Night fell.
Su Han lay down calmly. He had already accepted the fact that the dreams were intruding upon him.
So no matter what happened next,
he would accept it.
When he opened his eyes again, he had indeed entered a dream, or rather, fragments of memory.
But this time it was not as clear as before.
It was like watching a video stuck at 360P resolution. In short, everything was extremely blurry.
Su Han guessed that this memory was not very profound, which was why it appeared so vague.
The days within the dream were unbearably monotonous.
He lay stiffly on the bed, unable to cultivate, unable to move at all.
He only knew that each time the moon rose, a woman would push open the door and skillfully change his medicinal herbs.
This repeated fifteen times.
Half a month.
In his haze, Su Han heard her puzzled voice.
"My herbs should not be wrong. Why is there still no improvement? By all logic, you should have awakened by now."
"Could it be that the injury is at the level of the soul?"
The woman set down the herbs and slowly walked closer.
Su Han struggled desperately to open his eyes. He wanted to see who she was.
His effort was soon noticed.
"Oh? Your eyelids are moving. I knew this prescription would work."
Could he see her?
Su Han used all his strength to open his eyes, but in the next instant, he found that it was already morning.
He still had not seen who she was.
Shaking his head, he began to face a new day.
Zhongli was right.
There was no use in being anxious. It was better to wait.
Su Han dressed, washed up, and went downstairs.
There was one more guest at the dining table today. Someone he had not seen for several days had brought some fruit.
"You are awake, Su Han? Would you like an apple?"
"You are free today?"
Su Han took the apple from Venti and bit into it.
It had to be said, the Anemo Archon had excellent taste in fruit. The apple was large, sweet, and crisp. It tasted even better than dessert.
Venti chuckled and said, "Well, I am short on money again. I came to see if you had some extra work for me."
"You are short on money?"
Su Han was genuinely surprised. He had given Venti quite a bit of Mora not long ago. How had it already been spent?
Venti spread his hands helplessly. "I got caught by Paimon yesterday. I do not know what got into her. She dragged Eula, Amber, and Fischl along and insisted on a drinking contest with me. It cost 200,000 Mora in one night. If I do not earn more soon, I will not even have money for drinks tonight."
The moment he heard it was Paimon's doing, Su Han immediately understood.
That little one was a walking expense. Being caught by her was simply Venti's misfortune.
After thinking for a moment, Su Han realized he did have something Venti could help with.
"As for extra work, I do have a delivery I hope you can handle. The price is negotiable. How about 1 million Mora?"
"That much? What am I delivering?"
At the mention of 1 million Mora, Venti immediately stopped eating his apple.
He knew it. When he was out of money, coming to Su Han was always the right choice.
Su Han took out a Den Den Mushi and smiled. "Here is the situation. Xingqiu has gone to the port in Sumeru. Judging by the timing, he should have arrived by now. I would like you to deliver Adventure King and the other manga volumes to him, and also bring this Den Den Mushi along. What do you think?"
The second young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild was his loyal fan.
Unfortunately, Xingqiu had left early. Adventure King had not yet been updated when he departed, so Su Han wanted to make it up to him.
In addition, Ningguang's plans were already underway. Delivering the Den Den Mushi would make communication far more convenient.
Otherwise, a round trip would take a full month.
The moment Venti heard it involved crossing nations, he began to hesitate.
"Can I take a different job? That place is rather far."
Su Han's mind stirred. "Then why not let Dvalin handle it? It is just delivering something. If it is him, he should be back by evening."
Since the bard liked to slack off, he could simply switch to someone else.
As long as someone did the job.
Venti's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled. "That is a great idea. The last time you saved Dvalin, he never had the chance to thank you properly. How about we have a gathering? I will provide the wine. Let us have a lively feast."
"No problem."
They had just reached an agreement when a startled cry came from beside them.
Mona's hat had suddenly been blown away for some unknown reason.
Seeing the shattered water divination plate, Su Han roughly understood what had happened.
The astrologer must have tried to divine someone again.
Sure enough, after Venti left, Mona walked over and complained, "Who was that bard just now? Why can I not divine any information about him? The people in your courtyard are far too strange."
The last time her water divination plate shattered was because of the consultant at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Now even a bard was abnormal.
Su Han thought for a moment and decided to tell her the truth.
After all, Venti never concealed his identity.
"You are saying he is the Anemo Archon, Barbatos?"
Mona had just finished adjusting her hat when this revelation startled her.
The bard was Mondstadt's god.
Was that real?
Yet recalling the shattered water divination plate, she felt Su Han had no reason to lie.
"Wait, then… the one from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor…"
Suddenly, the astrologer thought of something terrifying. Both times, her water divination plate had shattered.
That gentleman who frequently came here for tea, could he also be…
At this thought, Mona broke into a cold sweat. She had known her employer was not simple, but she never imagined the people around him were all gods or adepti.
This was far too frightening.
Su Han handed her one of the apples Venti had brought and smiled. "He is just a retired old man. Do not overthink it, and do not be overly reserved. Those who come here are friends. The more respectfully you treat them, the less they will like it."
Mona nodded repeatedly.
She understood that logic.
Experts often had their quirks. Being worshiped every day was surely less comfortable than interacting casually as friends.
Even so, Mona still found it unbelievable.
She even began to wonder whether she should settle here permanently.
Forget about her teacher. Even if the sky fell, with two gods here, who could possibly harm her?
Before long,
Venti returned with Dvalin.
What surprised Su Han was that Dvalin appeared as a handsome young man similar to Diluc, and very youthful at that.
Seeing his savior before him, Dvalin immediately stepped forward to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Su Han. If not for you last time, I would likely still be suffering under the torment of abyssal poison."
"We are all friends. There is no need for such courtesy. By the way, did Venti tell you about my request?"
"Yes. Ba… no, Lord Venti already told me. Delivering items to Sumeru, correct? That is simple. I can return shortly. Just entrust the items to me."
Hearing Dvalin's respectful tone,
Venti immediately objected. He quickly corrected him, "Do not call me Lord. You are my friend. Su Han is our friend as well. Just address me directly. There is no need to be so formal, Dvalin."
"My apologies. I was overly formal."
Dvalin immediately understood.
The times had changed. It was now the age of human governance.
The rules of the past no longer applied.
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