After losing Mora, Wendy decided to quit while she was ahead. After all, it wasn't her territory, and she didn't want to risk being detained and prevented from leaving.

After leaving the tavern, the sun was already setting. Wendy yawned, having no Mora left, and had no choice but to find a place to stay in the wilderness.

Although he could have shamelessly gone to Daochenglin to ask Tinari for shelter for the night, some people in the tavern were discussing that Grand Disciplinarian Seno and Daochenglin Ranger Tinari were on good terms, and that if he caused trouble for Tinari, he would be judged by Seno. Then the two of them seemed to realize something, fell silent, and changed the subject to continue their conversation.

"I'll just have to make do with a meal in the wilderness," Wendy thought. There were many scattered adventurers' tents in the wilderness, but given the limited conditions, Wendy couldn't be picky.

Venti found a relatively well-preserved, unoccupied adventurer's tent and crawled inside. Now, under Buyer's leadership, Sumeru is becoming increasingly prosperous. Although it is not as prosperous as Liyue, at least the people of Sumeru are getting better and better.

Wendy turned over and went to sleep.

You can't just let your mind wander all night and then let it pass.

Upon waking up in the morning, Wendy decided to go to the Palace of Purity to find Bouyer.

"Wow, so many guards." Seeing the patrolling soldiers in front of the tightly closed gates of the Pure Land Palace, Wendy wondered what her chances of survival were if she forced her way through. But this was no challenge for the free wind. Wendy transformed into a wisp of wind, blowing openly past the guards and slipping through the crack in the door.

The most eye-catching thing in the Pure Land Palace is not only the tightly closed doors, but also the platform in the center where Buyer is sitting. Her eyes are closed, and she seems to be communicating with the World Tree. So Wendy just approached Buyer and did not disturb her rashly.

When Narcida opened her eyes, the sight of a stranger in front of her made the young god wary, but the presence of Wendy, also a god, gave Narcida a slight sense of kinship.

“Wind God, Barbatos, have you come to see me because you're having some trouble?” Narcida found information about Wendy in the World Tree in no time. Wendy chuckled and said, “The bard wanders the world and just happened to come to see you. Oh, by the way, do you have any Mora?”

“Mora…no.” Narcida said, and Wendy’s face showed disappointment. But it didn’t matter. The Traveler had said long ago: I feel that apart from the Ice Queen, none of you can muster a Mora.

Although Wendy wanted to argue at the time, since he could at least earn Mora by busking, that was only a minority of the time, and most of the time Wendy was still penniless.

"Do you want to play hopscotch together?" Narcida's little hand tugged at Wendy's cloak. Wendy shook his head; he still wanted to see the scenery of Sumeru, so he didn't linger any longer and vanished like the wind.

I wandered all the way from Jingshan Palace to Kawan Post Station. The market built below the sand-proof wall was always bustling. There were travelers hawking their wares, gilded tour groups looking for business, and other vendors seeking the protection of gilded tour groups.

Wendy's appearance was like a drop of water merging into the ocean, not particularly noticeable, and no one from the Gilded Troupe bothered him. Of course, with that gleaming Eye of God on his waist, who would dare to cause him trouble?

As soon as Wendy stepped out of Kawan Post Station, the heat of the desert hit him. Wendy had a mouthful of sand and could only spit it out. A wind elemental formed a mask that covered his face. Although it looked no different from not covering it, any sand that tried to get into Wendy's face would be bounced away by the mask.

In other words, it's a transparent mask!

Walking along the path, the first building you see is the village of Aru. The people here don't have the same fair skin as the people in the rainforest; their skin is tanned dark by the sun all year round. But they are strong and have bright smiles, which is truly enviable.

This must be thanks to Buyer, Wendy thought.

"The third stage of the national fortune is about to begin. Please check it."

"The third stage of the national fortune is about to begin. Please check it."

The voice of national destiny echoed in her mind again, but Wendy remained calm and opened the email.

"Due to interference from external forces, the nation's fortunes have now been strengthened."

Phase 3 will begin in fourteen days.

Location: Desert.

Planets: Blue Star, Fiorentina, and South Zhenping Star.

As monsters become stronger, strange and unusual events will occur.

Best wishes to Lady Subai!

Wendy narrowed her eyes. The email was now appearing in the form of a pre-announcement, and a new name had appeared: Su Bai.

Su Bai, could it be the person we saw before who was bound by the catheter?

Pure white, why is it called pure white?

Many questions remain, but Wendy has a premonition that she will one day have to confront this person named Su Bai.

In Aru Village, Venti met many children with pure innocence and curiosity in their eyes. They chattered around Venti, asking questions about the world outside the desert. Venti didn't hold back on her musical skills, composing poems about Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma and singing them to the children. Before she knew it, even the adults of Aru Village had gathered around.

When the song ended, the children clapped, and the adults clapped too. Wendy whistled and said, "You can exchange wine for poetry, or apples if you don't have wine."

The children didn't quite understand the meaning of wine, so they ran to their parents and begged them to give the unknown bard some wine. The adults were a little embarrassed, as transporting supplies to Aru Village was very difficult, and wine was a rare commodity. However, they still had some apples left over.

So Wendy didn't receive any wine, but she did receive a lot of apples.

Wendy wasn't picky; the apples from Sumeru and the apples from Mondstadt tasted different, so she got to experience different flavors.

After bidding farewell to the people of Aru Village, Wendy flew up to the desert platform, where she could clearly see the Red King's Tomb and the sandstorm in the distance.

"Wow, this is the desert! It's so magnificent!"

"But the desert must be very hot."

"It's really hot." Wendy munched on an apple. His mouth was a little dry after singing the hymns, but the apple could moisturize his mouth and soul.

Taking off again, Wendy arrived at the top of the Red King's Tomb, where he could see a panoramic view of the desert. The sandstorm was even stronger at the top of the Red King's Tomb, and Wendy felt sand rushing into his body from all directions, so he opened the wind shield even wider.

It's alright, the desert ends here.

Although there is still much to explore, now is not the time for indulgence.

Back in Mondstadt, Venti saw many people playing the Seven Summoners event, so he couldn't resist joining in.

Wait, what did I say?

Never mind, it's not important.