Qiu Bai looked at Cloud Retainer in front of him, speaking somewhat awkwardly.
"Treat me to a meal?"
"Then I shall accept. It will be a good opportunity to see the new era of Liyue Harbor."
Cloud Retainer looked at Qiu Bai in front of her, nodding with a smile.
She then turned and walked toward her dwelling.
"What kind of thing could make even gods feel a sense of crisis?"
"Just thinking about it is scary."
Paimon flew beside Lumine, looking surprised after hearing Venti and Zhongli explanation. (T/N: you may be one of them paimon~)
"I don't know."
"But that thing had no malice."
Qiu Bai walked to Lumine and Paimon side, smiling as he spoke.
"Oh, why think so much about it?"
"Let's continue drinking!"
Venti looked at everyone in front of him, smiling as he spoke.
"You!"
"Don't you have any sense of crisis at all?"
Paimon crossed her arms over her chest, looking at Venti in front of her with disdain.
"Rationally speaking."
"There's actually no use in thinking about it, since we can't perceive that thing."
Zhongli looked at Lumine and Paimon in front of him, speaking after pondering for a moment.
"Well said."
"Even if that thing had malicious intent, the few of us should be able to put up a fight."
Azhdaha looked at everyone in front of him, smiling as he spoke.
"Alright, don't think too much about it."
"Eat well, drink well, we're here for you."
Qiu Bai patted Lumine shoulder, smiling as he spoke.
"Mm."
Although Lumine had many questions in her heart, she suppressed them, nodding with a smile.
"Come on, let's continue."
Venti patted Qiu Bai shoulder, smiling as he spoke.
Afterward, the group just drank and chatted, not really concerned about what that thing from earlier was.
Having lived for so long, what hadn't they seen?
There weren't many things in this mortal world that could surprise them anymore.
Time passed drop by drop.
"I can't take it anymore, I'm too full."
Paimon and Lumine held their stomachs, sitting on stone chairs, looking completely satisfied.
As it was getting too late, they rested their heads on the table and fell asleep.
"Old man, do you still remember when Qiu Bai..."
Venti and the others were still chatting, raising their wine cups and smiling as they spoke.
"How did the topic suddenly turn to me?"
"The Traveler and Paimon are already asleep, we should rest too."
Qiu Bai looked at the sleeping Lumine and Paimon behind him, smiling as he spoke.
"It is indeed very late."
"It's already four in the morning, the sun will rise soon."
Azhdaha nodded, looking at Qiu Bai in front of him as he spoke.
"Hmm..."
"Time to return to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
Zhongli murmured, stroking his chin with one hand.
"Then I'll be going first. I heard you all will be coming to Mondstadt later."
"Remember to come find me to play!"
Venti looked at the few people in front of him, smiling as he spoke.
"By the way, Qiu Bai, thank you for repairing my erosion."
Venti turned around, placing one hand on his chest, nodding with a smile.
Then he transformed into a green light and disappeared.
"Let's clean up this place."
Qiu Bai looked at the plates on the stone table, moved his finger slightly, and the plates disappeared.
"I'll send you all back."
Then Qiu Bai looked at Zhongli and Azhdaha in front of him, nodding.
He took them back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Old friend, has your journey to Inazuma not ended yet?"
Zhongli looked at Qiu Bai who was about to leave, asking with some confusion.
"Not yet."
Qiu Bai shook his head upon hearing this.
"By the way, Qiu Bai, help me keep an eye out for stones."
Azhdaha looked at Qiu Bai in front of him, smiling as he spoke.
"Hehe, I understand."
"Then I'll be going now."
Qiu Bai nodded, and then disappeared in an instant.
"Hmm..."
Zhongli stroked his chin, looking at the place where Qiu Bai had disappeared, and sighed.
When he appeared again, he was already by the stone table.
Looking at the sleeping Lumine and Paimon, he smiled, then sat on a stone chair, watching the slowly rising sun.
Time passed drop by drop, and the sunlight shone on Lumine and Paimon faces.
"Mmm..."
Lumine rubbed her eyes, stretched, and looked at the sun over Jueyun Karst.
The clouds were dyed yellow by the sun scatter, incredibly beautiful.
"What a beautiful scenery."
Lumine looked at the sun hanging high in the sky, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
"Paimon, wake up."
"It's time to get up."
Lumine rubbed Paimon chubby little face, smiling as she spoke.
"What is it, Traveler?"
"Is it daylight already?"
Paimon rubbed her eyes, looking at the smiling Lumine, asking with some confusion.
"It's already ten in the morning."
"Time to return to Inazuma."
Qiu Bai looked at the awakened Lumine and Paimon, smiling as he explained.
"Oh right, Inazuma!"
"We should go back, we agreed to meet at the Komore Teahouse in a few days."
Paimon flew up, looking at Qiu Bai sitting opposite, as she spoke.
"Pack up."
"Hahaha, look at your little face, Paimon."
Qiu Bai looked at Paimon head and face, which were covered with cake, and laughed uncontrollably.
"Hmm?"
Hearing this, Paimon flew to a water edge and quickly wiped her face.
"Hehe, this will do!"
"Let's go!"
Paimon flew back, hands on her hips as she looked at Lumine and Qiu Bai in front of her, smiling as she spoke.
"Hold onto me tightly, we'll go to Inazuma now."
Qiu Bai nodded and took Lumine and Paimon, disappearing from Jueyun Karst.
When they appeared again, they were already in a deserted place in Inazuma City.
"Let's go to the Komore Teahouse."
Qiu Bai looked at Lumine and Paimon beside him, smiling as he spoke.
Afterward, the group walked toward the Komore Teahouse.
"Strange, why is it so quiet today?"
"It's completely different from usual."
After entering, Paimon looked around, scratching her head with some surprise.
"Woof... woof woof!"
Taroumaru sat on the wooden table, barking a few times upon seeing Qiu Bai and the others approaching.
"Could it be, another duet performance?"
Paimon looked behind Taroumaru, asking with some confusion.
"Thoma~! Thoma~!"
Paimon called out a few times toward the back where Taroumaru was.
"Woof, woof woof!"
Taroumaru heard Thoma name and barked a few more times.
"Paimon, Thoma is not here."
Qiu Bai shook his head, speaking to Paimon who was about to call out again.
He had just sensed with his divine power that Thoma was currently kneeling in front of the Statue of the Omnipresent God.
"Hmm?"
"Then where did Thoma go?"
Paimon looked at Qiu Bai beside her, spreading her hands in confusion.
"Woof woof woof! Woof!"
Taroumaru heard Thoma name and barked several times with some agitation.
"Eh?"
"Usually such a well-behaved Taroumaru seems very agitated today..."
Paimon stroked her chin, examining Taroumaru in front of her, speaking with some surprise.
"Ayaka is here, let's ask her."
Qiu Bai turned around, looking at the entrance of the Komore Teahouse, smiling as he waved his hand.
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