(This may differ from the actual event; this is just the author's idea, please refer to the official announcement for confirmation.)

The poetry exchange was in full swing; after all, it was a joint effort between Liyue and Mondstadt, so the scale was naturally grand.

The old man at the tea stall in Stone Gate had wrinkles on his face from smiling so much. He was having a great time collecting Mora with tea every day. Hu Tao nodded in satisfaction as she looked at the decorations that the Thousand Rock Army and the Knights of Favonius had put together.

Not far from the stone gate, the Wangshu Inn stood quietly. Wendy stood with her hands on her hips, watching the commotion that Hu Tao had made, and nodded.

Hey, this has the feel of the bard competition that used to be held in Mondstadt back in the day.

Wendy thought to herself with a smug grin.

"How about that? With me in charge, it's a piece of cake!" Hu Tao said to Wendy with his hands on his hips, quite proudly. "Look, the bard and the doggerel poet have started exchanging words. Ah, what a harmonious scene." Hu Tao pointed to two people from two countries who seemed to have just met in the distance and said to Wendy.

“Indeed, indeed.” Wendy nodded, though he didn’t understand why a bard and a doggerel poet could get along.

There shouldn't be any connection, right?

"Alright, alright! Since this is an event organized by me, how can there be no prize?" Hu Tao clapped his hands and produced a blackboard from somewhere, with only one sentence on it.

Or perhaps, a line of poetry?

"White clouds are flying high in the sky."

Wendy thought for a moment, and was about to open her mouth to say her answer when Hu Tao noticed her movement and quickly covered her mouth: "Hey, hey, you can't participate."

Wendy blinked her innocent eyes, and Hu Tao replied seriously, "You are my best friend, and your poetry skills are on par with mine. If you were to participate in the competition, the others would be doomed."

Okay, okay, Wendy nodded, indicating that she understood.

Hu Tao thought her question was very simple, and anyone with a little intelligence could answer it. However, all sorts of answers came out.

"The bass swim slowly in the water."

"The monster in the grass, come quickly!"

"The sky, that's naturally the ground, the white clouds, and the grass, I understand, the grass on the ground grows lush and green."

All the answers made Hu Tao frown, but she didn't know what to say.

Wendy gave Hu Tao a pitying look. Hu Tao sighed and whispered to Wendy, "Do they need the services of the Hall of Rebirth?" "I don't think so. They're probably just hiding their skills since the event just started," Wendy comforted her softly.

Hu Tao nodded, and when she looked up, she saw Xing Qiu, Chong Yun, and Xiang Ling walking towards her. She quickly ran over, stretched out her arms, and picked Xiang Ling up in her arms: "Oh! My friends, I'm so happy to see you all."

"We heard that Master Hu Tao was holding an event in Shimen, so we came here abruptly. We hope we haven't disturbed you?" Xingqiu closed his book and nudged Chongyun with his elbow. Chongyun nodded and repeated Xingqiu's words: "We hope we haven't disturbed you?"

"Not at all, on the contrary, your arrival makes me feel radiant!" Hu Tao chuckled.

"That phrase should be 'my humble abode shines with honor,'" Xingqiu weakly corrected. "Ahem, that's exactly what it means!" Hu Tao said, hands on her hips. "Oh dear, but I also invited the traveler, so why haven't I seen him?"

“I heard the Traveler is in Fontainebleau, or even in Peterhof in Mello. I wonder if he received the letter you wrote to him, Walnut.” Wendy shrugged.

Although the Mello Petersburg is underwater, that doesn't prevent the wind from penetrating inside.