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He strummed the strings, his voice sounding aggrieved.
"There's nothing I can do to help with this..."
Without saying a word, Qingyu pulled out a whole case of dandelion wine from his four-dimensional pocket. The wooden case was labeled with a gold-stamped tag that read "Special Gift from Angels".
Wendy's Adam's apple visibly bobbed, but she still forced a wave of her hand, saying, "No...it's not about the alcohol!"
Zhang Chu adjusted his mask and magically produced a bottle of Afternoon Death, the amber liquid shimmering alluringly in the sunlight—it was a rare vintage from Diluc's cellar.
Wendy's fingertips were already unconsciously slipping on the strings: "This, this really isn't a problem with the alcohol..."
Gu Qian suddenly smashed down a golden wine pot, its body inlaid with gemstones that shone brightly in the sunlight.
The moment the lid of the kettle was slightly lifted—
A mellow fragrance wafts out, as if it has gathered the essence of the sun and moon over thousands of years.
Wendy's nose twitched suddenly, and her emerald green eyes instantly turned into starry eyes: "This, this is—"
"Another universe, the treasures of the King of Heroes."
Zhang Chu calmly added.
"It is said that even the gods would get drunk on it."
The next second, Wendy completed the following action at a speed that defied the laws of physics:
He pulled out a detailed map from somewhere and stuffed it into Qingyu's hand.
They collected all the wines like a whirlwind.
He flashed a professional smile: "Alright, godfathers, the strange bird often throws parties in this cave~ Thanks for your patronage!"
While the four of them were looking down at the map, when they looked up again—
The golden wine jug disappeared
Even Wendy herself has disappeared.
Only the lingering aroma of alcohol in the air and the faint "burp" sound coming from afar proved that what I had just witnessed was not a hallucination.
The Hideout of the Strange Bird - Outside the Ruins
The four stood at the entrance to the dilapidated ruins. Qingyu unfolded the map Wendy had given him and confirmed it again and again: "This is it, the strange bird's lair."
Er Kang cracked his knuckles: "Should we just go for it?"
Zhang Chu fiddled with the thunder hammer in his hand: "According to calculations, a frontal breakthrough is the most efficient."
Gu Qian had already pulled out his "special hammer for friendly exchanges".
A giant spiked club with the words "Persuasive Education" written on it.
At Qingyu's command, the four of them rushed into the ruins like wolves and tigers.
For the next five minutes, the entire ruins seemed to come alive:
The walls expanded and contracted strangely, as if undergoing some indescribable spasm.
Black smoke billowed continuously from the crack in the door, and members of the treasure-hunting gang could be vaguely seen drawing graceful parabolas in the air.
Screams rose and fell, creating a strange symphony:
"Aho! Ahohohohohohoho!!"
"yao—!!!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
"Awooo!!! Roaring roar roaring roar!"
The most spectacular part was the strange bird's own escape performance—he activated the ruins' mechanism in an attempt to escape, but the passage collapsed when Gu Qian sat on it, leaving him stuck to the wall like a frog run over by a road roller.
When everything returns to calm—
"crunch..."
The gate to the ruins slowly opened, and Gu Qian pushed out a giant handcart.
The truck was piled high with bruised and battered members of the treasure-hunting gang, stacked neatly like sardine cans.
At the top is a strange bird bound like a rice dumpling, its bird beak mask crooked to one side, and a clear mark of a spiked club is imprinted on its face.
Zhang Chu was counting the number of people: "23 people, not one missing."
Er Kang thoughtfully pinned a number tag on each prisoner: "To make it easier for the Knights to keep statistics."
Qingyu held up a sign that read: "[List of Stolen Goods Attached]"
Front of the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius
Kaiya was leisurely sipping his coffee when he suddenly heard a rumbling sound coming from afar.
He looked up and saw—
Four Hilichurls pushed the mountain-like treasure-hunting team members toward headquarters, leaving deep tire tracks along the way.
The passersby in Mondstadt applauded and cheered, and several children even chased after them to pick up the teeth that the treasure hunters had dropped as souvenirs.
Kaiya's coffee cup clattered to the floor: "Half an hour...they actually..."
When the commander of the troop arrived at the scene, he silently crumpled the newly written "Operation Plan" into a ball.
Lisa flipped through the list of stolen goods with great interest: "Wow, they even found the book I lost from the library last time!"
Paimon poked his head out of the window: "Wow! Did you guys demolish the Treasure Thieves' hideout?"
On the distant church rooftop, Wendy watched this scene and happily took another sip of the King of Heroes' wine.
Chapter 17 Xiangling
Knights of Favonius Monthly Security Report Meeting
The leader of the guild looked at the report in her hand, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper: "In the past month, the crime rate in Mondstadt has decreased... by 97%?"
Kaiya's hand, which was toying with the coin, suddenly froze: "Wait, there's not even a record of a drunkard causing trouble?"
"Not only that……"
Lisa lazily flipped through the files.
"The Abyss Order's activity has dropped to an all-time low; the last reported sighting was..."
She burst out laughing.
“A day ago, an abyss mage crawled out of the city gate crying.”
Angel's Gift Tavern
Diluc wiped the glasses expressionlessly, while bartender Charles hesitated, then said, "Sir, you've been wiping the same glass for half an hour now..."
"I know."
Diluc's voice was colder than the ice mist flower.
The sun is setting outside the window, a time when the "heroes of the night" should usually be out in action, but now—
The tavern door was kicked open, and a group of bruised and battered thieves tumbled in, yelling, "Help! Those four Hilichurls are going to kill us!!"
A hint of weariness flashed in Diluc's red eyes: "This is the fifth batch today."
Four figures were squatting under the road sign, writing and drawing.
"Latest results!"
Er Kang excitedly dragged a sack over and dumped out a dozen unconscious members of the treasure-hunting team, as well as three abyss mages.
"These guys bribed a group of treasure hunters, trying to sneak in disguised as a merchant caravan!"
A certain abyss mage's diary
Today's mission: Infiltrate Mondstadt
I was approached by a talking Hilichurl thug as soon as I crossed the moat.
He treated me to a "special drink" (which I later found out was concentrated lemon juice).
When I woke up, I found myself posed in a "surrender" position and hanging in the church square.
A note was stuck to his body: "Welcome to visit again."
P.S.: I'm requesting a transfer to Liyue, immediately!
As Ying looked at the calm and peaceful Mondstadt, she suddenly felt a dull ache in her buttocks again.
The outskirts of Qingquan Town at sunset
As the group walked along the path, Paimon floated at the front, humming a song: "Finally going to Liyue~ I heard there's tons of delicious food there!"
Ying rubbed her now-healed bottom, still shaken, and said, "I hope this trip will be smooth..."
Before he finished speaking——
A hand wearing a red and black wristband suddenly emerged from the roadside bushes and accurately grabbed Ying's arm.
"Wow!!"
The moment Ying lost her balance, she instinctively grabbed Qingyu's cloak.
"Wait, wait—plop!"
When Qingyu was pulled down, he grabbed Erkang's cloak.
"Don't pull me! Ouch—"
Er Kang drew an arc in the air and casually grabbed Zhang Chu's hair.
The map in Zhang Chu's hand flew out: "WDF—"
Before she could finish speaking, she hugged Gu Qian's leg.
The seven-meter-tall Thunder King looked down at his teammate's right leg, which was covered in clumps, and instinctively grabbed it—
Paimon was pinched into a pie shape by his two fingers.
The five people tumbled together like stacked building blocks, with Gu Qian at the top perfectly replicating the famous scene of "Mount Tai pressing down".