Genshin Impact: Journey to Teyvat

Chapter 190 Kite

Zhongli's smile settled down: "When the time comes, I will naturally bring good tea to see her."

"So, what should we do next?" Paimon asked with a smile.

"Hmm..." Zhongli pondered for a while after hearing this question: "Next item, let's buy a kite."

"Kite? Is Zhongli going to take us to play kite? Is this...an intermission?" Paimon was confused and could only guess on his own.

"As expected of you, little Paimon." Gan Lin rubbed her hair: "I don't think about eating, but playing."

"Haha, it's not like that." Zhongli chuckled twice: "Although kites are said to be children's toys, they have other symbolic meanings in Liyue's various ceremonies."

"I will explain it to you when we get there, but next, we have to take action, and we have to buy the kite first." After saying that, Zhongli walked to the edge of the Yujing Terrace.

"Mr. Zhongli, this way." Paimeng waved to Zhongli.

Zhong Li first looked to the left: "No, no, I'll just use the Wings of Wind to get down from here."

He saw that Grandma Ping was still there, looking a little thoughtful.

"Paimon, maybe Mr. Zhongli is trying to prevent Grandma Ping from finding him." Ying guessed it at once.

Gan Lin nodded: "After all, Mr. Zhongli doesn't even intend to appear in front of her. There must be his reasons."

But when he thought of Zhongli climbing up to Yujing Terrace to avoid Grandma Ping... Gan Lin couldn't help but want to burst into laughter.

"Hmm... I don't know what's going on. Why do you understand it again? I'm the only one who's still confused." Paimon's pitiful look caught Ying's attention.

"That's because Paimon is so small and cute." Paimon looked up at Ying who smiled evilly: "Is it true?"

Then he seemed to think of something: "I always feel that you are trying to accuse me of something different, but I have no evidence."

Gan Lin was beside him and rubbed his belly that was suppressing pain from laughing: "This is the truth, Paimon is so cute."

"Yes, yes, it's so cute."

The store Zhongli took them to was a store that had been in business for a long time and specialized in selling toys that children liked.

The owner of the shop is a teacher with gray hair and a kind old lady. When she saw Zhongli, she heard the old man say something before the three of them could speak.

"Guest, are you here? The seven kites I ordered before have been tied up. Do you want to pick them up now?" After hearing this, everyone looked at Zhongli curiously.

It turns out that there really are clients who will prepare the next task in advance while they are helping with other things.

To be honest, Ying was almost moved to tears.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Zhongli nodded and said.

Ashanpo smiled: "These days, it's really rare for customers to buy kites like this. In the early years, some friends from different religions would use them..."

Paimeng touched his chin: "Well, this Mr. Zhongli is a guest of the Rebirth Hall, so he can understand the rules of the game of the three religions and nine schools."

Then Paimeng tilted his head and looked at Zhongli beside him with his hands behind his back: "However, the chats with Mr. Zhongli during this trip are far more than just that..."

Zhongli, who was looking at the three of them, saw them all nodding their heads, and Ying added: "Yes, he also knows how to wear clothes and daily necessities, pearls, jade, and porcelain; he even talked to us about tea, spices, flowers, insects, and birds on the way..."

"In short, Mr. Zhongli is really a man who knows everything." Gan Lin folded his arms and nodded.

Paimeng continued to add: "He seems to be able to pick up on the financial and political topics that Liyue people love most, but he prefers to talk about some relatively useless knowledge." At this point, Paimeng spread his hands helplessly.

Zhong Li listened to them bragging about him for a long time, and looked at them with a more sincere smile in his eyes: "Haha, that's because I am more willing to share that interesting story with you."

Seeing them like this, Ashanpo couldn't help laughing: "Oh, children's toys are very interesting things. But... although I also like to see children laugh, after all, I have other things on my mind."

"Exquisite gadgets always please children. But this exquisiteness is also accumulated over thousands of years, and there is meaning behind it."

Then she carefully took out the kite while continuing: "I have been making kites in Liyue for forty years, and I know the styles handed down from my ancestors very clearly. The kite customized by this customer has extraordinary significance."

Zhongli nodded: "Yes, these are the ornaments used in the ceremony to send immortals. The seven kites... symbolize the seven gods."

Ashanpo smiled and nodded: "The pattern dedicated to the God of Wind, I specially painted the color freely out of the boundary."

Then she lowered her head: "As for the dedication to the rock god, it must be painted according to the contract. This kind of pattern is very ancient and can also be found in the Golden House."

"Ah! Golden House, this name I--uh huh huh!" Before he could finish his words, he was hugged by Gan Lin, and the words Paimon almost blurted out were blocked by a piece of chocolate expertly.

Under the disapproving looks of Ying and Ganlin, Paimon licked the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to Ganlin.

Zhongli was looking at the other kites, not paying attention to the interaction between the three of them: "The thunder patterns on this kite, well... the sense of rotation is very good, just like the eternity that the God of Thunder wants."

Then he shifted his attention to several other kites: "The patterns of grass blades dedicated to wisdom, the annual rings of silver wood... are cleverly integrated into the skeleton of the kites, which is amazing."

"Justice as balanced as water, war as fierce as fire, and the ice god's past..." As if aware of his own words, Zhongli quickly covered it up: "Well, the details are all in place."

Ashanpo didn't pay attention to this. She was very happy to receive such praise: "Occasionally, it is also pleasant to hear a few compliments from knowledgeable guests."

"Then Ashanpo, I will take away these reserved goods first. If there is any remaining balance..." Ying couldn't help but cover her face with her hands after hearing Zhongli's words.

"It's over!"

Suddenly a familiar voice came: "I'll pay the balance." Dadalia walked over from a short distance away, with the shining eye of the water elemental god around her waist particularly obvious.

Paimon looked at him with surprise: "Ah! It's Young Master!"

"Did you make an appointment to meet here?" Ying looked at Zhongli and Dadalia with some confusion.

Dadalia smiled energetically: "Of course not, I was just passing by."

Then he looked at Zhongli with his shoulders hunched, and his tone was full of helplessness: "Mr. Zhongli is still the same. When paying bills or asking people to pay bills, he never looks at the price or his wallet."