Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Xu Ning was a little unsure whether the woman in blue was deliberately acting silly, or if this was the original living environment here.

"Was the previous master of this Hidden Dust Grotto God himself? Did He, like you, sleep on this grass?"

Xu Ning looked at Qingyi with an expression that said, "Don't lie to me," and asked with an unfriendly look.

The woman in green sat up from the grass and shook her head. "Only I would sleep on the grass."

Then he pointed to Jiuquan not far away, "He usually sleeps on the rocks by Jiuquan."

Xu Ning was speechless for a long time before saying, "How reclusive must this God of Wine be! This place is so empty that there's clearly no one to come and go with him."

The woman in green shrugged. “It’s normal. People who don’t like them don’t want them to come, and people who like them want them to come, but they refuse to come.”

Xu Ning said disdainfully, "Planting a phoenix tree attracts phoenixes. If you can't even spare the effort to properly manage your own place, you deserve to be lonely for the rest of your life."

"Don't follow His example and open the Cave Heaven Treasure Shop for me. Starting today, your main task here is to set up a large courtyard in the Liyue style for me. It has to be beautiful and grand, and it would be best if it could accommodate thirty to fifty people."

Qingyi looked at Xu Ning and blinked her innocent big eyes.

"What are you talking about, the Cave Heaven Treasure Shop? I don't understand at all! As a gourd spirit, I even learned to drink from my previous master over a long period of time. How could I possibly know anything about building houses?"

Xu Ning sneered, "So, you, who call yourself a Azure Dragon, are not even as good as a certain peacock?"

The girl in green's face stiffened slightly, but she still maintained an innocent expression, as if to say, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Xu Ning walked over and tapped the woman in blue on the head, then sneered and praised, "Not bad acting!"

After saying that, Xu Ning turned around, picked up Beidou, and moved her away from the center, letting her lie down on the grass next to a wine spring.

Then, with a thought, he turned around and left the Hidden Dust Cave.

Qingyi watched Xu Ning leave nervously, wondering what he would do. Her little feet started slapping the ground involuntarily again.

After Xu Ning came out, he didn't go far.

He jumped off the giant rock and found a square stone by the river.

He picked her up, and with a thought, they returned to the Hidden Dust Cave.

Xu Ning, seeing Qingyi's stunned expression, slammed the stone he was holding onto the ground with a thud.

"Come here, little snake, is there anything you want to say to me?"

The familiar vibrations within the cave reappeared.

The woman in green stared intently at the stone beneath Xu Ning's feet, as if it were the culprit that had brought her disaster.

Then, she switched to a mature, older-sister voice and said through gritted teeth.

"Place a 'Stream-Piercing Stone' inside the cave to activate the Cave Treasure Shop."

"Achievement: Just a small stool—a decorative item placed within the cave."

"Reward with five Wine Seals."

Xu Ning walked happily to the stone wall where the golden frame had appeared last time.

Now, a list of shops displaying the treasures of the grotto is shown on the stone wall.

Xu Ning clicked on the "Decoration Blueprints" section and flipped through them casually.

"It's unrealistic to expect you to build a house right away. Since this cave is essentially a gigantic house, you should start by making some usable furniture!"

"I don't care about collecting the treasure coins from the caves. I'll have Ningguang reconcile the accounts with you. Let's get this blueprint out first."

Xu Ning pointed to one of the "Misty Cloud Dream Beds" with his finger. "Priority is number one. I don't want Beidou to sleep on the grass every day."

The man in green raised an eyebrow and said from the side, "Then you'd better prepare some 'sand-repelling wood,' otherwise I can't conjure up this bed out of thin air."

Xu Ning thought for a moment, then opened the "Decoration" page and pointed to a "Fragrant Leaf Sand Tree". "I'll buy it, plant it, then cut it down and make a bed. Oh, if we have enough money, we'll plant a few more. We'll make two bedside tables and two wardrobes, and one bed will be enough for now."

The woman in green immediately looked utterly dejected.

"That's fine! I'm tired, I'm going to sleep."

Xu Ning walked behind Bei Dou, gently embraced her, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Beidou stirred slightly, and Xu Ning woke up, but he didn't open his eyes or move.

After all, in the past, when Beidou woke up, he would immediately call out to himself, "Xu Ning, I'm hungry," and so on.

The fact that it's so quiet today means it's brewing something bad!

In Xu Ning's perception, Beidou was like a small green caterpillar, arching downwards and slowly detaching itself from his embrace.

Xu Ning opened his eyes and watched as Beidou silently crawled towards Jiuquan beside him.

Xu Ning reached out and grabbed Beidou's ankle.

"Hey, Xu Ning, you're awake! Why didn't you sleep a little longer?"

Beidou turned around with an awkward smile, looking like he wanted to pretend nothing had happened but knew something was seriously wrong.

"Hmph! If I sleep a little longer, I'm afraid you'll be passed out drunk again, just like yesterday."

Xu Ning stood up and helped Beidou up. "I arranged to meet Ningguang today to discuss the wine business. This is our first business in Liyue Harbor, so we can't drag it out and make ourselves a laughing stock."

Upon hearing that Xu Ning had important business to attend to, Bei Dou immediately followed him out and washed up briefly by the river.

At that moment, Ningguang arrived with Dahuang.

Big Yellow looked indignant, but it was impossible to tell what he was angry about.

Ningguang, however, appeared quite calm.

Xu Ning, holding Beidou's little hand, greeted them with a smile.

"You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Let's go to Wanmintang and talk while we eat!"

The two of them naturally had no objections.

The four of them sat down at Wanmintang and ordered some side dishes and porridge.

Before they even started eating, Da Huang couldn't help but begin recounting what had happened the night before.

"...After handing over my batch of goods to my old customers, I went straight to Liuli Pavilion and found the person in charge there."

"I thought that with your fine wine, Brother Xu, it would be a piece of cake for you to make a name for yourself in these two restaurants and become known throughout the world. Who would have thought that the manager of Liuli Pavilion wouldn't even taste it, spouting some nonsense about 'no reputation, no substance,' and then kicked me out."

Da Huang gulped down the slightly hot rice porridge in front of him.

"So I turned around and went to Xinyue Pavilion. I thought that since Liuli Pavilion didn't know its value, it deserved to be defeated by Xinyue Pavilion in terms of wine. Who knew that the person at Xinyue Pavilion was even more ruthless, saying that I went to Liuli Pavilion first and then came to Xinyue Pavilion. Now, no matter what it is, if Liuli Pavilion doesn't want it, Xinyue Pavilion absolutely cannot accept it, even if it's just for the sake of face."

Xu Ning laughed heartily after hearing this, and got up to serve Da Huang another bowl of porridge.

"I'm so sorry to have troubled you. Being rejected repeatedly in the middle of the night, no wonder you looked unhappy when I saw you."

Ningguang handed the side dishes to Dahuang and said with a smile, "These two families are used to being high and mighty, even their servants are pampered and arrogant. Let alone the two managers who hold real power?"

“Normally, countless merchants secretly send Mora to them, begging them to buy their fruits, vegetables, wine, and meat. No matter how good our goods are, without those offerings, they would rather bury these good things.”

Xu Ning nodded, "Ningguang is right."

Da Huang sighed and said to Ning Guang, "Now I finally understand why Brother Xu took a liking to you at first sight and wanted to cooperate with you. I had barely mentioned it when you figured out the key point. I thought about it all night last night."

"I have already found out where they live, and I'm thinking of bringing some generous gifts to visit them again today."

Xu Ning shook his head and said, "That would be a step down. My wine is absolutely unique in the world, and there's only one of its kind. Good wine needs no bush. Let's eat first, and then we'll go to the docks to do some promotion."