I'm a male god in Liyue

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In the days that followed, life in the shop was peaceful and joyful.

The shop is open as usual during the day. The two True Lords, Zhongli and Ningguang, would occasionally come in to sit and enjoy the daily snacks.

If it doesn't rain in the evening, we all go for a walk together; if the weather is bad, we all stay home and play mahjong.

Every two or three days, Xia Zhi would give the girls a massage.

At night, Xia Zhi and Shen He played games together, "learned" about talismans, and picked mushrooms.

Fridays are a little different. On Fridays, Miss Gan Yu will stay overnight at the shop. At night, she will enter the dream world with Shen He. Xia Zhi will also invite her to play games and eat candy in his meditation space.

Two weeks have passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Xia Zhi secretly learned several new skills.

[Earth Core]: Allows free manipulation of the rock element, commanding the rock elements on the earth to accumulate and create rock ridges, altering the terrain. The mana cost depends on the extent of the alteration.

[Master of Calligraphy]: Become a calligraphy master.

[Jade Shield]: Allows you to freely manipulate the power of the Geo element to create a Geo shield for yourself or others, reducing the elemental and physical resistances of enemies in a small area by 20%. If you take damage while the shield is active, you can recover 40% of the damage you took.

【Knowledgeable about the past and present】: Gain fixed memory and can remember everything seen forever.

[Rock Release]: Allows you to freely manipulate rock-based energy and move freely through rock formations.

[Business Mastery]: Become a business guru.

[Essentials of Tailoring]: Learn tailoring skills.

……

He learned most of his skills by stealing them from Zhongli.

The skills [Business Acumen] and [Tailor Basics] were skills he stole from Ningguang.

Today is September 30th.

It was Saturday, the store was closed, and the weather was nice.

Around 10 a.m., Xia Zhi was idly carving something with a small piece of jade when someone suddenly came looking for him.

She is Ame, an editor at Liyue Publishing.

She brought a hardcover novel.

"Mr. Xia, the novel you signed has been printed and is being shipped to various bookstores these past few days. For example, Wanwen Bookstore is preparing to go on sale tomorrow, October 1st. This is a sample copy, which I brought to you specially."

"Thank you for making this trip."

"Of course, if your novel sells well, I'll get a commission too."

"I see."

"I have high hopes for your novel and wish it great success!"

"I accept your good words."

"Then I'll go back first."

"No need to be in such a hurry, have a glass of juice before you go!"

"I still have a lot of manuscripts to read..."

"Then let's order takeout, it'll be quick."

"Thank you..."

After seeing Editor Amei off, Xia Zhi turned around and found that Miss Chiyu was already enthusiastically flipping through the novel that had been delivered to her.

Zhu Zi and Diona surrounded her, and Qi Qi and Shen He also looked on with curiosity.

"Boss, the novel you signed a contract for?"

"Ah."

"Was it written before?"

"correct."

When did you submit the article?

"It was the day Shen He came to our store."

"Oh! I remember now, Miss Yanfei came that day too."

Diona, who couldn't quite understand the Liyue script, couldn't help but ask, "Senior Akabane, is this novel good?"

"It's beautiful, but you're too young, so it's best if you don't watch it."

"?"

Diona looked completely bewildered.

Chapter 204 The Big Brother is Writing a Serious Book

The novel that Xia Zhi signed a contract for is called "Cultivation Begins with Breaking Off an Engagement".

Miss Akabane had already read the original manuscript many times, but she still looked at the sample copy with great interest.

The sample book basically did not delete or modify the content of the original manuscript, including the parts that looked good.

The main reason is that Xia Zhi wrote it very cleverly, without making it seem too explicit or vulgar. She focused on writing about normal scenes, such as gently biting each other's earlobes while kissing, which made people feel a bit aroused, but not vulgar.

Of course, that's only one aspect. The most important thing is that this book has a fast pace, plenty of exciting moments, and a novel plot, making it several versions ahead of other novels in this world.

After quickly reading through the book, Miss Akabane gave it to Zhu Zi.

Zhu Zicai was captivated by the book after reading just the beginning.

Novel can actually be written like this?

She felt like she had discovered a magical herb, and immediately became engrossed in the book, so much so that she didn't even try to take the right to start the fire from Miss Akabane when she was cooking lunch.

Diona stood to the side, feeling a little envious.

"Senior Zhu Zi, is it good?"

"good-looking!"

Is it really that good-looking?

"Yes! It's the best novel I've ever read!"

The best looking?!

Diona felt even more itchy upon hearing this, and her cat tail swayed restlessly from side to side.

But there is no way.

She doesn't know much about Liyue script, so she wouldn't be able to understand the novel very well.

I really suffered a great loss because I'm uncultured!

When it was time for lunch, Zhu Zi reluctantly put down the novel she was holding.

The novels written by the boss are very good, but they are still far inferior to the food he cooks.

"Boss, I never knew you could write novels!"

"I know a little bit, just some random stuff, how about that?"

"Very beautiful!"

"Remember to go to Wanwen Bookstore tomorrow and buy a few more copies. Put some in the store for the customers to see, and give some to you as souvenirs."

"Ok!"

Yao Yao came over in the afternoon.

The little girl was also very interested in the novel written by her older brother.

Diona pulled Yao Yao aside and whispered, "You're still too young, it's best if you don't watch!"

Yao Yao was puzzled: "Why?"

“It’s just not good.”

"Big brother, can't Yao Yao watch?"

"It's okay, you can read it. Big brother is writing a proper book."

"Ok!"

Furthermore, girls should be more knowledgeable so they are less likely to be deceived.

As for whether it will become impure...

True purity is never about knowing less, but about upholding more.

The next morning, Zhu Zi brought Diona to Wanwenji House.

Today is October 1st, and the store has received a new batch of books, which are displayed in a prominent position.