The Lantern Festival is a day for family reunion. The tragedy caused by someone's misconduct is not normal. People's joys and sorrows are not the same, but at least most people are happy on this day.

For example, Jiaming and his father Ye De.

After the unremitting efforts of a group of top people in Liyue, the conflict between father and son was finally completely resolved and they reached a reconciliation.

Ying and little Paimon witnessed this scene.

The father and son said goodbye to Shuyu and stood facing each other on the bridge outside the port. They had so much to say but didn't know how to say it.

After speaking out at the same time again, Ye De scratched the back of his head a little embarrassedly, and then said seriously: "This time, let me speak first."

"Okay." Jiaming had no objection. He could remember having very few conversations with his father in such a friendly manner, and he was still a little uncomfortable with it.

Ye De nodded slightly, organized his words a little, and praised: "It's wonderful. After watching the beast dance show for so long, even I have to say... it's wonderful."

As a native of Chenyu Valley, animal dance is a popular traditional program there. Ye De has watched it countless times since he was a child. To be honest, sometimes he is really tired of it.

But even he was impressed by Jiaming's performance. There was nothing else he could say about it except that it was wonderful.

After watching his son's performance, Ye De realized that what he had always disagreed with was actually a denial to his son.

While feeling proud of his son, Ye De also felt a little ashamed. He had never really understood his child and he was an unqualified father.

Hearing Ye De's words, Jia Ming was stunned at first, then he touched his chest in disbelief, and finally, as if to confirm that he was not dreaming, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect... Dad would also give in sometimes."

He had originally planned to compromise and mend his relationship with his father. At least that was what Aunt Su Jin seemed to be planning. But now it seems that this performance is not simply a display of the culture of animal dance.

Ye De asked again: "You...really want to make this a career?"

"Yes! I know it will be difficult, but..." Jiaming thought about giving up playing, giving up his family business, and even giving up his career as a bodyguard, but he never thought about giving up the animal dance.

Ye De didn't wait for Jia Ming to finish, and shook his head slightly: "That's not important."

Yes, it doesn't matter. Ye De has experienced many ups and downs. What kind of difficulties has he not seen? If Jia Ming is willing to persist, these can be overcome.

Perhaps it was the long-standing inherent impression, Jiaming lowered his head and lost interest after hearing Ye De say it was not important.

Ye De was shocked and quickly explained: "I mean, difficulties are objective, but they are not important... What is important is your decision, your dream, and your action."

He didn't want the father-son relationship that had been repaired with great difficulty to be broken again because of a misunderstanding.

After hearing Ye De's explanation, Jiaming realized that he had misunderstood, and raised his head and looked at his father very seriously.

Seeing Jiaming regain his spirits, Ye De smiled slightly, "Thinking back to the past, I... hehe... let's save the memories for next time." He wanted to tell his own story, but then he thought it was not appropriate to talk about it now, so he changed the subject, "Anyway, dad, I've changed my mind...

This kite should fly higher."

"Dad..." Jiaming didn't understand what Ye De meant. This was his decision to fully support him. He was a little touched.

Ye De chuckled and said earnestly: "...Son."

“Ah? Why are you suddenly calling me like that…” Jiaming felt it was a bit corny and was not used to it.

Ye De looked at his son who was scratching his head, his eyes full of love: "Are you thinking in your heart, it's really unlike you to say such a thing?"

Being seen through by his father, Jiaming felt a little uncomfortable, but he still nodded honestly: "...Ahem! Yes, a little bit."

"I can't find a chance to say it. Actually..." Ye De was a little speechless at this time. After all, he had never talked to his son like this. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and said what was in his heart, "Actually, to me, you are a very good child."

Jiaming was stunned. He always thought that his father didn't understand him and was angry with him because he didn't do well enough. Even though Safir told him that his father cared about him, he thought it was a lie.

Now that his father had said this, Jiaming felt that the last shackles in his heart had been broken. In his eyes, the man before him completely matched the image of his ideal father.

"Okay, I've said everything I wanted to say. Didn't you have something to say just now..." After Ye De said what was in his mind, he felt a little shy and quickly changed the subject.

At this moment, Jiaming's mind was blank.

He suddenly ran towards Ye De and threw himself into his arms.

Anything you want to say?

Not important anymore.

Ying and Xiao Paimeng were watching all this from afar with smiles on their faces, but they didn't come closer.

"The two of them are chatting away, and even I feel a sense of relief that I have accomplished a great task." Paimon felt proud of it.

Ying nodded in agreement: "Paimon also contributed."

Ye De, who was not far away, had already noticed the arrival of the two. He gently touched his son's head and said, "Go over there. Your friends are waiting for you."

“Eh? But you finally came to Liyue Harbor…” Jiaming was a little reluctant at this time. He used to want to escape at all costs, but now he was reluctant to part with his father.

Ye De explained: "I will stay in Liyue Port for a while. You will pay for the morning tea?"

"Oh, Dad, you're so silly!" Jiaming couldn't help laughing when he heard his father's joke.

What about the money for morning tea...

Ye De laughed: "Hahaha. Go ahead."

"Okay, see you later. I'll go first." After saying goodbye to his father, Jiaming walked in front of Ying and little Paimeng.

Little Paimeng teased: "Jiaming, you smile so sweetly."

"Is...is there?" Jiaming scratched the back of his head embarrassedly. The reconciliation with his father and the subsequent interactions and coquettishness made him feel like a child who had not grown up at all. This was completely different from his usual style.

Paimon thought this was normal: "There's nothing to be shy about. Let me tell you a secret, Saphir also acts like a spoiled child in front of Zhongli!"

Yes, and it doesn't matter what time or place it is.

Jiaming opened his eyes wide, this was really explosive news.

Ying coughed lightly and used her eyes to remind the two of them subtly that this was a slide that could not be touched at all!

She looked at Jiaming and asked, "Is there anything else you want to do next?"

"Hmm..." Jiaming frowned and thought, "I want to go find Aunt Xianyun and Aunt Sujin, and my friends who helped me, to thank everyone very much.

If there is still time, call everyone together... let's go fly a kite!"

The few of them found Xianyun at Yujingtai. After hearing Jiaming's idea, Xianyun thought it was good, but regarding Safir, she shook her head: "Don't look for that guy for now. Organize a group to fly kites or something. The Lantern Festival has just begun, there are plenty of opportunities."

"Huh? What happened to Saphir?" Paimon was a little confused. "He was there just now, but now he's gone again."

Ying and Jiaming were also confused.

Xianyun looked up at the sky unconsciously: "Well, it's not convenient to talk about this."

It’s really not convenient to talk about.

Because at this moment, Safir had been detained by Zhongli and was being punished.

Violet didn't know that Furninna was making fun of her, so she escaped, but Jiang Li did.

In order to prevent the little guy from being led astray by Safir, they were included in the punishment list.

At this time, two girls, one big and one small, were kneeling on the ground working hard to make an extra-large kite.

While doing this, Jiang Li cast a resentful look at Saphir, as if to ask why he was also implicated in this matter.

Where's Safir? She lowered her head and didn't even look at Jiang Li. She was also feeling miserable. If it weren't for Jiang Li's trick, how could she have thought of such a thing?

Now that I’ve been caught, it might take even a whole night to make a kite this big!

Zhongli sat at the side and sipped his tea leisurely: "In Liyue, disrespecting the Geo Emperor is a serious crime, so Boss Phil must always remember to be careful with his words and actions."

"You old bastard!" Safir was furious and threw the bamboo stick in his hand at Zhongli as a dart.

Zhongli's eyes flashed slightly, and he reached out to catch the bamboo stick. Then his eyes moved, and the jade shield appeared.

"Boom!" A devastating explosion enveloped Zhongli in the next second.

Jiang Li opened his mouth slightly, his face full of astonishment. Are these two crazy? They started fighting just because of a disagreement?

Yes, the two of them fought.

It has been a year since the last time the two fought. Zhongli's intention was very clear when he called Safir and Jiangli here separately. He wanted to test Safir's current strength.

A year has passed. Have you made any progress?

Jiang Li tidied up a little and completed half of the work. He moved away from the battlefield between the two and squatted aside to watch obediently.

On the battlefield, a Mo Dao appeared in Zhongli's hand. "Last time, due to some accidents, I didn't make good use of this weapon. Boss Phil, are you interested in trying it out?"

"That's exactly what I wanted." Saphir sneered. Veronica appeared beside her and, after several changes, turned into a strange giant axe.

Seeing this strange-looking weapon, Zhongli raised an eyebrow: "What kind of weapon is this?"

"It was developed in Fontaine and is called: Suqiu Jinbimei. Of course, I prefer to call it the chopping axe." As Saphir finished speaking, the Veronica in his hand suddenly spewed out a puff of steam.

Her whole body was glowing red, as if she had entered high-output mode.

The good thing about Veronica is that even though it imitates the same weapon, its functions are more complete. The real fighting that Su Qiujinbi sells requires accumulating energy through attacks, but Veronica does not have this need.

With Veronica in hand, Saphir can maintain a sustained high-output state.

Zhongli looked at Saphir, who had a sinister temperament, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "It's an interesting weapon."

As he said that, he raised his Mo Dao and dodged, slashing towards Saphir. Saphir was not afraid at all, she raised her sword and charged forward, the upward slash had the power to kill, it was a head-on confrontation, she was not afraid of Zhongli.

The weapons collided, making a deafening sound. The energy transmitted from the Mo Dao was very penetrating and eroded along Veronica to Saphir's hands.

Saphir frowned slightly when he noticed this, and activated the Holy Light Guardian immediately.

A golden shield appeared, wrapped around her body and protected herself.

Zhongli's lips curled slightly: "Aren't you curious about the name of this knife?"

"What's your name?" With a thick shield on his back, Saphir had the leisure to care about this question.

Zhongli exerted a little force with his right hand, and a huge force suddenly came out, shaking away Saphir who was wrestling with him.

Safir put away her knife and stepped back, steadying her body. She was about to speak when she suddenly stopped. The next second, the golden shield around her body shattered into pieces and dissipated into a halo on the ground.

"Bone-piercing. It's its name." Zhongli swung out his sword and stood upright in the air. "The ability is very simple. It penetrates everything, whether it's a shield, a block, or what you call a kill. Penetration is its greatest effect."

Saphir stroked her chest with her right hand, feeling her heart beating a little harder. She took a deep breath to calm her disordered heartbeat. After a long time, she slowly raised her head and looked at Zhongli who was high above: "Penetration, does that mean ignoring defense?"

"It's real damage!" Jiang Li explained everything succinctly at this time.

Safir nodded slightly when he heard this. The Mo Dao was a bone-piercing, very domineering weapon.

She suddenly became curious. Could true damage work against the invincible state?

Thinking of this, she hooked her finger at Zhongli and said, "Hit me again and see."

Zhongli naturally knew what she was thinking. Without further ado, he gathered his strength and slashed out with a blade that was as powerful as the sky and the earth.

The blade light rushed towards Safir with unstoppable momentum. Seeing Weiya getting closer and closer, Safir almost smelled the breath of death. At the moment when the blade light was approaching, a light blue formation emerged and the Holy Protection Formation suddenly unfolded.

A layer of white halo enveloped Saphir's body, and the next moment, Zhongli's slash arrived.

"Crack, crack, crack!" It was like nails scratching on a blackboard, making a teeth-grinding friction sound.

Saphir stood in the Holy Protection Formation, using his body to resist the sword light, like a reef hit by huge waves.

The blade light persisted for several seconds, without any progress, and finally dissipated, turning into starlight in the sky. Golden energy spots appeared around Saphir, like summer fireflies or star fragments.

"It seems that my ability is better." Safir stretched out his right hand and made a "yeah" gesture.

She did win, and Chegu failed to penetrate the protection of the Holy Protection Formation. However, facing Chegu's ability, her Guardian Blessing and Holy Light Protection were ineffective.

For example, if Ying has Saphir's blessing of protection when facing other enemies, the damage received will be transferred to Saphir, and Ying herself will not have any other problems except for a little pain.

But if the weapon used by the enemy is bone-piercing, it will be completely different. Saphir's guardian blessing will not take effect, and all damage will fall on Ying because the guardian blessing has been pierced.

"A great weapon." Finally, Saphir gave this evaluation of Che Gu.

Zhongli was also very satisfied with the results of the test. He had wanted to test it before Saphir came back, but the strength of the immortals was limited, and they could not test the function and upper limit of this weapon.

To be frank, the strongest person in Liyue now is still Zhongli, the Geo King, followed by Saphir. The gap between Saphir and Zhongli is not big, and if they try their best, both will suffer.

The gap between them and the rest is huge, they are not even in the same league.

Saphir also felt a little confused about this. She felt that her strength had reached a bottleneck and it would be difficult to become stronger. So, how could she surpass Zhongli and reach the level of the Four Shadows or even Phanes?

Logically speaking, if the final seal of the Seraph is removed, that level can be easily reached, but that will cause the world to collapse because it cannot withstand such power.

So she had to find another way, but at the moment, she hadn't thought of any other solution.

"Hurry up and make the kite. Don't even think about taking a break if you don't do it well." Zhongli put away his Mo Dao, sat back in his seat, and continued to sip his tea.

Safier became angry again when she heard this, but she had no choice but to go to work angrily.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads.