On the day of the Zhuyue Festival, the crowds of people on the streets that were bustling before suddenly became much smaller. Most people chose to stay at home and spend time with their families today. This has been Liyue's custom for thousands of years.

But everything has exceptions, and now the cooking competition venue is very popular.

Maybe it's because people have nothing to do during the Moon Festival, or maybe it's because today is the venue for the finals.

But no matter what it is, this is a scene that Keqing is happy to see.

"It's finally starting."

Standing in the center of the field, the noise from the surrounding audience was once again higher than in previous games. The sound waves came one after another, making Bai Qiyun feel as if he was among the crowd.

Compared with the previous promotion matches, the venue for the finals was grander and more luxurious.

The rostrum has been replaced with a large table made of the finest Cuihua wood. Compared with the original wooden tables and chairs of ordinary colleges, it is simply a piece of cake.

In addition, many lanterns and ribbons were hung around to create a festive atmosphere, and there were many fences surrounding the school playground.

But those short fences, not to mention not high enough, even have a bunch of gaps in the middle, are not used to separate people at all, but more like decorations.

The thick red paint on it can still be vaguely traced by drying last night, and it was probably driven out last night by work.

Seeing such a huge battle, Bai Qiyun suddenly became a little nervous for some reason.

"yes."

While responding to Bai Qiyun, Xiang Ling waved towards the audience, as if saying hello to someone.

Looking along her path, Bai Qiyun vaguely saw a touch of gold in the crowd, maybe it was Ying, Paimon and the others.

I didn't expect that this guy had such good eyesight that he could spot the two of them at once.

"Today, we usher in Liyue's annual Moon-Chasing Festival. During every festive season, as the Seven Stars of Liyue, we should recall the past and look forward to the future..."

In the center of the stage, Keqing, who is the star of Yuheng, is telling the story and origin of Zhuyue Festival.

Perhaps these are stories that people in Liyue are familiar with, but repeating them every year is like an established rule. When you hear them, you feel redundant, but when you don't hear them, you feel like something is missing.

"That guy is really capable."

Looking at the calm girl on the stage, Bai Qiyun admired from the bottom of his heart.

He really admired that guy for being so calm when facing so many people.

Is it possible that this is the innate skill of the superior?

While the two of them were thinking wildly, Keqing's speech had come to an end.

But don’t get too happy too early. As the largest event of the Moon-by-Moon Festival, there’s no way it can start the finals directly like this.

I saw the girl on the stage clapping her hands, and one group after another, people dressed in very traditional costumes walked onto the stage. Looking at the costumes, they looked like a group of opera singers.

"Hey, that's it!"

"Yes, it's her!"

Among the crowd on the stage, the appearance of a girl ignited the whole audience. The audience was whispering to each other, and it was very lively.

Wearing a black costume, a water gauze on her head, and light red eye shadow on the corners of her eyes, her fair face and clothes set off each other, pure and beautiful.

Bai Qiyun naturally noticed the noise of the crowd around him. As a player on the field, he could naturally see the face of the girl standing on the stage more clearly.

It is none other than Liyue’s opera master, Mr. Yun Jin.

As a well-known opera singer in Liyue, many people invite him to sing in their courtyards during holidays every year, but he is rejected one by one.

So far, Yun Jin's most common place is the Heyu Tea House, and sometimes she also appears in large-scale events in major restaurants.

Although it was due to the Zhuyue Festival, he still didn't expect Keqing to be able to invite this person over. It should be said that Liyue's official reputation was indeed great.

According to Mond's analogy, Yun Jin is to Liyue what Barbara is to Mond, a national idol.

But all this has nothing to do with Bai Qiyun. Now he just wants to compete honestly and go home quickly.

"Hmm, that's Yun Jin, I didn't expect the competition team to be so generous."

Unlike him, Xiangling on the other side seemed much more enthusiastic about performing on stage.

You know, it has always been the wish of contemporary Liyue catering people to invite Yun Jin to serve as a platform for their own restaurants.

As the chef of Wanmintang, Xiangling is naturally no exception.

"Handwriting? Ah, indeed, but that's understandable."

Bai Qiyun walked to a chair in the arena and sat down, listening to the gradually noisy stage sound. While waiting for the game to start, he chatted with Xiang Ling next to him.

"After all, it is the finals. The competition team must make the competition more enjoyable, but the cooking showdown itself is not a very enjoyable event. They naturally have to make up for it from other places, such as... when cooking.

Put on a show.”

The young man pointed at the people dancing on the stage, and the meaning was self-evident.

"Hey~ I see."

The two of them were chatting, and Yun Jin danced lightly on the stage, and every time she turned around and spoke, she attracted applause from the audience.

Looking at such a lively scene, I really don’t know who is the protagonist today.

After waiting for a while, the sound on the stage gradually subsided, the stage crew slowly moved away, and the host arranged by the competition team stood up and announced today's competition topic.

“As the finals of ‘Food and Mountains and Rivers’, the competition team unanimously selected the title ‘The So-Called Beauty’.”

Unlike all previous competitions, the questions given in the finals had no obvious direction.

"Does that mean freedom of expression?"

Hearing this, Bai Qiyun couldn't help but think about it.

The question itself was a bit vague, so he couldn't grasp the meaning of the question. Looking around, the other participating teams also looked confused, which made Bai Qiyun very relieved.

In fact, he is not completely clueless. The so-called Yiren is a half-sentence in Liyue's ancient Book of Songs. The most famous second half of it is "by the water."

If you think about it this way, it means that the topic of the finals must require them to make a dish with an aquatic product theme.

But is it really that simple?

"Brother Qiyun, you said this..."

The girl next to him pulled Bai Qiyun's sleeve and looked at him with a troubled face, her eyebrows knitted together, not knowing what to do.

As the host announced the start of the competition, the group of opera performers who had just left the stage stepped onto the stage again and started singing.

After all, today's game lasts for most of the day. How can we invite them to come and sing only one song? Before the game is over, these personnel must be stationed on the stage, rotating back and forth according to Yun Jin's wishes, so that there will be no gaps in the venue.

.
Chapter completed!