"My strength has returned, not much, but enough!"
Guoba said with a smile, looking at his old friend.
Zhongli: Why do I feel like I have fewer lines again?! Guoba, what do you think about this?
Guoba: I'll just lie down and watch!
"Congratulations! To see you recover is to put one of my worries to rest!"
Grandma Ping nodded. Seeing her old friend, who had sacrificed his strength for Liyue, doing better was a cause for joy.
"So, the situation is like this..."
Guoba skillfully explained the course of events, leaving Granny Ping and Cloud Retainer astonished.
"This is the women's bath. You two go in and rest. You can call me anytime if you need anything!"
Guoba escorted Granny Ping and Cloud Retainer to the entrance of the hot spring pools and stopped.
"Makarios... oh no, you should be called Guoba now. No matter what, you are still a God, how can you stoop to being a mere attendant?"
Cloud Retainer flapped her wings and said regretfully, looking at Guoba's "willing degradation."
"I don't want to! But Feng Yi's reward was too tempting!"
The thought of top-tier ice cream beckoning to him made Guoba almost drool. He quickly wiped his mouth and said.
"Reward? What reward did Feng Yi give you?!"
Cloud Retainer's heart leaped with the premonition of delicious food as soon as she saw Guoba swallowing hard.
It was the intuition of a seasoned foodie!
"Ice cream... top-tier ice cream! According to Feng Yi, it's made from Green Feather Swan eggs. In terms of its delicate texture, it's a hundred times better than ordinary ice cream!"
Guoba's eyes sparkled, and he spoke with longing.
"How dare he! Ice cream made from Green Feather Swan eggs, and he didn't even share some with me? This is outrageous!"
Cloud Retainer exclaimed indignantly. She was determined to find Feng Yi and have a good talk with him.
"Ahem, it seems someone stole my Qingyu tea to make tea eggs and didn't even share with me..."
Granny Ping suddenly coughed twice, directly extinguishing Cloud Retainer's fervor.
"Who said I didn't share with you? Didn't I give you one later?"
Cloud Retainer weakly retorted, but her voice was so low that she lacked confidence.
"If I hadn't caught you red-handed, you would have almost eaten it all! Besides, I snatched that last one from your mouth..."
Granny Ping gave Cloud Retainer a glare, letting her ponder it herself.
"Alas, didn't I apologize later? This matter is in the past, can we not bring it up again?"
Cloud Retainer was indeed at a loss. Every time Granny Ping mentioned this matter, she lost her nerve.
However, if one had to be honest, the tea eggs made with Qingyu tea were absolutely divine. No foodie could resist such temptation. Cloud Retainer highly recommended them!
"Hmph~" (╯^╰)
Granny Ping still saved some face for Cloud Retainer.
"Guoba, I wonder about that ice cream..."
Cloud Retainer let out a "slurp," her saliva almost falling, and looked at Guoba with ill intentions.
"Uh... I just remembered Xiangling needs my help urgently. See you later!"
Without a word, Guoba turned and fled.
What was the point of his hard work?
Wasn't it for the coveted top-tier ice cream?
How could Guoba agree to Cloud Retainer's demands when she was about to pounce?
Watching Guoba disappear in an instant, Cloud Retainer finally realized the true meaning of his words, "My strength has returned, not much, but enough!"
This speed of escape was not inferior to that of his peak condition!
"Let's go. We're adults now! Still greedy like children?"
Granny Ping led the way towards the hot spring pool.
'Since Guoba is not an option, I'll try Shenhe!'
Cloud Retainer thought secretly in her mind.
"Master, Granny Ping, you've arrived..."
Shenhe rose to welcome the two elders as soon as they arrived.
Granny Ping waved her hand casually, indicating for everyone to continue and not mind her.
As Cloud Retainer dipped one crane's claw into the water, she suddenly realized how inconvenient this form was.
So, with a gentle breeze, she transformed into human form and sank beautifully into the pool.
Shenhe was also taken aback. Even after living with her master for more than ten years, she had rarely seen Cloud Retainer in her human form.
In her human form, Cloud Retainer had long, cascading black hair that reached her waist. Her cold and refined face exuded an ethereal aura, but her lively eyes betrayed her true nature.
She was a woman full of mischievous ideas!
Shenhe's gaze was drawn to the two snowy white slimes floating on the water's surface, which did not look smaller than hers.
'I didn't expect Master to be so well-hidden!'
Shenhe thought to herself.
"Shenhe, come here... Tell your master, how was the ice cream Feng Yi made with Green Feather Swan eggs?"
Seeing Shenhe staring blankly at her, Cloud Retainer sat next to Shenhe, pinched Shenhe's white slime, and asked in a low voice.
"Mmmph~ Master, please don't do that..."
Shenhe suddenly had the illusion that her master had been possessed.
Cloud Retainer had always given Shenhe an impression of solemnity and dignity. This was the first time Shenhe had encountered such an indecent Cloud Retainer.
"Then tell your master quickly, how was the ice cream Feng Yi made?"
Cloud Retainer released the finger she had been pinching Shenhe's slime with. She hadn't expected Shenhe's "little beans" to become so stiff so quickly.
The moment Shenhe thought of the special ice cream she had eaten with Keqing that day, and then the indescribable things that happened with Feng Yi, her face turned even redder, and the "little beans" on her slime became even stiffer.
Cloud Retainer was dumbfounded.
Cloud Retainer: Everyone, please watch carefully. My hand has been released. This has nothing to do with me!
"Mmm~ It was delicious!"
Seeing Cloud Retainer's continuous scrutiny, Shenhe quickly answered her question.
"Is Grandma He asking about Daddy's ice cream? It was really, really, really... delicious! You can ask Qiqi if you don't believe me! She ate more than Yuanbao!"
Yuanbao, hearing his mother and Grandma He talking about his father's ice cream, came over with Qiqi to join the fun.
"The ice cream Feng Yi made was delicious~ It was the most delicious food Qiqi has ever eaten!"
Qiqi immediately stepped forward and vouched for Feng Yi's culinary skills.
Her taste buds had not recovered that day when she ate it, but even so, its delicate texture left a deep impression on her.
'I wish I could eat it again!'
Qiqi thought to herself.
"So envious..."
The more Cloud Retainer listened, the more she wanted to eat it. She wished she could go find Feng Yi right now and ask for some ice cream to try.