The golden tree standing tall in the world of Teyvat

"Gan Yu."

"ah?"

Keqing suddenly let go of her hand and stood in front of her. The feeling of being let go made Gan Yu feel disappointed for a moment.

But when he heard Keqing calling him, Gan Yu raised his head and saw an unforgettable scene.

Ke Qing turned around and stood in front of Gan Yu, casually flipping her purple ponytail hair behind her back. The wind in the mountain blew Ke Qing's flowing dress.

Her beautiful eyes were like purple starlight, as if there were stars flowing inside them. At this moment, Gan Yu felt so beautiful that she couldn't help but be fascinated by them.

"Gan Yu, Gan Yu, what are you thinking about?"

Ke Qing noticed that Gan Yu was looking at her with a dull look, and stretched out her hand to wave in front of Gan Yu's eyes.

"Huh? No, you didn't see anything?"

Gan Yu spoke incoherently, misunderstanding what Ke Qing said.

"Oh? Didn't you see anything? I remember I just said Gan Yu. What are you thinking about?"

Keqing caught the blind spot and said to Gan Yu with a smile, her beautiful eyes full of ridicule for Gan Yu.

"me…"

Gan Yu's face was as red as the sunset on the horizon. Ke Qing exposed it mercilessly, making Gan Yu feel ashamed.

"Gan Yu, are you looking at me?"

Ke Qing brought her head forward, her cheek only one finger away from Gan Yu, and launched an attack on Gan Yu relentlessly.

Looking at the aggressive Ke Qing so close at hand, Gan Yu did not panic at this time, but slowly calmed down and fell into memories.

More than twenty years ago.

Because Liusu forced the working hours to four hours, Gan Yu, who originally worked every day, had nothing to do.

But Gan Yu had nothing to do and no acquaintances, so he could only sit in Liyue Port and stare at the sea in his spare time.

Liusu's compulsory working hours allowed Gan Yu to get enough sleep. When her energy was high, Gan Yu would think blindly, because everyone in Liyue kept a vague sense of distance from her. In Liyue, Others thought this was a sign of respect for Secretary Seven Stars.

But for Gan Yu, this was a kind of isolation, but Liusu would visit her from time to time, making her feel that she still had a sense of presence in Liyue Port.

In Gan Yu's eyes, Liusu, like Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, is a very good person to her. Although he likes to tease her sometimes, he can still feel his concern for her.

During that time, Gan Yu was confused. With Liusu's concern, Gan Yu gradually accepted that Liyue had one more god, and in his heart he treated Liusu as an elder like Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun.

As she came into contact with Liusu, Gan Yu found that this god was very free and easy, more like an immortal than other immortals she had seen, and maintained a leisurely and carefree temperament in every move he made.

Liusu's favorite thing is to go fishing on the cliff next to the Golden House. Every time Gan Yu comes here after work, he can see Liusu.

After Gan Yu arrived, he didn't speak or say hello, because Liusu had his eyes closed at this time and was holding a fishing rod.

An invisible momentum spread around Liusu. This feeling made Gan Yu very comfortable. She sat quietly on the grass next to Liusu, looking at the sea in the distance. She sat like this for ten years.

On the way, what impressed Gan Yu the most was that every year a man wearing tawny clothes with black hair and golden eyes came here.

At first, Gan Yu realized what they were going to talk about and stood up to leave, but Liusu kept her and told her not to worry about it.

The conversation between the two reached Gan Yu's ears without any concealment. These were all about the plans for Liyue's subsequent development. It was just Liusu talking. The man was listening, frowning and nodding from time to time, or making some suggestions. question.

After the man left, Liusu continued fishing. Although Gan Yu had some questions, he did not speak.

Later, during the annual invitation ceremony, the emperor's oracle was the same as what she had heard a few days ago. This made her know a big thing, that is, the man was the Rock King Emperor.

At about the same time every year thereafter, the emperor would come here to talk to Liusu about the development of Liyue. Liusu's plan was very good. In Gan Yu's eyes, Liyue was completely built up to what it is now by Liusu.

However, Liusu gave all the credit to the emperor, which made Gan Yu worship Liusu more and more. Liusu's status in Gan Yu's heart skyrocketed, and now it has reached the same level as the emperor.

Liyue developed rapidly and in an orderly manner. Everyone performed their duties, and the four-hour work system stipulated by the Lord God doubled the work in Gan Yu's hands. She had wanted to help others when she was busy before, but she was warned , and also took a mandatory one-month vacation.

Most of the time Gan Yu worked for four hours and finished the work in less than three hours.

"Xianjun, why have you lived in Liyue Port for two hundred years, and why can't you feel the breath of the world? You are completely different from A Ping?"

Gan Yu couldn't help it anymore and asked the question in his heart.

"And unlike me, I feel that Liyue Port is very lonely."

Gan Yu didn't ask the last sentence.

"Gan Yu, do you know what an immortal is? What is a human being?"

When Liusu heard Gan Yu's words, she opened her eyes and looked directly at Gan Yu with her emerald green eyes.

"I, I don't know."

Gan Yu wanted to say that those in the Xian family were immortals and ordinary people in Liyue were human beings, but she felt that this answer was wrong, so she did not say it.

"Then do you think I am a fairy or a human?"

Liusu did not answer Gan Yu's question immediately, but continued to ask.

"The words of the Immortal Lord are immortal in my opinion."

Gan Yu replied seriously that in her eyes, there is no being that is more like an immortal than Liusu, nor any other immortal with three eyes and five appearances.

"No. I'm not an immortal." Liusu shook his head and rejected Gan Yu's answer.

"well?"

Gan Yu's little head was full of questions at this time, what is the immortal king if he is not an immortal?

"This immortal is only defined by you. In your eyes, I am an immortal, and I can also be a god. But in my own eyes, I am just a person who is unrestrained, lives a little more freely, and is a little stronger."

Gan Yu: "..."

Gan Yu didn't understand what Liusu said, but it didn't affect Gan Yu's sense of superiority from Liusu's words.

Liusu looked at the confused Gan Yu and said with a smile, "Don't you understand?"

"Yes, from Gan Yu's point of view, the Immortal Lord doesn't come into contact with many mortals. He fishes here every day, and..."

When Gan Yu said this, she stopped because she had already discovered that Tassel was a fishing rod with no bait and no hook.

“Are you curious why I don’t bring bait or hooks when fishing?”

"yes."

When asked by Liusu, Gan Yu followed his instinctive desire for knowledge and answered.

"Fishing is like spiritual practice. What I catch is not fish, but enjoyment of the fishing process. So it doesn't matter to me whether I catch the fish or not. On the contrary, if I catch it, I have to take it back and dispose of it. What a hassle." ”

Gan Yu: "..."

Gan Yu felt that he had heard wrongly. He fished for the sake of fishing. Catching fish was still a burden, just to enjoy the process.

In the end, all the doubts in my heart turned into reality. The fairy must have deep meaning in doing this.

"As for why you say you are not an immortal, this is your own decision. Do you feel lonely in Liyue Port?"

"Yes, it's just like in Jueyunjian before, but the loneliness there is just me. The loneliness in Liyue Port is because I am half human and half immortal. Unlike them, they all respect me and deliberately Keep your distance from me."

Gan Yu said softly, the most important thing is that now she can't numb herself with work.

"Why is it different? If you met someone who didn't care about your identity, would you talk to him?"

Gan Yu replied uncertainly: "Maybe?"

Liusu laughed and said, "It looks like you don't know how to do it."

"What if this person who doesn't care about your identity is very close to you? Just like Secretary Qixing and Liyue Qixing, they have many interactions with you on a daily basis."

"There shouldn't be that kind of person, right?"

Although Gan Yu was talking, the expectation in her eyes could not be hidden. Qixing now respected her very much and treated her as an elder.

Liusu stood up, stuck the fishing rod in the soil, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked up into the distance.

"Whether you have this person or not, it doesn't matter what you say, nor does it matter what I say. All this can only be left to time. I just hope that you won't back down and face these feelings face to face."

Gan Yu sat back and looked up at Liusu's tall back. Her eyes were a little blurry for a moment, as if she was seeing a real immortal like Liusu just like a mortal.

"Xianjun, I understand. If there really is such a person, I will cherish this hard-won friendship."

Gan Yu came back to her senses and said firmly to Liusu.