Genshin Impact: Legend of the Emperor

For her brother's happiness, Ying felt that she could not back down.

"Paimeng, let's go." Ying hugged Paimeng with a sad face and said miserably:

"We two have been in the wild drinking dew when we are thirsty and eating fruit when we are hungry. Today we finally arrived in Mondstadt, but we don't have Mora with us."

"Hey. Let's go to the street and see if there is a trash can on the roadside. Don't worry, Paimon, I will leave a trash can for you."

Ying covered Paimeng's mouth tightly and winked at Paimeng in her arms.

"Don't worry, Paimon. We can sleep on the benches on the roadside tonight. We don't have to worry about being chased away by the Hillichels in the middle of our sleep."

Paimon: "Wow, traveler, why do I feel so miserable for both of us when you put it that way?"

Lu Ming looked at the two people who were pretending to cry and hugged each other with a sympathetic look on his face.

"As your brother's good friend, how could I allow you to live such a hard life. Don't worry, Ying. I will take care of you in Mondstadt on behalf of your brother."

"Wendy, I've already paid for the drinks, you can drink slowly here."

The guests in the tavern looked at the lively scene and talked about it.

Drunkard A: "That beautiful girl with the child was crying so miserably. Was she abandoned by a scumbag?"

Drunkard B: "It must be the guy wearing a green hat next to him. He looks like a gigolo and often drinks for free. I heard he is also a bard. He is obviously a scumbag."

Drunkard C: "Yeah, I know the handsome guy next to the bard. He works for the Knights. He even bought me a drink yesterday. It's definitely not his fault."

Wendy listened to what the people around her were talking about, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly.

(Your thoughts are really free!)

When Wendy turned around, she found Lu Ming walking out of the tavern with Ying and Paimeng. She couldn't help but reach out her hand to keep them.

Lu Ming, who had his back to Wendy, did not see it, but Ying saw Wendy's hand trying to hold her back and gave her a provocative look.

Wendy's face was full of question marks.

???

(What does that look mean? How did I offend you?)

Watching her friend leave, Wendy, feeling lost, was about to drink to drown her sorrows, but she discovered that three drunkards had surrounded her.

Drunkard A, B, C: "We three brothers hate people who play with other people's feelings. Let us teach you a lesson today."

Wendy pointed at herself, "Playing with feelings? Me?"

On the other side, Lu Ming walked on the streets of Mond with Ying and Paimon, heading towards his own shop.

Lu Ming explained as he walked:

"I opened a shop in Mond before, but recently, because of my work in the Knights' Order, I moved to live inside the Order, so the room in the shop became vacant."

"You guys just arrived in Mondstadt, so you probably don't have a place to stay yet. Why don't you just stay in the store?"

Ying was a little hesitant. She wondered if it would be a bit inappropriate to bother Lu Ming right after they met.

"Don't be polite. If your brother knew that I didn't take good care of his sister, he would definitely make trouble for me. Besides, I usually work in the Knights' Order. You can help me look after the store when you are free."

Seeing that Lu Ming's tone was sincere and he didn't seem to be lying, Ying Ye stopped being polite and refused.

Ying secretly decided to find a way to repay Lu Ming in the future. After all, Lu Ming had helped her so much.

Seeing the snack stalls on the streets of Mond, Paimon secretly wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.

The skewer of wild mushroom and chicken that he had just eaten not only failed to fill his stomach, but also aroused the gluttony in Xiao Paimeng's stomach. Now, when he smelled the tempting aroma from the roadside snack stand, his mouth was watering.

But Paimon also knew that Ying didn't have Mora in her pocket, so in order not to cause trouble to the traveler, he just swallowed his saliva secretly.

Paimon considers himself the best tour guide in Teyvat, but he has the reserve of a tour guide.

Lu Ming looked at Ying, who was also tempted by the fragrance and couldn't help swallowing her saliva, and Paimeng, who was so fascinated by the fragrance that he couldn't walk and his eyes were rolling in circles. He felt that they were both funny and cute.

Ying secretly glanced at Lu Ming who was smiling, and her face turned slightly red with shyness.

(Ahhh! How embarrassing.)

(But it smells really good! It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten food sprinkled with so many spices in the wild. The most common foods I eat are fruits and grilled fish sprinkled with salt.)

(Wow, when I earn some Mora, I will have a feast!!!)

Lu Ming rubbed his stomach, took a deep breath of the fragrance in the air, and pretended to be greedy.

"Ah! I'm so hungry. There's a snack stand in front of me. Let's go eat something. Ying, Paimon is my treat today. Please try Mond's special snacks."

When Paimon heard this, he felt as surprised as if he was hit by a big bag of Mora on the street, and said happily:

"Yes, yes. This smells so good. I've wanted to try it for a long time."

"Traveler, since Lu Ming has said he wants to treat us, let's not be polite."

Ying looked at Paimon's starry eyes full of expectation and couldn't say no.

Seeing Paimeng happily fly into Lu Ming's arms and order food after agreeing to it, Ying wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. What else could she do? She could only spoil her own little Paimeng.

(I always feel like Paimon is just like a child who can be tricked by food.)

Paimon's excited and happy voice came over:

"Ying, come quickly. This grilled fish smells so good and tastes so good."

Lu Ming waved his hand and asked gently, "Ying, you must be hungry too, what do you want to eat?"

Ying looked at the menu: "Give me some beast meat ramen."

Compared to grilled fish, which she almost vomited from eating every day in the wild, Ying wanted to try ramen, which she had not eaten for a long time. I really don't know how Paimon can eat grilled fish all day without getting tired of it.

The owner of this snack stand is really good at cooking. The ramen he cooks is rich in flavor and uses plenty of ingredients. As a big city, Mondstadt certainly has many of its own specialties, but there are also foods that are loved by locals but regarded as biological weapons by outsiders.

Ying chose ramen out of caution. Ramen is a food that has different styles in different places, but the taste is generally not bad no matter where it is.

Paimon doesn't have such concerns. As long as the food is delicious, he can eat any amount of it.

Even when Xiangling made slime dishes, Paimon would taste them carefully and give comments. Later, he even innovated and made Paimon's exclusive dish - Frosted Slime, which he gave to Ningguang, the Tianquan Star of Liyue.

“Delicious, delicious, really delicious.”

After a sumptuous meal, Paimon burped happily while holding his round belly.

"Ying, are you free tonight? I'll take you to Mondstadt's best restaurant, The Deer Hunter, for a feast to welcome you."

Ying replied apologetically, "Sorry, Lu Ming. Amber and I have an appointment to meet at the Deer Hunter tonight."

"Oh, is it the Scout Knight Amber? He is such a kind and enthusiastic kid."

"Hey, Lu Ming, do you know Amber too?"

Ying poked Paimon's head, with helplessness in her tone:

"You forgot that Amber and Lu Ming both work in the Knights. They are colleagues. What's so strange about them knowing each other?"

Lu Ming explained, "Amber is very famous in Mondstadt. She is a warm, kind, and helpful scout knight. Tell the restaurant owner that you are Amber's friend. Maybe the owner will give you a discount."

Ying thought about the stories of her time with Amber.

(Well, how should I put it, it really fits Amber's personality.)

"Okay, here we are, this is my shop."

"A small department store."

Ying looked at the shop's sign. Could it be a department store?

Lu Ming's shop is located on the street. It is a two-story wooden building with a Mondstadt-style decoration. There is a sign at the door saying "Closed".

Lu Ming took out the key from his pocket and opened the door of the shop.