𝕽𝖊𝖉 𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖔𝖒 || Genshin Impact

CHAPTER 45

Oh ? What's this ? A double update for my dear readers 💞

IM HITTING 1000 WORDS EACH CHAPTER NOWADAYS IM SO HAPPY

" Dinner is served ! " Xiangling giggled as she handed out the Liyue Cuisine to Childe , Zhongli and yourself

" Rock paper scissors , whoever loses pays " Childe challenged you gesturing to the many dishes before them

Not to mention the expensive wine Zhongli ordered

" Fine....rock paper scissors!- HA guess your paying this time tortellini , you own a bank for archonsake stop sulking" you cheered nudging your sulking friend

" Thank you ,Childe " Zhongli grinned before he took a sip of his expensive wine

" How do you always forget to bring your wallet Mr Zhongli " Childe groaned as he got up to pay while you happily dug into the food xiangling prepared

" Huanying...was he a friend of yours in the past ? " Zhongli asked quickly upon Childe leaving briefly to pay

" Yeah...we were childhood friends , when he was sent after gods that weren't archons he chanced upon me but spared me...gave me a job " You explained knowing every word coming out of your mouth were not true

He wasn't my friend

He is literally me

-Timeskip to after dinner sponsored by Diluc-

" See you tomorrow alright ? " you waved at the two males before leaving for your home

You finally convinced Zhongli that you needed to go home to attend to some matters regarding your neighbour talking about how you didn't clean her magic teapot

Yes

That neighbour

Heck Zhongli could be quite clingy at times but you found it so darn cute you couldn't say no

" Five almond tofu please " You ordered 5 boxes of almond tofu before embarking on your trip to wangshu inn

Hopefully you reach before childe does , he has to bring Zhongli home since he forgets his address so often

I took the first carriage to the inn

I hope im fast enough

-short timeskip sponsored by xingqiu-

" Xiao look what I got for you "

" Huanying where have you been all this time ? Everyone as in the adepti thought you died of old age " Xiao chuckled jokingly at his long-time friend , lightly punching him in the shoulder

" Cloud retainer said you probably grew old and died lonely " he continued

" Woah how rude I turn up after god knows how long , brought you not one but FIVE boxes of almond tofu only to have you call me old ? " Huanying scolded equally joking as he handed his friend his favourite food

" Since you brought me almond tofu i shall excuse you for not visiting me in such a long time " Xiao smiled , a rare sight to many , for the first time in awhile as he inhaled the scent of the almond tofu

" do you still remember how to drink with your mask on ? " Huanying asked the boy , pouring two cups of tea for him to try

" You bet " now wearing his yaksha mask xiao downed the tea quickly , smiling triumphantly

It had been awhile since he let someone see the real him

Xiao could only show this side of himself to his family

Which consisted of 2 birds , a stag , a dragon /god and a literal phantom but we're getting there

" You haven't grown much taller " Huanying teased the smaller male who smiled in response , his expression hardening however upon the arrival of a certain Russian

" Mr Phantom ! Oh thank archon Yujing was right you are here ! *pant* I have really important news , that i *pant* rushed here as fast as I could "

" Easy there Mr Childe , what is of the matter? " The phantom rushed to support the panting male

" Yeah what made you rush all the way here " Xiao huffed uninterestedly

" La Signora arrives in Liyue in a few days , the tsaritsa sense a gnosis in Liyue ! Mr Zhongli told me...but I'm not here to capture you but to tell you to hide " Childe placed his hand on the phantom's shoulder worriedly

" woah i was not expecting that " Xiao said wide eyed

" Thank you Mr Childe...you have my gratitude I am in your debt " Huanying bowed slightly thanking the male for delivering such valuable information that could potentially keep him alive

" Anytime Mr Phantom but can I take a photo with you? It's called a Kamera ! My little brother Teucer always wanted to meet you so I wanted to send him this to show his big brother had met the red phantom " Childe asked pulling out a kamera in which the phantom nodded in agreement

" Sweet ! Now xiao would you mind ? " The hydro user handed the gadget to the adepti boy who looked at the foreign mechanism quizzically

" Ugh whatever-how do you use this ? "

" You press this button when I count to three " Childe instructed the yaksha on how to take a picture before moving back to stand beside the phantom , swinging his arm around the black armour it wore

" one two three cheese ! " the two leaned towards the kamera , Childe flashing a big smile while phantom , although its face hidden smiled too

Y/n found Childe's love for teucer adorable

" Thanks Xiao and Mr phantom Now I can send the Kamera back the next time i return to snezhnaya ! Anyway stay safe my friend i have to go now to make sure Mr Zhongli doesn't wander out of the house and get lost again ! " Childe waved before speeding off once again , however no longer in a rush

" Get a load of that guy " Xiao sighed as he scooped a mouthful of almond tofu into his mouth , munching away gleefully

" Don't be like that Xiao he helped me after all " Huanying patted the male on the back before gazing out to the scenery below him

" They wouldn't find me that easily..."

For I'm literally under their noses

" they wouldn't even know where to look for you practically don't have a permanent place of residence , homeless in a sense .where do you even sleep Huanying " Xiao frowned as he turned to his friend

( some characters are associated with Chinese mythological creatures like Ganyu and the Qilin and Zhongli being a dragon when he was an archon so what creature would y/n or huanying be associated with or be hm holler what you think in the comments and I'll read them and most probably use the most popular one for the next chapter <3 this sidenote is really long bare with me please . Since Zhongli was a dragon with his gnosis I suppose y/n still having a gnosis can turn into a creature too? So yeah i was just wondering what you guys think y/n's other form is )