Mt. Aocang?
Hearing those three words from Master Mao, Su Yuan immediately felt a bad premonition...
Mt. Aocang was the territory of Cloud Retainer, and according to Master Mao, Xiangling should have returned by now, but she still hasn't...
Could something have happened to Xiangling?
"Su Yuan, don't show too much worry, so as not to alert Master Mao that something's wrong..."
Zhongli quietly reminded him,
"As Master Mao said himself, worrying now won't help much..."
"Maybe Xiangling didn't encounter anything at Mt. Aocang and will come back soon?"
"For now, let's just eat properly... and get some rest tonight..."
"If something really happened, we can deal with it when we go to Mt. Aocang tomorrow..."
Su Yuan nodded, feeling that Zhongli's words made sense...
No matter how much he worried about Xiangling now, it was just pointless mental exhaustion...
He had no idea where Xiangling was at the moment, and there was no way he could risk going to Mt. Aocang, Cloud Retainer's territory, at night to look for her...
Originally, to fight the Primo Geovishap, Su Yuan and Zhongli had trekked back and forth from Liyue Harbor to its lair, leaving Su Yuan feeling very tired and a bit hungry...
Now, with Master Mao's delicious food set before him, Su Yuan just didn't feel like eating...
But no matter what, food is essential—people need to eat, or they'll get hungry and weak!
He had to eat to have the strength to keep going!
As Su Yuan ate, he overheard the next table talking about something related to Fontaine...
Su Yuan wasn't trying to eavesdrop on others' conversations or invade their privacy; he was just curious about what exactly they were saying about Fontaine and what the current situation there was...
After all, Fontaine was the first country he had traveled to after crossing over, so he still had a bit of a special connection to it...
"You probably know already, right? Fontaine had a huge flood not long ago—it flooded the entire region!"
"Although it didn't cause many casualties, it did result in a lot of property damage. So, I guess you could say it was the lesser of two evils!"
"Right now, over at Fontaine's Palais Mermonia, with the approval of Lord Neuvillette, they've sent out invitations and promotional flyers to the nations of Teyvat, inviting tourists to come visit Fontaine!"
"I guess the Fontaine authorities want to boost their economy by promoting tourism!"
A middle-aged man was drinking wine and chatting casually with his tablemates.
"Hahaha, as expected of Brother Wang—you really know your stuff when it comes to international affairs!" another person at the table raised his glass to Brother Wang and said, "Brother Wang, here's a toast to you!"
Su Yuan wasn't surprised by this conversation...
After all, in his original world, there were always some people who liked to talk about the world and discuss international situations over a meal, sharing their opinions...
Su Yuan was just a bit curious—this policy from Fontaine, it was approved by Neuvillette, right?
If it's according to Neuvillette's taste, how would these invitations and flyers be designed?
Knowing Neuvillette's personality, surely he wouldn't have let the Melusines be the tourism ambassadors, right?
"By the way, aren't you curious about what the flyers from Fontaine, the Water Nation, actually look like?"
Brother Wang at the table took another sip of his wine and then said mysteriously,
"Isn't it just a coincidence! My nephew just came back from Fontaine yesterday, and he happened to bring me a flyer!"
"Hehe, this exotic-style flyer—do you guys want to see it?"
"Brother Wang, stop teasing us, just show it to us already!" the others at the table shouted in unison.
Su Yuan couldn't help but wonder—don't these people have phones?
It's just a promotional poster; shouldn't it be easy to find online?
But Su Yuan quickly realized — oh right, this is Teyvat after all, and there really are no phones or internet here…
"All right, all right, I'll take it out and show you guys now!"
Surrounded by everyone, Brother Wang felt very pleased and comfortable.
He said this while pulling a promotional card out of the bag he carried, showing it to everyone at the table…
Su Yuan turned his gaze over, wanting to see what Neuvillette's aesthetic really looked like…
Then, Su Yuan was stunned…
"Haha, did you see it? This time, Fontaine's tourism ambassador is the Hydro Archon Furina!"
Brother Wang laughed heartily, but soon realized something and corrected himself:
"No, I should say the former Hydro Archon Furina…"
"Now, Lady Furina has voluntarily stepped down from being the Hydro Archon and is just an ordinary citizen of Fontaine…"
"But she used to star in plays and operas and is still very well recognized by the people. Even though she's no longer the Hydro Archon, she's still Fontaine's big star!"
"It's really perfect for her to be the tourism ambassador!"
"Ah…" another person at the table sighed, "Looking at it this way, both our Liyue and Fontaine have become nations without gods…"
"It's just that Lady Furina stepped down voluntarily, while our poor Lord Morax was tragically assassinated…"
"By the way, who exactly was the villain that assassinated our beloved Archon?"
"Why hasn't the suspect been brought to justice even after all this time???"
"Some people have been spreading conspiracy theories, saying the Liyue Qixing plotted to kill the Archon to take sole control of Liyue…"
"At first, I didn't believe it either, but think about recent events — the Qixing and the Administration have been collecting all portraits and statues of the Geo Archon, forbidding ordinary people from keeping them. It's hard not to suspect something…"
"Hey! You can't just say things like that! This is a public place, and if the wrong people overhear you, it'll bring you big trouble!" Brother Wang quickly stopped the conversation.
"Sigh… I've always believed that the Archon isn't actually dead…" another person let out a sigh and said, "Maybe the Archon just faked his death, shed his old identity, and became an ordinary person like us, blending into Liyue Harbor and still silently protecting Liyue…"
As for the rest of the discussion at that table, Su Yuan didn't take in a word…
The moment he saw the flyer with Furina's image on it, a chill ran through his entire body, and he couldn't stop trembling…
According to the eerie conditions described by Zhongli, being "in the presence of Morax" could include being in front of his image or statue…
And since vision is mutual, if he could see Furina's image, that meant her image could also see him…
Then, Su Yuan glanced at the sky outside, which had already grown dark…
There was no doubt — it was nighttime.
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