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"Hey? Why did the Treasure Stealers lock you up here for a whole day without doing anything to you? If they really wanted to kill you, they could just do it right away, right? What did you do to anger the Treasure Stealers and make them torture you like this?"

Paimeng looked at Meng Dan with some confusion.

"That group of treasure robbers should be newcomers, and they have no intention of leaving me here and torturing me on purpose."

Meng Dan shook his head weakly and continued speaking.

"The group of treasure hunters that captured me were originally looking for treasure in the ruins nearby. They treated me well and did nothing to me except restrict my freedom."

"It's just that yesterday a group of treasure-stealing people led by Huang Mazi came and invited them to the Tianheng Ancient City Wall to find a place to fight, but they never came back after that."

After hearing Meng Dan say Huang Mazi's name, Paimeng turned around and spread his hands towards Ying helplessly.

"I think I know why the treasure-stealing group that captured him didn't come back."

Ying on the side chuckled, and Meng Dan spoke with a puzzled look on his face when he saw Ying and Paimeng's performance.

"Do you know the whereabouts of that group of treasure thieves?"

"We left the Tianheng Ancient City not long ago. The treasure-stealing groups you mentioned probably happened to run into Yuhengxing Keqing who was inspecting the Tianheng Ancient City and were captured by the Qianyan Army she led."

"Let's hurry back to Tianheng Ancient City and ask Keqing for the key to save them."

Hearing Paimeng's words, Meng Dan nodded repeatedly.

"Thank you both for taking a trip to the Tianheng Ancient City Wall."

Ying shook her head and looked at Meng Dan in the cage.

"When we came here, we found traces of hill people around. The fragrance of sweet flowers here is very strong. If a hill person smells it and comes looking for you when we leave, you will be in danger."

After hearing Ying's words, Meng Dan's pale face lost the last bit of color and turned pale.

"What should I do?"

Ignoring Meng Dan who was holding his head and mumbling, Ying summoned his sword.

"Isn't there only one way to open the lock? Just step back a little and I'll just split the chain and rescue you."

Meng Dan shrank back, and Ying swung his sword and cut off the lock under Meng Dan's expectant gaze.

After releasing Meng Dan, Ying gave him some of the dry food and water she had with her.

After being hungry for a whole day, Meng Dan, who was already starving, quickly wolfed down the food.

"It's comfortable. I miss you so much. I must prepare a thank-you gift for you."

"As the antique supplier of Liyue Port Mingxingzhai, I can provide you with all kinds of antiques, rare and precious ornaments as long as you need them and I have them."

"Antiques supplier?"

"Actually, they are people who walk around in the ruins of the mountains and forests all year round to collect some antiques."

"This profession sounds similar to a treasure-hunting group that only digs for treasures and doesn't do any harm. You can tell how long a treasure-hunting group has been doing this. You don't come into contact with treasure-hunting groups often, do you?"

Hearing Paimeng's sigh, Meng Dan smiled awkwardly.

Ignoring Meng Dan's embarrassment, Paimeng, remembering his next purpose, put forward his request.

"By the way, do you have a box for snacks? We were invited by Tianquan Xing Ningguang to visit Qun Yu Pavilion, and we wanted to send some gifts according to Liyue tradition, but we are still short of a box for the gifts."

After hearing what Paimeng said, Meng Dan patted his chest and agreed.

"Gift boxes are a very important part of the antique business. Mingxingzhai has the best gift boxes in the seven countries. Please come with me to Mingxingzhai. I will ask Mingxingzhai to prepare the best gift boxes for you two."

"We still need to prepare some ingredients for the snacks, so we can't go back with you."

"Is that so? Then I'll go back to Liyue Harbor and say hello to the owner of Mingxingzhai. You can go to Mingxingzhai to get it whenever you need it."

After watching Meng Dan leave, Ying collected the sweet flowers that the treasure-stealing team had carefully cared for in the flowerpots.

Not long after, Ying brought Paimon to Mingxingzhai. After chatting for a while, Ying took the box of frosted slime and went to Yuehai Pavilion to find the guide as Keqing said.

On the way to Yuehai Pavilion, Paimeng recalled the words of Xingxi, the owner of Mingxingzhai, and looked at Ying with some confusion.

"Ying, I'm a little confused. According to what Boss Xingxi said, if something happens to Meng Dan, Mingxingzhai might not be able to continue operating, right?"

Hearing Paimon's words, Ying nodded.

"That's right."

"But from what we learned from Gao Muming before, it should be difficult for Meng Dan to collect antique treasures by himself, right?"

Hearing Paimon say this, Ying laughed.

"That's right, little Paimeng, do you remember that Meng Dan said the treasure-stealing group that caught him had just entered the industry?"

"Of course I remember. When I asked him about it, he just smiled and said nothing."

"If I'm not mistaken, Meng Dan should have reached an agreement with many treasure-stealing groups in the surrounding area. A large part of the antiques he provided to Mingxingzhai were purchased from the treasure-stealing groups at low prices."

"In other words, he was not arrested this time because he and the Treasure Stealing Group were eyeing the same ruins, but simply because the Treasure Stealing Group was new and didn't understand some of the Treasure Stealing Group's unspoken rules, so he made a mistake?"

"Come to think of it, it's true that apart from selling them to shops specializing in antiques, it's really hard to sell the treasures that the treasure-stealing group has unearthed."

Ying and Paimon first came to Yuehai Pavilion while chatting. After asking the Qianyan Army who were responsible for the guard, the two came to the guide of Qun Yu Pavilion.

After completing the secret signal given by Keqing, Ying and Paimon, under the guidance of Buyun, the guide of the Jade Pavilion, stepped onto a platform made of floating stone. Under Buyun's operation, the platform slowly rose and approached the Jade Pavilion in the sky.

Not long after, the two successfully climbed up to the Qun Yu Pavilion. As Ying just stood still, she heard Ningguang's voice coming from the front.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time, the person who has returned from the clouds."

Looking at Ningguang who came to greet him in person, Paimeng touched Ying, motioning her to take out the gift she had prepared. Then, after Ying took out the box containing the gift, he spoke with a flattering smile.

"We have prepared a gift for our first meeting. I hope you like it."

"For me? Thank you very much. I didn't expect that you would bother to take such trouble when I invited you two to be my guests."

Paimeng, whose mind was full of thoughts about what Ningguang would give him in return, quickly waved his hands.

"No trouble, no trouble."

Ningguang looked at Ying, who was silent beside her, and tried to find a topic to talk about.

"What do you think of my group of Jade Pavilion?"

"very beautiful."

"Really? Glad you liked it too."

Then Ningguang naturally introduced the process of her construction of the Jade Pavilion, and did not hesitate to express her ambitions. She hoped that one day the Jade Pavilion would be large enough to cover the entire seven kingdoms of Teyvat.