I'm a male god in Liyue

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At this moment, Abedo unconsciously showed some respect when dealing with Xia Zhi, an alchemist of similar high level to his teacher.

"Mr. Xia, if you have time, you are welcome to come and sit here again."

"Will do."

After leaving the alchemy workshop, Lisa returned to the library alone, while Xia Zhi and the other two followed the information on their phones to a restaurant to meet up with the others and have dinner together.

But Cole looked a little disappointed.

After asking around, everyone learned that Ke Lai had gone to see a friend in the afternoon, but the friend wasn't home.

Fischl said, “Who is your friend? Tell me, and I can send Oz flying up to the sky to help you find her. As long as she’s in Mondstadt, I’m sure I can find her for you.”

Cole shook his head and said, "Thank you, but no need. She's a scout knight. She's probably out on a reconnaissance mission in the wilderness today. She'll be back tomorrow or the day after."

Scout Knight?

Why does that sound so familiar?

After Amber's grandfather passed away, the original reconnaissance team fell apart, and it seems that Amber is now the only reconnaissance knight in Mondstadt.

They exchanged strange glances.

Xiangling asked, "Coley, the friend you mentioned, isn't it named Amber?"

Cole was taken aback: "Yes, you know her too?"

Everyone laughed: "We know each other! Of course we know each other! You don't need to look for her, just stay with us. If she comes back from her reconnaissance mission, she'll definitely come to visit us right away."

Cole was a little surprised, but then thought it was quite normal.

After all, that's Amber.

After dinner, Ke Lai and Qi Liangliang were originally going to stay at a hotel.

As a result, everyone told them not to waste money, and to ask the West Wind Church if there were any extra rooms available when they got back. If not, they could sleep in the treehouse inside the Dust Song Pot.

Finally, unable to resist their enthusiasm, the two had no choice but to agree.

After my walk, I returned to the church and ran into Barbara.

Xia Zhi went over and asked Barbara if she wanted two more people to stay, and Barbara nodded in agreement.

For some reason, Barbara's face turned slightly red when she saw him.

Xia Zhi thought it was probably because her charm attribute was too high.

Ke Lai and Qi Liangliang had been traveling by boat for the past few days and were quite weary from their journey, so the girls took them to the Chen Ge Pot for a bath to wash away the dust and grime.

Cole felt so comfortable soaking in the bathtub.

It's only now that her demonic scale disease is cured that she dares to take a bath with everyone, for fear that her ugly gray-black scales would frighten others.

Then came the classic bath time where everyone critiqued each other's physiques.

Everyone was already familiar with each other, and they all looked at the two newcomers.

"Colette, you're so thin!"

"Hey! Cole! Is that a scar on your body?"

Wow! You have so many scars!

"How did this happen?"

"This scar is so long! What kind of hardship did you endure before?"

"Who bullied you? It's not domestic violence, is it? Tell me, we can help you!"

……

Listening to everyone's caring words, Ke Lai felt as if her heart was being soaked in warm water, feeling moist and warm.

"Thank you everyone, don't worry, everything will be alright."

Since Ke Lai insisted on not saying anything, no one wanted to keep pressing her for details, lest she feel embarrassed.

Then he looked at Qi Liangliang.

"Let me touch your tail."

Wow, there are two!

"I want to touch your feet; your pads must feel so comfortable."

"No meow!"

The bathtub was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Besides bathing, massage is also a major feature.

Everyone then dragged Ke Lai and Qi Liangliang along to get a massage as well.

Massage is a very common service in Xumi, and Ke Lai, being a Xumi native, is not embarrassed about getting massages.

On the contrary, Qi Liangliang was a bit hesitant and reserved. She went in for a massage first, but because Xia Zhi's massage was so comfortable, she couldn't help but make strange meows, which sounded just like a cat meowing outside the window on a spring midnight.

Cole blushed as she listened.

When Cole went inside and lay down on the small bed, she felt a little inexplicably nervous.

However, she quickly calmed down under the influence of the incense.

Xia Zhi massaged her and also discovered the group of frightening scars on her body.

"Miss Cole, why do you have so many old injuries?"

"I……"

"Is it because of the remnants of a demon god?"

"Not at all……"

"How did you get tainted with the remnants of a demon god?"

"..."

Even now, you still won't tell me?

"..."

"I see. It must be a painful memory. It's my fault for making you recall it again..."

"No, no, it has nothing to do with Mr. Xia."

Ke Lai closed her eyes, feeling Xia Zhi's gentle touch.

"Actually, there's nothing that can't be said. It's all in the past. Since Mr. Xia wants to know, then I'll tell you."

“I have had scaly disease since I was a child. My parents took me to see many doctors, but they were all helpless.”

"Until someone told my mother that there was a way to eradicate the Demon Scale Disease, she handed me over to an organization called the Fools."

"Later, I was sent to an executive officer called the 'Doctor' for treatment... no, it wasn't treatment, it was an 'experiment'."

"I wasn't the only one there; there were others who were also used for the experiments on the [Demon God Remnants]."

"After being in that environment for a long time, I couldn't help but start wondering what I had done wrong? Why didn't anyone come to save me... Gradually, I even started to hate people outside of the Fatui, including the parents who sent me here..."

"Later, that place became a burned-down ruin, and I escaped from it and began to wander."

"Some of my companions who fled the ruins with me were lost in the raging sandstorms, while others succumbed to the torment and erosion of the demon's remnants. Burdened with illness and curses, we had nowhere to live and could only seek refuge in the deserted jungles and plains."

"But in the end, I was all alone."

"These injuries were sustained during this period."

"That's all."

Chapter 5015 Sending You Some Goodies (4K)

Before returning to Sumeru, Kolai wandered for a long time.

The difference between wandering and traveling is that you only know the starting point but not the destination.

Her wandering began in the ruins of that burned-down house, or perhaps even earlier, from the moment she contracted the disease, and was destined to be an endless nightmare that stretched into darkness.

Her companions who fled the ruins with her either perished in the raging sandstorms or succumbed to the torment and erosion of the demon's remnants.

Burdened by illness and curses, they had nowhere to live and could only turn to the deserted jungles and plains for refuge.

Nature is both kind and cruel; it will not refuse to give to them because they are sick, nor will it take from them just because they call for help.

As more and more companions fell, the lessons they left behind taught those who came after them how to struggle for survival in perilous situations.

When the last companion fell, what Cole learned was—to stop asking anyone for a hand.

At that time, they were backed by a cliff, running for their lives, with the roars of wild beasts chasing them relentlessly behind them.

Whether due to the narrow path or some other reason, Cole was bumped by his only remaining companion and accidentally fell down the mountain path.

Fortunately, in her panic, she grabbed a thin branch beside the cliff, then stretched out her other hand and shouted for help.

But her companion merely gave her a complicated look before choosing to run away alone without hesitation.

The man didn't get far. The roars of the beasts were faster than the fleeing footsteps, almost whistling past. The predatory instincts of the beasts prevented them from paying attention to the trembling Cole below the cliff.