Madame Ping

, also known by her adeptus title Streetward Rambler,Official Introduction: Yaoyao is an open-world NPC in Liyue Harbor. She can be found at Yujing Terrace during daytime, admiring the Glaze Lilies.
Madame Ping's introductory dialogue changes slightly after completing .
Following a certain dialogue branch for the first time gives the player five Glaze Lilies.
==Location==
NPC Location Madame Ping.png|Madame Ping's location (Daytime)
NPC Location Madame Ping Context.png|Additional context
==Profile==
===History===
Over 3,700 years ago, Madame Ping was an adeptus who dwelt in the Guili Assembly, a civilization established by the gods Guizhong, Marchosius, and Morax. Ping's skill as a horticulturist is unparalled among the adepti, and she was the one who provided Mountain Shaper with the karst crawler seeds that are buried in Mt. Hulao.
Guizhong and Streetward Rambler once argued over the Cleansing Bell, with the former believing that machines could be used to produce simple but fine melodies, and the latter believing that music was emotional expression that could not be replicated by machines. Cloud Retainer asked Rex Lapis to intercede in the arguing, causing him to confiscate the bell and designate it for ceremonial use; afterwards, Guizhong and Streetward Rambler would become close friends.
Eventually, the Archon War broke out, and the Guili Assembly was engulfed in war, with Guizhong being killed in combat. Streetward Rambler asked Rex Lapis for the Cleansing Bell, which he agreed to, and she set out to compose a tune with it to mourn Guizhong and honor her memory. When she eventually composed a melody that satisfied her and played it, Dvorak's ancestor was drawn to it, which caused him to slip and fall into a lake; Streetward Rambler would save his life and leave without a word. Dvorak's ancestor would tell stories of his experience, and "The Lady Overlooking the Lake" would become a local legend in Fontaine. Streetward Rambler would never play the melody again; when Cloud Retainer asked her about this, she replied: "Though the strings that played that melody survive, the one who inspired it is gone. Tell me, Cloud Retainer... when the one attuned to my soul is no longer here, who else could hope to understand this tune?" Not wishing to reveal the true, sad story of the bell, Madame Ping would later claim that she took the Cleansing Bell due to being a "vain beauty" in her youth.
With the destruction of the Guili Assembly, Streetward Rambler moved to Liyue Harbor along with the rest of its survivors, where she adopted her current elderly form and the persona of Madame Ping. She and Ganyu are among the few adepti who remained in Liyue Harbor after the end of the war, while most of the other adepti retreated to Jueyun Karst or asked Morax to transform them into stone statues.
===Present Day===
Madame Ping now dwells around Yuehai Pavilion, living inside the abode she created inside her magical teapot. When Yanfei's parents decided to embark on a journey, Madame Ping became Yanfei's caretaker. In recent years, she also became Xiangling and Yaoyao's martial arts master.
During the Archon Quests, Zhongli tasks the Traveler to retrieve the Cleansing Bell from Madame Ping for the Rite of Parting, a traditional ceremony to bid farewell to adepti. For his own reasons, he opts not to accompany them to visit Madame Ping and refuses to divulge his reasons why. While retrieving the bell from her, she transports them into her magical teapot as a test, revealing herself as an adeptus. After they successfully retrieve the Bell, she asks them to relay a message to her "old friend" (Zhongli), inviting him over for a pot of tea, having quickly deduced the truth behind his actions.
Madame Ping later reappears with her fellow adepti in "Turning Point" to defend Liyue Harbor from Osial, the Overlord of the Vortex — an ancient god whom Morax sealed long ago in the past, as well as prevent the Fatui from destroying the Guizhong Ballistas. She grants the Traveler her adeptal energy which allows the Traveler to release intermittent shockwaves capable of bypassing Fatui Skirmishers' shields.
After the dust settles, she speaks briefly with the group. She voices her acknowledgement of Liyue and its people and Ningguang's great sacrifice, as well as the new era Liyue is approaching — where the residents of Liyue no longer need the adepti's protection for every trifling matter. She encourages her friends to do the same, and reassures them that Liyue is left in good hands of the Liyue Qixing.
Sometime after Osial's defeat, Ping learned that the Traveler and Paimon did not have proper shelter; they had usually camped out during the night. Hearing this, during their next visit, Ping told them that she was preparing a special gift for them in gratitude for their efforts in saving Liyue Harbor, having tasked a fellow adepti, Yanfei, to collect the materials. With the Traveler accompanying her, Yanfei was able to bring Smaragdus Jadeite to Ping, who then crafted a Serenitea Pot for them with the materials, explaining its purpose and telling them that it would serve them well on their travels.
During the Moonchase Festival, Xiangling brings the Traveler, Paimon, and Keqing to visit Madame Ping and find out more about the Stove God. While she knew the truth, she believed it would be more meaningful for them to find out for themselves. She waits until the large stone crumbles to reveal a Marchosius — or Guoba — statue before explaining the truth about Guoba and how the god Marchosius came to be in his current state.
===Appearance ===
Years ago in her true appearance, Madame Ping herself said she was a "vain beauty", to which even Rex Lapis couldn't dissuade giving the Cleansing Bell to. Nevertheless, Cloud Retainer refutes this as a pretext.
At present, Madame Ping takes the form of an elderly lady with her gray hair tucked in a low bun. She wears a long short-sleeved dark green dress, with brown accents and mint green patterns. Her longer sleeves that fit under her dress sleeves are white and loose, with matching green cuffs. Her collar and waistband on her dress are maroon, and she wears a wheat colored shawl.
==Quests and Events ==
==Idle Quotes==
: Another flower is blooming...
:: "Ohohoho, wonderful. Another flower is blooming..."
;During Lantern Rite
: So splendid...
:: "If it could only be as splendid as you were in life..."
;During Moonlight Merriment
: Another Moonchase...
:: "Ah, another Moonchase is here. Flowers always seem prettier than usual around this time..."
; During Fleeting Colors in Flight
: Lantern Rite is here again...
:: "Oh, Lantern Rite is here again. Even the flowers are happier at this time of year."
== Dialogue==
===Dialogue Set #1 ===
;(Before completing The Realm Within)
:Madame Ping: ...The younger generation doesn't appreciate flowers anymore.
===Dialogue Set #2===
;(After completing The Realm Within)
:Madame Ping: Oh? Why, hello child.
:Madame Ping: Though flowers bloom yet always fade, but people go yet return another day. I just knew that you'd be back to see me before long, hehe.
: Admiring the flowers?
::Madame Ping: That I am. One season after the next, this flower blooms, then falls, only to bloom again. And on it goes — just like Liyue.
::Madame Ping: Look over here, and over here. So many flowers are blooming! It looks like this will be a blessed year.
: What type of flowers are these?
::Madame Ping: These are Glaze Lilies. Probably the last surviving ones in all of Liyue Harbor.
::Madame Ping: People say that the sound of singing nourishes them, and helps them grow...
::Madame Ping: But the sound of fighting, of cursing... it is poison to them, and eats away at their roots.
::Madame Ping: That is why, over centuries of strife, they have disappeared from Liyue's landscape.
:: Tell me about the past.
:::Madame Ping: Just because my complexion screams "ancient history" doesn't mean I love discussing the past, you know.
:::Madame Ping: ...Relax, I'm only kidding.
:::Madame Ping: Truth be told, the older you get, the more time you have on your hands, and the more you start contemplating the past... I do wonder how my old friends back in the mountains are getting on...
:::Madame Ping: Liyue Harbor is really a wonderful place now. I wonder if they would ever want to step down into the mortal realm and get a taste of the lifestyle here...
:::Madame Ping: Look at me rambling on again, I must sound like a lunatic! Maybe one day I can discuss my past with you... if it is meant to be.
:: This is a beautiful flower.
:::Madame Ping: Hehe, all thanks to the beautiful weather we're having today.
:::Madame Ping: I'd always hoped that one day this flower would bloom all over Liyue once more...
:::Madame Ping: But in the meantime, would you take a few of these flowers from Yujing Terrace with you on your journey, so that they might see the world?
::;(Obtain )
: Goodbye.
::Madame Ping: Goodbye, young one. If you are ever passing by Jueyun Karst, please pass on my regards to my old friends.
::Madame Ping: If it is meant to be that you see them... then you will see them.
==Event Dialogue==
===Lantern Rite ===
:Madame Ping: This year's Mingxiao Lantern is dedicated to Skybracer... He always was a show off — I'm sure he will be very pleased!
: Who's Skybracer?
::Madame Ping: Well, that's the plan. I do hope they make the antlers big enough, they were his pride and joy after all.
::Madame Ping: The story goes that the antlers were made from the very essence of Rex Lapis' divine power, which made it the hardest material in all of Liyue.
::Madame Ping: But then, that fateful battle happened... The gods exchanged powerful blows, and the mountains started collapsing. To avoid impacting the villagers at the foot of the mountain, the adeptus got his friend to chop his antlers off...
::Madame Ping: He used those blood-drenched antlers as a wedge to prop up the mountain. And if that wasn't enough of a sacrifice, he then kept on fighting until his blood was drained and his life ran out...
::Madame Ping: Thanks to him, Mt. Tianheng still stands tall and proud to this day. And the blood that he lost in the battle turned into the Bishui River.
::Madame Ping: Hehehe... Whether you believe the story or not, I'm just happy you're willing to listen to me tell it.
::Madame Ping: Surely, the reason the Lantern Rite exists is because people throughout the ages have chosen to come together as friends rather than stay in isolation.
: Goodbye.
::Madame Ping: Goodbye. May the flames of wisdom spread to all, and never be extinguished.
===Moonlight Merriment ===
:Madame Ping: Oh, child, it's you! The Moonchase Festival is a most lively time here in Liyue, so feel free to walk around and see the sights.
: About the Stove God...
:;(Only available after completing Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go)
::Madame Ping: Well, now you know that the Moonchase Festival was instituted by Rex Lapis as a way of remember that friend of ours.
::Madame Ping: You call him Guoba nowadays, do you not? Hehe, I suppose it was destiny that led Xiangling to rename the God of the Stove for a dish they both enjoyed.
::Madame Ping: Take him around Liyue Harbor — you and Xiangling both — a little more, would you?
::Madame Ping: I'm sure he would be gladdened to see Liyue Harbor as populous as it presently is.
: About the Moonchase Festival...
::Madame Ping: The meaning of the Festival in ages past was quite different. It was about the ancients of Liyue seeking the adeptal path.
::Madame Ping: Nowadays, it's more about admiring the moon, eating, and enjoying our time together with one another.
::Madame Ping: The meaning of festivals will shift with time, and some traditions will be forgotten. However, everyone's hopes for the future will remain the same, no matter what the day or age.
===Fleeting Colors in Flight ===
:Madame Ping: Oh? Why, hello child.
:Madame Ping: The flowers bloom and fade, people come and go, but the Lantern Rite will be held each year right on time.
:Madame Ping: But this year's Rite is quite different from those of yesteryear. Go, go have a look around. Enjoy the sights and sounds of Liyue Harbor.
;(Continue non-event dialogue)
==Character Mentions==
==Trivia==
*Xiao's introduction posts in Version 1.2 in both English and Chinese include a quote attributed to . However, Streetward Rambler was not identifiable as anyone until Version 2.2, when the video description of Story Teaser: Flavors of the World (CN) included a VA credit for instead of Madame Ping, who was a narrator as heard during the .
* During the second Closed Beta Test, Madame Ping had black hair and did not wear glasses.
*During the cutscene where Madame Ping tells the history of the Stove God, there is a panorama of many Adepti from the past (including Rex Lapis in his dragon form, Marchosius, an unsealed Azhdaha and the now deceased Skybracer and Pervases). Included is a young, blue-haired, female Adeptus in blue robes with a polearm across her back. This was speculated to be a much younger Ping, as the Cleansing Bell can clearly be seen tied to the woman's waist, and she is the one that taught Xiangling how to use a polearm.
**In a cutscene in The Exquisite Night Chimes Event, the blue-haired Adeptus makes an appearance again when Streetward Rambler is mentioned.
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===Etymology===
*The Chinese character for Ping is , which primarily refers to the plant. Because duckweeds have no roots and float along the water, it is used as a metaphor for a person who wanders around without a fixed location.xh.5156edu.com: 
==Gallery==
Yanfei Birthday 2021 - Shorts.png|Character Shorts featuring Yanfei 
Moonchase Festival Chinese Giveaway 4.png|Moonchase Festival Chinese Giveaway Promotion 
Yaoyao Birthday 2023 - Shorts.png|Yaoyao Birthday 2023 - ShortsOfficial Genshin Impact Twitter
Chinese New Year's Eve 2024 - Xianyun, Jiehu, Madame Ping and Houzhang.png|Chinese New Year's Eve 2024Official Genshin Impact Twitter
===Videos ===
Story Teaser- Flavors of the World - Genshin Impact|Partially narrated by Madame Ping
Fleeting Colors in Flight Event Cutscene Animation- "Age of Flowing Hues" - Genshin Impact
Character Demo - "Yaoyao- Purity of the Blossoming Osmanthus" - Genshin Impact
Story Teaser- Echoes of the Heart - Genshin Impact
The Exquisite Night Chimes Cutscene Animation- "A Brilliant Banquet of Music" - Genshin Impact
Genshin Impact - Fontaine Gameplay Trailer｜Gamescom 2023
"A Journey of Art and Heritage" - Adeptal Tales- Gu Embroidery - Genshin Impact
===Event Artwork===
====The Great Banquet of the Adepti====
====Starlit Sky====
Starlit Sky Firework Card 5.png|Look, Guoba! That's you!
====Conch Reminiscences====
====Dancing Beasts and Soaring Kites====
==Notes==
==Other Languages==
==Change History==
==References==
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