Then Gao Muming looked at Paimon with a somewhat helpless look.

"I took a rough look at it once when I sent Ayi here for treatment. Also, have you forgotten that Ying is still wanted? When you enter West Wind Cathedral, you will meet the nuns and guards inside. It will be bad if you are recognized."

"Hehehe, yeah. I was so busy eating delicious food that I forgot about it."

Paimon put his hands behind his back somewhat embarrassedly.

The three of them returned to Angel's Gift, which was still a little away from the agreed time - closing time of the tavern.

"You guys are back?"

Wendy, who was lying on the fence on the second floor drinking, waved to Gao Muming, Ying and Paimon who came in.

"Well, we're back. By the way, we made an appointment with Master Diluk to meet at the tavern. Where is he?"

After responding to Wendy, Gao Muming glanced around the first floor of the pub at the scattered tables of customers, and then asked Charles who was packing up behind the bar.

Charles was obviously stunned when he heard Gao Muming's words, and then he looked at the wall clock next to him.

"Not back yet, but should be soon. Master Diluk made an appointment with me to come back and take over."

With the crisp ring of the doorbell, an unexpected person walked in.

"Hello, Qin. I didn't expect you to come to the tavern to drink and relax."

When he saw Jean, Paimon immediately floated over to greet her.

"Hello, Honor Knight and Paimon."

Qin greeted Ying and the others politely, then looked at Charles.

"Is Senior Diluk here? He asked me to come and meet him."

Hearing Qin's question, Charles replied respectfully.

"Are you here to see Master Diluk as well, Acting Captain? Just like the others here, but you still need to wait a moment. Master Diluk should be here soon according to the agreed time."

"also?"

Hearing Charles' words, Qin looked in the direction of Ying. After looking at Ying, Qin's eyes were fixed on Gao Muming.

"May the wind god protect you. You are not from Mondstadt, you look like you are from Liyue."

Qin said in a firm tone.

"I always feel like you look familiar. I feel like I've seen you there before."

After hearing what Qin said, Paimon floated back to Ying's side and whispered softly in Ying's ear.

"Will Gao Muming be recognized as soon as he comes here? Think of a way to help him out."

Before Ying could say anything, Gao Muming took the lead and came in front of Qin.

"You are Captain Jean, the acting leader of the Knights of Favonius, right? I didn't expect to meet a great man like you here. It's really an honor for me. Please allow me to buy you a drink."

As he said this, Gao Muming was about to reach out and shake hands with Qin.

Qin was a little overwhelmed by Gao Muming's sudden enthusiasm and subconsciously took a small step back.

Seeing Qin's actions, Gao Muming put his hand on his head and scratched it.

"It's such an honor for Captain Qin to find me familiar, but it's a pity that I have never met you before. When I was in Liyue, I was often mistaken for someone because I looked ordinary. Captain Qin must have received an envoy from Liyue, so he thought I looked familiar."

"I see."

Qin looked at Gao Muming, who was as smooth as a businessman, and thanked him.

"Thank you for your invitation, but I can't keep the appointment because I have something else to do."

"Is that so? That's a shame. I won't bother you, Captain Qin, then."

As Gao Muming said this, he walked to the second floor of the tavern, followed by Paimon who leaned close to Ying's ear.

"Ying, Gao Muming is a very cunning guy. He managed to get away with it. You must be careful when we talk to him. Don't be fooled by him."

Ying looked at Paimeng with some doting.

"You're still talking about me. Who was the person who was worried that he would be recognized and asked me to help cover for him?"

In the corner of the second floor, Gao Muming sat opposite Wendy, looking at the wine bottles that were scattered all over the table.

"How much did you drink?"

Wendy looked at the wine bottle on the table and lowered his head. Just when they thought he would not speak, Wendy tilted his head and uttered two words with a smile on his face.

"Hey."

Seeing this scene, Paimon was a little confused and covered his forehead with his hands, then looked at Ying with complicated eyes.

"Hey, Ying, did we just listen to this drunkard and step onto the edge of crime? Is it really okay to trust this unreliable guy?"

After hearing Paimon's words, Ying looked at Gao Muming who was sitting next to him with complicated eyes, and then looked at Wendy.

"I believe in her. To use Mond's words, I believe in Wendy as much as I believe in the god of wind."

"I am so honored to be trusted by the Knights' Supernova Girl. We must have a toast to such a cause worth celebrating."

Wendy poured another glass of wine and drank it.

"Wow, this is all right, Ying, this drunkard is hopeless."

Just as a few people were chatting, Diluk's voice came from downstairs.

"Is Qin the only one here?"

"It's Master Diluk's voice."

Paimon excitedly stuck his head out from the fence on the second floor and looked at Diluk downstairs.

"Since you're here, that means everyone is here. I'm going to close early today, so you guys can come down."

Looking at the people coming down from the second floor, Qin looked at Diluk with some surprise.

"Senior Diluk, it's fine for Ying, who is an honorary knight, but why are the people of Liyue involved? If we don't handle it properly, things will get worse and cause a diplomatic crisis among the three countries, right?"

Diluk looked at Gao Muming and explained to Qin very casually.

"Don't worry. With his treasure-stealing group here, we don't have to worry about diplomatic issues. Even if something goes wrong in the end, it was just two gangs of thieves stealing Mondstadt's precious artifact, the Sky Harp."

"Are they actually the Treasure Stealing Group? They look familiar to me, so they must be a pretty famous group."

Jean nodded, then looked at Diluk in confusion.

"But, isn't it inappropriate for Senior to let the treasure-stealing group get involved?"

"There's nothing wrong with that. Let him get involved. I've made him an offer he can't refuse."

Diluk folded his arms and continued.

"In my opinion, compared to the cautious and timid Knights, the paid treasure-stealing group is more reassuring."

Ying looked at Paimon with some confusion, who kept nodding in agreement with Diluk's words, and then expressed her doubts.

"Isn't it said that the Treasure Thieves are a criminal gang whose majority are criminals? How can they be more trustworthy than the Knights?"

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