Beneath the towering walls of Liyue Harbor, many street vendors had not yet packed up; it seemed that the concept of a night market truly existed in Liyue.
High above, a floating city left everyone in awe.
"Oh, it's the Jade Chamber. I thought Celestia had fallen."
Orion and the others arrived at the walls of Liyue Harbor with the caravan. Following the Feiyun Commerce Guild members through the main gate inspection, they successfully entered the city via a side gate used by the guild.
That's right, a side gate. Just as Mondstadt in this reality was a full 500 square kilometers, the area of Liyue Harbor was estimated to be approaching 1,000 square kilometers. This area far exceeded that of any city in ancient China and even approached some modern cities like Beijing or Shanghai.
Consequently, while maintaining the original general functional zoning, the overall complexity of Liyue Harbor had increased geometrically compared to the game map.
"It's over." Orion stared blankly at Liyue Harbor, where everything seemed familiar yet also completely unfamiliar, muttering to himself: "I originally said it was a month before the Rite of Descension and thought I arrived early. Now it doesn't seem certain. Just wandering around Liyue City and getting familiar with the terrain might take longer than that."
After all, Liyue had no subways. However, he heard from the Feiyun Commerce Guild that Ningguang was already considering introducing some transportation tools from Fontaine, and this trade trip by the Feiyun Commerce Guild was related to that.
At this moment, Skirk suddenly leaned close to Orion's ear, the cool, slightly sweet fragrance invading Orion's nasal cavity as her scented breath brushed against his ear: "I'll leave the rest to you."
Then she turned back to the others and said: "I will come out again when we reach Wanmin Restaurant. Outside, you should act as if I don't exist from now on."
After speaking, a flash of starlight, and Skirk entered the Miliastra Wonderland herself.
Orion looked around and suddenly realized.
Skirk had seen the Fatui. She probably didn't want Childe Tartaglia to know she had come here, so she started playing the role of the Elder of Medicine.
That was fine too. Orion simply adjusted the time dilation of the Miliastra Wonderland to 1:1 with the outside world, so at least Skirk could still see the outside situation from within.
Not long after, upon entering the city, Orion also planned to bid farewell to the Feiyun Commerce Guild and the Sword Box Escort Agency, and go to Wanmin Restaurant with Xiangling.
Seeing that Orion and the others were leaving, Gaming hurried over to say goodbye: "Brother Orion! I had a great time talking with you today. If we weren't in a rush to return to Qiaoying Village tomorrow, I would have wanted to keep chatting with you. Hehe, once I get back, I'll definitely have a good talk with my childhood friend..." Midway through her sentence, she hurriedly covered her mouth and turned to look at Orion with a look of uncertainty.
"Brother Orion, is it okay to talk about your affiliation? If it's not okay, I won't tell anyone!"
Hearing Gaming's half-finished sentence, the childhood friend who could be named, wasn't that the little swallow Lan Yan?
You can tell her, brother, you can tell her.
Orion cleared his throat slightly: "Ahem! Hey,
it's okay to tell that little swallow—I trust your judgment, young man."
Everyone, don't misunderstand. Orion just heard that the landscape of Qiaoying Village nurtures beauties best and just wanted to see if it was true, with no other intentions. Don't misunderstand. This has nothing to do with Lan Yan being a beautiful girl, everyone don't misunderstand. Moreover, Orion heard in his previous life that although Lan Yan is a young girl character, she has physical "stats" that crush Hu Tao and Furina. He didn't know if it was true or false, he just wanted to see if it was real, everyone don't misunderstand.
Gaming didn't think anything was wrong upon hearing this, thinking that Brother Orion really has a great demeanor! He must have a good chat with Lan Yan when he gets back!
Orion and the others prepared to leave, and Gaming and the others also prepared to go and hand over the mission to the people from the Feiyun Commerce Guild who had come to meet them.
Before leaving, Orion accidentally looked back. Yo ho, in the crowd, there was a pair of long legs as straight as chopsticks, white and shining.
Plus that head of blue hair, Orion already knew who had arrived.
The Second Miss of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Master Xingqiu!
This person was the ultimate "bender" who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Venti at the game's launch. If the so-called "Teyvat benders" like Xiao and Zhongli were just jokes about their cool appearances and models, then the appearances of Venti and Xingqiu were the first breath of that Travelers felt at that time.
Of course, neither of them had a "bent" orientation in the game, but that didn't stop old players from launch from licking Xingqiu as a girl for more than one version, only realizing he was a boy after he appeared in the plot, feeling lingering fear afterward.
If the feeling was lingering nostalgia, that's another story. In a person's heart, XX is an OO.
Otherwise, the title "Second Miss of the Feiyun Commerce Guild" wouldn't have spread.
In the crowd, Xingqiu also felt a gaze. He looked in the direction of the gaze, but just missed Orion's eyes, only seeing a flash of red.
Gaming walked up, somewhat puzzled: "Master Xingqiu, what are you looking at?"
Xingqiu came back to his senses, rolled up the book in his hand and shook it: "Oh, nothing, let's continue."
"Okay. Eh? Master Xingqiu, is this a newly bought book?"
"Ah, yes, I've been obsessed with this recently. There are many martial arts books on the market in Liyue, but this kind of xianxia is rare, and this author updates extremely fast! If there is a chance, I really want to meet this master..."
"What is the book called?"
""A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality"."
Walking among the myriad lights of Liyue Harbor, the young girls all looked left and right. Orange-yellow lanterns hung under the red corridors, illuminating the dazzling shops on both sides of the street.
But what they didn't know was that a group of such beautiful girls walking together was even more dazzling than the scenery on the street.
Xiangling walked between Yunli and Noelle, introducing Liyue's cuisine as she walked, explaining the characteristics of Liyue-style cuisine and Yue-style cuisine. However, the one listening most intently was Paimon, who was flying above Lumine's head.
Drool was almost dripping onto Lumine's head.
Orion always felt like Skirk was missing from his side, just like a family with a father but no mother, feeling a bit unaccustomed.
He needed to hurry up and bring out Greater Lord Rukkhadevata to fill the vacancy left by Skirk.
Under Xiangling's guidance, everyone soon arrived at Wanmin Restaurant.
Inside the shop, a small yellow bear sniffed, then dropped the work in its hands and ran out.
"Lulu! Lu! Lulu!"
The small bear rushed out, startling Chef Mao who was chopping vegetables. He stretched his head out to look, just as the small bear rushed into a girl's arms.
Chef Mao saw who it was, his face filled with joy: "Xiangling! You're back!"
Xiangling hugged the rushing small bear and smiled, patting the bear's head: "Guoba, long time no see!"
Then she shouted into the room: "Dad! I'm back!"
"It's good that you're back!" Chef Mao shouted with a smile, his face full of the simplicity of a working person: "Hurry up and put on your apron, go to the back and stir-fry!"
Xiangling:...
Xiangling smiled awkwardly at Orion and the others: "My dad... is just like this."
Not until she led everyone to find a table and sit down did Chef Mao notice that his daughter had brought several people back.
Xiangling introduced Guoba and let Guoba fetch water for everyone, then ran into the room to help herself.
As soon as she entered the room, she saw Chef Mao staring straight at her, making Xiangling feel very uncomfortable.
"W-what's wrong, Dad?"
"Didn't you say you went out to find new ingredients?"
"Yeah, I just came back from Mondstadt."
"... Child, we are not a black-hearted shop, we don't eat people."
"... Dad, let's cook."
"You listen to me, I just read in the newspaper about research from the Sumeru Akademiya, saying that cannibalism might..."
"Let's cook, Dad, let's cook."
Xiangling realized today that when a person is speechless, they really will laugh out loud.
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