"Cough, cough, Nahida, stop messing around... If they... "
Lu Ze's face turned towards Bella, if this person were to report him, he might die tonight... After all, it wasn't something he could handle if both Wendy and Bronya were angry at the same time.
"What are you afraid of? This is just your compensation to me, don't think too much about it. I just want to absorb some of the power within you. My second request is!"
Nahida, in her mature form, deliberately drew out her words, looking playfully at Lu Ze. Compared to her young form, she had gained a touch of allure and lost some of her innocence.
"My assessment is that she can truly be a wife! Satisfying all your strange fetishes, as she has various forms."
"Give me more time!"
Lu Ze was dumbfounded. After all that build-up, she just wanted that? It was just time... Although he could only give two hours, it wasn't a big problem!
"Alright, here you go. Anything else?"
She placed a slender finger on her lips, her green eyes looking slightly upwards, appearing a little dazed.
As if struck by an idea, Nahida clenched her right fist and hit her left palm, saying with a smile:
"Then I won't be polite! I want to live in your shop! But, do you have any way to let me travel between Sumeru and your shop? I know the omnipotent shopkeeper can do it!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ze's mouth twitched. Good heavens, she was really going to freeload at his shop.
But this was fine, one more or one less wouldn't matter. Well... the biggest problem would be how to convince the others.
However, none of that mattered. He just needed to use a little trick.
"Alright, I happen to have something that will let you travel back and forth. But where should it be placed? You pick a spot."
Hearing that there was a solution, the mature woman smiled, captivating everyone present. They all knew what the Great Dream of Wisdom Tree looked like, but they had never seen her this close.
The scholars trembled and knelt on the floor, repeatedly slapping their own faces. After all... they had almost killed their god.
"Put it in my room. You'll come with me later. For now, let's deal with these scholars."
Nahida looked at them with ill intent. Since things had already happened and the cards were revealed, it was time to deal with them.
When the scholars heard they were to be dealt with, they all prostrated themselves on the floor, loudly begging the Grass God for forgiveness. The desire for life is immense, for anyone.
"You... you will spend your entire lives in prison. Not only that, but I will make you endure my pain."
She made a stroke in the air with a slender finger, and countless green seeds materialized, floating towards them one by one.
The scholars looked at each other. For the sake of survival, what was a little pain? They all resolutely ate the seeds.
However, they would pay the price for their decision. This kind of pain was not something an ordinary person could bear.
"Guards, throw them all into jail!"
Although Lu Ze had just eliminated a batch of soldiers, it was impossible for Sumeru to have so few people.
Hearing their god's summons, countless soldiers rushed up from downstairs, their spears held high, protecting their deity.
"Great Grass God! You've truly been resurrected! I knew it, how could our great god die so easily?"
The leading soldier was extremely excited. He was the drill sergeant and commander of all the soldiers. By rights, all military power was in his hands. However, after decades of corruption, all authority had been carved up by the Grand Sage. Now that the Grass God had returned, his power was back, how could he not be excited?
"According to my word, throw them all into jail and never let them out, for all eternity. Those who disobey will die!"
The Grass God was clearly a bit agitated, but her emotions quickly calmed down, as it was unnecessary.
"Let's go, to my palace."
Stepping gracefully, Nahida walked into the Palace of Illusory Flowers step by step. Her white hair fluttered in the air, like a queen reclaiming what belonged to her, inspiring awe.
Past the laboratory, further inside was her room. 500 years ago, due to the Cataclysm of Khaenri'ah, she had lost her last strength and returned to her child form.
But the foolish people never recognized that this was their god.
Opening her room again, it was already filled with dust, as she had spent centuries in a glass jar, constantly being researched by lunatics. But all that was over.
"This room of yours... is uninhabitable. Call the servants to clean it up. No wonder you want to stay at my place. This is a Void Transmission Anchor, through it you can come to my shop."
As she spoke, she placed a blue transmission anchor on the floor, like a pile of data floating in the air, forming the shape of an anchor.
"Come here, I'll bind your information. That's how the transmission works."
After a quick binding, Bella stood nearby with her arms crossed, watching everything silently. She wasn't one to gossip; she only ever liked Her Majesty. This man wasn't worthy.
"Alright then, I'll call people to clean up and give further instructions. You can go back first, I'll be there tonight."
The two nodded and returned through the transmission anchor. Nahida smiled gently, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. In reality, her body was still very weak.
She just didn't want the others to worry, so she held on until now. She sat down cross-legged and immediately began to digest the power she had absorbed. Although it was a bit difficult to understand, she could still absorb it.
However, the amount she absorbed was not enough to restore her to her peak. So, she might need to take more a few more times later. That was why she wanted to live in the shop, as one was for arduous training, and the other was for digestion.
Anyone would know which to choose, right?
On the other side, the two arrived at the second floor of the Liyue branch. After resolving this matter, there was nothing else. They had also vented, making it a clear profit.
"I know you won't gossip, right?"
Hearing Lu Ze's words, Bella nodded frantically. She absolutely would not gossip. It was definitely not because he was holding something that made her afraid, absolutely not.
At most, it was just giving him some face.
"Mmm... good, good. Teachable. Let's go downstairs, I think they've been waiting impatiently."