Sitting back in his original seat, time started to flow again. Saphir took a sip of his wine happily and glanced at Zhongli proudly.

Zhongli shook his head helplessly, too lazy to say anything to her. In order to avoid eating fish, she even used the time-stopping technique. How could this person be so picky about food?

Thinking of this, his chopsticks calmly avoided a dish of seafood, and after a slight hesitation, he picked up a piece of emerald green leaf and placed it in the bowl in front of him.

Well, he doesn't like fish either. These two are pretty much alike.

"Come to think of it, I did hear Xiangling tell me before that Guoba is the god of the stove..." Xingqiu recalled the past and remembered this incident.

Zhongli chuckled: "Hahaha, so it turned out that you heard the folk legend."

Xiao looked at Zhongli who was chatting and laughing with Xingqiu and the others, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Noticing that Xiao was in a bad mood, Ying asked with concern: "You talked very little today, are you okay?"

"No problem." Xiao shook his head slightly. He was just not used to such a friendly emperor. It was not because of karma. "I just thought of an old friend. It was a bit unexpected that he didn't show up at such a lively party."

"Old friend?" Ying frowned slightly. The next second, the sound of wind came from outside the door. The sound was not loud, but it was enough to attract the attention of people in the room.

Saphir turned her head and looked at the door. Even from such a distance, she could already smell the alcohol on the guy.

Zhongli looked over with some annoyance. Normally he could accept the man's noise, but he had to come on this day. Was he really itching for trouble?

It was meaningless what he would think, because the person outside the door spoke: "The wind brings the seeds of stories..."

"Time makes it grow!" Little Paimon immediately followed up with the next sentence, and then he reacted, "Ah! I accidentally took over the conversation!"

Hu Tao realized it a little later: "If I heard correctly, is there someone outside the door?" After saying that, she immediately looked at Zhongli, "Guest, don't just stand there, open the door for him!"

"Don't bother me, I'm here to bother you!" Wendy's voice rang out from outside the door, and the next second, the door of the restaurant was blown open again by the strong wind...

The green-clad bard walked in, exclaiming as he walked: "Hey, you finally invited me in!"

Then he greeted the people at the table: "Hi, no matter whether we have met somewhere else before, now it is a brand new meeting! Happy holidays to all new and old friends."

"A street singer!" Although little Paimeng had already guessed the identity of the person outside the door, the little guy was still a little surprised when he walked in like this.

As Xiao looked at the harmless-looking Venti, he began to feel an ominous premonition in his heart, as if something was going to happen.

Safir looked at the uninvited guest, then at the door that was slammed shut. "The decoration of Xinyuexuan is very stylish, and the raw materials are also very valuable. If you damage it, you will have to pay for it."

"Uh..." Wendy smiled awkwardly, "This door is very strong. It won't break."

"Oh my, isn't this the boy who performed with little Klee? He's so cool and looks like my future friend." Hu Tao stood up from her seat and directly extended an invitation, "A visitor is a guest, and meeting is fate. Everything is self-evident. Sit down!

Just take whatever you want, I'll ask them to bring you some extra cutlery."

Hu Tao's words made Wendy feel very comfortable, and she readily agreed: "Well, look at this lady's demeanor, she is just like a flower, as bright as the morning sun. At first glance, it is obvious that she is the person with the most say here..."

Just as he said this, he saw Saphir glance at him and quickly added: "One of them!"

As he said that, he sat down on the empty seat next to Zhongli. Looking at the dazzling array of dishes, he couldn't help but sigh: "So many good things, can you really treat me to a meal? Hehe, then I won't be polite."

"Ah, it's you!" Xingqiu had been observing Venti since she entered the room. She had put on makeup when performing on stage with Klee, so he might not be able to recognize her at first glance, but now that she was next to him, he finally realized that he had had contact with her before.

Wendy heard Xingqiu's voice and looked at him, then pretended to be surprised: "Hey! Isn't this Mr. Zhenyu..."

"Hmm? Teacher Zhenyu?" Hu Tao looked at Xingqiu with a puzzled look on her face.

Wendy immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and immediately made amends: "Ah...after a closer look, it turns out that you are a fan of Mr. Zhenyu's books!

I met Xingqiu at a light novel book club meeting before. It’s such a pity that we met too late!

It turns out there is only one person besides me who can analyze Mr. Makutama's new work so thoroughly! "

Xingqiu also followed suit and said modestly, "Teacher Wendy is too modest. When it comes to poetry and literary talent, you have a deeper foundation."

Saphir became interested: "Book club? Where is it held? Why haven't I heard about it?"

"It was held by Inazuma. Because it was quite troublesome to go back and forth, they revealed the news long in advance." Xingqiu knew Saphir's pen name, but he was not sure if the people present knew it, so he did not explain it in detail. "I guess it's because you've been away for a long time, so few people can contact you."

As far as he knew, many people went there that time with the idea of ​​meeting Teacher Su Jin, but in the end they returned disappointed because Teacher Su Jin did not show up.

Safire nodded in understanding. She wasn't really willing to go to such things, but if it was a light novel book club, there was no reason for her not to hear any news about it.

Now that I think about it, it must have happened during the time she was in Xumi. It's normal that I couldn't find her. After all, she was very busy during that time. Or maybe someone mentioned it to her, but she forgot about it in a blink of an eye.

Zhongli faced off against Venti. Although the two of them often hung out together, they always changed their appearances when they were together. This was the first time they met in their current appearances.

Seeing Wendy's half-smiley look, Zhongli suppressed his displeasure and said, "Ahem... so... this person is an acquaintance of Master Xingqiu?"

"Oh yes, he's also an old friend of mine. He's also very familiar with Xiao." Ying raised his hand to prove it.

Xiao sighed and nodded in agreement: "...Yes, yes."

Venti was indebted to him. Before Saphir came to Liyue, Venti had actually woken up several times, but Mond had nothing to do and had not shown up. Sometimes he would stroll to Ogihua Island and had met the young immortal several times.

At that time, Xiao's karma was still very heavy, and he could not have survived for such a long time without the help of Venti.

It is quite reasonable for the God of Wind to help raise the God of Rock's child.

Now Xiao's karma has been cleared up with the help of Saphir, and Venti doesn't need to worry about him anymore, but Xiao still remembers this favor.

"When the remnants of Guiliyuan were still active, the demons would be ready to move during the Lantern Festival. At that time, I would patrol the Dihuazhou area on the eve of the Lantern Festival every year. I once met this person... this person..." Xiao frowned slightly. What did this person do? A wind god? A street singer?

Hiss...it seems that none of them are suitable.

"It's the bard!" Wendy said with a hurt expression, "Even if your memory is bad, you should remember it after seeing it so many times, right?

Just like Paimeng said, I was singing for money in Dihuazhou."

Xiao nodded immediately and continued, "Oh, this bard often goes to Dihua Island to perform.

The music... is so melodious and soothing, and I... can't help but stop and listen."

"Haha, thank you for your patronage!" Wendy laughed, wondering why Xiao was willing to clear his name.

Ying showed an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I see, I now completely understand!"

"So that's how it is. I understand now." Zhongli nodded.

Safir also made an expression of understanding: "I see, that's how it is. I understand now."

Zhongli felt that the current atmosphere was very strange, but he had to bite the bullet and continue the conversation: "I am Zhongli, currently working at the Wangsheng Hall. It's a pleasure to meet you, my new friend."

He emphasized the word "new friends" with a hint of gnashing of teeth.

"Yes, I am his boss. If you are dissatisfied with the guest official's work, you can tell me!" Hu Tao followed.

Safir immediately perked up and wanted to offer some suggestions.

But Hu Tao immediately turned her head away: "Let's not talk about reimbursement... Wangsheng Hall is not the North Country Bank, and it can't afford so much expenses."

Hu Tao was aware of Zhongli's bill-keeping. She was shocked at first when she heard that Zhongli sent the bill to Yanshang Tea House, because she knew Saphir's identity. She was surprised that their guest official actually sent the bill to an outsider, and the other party actually reimbursed him.

This made Hu Tao, the real owner, feel very embarrassed, so she went to Yanshang Tea House to ask about the bills, thinking that if possible, she should give Mora to Yanshang Tea House to avoid gossip.

Who knew that when she got there and took out a thick bill, Hu Tao couldn't even see how many zeros were written on it. Just by looking at the thickness, she knew that she couldn't solve this problem herself.

His desire to find trouble immediately gave up, but he immediately began to criticize Zhongli for living off a foreign woman.

Having said that, her curiosity about Safire grew. After several more collaborations, Hu Tao finally accepted Safire as a person and felt that she was really worth getting along with, so she stopped asking about the bills.

Today, when Safir wanted to bring up the bill, Hu Tao said straight out that there was no point in talking about it. Are you kidding me? How could she have so much money?

That money is enough to buy the Hall of Rebirth!

Only Saphir has a good temper and doesn't care about these Moras. Hu Tao thinks it's a miracle that Zhongli can still come to work here.

I don't know what she likes about her guest official. It's really strange.

Saphir curled his lips. Is she someone who cares so much about money? She is not!

But apart from this, there was really nothing else to say, so she had to put her hand down and glanced at Zhongli.

Zhongli pretended not to notice and said to Hu Tao seriously, "Thank you for your concern." Then he turned to Saphir and said, "Boss Phil also took a lot of trouble."

Safir was happy. Why did she bother? She just spent money!

Wendy was laughing beside them. After they finished talking, he spoke: "Oh? Yes, no wonder, only such a smart and reliable boss can recruit subordinates who look so powerful!"

"Haha! Wendy is really good at talking!" Hu Tao was very satisfied with Wendy's honey-coated lips. She was in a good mood and started to praise Zhong Li, "This guest of mine is really amazing. He knows everything about astronomy and geography. He knows everything about the past and present."

As she spoke, she stood up again and walked between Zhongli and Wendy. "Sometimes, when I see him talking in an old-fashioned way, I wonder if he is some immortal who is on a secret visit!"

As soon as she said this, the expressions of Ying, Xiao Paimon, and Xiao all became serious. Saphir agreed with a playful look on his face, "Maybe? The clues that my colleague wanted to find the tools to visit the immortals were also provided by your guest official.

That’s why I bought the Yanshang Teahouse and obtained that… Scroll of No Taboos.”

Ying's pupils shrank suddenly. The Talisman of No Taboos was something that the Young Master had given her and asked her to take with her to visit the immortals. Later, she returned the thing to the Young Master. There was no need to elaborate on what happened afterwards.

She vaguely felt that the thing had other uses. Now it seemed that the seal of Osel might have been broken by the Young Master...or even by Saphir or Zhongli himself.

Xiao's breathing became heavier. He didn't understand why Saphir suddenly brought this up. Shouldn't he be trying to find a way to help the Emperor conceal his identity?

Suddenly, Walnut came up to him and said, "Hey, Great Sage, you are the immortal. Tell me, is this possible?"

Xiao was startled, and hurriedly looked up at Hu Tao who suddenly rushed over. He was speechless for a moment, but after all, he had lived for so many years, so he immediately concealed the emotions in his eyes and lowered his head, not letting Hu Tao see the guilt in his eyes: "I...

Sorry, I am only good at subduing demons, I am not very knowledgeable, and I have never heard of it..."

"Eh? Is that so?" Paimon was still out of the situation, not realizing how dangerous the current topic was. "But Xiao, I think you are very cultured and know a lot..."

She wanted to say something, but found that Ying was staring at her without blinking, as if she was glaring at her.

Xiao Pai was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted, changed his previous words, and nodded repeatedly: "Uh, no, no, Xiao is indeed a martial arts fighter among the immortals... He doesn't go into the city very often, so it's normal that he doesn't understand these things..."

“Eh—is that so—” Wendy stretched out her tone, as if she was not going to let Zhongli go yet.

He could see that Safire was planning to make trouble for his old friend, and there was no reason for him not to get involved in such an interesting thing.

Please, beat up Morax! He has never experienced this in his five thousand years of life. If he doesn't take advantage of the chaos to kick him, he will be wasting the points he put into the agility attribute, right?

As for what happens next, who cares?

Anyway, Saphir has flashed to join the team, so she will be responsible for any problems.

With this in mind, Wendy decided to flatter him first: “I have heard of Mr. Zhongli’s name.

I heard the guests in the tavern talking about a well-mannered young man who came to the best tavern in Mondstadt but refused to drink and instead ordered a cup of hot tea with a difficult name. "

That was during the Windblume Festival. Because Saphir had gone deep into the middle and lower courtyards, Venti ran to Liyue for help. Zhongli came to Mondstadt to resolve the matter. After that, he did not leave immediately, but went to the tavern to rest for a while.

After hearing this sudden flattery, Zhongli was confused about what Wendy meant, so he crossed his arms and said, "Now that you mention it, I remember that Mond seems to have such an artist.

Rumor has it that he is gentle and easy-going, and his works are lively and vivid. It is not an exaggeration to call him the best bard in Mondstadt."

"Oh, I'm embarrassed to say that." He scratched his head, seeming to be really shy, "In fact, Mond's poetry as a whole is just so-so, and the level of creation is limited.

For example, I heard a poem a few days ago: The old house is renovated, welcoming the spring breeze, blowing away old memories. The meaning is indeed conveyed, but the wording is too common and not very literary, not as good as the one just now…”

"Cough cough..." Safir seemed to be choked and coughed twice. Wendy suddenly fell silent and said that she was drunk and almost broke a taboo.

If he offended Zhongli and Saphir at this time, he would definitely be beaten tonight.

Hu Tao pinched her chin and thought for a while, then nodded in agreement: "Indeed, the writing is a little off.

If I were to come, I would probably write -

There is an old melon on my head, but it is blooming on top.”

"Oh, what a great poem! Unique conception, and easy to remember!" Wendy stood up and applauded, very cooperative.

Walnut was touched: "I was right. This Wendy boy has good taste! Handshake!"

"Handshake, handshake!" The two reached a consensus in an instant.