"What?!" Paimon's eyes widened immediately, and he said hurriedly: "You clearly said before that you were responsible for the meals on the road. Damn you, why are you here to collect money now? I don't have any money."

Ying hugged the silly guy and said, "He was joking with you. Why do you always fall for it?"

"Hmph, it's because I trust him too much. We are obviously partners." Paimon's face turned red.

Hu Tao was not at all reluctant to see Zhongli plan to leave Liyue and travel to other countries. Instead, she looked very excited.

"Guest, before you leave, I will make enough flyers for you. When you go to other places, remember to expand the business of our Wangsheng Hall. If you really can't, just put up a sign and let others know!"

Hu Tao thought this was a good opportunity to expand his business.

Afterwards, Shen Fei asked Ying to ask Zhongli some questions he wanted to know, but Lao Deng was also a riddle teller, so the answers could basically only be guessed.

……

Some time has passed since that day's gathering.

Shen Fei had no plans to set off, and Zhongli thought that the other party was waiting for Beidou's ship because of the thunderstorm at sea, so he didn't ask.

Wendy took this opportunity to go to Mondstadt. When he came back, he said that the Wind Dragon Ruins had changed a lot and Tevarin lived comfortably in it.

There are also two more people in the whole Mondstadt who are talking about it. One of them is Diluk, the owner of the tavern: Angel's Gift.

Because no one knows when she became extremely friendly to people and often smiles, she is affectionately called: Smiling Angel.

The other one is the former maid of the Knights Templar and now a full member of the Knights Templar: Noelle.

Although she still likes to wear that maid outfit now, she is called the Iron-Blooded Maid by the people because of her powerful strength, lightning-fast methods, and iron-blooded way of dealing with her enemies.

Coupled with the transformation of the Knights Templar, the entire Mondstadt is now thriving.

Because of what she saw in Liyue, Venti also had some ideas, so she asked Jean to quickly contact the Seven Stars of Liyue to see if they could participate in the research and development of the steam engine together.

Speaking of this, Liyue's research and development has already begun to show results. Under the leadership of Zhenjun Liuyun Jiefeng, at least there are finished products that can operate normally.

So Shen Fei found Ningguang, hoping that she could first combine the steam engine with the ship and help them build a ship that could cross the ocean and go to Inazuma.

As for whether the intensity can pass through the thunderstorm, there is no need to consider this.

According to Shen Fei's prediction, they will probably stay in Liyue for more than half a month. It doesn't matter if they cannot complete the production in this world. They can just wait for Beidou's big ship then.

After leaving alone for a while, Xiao has now returned to Liyue City.

"The aura on you seems a little strange." Shen Fei keenly sensed something unusual.

Zhongli was nearby, so he asked, "Will demon gods or special beings also go to the border between life and death after death?"

"When a demon dies, it will turn into violent power and dissipate between heaven and earth. Apart from the demon's resentment, only some of its corpses will remain. As for whether its soul will go to the boundary between life and death, this... I really don't know."

Zhongli shook his head slightly and added: "But I have never heard the hall master say that he has seen souls other than humans at the border between life and death."

Shen Fei understood. At this moment, an idea suddenly came to his mind, but it still needed to be verified slowly.

What is certain is that Xiao has indeed been contaminated with something since his trip to the Abyss, and the other people also have some of this aura on them to a greater or lesser extent, but it is not as obvious as the other party.

Shen Fei temporarily sealed part of this aura in the rock.

Now that Xiao no longer has any worries, and he doesn't need to stay in a remote place, and Osel happens to need someone to guard it, so he volunteered.

Shen Fei gave him another suggestion, asking him to train the Qianyan Army.

As a result, there was an additional garrison of Liyue Qianyan Army on the Execution Platform Mountain.

On the one hand, he is here for special training, and on the other hand, he is also guarding Osel.

After all, the doctor is a man with a peculiar way of thinking. Before he is completely dealt with, some fearless slice might come here to conduct research again.

On this day, Shen Fei suddenly received news from Ganyu that the treasure-hunting groups in Mondstadt and Liyue might be preparing to unite and search for treasures in a ruin related to the Abyss Cult due to attacks from all sides.

"The ones who want to do this great thing are none other than the two major treasure-stealing groups from the north and south that you, Shen Fei, told me about before, the Southern Elder Sisters and the Northern Strange Birds." Ganyu said.

"Okay, what a strange name." Paimeng touched her head and expressed her confusion. She looked at Shen Fei: "Why are you asking about this? Do you want to participate in it?"

"Of course not." Shen Fei shook his head, "Aren't we supposed to help Ying find her brother? Now there's a clue."

"You mean, Ying's brother is among those treasure-stealing group?!" Paimon opened his mouth with an incredulous look.

Ying was also shocked. She couldn't believe that after not seeing her brother for so long, he had fallen to such a level that he even joined a low-class gang like the Treasure Stealers.

The news must be fake!

"Why did you come to that conclusion?"

Shen Fei looked at Paimeng strangely, and then said: "In fact, it is related to the ruins guarded by the Abyss Cult, but I don't know the exact location of the ruins. I only know that on a certain day, the treasure-stealing group will target the ruins."

"Could it be that Ying's brother is imprisoned in the ruins? In other words, as long as we secretly keep an eye on these treasure-stealing groups, we can easily find the ruins." Paimeng suddenly realized.

Ying said quickly: "There is no time to lose, let's set off quickly."

It's no wonder she was so excited since she finally got news about her brother.

"Don't panic. The members of the treasure-hunting group won't get lost. Before that, let's notify Wendy and Zhongli first. Since we are all in the same tour group, we should set out together."

After saying that, Shen Fei spent some time finding the two people who were listening to books and drinking tea.

"Going on an adventure? It's been a while since I went out." Wendy agreed.

Zhongli had no objection either.

Based on the information collected by Ganyu, everyone came to a somewhat dark canyon, with the entrance to the ruins in front of them.

"Sure enough, there is the breath of the abyss." Wendy's nose moved. He got a lot of information from the wind here.

There were many traces left at the entrance of the ruins, and it seemed that the treasure-stealing group had already entered from here.

"There's no need to be so anxious. If your brother is here, we will definitely find him if we go deeper." Seeing that Ying seemed a little anxious, Shen Fei comforted her.

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