Chapter 73: Departure

The four met in the crowd, but the noisy surroundings made it impossible to chat. They exchanged brief greetings before heading towards the caravan of Feiyun Commerce.

Arriving at the carriage and unloading their luggage, Xiangling finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew, why are there so many people!"

Xingqiu smiled and pointed to the outermost circle of the Millelith.

"This year's Qingce Village has had a bountiful harvest. Not only the usual rice, but also sweet flowers and mint are abundant. Based on past experiences, such a bountiful harvest will definitely attract treasure hunters and monsters. So those Qianyan troops are responsible for the outermost security, to prevent large groups of treasure hunters and monsters from invading Qingce Village."

It was evident that Xingqiu had done his homework in advance. After mentioning the Qianyan troops, he looked towards the adventurers.

"As for us adventurers, we'll be responsible for the monsters in the farmlands!"

"There are monsters in the farmlands?" Xiangling was somewhat surprised, finding it hard to imagine how monsters could enter the farmlands where the people of Qingce Village worked every day.

"Yes, mostly Whopperflower and slimes." Xingqiu nodded, continuing to explain to Xiangling, "These Whopperflower usually disguise themselves as ordinary crops, receiving irrigation and care from Qingce Village farmers. They even help scare away birds on normal days. However, during the harvest, they also tend to drive away the farmers, so we need to use elemental power to stimulate them to reveal their true forms, and then deal with them!"

Wang Daoyi nodded slightly. He was aware of this situation. The symbiotic relationship between the Whopperflower and the Qingce Village farmers had always been a good topic. When the original body lived in Qingce Village, scholars from Liyue's academies paid money to study this.

"As for slimes, it's even more complicated. Qingce Village has the habit of breeding slimes. Rock slimes can fertilize the fields, wind slimes can pollinate, and water slimes can ensure irrigation in the farmlands."

When it came to the issue of slimes, Xingqiu didn't seem as relaxed as before; instead, he appeared to find it more challenging.

"So, slimes of other attributes can be killed directly, while these few attributes of slimes need to be captured and released back into the farmlands after harvesting."

For ordinary adventurers, capturing monsters was indeed much more difficult than killing them. Most people used traps to capture them, but this time, the operation was in the farmlands of Qingce Village, where traps couldn't be set up, so they could only rely on combat to capture them.

As they spoke, the Millelith on the periphery began to move, and Wang Daoyi glanced over, seeing another familiar purple figure mobilizing the troops.

Unable to hold back, Wang Daoyi commented, "Do we have no one else in Liyue? Why is it always Keqing leading the troops!"

Wang Daoyi's sarcasm attracted the attention of the other three, who also looked towards the direction of the Millelith.

"It really is Keqing. Let's go say hello to her later!" Xiangling was unaware of the incident where Keqing had forced Wang Daoyi down from the sky with a sword. She just wanted to greet her friend later.

Since their chance encounter at the Stone Gate, Keqing had frequently visited Wanmin Restaurant, sharing adventure stories with Xiangling. Their relationship had become much closer.

Xingqiu casually glanced and already knew that Keqing was leading the troops.

"Among the Qixing of Liyue, Tianquan sits high in the Qunyu Pavilion, Tianquan has already semi-retired, and the others are nowhere to be seen, so currently, only Keqing can be freely deployed!"

Chongyun also nodded, revealing some news, "Recently, the Qixing have repeatedly found fortune tellers, wanting to mobilize them. The one who appeared is also this Jade Chamber's Tianquan."

"What's going on with mobilizing the fortune tellers? Has something happened?" Wang Daoyi seized upon a key piece of information.

In Liyue, the Archon ruled, the Qixing were responsible for executing the Archon's development plans, the Millelth were responsible for defending Liyue, and the immortals were responsible for handling dangers that the Millelith couldn't handle. Fortune tellers had always been an awkward presence, inferior to the Millelith in combat ability and inferior to the immortals in arts. So there were very few occasions where fortune tellers were needed. And now Keqing was mobilizing the fortune teller family.

"I don't know the specifics, I just heard the clan elders say a few words. It seems to be related to the Chasm!"

The Chasm!

Wang Daoyi nodded slightly, not asking further. The issue of the Chasm was significant, and even with the memories from the game, he didn't think he could solve the problem. It was better to wait for Ningguang to handle it.

Keqing was very efficient. After giving the order, the entire troops of Millelith began to operate. Carrying various supplies, the massive queue gathered at the gate of Liyue Harbor stretched out, heading towards Qingce Village.

"I'm going to find Keqing!"

Xiangling jumped off the carriage and rode on a steed provided by Feiyun Commerce, running towards the forefront of the Qianyan troops.

Wang Daoyi wasn't worried about Xiangling. As a well-known chef in Liyue Harbor, most of the Qianyan troops knew her, so there was no need to worry about any misunderstandings. Besides, with the Pyro Vision at Xiangling's waist, unless Xiangling actively attacked the Milleliths, they wouldn't trouble her.

As expected, when Xiangling reached the Milleliths army, they only glanced at her, recognized her identity, and paid no further attention.

"Keqing!"

Xiangling saw the purple-haired girl, who was riding on a big horse.

The girl turned her head, seeing her little sister, and showed a happy smile. "Xiangling, why are you here too?"

Riding up to Keqing's side, Xiangling replied, "It's Xingqiu and Chongyun. They invited me and Brother Daoyi to come, and Brother Daoyi also wanted to see Auntie Huoxin at Qingce Village, so we came together!"

"Brother Daoyi?" Keqing caught onto a name. "Wang Daoyi, he's here too?"

Xiangling nodded, sensing something amiss in Keqing's tone. "Yes, what's wrong? Is there a problem with Brother Daoyi?"

Upon seeing Xiangling's expression, Keqing realized that Wang Daoti hadn't told her about the incident at Tianheng Mountain. But Keqing wasn't one to meddle unnecessarily. She shook her head. "No, it's just that this mission might be a bit difficult. Thinking about having another combatant makes me happy!"

Xiangling didn't suspect anything and nodded. "Yes, Brother Daoyi is very strong!"

"Where are they? In the Feiyun Commerce team?" Keqing glanced back and saw the conspicuous flag of Feiyun Commerce.

"Yeah, want to go sit with them together?" Xiangling extended an invitation.

"Sure, let's go." Keqing's eyes held a playful smile as she turned to a tall Millelith officer and said, "General Panglie, you take over the command. I'll go find a helper at the back!"

Panglie was a burly man, standing at a towering height of two meters and three centimeters, making him look like a wall. On his arm armor, a golden Geo Vision emitted a glow.

"Alright, go ahead!" Panglie spurred his horse, taking Keqing's place.

Keqing and Xiangling turned their horses and galloped towards the carriage of Feiyun Commerce.

Inside the carriage, Wang Daoyi, who had been discussing what books to read with Xingqiu, suddenly turned his head and looked towards the front of the carriage, startling Xingqiu.

"What's wrong?"

"Ask Axu to prepare some fruits and snacks, Keqing is coming!"

Wang Daoyi spoke up. He had just sensed a hint of hostility, but it was faint. With a slight perception, he realized it was Keqing and Xiangling coming over.

(End of this chapter)