The journey to Teyvat from the Abyss Mage

"Xingqiu... Master, what do you want to talk to me about?" Ying sat up straight and looked at Xingqiu seriously. She didn't know what this son of a wealthy businessman wanted to talk to her about.

"You...what are these two little guests behind you?"

"Huh? What?"

Young Master Xingqiu's focus... seems a little strange.

"Paimeng is Paimeng!" Hearing Xingqiu asking him, Paimeng put his hands on his waist and said with some dissatisfaction: "What kind of question is that?"

Xingqiu scratched his head awkwardly and explained apologetically, "I'm really sorry. I saw some descriptions of elemental life in a book before, saying that there were some beautiful creatures that looked like humans. I thought you two were..."

Luo Mu burst out laughing. As expected of Xingqiu, his thirst for knowledge was frighteningly strong.

"I am very sorry for being rude in my previous question. You have helped our Feiyun Chamber of Commerce a lot, and I don't know how to thank you." Seeing that his thoughts seemed to make Luomu and the others embarrassed, Xingqiu did not want to get involved in it anymore. He apologized solemnly and changed the subject.

"It's okay, it's okay," Ying waved her hands repeatedly, "We were just passing by. We were upset to see someone using despicable means to embarrass your company. Besides, forging immortal talismans is also disrespectful to the immortals, so we naturally can't just sit back and watch."

These words were taught to him by Luo Mu, and what he wanted was to get closer to Xingqiu, who loved to do good and brave things. Although it was a bit snobbish to do so, after the incident in Mond, Luo Mu believed that only by using both means and sincerity could a sufficiently stable friendship be achieved.

As expected, Xingqiu's eyes lit up when he heard these words. He exclaimed with a bit of joy at having "found a bosom friend": "Young lady, you have a chivalrous heart. I admire you."

"Master Xingqiu, there is no need to do this." Ying smiled stiffly, and in his heart he severely lashed out at his own hypocrisy.

No, this is all Luo Mu's fault. He told me to say that! Thinking of this, Ying's mood suddenly improved a lot. Her expression became more natural.

A red man is redder when he is near a red man, a black man is blacker when he is near a black man...

"You don't have to call me Young Master," Xingqiu said, "Since we are both chivalrous people, we should address each other as friends. You can just call me Xingqiu, young lady."

"However," Xingqiu suddenly changed the subject: "Although a knight-errant does not seek fame or fortune, if I knew that I had received help but did not think about returning the favor, then that would be my fault. If you have any needs, feel free to ask me. Although my Feiyun Chamber of Commerce is not as powerful as the Seven Stars, it still has some power in Liyue."

With these words, Xingqiu finally had some of the arrogance and dignity of a wealthy merchant, and his words also hinted at a challenge to the Seven Stars.

"Then, Xingqiu, can I ask you a question?" Luo Mu's heart moved and he spoke first.

Xingqiu was a little surprised to see the blue-dressed girl behind Ying, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly speak. He pretended to listen attentively, waiting for Luomu to ask questions.

"Why do you collect immortal talismans?"

"Oh, you're asking that." Xingqiu smiled and patted the wooden box left by Ah Xu. "This is something a friend of mine asked me to find for him. I thought it would be easier to find it by taking advantage of the profit-seeking nature of merchants, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."

A friend asked me to collect information... Among Xingqiu's friends, Chongyun seems to be the only one who is related to talismans. If Xingqiu is telling the truth, then Chongyun must have encountered some evil spirit that is difficult to get rid of, and he plans to try the magic of immortals?

But it is quite scary to think that there is an evil spirit that is not affected by Chongyun's pure Yang body...

“Oh, that stupid guy,” Xingqiu said as he was troubled. “He practices diligently every day to subdue demons and monsters. He’s almost lost his mind. I told him that there was an evil creature that looked like a half-fish, half-hilichhill at the port of Liyue, and he actually went there. He hasn’t been seen for a few days…”

Luo Mu: ...It sounds like you did this all by yourself.

However, it seems that these immortal talismans have nothing to do with the overall situation, so Luo Mu can rest assured.

“Since you’re worried about Xingqiu, why don’t you go look for him at the port?” Paimeng interrupted.

Xingqiu sighed and shook his head, "You all don't know my friend. Even I can't figure out his whereabouts when he was exorcising evil spirits. He said he was in the port area, but the port area is so big, where can I start looking for him? And he always moves at the last minute, so maybe he is not in the port at this moment. Let him go, he will come to find me when he comes back."

"Xingqiu, why do you sound so much like a girl who was abandoned at home?" Luo Mu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"After saying so much, it seems like there's still nothing I can do for you." Xingqiu scratched his hair in distress, ruffling his originally smooth black hair into a mess, looking a little childish, but it was this action that completely dispelled Luo Mu's wariness of Xingqiu.

After all, Xingqiu is still just a child. The well-read and elegant Xingqiu is certainly fascinating, but only the somewhat childish Xingqiu is real enough.

He leaned over and whispered something in Ying's ear.

"Will it work?" Ying asked Luo Mu quietly with some uncertainty.

"Well, it's not an excessive request. It's okay to give it a try."

Xingqiu looked at Luomu and Ying who were "plotting loudly" in front of him, and a nice smile appeared on his lips. He felt the trust that Luomu and Ying had in him from this action.

He is a smart man, so Luo Mu believes that he doesn't need to say much about many things. As long as he shows his truest side, Xingqiu will naturally understand.

For example: I am willing to believe you.

“Well, that…Xingqiu,” Ying said awkwardly after finishing the “conspiracy” with Luomu: “Um, you should be very familiar with the mountains and rivers of Liyue, right?”

"What do you mean?" Xingqiu asked curiously, "My family lives in Liyue, how come I don't know Liyue's landscape?"

"No, no, no, what I mean is that you should have traveled to many uninhabited places in Liyue. After all, you are also a person who likes to travel..." Ying's voice became smaller and smaller. For some reason, he always felt that this boy had a special temperament. This temperament was not overwhelming, but it made people have to look up to him.

"We hope you can take us around Liyue." Luo Mu added quickly, finishing what Ying wanted to say. He understood Ying's feelings very well. It was indeed very comfortable to get along with Xingqiu, but when you make a request to him, you always have a strange feeling of "Am I bullying him?" and "Will he look down on me?"

Can he greatly enhance my sense of morality... Luo Mu was a little depressed.

“No problem.” In contrast to Ying’s hesitation, Xingqiu seemed very happy when he heard the request made by Luomu and the others: “Originally, I was worried about what reason I could use to get my father to allow me to go out and play tomorrow... Uh... Anyway, I will be your guide tomorrow!”

This guide is much more useful than Paimon!