The passerby looked at Su Yuan with a strange expression.
Although he was puzzled as to why someone would ask such a question, he still answered Su Yuan:
"This year marks the 1,089th year since Lord Barbatos disappeared from Mondstadt. The one currently controlling and leading Mondstadt is the Lawrence family, one of the three major families!"
Hearing the passerby's explanation, Su Yuan was now completely certain: although he had returned to Mondstadt, he had traveled back more than a thousand years into the past!
He hadn't expected that after passing through that time-space portal, he would end up in Mondstadt over a millennium ago.
Was this an accident, or the work of Istaroth, the "Ruler of Time"?
Su Yuan knew very well that since he had traveled to the past, he couldn't interfere too much with the events there.
Even the smallest change could trigger a butterfly effect, causing immense and unpredictable consequences for the future.
So the safest approach now was to find a way to trigger a death rewind, returning to the past, and prevent everyone from going to Musk Reef through the time-space portal at Oath Cape.
But soon, Su Yuan realized a severe problem…
Aether was not by his side—who else could help him?
Even if he triggered the death rewind and returned to the past, without retaining his memory or the palm prompt on his left hand, how could he convey this information to his past self?
The passerby who had explained the situation continued:
"Little brother, judging by your clothes, and the fact that you don't seem to know what's going on, I assume you're not a local of Mondstadt, right?"
"Today happens to be the last day of the annual fifteen-day Windblume Festival, and it's also the day when the festival reaches its peak atmosphere!"
"That's why the elder masters of the Lawrence family chose this day to topple the statue of Barbatos and rebuild a tower symbolizing protection and authority!"
"On this day, the selected beautiful maiden climbs to a high place and throws down a feathered shuttlecock blessed by Lord Barbatos. The first person to catch it wins a generous prize and receives the Anemo Archon's protection for the year…"
"But honestly, ever since the Lawrence family gained real power in Mondstadt, the shuttlecock-throwing event has been practically predetermined, with the winners almost always being the young masters of the Lawrence family."
"So, for ordinary people like us, we can only watch!"
"Even though we definitely won't be able to grab it, joining in the fun seems like a decent choice."
To be honest, Su Yuan had no real interest in the Windblume Festival itself—he just wanted to quickly find a way to leave information for his future self after triggering the death rewind, so that the details about the time-space portal would be preserved.
Su Yuan was about to politely decline the passerby's offer when he heard him continue speaking:
"That's great! Every year, the person who catches the feathered shuttlecock and becomes the winner gets to leave a unique sentence of their own in the historical records that will be passed down!"
"Wait, what did you say? The winner can leave a unique sentence in the historical records???"
Hearing this, Su Yuan became extremely excited, because it seemed he had thought of a way to leave information behind!
"May I know your name? I want to go with you to the Windblume Festival venue to take a look!" Su Yuan grabbed the passerby's hand, speaking with excitement and eagerness.
"Uh… why did you suddenly get so enthusiastic?" the passerby replied, a bit speechless.
"My name is Didik, and I'm 19 years old this year…"
"Alright, Didik, no time to waste—let's set off immediately!" Su Yuan said.
Then, Didik led Su Yuan through the streets of ancient Mondstadt.
Su Yuan observed the surroundings and the details, noticing that the people seemed to live rather poorly…
It made sense—Su Yuan had long heard that during this period in Mondstadt, the nobles ruled with an iron hand, brainwashing, oppressing, and controlling the lower classes.
It wasn't until many years later, when the Muratan tribe Vanessa overthrew the old nobility and established the new Mondstadt, that the city became as it is now…
But that was all in the future, irrelevant to Su Yuan at this moment…
All Su Yuan wanted now was to catch the shuttlecock during the Windblume Festival and leave a message in the historical records, a message that could later warn his future self after the death rewind…
After some time, under Didik's guidance, Su Yuan arrived at the square in front of the cathedral.
The area was already bustling with people, all eyes focused on the girl standing atop the high platform, dressed in a white dress with a wreath of green leaves and flowers on her head.
Su Yuan looked up and saw that the girl was holding an elaborately decorated feathered shuttlecock—the one she was about to throw down to the crowd…
"I heard that this girl is a singer from a distant nomadic tribe. She hasn't been in Mondstadt for long, yet she was chosen to be the one to throw the shuttlecock this year…"
Didik explained from the side:
"Although I wonder which young master of the Lawrence family will catch the shuttlecock this year?"
"The one who catches the shuttlecock, receives the generous reward, gains the blessing of Barbatos, and leaves their name in the historical records… will be me," Su Yuan suddenly said, as if he were merely stating something trivial.
"Uh… then I wish you the best of luck, brother Su Yuan…"
Didik responded out of habit, but quickly realized something was off. In disbelief, he said:
"Su Yuan, do you know what you're saying?"
"Didn't I tell you? The winner of the shuttlecock every year is almost always predetermined—the young masters of the Lawrence family!"
"If you try to grab this shuttlecock, it's essentially going against the Lawrence family!"
"I am fully aware of the consequences of my actions, but I also have reasons I cannot avoid doing this," Su Yuan replied with a faint smile.
Not long after, the girl in white atop the platform threw the shuttlecock down toward the crowd…
Amid the excited cheers of the people, a plump young man in fancy clothing laughed heartily:
"Exactly! This time, the champion who gets the shuttlecock is none other than me!"
Hearing his voice, everyone politely gave him a clear path so he could reach the shuttlecock's landing spot…
But to everyone's surprise, Su Yuan had already anticipated this and arrived there first, catching the shuttlecock steadily with both hands.
"Sorry, this year, the winner of the shuttlecock is me…" Su Yuan said slowly, looking at the shuttlecock in his hands.
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