This MC is so original

Ningguang was the first to transform into a streak of golden light and flew towards the Qun Yu Pavilion above. Liuyun also raised his toes and lightly tapped the air, and then the whole person flew up.

Lu Xiu, standing on the stone, fell into deep thought as he looked at the two people who could fly.

"Osel, use the water gun!"

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After landing on the Qun Yu Pavilion, Ningguang suddenly remembered that Lu Xiu couldn't fly. Just as she was about to turn around to pick him up, a column of water suddenly shot up into the sky, startling Liu Yun who had just flown up.

"What is Osel doing?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, a figure fell straight down from the sky, and then a puddle appeared at Lu Xiu's feet and quickly disappeared.

Lu Xiu collected the water, looked at the two of them unhappily, and said, "Have you forgotten about me?"

Ningguang smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Lu Xiu. The strength you displayed earlier made me subconsciously forget that you can't fly."

"Alright, I don't mean to blame you. Take me to get the milk. Ba Che is still under the influence of the Fatui. If I don't remove it soon, I'm not sure if I can control her in the future."

Upon hearing that it was about Ba Che, Ning Guang immediately became serious and nodded, saying, "Please follow me."

"Fools?"

Liu Yun, who was listening nearby, was somewhat puzzled: "How is this Ba Che incident related to the Fatui?"

"Xian... ahem, Senior Liuyun, please come with us. We'll talk on the way."

Ningguang led the way, explaining to Liuyun, "The story is this: Senior Liuyun knows that Osel and Bache are married. But Bache acted as if he didn't recognize Osel and attacked him frantically. Before Bache appeared, a Fatui officer had come into contact with him. We suspect the Fatui tampered with Bache. More importantly, around the same time Bache's incident occurred, both Wuwangpo and Liyue Harbor were attacked by unprecedented monsters. I don't think there's any connection between these two events."

Speaking of the monsters in Wuwangpo and Liyue Harbor, Ningguang subconsciously glanced at Lu Xiu. She thought that those monsters she had never seen before were created by Lu Xiu, but then she thought again and realized that there didn't seem to be any benefit for Lu Xiu in creating these monsters.

Nothing in the world can be achieved without profit. This is Ningguang's principle.

Therefore, she thought it was possible that the Fatui wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to do something.

However, Liu Yun was a little confused: "What are the Fatui?"

Ningguang was stunned for a moment, but she still explained to Liuyun, "The Fatui are officially a diplomatic envoy from the Kingdom of Winter, but they've done some evil things behind the scenes."

"What? Foreigners actually dare to cause trouble in Liyue?"

When Liu Yun heard this, he immediately became furious.

Lu Xiu, on the other hand, was somewhat concerned about the monsters that appeared in Liyue Harbor and Wuwangpo. He remembered that he had left an extinguished hell portal at the Northland Bank.

"What does that never-before-seen monster look like?"

Ningguang thought about it carefully and relayed the description in the intelligence.

"Pink-skinned, pig-headed monsters, pitch-black skeletons. And over at Wuwang Slope, someone once saw a white, floating creature with a head the size of a hill. It's said that with its appearance came the shrill cry of a child... That cry even caused many in the Thousand Rocks Army to suffer from terrifying hallucinations."

"Ghost?!"

Chapter 82 No matter what problem you encounter, just drink milk

"Ghost? Lu Xiu, from your tone, you seem to know that monster?"

Ningguang felt a little relieved. Since Lu Xiu knew that monster, he should know the other monsters as well.

"Well, ghosts are also called evil spirits. They are creatures that only exist in the underworld. Logically, they shouldn't appear on the continent of Teyvat."

The first thing Lu Xiu thought of was that someone had tampered with his portal, but given the size of the portal, could the evil spirit really pass through?

At least he had never encountered this situation when playing MC.

"What do you remember about the other two monsters, Lu Xiu?"

While asking Lu Xiu, Ningguang called a secretary over to take notes.

"Pigmen and Wither Skeletons. As long as Pigmen don't actively attack them, they pose no threat. However, Wither Skeletons will attack any living creature frantically. Their attacks will inflict a curse called Withering, which is fatal to living creatures. The specific manifestation is the loss of vitality and rapid decay."

After hearing Lu Xiu's description, Ningguang suddenly realized something and murmured, "No wonder some of the Thousand Rocks soldiers looked like they'd aged over a decade in an instant after being accidentally attacked. If Doctor Bai Zhu from Bubulu hadn't been gathering herbs near Wuwang Slope and using his secret technique to temporarily keep them alive, the Thousand Rocks' casualties would have been far more severe."

"There's actually a very convenient solution to the Withering effect, but I don't know if it works for you people on Teyvat."

"what way?"

Upon hearing there was a solution, Ningguang perked up and earnestly pleaded with Lu Xiu, "Mr. Lu Xiu, please help me. The Liyue Seven Stars will not treat you unfairly and will pay you every penny!"

Lu Xiu didn't really care. After all, the method was very simple: "Just use milk. Giving them milk will remove the withering effect."

"Cow... milk?"

When Ningguang heard this solution, she showed the same dazed expression as Zhongli at that time.

“Is there any other solution to this problem…?”

Ningguang hesitated for a moment, then finally pleaded with Lu Xiu, "Mr. Lu Xiu, although I'm very grateful for sharing the method, I'd like to ask you to go to Wuwang Slope for help. Of course, I have a generous gift to offer."

Lu Xiu decisively shook his head and refused: "No, I'm in a hurry to go back and collect various minerals. I believe that as long as you know how to remove the Wither State, it shouldn't be a problem for you to deal with the Wither Skeletons. Besides, don't we still have the Immortals over at Wuwang Slope?"

"But..." Ningguang was still a little worried. She recognized the strength of the immortals, but she would only be truly at ease if Lu Xiu went there. After all, no one knew those creatures better than Lu Xiu.

"How about this?" Ningguang suddenly thought of a good idea. "Mr. Lu Xiu, since you're busy collecting minerals, why don't you let me help you collect them? I hope you can go to Wuwangpo to assist."

"Mr. Lu Xiu, I think that you won't be very efficient in collecting minerals by yourself. I can use my authority to help you mobilize some minerals directly as a reward for your assistance to Wuwangpo. How do you think?"

"Is it really possible?" Lu Xiu was a little tempted.

Although he has Chain Destruction and Osel, two coolies, minerals are not available everywhere. If he doesn't find the right place, he can hardly dig up any minerals, let alone rare minerals.

If Ningguang is willing to help, Lu Xiu will naturally be happy to go to Wuwangpo to fight a few monsters and collect a few more wither skulls.

"I need 64 of each mineral. Is that okay?"

"Only 64 dollars is enough?"

Ningguang blinked in disbelief: "Don't you need more?"

Although Lu Xiu asked for every mineral, a mere 64 pieces was nothing to Li Yue. She only needed to give the order and it would be delivered quickly.

"You don't need that much. Just 64 is enough."

"Okay, I've got that in mind. I'll deliver the items directly to Keqing's home when the time comes."

"Okay, then let's change the route to Wuwangpo."

After a brief discussion and decision, Ningguang ordered her men to change their route and head towards Wuwangpo. When they arrived above Wuwangpo.

Looking down, you can see several places in the gloomy forest with flames and black smoke rising into the sky. It is obvious that these places have been bombed by evil spirits.

"Then I'll go down first."

After saying something to Ningguang, Lu Xiu was ready to jump down. At this moment, Liu Yun, who had been following them silently, spoke.

"Wait a minute, I'll take you down, I happen to be going with you."

Lu Xiu glanced at Liu Yun, and Liu Yun explained.

"It's not entirely to monitor you. I also need to understand the damage to Wuwangpo. If the situation is urgent, I will prioritize supporting Wuwangpo."

"Okay, then how are you going to take me down? Are you going to transform into your original form and carry me down?"

"rude!"

When Liu Yun thought of that scene, his ears turned red and he scolded in shame and anger.

"Of course I'll take you down like this."

Liu Yun walked forward, raised his hand and placed it on Lu Xiu's shoulder, and the two of them immediately turned into a stream of green light and flew towards the ground.

Ningguang watched them leave and then ordered the Jade Pavilion to set off again towards Liyue Harbor.

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On Wuwang Slope, Lu Xiu and Liu Yun had just landed in the temporary camp of the Qianyan Army when they heard a heated argument.

Looking up, I saw Master Lishui Dieshan arguing with a man with green hair and a white snake coiled on his shoulder.

"In my opinion, it would be best to seal these Thousand Rock Soldiers, who are already deeply poisoned, into amber first. This would temporarily alleviate their symptoms, and then we can use elemental power to replenish their lost vitality."

The green-haired man shook his head after listening to the method of Master Lishui Dieshan.

"The Immortal Lord's method is too risky. These Thousand Rock Soldiers are only mortals, and they have lost too much vitality. If they rashly use elemental power to replenish it, it will only cause great damage to their bodies, just like taking too many tonics."

"Hmph, what else can you do? Their condition is already very serious. If they don't receive treatment, they will die."

Bai Zhu pinched his chin and looked at Qian Yanjun, who was lying in front of him wailing in pain with a face like an old man. He fell into deep thought. Faced with this strange symptom, he had no good solution.

"This illness doesn't seem like poisoning, but more like a curse? But if it's a curse, we've already killed the one who cast it, so why hasn't the curse disappeared? I don't understand..."

At this time, Lu Xiu came over and interrupted.

"Just use milk."

Chapter 83: I believe everything you say

"Huh? Where did you come from, you little brat? This is not the place for you to speak."

A Qianyan soldier saw Lu Xiu, a stranger, coming over to interrupt the conversation between Bai Zhu and the immortals, and stood in front of him with some displeasure.

"I'm telling you, kid, this matter is of great importance. Don't speak carelessly. Go to the refuge area immediately. This is not the place for you."

The one whose injuries Bai Zhu and the immortals were discussing was his captain. He was counting on these powerful men to save his captain, and he couldn't let anyone interrupt the conversation between Bai Zhu and the others.

Unexpectedly, before the Qianyan Army could drive Lu Xiu away, Keqing's voice came from a distance.

"Hurry and go to the nearest village to collect milk. Remember, you are not allowed to requisition milk from villagers. You must pay the Mora, and the government will reimburse you when the time comes."

Keqing came over with a team of Qianyan soldiers behind her and stopped in front of Lu Xiu. When she saw Lu Xiu, a hint of joy flashed in her beautiful eyes, but her face still had the cold look as when she was working.

"Ke, Lady Keqing!"

Seeing Keqing coming, the Qianyan soldier who had previously blocked Lu Xiu hurriedly put his legs together and saluted respectfully, then began to explain his previous actions.

"Master Keqing, I didn't know him, so I didn't want him to interrupt the conversation between Doctor Bai and the other immortals. I don't know if you and he..."

Keqing interrupted him with a wave of her hand: "It's okay, go help prepare the milk first."

"Yes, Lady Keqing."

Although he didn't know what the milk was used for, the Qianyan soldier still trusted Keqing's judgment and turned around to leave to prepare the milk.

Then, Keqing looked at Lu Xiu, her lips curled up slightly. She had been feeling a bit down because of the attack on Wuwangpo, but now she felt much more relaxed after seeing Lu Xiu's face. "Although I don't know why you're here, I feel much more at ease with you around. Since you've come to Wuwangpo, I guess you should know something about the situation here, right?"

Lu Xiu smiled at Keqing and nodded. "Well, I accepted Ningguang's request and came here to help you. But I didn't expect that when I said milk could cure this disease, did you really believe it?"

Keqing's eyes widened in surprise: "You lied to me?"

Lu Xiu quickly waved his hands: "No, no, no, I'm serious. I'm just a little surprised that you actually believed this seemingly unbelievable method. To be honest, I'm quite touched."

Keqing looked at Lu Xiu who was smiling at her, and her ears turned red. She turned her head away mechanically.

"Don't get me wrong. I only believe you based on your previous miraculous methods and creations. After all, you're the one who said it. Even if you said you could cure a patient by having them stand on one hand for ten minutes, I would still believe you."

Lu Xiu was touched, but at the same time he waved his hands, feeling a bit amused and helpless: "No, it's not that outrageous. At least there is some basis for the claim that milk can be used as a treatment."

"Oh? On what basis?"

At this moment, Bai Zhu suddenly came up to Lu Xiu and asked curiously.

Lu Xiu frowned and turned to look at Bai Zhu. Seeing that Lu Xiu's expression was a little unfriendly, Bai Zhu smiled and apologized.

"Excuse me, I'm Bai Zhu, a doctor at Bulu. I'm currently treating these injured patients. So, when you said milk could cure their symptoms, I recalled many ancient books and found no mention of milk being able to detoxify. So, I came here out of curiosity to ask, and I didn't mean to interrupt your conversation."

"You're a doctor? Have you figured out how to alleviate the symptoms of withering?"

When Lu Xiu heard that the other party was a doctor, he became curious about whether the medical methods in this world would be effective against the withering effect.

Bai Zhu shook his head regretfully. "I've tried various remedies so far, and the most effective ones can only temporarily delay the patient's symptoms. The only thing that can actually heal is infusing the patient with the powerful vitality of grass elemental energy, but this only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. While it can alleviate the patient's draining vitality, the damage caused by this strange disease seems difficult to repair."

"But, sir, I heard you say this 'poison' is called withering? Have you ever seen this kind of 'poison' before?"

Lu Xiu nodded. "I've seen it many times, so I know how to treat it. Just use milk. But there's one thing I have to make clear. I'm not sure if this method will work for them. After all, I haven't used it on anyone else."

"Is that so..." A hint of disappointment flashed across Bai Zhu's face.

"absurd."