The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 25 Tianquan Condensing Light
Liuliting is one of the two most famous restaurants in Liyue Harbor. It is the representative of Liyue cuisine. Not only does its exterior decoration look magnificent, but its interior is also unique.

Chen Tianfeng followed behind Ye Lan, remaining silent all the way, and didn't say anything like "Brother Lan You kept it a secret from me, it was so painful."

Everyone knew it well, especially looking at Ye Lan's performance, it was obvious that he was not going to cooperate with the performance, so why should he perform a solo.

Soon they arrived at the door of the private room. Ye Lan stopped and turned to look at Chen Tianfeng: "Do you have anything else to say?"

"some."

Chen Tianfeng nodded, looked around, and lowered his voice: "Ms. Ye Lan, is the 'Smashed Snow' business still open?"

"...Are you really going to do it?"

Ye Lan's cold expression broke and her eyes were filled with surprise, as if she was looking at some strange creature.

After reading his intelligence, Ningguang speculated that the "fake snow-breaking" business mentioned by Chen Tianfeng must be a cover-up, and its purpose was to deliver the information about the "Mond Dragon Disaster" to her. The specific plan was unknown.

But looking at his current expression, is he really planning to start some counterfeiting business?
"Life forces me to do this." Chen Tianfeng rubbed his hands, his expression of emotion not seeming fake: "Liyue Port is big, it's not easy to live here. To be honest with Miss Ye Lan, I am really short of money, so I have no choice but to do this."

"You can discuss it with the owner yourself. If she has no objection, I naturally have no problem with it."

Ye Lan twitched the corner of her mouth and pushed open the door of the private room: "Please come in, Brother Chen."

Chen Tianfeng stepped in without hesitation, and his eyes were instantly attracted by the familiar figure in the room.

She had white hair, red eyes and a delicate face. She just stood there, as if the environment had lost its color. The magnificent decorations became a foil and the colorful dishes were ignored.

She was right there, the center of the world.

Is this the charm of a young, beautiful, elegant, rich woman with white hair, red eyes and long legs?

Chen Tianfeng took a deep breath, his heartstrings gradually tensed.

Ningguang's aura was too strong, and he couldn't afford to be careless. He had to deal with it with all his strength.

“Mr. Chen Tianfeng, nice to meet you. I am Tianquan from the Liyue Seven Stars. Have you heard of me?” Ningguang smiled elegantly and extended her hand to signal, “Please take a seat.”

"Like thunder."

Chen Tianfeng bowed, took his seat calmly, and said with a smile: "I have heard of Lady Ningguang's name when I was staying in Mondstadt earlier. To be honest, I have always been thinking about how a woman like Lady Ningguang, who started from scratch and eventually became the [Heavenly Power] of the Seven Stars of Liyue, must be as heroic as a man."

"Oh? I wonder what Mr. Chen thinks of meeting you today?"

"I just think what the ancients said is true: Hearing about someone is not as good as meeting them, and meeting them is worse than hearing about them."

"Haha, Mr. Chen, thank you for the compliment."

Ningguang smiled softly, "For today's banquet, I should have chosen some dishes that Mr. Chen likes, but unfortunately Mr. Chen is too mysterious, so I can only choose according to my and Ye Lan's tastes. I hope Mr. Chen doesn't mind."

"No, no, I trust the choice of Lady Ningguang and Miss Yelan."

Chen Tianfeng glanced at the sumptuous dishes on the table, about sixteen in total, including both cold and hot dishes.

There were dishes he had seen in the game, and some he didn't recognize. Perhaps because Liyue was close to the sea, the sea cucumber and abalone were not served in small bowls. Instead, the expensive way of serving a bowl with only one abalone and one sea cucumber seemed a bit simple.

Chen Tianfeng sighed in his heart, Tianquan Ningguang is indeed very wealthy, this table of dishes may only cost a few thousand yuan in the original world, but he is reluctant to part with it. It is not easy to make money, and it is not worth squandering a month's salary.

A few people exchanged a few pleasantries, saying polite words and occasionally some veiled temptations, but no one cared about the dishes, which was a pity.

After a few rounds of conversation, Ningguang stopped wasting time and got straight to the point: "I invited Mr. Chen here today mainly because I have something I don't understand. I hope Mr. Chen can give me some advice."

"Master Ningguang, you are too polite." Chen Tianfeng put down his chopsticks and said solemnly, "I will tell you everything I know!"

Ye Lan remained silent, holding an elemental lie detector of unknown principle and structure in her hand, her eyes fixed on Chen Tianfeng's face, trying to determine the truthfulness of Chen Yun's words and reporting the results to Ningguang.

The corners of Chen Tianfeng's eyes twitched slightly, and he guessed what the thing in Ye Lan's hand was. He felt even more pressured, and secretly criticized Ningguang for cheating - who would bring a lie detector when discussing business?

Ningguang took out the Broken Snow, put it on the table, and pushed it towards Chen Tianfeng: "Mr. Chen, where did you get this information?"

"A bard told me."

Chen Tianfeng had a look of regret on his face, with memories in his eyes: "It was an evening with a flaming sunset. I was walking on the streets of Mondstadt and met a bard who wanted to taste the latest dandelion wine in the tavern but was short of money. I felt sorry for him, so I invited him to drink with me. Unexpectedly..."

"I didn't expect that this bard could predict the future and specifically remind you to leave Mondstadt and avoid the dragon disaster?" Ye Lan interrupted Chen Tianfeng and said calmly: "Brother Chen, you should know that we are not interested in listening to your made-up stories."

"Ordinary bards can't predict the future. In fact, he is the god of wind... Well, it seems you don't want to believe this story."

Chen Tianfeng chuckled softly and said, "The source of the news is not important, as long as it is true."

"That's the problem. It's hard to tell whether news from an unknown source is true or false." Ningguang shook her head, her expression calm. "Besides, Mr. Chen's news is so shocking that we have no choice but to be cautious."

"Since you chose to see me, I guess you already believe me to some extent."

"I'd rather believe it."

"Lord Ningguang is indeed cautious." Chen Tianfeng bowed, "Please forgive me, I also have difficulties that I cannot tell you."

"You can't reveal even a single thing?"

"Not really. I can reveal some unrestricted information, but then, whatever you two guess will have nothing to do with me, and I can't tell you whether it's true or not."

Chen Tianfeng looked at Ye Lan: "Miss Ye Lan should be able to tell whether what I said is true or false, right?"

"can."

Ye Lan nodded calmly.

"That's good. It's an extra layer of protection."

Chen Tianfeng retracted his gaze, his face gradually became serious, and his tone was solemn: "I met Prince Yan, he taught me the skills and invited me to chat under the moon."

Mr. Zhongli said that they were close friends regardless of age difference, so Mr. Zhongli shouldn't mind if he were to take advantage of Zhongli's reputation, right?

Ningguang's pupils shrank, obviously she didn't expect Chen Tianfeng to give this answer. She subconsciously turned her gaze to Ye Lan, but got a pair of equally shocked eyes.

Ye Lan's breath was choked, her face solemn, and under Ningguang's gaze, she nodded half with difficulty and half with shock.

What this guy said turned out to be true!
He really met the Emperor, learned some Dharma from him, and even had a casual chat with him under the moon!
(End of this chapter)