After I finished posting this chapter, I might have gone to another place, yes, school... I probably went there with a high fever, because I got infected again when I went back to school. My physical condition is particularly poor, and I might just die from a high fever that won't go down in another morning. Then I won't have to worry about the qualifying exams and the college entrance exams. That would be great, I'll be fine as long as I'm done. It's best not to call an ambulance at school, it's a waste of money.

If I update again, it means my ability to fight off illness has improved, and my immune system has saved me again. Damn it.

The author's mental state has been unstable recently, please don't worry about it.

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Leaving the Knights Headquarters

Paimon: "There's something you didn't mention, right? Besides the dragon and the crystal, there was something else we saw..."

Kong recalled the person who spoke to the dragon: "I don't think he looks like a bad person."

Paimon: "Hmm, so you do remember him, that green guy!"

Paimon pointed to Wendy jogging down below: "—She's dressed just like that passerby downstairs."

Sora, having caught Paimon's influence, was a little slow on the uptake: "That...it seems to be him..."

Paimon: "Ee—?!"

The two couldn't keep up; Wendy ran very fast and disappeared in an instant.

Chen Xi was still secretly watching the two of them while in stealth mode.

"Let them take their time going around. I'll go wait under the wind god statue."

Paimon: "The green guy has vanished. Let's use Elemental Sight to see if there are any clues."

……

After using my elemental vision to chase him all the way, I finally spotted Venti under the statue of Anemo... busking?

People gathered around the bard, and when the two men arrived, the bard began to pluck his harp strings.

The music was melodious and pleasant, and the bard began to speak.

[The story I'm about to tell begins in ancient times, when the gods still roamed the earth. A dragon descended from the sky, filled with curiosity about everything in the world. The dragon sought its own answers, yet could not comprehend the chaos of the mortal realm.]

[The wind singer plays its harp, and the harp of the sky answers it. The dragon is but a curious child, simply flying carefree, until this day.]

[It listens to poetry and wants to learn to sing, so that all things may understand its heart.]

[The singer and the dragon became legends, and a dark age followed. The lion's fangs decayed, the eagle's banner fell silent, and another evil dragon approached Mondstadt. Suffering cast a shadow over the cathedral, lamentations were rekindled by poets, and the dragons of the sky answered the call, fighting to the death against the evil dragon in the storm.]

……

[The Sky Dragon swallowed the venomous blood of the evil dragon and fell into a deep slumber. Years later, however, no one recognized its resurrected form.]

Why do people nowadays reject me?

[The Sky Harp remained silent.]

[Anger and sorrow, life and poisonous blood, all turned into tears that fell from the dragon's eyes. Poetry fell silent, corruption took effect easily, but the lyre of the sky could no longer speak...]

The crowd dispersed, leaving only Kong and Paimon standing in place.

Wendy feigned ignorance: "Ah, you are..."

"Oh, right! That's the person who scared Dvalin away back then."

Chen Xi's inner thoughts: This slacker is such a good actor. He looked like he wanted to kill Kong Ge when we first met, but now he's pretending to be innocent.

...However, they put on quite a convincing act, almost as good as I am.

Wendy's gaze sharpened: "And there's someone else eavesdropping too."

Chen Xi was shocked. How could he have been seen through so quickly? But the opponent was the Wind God, so it was normal. His strength was not even as good as that of a lower-level demon god.

Alright, let's show ourselves first: "You must be the greatest bard in all of Mondstadt, right? It was Mr. Zhongli from the Resurrection Hall in Liyue Harbor who sent me to find you."

Wendy: "Zhongli?!"

Chen Xi: "Yes!"

Wendy became serious: "Ahem, how is Grandpa Zhong's health? How much of his strength does he still have?"

Chen Xi forced a fabrication: "Uh... he's physically strong and can take on ten Barbatos."

Wendy: "Huh? How can you describe it like that?"

Chen Xi reorganized his words: "He's very strong, you can't beat him."

Paimon: "Do you two know each other?"

Chen Xi: "We didn't know each other before, but we do now."

The flight attendant continued to remain mute.

Paimon: "Who is this Zhongli you're talking about?"

Chen Xi almost misspoke: "Mr. Zhongli, the guest elder of the Rebirth Hall in Liyue Harbor... cough... you'll meet him later, he's a nice person." Just be careful your wallet doesn't get empty.

Paimon: "Wait, you're an executor of the Fools, what are you doing here?"

Chen Xi threatened Wendy: "Just carry out the mission, what else are we doing? You agree, right, bard?"

Lord Barbatos probably doesn't want his true identity to be exposed, does he? Then all of Mondstadt will know that the Anemo Archon is just a drunkard who only knows how to sing and drink. What will your people think then? They'll say things like, "Why not change the god? I think the Geo Archon of Liyue is pretty good..."

Wendy: "Yes, yes, yes."

What do you want? The Heart of God or the Lyre of the Sky?

"Alright, you two continue, I'm listening."

I need you to help me suppress my karmic obstacles. Morax sent me here. As for the Heart of God, Rosalyn will come to collect it. Of course, there are benefits to helping the Fools. After it's done, come to the Goethe Hotel and find a man named Shangguan Yan. He will give you a large sum of Morax to buy wine.

it is good.

……

Wendy: "That dragon's name is Dvalin."

Paimon: "Why do you call it that... are you two very close?"

Wendy: "Guess~"

Chen Xi watched quietly as Wendy conned people.

Paimon turned to Sora: "Hey, Sora, I think this guy's weird..."

Empty: "May I ask who you are?"

Wendy: "I am Wendy, the best bard in all of Mondstadt. What do you want with me?"

Paimon: "Since you recognize us, there's no need for further explanation, right? It's about Stormterror, of course."

Wendy: "Hmm~~?"

Paimon: "Hey! You don't have to pretend to have amnesia so suddenly!"

"Kong, can you take that out and show it to him?"

Kong stretched out his right hand and released the crystal. As expected, the crystal was purified and turned from red to blue.

Wendy: "Oh! This is—"

Paimon: "Huh, the crystal was purified? When did that happen?"

Empty: "I don't know how it turned out like this."

Wendy: "This is Dvalin... these are the tears that Stormterror shed because of its pain."

Paimon: "Eyes...tears..."

Wendy expressed a sense of pity: "It used to be a gentle child, but now it's become so sad and full of anger..."

"I also have a teardrop crystal here. Can you purify it?" Kong took the red crystal. The crystal floated in his hand and emitted a red light. The filth and impurities inside were removed, and the crystal turned blue. Then he took the crystal back.

Paimon's eyes widened, finding his travel companion quite amazing: "Eh—"

Only after the crystallization was purified did Chen Xi approach, as the filth and impurities inside before purification had given him a headache.

However, he would probably be interested in the purified crystals and ask for one when he has the chance.

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