After a certain troublesome little girl had spent several days wreaking havoc at Wangshu Inn, then gone to wreak havoc in Qingce Village, and finally run off with the current head of the Yun-Han Opera Troupe, leaving no trace, Mona had finally dared to leave Stone Gate. After two days on the road, she had just managed to reach the crossroads west of Dawn Winery and south of Wolvendom.
Originally, she could have gotten there faster.
But unfortunately, she had run into Liyue Harbor's big shot at Stone Gate—Ningguang, the Tianquan. She'd had to spend some time discussing a few things with her, and only after they reached an agreement on a certain collaboration had she been able to set off again. At last, she had arrived here today.
"Phew!"
"Better do a divination first!"
As a genius astrologist, Mona's astrology had suffered a heavy blow only when it came to Annie. With everyone else, and everything else, it had never once failed her!
So, after looking at the fork in the road ahead, she thought it over and decided to use the method she was best at to choose which way to go.
"Hmm..."
A magic circle soon lit up in her hand, and an elaborate image of the starry sky, like a water mirror, appeared before her.
"Let's see..."
"Huh!"
"That's strange!"
"According to hydromancy, the reflection in the water seems to be getting closer—and fast. That means..."
"!!"
"I'm about to meet her here?!"
Once she'd roughly deciphered the message, Mona sucked in a sharp breath. In an instant, she grew tense.
"Why so suddenly?"
"I wasn't prepared at all!"
"What should I do?"
Mona, of course, began to feel a little flustered.
She'd come to Mondstadt this time not only to retrieve the box for her