Chapter 730 Zhongli (3)
'Pa-ta--'
The spoon in Xiao Ai's hand fell.
The next moment, Yun Ci felt her head buzzing.
【Ahhhhh——! 】
【Sister, sister, sister! 】
[It’s the Emperor! ]
[It's the Rock King! ]
Yun Ci subconsciously put down the spoon and touched her ears.
I almost couldn't hold back the smile on my face.
She smiled and said, "I wonder who you are?"
"Excuse me, this is our first meeting, Miss, you can just call me Zhongli."
"Mr. Zhongli, I'm Yunci, and this is my sister Xiaoai." Yunci took out another set of tableware from a small box beside her. "Meeting is fate. Mr. Zhongli, would you like to taste this pickled pork with preserved vegetables?"
"Then I won't be polite."
Zhongli sat down on the stone and took the bowl of pickled pork with preserved vegetables handed to him by Xiaoai.
"Thank you."
“You’re welcome.” Xiao Ai took out a pair of gloves from somewhere, fished out a few pieces of wild boar meat from the pot, chopped it up along with the chili peppers, rolled it into a pancake, put it on a plate, and brought it to Zhongli, “This is for you, too.”
Zhongli thanked him again: "You two look like you are traveling to Liyue?"
"Yes, Mr. Zhongli, do you have any good places to recommend?"
"Liyue has many mountainous and rocky wonders. If you want to enjoy the mountains, Tianheng Mountain is a good place to go. If you want to enjoy the water, Luhuachi is a good place to go. The Stone Pillar Forest is in Jueyunjian. If you want to enjoy tea and the scenery, go to Chenyu Valley. Although the terrain of the Layered Rock Abyss is a bit steep, the unique scenery is worth seeing. If you want to visit a town market, it must be Liyue Port..."
Yun Ci laughed: "It seems that Mr. Zhongli likes Liyue very much."
"Oh? Why did you say that?"
"Mr. Zhongli's recommendation includes every place name in Liyue." Yun Ci smiled and looked at the sparkling water in the river and the full moon in the sky. "But this place is really beautiful and is indeed worth recommending."
The remaining pickled pork in the pot gradually cooled down, and the pot of marinated meat was covered with a lid and set aside to continue soaking in flavor.
Next to the fire was a porcelain basin with a ball of smooth dough in it, waiting to be made into steamed buns the next morning, stuffed with braised pork and chili peppers, and made into roujiamo for breakfast.
Yun Ci covered the sleeping Xiao Ai with a blanket, then took out a new sleeping bag and handed it to Zhongli.
"It's late at night, Mr. Zhongli should go to bed early."
"Thank you Miss Yunci." Zhongli raised his hand to decline. "But it's late at night, I can't continue to disturb you here, so you don't need this sleeping bag."
"Mr. Zhongli is going to travel overnight?"
"Liyue at night is also very interesting." Zhongli stood up and said to Yunci, "If Miss Yunci wants to go to Liyue Harbor, you can go to the Hall of the Dead to find me. Then Zhongli will have a good chat with Miss Yunci."
Zhongli is a very knowledgeable person.
Yunci knows a lot.
The two of them started chatting, and each of them could reply to the other's words, and there was no dull moment at all.
Yun Ci watched Zhongli's figure disappear into the night before adding some larger pieces of firewood to the fire and lying down in her sleeping bag.
The wind in Liyue today is quite gentle, blowing away the heat without being cold.
In the early morning, Yunci woke up to the aroma of pickled pork with preserved vegetables.
"Sister, you're awake." Xiao Ai used a spoon to stir the remaining soup from last night. "I've prepared all the toiletries for you. Go wash up first."
Yun Ci thanked him for his hard work and went to the river to wash up.
When she got back, the soup was already boiling. She asked Xiao Ai to change the pan, make small round cakes out of the dough, and put them in.
After breakfast, the two continued on their journey.
Head west from Mingyun Town, take a short walk to Guiliyuan, and then go to Wangshu Inn for lunch.
After the event, we went to Luhua Pond, played in the water, and rested there that night.
The next day, we officially entered Liyue Harbor.
It’s not a holiday season now, but Liyue Port is still very busy.
There are stalls selling fruits and vegetables, stalls selling minerals and jewelry... and the most numerous are stalls selling alcohol.
Xiao Ai took the money and went to a street stall to buy a snack.
Yunci took a fancy to the colorful umbrellas on the street and bought one of each style.
There were several rickshaws parked on the street. Xiao Ai, who had never ridden one before, decided to take one and have someone pull her around Liyue Harbor.
Yunci preferred to walk, so the two separated.
Continuing along the street, there were many flower shops and stalls selling calligraphy and paintings. Yun Ci bought herself a bouquet of flowers and selected a few wines. She went to the "Wanyou Shop" on the next floor to browse, and then walked all the way to the end along the port area.
Passing by the blacksmith shop and the Adventurer's Guild, you will reach "Three Bowls, No Crossing the Harbor".
"Three Bowls, No Passing the Port" is a pub. Yun Ci smelled a strange aroma and couldn't control her feet. She went in again, picked out some wine that she hadn't bought before, stuffed it into her waist bag, and left with satisfaction.
Opposite the tavern is Liyue’s most famous "Tall of the People". Yun Ci calculated the time and did not go to eat first, but continued to move forward.
Passing by one shop after another, at the end of the path is the place where Zhongli often goes to listen to books.
But he is not here today.
Yun Ci turned around and took another path.
This time she saw Xiao Ai, who was struggling against the toy stall at the street corner. Yun Ci walked over and gave Xiao Ai another bag of Mora.
"Since we are out here to have fun, let's have fun so that we don't have to worry about it later."
Xiao Ai said sweetly, "Thank you, sister."
The two agreed on a time to eat and then parted again.
There are two most famous shops on this street.
One store has a collection of many rare treasures, similar to an antique shop, but the owner does not intend to sell the items inside. The reason he opened the store is to show off.
Well, showing off.
It's a very annoying show-off.
The other one is Chunxiang Kiln, where the porcelain is very exquisite.
When we returned the same way, Xiao Ai hadn't left yet. Upon closer inspection, we found that she was attracted by the shouting of the owner of "Jie Cui Hang" and was selecting stones on the stall with sparkling eyes.
Yunci said something to Xiaoai and went to the "Yanshang Tea House" in front to wait for her. Coincidentally, she met Zhongli who was drinking tea here.
"It turns out to be Miss Yunci."
"Mr. Zhongli, what a coincidence."
"Please sit down." Zhongli took out a new cup and poured it for Yunci. "This is new tea from Chenyu Valley. Miss Yunci, would you like to try it?"
Yunci put the bouquet of flowers in her hands on the table and sat down next to Zhongli: "Then I won't be polite."
The tea produced in Chenyu Valley is famous throughout Teyvat for its quality, and is not much worse than the spiritual tea collected by Yun Ci.
"Good tea." Yun Ci said with emotion, "It seems that I must go to Chenyu Valley. I just wonder if I can buy some of their tea trees to bring back home."
"Oh? I haven't asked before, where is Miss Yunci's hometown?" Zhongli continued to add tea to Yunci's tea, saying, "The reason why this tea tastes so good is because it was grown in Chenyu Valley. If it is grown in a different place, I'm afraid the taste will change."
"My hometown." Yun Ci pointed to the sea. "Go east from here, and probably a little further north, to the sea at the border of Mondstadt and Liyue. My home is on a small island in that area."
A very remote island.
There were indeed some people living on the island, but because of the war between gods and demons, it had long been uninhabited.