I'm a male god in Liyue

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That direction seems to be the West Wind Cathedral...

Xia Zhi couldn't help but recall what happened in the main square a couple of days ago. Wendy was playing the piano on the stone sculpture, and then he played the exact same tune as her.

Although both are Windtalkers, Xia Zhi's guitar playing is better than Wendy's because of the Focus Guitar bonus.

Wendy even quipped at the time that if he used the Sky Harp instead of the regular xylophone next time, he would definitely beat Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi smiled and said she wouldn't compete with him next time.

I just didn't expect that both of them would come to participate in the instrument competition today, and that there would be this so-called "next time".

The Sky Harp is a treasure of Mondstadt and should, in theory, be kept in the safest place in the entire Mondstadt.

Based on the guarding of the West Wind Cathedral, Xia Zhi figured that the harp was most likely kept in the West Wind Cathedral.

Wendy looks like he's heading towards the Cathedral of the West. Could he be planning to steal the Sky Harp so he can use it to beat me in the afternoon's match?

Probably, maybe, perhaps it is... that drunkard...

Xia Zhi shook his head, left the competition venue, and joined the others.

Everyone has already signed up, and even Charlene signed up for a competitive eating contest.

Xia Zhi smiled, patted Xia Lin's head, and said "Go for it!" before taking out the beautiful lamp.

Everyone looked at it curiously and asked, "Is this lamp...?"

Xia Zhi nodded and said, "Yes, this is the [Lamp of Supreme Blessing] that I divined yesterday. I just exchanged it with a friend when I registered over there."

Mona exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? It's that simple?"

Xia Zhi laughed and said, "Yes, it comes so easily. As long as the timing is right, it will come to you on its own."

Mona asked, "May I take a look?"

Xia Zhi handed her the lamp: "Of course."

Klee looked up at the lamp in Mona's hand, and it seemed somewhat familiar.

But she couldn't remember where she had seen it before.

The little girl tried hard to recall for a while, but still couldn't remember anything, so she simply gave up.

Yao Yao asked, "Now that we've found the lamp, should we go find the remaining four items?"

Xia Zhi nodded: "Yes, I've already done the divination. The four books are 【The Flower That Doesn't Exist】, 【The Guide Who Never Gets Lost】, 【The Person Who Doesn't Lie】, and 【The Legend That Never Ends】. Let's go to the library together and look for them later."

When the time comes, he'll just stuff the map of the floating island that Wendy just gave him into a book, and treat it as a treasure hunt for the little girl.

Chapter 466 The Dragon Arrives (4K)

At noon, in the Grand Master's office of the Knights of Favonius.

Qin was handling some business when she heard a knock on the door.

She looked up and called out, "Please come in."

The door opened, and a young man wearing an eye patch walked in. It was Cavalry Captain Kaia, who came to report to Qin on his work that morning.

After reporting, Kaiya began to complain: "Captain, it was fine before, they were all acting together, but now I really can't be in two places at once. They have to go to their respective competitions and are all in different places. I can't take care of them at all. Can you send me a few more people?"

“Well… Kaeya, as you know, the entire city of Mondstadt is under heightened security during the Wind Blossom Festival. Everyone has been deployed, and we already don’t have enough manpower…”

Qin also felt troubled. She lowered her head and thought for a moment. Suddenly, she remembered what Mr. Xia had told her a couple of days ago.

Problems that can be solved with money aren't really problems, so there's no need to worry about them.

Qin looked up at Kaiya and said, "How about this, you go to the Adventurers' Guild and post a request to find some trustworthy and reliable adventurers to help you. I'll reimburse you for the reward later."

Kaeya paused for a moment, then said, "...It seems that's the only way. I'll head to the Adventurers' Guild now..."

Qin nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Kaiya waved helplessly, turned around, opened the door, and left.

Qin picked up the cup on the table and found it was empty, so she got up and made herself another cup of tea.

She had just sat down to continue her work when she heard a rapid knocking on the door.

Qin looked at the door and called out, "Please come in."

The door opened, and a girl in a white dress ran in.

She was panting heavily, her face showing a look of anxiety and panic, as if she had rushed over.

When Qin saw her, she looked somewhat surprised: "Barbara?"

"Sister..." Barbara instinctively called out "Sister" upon seeing Qin, then quickly corrected herself, "Acting Commander! Something terrible has happened!"

Qin stood up and asked, "Wait, tell me slowly, what happened?"

"The Sky Harp! It's gone again!"

"what?!"

Qin was surprised.

The Sky Harp, once used by the wind god Barbatos, holds special significance for Mondstadt and has been preserved deep within the Cathedral of Favonius.

Currently, it is only used during the badminton festival. Each time it is loaned out, it requires the agreement of the team leader, the head coach, and a representative of the public, as well as the signing of documents. The whole process is very complicated.

During the Dragon Plague last year, the Sky Harp was stolen. It was taken by the blond outsider, Luminous, and later played by a bard named Venti, which served to appease Dvalin. Venti later returned the Sky Harp to Favonius Church.

Jean knew that Wendy's true identity was Barbatos, so she did not punish anyone for it.

However, since this theft, the entire West Wind Church has raised the level of security for the Sky Harp several notches, making it even more stringent than the Knights of West Wind, in order to prevent such heinous incidents from happening again.

Logically speaking, even a skilled adventurer like Ying would be arrested on the spot if she tried to sneak in again, so how could she still be robbed?

"When did you disappear?"

"This morning!"

Were any clues found at the scene?

"We found nothing! The Sky Harp seems to have vanished into thin air!"

"strangeness……"

Qin frowned in thought.

Although many outsiders have recently come to Mondstadt because of the Windflower Festival, few have the skill to take the Sky Harp so quietly.

But if we have to name some suspicious individuals, there are some.

For example, the Fools. If an executive officer were to personally take action, perhaps they could accomplish such a thing, but according to intelligence, those executive officers seem to have gone back to Winter to attend the Lady's funeral some time ago, and they shouldn't be back so soon.

For example, the Abyss Order is proficient in spatial teleportation magic and seems capable of doing the same thing, but there are special restrictions in the West Wind Cathedral, so we should be wary of that.

leftover……

Wait...it seems we've overlooked some people...

Qin suddenly thought of Gan Yu and the others.

Legend has it that the Liyue Immortals are proficient in many immortal arts and possess the ability to see three eyes and manifest five forms...

Could it be that borrowing books was a pretense, and stealing the zither was the true purpose of this chief secretary's first departure from Liyue?

But Kaiya had been following them all morning and hadn't noticed anything unusual...

Qin felt a bit of a headache about this.

Barbara watched her nervously, waiting for her response.

Qin thought for a moment and comforted her, saying, "I already know about this. Don't worry, I will find the Sky Harp."

Barbara had always trusted her, and hearing this, her expression calmed down a bit: "Yes! Is there anything I can do for you? I can help!"

"Go back to West Wind Church first, calm everyone down, and don't reveal the news of the theft of the Sky Harp for the time being."

"it is good!"

Qin told Barbara to go back.

The door closed, leaving her alone in the office.

Qin sighed.

Now things are really messed up; we also need to send people to search for the Sky Harp... We were already short-handed to begin with...

She picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of tea.

The invigorating effect of the "Silver Thread Dew" instantly restored her composure.

Qin closed her eyes and deduced the current situation.

After a while.

She opened her eyes; she already had a solution.

This matter... we should ask Lord Barbatos, the Wind God, for help.

Qin got up and walked out of the office.

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