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"I'm leaving now, you can let go of my hand..."
"Ah."
The two broke their "lovers" relationship, where they were holding hands tightly.
The Great Tree King moved off him and leaned weakly against the headboard.
Xia Zhi looked at her pale face: "Are you alright?"
The Great Compassion Tree King smiled and said, "Don't worry, I just lost a lot of power all at once. I wonder what Sumeru is like now... and how my other self is doing..."
She looked in the direction of Sumeru, her gaze somewhat complicated.
"If you want to know, just go and take a look sometime."
"Ah."
"Now, let's talk about what we discussed earlier."
"...Tour guide?"
"Yes. As you can see, I opened a small beverage shop in Liyue, and business is doing quite well so far. It's the end of October now, and after the Lantern Festival next year, we plan to travel to Mondstadt to experience the Windflower Festival there... As the Lord of Wisdom, if I could travel with you, our journey ahead would surely be very interesting."
"...Okay, you saved me from the past, and I'm happy to do these things for you as a way of repaying you."
"Then let's sign the contract."
"contract?"
Xia Zhi raised his hand and drew out a divine power.
The Great Tree King paused, his expression turning to surprise: "Your... contract with Morax... seems to be the same..."
Xia Zhi nodded: "I signed a contract with Morax and found his contract very interesting, so I tried to make a similar one."
In fact, this was a new skill he had stolen from Lord Rock this afternoon—[All Spirits Contract].
Because of the Hourglass of Time, there is no longer a cooldown limit for Stealing Skills, and he had already stolen all of the skills from the Rock King that afternoon.
The Great Tree King's gaze turned somewhat strange: "Since I've already agreed to this, there's no need to sign a contract again, is there?..."
"need."
"You've seen my fate, so you should know my character. I won't go back on my word."
"maybe."
"...You're petty...I couldn't trust you back then. You know how important the World Tree is to this continent..."
"I didn't care about that. I just wanted to see what it felt like to make a contract with someone."
"..."
The Great Compassion Tree King was somewhat helpless.
"Then let's sign the contract."
"First, you can't tell anyone about our time travel."
"it is good."
"Second, you can't sneak away without telling me."
"it is good."
"third,……"
After finalizing the terms of the contract, Xia Zhi extended her finger towards her, and the Great Compassion Tree King responded by extending its own finger as well.
The two people's fingers touched.
The contract is established.
Xia Zhi withdrew his finger, feeling that the concept of a contract had been added to his mind.
"Alright, from now on you're a new employee in our store. I'll introduce you to everyone tomorrow."
"Everyone? Does this store have a lot of employees?"
"Zhu Zi, Shen He, Qi Qi, Yao Yao, Chi Yu, Diona."
"The names all sound like they belong to girls."
"Yes."
"You have ulterior motives."
"I didn't do it, I didn't do it, don't talk nonsense!"
"I've seen your life in another world..."
"I've even seen you taking a bath."
"!?"
"Let's not hurt each other."
"..."
Xia Zhi looked at her slightly flushed face and thought about it seriously.
"Your identity is too special to be introduced to everyone like this. You need to come up with a fake identity."
“Natsuki, your cousin.”
"This name isn't good... You should change it. Xia Ci, or Xia Ci?"
"I think Natsuki sounds nice... What are you worried about?"
The Great Tree King looked at him with a slightly mocking gaze.
"You wouldn't have ulterior motives towards me, would you?"
"You're overthinking it. Alright, it's Xia Ci then. There aren't any extra rooms in the shop right now, so you can sleep here tonight. These sheets and pillows are all freshly washed and very clean."
"What about you?"
"Don't worry, I'll sleep next door."
"Isn't that another employee's room? She's a girl, right? Maybe I should go..."
“You’re so weak right now, you probably won’t even be able to get out of bed, right? Let me go. I’m close to her, she won’t mind such a small thing.”
"What's wrong with your eyes...?"
"I was young and didn't know any better. I looked directly at the sun and got hurt. I can't see anything for a while now, but I can still see in my dreams."
"Looking directly at the sun? With your current strength, you can't even recover?"
"Not yet, but don't worry, it will get better in time."
Xia Zhi picked up the [Dream Pillow] from the bed, replaced it with a new one, and got out of bed.
Goodnight, Xia Ci. See you tomorrow morning.
"Good night……"
The Great Tree King watched him leave the room and close the door before lying down, feeling extremely weak.
The pillow is very soft.
The scent of summer still lingered on the quilt.
She murmured to herself, "Xia Ci...a new destiny..."
Chapter 230 Shen He Takes the First Kill
When I left my room, a diamond treasure chest had appeared in my inventory.
Xia Zhi, carrying the [Dream Pillow], arrived at the door of Shen He's room next door.
The door was not locked.
Xia Zhi thought about it and felt that knocking on the door at this time was not a good idea, as it might disturb other employees who were sleeping.
Let's just go in.
Upon entering the room, he saw a seven-star lamp lit on the table, and Shen He sitting cross-legged on the bed, with the Eye of God placed in front of him, practicing the [Dream Travel Technique].
Xia Zhi walked over and gently poked her face with his finger.
Sensing the disturbance from the outside world, Shen He woke up from her dream. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Xia Zhi sitting by her bed with a smile on his face.
"Boss? What brings you here?"
"A friend came over tonight, so I gave her my room to sleep in. I can only borrow a bed here, is that okay?"
"OK!"
A hint of surprise flashed in Shen He's eyes, and he quickly moved his body a little to the side.
"Boss, come on up."
Xia Zhi took off her shoes, climbed onto Shen He's bed, placed her pillow next to hers, and lay down beside her.
Shen He then lay down as well.