I told you to make a mark, what did you do!?

Is the Feiyun Commerce Guild secretly trading with the Fatui?

Bai Ye was somewhat suspicious.

Over the past month, he had encountered members of the Feiyun Commerce Guild a few times in the wild. At the same time, both in the game and after transmigrating, he had interacted with the second young master of the Feiyun Commerce Guild.

It didn't seem like the Feiyun Commerce Guild's style.

However, it wasn't impossible.

Xingqiu hadn't had contact with the core business of the Feiyun Commerce Guild.

Speaking of which, Yelan, now dressed as a man, with her short hair and long robes, looked almost like an older Xingqiu at first glance.

Yelan played with her folding fan as she said to Bai Ye, "The Feiyun Commerce Guild has quite a few shops and businesses in Liyue Harbor. If they are indeed trading with the Fatui, then we'll need to pay close attention."

"Then how should we investigate?"

"From what I know, the shopkeeper of one of the Feiyun Commerce Guild's antique shops is currently doing business with someone from the Fatui. Coincidentally, this folding fan of mine is several hundred years old and quite exquisitely made. We can sell this fan to them and then track its whereabouts."

After speaking, she handed the folding fan to Bai Ye.

"I understand." Bai Ye took the folding fan and made a mark on it.

His Art of Automata and immortal arts were clearly superior to Yelan's, so it was safer for him to make the mark.

Yelan watched him do it but said nothing.

The two then headed towards the Feiyun Commerce Guild's antique shop.

Bai Ye and Yelan walked side by side, and Yelan reminded Bai Ye:

"In the antique shop, I'm not called Yelan, but Lan Ye. My family is in the maritime trade business. As for you, you're the bodyguard I hired in Liyue Harbor."

"Understood."

Bai Ye nodded.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the entrance of the antique shop.

Before even entering, Bai Ye saw Xingqiu inside, by the counter, playing with an antique.

He was here.

Bai Ye immediately walked over to greet him.

"Hey, Xingqiu, I didn't expect to see you here."

He had a pretty good relationship with Xingqiu.

Back when he was in the wild, he happened to encounter a group of Treasure Hoarders robbing Feiyun Commerce Guild goods. After he had taken down all the Treasure Hoarders, Xingqiu happened to walk by.

Xingqiu was very grateful to Bai Ye for helping them recover the goods.

And Bai Ye was also very satisfied with the reward Xingqiu gave him later.

As long as they paid, they were his dearest friends.

Seeing Bai Ye, Xingqiu was initially surprised, then immediately showed a happy expression.

"Bai Ye, what a coincidence! What, are you here to sell antiques? Did you find anything from the Treasure Hoarders in the wild?"

While responding, he still remembered to remind the shopkeeper who was currently dusting a porcelain piece with a duster.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, this is my friend. If he wants to sell antiques, give him a reasonable price."

"Understood, Young Master."

Shopkeeper Zhao agreed.

Bai Ye walked up to Xingqiu, put an arm around his shoulder, and gestured with his mouth behind him.

"No, I didn't get these goods from Treasure Hoarders in the wild. See that person behind me who looks like your long-lost brother? I'm his bodyguard today, and we're here to sell antiques together."

Xingqiu turned around and saw Yelan, and was also stunned for a moment.

But he quickly pushed her away gently.

"It's just a passing resemblance, don't joke around."

Xingqiu walked in front of Yelan and then said politely, "Welcome to our antique shop, honored guest. Is there anything you wish to sell?"

"I have a folding fan here that I'd like to get appraised. Can you purchase it?"

Yelan placed the folding fan on the table.

Shopkeeper Zhao from the antique shop walked over.

Appraising antiques was his specialty.

He picked up the folding fan and began to carefully examine it.

He inspected both the fan surface and the fan ribs meticulously.

Yelan and Bai Ye stood together at this moment.

Yelan whispered in Bai Ye's ear:

"Aren't you worried about your mechanisms being discovered?"

"Hmph, if he could actually discover my device, why would he still be here working as a shopkeeper?"

As expected.

After checking everything once more, Shopkeeper Zhao said to Yelan, "Esteemed sir, this fan of yours is definitely the work of a master. Both the painting on the fan surface and the inlaid jade are exquisitely beautiful, and it's at least three to four hundred years old. How about this, I can offer you a purchase price of fifteen million Mora. Are you satisfied with that?"

As he said this, he glanced towards Xingqiu.

Xingqiu nodded slightly.

Indicating his approval of the transaction.

"With that price, of course, I'm satisfied."

Yelan agreed as well.

Bai Ye looked on, somewhat surprised.

This fan is that expensive? I've almost cleared out all the Treasure Hoarders near Liyue Harbor, and that only got me twenty to thirty million. This fan alone is fifteen million?

Immediately after, the two parties began the transaction.

Yelan handed the folding fan to the shopkeeper, and in return, the shopkeeper gave Yelan a savings deposit slip.

Once the transaction was complete, Yelan prepared to leave with Bai Ye.

Bai Ye lagged a step behind Yelan and bid farewell to Xingqiu.

"I'm off. I'll get back to my work now."

"Mhm, goodbye."

"Don't worry, we'll see each other again very soon."

Xingqiu tilted his head, looking a little confused.

Upon arriving at the Liyue harbor, Yelan turned back to look at Bai Ye.

"What are your thoughts now?"

"If I pushed you into the sea, could I pocket that fifteen million all for myself?"

Bai Ye said without thinking.

"That's a great idea, but you're thinking too much," Yelan told Bai Ye mercilessly. "This fan is a collection of Ningguang, the Tianquan. If you want to take it, you'd have to stop operating in Liyue Harbor."

"Then forget it."

Bai Ye, somewhat dejected, walked over to the railing by the harbor.

He braced himself with his hands and leaped up, sitting on the railing.

Yelan stepped up slightly and then sat down beside him.

Bai Ye watched her as she sat down, his mouth twitching slightly.

He kept comforting himself.

This body is still young, still young, it'll be fine, it'll be fine.

He then looked at the Anemo Vision on the back of his hand.

He wasn't feeling very confident.

"What are we going to do next?"

He asked Yelan.

"We'll naturally wait for that fan to make a move. We'll see how that shopkeeper and the people behind him sell this fan along with other antiques to the Fatui. At that time, we'll see how accurate your mark is."

Yelan replied to Bai Ye.

"Of course, it's incredibly accurate," Bai Ye said confidently, patting his chest.

Then, He reached inside his clothes.

And pulled out a device made of black crystal.

"Come on, let's see where Shopkeeper Zhao transports this fan now."

Watching Bai Ye's actions, Yelan blinked.

The mark we envisioned... is there perhaps some difference?