Chapter 26: Feeding Horses with Holy Water, a Tragic Story

Yawning and stretching.

Jiang Yi asked the horse to turn left and enter the road inside Qingquan Town.

After climbing the stairs, the narrow view blocked by the stone walls on both sides became open.

The houses are scattered in an orderly manner, located on the high stone slopes, with wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys.

A huge, medieval-style windmill, its blades spinning slowly.

Under the tower, a bard was playing.

After driving for a while and getting closer, Jiang Yi saw the second "Qingquan Town" sign and a clear pool with two fairy seats.

"Stop!" He pulled the reins.

Let the horse, which has been running for a day and a night, have a rest.

He smiled at an old man standing by the pond, took out two basins, filled them with water, and brought them to the horse.

"Holy water blessed by the spring elves, 300 Mora per mouthful! You must work hard tomorrow." Jiang Yi said jokingly to the two snorting horses.

I also took out a bag of dry food and ate it with water!

A map of Qingquan Town was spread out, with a list of people ordering takeout next to it.

Knowing that people in Qingquan Town often forget to write down their detailed addresses, before coming here, he specially prepared various fish dishes and went to please Diona of the Cat's Tail Tavern to tell him the corresponding locations of each household.

Diona is the daughter of the chief hunter of Qingquan Town. She was born here and naturally knows a lot about her neighbors.

"Outsider, do you know the legend of the spring elves?" When Jiang Yi sat on the wooden chair next to him to eat, the old man suddenly spoke.

Jiang Yi was stunned, looking at the old man with pity and complicated eyes.

As a player who likes to read books in games, I naturally know the story of "Heart of Clear Spring".

A tragedy of the immortal and short-lived species meeting, falling in love, and parting.

The gap between species and the difference in thinking have led to misunderstandings and futility in waiting for half a lifetime.

Old Finch didn't hear any response and continued talking to himself.

"You definitely don't know! No one in the village believes it. There is a spring spirit here."

"When I was young, I often chatted with her..."

The experiences in his memories seemed to bring spiritual comfort to the old man.

Jiang Yi was not impatient and listened to the other party's nagging patiently.

"Alas~ I'm old. I don't even have the energy to walk all over Teyvat looking for her! I can only wait here, even for the slightest hope!"

Old Finch finally waited until someone finished listening to his story and asked with expectant eyes.

"Outsider, do you believe it? This is not my dream or delusion, it is the real past."

Jiang Yi looked at his cloudy eyes which only had a glimmer of light.

He smiled and nodded, "I believe it!"

"It's like believing that this spring water is blessed and can bring good luck!"

In the game, I was willing to be deceived by the scammers in your town and bought ordinary spring water three times to draw gold.

I added one more sentence in my mind.

Jiang Yi wiped the food residue from the corner of his mouth, went to the spring, scooped a basin of water, washed his face and rinsed his mouth.

Get on your horse and get going!

Old Finch stood there, staring blankly at Jiang Yi driving the carriage upwards.

Tears dripping from the corners of my eyes!

“He really believed it!”

Old enough to distinguish lies from truth.

For the first time, no one mocked him, no one just took what he said as a made-up story.

Tears dropped into the pool, and beneath the ripples there was a woman's sigh.

“Is Durrav home?”

Jiang Yi got out of the car, walked to a house and knocked on the door.

"Hello, this is Deer Hunter Takeout!"

Seeing a cat-eared man with a determined face and sharp eyes walking out with a hunting bow on his back, Jiang Yi quickly stated his purpose.

Duraf looked at the carriage parked at the door and the truck behind it.

As a long-time collaborator of Deer Hunter, he was naturally familiar with these two horses, as well as the unique carriage and cargo packaging.

"The stable is next to us. You can use the trough there to feed the horses and let them rest for a day. Then you can change to the carriage inside Qingquan Town to deliver the goods!"

"Thank you for your care!" Jiang Yi bowed and saluted.

This is actually a common practice!

If you are in a hurry, we can deliver takeout to Qingquan Town and Chenxi Winery.

They would take the horses to Duraf's house to rest for a day, and by the way, ask Duraf to help look after the goods of the Dawn Winery and feed the two tall horses.

A horse that can travel a thousand miles a day needs to be fed with high-quality fodder.

The price of each meal is not much cheaper than his meals.

Jiang Yi rented a horse-drawn carriage from Qingquan Town, loaded the goods on board, took out a bottle of transparent rock sugar, and found Pepe, the little boy running around in the town.

Delivering the packages door to door would take a long time as he was not familiar with the route, so he had prepared a cheat long ago.

"I'm Diona's friend, and I came to Qingquan Town to deliver your takeaway!"

"Diona said you are the know-it-all who knows the location of every household!"

"This bottle of candy is your reward. Can you help me lead the way?"

Jiang Yi seduced Pepe with half-truths and boasted to him in various ways.

"Okay! Since he is Sister Diona's friend." Pepe glanced at the older brother and felt that he was not a bad person. The most important thing was that Duraf was watching around.

"Hello, my name is Jiang Yi!" After giving his name, Jiang Yi shook hands with Pepe.

Duraf, who was standing behind him, fixed his eyes on Jiang Yi's Liyue clothes and took out a letter from his daughter Diona from his pocket.

"Good boy, is that you?"

"You often cook fish for my daughter, right? Does she even dislike the food I cook?"

The murderous aura suddenly surged!

Jiang Yi was completely unaware of a certain father's anger, and had already driven another carriage, taking Pepe with him to deliver the goods!

"This is Yoton's, this is Allen's, this is Brock's..." Pepe held the items, looked at the addresses, and stretched out his hand to direct.

Jiang Yi drove a horse-drawn carriage and sent them to each house.

The two of them had a feast of grilled steaks, wild mushroom chicken skewers and Northern smoked chicken at the home of Brock, a chef who settled in Qingquan Town and was the best in meat cooking skills.

It took a whole day to travel around half of Qingquan Town.

In the evening, when I delivered the last item and went to the top, a house where I could see the waterfall pool, I encountered a group of water slimes that besieged the adventurer.

Amid Pepe's cheers, Jiang Yi easily solved the problem and received a reward of thanks from the other party.

He took a look at the "Qingquan Town" sign standing here.

This is another intersection that also leads to the Chenxi Winery.

The Qingquan Town on the map is surrounded by a roughly square road and is connected in all directions.

If Jiang Yi drove the original carriage, he could continue on this road.

But now, Ma was resting at Durrav’s house, so he had no choice but to return the same way!

Send Pepe home, alone again.

Jiang Yi saw Duraf with a gloomy face, turning on the light and waiting at the door, and glanced at him warily.

"The horses have been fed and rested! If you're in a hurry, you can get going!"

After he finished speaking, he hurried back to the house with a carrier pigeon, leaving behind a sentence.

"I'm warning you, chef from another world!"

"You'd better not set your sights on my daughter!"

"Although she is in her rebellious phase now and has gone to work as a bartender in the city, she will inherit my hunting skills and continue to lead this town."

"You kid... don't deserve it!"

After being scolded for no apparent reason, Jiang Yi took a long time to understand what was going on. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry!

Your daughter is too young!

Who would want to punish her like this?

The alcoholic old father who is despised by his daughter, unnecessary care!

Jiang Yi complained and got on the carriage.

Just go!