"Vanquisher of Evil, are you there?"
The next day, Ryan arrived at Wangsheng Inn early and called out from the top floor.
"What is it?"
Xiao's voice sounded nearby.
Hearing the voice, Ryan quickly turned his head and found that Xiao had appeared beside him at some point.
"Vanquisher of Evil, I have good news and bad news for you. Which do you want to hear first?"
Upon seeing Xiao, Ryan immediately leaned in and asked.
There was a comfortable feeling when he got close to Xiao. He didn't understand why before, but after asking Morax last time, he had a general understanding of the situation.
"Vanquisher of Evil, you smell good too..." "...The bad news."
Xiao was not used to this way of communication, but after a moment of silence, he made his choice.
"Alright, the bad news is, I've identified the side effect of that Growth Pill. Once you take it, you'll never be able to grow taller naturally again."
Ryan truthfully told Xiao the bad news.
"...And the good news?"
Xiao was silent for a moment, but upon reflection, he realized he probably wouldn't have grown taller anyway, so he asked about the good news with a sense of relief.
"The good news is that I can now identify the side effects of pills, so you don't have to worry about taking them without knowing the side effects..."
Ryan scratched his head and announced the good news.
"..."
"So, this pill, this time, definitely has no side effects."
Just as Xiao was silent because of Ryan's good news, Ryan quickly took out the Rock Longevity Pill.
The side effect of the Rock Longevity Pill was to turn into a mountain range after death, but it allowed one to live for a very long time. By the time the lifespan of mountains and ancient rocks came to an end, Teyvat would probably be destroyed.
At that point, turning into a mountain range wouldn't matter anymore.
"No reward for no merit. Please take it back."
Xiao didn't look at the pill in Ryan's hand and decisively refused it.
Accepting the Growth Pill last time was already an exception.
"That's perfect then, I just happen to have something I need Vanquisher of Evil's help with."
Hearing Xiao's refusal, Ryan immediately stated the other reason he came to find him.
He unconditionally agreed with Ganyu's plan to stay in Jueyun Karst, because he had sent Ganyu Mind Soother Pills twice and knew that Ganyu had a lot of work and often worked overtime.
Coupled with the unfamiliarity of Liyue Harbor, he also felt a little sorry for his senior sister.
One should know that, according to his master, Ganyu was a happy big dumpling before she came down the mountain, even cuter than when he was a fox. Now she's so thin.
"The cultivation of an adeptus, huh..."
After listening to Ryan's account, Xiao pondered for a moment.
"I see. The cultivation for you two is not difficult to plan. You can leave now."
Then Xiao nodded and agreed.
"Two people?"
Ryan scratched his head, suddenly having a bad premonition.
"Yes, you also need to cultivate. I can teach you the martial arts of the Yakshas. This way, when you invite the Yakshas to possess you, you can unleash greater power and not bury their abilities."
Xiao nodded affirmatively.
He was not very satisfied with the power Ryan could unleash.
He had also heard about Ryan fighting against a Fatui Harbinger with the Traveler in the Golden House, but he felt that if Ryan took another step forward, with the help of the Yakshas' power, he could easily defeat the opponent.
"Ah...?"
Ryan's face showed a smile uglier than crying.
Then, Xiao took Ryan and instantly went from Wangsheng Inn to Jueyun Karst.
Ganyu had also prepared early in the morning. Lumine and Paimon were very interested in the cultivation of adepti, so they followed Ganyu.
The training ground Xiao chose was in the Huaguang Stone Forest area, near the Fulong Tree.
After suddenly becoming a teacher, Xiao became very strict, arranging individual cultivation for Ryan and Ganyu, and personally supervising Ryan's progress.
"Didn't he go to find Xiao to arrange cultivation for Ganyu...?"
Looking at Ryan, who was personally supervised by Xiao and was practicing basic spear techniques with a bitter face, Paimon scratched his head in confusion.
"Never mind him, let's look at Ganyu over there. Ganyu seems to be in trouble?"
Lumine spread his hands, ignoring the bitter-faced Ryan, and looked towards Ganyu.
Xiao's cultivation for Ganyu was different from Ryan's. After all, Ganyu's martial arts foundation was quite good; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was proficient in various martial arts.
So Xiao arranged Ganyu's cultivation to start with adapting to power, as she basically didn't need to use her power in Liyue Harbor.
However, after Ganyu cleared a round of monsters arranged by Xiao, a mortal suddenly intruded here.
Ganyu originally wanted to act as an adeptus, but the other party was too utilitarian. After finally finding an adeptus, he rambled on about a bunch of demands, asking for blessings for love, wealth, career, and so on.
He treated the adeptus as a wish-granting machine.
Ganyu advised him not to be too utilitarian and that there were no shortcuts in anything, but was instead suspected of impersonating an adeptus to preach, actually being a scam to cheat money.
This made Ganyu not know how to explain; she was also not good at arguing.
Hearing what happened, Lumine and Paimon were also very angry, but they couldn't lay a hand on ordinary people, so they could only watch the other party leave in disappointment.
"Miss Ganyu, don't let such an unreasonable fellow affect your mood."
Paimon was so angry that his teeth itched. After seeing the other party leave, he turned back to comfort Ganyu.
"Mwahahaha, although I can't control others yet, reaching this point is not bad..."
Behind the Fulong Tree, a blue-haired little girl with glasses poked her head out, looking in Lumine's direction and laughing triumphantly.
"Just a little more power recovered... then none of these adepti will escape..."
Then, the little girl hid back, avoiding being noticed... "What? What do you mean my senior sister is returning to Liyue Harbor?"
Under Xiao's supervision, Ryan, who had painstakingly memorized a set of spear techniques, felt his world collapse when he heard Lumine's explanation.
Is this little blonde's persuasive ability that strong? Yesterday, senior sister clearly decided to stay on the mountain to take care of master...
"I thought that by returning to Jueyun Karst and diligently cultivating, I could reclaim my identity as an adeptus, but after being questioned by that mortal, I really still..."
Seeing Ryan's stunned expression, Ganyu explained.
Coupled with Lumine's persuasion, she felt that she was still not suitable to be an adeptus, so she decided to agree to Lumine's suggestion and return to Liyue Harbor to see.
"..."
"Senior sister, if you go down the mountain, what will Master and I do!"
The next moment, Ryan transformed into a white fox and pounced at Ganyu's feet, hugging her leg and crying sadly.
"Eh?!"
"Ryan, do you... not want me to leave?"
Ganyu was startled and quickly reached out to pick up the little fox by her feet.
"It's not that I don't want senior sister to leave, it's mainly that senior sister's job in Liyue Harbor is not very good; it's practically exploiting employees."
"Look, your work alone, after you leave, three people can't finish it. Now that they know there's a lot of work, they're asking you to come back?"
Held by Ganyu with both hands under his armpits, Ryan explained this way...