"Right, what is this Tarou coin that Honorary Knight specifically emphasized just now? I should investigate it thoroughly after we get back..."
Liyue thought that anything worthy of such a powerful Honorary Knight's repeated emphasis must be extraordinary!
It might even be the next business opportunity!
After all, her teacher was an astrologer capable of calculating the future!
It was fine that she wasn't allowed to borrow Mora to invest in Tarou coins. Once her goods were sold, she would have plenty of Mora to earn.
Then she could quietly invest, and when the results came out, she would amaze everyone!
After Liyue made a contract with Fengyi, she couldn't wait to take the ten million Mora provided by the other party as startup capital and rushed to the Mondstadt market to stock up.
Fengyi went to the Knights of Favonius, had a brief chat with Jean, and then returned to her own tavern.
"Ying, there aren't many guests at the tavern in the morning. Diona can manage by herself. While we have the chance, how about I take you for a walk outside Mondstadt City to see the sights?"
Fengyi said to Ying, who was helping out in the tavern.
"Then... then please wait a moment, I'll go home and change my clothes first!"
Ying was tempted. She also wanted to go out and look around, so she put down the tray of drinks she was holding and quickly ran home.
When she woke up this morning, she had intended to wash her change of clothes, but unexpectedly, they had already been washed and hung out to dry on the balcony.
There were only she and Fengyi in the house, so who had washed the clothes? Ying knew without even thinking.
While feeling shy, she also felt a warm sense of care, and Ying decided she would reciprocate next time!
After changing her clothes, Ying and Fengyi strolled through the outskirts of Mondstadt City, feeling the gentle spring breeze brushing their hair and gazing at the white clouds in the blue sky. Ying felt exceptionally relaxed.
Walking alongside Fengyi, her hands were behind her back, her shoulders occasionally drawing closer to Fengyi's side, but when their shoulders and arms were about to touch, Ying shyly pulled back.
The spring breeze, unaware of her feelings, stirred the young girl's heart...
Ying felt that this sweet, hazy feeling was truly irresistible.
However, she wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but Ying noticed that the places Fengyi took her for walks always seemed to be by the water...
It was as if the other party had something on her mind and was constantly searching for something?
"Fengyi, are you looking for something?"
Ying secretly glanced at Fengyi. Seeing that Fengyi's gaze was always focused on the water, she became very curious.
"Uh... an emergency cup... ah, no, emergency food, a little poor thing that flies but easily falls into the water..."
Hearing Fengyi's explanation, Ying not only didn't understand but became even more confused.
"Emergency food? A little poor thing that falls into the water? Hmm... Fengyi, look at that thing floating on the water over there, isn't that what you're looking for?"
Ying helped Fengyi search for a moment and suddenly spotted a strange object floating on the lake not far away, so she immediately pointed it out to Fengyi.
"Where?"
Fengyi looked in the direction Ying was pointing and indeed saw Paimon's figure, floating on the lake and drifting towards them.
But... he had just searched this area and found nothing.
Yet, as soon as Ying looked, Paimon actually appeared automatically?!
Fengyi himself wouldn't believe it if he said this wasn't strange.
"Let's fish her out first!"
As Fengyi spoke, he took out the fishing rod he had prepared earlier from the Serenitea Pot.
Reel in, cast!
A plump and delicious wild Paimon was thus fished out by Fengyi.
"Pfft~ Is it... you guys who saved me?"
Paimon spat out the water that had choked her throat, then slowly woke up and looked at the two people in front of her, saying confusedly.
"No, Fengyi saved you!"
Ying said with a smile. Fengyi had done all the rescuing, and she had just watched from the side.
"Thank you, Trav... Fengyi?!"
"Ahem, my name is Fengyi, I don't have the surname Traveler..."
Fengyi looked at the dazed Paimon and revealed a smile full of meaning.
Paimon had mistaken Ying for the one who saved her and was about to say "Thank you, Traveler," but upon hearing Ying's answer, she quickly corrected herself.
Although Paimon's reaction was quick, she still left a loophole.
Paimon was indeed after Ying, and had deliberately fallen into the water to create a chance encounter...
"Thank you for saving me. My name is Paimon. Are you Travelers? I know a lot about the Teyvat continent. As a reward, I can be your guide~"
Paimon floated in the air again and said to the two with a smile.
"Hello Paimon, my name is Ying. I'm not the Traveler, Fengyi is. Because I don't have any travel plans at the moment, you should go and help Fengyi instead!"
Ying said with a smile.
Fengyi was the one who saved Paimon, and Fengyi was the Traveler. It was only logical that Fengyi should receive Paimon's help.
"Hmm... I don't want what others don't want. Why don't you just leave..."
Fengyi thought about it. If a person who was about to do big things had a third wheel accompanying them, wouldn't that increase the risk of exposure?
Besides, he didn't have the peculiar habit of having an audience.
"Hey! Paimon is not a 'thing'! If you say that again, Paimon will get angry!"
Paimon stomped her little legs in the air, saying angrily.
"Alright, alright, you're not a 'thing', okay?"
Fengyi suppressed a laugh and grudgingly agreed.
"That's more like it. Paimon will forgive your rudeness this time!"
Paimon put her hands on her hips and said generously.
"Pfft~~"
Ying, who was watching the show from the side, couldn't hold it in anymore and chuckled.
Little Paimon was being sold by Fengyi, yet she was still counting money for him!
How amusing!
"Ah! You! How can you be so full of tricks?!"
Paimon heard Ying's suppressed laughter and thought about it carefully. She immediately realized that Fengyi was truly wicked and had deliberately tricked her!
"Ying, we've been out for a while, it's time to go back. When we get home, I'll make you a dessert so delicious that you'll swallow your tongue!"
"Mmm~"
Ying nodded and then followed Fengyi's footsteps.
"Dessert? Paimon wants to eat too!"
Paimon chuckled and immediately followed them.
"Paimon, let me tell you in advance, I don't support idlers. If you want to eat, you have to work!"
Fengyi said to Paimon, who was following closely behind them.
Although feeding an extra mouth was not a burden for him at the moment, if there was free labor right in front of him and he didn't use it, wouldn't that be a terrible waste?
"For the sake of food, Paimon will do anything!"
Paimon had no other choice now. To stay with Ying, she had to bite the bullet and go along with it.
"That's what you said! My tavern happens to be short of a waitress. You can start your official duties as soon as we get back!"
Fengyi: Getting a free waitress, this is a huge profit!