Upon hearing that Su Bai wanted to make a quest, Catherine immediately and enthusiastically helped him find some monster-slaying missions, such as clearing out Hilichurl camps, clearing out slimes near Dawn Winery, and even bringing out a quest from some unknown genius to eliminate Stormterror.
After defeating Stormterror, Barbatos is tasked with the task. Once Dvalin returns to normal, Barbatos will persuade Dvalin to fake his death once.
He'll then claim that Dvalin faked his death and that he destroyed Stormterror, and then split the Mora with Barbatos. After all, the Mora came from Winterfell, so why not make some money?
The more Su Bai thought about it, the more feasible it seemed, and his fox ears twitched involuntarily. The naive Catherine thought that Su Bai was looking at the commission to eliminate the Wind Demon Dragon because he wanted to take on the commission. Catherine was also overjoyed. If someone really completed the commission, then she might be able to leave the Adventurers' Guild and go to the Winter Kingdom to serve the Queen.
"Phew, Miss Catherine, these requests aren't really suitable for me. Do you have any other requests?"
"Eh? Other commissions? Mr. Su Bai, won't you reconsider these commissions? They're really suitable for you."
Catherine's excitement was extinguished by Su Bai's words before it could even ignite. Her fantasies of promotion and a raise shattered into pieces. If a smile weren't a programmed expression in her mind, Catherine would probably be crying right now.
"No, no, no, I don't think these commissions are very suitable for me. Miss Catherine, do you have any commissions where I can earn Mora without fighting? Ideally, the commissioner would be a pretty young lady. Hmm, it would be even better if it included three meals a day."
"Mr. Su Bai, we are the Adventurers' Guild, not some domestic service association. If you're hoping to find a suitable commission here, I suggest you don't get your hopes up too high."
"Also, if you need to collect commissions, I can select some well-paid commissions for you."
When Catherine first heard that Su Bai didn't want to take on combat-related commissions, she wanted to recommend the collection commissions in the Adventurers' Guild to Su Bai. The Adventurers' Guild had a lot of collection commissions piled up, but because the rewards were so low, almost no one took them.
As Su Bai's words became increasingly outrageous, Catherine felt more and more helpless. There was no way such a request could exist. She felt that this guy was here to cause trouble for the Adventurers' Guild.
Exhausted, Catherine had no desire to continue talking to Su Bai, so she simply pretended that Su Bai didn't exist and started organizing the various requests.
Chapter Nine: What is it like to be released in the morning and then put back into solitary confinement at night?
Mondstadt was busiest in recent days at noon, with the air filled with the aroma of various foods that Su Bai could smell even with the door closed.
Seeing that the storm that had enveloped Mondstadt had completely dissipated, the city's residents took to the streets to cheer and celebrate, creating a joyful and lively scene everywhere.
During this special time, Su Bai was not idle. He bought a lot of discounted goods from local merchants in Mondstadt to celebrate the end of the storm. After a shopping spree, he spent at least half the Mora he usually did on these items.
As night fell, Su Bai was stirring in the pot the only dish he knew how to make—sweet flower-stuffed chicken. It wasn't that his cooking skills were bad, but rather that no one had taught him.
In Liyue, Lord Liuyun Jiefeng strongly opposed Su Bai, an immortal, learning to cook. Lord Liuyun Jiefeng's general idea was that it was beneath an immortal to learn such a thing. In Inazuma, there was even less chance of Su Bai being taught to cook. As the younger brother of Yaeguji of Narukami Shrine, his status meant that the shrine maidens would prepare whatever he wanted to eat.
Su Bai looked at the recipe for sweet flower-stuffed chicken that Xiang Ling had given him in case he starved to death in the wild, and fell into deep thought. Should he put in the sweet flowers first to make them sweet, or should he cook the poultry until it was half-cooked?
"Chase after him! Don't let the thief get away!"
"These thieves are too audacious. They even dare to steal the Sky Harp. Aren't they afraid of Lord Barbatos's punishment?"
"Once the thief is caught, he must be severely punished."
Still struggling with his thoughts, Su Bai heard footsteps outside and was puzzled. Driven by curiosity, he listened carefully to the noise outside and roughly learned what had happened. Su Bai was also incredulous. Someone actually stole that broken Sky Harp? How stupid could they be?
If the Sky Harp sells, great. But if it doesn't sell, it's just a piece of rotten wood. Even if you use it as firewood, the wood of the Sky Harp doesn't seem to be able to be lit with ordinary fire.
"I don't know who was so stupid. There are so many rich people in Mondrie, why did they have to steal the useless Sky Harp? Tsk tsk, it seems that this thief needs to read more books."
Just as Su Bai finished lamenting the thief's lack of common sense, there was a knock on his door. Before he could even open it, the poor wooden door was kicked open by the person outside.
"You dare kick down my door? You've got some nerve, huh? You really think I'm easy to bully?"
"Damn it, do you really think you're easy to bully? You've even kicked the door in the head of your grandpa Su Bai!" Su Bai held the cleaver he had just used to process poultry, as if to teach the person outside a lesson.
"Heh, you thief, how dare you talk to us like that? Hand over the Sky Harp right now."
A Favonius Knight angrily demanded the Sky Harp from Su Bai. Su Bai gave him a look as if he were an idiot. It seems that not only are the thieves in Mondstadt brainless, but there aren't many smart Favonius Knights either.
"Step back. Do not be rude to Lord Su Bai. We are only asking Lord Su Bai to cooperate with our investigation."
Kaeya ignored the Knight of Favonius who still wanted to say something, and instead asked Su Bai with a smile where he had gone that night and whether he had gone to the Cathedral of Favonius.
Su Bai was fairly cooperative, mainly because he was also quite curious about who this foolish thief was. During the interrogation, Kaiya suddenly and inexplicably praised Su Bai's tail and even started to covet Su Bai's fox fur.
"Lord Su Bai, I've been wanting a white fox fur eye mask lately. Since you are a fox spirit, do you know where I can get white fox fur?"
Su Bai raised an eyebrow. He felt that Kaiya seemed to be looking for trouble. Knowing that he was a fox, he still asked such a question in front of him, a fox himself. It seemed that he had time to teach this Mr. Kaiya a lesson.
"White fox fur? Right now, besides me, you won't find another one like it in the entire Teyvat continent. So, Kaeya, you can only dream about it."
"Oh, in that case, Lord Su Bai, please come with us."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two Favonius Knights behind Kaeya began to get restless. This was the thief who stole the Sky Harp; if they caught him, it would be a great achievement.
"Kaiya, what do you mean by this? Are you abusing your power for personal gain? I'm going to see your acting leader."
"Lord Su Bai, we found this tuft of white fox fur at the location where the Sky Harp was stolen. Is there anything else you'd like to say?"
Su Bai looked at the familiar white fox fur in Kaiya's hand with some confusion. How did his fox fur end up in Kaiya's hand? And Kaiya wasn't a fox that shed fur.
Wait a minute, Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly. This morning, Barbatos plucked his fox fur, and tonight, this clump of fur appeared at the place where the Sky Harp was stolen. If this wasn't Barbatos's doing, Su Bai would have Hu Tao bury him alive.
"Would you believe me if I said the Sky Harp was stolen by your wind god Barbatos?"
"Hehe, Lord Su Bai, would you believe me if I said that Emperor Yan chose to fake his death for the sake of leisure?"
Having heard what Kaeya had to say, Su Bai had no choice but to let the Knights of Favonius take him to the office of Jean, the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Mondstadt.
Inside the office, Qin was still working on documents. After Kaiya brought Su Bai into the office, he left. When Qin saw Su Bai arrive, she put down her pen and looked directly at him.
"Lord Su Bai, do you have anything to explain? If not, I will report this to Tianquan, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, and you will be extradited to Liyue to face the punishment of Liyue's laws."
"No, Captain Qin, I'm truly innocent! The Sky Harp was really stolen by your lazy wind god Barbatos! I'm truly innocent!"
"Lord Su Bai, please respect our Wind God Barbatos."
Qin is not sure whether Su Bai did it or not, and besides, Su Bai's identity makes it impossible for Qin to interrogate him.
"Your Excellency Su Bai, we apologize for the inconvenience of keeping you in the confinement room for a few more days. We will release you once we have investigated the situation."
Su Bai has now realized that Barbatos must have made him take the blame because he didn't want to expose his identity.
"Alright, consider it my payment for borrowing the Heart of God."
Su Bai shrugged. Since he needed Barbatos's help, he would repay the favor of borrowing the Heart of God this time.
Speaking of which, Commander Qin is quite a tough person. She's still working overtime so late. You know, Sister Gan Yu has the bloodline of a celestial beast to be able to withstand it, so how did Commander Qin, an ordinary person, manage to do it?
Completely baffled, Su Bai was led to the door of the confinement chamber by a Knight of Favonius. Looking at the familiar door, Su Bai could already sense the misfortune that was about to befall him on his Mondstadt journey. It seemed that the ominous fortune slip did indeed have some value.
"Wasn't Your Excellency just released this morning? How come you've been arrested again tonight? I've been guarding this solitary confinement cell for so long, and Your Excellency Su Bai is the first person to be released and then arrested again in less than a day."
The Favonius Knight guarding the solitary confinement cell teased Su Bai a bit when he saw that Su Bai was about to be put in solitary confinement again. Su Bai rolled his eyes at the Favonius Knight.
"Little Klee in this solitary confinement cell is such a fun little thing, and she speaks so sweetly. I love it here. I missed her terribly after we were apart for just one day, so I came back in. What, is there a problem?"
"No problem, no problem, Lord Su Bai, please come in."
As soon as the Knight of Favonius, who was guarding the solitary confinement cell, opened the cell door, Klee immediately jumped into Su Bai's arms and nuzzled him with her little head.
"Brother Su Bai, Brother Su Bai, Ke Li heard everything you said just now. Brother Su Bai is the best. Ke Li likes Brother Su Bai the most."
After witnessing Qin's busyness, Su Bai knew that Qin couldn't teach Ke Li the way Shenzi taught him. Looking at the little red bundle curled up in his arms, Su Bai became even more determined to make Ke Li and Qi Qi friends.
Chapter Ten: Terrifying Ways of Waking Up
"Klee, wake up! Today's breakfast is Teyvat eggs and Fisherman's toast, plus milk. Get up and eat now."
Su Bai shook the little girl, Ke Li, who was still fast asleep in bed. Ke Li made a few muffled noises, turned around and gave Su Bai a hard pat on the back, then wrapped the blanket around herself even more, just like Su Bai when he was a child and wanted to stay in bed.
Having no experience waking someone up, Su Bai looked at Keli, who was wrapped up like a piece of Mora meat on the bed, and fell into deep thought for a moment.
After thinking for a while, Su Bai gently stretched out his hand, a faint trace of immortal power gathering in it. This trace of immortal power quickly entered Ke Li's body.
“Klee, you can’t blame me for this. Oz said that her body is still developing and she can’t miss three meals a day. If you want to blame someone, blame him.”
As this wisp of fairy power began to take effect, Klee's originally calm face began to show some fear. After a short while, Klee jumped up from the bed, shouting.
"Commander Qin, Keli won't do it again next time. Keli will go to the solitary confinement room to report now."
"It seems Klee is still quite afraid of Jean, but Klee is already in the confinement room."
"Huh? Is it a dream?"
Klee looked around and, upon realizing she was indeed in the solitary confinement room, patted her chest with her little hand and let out a long sigh of relief, as if she had been saved from a desperate situation. Thank goodness, it was just a dream.
"It seems like little Cleo had a nightmare. She actually jumped out of bed all of a sudden. Well, come and eat. The food is still warm."
Keli took the fisherman's toast and milk from Su Bai with a scrunched-up face. She seemed to still be recovering from the dream she had just had. Su Bai asked her a question out of curiosity.
"What kind of dream did Klee have that could scare you like that?"
When Keli heard Su Bai ask about it, she immediately swallowed the milk in her mouth and couldn't wait to tell Su Bai how terrifying the dream was. Seeing the rare lingering fear on Keli's face, Su Bai became even more curious.
“Brother Su Bai, that was such a terrible nightmare. Klee dreamt that she was playing with bombs all the way from Cider Lake to Oath Cape, and then Captain Jean was there. She was caught by Captain Jean in an instant. After she caught Klee, her hair was all flying up. Waaah, it was so scary.”
"I heard that if a child doesn't eat properly, the Wind God will punish her by making her have nightmares. Little Klee won't have nightmares if she eats properly from now on."
"Well, Klee will definitely eat obediently then. I hope Lord Bartobas won't let Klee continue having nightmares."
Keli got so excited talking that she almost spilled the milk in her cup on herself. It was only after Su Bai calmed her down that Keli obediently started eating her breakfast.
"Klee, I remember the wind god is called Barbatos, right? Why did you say Barbobas?"
"Huh? But, but Klee heard from a nun that the Wind God's name is Bartobass. Could Klee be mistaken?"
Klee tilted her head, looking puzzled. Su Bai's lips twitched. Goodness, no wonder she's a follower of Barbatos, the god of freedom. It's unbelievable that she can forget the name of the god she worships.
"By the way, Claire, I've noticed you've been fiddling with fireworks lately. Is there something you don't understand? If so, I can help you figure it out."
"Brother Su Bai, do you remember when you told me about setting off fireworks with a sister in a place called something like Tiange Pavilion?"
Su Bai thought about it and realized that he did mention this. A few days ago, in order to coax Ke Li to sleep, he would tell her a lot about his time in Inazuma every night. But because Ke Li didn't want to sleep as much as she listened, Su Bai had no choice but to change his stories to fairy tales, and only then would Ke Li obediently go to sleep.
"Oh, that was when I went to the castle tower with a friend named Yoomiya. The fireworks we brought accidentally caught fire. It wasn't intentional. Klee, you're not allowed to do that."
"But when I have the chance in the future, I'll take you to Inazuma. I think you and Yoomiya will definitely get along well. Maybe the castle tower will need to be renovated a second time then."
Su Bai straightened the little red hat on Ke Li's head. Back then, when Su Bai was still young, he was fearless in Inazuma's eyes. In order to get revenge on the bad woman, Kage, who had spanked him, Su Bai tricked his new friend, Yonomiya, into making a huge firework. He then lit the firework in the castle tower.
After a loud bang, a huge hole was blown into the roof of the castle tower. Later, Su Bai learned that Xiao Gong thought Su Bai wanted to go out into the wild to deal with monsters, so he made Su Bai a powerful version of a cluster firework.
Of course, while he enjoyed himself, Su Bai also paid a heavy price. Not only did he owe Tianling a six-figure sum of Mora at a young age, but the desserts he bought would also mysteriously disappear from time to time.
Even the not-too-sweet sakura mochi that Ayaka gave him would be stolen by that old woman Ying, who would tear open her space and take it away. What's even more infuriating is that when she took it, she would leave a message saying, "Next time, put more sugar in it; I like sweeter sakura mochi."
"No, no, Klee won't set off fireworks randomly."
Perhaps frightened by the nightmare she had that morning, Klee has become incredibly well-behaved. Klee, who used to clamor to fry fish with the older sister who makes fireworks, now has absolutely no desire to fry fish.
"Klee just felt, just felt..."
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