[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Anyone who saw a guy quietly leaning against the door frame without saying a word when they went out would be scared. Ventara was no exception. Her pupils suddenly shrank and her hair almost exploded.

However, after she saw who the person was, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and coughed pretentiously to cover up her previous loss of composure.

The person who frightened her had no self-awareness at all, and was even a little smug. Looking at her like this, he raised his eyebrows with interest: "Did I scare you?"

Asking questions knowingly!

Ventara was too lazy to reply him, and only asked: "Were you the one who led Vladimir and the others away just now?"

In fact, he didn't need to answer. Just from the familiar Rusty Helm bartender's attire on Leosli, Ventara guessed it. He brought it up simply to change the subject.

Leosley saw through her plan, but said nothing. After all, no man would be reluctant to claim the credit for his own achievements, especially in front of his sweetheart.

The black and white "big dog" has sparkling eyes and looks very proud.

Ventara was caught off guard by seeing his childish side and couldn't help but laugh softly.

She touched Leosley's head as a reward, then handed him the account book and talked to him about business.

The man listened to her explanation of the contents while flipping through the records.

"It's a good thing." Leosley praised generously, "It seems that both of us have gained a lot."

Ventara glanced at him in confusion: "What?"

The corners of Leosley's lips curled up: "I found the missing Meluseens."

In order to make this smuggling trade more inconspicuous, Vladimir made full use of his cleverness. He did not let his men bring Melusin directly to Soft Light Harbor, but temporarily stored her in the Rusty Rudder Tavern, which was in a relatively remote location.

Xiuduo received a large sum of money from him and helped him hide the Meilushin in wooden boxes, which he then secretly shipped in two batches in the name of delivering wine.

This should have been a foolproof plan. After all, who would have suspected that there was more than just wine in those wine crates?

Unfortunately, a group of them couldn't help but have a drink at the Rusty Helm, and happened to run into Leosley, who had an extra schedule to go there to inquire about information because Ventara had a new mission.

He was attracted by the appearance of Zhidong, and naturally he followed the clues and found the Milushen hidden in the cave near the Rusty Rudder.

But even so, if Vladimir had the heart to abandon his men, they would not be able to successfully convict them, so they simply played along and let the situation develop according to his original arrangements.

However, the Meilushin people have been properly accommodated, and now there is indeed pure alcohol and drinks here.

Ventara didn't expect that Leosli had made so many discoveries while she was away, and she felt something was wrong.

So why did she come here and pretend to be a good girl?
However, before she could figure out whose fault it was, Leosli said, "It's time to go, it's time to go watch a good show. After Vladimir left, I gave a signal to the special patrol team sent by Villette, and they should have taken action."

Ventara nodded and followed him towards the banquet hall.

As expected, there was chaos there.

The strength of the Gilded Brigade hired by Vladimir was certainly not to be underestimated, and the special patrol team took a lot of effort to capture them all.

Vladimir was now surrounded by people because of his attempt to escape. He could only stare at Charlotte fiercely: "What are you doing! Is this the law in Fontaine that allows you to arrest honest merchants at will? We, the people of Zhidong, are not soft persimmons that can be bullied by anyone!"

Seeing that he wanted to involve the matter in diplomatic issues, Leosli stepped forward and took over the conversation: "Honest businessman? Mr. Vladimir, you should speak according to your conscience."

Vladimir recognized him as the young man who had just come to the room to call him, and immediately realized that something was wrong. However, he had no time to think about it in this situation, so he could only grit his teeth and insist: "Conscience? I have much more conscience than your boss at Rusty Rudder!"

"Well... I admit that the boss of Rusty Rudder has no conscience, but you are no less conscientious." Leosli sneered, "If you want to be stubborn, you should save it for the trial. But don't worry, Melo Petersburg will not let any of you go."

“I’m looking forward to seeing you guys there.”

Vladimir's expression changed again and again, and it was obvious that he finally realized who he was.

Without giving him a chance to argue, Xia Wole directly ordered the team members to take away all the people involved in the case and keep them under guard.

Ashpal is the only one who is still standing by and watching the show safely. His ignorance and subsequent actions to make amends are enough to allow him to get away with this case.

Ignoring the vicious looks of his colleagues, after everything was over, he stretched and walked to Ventara, hooked his arm around her shoulder and glanced at Leosli: "Wow, you're quite powerful." Before Leosli could reply, Ventara slapped his hand away without any hesitation.

Ashpal had long been accustomed to her temper and didn't care. Instead, he continued to approach her and asked her when she planned to go back: "Anyway, the deal has been cancelled. After I have served as a witness, I should go back to Xumi directly. Do you want to come with me?"

Leosli suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Before Ventara could say anything, he interrupted the two of them and said, "Although it's not appropriate to say this now, you have betrayed your employer after all. If the news spreads, it will be difficult for you to get the next assignment. Ventara has a stable and high-paying job in Melo Petersburg. Maybe it's a better choice for you to stay."

The implication was that he was worried that Ashpal could not support his daughter.

The words may be rough but the truth is there. Although they may sound unpleasant, they are quite honest.

Although Ashpal has saved a lot of money over the years, living off the savings is totally inconsistent with the life values ​​of the desert people. He has long begun to worry about how to make money in the future.

Of course, committing a crime is not an option, so the only way seems to be to join a group of thirty people and go to Xumi City to work for the Little Auspicious Grass King.

Ashpal didn't want to do this, but when he heard what Leosli said, he couldn't help but be moved. He turned to look at Ventara and asked her for confirmation.

The latter nodded noncommittally.

To be fair, the salary offered by Melo Petersburg is indeed high, even twice that of ordinary Mo Mang Palace civil servants. I don’t know if it is because the working environment is a psychological subsidy of the prison after all.

She explained the situation to Ashpal, causing the man to look at Leosli doubtfully.

He had reason to suspect that this guy offered such generous conditions just to seduce her daughter.

Although he no longer mentioned it, Ashpal had already remembered what he saw when they first met, and labeled Leosley as a person who led his precious daughter astray.

His thoughts were all written in his eyes, and Leosley saw it almost immediately.

The man spread his hands helplessly: "Is this how I look to you? Don't worry, this is indeed the salary level recorded in the Mo Mang Palace. What's more, as a duke, I am a very fair person."

Ventara frowned, with doubt written all over her face.

"That's really too much, Ventara..." Leosli complained in a long voice, but changed the subject the next second, "But if you are willing to stay, I don't mind taking out some of my small treasury to double your salary."

Blatant temptation! This is simply blatant temptation!
However, Ventara, the person involved, still had a cold expression, and it was Ashpal who was tempted.

He could almost hear the crisp sound of the Mora collided, his eyes sparkled, but he still coughed in a reserved manner, pretending to be serious and patted Ventara's shoulder: "In this case, Ventara, you stay here and do your best. The Duke is a good man!"

Leosley stood beside him appropriately, twisting these "father's teachings" into a salesman's Amway advertisement.

Ventara crossed his arms in silence, and after a while he replied, "I didn't plan to go back."

Although she initially just wanted to come to Fontaine to see how her childhood playmate was doing, and didn't even plan to stay for long, so she didn't tell Ashpal about it, but now she has changed her mind.

"Long-distance relationships are much more annoying than office romances."

This sentence was a disguised way of giving Leosli an identity in front of his adoptive father, and it even kindly gave Ashpal a heads-up that she might continue to stay in Fontaine in the future.

Leosli liked her answer very much, the love in his eyes almost overflowed, making Ashpal shake his head.

He now felt that it was absolutely impossible that this kid had led Wentala astray. It was obvious that he had been taken advantage of. It was already the best that Wentala didn't cheat him!
Sure enough, the next second Ventara said bluntly: "Although that's what I said, the salary cannot be reduced by a penny."

The circulation of goods in Melo Petersburg is regulated by concession vouchers. Leosli, who stays there all year round, naturally has little place to spend money. He has a lot of Mora on hand that he can't spend, so he is naturally not stingy about spending money on Ventara, and he even generously gave some money to Ashpal who was watching the show on the side.

So, after finishing the remaining things and returning to Fontaine, someone spent the night in the pub.

Meanwhile, in the Duke's villa, Winta stretched, found his pajamas and prepared to take a bath, but when he passed by the living room, he ran into Leosli who had just finished writing a paper report.

The man's gray-purple eyes swept over her, and he smiled and asked knowingly, "Are you going to take a shower?"

As soon as he smiled, Ventara guessed that he was probably up to something bad, but asking this question at this time, she could only think of one possibility -

"Why? The Duke will join me?"

(End of this chapter)