“Not only have you made many immortal connections, you are also quite popular among the people of Liyue. With you here, I will feel more at ease.”

Gan Yu extended an invitation to Ying.

“no problem.”

Ying accepted her invitation without hesitation.

“Okay.” Gan Yu continued: “Then we will agree to meet here in three days.”

“Uncle, just wait for our good news!”

Pamon said to Dvoshak with a smile.

Dvorak was very touched to see them taking their affairs so seriously.

“You are all good and enthusiastic people. I…I really…”

Paimon began to reason, “Think about it, no matter if we find an immortal or some descendant, inviting us to listen to the performance together will definitely be a lively and touching thing.”

“Everyone will be happy then! This is the festival!”

Ying nodded and said, “The wind that guides you thinks so too.”

“Wrong! A good man, a good fairy, a good traveler and a good doge.”

“Barbatos thinks so too (”

“Finally, I’m done. Are you ready to send bamboo shoots to Zhongli?”

“Zhongli: What about my bamboo shoots?”

Dvoshak also felt that Paimon’s words were reasonable and agreed: “You are right, okay, then let me use all my skills on this Lantern Festival!”

After saying this, Keqing was ready to confirm the performance venue with Dvoshak.

Paimon was so lively that he wanted to go and see it too, so they followed.

On the way to the performance venue, Dvorak chatted with everyone.

“Speaking of which, how do you think and understand music?”

“Uh…” Paimon thought for a moment and replied, “Music is just something that sounds good?”

“Haha…” Dvorak laughed, “To tell you the truth, I have been exploring the meaning of music to people…”

“I’d like to hear your answers again after the show.”

After hearing this, the water friends started chatting.

“It feels like Xumi Bazaar’s reflections on the meaning of art.”

“Indeed, I also remembered the person who asked us what we thought art was during the Nilu Legend mission.”

“Zhongli: This traveler and Paimeng haven’t come back after picking bamboo shoots for two days.”

Not long after, the group arrived at the performance venue.

“Lord Yuhengxing!”

Suddenly, Baiwen, the secretary of “Qunyu Pavilion”, ran over panting.

“Baiwen, what happened?”

Keqing asked quickly.

Baiwen said quickly: “I am collecting intelligence outside according to Lord Ningguang’s instructions, and I am rushing to investigate unsettling factors before the Sea Lantern Festival.”

“I heard that there was a strange melody coming from somewhere in Yunlaihai. I didn’t dare to go deep without permission. I was just about to rush back and report it to Master Ningguang.”

“But I was worried that the situation was urgent, and I missed the best opportunity to deal with it…”

“I understand, then I…”

Just as Keqing was about to say something, the traveler said, “Why don’t you let us do it?”

“The Treasure Thieves Group is aiming for performance at the end of the year.”

“Traveler: Come to life!”

“Emperor: Where are my bamboo shoots?”

Paimon also said: “Keqing, you are very busy. There are so many things to worry about in the city, so leave this to us! No matter what type of emergency it is, we are capable of solving it!”

“Uh… I mean rely on her.”

Pamon pointed to the screen.

Baiwen was immediately surprised and said: “If Ying takes action, things will definitely be easy!”

“I have caused trouble to you two. I will explain the situation to Master Ningguang. After you have finished handling it, please come to Yujing Terrace to let me know.”

Paimon nodded and said, “Well, say hello to Ning Guang for us.”

Afterwards, Ying took Paimon to the place Baiwen mentioned.

But when they arrived, they didn’t hear any melody, and didn’t even see half a person.

Just when they were a little confused, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.

“I said who would come to a place like this if they have nothing to do, and it turns out it’s you.”

Ye Lan walked to Ying and Paimon.

Seeing the sudden appearance of Ye Lan, Paimeng was startled, “Ye Lan! Why are you walking without making any sound? It’s so scary!”

“But you guys are in pretty good shape. I don’t think you’re frightened at all.”

Ye Lan said lightly.

“You, you…that’s what you said…”

Paimon didn’t know how to retort for a moment.

Yingying asked straight to the point: “About the strange melody…”

“Ah, you’re here for this too, so that saves you a lot of explaining.”

“Come with me. I’ve checked the area around the house. It’s safe.”

Ye Lan walked in front and started to lead the way.

Ying and Paimon followed Yelan to the house.

Room

The debris around the house looks very clean, as if someone lived here not long ago…

When she looked inside the house from the window, she found that it looked empty, with nothing valuable…

As for the doors and windows, after careful inspection, Ying and Paimon found that everything was normal and there was no possibility of being pried open.

“Where is this coming from? I’ve never been here before.”

“If there are any rocks here, remember to knock them down.”

“There is also an ordinary treasure chest wrapped in vines on the left side of the house.”

After some investigation, Ying and Paimon started talking to Ye Lan.

“It’s so strange. It seems like it was robbed by bad guys, but there is no trace of resistance at all.”

“If he sneaked in while the owner was not at home…it doesn’t mean that the doors and windows are intact.”

Paimon was puzzled.

“After checking so carefully, can you guess what happened here?”

Yelan asked calmly.

Paimeng suddenly became suspicious, “Yelan, you didn’t hide any evidence secretly, did you?”

“I’m on the same side as you, so why should I embarrass you?”

Yelan crossed her arms.

Upon hearing this, Paimon had no choice but to wave his hands and admit defeat.

Ying thought about it and said, “I feel it has something to do with the melody.”

“The intuition is good.” Ye Lan praised: “Or, it can’t be regarded as intuition. After all, this is one of the few pieces of information you have.”

“Let me share some insights with you.”

Yelan said slowly: “A long time ago, there was a group of bandits on the outskirts of Liyue. They would blow horns every time before looting the village. The weird music was not to enhance the atmosphere, but to threaten the weak. It was a threat to the weak. Kind of a warning.”

“In order to save their lives, the villagers fled their homes overnight, taking with them as much property as they could and not caring about anything else.”

“Later, the bandits were naturally caught, but the fear and shadow remained in the hearts of the villagers forever. As long as they heard the melody from the past, they would subconsciously think that bandits were visiting again and flee in a hurry.”

“And the prisoner in the scene before him took advantage of this and was able to enter and exit unimpeded.”

After listening to Ye Lan’s words, the water friends all thought of something.

“Good guy, isn’t this the Nian Beast?”

“A frightened bird.”

“The Treasure Thieves’ daily life is spent celebrating the New Year.”


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