Chapter 417 - 416 Durandal silently shook her head

Is she... is she that annoying? Didn’t they already resolve the misunderstanding? Why is this happening?

"Don’t exaggerate. I did tell you about her, but I don’t remember telling you that I didn’t want to see her."

"That’s what you say, but I feel like what you wanted to express was pretty much that."

Durandal silently shook her head. She just didn’t particularly like people who used schemes, like Ningguang, because of that woman, Hulder.

Just like when she was in Inazuma, she didn’t particularly like facing Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayato. Both of them were also masters of strategy.

Although Durandal shook her head and didn’t admit it, her silence already conveyed a lot, which made Ningguang a little uncomfortable. It seemed there was still a long way to go to establish a good friendship.

"Ahaha~ As expected, to see you stumble, I still have to rely on Durandal. I never thought coming to Mondstadt to drink this time would allow me to witness such a rare scene. It’s truly too interesting."

Seeing Ningguang stumble, Beidou was overjoyed, wishing she could pop champagne immediately to celebrate.

Originally, she was still bothered by Ningguang inviting her to Mondstadt, thinking it would be better to stay in Liyue Harbor during this time and prepare for the next voyage with her other brothers.

She never expected to see such an interesting scene; this trip was not in vain.

"Why aren’t you drinking your wine? What are you doing here, Beidou?"

"What? This is Mondstadt’s territory. Whatever I want to do, you, a Liyue Qixing, can’t control it, can you? Besides, even in Liyue Harbor, when I’m drinking in a tavern, can you really control me? When did the Liyue Qixing’s authority become so great?"

"Hmph, your sharp tongue is only good at times like this."

Ningguang snorted. This time, she was careless. She didn’t expect Venti’s few words to make her stumble. This person was not as simple as he seemed.

However... the ’old man’ he mentioned did make Ningguang quite curious. The person Venti spoke of should be from Liyue, right? She felt that this person’s identity was not simple.

"Hmm? What’s wrong, Miss Ningguang? Do you want to have a drink with me? You can, you know. Wine feels better when drunk together."

Saying that, Venti wanted Charles to pour them some dandelion wine, but before he could speak, he felt a hand on his waist, ready to give him a harsh move at any moment.

It was obvious whose hand it was. Venti, who had been grinning due to the alcohol, immediately became serious, and upon closer inspection, a few drops of cold sweat could be seen trickling down his face.

This scene unfolded from Ningguang’s perspective, but being who she was, she immediately understood that Venti’s change was entirely due to Durandal. This further confirmed her suspicion that there must be something between these two.

[Could it be the same kind of relationship as with Shenhe?]

According to her understanding of Durandal, she was someone who valued feelings greatly, and her feelings for Shenhe were definitely genuine.

In such circumstances, for Durandal to have such "intimate" interactions with Venti, what that implied needed no further explanation.

She must win her over! This was Ningguang’s thought. Since she loved to drink so much, then she would satisfy her.

"Hehe~ You are truly an interesting person. Since you are Miss Delezie’s friend, then you are also my friend. How about this, your tab at the tavern tonight will be on me. Just send the bill to the Jade Chamber."

"Really?!"

She truly was a rich woman, so generous as to waive his drink tab and let him drink as much as he wanted. How could there be such a generous person?

At the thought of being able to drink freely, Venti immediately excitedly rushed to the bar, found Charles, who was resting, and asked him to mix him a drink. Tonight, he was going to drink to his heart’s content.

Durandal, sitting still, watched this scene with a gloomy expression. She had specifically come to accompany Venti, but this guy ran off just because of the drinks?

Coincidentally, Shenhe came looking for her at this moment. She first greeted Lumine, who was mixing drinks, and as she was about to walk towards Durandal, Durandal had already stood up and was walking towards her.

"Durandal?"

"Let’s go home, Shenhe. There’s nothing good to stay for here. Let’s go back and thoroughly research new adeptal arts, how about it?"

Saying that, Durandal held Shenhe’s hand and smiled, "Lumine still has work to finish, and Venti might be drinking all night. Tonight, it’ll just be you and me at home."

I believe someone must have understood what that sentence meant, right? At least Shenhe understood, judging by her slightly widened pupils, it was clear she was excited.

Without a word, Shenhe uttered an "Mhm" and pulled Durandal’s hand, leaving the Angels Share, leaving Ningguang blinking in place, inexplicably looking at Beidou next to her.

"Did I... do something bad?"

"What do you think? Really... I don’t even know what to say about you. Where did all your usual cleverness go?"

You tell me, how could such a smart person make such a decision?

Could it be that she hoped Durandal would like Shenhe, a Liyue native, more, and deliberately did this to give Shenhe more time to spend with Venti?

If that were truly the case, then Beidou would say, as expected of Ningguang, this move was truly brilliant.

But Ningguang had no such thoughts; she simply wanted to win over Venti to build a good relationship with Durandal through him.

How... did it seem to backfire?

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