Chapter 372: Ch 372 : The sudden and coincidental appearance of Aether
Su Yuan fell into deep thought.
Judging by the pattern of these rule-based information prompts, since it mentioned Xingqiu, it most likely meant that Xingqiu would be joining his team today to help fight against the eerie forces...
After all, Xingqiu was known for his chivalrous spirit and warm heart—when faced with something that threatened Liyue, he wouldn’t stand by and do nothing...
Su Yuan also considered another possibility: could the hidden traitor in the team actually be Xingqiu?
After all, among his current teammates battling the eerie forces, no one had shown particularly suspicious or abnormal behavior...
If he really had to name someone, the young boy—Youngtore—was the most suspicious...
But previously, the message from his left palm had clearly stated that Youngtore truly was helping him go against Dottore, and even tried to possess Dottore’s body...
Clearly, this matter still required careful consideration...
Su Yuan calmed his thoughts and continued reading:
[45. When there is a conflict between the intelligence from your left hand and right hand, you must prioritize the information from your right hand.]
Upon seeing this message, Su Yuan furrowed his brows deeply...
This was... the second time now, wasn’t it?
That the intel from the right hand had warned him not to trust the left hand...
Su Yuan knew very well—his left and right hands seemed to come from two completely different information systems...
At the very beginning, the intel from his left and right hands coexisted peacefully.
But ever since the message from his left palm had told him not to trust the right-hand messages and not to go to Liyue, it seemed that the two intel systems had started clashing with each other...
But on this point, Su Yuan had his own take:
"Whether it’s a black cat or a white cat—as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat."
"Whether it’s the left hand or the right hand—as long as it gives accurate information, it’s a good hand!"
He couldn’t bring himself to blindly trust just one hand while looking at the other with suspicion—that just wasn’t in his nature.
[Special Intel: You have gained extra rewind chances: 0 times]
[Currently available rewind chances: 2.2 times]
[46. After surviving the sixteenth night, new intel will be unlocked]
What? He got 0 new rewind chances yesterday?
Sure, not many lives were lost yesterday—but zero? That felt a bit too low...
Also, didn’t one of Dottore’s segments die yesterday? Does that not count?
If Dottore doesn’t count as a person and his death isn’t counted, then logically speaking, things like the Ancient Geo Dragon or Azhdaha shouldn’t count either...
Could it be that since the one who died was just a segment, it doesn’t count as the real Dottore’s death, so it’s excluded?
Or even if that segment was reduced to ashes, it still doesn’t qualify as a "death"?
Su Yuan thought about it deeply but still couldn’t figure it out...
What exactly are the conditions for earning more rewind chances?
After a quick wash and breakfast, Su Yuan headed over to Bubu Pharmacy as planned to meet up with everyone.
Upon seeing him arrive, Zhongli greeted him with a calm smile:
"Su Yuan, there’s good news—after digging up almost the entire Dihua Marsh, Xiao has finally found several chunks of Shimmersoil."
As Zhongli spoke, he held out a handful of shimmering golden earth, glowing like actual gold.
This must be the Shimmersoil—it truly lives up to its name.
"Xiao really went through a lot..." Su Yuan said.
"A Yaksha tasked with subduing demons, now digging up mud because of all this..."
"There’s no need to say such things," Zhongli replied.
"Xiao would not mind such a small task."
"Mm." Su Yuan nodded, then continued,
"Next, I’ll share with you some of the new intel I received today."
Though he said "some intel," strictly speaking, there was really only one piece—the condition regarding Xingqiu’s potential Eerie transformation.
After all, regarding the matter of a possible traitor among his teammates, Su Yuan still wanted to observe further, and the information from the palms of his left and right hands couldn’t be shared with others anyway...
"The second young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild, Xingqiu?" Zhongli said thoughtfully after hearing Su Yuan’s explanation.
"His chivalrous heart is indeed well-known throughout Liyue Harbor."
"Even if he joins our team, we don’t need to worry too much..."
"After all, everything we’re doing now is to resist the Eerie forces and protect Liyue Harbor—fully in line with the ideals of justice and righteousness."
Just then, a voice called out from outside Bubu Pharmacy:
"Everyone, I bring good news!"
It was Chongyun’s voice.
He and Xingqiu soon appeared at the entrance of Bubu Pharmacy.
"This is Xingqiu. I’m sure everyone here knows him," Chongyun said.
"I told him about the troubles we’re facing, he wants to join us in fighting the Eerie force and lend us his strength. I’m sure no one here would object?"
"Of course not." Su Yuan smiled and nodded, then turned to Xingqiu and said,
"Xingqiu, welcome aboard."
Then Su Yuan looked back at Chongyun and asked,
"Chongyun, don’t tell me the ’good news’ you mentioned was just that you brought Xingqiu with you?"
"Of course not," Xingqiu replied with a smile.
"In fact, after Chongyun found me yesterday, I immediately used the Feiyun Commerce Guild’s network to search for the Traveler."
"The Traveler is a good friend of mine, after all. Ever since we parted during the Lantern Rite, I haven’t seen him in quite some time—I’ve missed him dearly!"
"But what I didn’t expect was—after searching high and low, he appeared effortlessly..."
"Just this morning, one of my retainers spotted the Traveler at the entrance of Liyue Harbor!"
Just as Xingqiu finished speaking, the Traveler—Aether—appeared right behind him and Chongyun, smiling and waving to everyone:
"Everyone, I hope you’ve been well. Long time no see!"
"Hehe, and of course, don’t forget me! The Traveler’s best partner—Paimon!"
Paimon popped out beside Aether and waved with a big smile.
"Haha, hi everyone!"
Huh?
Su Yuan stared in shock at the scene, thinking to himself:
Is it really going to be this smooth?
"Madame Ping" had given them three days, and yet in less than one day they had completed almost everything—obtained the Smaragdus Jadeite, dug up the Shimmersoil, and even found the Traveler...
Wait, no—not fully completed yet.
They still needed the Traveler to willingly kneel and apologize to Madame Ping.
Only then would the mission be truly complete.
"Xingqiu and Chongyun already told me everything," Aether said sincerely.
"It was my failure for not protecting the Serenitea Pot properly..."
"Madame Ping placed so much trust in me, and I let her down. I’m willing to kneel and apologize to her."
Su Yuan watched this unfold, and he couldn’t shake a strange feeling...
Isn’t this all happening a little too smoothly?
Besides, wasn’t Aether supposed to be off who-knows-where with Dainsleif?
Why did he just happen to show up in Liyue Harbor at this exact moment?
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