Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

“This voice...could it be...?!” Su and Paimon looked at each other in surprise and disbelief.

"Hmm? Are there any guests coming?" Hu Tao ordered the only subordinate present, "Don't just stand there, go open the door for them."

The opportunity to meet and command a guest official is precious, so she must seize it.

Without waiting for Zhongli to get up, the visitor outside pushed the door open and walked in, "Sorry for bothering me."

"Hi~" The Mondstadt bard in a green cloak waved and greeted everyone enthusiastically, "Whether we have met somewhere else before or not, now it is a brand new meeting! Happy holidays to all new and old friends!"

Mandrill opened his eyes wide.

"Aiya!" As the host, Hu Tao stood up to welcome the guest. "This young man is so dashing, he looks like my future friend! Guests are guests, meeting is fate, everything is self-evident, sit down! I'll ask them to bring you a set of tableware."

The guest who was greeted smiled brightly: "Look at this lady's demeanor, she is as bright as a flower or the morning sun. It's obvious that she is the person with the most say here!"

The guest, Wendy, spoke sweet words without paying for them, and sat down in the empty seat next to Zhongli very consciously and automatically.

"There are so many good things. Hey, I won't be polite then." He picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

What a pity, there is no wine.

"The street singer! It's really you!" Paimeng was surprised and speechless.

"Oh my old friend, what brings you here?" Su greeted Wendy in a strange tone.

"I miss your wind," Wendy said in a cheesy love tone, looking at the girl sitting next to Xiao with resentment, "It's been so long since we last met, Su, didn't you say you missed me? The last time you went back to Mondstadt, you didn't even come to see me."

"It's you who didn't know where you ran off to." Su threw the pot back to Wendy in dissatisfaction.

When they were at the tavern in Mondstadt, they even saw Zhongli who appeared for some unknown reason. But Wendy, the god of Mondstadt, was nowhere to be seen, and no one knew what he was busy with.

"We left something for you at the tavern. Did you receive it?"

If you want to leave something for this elusive bard who has no fixed place to stay, you can only leave it in a tavern, where he is more likely to appear.

"Got it, got it," Wendy nodded with a smile, "Every Liyue snack prepared specially for me is delicious!"

"Then I'll pack you another one after dinner." Su nodded and took the opportunity to call Wendy to do something. "There are some other packages. Please bring them to Amber and the others when you return to Mondstadt."

"Ahem, so this person is an acquaintance of Mr. Su?" Zhongli made the sound of meeting a new friend.

Wendy looked at her old colleague who was pretending to be so pretentious, gave him a mischievous smile and said nothing, totally refusing to cooperate with the old man's performance.

These two are both members of the Seven Gods of the same generation. It would be a joke if they said they didn't know each other.

The Traveler Team, knowing the identities of these two veteran actors, crossed their arms and watched as Zhongli, who usually played them, was played by Wendy.

The dinner table fell silent for a moment, and a sense of awkwardness began to spread.

“······Yes, yes.” In the end, Xiao agreed out loud out of concern for the Emperor, and then quickly changed the subject, “The end of the year is approaching, and the closer it gets to the Lantern Festival, the more the demons are ready to make a move. On the eve of the festival, I was patrolling around Dihua Island, and happened to meet this······this·····”

At this point, Xiao was also stuck. He didn't know how to address this wind god without revealing his identity.

"Huh? You forgot after just a few days? My profession is a "bard"!" Wendy had a good impression of this young immortal and took the initiative to remind him and help him out. "Just like Paimon said, I'm singing in Ogihua Island."

"...I met this bard when he was playing in Dihua Island." At that time, Xiao was in unbearable pain from his karmic barrier, and a melodious sound of music soothed his mood. "His music was so melodious and beautiful that I...couldn't help but listen to it for a while longer."

"Hahaha, thank you for your patronage!" Wendy's smile was still as gentle and bright as ever.

"I see. I understand." Zhongli thanked Wendy. "I am Zhongli, and I am currently employed at the Wangsheng Hall. The man sitting at the top is my boss. I am very happy to meet you, my new friend."

"I am his boss. If you are dissatisfied with the guest official's work, you can tell me!" Hu Tao said with a smile.

"Yeah, no wonder. Only such a smart and reliable boss can recruit subordinates who look so powerful!" Wendy did not respond to Zhongli's words about making friends, but was always polite to the boss who treated her to a big meal, and immediately praised him.

"Hehe, Wendy is really good at talking!" Walnut spoke for her guest. "This guest of mine is really amazing. He knows everything about astronomy and geography, and everything about the past and present. Sometimes when I see him talking so maturely, I even suspect that he is some immortal who has come on a secret visit!"

Anyway, he is a very powerful person, and it’s worth making friends with him!

Xiao suddenly had a bad feeling, and sure enough, Hu Tao started to "attack" him the next second -

"Hey, Great Sage, you are an immortal, so tell me, is this possible?" Is the guest an immortal?

“I…” Xiao didn’t want to lie but couldn’t tell the truth. Caught between the two, he could only sigh, “…I’m sorry, I’m only good at subduing demons. I’m not very knowledgeable and have never heard of…”

"But Xiao, I think you are very cultured and know a lot!" Paimon retorted with his hands on his hips.

Kong also secretly gave a malicious smile: Paimon, go on, play them!

elf:"······"

Almost everyone at the table was waiting for Xiao Shangxian to come and verify whether Mr. Zhongli, the guest of Wangsheng Hall, was an immortal. Xiao finally couldn't hold it anymore and showed a look for help, but -

Zhongli: Look away

Wendy: All smiles

Not to mention Paimon and Sora, they looked like they were enjoying a good show and were just about to add some wood to the fire.

Su, who had been indifferent to Xiao tonight, sighed to save the situation, "Xiao is usually very busy and doesn't like to socialize, so it's normal that he doesn't know these things!"

She still couldn't bear to see him in such a difficult situation.

“Eh—Is that so—” Venti let Xiao go and turned to Zhongli, “I’ve heard of Mr. Zhongli’s name!”

"I heard the guests in the tavern talking about a well-mannered young man who came to the best tavern in Mondstadt but refused to drink and instead ordered a cup of hot tea with a difficult-to-pronounce name."

I went to his territory not long ago. Did the old man find anything?

"Now that you mention it, I remember that there seems to be such an artist in Mondstadt." Zhongli responded with praise, "It is said that he is elegant and easy-going, and his works are lively and vivid. It is not an exaggeration to call him the best bard in Mondstadt. Occasionally, he would go across the Stone Gate to visit Dihua Island."

It's just a short trip like you, which happened on a whim.

“Oh, I feel embarrassed for what you said…” Venti, who often went to Liyue to feel guilty, laughed and let this incident go.