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Chapter 388 An Accident in Wanmin Hall

As night fell, a gentle breeze swept away the heat of the day. After the people in Liyue Harbor discovered that the nearby Tianheng Mountain had swallowed up the last rays of light from the setting sun, the night of Liyue Harbor began.

Unlike the nights in other countries, the nights in Liyue Harbor are diverse. When Liyue Harbor was first established, Geo Emperor ordered, in order to promote economic development, that after 6 o'clock in Liyue Harbor, stalls could be set up for free on all streets except the main roads.

With the development of Liyue, while many policies have been abolished and modified, this policy has continued, which makes the night in Liyue Port have a vitality that is completely different from that of other countries.

Under the influence of this policy, people can see people from various countries setting up stalls on both sides of the street in the night market of Liyue Harbor. Things like Mondstadt's wine, Inazuma's clothes, Xumi's strange mushrooms, etc. can all be bought in the night market of Liyue Harbor.

With the continuous development of Liyue Harbor over the years, more and more people like to visit the night market. Shops that have found that there are as many customers at night as during the day have chosen to postpone their opening hours. Wanmin Hall is one of these shops.

But for some reason today, Wanmin Hall had already put up its proofing sign early in the afternoon, which troubled those who liked to come to Wanmin Hall in the evening to order some snacks and drink some wine. After all, it was difficult to find another restaurant like Wanmin Hall in Liyue Harbor where the food was cheap and delicious.

Without paying attention to the proof-of-print sign hanging outside the door of Wanmin Hall, Paimeng, who had already smelled the fragrance wafting from the hall, rushed into the hall first. When he saw that only Ruojin and Xiangling who was busy in the kitchen were in the hall, Paimeng asked curiously.

"Ruojin, we are here. Aren't Hu Tao and the others here?"

"Paimon, Ying, you are here."

Hearing Paimon's voice, Ruo Jin turned around and greeted Paimon and Ying. Ying nodded and looked around Wanmin Hall. After indeed not seeing Hu Tao and the others, Ying felt a little strange.

While having lunch today, she heard a diner next to her say that in order to celebrate the arrival of the Moon-Chasing Festival, the Liyue government and the Adventurer's Association held some activities. Ying was quite interested in this and did not stay in the Wanmin Hall after dinner, but went to the Adventurer's Association to find out more.

But when she was leaving Wanmin Hall, Ying clearly heard Hu Tao say that she would stay in Wanmin Hall in the afternoon to help Xiangling cook, so that she could better serve as Xiangling's assistant in the cooking competition.

But only four hours had passed, how come Hu Tao just disappeared? In Ying's impression, Hu Tao was not someone who would give up when faced with difficulties. With this doubt in mind, Ying looked at Ruo Jin with an inquiring look.

"You two didn't meet Hu Tao on the way. Hu Tao and the others just left not long ago."

Ruojin looked at Ying and Paimon with some surprise. According to the time, Ying and Paimon should be able to meet Hu Tao and Mona. After hearing what Ruojin said, Ying and Paimon looked at each other and Ying said embarrassedly.

"After I finished the commission, I jumped directly from the rooftop to the vicinity of Wanmin Hall to save time, so I didn't pay much attention to the pedestrians on the road."

"So the Qianyan Army came to Wanmin Hall to ask if anyone saw the guy running around on the roof. It was you, Ying."

Ruo Jin heard Ying jump from the rooftop to the Wanmin Hall to save time. He also understood why the Qianyan Army came to the Wanmin Hall to inquire. This made Ruo Jin look at Ying helplessly. The Qianyan Army who came to inquire seemed to regard the guy running around on the rooftop as a thief. "Hehe, isn't this something I'm used to in Xumi City? I'll be more careful next time. I'll be more careful."

Ying chuckled and scratched her head a little embarrassedly. When she was in Xumi City, due to her identity as a wanted criminal, Ying had to run around on the rooftops if she wanted to go out in order to avoid being tracked down by the Xumi people in Xumi City.

As a result, while walking on the roof, Ying suddenly found that traveling on the roof was faster than walking on the street. This made Ying stop walking when she was doing commissions under Little Auspicious Grass King, and walk on the roof every day. So now that she is back in Liyue Harbor, Ying is still not quite used to it, especially when she sees so many people on the street. She subconsciously jumps onto the roof and takes a shortcut.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Ruo Jin, you haven't told me where Hu Tao and the others went."

The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt. Ying quickly changed the subject, and Ruojin also noticed Ying's embarrassment. Since Ying deliberately changed the subject, Ruojin did not mention it again, but continued to tell Ying what had just happened.

"About five minutes ago, Master Mao went to buy ingredients. He bought a giant mushroom from the dock and said he wanted to make a mushroom feast for us."

"Because they had never seen such a big mushroom, when Master Mao was about to cut the mushroom open and clean it, Walnut and the others came over to see what it looked like when it was cut open."

"As a result, the moment Master Mao started to cut, the big mushroom exploded. The seafood that Master Mao originally wanted to use to make seafood mushroom soup was directly blown into pieces, which covered Master Mao and Hu Tao and the others."

"But luckily the mushroom explosion wasn't very powerful, otherwise Master Mao would be in danger. So, after changing his clothes, Master Mao went straight to the dock to find the merchant who sold him mushrooms. Hu Tao and the others also went back to Wangsheng Hall to change their clothes."

Speaking of this, Ruo Jin was somewhat relieved. Fortunately, the power of the mushroom explosion was not great, otherwise Master Mao, an ordinary person without the Eye of God, would have been sent directly to Bubulu.

After hearing Ruojin's account of what happened in Wanmin Hall, Ying's expression became a little strange, because according to Ruojin's description, the only thing she could think of was the exploding mushroom in Xumi. When she first arrived in Xumi, she was often blown up by that kind of mushroom.

Thinking about how she had just arrived in Xumi and had been tricked by a group of strange plants in the rain forest, Ying felt a little headache. However, she soon discovered something wrong. Since it was the mushrooms that exploded and blew up the surrounding seafood, why did Ruojin and Xiangling look fine?

"I was telling Xiangling about what happened to me on Xumi. When Master Mao was cutting mushrooms, we didn't go over to see, so we just happened to escape this disaster."

Noticing Ying's eyes, Ruojin explained it with great relief. After listening to Ruojin's explanation, Ying nodded, and then asked curiously.

"What about Zhongli? I don't see Zhongli here. Could it be that Zhongli was also infected?"

"No, no, no, that's not the case. Zhongli was a little worried that the tea leaves he bought at a high price would be ruined by Hutao, so he followed Hutao back to the Hall of the Dead. After all, Ying, as you know, Hutao said many times when she was in Xumi that she would take care of Zhongli's tea leaves when she returned to Liyue Harbor."

(End of this chapter)