Genshin, No sad stories

If that really happened, Lumine would also laugh at Venti mercilessly. 

At the same time, Jiang Chen was also curious—how was La Signora's collection of Gnoses going? 

Had she figured out Venti's identity? 

Jiang Chen's meddling had disrupted quite a few things. 

What original plot? 

It no longer existed. 

Although Lumine was still the Honorary Knight, 

Venti had been hard-locked in a hotel by Jiang Chen for a long time. 

La Signora wanted to find the Anemo Archon? She probably hadn't even caught a glimpse of him by now. 

Just as Jiang Chen was thinking about this, 

Things in Mondstadt were indeed as he had imagined. 

La Signora, unable to find the Anemo Archon, grew more and more frustrated by the day. 

Moreover, the Fatui were causing trouble in the city from time to time. 

This kept the Knights of Favonius busy. 

The citizens were also growing increasingly dissatisfied with the Fatui. 

As for Venti, he had already sobered up. 

And he had discovered that the wine he had buried under Windrise was gone! 

He was the Anemo Archon, and the barriers were his doing. 

He knew very well whether someone had tampered with them. 

After finishing the wine Jiang Chen had left him, his mind gradually cleared. 

With his brain functioning normally again, Venti immediately noticed something was off at Windrise. 

So he dragged his stinking body over to Windrise as fast as he could. 

When he sensed what had happened underground, he was utterly dumbfounded. 

"Gone? It's all gone?" 

"My treasured wine is all gone?" 

"Damn it, this is a trap." 

By now, Venti understood everything. 

This was all Jiang Chen's trap. 

Get him drunk, overwhelm him with sugar-coated bullets, 

Then take advantage of the opportunity to dig up all his treasured wine. 

Not only his wine, but even the ones buried by the Knights of Favonius had been dug up. 

Moreover, Venti sensed that one of his treasured bottles of wine was now at Dawn Winery. 

Which meant Jiang Chen had sold the wine? 

Good grief, what a guy! 

He had been scammed, hadn't he? 

Once Venti figured all this out, he felt utterly hopeless. 

This world was beyond saving. 

Just destroy it already! 

He wished this was a nightmare and that he could wake up soon. 

This was too terrifying!! 

Unfortunately, this was reality. 

What had happened had already happened, and there was no way to undo it. 

Now, Venti could only accept this fact—or go find Jiang Chen. 

As for what was happening in Mondstadt, 

He didn't have the energy to care right now. 

Venti was still drowning in the sorrow of losing his precious wine. 

Wasn't this just taking his life? 

Who had the time to care about other things now? 

Let it be. 

But because of this, La Signora grew even more frantic. 

Not a single clue could be found! 

She was about to lose her mind. 

Her subordinates now dared not approach her, 

Afraid she might suddenly slap them. 

... 

The night passed without incident. 

Jiang Chen and Lumine stayed at Wangshu Inn for the night. 

The next morning, after having breakfast, they checked out of their rooms. 

Then they set off for Yaoguang Shoal. 

Under the morning sun, breathing in the fresh air, the three of them walked along the official road. 

They crossed the long wooden bridge next to Wangshu Inn and entered another path. 

This was the road to Mingyun Village. 

However, the road was now destroyed. 

This bridge was the only path to Mingyun Village and also led to Dragonspine. 

But now it was in shambles. 

Hilichurls and other monsters had taken over the area. 

Dragonspine was also one of the routes to Mondstadt. 

But because few people used it, 

No one had bothered to repair the bridge after it was destroyed. 

That was probably the reason. 

As for the people living in Mingyun Village, they traveled by boat. 

Or they simply didn't come this way at all. 

So no one bothered to fix it. 

Moreover, even though the bridge was broken, there were still some paths that could be used. 

As long as you could deal with the monsters on the bridge. 

"From here, we'll reach Yaoguang Shoal." 

"So let's clear out those monsters." 

"If we don't do it now, we'll have to do it later anyway." 

"Might as well get it done early." 

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, a spear appeared in his hand. 

The Unbroken Excalibur, gripped tightly by Jiang Chen. 

Then Jiang Chen stepped forward. 

Lumine and Paimon followed closely behind. 

Lumine also took out her weapon. 

A plain, ordinary sword. 

She had picked it up in the wild. 

But for Lumine, as long as it worked, it was fine. 

Even with an ordinary weapon, she could still fight gods. 

After all, the Traveler was just that confident. 

Moreover, following behind Jiang Chen, she didn't even need to fight. 

Whether it was Stormterror or the Hilichurls they encountered along the way, 

Jiang Chen had handled them all. 

She just followed behind, cheering him on. 

The Hilichurls, seeing people approaching, immediately launched an attack. 

'Ya!' The Hilichurls charged forward, trying to capture Jiang Chen and Lumine. 

Seeing these Hilichurls, both Jiang Chen and Lumine treated them like goblins. 

So they didn't hesitate to attack. 

Jiang Chen, leading the charge, swung his spear, and a burst of flames shot out. 

The charging Hilichurls instantly turned to ash, leaving behind several Hilichurl masks. 

The masks, containing the power of the ley lines, weren't so easily destroyed. 

After one attack, all that remained were the masks. 

"Paimon, clean up the battlefield." 

Jiang Chen called out, then continued forward. 

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Paimon happily shouted: 

"Got it!" 

With that, Paimon rushed forward to collect the materials. 

She gathered all the items and handed them to Lumine. 

This was how they usually operated in the wild. 

Jiang Chen took the lead as the main fighter, Lumine followed as the storage, and Paimon handled the cleanup. 

They had gotten used to this routine during their travels. 

It had always been this way. 

As Jiang Chen walked across the dilapidated bridge, he couldn't help but mutter to himself. 

"If we really live over there, we'll have to fix this bridge." 

"Otherwise, if it rains heavily, this place will flood." 

"It'll be impossible to move around." 

"Just the seawater rushing down from Sal Terrae would be enough to submerge this place." 

Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Lumine fully agreed. 

That was indeed the case. 

They had to fix it. 

And it would be best to rebuild it properly, not just with wood. 

Wooden structures were too primitive. 

If the water upstream got too strong, this place would be done for. 

The water from Qingce Village also flowed this way. 

"We'll deal with it later." 

Jiang Chen nodded, then didn't say anything more. 

He continued forward. 

The three of them crossed the bridge and soon saw some buildings. 

There were also some poorly maintained roads. 

It seemed like no one had been here for a long time. 

This was the road to Mingyun Village.