hotmtlnovel Chapter 298 The Bard Who Owes Money
Chapter 298 The Bard Who Owes Money
On a street on an outlying island, Kujo Sara drew his bow and arrow, aiming at a bard who was coming down from a wine-carrying boat.
"Please show me your proof of non-theft, otherwise I will have to take you to the Tianling Bugei for punishment." Kujo Sara said coldly.
The bard quickly raised his hands, smiled harmlessly, and said, "Don't do it, don't do it. I'm just a bard from afar. As for why I'm on this wine-carrying ship, it may be because of a special fate!"
Kujo Sara's expression remained unchanged: "Do you think I will believe it?"
"Or could you please let me go for the sake of your general?" The bard blinked, trying to hint to her that he had an acquaintance.
But this look made Kujo Sara think that he was provoking her, and she said angrily, "How dare he disrespect the general? Arrest him and interrogate him strictly!"
Wendy's pupils trembled. What was going on with this strict system of laws that seemed familiar to Liyue? Wasn't it as bad as the free Mondstadt?
Just as he was about to use the power of the wind god to turn into a wisp of wind and escape, and then lie to them that this was the power of the Eye of God, at the critical moment, a soft voice came: "It's the singing brother!"
"That's a familiar name, is it Keli?" Wendy glanced around, finally looking at one side of the street, and said with a smile: "Mr. Mo Ran is here too, what a coincidence!"
Kujo Sara turned around and wanted to salute immediately, but then she remembered that they were on the street and her subordinates were around. Lord Taijo Gosho did not want to reveal his identity, so she could not salute yet.
Mo Ran smiled back. Originally, he was thinking of just walking away and not caring about this matter, but since his sister was the first to speak up, he couldn't just ignore it.
Holding Klee and General Raiden, he walked a little closer and said sincerely, "I'm sorry, General Kujo, I'm sorry to have delayed your work."
"It's okay. If... sir can serve as a witness, this official matter will be successfully resolved." Kujo Sara tried hard to word his words to avoid being exposed.
"I see." Mo Ran nodded slightly. This was in line with Inazuma's eyewitness testimony method. As long as the behavior did not require imprisonment, it would not be a big problem to use it. If it was a big mistake, he would need to go to various places to get various certificates.
"I do know this bard, but I don't quite agree with his way of doing things. I guess this time, he fell asleep on the wine-carrying ship and was dug out, right?"
"Yes, this is what happened. Although he claimed to be the specially invited poet for this Rongcai Festival, he could not produce the invitation letter. But since you are willing to testify for him, we can delay the time and wait for him to go to the organizer to handle the relevant procedures." Kujo Sara's arms began to tremble as he spoke.
For a Tengu who was good with bows and arrows, this was certainly not because she was tired, but this set of almost equal words was really hard for her to accept.
Mo Ran smiled faintly, looked at the little sun in his arms, and asked, "Keli, do you think my brother should testify for this bard?"
"This..." Keli blinked her clear and innocent eyes, then looked at the singing brother who was facing her with his hands clasped together, feeling a little conflicted.
Because my brother just said that this older brother's behavior was not very good. If my brother was arrested because of this, then Kelly would become a big sinner.
Although she is still young, she still understands the basics of good and evil. Therefore, Keli said, "Brother, can you make the decision? Mom said it's best not to interfere with other people's decisions. It's impolite."
"Keli is so good." Mo Ran touched his sister's head, looked at the bard in green, and said softly: "Sir Wendy, may I ask when you will pay off the debt you owe me?"
"Hey~ Well, when the time comes to repay a favor, I will naturally repay it, just like a breeze blowing on your face. You don't know how long it will last, but you look forward to meeting you again next time." When Wendy saw the question that required Mora, she of course changed the topic and avoided related topics.
Mo Ran smiled faintly, without moving, but the breeze he emitted continued to blow on the bard's delicate face, and her two braids swayed gently, giving her a sense of feminine beauty.
"It's very windy today. It looks like Mr. Wendy must pay back the money, but before that." Mo Ran looked at the little Tengu in black and white and explained, "This gentleman is my legal debtor. Perhaps his old problem has come back. I'm sorry for wasting your time."
"Nothing...nothing." Kujo Sara's voice trembled, and she retreated with her men. She found an excuse to leave halfway and took a detour to the original place.
The shogunate army, who felt that they were left behind by their own general for the first time, was puzzled at first, and then they began to suspect each other:
"Did you guess which family that man belonged to?"
"No, I remember that the only high-ranking officials of this age are the Kamisato family head and the Kujo family head. But I have seen both of them, not the one just now."
"Could it be that she is our general's sweetheart?"
"No way, isn't the general devoted to upholding the general's eternity? How could he fall in love with someone else?"
"That's not necessarily true. We are both in our twenties and almost thirty. Women are as fierce as wolves and tigers at the age of thirty. Besides, our general is of Tengu bloodline!"
"What happened to the bloodline?"
"Tsk tsk, I can only hope that kid can hold on. The Tengu clan's physique is much stronger than humans!"
"That's right. How about we take some gifts to comfort this brother someday and soothe his heart?"
"Hahaha, are you trying to make me laugh to death? That's so mean!"
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Kujo Sara, who ran across the street, naturally had no idea of the heated discussions in the team. She had only one thought in her mind, which was to quickly go and meet the Lord Taijo Imperial Palace.
At the place where the bard was originally arrested, Mo Ran gloated, "Mr. Wendy, a bard known to everyone in Mondstadt, was caught drinking secretly in the cabin. If this gets out, sales will be huge!"
"Mr. Mo Ran, please stop making fun of me. I didn't expect that Liyue's ship would arrive so quickly. I thought it would be very slow." Wendy yawned with her hand covering her mouth, as if she had just woken up.
"That was so long ago. Times have progressed." Mo Ran said, looking at the little sun in his arms, and smiled: "Keli, brother will tell you a secret, but Keli can't tell anyone else, can you do it?"
“Okay, Klee will definitely remember it. I promise not to tell even brother Albedo!” Klee stretched out three fingers and made a swearing gesture.
Mo Ran nodded slightly, and Nuo Yu said, "In fact, Lord Barbatos, the wind god of Mondstadt, often travels around as a bard, wearing green clothes, which is very conspicuous!"
"Oh!" Klee was startled. She looked at the bard beside her and asked in surprise, "Isn't that the big brother from the store? Is he Lord Barbatos, the God of Wind?"
"Well..." Wendy looked up at the man in black and admitted frankly, "Yes, big brother, it is. Little Keri must keep it a secret and don't tell anyone else!"
"Got it." Klee nodded and assured again.
Mo Ran looked back at the little Tengu who was rushing over, and with a snap of his fingers, he cast down the visual barrier and the sound barrier, and also unlocked some authority for the poet and the little Tengu.
The moment Kujo Sara approached, she saw General Raiden hugging Taishou Gosho tightly. She didn't care about anything else and quickly bowed and greeted, "Greetings to Taishou Gosho and General!"
"No need for formalities." Mo Ran looked at the little Tengu who had reduced the formalities according to his suggestion and smiled slightly. He had originally thought of not having to perform formalities at all, but he couldn't persuade the little Tengu, so he took his leave.
"Yes." Kujo Sara stood up and said respectfully with a look of awe, "I was unable to perform the salute in time just now. Please forgive me, Lord Taisho and Lord Shogun!"
General Lei Dian patted her shoulder and chuckled, "Okay, little girl, your uncle doesn't blame you. It's all right now. There's no need to mention it anymore."
"Yes." Kujo Sara bowed his head and agreed.
"Wait, was Baalzebul watching here just now?" Wendy was puzzled for a moment, and then murmured: "No, this should be the general puppet made by Baalzebul."
"That's right, but there's no reward." General Lei Dian looked at the poet who was shorter than him and said something shocking: "My mother once told me that in the free Mondstadt, there is an unreliable god named Barbatos who often tries to cheat her Mora and buy wine, but unfortunately always returns empty-handed. I wonder if Lord Wind God still remembers him?"
"What a fool this girl is. How can she tell everything to others?" Wendy murmured. After a moment's hesitation, he admitted, "That's true. But Baalzebub had a bad temper at that time. I was afraid that he would be killed by a single blow!"
"You are pretending to be weak when you are so strong. You and Ying should have been about the same in strength at that time. Ying was just better at fighting than you. How could he be killed with one sword? If you said that Bayer was killed with one sword, I can believe it." Mo Ran ruthlessly sabotaged him and didn't want to give him any chance to flatter.
"Hey, it's just a joke." Wendy blinked, trying to get away with it with her cute face.
Mo Ran rolled his eyes, and then taught the little sun in his arms: "Keli, we must never learn to behave like Barbatos, otherwise the bouncing bomb will not explode when it explodes the fish!"
"Yes! Klee knows, she will definitely not be like Lord Barbatos! Don't worry, brother!" Klee smiled brightly, like a warm sun that made people want to protect her.
"It's obvious that they are using me as a negative example." Wendy didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She could only scratch her head. After all, hiding in someone else's boat and stealing other people's wine was indeed not a good example.
"We've almost finished talking, Sara, remember to instruct the taverns in Inazuma to step up their precautions. There will be a lot of people attending the Rongcai Festival, so it's better to be prepared for any eventuality." Mo Ran said with a cunning smile.
"I will obey the orders of Lord Tai Shang Yusho and will not fail in my mission!" After saying this, Kujo Sara turned around and prepared to carry out the order without even looking at the wind god.
Because she already knew from the conversation that the God of Wind was no match for the General. As for the so-called joke, she just regarded it as a way for the Lord of the Imperial Palace to save the situation from being too ugly.
In addition, the little girl in the arms of Lord Tai Shang Yusho always reminds her of some bad memories, which is a shadow that is destined to follow her for the rest of her life.