perfect match ?

dihua flute

another moonlit night has come. venti sits by the sea playing a gentle tune. a tune that a certain yaksha liked or used to like.

has it really happened to him too ?

venti shook his head and told himself not to dwell on such thoughts. he must be overthinking.

just then, xiao appears out of nowhere to the right of venti. he stares at his flute, then up at the moon.

" mortal, play the tune again. " xiao says. venti, albeit shocked by the sudden request, complies anyway.

they stood there, listening to the sound of the flute and the wind passing by. seeing venti play, he seemed very serene. xiao doesn't know why but he knew he could never ruin that. no matter what.

after it ended, he looked at venti, staring into his eyes.

they're pretty .

" traveler would've appreciated this . " venti says to himself. " i'll be heading off now . " he disappears to whoever knows where.

" what a strange mortal he is. "

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" xiao, we've come with almond tofu ! " paimon says as she holds the plate of almond tofu. her drooling face shows the fact that she's been resisting since it had been cooked.

" thank you, paimon. greetings to you, traveler . what is it that you need assistance with today ? " he asks.

" so... "

~ time skiiiip ~

" thank you very much xiao. your help is very much appreciated. " traveler says and bows.

" there is no need to thank me. i am merely carrying out my duties as needed. " xiao says. then he recalls something. venti mentioned the traveler after playing the flute last night.

" traveler, do you know a bard that goes by the name of venti and goes in all green ? " xiao asks.

" i'm sorry xiao, i don't seem to know someone that goes by venti, " the traveler replied. the look on their face shows that they are genuine.

" it's fine. stay safe, traveler. " with that, xiao teleports jueyun karst to ponder.