CHAPTER 336: CH 336 : FOUND YOU

Su Yuan was trembling all over, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead, his expression extremely tense.

"Su Yuan, what’s wrong?"

Zhongli seemed to have noticed Su Yuan’s abnormal state and asked.

"Zhongli, I think I’ve made a fatal mistake..."

Su Yuan swallowed hard and slowly spoke:

"As expected... curiosity kills the cat. I shouldn’t have been so curious..."

"Zhongli, I believe I mentioned it to you before—about Furina’s conditions for becoming eerie back in Fontaine..."

"During the daytime, no matter what happens, Furina won’t be affected by the Eerie power..."

"But at night... if I appear before her, she’ll fall into Eerie state because of that..."

"I see... Su Yuan, you connected your situation to mine—you saw the image of Furina on that Fontaine flyer at the next table and thought it triggered her eerie condition, right?" Zhongli said thoughtfully.

"Yeah... According to the rule description, once this condition is triggered, I must return to Furina’s bed before she gets there, and no matter what happens, I mustn’t leave her bed until the sun rises the next day..."

Su Yuan said with some worry:

"But the problem now is that Liyue and Fontaine are so far apart. There’s no way I can make it back to her bed in the Palais Mermonia in time..."

"No, wait—Furina is no longer the Hydro Archon. She doesn’t live at the top floor of the Palais Mermonia anymore. I don’t even know where her new home is. How could I possibly return to her bed before she does?"

"Su Yuan, you don’t need to be this anxious or upset..."

Zhongli gently reassured him:

"Because we don’t actually know if the eerie rules apply the same way to each person. It’s entirely possible that you appearing within Furina’s line of sight through the flyer doesn’t count as triggering her eerie condition at all."

"Besides, Su Yuan, you also understand that the distance between Liyue and Fontaine is vast. Even if Furina departed this very moment without rest and traveled through the night, it would still be daytime by the time she reached Liyue..."

"If that’s the case, then according to the rule, Furina won’t be susceptible to Eerie state during the day—so the crisis would naturally resolve itself..."

"So, all things considered, Su Yuan, there’s really nothing for you to worry about..."

With Zhongli’s words of comfort, Su Yuan suddenly felt much more at ease...

That’s right—there really wasn’t anything to be afraid of.

Maybe the eerie condition hadn’t even been triggered at all!

And even if it had, given the long distance, Furina simply wouldn’t be able to reach him in time to do him any harm...

"Thank you, Zhongli. Now that you’ve said all that, I really do feel a lot more relaxed..."

Su Yuan smiled at Zhongli and said:

"Tomorrow is bound to be an important day—I should save my strength and head back to rest early."

"Mm, alright, Su Yuan," Zhongli nodded.

"Then tomorrow, let’s meet again at Bubu Pharmacy as usual."

"Master Mao, we’ve finished eating—check, please," Zhongli called toward the kitchen, waving at Master Mao to get the bill.

And at the same time, two voices echoed in Su Yuan’s mind:

"Whoa-ho... I must be dreaming. I wake up and can’t believe my eyes—Zhongli, that guy, actually paid for the meal himself?" Tartaglia said in disbelief.

"Zhongli? He never brings a wallet when he goes out—I don’t believe he’d actually pay the bill himself..." Hu Tao chimed in.

"Exactly, you’ve got a point, Director Hu! That’s just the kind of person Zhongli is," Tartaglia said with great interest.

"Well then, Director Hu, how about we make a little bet for fun?"

"Do you think this time, when Zhongli pays the bill, he’ll put it on the Fatui’s Northland Bank tab—or will he charge it to your Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"

"Hmm... I’m sure he charged it to Wangsheng Parlor," Hu Tao replied.

"Who knows Zhongli better than me? He’s always extravagant, never checks prices, and just sends all the bills straight to the parlor..."

"I wouldn’t rule out the Northland Bank either," Tartaglia said thoughtfully.

"After all, I’ve already informed them—any bill under Zhongli’s name is to be covered without question..."

"What about you, Su Yuan? What do you think?" The next moment, both Tartaglia and Hu Tao turned to ask him in unison.

"Me? You guys can bet all you want, why drag me into it?" Su Yuan laughed and said, "But if I had to say something—can’t Zhongli just bring his wallet and pay for once? You’re really underestimating him."

"Master Mao, you recognize Su Yuan, don’t you?" Zhongli asked.

"Of course I do," Master Mao replied with a smile and a nod.

"He’s someone personally designated as important by Lady Ningguang of the Liyue Qixing. All of us in Liyue are to cooperate with his actions."

"Mr. Su Yuan protected the citizens of Liyue Harbor from the threat of the Geovishaps. He’s a hero of the harbor. A simple meal like this? There’s no need for payment—consider it my treat!"

"No, what’s right is right," Zhongli said solemnly.

"Even heroes of Liyue shouldn’t freeload from the people. Therefore, just put the bill on the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

"So what does this count as? We both guessed wrong?" Tartaglia asked Hu Tao.

"Hehe, it’s a tie then! Win-win!" Hu Tao giggled.

"But in the end, Zhongli still didn’t bring any money out with him..." Su Yuan added, somewhat speechless.

............

Su Yuan returned to Yuehai Pavilion, did a simple wash-up, and prepared to go to bed...

Tomorrow would be a crucial day—fully prepared, he would face off against Cloud Retainer.

Su Yuan recalled what he had asked the Millelith squad captain today—about the casualties suffered by the Millelith during the Geovishaps tide...

In the morning, only eight soldiers had fallen and twelve were seriously injured.

But according to the latest data he’d just gotten from Ganyu, the number of those who had died from their injuries had increased by three more...

Which meant that a total of eleven Millelith soldiers had died today...

Su Yuan wasn’t sure how accurate that number was, or what connection it might have to the number of extra death rewind uses he had incurred...

But at the very least, it provided a reference point—by comparing more instances, he could eventually uncover the pattern between them...

Su Yuan climbed into bed, pulled the blanket over himself, closed his eyes, and began to think about what crucial intel and special abilities he would obtain once he made it through the night...

But just then, there was a knock at the door...

Hm?

Su Yuan immediately felt a bit puzzled—this late at night, who could possibly be coming to see him?

So he got out of bed, walked to the door, and opened it...

But the moment he saw who was standing outside, Su Yuan was so terrified that his whole body began to tremble, and he instinctively stumbled several steps backward...

"Darling, I finally found you..."

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