Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

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Poking Ji Ming's face, Hu Tao sighed. Ever since Qi Qi was taken away by Gan Yu, this guy has returned to his lazy nature, sleeping until noon and hardly eating breakfast.

Ji Ming stared with dead fish eyes, slumped over his desk, and said expressionlessly, "Today is the third day since Qi Qi left me. I wonder if she's eating and drinking well, having fun, and getting used to Senior Sister Gan Yu's house."

Hearing Ji Ming's worries, Hu Tao was both amused and exasperated: "What are you thinking? Miss Gan Yu is so gentle, she will definitely take good care of Qi Qi."

"Damn it, Qiqi actually prefers Senior Sister Ganyu to me, her old father. I feel like my self-esteem has been trampled on."

Hu Tao sighed again. Who knew that Ji Ming was so fragile? It's just that Qi Qi likes Miss Gan Yu a little more. It's not like she likes any other outsiders. Miss Gan Yu is Ji Ming's senior sister.

Honestly, Ji Ming is actually jealous of his own senior sister because of Qi Qi. It's kind of funny.

Incidentally, after being abandoned by Qiqi that day, a certain cat froze on the spot, then showed the exact same expression as Ji Ming now, and finally left with Gan Yu in a daze.

What a tragic situation for the two of them. Actually, Hu Tao was a little jealous. She and Xiang Ling were clearly not bad either. She could take Qi Qi out to play everywhere, and Xiang Ling was particularly good at taking care of people. However, Qi Qi preferred Gan Yu.

Damn it, is it just because Miss Gan Yu has such an incredibly powerful ability to drive you crazy?

Speaking of "super, super", Miss Keqing is actually not bad either, she's just slightly inferior to Miss Ganyu.

Touching her chest, Hu Tao revealed her little tiger teeth. She felt inexplicably wronged, as it wasn't her decision to develop.

"Alright, it's not like Qiqi doesn't recognize you as her father. She's just going to visit Miss Ganyu for a few days and will be back soon."

Lying down on the bed, Hu Tao said listlessly, "Since that's the case, why don't we start working now?"

Ji Ming mustered his courage, propped himself up from his desk, and clenched his fist to encourage himself: "That's right, I've been slacking off for days, I have to get back to work."

After bringing Qiqi home, Ji Ming dumped all his work on Zhong Li. Now that Qiqi is visiting Senior Sister Gan Yu, he can focus on his work without any distractions.

"Let's go to your house."

"What are you doing at my house?"

"Find Zhong Li and coordinate the work for this period of time."

Mentioning Zhongli, Hu Tao immediately grinned. She couldn't help it; the thought of Zhongli burning out from his immense workload made her feel smug.

Despite her schadenfreude, Hu Tao still had to criticize Ji Ming. Shifting responsibility like that was no excuse; look at how exhausted her husband, Zhongli, was.

Hu Tao jumped off the bed: "Let's go, let's go. We'll work at my house later and have lunch together."

Ji Ming readily agreed: "No problem. Will you be cooking yourself?"

"Of course, it was I, the head of this hall, who personally cooked. You should feel honored."

Wow, this girl has learned some arrogant and tsundere phrases. Even a cat wouldn't say such things. She's mostly cute and charming, and tsundere is just a kind of seasoning.

It seems she's self-taught, but Little Walnut has always had a touch of arrogance, it's just not obvious.

Ji Ming got up and walked outside, stretching: "Remember to add extra salt. You should know my preferences, Comrade Walnut."

Hu Tao followed, walking alongside Ji Ming, and said with a grin, "I know, I know, the other day when we went to Wanmintang for breakfast, you wretched salty tofu pudding fanatic!"

"Aren't all tofu puddings savory? Sweet tofu pudding is heresy. I suggest sending it to Mondstadt to be burned at the stake."

As they chatted and laughed, the two walked further and further apart, turning the corner and heading towards the Hu family mansion.

White Sugar, who was lying in the courtyard, raised her head, and her dog face showed a human-like disbelief. She seemed to have just heard something incredible.

Is it really safe to eat the food that Walnut's owner makes by hand? I remember when Jiming's owner was on a business trip in Mondstadt, Walnut's owner made a bunch of dog food herself, and White Sugar almost thought she had poisoned it.

Oh well, maybe the two owners just like this kind of half-dead little quirk, so I decided not to worry about it.

The perspective shifts to the Hall of Rebirth. Since they are neighbors, Ji Ming can see the plaque of the Hall of Rebirth just by turning a corner. Walking into the Hall of Rebirth, passing through the courtyard, the main hall and the backyard, he will arrive at the Hu family mansion.

Instead of greeting customers at the counter, Sister Dudu appeared in the courtyard of the Rebirth Hall, squatting on the ground, humming a song and building a snowman, openly slacking off.

Ji Ming chuckled and went over to greet her: "Sister Dudu, your snowman is quite pretty."

"Ahhhh!"

Sister Dudu quickly turned her head, patted her chest, and said irritably, "You scared me to death. Don't get so close next time you greet someone."

Ji Ming waved his hand apologetically: "I'll definitely do it next time, I'll definitely do it next time."

He was about to leave after saying hello, but Sister Dudu stopped him again. She took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to Ji Ming, saying, "Here is a letter for you, sent from Daoqi."

Inazuma? Speaking of acquaintances in Inazuma, there aren't actually that many, you could count them on two hands, and I don't even know who sent them.

Ji Ming was quite curious and was about to open the letter when Hu Tao suddenly leaned over and stood on tiptoe to peek.

"Young Comrade Walnut, what are you trying to do?"

"peep."

Fine, go ahead and read it. It's not like it's a shameful letter.

Ji Ming opened the envelope, took out the letter, and murmured, "Delicious Ji Jun..."

With a snap, Ji Ming closed the letter and looked at Hu Tao expressionlessly. The girl blinked and then revealed a kind and lovely smile.

"Delicious Ji Jun, why don't you continue watching?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Hu Tao stepped closer, poked Ji Ming in the chest, and said irritably, "You rascal, you really did leave behind a tragic love affair with Inazuma, didn't you?"

Ji Ming quickly explained, "No, I really didn't."

You have no sense of proportion. People are already addressing you like that in the letter, and you're still trying to make excuses!

Hu Tao was furious, her face turning into a round bun, when Ji Ming reached out and poked her cheek.

There's no way around it, this letter is obviously from Yae no Miko. Only Yae no Miko would use such a strange way of addressing someone. She truly lives up to her reputation as an alluring pink-haired fox.

Stuffing the letter into his pocket, Ji Ming pretended nothing had happened and continued walking forward: "Baozi-faced girl, let's go."

"Who is the girl with the round face? Also, hurry up and continue reading the letter. You can put work aside for now."

Seeing Hu Tao's curious expression, Ji Ming chuckled. Who was it that urged him to come over to work earlier? And now she wants to read the letter? Don't even think about it.

Chapter 161 I Return to My Bronze Sparrow Temple

Ji Ming burned out.

Just two months ago, Ji Ming tried to take over the work that was originally his from Zhong Li, preparing to study while fulfilling his duties as mayor, and also spend his free time playing with Qi Qi.

Ji Ming never expected that planning the construction of a new city would cause him such a headache.

Despite the headache, after two months of hard work, Ji Ming finally completed the city blueprint for Guili County, and with the support of Ke Qing from Yuheng Star, the construction of the new city has begun to proceed steadily.

Guili County is built on Guili Plain. To the north is Wangshu Inn, to the west is Luhua Pond, to the south is Liyue Harbor, the core city of Liyue, and to the east is Yaoguang Shoal.

The new city will be located in the very center of Guili Plain. Ji Ming has great ambitions; he plans to bring all the land of Guili Plain under the jurisdiction of Guili County, which is one of the reasons why he is so tired.

According to reports from this period, the government offices of Guili County seem to have been completed, and the construction teams under Keqing's command are expanding the immigrant area, which will be the future residential area. The commercial and industrial areas are still to be built.

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. Ji Ming was only responsible for planning and management, while Ke Qing was given full authority over construction matters. She only needed to reserve some wide roads, since Guili County would be laying railways in the future.

After finishing these tasks, Ji Ming was finally able to take a breather. He handed over the construction work to Ke Maomao, the financial matters to Tianquanxing, and the immigration matters were no longer his concern.

And so, Ji Ming was finally able to take care of his own affairs, such as playing happily with Qi Qi...

Not at all. Two months ago, Sister Dudu gave Ji Ming a letter sent by a certain pink-haired fox. The salutation at the beginning of the letter caused quite a bit of trouble and misunderstanding at the time, but fortunately Hu Tao and the others didn't pay too much attention to it.

In the letter, Yae no Miko first exchanged a few pleasantries (teasing words), then mentioned a name that had been plotting against Ji Ming a few months ago. This person had now logged into Inazuma and was said to be preparing to take action against the God's Heart of the Lei Movie.

It was probably the intervention of the Ice God of Winter. Before that person could even act, the Ice God replaced him and appointed Lady Rosalyn to take full command.

Wow, that's interesting. It seems the Ice God really wants to take action against the other six gods.

This is a bit troublesome. Barbatos's Heart of God is with Jiming, and Morax will also hand it over to him in the future. I don't know what Ray Movie will do.

After the invocation ceremony, I should still make a trip to Inazuma to visit Inazuma's friends and, while I'm at it, take down Scaramucci.

Oh, his codename was Skirmisher.

Never mind, there's still a month until the Summoning Ceremony. This month is Ji Ming's last rest time. After the Summoning Ceremony, there will be another Lantern Festival.

That will be Ji Ming's first Lantern Festival after becoming the Emperor, which is very memorable. However, he certainly cannot rest, as there are still various things waiting for him.

Thinking this, Ji Ming burned out again.

Tap tap tap...

Turning his head, he saw Qiqi sitting beside him, expressionless, saying, "Stupid Daddy, I want Mommy..."

The mother Qiqi was referring to was Gan Yu.

For some reason, Qiqi really likes Senior Sister Ganyu. Every time Senior Sister Ganyu comes to visit, the little zombie girl gets very excited and shows unusual enthusiasm.

With her calling her "Mother" over and over again, Senior Sister Gan Yu definitely couldn't resist. She knew who Qi Qi was referring to as "Silly Daddy," but she still let the little zombie mother call her that.

The snow has stopped, and the vanguard of spring has arrived in Liyue Harbor. The city is full of life, and compared to the lifelessness of the past few years, Liyue Harbor has now recovered some of its vitality.

Grandpa Zhongli continued to walk his bird and listen to opera, while little Hu Tao was often nowhere to be seen, and the young cook was busy at Wanmin Hall.

Carving Cat stays in Guili County every day to oversee the construction; the Civil Engineering Sister's abilities are beyond doubt.

Qilin Half-Immortal Gan Yu visits Ji Ming every few days, and it's normal for them to hug each other in private. The relationship between the two siblings is growing rapidly, and something seems a little off.

Mr. Ji Ming occasionally goes out for drinks, and his drinking buddies are naturally his sworn brothers. They chat about political topics that men love. In the past, they were the participants, and now they are the planners.

They used to be members of a shady gang, but things were very different back then. Now, the brothers have all risen to prominence and are quite powerful.

They're all so full of energy, busy with their own things, and life is getting better and better.

Corrupted by the good life, Ji Ming found himself becoming increasingly lazy and his thinking increasingly scattered. Although his knowledge and learning had improved considerably, there was one thing he had to be wary of.