The next day, Mondstadt's commendation ceremony was held as scheduled.

For the long-dormant people of Mondstadt, this commendation ceremony is no less lively than the Fenghua Festival.

They gathered around the Aeolus statue, and the acting head of the Knights of Favonius was reading the vows at the church door.

The oath emphasized the development of Mondstadt, the strengthening of close cooperation in commerce and trade in the region, pointed out the problems of the system's work style, expressed the determination to be loyal to Mondstadt and Barbatos, and highly praised the heroic feat of the two heroes in saving Mondstadt from the plague of the dragon.

"That's a lot of people......"

In the stands in front of the Zephyr Church, Paimon enjoyed the crowd's crowds and cheers, and his heart flew to the sky.

The square under the statue of the god of wind was already full of people, and there was a steady stream of residents joining in.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... Watch your feet, don't push, please have a sequence of ......" Noelle dutifully maintained the order of the crowd.

Kong took a deep breath to adjust his mentality, it was the first time he faced such a person, and he was inevitably a little nervous.

Paimon looked around in confusion, "Anyway, we haven't seen the Stone Man since we got here...... I want to see how cramped he looks......"

"It can't be late...... Sora worried.

"For this, we award the Traveler the Knight of the Order of Honor!"

Jean's chant drew the attention of the two of them back to the ritual in front of them. Kaeya walked towards the two of them with a delicate box in his hand, and behind him were Barbara and Amber.

In a burst of cheers, Kaeya opened the box, and a gleaming medallion lay quietly inside.

Paimon's eyes lit up, "This, this...... It looks like gold...... Valuable right......? ”

Kaeya smiled and didn't speak, gently taking out the medal and placing it on his empty chest.

The symbolic friendship of Mondstadt and his exploits for Mondstadt.

"Thank you, Traveler, and Paimon, and may the Anemo God always protect you." Kaeya solemnly gave a knightly salute.

Sora followed Kaeya's example and made the same salute: "It is my duty to settle down in Mondstadt, which is what I should do." ”

Then he covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "Hasn't Shi Lan arrived yet?" It can't be a problem, right? ”

Kaeya smiled and shook her head.

"Next, this Friendship Medal will be given to Shi Lan from Liyue." Jean continued, "Liyue and Mondstadt have had a long history of good relations, and this quelling of the Dragon Plague has further strengthened the friendly relations between the two countries......

Then a figure appeared next to the traveler.

Paimon suddenly turned into a beanie-eye, "Huh? Shi Lan has become a girl? ”

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In the sky above the Dawn Winery, a figure is flying alone.

"The Wings of the Wind have been repaired, and the pilot's license has been obtained... And then there's the Order of True Friendship..."

Shi Lan flew contentedly, wrapped himself in the wind elemental power, and flew in the direction of the Wangshu Inn.

"It may be a bit rude, but it's a bit uncomfortable to have too many people......"

Although he loved the feeling of being surrounded by people when he was a child, he would not have carried a wild boar around the city......

"Down with a wild boar at the age of ten" is so famous that "wild boar" has become a key word in others' minds of him.

Perhaps because of the shadow of this matter, Shi Lan is now more inclined to suddenly turn the tide at a time of crisis, and then "brush off his clothes and hide his merit and fame" at a time of crisis. I won't deliberately show my head and publicize what I've done.

The interception of the abyss made him sober up a lot.

Keeping a low profile is the right thing for the protagonist to do.

The Knights also explained, and it was obvious that Qin couldn't understand Shi Lan's reluctance to appear.

The final excuse was that Shi Lan did not hesitate to express that his father was dying, and used his embarrassing acting skills to win everyone's sympathy, and finally left.

Although this may be very immoral, but this is not the first time for Shi Lan, according to incomplete statistics over the years, his father has at least been in the line several times, and he has been seriously ill and bedridden more than a dozen times......

After accidentally meeting Xiangling yesterday, Shi Lan thought about asking Xiangling to help attend the ceremony instead of her, so that she could find an excuse to slip away.

As for the cost......

"Phew!"

The stomach churned.

"Wait, you can't think about this kind of thing......"

When he thought of Xiangling's masterpiece last night, the cold and slimy feeling made him almost vomit, suspecting that it was the little girl's malicious revenge on him.

I don't know when this girl became so obsessed with slime cooking......

I opened the map and estimated the distance, and compared the surrounding terrain to determine my location.

"It's time to go to Shimen, let's go down and rest."

Flying over the stone gate, feeling a little stiff in his body, Shi Lan collected his elemental power and landed slowly.

The Stone Gate is Liyue's choke point to Mondstadt, and there is no other way for ordinary people to get to Mondstadt. As for the snow-capped mountains...... That kind of road is all about looking for excitement, and no one is stupid enough to go to Mondstadt and walk the Dragon's Back Snow Mountain.

Shi Lan came to a canopy, where many tables were set up, and many people stopped to drink tea here.

"Shopkeeper, what do you buy here?"

"Tea." The stall owner was an old man, and when he saw Shi Lan coming to ask, he immediately smiled and said, "Look at your outfit, it's from Liyue, right?" ”

Shi Lan nodded: "That's right, eat the people of Huyan Street." ”

"Huh... Terrific. The old man praised: "Eating Tiger Rock is not the richest place in Liyue, but it is definitely the most smoky, Wanmin Hall, Central Plains Miscellaneous, and Roasted Goby... It's a bit too much, the old and decrepit people who are light on the village, just call me Uncle Zhou. ”

"Hello Uncle Zhou." Shi Lan said with a smile.

The old man shook his head and smiled, and took out a porcelain bowl, "Drink tea?" Although it is not a famous tea, the taste is not bad at all. ”

There is a gap in the mouth of the bowl, and there is still precipitated tea rust at the bottom of the bowl, and it seems that this bowl is estimated to be older than the young man sitting next to him.

Shi Lan scratched his head: "Uh...... Do you have anything else to drink? ”

"Yes." The old man pulled out a larger bowl, almost the size of Paimon's face.

"Oh, a big bowl of tea."

Shi Lan: "......"

Sitting aside with a bowl of tea, Shi Lan called Lao Zhou not authentic.

Although it is not a famous tea, the asking price is not polite at all, and a large bowl of tea directly asks for 1000 mora.

That's enough to eat three strings of chop and two bowls of wine-stuffed balls.

However, this 1000 Mora is not only a bowl of tea, which can be refilled after drinking, but also a fruit bowl, melon seeds, peanuts, and a chew in the mouth.

The gloomy weather makes people feel hot and unspeakable.

Somehow, as Shi Lan set out on his way home, he felt a pang of irritability in his heart, as if something terrible would happen to him on this trip back to Liyue.

The rain crackled and fell, wetting the floor and splashing the mist, and the resting footmen scurried around looking for shelter from the rain.

Looking south from here, the endless Dihua Prefecture is like a fairyland in the rain and mist, and the Wangshu Inn like a lighthouse on the sea can be seen in the haze.

Listening to the rain by the railing, taking a sip of warm tea, I could feel that all my internal organs were moisturized, which made Shi Lan's depression in his heart soothe a lot.

"It's much more comfortable when it rains......"

The sound of footsteps sounded, and a man in a robe ran into the canopy in the rain, and happened to be sitting at Shi Lan's table.

The man dusted off the water stains on his robe and smiled apologetically at Shi Lan.

Shi Lan smiled and said that he didn't care.

But when the man saw Shi Lan's face, he was stunned, and his expression became extremely strange.

Shi Lan was surprised to see him like this.

Before he could say anything, the man suddenly pinched a magic finger, glanced at Shi Lan secretly, shook his fist a few times, and discharged a few big coins on the table, looking at it carefully, muttering something in his mouth.

"What is this?" Shi Lan was full of question marks.

The man's slender sword eyebrows were twisted together, he looked at Shi Lan, and sighed: "Friend, your life is not long......"

Shi Lan's eyes widened suddenly.

"Retribution came so quickly?"

(End of chapter)