"Oh, if it's a big holiday, you have to rest and rest." In the end, he found a vacant seat and sat down directly and said: "Look at our Rock King Emperor, in order to fake his death, he also moved a lot of things to me, hey, my life is really bitter." ”

"I knew that I would become like this after recovery, so I might as well rot directly in the secret realm."

Ying: "."

Paimon: "."

"Ahem, Ying, Paimon, how about my proposal?" Zhongli changed the subject.

"Why don't you go yourself?" Paimon wondered, "It won't take long to go back and forth to Qingce Village now, right?" ”

"Hehe, I also said before that on the eve of the Lantern Festival, there are also things that I need to do in the Hall of the Dead, and I, as a guest of the Hall of the Dead, naturally"

Before Zhongli could finish speaking, Paimon interrupted again, "But, isn't there still Ruotuo in the Afterlife Hall?" ”

Zhongli: "."

Zhongli was silent for a moment, then reached out and tapped a few times in front of Paimon and Ying's puzzled gazes, and then Ying's Skynet suddenly showed a new mission.

Ying: "."

"Let's go, Paimon, pick bamboo shoots." Ying suddenly said to Paimon.

"Huh?" Paimon scratched his head in confusion and said, "Ying, why are you suddenly so diligent today?" ”

"Don't ask, it's not good for you to know too much." Ying glanced at Paimon and said, "If you don't go, I'll go over with Ayaka, and you won't eat the bamboo shoots when I pick them." ”

"Well, the bamboo shoots are delicious, it's a fact." Zhong left his mouth and said: "Supplemented with the delicious food cooked with immortal seasonings, you will definitely not be disappointed." ”

"Damn, Ying, where the hell are you?" Seeing that both of them said this, Paimon stomped his feet in anger.

"Such a beautiful thing is indeed worth a trip, so I will bother a few people." Zhongli smiled and said, "But this incident doesn't have to be so rushed, bamboo shoots are good for the dining table." It's nothing more than the icing on the cake. Enjoying it with your friends is a great way to show its significance. ”

"Oh, I see, Zhongli means let's pick more, or we won't have enough to eat!" Paimon suddenly realized.

Ying: "? ”

At first glance, it doesn't sound like there's anything wrong, but it always feels like something is wrong.

"Well, Paimon still understands me."

"Forget it, then Zhongli you should continue walking, let's go."

After Ying and Paimon teleported away with Kamisato Ayaka, Zhongli turned his head to Gui Cheng and asked, "What's the point of looking for me today?" ”

"What's the matter, this is." In the end, he replied with some dissatisfaction: "Can't I look for you if I don't have something?" ”

"Oh? That being said, yes, I feel that you have a problem that I need to help you solve. Speaking of this, Zhongli pondered for a moment and continued, "It can't be Liuyun's thing, right?" If so, then I can't help it. ”

Finally: "."

"I knew I couldn't count on you, so I took my leave!" Zhongli's words made Gui finally stand up in a huff, and disappeared from Zhongli's puzzled expression.

"Feng Shui takes turns, in the end, I knew it was like this, why bother in the first place." Zhongli drank the last tea and said, "And the three of you, not only me, but even the tassels she doesn't want to care." ”

Regarding the question in the final mouth, Zhongli also knew that it was nothing more than that during this period of time, after Liuyun relied on her strength and the influence of part of the tassel, she and Ah Ping were bullied personally, and they did not have the slightest ability to resist, so they wanted to find themselves and others to stop Liuyun's fun-seeking behavior.

But Zhongli said that I don't want to care about your affairs, it's just some petty fights, and Zhongli also knows that Liuyun is also measured in this regard.

At the same time, Yingji and the others also came to Qingce Village through the teleportation anchor.

When Paimon landed, he pointed to the boar that was rushing towards him and exclaimed, "Wow, Ying, boar, boar, boar is rushing over!" ”

"It's just a wild boar." Ying waved her hand with a flat face and said, "It can still hit."

Bang!

Ying: "."

"It's said that the wild boar is coming, why don't you believe it." Looking at the staggering glow that was hit by the boar with his life, Paimon spread his hands helplessly.

Ying looked at the fallen boar and was silent for a while, then picked it up and threw it into her backpack, then turned to Paimon and said, "I don't care, you are to blame for this, can't you have warned me earlier?" Your food bill for the next month is halved! ”

Paimon: "."

Okay, it's okay if you're happy, anyway, after something happens, it's my fault to say anything.

"Okay, let's start looking for bamboo shoots, this bamboo forest is quite large, there should be a lot of bamboo shoots, let's go our separate ways." Kamisato Ayaka looked at Ying, who was tilting her head crossed, and Paimon, who had a sad face, and felt sorry in her heart.

"Yes, yes, the thing now is to find the bamboo shoots that sprout tillers." Paimon took over the topic and said, "After the collection, let's meet here again." ”

So several people separated and walked in different directions, Kamisato Ayaka carefully searched for the sprouting bamboo shoots according to Zhongli's request, and Ying was different, as long as she was a bamboo shoot, all of them were included in the backpack.

After some time, several people came to the teleportation anchor again to take stock of the harvest of this collection.

"These should be about the same, they should be enough to eat, but I don't know what the bamboo shoots in Zhongli's mouth are, so I collected all the bamboo shoots I saw." After Ying finished speaking, she released a pile of bamboo shoots like a hill.

"This, that's too much!"

"Of course, look at you again, I only came back with a dozen bamboo shoots for so long."

Paimon: "."

Paimon watched Ying put away a pile of bamboo shoots and proposed, "Looks like that's enough, let's go back now." ”

"Hmm." Kamisato Ayaka nodded.

"Help, help—"

"Do you hear that? Someone is shouting for help over there! ”

Paimon was startled by the sudden cry for help, and saw a middle-aged man in the water not far away, and she hurriedly said to Ying and Kamisato Ayaka.

"Wait, he was rescued, that familiar green figure is Yaoyao!"

After Yaoyao rescued the middle-aged man ashore, she looked at the Ying people who arrived and asked with some surprise, "Huh?" Traveler, Paimon, why are you here? And who is this? ”

"Hello, first time we met, my name is Kamisato Ayaka, you can call me Ayaka directly." Kamisato Ayaka replied, "We are here to be commissioned to collect bamboo shoots from Qingce Village. ”

"I see." Yaoyao nodded and said, "Hello, my name is Yaoyao." ”

"Yaoyao, is there anything wrong with this uncle who fell into the water?" Paimon asked with some confusion as he looked at the middle-aged man on the ground who was dressed differently from Shikoku's costume. "Wait a minute, Yaoyao, he's awake, then he should be fine."

Paimon's words made Yaoyao turn around and saw the person lying on the ground struggling to get up, so she stepped forward and squatted down in front of him, and asked him softly, "Can you see things with your eyes?" Choking on water? ”

"Ahem, ahem." The man coughed violently a few times, and then slowed down for a while before he said to a few people: "Slow down, slow down, thank you." ”

"It's okay if you're okay, the person who saved you is this little sister, her name is Yaoyao." Paimon replied, "My name is Paimon, and this is Ying and Kamisato Ayaka. ”

"My name is Dvořák, and I'm a musician from Fontaine." Dvošak replied, "I came all the way from Shimen to Liyue Harbor, but I was fascinated by the beautiful scenery and unknowingly took the wrong path."

"I was looking at the waterfall again just now, and I didn't step on it steadily, if it weren't for this little sister Yaoyao to help."

"It's okay, Uncle Dvošak." Yaoyao waved her hand and said, "The stagnant water from the waterfall will make the stone pavement slippery, so you really need to slow down." ”

"If you encounter an unfamiliar environment in the future, try not to think about things while walking."

"As long as you get into the habit of keeping an eye on your step, you won't have to do it again."

Dvořák smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, I remember everything"

"Is this still the Yaoyao who grabbed something to eat with me?" Paimon looked at Yaoyao who was looking at Dvošak Kop and scratched his head in confusion.

"Probably right?" Ying also replied with some uncertainty, "But the people of Liyue have such gods, so it shouldn't be strange that Yaoyao is like this." ”

Paimon nodded approvingly, "Well, it seems to be the same." ”

Kamisato Ayaka: "? ”

"Goo-"

Yaoyao heard the sudden sound of Dvošak's stomach and asked, "Ah, are you hungry?" ”

"Hmm, I'm fine"

Speaking of this, Dvošak scratched his head a little embarrassed.

Yaoyao also saw Dvoshak's embarrassment, and she persuaded, "You don't have to be so polite. Yaoyao is a local who takes care of tourists from all over the world, and also does her best as a host. ”

"If you're still on your way, it's important to recharge in time."

"I still have a few lotus cakes in my bag, let's share them together. My sister came to taste a little bit too. ”

"Wow, do I have a share too?" Paimon said in surprise, "I didn't expect Yaoyao to be so good at taking care of people." ”

"Hey, you're welcome, you're welcome."

Kamisato Ayaka took the lotus cake handed over by Yaoyao and thanked her, "Thank you." ”

"Then I'm welcome, but can Yaoyao not grab good food with me next time." Paimon said as he took the lotus cake and ate it.

"Sister, you're welcome." Yaoyao waved her hand.

"No, this is a matter of principle, if this year's Lantern Festival Master and they are going to eat again." Yaoyao shook her head and said, "This is a delicacy that I haven't eaten for a long time, just like last year's Lantern Festival, they didn't have a dinner together." ”

Paimon: "."

Yaoyao's words made Paimon scratch his head a little weakly, because they also ate a lot of delicious food together at the Lantern Festival last year.

"Ayaka, is this lotus cake delicious?" Ying looked at Kamisato Ayaka, who was taking small bites of lotus cake and showing a satisfied smile from time to time, and asked with some doubts.

"Well, it's delicious, the lotus cake and the scarlet cherry cake almost have a different floral fragrance, I like it very much." Kamisato Ayaka replied with a smile.

Paimon scratched his head with some confusion and said, "But does Lotus Cake really have lotus flowers?" I remember Xiangling didn't do that? ”

"I added this floral fragrance myself, I collected some lotus petals and dried them, then grinded them into powder and then added them, so that the original lotus crisp tasted fresh floral fragrance." Yaoyao explained.

"I see." Paimon suddenly said, "Hehe, is there anything else, I still want to eat one." ”

"Yes, I brought a lot." After Yaoyao finished speaking, she took out all the lotus cakes she had prepared.

After a while, everyone also ate all the lotus cakes prepared by Yaoyao, and of course, the biggest credit for this matter is still due to Paimon.

"Hmm, it's delicious, I want to have another one."

Glancing at Paimon, who was still reminiscing, Paimon complained helplessly, "Obviously, you eat the most."

"It's a good thing to have a good appetite, it means that Paimon is growing his body. I knew I should have done more. ”

"She still has a body? Not to mention this lotus crisp, even if it is several times more, she can eat it completely, but her body has not grown. Ying complained again.

"Hey, don't talk about me!" Paimon angrily complained about Ying's behavior, "Look, she spoils me so much!" ”

"Then you can follow her, and I can save a lot of food expenses."

In this regard, Ying didn't eat Paimon's set at all.

Paimon: "."

"Puff~"

Kamisato Ayaka couldn't help but chuckle when she saw this, and she realized that Ying's current glow was getting more and more fun.

"Liyue's dim sum is still to Uncle Dvošak's taste? Won't it be sweet enough? ”

Yaoyao's words brought Dvoshak, who was still reminiscing, back to his senses, and hurriedly turned to Yaoyao and said with a smile: "It's a good fit, it's a good fit." ”

"I tasted their moon pie once in Mondstadt, and it was minced meat. This lotus cake uses a puff pastry process similar to that of the moon pie, and the taste has its own merits. ”

"As for the taste of home. Ah, it's been a long time since I've tasted it. ”

"Sounds like Dvošak is traveling all the time?" Paimon wondered.

"Yes, I'm one of the organizers of the rainbow tour, and I travel a lot." Dvošak replied,

"Rainbow Tour?"

In response to Paimon's doubts, Dvošak patiently explained, "The Rainbow Tour is a heavyweight music festival in Fontaine. Our goal is to increase the scale and have a music festival in every country. ”

"It's a common pursuit of several of our organizers, but later."

Speaking of this, Dvošak sighed as if he was recalling something he didn't want to remember: "Alas, it's a long story, so I won't expand on it." Let's talk about myself. I've traveled all over the world, and in addition to promoting the festival, I've also had a little bit of selfishness. ”

"Don't sell it, tell us quickly."

Dvošak spoke: "Then let's start with the story handed down by my ancestors, won't it delay your time?" ”

"Yaoyao likes to listen to stories."

Paimon nodded in agreement, "Well, we want to hear it too!" ”

"Okay, then I'll get started." Dvošak nodded and said, "This story is about my ancestor who was a traveler, who accidentally fell into the water during a certain trip and was about to drown, but at this moment he heard a melodious music."

"It is said that it was the most beautiful and beautiful music he had ever heard in his life."

"Even in the midst of such a crisis, Xianle managed to distract him so much that he almost forgot that he was going to drown"

When he came to his senses, he found that he had returned to shore at some point. Not far from him, stood a strange woman with a dusty temperament. ”

"When she saw that her ancestors were fine, she didn't say a word and drifted away."

"The ancestor wanted to catch up and thank him, but there was only a dozen steps between the two, but no matter how they chased, they were always separated by more than a dozen steps, and they couldn't catch up."

"In the end, my ancestors could only bow to the woman's back and the distant mountains and rivers, and turn around and embark on the road home."

"When he returned to his hometown, he also learned to play musical instruments, humming and barding like a poet, and telling the story far and wide."

"Later, as the story spread, there was more artistic processing, and the woman was gradually regarded as a fairy."

"It became a well-known legend in the Fontaine region called 'The Nymphs Overlooking the Lakeside'."

"It is often said that when you go to the woods and play a musical instrument by the water, as long as the level is good enough, there will be a fairy who does not see it to join the ensemble."

Yaoyao: "Wow~"

"This should be true, right?" Ying asked.

"Well, it's becoming more and more romantic and unrealistic in people's imagination these days, but I know better than anyone else that it's real." Dvošak nodded, "I have the idea of chasing the past, and I want to visit the birthplace of the story and find the descendants of that woman." ”

"The location of the ancestors who fell into the water has long been impossible to verify, and I know that this kind of search is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack."

"After so many years of wandering, my legs and feet are far less sharp than they used to be. This wish, which has not been fulfilled by half of the son, has gradually become an obsession."

Yaoyao looked at Dvošak, who showed a stunned expression, and an inexplicable sadness surged in her heart, "I haven't won half of my life for such a long time, but I seem to be able to understand this mood." ”

"Me too." Paimon also nodded and said, "It's like keeping the lotus cake closest to the stamen, the most delicious filling, obviously reluctant to eat it, who knows that it usually fell into the water."

"I'll definitely remember it for the rest of my life!"

Ying: "."

You're a great analogy, and I can only say that it's you, Paimon.

Paimon's wonderful metaphor also made Dvošak, who was still immersed in sorrow, laugh dumbly, "Haha. Please don't feel sorry for me, of course there is progress. I think. The location is in Liyue. ”

"Oh! Did you find a clue? Paimon said with some please.

"Well, that's another somewhat bizarre story." Dvošak replied, "I know that Monte is a city-state of freedom and poetry, and I have recently heard that Lord Anemo returned to Mondstadt in the fall, and it is said that he is also the patron saint of music. ”

"I ran to the church in Mondstadt to pray, hoping that the god of wind would guide me. After walking out of the church, there was a ball of leaves in front of me, blowing and blowing, drifting in the direction of the stone gate. ”

"The kind people of Mondstadt told me that it was the wind that was guiding me to Liyue, so I made my way here."

"That's really in Liyue." Ying said, presumably this wind must have been caused by Wendy, who didn't do her job.

"Bosom friend! I knew someone would understand me. ”

Ying shook her head and said, "No, what I understand is the Wind God, this is something he can do." ”

Dvořák: "."

"Really? It sounds like the strange trick that Uncle Treasure Hoarders will trick Grandma Zhuang. Yaoyao was puzzled by this: "[Emperor Yanwang has returned to the world, give some money for carriage and horses, incense, and fire, and I will help transfer it to his old man's house to bless the safety of your whole family] or something." ”

"Ahem." Paimon listened to Yaoyao's words, and said with a somewhat tangled face, "Yaoyao, don't worry, let's uh. We're experienced with this kind of thing. ”

"And the key not to be deceived is not to hand over Mora"

Dvošak continued, "As a token of gratitude, I did spend a lot of Mora on a few bottles of fine wine and gave them to the Seven Heavens Statue passing by."

Ying: "? ”

Paimon didn't expect Dvoshak to slap himself in the face in the next second, which made her a little annoyed and complained to Ying, "Oops, oops, look at him."

"Why don't you take my sister and uncle to Yujingtai in Liyue Harbor to find Sister Ganyu." Yaoyao opened her mouth and said, "I don't know many people, so I can't help much, but Sister Ganyu." And the Seven Stars she's been assisting, they know everything. ”

"But Yaoyao, isn't Ganyu not going to work? Can you really find Ganyu when you go to Yujingtai? Paimon expressed his doubts about this.

"Yes, yes?" Yaoyao said with some surprise: "But, but Ganyu, wasn't Sister Ganyu still at work yesterday?" ”

Paimon: "? ”

"Didn't Ganyu and Keqing resign a long time ago? We saw them in Inazuma before. Paimon was even more confused.

Yaoyao thought for a while, then said: "Then it should be that they are back, anyway, let's go to Yujingtai first, if Sister Ganyu is not there, there are other seven stars." ”

"If my uncle is deceived, they will help my uncle defend his rights, and if the news sent by the wind is accurate and reliable, you want to continue to find someone, and it is most convenient to ask them."

Ying nodded and said, "Makes sense." ”

"But in this way, there are a few more troubles." Dvošak said with some embarrassment.

"I just want to bring the newly picked herbs and plants to my sister, by the way."

Paimon proposed, "Then let's go." ”

"But, aren't we going to hand over these sprouting bamboo shoots to Mr. Zhongli?" Kamisato Ayaka whispered, because in her opinion, this was a commission from the rock god to them, and they couldn't be sloppy.

"Oh, it's okay, Zhongli doesn't miss this time." Paimon waved his hand indifferently and said, "If there's anything important, he'll definitely contact Ying first." ”

"It's, okay."

"Then again, Dvošak said that his temperament is dusty, and he still likes to be by the water, and he is still a particularly beautiful fairy, could it be a tassel?" Paimon scratched his head and said, "No, she doesn't know how to compose tassels at all, not so much because she can't compose, but because she's too lazy to do it, so I'm just going to rule her out." ”

Ying: "."

It seems that you still know a lot about tassels, too, tassels are still composing, and a fishing rod without hooks and bait can make her sit in one place for a long time.

"I don't know, what is this tassel in your mouth?" Dvošak wondered.

Yaoyao explains, "Tassel is Liyue Immortal's pseudonym in Liyue Harbor, and she is just as a god as the Rock Emperor, but a year ago, due to the rebellion of the Dragon King, she disappeared into Liyue Harbor with the Dragon King. ”

"God, god?!" Dvošak first exclaimed, then immediately shook his head and said, "Then, the ancestor recorded that is definitely not this one. ”

Yaoyao: "? ”

(End of chapter)