Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

"Old Master Bai is really decisive."

Behind the screen in the living room, a familiar figure sat there.

Today is a day off for Bai's Restaurant. On weekdays, people usually come over to listen to storytelling and chat.

It was still early, and even before the storyteller Tian Tiezui arrived, some people had already arrived.

It was precisely because he arrived first that Zhongli overheard the Bai family's admonition.

As an outsider, he naturally didn't make a sound to disturb them, but simply listened quietly to the whole thing.

"So it was Mr. Zhongli."

From the very first meeting, Old Master Bai held the utmost respect for this guest of the Hall of Rebirth whose origins were unknown.

Although he did not know the other party's true identity, he had seen many immortals who had traveled in Liyue, and the one in front of him shared the same aura as those immortals.

Old Master Bai didn't mind letting this gentleman hear what had just happened. Although it was a family matter, it wasn't something that couldn't be heard.

"I've heard a little about Grandpa Bai's educational methods, but I wonder if you've noticed that your grandson... young Bai, seems to have no interest in cooking."

Thinking of Bai Qiyun's expression a few days ago, Zhong Li, who usually doesn't interfere in other people's affairs, surprisingly inquired about Bai Qiyun's family matters.

However, Old Master Bai did not answer.

Does he not know the answer? Or does he simply not want to say?

His gaze drifted across the horizon lined with houses, back to ten years ago.

That was a story he was unwilling and did not want to mention.

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I didn't really care about staying at home, but I still wanted to go out and see the world.

Having made the decision, Bai Qiyun didn't delay any longer and immediately began packing his luggage in the courtyard.

However, an uninvited guest barged in and started causing trouble.

After brushing the grass off his face for the fifth time, Bai Qiyun finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Master Hu, don't you need to promote your family's business today?"

Sitting idly to one side, the girl rested her chin on her hand and listlessly looked at the boy.

"Oh? Don't even mention it. I was just trying to do good by going door-to-door to sell my business, but they all had such sour faces and were so rude."

Yes, just like the expression on a teenager's face now.

The girl named Hu Tao is the current head of the Rebirth Hall and Mr. Zhongli's nominal boss.

As for the Hall of Rebirth... it's a place that does business with the dead.

Perhaps feeling that just sitting there was a bit boring, Hu Tao jumped up from the pile of grass and moved closer to Bai Qiyun.

The girl's youthful aura brushed against the boy's face, causing him to frown.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

"Why are you still calling me 'little boss'? It's not like you're doing odd jobs for me anymore."

He was not worthy of the girl's aura, and Bai Qiyun turned his face away with some disdain.

I don't know what got into them, but they were saying they wanted to come and experience life, and they actually came to work as a waiter.

But the hype didn't last long; this guy just disappeared without a trace.

Come to think of it, their family seems to have experienced quite a few of these kinds of things. Every now and then, some strange people would come to their house to work for some strange reason.

What white-haired rich woman? What granddaughter of a land tycoon?

It made a complete mess of his house.

After a while of random thoughts, Bai Qiyun brought his mind back to the main point.

"I'm going on a long trip soon."

Although it was a somewhat reluctant decision, he was actually quite looking forward to it, after all, this was his first time traveling far from home, and alone.

Bring Mora, medicine, dry food, and self-defense items; I've heard it's very dangerous outside Liyue Harbor.

To prepare, he also bought a book called "Three Days to Become a Qualified Traveler" from the bookstore.

The author seems to be someone named Alice, but I've never heard of that name before. Maybe she's some flopping author.

"Going on a long trip? Why?"

Although Hu Tao and Bai Qiyun weren't particularly close acquaintances, Xiang Ling had barely left before another acquaintance was also leaving.

The successive departures of acquaintances made her feel somewhat lonely.

"It's the old man's request, there's nothing I can do about it."

While shooing Hu Tao away, Bai Qiyun checked that everything in his backpack was in order.

Electric crystals and the stamens of the Flame Flower... Okay, I've brought them all.

After a busy day, Bai Qiyun looked up into the distance, intending to relax his empty mind.

The summer evening breeze, carrying the scent of grass, caressed the boy's face. It was already late, but the setting sun on the horizon could not obstruct the boy's gaze.

Continuing along the main road leads north of Liyue Harbor.

Having grown up in Liyue Harbor, Bai Qiyun only remembered that there was an inn named Wangshu if he walked straight ahead along the road. Apart from that, he only remembered Qingce Manor, where his distant relatives lived.

However, it sounds quite far away. Because of the distance, he hadn't met those relatives much and didn't have a general idea of ​​what they were like.

Bai Qiyun's hand trembled slightly as he held the map, realizing that an unknown new world awaited him ahead.

But for some reason, he felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he was extremely excited.

Perhaps the act of embarking on the journey itself was more important to him than the purpose of the journey.

"What do you think... there is in the North?"

He stared intently to the north, as if there were something there that he was searching for.

"North? Hmm, if you follow the main road and leave Liyue Harbor, you'll reach Guili Plains after climbing over a mountain. It seems like many people used to live there, but now it's deserted."

Hu Tao counted on her fingers, explaining the terrain of Liyue to Bai Qiyun as if she knew it like the back of her hand.

"After passing through Guili Plains, you'll see a huge inn—Wangshu Inn. Rest there for a day, and then continue on to Dihua Island, where the water plants are lush and it's a great place for fishing. Keep going along the river, and at the stone gate next to Wuwang Slope, our Liyue Thousand Rock Army is guarding it. If you have the documents you processed in Liyue Harbor, they should let you through."

The girl recalled her experience of accidentally entering the stone gate when she went to Wuwangpo to deal with an incident, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Documents? Where are we going that we need documents?"

Although he did have it, Bai Qiyun had hardly ever used it; it was probably all buried at the bottom of a box.

Upon hearing this, Hu Tao followed his gaze and looked north.

"The Crown of the North, Mondstadt."

She hadn't been there much, mainly because her family worried about her when she was young, and now that she's older, she's busy with the business of the funeral parlor, so she has even less time to go.

However, she heard that the customs and culture there were completely different from those of Liyue, and that all kinds of powerful monsters and adventurers were emerging.

The land of wind truly inspires longing.

"Mond?"

Bai Qiyun had only seen this name in books; it referred to the kingdom ruled by Barbatos, the god of wind, who governed the mortal realm.

A city-state that prides itself on freedom is not the same as a nation that upholds contracts.

But on the other hand, everything there was new and exciting to him.

"Yes, Mondstadt, the land of the wind."

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After a long while, the setting sun slid down the horizon, and night enveloped the earth.

On a starless night, the boy rode the wind, heading north.