Chapter 53 (Exclusive to Jinjiang Literature City)
Both Gojo Satoru and Ilya have a high opinion of each other and their personalities are very compatible, so Jingyuan feels at ease with them being together. However, Rokudo Mukuro is giving him a bit of a headache.
Since learning about the integration of the world, the child's mood has been constantly fluctuating.
Jingyuan was initially worried that Rokudo Mukuro wouldn't be able to accept it, but Rokudo Mukuro simply rolled his eyes inelegantly and said, "I can accept things about parallel worlds. What does it matter if it's just a fusion between worlds?"
"Then what are you unhappy about?" Jing Yuan asked humbly.
Young men's thoughts are hard to fathom, and Rokudo Mukuro wasn't raised by Jingyuan from childhood. In addition, the two are now separated by a distant star system, so Jingyuan can only choose to be more direct.
"It's nothing, I just feel like so many people are missing from literary history," Rokudo Mukuro said.
He seemed troubled, but Jingyuan, who had known him for a long time, could tell that he was avoiding the real issue and didn't want to answer his question. However, Jingyuan didn't want to expose him; after all, the child was grown up and needed his own little secrets.
Jingyuan opened a bottle of dandelion wine for himself and casually asked, "Don't you dislike going to school? Without them, you should have a much lighter burden."
"...Does my dislike of school conflict with my desire to learn?" Rokudo Mukuro looked a little agitated.
"No." Jing Yuan smiled, then asked, "Is there anything you'd like to study?"
Rokudo Mukuro was silent for a moment, then said, "Your topic jumped around a bit too quickly."
However, he thought about it seriously for a while and said, "Study medicine or computer science."
Okay, she's still willing to study medicine. It seems she doesn't have too much psychological trauma from being used as an experimental subject since childhood, which puts Jingyuan at ease.
“These are all good majors,” Jingyuan said. “You’re so smart, you learn everything very quickly.”
Faced with such straightforward praise, Rokudo Mukuro was no longer as flustered as he had been at first. He slightly raised his chin and said in a slightly smug tone, "Of course."
After inquiring about the children's studies, Jingyuan gave them some more instructions, telling them to seek help from Ilya or Qingzu if they needed anything.
“I’m living with Ilya now,” Rokudo Mukuro said.
Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised: "Doesn't he hate children?"
Rokudo Mukuro: "...Shouldn't you be saying this in private?"
"What can't we talk about?" Jing Yuan winked at him.
Rokudo Mukuro snorted, but didn't dwell on the topic. He continued, "You know I'm different from ordinary kids. The conventional path of studying and taking college entrance exams is completely unsuitable for me. I don't think you can imagine me running around with a briefcase every day like an ordinary office worker."
Jing Yuan nodded: "It's something I can't imagine."
“I’m not suited for that kind of life, and I don’t want to live that kind of life,” Rokudo Mukuro said. “To put it bluntly, I’m a Mafia member after all.”
Now, Rokudo Mukuro is able to calmly recount the past and the Mafia.
He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a water glass with a cute pineapple pattern on it. His heterochromatic eyes were no longer filled with resentment towards the world, but were as gentle as two polished jade stones.
"You still kept this cup?" Jing Yuan asked, somewhat surprised.
He still vividly remembers how angry Rokudo Mukuro was when he bought that water cup.
Rokudo Mukuro gave him a disgruntled look and said, "I like it, is that a problem?"
If we keep teasing him, he'll really snap.
Jingyuan said, "Okay, okay, I'm glad you like it. Then, I'll buy you a few more next time."
Rokudo Mukuro immediately hung up the video call between the two.
After chuckling softly, Jingyuan pulled Mimi into his arms and buried his face in her belly, giving her a good few shovelfuls of water.
Seeing the kitten's puzzled expression, Jing Yuan smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just feel happy."
The kitten was puzzled, but since the person was happy, the kitten was happy too.
After meowing a few times, the mature and composed lion cat seemed to say: "Human, I'll allow you to take a few more sniffs."
So, when Xiao appeared in Jingyuan's room, Jingyuan buried his face in Mimi's belly and rubbed it against her.
elf:"……"
Jing Yuan: "..."
Mimi: "Mimi?"
Seeing Xiao's somewhat embarrassed expression, Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing," Xiao said, his eyes lowered. "I just came to see you all."
After saying that, Xiao raised his head, stared at Jingyuan's face for a while, and said, "You had a nightmare."
"You can tell that?" Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised.
“Hmm, you smell like a nightmare,” Xiao said.
"Huh?" Jing Yuan was somewhat bewildered.
Do nightmares have a taste?
This involves Jingyuan's blind spots in knowledge.
Although he was very curious, Jingyuan didn't press the matter when he saw Xiao's expression that he didn't want to talk about it.
"Have you had breakfast?" Jingyuan asked. "If not, come with me."
Xiao: "...Okay."
The food and lodging provided by Mingxingzhai are top-notch, even Xiao used more than usual.
"Eat more, you're too thin," Jingyuan said.
Mimi nodded in agreement.
This green two-legged creature is short and thin; I'm worried he'll get bullied.
"I'm not human, I don't need to eat that much," Xiao felt he needed to explain.
Human body size may be related to their physical condition, but as a member of the Yaksha clan, one really cannot judge a person solely by their appearance.
Jingyuan had dealt with many races and naturally knew that you can't judge a book by its cover. But Xiao's form really looked like a child, which made Jingyuan, who had a lot of experience taking care of children, subconsciously treat him as an ordinary child.
"What is that 'xiao'?" Jing Yuan asked curiously.
Xiao said, "I am a Yaksha."
Jingyuan hadn't been in Teyvat for very long, but he had already obtained a lot of information from the treasure-hunting groups that had influence all over the continent, including the Yaksha clan of Liyue.
Everyone says that Yaksha is fierce and brave in battle, but looking at the small body and delicate appearance of the person in front of him, Jingyuan really can't imagine how fierce and bloodthirsty Xiao looks.
Perhaps it's similar to Danfeng's frenzied state? After all, both of them have delicate, serene faces.
Mentioning Danfeng inevitably brings to mind Danheng. Jingyuan wonders which world Danheng is in with the Pioneers now, and whether he has encountered any danger.
And Blade, where did he and Silver Wolf's group go?
What is Fu Xuan doing now? The addition of the Taoists will probably reduce her already limited rest time even further; Qingzu will definitely urge her to get some rest...
Jingyuan's thoughts drifted far away for a moment.
Xiao did not disturb his contemplation, but simply sat quietly to the side.
After a long while, Jing Yuan finally came to his senses.
Seeing Xiao grooming Mimi while holding her, Jingyuan smiled slightly.
"Have you all finished eating?" he asked.
Xiao looked at him with some confusion: "What do you want to do?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to go for a walk. Do you want to come along?" Jing Yuan invited.
Xiao glanced down at Mimi, then said, "No."
Mimi barked at him twice, indicating that she didn't want to go either and wanted to stay with Xiao.
"Then I'll head out by myself," Jingyuan said.
"Okay." Xiao nodded.
Jing Yuan didn't ask Xiao why he came to see him today. He had said last night that he was going back to Wangshu Inn, but he came here early this morning. It seemed that he wanted to talk to Mimi alone.
Putting Xiao and Mimi out of his mind, Jingyuan strolled alone through the streets of Liyue. When he passed by Wanmin Hall, he even greeted Xiangling.
This time, he saw the crispy rice crust that Xiangling had mentioned.
It looks a lot like the doll that Xiangling wears; it's very cute, but it can't talk.
Guoba has a very good temper, letting Jingyuan pet and hug it without showing any impatience, and seems to be quite used to it.
Because of the different power systems, Jing Yuan couldn't recognize what kind of existence Guoba was, but he could sense that Guoba's origins were definitely not simple.
However, since the other party was not threatening and was so cute, Jingyuan wouldn't press for details about their origins.
Jingyuan spent the morning strolling around the streets and bought quite a few things.
Jingyuan planned to give Bailu toys like kites and fireworks, as she had always loved them.
The books were for Fu Xuan and Yan Qing, but mainly for Fu Xuan. Yan Qing preferred martial arts novels to those obscure and difficult books.
“If you enjoy novels, then you absolutely cannot miss Yaedo when you visit Inazuma,” Ji Fang, the owner of Wanwenshushe, said to him with a smile. “Unlike our Liyue, Inazuma’s novels have a unique charm.”
"Oh, what do you mean?" Jing Yuan's curiosity was successfully piqued, so he sat down and chatted with Ji Fang for a long time.
When Jing Yuan was about to take his leave, he noticed that Ji Fang looked at him with a slightly surprised expression, so he turned around and looked in the direction Ji Fang was looking.
The newcomer was a short boy with delicate features, so much so that Jing Yuan couldn't immediately tell his gender.
It was Ji Fang who spoke up, calling out "Second Young Master," that Jing Yuan realized, oh, it was a boy.
After a conversation, Jingyuan realized that the young man was Xingqiu, whom Xiangling had mentioned to him before, and that he was also the big boss of the bookstore.
"This must be Mr. Jingyuan," Xingqiu greeted Jingyuan with a smile. "I've heard Xiangling mention you before."
Whether it's his height or his striking white hair, Jing Yuan is a figure that's hard to ignore. Add to that his signature beauty mark, and Xing Qiu immediately recognized him as "Mr. Jing Yuan," the man his friend had mentioned.
"Young Master Xingqiu, you can just call me Jingyuan," Jingyuan said with a smile.
Xingqiu smiled and said, "You can call me Xingqiu too."
After exchanging a few words, Xingqiu asked, "I heard from Xiangling that you have a cute cat with you. Didn't it come out with you today?"
“It’s with its friends,” Jing Yuan said.
He didn't mention that Mimi was with Xiao, even though he knew that Xiao and Xingqiu were friends.
"What a pity, I was hoping to be able to say hello to it." Xingqiu said with some disappointment.
However, Jingyuan has just arrived in Liyue and has no plans to leave yet, so seeing Mimi again won't be difficult.
Xingqiu took a small box out of his pocket and handed it to Jingyuan: "This is a gift for Mimi."
Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised. Was Mimi really that charming? He hadn't even met her yet, and he had already received a gift from the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce.
Xingqiu scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "Hehe, actually I mainly wanted to hear you tell me about the outside world."
I understand, this kid is taking a roundabout approach.
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