Genshin Impact: After entering the card pool, I kicked away the knife and stabbed myself

"Hello, can I sit here?"

"Well! Of course."

After getting Xiangling's consent, Ying sat down and put the plate with two spicy meat steamed buns on the table.

After agreeing, Xiangling immersed herself in her own world again and didn't even notice Ying coming over to sit at the table in such an unusual way.

Ying was not in a hurry, but silently took a bite of the spicy meat steamed bun. The warm aroma of the wok attached to the side dishes, and she filled the soft steamed bun while it was still hot. The aroma in her mouth was amazing. Just as the people of Liyue once built a prosperous port famous among the Seven Kingdoms with their hard-working hands, ordinary ingredients can also be turned into delicious surprises after being "fermented" with sweat.

It’s a pity that the past is gone, but Master Mao’s kindness in the face of disaster is even more precious.

Hey, wait, has Xiangling not had lunch yet?

Seeing Xiangling like this, Ying felt it was very likely.

Although Xiangling once said that eating is the most important thing in the world, Guoba, who grew up with her, seems to be not around. Maybe he even forgot to eat because he was sad.

And the spicy meat steamed bun, the delicacy that tempted Xiangling to come out of the rice crust, might be able to call her back from her own world.

Ying filled the remaining steamed bun with side dishes, gently held it in front of Xiangling's nose, and shook it slowly.

【Xiangling trapping method! 】

[Little Xiangling, it’s easy to catch her]

[Could it be that the Succubus Traveler is about to take action again?]

……

Nothing effective.

Ying put the spicy meat steamed bun back and started to eat it with some distress. Since Xiangling was unmoved, she decided not to waste it and ate it while it was hot.

[Xiangling's trapping method failed! It's unbelievable]

[What?! Is this really Xiangling? ]

While eating the delicious spicy meat steamed bread, Ying thought carefully. Indeed, Master Mao was Xiangling's father. He must have tried this trick before, and it probably didn't work. That's why he wanted to ask for her help.

What should we do then?

Ying looked at Xiangling in front of her and thought carefully.

Come to think of it, Xingqiu has changed so much, Hutao has also become much more mature than before, but Xiangling hasn't changed much at all. Is this Ah Ping's method?

[Xingqiu's change is not just a big one, his gender has also changed]

[Hutao doesn't seem to have changed much. Does maturity mean dark circles under the eyes? Hahahaha]

Eh? Ah Ping?

Ying recalled that when they went out to play with them yesterday, they passed by Wanmin Hall, and Xiangling personally cooked a delicious dish for her master. Ying was no exception. When Xiangling heard that they were going to have a party in the mountains, she even gave them some small snacks she made herself, such as string flower cakes, to accompany their tea. It was said that they were made from the stuffed plum blossoms that Hutao gave her. There was even... salt and pepper fire slime.

The thread cake was eaten up, but only two of the salt and pepper slimes were touched, one for Paimon and the other for Ping.

Ying suddenly had an idea, but she didn't know if they could wake Xiangling up.

[He really eats slime, hahahahahahahaha]

[Flower-shaped cake? It seems to be made by Xiangling using the peach blossoms stuffed with walnuts.]

[Hmm? Where did the salt and pepper fire slime come from?]

[Don't you say that memory is fake? If it is fake, how can there be salt and pepper fire slime?]

[If that's true, why don't you have a backpack? 】

【Now it is available】

[Does this mean that Luo is actually observing us? It's easy for her to turn the virtual into the real anyway.]

Ying took out the Salt and Pepper Slime from her backpack and placed it in front of Xiangling.

This time Xiangling was really "tricked". Her eyes were no longer empty, and her pupils were shining. She looked at the salt and pepper fire slime and said in surprise: "Wow! Do you like to make salt and pepper fire slime to eat too?"

[So is the Salt and Pepper Slime more important than the Flower Cake?! ]

[Hahahahahahahaha Xiangling really loves slime]

No, Ying smiled awkwardly and suggested, "Try a bite?"

Xiangling swallowed a salt and pepper fire slime in one gulp. It felt delicious but also a little strange.

"Hey, it looks similar to what I did in my experiment a few years ago! What a coincidence!"

Of course not, you did it yourself.

"I didn't expect to be able to eat such delicious food now. Thank you! My name is Xiangling, what's yours?"

"I'm Ying, a traveler."

"But, is it impossible to get slime now?"

Xiangling seemed very surprised. She said, "Yes! The black tide has corroded everything outside. Slimes basically cannot survive, and even if they can survive, they cannot go out. The protection of the Emperor not only isolates the external enemies, but also eliminates the possibility of us going out."

"There are no slimes in Liyue Harbor. After all, slimes are monsters. They are not considered food and they will attack humans."

"That's it...haha..."

Ying laughed, and when she saw that Xiangling didn't continue asking questions, she breathed a sigh of relief.

If Xiangling asked her how she didn't know about this after having experienced the Black Tide, she wouldn't know how to answer.

Fortunately, Xiangling didn't think about that...

However, the Emperor's rock body is a protection as well as a confinement.

Ying fell into deep thought. How should she get out then? She might need to go to Mondstadt and Inazuma to see what was going on there.

Alas, let’s take it one step at a time.

To put it in Liyue’s words, things will work out when the time comes.

[Wall of Maria?]

[Zhongli's decision was probably a temporary solution in a desperate situation.]

[Perhaps it is also to prevent the people in Liyue Harbor from having evil thoughts in the future. After all, people's hearts will be tempted over time, and it is inevitable that people in the future will forget the horror of the Black Tide. He also does not want the foolish people of Liyue to die, so he simply cuts it off.]

"Speaking of which, Ying, from what you said, do you still have a lot of old slime gel in your backpack? In the past, I made it fresh for the sake of novelty, and basically didn't stock up on slime gel. Now I regret it so much. If you have some, can you exchange some with me? Please, I can do anything!"

Xiangling didn't expect that Ying was wrong, but she noticed another meaning in Ying's words. She asked Ying with shining eyes.

[That’s a lot, thousands of them, haha]

[Please, I will do anything, doge]

【Lily is infinitely good '?'】

"There's no need to be so exaggerated."

Ying took out all the slime gel from her backpack and gave it to Xiangling. She smiled and said, "I'll give all of this to you~"

"No need for compensation, I'm just glad to have someone who enjoys creating new recipes as much as I do."

Xiangling happily accepted the slime gel without any hesitation, but Ying said that no reward was needed. Xiangling would not just do as Ying said, because Ying was her benefactor!

Xiangling said, "How can that be possible? Well, I still have a lot of rare ingredients at home that I collected a long time ago. I must treat you to a good meal today!"

Ying quickly refused: "No, no, I just had lunch and I'm not hungry now."

"Then let's have dinner! It's settled. You must come to Wanmin Hall to see me in the evening! I'll be waiting for you here!"