About ten minutes later, without Annie's convenient and fast teleportation spell, she could only run through the wilderness and jungle, and then her body and hair were stained with a lot of yellow grass clippings and fragrant leaves. Only then did they finally arrive at a certain shore of the Cider Lake, south of Mondstadt and north of Qingquan Town.
"Hello!"
"Annie!"
"Why don't you wait for me!"
Then, with a cry of complaint, a little girl holding a spear pushed aside a branch, and then with a leap, she rushed from the forest to the open space on the shore of the lake with some light and agile movement.
"??"
"Huh?"
Then, of course, she caught sight of another little girl who was standing with Anne, her head lowered in aggrieved manner, as if she had just been scolded by Anne and did not dare to refute or resist.
The other person seemed to be a little shorter than Anne. She was wearing a loose red coat that almost covered the white skirt underneath. She was carrying a large schoolbag on her back, and she was also wearing a helmet on her head. He wears a black-brimmed red hat, but his aura is far inferior to that of Anne. He looks timid and well-behaved.
"this is……"
"Annie!"
"Is she your long-lost sister?"
Hesitantly walked forward, then blinked, first staring at the little girl who was also curious but looking at him timidly for a while, and then looked at Annie who was also wearing a red skirt, Xiangling suddenly He exclaimed, deliberately pretending to be artificial and asked loudly.
"!!"
!(;?o?)o
"You're talking nonsense!"
o(*｀ー′)o
This is Anne's answer.
She first showed an expression of surprise and surprise, and then instantly turned into a terrifying look that was fierce and wanted to bite someone.
"talent……"
"certainly not!"
And this was the little girl's voice of panic and protest.
It sounds like the other person's little expression at this time, still timid, which makes people have the urge to continue teasing the other person.
"Huh?"
"Really not?"
"I thought you were sisters!"
After hearing the other party's protest, Xiang Ling pretended to understand and crossed her arms and said doubtfully.
"certainly not!"
"This is really the first time I've met this terrible Miss Anne..."
The little girl in the red hat was about to say something more, but when she saw Anne's terrifying eyes, she was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth, not daring to continue.
"Is that so?"
"Oh well!"
"My name is Xiang Ling, from Liyue. Nice to meet you!"
Xiangling didn't mind either. She first inserted her spear into the soft sand of the nearby Cider Lake, then introduced herself openly and openly, and then looked at the person in front of her who seemed to have created an explosion. She grabbed a cute little guy and held out her hand.
"ah!"
"Are you the Liyue chef who cooks delicious food?"
Surprisingly, the little girl seemed to have heard of Xiangling's name, and she exclaimed in surprise first.
"that……"
"Knights of the West Wind "Spark Knight", Keli, come and report! "
"……Well"
"What should I say next?"
Thinking that Xiang Ling had already taken the initiative to say the name, and that the identity of the other person was something she had been fond of for a long time, Keli, the little girl in red clothes and red hat, hurriedly introduced herself in such a serious manner.
However, when she got excited, she forgot some lines, so that she could only stand there stupidly and think about it, unable to say a word for a long time.
"Ruined!"
"Kelly can't carry it anymore..."
Then, the nervous little face collapsed in frustration and hung his head at the same time. Then, in his anxiety, he almost cried outright.
"Kelly?"
(ー`′ー)
"Red clothes..."
(??ˇ?ˇ??)
"Spark Knight?"
⊙﹏⊙‖∣°
At this time, Annie began to look at Kelly with suspicious eyes, and suddenly thought of something.
"!!"
!(;?o?)o
"Hurrah!"
(??ˇεˇ??)
"It turns out to be you!"
(??w???‖)?
Immediately afterwards, Annie screamed out in surprise, making Xiang Ling and Keli, who were about to cry, both startled.
"So you are the one they said was the most powerful in Mondstadt?"
s(?｀ヘ′?;)ゞ
When Anne caught the other party just now, the other party only said her name was Keli. Anne didn't have much thought. But now, after hearing the other party introduce himself as the 'Spark Knight', she finally remembered a certain person. It was an important thing that she had forgotten for several days.
"??"
"Mond's strongest combat power?"
"she?"
"No way?"
Hearing Annie's angry scolding, Xiangling was also startled.
"!!"
"That's not true!"
"Kelly never said that!"
Although she didn’t know why Miss Anne in front of her was suddenly so angry, Keli hurriedly waved her hands in denial, and the idea of becoming frustrated because she couldn’t recite her lines was almost instantly thrown away by her to the distant rice wife. The country has gone.
"..."
(??ˇ?ˇ??)
"Yes!"
??(??￣?￣)????
"You are too weak. You are far worse than others. As expected, the rumors and so on cannot be taken seriously!"
(ˉ▽￣~)Cut~~
But soon, Annie, who carefully glanced up and down at Keli, gradually felt relieved.
Although, she also saw some potential in the little guy in front of her, but compared to herself at the same time, it was still far behind.
You know, Queen Anne can capture the ferocious shadow bear alive at the age of two, burn the domineering old dragon to death at the age of three, break through to the hero level at the age of five, approach the demigod at the age of eight, and playing with fire is easier than breathing!
Not only did the other party compare with the eight-year-old her now, but even compared with her when she was six years old, she was still far behind. Therefore, she didn't need to be overly concerned about whether Mondstadt was the strongest or something like that. Mind that kind of boring thing?
(…)
(●￣?￣●)
"??"
"Annie..."
Xiang Ling was stunned.
Speaking of which, it seemed that this was the first time she had seen Anne act like a proud and arrogant little girl who compared others without listing any evidence.
“…..”
Keli opened her mouth, but thinking of Annie's terrifying appearance just now, she still didn't dare to refute, and just lowered her head weakly.
"Huh?"
At this moment, Keli quickly noticed a small detail that ordinary people would not pay too much attention to.
"Alas!"
"Miss Anne."
"And Sister Xiangling..."
"Why do you all have a bear?"
Pointing to the two stuffed bear dolls hanging on Annie's waist and Xiangling's waist, Keli blinked and then continued curiously:
"Kelly has one too!"
"Look!"
"This is Duduke!"
"She's Keli's best friend!"
Yes, 'Duduke' is Keli's first friend and one of her best friends.
A long time ago, Keli's mother made this doll for her and embellished it with Keli's lucky four-leaf clover and hung it on Keli's big backpack.
So, from that time on, Duduke and Keli became inseparable good friends.
Her mother said that "Duduk" was so that Kelly would not be alone, and have a friend who could whisper when alone and protect each other in times of difficulty, just like Amber and her Earl Rabbit?
"ah?"
Hearing this, Xiangling was startled, and then subconsciously looked at the puppet rice dumpling on her waist.
She still remembers it...
It was a stormy and rainy day. She was tired and hungry on the way to collect glass bags, so she had to hide in a cave somewhere. There was a shrine in the cave. Out of respect for the gods, Xiangling He took out two spicy pork buns next to the shrine. While eating one, he didn't forget to place the other in front of the shrine as an offering.
But in the end, when Xiangling woke up, she found a mysterious creature she named 'Cookba' squatting in front of her and watching her?
Just like that, Xiangling met her new friend "Guo Ba" and took him with her through life and death until now.
Of course, all the above were Xiang Ling's external statements. She didn't want to explain too much about whether they were true or false. So, after thinking about it, she didn't say it out loud. She just nodded her lips and sighed in agreement:
"right!"
"Keli, if you didn't tell me, I wouldn't have noticed that we all have a puppet!"
"but……"
"My rice cooker is not just an ordinary decoration. It can also be summoned to join the battle. Annie, what's the name of your little bear?"
Xiangling turned around and asked Annie curiously.
"??"
Keli also blinked her red eyes and looked at Annie,
"You mean little bear?"
(′_`)??'?'?
"It's called Tibbers!"
(*^▽^*)
"It was a terrifying shadow bear that I caught in a petrified tree forest when I was two years old. Then, Amorin's mother used an enchanted bear skin to sew an outer skin on it and sealed it inside. It can be released as a The mount can also bite people, and when you are bored, you can also beat them to vent their anger."
?(ψ｀▽′)o
Anne explained carelessly and had no intention of hiding anything.
"By the way, it's very fierce!"
|???w??)??
"Super fierce!"
(???)
"and……"
(??w??)
Having said this, Annie paused and hesitated for a moment, as if she was feeling something, or communicating something with her bear, before adding:
"Now it says it wants to eat you!"
?(?ˉ??ˉ?)
In the end, Annie didn't hide much, and said directly to the two friends in front of her who seemed to be frightened by her, and then their faces turned a little unsightly.
"!!"
"Eat, eat Keli?"
"no, do not want!"
"Kelly's Dudu is also very fierce. Please tell your Tibbers not to come over!"
Keli obviously took it seriously, and she actually pulled off the rabbit-like doll 'Duduk' that was hung on the big backpack with a lucky four-leaf clover, and held it up to her, and made a babyish sound He threatened Anne.
"Bite?"
"snort!"
"It's normal to bite people. My rice cooker can also spit fire!"
Xiangling, on the other hand, snorted coldly, somewhat disapprovingly, and did not completely believe what Annie said.
After all, she knew that children of Anne's age liked to compare and talk nonsense.
For example, before, when she was in Liyue, while drinking tea at a tea stall, she had seen two children quarreling and comparing themselves to each other, and then...she heard one of them say Her brother dared to eat slime slime, and the other said that her brother dared to eat Xiang and so on. At that time, she almost spit the tea out of her mouth.
Therefore, when she thought about what Anne just said, it should be similar to the kind of nonsense that children say when comparing themselves. Just listen to it, don't take it seriously.
"I……"
"My Doodle will explode too!"
"It's terrible!"
She was startled, and when she heard what Xiang Ling said, Keli's face froze, and then she gritted her teeth and said in a coquettish voice.
"Fire-breathing?"
(*ˉ?ˉ*;)
"explode?"
(lll￢w￢)
"cut!"
(ˉ▽￣~)~~
"What's so big about that?"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
Anne was a little disapproving.
Because, her Tibbers can not only bite people, but also breathe fire. As for explosions, as long as Queen Anne wants to, that's not a problem!
(…)
(●￣?￣●)
that's all.
The three of them started chatting at the edge of Cider Lake, at the crime scene where Keli had just fried a fish.
"alright!"
"No matter what, we are good friends now, right?"
I don’t know how much time passed, but I looked at the rising sun, looked at these two cute little guys in front of me but had something in common (such as violence?), and thought that one of them knew how to fry fish, and the other knew how to fry fish. After Shaoqiuqiu Renren and the giant dragon's glorious deeds, Xiangling suddenly had an idea and thought of a good suggestion.
She heard someone say that there seemed to be some kind of rare spice on a small island in the Cider Lake. However, there was also a group of large water slimes infested there. She was afraid that she couldn't defeat it alone. However, if it was If you bring the two little guys in front of you, it will be different.
"so!"
"Anyway, I am idle now..."
"Why don't we look for ingredients together? For example, we can catch a few golden bass in the Cider Lake, and then go camping on an uninhabited island in the Cider Lake. We can also find a spicy herb. Then, I will cook it for you. Braised golden seabass!”
"What do you think?"
Golden seabass is a common rare fish found in waters all over the world in Teyvat. Its meat is extremely plump. It is the main source of the best fish meat in various top delicacies in the world. Moreover, it is said that golden seabass can also be brought to people. Come for auspiciousness and luck?
Anyway, compared to blackback bass and bluefin bass, it is indeed rarer, especially in the Cider Lake in Mondstadt. The golden bass here is the rarest and most delicious, and ordinary fishermen want to catch it. It's very difficult to get one, but if it's the little guy in front of you who can fry fish, that's a different matter.
"Braised golden seabass?"
(⊙_⊙)
"Yeah!"
???(?)????
"Let's go together!"
?*. ?(ˊwˋ*)??*.
When she heard that there was something delicious to eat, Annie naturally had no reason to refuse, so she immediately agreed and cheered.
"this….."
"I……"
However, at this time, Keli, who had been chatting happily just now, became a little hesitant, looking like she wanted to agree, but didn't dare, as if she was worried about something.
"What's wrong?"
"Any questions?"
"Kelly?"
When Xiangling saw this, he stepped forward strangely and asked.
"Kelly can't stay out for too long..."
"We have to go back to Mondstadt before dusk."
"if……"
"If you don't go back at night, Qin will be very angry."
"It's terrible..."
After hesitating for a moment, she looked at Xiang Ling and then at Annie. After a long time, Keli said weakly.
"Qin?"
Σ(°△°|||)︴
"oh!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
"You mean the cunning eldest sister of the piano group, right?"
(=^▽^=)
After hearing what Keli said, Anne said that she also knew that guy. Of course, there was also the genius magician Lisa who was said to be rare in two hundred years!
"!!"
"wrong!"
"Captain Qin is not cunning!"
"She's very powerful."
After hearing what Annie said, Keli naturally protested in a coquettish voice.
"only……"
"It's just a little harsh..."
However, as she spoke, her tone gradually weakened, as if she was remembering something terrible.
"oops!"
(*^▽^*)
"Do not worry!"
(????-)?
"She and Miss Amber went to play the piano against the cow this morning. I think they will definitely not come back within a day or two."
?(?^o^?)?
"At least not today?"
(?￣?￣?) Hehe!
Annie said affirmatively.
Because the place where the other party wants to go is not close. Even if the other party has some means of teleportation, getting there, executing the plan, and then rushing back to Mondstadt will probably only happen after tomorrow morning at the earliest.
"ah?"
"Really?"
Hearing Annie say so confidently, Keli couldn't help but feel a little ready to make a move.
After all, she likes to eat fish the most, and the Xiangling in front of her is a well-known and powerful chef from Liyue, and he is also planning to cook that delicious braised golden seabass. This kind of opportunity is really rare. .
"okay!"
o(′^｀)o
"That's it!"
(??へ??╬)
"Let's go fry the fish first!"
?(*?)?
Seeing that Keli was still a little hesitant, Annie became impatient and stepped forward to pull her face and try to drag her forward.
"Eh?"
"Want to fry more fish?"
"No, no more explosions!"
"If you are caught, you will be detained for a whole day!"
"Well……"
"In that case, Ke-Keli won't be able to see the sun tomorrow."
When Annie said she wanted to fry fish, Keli, who had been worried about what had just happened, no longer cared about her face being pulled, but just grinned and said vaguely and fearfully.
"Don't be afraid!"
(′???`)
"If we can't see the sun tomorrow, let's go see the sun the day after tomorrow!"
Hahaha??(???*)
Anyway, it’s not Anne herself who is imprisoned, so she doesn’t care about that kind of thing!
(…)
(●￣?￣●)
"Let's go!"
?(′︶`)
"Didn't you just say that you like to eat fish the most?"
(???.???)????
"That's it!"
??(??￣?￣)????
Just like that, without waiting for the other party to say anything else, Anne made the decision for the other party in a very strong tone.
"Annie is right!"
"Set off!"
“The food is ahead, I don’t want to wait any longer!”
"If there are enough ingredients, I can also make you a meal of 'Manmindang Boiled Fish' and 'Squirrel Fish'!"
At this time, Xiang Ling also hurriedly joined in and cheered.
So, just like that, two lawless girls, one young and one young, walked shoulder to shoulder along the shore of Cider Lake in the northwest direction, preparing to catch the golden bass and some rare herbs they needed.
And of course, there’s fried fish!
evening……
On the Star-picking Cliff, Qin, the leader of the Knights of the West Wind, Diluc, the owner of the largest winery in Mondstadt City, the Morningside Winery, the chief of the Mondstadt Chamber of Commerce, the former cavalry captain of the Knights of the West Wind, and the reconnaissance knight An of the Knights of the West Wind. Bai, the adventurers Ying and Paimon who came from afar, and Wendy, a bard dressed in green, were playing the piano to the cow on this high cliff.
oh!
No, it should be playing the piano to the dragon?
????…
At this time, the melodious sound of the piano continued to play. Not only the wind demon dragon that came and hovered in mid-air after hearing the sound, but also the other five people present were mesmerized by it.
I don’t know how long it took...
Boom, boom! ! ! !
Unexpectedly, bursts of huge, thunder-like explosions came from the west side of Zhaixing Cliff. Moreover, everyone who was condescending seemed to faintly see a white mushroom cloud slowly rising on the horizon?
'! ! '
'Hoo~! ! '
Almost instantly, without waiting for everyone to react, the wind demon dragon Tevalin seemed to be frightened and suddenly came to his senses. Then, it first roared angrily at the people on the Star Picking Cliff, and then He flapped his wings and stirred up the strong wind, then turned around and flew away.
"!!"
"Ouch!"
"Too bad, Tevalin was alerted before the ceremony was over. Now it's over."
After the strong wind gradually dissipated, Wendy, who was dressed in green, covered her head with a hat while facing the distant wind silently exclaimed and sighed.
"That is……"
Scout Knight Amber no longer cared about the Wind Demon Dragon, and just stared in the direction of Mondstadt with wide eyes.
Because she saw a small white mushroom cloud rising, and the rumbling sound just now was obviously related to that thing. However, what made her confused and shocked was why the rumbling and thundering sound was Can it be transmitted to Star Reaching Cliff?
"what happens?"
"explode?"
"thunder?"
"It sounds terrible!"
Ying and Paimon both exclaimed and asked.
Of course, Ying frowned and asked, while Paimon on the side exclaimed in fear.
"ha!"
"I have a bad feeling."
After a chuckle, Mr. Diluc, who was traveling with him, suddenly looked at Qin beside him with a smile and said this.
"!!"
"That guy Keli!"
"It can't be her, right?"
At this time, Qin, the leader of the Knights of the West Wind, known as the Dandelion Knight, and also known as the 'Lion of the South Wind', stepped forward with gritted teeth under Diluc's playful eyes, and also used that kind of Worried eyes were fixed on the direction of Mondstadt.
"Kelly?"
"Who is that?"
Ying and Paimon didn't know what was going on. They all looked at Captain Qin, who had a fierce and stern expression, Amber, who was frowning, and Diluc, who seemed to be gloating about his misfortune, and asked questions repeatedly.
"Well..."
"Well!"
"You'll find out later."
Diluc thought for a while, then looked at Qin, then slumped his shoulders, as if he didn't want to say too much.
"well!"
"I'll tell you slowly when I get back."
Amber had a wry smile on her face, as if she didn't dare to say too much in front of the angry Captain Qin.
"..."
Captain Qin, on the other hand, had a tense face, full of stern murderous intent, and clenched his fists, not knowing what he was thinking.
"fluorescent!"
"look!"
"Captain Qin suddenly became so scary..."
At this time, Paimon finally felt some kind of terrifying aura from Qin, so she hurriedly hid behind Ying's head and whispered, even if the aura was not directed at her.
"bar……"
"Sir Wendy, how are you? Can the Sky Piano continue to play?"
Seeing that no one wanted to answer, and seeing that there were no more explosions and no mushroom clouds appeared, Ying thought for a moment, then turned around and asked about something more critical.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Qin, Amber and Diluc, who just had different expressions because of the explosion, and didn't know what kind of riddle they were playing, also turned their heads to look at Mr. Wendy.
"Well..."
"Although it is possible, it is basically useless."
"I have just discovered that Tevalin is actually affected by some kind of corruption and curse. The situation is very serious and the Sky Piano alone cannot cure it."
"And then..."
"After the scare just now, I'm afraid it won't follow the sound of the piano again."
Although she didn't want to lower her morale, Wendy still had to say this in frustration.
"Anyway!"
"Dear friends, that's it for today. Next, we need to think of other ways."
"First of all, you just saw the Abyss Mage who appeared and was ready to cause trouble, right?"
"So, we must first find a way to defeat the source of corruption and curse to alleviate Tevarin's pain, and then find other ways to rescue Tevarin once and for all and give it true freedom!"
Soon, the bard Wendy boosted his morale again and said this. As for the more specific plan, he didn't say much, but tried to look at everyone with a relaxed expression.
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