The carriage drove slowly on Guiliyuan. After spending several nights in the wild, the few people finally saw a place where they could stay.

That was also the place where they stayed - Wangshu Inn.

It's winter now, which is very different from the late autumn when we set off.

As soon as they arrived at the foot of the inn, several people were attracted by the ginkgo tree growing beside the inn.

The originally lush ginkgo tree had its branches and leaves peeled off in the face of the biting winter wind, and was covered with a thick layer of white quilt, making it look somewhat peaceful.

There were not many horses staying in the stables below the inn. It seemed that there were far fewer businessmen traveling there than before.

As soon as a few people got off the carriage with their luggage, a familiar face came up to them.

"Mr. Huaian."

It's still the same gray-blue gown. Even in winter, the man in front of him has never changed his attire.

After hearing Bai Qiyun's greeting, Huai'an saluted several people.

"Hello, Master Bai. We have been busy traveling, and the rooms are ready."

Since his identity had been exposed before, Huai'an did not intend to hide anymore and took several people directly to the arranged room upstairs.

When passing the front desk, Miss Philgodette, who had a shrewd look on her face, even said hello to a few people. It was completely impossible to tell that it was the personnel arranged by Tianquan Ningguang.

Bai Qiyun stood in the corridor and helped Mona carry her luggage into the house.

Compared with when I came before, there were many fewer guests in the inn, and Miss Soraya was also missing. She must have gone back to take the assessment with her new paper. I don’t know when we will see each other again.

Standing on the balcony of Wangshu Inn, Bai Qiyun thought of the immortal who had appeared before.

Although the other person looks rude, he is surprisingly easy to get along with.

It's just that this time there seems to be no scent of him around. Have you gone out?

After turning on the elemental vision, Bai Qiyun still couldn't find Mandrill, so he had to shake his head and return to Ying's room.

It was still early, so several people were not in a hurry to rest, and gathered in Ying's room to discuss the next trip.

"Speaking of which, it will be Liyue's Sea Lantern Festival in a while."

The young man's voice interrupted Paimon's movement of eating cookies. The little guy pinched the remaining half of the cookie and slipped to Ying's side, sitting with Yandora.

"Sea Lantern Festival? It sounds like a festival related to 'lanterns'."

It had been some time since Mondstadt's Windflower Festival, but Paimon still vaguely remembered every afternoon spent feasting with the Deer Hunter.

After all, you can eat the food for free with points, and it tastes pretty good.

"That's right. The Sea Lantern Festival will be held on the first full moon night every year. On that night, people all over Liyue Port will release flying lanterns to express their wishes."

Recalling the grand occasion of last year's Hai Lantern Festival, Bai Qiyun couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm afraid this year's Hai Lantern Festival will be very difficult to organize."

Hearing this, Ying's eyebrows moved.

"Is it because of the incident with Emperor Yanwang?"

"That's pretty much it. Anyway, the Seven Stars have a headache."

The passing of Yan Shen had an immeasurable impact on the entire Liyue. Although Bai Qiyun left Liyue after that, it is conceivable that not only in the military, but also in the economy and people's livelihood, and even in terms of belief, it will have an impact on Liyue.

The heavy blow of the month.

Even if Qixing deliberately guides this kind of blow, it is impossible to recover as before in a short period of time.

At this time, it is also the Hai Lantern Festival. In previous years, it was a festival to commemorate heroes and reunite families. At this juncture, I feel something is wrong.

And how to overcome these difficulties and make the Sea Lantern Festival a success is the time to test the Qixing skills.

After all, strengthening the military and economy is easy, but inspiring people is difficult.

"Well, since it's such an important festival, I think your restaurant's business will be very prosperous."

Recalling the fear of being dominated by work every day of the month, Mona couldn't help but shudder.

You must know that Baijia Restaurant still operates on a reservation basis. If it becomes a casual dine-in restaurant like Wanmintang, the workload will increase by several orders of magnitude.

Thinking of this, Mona felt lucky that she chose Tingyu Pavilion as her place of work instead of elsewhere.

"Well... I guess so."

When Bai Qiyun mentioned the restaurant, he thought of that frost-like woman.

I don’t know if that guy is reliable as a waiter in a restaurant. If there are too many people, he will probably be too busy.

Bai Qiyun held his chin with his hand, thinking a lot.

"As far as I know, the Hailantern Festival should be similar to the Zhuyue Festival. It will be warmed up several days in advance. By that time, Liyue Port is expected to become very lively."

As someone who has lived in Liyue Port for a period of time, Mona still has some understanding of this kind of major festival.

Of course, I knew it before so that I could find a few jobs during the holidays, but now I no longer have this need.

"Exciting? Is it Xiaodeng? I also want to make up a few."

What is surprising is that the focus of Paimon's words is not food.

The little guy rubbed his hands and seemed to be immersed in the process of weaving the sky lantern.

Just like a child looking forward to a new toy.

However, Bai Qiyun knew this situation very well, and he was happier when he was looking forward to it than when he got it.

Once you actually hold it in your hands, I'm afraid Paimon will be bored with the complicated process.

He shook his head, not revealing Paimon's naive illusion.

After all, children's fantasies are still very precious and will disappear when they grow up.

Just like Mona, this guy is now full of thoughts about Mora and has completely grown into an adult.

"What? Suddenly you looked at me with such a strange look."

"No, it's okay, I'm just dazed occasionally."

It was so dangerous that this guy almost noticed it.

Bai Qiyun secretly brushed his chest and calmed down.

However, although she didn't realize the purpose of the boy next to her, Mona still relied on a woman's intuition to directly punch the guy in the back.

"You must not be thinking of good things anyway."

Here comes the all-purpose reason for women.

Looking at Mona who felt no guilt, Bai Qiyun's teeth felt a little itchy, but he didn't dare to fight back.

The opponent has such a bulging front and back that any attack looks like sexual harassment. He has to find another way to retaliate.

"Go back to Hai Lantern Festival and pick up Shen He's class. She will refuse Yunjian's visit to her relatives."

Hearing this, Mona's expression suddenly changed.

She's the only one during the Hai Lantern Festival? Are you kidding, someone will die.

Mona quickly came to Bai Qiyun's side to greet him, and slapped the boy's back with her hands.

The hands that were used to study experiments were different from Bai Qiyun's veteran hands that had been studying cooking skills for many months this year. They were very soft.

The tapping on his back didn't feel like a massage, but rather like stroking, which made his back itch.

"Okay, okay, it's almost done."

Compared with this kind of treatment, Bai Qiyun still got used to the turbulent Mona before.

At least it won't give him goosebumps.

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After resting for a night, the group once again set out on their way back to Liyue Port.

Perhaps it was because some of the monsters had been wiped out during the turmoil in Liyue Port. On the way home, the few of them did not encounter any more troublesome monsters.

In the wild, Bai Qiyun saw Boss Zhu, who was still experiencing life. His face was rosy, probably because the jade he had lost before was found.

After driving a carriage on Guiliyuan for several days, the never-frozen port finally appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Liyue Port, they are back.

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Continuing to drive along the bridge entering the city, after showing the IDs of several people to the surrounding Qianyan Army, Bai Qiyun drove the carriage forward on the avenue.

Strangely enough, although Liyue Port does not freeze in winter, the surrounding houses are covered with white snow. Although they are a little thin, they look just like the houses they saw in Longji Snow Mountain.

The weather was cold, and the pedestrians around him were wearing unusually thick clothes. The vendors who had dealt with Bai Qiyun before also put on winter clothes, and the thick cotton jackets wrapped them in them, making people feel warm.

But on this cold and windy winter day, the people of Liyue Port’s love for food remains undiminished.

Bai Qiyun passed by Wanmin Hall with his carriage, and could vaguely see the bustle there. Xiang Ling, who had just finished school, was helping her father finish the dishes for the guests, and was very busy.

It’s better to wait until you have some free time to say hello.
To be continued...