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Ying said, "We didn't go to the tavern."

Paimon was stunned. Oh right, they didn't go to the place where Wendy was most likely to spawn.

Ying snorted lightly: "You're quite the competent god."

Instead of staying in their own country, they're always traveling abroad and drinking all the time. Don't they know how to do something productive?

Wendy remained unmoved by Shadow's taunts and instead asked about Shadow's purpose in coming here.

"Oh right, speaking of which, why did the General come to Narimarja?" These past two days, Ying and Paimon have been so busy thinking about getting reimbursed for their meals that they didn't realize how much of a sensation the appearance of the General in the desert would cause.

"I'm here to find someone," Ying said simply, clearly not intending to explain further.

Seeing this, Wendy suggested that they go for a drink together, and he would treat them, as he said this while weighing Iron Fist in his hand.

Paimon looked on with envy. She could earn so much money just by talking, while she and the Traveler were exhausted before the festival.

The two readily agreed. Shadow hadn't originally planned to go with this drunkard, but she hadn't found Cardodia yet, so she thought she might as well spend another day looking around. If she still couldn't find it... well, another day.

Before they had gone far, they were drawn to two figures walking towards them.

"Marikata, look, isn't this Azir figure incredibly cute?"

...

Thinking of giving Su Chen some quiet time, and since it was a rare festival, the three Great Compassion Tree Kings also wanted to come and take a look.

However, when Narcida passed by the statue and saw her teacher Nasus presiding over the ceremony, she ran over to help out out of respect for her teacher... Well, actually, the Great Tree King could tell that the little one just wanted to help promote the great achievements of her father.

Then only the Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess remain.

Five hundred years have passed, and few people in the desert can recognize them now. Even so, they still amazed most people along the way. Fortunately, they had enjoyed the emperor's glory before, and everything else was insignificant in front of the emperor, so the people were relatively calm.

But some people are not so calm.

For example, shadows.

She knew that the Great Tree King had something happen to him during the War of Kanria back then. She didn't know for sure whether he died or not, but since the position of the Grass God had been passed down, he probably died.

So I was quite surprised when I first saw it.

"what?"

The two, including the Great Compassion Tree King, also noticed them.

"Sister Flower!~~" Paimon flew over and greeted her warmly.

Shadow, Wendy: "?"

Flower... Sister?

"Little Paimon," Flora smiled gently, "are you strolling through the festival with the Traveler?"

"Yes, yes, she even brought a friend! Look!" Paimon proudly introduced her to the two of them, "You probably don't know who she is!"

The Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess exchanged a glance.

"Barzebu, long time no see," the Great Tree King greeted with a smile.

“Buyer, it’s been a long time.” Ying nodded politely.

Shadow held this senior among the Seven Gods, the wise Tree King, in high esteem.

"Huh? You two know each other?"

Ying and Paimon looked left and right.

"Yes, we know each other."

"And you are...?"

This was the first time Ying and Paimon had met the Great Tree King. The latter had been staying in the palace since he woke up and had never come out.

"She's my friend, you can call her Sister Tree," the Flower Goddess said. I'm Su Chen's friend, and Sister Tree is my friend, so Su Chen and Sister Tree are also friends.

Paimon was a little confused.

"Coming to the festival?" the Great Tree King asked with a smile. "Why isn't Baal here?"

"My sister has something to take care of."

Fox Palace has awakened, and Raiden is still chatting with her. Shadow sneaked out, intending to find Cardodia and fight Azir, but was delayed by the festival... It's all the Traveler's and Paimon's fault.

"Barbatos, you're here too." The Great Tree King greeted his old friend again. "Why don't you come in and have a seat?"

"Haha~ I'm quite happy just browsing around here."

"Those who sing for money are probably afraid of being thrown out by His Majesty the Emperor."

"Hey~"

Wendy hadn't met Su Chen since the last simulation ended, and Zhongli hadn't told him either. If Wendy had gone with Zhongli and Su Chen to the flower boat last time, then the latter wouldn't need to be here singing to make money now.

“So you’ve gone with Azir,” Shadow suddenly said.

The era of the Three Gods of Sumeru began with the war between the demon gods, and Ying had certainly heard of it. Moreover, many people had been discussing the relationship between His Majesty the Emperor and the Tree King along the way. Seeing the Great Compassionate Tree King acting like a mistress, Ying immediately made the connection.

However, Ying didn't pay much attention. It's not uncommon for gods to be together; in fact, it's quite normal, since gods have feelings just like humans.

The Great Tree King chuckled and said, "Aren't you the same as the Dragon King Kadodia?"

Some time ago, Kadodia returned to its peak, seized power from the ancient dragon king, and embarked on a new realm.

This event caused quite a stir on the continent of Teyvat. If it weren't for the rise of the Desert Emperor and Shurima, the hottest topic in the demon god circles right now would be Kaldordia.

Ying shifted her gaze somewhat awkwardly: "I don't have that kind of relationship with him. I just made a contract with him back then in order to challenge Morax."

"Ah, so that's how it is." The Great Tree King smiled, looking like he knew everything but didn't say anything.

Having known Ying for so many years, she naturally knew what kind of person he was.

But Ying just won't admit it. Say whatever you want, I'll admit it if you do.

"Have you seen Cardodia?" she asked.

"Kardodia Dragon King... he probably hasn't been to Sumeru." The Great Tree King looked at the Flower Goddess, who also shook her head, having no recollection of it.

Ying raised an eyebrow. Didn't Kadodia say he was coming to Sumeru? Could he have already left? Then what was that power fluctuation earlier?

If those words hadn't come from the Great Tree King, Ying would definitely have rushed into the palace to ask him. But she knew the Tree King's character; he would never lie about such things.

"They've probably left." Ying nodded.

The Great Tree King chuckled softly, "If you're not in a hurry to leave, how about we go to the palace for a get-together after the festival? I'm sure Azir would be happy to meet you."

"Okay, okay! (No need)"

Wendy and Shadow reacted in two different ways at the same time.

The Great Tree King smiled, not minding at all, and took advantage of the rare opportunity to invite them to the festival.

This time, Ying didn't refuse. She wasn't particularly interested in going to the palace, since it would just be about seeing other people's splendor anyway, but she did like the things at the festival.

Ying and Paimon walked at the back of the crowd.

Paimon exclaimed, "Traveler, it seems that the flower sister and the tree sister must be Emperor Azir's companions, right? That's a deity! And with General and Wendy, we're actually traveling with four gods! We can brag about this to everyone we meet later."

Ying was also very moved, and then suddenly thought of a question.

Sister Hua is the Flower Goddess, so how could she be friends with Su Chen?

Looking at the Flower Goddess walking ahead, radiating divine brilliance, a bold idea popped into Ying's head.

...

into the night.

A grand banquet was held at King Ja's Palace in Narimar.

At the invitation of the Great Tree King, Lord Barbatos, the Wind God, came to the palace as a guest. As for General Thunder, who accompanied him, he immediately went there to find Kadodia after learning that the Mondstadt delegation was in Sumeru.

When Su Chen stepped into this banquet hall of the gods, he couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw Wendy sitting there eating and drinking heartily.

Wendy noticed his gaze, looked up, paused for a moment, and forgot to bite the chicken leg she had stuffed into her mouth. Then she pulled the chicken leg out, blinked hard, and made sure she wasn't seeing things.

"Xuanyuan clan, you've come to the gathering too?"

Even the Seven Gods would have a hard time noticing that Su Chen wasn't using the template's power.

The reason why Zhongli saw through it before was partly because the old man had lived a long time and had good eyesight, and was also very strong. On the other hand, the simulation had just ended, the template had merged with the original body, and the aura was still unstable.

"Nothing, just wandering around."

It wouldn't be surprising if Wendy appeared anywhere outside of Mondstadt.

"Hehe~ How long have you been here?" Wendy shifted her position, making room for Su Chen on one side of the seat. Actually, the seat was quite large; it could easily seat two or three people.

"You've only been here a few days, how about you?"

Su Chen sat down and poured himself a glass of wine.

“It’s been a while, and I’m telling you, the wine here is really good.” Wendy swirled his glass and clicked his tongue. “It’s a very strange taste, unlike any other country in Teyvat, and the brewing process is quite unique as well.”

The old drunkard could tell the difference from the first sip.

The brewing process in Shurima was created by Nasus, and the technology originated from the priest's extensive knowledge. It started when Renekton was craving some good wine and asked his older brother to get him some. As it developed, Nasus discovered that the development of the brewing industry brought huge profits to Shurima, and he has been continuously improving it over the years.

Su Chen smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll have someone send you more when you get back."

"Hmm, okay... Hmm?" Venti paused for a moment, then laughed, "I've already drunk all the wine from Liyue, so you don't need to bring any more. Hehe~ When I get back, I'll stay in Liyue for a few days and catch up with Zhongli."

"Didn't you just come from Liyue? What's the point of catching up?"

"No, no~" Venti said in a serious tone, "There's a saying in Liyue, 'A day apart feels like three autumns,' it's been so many years, it's time to meet up, right? I'll go down to Inazuma later, see Baal again, and then..."

Wendy started talking about his big plans.

After a while, the Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess entered one after the other.

"What are you chatting about, so enthusiastic?" The Great Tree King had a gentle smile on his face. As she walked in, the palace was filled with the beauty of nature in all its splendor.

Su Chen said, "Barbatos is telling me about his plan to get something for free."

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by freeloading? This is just a friendly exchange between gods." Wendy tried to justify his actions, then looked up into the hall and found only the Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess. He just wanted to ask where Emperor Azir was, but then he saw the Flower Goddess kneeling down next to Su Chen, whispering something in his ear, and then she couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't you think Buyer is adorable?" the Flower Goddess said with a smile.

“Marikata, we just agreed on this.”