The next day, after attending the opening ceremony, Si Xuan went straight to Diluc's Dawn Winery.
“Welcome, Mr. Si Xuan.”
Head Maid Adelinde greeted Si Xuan upon his arrival.
The owner had given orders to treat this visitor as a distinguished guest, whether he was present or not.
“Long time no see, Adelinde. Is Diluc here?”
Having decided to lure out the mastermind, Si Xuan needed to plan carefully.
Diluc was a good partner.
“Master Diluc is in the winery. Would you like me to announce you?”
Si Xuan shook his head.
“No, I’ll go in myself.”
Si Xuan pushed open the door, and as the light entered,
the previously dim room suddenly became brighter.
The creaking sound of Si Xuan’s footsteps on the floor caught the attention of Diluc, who was reading.
He closed his book and looked up at Si Xuan who was walking towards him.
“What’s the matter?”
Si Xuan casually pulled a chair and sat down in front of Diluc.
He extended his right hand.
A deep green shard appeared in the palm of his hand.
“Put this on the black market and mark it for face-to-face transactions.”
Diluc calmly took the shard from Si Xuan and examined it closely.
He closed his eyes and felt it carefully.
A relaxing energy flowed through his body.
“This is…a fragment of the Bronze Tree branch?”
“That’s right. Since the Abyss Order is interested in this thing, let’s just put it out there.
Maybe it can also lure out some surprises.”
Diluc clenched the shard in his hand, his crimson pupils fixed on Si Xuan.
Si Xuan felt a certain killing intent from him.
It wasn't directed at him though.
“You want to draw out the Abyss Order.”
“Since they want this thing, why not lure them out and have a good chat?
After all, there's no such thing as a thief who can be guarded against forever.”
Diluc took a deep breath and put the shard away.
“What should I do?”
“The Abyss Order has been very low-key lately. If we let our people do it,
it would be too obvious. They might not show up. Let’s find someone from the Treasure Hoarders to do it.”
As everyone knows, Treasure Hoarders can be found in various ruins for money.
Even in a place like the Liyue Qixing, they could be found.
It wouldn't be impossible for them to “accidentally obtain” a shard from the Bronze Tree.
“I understand. I’ll arrange it in a while.”
“Set it during the Windblume Festival. If it's too soon, it will easily arouse their suspicion.”
They are just about to make a move on the Bronze Tree,
and then you start selling the stuff.
Even a fool would know you are deliberately trying to lure them out.
“Alright, anything else?”
Si Xuan said no.
“Nothing else, I’ll go now.”
It was rare to see his daughter, so he naturally had to spend some time with her.
Father and daughter had a rare relaxing holiday.
They occasionally bought some wine from the market at the event location,
teased Lumine and Paimon,
watched his daughter's marriage and Bennett's luck performances,
and though they were away from home, they still had a long-awaited break.
Time flew by, and it was already the day of the Return of the Wind.
This was the last day of the Wine Festival.
The people of Mondstadt would place their brewed wine in a designated area.
The wind rising would signify the arrival of the Anemo Archon and his tasting of their drinks.
Now, the wine had been placed, and the performance segment was up next.
As the Anemo Archon, Venti was invited to the stage by Jean.
He would use a poem he created as the closing ceremony of the festival.
Si Xuan held Klee and watched Venti stand on stage, plucking his strings and singing a poem.
Klee, on the other hand, was excitedly looking around, occasionally stretching out her little hands to feel the breeze.
“Daddy, when will the Anemo Archon come?”
Si Xuan glanced at Venti on stage and kissed Klee on the cheek.
“What about you, Klee? When would you like the Anemo Archon to come?”
“When we put out all the wine, the Anemo Archon will definitely come.”
During this time, Si Xuan and Klee also collected materials and brewed a bottle of wine.
Klee was eager to use fish as a brewing material.
Si Xuan thought the idea was great. He even wanted to use canned herring as a brewing material.
But unfortunately, such fine materials could not be found in Teyvat.
The rest of the materials were very random.
They used whatever they could find.
Si Xuan didn't have Diona's constitution, which allowed her to brew good wine regardless of the materials.
So, when the wine was brewed,
Si Xuan stared at the bottle and fell into deep thought.
It seemed like…the wine he brewed was only different from swill by the container…
Would it be alright for that alcoholic to drink this?
Although he was an Archon,
but…he also had the same weaknesses as humans.
Such as getting drunk and being allergic to cat fur.
But now that it was already put out, there was no use thinking about it anymore.
With so many wines, he might not even take their wine.
After the poem ended, there was still no wind in the area.
The excitement in Klee’s eyes visibly disappeared.
“Daddy, the Anemo Archon didn’t come. Does he not like the wine Klee and Daddy brewed?”
Si Xuan’s mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but think.
‘As long as he has no problem with his taste buds, no one should like this.’
But he wouldn’t say that in front of his daughter.
He just rubbed Klee’s little head,
and smiled as he said:
“Why would the Anemo Archon not like it? The god of Mondstadt is originally one of the thousand winds. Wherever there is wind, there is his presence.”
As he spoke, Si Xuan couldn’t help but glare at Venti who was standing on the stage, saying “Heh.”
?‘If you don’t cause any trouble and make my daughter cry, you’re done.’
Venti received Si Xuan's gaze.
He quickly activated his elemental power.
A gentle breeze blew, and Klee jumped up and down excitedly, waving her little fist.
“It’s the wind, the Anemo Archon is here.”
Along with the breeze, dandelions on the ground were scattered to all parts of Mondstadt.
A faint memory appeared in the minds of all who were touched by the breeze.
Even Si Xuan was no exception,
the gentle, water-like words echoed in his mind:
“Forgotten your past? It's alright, the ocean is very tolerant. From now on, your name will be Si Xuan·de·Fontaine. You are my Fucalos' 'child' (people)."