Chapter 596: Meeting Sparkle, Naturally Looking for Fun
"What?! That little child over there is your past self? Is that true?"
Paimon looked at the child who was timidly looking at them from not far away and asked Aventurine in surprise.
"I wouldn't make such a joke. That is indeed my past self."
"If you don't believe me, you can look at his eyes. Aren't they exactly the same as mine?"
Aventurine took off his sunglasses, revealing his unique pair of eyes.
"The eyes do seem to be the same."
"But why? Why are your past self and future self by your side?"
Paimon asked with a strange expression.
"Could it be because of Harmonys Sanctification?"
Lumine asked curiously.
"Exactly!" Aventurine nodded.
"Harmonys Sanctification has this effect? But what's the point?"
Paimon was even more puzzled after seeing Aventurine's attitude.
"Who knows? This is my first time experiencing Harmonys Sanctification."
"Perhaps it's because only by reviewing my past and predicting my future,"
"Can I better integrate into the countless notes of Harmony."
Aventurine spread his hands helplessly and glanced at the Future Aventurine beside him.
[Rhinedottir: Reviewing a person's past and predicting a person's future. Is this the reaction of someone who has experienced Harmony's Communion? How interesting.]
[Dr.: It is interesting. I even want to try experiencing Harmony's Communion. I wonder if Harmonys Sanctification will predict my future.]
[La Signora: Harmonys Sanctification is indeed not a simple power. Someone who has experienced Harmony's Communion even has to go through such a strange process.]
[Kaveh: Although strange, it would be quite novel if you could talk to your past and future selves.]
[Faruzan: But for Aventurine, he probably wouldn't think so, right?]
"If you're really curious, you can talk to him.""You can see him through your peculiar forum, can't you?"
"Don't worry, my younger self is much easier to talk to than my current self, let alone my future self."
Aventurine said to Paimon with a smile.
"I don't agree with that. Although I'm not easy to talk to, I'm not harder to talk to than you."
Future Aventurine said.
"Who knows?"
Aventurine shrugged, looking indifferent.
"You said it. Then I'm going over to ask."
Paimon, who always did what she said, immediately flew towards the blond boy not far away.
Lumine, The Knave, and the others exchanged glances and also walked over.
If the blond boy was indeed the past Aventurine, then they could use this past Aventurine to get a good understanding of the current Aventurine and thus determine whether they could investigate Robin's matter with Aventurine.
Aventurine watched the backs of Lumine, Paimon, and the others, smiling with satisfaction.
He also wanted to gain the trust of Paimon and the others through his past self.
...
"Lord Yukong, does Benefactor always take this long to buy clothes?"
Tingyun looked at the dressing room, then at Yukong beside her, and asked with a puzzled expression.
"About that... I'm not too sure either."
Yukong looked at the curtain of the dressing room, also feeling puzzled.
"Ms. Acheron, what do you think?"Tingyun turned to Acheron on her other side and asked.
"...I don't know."Acheron shook her head.
"Is that so?" Tingyun rested her hand on her chin and muttered, "Could it be that Benefactor doesn't know how to wear Xianzhou-style clothes?"
"It seems not impossible." Yukong nodded involuntarily.
Originally, she had planned to give Luo Feng Xianzhou-style clothing when they went to play on the Xianzhou.
But she didn't expect to see clothes in a clothing store in Penacony that were no different from the Xianzhou style.
In such a situation, Yukong naturally didn't intend to miss the opportunity.So she proactively chose a set of casual Xianzhou style clothing for Luo Feng.
"Since that's the case, I'll go help Benefactor."
Tingyun nodded and said.As a Xianzhou, Tingyun naturally knew that while Xianzhou style clothing was beautiful, it also required some effort to wear.
If Luo Feng hadn't worn Xianzhou style clothing before, it was indeed possible he wouldn't know how to put it on properly for a while.
"Let me do it."
Yukong said, then prepared to walk towards the fitting room.
"Lord Yukong is indeed interested in Benefactor."
Tingyun's lips curved upwards, her eyes full of amusement.
"Tingyun, you really are..."
Before Yukong finished speaking, Acheron's voice suddenly came over.
"Luo Feng, he's come out."
Yukong: "!!"
Tingyun: "!!"T
he two followed Acheron's gaze and indeed saw Luo Feng, dressed in a set of green robes, walking out of the fitting room.
"What kind of look is that?"
Luo Feng walked up to Tingyun, Yukong, and Acheron, looking strangely at Tingyun and Yukong.
"It's nothing, this little one just thinks Benefactor looks really handsome."
Tingyun snapped back to attention and said with a smile.
"Indeed, Luo Feng is really suitable for wearing Xianzhou style clothes."
Yukong said
.Luo Feng's appearance was originally not much different from a Xianzhou, and this set of Xianzhou green robes on Luo Feng showed no sense of incongruity.
"Is that so?" Luo Feng raised an eyebrow.
"I always feel like you two aren't telling the truth."
After speaking, Luo Feng turned his head and glanced at Acheron, who was wearing a women's suit.
Caught by Luo Feng's gaze, Acheron very kindly answered his question.
"Miss Tingyun and Miss Yukong thought you stayed in the fitting room for a long time."
"So they thought you might not know how to wear Xianzhou clothing, and Yukong and Miss Tingyun were just about to go into the fitting room to help you."
Acheron said.
"Is that so? I should have known and come out later. Maybe then I could have had the two of you help me put on my clothes."
Luo Feng smiled and continued:
"But don't worry, it's not that I don't know how to wear Xianzhou clothing, it's just that I happened to find that something had happened with my passengers just now."
"So my attention was slightly focused on them, which is why I came out a bit later."
"Hmm?" Hearing this, Yukong quickly asked, "Something happened to the passengers? Do they need help?"
Luo Feng shook his head and said:
"Not really! If I go find them now, it might just be playing into Aventurine's hands."
"Aventurine?" Tingyun said with some confusion.
"Is that the executive from the Strategic Investment Department? What's wrong with him?"
Luo Feng shrugged and said with a smile:
"That guy Aventurine probably wants to use my passengers a bit to lure me over and defeat him."
After all, Luo Feng had played the Star Rail game, so he could roughly guess Aventurine's goal.
Currently, due to his intervention, Acheron did not personally kill Duke Inferno.
Therefore, she didn't enter Aventurine's sight because of the strength she displayed.
In such a situation, since Aventurine now wants to prove that death can exist in the Penacony Dream, it's quite normal for him to set his sights on Luo Feng.
After all, only he might have enough strength in this Penacony Dream to deliver death to Aventurine.
"Aventurine wants to lure Benefactor over to defeat him?"
Tingyun blinked, feeling even more confused."Don't think too much. You just need to relax and enjoy this trip."
"When the situation truly requires me to go, I will go."
Luo Feng patted Tingyun's shoulder and looked up at the familiar figure entering the clothing store from the entrance.
"Oh my, isn't this Luo Feng?"
"I didn't expect to meet you here. This is truly my honor."
The newcomer rubbed his hands together and walked over with a fawning smile.
"An acquaintance?"
Yukong looked at Luo Feng and asked.
"Of course! My name is Sampo, and it's a pleasure to meet you, beautiful fox lady."
"Lord Luo Feng and I met in Belobog."
The person who called himself Sampo nodded with a smile.
"Belobog, I see."
Yukong said understandingly.
Although Yukong had not been to Belobog.
But from some Teyvat Passengers who came to Xianzhou Luofu for tourism, Yukong still knew some things about Belobog.
"Are you guys shopping for clothes?"
"I happen to want to buy some clothes too, how about we go together?"
Sampo suggested.
"That being said, aren't you supposed to be busy?"
Luo Feng asked.
"No, no, I'm very free right now."
Sampo repeatedly waved his hands and said.
"But I clearly saw you guiding Stelle and Firefly to play games earlier."
"How, have your games over there finished?"
Luo Feng asked.
"Uh, you even noticed that!"
Sampo's eyes widened, looking at Luo Feng in disbelief.
"It was just a coincidence. I was shopping with friends and happened to see you proactively approaching Stelle and Firefly."
Luo Feng waved his hand and said casually.
Not long after spotting Firefly earlier, Luo Feng saw Stelle just happening to pass by Firefly.
Originally, Luo Feng wanted to take Acheron and the others over to say hello, but then Sampo approached Firefly and Stelle, which made Luo Feng abandon the idea of stepping forward.
After all, he knew that the Sampo in front of him was being played by Sparkle.
If he got entangled with Sparkle, he might not be able to continue leisurely shopping with Acheron, Yukong, and Tingyun.
Luo Feng himself didn't mind having some fun with Sparkle, but he didn't want Tingyun and Yukong to get dragged into the fun because of it.
"What a pity, Lord Luo Feng, you discovered me, yet I didn't discover you."
"If I had discovered you earlier, I could have acted together with you sooner."
Sampo sighed and said with a look of regret.
"Let's not do that now. I need to go shopping with my friends and buy souvenirs to take home or something."
"If you want to find fun with me, let's wait a while, Sparkle."
Luo Feng said.
"Don't say that, I can come along too... Wait, what did you call me?"
Sampo's eyes widened slightly, looking at Luo Feng in surprise and doubt.
"Stop pretending, whether you're Sampo or Sparkle, I can still recognize you."
Luo Feng extended his right hand and made a grabbing motion in front of Sparkle, and two swimming goldfish quietly appeared.
Then the originally tall Sampo transformed into the small Sparkle.
"Changed?"
Tingyun exclaimed.
"This power... Masked Fool?"
Yukong frowned.
In this world, most Masked Fools were troublesome individuals; some would go to any lengths to find amusement.
Knowing this, Yukong couldn't help but feel a sense of wariness towards Sparkle.
"Oh my, as expected of Luo Feng, whom Sampo often talks about."
"I didn't expect you to not only see through my disguise but also directly expose it."
"My dear Luo Feng, how did you manage it?"
Seeing that she couldn't continue impersonating Sampo in front of Luo Feng, Sparkle simply dropped the act.
"That's a secret."Luo Feng's lips curved upwards, revealing a mysterious smile.
He couldn't possibly tell her that he had just obtained Sparkle's template, which was why he was particularly familiar with her power.
"In any case, my friends and I need to go to the next store."
"Let's have a good time when we're free."
Luo Feng placed his hand on Sparkle's shoulder and pushed her towards the clothing store's sales associate.
"Guest, have you chosen your clothes?"
The sales associate asked with a professional smile.
"Yes, I have," Luo Feng nodded.
"Tell this lovely lady in front of me how much it costs, and she will pay."
Sparkle: "Huh? Why am I paying?"
Luo Feng: "Consider it your advance payment for reserving my time, how about that?"
Sparkle: "Why do I need a chip to reserve you..."
Sparkle widened her eyes and looked behind her, only to see the back of Luo Feng, who was pulling Acheron, Yukong, and Tingyun into the Aether Editing entrance.
Sparkle: "..."
"Madam, this is the bill."
The sales associate handed over a slip of paper.
"It's not like I bought it, why should I pay?"
Sparkle pouted and leaped to the doorway.
What kind of international joke was this?
She was the great Masked Fool Sparkle; how could she help Luo Feng pay before she even found amusement from him?
If she actually did that, wouldn't she become Luo Feng's amusement?
That being said, just as Sparkle was about to step out of the store, she ultimately turned back and returned to the sales associate.
"Here's the money, I'll take the bill."
Sparkle said.
"Thank you for your patronage."
The sales associate's face showed a smile again, and she saw Sparkle out to the door.
There was nothing she could do; Luo Feng had bought quite a few expensive clothes in the store this time, and if she could successfully complete this transaction, she would get a good commission afterwards.
However, while the sales associate was happy, Sparkle couldn't be happy at all.
"Seriously, how many clothes did this guy Luo Feng buy? It's so expensive!"
"I should have known better than to help him pay."
Sparkle sighed, especially after seeing her wallet significantly thinner.
"I hope this man will keep his promise and accept my reservation later."
"Otherwise, the great Sparkle won't let it go easily."
Sparkle muttered to herself and looked up at Stelle and Firefly, who were not far away.
"Let's mess with them first... Huh, those people are... Paimon and the Traveler that Sampo mentioned?"
Sparkle's gaze followed the direction Stelle and Firefly were heading and landed on Lumine, Paimon, La Signora, and others not far from the two.
"Aventurine is also there, this is going to be a lot of fun."
Sparkle murmured to herself, and then, as two goldfish appeared beside her, her figure transformed into Sampo's appearance once again.
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Chapter 597 If anyone can walk the Path of Elation, it might be Venti.
" Luo Feng, is it really okay to let that Masked Fool interact with the Teyvat Passengers you brought?"
Yukong asked, her brow slightly furrowed.
She stood with Luo Feng, Tingyun, and Acheron on the roof of a tall building, watching Sparkle,
who had transformed into Sampo and seemed intentionally approaching Lumine, Paimon, and others, with concern.
"Yes, Benefactor. This humble girl has heard that Masked Fools are illogical people."
"Anyone they target will have a terrible time. If Benefactor's friends encounter her, will there be any danger?"
Tingyun said, fully agreeing with Yukong's point of view.
Earlier, Luo Feng had slightly tricked Sparkle, making her pay the credit points for their expensive clothes.
Tingyun wouldn't be surprised if Sparkle retaliated against the Teyvat Passengers because of this.
"It's fine. Rather, if Sparkle can bring some challenges to my passengers, that's something I look forward to seeing."
Luo Feng put his hands in his pockets, looking at Sparkle with interest, and then at Lumine, Paimon, Clorinde, and others.
So far, none of the Teyvat Passengers had walked the Path of Elation through his "Blessing."
If Sparkle's appearance could push someone among this batch of Teyvat Passengers to walk the Path of Elation, Luo Feng would be quite happy.
And if there was anyone among this batch of passengers who might walk the Path of Elation, it would have to be Venti.
Perhaps, also the Traveler?
"Moreover, among this batch of passengers, Venti knows Sampo and has interacted with him."
"Maybe he can sense that the current Sampo is someone else in disguise."
Luo Feng said.
" Luo Feng's passengers have already interacted with another Masked Fool?"
Yukong exclaimed.
"After all, Venti has been to Belobog, and that Masked Fool named Sampo had actively approached Venti because he wanted to inquire about me."
"I should say, that guy has actively approached every one of my passengers who has been to Belobog, but only Venti was able to talk to him a bit."
Luo Feng said with a smile.
Luo Feng clearly knew that his appearance had prevented Sampo's grand play in Belobog from successfully unfolding.
And he himself had refused to have too much contact with Sampo.
In such a situation, if Sampo wanted to know more about him, he could only communicate with the Teyvat Passengers.
However, because Luo Feng had previously revealed Sampo's identity in advance, most of the passengers who went to Belobog ignored Sampo.
Only someone with Venti's personality wouldn't mind interacting with Sampo and finding some amusement together.
"I see, it seems my worries were completely unnecessary."
Yukong nodded, understanding."Let's go, I'll leave this to my passengers."
"If anything really happens, I can just teleport over."
"As for now, let's continue shopping. It just so happens that we saved a sum of credit points because of Sparkle."
Luo Feng smiled at the three people beside him and raised his hand to open an Aether Editing teleportation door behind him.
Seeing this, Yukong and the other two quickly followed Luo Feng's footsteps into the teleportation door and disappeared from the spot.
...
"...Can you really see me?"
Past Aventurine looked up, somewhat confused, at Paimon, Lumine, and others.
"Of course, why else would we be talking to you?"
Paimon nodded, saying.
"But the people here don't seem to see me."
"And you were clearly talking to the space beside me."
Past Aventurine said strangely."Uh!"
Paimon froze.
There was no way she could tell Past Aventurine that she was talking to him through the live stream camera.
After all, she couldn't see Past Aventurine directly with her own eyes.
"Because we can't see you directly, we can only notice your presence through some special means."
Venti was frank.
The corners of his mouth curved up, and he tried his best to keep his eyes on where Past Aventurine was, saying with a smile:
"Hello, my name is Venti. May I know your name?"
Hearing this, Past Aventurine quickly nodded:
"Hello, Mr. Venti. My... my name is Kakavasha."
"Kakavasha, what a lovely name,"
Venti said with a smile.
"Thank you. Mom said my name means 'Child Blessed by the Mother God'.
"Hearing a stranger's compliment, the young Kakavasha smiled shyly.
"Child Blessed by the Mother God?"
Paimon tilted her head in confusion.
"That's right," Kakavasha looked in Paimon's direction and explained:
"Mom said it rained on the land of Tzigania the day I was born."
"The Evigen people believe that rain is a gift from the Mother God, so Mom thought I was a child blessed by the Mother God."
"It's just... Mom has passed away."
Speaking of this, the expression on Kakavasha's face became quite heavy.
"I'm... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."
Paimon waved her hands repeatedly in apology.
Although she knew that the Kakavasha before her might not be a person in the true sense, seeing the boy in thin clothes show such a sad expression, she still felt very apologetic.
"It's okay. Although both Mom and Dad have passed away."
"But at least I still have my sister."
Kakavasha raised his head and smiled again.But his smile, even to Paimon, seemed a bit forced.
Paimon subconsciously wanted to ask about Kakavasha's sister, but thinking of what she had heard about the Evigen people in Sunday's office earlier, she quickly closed her mouth.
Sunday had used Harmonys Sanctification to ask if Aventurine was the sole survivor of the Evigen people.
And Aventurine's answer was "Perhaps."
In other words, Kakavasha's sister might also have passed away.
Although Paimon came to chat with Kakavasha to confirm whether the current Aventurine and future Aventurine had lied, she didn't want to let Kakavasha, who represented Aventurine's past, know in advance that his sister might die someday in the future.
Paimon could think of this, and Venti naturally could too.
He avoided the topic of Kakavasha's sister's potential death and asked Kakavasha more about the Evigen people.
Kakavasha was also quite friendly to the people who could see him and generously shared what he knew.
[Alhaitham: What Kakavasha said matches what Aventurine and future Aventurine said, and even matches what Sunday knows about the Evigen people.
It seems Aventurine didn't lie. Harmony's Communion really manifested Aventurine's past in this form.]
[Kaveh: Yes! It seems the past Aventurine had a really hard time. To reach this level, he must have put in a lot of effort.]
[Kaeya: Although I want to know how Aventurine became an executive in the Strategic Investment Department step by step, Kakavasha probably can't answer this question.]
[Diluc: He probably wouldn't even know the current Aventurine.]
[Dehya: To know how Aventurine became one of the Stoneheart Ten, we can only ask the current Aventurine or the future Aventurine.]
...
"Well, thank you for telling us so much about the Evigen people."
Venti said to Kakavasha with a smile.
"It's okay. If more people know about the Evigen people, Mom and Sister will be happy too."
"Although I don't know if talking about this with others in a dream is meaningful."
Kakavasha said, rubbing the back of his head.
"You know you're in a dream?"
Paimon exclaimed."
Yeah! If I wasn't in a dream, why would I see so many unfamiliar things and unfamiliar people?"
Kakavasha nodded as if it were obvious.
He looked at the various entertainment facilities not far away, his eyes sparkling as he said:
"It's so nice here, full of things that don't exist in Tzigania, but why would I dream of these?"
Hearing this, Paimon immediately understood that the dream Kakavasha was talking about was different from the dream she was talking about.
The dream she referred to was the dream world of Penacony, while what Kakavasha was talking about was probably just an ordinary dream.
"How about it, everyone, have you talked enough?"
At this moment, Aventurine himself walked over.
"It's you, kind big brother."
Kakavasha saw Aventurine and smiled warmly.
Aventurine returned a genuine smile. To him, his younger self was much more pleasing to the eye than his future self.
"Yes, we've talked enough."
Paimon nodded, a hint of complexity added to her gaze towards Aventurine.
She truly hadn't expected that the Aventurine before her had such a tragic past.
"Since you've all talked enough, can you answer my previous question now?"
"How about it, do you want to investigate Robin's matter with me?"
Aventurine asked.
Paimon blinked.
Just as she was about to speak, two people suddenly running from behind Aventurine caught her attention.
"Huh, that's Stelle! And who is the girl next to her?"
Paimon muttered strangely.Hearing this, Aventurine turned around and looked behind him.
"Another Trailblazer? And one from Himeko's side."
Aventurine murmured to himself, the corners of his mouth uncontrollably curving up.
For him now, the more people related to Luo Feng who came, the better.
"Stelle, over here!"
Venti raised his hand and waved at Stelle.
"Venti!"
Seeing this, Stelle immediately pulled the girl beside her and ran over."Venti, you actually came to Penacony!"
"And people I don't know, you're all passengers from Teyvat, right?"
Stelle happily greeted Venti, whom she had met in Belobog before, and her curious gaze swept over The Knave, Clorinde, and others.
"Hello, Ms. Stelle. We are indeed passengers brought to Penacony by Lord Luo Feng this time."The Knave affirmed.
"That's great, so Luo Feng has already arrived in Penacony. I need to have a good chat with him later."
Stelle said with a smile.
"Stelle, who is this next to you? A new Trailblazer?"
Lumine looked curiously at the girl beside Stelle."
H-hello, I'm not a Trailblazer."
"Just an ordinary person working in Penacony."
"Oh, you can call me Firefly."
Firefly shook her head and said to everyone."So she's a local of Penacony."
"Seeing you walking with Stelle, I thought Himeko's side had another Trailblazer."
Lumine said with a smile.
Since Luo Feng was able to continuously add staff members to the Astral Express, Lumine wouldn't feel surprised if another newcomer suddenly popped up on Himeko's side.
"Right! What are you guys talking about? Can you let me join in too?"
Stelle glanced at Aventurine and asked Venti, Lumine, Paimon, and the others with curiosity.
She already knew Aventurine, just hadn't had the chance to meet him yet.
Before entering the dreamscape, she had already met Topaz from the Corporation and learned of Aventurine from Topaz.
As for Aventurine's appearance, she learned it through a photo searched on the internet by Welt Yang.
"This..."Paimon scratched the back of his head, looking somewhat troubled.
Regarding the matter of Robin, she didn't know whether she should drag Stelle into it as well.
Not only Paimon, but Lumine, Venti, and the others also didn't know how to answer Stelle.
"There's a problem. Your expressions tell me you definitely have a problem."
"Confess honestly, are you guys trying to hide something from me?"
Stelle leaned closer to Venti and asked with narrowed eyes.
"Ahaha, the weather is really nice today."
Venti rubbed the back of his head, looking awkwardly up at the sky.
"It sure is nice, considering the sky is pitch black."
Stelle spoke up.Hearing this, even Venti felt somewhat awkward.
"This lady Stelle is a Trailblazer, which is Your Excellency Luo Feng's companion."
"I think there's no harm in letting her know about Young Miss Robin."
"Why not just tell her and let her investigate with us."
Aventurine smiled and put forward his suggestion.
As soon as his voice fell, a brand-new voice came from the side.
"Investigating Robin? It seems I heard something interesting. Everyone, can you count me in?"
As the voice fell, Aventurine unconsciously furrowed his brows.
Meanwhile, Lumine, Paimon, and the others showed expressions of utter astonishment.
"Old Sampo, why are you here?!"
Paimon and Lumine cried out in alarm.
Chapter 598: Finding amusement with a Masked Fool might attract the attention of the Aeon of Elation, right?
[Dehya: Good grief, this fun-seeker Sampo actually appeared. Speaking of which, why isn't that twin-tailed little girl who was with him earlier around?]
[Tartaglia: They probably split up. Didn't that twin-tailed little girl want to find Your Excellency Luo Feng? Maybe she's on her way to find Your Excellency Luo Feng right now.]
[Kaveh: Speaking of Your Excellency Luo Feng, I wonder where he is right now. Hasn't he been at Ruan Mei's place for a bit too long?]
[Dori: Perhaps he encountered some critical situation on the way. Compared to that, this guy named Sampo actually came knocking on the door. Could he want to find some amusement~ from Lumine, Venti, and the others?]
[Kaeya: It's not out of the question. Every time the Teyvat Passengers travel to Belobog, this man comes to cozy up, and his style of appearance is quite unique, catching people off guard.]
[Diluc: Are you talking about that time when you traveled to Belobog and were blocked inside the restroom door by Sampo? If so, that time was truly quite unique.]
[Kaeya: If I remember correctly, when you traveled to Belobog, he also appeared in the wardrobe of the hotel you stayed at.]
[Diluc: Tch!]
[Barbara: St... Still good that Your Excellency Luo Feng reminded us beforehand that Sampo is a traveler walking on the Path of Elation, otherwise we definitely would have been deceived by him.]
[Kaeya: That's true! But Your Excellency Venti surprisingly gets along well with Sampo.]
[Diluc: To some extent, Venti and Sampo are very similar.]
[Jean:...]
"Hello there, passengers from Teyvat."
"I didn't expect to see you guys in Penacony again this time.""
Old Sampo here is currently extremely happy."
Sampo rubbed his hands together, wearing a flattering smile as he said to Paimon and the others.
"I'm not happy to see you at all. You're not here to find amusement with us, are you?"
Paimon's brows slightly knitted together, watching the Sampo in front of him with vigilance.
It seems the Teyvat Passengers have a deep guard against that guy Sampo.
Sparkle, disguised as Sampo, muttered inwardly, her gaze quickly sweeping over Paimon, Lumine, and other Teyvat Passengers.
Not just Paimon, almost all the passengers looked at him with vigilant gazes.
Although Sparkle mentally complained that Sampo left a bad impression in the hearts of Teyvat people,but since she had come before everyone with Sampo's face, Sparkle didn't plan to simply give up the idea of contacting the Teyvat Passengers.
"How could that be? I've already found a lot of amusement in Penacony."
"Please rest assured, everyone, I will definitely not do anything to you."
Sampo heavily patted his chest and spoke.
"That 'found a lot of amusement' you mentioned, wouldn't it be taking us to play some strange game?"
Stelle raised an eyebrow and asked."A game?" Paimon looked over curiously:
"What game?"
"It's a kind of game where you make your body smaller through a television, and then enter an area to explore," Stelle explained.
"Make your body smaller through a television? How come it feels a bit dangerous?"
Paimon narrowed his eyes.
"You've got it wrong there, flying lady, that game is extremely safe."
"Right, I wonder how I should address you?"
Sampo said.
"I am Paimon."
Paimon was speaking, but the vigilance in his eyes toward Sampo did not diminish at all.
Beside them, Venti narrowed his eyes.
Strange, Sampo should know Paimon.
Venti clearly remembered chatting with Sampo in Belobog about Lumine, Paimon, and the others.
Even if Sampo didn't have much interaction with Lumine, Paimon, and the others, he shouldn't have forgotten what Paimon looked like.
It couldn't possibly be that Sampo was joking by pretending not to know Paimon.
Feeling somewhat puzzled inwardly, Venti silently took out his mobile phone equipped with ultra-distance remote sensing and found Sampo's contact number.
[Venti: Are you there?]
[Sampo:?]
[Sampo: Here, here, here. I didn't expect you to restore communication again. Does this mean you've come to Belobog from Teyvat once more?]
[Venti: Understood.]
[Sampo: What did you understand? Why don't I understand!]
[Venti: You know what, there's one of you right in front of me now.]
[Sampo:!]
[Venti: By the way, does Sparkle have the ability to transform into others?]
[Sampo:!!!]
[Venti: It seems the one in front of us is indeed Sparkle.]
Looking at the message sent by Venti on his phone, Sampo was completely dumbfounded.
He finally understood that Venti didn't go to Belobog this time, but came to this Penacony.
However, what Sampo couldn't understand was why Venti would know Sparkle.
This shouldn't be.What Sampo didn't know was that when Luo Feng brought Venti and the others to Penacony for the first time, they had already seen Sampo himself and Sparkle guarding Luo Feng and other Trailblazers at the Penacony port.
But because Luo Feng chose to use the ability of invisibility, Venti couldn't easily say hello to Sampo.
[Sampo: Ahem, Venti, I didn't leak Sparkle's intelligence, right?]
[Venti: Of course, I recognized Sparkle myself.]
[Sampo: That's good, that's good.]
[Venti: By the way, is Sparkle dangerous?]
[Sampo: Very dangerous!]
[Venti:?]
[Sampo: But don't worry, although she has no principles when it comes to finding fun, she's not the cruel type who likes to kill.]
[Venti: That's good.]
[Sampo: Just asking, why are you asking this?]
[Venti: I'm thinking if I can find some fun with her.]
[Sampo: What? You want to find fun with Sparkle!]
Sampo was shocked!Ever since he met Sparkle, he had always seen Sparkle finding fun with others.
But he had never heard of anyone planning to find fun with Sparkle.
[Sampo: Are you sure?]
[Venti: Of course.]
[Sampo: I wish you success, remember to share with me after you succeed.]
[Venti: Okay, but please trade with good wine.]
[Sampo: No problem! As long as I can see Sparkle's fun, there will be plenty of good wine.]
[Venti: Then it's decided.]
Venti put his phone back in his pocket and looked with interest at the fake Sampo who was talking to Paimon.
"Sorry, I'm just trying to gain The Power of Destiny."
"I hope you won't blame me later."
Venti muttered to himself.
Is finding fun with a Masked Fool considered a fun thing?
Many people would probably give a positive answer, and Venti was the same.
So, can successfully finding fun with a Masked Fool attract the attention of the Aeon of Elation Aha?
Regarding this question, many people would probably say no.
If no other factors were involved, Venti also felt that finding some fun with a Masked Fool would be enough to attract the attention of the elation aeon.
But if Luo Fengs Blessing were involved, Venti felt that this action would very likely draw the elation star god into the mental Universe space.
"Let's start with small things first, I hope she won't be too resistant."
After deciding, Venti immediately had an idea.
"Sampo, let's talk about that game of yours later."
"Compared to this, shouldn't you return the credit points you owe me?"
Venti said to the fake Sampo, who was talking to Paimon."credit points?"
Sampo turned around and looked at Venti with some doubt.
"What, did you forget? You wouldn't want to default on the debt, would you?"
"If you plan to default, I won't give you what you want either."
Venti said, crossing his arms, looking relaxed and composed.
Sampo owes this guy credit points? Does he know this person in front of me?
Sparkle muttered to herself and narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"Should I say it's just like you? You actually made some kind of deal with Sampo?"
"Could it be that when you first traveled to Belobog, you made a deal with him?"
Paimon asked, crossing her arms.
[Kaeya: Nicely asked, that's exactly what I want to know.]
[Dehya: Don't you Mondstadt people know if Venti made a deal with Sampo?]
[Kaeya: After all, Venti hasn't been livestreaming like Paimon, so we don't know much about what happened to him.]
[Dehya: I see. Speaking of which, this Venti is really impressive. Luo Feng said that Sampo is a Masked Fool, yet he's still willing to interact with Sampo.]
[Candace: Perhaps this is why Diluc previously said that Sampo and Venti are the same type of people.]
"So this person has been to Belobog."
After hearing Paimon's words, Sparkle felt a sense of relief.
"But what kind of deal did Sampo make with this person?"
While Sparkle was wondering, Lumine crossed her arms and asked Venti:
"Venti, you wouldn't use Luo Feng's information as a bargaining chip to trade with that guy Sampo, would you?"
As far as Lumine knew, that Sampo really wanted to know information about Luo Feng.
After all, Luo Feng's performance in Belobog was really eye-catching.
The ability to establish a Astral Express route between Belobog and Teyvat was also very powerful
.It's normal for a fun-loving person like Sampo to want to understand Luo Feng, who possesses such abilities.
"Cough cough, how could you... No no, how could I possibly use Luo Feng's information as a bargaining chip?"
Venti waved his hands frantically.
"I figured you wouldn't."
Lumine nodded.
Although Sampo was very interested in Luo Feng's information, she didn't think any Tivat People would dare to use Luo Feng as a bargaining chip.
Although that was the case, Sparkle had a different idea in her heart.
"Venti's expression is so flustered, could it be that he really intends to sell information about Luo Feng to Sampo?"
Sparkle was muttering to herself, but then saw Venti wink at her, and then waved his hand again somewhat flustered.
Seeing Venti's demeanor, Sparkle became even more certain of the idea in her heart.
"A deal, right? Of course, I haven't forgotten."
Sampo smiled and said to Venti:
"Venti, take out your goods, I will decide how many credit points to pay you depending on the situation."
"That won't do!" Venti shook his head and raised his index finger:
"We clearly agreed, you give me this amount first, and then I will give you what you want."
"Is that so..." Sampo frowned, took out a shining gem from his pocket, handed it to Venti, and said:
"In that case, take this thing, I think it should be enough to buy your "goods".
"When Paimon saw the gem in Sampo's hand, she exclaimed, "Why does this gem look so familiar?"
"It does look familiar." Aventurine agreed and said to Sampo:
"It's exactly the same as a gem I sent out earlier."
"I'm a little curious, how did you get this gem?"
"Hehe!" Sampo's mouth curved upwards, and he said to Aventurine with interest, "Did you forget? You gave me one earlier."
"I don't remember giving a gem to someone like you. However..."
Aventurine narrowed his eyes, and the figure of a twin-tailed Masked Fool he had encountered before appeared in his mind.
"Could it be her?" Aventurine thought.Venti rubbed his chin, looking thoughtful.
After a long while, he nodded and said to Sampo:
"Okay, this gem of yours is quite valuable. Since you're willing to use it to buy "goods", I'll send the relevant information to your phone now.
"As he spoke, Venti took out his phone, looking as if he was about to send a message.Sampo: "Wait!"
Venti: "What's wrong? Don't you want my "goods" anymore?"
Sampo: "Of course not, I recently changed my number, let's add each other as friends again."
Venti nodded: "Alright!"
Although adding Sparkle's contact information might mean being found by Sparkle more easily later.
But things had already reached this point, and Venti couldn't find a reason to give up.
Teasing a dangerous Masked Fool that Sampo mentioned, if I can't step onto the Path of elation this time, then I'll be at a great loss.
While muttering inwardly about elation, he added Sampo's contact information.
Then, he edited a short message and sent it, taking the gem from Sampo's hand.
Sampo quickly opened his phone's messages, wanting to see if the message content was really information about Luo Feng.
After seeing the words "Luo Feng" in the message, he smiled with satisfaction.
[What method can give someone more opportunities to communicate with Luo Feng and get information from him?]
[Of course, it's by dressing up in a way that Luo Feng likes.]
[The following content is the style of dress that Luo Feng likes, which I painstakingly investigated recently.]
[Black hair, twin tails, red dress, bells, fox mask!]
[Most importantly, you also need a nice name. I think the name 'Sparkle' is quite good.]
"Hmm?!"
Sparkle, disguised as Sampo, was stunned. She suddenly looked up at Venti, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Just as she was about to ask Venti what was going on, the surrounding space and time suddenly paused, and Sparkle herself was also put on pause along with time and space.
In just an instant, Sparkle was forced to stop thinking due to the stasis of time and space.
"This feeling, did it succeed?"
Venti's pupils contracted, and a layer of joy enveloped his heart.
......
Chapter 599: The Aeon of Elation Finally Appears; Aha: Hello, Akivili
"Huh! Sparkle is gone!"
"Not just Sparkle, Aventurine and the others are gone too?"
"Wait, this is a place where you can meet a Aeon?"
Paimon looked at the very familiar surroundings, her eyes wide with surprise.
"What's going on? Who did something that triggered Luo Fengs Blessing?"
Navia asked with a strange expression.
"Navia?" Hearing this, Paimon looked at Navia and Furina standing together and exclaimed:
"Furina is here too, didn't you two trigger Luo Fengs Blessing?"
Clorinde cast a look of agreement.
The moment she arrived in this mysterious space, Clorinde also thought that one of Navia or Furina had once again welcomed the opportunity to step onto a Path.
After all, they were just talking to others here; no one should have been able to trigger Luo Fengs Blessing.
"I thought something happened while Furina was impersonating Miss Robin ."
Clorinde raised her hand to her chest, looking serious.
"How is that possible!" Furina shook her head and said:
"Navia and I haven't had time to do anything yet, it shouldn't be enough to trigger Luo Fengs Blessing."
"Although I do wish I could trigger Luo Fengs Blessing again and then gain The Power of Destiny."
Hearing this, Paimon cast envious and jealous eyes, and said faintly:
"You already have The Power of Destiny of Enigmata and Path of Preservation. If you gain the power of another Path again, that would be too cunning."
Furina puffed out her chest and said with a smile:
"How can you say I'm cunning? If I can truly trigger Luo Fengs Blessing, it's also based on my own strength."
"Speaking of which, who is it this time who stepped onto a Path based on their strength? No, I have to see."
After speaking, Furina looked up and gazed at the figure standing before the giant pillar of light ahead.
"Dressed in green, and that outfit... Isn't that Venti?"
"Didn't he follow you?"
After recognizing the figure in front of the light pillar, Furina asked Clorinde and the others suspiciously.
"No, Lord Venti is right beside us."
Clorinde shook her head.
"Then why didn't you know that he got the opportunity to step onto a Path?"
"He must have done something earth-shattering to get such an opportunity, right?"
Furina asked suspiciously.
"In fact, Lord Venti just said a few words to someone."
A trace of doubt flashed in Clorinde's eyes.Recalling what Venti had experienced earlier, she really couldn't figure out the reason why Venti triggered Luo Fengs Blessing.
"Just saying a few words to someone and you can step onto a Path?"
"Since when did stepping onto a Path become such a simple matter?"
Furina's gaze swept over the Teyvat Passengers present, the word "doubt" was practically written on her face.
"What Clorinde said is true, Venti did just say a few words to Sampo and reached an agreement."
"I think that agreement is the reason why Venti triggered Luo Fengs Blessing."
The Knave said, looking curiously at Luo Feng, who was standing silently to the side.
After Furina, Lumine, and the others noticed The Knave's gaze, they also focused their attention on Luo Feng.
Just as Furina and the others were about to ask Luo Feng, bursts of laughter mixed with joy, sadness, excitement, and other emotions suddenly descended, almost enveloping the entire mental Universe space.
Furina and the others were greatly startled and looked towards the source of the laughter.
They saw a phantom figure slowly appear in the giant pillar of light in front of Venti, holding many masks in its hands.
"The Aeon of Elation, Aha!!!"
"How could it be this guy?!"
"What exactly did that Venti do!"
Furina's beautiful eyes widened to their limit, and she said in disbelief.
"Aha, that's truly surprising!"
The Knave murmured, even she couldn't temporarily understand the reason why Venti could meet Aha.
Could it be that Venti made a huge joke at some point they didn't notice, one that could attract Aha's attention through Luo Fengs Blessing?
"Amazing, this is the first traveler to step onto the Path of elation."
"Should I say something like 'As expected of Venti'?"
Lumine rested her chin in her hand and sighed with emotion.
"Whatever, can this laughter just quiet down a bit?"
"My ears are ringing."Paimon covered her ears and complained.
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice accompanied by laughter rang out beside Paimon's ear.
[You actually want Aha's laughter to disappear? Are you a demon?]
"Ugh!"Paimon opened her mouth wide and raised her head, discovering that the Aeon of Elation Aha, who was originally in front of Venti, was actually constantly approaching their location.
However, it was as if some power was preventing the Aeon of Elation, making it impossible for Him to truly approach the location where Paimon, Luo Feng, The Knave, and the others were.
Despite this, seeing the Aeon of Elation's body suddenly getting closer by a distance, Paimon was still scared stiff.
"No, no, no, I didn't mean to stop you from laughing."
"Just laugh however you want, don't mind me. Please, please don't punish me."
Paimon waved her hands repeatedly and said.
"Don't worry, this guy can't truly approach us."
"Moreover, He here is merely a projection of Aha himself."
Luo Feng stroked Paimon's little head and explained.
[Yes, it's truly tragic! After finally meeting you, I can't even shake your hand up close! Aha has no face.]
After the Aeon of Elation Aha reached a position about a hundred meters away from Luo Feng and the others, He could no longer break through further.
In front of Him, there seemed to be something like a membrane constantly preventing Him.
Therefore, He could only look at Luo Feng with a pitiful expression.
When Furina, Clorinde, and the others heard Aha's words, their attention naturally refocused on Luo Feng.
Not to mention Furina and the others, even Venti, who had just received The Power of Elation from Aha, looked somewhat bewildered at the Aeon of Elation who had abandoned him to go see Luo Feng.
"Um... do we know each other, Aha?"
Luo Feng asked.
[Since you're asking me this question!? aki, have you forgotten the friendship between us? Have you forgotten the happy days we spent together on the Astral Express?]
[Or are you saying this on purpose, with the aim of having fun at my expense? If so, then this is indeed fun.]
Furina, Navia, and the others swallowed their throats, looking at Luo Feng in surprise.
Although Luo Feng had repeatedly denied being the trailblaze aeon, now that even Aha said so, it could be considered confirmed.
However, Luo Feng did not directly acknowledge the identity of aki as Furina and the others had expected.He shook his head and spoke to the giant Aha before him:
"I don't mean to joke with you; I've just gained some Trailblaze Power."
"If you identify me as aki because of this, then why don't you identify me as Yaoshi, or Lan?"
"I also have some power from them here."
[This is truly sad. Are you denying your identity in this way?]
[No, I must find you and have a chat with you face-to-face.]
[What are the powers of Yaoshi and Lan? When we meet, I'll even share some of my power with you.]
"It's better if you don't come over,"
Luo Feng twitched his mouth.He really didn't want to meet this Aeon who possessed great strength and acted without any discernible pattern.
[Hehehehehehe, that won't do! Let me leave a mask for that Venti as a locator... Wait, why can't I leave a locator? I clearly already shared my power with him?]
[Wuwuwu! This is truly sad. Does this mean I can only rely on other methods to find you, aki?]
[aki, summon me again. Not my projection, but my main body. I will come with gifts to see you.]
After Aha finished speaking, he directly dispersed his projection.
"Summoning Aha, huh..."
Luo Feng thought of the authority he now held to summon the Aeon's main body once.
"Let's forget it. Compared to summoning the Aeon of Elation, it's much safer to summon Aeons like the Aeon of Preservation, the Aeon of Harmony, or the Aeon of Remembrance..."
Luo Feng shook his head and muttered.
"But Aha wants to see you so much, will he proactively come to Penacony?"
Stelle asked curiously after hearing Luo Feng's voice.
"Didn't you also hear Aha's voice earlier? He couldn't leave a locating mask."
"So the possibility of him directly knowing we are in Penacony is small."
"Therefore, you don't need to worry about whether he will come,"
Luo Feng waved his hand and said.
"I'm not really worried about his arrival; after all, he won't be coming for me."
"I'm just curious, if he really comes to your front, will you then show your trailblaze aeon power?"
Stelle raised the corner of her mouth and asked curiously.
"Who knows," Luo Feng shrugged and said:
"More importantly, Aha has left, and this space should shatter."
"Stelle, you should almost be returning to your original positions."
"So fast!" Stelle quickly grabbed Luo Feng's hand and asked:
"First tell me where you are now, and if you've returned to Penacony."
"Yes, yes," Paimon hugged Luo Feng's other hand and asked curiously:
"Also, what did Venti do that allowed him to see the Aeon of Elation? Luo Feng should know this, right?"
Luo Feng raised his hand and flicked Stelle and Paimon's foreheads, saying mysteriously:
"You'll know exactly where I am very soon."
"As for how Venti embarked on the Path of Elation... anyway, Venti is right beside you."
"After you go back, you can ask him yourself."
Stelle and Paimon were not satisfied with Luo Feng's answer.
However, time no longer allowed them to continue questioning.
Accompanied by the sound like breaking glass, the Mental Universe Space suddenly shattered, and Furina, Stelle, Clorinde, and the others felt their vision rapidly plunge into darkness.
When their vision recovered, they had returned to their original positions.
.........
"Venti, you wouldn't happen to know my identity... Wait, how did you embark on the Path of Elation?"
Sparkle, disguised as Sampo, shifted her gaze from the note Venti handed her back to Venti, only to find that Venti was exuding a power of "Elation" that she was extremely familiar with, which left her somewhat stunned.
Clearly, she hadn't felt any power of his own Path on Venti before.It couldn't be that Venti was someone very skilled at hiding his Path power, to the extent of being able to hide it from her, Lady Sparkle?
[ Yae Miko: Identity? Is there something wrong with Sampo's identity? Also, Sampo actually said Venti embarked on the Path of Elation?!]
[Mavuika: Huh! Did Lord Venti do something?]
[Kaeya: Really?]
"An Elation Pathstrider, huh," Aventurine raised an eyebrow, his curious gaze falling on Venti.
"Hehe, it was just luck, and I have to thank you for your cooperation, Mr. "Sampo"," Venti emphasized the words "Sampo," which made Sparkle fully understand that Venti knew her identity.
And it was very likely that Venti had known since she first arrived.
"Could it be that Luo Feng told Venti?"
Sparkle narrowed her eyes. Luo Feng had just scammed a large sum of credit points from her, and now Venti saw through her identity.
This made it impossible for Sparkle not to suspect Luo Feng was behind it.
"Venti, what did you do, how did you see H..."
Paimon glanced at Sampo and Aventurine, then continued:
"How did you embark on the Path of Elation? And what do you mean by saying you have to thank Sampo for his cooperation?"
Sampo spread his hands and said, "I think I understand."
Upon hearing this, Paimon looked in Sampo's direction, only to see a faint light suddenly emanate from Sampo, and two goldfish appeared beside him.
Then, Sampo's body slowly shrank, and his original short hair turned into long twin tails.
"Venti, did you gain The Power of Elation by toying with me?"
Sparkle, who had returned to her original appearance, tilted her head and asked Venti with interest.
.........
Chapter 600: The Reason Venti Embarked on the Path; [Sleepie] Sets Its Sights on the Passenger!
"It was you, as expected," Aventurine raised an eyebrow, looking at Sparkle with interest.
"You... you're not Sampo?!" Paimon was shocked as she looked at Sparkle before her.
"That's right, where's my Sampo? Where did my big Sampo go?"
"By the way, who are you?" Stelle asked curiously.
"Be careful, Stelle. This person tricked us in Sampo's appearance; she must have some purpose,"
Firefly frowned slightly and said.
Recalling that Sparkle had previously disguised herself as Sampo and dragged her and Stelle to play some strange game, Firefly's heart was filled with vigilance towards Sparkle.
"I'll play with you guys later; what's important now is Venti," Sparkle glanced at Firefly and said to Venti:
"After all, it seems I was tricked by you."
"Tricked?" Paimon looked at Venti in surprise.
"Venti, what exactly did you do?"
"It was nothing much, just played a little joke with Miss Sparkle."
Venti spread his hands and said with a smile.
"Joke?"
Paimon looked at Sparkle somewhat bewildered, clearly not understanding when Venti had joked with Sparkle.
"If I'm not mistaken, the so-called joke refers to the transaction between Lord Venti and Miss Sparkle."
"What Venti gave wasn't what Sparkle wanted. Moreover, Lord Venti didn't even have a transaction agreement with the real Sampo."
The The Knave said
."I don't know if this Venti had a transaction agreement with Sampo, but look what he gave me!"
"Can a normal person do something so infuriating?"
Sparkle said, displaying the phone message Venti had sent her earlier to everyone.
"Luo Feng likes black hair, twin tails, red dresses, bells, fox masks... Sparkle?"
"Wait, you didn't figure out her true identity from the start, did you, Venti?"
Lumine raised an eyebrow and asked curiously.
"Not from the very beginning, but seeing that Miss Sparkle's performance was a bit different from the Sampo I knew, I became suspicious."
Venti said with a smile.
"You... you're really something. You saw through her identity, yet you still joked with her and even tricked a gem out of her hands."
"Venti, aren't you afraid that this person named Sparkle will teach you a hard lesson?"
Paimon twitched the corner of her mouth and complained.
"I couldn't help it either."
Venti spread his hands somewhat helplessly.If it weren't for wanting to step onto the Path of elation, he wouldn't bother getting into trouble with a Masked Fool who was clearly not easy to deal with.
[Kaeya: I finally understand why Lord Venti was able to step onto the Path of elation. It must be that his act of deceiving a Masked Fool touched Luo Fengs Blessing, allowing him to have the fortune of stepping onto the Path of elation.]
[Yae Miko: That's truly impressive. Other passengers triggered Luo Fengs Blessing unintentionally before stepping onto a certain Path.
But Venti, after seeing through Sampo being disguised as Sparkle, actively took action and tried to trigger Luo Fengs Blessing with a method he came up with.]
[Yae Miko: Sigh, I hope a certain woman can learn from Venti and not make a trip to Penacony for nothing in the end.]
[La Signora: Tsk, this guy really has some tricks up his sleeve, to be able to come up with such a method! But speaking of which, this Venti actually traded Luo Feng's information with Sparkle, which is quite impolite.]
[Kaeya: It shouldn't matter, right? Anyway, the information Venti gave was all made up. Luo Feng might not necessarily like Sparkle with black hair, twin tails, red dresses, bells, and a fox mask.]
[La Signora: Even so, it doesn't negate the result that Venti was impolite. As expected, after this guy comes back, I need to find a way to teach him a lesson.]
[Luo Feng: You should calm down, La Signora. I'm not that petty.
Just kidding, after Venti stepped onto the Path of elation, he gained another chance to draw a prize.Regarding Venti's actions, Luo Feng would only express support, not opposition.
[La Signora: S-since Luo Feng has said so, then forget it.]
[Zhongli: It seems luck was on Venti's side this time.]
[Hu Tao: What the consultant said is very true, Lord Luo Feng is truly a generous person. Speaking of which, I really didn't expect Sampo to be Sparkle. When she revealed her true form, it really startled me.]
[Xiangling: That's right, that's right! I also completely didn't expect the Sampo who appeared before the Traveler and the others to be fake. Thankfully, Venti discovered it in time, otherwise, who knows how long the Traveler and the others would have been deceived by this Sparkle.]
[Mavuika: Sparkle's acting skills are very exquisite. If Venti hadn't had some contact with Sampo, he probably wouldn't have been able to see through Sparkle's disguise.]
[Mualani: Speaking of which, where is the real Sampo now? He couldn't have already left Penacony, could he?]
[Xilonen: You'll have to ask Sparkle about that, but Venti deceived Sparkle earlier, so she probably won't answer Venti, the Traveler, or their question.]
.......
"Miss Sparkle, I'll return the gem to you, will you forgive me?"
Venti handed back the gem he had traded from Sparkle earlier and said.
"That won't do."Sparkle shook her head and said:
"Not long ago, Luo Feng freeloaded from me, and now you, an Astral Express passenger related to Luo Feng, have deceived me."
"Little Sparkle here is very angry right now. Let me think, how should I punish you."
"Explain the freeloading! No, wait... you've met Luo Feng?"
Lumine quickly asked.
"Yeah, yeah, where is he now?"
Stelle nodded curiously.
Aventurine also looked at Sparkle curiously.
He had been busy for so long just to be able to let Luo Feng give him a cut when needed.
But until now, he hadn't even found Luo Feng.
What Sparkle said at this moment made it difficult for Aventurine not to care.
"Want to know? Hehe, wait until you pass the next game level."
Sparkle rested her chin on one hand and said with a smile.
Before Stelle, Lumine, and the others could react, the two goldfish surrounding Sparkle suddenly burst open, transforming into a dazzling energy that enveloped Stelle, Lumine, Firefly, and the others.
In just an instant, Stelle, Venti, and the others felt dizzy, and then they fell directly to the ground without any reaction.
"What... did... you... do?"
"If... you want to punish... just punish me... it's fine."
"Don't drag everyone else... along!"
Venti tried hard to open his eyes, wanting to question Sparkle.
"That won't do, after all, you are all Luo Feng's passengers, and Luo Feng made me pay a large sum of money earlier."
"So, whether it's you or the others, you all have to accept the punishment."
Sparkle smiled, stepped forward, and squatted down in front of Stelle. She gently helped her close her eyes with her hand and said:
"I told you before, didn't I, not to trust the girls around you too much. Why didn't you listen?"
"Since that's the case, you should enjoy this punishment properly. Of course, since Venti, Paimon, and the others are with you, you shouldn't be lonely, right?"
"Have a good sleep, in the true dream of Penacony."
Sparkle's voice echoed softly in Stelle's ear like a lullaby, continuously pulling her into a deep sleep.
Within just a few seconds, Stelle, like the others, completely lost consciousness.
"What did you do?"
Aventurine's brows furrowed tightly as he saw Stelle, Venti, and the others disappear after falling into sleep.
"Oh dear, did you get ruffled, little peacock?"
Sparkle looked at Aventurine with a smile.
"I need Luo Feng's passengers."
Aventurine said seriously."Is that so? Could it be that you've set your sights on Luo Feng?"
The corners of Sparkle's mouth curved up, becoming even more interested in Aventurine's situation.
"If you're willing to cooperate with me, I might be willing to tell you my plan."
Aventurine said."No, I'm a Masked Fool, and I don't plan to cooperate with the Company."
"But, seeing as I did indeed move Luo Feng's passengers away, I'll tell you some good news."
"What I said earlier about seeing Luo Feng before was actually at a clothing store not far away."
"So, if you look carefully now, you might still be able to find him."
As Sparkle's voice faded, her figure gradually disappeared into the illusion, quickly vanishing from Aventurine's sight.
"Did she leave? That's quite a troublesome method."
Aventurine covered his forehead, feeling a headache.
"So, are you giving up?"
Future Aventurine appeared by Aventurine's side at the right time, saying mockingly.
"Not necessarily."Aventurine shook his head and said confidently:
"Paimon and the others have only temporarily left my sight. If I can find them once, I can find them a second time."
"And this time wasn't without good news. At least Luo Feng has returned to Penacony."
Aventurine looked with determination at the magnificent buildings not far away.
Since Luo Feng had returned to Penacony, he didn't have to worry about not being able to use Luo Feng's passengers to lure the peak to the designated location.
"Heh heh, aren't you worried that the Masked Fool is just deceiving you?"
"Forget it, take care of yourself. I will be watching you from behind."
Future Aventurine said.
"Okay, just watch me succeed."
Aventurine said firmly.
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"You're here, [Sleepie]!"
Gallagher looked up and spoke to the giant creature Something Unto Death, a memoria, that suddenly appeared before him.
It had a fierce appearance, with multiple terrifying eyes on its body, and its sharp claws gave off a feeling of being difficult to deal with.
However, despite being such a creature, facing Gallagher, it appeared very peaceful.It descended from the air to Gallagher's front and emitted a low cry.
Gallagher seemed to understand its voice, and unconsciously nodded his head in sync with the sound of Something Unto Death, a memoria.
"So that's it, multiple people have come to this gap between the Penacony Dream and the real world."
"Oh, besides the Trailblazer named Stelle and the stowaway named Firefly, are there also those friends of Luo Feng? This is interesting."
Gallagher rested his chin on one hand, an interested expression on his face.Something Unto Death, a memoria:
"Squeak squeak squeak!"
"Send them all to Dreamflux Reef?"Gallagher shook his head and said:
"Let's hold off for now, there are a bit too many people."
"Although Star is a Trailblazer, I don't know enough about her."
"Regarding those friends of Luo Feng, I also don't know enough, but..."
Firefly's figure appeared in Gallagher's mind.
Gallagher had been observing this person, who had used a special method to sneak into the Penacony Dream, for a long time.
As of now, he had concluded that Firefly was not an enemy, but someone who could become a comrade.
"Since that girl has already come to this gap between the dream and reality, we can try sending her to Dreamflux Reef."
Gallagher said to the Something Unto Death, a memoria before him.
He wanted to see what kind of judgment Firefly would make after seeing the situation in Dreamflux Reef.
Something Unto Death, a memoria soared into the air: "Squeak squeak squeak!"
"No need to rush, [Sleepie]."
Gallagher patted its body reassuringly and said with a smile:
"Let them see the situation here first, then find an opportunity to send that Firefly to Dreamflux Reef."
"Those people's strength should not be weak. If you attack recklessly, you might be defeated by them."
"In short, just stay by my side for now, and I will give you orders at the appropriate time."
Something Unto Death heard this and obediently landed back beside Gallagher.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Stelle, Lumine, Venti, and others, who had coincidentally entered the gap between the Penacony Dream and reality due to Sparkle's ability, gradually regained consciousness and woke up from their coma.
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