The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 38 You Mond people...
Time always passes quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the day that Chen Tianfeng and Curry had agreed to set off.

Chen Tianfeng checked out of the hotel early, put the backpack back on the back of the chestnut horse, and led it into the group of merchants.

The sound of horse hooves clattered, leaving a semicircular series of hoof prints on the wooden bridge.

Cocks crow in the thatched tavern under the moon, and human footprints are seen on the frosty wooden bridge.

Chen Tianfeng looked up at the dawning moon, his black eyes capturing its afterglow, and a familiar line of poetry suddenly emerged in his mind.

"How have you been these past two days, Brother Chen?"

Tolansi came over and said with a generous smile: "If you ask me, Wangshu Inn is good in every way, except that the drinking is not satisfying. When you arrive in Mondstadt, come to the Angel's Gift to find me, and I will treat you to a great drink!"

"Then I'm really looking forward to it." Chen Tianfeng responded with a smile, and then he became curious: "Uncle Toransi also works at Angel's Gift? I remember that tavern is also a property of the Dawn Winery. Is it one of the cooperations between the Mineral Adventure Group and the Dawn Winery?"

"That's not it."

Tolansi waved his hand, smiling with an inexplicable sense of pride: "After completing this commission, I have a full three months of vacation! Of course, I have to stay in the tavern every day!"

It is certainly worth being happy about having holidays, but what is there to be proud of if you spend every day in the pub?
You Monds.

Chen Tianfeng was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He understood why Tolansi had no intention of agreeing on a time with him. As long as Tolansi was still in Mondstadt, he would be in the tavern every day, so there was no need to agree on a time.

The group walked along the official road. The livestock, which had rested for two days, were in high spirits. They followed the merchants obediently, carrying heavy goods without needing to be driven.

The sunlight gradually dispelled the dew of the late autumn morning, and the sun became a little dazzling.

It was already noon, and the group found a suitable place, unloaded the goods, and let the livestock rest and graze. Then they divided the work, some collected firewood, some built the stove, and started to work.

Naturally Chen Tianfeng was unwilling to sit and wait for food, so he rolled up his sleeves and cheerfully joined in the cooking, saying that he wanted to show off his cooking skills and invite everyone to taste the delicacies of his hometown.

Although it is called delicacy, it is actually just an ordinary dish.

Chen Tianfeng took out the beef that was packed at the inn and counted the types and quantities of spices, planning to use half for soup and the other half for roasting.

Gradually the aroma of meat fills the air, making people salivate.

The amount of beef was limited, so naturally, not enough for everyone to eat. The merchants gathered in groups of three or five, gathered around their stoves, holding a small bowl of beef soup or a steamed bun with a little beef in it, and praised Chen Tianfeng's cooking skills while eating.

Chen Tianfeng also took some food that he saw the merchants make with his own eyes, and gave them a thumbs up in response to the same praise.

The atmosphere is very harmonious.

After the meal, several merchants stood up, cleaned the pots and bowls, and put them back in their original places one by one.

After a short rest, we set off again.

Chen Tianfeng and Tolansi rode side by side on horseback, Curry looked after the caravan's cargo, and the other two adventurers stood on the left and right, alert to any movements around them.

Tolansi was quite talkative and told Chen Tianfeng many interesting stories about Mondstadt along the way.

A few years ago, the Knights of Favonius gained a hardworking maid knight named Noelle. She was very enthusiastic. No matter who encountered difficulties, as long as they sincerely sought help from this girl, she would do her best to provide help.

It was this maid knight who kept saying that she was not yet a [Knight] and was even still reviewing and preparing to take the Knights' Order exam. It was really strange. ——In the minds of most Mondstadt people, this lovely girl was already a real knight.

The library of the Knights of Favonius also has mysterious rules. Books borrowed there must be carefully kept and not damaged. Also, the return date must be remembered and not delayed.

Otherwise, the elegant lady with a vast mind, Miss Lisa, the librarian of the Knights of Favonius, would not mind giving some small punishments to those borrowers who violated the regulations, such as Miss Lisa's lightning magic, which is second to none in the Knights.

Tolanci quietly told Chen Tianfeng that although Miss Lisa would punish all readers who borrowed books and did not return them, some people specifically borrowed books and did not return them just to get punished by Miss Lisa.

These people said that Miss Lisa's punishment was not a punishment, but a numbing reward. The only regret was that when they collapsed to the ground due to the numbing feeling, Miss Lisa did not show a disgusted expression and stepped on them with her feet...
——Chen Tianfeng was greatly shocked.

You Mond people...
Torance immediately said that he was absolutely not such a person and was ashamed to associate with such people.

Then he changed the topic and talked about another well-received tavern in Mondstadt - The Cat's Tail Tavern.

The super popular bartender there is a girl with cat ears and a cat tail named Diona. Mond drinkers unanimously believe that Diona is the supernova of Mond wine industry and the biggest challenger to traditional forces.

As long as it is a drink made by Diona, no matter what strange ingredients she uses or how unreliable her mixing techniques seem, don't doubt it, the drink she mixes must be impeccable.

It’s just that this genius bartender is always shouting something like she wants to destroy Mond Wine Industry, and she even calls herself the "Wine Industry Killer". People can’t understand why, and can only sigh that maybe this is the girl’s "tsundere".

Besides these anecdotes, Torrance told many more.

For example, the old noble girl who appeared in the tavern, saying "holding grudges" and was feared and rejected by people, it was said that this girl actually joined the Knights of Favonius; the bard who played the piano well and claimed to be the best poet, but because he looked too young, the bartender refused to sell him wine. In desperation, he called on the audience to feed him instead of throwing money during his performance, and he mastered the skill of playing the piano while drinking from the wine glass with his mouth.

Chen Tianfeng listened carefully, and agreed from time to time, matching the protagonist in the interesting story told by Tolansi with a familiar figure in the game.

Then the world seemed no longer so strange.

Sometimes we would encounter treasure-stealing groups blocking the road.

Tolansi accepted the commission from the caravan, so he would not back down, nor would he throw these troubles directly to Chen Tianfeng. After traveling all over the country for so many years, Tolansi was very skilled in handling these matters.

The whole process seemed quite interesting to Chen Tianfeng, and even had some flavor of the "jianghu" in the original world's novels:

When meeting, he would first bow, say thank you for your hard work, humble himself, then introduce himself, and tactfully indicate that their team is not worth attacking.

After a conversation mixed with some incomprehensible "jargon", most of the treasure-hunting groups that blocked the road gave way. Some even explained that they came to Dihua Island for the strange earth vein flower and wanted to broaden their horizons, and that they blocked the road just to ask them for information.

Tolansi answered them one by one, and they kept to themselves.

There were also those who held knives and grinned fiercely, shouting in a thick voice, "This mountain is mine", and they would make the merchants leave some of their property, or even their lives. Occasionally, you would encounter wandering monsters, some of which were projections, and some were not, but they would all shout "YA!" and rush up with sticks or something else.

At this point, Tolansi stopped trying to reason with others and asked the other two adventurers to protect the caravan. He and Chen Tianfeng worked together to drive away these greedy thieves.

While cooperating, Tolansi saw that Chen Tianfeng had a bandage on his left wrist, so after driving the thief away, he asked Chen Tianfeng with concern whether his injury was serious and that he had brought some good medicine.

Chen Tianfeng smiled and waved his hand, saying that the wound was just an accidental touch and had healed long ago. Then he removed the bandage and found smooth skin underneath, without any scars.

(End of this chapter)