Chapter 92 – The Bard

Glory stared blankly at the spot where Qiu Bai had been. The stinging sensation in her eyes made her slowly open them.

She saw faint light penetrating through the blindfold, shining into her vision.

With trembling hands, she slowly removed the blindfold.

The blinding sunlight made her instinctively shield her eyes with her hand.

After adjusting, Glory widened her eyes in astonishment.

She looked at the pedestrians on the street, listened to the vendors’ calls, felt the stone bricks beneath her feet, and gazed at the birds flying in the sky.

“I… can see.”

Glory stared in disbelief at her own hands, tears slowly streaming down her face.

“Godwin, I can now use my own eyes.”

“To see the beauty of this world.”

With tears flowing, Glory slowly stood up. The wind of Mondstadt brushed against her face, and she revealed a joyful smile.

“Thank you, Mr. Qiu Bai.”

“Thank you for allowing me to see this world.”

Glory bowed deeply toward the spot where Qiu Bai had been, tears still falling from her eyes.

The bard sitting in the tavern seemed to sense something and smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth.

Looking up, he saw a handsome yet scholarly-looking young man walking toward him.

“Ah, thank you for saving my believer.”

“Long time no see, Morpheus.”

Venti watched as Qiu Bai sat down on the chair beside him without any hesitation.

Leaning his face closer, he chuckled softly.

“How much have you been drinking, you?”

“This strong smell of alcohol is really unpleasant.”

Qiu Bai pushed Venti’s face away with one hand, speaking with a hint of disdain.

“Ah~ how sad.”

We haven’t seen each other for so long, and you’re already disgusted with me as soon as we meet.”

Venti said to Qiu Bai with a sorrowful tone.

“Your statue has been stolen.”

“And you’re still here drinking.”

Qiu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth, complaining about Venti who was still drinking.

“Hehe, what can I do?”

“Only by fulfilling my divine duties can I accumulate Divine Power. Without strength, what else can I do?”

Venti chuckled and said to Qiu Bai beside him.

“You can say that to the Traveler.”

“Do you really think I’d believe it if you said it to me?”

Qiu Bai glanced at Venti somewhat helplessly and sighed.

“System.”

“Scan Venti.”

After speaking, Qiu Bai silently commanded the system in his mind.

“Ding!”

Name: Venti

Identity: A wisp of the thousand winds, Demon God Barbatos, Anemo Archon of The Seven Archons, God of Freedom, Bard, Drunkard

Divine Power Level: Half-step Top-Tier Demon God

Comprehensive Strength: Peak High-Level Demon God.

Qiu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth. It was the first time he had seen someone whose comprehensive strength was lower than their Divine Power level.

Even without the system, Qiu Bai could sense that Venti’s Divine Power had not weakened much.

“Ehe~”

Venti scratched his head, stuck out his tongue, and grinned at Qiu Bai.

“Hmm… Judging by your appearance, you’re like the old man.”

“Have you also become mortal?”

Venti glanced at Qiu Bai and said with a light laugh.

“That’s right. My current name is Qiu Bai.”

Qiu Bai nodded upon hearing this and smiled at Venti.

“It’s been so long since we last met. Won’t you have a drink with me?”

“But I don’t have any Mora left. The Mora I just earned has already been spent.”

Venti looked at Qiu Bai beside him and said with a smile.

“I’ll buy it. Wait for me.”

Qiu Bai nodded with a smile upon hearing this.

Then he strolled over to the counter, ordered several bottles of aged fine wine, and with these excellent drinks in hand, walked toward the table where Venti was sitting.

“My goodness, Qiu Bai, you’re so rich.”

“All this good wine must cost a lot of Mora, right?”

Venti’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the wine, speaking with surprise at Qiu Bai.

“Not much, just a few hundred thousand Mora.”

Qiu Bai chuckled lightly and sat down opposite Venti.

“Ah~ A few hundred thousand Mora, I couldn’t earn that much in a year telling stories!”

“Today I’m really benefiting from your generosity.”

Venti said with a touch of emotion, casually picking up a bottle of wine and pouring it into his glass.

“By the way, why are you in Mondstadt?”

“Have you awakened from your slumber?”

Venti asked with some confusion, then took a sip of wine.

“Heh, not only have I awakened.”

“My current strength is enough to defeat Morax.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Bai smiled, pulled out the cork, and poured fine wine into his own glass.

“Huh? No way, that strong?”

“Old man Morax could kick me flying with one foot.”

Venti said with astonishment.

“Just the basics, nothing extraordinary.”

Hearing this, Qiu Bai waved his hand modestly.

“I’ve also just awakened from slumber.”

“I really envy you, not being subject to Erosion.”

Venti rested his chin on his hand, took a sip, and complained while looking at Qiu Bai.

“I heard you got your heart ripped out by the Fatui Harbinger La Signora?”

Qiu Bai raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile while looking at Venti.

“Ah, Rosalyne…”

“To be honest, I owe her.”

Venti took a sip of wine on his own, not denying it as he chuckled lightly.

“It’s fine, I also got beaten until I coughed up blood by the Fatui Harbinger Childe.”

Hearing this, Qiu Bai smiled and mentioned his own experience of being beaten until he coughed blood.

“Hahaha, really?”

“Then we really are in the same boat.”

Venti laughed, raising his glass toward Qiu Bai with a smile.

Qiu Bai also raised his glass, clinked it with Venti’s, and downed it in one go.

“Such nostalgia, the last time we drank together.”

“We weren’t like this.”

Venti said with a touch of emotion.

A thousand years ago, when he came to Liyue to find old man Morax, he happened to run into Qiu Bai.

“After finishing these bottles of wine, come with me somewhere.”

“Haven’t you sensed it?”

Qiu Bai chuckled lightly upon hearing this, then looked at Venti and asked.

“I have sensed it.”

“It seems they’re planning to make a move on the Wolf of the North Wind, Boreas.”

Venti took a sip of wine and also looked toward Wolvendom, speaking slowly.

“But don’t worry, the Traveler has gone there.”

“Right?”

Venti grinned, speaking to Qiu Bai.

“You really…”

“Never do your proper work. After drinking, I’m going to drag you over there.”

Qiu Bai felt annoyed looking at Venti’s grinning face.

“The Wolf of the North Wind?”

Qiu Bai naturally knew. In fact, the Wolf of the North Wind was originally a Demon God.

Its power flowed into the earth beneath through contact, transforming into another kind of strength that remained in this land to protect the residents.

Andrius left behind a remnant soul, which merged with the Dominator of Wolves, becoming Barbatos’s Familiar, and its name changed to Boreas.

“Ah, alright, alright, I’ll go, okay?”

“I’m really scared of you, please don’t drag me over there, how embarrassing would that be.”

Upon hearing this, Venti quickly waved his hands, then widened his big eyes and looked at Qiu Bai, speaking as if pleading.