As Amber was carrying the Serenitea Pot away, Feng Yi, inside, was with Yuan Bao and Qiqi trying to save a fat rabbit whose heart had stopped.
The emergency rescue ultimately failed, and the fat rabbit was declared dead!
Feng Yi tearfully roasted the fat rabbit and, along with Yuan Bao and Qiqi, enjoyed a hearty meal.
"Ah… Phew… Jean… Acting Grand Master! Acting Grand Master Jean! Look… what I've brought back!"
Amber burst into Jean's office, her full-speed run leaving her breathless.
Amber placed the teapot she was holding on Jean's desk and quickly said.
"Have some water and rest, then speak slowly, don't rush!"
Jean, who was working, saw this, got up, poured Amber a cup of water, and gently patted her back to help her catch her breath.
Jean was already accustomed to Amber's always fiery disposition.
"Gulp, gulp… Ah, *burp* Acting Grand Master Jean, here's what happened. While I was patrolling around Mondstadt, I found this unusually shaped teapot. Because this teapot looks valuable at first glance, I guessed the owner must be very anxious, so I hurried over with this teapot…"
Amber didn't stand on ceremony, took the water cup, and drank it down. Once her breathing had steadied, she recounted the events truthfully.
"I see, I understand… Hmm? This teapot looks somewhat familiar. I think I saw a similar craftsmanship style in a book somewhere, but that was a long time ago, and my memory is quite hazy now. I can't quite recall…
Amber, it's quite late now. Even if we want to find the owner, we can only do so tomorrow. This teapot will stay with me for now. You should go back and rest. Tomorrow, I'll ask Lisa about it. She enjoys reading miscellaneous books, so she might know something…"
Jean said, glancing at the late evening sky outside the window. Disturbing the citizens of Mondstadt at this hour was clearly unwise.
It would be better to wait until tomorrow, find Lisa, get information about the teapot, and then make a decision.
"Mhm, okay, then I'll trouble you, Acting Grand Master Jean. I've finished patrolling outside the city, but I still need to patrol inside. I won't rest until I've completed my patrol of the city. This is the duty of a reconnaissance knight! Goodbye, Acting Grand Master Jean!"
Amber chuckled and waved goodbye to Jean.
"Be careful with everything~"
Jean smiled helplessly and returned to her desk, continuing her work.
Ever since her grandfather left, Amber had become like this, doing her utmost to uphold the final glory of the reconnaissance knight.
As far as Jean knew, Amber's grandfather was a former mercenary leader.
He came from Liyue Harbor and was responsible for protecting a caravan that traveled across the continent.
During a certain escort mission, the caravan was fiercely attacked by a pack of monsters, and only her grandfather narrowly escaped. He was later rescued by physicians affiliated with the Knights of Favonius.
Ashamed to return home, he joined the Knights of Favonius without hesitation to repay the kindness of the physicians who saved him.
In the Knights, Amber's grandfather single-handedly established the reconnaissance knight squad, personally trained them, and led them on missions.
Soon after, he also met his beloved in this strange land and started a family.
Many years passed, and Amber was born.
During the day, young Amber would hide by the window, secretly watching her grandfather and his team train.
At night, she would sneak into the courtyard to study the moves she had seen that day.
Her grandfather, touched by his granddaughter's intelligence and enthusiasm, imparted all his experience and skills to Amber.
Amber's surplus energy unintentionally made her a troublemaker.
The messes created by this mischievous granddaughter were ultimately cleaned up by her grandfather, who quietly handled the aftermath, minimizing any negative repercussions.
Her grandfather's silent care was the warmest wind on the land of Mondstadt, gently enveloping Amber.
But after Amber's grandfather left, the reconnaissance knight squad, overly reliant on him, lost its backbone and became undisciplined and sluggish.
After several fruitless missions, the reconnaissance knights' status became increasingly marginalized.
Although the squad retained its structure, it was practically defunct.
The knights either transferred to other departments or retired and returned home.
The reconnaissance knight squad dwindled to the point where they could no longer complete daily patrol duties.
More seriously, some considered her grandfather's departure as "desertion."
This was like adding insult to injury, making things even more difficult for the remaining reconnaissance knights.
Amber, having just become a reconnaissance knight, experienced all of this.
The demise of the squad filled her with a sense of loss and unwillingness.
Amber wished to inherit her grandfather's will and revive the glory of the reconnaissance knights. Even if the reconnaissance knight squad only had her left, she would never give up!
She would guard the land of freedom, Mondstadt, with eyes as sharp as an eagle's and alertness like a cunning rabbit.
Jean also knew this well and understood that she could not dissuade this hardworking and strong child, which was why she offered a helpless word of concern.
"Uh… where is this? Hmm… Jean?!"
Light emanated from the mouth of the Serenitea Pot, and Feng Yi emerged from it, looking around in confusion.
After Feng Yi, Yuan Bao, and Qiqi finished their late-night meal, they suddenly discovered that the environment of the Serenitea Pot had changed. He clearly remembered placing the Serenitea Pot outside the city!
Feng Yi climbed out of the Serenitea Pot and surveyed his surroundings, finding himself in a modest study.
A woman in neat attire was sitting at a desk, working. Upon closer inspection, wasn't that the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean?
Feng Yi had explicitly refused Ningguang's care. To be cautious, he had made do with a night outside Mondstadt, yet he still encountered Jean!
Could this be the play of fate?
"Who are you? How did you get in here?"
Hearing Feng Yi's exclamation, Jean looked up and saw that a strange man had suddenly appeared in the room.
The door was closed, and she definitely hadn't heard it open. How had this person appeared before her?
Jean put down her feather pen, questioned him sternly, and subtly reached for the sword beside her.
Anyone who could infiltrate her office silently must be powerful.
A fierce battle might be imminent today, Jean took a deep breath, ready to fight.
"Me? I am merely a lost pot god. Young Jean, speak your wish!"
Feng Yi glimpsed Jean's subtle movement out of the corner of his eye. She seemed to have mistaken him for an ill-intentioned villain.
The atmosphere felt a bit off, so Feng Yi decided to liven things up.
"Pot god? I've never heard of such a deity. Please provide proof!"
Jean frowned, rose to her feet, and confronted Feng Yi, hiding her sword behind her back.
If the other party emerged from the teapot on the desk, it would explain how they appeared in the room so silently.
Although she had never heard of the so-called pot god, the current situation forced her to believe him to some extent.
Moreover, it seemed the other party harbored no ill will…