Chapter 130 "I'm a fugitive!"
"Oh, by the way, to express my gratitude, I would like to invite you two to dine at the Debo Hotel. I hope you two can come."
After thanking the two, Navia invited them again.
The trial was supposed to start in the afternoon, so after the trial, it was already late. If we took the patrol boat from Ilie Island back to Fontaine, it would be dinner time.
"Okay, then I'll trouble Miss Navia to pay for it."
Nashida did not refuse, but nodded and agreed.
"Okay, then please follow me. We will take the patrol boat from Mojie Station back to Fontaine."
Navia nodded quickly.
Although she already had evidence to clear her father's name, the trial had already ended today and she could only wait until tomorrow.
However, just when Navia and Liu Bai were about to rush to catch the track patrol boat, they were suddenly stopped by another acquaintance on the roadside.
"You are here."
The duel agent named Clorinde looked up at Liu Bai and the others.
"Claude..."
Looking at Clorinde who was blocking the way, Navia had a complicated look in her eyes.
Although it was not her responsibility, her father, Kares, did die in her hands during the duel.
The two had been good playmates since they were young, but after that incident, they rarely had any contact.
"Hello Navia, it seems you recognized him too."
Looking at Navia beside Liu Bai, Clorinde greeted her and spoke.
"Recognized him? What do you mean?"
Clorinde's words left Navia a little confused.
"...Can you please take off your mask?"
Clorinde did not explain, but looked at Liu Bai and asked.
"This, this is not good. I'm not a good person."
When Liu Bai heard that he was asked to take off his mask, he subconsciously covered his face.
"But based on your previous performance in court, don't you want to go to jail?"
"If an exile reappears, he will inevitably be expelled again and imprisoned."
Clorinde explained to Liu Bai.
Ever since the previous duel, she had been keeping an eye on Liu Bai the whole time, and naturally noticed that he wanted to go to jail.
"……what?"
Clorinde's words made Liu Bai freeze in place with his mouth slightly opened, showing an expression of increased knowledge, but his brain seemed to be stuck.
After a long while, Liu Bai finally reacted, and the mask on his face formed by sword energy disappeared.
"Everyone, look at me. I have an announcement to make!"
"I'm a fugitive!"
After taking off the mask, Liu Bai quickly raised his hand and shouted to the passers-by around him.
Passersby looked at Liu Bai with strange expressions, then left in a hurry. Even the guards took a look and left.
"…Huh? Xiaobai!"
Navia looked carefully at Liu Bai's somewhat familiar face, and after a while she called out his name in surprise.
"Big Golden Retriever, do we know each other?"
Hearing Navia calling him, Liu Bai turned around in confusion.
"You don't recognize me? I...you used to come to Baisong Town with Clorinde, and my father, Carres, often praised you."
"Well, is it because I was too young three years ago? Indeed, after all, I was still a girl then, so of course I look different from now..."
Seeing that Liu Bai didn't recognize her, Navia hurriedly explained.
She and Clorinde were playmates when they were children, and they had a good relationship before that incident.
Although Liu Bai seemed to be younger than Clorinde, he was already able to teach Clorinde how to practice swordsmanship. It was through Clorinde that Navia got to know Liu Bai.
"Yes, Master Liu Bai, Mr. Carres often mentioned two years ago that if you were still here, he could go and fight against Vash without worrying about the safety of the young lady."
Miles on the side obviously recognized Liu Bai and started to explain to Liu Bai.
However, the Cares he mentioned did not know that his opponent was called Vache at that time, and he did not know that Marcelle was Vache.
"Uh, although, I really don't remember you."
Liu Bai spread his hands helplessly. He had no impression of Navia and Miles in front of him at all.
Not to mention them, Liu Bai couldn't even remember Clorinde, who knew her own swordsmanship.
"How could it be, Xiaobai, what on earth are you..."
"Alright, alright, don't get excited. His situation is a little special. In fact, he has lost his memory of what happened in Fontaine three years ago."
Seeing that Navia was a little agitated, Nashida stepped forward, raised her hand in front of Liu Bai and began to explain.
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"Hmm? Then Violet, why are you still here so late today?"
Finnina was holding a magnifying glass and pretending to repair the Cardinal of the Oracle. When she noticed Villette coming over, she asked in confusion.
"That's right, Ms. Funina. I would like to inquire about the progress of the repairs on the Cardinal of the Decree."
Navrette asked Furninna politely.
"How can it be that fast? This thing is a creation of God. It took me many years to make it. It may take... one or two years to repair it."
Furninha shook her head and said.
She found a very reasonable reason for her slow repair of the Cardinal of the Oracle, which was that it took many years to manufacture it, so it was normal for it to take longer to repair.
"Okay... Besides that, there's one more thing I want to confirm. Do you recognize that Lerch?"
Navrette nodded without surprise, and then asked another question.
"Of course I recognized him, but so what? His current identity is the Fatui executive officer. The one who was exiled was Liu Bai, not Lerch."
Furninna spread her hands and answered.
"Is that what you think? That's right. He now represents the Winter Solstice, not the Liyue man who lives in Fontaine."
Navelette nodded.
"Speaking of which... Villette, you didn't seem to like him very much from the beginning. Can you tell me why?"
At this time, Furninna thought of something, and it was her turn to ask Violet a question.
This question has troubled Furninna for a long time.
"Well... I had no problem with him at first, but one day I felt a kind of... aura that could be called a natural enemy from him."
"I'm a little worried that he will cause irreparable damage to Teyvat one day."
Navrette thought for a moment before explaining.
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Debord Hotel.
Clorinde and Navia sat together for dinner again, a rare occasion.
"In fact, although Xiaobai was young at the time, he was very mature. He followed me to Baisong Town not to play, but to find cooperation with Mr. Carres."
At the dinner table, Clorinde continued to explain why Liu Bai often appeared in Baisong Town.
"Well, I heard about this from Mr. Carres. Young Master Liu Bai wants to build a waterway to the Xumi Desert just like he built the patrol ship line."
"This way, when the water level in Fontaine rises, the water can be diverted to the Xumi Desert."
Miles, who was sitting next to him, also began to explain Liu Bai's plan back then.
"It's the eighth charge..."
Hearing what Miles said, Nashida nodded slightly and looked at Liu Bai, who was chewing Fontaine's crab seriously.
"Come to think of it, I remember that Dad's funds were not enough to support the construction of the waterway at that time. Why was it almost completed in the end?"
Navia seemed to have some impression of that waterway and couldn't help asking Miles.
At that time, three orbit patrol ship routes had been built, which cost a lot of money.
"Well, there was indeed a lack of funds at the beginning, but later Master Liu Bai said that he found a treasure that had been buried for five hundred years, which filled the funding gap."
Myles nodded and explained.
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