Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Anyway, Yura doesn't really want these people to return to Mondstadt.

As for the remaining elderly, weak, sick, and disabled, Yura imposed a stay-at-home order on them. In order to prevent these children, who had not yet been exposed to the Lawrence family's terrible educational practices, from being indoctrinated with certain bad ideas again, Yura personally screened and vetted the remaining women, children, and elderly to ensure that the bad problems of the Lawrence family were resolved as thoroughly as possible.

It has to be said that Yura's handling of the situation was the best she could do, given how serious the Lawrence family's problems were.

In any case, the Lawrence family's mess has come to a temporary end. The only thing to do now is to find a good day and a suitable time to drag out those idiots who almost had their limbs broken by Yura and deal with them in front of all the Mondstadt people to vent everyone's anger.

Of course, after resolving Lawrence's mess, the free and joyful people of Mondstadt, in order to celebrate their victory over the tyrant once again and the restoration of life to the snowy mountains, promptly launched another celebratory festival.

The Knights of Favonius even joined forces with the Church of Favonius to announce that all food and drinks in the city would be free!

Faced with such temptation, it's no wonder that someone who is Mondstadt's biggest wine lover couldn't resist.

So when Luna returned to Mondstadt to collect her reward and was about to relax before heading to Liyue, she naturally encountered Sufeng and Venti, who were having a drinking contest and had also knocked out the twelfth drunkard who was trying to join in.

These two drunkards and penniless bastards finally stumbled upon free drinks, so how could they possibly pass up the opportunity?

"Although I have a pretty good feeling about Mondstadt, and the people of Mondstadt live a happy and safe life, are these two complete drunkards really suitable to be gods and divine servants of Mondstadt?"

Paimon, who is always quite bold in her words, once again demonstrated her talent for causing trouble. She naturally criticized the two people who did not look like extraordinary beings at all.

"Ahem, Paimon, we're listening to everything you say. Openly making such blatant accusations against the gods and servants of Mondstadt could get you captured by the Church of Favonius and used as emergency food!"

Paimon didn't bother to hide his voice at all, so after hearing her words, Wendy immediately coughed to make his presence known—of course, he didn't forget to set up divine spells and barriers around him as well.

Although Wendy's identity is no longer a secret among Mondstadt's higher-ups, he doesn't want most people to know he exists.

That would affect the atmosphere of Mondstadt. Wendy is satisfied with Mondstadt as it is now and has no intention of making any changes.

"Hmph, I think I'm right."

"You two don't look like guardians of Mondstadt at all anymore! You're just two hustlers who drink and sing all day long!"

Paimon, hands on his hips, was not afraid of Wendy's threat at all. In fact, even Paimon knew that Wendy was truly harmless when no one or nothing threatened Mondstadt.

Otherwise, how could someone with her timid nature respond to a worldly ruler in such a way?

Of course, there was also an urge to beat up Wendy for some reason mixed in with it, but fortunately Paimon was still able to control his fists - after all, no matter how unpretentious Wendy was, he was still the Anemo Archon.

Let's forget about taking direct action; Paimon is well aware of his own limitations.

"Paimon, let's sit down and have something to eat first."

Although she didn't know why Paimon always ended up arguing or being sarcastic with Wendy every time they met, Ying didn't want to lose her guide and companion, so she decisively came up with a way to shut up her family's emergency food supply.

Now, Mondstadt offers more than just drinks for free; various delicacies are also readily available. After seeing that Su Feng had somehow managed to prepare a table full of food and place it in front of everyone, Ying immediately seized Paimon's weakness and stopped the potentially escalating stalemate.

Luminous's strategy of exploiting Paimon's weakness proved quite effective. Upon seeing the dazzling array of food suddenly appearing before him, Paimon, who had initially seemed intent on continuing his banter with Wendy, immediately forgot all about the drunken poet.

Then everyone saw Paimon completely disregard his image and bury his small body directly into the table. Considering there were quite a few things piled up on the table, everyone almost couldn't see Paimon for a moment.

"..."

"Alright, do you need any suggestions? After all, I'm planning to go to Liyue soon, and if possible, I'd like to get some useful information from you."

Ying sighed and turned her gaze to Su Feng, without even glancing at Wendy, who was making a funny face and trying to cause trouble.

She had tried to get more information from Wendy, but she soon discovered that Wendy was not only slippery, but also probably didn't tell the truth much. The only useful things he said were the fact that the Geo Archon is the oldest and that the Summoning Ceremony would begin soon.

Therefore, Ying hopes to get something useful from Su Feng this time.

"If you're hoping to get any useful information from me, you're probably going to be disappointed, because I've never been to Liyue."

However, when faced with Ying's expectant gaze, Su Feng boldly gave such a completely useless answer, and the next moment Ying's entire face fell down.

Just as Paimon said, those two are really useless!

Hopefully, the next Geo Archon in Liyue won't be as bad as these two.

★ A port teeming with thousands of ships ★

Chapter 1: Venti, still ignored at the entrance to Liyue Harbor

Liyue is the oldest existing kingdom in Teyvat, and Morax, the Geo Archon who rules this kingdom, is the oldest of the seven Archons.

When the Mora from this ancient god flowed throughout Teyvat, Liyue became a bustling hub of trade and commerce, making the ancient Liyue Harbor the most prosperous place in Teyvat.

"So why did you drag me along? I don't think this is a good idea?"

“Mondstadt has only recently become a little more stable. If we both leave now and leave everything to Dvalin and Chin…”

Venti, who had appeared in front of Liyue Harbor at some unknown time, spoke these words in a rather unreliable tone.

"Are you really serious about saying that?"

Su Feng looked at Wendy in surprise, his expression as if he were seeing her for the first time. It seemed that Wendy's words had greatly shocked Su Feng.

"What's with that expression?"

Am I really that unreliable?

Wendy was quite dissatisfied with Su Feng's appearance, feeling that Su Feng had underestimated him.

Is he such an irresponsible person?

Emmm...

It really is!

Eh hey!

"If you were truly responsible, you wouldn't have dumped everything on Jean and Dvalin before I even brought you here. Dvalin's roar was still echoing over Mondstadt before we left."

"Forget it, I don't want to argue with you about this anymore. Let's go explore Liyue Harbor first. I'm quite interested in this city that holds the wealth of the entire Teyvat."

Su Feng had no way to deal with Wendy, who was clearly shameless. After all, even the Rock God's Rock Spear probably couldn't pierce through this guy's skin, and continuing to argue with him would be pointless.

Moreover, this guy is even willing to admit that he is an irresponsible person, so condemnation has no effect on him at all.

"Indeed, Liyue's wines are quite good, especially the old man's collection. Those are truly fine wines. I would love to taste them again if I could!"

Wendy was perhaps reminded of some past events by Su Feng's words, and he couldn't help but sigh. However, after hearing this, Su Feng looked at him with a strange expression once again.

The reason is actually quite simple: a figure that looked both weathered and majestic had appeared before the two of them, and Wendy's words were clearly directed at this newly appeared person.

"Fine wine is certainly available, but it is for entertaining guests. Uninvited drunkards are not included in the invitation."

The rock god named Zhongli spoke in a voice that was somewhat weathered and even hoarse, expressing his opinion on a drunkard who wanted to ask for a drink.

"Huh? How did this happen?!"

Wendy's face fell immediately when Zhongli rejected her.

He had been quite coveting Zhongli's collection, but now Zhongli had explicitly rejected him, which was terrible for a drunkard.

Well, it's a pity that Wendy couldn't trick the Geo into giving him some wine. As for the Geo's disdain for him—hey, why would he care about such things?

He even cheats his own family and believers, so why would he care about such a trivial matter?

"..."

"So this young friend is the newest member of the Anemo Archon's familiar who previously displayed great power in Mondstadt and Dragonspine Mountains?"

Zhongli, who already knew what kind of person Wendy was, didn't pay any attention to the seemingly tearful Wendy. He turned his attention to Su Feng instead, but soon even with the composure of the Rock King Emperor, the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Because he unexpectedly sensed a similar temperament to Wendy from Su Feng. Although it wasn't very obvious yet, with further development, he might become another unreliable drunken poet!

The thought of this made Zhongli want to turn around and leave the two of them right now, especially after subconsciously recalling her first meeting with Wendy, this impulse became even stronger.

A mortal ruler would simply slip away from his own territory for drinking and having fun... Even though Zhongli knows that with Venti's abilities and strength, he could return immediately at the slightest sign of trouble in Mondstadt, it's hard to believe that Venti truly values ​​his responsibilities.

"Well, since we're already here, I'll do my part as a host."

Even though Zhongli really didn't want to be with these two seemingly unreliable "winds," they had already arrived at his door, so he naturally had no choice but to entertain them. After all, they were colleagues, and he couldn't bring himself to be so impolite as to leave them at his doorstep.

"Hey, I knew you were the best, Grandpa! Let's find a place to have a good drink!"

Finally hearing Zhongli's agreement, Venti immediately dropped his pitiful look and excitedly tried to drag Zhongli away to Liyue Harbor. However, perhaps wanting to teach this unreliable drunkard a lesson, just as Venti was about to pull Zhongli's sleeve and run, Zhongli seemed to be rooted to the spot and stood motionless. Instead, Venti was almost knocked to the ground by the sudden tug.

"Wow!!!"

Fortunately, just as Wendy was about to fall headfirst to the ground, a gust of wind suddenly blew up from the ground, and Wendy used the wind to regain her footing.

"Old man, when did you learn to use such petty tricks? It's true that honest people can be quite cunning when they start to go bad."

Wendy, who was almost embarrassed after being tricked by Zhongli, was quite annoyed and wanted to say something to occupy the moral high ground. Unfortunately, Zhongli didn't even look at the guy. Instead, he stretched out his right hand and turned to the side to extend an invitation to Su Feng.

"Since you've come from afar, and now that you're in Liyue, let me treat you to a good look around this country. I believe that Liyue, which is completely different from Mondstadt, will give you a unique experience."

"Thank you, Geo Archon. I am also looking forward to seeing Liyue Harbor, the oldest country in Teyvat. I am sure it will not disappoint me."

Su Feng smiled and offered a few words of flattery after receiving Zhong Li's invitation.

"Liyue will certainly not disappoint you."

“My name is now Zhongli, and I am a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth. If you are willing, you can call me Zhongli.”

Compared to Wendy, who is usually not very polite or knows how to behave, Su Feng's current behavior is quite pleasing to Zhong Li.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Zhongli."

It seems that this child has not been a member of the Wind God's family for very long, and there is still some hope for him.

Zhongli couldn't help but sigh to himself, "Wendy is indeed the root of all evil. It's such a pity that such a good kid ended up in the hands of this drunken poet."

It's such a pity; such a good child has been ruined.

With this in mind, Zhongli led Su Feng toward Liyue Harbor. It wasn't until the two of them had entered Liyue Harbor that Venti, who had been standing there wanting to scold Zhongli, finally came to his senses.

"Hey! You two aren't even willing to wait for me?!"

Wendy, who was almost jumping up and down in a panic, finally came to his senses and hurriedly chased after them—he wasn't concerned about anything else, but simply worried that the two of them wouldn't take him along when they went drinking.

Everything else is fine, but he absolutely can't do without drinking!

Did you bring Mora in Chapter Two?

"Phew~ As expected, the food in Liyue is delicious, and this wine is even more unforgettable!"

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Wendy put down his chopsticks and lingered, then picked up his wine glass and took another small sip. He savored the taste, which was different from the wine in Mondstadt, and the alcoholic squinted his eyes in enjoyment.

"These dishes and wines remind me of the taste of the banquet of the gods back then, but unfortunately they are still not quite the same as they were back then."