Chapter 26 Ending, Farewell, Liyue Boys Become Men One by One...
"……Um."
Rhinedot was a little surprised. She now suspected that if the child had not been somewhat interested in her unintentional creation, he might have dealt with the situation and run away.
"Naturally, you are the one who gave it the true color of this world, so you are the one who added the finishing touch to it, and it's okay to let it follow you."
"Thank you." Yi Bai said politely.
He approached the golden king beast, stretched out his hand, stood on tiptoe and touched the hard shell on the top of the beast dog's head.
He asked, "Will you come with me?"
“Ah——”
The beast-hound wagged its huge rock-crusted tail merrily, and it certainly seemed to be enjoying it.
Not long ago, it was brought out of the dark and chaotic world by its "mother", given life, and brought to this place full of green grass and flowers, allowing it to dance and sing happily with the little lives...
But ever since the boy threw a terrifying filter-like force at him, everything in front of him became gray and gloomy, and it also made him truly understand the reality of this world in the eyes of humans.
It suddenly realized that its claws, which were originally just a way to express affection, almost ended the boy's life. "Mother" said that this is what the world really looks like.
This fact frightened the beast dog so much that it immediately collected all the little brothers it had summoned. It could only feel even more guilty, lying on the ground in shame, waiting to be punished. As long as its "mother" did not throw it back into that dark and cold world, it could endure any punishment.
After all... it was me who made such a delicate and fragile little life endure so much unnecessary fear and oppression of death.
But unexpectedly, the boy forgave it and made a friendly invitation to accompany it, and the "mother" also agreed to let it leave.
Then it is absolutely willing to give everything for the rest of its life to follow its new master and firmly protect his safety.
The Golden King Beast was full of fighting spirit, and he howled excitedly while suppressing his voice, then he obediently laid his head on the ground again, wagging his tail naturally.
Yi Bai felt that the giant beast in front of him suddenly changed its appearance and became more like a big domestic dog...
"good."
Yi Bai touched the big dog's head again and asked:
"Would you like to be smaller? I'll take you out of here."
The beast dog expressed doubts, but it couldn't speak, so Yi Bai took it as tacit agreement. In just half a second, Yi Bai used the power of rules to transform the domineering giant beast into a pitiful little floating object the size of a fairy.
Yi Bai nodded with satisfaction, not paying attention to the puppy's confused expression. He grabbed the beast's tail, picked it up in his arms and prepared to leave.
Rhinedot, who had been almost ignored, pondered the mysterious and powerful force with interest and did not speak out to stop it.
But before leaving, Yi Bai turned back as if he suddenly remembered something and said politely:
"By the way, if you want to discuss something with me next time, please don't use such a grand invitation. I will still accept the invitation."
“…”
This sentence sounded somewhat dissatisfied and sarcastic. Rhinedot did not reply. She guessed that if it were not for the golden beast, the boy might have behaved more strongly with his personality.
But in fact, Yi Bai, who had already opened the mirror and stepped into it, was just thinking:
He was not an ignorant person who advocated non-violence and non-cooperation. Based on the difference in combat power between the two, Yi Bai would not use all the power of rules to reject an experiment that would not harm the source.
He has always known how to assess the situation and weigh the pros and cons, so... Yi Bai simply felt that all this trouble was a bit troublesome and tiring.
…
Near the anchorage not far away on the other side of Mondstadt Lake, the gentle breeze and the blue sky healed the entire grassland. Yi Bai, who had finally left that depressing space, looked relaxed and relaxed.
He found a patch of grass and sat down against a tree, then lifted up the golden king beast in his arms. Even though it had become very small, the beasthound's body was still hard and not soft at all, and it was even a little rough to the touch.
As he watched, Yi Bai's eyes became subtly gloomy.
The beast dog seemed to have sensed something and didn't care about the comfortable environment around it. Its subconscious desire to survive made it swing its scaly, long, and hard tail. It gently wrapped the tip of its tail around the back of Yi Bai's hand, expressing its obvious closeness and dependence.
…Forget it, Yi Bai’s eyesight gradually softened. It doesn’t matter if it hurts, at least it will look more domineering and oppressive after it becomes bigger.
The golden beast, who had no idea that he was about to be turned into a plush dog, was still humming unconsciously.
Yi Bai tilted his head and asked:
"Can I give you a name?"
The beast dog's glowing white eyes instantly brightened by two shades. "Mother" had never given it a name, and it originally thought that it had to show its usefulness and use enough strength to win a name for itself...
“Hmm…”
Yi Bai fell into thought: "How about Fenrir?"
Anyway, so many powerful creatures and demons in Genshin Impact are named after various mythological systems, so it should be understandable to borrow the name of a demon wolf from mythology.
The ignorant golden king beast was thus given the name of the destructive demon wolf. No one knew whether the names of living creatures would have any special meaning in the laws of Teyvat.
But Fenric, the wolf king of the Beast Realm wolf pack, will always stand in front of his master, or his partner, the [Hidden Wolf] White Ivel, to help him hide his body, travel through space, and tear apart everything.
This will be a fact that will be recognized and firmly believed by countless fighters on future battlefields.
At this moment, Xiao Fen Li Ke was still running around everywhere. Yi Bai slowly closed his eyes, intending to rest for a while to relieve the accumulated physical and mental fatigue.
Wendy and his companions have returned to Mondstadt.
Captain Qin issued a notice announcing the successful resolution of the Wind Dragon incident, and claimed that the Phantom Water Knight Ishiro had made a huge contribution to the matter. He would be awarded a unique medal as a commendation, and would make an exception to include him in the Knights' Special Team to carry out long-term secret missions.
Sora accepted Amber's invitation to dine, and decided to meet at the table in front of the Deer Hunter Restaurant soon to say their final goodbyes before continuing their journey.
At the door of the restaurant, Kaiya was already standing there, seemingly studying the snacks he wanted carefully.
Paimon flew over in advance and greeted Kaia:
"Hey, Kaiya! Why are you here? Are you just lazing around here?"
Paimon said in a dissatisfied tone: "Everyone in the Knights is very busy at this time!"
"Oh, our great hero of Mondstadt and his best friend Paimon, you are back."
Kaia replied with a smile.
Paimon crossed his arms. "Humph, we are not something you can buy off with just a few words of praise. Amber just complained to us about you. The Hillichuls launched a general attack on Mondstadt, but their cavalry captain is nowhere to be found."
Kaiya: "Well, I'm an intelligence worker for the Knights, so of course I have my own things to do. Recently, I used some tricks to get an important piece of intelligence out of the Abyss Cult."
Kong heard this and grasped the key point: "Important information about the Abyss Cult?"
Kaiya also became serious and stopped keeping it a secret:
"Well, it is said that behind the Abyss Cult, there is another leader whom they call: 'Her Royal Highness the Princess'."
...Princess? Sora concentrated, his thoughts a little confused, he recalled the intermittent sounds coming from that direction when Yi Bai captured the Abyss Mage a few days ago.
"You are... the one... beside Her Highness the Princess..."
Sora came out of his memories and came up with an obvious answer:
Yi Bai has an unusual connection with the Princess of the Abyss, and is likely to belong to this organization...
He rubbed his forehead. The abyss... If Yi Bai was still here, he might be able to go and find out the truth, but now...
Kaiya frowned and asked, "Why, have you heard of this title?"
Kongxia shook his head subconsciously and covered up Yi Bai's identity. Before finding out the truth of the matter, he did not want to add unnecessary doubts to the young hero of the Knights Regiment.
He has his own judgment on Yi Bai's position.
Kaiya thought for a while, but still didn't ask any further questions.
"Well... well, anyway, the Abyss is our common enemy. If you need help in the future, please remember that the Knights will always stand on the side of humanity."
Sora nodded seriously.
…
"Well, Finrich, it's time for us to go back to Mondstadt."
Yi Bai finally stood up from the grass and called the beast dog back.
There is still some final finishing work in Mondstadt that needs his assistance. After all, as the executive officer of the Fatui, the Heart of God should be his first purpose in coming to Mondstadt.
Yi Bai once again used the power of rules to change his image back to that of a young man with wolf ears. His sea-blue pupils became less gentle and more sharp.
He pulled at the tight black necklace around his neck to loosen it a little, then closed his eyes.
Ibai's personal actions have concluded. Now it is the turn of the Hidden Wolf, Ivel.
The boy looked towards Mondstadt in the center of the lake, where all his memories of "Yibai" were preserved.
But... no matter whether it's fried fish, knights, wings, or lyre, after today they will all be temporarily sealed by myself, and then I will use completely different identities and names to plan everything in the future.
At least for now, he has to help his colleagues to snatch the Heart of the Wind God, "White Evel".
…
On the live forum screen, the plot is developing non-stop.
"Barbara Duck!"
"Mondstadt's number one idol, Barbara!"
"Ahh, she's so cute."
「話說芭芭拉和琴的發色還有眼睛的顏色好像！」
「本來就是親姐妹啦，琴的故事有說」
「天空之琴……呃……這個，那個」
「畢竟是被風神自己弄壞的……」
「不至于不至于他自己都沒那麽在乎」
「溫迪能把琴給修好？真的假的」
「哈哈芭芭拉頭也不回的抱走了」
「溫迪：那明明是我的琴……」
白伊維爾看了一眼身側的屏幕，狼耳微微動了動，伸手拽住了在頭頂飛來飛去的芬裏垩。
“好了，你都看到了，是狼的耳朵，消停一點好嗎？”
少年皺着眉，黃金的造物獸境群狼也能算狼的一種？
不知道是不是因為自己變了一個樣子，讓它聞到了熟悉的氣味，芬裏垩已經很久都沒有從亢奮狀态中恢複過來了。
“我現在有事要忙，保持安靜。”
白伊維爾的聲音帶了一絲命令的意味，芬裏垩終于乖巧的趴在了少年的肩膀，等待主人的進一步行動。
但事實上，白伊維爾只是受不了有一只漂浮物圍着自己的頭頂一圈一圈的轉來轉去罷了。
搶奪神之心的行動其實并沒有什麽額外的安排。
非要說的話，白伊維爾會出現在這裏也只是單純因為【女士】的下屬和他交接過情報，事關冰之女皇的命令，他必須在這件事上展現出合作的态度。
而事實上，單憑【女士】的傲慢與自大，她壓根并不在意【隐狼】的去向，也并不打算去制定什麽缜密的合作計劃，只是靠下屬轉告給白伊維爾，在她搶奪神之心的時候，他只要在現場看着，注意騎士團的動向，如果出現意外為她收尾就好。
“……”
白伊維爾樂得輕松，既然這樣，他只要确認神之心到了女士的手上，就能徑直撤離蒙德，換一個身份前往璃月，鋪下一步的棋子，悠閑擺弄自己的史萊姆牧場了。
少年帶着黑色披肩的身形在蒙德城內高速移動，只留下淺淺的淡藍色殘影，直到他停在了蒙德大教堂側門的大樹背後。
命運确實有着屬于它的強大力量。
【女士】已經帶着愚人衆的下屬提前守在了教堂附近，等溫迪和空跑出來的那一瞬間，他們便毫不留情的動手了。
席卷的寒潮下，派蒙被凍成冰塊向遠處吹去，沒有防備的空被兩只愚人衆的手下桎梏了胳膊，控制着行動。
溫迪的雙腳被冰封印，他卷起微弱到不可思議的風，但依舊沒有掙脫分毫。
傲慢的【女士】已經選擇開啓了嘲諷技能：
“放棄統治蒙德的神，就只剩這點力量？”
白伊維爾背靠着樹，輕輕閉着眼睛想：如果神明依靠信仰來獲得力量，那這幾千年來，蒙德人可從未放棄過對風神的崇信。
不管怎麽說，顯然溫迪的語言攻擊力要比女士還要高一個檔次，他的同僚毫不意外地被激怒了。
白伊維爾輕輕呼了口氣，眼睫已經開始微顫。
女士帶着她的怒氣爆發而上，神之心成功被她手動掏了出來，空用力的喊叫聲回蕩在這片空間，驚起了樹梢藍色的團雀。
只可惜堅強的溫迪雖然虛弱到捂着心髒跪倒在地上，但依舊堅持女士說一句他回怼一句的策略，成功得到了更讓玩家怒火騰升的待遇。
就在女士準備揮出那一巴掌之際，白伊維爾還是煩躁地伸出了被指尖勒出痕跡的手心。
在大樹背後，白伊維爾隔空凝聚出了細長的水藤蔓，借芬裏垩溶解空間的力量穿梭到了女士身邊，用力纏繞過她的手腕，緊縮，然後向反方向拉扯。
“嗯？”
手裏的動作被控制，然後被迫懸停在空中的女士皺起了眉，看向那根緊致，甚至勒到自己手腕有些生疼的水藤蔓。
至少她還不算沒有一點智商，瞬間想明白了力量可能的來源。
她不耐煩地開口：“多管閑事。”
但是腳上的動作卻沒有停，依舊堅持用力踢了吟游詩人一腳，然後轉身招呼自己的手下。
她搖着手慢悠悠的離開，語氣依舊帶着傲慢的尖刺：“走吧，既然有人在這礙事，那我們便不多久停了。”
……
「啊啊啊啊氣死我了氣死我了氣死我了」
「女士，我記住你了」
「我派蒙都被凍成冰塊了」
「你長得好看也沒用！腿再長也沒用！你敢打我兄弟！還掏我兄弟的心？！！」
「我服了騎士團的人呢，就算是側面也不能一個守衛都不放吧」
「不準打我老婆！！！」
「我還能被兩個愚人衆給抓住？氣死我了，有本事量血條！」
「絕了就教堂門口開打還沒人來」
「溫迪這風……感覺放了一整個太平洋，他之前打深淵魔物的時候還不是這點風啊」
「這顆神之心好像國際象棋裏的皇後棋」
「你再踹，你tm還踹」
「……這個仇我記下了」
「幸好她那一巴掌沒扇下來，要不然我跟她沒完」
「雖然有點遠，但她那個動作，好像是手被什麽東西給抓住了」
「感覺并不是站在我們這一邊的人……聽女士的話他們應該是認識的」
「可能只是不想節外生枝之類的」
「啊啊啊啊不管是誰攔住她這一巴掌我都得謝謝你」
「是這樣，雖然還是很氣」
遠處草地上，已經離開了蒙德城的兩位執行官在此第一次正式于蒙德的土地上會面。
白伊維爾站在不遠處，抱臂等待着羅莎琳的靠近，他的肩上依舊停着那只立下不小功勞的王獸。
他眼神冰涼，語氣卻沒有什麽波瀾：
“羅莎琳，作為你的同僚，我想我有必要提醒你，傲慢與無知只會加速你自掘墳墓的進程。”
即使有着邪眼的抑制，羅莎琳也仿佛一刻都壓抑不住體內躁動的烈火，她依舊帶着毫無改變的态度，語氣傲慢：
“論執行官的排名，你只不過是一個小小的末席罷了，這次的行動是由我在主導，你的任務僅僅只是在一旁輔佐。”
羅莎琳冷笑了一聲。
“結果呢，身為至冬的執行官，你不僅沒有站在同僚立場上出手幫忙，反而阻攔我的行動，是不是有些太沒有自知之明了。”
白伊維爾的情緒沒有什麽變化，反倒是他肩上的芬裏垩有些躁動，克制着爪牙等待少年的指示。
他平靜開口：“若你覺得這次的行動能成功真的是因為你自己的實力，那多少是有些愚蠢和可笑了。”
他頓了頓，繼續輸出道：
“不專注于自己的目的，反而在那種情況下選擇無聊地賣弄自己的高傲與借來的力量。
情報不足還執着于吸引刻意放水的風神與星海之外旅者的仇恨，到底是誰沒有自知之明呢？”
白伊維爾扯了扯嘴角，夾雜着事實不留情的反駁道。
羅莎琳咬了咬牙，她的傲慢不允許她承認自己脆弱不堪的對手有過僞裝的可能性，更別說只是針對于同僚提出的“愚蠢”與“可笑”這兩個詞，就已經足以挑起她的怒火，掀起兩位執行官的沖突。
俗稱語言攻擊性不足導致只能動手的無能狂怒。
羅莎琳身後的愚人衆下屬們早就已經識相的向遠處躲避了不少距離。
但事實證明，執行官的怒火并不是不少距離就能消弭的。
兩位同樣帶有着冰屬性的邪眼，而本身則水火不容的兩種元素力相互碰撞，刺骨寒冰穿過了周圍的大樹，紮進了樹幹與草地之上。
很明顯，即便是羅莎琳運用多年的冰屬性邪眼也比不過白伊維爾明目張膽規則開挂後的元素掌控力。
不甘于落敗的羅莎琳不顧一切燃燒起了熾烈的火焰，圍繞戰場的中心，腐蝕的熱氣與帶着負面削弱效果的水霧向外升騰。
整片地形都被濃縮的元素力侵蝕了一大塊。
有芬裏垩的幫助，即便不需要它恢複原型，只靠溶解空間的能力就能讓白伊維爾把水屬性的藤蔓穿透過這片草地之上的任何一處空間定點。
只憑借水構成的藤蔓或許限制不住熾熱的烈火，但有規則的加持，冰元素覆蓋的藤蔓輕而易舉的就闖進火焰，随後一把扼住了羅莎琳的咽喉。
這邊戰局已定，另一邊，【女士】的愚人衆手下發抖着生生靠了過來，唯唯諾諾地報告說：
“隐狼大人，女士大人，騎士團的人馬上就要來了。”
白伊維爾斜眼看了一眼愚人衆，不緊不慢的靠近依舊在用烈火掙紮的羅莎琳。
他輕聲開口，針對女士的前言：
“……小小的末席？
看在女皇大人的份上，我最後警告你一句，不要過分相信自己的力量，在這世界上，總有你看不起的人能置你于死地。”
随後他轉身，在面前打開了傳送用的水面，緩慢踏了進去，一旁耀武揚威的芬裏垩見狀也急忙跟上，一爪子勾住少年肩膀的衣飾，瞬間離開了這裏。
羅莎琳搖晃着支撐自己站起，向身後揮了揮手，朝愚人衆下屬們嘶啞地喊道：“我們走……！”
偵查騎士安柏和一衆聽到轟鳴聲的巡邏士兵們姍姍來遲。
“這是怎麽回事……”
安柏蹙眉，仔細觀察過地面上戰鬥的痕跡。
“有兩位實力非常恐怖的存在在這裏對抗過，得把這些細節都盡快彙報給琴團長。”
她自言自語道。
騎士團的辦公室裏，琴團長已經陷入了無法緩解的焦頭爛額之中。
她看着送上來的文件與無論如何也找不到的襲擊證據，重重嘆了口氣。
愚人衆現在的圖謀已經越來越明目張膽肆意妄為了，有必要的話，她得寫一封書信警示一下鄰國的凝光小姐，至少不能讓愚人衆再這樣在別國的領土無法無天……
……
蒙德英雄的象征之地，溫迪站在大樹下，青色的浮光從他的腳底升起，覆蓋了整個身體。
“嗯？你來了。”
溫迪看向身後跟來的空，問道：
“是來找我的嗎？”
空點了點頭，擔心地問：“你沒事吧，溫迪。”
派蒙插話道：“那顆神之心……”
“嗯……”
花費了不少時間，溫迪向空解釋了神之眼，神之心與原神的概念。
又在派蒙開口詢問後，詳細解釋了愚人衆十二執行官第八席，代號【女士】的存在。
“唔……話說回來，在我與女士對峙的時候，似乎還有一位第三者，幫我攔下了女士的動作。”
溫迪把手指抵向下巴，思考道。
“是誰？”空問道。
當時的他正死死盯着那位想要對溫迪動手的執行官【女士】，倒是很清楚的看到了裂開的細小空間與晶瑩的水色藤蔓。
溫迪搖了搖頭，但又猶豫了一瞬間，最後還是沒有開口。
他結束了這個話題：
“我想……在你們未來的旅途中，大概還能見到那樣的力量吧。”
空陷入了思考。
一刻鐘的時間結束，溫迪送走了即将踏上新的旅途，前往璃月的空，轉身看向了空無一物，高聳的樹葉遮蔽下的枝杈。
他輕松開口：“風神的時間到此結束，接下來是溫迪時間呢。”
原本空曠的樹枝逐漸浮現出淡藍。
隐去身形的白伊維爾坐在那裏，低頭俯視着詩人。
溫迪抱起手臂笑了笑：
“你也是來和我告別的嗎？小白。”
“嗯。”對方輕哼了一聲。
溫迪踏着氣流飛上樹梢，坐在了少年身旁。
他看向少年的肩膀，視線不善：
“這是……”
芬裏垩縮了縮身體，從溫迪的這一側飛到了靠近樹幹的另一側肩膀上。
白伊維爾斜眼看了看獸犬：
“是我從別人那裏要來的寵物。”
“嗯……”溫迪瞬間理解了事情的經過。
但還是無奈說道：“雖然它看起來不太一樣，但那副外表，還真是讓人有些應激。”
白伊維爾彎起了唇，但還是溫聲寬慰道：
“我知道，不會讓它在有心理陰影的人面前多晃悠的。”
白發少年伸手，摸了摸芬裏垩的頭：“至少它還什麽都沒來得及幹。”
白伊維爾想了想，從儲物空間裏拿出了儲存好的一瓶蘋果蒲公英混合酒液：
“離別禮物。”
“唉……”溫迪失笑，輕輕嘆了口氣。
“我在想……怎麽會有人比我見過的神明還要溫柔，總是熱衷于找些借口投其所愛送禮物呢。”
少年眨了眨迷茫又帶着一絲無措的深藍瞳孔，抿了抿唇，有些僵硬的別過頭。
“那就當是離別禮物好了，我很開心哦。 ”
溫迪提起那灌酒壇，抱入懷中。
嗯……這絕對不是什麽為了安慰自己被搶走神之心特意送來的東西。
“我想想，離別禮物的話……我或許只能給小白一個無論何時都能獲得風神幫助的承諾了。”
“或者……小白有喜歡的東西嗎？”
溫迪問道。
白伊維爾想了想，自己喜歡的東西……
“那就請溫迪彈一首關于蒙德的曲調吧。”
……
「四季輪回，蒙德的風從不停息，松鼠，兔子，林豬總是奔跑、沐浴在充滿果香的陽光下。
蒙德的美酒承載着千年的故事與傳承，古老的酒窖裏，橡木桶緩緩發酵着時間與記憶。
歲月流轉，風仍在吹頌一首流淌四方的歌謠。」
在裏拉琴的回響中，兩位少年默契的沒有提及任何愚人衆、七神相關的話題，只是感受着風與歌，讓蒙德最後的記憶定格在榕樹上最後的道別。
……
璃月港，街頭。
“聽說了嗎，璃月港最近成立了一個新的商會，叫松藍商會，最近的勢頭很猛，基本上都快能對标璃月老牌商會飛雲商會了。”
“這麽厲害，難道……是與最近在璃月港裏爆火，大肆售賣各種口味史萊姆凝液的那部分商人有關？”
“對啊對啊，這商會會長的主要業務就是史萊姆凝液相關的食品營銷，但偏偏他就是憑借往各地售賣那些凝液和它的加工産品，賺得盆滿缽滿，讓好多商人都開始眼紅呢。”
“據說松藍商會的會長在望舒客棧不遠處的爆炎樹附近還開了一個史萊姆牧場，裏面用玻璃牆隔離了不少火史萊姆，還研究出了全提瓦特唯一一份史萊姆生蛋技術！”
“生蛋？？史萊姆怎麽會生蛋！”
“這誰知道，反正人家就是研究出來了，要不然說是開牧場呢。”
“不過你要是好奇的話，也可以過去看看，據說那裏不僅專門安排了史萊姆破殼的近距離觀察區，還有花了大力氣打造的桑拿房業務，史萊姆凝液相關美食特供，甚至走前還會送你一個毛絨史萊姆盲盒。”
“當然，只要你摩拉管夠，那邊據說和望舒客棧也有合作，住房和吃食都不用擔心。”
“嘶……有點心動，不得不說，最近各餐館上新的史萊姆相關食物味道是真的又豐富又獨特。”
“那可不是，岩王爺保佑，我今天還打算去萬民堂搶那個限定款的岩史萊姆脆皮奶昔呢……”
群玉閣，金碧輝煌又莊嚴典雅的辦公區域內，凝光坐在長椅上，修長的手指一下又一下的輕點着天平的兩端，看它們起起落落。
誰也不知道她此時的內心在天平的兩端放置了什麽樣的條件與籌碼。
“凝光大人。”
一位秘書打斷了她繁雜的思緒。
“查到了嗎？”
“沒有……那位松藍商會的會長一然就仿佛憑空出現在璃月港，我們能肯定的是，他确實是一位璃月人，但卻查不到任何有關他過去的行蹤去向。”
凝光點點頭，查不到任何消息其實本身就是一種消息。
要麽他的身份特殊，被幕後勢力用更高明的手段隐藏了蹤跡，要麽就真的得是憑空出現之人，那或許就得與仙衆那邊有什麽聯系了……
這樣一位憑空出世、震動商界的商會會長，擁有着她都看不透的商業機密，高明缜密的商業手段，坦然正直的行事作風，卻偏偏成為了璃月獨一一份她看不透底細的商人。
秘書繼續彙報道：“但是我們能查到的是，他的啓動資金皆來源于在北國銀行的存款……那畢竟是至冬在璃月開設的銀行，我們沒辦法對那筆資金進行溯源……”
“罷了。”凝光擺擺手。
“知道這些已經足夠了，他的身份已經無從查證，北國銀行的大筆存款也不能代表什麽，那接下來便只能繼續盯着，只要他的行事依舊如此坦然，同時也不會破壞璃月的貿易規則與秩序，那便暫且随他去吧。”
畢竟能帶動璃月的經濟發展，并且不熱衷于大筆斂財，甚至願意給別的商人提供合作機會與籌碼……以此盡量避免樹敵太多，這樣的富商已經很難得且少見了。
……
下午，璃月港靠近碼頭一處居民房的二樓。
靠窗的茶桌前，一然在思索着今天要不要把頭發給紮起來，他已經很久沒有披過頭發了，在璃月港的這些時日還多少有些不習慣。
白色的發絲順着一然的手指逐漸收攏，又被無力的放下。
“……”
說實話，他不是很會紮頭發，只是在璃月這樣一個國風濃郁的地方，他不自覺就在捏人的時候給自己幻化出來了長到幾乎及腰的白發。
如果要紮起來，他最多也是只能淩亂倉促的在發根把頭發聚攏在一起，卻多少看着有些敷衍潦草，不宜正式出門見客。
一然想了想，唔……
要不有空去不蔔廬找趟白術大夫，讓他教教自己該怎麽用發簪？
順帶再帶上一份七七喜歡的冰史萊姆椰奶凍，也不知道一份夠不夠。
距離請仙典儀還有幾天時間，也不見空有提前來到璃月港，怕不是又在路上接了什麽探索任務吧……
一然懶懶地打了個哈欠，雖然沒有什麽電子設備，但處在璃月這樣一個舒适又和平的環境裏，真的很能讓人放松警惕，忘記接下來的事情呢。
他搖了搖頭，輕輕敲了敲桌子，芬裏垩聽到響動，撕裂開空間從裏面鑽了出來。
獸犬依舊漂浮物大小，它圍着桌面轉動了兩圈，一陣低沉又沙啞的聲音從獸犬的發聲器官中傳出，它期待地問道：
"Bai, is there anything I can help you with tonight?"
Yiran held his chin in his hand, ignoring the hair problem for the time being, and replied:
"Yes, if everything goes well, I might be able to find you a new friend."
…
On the streets of Liyue Harbor.
Having already unlocked the telepathic information through the rules, Finnick looked at its owner with some uncertainty:
"Bai... the friend you're talking about is..."
"It's him." Yiran smiled faintly, with a look of excitement on his face.
In front of a kite stall in the distance, an orange-haired man was holding a swallow-shaped kite and a sparrow-shaped kite, hesitating for a moment, and finally decided to buy them all.
Anyway, it's the executive's [rich man's] money that's being spent, so if I buy one for each of Tonya and Tok, they should be happy.
Suddenly, Dadalia seemed to feel a familiar power. He turned his head suddenly and looked behind him. He almost conjured up a water-shaped sword in his hand, but found nothing.
I only saw a man with long white hair walking towards me from a distance. He had a leisurely expression on his face and did not look me in the eye. He just walked gracefully towards the kite stall.
Yiran looked at the many samples on the table with interest, and finally chose a kite in the shape of a wolfhound with claws and fangs painted on it.
His voice is like the sound of spring water, clear and pure:
"Excuse me, how much Mora does this style of kite cost?"
Yiran had a kind smile on his face, which made people feel close to him. The old lady smiled brightly in an instant:
"Not expensive, not expensive. If you pick another one, you can get it for half the price."
He nodded seriously and picked out another whale-shaped kite.
"That's all... I don't know if these two kites will fight if they are released together."
Yiran muttered to himself in a troubled tone.
“Eh—”
The old lady had good hearing and rejected the handsome young man's proposal directly:
"That won't work. How can we fly two kites at the same time?"
She thought about it, and as if she couldn't bear to disappoint her guests, she added, "But if we tie two kites to one string, maybe it would work."
"If you need it, I can also take the time to customize a kite like this for you."
Unable to hold back, he clenched his fingers, placed them against his lips, and laughed softly.
"That's not necessary. Even if a fight breaks out, they won't be damaged. We can just separate them."
"That's not true. The kites I make are all made of the finest fabrics..."
Yiran smiled and nodded in agreement with the stall owner. He passed Mora and slowly put away the two kites he had bought, then turned and left the stall.
“…”
Tartaglia didn't say a word the whole time. Although this man kept smiling warmly, she always felt that there was something else behind his words, as if he was hinting at something...
He turned his head to look at Yiran's walking away figure, his eyes fell on the water-attributed divine eye on his side.
The same God's Eye as mine... I don't know how powerful it is.
Tartaglia narrowed her eyes. Did the aura of the abyss that she had just accidentally sensed come from this man, or was it just her illusion?
After walking far away, deep in a remote corner of the street in Liyue Harbor, Fenric, who had been hiding in the space after receiving the signal, poked out his wolf head again.
It asked, "Bai, didn't you ask me to make friends with him?"
Yiran said nothing, but replied in his heart:
"But you can only let him come to you to be friends. If you take the initiative to approach him, he won't be happy to be friends with you."
Finnick didn't quite understand what was said, so he quietly replied in his heart, "Humans are really complicated creatures, Bai."
Yiran agreed with this statement and gently stroked the beasthound's head.
It seemed that the breath of the abyss was confirmed, but because Fenrir's appearance was too small, Tartaglia did not take any action. She just followed behind the man and the beast to conceal her own breath.
But the man in front of him was walking further and further away, and even a fool could tell that something was wrong. Although Tadalia was not afraid of trouble, she still stopped for the time being.
The moment he stopped, Yiran also paused and stopped walking deeper. He turned around with a polite smile on his face.
"Excuse me, sir... you have been following me all the way, do you have anything to ask me?"