[HIATUS] Some Childe x Zhongli stuff, I don't have any other ideas for a title.

Greetings

(PAGE CONTAINS SLIGHT MANGA SPOILERS, I RECOMMEND READING IT!)

Zhongli later decided that he should move to a new location that is a tiny bit further away from the cave, but before he could stand up, a strange figure appeared out of the trees. He could feel the person's presence and sighed in annoyance, "If you are here for a fight then go somewhere else, I'm not worth it. You can either face death or even possibly mines, I had a rough day yesterday and I don't want to deal with anything right now."

The figure then walked forward, a ray of light shining onto their face. They appear to have purple eyes and short green hair, "Hey there... I am no harm to anyone! I just happen to pass by." The kid raised their hands to show that they had nothing in their possession.

"What is your.. uh.. name? You seem a bit young to be out here as well. Despite that, who are you. That's all I need to know." Zhongli asked while turning his head around, cautious about the new person in his view. Despite them being a kid, he was still tense, a few young or even 'young' people can be a real pain in the ass or absolutely astounding when it comes to fighting. Zhongli learned it all just by watching in the distance and from past visits.

"I'm Collei! How 'bout you?" She said in a friendly tone. The kid putted down her hands and they went behind her back. Collei fidgeted with her fingers, waiting for a response.

"Zhongli.. and where are you from? I'm certain you aren't from around here. Are you another traveler of some sorts?" He replied and asked another question, gripping his spear a little bit tighter in case of a sneak attack.

Collei was pretty nervous and her answer was a little bit delayed. Due to the long silence, She couldn't just leave Zhongli hanging which will be embarrassing. "I recently moved to... Sumeru. I wanted to search for herbs in this place and happened to bump into you. Oh! It seems you've broken your leg, shall I treat it for you?" Zhongli felt hesitant but nodded quietly, soon to build up trust with the other.

Collei came forward, kneeled down near Zhongli, and began taking out things from her bag, later to pull out a tiny bottle of gel that slightly glowed. She unwrapped Zhongli's cast and rubbed the medicine gel onto the broken leg. Supposedly the liquid will heal Zhongli's leg in a span of several weeks or more, depending on how bad the break was.

The two chatted for a while as Collei finished up with Zhongli's cast. The green-haired child dug through her bag once more, grabbed five sunsettias, and handed two of them to Zhongli. Despite him being able to go through days or possibly years without food, he was grateful for the portions and didn't want to be rude to Collei.

Once Zhongli's leg is fully healed, they planned to go on adventures with each other and help collect different types of herbs around Liyue. Zhongli basically knew a lot of locations on where things grew although some are extinct and aren't reported so it's hard to remember what's still here or not.

After a while, they were starting to become pretty good friends despite only being together for a few minutes.

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Collei went to find more food for the both of them. The sun was up which makes it easier to scout for certain things. She climbed up a few mountains, ran through some Hilichurl camps, chased some animals, and soon ended up in the middle of nowhere.

"Uh... I think I went a bit too far.." Collei laughed nervously while scratching the back of her head. She tried to remember where she went, putting her thumb and index finger on her chin.

She was still on top of a mountain, soon to be greeted by a cliff. Collei looked slightly down and saw a large city, the view she was currently seeing was breathtaking. The kid safely found a way to get down the mountain and ran towards the town. She almost tripped on some vines and tree branches during the trip below.

By the time Collei is done exploring the city, she might have to hurry back and find Zhongli again. This will take a while however. Collei was a bit too invested in her new findings as of now.

The city in question?
Liyue Harbor.