Genshin Impact, I'm Slime

"If we want to know Tok's background, why don't we just ask him directly?"

The traveler did not hesitate for too long. Instead of overthinking about it, he decided to ask the person involved directly.

The girl rubbed her face, trying to make herself look kinder, then she and Paimon walked behind the excited Toke and gently called the other's name.

"Hmm? Are we heading out to look for my brother? Good sister!"

Toke is sometimes cutely childish, and sometimes more sensible than his peers. Although his eyes are full of reluctance to leave the one-eyed Xiaobao, after hearing the call of the traveler, he still walked to Yingmei, looking back every three steps, and grabbed the corner of the girl's clothes very naturally.

"Hey, yes, yes."

Looking at those eyes full of childlike innocence, the traveler became more and more certain of the relationship between Tok and Tartaglia. He nodded subconsciously, and after reacting, he hurriedly winked at Paimon.

"Tok, we have something to ask you."

"Is your brother called Ajax? And did you post this commission in the Adventurer's Guild?"

Paimon flew over in time with the Adventurer's Manual and pointed at the special commission and asked Tok.

"Yes! Hey, does the good sister know my brother too?"

"Grandpa Russell took Tok to post the missing person notice. Grandpa Russell and Uncle Stingy didn't know where my brother had gone... They said that if they did this, many people would help Tok find his brother."

Tok simply regarded the Adventurer's Guild's commission as a missing person notice, but when the Traveler and Paimon heard the two new titles mentioned by Tok, their doubts increased instead of decreased.

"Grandpa Russell and Uncle Cheapskate?"

The traveler repeated the two names in a puzzled tone. Logically speaking, Tok's brother was an executive of the Fatui, so the grandfather and uncle he mentioned were probably not ordinary crew members on the Yermak.

"Oh, yes. Grandpa Russell is very good to Toke. He bought Toke a lot of delicious food! Uncle Stingy is not that stingy. It's just that he is very busy every day and has no time to talk to Toke."

Although the children's choice of words and sentences are childish, at least they make the relationships between the characters clear.

From this point of view, Grandpa Russell, who took Tok to issue the commission in the Adventurer's Association, should not be a bad person, at least he is not from the Northland Bank. Otherwise, after knowing Tok's origin, Russell would most likely hand Tok directly to the "rich man".

The travelers obviously didn't know that their inference was extremely wrong, and they didn't know that if they just asked the stingy uncle's name one more time, they would find out that this series of coincidences were all intentional.

The Traveler and Paimon, who found the clues, just wanted to send Tok back safely to the Yermak at the South Pier. After finding out the details, they would consider whether to set out alone to look for the missing Tartaglia or take Tok with them.

After all, judging from Tok's description, Grandpa Russell should have been hiding something.

Although she had no clue about the whereabouts of the young master, Yingmei had extensive connections, especially she was familiar with a certain emperor who, after retirement, spent his days appreciating flowers and birds, listening to operas and drinking tea.

As long as Tartaglia is still in Liyue, she should not be able to escape the sight of the gods, right?
"Well, Tok, we do know a Solstice man called Ajax."

"Will Tok come with us to find his brother?"

The traveler extended an invitation to the child, and Tok nodded quickly when he heard his brother's name. It was obvious that in his heart, his brother was more important than the one-eyed little treasure. "Okay, let's go!"

Seeing Tok's agreement, Paimon raised his hand and cheered with great energy, then unfolded the map in the manual to find the nearest route back to Liyue.

Due to being with Toke, Yingmei couldn't use the Seven Days Statue to teleport. Also, the child had limited physical strength, so Paimeng had to follow the map markings and lead everyone to detour around Luhua Pond and return to Liyue Harbor through the flatter Guili Plain.

It was Tok's first time to travel far away, and he was extremely interested in every tree and grass in Liyue. He couldn't help looking around along the way. Paimon happened to call himself "the best guide in the continent of Teyvat". Seeing that Tok was interested in the scenery of Liyue, he immediately left the travelers and flew to Tok to introduce him to the scenery, allusions and origins of Liyue.

Toke only thinks of the smart toy as a good sister with an explanation function. Whenever Paimon is excited about her story, Toke can always be found looking at her with shining eyes, as if he had seen some super rare and powerful toy.

But the stupid Paimon just thought that Tok was admiring his own knowledge, and swayed left and right in the air proudly.

The two of them were chatting so enthusiastically that the traveler couldn't help but think of the old saying from Liyue that Zhongli often said:
"Birds of a feather flock together."

However, the scenery of Liyue is indeed very beautiful. Although Guiliyuan is a little desolate, it is much better than the endless tundra in Zhidong.

It is no exaggeration to say that many children in small towns in Winter Country have almost never seen what spring looks like. All they see when they open their eyes every day is the white snow outside the window and the warm stew on the stove.

The group headed towards the Shuangshan plank road near the port, but after climbing over several steep slopes, they saw smoke rising from the cliff on the other side of Luhua Pond in the distance.

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In this remote place, could it be that members of the treasure-stealing group are making a fire and cooking?
"Traveller, look there!"

Paimon also noticed the smoke from cooking in the distance, but her first thought was that there were adventurers cooking delicious food nearby.

She and the traveler are also members of the Adventurer's Guild, so it should be okay for them to have a free meal, right?
"Let's go take a look. Maybe he's a descendant of the Adventurer's Association!"

Paimon took Tok and walked forward without saying a word. Tok, who had been impressed by the Paimon-type intelligent toy, of course did not raise any questions and followed closely behind little Paimon. Only Yingmei sighed deeply and quickly caught up with the two.

Then, they saw a slightly simple house on the edge of the cliff near Luhua Pond, with several tables and chairs placed outside the house. Grayish-white smoke was coming out of the chimney of the side house.

Judging from the style of the plaque hanging on the door, this wooden building is actually an inn called Cui Feng Ting.

Yingmei admitted that the scenery here was very nice, but this place was also in the wilderness, with no village in front and no shop behind. Would there really be traveling merchants or tourists staying here for the night?
What was even more surprising than this inn was that the traveler and Paimon discovered two familiar figures, one red and one green, at the wooden table outside the house.

"Hey! It's the stinky guaranteed guy! And there's also a street singer!"

Paimon waved excitedly towards the two people who were enjoying food at the dining table. The two people who heard the call looked up in surprise.

Just as they were about to look at each other, a middle-aged man with symmetrical mustaches, wearing a dark red silk robe and a brown buttoned vest suddenly rushed out of the inn's kitchen. He was holding an iron spoon for cooking in his hand and had a white apron tied in front of him.

After seeing the Traveler, Paimon, and Tok, the man first showed a look of surprise, then he looked up at the sky and muttered to himself as if a long drought had finally brought him rain, then he trotted over to the crowd:
"Dear guests, would you like to rest or stay in the hotel?"

"My last name is Zhu, and I am the owner of this Cuifengting. Our inn's food and accommodation are both of good quality and low price, and have a good reputation... Please come in!" (End of this chapter)