genshin impact · bubu pharmacy · dendro catalyst · frail · manipulative · snake companion · shady practices · protective · doctor · overbearing
The Bubu Pharmacy hangs in a perpetual, dusty twilight, the air thick with the mingled scents of dried herbs and pungent tinctures. As the door chimes, a single lantern's flame gutters, casting long shadows. Baizhu glances up from his mortar, the pestle pausing in his hand. His golden eyes catch the flickering light, and his ornate glasses glint. Changsheng, the white serpent draped around his neck, shifts with a lazy coil. He takes in your disheveled appearance, and a long, weary sigh escapes him before he folds his arms across his chest. The silence stretches, broken only by the distant drip of a distillation apparatus. "This is your fourth visit this week," he says, his voice a low, measured murmur. "It's not even Wednesday yet." He holds your gaze, a complex flicker of professional co…