Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 277 The Arrested Sun

Watching Klee being scolded by the leader of the troupe, Eri silently took a bite of fish.

"Commander Qin, I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time."

"You said the same thing last time."

"Ah, I... okay, Klee will reflect on her actions in solitary confinement..."

After Klee confessed and accepted her punishment, Jean's gaze turned to Huiyuan.

Seeing that the other person was looking over, Huiyuan said, "For the sake of how cute the child is, how about we let her go this time?"

“Huiyuan, you may not know this, but if you let Keli out during the Wind Flower Festival, it could cause a big problem. I remember last time... she caused trouble and blew up someone's carriage, luckily no one was injured.”

"Oh, I really didn't mean to that time!"

Seeing that Keli was about to make excuses, the leader of the troupe's eyes became more stern.

Klee froze under that gaze and silently lowered her head.

Afterwards, Hunyuan, along with Klee, followed Jean and arrived inside the Knights of Favonius.

After sending Klee to the solitary confinement room, Huiyuan said goodbye to Qin and then left.

It was 9 p.m., and people went to sleep one after another.

Inside the confinement room, little Klee is looking at a picture book by candlelight.

Moonlight streamed through the glass window of the cross, falling on the deep red schoolbag, where the Vulcan's Eye, representing the inheritance of spirit, emitted a faint glow.

Knock, knock, knock—the sound of knocking came from outside the window, making Klee look over alertly.

Suddenly, a beautiful and adorable black-haired woman appeared in the window that had been opened at some point.

His handsome sitting posture makes people excited and want to call out his name.

"Sister Huiyuan! Ah...shh—did you help Keli escape?"

"No, that's not it. If Klee runs away again, the detention period won't be just a few days. I'm here to treat you to a late-night snack. Here, I got some grilled fish that I took away this afternoon."

Seeing the delicious grilled fish, Klee's eyes lit up, and she carefully lowered her voice to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, sister!"

"Why are you so obsessed with frying fish? You know you'll be punished, yet you keep frying fish."

"Frying fish will get me locked up, but the fish is so delicious, it's worth it! Ah...shh, shh...!"

"What an adorable little sun! Alright, finish your fish and go to sleep. I'm off now."

"Wait, big sister. Can you look at a picture book with Keli? We'll go to sleep after we're done. There's not much left, it'll be over in a minute."

Hearing Klee's soft, sweet voice, Huiyuan's nose started bleeding again.

This is simply unfair! The cuteness factor is too much for older otaku!

Silently turning her head away and wiping the blood from her nose, Huiyuan said, "Okay. Just for a moment, then go to sleep."

"Hehe~ Thank you, sister!"

Fireflies flew into the room through the window and landed on the book the two were reading together, making time seem to drag on.

With only one page left to finish the book, the firefly seemed reluctant to separate the two, wanting this heartwarming scene to end prematurely.

As I gazed at the little firefly, drowsiness crept over me without me even realizing it.

Klee struggled with her eyelids and her consciousness, but she eventually gave in and fell asleep.

Seeing this, Huiyuan didn't linger. She released the fireflies, covered Klee with a blanket, closed the window, and left.

Two long carpets extend from the Mondstadt gates to the central fountain.

Various colorful potted plants, vines, and small tree bonsai were placed in every corner of the city.

The sun was shining brightly, the air was fresh, and smiles filled people's faces as the Wind and Flower Festival began.

After spending a month exploring various parts of Liyue and Mondstadt, Luminous and Paimon, having nothing to do recently, came to Mondstadt to look for a quest.

But now it's the Flower Festival, and people don't ask others to take care of their work so they can sneak off to rest.

A holiday that represents freedom should not be celebrated at the expense of others' freedom, just so that one can relax.

The relaxed people of Mondstadt also become more diligent at this time, making the most of the holiday.

Even the Adventurers' Guild no longer has any commissions to entrust to adventurers.

The two, feeling the threat of unemployment, were filled with mixed emotions.

No, that's not right. It's not right at all. Shouldn't we usually entrust more people with things during holidays?

How am I supposed to support Paimon if I don't get any commissions?

Upon arriving at the flower language shop, they found the brown-haired shop owner, a little girl named Flora.

Paimon asked tentatively, "Flora, is there any work here that you need our help with?"

"Phew, no."

"Is it also because of that 'Wind and Flower Festival'? What exactly is the Wind and Flower Festival?"

"Hoo hoo...don't you guys know about the Flower Festival?"

"The Wind and Flower Festival...is it a festival for the wind, or a festival for planting flowers?"

Seeing that Paimon and Yingzhen didn't know, Flora introduced them.

"The Windflower Festival is a traditional festival of Mondstadt, a festival of freedom and love. The Windflower Festival celebration is a carnival for Mondstadt."

At this time of year, people offer "wind flowers" to the wind god Barbatos as a sign of respect and love.

In addition, there is also a tradition of giving flowers to loved ones or important people.

During the Flower Festival, the shop is incredibly busy... which is a happy kind of trouble for me, hehe~

After a moment's thought, Ying asked, "What is 'Wind Flower'?"

"The Wind Flower is the symbol of the Wind Flower Festival, representing the flower of freedom and the spirit of the wind."

Paimon, puzzled, pressed for an answer: "What exactly is the Wind Flower?"

"Hoo hoo... that's a long story... My grandmother said that she wasn't even born when the Wind Flower was born, it must have been hundreds of years ago."

I'm not sure why, but people seem to choose dandelions as a gift.

Upon learning this information, Paimon nodded and exclaimed, "So, the 'Wind Flower' that Mondstadt people talk about is actually the dandelion!"

"Hoo hoo... I guess so. Actually, I'm not sure, but that's what my family has always thought."

At this moment, the fruit stall owner next to them walked over and loudly retorted, "That's not right!"

His name is Quen, one of the four great drinkers in Mondstadt, and also a straight man.

As for why he's called a "straight man of steel"... well, let's put it this way: he has a tsundere childhood friend, Beatrice.

Beatrice often subtly expresses her feelings to Quinn.

But Quinn, a straight-laced guy, never quite grasped the true meaning. Even when Beatrice confessed her feelings directly, saying things like, "Let's go to Cape Oath to pick fruit," Quinn still didn't agree.

What is "Cape of Oath"?

That's a popular tourist destination for young couples!

Otherwise, why would it be called "Cape of Oath"?