Genshin Impact: My confession was rejected, so I traveled to seven countries

Crescent House

After dinner, everyone prepared to leave.

Ningguang called Su Mo alone.

"Hey, you have to treat me today."

"Huh?" Su Mo was a little confused. Although he had indeed brought a lot of people with him, why should he be the one to pay?

Keqing smiled and said, "You forgot what I told you. When you came back, you promised to treat us to a meal, but you were like a piece of wood, not moving an inch and refusing to take the initiative. Now that I finally have the chance, don't refuse it."

"Oh, so that's it. Oops, I overlooked this. Okay, I'll treat you!" Su Mo laughed. He originally wanted to have a free meal, but it seems that's not possible.

……

After leaving Xinyuexuan, the curtain of night had already quietly fallen.

The streets are filled with joy. Liyue's streets and buildings are dressed in festive attire, hung with colorful lights and banners, creating a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

Su Mo and his group were walking on the streets of Liyue Port. Looking at the lively atmosphere beside the streets, they couldn't help but nod silently.

"It's a new year again." Su Mo couldn't help but sigh.

It seems he missed last year's Lantern Festival? Another year has already passed in the blink of an eye. It really goes by so fast.

"Yeah, it feels like last year's Lantern Festival just passed," Yun Jin agreed. There was so much time left, yet it flew by so quickly.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. Time just flies by, like the water in a river. Time flies by like an arrow, day and night."

"Oh, you can even make a few sentences." Ningguang suddenly teased.

Su Mo chuckled: "That's... Unlike Sister Ningguang, you who only think about money all day long, I can't express my feelings?"

Just as Su Mo finished speaking, he was suddenly hit on the head with a chestnut.

"Ah! What are you doing?" Su Mo covered his head, feeling a little aggrieved.

Ningguang's face looked a little gloomy.

"You little brat, I think you're just mocking me for being money-minded and uneducated, right?"

"Hey, I don't dare. I don't dare."

Zhongli couldn't help but smile upon seeing this, and said evenly, "Haha, I have to say, what Su Xiaoyou said just now was quite insightful. He used water as a metaphor for time, thus indirectly highlighting that time waits for no one."

Seeing this, Keqing comforted her, "Hey, Sister Ningguang, I actually think what Su Mo said is quite good. Please don't be angry."

……

Just as everyone was talking, Walnut seemed to see something and hurried forward.

He ran to a stall and looked at the various strange and exquisite gadgets on display, his eyes full of curiosity.

Then he called out loudly: "Hey, everyone, come and see!"

I saw that the lanterns above were of various shapes and colors, each one was different, and seemed incomplete, but very beautiful.

"Huh? Why are these lanterns a little incomplete?" Walnut asked a little confused.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Master Xiao Hu, these are lanterns from the Hai Lantern Festival. They all have riddles on them, and they're all like this."

"Huh? That's not right. Why do some of your lanterns have words on the side, and some don't? Logically, shouldn't they all be in the same place?"

Just as the boss was about to speak, a steady voice came from behind Walnut.

"This is a lantern specially made for lantern riddles. Riddles generally consist of three parts: the riddle, the title, and the answer, also known as the three elements of a lantern riddle. Lantern riddles take advantage of the multi-meaning nature of Chinese characters, bypassing the original meaning of the riddle to derive a different meaning. This is what the saying 'a riddle's value lies in its unique interpretation' means."

"The reason why the inscriptions are different is that in lantern riddles, any characters that appear on the surface of the riddle cannot appear in the answer. Otherwise, it is called 'Luchun'. Lantern riddles are not allowed to be Luchun, so as to ensure that they maintain their uniqueness while also complying with this rule."

"Haha, I was wondering who it was. Turns out it's Mr. Zhongli."

The boss praised: "Mr. Zhongli is indeed a well-known encyclopedia in Liyue. That's right, that's exactly what you said."

Kurumi nodded thoughtfully, "So that's how it is."

Although she had seen riddles before, this was her first time guessing them.

"Everyone, how about it? Do you want to try it?" The boss looked at everyone with a smile.

With so many people coming here, he can finally open his business!

Everyone looked at each other and said nothing.

On the contrary, Hu Tao heard this, took a look at the stall, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He pointed at a big tiger doll and said excitedly: "Keqing Keqing, I want this. You are so knowledgeable and talented, why don't you help me get one."

Seeing Zhongli's calm face, Hu Tao shook his arm and pleaded, "As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to train an army, but only a moment to deploy it. Guest, you won't just watch me, this quirky, adorable, beautiful, with longing eyes, graceful figure, exquisite figure, and beautiful hall master, get hurt, will you?"

Hehe, this guest official in her family is very knowledgeable and talented, so shouldn't he be able to solve this little riddle easily?

After hearing Hu Tao's plea, Zhongli's mouth twitched slightly.

How come he doesn't know that walnuts have so many advantages?

However, after all, she is his own "daughter", so he still has to take action.

Just as Zhongli was about to speak, the stall owner saw this and hurriedly stopped Hu Tao.

"No, no, no. If it's Mr. Zhongli, then there's no need. I'll just give him one directly." As he said that, he took out a duck doll and handed it to Hu Tao.

Are you kidding? He has so many riddles! Everyone in Liyue Harbor knows them. Mr. Zhongli is a learned man, knowledgeable in astronomy, geography, history, and everything in between. If he were to guess them, wouldn't his little stall be a huge loss?

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Zhongli looked at the doll in Hu Tao's hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Is he really exaggerating that much?

Tartaglia interjected at the right moment: "It seems that Mr. Zhongli is really well-known in Liyue Harbor."

Keqing nodded. "I quite understand this. Mr. Zhongli is not only knowledgeable in culture, but also well-versed in law."

"Hmm, ah?" Walnut looked at the doll in her hand with disgust. This was clearly not what she wanted.

"Boss, can you change it? I don't want this one."

The boss looked a little embarrassed. "Uh, Master Xiao Hu, this can't be changed."

Walnut was a little discouraged, but then she cheered up and asked, "Then how can we get the doll?"

The boss smiled and said, "This is easy. 50 Mora per person. Just answer three questions correctly in a row."

"Do I have to answer three questions correctly in a row?"

"Yes."

"Oh, I see." Upon hearing this, Hu Tao's eyes turned and a hint of cunning flashed in them.

"By the way, does it mean that each person gets three questions right, or does it mean that everyone gets three questions right in total?"

The boss said subconsciously: "Of course it is one..."

Without waiting for the boss to finish his words, Walnut turned around and muttered to everyone.

"Let me see. We have Su Mo from Tianshu Star, Sister Ningguang from Tianquan Star, Keqing from Yuheng Star, Mr. Yun Jinyun from Master Yun, and of course, this hall master is here. There are so many scholars and literati in this sect, any one of them would be able to beat this one, okay."

"Hey, no, no, what about me?" The ignored Tartaglia shouted hurriedly.

"You!? This is Liyue's culture. What are you, a messenger of winter, getting involved in? Ah, go away, stay away." Hu Tao said with some disdain.

This guy is really tactless. I, the hall master, clearly didn't mention him on purpose, but he still interrupted me. Isn't he just looking for trouble?

"Okay..." Dada Duck, who was left out, felt a little depressed.

Looking at his depressed look, Walnut couldn't help feeling helpless.

Why is this guy pretending to be pitiful?

But seeing his dejected look, she still consoled him: "Alright, alright, I won't let you come this time. After all, this is Li Yue Culture, and you, a Zhidong native, might not be familiar with it. I'll let you come next time, alright?"

Tartaglia was immediately delighted when he heard this: "Hey, no problem, no problem."

Seeing this, Walnut could not help but shake her head helplessly.

This guy is really carefree.