I'm a male god in Liyue

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"Just like the battle between the Shadow and the General in a battlefield where time stood still, I can also set aside a time-still area for you in the Castle Keep, so you can take your time looking through all the files. When you come out, time outside will still be the same."

"It sounds like efficiency has increased dramatically, but the workload hasn't decreased at all..."

"The workload..."

Xia Zhi suddenly remembered that he had learned a skill called "Government Affairs Master" from Gan Yu.

【Government Affairs Master】: Capable of efficiently processing large volumes of various government documents.

That was a skill that Gan Yu had mastered after working countless overtime hours as the chief secretary for thousands of years.

Xia Zhi guessed that Gan Yu might be close to upgrading this skill to [Grandmaster of Government Affairs].

However, her skill upgrade progress has been forcibly interrupted because she has taken leave to travel.

Thinking about it this way, I inexplicably felt that I had delayed Gan Yu's time.

"I have a way to make you as capable as Gan Yu. Are you interested?"

"Oh?"

"Hold on."

Xia Zhi took out the Book of Learned Scholars and spent some time inscribing the skill of Master of Governance on it before handing the book to Xia Zhen.

Xia Zhen had previously learned meditation techniques from this book, so she was quite proficient when reading it again.

After a while, Xia Zhen looked up from her book, her expression turning somewhat surprised.

"How does it feel?"

"Indeed, my thinking has suddenly become much more agile and active when it comes to government affairs, and I should be able to handle them more easily now."

"Ah."

"Thank you, cousin."

"polite."

"You're the most reliable one. I don't need best friends anymore."

"?"

Xia Zhen smiled, reached out her arm, hooked it around his neck, and gave him a kiss.

It's not the first time anyway.

Xia Zhi felt a faint cherry blossom scent still lingering on her lips and said, "You must have noticed something about the General's matter, right?"

Xia Zhen blinked at him, who was so close, and said, "You mean the general? I think I can sense something..."

Xia Zhi asked, "What are your plans?"

Xia Zhen shook her head: "I don't have any plans for the time being. She has given Ying ownership of her body and she won't come out herself, so there's no way to communicate with her."

Xia Zhi said, "That's true during the day, but it's different at night. In the dream, she and Ying are separate, but they will both appear in the internet cafe at the same time. During this time, you can go and have a good talk with her."

Xia Zhen sighed: "Even so, it will have to be after I've dealt with Inazuma's mess. After all, the general's problem can't be solved in a short time."

Xia Zhi nodded: "Indeed."

Xia Zhen changed the subject: "However..."

"But what?"

"Although I don't have the time or energy to deal with the general, my cousin does."

"I'm not familiar with her."

"How can we not be familiar? With our relationship, aren't we all the same? Besides, given her personality, she might not be willing to tell me her true feelings directly, but you are different. She won't be as nervous around you."

"..."

"Cousin, please help me!"

"Please, I'm not a therapist."

"But didn't you handle things very well for Shen He before?"

“Shen He is different.”

Xia Zhen hooked her arm around his neck and kissed him again with a smile.

"Why not try something like a humanoid angel heart? Wouldn't that be great?"

"...What kind of sister are you... "

Xia Zhi nodded helplessly.

"Okay, I'll try to get in touch with her."

"Love you!"

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After finishing her meal, Hana Sanri returned to her room to continue charging her mask.

It took her quite a while to finally recharge the mask.

Then, Hana Sanli took out her phone and sent a message to Fischl and Nana: "I'm ready, shall we go now?"

"Row."

"it is good!"

Hana-sanri arrived at the shrine entrance, met up with her two companions, and prepared to set off for the Guardian Forest.

Like the desolate sea, the Forest of Guardians is also located beneath Shadow Mountain, but on the other side.

In the darkness of night, the area appeared somewhat eerie.

Fischl released Oz to scout ahead and asked, "What kind of tanuki are you looking for?"

Hana Sanri looked at the deep forest before her, which was somewhat different from the one in her memory, and said with a slightly complicated expression, "Its name is—Gohyakuzō."

Chapter 570 You're a Sister Complex (4K)

The evening breeze rustled through the leaves.

A celestial fox statue appeared before the three of them.

Fischl looked at it with some curiosity and said, "I remember the first time I met Hana Sanri, there was also a celestial fox statue next to you. You even asked us to retrieve a talisman placed inside, saying that only those who are appreciated by [Thunder], have courage, and cherish friendship can take it out."

Hana Sanri was a little embarrassed: "It's not really about being appreciated by [Lei], but it was indeed a test for the person who came."

Fischl asked, "But there's also a gap in this celestial fox statue. Could it be that there was originally some kind of talisman inside it?"

Hana Sanri nodded, her expression enigmatic: "Yes, after Kosai-no-miya set up a barrier around the Rai-orange tree, she entrusted the protective objects that sealed the barrier to her retinues on Narukami Island for safekeeping. After she disappeared into the dark calamity, her retinues on Narukami Island, the Heavenly Fox and the Earthly Fox, turned into stone statues to await her return."

Fischl was somewhat surprised: "So, this isn't actually a real statue, but a living fox?"

"Hmm." Hana Sanri corrected her softly again: "But it's a celestial fox, not an ordinary fox."

Fischl curiously reached out and touched the celestial fox statue, then took out his phone to take a picture of it as a souvenir.

The flash went off in the darkness, making a clicking sound.

Fischl put away her phone, looked up at Oz who was standing on a tree branch overhead, and suddenly said, "Oz, you are also one of my familiars. If I suddenly disappear, will you turn into a statue and wait for me to come back?"

Oz paused for a moment, then said, "Miss, we have a contract. If you disappear, I will disappear with you."

Fischl seemed somewhat disappointed: "I see."

Qi Qi looked at the Heavenly Fox statue and said softly, "But it's empty now. It seems the original talisman inside has been removed?"

Hana Sanri nodded, her expression thoughtful: "According to the normal procedure, we should be the ones to take this talisman."

Fischl paused slightly: "Huh?"

"Because the talisman is a special item used to unlock the seal of the Thunder Cherry Tree, if you want to hold the [Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification] ceremony, you must first take the talisman..."

Hana Sanri's tone became somewhat strange at this point.

"But I didn't expect the helper I found through the Adventurers' Guild's quest posting to be so capable..."

Hana Sanri still remembers the ceremony that night.

There's absolutely no need to use any talisman.

She then led everyone directly to the location of the Thunder Cherry Tree where the purification ceremony was to be held.

Upon arriving at the location, Mr. Xia took out a small key and rotated it over the barrier, opening it directly. If she wasn't mistaken, the key Mr. Xia had used on the [Ruins Heavy Machine] that afternoon appeared to be the same key that had opened the barrier.

The entire purification process was ridiculously fast.

All I can say is, it feels amazing to speedrun with a pro.

But that's precisely why she now needs to make a special trip to guard the Forest.

Qiqi pondered, "So, besides finding that tanuki demon named [Wu Baizang], do we also need to retrieve the lost talisman?"

Hana Sanri shook her head: "The ritual of the [Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification] is now complete, and the talisman is no longer important. We just need to find [Goyakuzo].

Fischl asked, "Any clues?"

"The clue... When the world turned pitch black, Fox Palace worried that Gosho would fight against an insurmountable enemy to protect the forest and die as a result. So, Fox Palace made a bet with Gosho about hide-and-seek, telling him to hide somewhere and saying, 'No matter what happens, it's all my magic to lure you. Don't be fooled, don't show yourself.' The Tanuki clan is naturally skilled in shapeshifting magic, like Rii, who can become exactly like Zhu Zi even when she has just transformed. So, I don't really have any clues."