However, Beidou didn't wait for him to take off his mask before grabbing his wrist.
"Since little brother Himura is willing to trust me, then I will naturally grant you the same trust in return. Get a good rest tonight. I will report the situation to the Cargo owner as soon as possible and try to depart within three days."
After one last glance at the reverse-blade sword in Bai Luo's arms, Beidou left his room.
Under the lamplight, her smooth back under her shawl was faintly visible, making Bai Luo sigh in admiration.
"It'd be a pity not to do some cupping on that."
[A/N: We are of the same mind Bai Luo. It's really a pity to not do some cupping on that.]
After Beidou left, although there were no obvious guards at Bai Luo's door, quite a few people were faintly watching the area from the shadows.
In Bai Luo's perception, Beidou did indeed leave the ship overnight, but she didn't go to the so-called "Cargo owner." Instead, she headed directly towards the Jade Chamber.
Well… in a sense, the Jade Chamber really was her head of the house.
Before going to sleep, Kazuha finally managed to escape from the banquet.
Perhaps out of politeness, he sat and chatted with Bai Luo for a while before leaving.
After that, Bai Luo extinguished the light.
Inside the cabin, there was no other sound besides the faint sound of snoring.
Occasionally, a few words of sleep-talking could be heard.
The sailors in charge of the lookout didn't go in to check, because when their leader Beidou had assigned them the task, she had given them specific instructions.
The person inside was no ordinary man; he was a special existence who could injure a god without relying on the power of a Vision.
Unless it was an emergency, they were to avoid disturbing the person inside as much as possible.
However, none of them noticed that Bai Luo's figure was long gone from the cabin. There was only a strange phonograph, endlessly repeating the sounds of snoring and sleep-talking.
After midnight, apart from the Jade Chamber in the sky, most of the buildings in Liyue Harbor had extinguished their candlelight.
Without the clamor of the daytime, the entire city of Liyue seemed to have fallen asleep, quiet to an unbelievable degree.
"Lord Instructor!"
In a corner of Liyue, a Pyro Debt Collector materialized, bowing respectfully to the person before him.
"The person I had you investigate, what's the situation?"
Perhaps because of the white mask, Bai Luo's voice sounded much deeper, and it gave people a sense of oppression.
It was as if being stared at by a venomous snake, and one's heart couldn't help but tighten.
"The man's counter-surveillance awareness is very strong. After coming down from the Jade Chamber, he left Liyue overnight. We stole a letter from him. Although it's written in code, the intelligence department is already preparing to decrypt it. We're just waiting to deliver the letter."
There was no excessive flattery or obsequious praise.
As part of the instructor's direct subordinates, the Pyro Debt Collector was very clear about his leader's personality, so he only reported the essential facts.
"You didn't alert him, did you?"
"No. The man doesn't know we've made a copy of the letter; he still thinks he's well-hidden."
The Pyro Debt Collector and Bai Luo were cut from the same… no, they were of the same ink! Perhaps some people's talents were not as good as Collei's, but when it came to sinister methods, they were far better.
If Bai Luo hadn't given prior instructions, that man would likely have vanished without a trace after leaving Liyue.
*We Fatui did indeed promise not to stir up trouble in Liyue, but once outside of Liyue… then don't blame us for being ruthless.*
"Mm, well done."
Things were already developing in the direction he had anticipated.
If this spy hadn't been carrying a letter, then this plan could have been temporarily set aside.
Now that a letter had been found, the next step could begin.
"Where is the copied letter?"
"Reporting to my lord, as per your request, I have placed it in the abandoned southern district stronghold. The plan is to transfer it to the intelligence department for decryption at dawn."
*Dawn, is it?*
Looking once again at the brightly lit Jade Chamber in the sky, and then at the southern district, which had far fewer lights than usual, Bai Luo knew the fish should have already taken the bait.
Bai Luo's left hand moved slightly, and a shining, fiery-red bracelet appeared on his wrist.
The bracelet looked solid, yet somewhat illusory. If one looked closely, one could see what seemed to be lava flowing slowly within it.
"Heart of the Earth's Fire!"
As a Fatui Harbinger, Bai Luo knew better than anyone how many strongholds the Fatui had in Liyue, so naturally, he wouldn't have overlooked that abandoned one in the southern district.
He raised his left hand and tapped lightly in the empty air.
The bracelet on his wrist instantly transformed into a streak of light and vanished.
In the southern part of Liyue Harbor, there was a shipyard.
Besides building ships, it also took on repair and modification jobs.
Since Liyue was one of the most prosperous harbors in Teyvat, business here was booming.
Even at night, the place was still brightly lit, with many workers putting in overtime.
"Uncle Li, doesn't something feel off today?"
Xiao Wang, a carpenter nearby, took the nail he was holding in his mouth and asked while laying down a wooden plank.
Working at night might be a bit more tiring, but the pay was much better than during the day. Relying on his youth and good health, Xiao Wang had always worked the night shift.
Usually, after work, he would go to a nearby tavern to get some cheap wine to wash away his fatigue.
But today… apart from some ordinary households, most shops had closed their doors early, including the tavern he frequented.
"Just do your work. Ask fewer questions."
Uncle Li was the foreman of the shipyard; he ought to know something.
In response to Xiao Wang's probing, a hint of displeasure showed on his face.
Because his every word and action could be overheard by someone with ulterior motives, and if any misunderstanding arose, his position as foreman wouldn't help him.
"Oh…"
Seeing that the usually cheerful Uncle Li showed signs of anger, Xiao Wang didn't press further and honestly got back to his work.
But his curious heart urged him to keep peering into the darkness, as if trying to find something.
No one noticed that inside an accounting office in a ship's cabin, a red ring of light suddenly appeared.
This halo was exceptionally conspicuous in the dark of night, but unfortunately, hidden by the wooden walls, no one could see it.
As the halo's flickering frequency grew faster and faster, the power contained within it finally erupted.
**BOOM—**
A dazzling blaze shot into the sky, completely engulfing the bookshelves in the accounting office. Scalding lava flowed freely, as if it cost nothing, until it set the entire wooden room ablaze.
As the fire grew larger, the red ring of light that caused it and all the lava vanished without a trace.
Also gone was the faint smell of sulfur in the air.
By the time people from nearby arrived to extinguish the fire, only the flames remained in the room, with not even a trace of residual elemental energy.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a completely ordinary fire scene.
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