One person: plays Wendy, the most carefree director of Nadu.

Seeing the wind elemental mass emitting the sound of a harp in Su Mu's hand, the three women in the office all went into a state of utter paralysis.

isn't it?

Mondstadt and Liyue are separated by more than a thousand miles.

How could Su Mu use wind elements to enable two people to communicate over such a long distance?

Even Barbatos's retinue might not be able to do that.

While the three were stunned, the wind elemental ball in Su Mu's hand was still emitting the sound of a zither—

"What exactly is this wind elemental force for?"

"In Mondstadt, it seems like only Sugar can do that, right?"

"But she's Abelardo's apprentice, and she's introverted. How could she do such a thing?"

"Hmm... I don't understand..."

The sound of the zither broke the three people's daze.

Ke Qing spoke first, asking, "Excuse me, can you hear me?"

"Huh? I can hear you, but who exactly are you? What are you trying to do by using wind elemental power to communicate like this?"

Before answering your question, I need to confirm one thing—

Keqing paused for a moment, then said, "You are Jean, the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, right?"

"It is indeed me. Who are you? What do you want from the Knights of Favonius?"

"I am Keqing, the Jade Balance Star of Liyue."

Keqing announced her name.

"The reason I'm communicating with you this way now is because the messenger you sent from Liyue lost the letter."

"You used this method to communicate so that we could understand the true purpose of your letter."

In the office, Qin's pupils contracted slightly as she listened to the voice coming from the wind elemental mass in front of her.

Yuheng Star in Liyue?

In other words, am I currently communicating with Yuheng Star in real time, thousands of miles away from Mondstadt to Liyue?

Just then, Kaiya quietly pushed open the door and made a gesture to Qin.

Jean understood that this meant they hadn't found anyone in Mondstadt who could wield elemental power.

Moreover, the other party also knew that he had sent a messenger to Liyue.

Therefore, the words coming from the wind elemental group are much more credible.

Since that's the case, let's be open and honest and confirm it.

Qin took a deep breath and said, "Your Excellency claims to be from the Jade Balance Star, but I have some doubts about that."

"If what you say is true, then my messengers, Amber and Sue, should be nearby, right?"

"Could we ask them to say a few words?"

"Hello, Jean, this is Amber!"

Qin was taken aback.

It was indeed Amber's voice.

"Um, Commander Qin, here's what happened—"

Amber recounted their journey together.

"So, Su Mu might not be able to speak right now..."

"Well, actually you can say that."

Su Mu smiled slightly.

Everyone was startled again.

Holy crap?

Maintaining communication over such a long distance, and still having the energy to talk?!

Qin was silent for a moment before speaking, "Alright, Su Mu, it seems your strength far exceeds our assessment of you."

"Mainly because I haven't had a chance to show my abilities."

"Alright, you big shots can chat amongst yourselves. I'm going out for a walk."

Su Mu shrugged, leaving behind the wind elemental orb, and walked out of Ningguang's office.

Seeing this, Amber said, "Then I'll be going too," and followed Su Mu away.

In the office, only Ningguang and Keqing remained.

Ningguang chuckled and said, "Commander Qin, what brings you here with this messenger?"

"Oh, actually it's nothing particularly important. I just heard that Liyue suffered heavy losses after the Emperor was murdered and the Demon God calamity occurred."

"Mondstadt and Liyue have always been on good terms, so I was wondering if there's anything we can do to help them."

"But I must say, Mondstadt is truly a magical place."

"Besides the traveler Kong from the beginning, we've now picked up another traveler from another world, Su Mu."

"However, judging from his name and physical characteristics, the place he lives in his own world should also have a very high degree of similarity to Liyue."

"If I represent Liyue and invite him to join, I don't think Leader Jean would have any objections, right?"

Qin chuckled and said, "Lady Ningguang, in principle, Su Mu is a traveler from another world, and I shouldn't have any objections to which side he wants to join."

"However, he was first discovered awakening atop a statue of the wind god Barbatos."

"And he also demonstrated an extremely high level of wind elemental power."

"Meanwhile, Lord Barbatos has temporarily disappeared from Mondstadt, and the Four Winds Guardians have all shown a degree of anxiety..."

"Therefore, please do not have any thoughts about recruiting Su Mu until we find Lord Barbatos."

"I see……"

Ningguang lowered her head, a slight tremor in her heart.

Could this Su Mu be a new familiar of Barbatos, the god of wind...?

"In that case, as Commander Qin said, we will not interfere with Su Mu's side."

"That would be best."

"If there's nothing else, let's stop here."

Ningguang winked at Keqing as she spoke.

Ke Qing nodded, and the next second she transformed into lightning and appeared on the other side of the office.

With a flash of lightning, the ball of wind element that Su Mu had condensed was cleaved in two and dissipated into the void.

Keqing put away her ox-claw knife and turned to look at Ningguang.

"You're not really planning to invite that traveler from another world, are you?"

"Why not?" Ningguang leaned back in her seat, revealing a mysterious smile.

"Now that Liyue has lost its gods, although there are still the immortals and the resilient people of Liyue, it would be good to gain even a little more help."

"After all, it's best to have as many friends as possible and as few enemies as possible."

"Then why did you promise Qin you wouldn't get involved in Su Mu's affairs?"

Keqing asked, puzzled, "Aren't you afraid he'll just go straight back to Mondstadt later?"

"It doesn't matter what he does after that."

Ningguang smiled slightly and said, "If we want to become friends, what we need to do is not control him, but support him."

"Have Yelan inquire about his next plans and see if there's anything we can do to help."

"I see."

Ke Qing nodded and quickly left.

Ningguang picked up her pipe and took another puff, a smile playing on her lips.

A new Wind God's familiar... I, Ningguang, might also have a familiar under my command.

……

At this moment, inside Liyue Harbor.

Su Mu and Amber have been eating and shopping together for quite a while now.

Of course, Mora was paid for by Amber.

After all, Su Mu couldn't find a single Mora on him.

"How long can your remote communication last?" Amber asked.

"Once Commander Qin and Tianquanxing finish their conversation, we should head back."

Upon hearing this, Su Mu shook his head and said, "It's you who's going back, not us."

"Huh? So what are you planning to do next?"

Su Mu didn't say anything, but walked to a table at a tea stall not far away and sat down.

Seeing this, Amber quickly stepped forward and tugged at his sleeve, whispering, "Hey, Su Mu, didn't you see there's someone at this table?"

"Let's move to another table to have tea and listen to the opera."

"No."

Su Mu shook his head, looked at the calm and unmoving man in front of him, and smiled.

"The person I'm looking for is this guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth—"

"Zhong Li!"