The next story is The Story of 'We Will Be Reunited'.
This story tells of the Traveler encountering Lan and Ganyu discussing the Treasure Hoarders, and after learning about it, accepting the commission to deal with the Treasure Hoarders.
The Traveler in the story's only goal was to deal with the Treasure Hoarders; the series of events that followed were purely coincidental.
However, in reality, Lumine used the Treasure Hoarders as a stepping stone, with her main goal being to find her brother.
It's worth mentioning that when Lan brought up the term "The Great Treasure Hoarder," Lumine also mentioned "The Great Adventurer" Stanley.
[Lan: "Oh? Have you met that senior expert in Mondstadt? That's right, The Great Treasure Hoarder's status is just as revered as his."]
This was something Hans hadn't expected; even Adventurers from Liyue admired Stanley so much. This was truly great!
In fact, after Stanley's story was exposed, Stanley's fame didn't decrease but increased. Now almost all of Teyvat knows Stanley's story.
And everyone genuinely admires this The Great Adventurer, not only his adventurous spirit but also his spirit of sacrifice for his companions.
The title of The Great Adventurer is well-deserved.
Back to the story itself, the Traveler accepted this quest, and the quest giver was Ganyu.
Ganyu is no ordinary person; if she could go on an adventure together, she would certainly be a powerful external aid.
It's just a pity that Ganyu is a god of overtime, with no time to leave Liyue Harbor for adventures. She had to go back to work immediately after posting the quest.
"Little Sister Mei is still so busy," Yae Miko said with a light chuckle, covering her mouth with her hand.
This fox is also very busy, spending every day reading novels, not only Lin Qiu's books but also books from Yae Publishing House.
You can't say the fox doesn't work; who made her job the editor-in-chief of Yae Publishing House? Reading is her job.
Finally, Lumine in the story could only explore the ruins by herself. Oh no, that's not right, she wasn't alone; Paimon could provide some support for the difficulty.
Paimon can raise the normal difficulty to hard difficulty, and Ying also had to be careful to protect Paimon during the exploration.
Arriving at the ruins Ganyu mentioned, Lumine and Paimon explored cautiously.
[Paimon: "Be careful! I... I'll stick close behind you!"]
Paimon had once again activated her 'ghost behind you' mode. When there were many people, she would always find the most powerful and reliable person to 'possess'.
But now it was just her and the Traveler, so she could only stick close to Lumine.
Upon reaching the depths of the ruins, Lumine found a person kneeling there, seemingly praying.
[Paimon: "Could it be... The Great Treasure Hoarder?"]
The readers were shocked. The Great Treasure Hoarder, comparable to The Great Adventurer, just died like that?
When they first read the story mentioning The Great Treasure Hoarder, they thought he was some key figure, who would at least have a fight with the Traveler.
Unexpectedly, he died as naturally as if his lifespan was up. And this is comparable to Stanley?
However, although everyone complained that The Great Treasure Hoarder died at the beginning, his death still attracted everyone's attention.
The praying posture, and in front of him, there was an inverted Statue of The Seven. What did this mean?
Because a black mass was blocking the statue's face, Qiu Cheng did not specify whose statue it was.
But from other descriptions, everyone speculated that this seemed to be the Anemo Archon's statue?
My Anemo Archon! Why is it you again!? It's fine that you are freedom, but is your statue also so freedom?
In the story, Lumine and Paimon were observing the statue when they suddenly encountered an earthquake. Not knowing what was about to happen, they had to retreat first.
Then, they encountered the Abyss Riddler.
[???: "The mysteries of the Abyss cannot be peered into."]
["You have come here, you have gazed upon it. Therefore, you shall bear the equivalent price."]
["—Punishment, descended by the Abyss Herald."]
Now everyone knew the identity of the Abyss Riddler. He called himself an "Abyss Herald," so he should be an Abyss Herald!
Most people didn't understand his riddles, and those who did wouldn't specifically run to the streets to explain to mortals.
Everyone didn't understand the riddles, but they understood the words that followed: the Traveler and her companions mentioned Dainsleif's name.
[Abyss Herald: "Dain... Dainsleif? So that's it. I thought you were just stray mice, but you are also related to that persistent person..."]
["Did he send you to your deaths? His resistance against the Abyss has already reached a stalemate and will never produce new variables due to insignificant ripples..."]
It was still very enigmatic, but at least it gave people one piece of information: this Abyss Herald seemed to know Dainsleif.
It made sense; Dainsleif had always been tracking the Abyss, so how could the people of the Abyss not know him?
After the Traveler and the Abyss Herald fought for a while in the story, the Abyss Herald seemed to realize something.
[Abyss Herald: "Such power... seems familiar..."]
["...I understand. So you are... that one!"]
After saying this, the Abyss Herald retreated first.
This Abyss Herald had clearly discovered Lumine's identity as the Prince's blood relative.
However, even though they knew about Lumine's brother and his connection to the Abyss, no one still doubted Lumine's identity or stance.
After all, everyone had been reading the Traveler's story for a long time, and often unconsciously put themselves in the Traveler's perspective to think about problems, so naturally, they wouldn't treat the Traveler as an outsider.
What everyone was curious about was, was this Abyss Herald just fighting the Prince's sister?
Would this really not cause him to be fired by the Prince for using Hydro element power?
If this were Ayato or Lyney... how many masters do you have? Harming my sister?
Speaking of which, Barbara was also very indignant. She was indignant that Barbatos's statue had been desecrated.
This is why she isn't a combatant, otherwise she would really be so angry that she would go find the Abyss and give them two solid punches.
Although other Mondstadters were not as devout as Barbara, they all believed in the Anemo Archon, and seeing the Anemo Archon's statue desecrated, they all felt angry.
However, this anger was very difficult to vent. How could they vent it?
Find the Abyss, the perpetrators? Where to find them? How to find them?
Find Liyue, where the incident happened? But Liyue is also very innocent; they don't even know if this strange ritual will cause any trouble.
Helplessly, the Mondstadters could only grumble and drink, and post a few commissions for Adventurers to eliminate more monsters.
Back to the book, the Traveler encountered Dainsleif as soon as she left the ruins.
[Dainsleif: "Our reunion... came sooner than I expected."]
It was indeed very early, because for the readers, they had just finished reading about Dainsleif and Ying separating.
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Character Voice · Traveler: About 'We Will Be Reunited'
Paimon: "Speaking of which, we have to thank Lin Qiu."
"Because of his help, I was able to have a good chat with my brother this time."
Lumine: "Yes, but when I thanked him, he didn't seem to appreciate it much."
"Hmm... Should I change my way of thanking him?"
Paimon: "Change your way?"
Lumine: "For example, let him pinch Paimon's face again?"
Paimon: "Damn it! Don't pinch my face!"