The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 39 Waiting and Misunderstanding

Two days later, there was sunset in the sky again.

The group fought off several waves of projected monsters and passed through the stone gate area safely.

Curry came to Chen Tianfeng, bowed, and smiled warmly: "Brother Chen, after passing the stone gate, it will take another two days to reach the Dawn Winery. Although I am not a big businessman or manager of the winery, I still have some good wines in stock. Do you want to go and have a seat with me?"

Chen Tianfeng held the reins, thought for a moment, and refused with a smile: "No, I still have some things to deal with. After passing the stone gate, it will no longer be convenient for us. Uncle Curry, is there any problem with the rest of the journey from the caravan to the Dawn Winery?"

"No, no, we have been walking this road for more than ten years, so we are very familiar with it."

Curry took out a purse that he had prepared long ago and handed it to Chen Tianfeng. "Since we are not going the same way, I will not force you to stay, Brother Chen. Your business is more important. This is a small gift from our caravan. Although it is not much, it is a token of gratitude. Please do not refuse it, Brother Chen."

"Thank you."

Chen Tianfeng took the purse and bowed to express his gratitude.

Sometimes accepting other people's kindness is a kind of magnanimity, not to mention gratitude.

Seeing Chen Tianfeng accept the money bag, Curry smiled even more and said goodbye with a bow: "Then we say goodbye here. Take care, brother Chen. If you have the chance to go to Chenxi Winery, just come find me. If nothing else, I will definitely give you enough good wine!"

"Take care, Uncle Curry too."

Chen Tianfeng also bowed.

Torrance sat on his horse, waving his arms, and said in a heroic voice: "And me! Brother Chen must come to the tavern to find me! If you don't find the Angel's Gift, go to the Cat's Tail Tavern! I will definitely be there!"

"I got it!"

Chen Tianfeng responded with a smile and stopped to look at the farewell caravan.

The caravan moved farther and farther away, and its silhouette gradually shrank and blurred until it disappeared. Chen Tianfeng led the chestnut horse, turned around, and walked along the way he came, heading towards a small island in the river in the Shimen area.

It is said to be an island in the river, but the water depth between the island and the river bank is no more than waist-high, and the distance between the two is only a dozen meters. If Chen Tianfeng had not been worried about the excessive silt at the bottom of the river, he would have ridden his chestnut horse across the river.

"Brother Ma, please wait here for a while. I will be back soon."

Chen Tianfeng patted the chestnut horse's neck, unloaded the bag and hid it, then took the chestnut horse to a relatively secluded and safe place, and said solemnly: "If Brother Ma wants to find his own life, just ask directly, I will not force you."

"···"

"Very good, it seems that Brother Ma is willing to wait for me."

If the chestnut horse had a higher intelligence, it would have rolled its eyes and cursed. So the chestnut horse just snorted lightly, lowered its head to eat the grass left by Chen Tianfeng, and didn't care that the man tied its reins to a stone beside it.

Chen Tianfeng tied up the long sword and crossbow, chose a direction, regretted that he simulated the fire element instead of the ice element, and there were no ice-attribute monsters such as ice slimes nearby, then he went into the water and swam to the island.

After using the fire element to dry his clothes and slightly cleaning up the traces of landing on the island, Chen Tianfeng identified the direction and went straight to a cave on the island. Looking at the traces of human activities in the cave, the corners of his lips curled up little by little.

This is one of the Red Hand's temporary bases. According to the information provided by Philgodette, this group of thieves comes to this base most frequently - it is the best place to wait for their prey.

The only thing that puzzled Chen Tianfeng was why did the Red Hand Society choose this small island as their base? If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult to escape here.

Chen Tianfeng held the knife and hid in the bushes and rubble near the cave entrance. He sat cross-legged, thinking and waiting quietly.

Interestingly, the Red Hand Society did try to block the earth veins and create earth vein flowers, but they have never succeeded and have caused a lot of trouble and paid a high price.

The rampant projection monsters had a huge impact on the Shimen Pass, so Huai'an, the owner of Wangshu Inn, thought about it and released the false news that "Red Hand will successfully create the Earth Vein Flower", attracting countless adventurers and treasure-hunting groups to flock to the inn.

——The number of projected monsters suddenly decreased a lot, and the life of the Red Hand Society became difficult.

When it comes to dealing with such slippery thieves, some adventurers and treasure-hunting groups are undoubtedly more professional.

But we can't really count on these adventurers and treasure-stealing groups. If we want to completely eliminate the Red Hand Society, we still have to apply for assistance.

However, Liyue did not seem to take the Red Hand Society seriously and only sent one person.

Huaian sighed, fiddled with the abacus beads, sorted out the accounts of the inn in the past few days, and pushed the cat that came over to the side.

"Godette, why does Awei like my abacus so much?" Huai'an expressed his incomprehension. He moved the abacus beads back to their original positions, picked up the cat named "Awei", and scratched its chin skillfully.

"That's what cats are like."

Filgodette laughed, moved closer to Huaian, and teased the cat with him: "It may be naughty sometimes, but it's cute, isn't it?"

Huaian thought about it and nodded in agreement.

He didn’t say that he actually likes dogs more, especially the one he raised named “Wangcai”, which looks festive and barks festively too.

Because answering like this would make him look stupid, especially when the person asking such a question is his wife, which is not only stupid but also dangerous.

Huaian handed the cat to Philgodette, looked at the gentle sunset reflected in his wife's gentle eyes, put his arm around her shoulders, sniffed the fragrance at the tip of his nose, and suddenly he felt that his waist was no longer sore, his legs were no longer painful, and his self-confidence was back.

Wangcai sat at Huai'an's feet, sticking out his tongue and breathing heavily.

Two people, a cat and a dog form an extremely harmonious and happy picture.

"Boss, boss lady."

Someone spoke up, breaking the harmonious scene.

Huaian frowned slightly, and turned around with Philgodette, looking in the direction of the voice, and reminded: "It's the shopkeeper, not the boss."

Phil Gedette also emphasized: "It's the boss, not the boss's wife."

"···"

The visitor twitched his lips, not understanding what the couple's hobby was, and bowed again: "...Yes, shopkeeper, boss."

"What can I do for you, sir?" Huaian asked.

"My name is Fengyan, a member of the Qianyan Army, and I hold the position of instructor."

Feng Yan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he said, "Some time ago, the old... the shopkeeper of Huai'an wrote a letter asking for assistance. My brothers and I received the order and came to help."

After he finished speaking, he took out a token from his pocket and said, "Please take a look at it."

Huaian & Phil Gaudet: "..."

"Wait! You said you are the help?"

Huaian's eyes widened, "Who was that lone guy who came here a few days ago?"

"What do you mean, a lone brother?" Feng Yan frowned, and suddenly thought of something, his expression serious: "Could it be that someone forged the token to defraud?!"

"No, the token is real, I'm sure of that." Philgodette shook her head.

"Is that so...then they are brothers who have other tasks." Feng Yan understood.

"But he also came for the Red Hand..." Filgodette said in a weak tone, "I also lied to him... and charged him 300 Mora for the information."

Fengyan & Huai'an: "..."

"He's alone?!" Feng Yan's eyes widened, and he asked anxiously, "When did he leave?!"

There are so many bandits in the Red Hand Society, how can one person be a hero? Whose reckless man is this?
"One day!" Huai'an answered quickly, and took the envelope handed to him by Filgodette: "This is the information from the Red Hand Society. The young man may have gone to the island south of the stone gate."

"Understood, I'll go after him now!"

Feng Yan took the envelope, clasped his fists, and turned and left without stopping.

Soon, a team of Qianyan soldiers rode on horses and galloped towards the stone gate, raising a cloud of dust.

(End of this chapter)