"Ginger wood!"
From afar, Jiang Mu could hear Paimon's adorable voice.
"Hey, whose emergency rations are these? How did they get lost?" Jiang Mu joked.
Sure enough, Paimon did her classic move again—stomping her foot in mid-air…
"Paimon isn't for eating!"
"Is there something you need?"
Ignoring Paimon, Jiang Mu looked at Ying beside him.
"Today... is Thomas's birthday." Ying smiled when she saw Jiang Mu looking over.
"So I'm planning to prepare a surprise for him!"
"As expected of you!"
Jiang Mu gave a thumbs up.
"Hmph~"
Ying put her hands on her hips and revealed a sly smile.
"So, what do you need me to do?"
Jiang Mu had anticipated this.
"Then I'll trouble you to hold Thomas off." Ying smiled slightly.
"Linghua, Yidou, and I will go and prepare first!"
"no problem!"
"Chirp~"
Taking advantage of Jiang Mu's inattention, Yingmei bit him right on the face.
"This is a reward, hehe..."
Before Jiang Mu could react, Ying slipped away...
"Ugh!" Seeing this, Paimon stomped his foot again.
"Ying is so cunning, I want one too!"
As he spoke, he pounced on Jiang Mu's face and gave him a big kiss...
Then, it just disappeared...
"These two guys..."
Wiping the drool from his face, Jiang Mu said helplessly.
………………
“So…” Jiang Mu arrived at the magistrate’s office, and sure enough, Thomas was there, confronting Zao You…
"Saoyu, please teach me ninjutsu, okay...?"
Thomas pleaded with Zaoyou.
"no……"
Zaoyou shook her head.
"My master told Hayato that ninjutsu is a very dangerous thing and shouldn't be taught to others casually..."
"I didn't mean to..."
"No, absolutely not!"
"I……"
"Hmm... what did Brother Jiang Mu say... oh right, Zaoyou is going to sleep now, you write some 'Lu You'..."
As she spoke, Zaoyou turned into a "dumpling" and rolled away...
Thomas remained where he was, staring blankly at Zaoyou as she walked away. After a long while, he couldn't help but laugh...
"Seriously, what exactly did Jiang Mu teach Zaoyou...?"
………………
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
Zaoyou rolled all the way out the door, and suddenly bumped into Jiang Mu, who had just been teleported from the teleportation point...
"Thump!"
"Ouch..." Zaoyou touched the big bump on her head and sighed softly.
"Early pomelo?"
Jiang Mu was taken aback, then quickly picked her up and rubbed her head.
Are you alright?
"Hmm... Zaoyou looked up and saw that it was Jiang Mu, her little eyes rolled."
"Zaoyou... is injured... Brother Jiangmu has to take responsibility..."
"Looks like everything's alright..." Jiang Mu tossed... cough cough, he put it on the ground and said.
"Zaoyou, I'm going to find Thomas now. You go play by yourself first, okay?"
"All right……"
Upon hearing this, Zaoyou nodded obediently.
"Oh, right," Jiang Mu reminded him.
"Today is Thomas's birthday. Don't forget to come to the Mulou Tea House for the party tonight!"
"no problem!"
Zaoyou answered, and then turned into a ball again, rolling away...
……………………
"Thoma!" Jiang Mu walked into the Shefeng Office and looked at Thomas, who was busy at work, and said.
"Jiang Mu?" Upon seeing the person who arrived, Thomas immediately put down his work.
"Is there anything wrong today? If you're looking for Miss Kamisato, then just go in by yourself. You don't need to tell me."
“No…” Jiang Mu waved his hand, both amused and exasperated.
"Linghua and Yingmei went out. I came to find you."
"ah?"
Thomas was stunned.
"Why are you looking for me? I'm not going on a date with you..."
"Tch." Jiang Mu curled his lip. "Who cares? I just need something from you, this local bully."
"this……"
Thomas hesitated for a moment, "I still have so many things to do..."
“Here.” Jiang Mu took a bottle directly from the system space.
"Sigh, this is authentic Mondstadt specialty dandelion wine produced by Dawn Winery. It's a pity that not many people here in Inatsuma know how to appreciate it..."
"Give me!"
Thomas snatched it away, saying, "Here you go."
Upon opening the bottle and inhaling that familiar aroma of wine, tears welled up in Thomas's eyes.
"It tastes so familiar..."
Thomas carefully put the bottle away and looked at the one in front of him.
"Speak, what is it?"
“It’s just a small matter,” Jiang Mu shrugged. “The Sky Lord’s Envoy received a batch of ore from Liyue, but one of his lower-ranking officials wanted to make a profit off it…”
"You should go to Kujo Sara and ask her to handle this..."
"Don't mention it..." Jiang Mu quickly waved his hand.
"That guy is fighting Araki..."
Jiang Mu blinked, while Thomas understood instantly.
"Alright, let's go then..."
……………………
When Thomas and Jiang Mu arrived, the official was still looking smugly at the group of Liyue merchants.
"I'm telling you, I'm keeping this here. I'll release it only after you've paid the import duties."
"you……"
One of the merchants stepped forward, intending to make a move, but upon seeing this, he waved his hand and summoned the shogunate soldiers behind him.
"What, you're going to attack the official? Guards..."
"etc!"
Seeing this, Thomas quickly called out.
"who?"
Both sides looked at the two men, and one of the Liyue merchants immediately beamed with joy upon seeing Jiang Mu.
"Brother Jiang Mu, what are you doing here?"
That person was none other than Xu Zheng, with whom he had previously collaborated.
"We'll talk about that later," Jiang Mu said, looking at Thomas.
"Local bully, now it's your turn to step in."
"You always order me around..."
Upon hearing this, Thomas reluctantly stepped forward...
(N scenes of showing off and being humiliated are omitted here.)
"You're the one who has a solution."
Jiang Mu gave a thumbs up.
"fine."
Thomas waved his hand and nodded to Xu Zheng, who was standing to the side.
"My name is Thomas, and I am the housekeeper of the Kamisato family, the magistrate of the shrine. Since you are Jiang Mu's friend, you can come to me if you encounter any problems during your time in Inazuma, and I will do my best to help."
"I am extremely grateful." Upon hearing this, Xu Zheng quickly bowed.
"You truly are my brother!"
Jiang Mu slapped Thomas on the shoulder and laughed.
“Oh, right,” Thomas said, as if suddenly remembering something.
"Recently, a lot of wandering samurai have suddenly appeared around White Fox Field. Why don't you go and wipe them out?"
"It is possible."
Jiang Mu nodded.
"But since we're brothers, let's go together."
"……OK."
Thomas hesitated for a moment, but then agreed.
………………
As evening approached, the sun began to set in the west.
"I never imagined that the wandering samurai would collude with the Fools..."
Thomas wiped the blood off his spear, finding it incredibly authentic.
Let's go.
Jiang Mu patted Thomas on the shoulder.
"Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go back."
“Okay.” Thomas nodded. “It’s time for dinner.”
"How about we go to the Mulou Tea House..." Jiang Mu suggested, "It's on me, we should keep the good stuff in the family, right?"
"Okay." Thomas was both amused and exasperated; his friend's stingy nature remained unchanged...
………………
The moment the wooden-chambered tea room door was pushed open, everyone cheered.
Happy birthday, Thomas!
“Ah…” Thomas murmured, somewhat bewildered.
"you……"
"How could I forget my brother's birthday?"
Jiang Mu put his arm around Thomas's shoulder and chuckled.
"You brat..."
Thomas then realized what was happening and laughed and cursed.
"Woof!"
Taro-maru, the owner of the wooden leak teahouse, pounced on Toma and kept licking his face...
"Hahahahaha..."
Suddenly, a burst of cheerful laughter filled the room...
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