"Boom! Boom! Boom boom boom!" The rhythmic sound of drums came from somewhere, attracting everyone's attention.

The crowd, which was originally a little panicked, crowded to the railing near the port and looked in the direction of the sound.

In the meantime, on the distant sea, a bright red light shot up into the sky, making half the sky seem like it was on fire, charming and dangerous.

Jiaming held up a prop of a 猊兽's head, put it on his head, and half-knelt on the sea level.

He looked very calm, but his brows were furrowed under the beast mask. He could feel the temperature of the water surface and the flow of the water, but... this water supported his body.

"Aunt Su Jin... can she control water?" Jiaming guessed that Saphir might be the owner of the Eye of the Water Element.

Just like Xianyun possesses the Eye of the Wind Element God.

Not far from him, Saphir's figure was hidden in the mist, sitting cross-legged. She was leisurely controlling the water under Jiaming's feet to support his body.

And sitting under her butt was Ba Che's head.

"Lord Guizhong, is this height appropriate?" Bache asked in a low voice.

Saphir nodded: "Well, very good, just maintain this level, quiet, the show is about to begin."

"Yes." Ba Che stopped talking and watched Jia Ming's performance with Saphir.

On the shore, whether it was Ganyu Shenhe or Vlad Natiya, everyone was looking out, trying their best to watch the red glow burning in the middle of the sea.

As the drum beats became more frequent, Jiaming moved. He slowly controlled the beast's headgear and opened his big, bright golden eyes. This was his appearance.

Then he leaped forward, did a split in the air, and landed steadily. He held up the beast's headgear and began to move around, performing a somersault from time to time.

The unloading area at the dock has been transformed into a stage, where a band consisting of drummers and erhu players are playing the soundtrack for Jiaming.

As the beast dance performance continued, more and more people were attracted. Ye De also noticed something unusual, but when he saw so many people, he hesitated. He was not from Liyue Harbor, so could he really squeeze in to watch?

Then he noticed that people wearing the clothes of the Kingdom of Winter were also struggling to squeeze forward and look around, and there was also a little girl who was running forward with great effort.

Ye De thought about it, gritted his teeth, and ran after the little girl.

This little girl is Shuyu. She also has her own mission, which is to take Ye De to find Jiaming after the performance. But now, she should guide him to watch her son's performance.

Ye De finally got the best viewing position with the deliberate courtesy of the employees of Yanshang Teahouse and Moonlight Tavern. As soon as he stood still and raised his eyes, he saw Jiaming throwing the lion beast head mask high into the air and then leaping up to catch up.

Jiaming caught the Ni beast headgear in the air. At the same time, several lanterns containing floating stones happened to float by. Seeing this, Jiaming's red eye of the fire element god on his waist flashed, and a silk silk composed of fire elements suddenly shot out, covering the lanterns and causing them to begin to float around him.

While driving the lanterns, the rich fire element ignited the special candles in the lanterns, and all the lanterns around Jiaming lit up at once.

This scene caused countless people to applaud, even Lian Hu and Hou Zhang couldn't help but cheer, but when they saw Ye De not far away from them, they unconsciously lowered their voices.

Ye De didn't care about all this. It was the first time that he watched his son's performance seriously. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the animal dance was real and very beautiful. Jiaming, who could complete this kind of performance, and his dream deserve respect.

Shuyu was beside Ye De, clapping her hands with a smile on her face, cheering Jiaming on in her own way.

Following Jiaming's lead, the lanterns equipped with floating stones were arranged neatly, forming several very gorgeous miniature floating islands composed of lanterns.

Jiaming jumped up again and touched the lowest lantern with one foot, using the momentum to fly towards the second lantern. Then he gently kicked the lantern and it flew to a position facing the audience.

Then the next one, and the next one... dozens of scattered lanterns were kicked one by one by him to their proper positions, gradually forming a long stacked ladder.

High up, Xianyun, sitting on the roof of a pavilion, had a gentle smile on her face. She was very pleased to see Jiaming finish his work. The night wind blew her long hair, and the intellectual and classical beauty with red-framed glasses became more gorgeous and bright at this moment. It was a pity that no one could see this scene.

Jiaming's performance continued. Amid the sudden sound of suona, he anchored enough lanterns. He jumped onto the cloth hanging from the dock's lookout tower, climbed up quickly with the wind under his feet, and instantly jumped onto the protruding balcony.

Then he flipped over and jumped onto the roof. After climbing over again, he landed steadily on top of the pile of lanterns he had stacked up. He stood on one foot on the lantern and looked down at the thousands of spectators in Liyue Harbor.

At the same time, the passionate drum music came to an abrupt end and the performance officially ended.

Even Jiaming was breathing heavily after completing this performance. The performance went smoothly, but it also consumed a lot of physical energy.

He faced the gazes of all the audience below and looked at Ye De in the crowd from a distance.

Everyone was applauding, and Ye De pursed his lips and nodded vigorously to his son, which was an affirmation from a father.

The performance of the animal dance came to an end, and the stacked sky lanterns were released again by the Qianyan Army. On the balcony of Yuehai Pavilion, Charlotte held up her camera and kept taking pictures of the scenery of the Lantern Festival. She gave a close-up to the Mi Nu sculpture and another close-up to the Qianyan Army releasing the sky lanterns.

The camera turned and Charlotte was focused on the big purple cat leaning against the railing beside her.

Keqing seemed to sense something, looked towards the camera, and cooperated very well by posing in a cool manner.

The camera faithfully recorded the magnificent appearance of Yuheng Star.

After taking the photos of Keqing, Charlotte felt it was not enough, so she pressed the shutter a few more times. However, Mr. Wen Henting made a sound of strike, that is, the film was used up.

Hearing this voice, Charlotte immediately put down her hand that was taking pictures and opened the film cover: "Ah...did I take so many pictures just now?

Oh no, I have to quickly replace the spare picture!"

Keqing chuckled helplessly. On the other side of Charlotte, Yae Shinko and Kitsunayomiya looked at each other and also smiled dotingly. This little reporter from Fontaine was quite interesting.

The atmosphere was just right and new changes appeared in the port.

Kites slowly rose from the crowd with the night wind, filling a large area of ​​the sky.

Looking around, there are all kinds of them, including scissor-tailed kites, butterflies, sparrows, little ghosts, the cute adorable dodoko, and even the deceptive flower.

Shen He tried hard to control the kite string in her hand, and the Scissor-tailed Kite's kite flew higher and higher. Beside her, Ying also released Paimon, and the two kites flew up together.

Little Paimon cheered loudly with great excitement: "Come on! Come on! Come on!"

When everyone was flying kites together, Jiaming finally returned to land from the sea.

The moment Jiaming landed, Saphir immediately patted his butt and instantly came to the side of Funina and Jiangli.

"I thought you wouldn't come!" Finina was holding the kites of Toothless Navilette and Toothless Morax in her hands, while Jiangli beside her was holding Toothless Danheng.

Saphir took the brown Morax kite and chuckled, "Are you so eager to be defeated by me?"

"Are you sure you can win before the game even starts? You're too arrogant, Miss Louise!" Finina put one hand on her waist, emphasizing her status as the master.

Well, to a certain extent, Funina had indeed been Saphir's master, and the relationship had not been dissolved, although it had no effect.

Safire was not to be outdone: "That's not called arrogance, that's called confidence! Ms. Blueberry Cake!"

"No point in talking any more!" Jiang Li's face was filled with invincibility. "No matter what kind of dragon it is, it can't beat a dragon like mine! Unless you can fight the Fire Thief for forty-two days in the bathhouse!"

"What nonsense?" Funina didn't understand the meaning of Jiang Li's words at all.

But Safir looked at Jiang Li with a smile on her face, and there was a hint of surprise in her eyes. She knew that Dan Heng was a dragon, but she didn't understand anything else.

Jiang Li also has his own secrets. He left that world not much later than himself.

Of course, now is not the time to ask these questions, let’s talk about them later.

Three abstract kites were released and immediately flew past many other kites and took the front position.

Jiaming looked at the kite in the sky, holding the lion beast mask in his hand, and smiled with relief.

Just then, the wind suddenly stopped and all the kites began to fall uncontrollably.

Seeing this scene, Jiaming was shocked: "What's wrong with the wind..."

In the distance, Xianyun, who saw this scene, made a hand gesture and a wind crane appeared, bringing a strong wind that blew over Liyue Harbor, instantly stabilizing all the kites. Then, the wind crane soared into the sky, and the kites were suddenly carried high into the sky, leading all the kites and flying farther and farther towards the sky.

A child below exclaimed, "Mom! I want that big kite, too!"

There was also a woman's surprised voice: "Did you see that kite flying in the front? It's so beautiful!"

People exclaimed and admired.

At the entrance of Moonlight Tavern, Zhongli accompanied Hu Tao to watch the flying kites. Hu Tao raised her right hand above her head and danced with the kite.

The more she watched, the more excited she became, and she couldn't help clapping.

Zhongli was attracted by the happy laughter of the girl next to him. He looked back and saw Hu Tao also looking at him, jumping happily.

Zhongli chuckled and looked up at the sky again. Then, his expression suddenly froze, because among the many kites, he saw something familiar.

"That... is it me?" Zhongli was a little unconfident.

Who is so bold as to fly this kite in Liyue Harbor? Are you trying to kill yourself?

He looked along the kite string and saw a beautiful face.

It's her, then it's okay.

No, the punishment must be paid!

Zhongli began to think about how to punish Safir that night.

Fortunately, the kite has flown very high, and it is basically difficult for ordinary people to see the specific shape of the kite.

Charlotte continued to take pictures; it seemed as if she had an endless supply of pictures.

Keqing looked at the kite flying and circling in the sky and suddenly said, "Happy Lantern Festival."

Charlotte paused while taking photos. At that moment, she seemed to understand the romance of the people of Liyue. She opened her emerald green eyes wide as if they were gemstones, and earnestly said a blessing for the first time in her life: "Happy Lantern Festival!"

After saying that, Charlotte raised her camera and took another picture of Keqing. After taking a picture of Keqing, she took a picture of Yae Shinko and Kitsunemiya.

The two fox ladies were happy to cooperate with her, allowing her to take several photos and saying their blessings.

On the other side, Jiaming stood on the bamboo bridge, looking up at the kites, lanterns and fireworks in the sky, his heart full of emotion. Just as he was concentrating on watching the scenery, he suddenly noticed someone approaching.

When he turned his head, he saw Ye De and Shu Yu holding the Ni beast kite he made and looking at him from afar.

The Ni beast kite is very authentic and has a special design. When night falls, the special paint on the kite is emitting a bright glow, which looks extremely beautiful. However, it does not fly high into the sky with other kites, but has been waiting for the person who releases it.

It is very majestic, just like Jiaming.

It is also very lonely, just like Jiaming once was.

Looking at his father, Shuyu and the kite in his father's hand, Jiaming's eyes were filled with tears.

Shuyu waved happily to greet him, and Ye De also tried his best to give a gentle smile.

Seeing this scene, Jiaming knew that the ice-breaking moment in the father-son relationship had finally arrived. At this moment, he was no longer a mighty animal dancer, nor was he a powerful bodyguard.

He is just him. He is a child, Ye De's son, a happy child who longs for family affection and finally gets what he wants.

Holding the mask of the lion beast, Jiaming no longer needed to pretend to be strong. He ran forward desperately. Using the running posture, he wiped his eyes subtly with his right hand.

After going through many hardships over the past few years, he has learned a lot, grown up, and also understood one thing: he cannot cry.

But... since his father is waiting for him up ahead, it’s okay to cry a little, right?

"After all, in this world, the only places where you can cry are in the toilet and in your father's arms..." Closing the notebook in his hand, Saphir wrote the conclusion of the latest scene and breathed a sigh of relief.

The kite had been handed over to Ganyu a long time ago. When everyone was celebrating the festival, it was exactly when her inspiration burst out. The "Family" script that she had wanted to write for a long time finally made some good progress today.

Furninna had been sitting beside her, watching her write down the extremely heartbreaking content word by word, with mixed emotions in her eyes: "Writing about tragedy on a day of family happiness, are you a pervert?"

"As an artist, don't you know that the essence of the world is tragedy? The core of comedy is tragedy, the story of heroes is tragedy, the chapter of revenge is tragedy, and the end of life is also tragedy. Only tragedy can penetrate people's hearts." Safire lied with his eyes open, "People are mean, the only thing they can remember is the knife, nothing else is left but hahaha."

Funina remained silent and had nothing to say in rebuttal. She had watched a lot of films and operas, and she realized that all truly good works have a tragic core.

But she was unwilling to agree with Safir's words, for no other reason than that she didn't want to cooperate with her in showing off.

However, before Funina could come up with a rebuttal, a voice with hidden anger sounded from behind them: "Oh? Then, can I assume that Boss Phil is ready to face a tragedy on the Lantern Festival?"