Junze gently kissed Ganyu on the forehead.
Of course, he wanted to do more than just that.
But at the very least, he needed to grow a bit more first.
Otherwise, it would feel a little off.
"Master, are you still unhappy?"
After the kiss, Junze lightly rubbed against her.
"H-how could I still be unhappy…"
Ganyu's voice was soft and weak.
"You always bully your Master. Ze is a bad disciple."
Junze laughed.
"Even if I'm a bad disciple who likes bullying Master, Ze is still very obedient, right?"
"Obedient?"
That single word immediately made Ganyu recall something.
The promise Junze had once told her.
"As long as Ze is obedient, we can become husband and wife."
For a moment, those words echoed in her ears like a spell.
Stop thinking about it!
Inside her mind, she had already rolled around countless times in embarrassment.
When it came to making people flustered, her disciple was far more terrifying than Cloud Retainer.
"So, Master… am I obedient?"
Junze was smiling, but there was a faint sense of dominance in his tone, like a boyfriend pressing for an answer.
This child… he was not joking at all earlier.
Ganyu cried out silently in her heart.
In the end, she nodded obediently.
"Obedient."
Seeing his Master like this, Junze could not hold back his smile at all.
Clearly, she was the obedient one, yet she was calling him obedient instead.
How could his Master be this cute?
Junze sighed inwardly.
"Alright."
Junze let go of her, still smiling.
In an instant, that atmosphere of a boyfriend comforting his girlfriend disappeared.
The magnetic, heart-stirring tone also faded, returning to a more childish voice.
Ganyu gradually came back to her senses.
She stared blankly at the boy in front of her.
For a moment, everything felt unreal.
Was that just a dream?
Looking at the bright, cheerful, and lovable boy in front of her, Ganyu found it hard to believe.
That had to be a dream.
How could someone's temperament change so drastically in an instant?
One moment he felt like a cunning, domineering little wolf.
The next moment he became a cute, innocent child.
That made no sense at all.
"Master? Are you alright?"
Junze looked at her and tried hard not to laugh.
"Uh… I'm fine…"
Ganyu still had not fully recovered. She even asked herself before shaking her head.
"Master, if you don't wake up soon, something scary might happen."
Junze's voice suddenly shifted again, sounding just like before.
Ganyu's whole body trembled.
She immediately snapped back to reality.
Her eyes widened in shock as she stared at him.
"Ze… was that you just now?"
"Hehe."
Junze laughed.
The kind of laugh that was pure, innocent, and adorable.
Nothing like the one who had said those words earlier.
But Ganyu knew very clearly.
She had not been dreaming.
Embarrassed and slightly annoyed, she reached out and grabbed Junze's cheeks, pulling them to the sides.
"H-how can you tease your Master like this!"
She spoke word by word, each syllable filled with flustered frustration.
"Master, I know I was wrong~"
Junze immediately surrendered.
After bullying his Master, he should let her recover properly.
Otherwise, it would not be fun next time.
"I don't think Ze has any intention of reflecting at all."
Although Ganyu said that, she still let go of Junze's cheeks.
A gentle Master would never bear to hurt her own disciple.
"But isn't Master already feeling better now?"
Junze said with a grin,
"As long as Master can be happy, then it's all worth it."
Ganyu wanted to say something more, but in the end she could only sigh and smile.
"You…"
She lightly tapped Junze on the head in mock annoyance.
"Hehe."
Junze let her do as she pleased.
He had finally coaxed his Master back into a good mood.
And honestly, today he had gained quite a lot.
For a moment, he even felt a bit grateful toward Cloud Retainer.
If not for her appearance, he probably would not have come back early, and none of this would have happened.
"By the way, Master, were you about to go out?"
Junze suddenly remembered how Ganyu had been giving instructions to Huixin earlier and asked.
Junze's reminder startled Ganyu.
"Oh no. Miss Keqing asked me to head to the area near the Dragon-Queller Tree."
Originally, before Junze returned, she had handed her work to Huixin and planned to go check things there as requested by Keqing.
But after Junze came back, she completely forgot about it.
"Dragon-Queller Tree…"
Junze's eyes flickered.
Not long ago, he and Shenhe had just filled in all the tunnels there.
Why would Keqing suddenly call Ganyu over?
Could something new have happened?
Junze asked,
"Master, can I go with you?"
The reason he insisted on going was because of the Red-Gold Spirit Jade on him.
That thing seemed to have some special function and was practically bound to him.
Even if he took it off, it would still follow him.
A forced tracking device.
If he did not go along and instead showed up as the Ink-Shadow Immortal, Ganyu would definitely notice something.
"Hm?"
Ganyu hesitated.
Taking a child along during official work did not seem very appropriate.
And she was not sure what exactly Keqing wanted at the Dragon-Queller Tree, or whether it would be dangerous.
Seeing the hesitation on her face, Junze immediately put on a pitiful expression.
"So Master doesn't want Ze by your side…"
"If I knew, I would have just stayed with Master's junior sister. Then I wouldn't have to stay home alone."
"Mmm…"
Junze turned away slightly, pretending to regret his decision.
"I'll take you with me!"
The moment Junze brought up Shenhe, Ganyu could not hold back anymore.
Without thinking further, she immediately agreed.
"Yay, thank you, Master!"
Junze jumped up and planted a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Ah… honestly…"
The sudden kiss made Ganyu realize she had been tricked.
Her face showed a mix of helplessness and amusement.
This child was far too clever.
Still, the Dragon-Queller Tree, even though it sealed that being, should be relatively safe.
And if anything really happened, she could just take Junze and leave immediately.
That was what Ganyu told herself.
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