Chapter 31 The coquettish Eve(1/2)
"Thank you, Master Diluc. Let's go up first and see you later."
After Wendy finished speaking, she ran up to the second floor with her and the others.
Diluc watched them go upstairs and then walked back to the bar.
"Keep an eye on them. Those people are suspicious. I'm going to ask about the situation." Diluc said to the bartender Charles.
"Uh...who do you want to ask?" Charles asked in confusion.
"Look, isn't this coming?" As soon as Diluc finished speaking, the tavern's entrance bell rang.
Immediately afterwards, two knights walked in.
"Ah, Master Diluc, have you seen those two thieves?" A fat knight opened the door and asked.
"What happened? Why did the Knights dispatch so many people?" Diluc asked with a frown.
"Master Diluc, it's like this. Two thieves actually came up with the idea of the Sky Piano." The knight continued.
"Oh? That's really strange." Diluc became somewhat interested.
"That's right! The Sky Piano is a treasure that Mr. Fengshen played with his own hands. Such a precious cultural property..."
"Hahahaha..." Diluc laughed suddenly.
"Someone would be stupid enough to steal something that cannot be sold. It would be better to steal my wine cellar." Diluc couldn't help but sneer.
"Um...Anyway, Master Diluc, did you see where the yellow-haired man and the little guy went?" the knight asked awkwardly.
"Oh, sorry, I digressed. The man with yellow hair seems to have gone to the right side of the pub." Diluc pointed in one direction.
"Ah, okay, thank you, Master Diluc." The knight thanked him.
They rushed out of the tavern immediately.
"Everyone is done, it's time to come down and talk." Diluc said to the people upstairs.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Master Diluc."
Wendy scratched her head and walked down with them.
Diluc looked around them, and finally rested his eyes on Ying.
"We meet again, the popular newcomer of the Knights." Diluc said.
"First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Diluc, and I am the owner of this tavern."
"What? Are you Diluc, the big boss behind Mondstadt Winery?" Paimon exclaimed.
"Yes, yes! He's a very famous person! I like drinking his dandelion wine very much." Wendy echoed.
"Although most of the time we can only buy them in bulk." Wendy said helplessly.
"Hello, my name is Ying, and these are Paimon and Eve." Ying also introduced himself.
"Okay, it's time to talk about business." Diluc crossed his arms.
"I just heard about the thief from the guard."
"I didn't expect that an honorary knight of the Order would actually steal Mondstadt's most precious treasure, the Piano of the Sky." Diluc had a confused expression on his face.
"This..." Ying didn't know how to answer.
"However, let me make it clear first that I appreciate how dare you steal the Sky Piano." The corners of Diluc's mouth raised slightly.
"Because, even if you are fools, you are rare fools in a thousand years."
"Ah..." Wendy smiled awkwardly.
"Wait, we didn't steal it! The real culprit is someone else." Paimon immediately stamped his little feet and said.
"Yes, yes, this is a popular newcomer to the Knights. How could he steal Mondstadt's holy relics?" Wendy said immediately.
"By the way, it seems that you and this bard look quite familiar." Diluc said.
"Uh... not bad!" Ying looked at Wendy and said.
"Okay! In that case, I'll ask you to pay the bill."
Diluc took out a ledger from the counter.
"What? Bill?" Paimon asked doubtfully.
"Well, that's right, the total is 9,500 moras, which is the bill for the bard and the slime." Diluc looked at the account and said.
"The two of them are detained here because they have no money."
"Okay, you guys, eat alone behind my back!" Pamon said immediately.
"Paimon, is this a problem of eating alone?" Ying raised her mouth and said.
"So... Is this why you are here?" Ying looked at Eve and Wendy with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
"Ying, I was wrong! Tie Tie..." Seeing that something was wrong, Eve immediately jumped on Ying's shoulder and rubbed her face.
"Eve, you've learned so much from him." Ying still had a puffy face.
"I was wrong! I won't do it next time..." Eve continued to act coquettishly.
"Oh, okay!" Ying sighed.
"What about me? What about me?" Wendy looked at the screen expectantly.
"You..." Ying pouted again.
"How about...I post it with you too?" Wendy asked tentatively.
"Humph, get out..." Ying said with a slight blush.
"Forget it, Master Diluc, give me their bills!" Finally, Ying said helplessly.
"Yeah." Diluc nodded and handed over the bill.
"For the sake of you daring to steal the Sky Piano, I can give you a discount of 9,000 molas."
"Then thank you, Mr. Diluc." Ying took the bill and read it carefully.
She took out a money bag from her backpack.
Fortunately, when we were deciphering the ruins of the West Wind Temple, a lot of treasures and molas were left in the ruins.
Otherwise, one more person would be detained in the tavern now.
Ying counted 9,000 moras from his purse and paid it to Diluc.
"Well, the amount is correct, then the debt between us will be cancelled." Diluc put away Mora.
Diluc's eyes looked at Ying again.
"Well... As a traveler, I am willing to lend a helping hand to Mondstadt in distress."
"It's a pity for people like you to join the Knights." Diluc expressed his high appreciation for saving Mondstadt from the hands of the Wind Demon Dragon.
"This..." Ying was a little embarrassed by Diluc's words.
"Alas, the Knights of the West Wind...the problem with the Wind Demon Dragon is that they are always timid and inefficient." Diluc's tone gradually became angry.
And in diplomacy, he is also weak and conservative towards fools."
"Oh, forget it, I don't want to bring up this topic anymore." Diluc sighed.
"It seems that Master Diluc doesn't like the Knights of the West Wind very much!" Wendy joked.
"Humph... the paths are just different." Diluc said coldly.
"I have my own expectations for the city of Mondstadt." Diluc looked out the window.
Mondstadt at night is also very beautiful under the moonlight.
Eve looked at this man, and she suddenly recalled her first great sage.
Alas, after all, things have changed and people have changed.
"Okay, let's talk about it now, why did you go to the church to steal the Sky Piano?" Diluc continued to ask.
"Do you really want to know? You may get involved in trouble related to the Knights!" Wendy reminded.
"Oh, I'm not afraid of trouble. I myself am the trouble of the Knights." Diluc said disdainfully.
"So, if I were to play a true story, would you believe me?" Wendy crossed her arms.
"Depending on the situation, I will make a judgment." Diluc continued.
"So, will you pay me the performance fee?" Wendy asked with a smile.
"Your retention ranges from 5 Mora to Sky Piano, depending on your story." Diluc said with an unknown tone.
"Okay then! I'll just add one more game..."
Wendy explained the whole story in poetry.
After hearing this, Diluc was very shocked.
"Why do you want me to know such an important secret?" Diluc's eyes changed when he looked at Wendy.
To be continued...