nycdaug Chapter 394 This is your answer
Chapter 394 This is your answer
Xu Ning clearly saw that the kitten's lips were tightly pursed, and the hand shaking the pot was trembling slightly.
"This Eze wants to poach your people, why didn't he do any research beforehand?"
Margaret laughed gleefully, "Overconfident, huh? But you're partly to blame. You just cut off my supplies, and they took the opportunity to seize a large share of the market. Now they think they can kill me by poaching my bartenders, so why would they bother investigating Little Kitty so thoroughly?"
"He doesn't know how powerful Diona is yet. He'll be in for a surprise soon."
Downstairs at the bar, Eze continued to praise Diona's amazing cocktail recipes and impeccable technique.
"...A bartender as excellent as you, if you would be so kind as to work at our Dawn Winery, we could work together to bring unprecedented prosperity to Mondstadt's wine industry. How about it? Let's collaborate!"
Eze sincerely extended his hand to Diona behind the bar.
Diona's little shaker had stopped at some point. She stared at Eze, who was smiling, and then at the hand he was offering.
"Awoo meow..."
Suddenly, the cat revealed a pair of sharp little tiger teeth and bit down on the hand that represented the prosperity of the wine industry, refusing to let go.
"Hahahahaha..."
Margaret and the tavern's regulars burst into loud laughter, turning the once quiet tavern into a sea of joy.
Eze's cries of pain and Diona's angry biting howls were drowned out by laughter.
Xu Ning couldn't help but laugh at the sight.
"You guys are really wicked; the whole room is waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves."
Margaret stood up, straightened her skirt, and walked down the aisle with a victor's air, saying with a smile, "I didn't embarrass him; he asked for it."
"President Eze, what brings you to my tavern today... Oh dear, what have you done to upset our little bartender so much?"
Eze spotted Xu Ning coming down with Margaret at a glance and thought to himself that today was absolutely terrible.
Not only did they fail to take advantage of this opportunity to shut down Cat's Tail Tavern, they also completely humiliated themselves here.
"Xu Ning, please help me!"
Hearing Eze's plea for help, Xu Ning naturally couldn't just laugh like the people in the Cat Tail Tavern. He stepped forward and gently patted the little cat's arched back. "Let go. This guy hasn't washed his hands in ages. Doesn't it taste good to you?"
The kitten was oblivious to everything else, focused solely on crushing Mond Winery's grand plan.
Xu Ning looked at the kitten's almost bristling tail and suddenly reached out and stroked it.
That was really effective.
Diona suddenly trembled, her entire cat body went limp, and she unconsciously released her grip.
"Mr. Eze, you should go first!"
Seeing that the cat's palm was bleeding from being bitten, Xu Ning hurriedly urged him to leave quickly, then dodged the cat's counterattack, which was angry because its tail had been petted.
The chaos in the tavern finally subsided. Margaret personally comforted Diona and then took Xu Ning to restock the Thousand Winds in the storeroom before things finally settled down.
"Diona, just mix me two drinks!"
The cat behind the bar was still angry and ignored what the proprietress said.
Xu Ning smiled, not minding at all, and poured a bowl for the proprietress using his wine gourd.
Before the two of them had even finished a bowl of wine, the tavern door was pushed open again.
Kong and Paimon rushed in, followed by a blond man in a dark cloak.
"Brother Xu!"
"A big drunkard."
Margaret stood up with a smile. "It's rare for two honorary knights to come to my place together today. Let me prepare a quiet private room for you."
Inside the private room, Kong introduced Xu Ning, "Brother Xu, this is an adventurer I recently met, Daines Reb. Daines, this is the Brother Xu I told you about, Xu Ning."
Xu Ning looked at the handsome and composed man in front of her and greeted him with a smile, "Hello!"
Dain said "Nice to meet you" in a light tone, but his eyes involuntarily looked at the wine gourd in Xu Ning's hand, and a hint of confusion appeared on the half of his face that was not covered.
"Your Eye of God is very peculiar. May I take a look?" Dain asked Xu Ning directly.
Xu Ning smiled and nodded, "Of course, no problem, but it's more intuitive to taste it yourself."
Taking four glasses from the table, not knowing Dain's preferences, Xu Ning poured the most popular glass, Thousand Wind, for Mondstadt. "Please!"
"A peculiar wine, a peculiar power."
Dain stared at the liquid in the glass, then lightly touched a drop with his finger from the rim. A barely perceptible wisp of black mist rose up, which he instantly crushed in his palm.
Xu Ning saw it, but didn't ask anything. Instead, he turned to Kong and Paimon, who were drinking, and asked, "How did you know I was here?"
Kong put down his wine glass and smiled, "Mr. Eze told me. I go to Dawn Winery every night to inquire about you. When I went there today, Charles was bandaging him up. I don't know how he got injured."
Xu Ning shook his head and smiled, without saying that it was Diona's doing.
"Where is your investigation at now? Where did you sense your sister?"
Just as Kong was about to answer, Dai suddenly reached out and stopped him.
"Before we share information, I still want to know if you are qualified to travel with us."
Paimon, who was holding a large wine glass, chuckled and said, "Dain, you're here again. I don't know what you're going to get out of that question."
Din said calmly, "Being able to find out his attitude and know his choice is enough."
Xu Ning hadn't expected him to ask her a question, and smiled, "Then ask away, and I'll try my best to answer you honestly."
Din nodded. "That's exactly right."
"The first question: The dragon scourge in Mondstadt was resolved by the combined efforts of the Anemo Archon, the Knights of Favonius, Sky, and you. Who do you think was the key to ending the dragon scourge?"
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Of course it's me!"
"If I hadn't brought Kong to Mondstadt, the staff would have been reduced by half, and the problem would never have been resolved so perfectly. I think my role is absolutely indispensable."
Dain nodded. "Is this your answer? I understand."
"The second question is, the Geo Archon, who has protected Liyue Harbor for thousands of years, has relinquished his divine duties, and Liyue has entered an era of human rule. Without a god, who do you think should protect Liyue?"
Xu Ning smiled. Was there even a need to consider this?
"Of course... it's still me!"