Genshin Impact: Eternal Place

"Well, the wine you bring has never disappointed me. So, what story do you want to hear today?"

Qin Lan shook her head and said, "This glass of wine is for you to prepare well and tell a good story at this year's Lantern Festival."

"Sea Lantern Festival? Hmm... well, the great bard is telling stories, so why should we prepare? Let's go now."

Before Qin Lan could react, she saw Barbatos snap his fingers, and the breeze carried the two of them flying towards Liyue Harbor at an extremely fast speed.

"This year's Lantern Festival seems to be much more lively than previous years." Wendy said as she looked at the cheerful atmosphere on the street.

"So have you figured out what story you want to tell?"

"Of course, this atmosphere needs a passionate and happy story to be elevated."

As night falls, the brilliant lights of Liyue Harbor shine as brightly as the stars in the sky. Under the illumination of countless sea lanterns, a melodious sound of a piano reaches the hearts of every citizen of Liyue Harbor.

Qin Lan had already discussed with Ningguang that the story of Barbatos would serve as the opening of the Lantern Festival. He believed in the strength of the God of Wind and that he would live up to the reputation of the best bard in all of Teyvat.

“The elegantly bound volumes are the popular songbooks of the past aristocratic times;

It had a lingering scent of daisies and old wine;

The content is absurd, but it was once widely sung in dark alleys and taverns. "

"In that era ruled by the nobility, a hero bravely stood up. He was born into an aristocratic family, but was influenced by his grandfather and was determined to end this dark era."

Wendy's voice was calm yet passionate, and soon flowed into everyone's heart.

"He studied swordsmanship diligently since he was young, but when he grew up, he took the family sword and quietly hid in the dark alleys, stealing money from the nobles to help the people."

"Everyone knows that the thief is addicted to alcohol, but no one knows where he came from. It seems that he suddenly appeared in a dark alley."

"He sings, drinks, and roams the streets, eaves, and terraces, but everyone knows that he is a very kind man. The bird-head sword on his waist is a family heirloom stolen from a noble lord. The black longbow behind him can shoot arrows without missing a target. His superb swordsmanship is like a comet flashing in the dark night, and his footsteps are as light as the rustling of leaves in the west wind."

"Even if I drank a whole lake of fruit wine called "Death in the Afternoon", I could sneak into the bedroom of a noble lord alone at midnight to rob the rich and give to the poor, blowing away the miasma of the lord like the wind and piercing the dark night like light."

"The chivalrous thief is the dream of countless girls, who dream of him prying open the window of their own house, but he just likes to drink with his brothers."

"Until one night, he sneaked into the mansion as usual, returned with a full load and a noble silver cup. When he left, under the moonlight, he looked up at the window sill that was emitting warm light, and there stood a beautiful woman."

"Her eyes were like sapphires shining in the dark, exactly like the clear crystal shining on the gift cup in her hand. The thief pried off the crystal without hesitation and presented it to the one she loved, and what he got in return was the girl's happy but shy smile."

.........

The piano music continued, but it took a long time before Wendy's words were heard again.

"In the end, the thief and the girl overthrew the noble master, and then went on adventures far away together, becoming the warm light in each other's lives."

The story ended here, but the moving piano music did not stop and continued to play until the end. Comfortable smiles appeared on everyone's face. It was obvious that they were very satisfied with the opening of this Sea Lantern Festival.

Qin Lan smiled and looked at Wendy who had just fallen and said, "Is this the end of the story?"

Wendy smiled and said, "In the later generations when good governance was widely practiced, no one sang stories about chivalrous thieves anymore, and no one needed chivalrous thieves anymore. Wine and swords, beauties and heroes, a happy beginning and a perfect ending were naturally the popular poems loved by the common people at that time."

"No matter what the real situation is, no matter what the ending of the two is, wine and songs full of hope can give unfortunate people a little courage to face tomorrow and the powerful."

"So, what is the real ending of the story?"

"You don't want to know." Wendy paused, looked at Qin Lan's stubborn eyes and said, "This is indeed a true story that happened in Mond."

"That noble family has two sons. The eldest son is named Parsifal, the hero of the alley I just mentioned. As for the story of the second son, Eberhart, I will tell you next time."

"Well...it's worth mentioning that the beautiful girl Parsifal met was actually a killing machine created by the nobles. Her ability is to find something called the Death Gap on the enemy's body and kill the opponent quickly by attacking the Death Gap. She also has another identity..."

Qin Lan looked at Wendy speechlessly and handed the bottle of wine to him.

"Hehe, the Witch of Guns is also Eberhardt's teacher, and she taught him all his gun skills."

"After Parsifal handed the gem to the witch, he had been waiting for her response. However, the witch did not show a so-called shy smile because of the gem. In addition, she was punished by the nobles and had a mark on her face, thus losing her beautiful appearance."

"Parsifal waited in vain, and finally, under Eberhard's persuasion, he went to Liyue Harbor and became a sailor on the sea. As for his end, it was probably that he was buried in the belly of a fish in a corner of the sea."

Qin Lan frowned and asked, "What about the witch?"

"Witch? Oh my, now that I've told you everything, what else can I use to trick you into drinking?"

"From now on, when I'm not around, you can go directly to Juxian Pavilion to drink. Just don't go too far."

"Huh? Really?"

"Eberhardt is a bit cruel to say the least."

"He ordered his servants to make a spear for him, and learned the peerless spear skills from the Spear Witch. Later, during an expedition to the snowy mountains, he brutally killed everyone, including his father."

"After losing all his competitors, he naturally became the patriarch of the family. However, his brother Parsifal was still a big hidden danger, so under his persuasion, he went to Liyue."

"You mean the witch? Naturally, she died in his hands. According to the witch's understanding of the Death Gap, people with the Death Gap are afraid of death. The reason they are afraid of death is because they miss and care about someone. As a killing machine of the nobles, the witch herself is not afraid of death."

"But due to the appearance of Parsifal, the witch fell in love with the hero of the dark alley from the bottom of her heart, and thus died at the hands of Eberhart."

"Alas, the truth of the story is often hurtful, so the emergence of bards is precisely to let the beautiful stories be passed down..."