22 Chapter 22: The Encounter of People from Another World

After selecting a large bag of grapes in the oldest vineyard.

As the sky grew dark, they received an invitation from the Eze steward and prepared to stay overnight at the Dawn Winery.

That evening, Xiangling showed everyone what it means to be a master chef from Wanmin Restaurant.

The grapes, already sweet and delicious, shone even brighter in Xiangling's hands.

One by one, strange but delicious grape dishes appeared on the dinner table at the winery.

Grape leaf lamb rolls

Grilled grape leaf rolls with vegetarian filling

Snow pear stewed in pairs

Grape sauce grilled meat

Grape custard

That night, some dishes that looked strange but tasted delicious conquered everyone at the Dawn Winery.

It also made the people of the Dawn Winery remember Xiangling, the master chef from Liyue.

They spent a pleasant evening.

The next morning, the two bid farewell to everyone at the winery and continued on their journey.

Leaving the Dawn Winery, their next stop was the first real destination of this Mondstadt trip, Springvale.

It was another clear and sunny day.

Wang Daoyi and Xiangling arrived in the woods near Springvale.

Springvale is a famous hunting village in Mondstadt, where the boars are the best in all of Mondstadt, and the Katzlein family, who have lived here for generations, are also the best hunters here.

"The boars in Springvale are protected by the hunting team because of their extremely delicate texture and delicious meat. Without permission from Springvale, private individuals are not allowed to hunt here directly!"

Seeing Xiangling take out a long spear for the boars, Wang Daoyi quickly intervened.

"Oh, I understand, I understand," Xiangling said, looking understanding. "Only the most suitable environment can produce the best meat! If we hunt here, we'll scare away the boars!"

Xiangling tilted her head, seeming to imagine the scene after scaring away the boars.

"No, no, that would definitely be a huge loss for the culinary world, no, for the entire human race!"

Wang Dao Yi fell silent. Indeed, Xiangling, your way of understanding is truly unique.

"If you want the best boar meat, you have to go find Mr. Duraf of Springvale."

Wang Daoyi had already done his homework before coming here, combining impressions from the previous game and consultations at the Adventurers' Guild.

"Mr. Duraf is the head hunter here. He values hunting rules, so as long as we don't hunt privately, he's still very reasonable!"

"Okay, then let's go, for the sake of boar meat, let's head to Springvale!" Xiangling shouted energetically.

"Hmm!?" Wang Daoyi's eyes turned, turning his head to look to the left. He vaguely felt that someone was approaching them.

Xiangling was startled by Wang Daoyi's sudden movement. "What's wrong, Brother Daoyi?"

"Shh, someone is approaching us. I don't know if they're poachers!"

In this jungle, apart from the forest rangers of Springvale, few others come here, except for those who poach boars.

The two held their breath and watched as the approaching figure became more and more visible. A stone spear appeared in front of Wang Daoyi.

In the next moment, a white, unidentified floating object rushed out of the jungle.

The floating object rushed very quickly, and it looked like it was about to collide with Wang Daoyi's stone spear.

"Be careful, Paimon!" A girl wearing white foreign clothing quickly rushed out, grabbing the white floating object in front of the stone spear.

"What the heck, it's you!!"

With unique clothing, golden hair, and a white floating object named Paimon.

Wang Daoyi immediately recognized her as one of the protagonists in the game, Lumine.

Name: Lumine

Level: 25

Constellation: Traveler's Constellation

Skill: Wind Element Control

Story: A person who crosses the stars, searching for her blood relative!

"Wow, who are you guys? Suddenly appearing here and pointing such a sharp stone spear at me!!"

Seemingly startled, Paimon, who was hiding behind the girl, shouted.

Watching the cautious girl, Wang Daoyi put away the stone spear in front of him, revealing a classic, harmless smile.

"Sorry, we thought you might be poachers, so we reacted a bit too much!"

Xiangling, who was on the side, also put away her spear, showing a smile of apology:

"Sorry about that, my brother Daoyi and I were just talking about poachers here, and then you appeared, haha!"

Seeing Wang Dao Yi and Xiangling put away their weapons, Lumine also relaxed and put away the sword in her hand.

"I'm Wang Daoyi, and this is Xiangling. We're from Liyue Harbor. What about you guys?"

"I'm Lumine, and this is Paimon!"

"Paimon!" Xiangling looked at the floating white spirit with amazement and exclaimed.

Paimon scratched her head awkwardly. "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly staring at me?"

"What a fascinating creature, can it be eaten?" Xiangling looked at Lumine.

"Yes, she can. She's my emergency food!" Lumine said with a smile.

"Hey, Paimon isn't food!" Paimon angrily pulled Lumine's hair.

"Lumine, aren't we the best partners?!"

"Okay, okay, Paimon is my good friend!" Lumine smiled and took Paimon down from her head.

Xiangling nodded seriously: "Too bad, friends are not to be eaten!"

Then looking at the two playing around, she said, "You guys have a great relationship. Actually, I have such a good friend too, called Guoba."

Paimon exclaimed in surprise: "Why is it still food?"

"Because it's cute!" Xiangling explained with a smile. "By the way, why are you here?"

"Well, we received a commission from Diona, the bartender at the Cat's Tail, to deliver a letter to her father, Mr. Duraf! But we got lost in the woods!" Paimon said.

Lumine, on the side, showed a helpless expression: "If it wasn't for Paimon flying forward all the time, we wouldn't have gotten lost!"

Paimon showed an incredulous expression, "Are you blaming me? Paimon is the best guide in all of Teyvat. Getting lost today must be an accident!"

Watching the two start bickering again, Wang Daoyi showed a strange smile. "Dumb Uncle" and "Mouth of God" Paimon bickering, it's really an interesting scene.

"Hehe, then why don't you guys go with us? My brother Daoyi and I are also going to find Mr. Duraf!" Xiangling suggested.

"Ah, is that convenient?" Lumine showed an embarrassed smile.

Wang Dao Yi responded, "Then let's go together. There's strength in numbers, and we can take care of each other if anything happens."

"Okay, you two are really nice people!" Paimon flew to Wang Daoyi's side and issued a "good person" card.

So, the three of them plus Paimon teamed up and prepared to leave the forest together to find Duraf in Springvale.

On the way,

"Xiangling, and Wang Daoyi, what are you looking for Mr. Duraf for? Are you also delivering a letter to him?"

Paimon flew in front of the three.

Wang Dao Yi looked at her, feeling an urge to pick her up and pet her.

"No, we're from Liyue and came here to travel in Mondstadt, searching for rare and exotic ingredients!"

"That's right, we're going to find Mr. Duraf to get the boar meat here and make the best boar meat dishes!" Xiangling nodded.

"Cooking!" Paimon's eyes sparkled. "Are you chefs? Can I taste your dishes?"

"Paimon!! Don't be so rude!" Lumine was exasperated, Paimon really has no resistance to food.

"Haha, it's okay, Lumine." Xiangling smiled with happiness, "When we get the boar meat and make the dishes, we'll invite Paimon to taste them!"

"Great, Paimon will be looking forward to it!"

(End of Chapter)