at Nashida.
"One last thing?"
Nashida was a little confused when she heard this.
"...Um, girl, could you please turn around first?"
Liu Bai nodded, then asked Nashida expectantly.
"Um, okay."
Although she didn't know what Liu Bai was going to do, Nashida nodded and turned away.
Seeing that Nashida had her back to him, Liu Bai quietly took out a rope.
"Okay, you can turn around now."
After a while, Nashida heard Liu Bai's response.
Nashida turned away with doubt in her mind.
Liu Bai was seen stretching out his hands, tying his wrists together with a rope similar to a ribbon, and even tying a bow on it.
In addition to the ribbon in her hands, Liu Bai also wore a headband with a huge red bow on it.
"Surprise! Girl, this is my last birthday present for you today. I hope you like it~!"
After Nashida turned around, Liu Bai immediately moved his tied hands forward.
"Pfft..."
Seeing Liu Bai's appearance, Nashida couldn't help but raised her hand to cover her mouth and laughed.
"Thank you, I love this gift."
Then Nashida held Liu Bai's outstretched hands and nodded happily.
"I'm glad you like it. Now you can start eating. Be gentle, I'm afraid of pain."
Liu Bai spoke to Nashida with a heroic expression.
"Yeah, but I can't bear to eat it all at once. I have to take it out and lick it every day."
"There's still this kind of good... ahem, I mean it's not impossible, girl, as long as you are happy, don't care about my thoughts, I am just a gift now."
The two of them joked with each other, and then Nashida helped Liu Bai untie the ribbon on his wrist.
As for the headband on his head, she thought it was very cute, so she let him keep wearing it for now.
Then they sat together on the bed.
Nashida originally wanted to spend some time alone with Liu Bai after the Flower Goddess Birthday Festival today, but because of the previous changes, it was delayed until now.
"Thank you for today... No, thank you for all the time."
The two sat quietly for a while. Nashida leaned towards Liu Bai, snuggled up to his arm, and thanked him.
"It's nothing. After all, you are my girl."
Liu Bai tilted his head towards Nashida and tried to rub the top of her head with his face, but he almost twisted his neck.
"Actually, I have a gift for you today as well."
Nashida didn't pay attention to Liu Bai's actions, but continued to explain.
"Really? I'm different. I'm going to eat it all today!"
Liu Bai's eyes lit up and he looked at Nashida with some anticipation.
“…What I want to give you is not food.”
Nashida rolled her eyes slightly and then took out a small bracelet.
This bracelet is all green and looks very simple, but if you look closely, you can see countless light spots hidden under the green, like a green starry sky.
"This bracelet is called the Earth Vein Transmitter. I created it with the Great Compassion Tree King these days. It can connect to the earth veins of Teyvat. As long as the earth veins reach, it can take you there quickly through the earth veins."
"This way you won't need to stab yourself when you teleport next time. After all, judging by your reaction, even though you won't get hurt, it will still hurt."
Nashida explained to Liu Bai the origin and function of the bracelet, then pulled up Liu Bai's left hand closest to her and helped Liu Bai put on the bracelet.
She originally wanted to give the bracelet to Liu Bai in Jingshan Palace, but due to an accident, she could only give it to the three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment with giant vines.
"Really? Girl, you're so nice to me!"
Looking at the bracelet on his hand, Liu Bai hugged Nashida excitedly.
"Okay, okay, let me go first, I'll teach you how to use it."
Nashida's face turned slightly red and she gently pushed Liu Bai twice.
Only then did Liu Bai let go of Nashida and looked at her impatiently.
Nashida took Liu Bai's hand and began to teach him how to use the earth veins to teleport.
First of all, because there are no gaps in the ground veins under normal circumstances, Liu Bai’s teleportation landing point can only be the ground vein anchor point, or the ground vein gap such as the Golden Flower.
"That's no problem. I have to choose a landing point for my original teleportation anyway."
Liu Bai nodded. As long as he could teleport anywhere, the precision didn't matter to him. After all, his teleportation skill was to randomly land at a certain range around the target point, which was not accurate.
Afterwards, Nashida began to teach Liu Bai how to guide the teleportation, and the two held hands together.
About ten seconds later, the two disappeared from the spot, and when they reappeared, they had arrived in front of the Seven Heavenly God Statue in Daochenglin.
"After using it, it needs to draw power from the earth veins again, which takes about three minutes. Although it is not as convenient as your own teleportation, it has no cost."
After being teleported to the ground, Nashida pointed at the dimmed bracelet on Liu Bai's hand and explained.
"Yeah, that's enough."
Liu Bai nodded.
Then the two of them sat down next to the statue of the Seven Days God.
Although they were in the rainforest, the Seven Heavenly Statue was the highest point around, so the sky above their heads was not blocked at all.
"...You have obtained the Heart of God of Xumi. What is your next goal after returning to Winter Solstice?"
Looking at the sea of stars in the sky, Nashida suddenly asked Liu Bai.
"I don't know. I should continue to help Her Majesty the Queen collect the Heart of God."
Liu Bai shook his head and said.
He never had any goals of his own in the Fatui, and always followed orders. After becoming an executive officer, only the Ice Queen and the Harlequin could give him orders.
"Why don't you go to Fontaine then? I want to help you find your past. If you have been wronged, I will prove your innocence for you."
Nashida suggested this after hearing this.
What happened today made her concerned about Liu Bai's past. Whether it was his past experiences or whether the person five hundred years ago was Liu Bai himself, the answers to these mysteries seemed to be hidden in Fontaine.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, girl."
Liu Bai nodded.
Now that the two are engaged, Liu Bai will basically not refuse Nashida's proposal.
Just like that, the two of them snuggled together quietly and continued to admire the starry sky until Liu Bai felt sleepy and yawned. Then he used the bracelet made by Nashida again, and they returned to the ground vein transmission anchor point near the Church of the Lord, and then returned to the three-bedroom and one-living room on the giant vine.
"Good night girl, mua..."
Liu Bai kissed Nashida on the face, then yawned and crawled into bed.
"Good night."
Nashida pulled back the quilt and crawled in, leaning close to his back and speaking gently.
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"Wake up~ Today you can go to the Wangsheng Hall to check on the business~!"
The next morning, Liu Bai, who was still half asleep, was woken up by Nashida.
"Business...what business?"
Liu Bai sat up with a confused look on his face.
"When I was in Liyue, I ordered a business from Wangshengtang. Morax and Hutao came to Xumi just for this. They have been waiting for several days."
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