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It's not that Lutsen was useless. He just wasn't particularly helpful when speaking with centuries old Adepti. Not like Lumine, who knew them all by name. So when she went into the office, he grabbed the book he was reading "Stories and Legends from the Time of the Archon War: The Twin Gods of The City of Stars" Lumine gave it to him. According to her, it was by an author that had traveled to the city itself, rather than just compiling not totally accurate knowledge from other books and authors. Lumine said that this strategy was rare at the time, even with completely functional teleporters to the city.

Those teleporters she always talked about… oh how he would love to get his hands on one of them. They had passed a few in their travels, but they were always so far out of the way that it would just add a ridiculous amount of time to go look at one. Lumine promised she would let him examine one eventually, but she still hadn't gotten to it. (And it's not like Lutsen was begging either. She kept him plenty entertained on the road.)

The book contained as many stories as the author could find about the origins of the twin gods, thier adventures, and the stories that might be more accurate than the author thought about the two being friends with a certain Anemo Archon. According to this guy, Barbatos tried to kill the twins when they first arrived in Mondstadt, but Lutsen knows how inaccurate that is. Lumine told him that story herself, way less climactic than the author thought it was. (Lumine did say this was the most accurate book, not that it was accurate.)

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He wished he could say he wasn't surprised when he was woken up by an excited voice, but he had never been very aware of his surroundings. Not that it would help when he was asleep anyway.

So instead of slowly cracking one eye open to see who it was, like he wished he could, Lutsen immaturely shrieked- and the book resting on his chest was catapulted forwards.

The kid in front of him, and it was a kid- a teenager, but still a kid, laughed and grinned at him. The boy had short blue hair, and wore nice clothing. Clothing obviously tailored to specific requirements, and wore a hydro vision at his waist. The boy bent down to pick up his book for him, and handed it to Lutsen with an overdramatic bow.

"Hello, my liege. I am Xingqiu, of the Feiyun commerce guild, and I have been sent by the illustrious Zhongli to give you a tour of Liyue. Is there any place you have heard of that you wish to visit? I can take you to a restaurant, a nicknack store, or to meet a few of my friends. It's up to you sir!"

Lutsen was a little surprised. It wasn't often he was approached by someone this energetically. Even when they wanted something, he normally had to coax it out of them. This was different from his normal interactions to say the least. Not that it wasn't welcome!

So, he nodded to the boy, Xingqiu, and off they went.

He was first taken to the Wanmin Restaurant, a place Xingqiu seemed to swear by.

"This is Wanmin Restaurant, the best place to get a quick bite to eat in Liyue Harbor. My friend Xianling works here, we should be able to get a discount on anything we buy. What would you like? If you've never had these foods, I can give some suggestions. The rice buns are delicious, as is the crystal shrimp. Of course, I may be biased, as those are the first things Xianling ever served me. I also- oh. I'm rambling. Sorry my liege. Let's eat."

Lutsen grinned at the kid and decided to go with the rice buns. They had been recommended after all.

The man at the desk seemed to recognize Xingqiu, and that Lutsen was an outsider. He eyed Lutsen a little strangely, but seemed to decide that it didn't matter and took his order.

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The food was delicious, and Lutsen walked away from it smiling. Xingqiu led him through the harbor, showing him the terraces, the shops, the guilds, and the many people Xingqiu seemed to know personally. It was a very nice day, and he met many of the boy's friends. The boy with light blue hair, whom Lutsen unfortunately could not remember the name of, was perhaps the one who stuck out most to him. When Lutsen spoke of the quest he and Lumine were on, Light Blue had offered to ask people to keep an eye out. Lutsen went away from the boy feeling confident that if Lumine's brother did show up in Liyue, he would be informed nearly immediately.

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He arrived back where they were staying in a state of hazy exhaustion. While he was no means an old man, in the prime of his life even, he didn't have the limitless energy of true youth. True youth being teenagers, with energy capable of matching that of a vision. His sister is at this stage in her life right now, and she was the most chaotic person he knew.

These Liyuen kids though, they were definitely taking second place. It had been a great day with them, but now he just wanted to sleep.

And sleep he did.

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