Something I thought of just now.
Madame Ping reverts back into her adeptus form because either she had too, or she decided it might be fun to spend her time as a young woman instead of an Elderly Lady, the specifics aren’t important.
Cue a bunch of guys, and even some girls suddenly gossiping about the “Hot Chick from the Mountains”, which embarrasses Streetward Rambler, amuses her friends, but most importantly makes Yaoyao CRINGE to death.
The Traveler and Paimon comes to Liyue excited for Lantern Rite, only to discover YaoYao and Qiqi camping out in Jueyun Karst with the intention to wait out the festivities there. Naturally they (Paimon) think there’s some sort of threat that would require them to be away from home for the sake of safety, but Xianyun shakes her head with a knowing smile and explains that Yaoyao voluntarily dipped because she couldn’t deal with people continuously asking about Streetward Rambler, and if she was single or something or the sort because the adeptus kept telling people that she knew her, and Qiqi just accompanied her friends in solidarity.
