After quite a chase, Qiqi saw that she was about to get caught.
Her small figure flashed aside as she darted behind the counter, then cleverly hid behind Han Feng.
In her little head, the boss was an extremely powerful person!
So he could probably stop this "bad woman."
"Qiqi, I'm really not here to catch you this time!"
Seeing Qiqi hiding behind Han Feng, Hu Tao helplessly placed her hands on her hips.
She had actually wanted to apologize properly to the little zombie.
"You… said that… before too…"
Qiqi looked completely unconvinced.
Although her memories used to be poor, she remembered everything related to Hu Tao with perfect clarity.
It was honestly rather miraculous.
Human survival instincts truly were incredible.
"Ahem… well…"
Hu Tao awkwardly coughed twice, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Back then, she really had said that to trick Qiqi and get closer to her.
She just hadn't expected Qiqi to remember it so deeply.
"This time I'm really not lying! I won't try to catch you anymore. If you don't believe me, you can ask Boss Han!"
Seeing Qiqi still looking extremely vigilant, Hu Tao rubbed her forehead helplessly.
"Boss… is that true?"
Qiqi raised her head to look at Han Feng.
She didn't trust the "bad woman" outside who wanted to bury her.
But she trusted the boss!
The boss gave her coconut milk and even helped restore some of her memory.
So she was willing to believe his answer.
"Don't worry. She's telling the truth this time."
Han Feng smiled as he patted Qiqi's head.
Maybe Hu Tao used to have thoughts about burying her.
But not anymore.
Han Feng could tell.
"Hehe, see? Even Boss Han said so. You believe me now, right?"
With Han Feng backing her up, Hu Tao immediately became much more confident.
So she walked behind the counter with a bright smile.
"Qiqi, want to come play at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor with me later?
This Director will treat you really well! Guaranteed satisfaction! Consider it my apology to you!"
"Go… play… at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"
Even Noelle twitched at the corner of her mouth after hearing that.
Good grief!
Who invited people to a place like that?!
For some reason, she suddenly remembered the first time she met Hu Tao.
Back then, she had almost experienced Hu Tao's "services."
Thinking about it now was honestly a little terrifying.
"N-No… not going…"
Qiqi instinctively shrank backward.
That place was scary!
She absolutely didn't want to experience it again.
"You should just go read your manga first. You can take things slowly later."
Han Feng smiled toward Hu Tao.
Judging by Qiqi's reaction, Hu Tao had clearly left far too much "psychological trauma" behind.
It wouldn't disappear anytime soon.
"Alright then. I'll visit you at Bubu Pharmacy next time!"
Hu Tao nodded helplessly.
Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was such a fun place.
Why didn't Qiqi like it?
She herself slept in coffins all the time!
Looks like repairing her relationship with Qiqi would be a long and difficult road.
"Alright, just sit here and wait for now! Once the manga becomes available later, you can go read it."
After Hu Tao left, Han Feng gently rubbed Qiqi's head and smiled.
"Okay."
Qiqi obediently nodded and sat beside the counter.
She felt this was the safest place possible.
Soon afterward, more and more customers began arriving at the store.
Noelle, the little maid, resumed welcoming guests.
Before long, the manga shop became lively once again.
…
Meanwhile—
Liyue.
After leaving the manga shop, Keqing led Lumine and Paimon flying across the skies above Liyue, taking photos of various buildings.
Keqing had personally surveyed all of Liyue Harbor before.
Very few people understood Liyue better than she did.
So Lumine had absolutely found the right guide.
With Keqing's local expertise, combined with all three girls possessing aerial mobility techniques, they quickly finished photographing most of Liyue Harbor.
Including famous landmarks like Yujing Terrace and the Jade Chamber.
As well as the renowned restaurants Liuli Pavilion, Xinyue Kiosk, and Wanmin Restaurant.
"Keqing, thank you so much! Without your help, who knows how long Paimon and I would've needed!"
Looking at the camera packed full of photos, Paimon was unbelievably excited.
At this point, things were basically almost done.
Once they photographed places like Jueyun Karst and Wangshu Inn later, the project would be complete.
"It's nothing. I'm just glad I could help."
Keqing smiled.
This was Boss Han's task, so she took it very seriously.
And the reason they completed everything so quickly was largely thanks to her Sword Flight Technique reward.
Honestly, the reward was incredibly useful.
She could simply stand atop her sword and fly through the skies.
It perfectly matched the style of Liyue people.
Without that reward, Lumine probably would've needed to carry her around instead.
That would've slowed things down significantly.
"Then let's head to Jueyun Karst and the other areas now!"
Lumine spoke excitedly.
Once they finished photographing those regions, they could return and start building their home.
Just imagining the scene made her impatient with anticipation.
"Wait, before that, do you want to go check out Liyue Harbor's docks? There's a gigantic aircraft carrier there!"
Keqing suddenly remembered something and quickly suggested it.
Earlier, they had only photographed the interior areas of Liyue Harbor.
They still hadn't visited the port itself.
And there was currently an enormous aircraft carrier docked there.
"Aircraft carrier?"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged puzzled looks.
What was that?
"It's a reward Beidou obtained from Boss Han. It's an incredibly huge ship!"
Keqing smiled.
She still vividly remembered the shock she felt when seeing it for the first time.
"A giant ship?"
Paimon's eyes lit up.
That sounded perfect!
Hadn't they just photographed the ocean at noon?
Adding a massive ship would complete the scene perfectly!
Thinking this, she quickly looked at Lumine.
"Lumine, should we go take a look?"
"If there's a ship, then we definitely have to go!"
Lumine nodded repeatedly.
Clearly, she was thinking exactly the same thing as Paimon.
"Then we'll trouble you again, Miss Keqing."
"It's fine. If we head over now, we should still make it in time. Beidou and the others probably haven't left yet."
Keqing smiled.
After deciding, the three girls stopped hesitating.
Under Keqing's lead, they hurried toward the harbor docks.
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