Walnut used me to boost her sales performance.

"It involves the Sky Harp, the Knights of Honor, the Fatui, and that Venti..." Jean didn't finish her sentence, but Diluc understood what she meant.

The whole thing was initiated by Wendy. Whether it was talking about Dvalin's poetry or discussing the uses of the Sky Harp, these were things that outsiders could not know.

With just a little guessing, one can come up with a theory about his identity.

Even the Wind God himself planned to rescue the Wind Demon Dragon, so their knightly order naturally couldn't go against their god.

Diluc remained silent, waiting for her to make a decision.

“If the Knight of Honor is a suspect in the theft of the Sky Harp, then my status as a member of the Knights is not suitable for me to get involved. I will provide assistance to you in my personal capacity.”

Diluc nodded upon receiving a definite answer. "The angel's gift will come at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Diluc turned to leave, but just as he reached the door, he turned back.

Under Qin's somewhat questioning gaze, his eyes lowered slightly, "Finding the Sky Harp is no small task, you'd better get some rest."

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Qin's reaction.

As she watched Diluc disappear from the office, Jean gave a wry smile and closed the file in her hand.

"Let Lisa handle these things tomorrow..."

Diluc is right. Finding and retrieving the Sky Harp from the Fatui is no small feat, and she must ensure she has sufficient mental strength.

After leaving the Knights of Favonius, Diluc leaned against a wall, quietly waiting for his Night Owl to return.

After a long while, the owl circling in the sky accurately found its master and landed on his shoulder.

Diluc removed the small brass ring from the Night Owl's leg ring and retrieved the intelligence he had obtained.

After reading it, flames ignited in his hand, and the burning paper was carried away by the wind, leaving not a trace of ash.

On the plains under the cover of night, the eighth executive officer of the Fools, dressed in a loose-fitting robe, stood with her arms crossed, staring expressionlessly at the figure before her who shouldn't be there.

She raised her chin slightly, looking down at him. "My dear doll, what reason do you have for appearing here? To seize the heart of the wind god is my plan."

"Is that so? But as far as I know, your plan isn't very good either. Even though your family members are suffering so much, the wind god still hasn't shown up."

As he spoke, the newcomer said sarcastically, "These so-called gods are always indifferent to things that have no value."

"Don't use your narrow-minded thinking and experience to interpret my plan. How do you know the Wind God didn't show up...?"

Chapter 213 They were scared to death by Paimon

Around 7 a.m., Jiang Bai brought the energetic Keli to Angel's Gift.

Last night, Wendy, Sky, and Paimon slept in the bar's staff lounge. It wasn't spacious, but it was enough for them to get some sleep.

"Oh, you're here! Did you bring me breakfast?" Wendy greeted Jiang Bai with delight.

Looking into the three pairs of pleading eyes, Jiang Bai somehow felt like he was visiting someone in prison.

"I brought it." He placed the breakfast he had brought on the table.

Paimon devoured the soft muffins, and with the delicious food, she instantly forgot all about being wanted.

Because of Diluc's instructions, the tavern is not open for business yet, and there are only a few of them in the shop.

Klee sat in the chair, swinging her legs, watching Paimon eat.

Seeing Klee looking at her expectantly, Paimon looked at the food in her hand, reluctantly broke off a small piece, closed her eyes, and handed it to her, trying to alleviate her pain in this way.

"Eat it!"

Klee shook her head. "Klee isn't eating. Klee has already eaten!"

"Why is Klee staring at me like that?" Paimon was a little confused.

"Little Paimon looks so cute when he eats!"

Paimon blushed when Klee praised him unexpectedly, and even his eating became more refined.

After they finished breakfast, Diluc and Jean appeared in the tavern.

"You're here!" Wendy waved when she saw Diluc and Jean.

Seeing Jean, Paimon was somewhat surprised, "Oh, Leader Jean is here too!"

Diluc crossed his arms. "First of all, I contacted more than one person. Secondly, this person is just Jean, not Jean as the leader."

Upon seeing Qin, Keli quietly hid behind Jiang Bai, covering her eyes in an attempt to block Qin's view.

However, Qin, with her sharp eyes, could not possibly miss her and immediately pointed her out.

"Klee, what are you doing here?"

Keli, whose name was called by Qin, froze and awkwardly walked out from behind Jiang Bai.

"Klee's here to help..."

Qin sighed, wishing she could find someone to take her with her.

It's fine to fool around normally, but it's inappropriate to involve a small child in such an important event.

Seeing what Qin was thinking, Klee quickly said, "Klee wasn't causing trouble! Klee was really trying to help, you can ask them if you don't believe me!"

After saying that, Keli looked at Jiang Bai and the others for help, her big eyes looking pitiful.

Overwhelmed by the cuteness, Sora couldn't take it and said, "Klee didn't cause any trouble, she was very well-behaved."

Keli was brought here by Jiang Bai, so of course he couldn't send her away. "I will take responsibility for Keli's safety."

Wendy chimed in, "Maybe Klee will play an unexpected role!"

They've all said that, what can Qin do?

She could only give Keli a few words of advice: "Keli, stay close to Jiang Bai and don't cause any trouble, okay?"

Klee nodded her little head repeatedly, like she was pounding garlic, "Mmm-hmm! Klee will be good!"

“Now let’s talk about our plan,” Diluc began. “We already know the exact location of the Skyward Harp.”

Jean nodded and continued, "The conflict between Mondstadt and Winterbreak is essentially a conflict between the Seven Kingdoms and the Seven Gods. The Fools, led by the God of Ice, are coveting the power left behind by the God of Wind."

Before they arrived, they had exchanged some information.

Qin continued, "And the reason they stole the Sky Harp is because it is the only power of the wind god they can currently obtain."

Jiang Bai glanced at Wendy, who was resting her chin on her hand, deep in thought.

After a brief explanation, Diluc said, "I've extracted some information from the lone Fatui members in the city. They've placed the Sky Harp in an abandoned cave outside the city. Let's go."

The group set off, heading towards the cave Diluc had mentioned.

On the way, Wendy spoke slowly, as if to remind him, or perhaps to express her own guess.

"Jin just said that the Fatui's goal is to obtain Dvalin's power for the Ice God, but perhaps she underestimated their determination. Their true aim might be to use the connection to the wind to find the Wind God Barbatos..."

Jiang Bai glanced at him. Was this the reason why he didn't reveal his true form directly, but instead used such a roundabout way to obtain the Sky Harp?

Fear of the foolish crowd?

However, even with this roundabout method, the Fatui could easily guess that he was Barbatos if they wanted to, after all, the wanted poster had been issued throughout Mondstadt...

Jiang Bai really couldn't figure out his intentions.

"How are we supposed to find this?" Paimon asked, puzzled.

Wendy offered an explanation: "It's just like how Lisa used to locate the source of the storm to pinpoint the three temples."

Jean glanced at Wendy. Only a few of them knew about Lisa's search for the Storm Source. Who told him, or...?

Diluc's gaze also turned towards them, his eyes narrowing slightly. "The Wind God has been gone from Mondstadt for a thousand years. Why do you think their goal is to find the true form of the god?"

"Hehe~" Wendy pretended to be stupid.

"What does 'hehe' mean?" Klee asked innocently.

She had heard this wind god brother say "hehe" several times already.

"Hehe, it just means I don't want to say it's just a perfunctory response," Jiang Bai explained to her.

Klee was even more confused. "What does 'perfunctory' mean?"

“Uh…” Jiang Bai thought for a moment and said, “It’s like if someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, such as asking you who you love more between your dad and mom, you can just say ‘Hehe’.”

"Oh~" Klee learned something new.

Wendy chuckled; that was far too blunt.

Upon arriving at the cave entrance, Diluc pulled out several masks. "Put these on."

"Masks?" Jiang Bai took the two masks; they were very ordinary masks.

"The Fatui are, after all, Mondstadt's annoying foreign allies. We're here to cause them trouble, so let's not invite unnecessary trouble upon ourselves."

Jiang Bai glanced at Klee, whose figure was particularly striking, and took out a long black hood from his storage space.

He put Klee on his shoulder, pulled on the hood, drew the drawstring, and put on the mask. Except for his towering height, he perfectly concealed his identity.

Paimon glanced at Klee, who was sitting on Jiang Bai's shoulder in disguise, and then looked at Sora.

She also wanted to try what it felt like to sit on empty shoulders.

Kong saw through her plan and immediately took out a tattered cloth with two eyes covered and put it over her head.

The tattered cloth floated in the air, completely obscuring her figure, making her look exactly like a floating ghost.

He felt that once he went in, he wouldn't even need to lift a finger. Paimon, wearing a tattered rag, simply floated into the cave, scaring the Fools to death.

Kong pointed to the cave and, unusually cheeky, said, "Ghost Paimon, it's up to you! You go in first to scout ahead, we'll be back shortly!"

Chapter 214 Beware of capsizing in the gutter

"I do not want it!"

Paimon, covered in rags, darted to the very back.

To actually send someone with no fighting ability to scout ahead, Sora is so wicked!

Kong muttered, "Emergency food, at least make it useful."

"I'm your guide, this is a very important job!"

Paimon stomped his feet in the air, but he was covered by the cloth, and all he could see from the outside was the tattered cloth swaying up and down.

"I'll go in first to scout ahead, you all follow behind me." Diluc put on a mask to disguise his identity briefly, then strode into the cave, with the others following behind.

The cave appeared quite hidden from the outside, but once inside, Jiang Bai discovered that it was a hidden paradise.

The cave was quite large, whether naturally formed or artificially created, it was unclear. The Fools built some fortifications inside, turning the cave into a hidden stronghold.

The cave was guarded by many Fools. The group had already disguised themselves and had no intention of taking a roundabout route, so they fought their way in.

Along the way, Jiang Bai witnessed the strength of the acting commander of the Knights Order.

She didn't need to use her divine eye; her superb martial arts skills were enough to allow her to roam freely in this cave. She didn't even draw her sword when facing these members of the Fools.

No wonder the Knights were so confident when it came to dealing with the Stormterror.

This is only because Jean didn't use the power of the Eye of God. If she did use the Eye of God, with the support of elemental power, she would probably be no weaker than Stormterror.

"Commander Qin is really amazing..." Jiang Bai, who was walking behind, exclaimed.

“So Klee is very afraid of Captain Jean…” Klee rested her chin on Jiang Bai’s head, looking rather uninterested.

She really wanted to throw a bomb to teach the bad guys a lesson, but if her bomb hurt someone, she'd be finished.

Especially since the troupe leader is still here, if someone is injured, there will be both witnesses and physical evidence, and there will be no way to defend oneself.

Wendy nodded earnestly, recounting Jean's glorious exploits, "Yes, as a Lion Fang Knight, Captain Jean has a record of directly cutting five Ruin Guards to pieces. She even felt she had damaged the antiques and wanted to subdue those Ruin Guards bare-handed next time..."

Jiang Bai compared the difficult situation when Gu Yun Pavilion encountered four Ruin Guards at the same time, and then compared it with Qin's ability to cut five Ruin Guards into pieces. He shrank his neck.

That's terrifying, truly terrifying.

Are all the people in Mondstadt this powerful?

Diluc defeated the Ice Abyss Mage in two moves, and Jean soloed five Ruin Guards...

These were only the two he had seen who had demonstrated their strength; Mondstadt had many more who hadn't yet shown their power, and most of the Knights had already gone on expeditions...

Even with such power, Mondstadt still needs to be wary of the Fatui.