bullyxtreme Chapter 288 "Finally" "Arrived
Chapter 288 "Finally" "Arrived
Cheers! Cheers!
The crisp sound of glasses clinking echoed through the tavern. The clear liquor swirled and splashed from the rim of the glasses in the dim light, and was picked up by the people at the table and drunk in one gulp.
A sumptuous meal was laid out on a spacious wooden table, and wooden wine barrels that had traveled from Mondstadt across the ocean were piled in the corner, making the orange glow of the oil lamps even warmer in the dim light.
If someone were to accidentally wander into this little tavern right now, they would surely be surprised by what they saw inside.
Even excluding the two gods, everyone in the tavern at this moment is a household name.
The reason they gathered here was simple: to celebrate the return of a certain "resurrected" individual to Sumeru.
However, if one were not in the know, one would probably think that Sumeru was about to face some unimaginable disaster.
Kavi slammed the empty glass down on the table, smacked his lips in satisfaction, and poured himself another glass.
It's no wonder that this is the land of the wind; even their specialty dandelion wine seems to carry a touch of freedom.
Unfortunately, due to the pressure of paying off his debts, he has been unable to taste dandelion wine for a long time.
But then again, since Mu Feng is treating us tonight, we absolutely have to drink to our hearts' content!
Hmph, today's entire bill will be paid by Young Master Mu!
Sitting to the side, Elhesen ignored Kavi beside him, calmly raised his glass in greeting, and lightly touched the rim of his glass with Mu Feng's.
"Welcome back. Since the plan for an architect to erect a monument for you has been shelved, I will not approve that funding."
Upon hearing this, Kavi, who was tilting his head back to chug his drink, trembled slightly, and the smile on his face instantly froze.
Wait, how could he forget about such an important matter!
That's a whopping 50 million yuan of Mora's project funds! 50 million! Now it's all gone down the drain!
Kavi felt his heart bleeding, and could only channel his grief and anger into motivation, gulping down three more large glasses of dandelion wine.
Since things have come to this, let's have a drink first. We can't exactly tell Lao Mu that you'd pretend to crash for a few days so he can get his hands on the project funds from Elhesen and then stage a dramatic, near-death experience.
Now only fine wine can console him for the project that ended before it even began. May there be no Elhesen in heaven.
Mu Feng's lips twitched. To become a qualified Great Sage, one could refuse to approve documents, leave work early, but one could not fail to deduct Kavi's project payment.
From this perspective, Elhesen is already a perfectly qualified sage. Hmm, I'll arrange for his official appointment tomorrow.
Just as Elhesen was about to resign from Jingshan Palace, and had even come up with a reason for his resignation, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
I have a feeling that something bad is about to happen. The last time I felt this way was when someone simply dumped the mess that was the Order of the Fathers on me and then made a death hoax.
Faced with the suspicious look from Elhesen, Mu Feng only glanced at him before guiltily looking away.
He probably won't stay in Sumeru for long. According to Pepe, news of the dragon calamity has recently spread in Mondstadt, and it probably won't be long before Yingmei awakens.
He was about to head to Mondstadt, and at this crucial moment, he needed to figure out a way to get Elhesen to willingly act as a cow... well, I mean, to take on this sacred duty.
It's you I choose, Al-Hysen, you've been promoted!
A chill ran down El-Heinz's spine. Yes, that was it. That ominous feeling was growing stronger.
It seems that I need to put my resignation on the agenda as soon as possible.
Tina smiled helplessly, raised her glass, clinked glasses with the others, and drank the wine in one gulp.
It's quite a pity; we haven't seen this kind of bickering for a long time.
Every time we manage to get together, even though we don't say it, we always feel like something is missing. It's hard to recapture that relaxed feeling we used to have at gatherings.
I've heard that people in Liyue often express sentiments like "wanting to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine," which perhaps reflects a similar state of mind.
However, the Grand Ranger's reflections did not last long before they were inappropriately interrupted by Kavi.
"Hey, Tinari, speaking of which, why didn't that little guy Corlene come with you to Sumeru City this time?"
Kavi downed a glass of cider, then, as if suddenly remembering something, reached out and patted Tina's shoulder.
However, Kavi's unintentional question seemed to have stepped on the Grand Ranger's tail, making Tinali instantly shudder.
"Oh, Cole's health isn't very good yet. I arranged for her to recuperate in Daocheng Forest during this trip to Xumi."
Tinali immediately glanced warily in Mu Feng's direction. He couldn't very well say that he was afraid his innocent and naive disciple would be kidnapped by some female assassin in a few minutes, could he?
Mu Feng stared wide-eyed in disbelief. This was slander! Blatant slander! I'm going to sue you for defamation!
Everyone in Xumi knows that Mu Feng is a well-known honest man. He swears that he, Mu Feng, will never coexist with gambling and drugs!
Tina glanced expressionlessly at the many girls present, but she didn't utter a single word about that other word!
The girls, realizing what was happening, cast threatening glances at him. The blue-haired girl who was closest even let out a soft snort and lightly tapped Mu Feng's shoulder.
Little Cole is a rare student whom her senior has taken a liking to, so that guy better not have any ulterior motives.
Upon hearing this, Mu Feng immediately showed an expression of disbelief. He pleaded with Heaven to judge the loyalty and treachery, for this was an unprecedented injustice!
That's it. Who would have thought he would be misunderstood like this by everyone today? Heaven above, I, Mu, will never forgive gambling and drugs in this lifetime!
"Ouch, that hurts! Senior, please be gentle!"
The blue-haired girl's smile remained unchanged, while Tinali silently took out the Hunter's Path from her back, preparing to perform a live demonstration of connecting a bow and arrow to the brain, using stimulation instead of thinking.
As her mentor, he must keep a close eye on Ke Lai when he gets back, and tell her to stay away from certain unreliable people.
Mu, the unreliable heartthrob: ...
At that moment, Seno, who had been strangely silent for a long time, suddenly raised his head, drank the dandelion wine in his glass in one gulp, slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his eyes shooting out two sharp beams of light.
Tinari, who was next to Seno, was the first to sense something was wrong, but by the time he realized it, it was too late.
"Question: Do you know what the first thing Mu Feng and Ke Lai would say to each other if they met?"
"The answer is, Cole, you've finally arrived!"
Mu Feng: ...
Everyone:...
Kolai: Hatcho, who is far away in Daocheng Forest cleaning the seven statues of the gods!