Genshin, No sad stories

Paimon held the small shovel, feeling utterly confused. 

What were they doing? 

Coming out here in the middle of the night to dig up dirt? 

"Found it." 

"Follow me." 

Just then, Jiang Chen's voice rang out. 

Hearing this, Paimon's eyes lit up. 

"What did you find?" 

Paimon was curious. 

What could it be, since they were using shovels? 

"Something good!" 

"Whether you'll have money to eat in the future depends on this." 

After saying this, Jiang Chen started walking toward a specific spot. 

Paimon, hearing this, became excited. 

This was related to her future meals? 

Then she had to take this seriously! 

Was Jiang Chen looking for some kind of treasure? 

The thought made Paimon's eyes sparkle, practically turning into Mora symbols. 

She really wanted money. 

If they didn't have money, Lumine might sell her off. 

So, she really hoped Lumine could become wealthy. 

That way, Lumine wouldn't sell her. 

With this in mind, Paimon became more enthusiastic than anyone else. 

The three of them arrived at the spot Jiang Chen had detected. 

Then Jiang Chen gave them coordinates and told them to start digging. 

"Lumine, you can try to sense it carefully." 

"There are quite a few wind elemental barriers underground." 

"Find those, and then dig straight down." 

"Don't worry about breaking the bottles—they're all protected." 

"Even the ones without protection are stored in boxes." 

"There's a lot of wine buried down here." 

As Jiang Chen spoke, he couldn't help but feel excited. 

The wine buried by the Knights of Favonius was all down there. 

And there was quite a lot of it. 

Jiang Chen planned to take it all and replace it with some cheap wine he had bought earlier. 

Because of the dragon crisis, the wine he bought was incredibly cheap. 

After all, business was bad, so prices had dropped. 

After hearing Jiang Chen's instructions, Lumine quickly got to work. 

The three of them began turning over the soil. 

To avoid drawing suspicion, Jiang Chen first flipped the turf before digging. 

He removed the grass, dug out the wine underneath, and then replaced it with a bottle of the cheap wine he had bought. 

The group worked tirelessly. 

When Paimon saw that Jiang Chen was digging up wine, she was stunned. 

"Is this really valuable?" 

She had thought it would be some kind of treasure or antique. 

But it was just this? 

"Of course it's valuable." 

"For example, what I just dug up can be exchanged for a lot of money with Mondstadt's richest man." 

As Jiang Chen said this, he grinned brightly. 

He had just dug up Barbatos' treasured "Wind God's Brew." 

This was the wine Barbatos used to entertain the Seven Archons. 

And now, it was his. 

Although Jiang Chen's actions were a bit unethical... it didn't matter. Venti would definitely forgive him. 

Hearing this, Paimon was stunned. 

Wait... 

This stuff was that valuable? 

Paimon had no idea how precious this wine was. 

But since Jiang Chen said so, there must be a reason. 

Immediately, Paimon continued digging with renewed vigor. 

However, she didn't have much strength, and after a while, she was exhausted. 

The rest of the work was done by Jiang Chen and Lumine. 

Lumine was also excited. 

She hadn't expected there to be so much wine buried underground. 

The two of them worked late into the night before finally digging everything up. 

After finishing, Jiang Chen restored the area to its original state, and then they returned to Mondstadt City. 

"I'll find someone to handle this stuff tomorrow." 

"For now, let's shower and sleep." 

"Remember, Paimon, don't tell Venti." 

"Otherwise, you won't get your share of the profits." 

"If he finds out, we won't be able to sell this wine." 

Jiang Chen looked at Paimon with a serious expression. 

He wasn't worried about Lumine, but Paimon was another story. She might spill the beans. 

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on her." 

Lumine was also serious. 

She understood the importance of this matter. 

From now on, she would keep a close watch on Paimon to prevent her from blabbing. 

Paimon quickly nodded. 

"Mm-hmm, I won't say anything!!" 

She decided then and there that she wouldn't tell anyone. 

After all, this was about her future meals. 

Why would she sell out Jiang Chen and the others? 

After discussing this, Jiang Chen headed into the hotel. 

By now, the streets of Mondstadt were empty. 

Jiang Chen and Lumine returning from outside was quite noticeable. 

Especially to those who liked to move around at night. 

Kaeya, for instance, noticed Jiang Chen and Lumine. 

However, he was too far away to hear what they were saying. 

But he did see that they had come back from outside the city. 

What were these guys doing out there? 

Kaeya was curious. 

But he couldn't just go and interrogate them. 

Lumine and Jiang Chen were honored guests of Mondstadt. 

After thinking for a moment, he decided to probe them tomorrow. 

With that decision made, Kaeya went back to rest. 

He had been outside investigating the Fatui. 

Unexpectedly, he ran into Jiang Chen and Lumine. 

These two had solved the dragon crisis, and he wanted to get to know them better. 

... 

Jiang Chen and Lumine returned to their rooms to wash up and rest. 

Paimon and Lumine chatted for a while. 

Paimon was curious about how much money they could get from this. 

However, Lumine didn't know either. 

After all, she had no idea how much this stuff was worth. 

All the wine was in Jiang Chen's hands now. 

He would handle it later. 

Once this was done, they would head to Liyue. 

Hopefully, Barbatos wouldn't find out. 

Otherwise, Jiang Chen would be in trouble! 

Thinking of this, Lumine's lips curled into a smile. 

For some reason, she suddenly felt like seeing Jiang Chen suffer? 

But whether Barbatos could even beat Jiang Chen was a big question. 

He might not be able to. 

After all, Jiang Chen had god-level power. 

The night passed without incident, and Jiang Chen was woken up early the next morning by Lumine. 

Meanwhile, in another room, Venti also woke up. 

He stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling. 

Where was he? 

Why was he here? 

And he was sleeping in a bed? 

Wow, wouldn't it have been better to use that money to buy a bottle of wine? 

As he thought this, he slowly remembered what had happened. 

He had been drinking with Jiang Chen. 

And then... he blacked out? 

Thinking of this, Venti felt terrible. 

He quickly got up and checked himself, relieved to find nothing wrong. 

However, when he turned his head, he saw a bottle of wine on the table. 

"Huh?" 

"Jiang Chen left me a bottle?" 

"What a good brother!!" 

Venti was thrilled. 

Without hesitation, he grabbed the bottle, opened it, and started drinking it as breakfast. 

Unsurprisingly, he passed out again. 

Jiang Chen came by to check on him and saw that he had already drunk the bottle. The two of them fell silent.