73 Chapter 72: The Commission from Qingce Village

It had been half a month since the battle with Targalia, and the aftermath of the battle had finally come to a close.

According to the report from the Department of General Affairs, the explosion was caused by the Futui's Troupe. Therefore, after discussions among the Qixing of Liyue, the diplomatic camp of the Futui's Troupe in Tianheng Mountain was revoked, and a fine of 15 million mora was imposed on the Futui's Troupe.

After the announcement, Liyue was in an uproar. The reputation of the Fatui's Troupe worsened, while the Qixing gained higher prestige due to the hefty fine. Additionally, the Department of General Affairs received a large sum of money, which could be used for various projects.

And thus, Wang Daoyi was freed from the influence of this matter.

Wanmin Restaurant

Wang Daoyi, wearing an apron, was assisting Xiangling in the kitchen. Since the incident at Tianheng Mountain, several Millelith troops sent by Keqing had been patrolling outside the dock teahouse all day.

They were officially patrolling, but in reality, they were monitoring.

After all, Wang Daoyi had shown incredibly destructive power. If he were to act within the Liyue Harbor, the Qixing wouldn't have time to stop him, and he could cause significant damage.

Although the surveillance was of little use, Keqing still made the decision. It was better than doing nothing.

Wang Daoyi didn't resist. The surveillance around the teahouse improved the security in the area, and the business of the teahouse also improved.

But he didn't stay in the teahouse. Instead, he spent every day at Wanmin Restaurant, cooking with Xiangling and occasionally accompanying Zhongli to listen to a play.

As for Tartaglia, after the battle at Tianheng Mountain, he disappeared without a trace. Even the fine was paid by the manager of the Northland Bank.

Wang Daoyi thought he might have returned to Snezhnaya.

In fact, Wang Daoyi guessed right. After obtaining the observational data of Wang Daoyi's form, Tartaglia thought about the hefty fine he would face, so he directly returned to Snezhnaya with the data.

And as he expected, this data was bought at a high price by wealthy individuals and scholars, ahem, they paid the fine for Tartaglia from their private funds.

While Wang Daoyi was unaware, an executive named "Madam" replaced Tartaglia and came to Liyue.

Guided by the Cryo Archon, she went directly to Zhongli and signed an unknown contract with him.

All of this, Wang Daoyi didn't know, nor did he care.

For the past half month, he had been spending time with Xiangling every day. After the banquet last time, Chef Mao didn't object to them anymore. Unless the two were overly intimate, he wouldn't disturb this pair of young lovers.

Two young men walked into Wanmin Restaurant from outside.

"Xiangling, Daoyi, give us something to eat!"

It was none other than the righteous duo, Xingqiu and Chongyun.

Hearing the voices, Wang Daoyi released the girl in his arms and walked out of the kitchen.

"Oh, what do the two heroes want to eat today?"

"Hmph, this hero has caught a group of thieves today. You, little waiter, serve me two liang of hot liquor and half a catty of beef in sauce!" Xingqiu sat down on a stool, looking like a martial arts master in the jianghu.

"Give me a bowl of cold noodles." Chongyun couldn't stand Xingqiu's pretentiousness and sat on the other stool.

"Okay, gentlemen, please wait a moment!" Wang Daoyi, imitating the appearance of an ordinary waiter, shook the cloth in his hand and shouted towards the kitchen behind him, "Half a catty of beef in sauce, a bowl of cold noodles, and serve the hero two liang of hot liquor!"

Xiangling, in the kitchen, watched the three men fooling around, laughing with her back bent. The pot beside her stared blankly at the steamed buns on the cupboard, wanting to reach for one but couldn't reach it.

The three men played around for a while, and Xingqiu mentioned what had happened today.

"Qingce Village has had a good harvest recently. Every year at this time, many treasure Hoarders target Qingce Village. And the hilichurls also come to plunder. The Department of General Affairs has posted a commission at the Adventurers' Guild, hoping to find someone to protect the fields and prevent them from being raided."

"I remember you, Daoyi, grew up in Qingce Village. Chongyun and I have taken on the commission. Do you want to join us?"

Chongyun also nodded, "Although the reward is not high, protecting the people's homes is the belief of our generation of exorcists!"

"Qingce Village, huh? Speaking of which, I haven't been back for a year and a half. I don't know how Auntie Huoxin is doing. I promise to take the commission. When do we set off?" Wang Daoyi thought for a moment and quickly agreed. He really wanted to go back and see the place from his memories, fulfilling the dreams of the original body.

Seeing Wang Daoyi's agreement, Xingqiu and Chongyun showed happy smiles. Although most of the people in Liyue didn't know about the battle at Tianheng Mountain, these two, one being the second young master of Feiyun Commerce and the other being a descendant of a thousand-year-old Taoist family in Liyue, vaguely knew something. That was Wang Daoyi's combat power was indeed very strong.

Xiangling came out of the kitchen with the food, seeing the three men discussing something. She placed the dishes on the table, didn't return to the kitchen, but sat down beside Wang Daoyi, listening to their conversation.

Xingqiu glanced at Xiangling, "Hey, does Xiangling want to come with us? We've never adventured together. This time, everyone can act together!"

Wang Daoyi's eyes lit up. He thought Xingqiu's suggestion made sense and introduced to Xiangling the commission they had taken from Qingce Village, hoping she would join them.

After hearing Wang Daoyi's explanation, Xiangling was also very interested. It had been a long time since she came back from Mondstadt, and she hadn't been out for a long time. It would be nice to visit Qingce Village, which was the agricultural center of Liyue. Maybe she could find some good ingredients.

"Okay, then I'll go too, and I'll bring Guoba. Last time I went to Mondstadt, I didn't bring him, and he was mad at me for a long time after I came back!"

"Roar?"

Taking a spicy meat bun from Wang Daoyi's hand, Guoba heard Xiangling talking about him, turned his head, and made a questioning sound.

Without waiting for Xiangling's response, he took the meat bun and started munching.

"That's settled then. We'll set off in three days. No need to run this time, just take the carriage from our Feiyun Commerce."

Seeing everyone's agreement, Xingqiu was very happy and concluded this operation.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Early in the morning, Wang Daoyi arrived at Wanmin Restaurant. He had very few things to prepare, as Xingqiu promised that the logistics of this operation would be handled entirely by Feiyun Commerce. So Wang Daoyi only brought a few books he had been reading recently and a few changes of clothes.

Upon arriving at Wanmin Restaurant, Xiangling was also ready. Compared to Wang Daoyi, Xiangling had a few more things. In addition to changes of clothes, there were also pots, bowls, and other kitchenware.

Hmm, and there was Guoba.

This was the standard equipment for Xiangling when she went out on adventures.

Looking at the kitchenware in Xiangling's package and thinking about what Xingqiu said about Feiyun Commerce handling logistics, Wang Daoyi considered for a moment but still didn't remind Xiangling. He felt that, compared to the rations of Feiyun Commerce, Xiangling's cooking was better.

Taking Xiangling's package, the two walked to the gate of Liyue Harbor, where a large number of people were already waiting. Caravans, adventurers, Millelith, all distinctly separated in this place.

Wang Daoyi casually glanced and saw the flag of Feiyun Commerce.

"Let's go, let's find Xingqiu and the others first!"

Xiangling nodded and followed Wang Daoyi into the crowd.

On the other side, Xingqiu and Chongyun stood on the carriage, overlooking Wang Daoyi and Xiangling.

The two of them smiled and jumped off the carriage, welcoming their two companions.

(End of this chapter)