Tonight, a storm raged over Mondstadt City.
All Knights of Favonius members were searching for a blonde-haired person and a small green person.
Meanwhile, at the tavern Angel's Share, a mysterious red-haired man was staring with sharp eyes at a man, a woman, and a mysterious Specter in front of him.
"The Knights of Favonius have been diverted by me. Shouldn't you two tell me what exactly happened?"
"Oh my~ Master Diluc, thank you so much for covering for us this time. I'll definitely frequent your business more often in the future~" Venti said with a grin.
That's right, this mysterious red-haired man was none other than the famous biggest figure in Mondstadt's wine industry, a senior who had already left the Knights of Favonius, the hidden boss of Angel's Share, the richest person in Mondstadt City, the one who attracted a group of Harbingers without a Vision,The Night Lord of Mondstadt, the only five-star special effect skin owner in the game, Kaiya's good older brother, Master Diluc of Dawn Winery.
Lumine stared blankly at Diluc's face, and Diluc noticed her gaze, so he asked, "Is there something on my face?"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged glances, then found a stack of cards in their backpack, pulled one out to compare, and finally flipped it over and asked, "Is this you?"
Master Diluc took it and looked. The card showed a red-haired man wielding a greatsword Burning with flames.
He handed the card back to Lumine: "It is indeed me. The producer of Seven Saints Summoning sought me out for inspiration, and I agreed.
However, this is very strange. I've seen the card faces of Seven Saints Summoning; they deliberately hide character faces and specifically alter some features of the prototypes they draw from."
As he spoke, Diluc pointed to the set of cards: "But your set is different. These are undoubtedly drawn exactly like me, clearly showing my clothing style and facial features.
And it's not just me, look at this one."
While speaking, he pulled out a few cards from below: "These three are the Dandelion Knight of the Knights of Favonius, the Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius, and this alchemist's disciple."
He returned the cards to Lumine, and at the same time, his eyes sharpened: "I originally thought there must be some great secret behind the theft of the sky harp, which is why I spared your lives, but I didn't expect to catch an even bigger fish.
Where did you get these cards from?"
Hearing Diluc's long speech, Lumine was completely stunned. She turned to Paimon and asked, "Didn't you also see Seven Saints Summoning? Why didn't I hear you mention any of this?"
Paimon spread her hands: "I just know the rules and have seen a little bit. I, I thought Orion had some limited edition cards. Isn't it normal for card games to release shiny cards or limited cards that are only sold for a few weeks?"
"Oh? Orion? Is that another person's name?" Diluc looked at Venti: "You have another accomplice?"
Venti could only shrug: "There was someone keeping watch, but he didn't escape with us."
"Then he's quite smart. Now the whole city is looking for you two, so he can move freely," Diluc commented.
After speaking, he took the complete set of Seven Saints Summoning cards from Lumine again, came to the bar, spread out all the cards one by one, confirming them: "Come on, don't just stand there. Tell me the reason behind you stealing the sky harp. I can provide some drinks, but they'll be on tab."
"Really?! Then I'll have a glass of Dandelion Wine!" Venti excitedly ran over and poured himself a drink.
Not long after.
Venti recounted the story of Dvalin being transformed into Stormterror, then took a big gulp of Dandelion Wine.
Master Diluc's expression, however, was somewhat solemn.
He rubbed a rare grade 4 shiny card of Dvalin in his hand, on which Dvalin was depicted without being contaminated by poisoned blood, and said, "Did you plan to hide in my tavern and tell me all this from the start?"
Venti smiled carelessly: "We just happened to pass by~ But, if there's a kind-hearted person who can help us, help the contaminated Dvalin, and also help all the Mondstadters, that would be even better!"
Diluc was silent for a moment, then finally spoke: "You certainly pick your timing. If it were business hours, I'd need you to wait until the tavern closed, but now... you two sit here and wait. I'll go find some helpers.
By the way, it would be best if you could contact this Orion and have him help out too."
With that, Diluc put on his coat and walked out.
Lumine and Paimon watched Diluc's retreating figure, then turned to Venti and asked, "He seems to care a lot about Orion?"
Venti put down his wine glass, lowered his gaze, and smiled: "Sometimes, having more information means having the upper hand, and Master Diluc, a businessman, knows this well.
And sometimes, past experiences make Mondstadters, who grew up in the wind, even more aware of the importance of information carried by the wind."
Paimon also followed Venti's gaze and then exclaimed, "Oh right! I just realized, this deck not only has Knights of Favonius members we've never seen before, but also Dvalin without the poisoned blood!"
Venti didn't reply, but looked at the two cards in his hand that were clearly placed together in the deck.
They were Zhongli and Azhdaha.
Arriving on the continent of Teyvat, yet possessing cards depicting people he had never seen, and Dvalin from hundreds of years ago.
He spoke without hesitation that these cards could be used to identify people, and carelessly handed the cards to the Traveler and Paimon.
He originally thought that Orion had seen him sitting on the Anemo God statue and thus suspected the identity of the Anemo God, but now it seems... it might be some kind of power related to time, similar to the power of the Thousand Winds or a prophet?
Rarely, Venti only took a small sip of the wine in his hand.
So, did he see our future of being pursued from the very beginning, which is why he deliberately left the group alone?
Then what are you doing now, having deliberately left the group?
..."Let me see if your injury is healed? Ah--"
"Ah--"
Looking at Orion's completely recovered mouth, Barbara was filled with amazement.
"That's amazing, it healed so quickly! Your physique is incredible every time I see it!"
After speaking, Barbara went back to organize her first-aid tools.
Orion scratched his head: "This is also thanks to Barbara's usual good stepping."
"Hmm? What did you say?"
"I said it's thanks to you, Barbara, your hands are really skilled!"
Barbara glanced sideways at Orion, who hastily changed his words, and sighed softly.
She actually heard it; 'good stepping' was referring to the curse.
So, is this powerful physique actually related to the curse?
She had heard from Amber that Amber often encountered Orion loitering by the statue of the seven during her morning patrols. Orion, despite not having taken any adventure commissions, insisted on patrolling in the wilderness alone and often helped passing Travelers, solving difficulties for them along the way.
Amber's work had become much easier because of him.
Such a kind person who silently contributes to everyone, could she... could she really cure him?
"Knock, knock, knock."
Just then, there was a knock at the door.
"I'll get it." Seeing Barbara was busy, Huo Xi initiativewalked over and opened the door.
Outside, Battle Sister Rosaria and Acting Grand Master Jean stared at him in astonishment.
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