After being slapped by Shiraki, Wendy collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Seeing this, Ying quickly stepped forward and helped Wendy up.

At the same time, she turned to look at Bai Mu and asked:

"What did you just show him? How did he become like this?"

At this moment, Paimon also showed a curious expression, floating around Shiraki, her gaze fixed on the phonograph in Shiraki's hand.

"This one~ Do you guys want to see it too?"

Shiraki shook the phonograph in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Hmm, let me think about it."

Paimon nodded vigorously, his eyes fixed on the hand holding the phonograph camera in Shiraki's hand.

"Then you take..."

Before Shiraki could finish speaking, Wendy sprang up from the ground and lunged at the phonograph machine Shiraki was holding.

However, Shiraki reacted quickly and dodged it.

"What's wrong, Wendy? Is there something you need?"

After protecting the phonograph, Shiraki pretended to be puzzled and asked Wendy.

"This...this..."

Wendy was momentarily at a loss for words, fearing that he might accidentally let something slip and ruin his reputation.

Wendy never doubted Paimon's speed of information dissemination.

"Brother Bai, can I not eat or drink anymore? We have other things to do while we're waiting for you."

Finally, Wendy, with a long face, reluctantly declined Shiraki's invitation to dinner.

"Ugh... Wendy, how could you do this? You were the one who suggested that Shiraki treat us, and Shiraki agreed. Why are you going back on your word now?"

Paimon stomped his foot in the air and glared angrily at Wendy.

"Yeah, Wendy, even if you don't want to eat it, can you really stand up for Paimon and Luminous?"

Shiraki chimed in at this point.

When Shiraki mentioned her, Ying nodded, indicating that Wendy couldn't make the decision for her.

Looking at Shiraki beside him with a half-smile, and then at Ying and Paimon with expectant expressions, Wendy had no choice but to say:

"Okay, okay, I'll treat you. No need to trouble Brother Bai."

"Great!"

Hearing Wendy say that, Paimon cheered happily.

Shiraki then showed a satisfied expression and put the phonograph into his pocket.

Wendy finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Shiraki put the phonograph away.

He was so nervous just now, and made such a big sacrifice, wasn't it all to protect his innocence?

……

A gift from an angel.

"Master Diluc, four glasses of cider, I'll pay you back at the next show."

Upon entering the tavern, Wendy skillfully ordered drinks for Diluc behind the bar.

"Ah."

Diluc, maintaining his expressionless face, nodded.

Although he knew that Venti was the Anemo Archon, he wouldn't worship Venti like the other Anemo Archon devotees would.

Diluc now treats Wendy as an adult at best; he no longer serves her apple juice when she wants to drink.

After finding a seat, Wendy's cider arrived quickly.

Wendy couldn't wait to grab a glass and gulp it down.

After glancing at Wendy, who had become indifferent to worldly affairs after receiving the wine, Shiraki turned to Ying and asked her why they had waited for him.

Upon hearing Shiraki's question, Ying replied:

"Because the Sky Harp hasn't been returned yet, and we haven't taken it either, we came to ask you."

"Oh? The Sky Harp isn't with you?"

Shiraki was puzzled for a moment.

He clearly remembered that in the original storyline, the Sky Harp was returned after the Dvalin incident was resolved.

What's going on with the Sky Harp disappearing now?

Hearing Shiraki's question, Ying was also a little confused.

Because she felt that Shiraki had no reason to lie.

Regardless of whether the Sky Harp is useful to Shiroki, even if it were, given the relationship between Shiroki and Venti, there's absolutely no need to use this method.

Wouldn't it be better to just borrow from Wendy?

"So where do you think the Sky Harp should be now?"

Ying frowned and asked.

She can't think of anyone else who has ever touched the Sky Harp.

"Hmm, let me think about it."

Shiraki recalled his experiences after encountering the Sky Harp, going over them again and again.

Finally, he came to a conclusion.

"I do not know."

Shiraki shrugged, his expression somewhat indifferent.

"Oh? What should we do? Barbara has been crying ever since she found out the Sky Harp was lost. She'll be so sad if we can't find it."

Hearing that Shiraki didn't know either, Paimon recounted Barbara's story with some distress.

"I only said I didn't know, but I didn't say I couldn't find it."

Seeing Paimon's troubled expression, Bai Mu smiled and patted her on the head.

Although he didn't know who had taken the Sky Harp, he could go to the Great Tree King to check on the World Tree.

Wouldn't it be easy to find out the truth in no time by simply checking the World Tree?

"Huh? Really? You can really find it?"

Upon hearing this, Paimon immediately perked up and quickly pressed for details.

"That's right, wait for me here, I'll be right back."

Shiraki waved and left the tavern to find the Great Tree King.

He sensed the surroundings and found no trace of the Great Tree King.

After a moment's thought, Bai Mu realized that the Great Compassion Tree King had probably gone to the Pure Goodness Palace to find Naxi Da.

A spatial portal opened beside Bai Mu, and Bai Mu arrived directly in the Jing Shan Palace.

……

Jingshan Palace.

At this moment, a woman dressed in a light green dress was sitting in the very center of the palace, playing an unknown tune.

In a corner of the palace, a creature the size of a little girl, shaped like a shuttlecock, lay motionless, its eyes filled with a longing for life.

"Crunch~"

"Squeak squeak squeak~"

As soon as Shiraki arrived, he heard the sound of fingernails scraping against the strings of a violin.

In an instant, Bai Mu felt dizzy and the world was spinning, and even the spatial gate behind him began to become unstable.

Bai Mu quickly closed the spatial gate. At the same time, he looked around and found Naxida lying unconscious on the ground.

At this moment, Nasita's eyes had lost their luster, and she lay slumped in the corner like a doll.

Shiroki was also fortunate enough to experience the power of the Sky Harp in the hands of the Great Tree King.

Upon seeing Nasita's miserable state, he rushed over and lifted her up.

Bai Mu quickly opened a spatial portal and tossed Naxida over.

After doing all this, he looked at the Great Tree King and, with his last ounce of strength, shouted:

"Stop...stop playing, please return the instrument."

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