Seeker of Teyvat

After Ye Lan left,

Hutao regained his calm appearance, and then sighed slightly,

"What a troubled time~"

"Eh, no, it's not autumn yet, it should be spring with many troubles~"

Hall Master Hu pretended to be sad for spring and autumn, and then jumped back to the death hall. She still had to prepare for the death ceremony seven days later.

……

the other side,

Ying and Paimon were wandering around Liyue Harbor.

After ending their adventure underground in the Layer Rock Abyss, the two of them have been moving around Liyue, accepting commissions from time to time, or going to play with friends.

As for looking for my brother, ha, I forgot about it.

Anyway, her brother also said that we will meet at the end of the journey.

"Hey, Paimon, long time no see."

Ying and Paimon were shopping when they met an acquaintance. Yue Haiting's Huixin appeared in front of them and said hello to them.

"Ah, it's Huixin, long time no see." Paimeng flew in mid-air and waved to Huixin.

Ying also waved his hand: "It's been a long time indeed. I didn't see Huixin the last time I went to Yuehai Pavilion to look for Gan Yu."

Normally, Huixin is usually on the first floor of Yuehai Pavilion.

Huixin smiled slightly, but her expression was still a little ugly: "It's nothing. My father has been feeling unwell recently, so I took a leave of absence to take care of my father at home. I have asked other colleagues to handle the work matters."

"Huixin's father is sick?" Paimeng scratched his head and looked at Ying, "But Huixin's father...isn't he Uncle Tian?"

As one of the Seven Stars resident in Liyue, Uncle Tian and Ying have a good relationship, and they can be regarded as close friends. However, it is hard to say who is the older one.

"How is Uncle Tian's health? Is it important?" Ying asked worriedly.

Huixin shook her head: "There's nothing serious at the moment, but my energy is getting worse and worse, and I often cough."

"The doctor said it's best to rest at home and not get too involved in work."

Ying frowned slightly: "But, Uncle Tian is a Tianshu star. How can he not work?"

"Ah~" Hui Xin sighed slightly and said, "Yes, how can Tianshu Star not work? That's why I have been persuading my father to step down from the position of Tianshu Star as soon as possible."

"Did uncle agree that day?" Paimon asked curiously.

Huixin nodded: "Father had begun to consider retirement before, but the candidates had not been confirmed at that time, but now the General Affairs Department has selected three candidates, and it won't be long before a new candidate can be selected. Tianshu Star, when the time comes, my father can retire and rest."

So, the two of them chatted with Huixin for a while, until Huixin remembered that she had to go home to cook medicine, so they separated.

Before leaving, Huixin told the two of them that Uncle Tian had been drinking tea on the balcony behind Yanshang Teahouse recently. If they had time, they could go and see him.

After Huixin left,

Paimon looked at Ying: "Ying, are we going to see Uncle Tian?"

Ying nodded: "Let's go and take a look. Anyway, there's nothing going on recently. It's a good idea to chat with Uncle Tian."

The two discussed it, and then went to a nearby stall to buy some fruits as gifts.

Then he walked towards the place Huixin just mentioned.

Go all the way,

Soon Ying found the place,

When I came to the balcony on the second floor, I saw Uncle Tian drinking tea alone.

"Uncle Tian, ​​we are here to see you."

Paimon waved to Uncle Tian,

Uncle Tian turned his head and saw Ying and Paimon. He smiled and said, "It's you. Haven't you gone out on adventures recently? You actually have time to visit this old man."

Ying walked to Uncle Tian, ​​put the fruit gift in his hand on the table, and smiled at Uncle Tian: "I just came back from the Layer Rock Abyss a few days ago. I have been resting for the past few days. I just met on the road. Huixin, she said you were sick, so Paimon and I came over to check on you."

"Oh, then you guys want to tell me your adventure stories." Uncle Tian pointed to the stool next to him, "Hurry up and sit down and talk. I ordered some good tea and we will drink and chat."

Ying sat down, and Paimon seemed to sit down as well.

[Ying and Uncle Tian told some adventure stories under the abyss. ]

As he was telling the story, Uncle Tian suddenly coughed a few times and seemed to be in some discomfort.

Ying looked at Uncle Tian worriedly, noticing that Uncle Tian's hair had turned gray, his face had lost its vitality, and he looked like an old man.

"Uncle Tian, ​​are you okay?" Ying asked with concern.

Uncle Tian shook his head and said, "Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with my body. I'm just old and time is not forgiving."

"Recently, I've felt my energy plummeting, and I've become less and less able to do things. Although everyone says that I'm highly respected, I also want to take advantage of the fact that I'm still young and confused and hand over the position of Tianshu Star smoothly."

Paimeng was a little confused: "Smooth handover? Could it be that the handover of Tianshu Star will be very troublesome?"

"It is a bit troublesome." Tianshu nodded. He felt that Ying and Paimeng were not outsiders, so he continued to explain: "Among the seven stars of Liyue, the existence of Tianshu is quite special."

"The Tianshu Stars of all generations rarely appear in public. Most of them make plans and handle difficult and complicated matters behind the scenes, just like me. Most of the people in Liyue know that Ningguang is a Tianquan Star, but they don't know that I am a Tianshu Star. Therefore, the selection of Tianshu Stars should not be made public."

"Moreover, we hope that the candidates for Tianshu Star will not be influenced by various forces, so the assessment and appointment will be relatively secretive."

"Based on these reasons, the replacement of Tianshu Stars is often done after the previous Tianshu Star gives his opinion, and then the other seven stars jointly confirm it before the handover can be completed."

Paimeng nodded, not quite understanding, and then said, "In other words... Uncle Tian recommended the candidates, and then Ningguang, Miss Keqing, and the other seven stars appointed them together?"

"That's right. I should have been the one to make the final selection of the candidates." Uncle Tian nodded, confirming Paimeng's understanding, and then sighed slightly, "Unfortunately, with my current physical condition, I am too late to test the candidates one by one."

"Ah, what should we do then?" Paimeng was a little worried. If Uncle Tian couldn't select a candidate, then the handover couldn't go ahead, right?

Uncle Tian shook his head: "Don't worry, I have already chosen a very capable examiner, and, from the story you just told, you have already met her."

The story just now?

When Ying heard Uncle Tian's words, she had a vague guess in her heart.

Paimon looked confused: "Huh? Who is it?"

"It's so sad. It's only been a few days, and little Paimon has forgotten me?" A voice came from behind Paimon.

"Wow, it's Ye Lan!" Paimeng quickly turned around and saw that the person coming was Ye Lan who had just rushed over from the Hall of Rebirth.

Ye Lan walked up to Uncle Tian, ​​then nodded to Ying and Paimeng: "Yes, I received Uncle Tian's invitation and I will investigate the three candidates."

As he spoke, Ye Lan raised an eyebrow at Ying: "How about it, Ying, Paimeng, do you want to come with me? This is a good opportunity to make friends with the next Tianshu Star."

Paimon's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Ying: "Ying, what do you think?"

Ying did not answer Paimeng's question, but looked at Yelan: "The selection of Tianshu Star is such an important matter. It would be bad for Paimeng and I to rush over rashly. Or do you have any other purpose, Yelan?"

Having witnessed Ye Lan's shrewdness and competence in the abyss, Ying didn't think that Ye Lan would invite him to participate in such an important matter for no reason.

"Haha, you are worthy of me, Ying. I don't have any other purpose. It's just that there have been a lot of things going on recently. Besides, you don't belong to other forces. I believe you won't have an impact on the candidates' positions, so I want to bring you along as free manpower."

"What? You're asking us to work for free!" Paimeng put his hands on his hips angrily, looking very unhappy.

Ye Lan didn't care at all. She looked at Ying and said, "How about it, do you want to come?"

Ying curled her lips: "If you beg me, I will go."

"Huh? Well then, I beg you, how about this, is this okay?" Ye Lan laughed, then begged without any sincerity.

Ying gave Ye Lan a look and said, "Since it is Ye Lan's request, I will help you this time."

Uncle Tian looked at the two people fooling around, but did not stop them. He even smiled and said, "Then the selection will be left to you."

Ye Lan nodded: "Don't worry, Uncle Tian, ​​although there are a lot of things, I will handle them. However, Uncle Tian, ​​you usually like to plan in secret, and I am also used to acting in secret. Don't you think I also have the potential to become a Tianshu star?"

"Hey! Ye Lan also wants to be Tianshu Star?" Paimeng looked at Ye Lan with surprise.

Ye Lan raised an eyebrow at Paimeng: "That's Tianshu Star, one of the seven stars of Liyue. Is there anything wrong with me thinking that?"

on the side,

Uncle Tian smiled and said, "I don't mind, but you have been working with Ningguang for so long, I'm afraid she won't let you go easily."

Then Uncle Tian thought for a moment and continued to Ye Lan: "How about this, if no one is qualified after the inspection, I will recommend you as a candidate."

"No problem. There's no rush. I've already arranged the content of the assessment in advance," Ye Lan nodded to Uncle Tian, ​​then looked at Ying and Paimeng, "Let's meet on the first floor later. Before that, you can finish what we talked about before."

"Oh, by the way, you don't have to pay for the tea. As the [new owner] of the Yanshang Teahouse, I can still afford a pot of good tea."

After saying that, Ye Lan left first.

[Ying and Paimeng continued to chat with Uncle Tian for a while and told him more adventure stories.]

Finally, Uncle Tian looked up at the sky and said to Ying, "It's getting late. Ye Lan must have been waiting down there for a long time. You should go find her first."

Ying nodded: "Okay, then we'll go first, see you Uncle Tian."

"Goodbye."

Leaving the second floor pavilion, Ying and Paimon went down the stairs.

As soon as I came down, I saw Ye Lan thinking about something.

As if hearing something, Ye Lan turned around and looked over: "Are you done talking?"

Paimeng nodded: "It seems that Uncle Tian is really not in high spirits, and he looks sleepy."

"Well, although it's not nice to say this, Uncle Tian's current physical condition is indeed not suitable for him to continue serving as Tianshu Star. The heavy workload of Tianshu Star will drag down Uncle Tian. Moreover, Uncle Tian who can't keep up with the energy will also mess up the work of Tianshu Star." Ye Lan shook her head slightly, seeming a little regretful.

Then she continued, "Uncle Tian recommended three candidates, namely Qian Wei, Ming Bo and Zhi Yi."

"Among them, Qian Wei is from a wealthy family and is also affiliated with the General Affairs Department. He was responsible for the order of the dock market. Ming Bo worked in the General Affairs Department of Liyue and received praise from many employees of the General Affairs Department. Zhiyi is studying and traveling, but he has some reputation among the people of Liyue."

Then, Ye Lan said to Ying: "You can remember it roughly... Of course, it doesn't matter if you can't remember it, we will go to Yuehai Pavilion to inspect them later."

"Qian Wei, Mingbo and Zhiyi... I barely remember them, but what is an investigation?" Paimeng shook his head and asked Ye Lan.

"We can talk about this when we get to Yuehai Pavilion."

【So, under Ye Lan's leadership, everyone rushed to Yuehai Pavilion. 】

……

evening,

Jiuqi Shinobu returned to Wanmin Hall, and after dinner,

She looked at Wang Daoyi hesitantly, as if considering whether she should ask the doubts in her heart.

Wang Daoyi noticed Jiuqi Shinobu's gaze, turned around and looked at her, and found the confusion in Jiuqi Shinobu's eyes.

"What's the matter? A'ren, do you have something to ask me?" Wang Daoyi said.

It may be that Wang Daoyi's active inquiry made Jiuqi Ninja make up his mind.

"Daoyi, the old dean is gone." Jiuqi Shinobu said,

Wang Dao nodded slightly: "I know this. Although it is very regrettable, it is also a relief for the old dean."

Jiuqi Shinobu frowned, not understanding what Wang Daoyi meant. She continued to ask, "Today, my sister and I went to the Wangsheng Hall, and the head of the hall, Hu, said that Daoyi, you went to see her three days ago, right?"

"Yes, three days ago, I found Hu Tao and asked her to go to the academy today to handle the funeral affairs for the old dean. What's wrong?" Wang Daoyi said frankly, and finally asked Jiuqi Shinobu a question in return.

Jiuqi Shinobu was somewhat helpless and asked people to prepare for the funeral in advance. This was a big problem, okay?

"But Daoyi, how did you know that the old dean would...leave today?"

"Huh? So that's what you were thinking about." Wang Daoyi laughed dumbly, then explained seriously, "That's because the old dean had a premonition of his own death and asked me to inform Hu Tao. There's no other reason."

Jiuqi Shinobu frowned. Although she felt that Wang Daoyi did not tell the whole truth, when she looked at Wang Daoyi's serious face, she also felt that Wang Daoyi should not have lied to her.

"Is that so..." With a hint of doubt, Jiuqi Shinobu didn't ask any more questions.

After all, Wang Daoyi has already explained it. If he continues to ask, it will destroy the friendship between them.

"Let's go, Yidou is still waiting for you." Wang Daoyi said.

"Aren't you going back to the pier teahouse today?" Jiuqi Ren asked.

Wang Daoyi shook his head and said, "I have to travel far from time to time, so when I am in Liyue, I want to spend more time with Xiangling. You guys can go back. I will still live here."

Just kidding. If I don’t hold the fragrant Xiangling while sleeping, I would sleep in the teahouse at the pier. Am I stupid?

Jiuqi Ren curled his lips and said, "Forget it. Sisi asked me to tell you that you haven't checked the accounts for almost half a year. If you don't check the accounts, she will run away with the money."