Cripps' caravan transporting winemaking materials continued its journey to the Dawn Winery. Due to the caravan's eagerness to drink unlimited wine, they rode at full speed and quickly arrived at their destination.

Although the sun was far from setting, the caravan leader ordered the caravan's entourage to rest and set up camp here because Master Cripps had ordered them to go to the nearest rest point.

The people in the caravan had a very clear division of labor. The injured caravan followers were responsible for simpler tasks such as setting up tents and finding firewood, which did not require much strength and physical labor.

The others had to be as active as possible in unloading barrel after barrel of Mond wine from the carriage and carrying it to the rest area.

They had just experienced a day of tiring and deadly fighting, and they thought they were the heroes sung by the bards.

In the poems of bards, heroes often need these Mondstadt wines to comfort their tired bodies and minds after battle, and the amount of wine they drink is used to show their honor.

Besides, Master Cripps had said we could drink as much wine as we wanted tonight, so why not drink to our heart's content?

As the equipment at the rest stop was gradually repaired and the chefs prepared hot and hearty meals for the heroes, a carnival atmosphere was ignited in the entire rest stop.

People picked up their own wooden beer mugs and sang and drank while enjoying the food. Many people were competing in drinking, trying to see who could drink the most. For a moment, it was as chaotic as a neon-lit cocktail party with demons dancing everywhere, and only a few people were watching coldly.

Of course, the group of children headed by Wu Cheng were watching the carnival like outsiders, because children were not allowed to drink alcoholic beverages. Naturally, they could not understand why these adults were dancing like crazy after drinking.

The children could only finish the day's shock and exhaustion with a delicious meal and a glass of grape juice from the Morning Light Winery. They really couldn't understand the strange behavior of the adults.

First of all, curious baby Ke Lai was quite confused, so he pulled Wu Cheng's arm and asked, "Brother, why do the adults become so strange after drinking? It's quite scary."

Wu Cheng touched Ke Lai's head and replied, "Because they drank a drink called wine. Drinking too much of this drink will make people drunk and do strange things, just like these adults."

Ke Lai said softly, "Oh!" and then continued to ask Wu Cheng: "Brother, do you have a bedtime story tonight?"

Wu Cheng moved his hand down and pinched Ke Lai's cheek and said in a gentle tone: "I always feel that you are stupid. What will you do if no one wants you in the future? I, your brother, will definitely fulfill the promise I made. I will tell you a new bedtime story later."

After hearing what Wu Cheng said, the children started cheering and ate faster.

A boy with short dark green hair and green eyes looked at the adults and muttered in annoyance, "Tsk, they just made promises over and over again when they were sober, but abandoned and destroyed them with their own hands when they got drunk. These guys are not much different from him."

Depalaid, who was eating meat beside the dark green-haired boy, heard the dark green-haired boy mumbling something and asked, "Hilde, what are you mumbling about? Eat quickly, or you won't be able to hear your brother's story."

Hilde looked at Depalaid, who exuded an innocent look, and sighed deeply, saying, "Eat, eat, eat. Live without worries every day. What else can you do every day except eating?"

After hearing what Hilde said, Depalaid immediately retorted: "Brother, I told you that as long as I persevere, I will be able to tear the Hillichulus King apart with my bare hands in the future. Can you do it?"

Hilde looked at the carefree and somewhat silly Depalad and concentrated on eating without saying a word. He felt a little powerless to talk to a guy like Depalad.

……

"Sister, are those adults' strange appearances really like what Brother Wu Cheng said?"

"Yes, that's how people used to celebrate happy things. So, when will your brother tell you a story?"

"We can tell stories after everyone has finished their meal. Sister, don't you think you also like to listen to the fairy tales told by Brother Wu Cheng?"

"Yes, there hasn't been such an interesting entertainment in many years, and the stories your brother tells are really wonderful."

"Hehe, brother just said that there will always be bedtime stories, as long as sister likes it."

……

After a while, Wu Cheng saw that the children had finished their meal and were looking at him expectantly.

Wu Cheng knew that they were looking forward to the bedtime story tonight, so Wu Cheng coughed twice to clear his throat and began to tell the bedtime story.

"Once upon a time, there were many people sitting on a horse-drawn carriage. One of them was a farmer's mother who wanted to vomit because of the bumpy ride. She asked the driver, whose name was Kun, if he could open the window or change seats..."

“…The driver looked at the farmer and said that if he wanted to change seats, he would need a silver coin. The farmer looked in his pocket and saw that he didn’t have even a copper coin. He waved his hand and said, “No, right?”…”

"…The farmer's plight was laughed at by the people in the surrounding seats, and a good brother named Azar sitting in the back said: Change, I'll pay for the change of seats, brother, come with me to the Northland Bank…"

"...This kind-hearted man named Azar borrowed 15 gold coins from the Northland Bank for this poor farmer at high interest rates, and he kept bragging about how good it was..."

"…The farmer believed Azar's lies, but then he was burdened with a huge debt and had to work hard every day to repay the high-interest loan of 15 gold coins..."

"…Lannaro may have heard about the poor life of the peasants, so he told him in his dream to buy the 114th chicken at shop No. 514 in the market, and that chicken would lay golden eggs…"

“…After waking up, the farmer felt that his life could not be any worse than it was now, so he decided to believe what he had said in his dream and went to shop No. 114 in the market to buy the 514th chicken. Thus, the gears of fate began to turn from that moment on…”

Wu Cheng's words came to an abrupt end. The children were extremely unhappy to hear what he said, but they could only go to bed obediently.

Before going to bed, the children cursed the hypocritical kind-hearted man Azar in their hearts, while Wu Cheng was still staring at the burning fire and telling Willie a new story in his mind.

I saw that except for the night watchman who was still staring at the campfire in a daze, everyone else in the camp had returned to their tents to sleep.

Seeing this situation, Wu Cheng began to scan the surrounding environment to see if there was a place suitable for practicing martial arts. Then, just like yesterday, he practiced his sickle sword skills tirelessly in the martial arts training place he found, striving to improve.

Time passed quickly like the Paimon clock, and soon it was dawn.

When Diluk woke up, he found that the soreness in his muscles had not disappeared. He thought to himself, "It may not be suitable to continue sparring with Wu Cheng today. I have to go tell him."

Wu Cheng had been ignoring the handover between the sun and the moon, and had been concentrating on practicing the sickle skills under Weili's guidance. He only stopped practicing when the familiar red-haired man came over.

Diluk smiled and said to Wu Cheng, "My muscles are still sore from yesterday. How about we spar again tomorrow?"

Wu Cheng looked at Diluk, nodded and said, "It's okay. You're not in good shape today. Even if I beat you, it's not a fair victory. We can use elemental power to spar tomorrow. I have no objection."

Wu Cheng ignored Diluk and turned around to continue practicing his sickle sword skills. Diluk did not leave. Although they could not practice together now, the daily martial arts training could not be neglected.

So, Diluk found a place near Wucheng and practiced for a while. When the sun came out and illuminated Teyvat again, Diluk felt that his body was very tired and stopped practicing.

Diluk looked at Wu Cheng, who was still full of energy, and said, "How about taking a break?"

Wu Cheng looked up at the sun that had already risen. It was indeed getting late, so he decided to stop training today. He replied to Diluk, "Okay!"

The two of them still sat next to each other. Diluk was the first to open up and confide in Wu Cheng: "My father Cripps has always been strict with me since I was a child. Since my mother passed away, I haven't seen many smiles on his face towards me."

"At that time, it was not only martial arts training, but also business knowledge and aristocratic etiquette. I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't breathe. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this. I think my father did this because he hated me."

"...When I grew up and successfully joined the Knights of Favonius, I still remember that my father hosted a banquet for a bunch of guests from Mondstadt to celebrate. It was then that I realized that my father cared about me..."

Wu Cheng did not say anything, but just listened quietly. Wu Cheng could not help but sigh in his heart that they were indeed a biological father and son, both of whom could not get enough of talking once they opened their mouths.

After Diluk finished speaking, he realized that he had indeed said too much, so he looked at Wu Cheng and said, "I'm sorry for telling you so much. Do you mind?"

Wu Cheng waved his hand quickly and pointed to the sun in the sky and said, "Don't mind, I don't mind. It's getting late now and we should go back to the camp. Also, don't forget the competition tomorrow."

Diluk nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back."

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