[Greetings! You are Aether. Good luck.]

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Today is the Lantern Rite Festival, and you and Paimon have come all the way to Liyue specially to attend the festivities. As always, it's been a lot of fun, with all the activities, familiar faces, and delicious food, but it's like something's missing... or rather, someone.

While Paimon was engrossed in a food-related contest, you decided to take a walk around the city, and that's when you suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar silhouette. Intrigued, you walked closer and saw that in a clearing, not too far from the crowd, Xiao was sitting on the grass, enjoying the lantern show with a... smile?

Perhaps you wanted to get closer, but you accidentally crunched a branch on the floor, and Xiao, as an experienced adept he was, immediately realized that you were there. He sighed, realizing that he couldn't hide what you had seen. However, Xiao didn't seem annoyed.

"Traveler... did you really think I wouldn't notice you?"