The gentle wind blew by, carrying dandelions flying in the air. Today, the free capital of Mondstadt looked particularly bright, and a warm atmosphere lingered throughout the city.
The not-so-wide streets are paved with two light green carpets. There are many windmill-shaped flower beds hanging in front of the city gate of Mondstadt. Every house is also hung with garlands, windmills and other decorations.
In Timaeus's alchemy shop, Sugar and Albedo were doing experiments, shaking the potions in their hands. On the table covered with alchemy materials, there was a large bouquet of sweet flowers.
That was Abedo's gift to Sugar.
On the other side of Mondstadt, the business of gifts from the Angel of the Morning was average. Diluc, who had been guarding Mondstadt for another night, was sitting on a table outside the tavern. Opposite him was Kaia, who was holding "Death in the Afternoon".
Originally, the two just sat facing each other and drank in silence, until Kaia took out a dandelion and blew all the seeds onto Diluc's head opposite.
"Hahaha…"
Seeing that Diluc's head and red ponytail were covered with dandelion wadding, and there were even a few white seeds floating in the wine glass in his hand, Kaia patted the table in a rare moment and laughed.
"Kaia..."
Diluc's hand holding the wine glass gradually tightened, as if fire was burning in his red eyes.
"Ahem, don't mind, it's a big holiday."
Kaia didn't seem to notice Diluc's gradually tightening body at all, and kept waving his hands downwards to show that he didn't take it to heart.
Until Diluc stood up slowly and drew the sword from behind.
"Hey... don't worry, I'll pay you a drink."
"Wait, wait... don't do anything, help!"
Two figures, one red and one blue, were having fun, passing by the Huayu flower shop filled with the fragrance of flowers.
In front of the flower shop, Flora happily greeted the residents who came to buy flowers, and in the crowd, a silver-haired little boy pulled Bennett with a band-aid on his face and kept sneezing.
"Leize, are you okay..."
"Ah sneeze!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Ze bent down again and sneezed. The gray hood he had been wearing fell down, and the hair hanging down to his waist stood up.
Bennett quickly patted Lei Ze on the back and comforted him: "Forget it, let's buy things for dads tomorrow..."
"No, buy it today, let's go together..."
Lei Ze only felt that his nose was itchy, and the eye sockets with red pupils became red from sneezing many times. He tried to cover his nose to prevent himself from sneezing anymore.
The aroma of wine and pollen in Mondstadt is too strong, as well as the smell of women's rouge, especially during the Wind Flower Festival. Huayu Flower Shop purchased a large number of colorful flowers from Liyue. Lei Ze seemed to be interested in this. Allergy to silky, showy flowers.
Diluc, who was chasing Kaia, passed by the two of them. The white dandelion seeds floating above his head just fell on the tip of Lei Ze's nose.
"A...sneeze...!"
A louder than usual sneeze sounded, and Lei Ze fell into Bennett's arms. Like a wolf cub, he shook his head and rubbed himself in Bennett's arms.
There was a lot of people, and the sneezing didn't attract anyone's attention. Only Noelle, who was busy in the Knights, moved his ears, took Kelly's little hand, and walked towards the West Wind Square where the huge statue of the God of Wind stood.
Today is the day to present the Wind Flower to Lord Barbatos, the God of Wind. Everything is extremely grand, even Lisa, who usually lives in the library, and Rosalia and Barbara, who work in the church, They all came out and looked at the huge statue of the God of Wind at the door of the church.
"Hmph... Even the Wind Flower Festival and the church don't have a holiday. It's really..."
Wearing a red nun's uniform, with white gloves and a crown of thorns, and holding the white slime on her chest, Rosalia walked to the railings of the church and West Wind Plaza. Just as she was about to complain, Barba clenched her fist behind her. La stopped her in time.
"Sister Rosalia! Don't say bad words at the Wind Flower Festival!"
"snort……"
Looking at Barbara who was full of energy behind her, Rosalia didn't say anything. She quietly held on to the railing and looked at Qin and Wendy under the huge statue of the god of wind, as well as a figure with blond hair.
"Ying, did you enjoy the Fenghua Festival?"
Wendy still had a playful tone: "This Wind Flower Festival must be unforgettable for you."
"Indeed, this is the most impressive festival I've had since I came to Teyvat."
Ying nodded. Although it was only a few short months, a lot of things did happen...
"This time we have us, as well as the singers and Famas. Isn't this Wind Flower Festival particularly lively?"
Paimon, who was floating in the air, happily said to Captain Qin, not noticing Qin's helpless smile at all.
"Yes...Thank you for coming to Mondstadt, and I hope you can continue to enjoy your life in Mondstadt."
In fact, what Captain Qin wants to say is that if it weren’t for Famas and Wendy, this Fenghua Festival would be a lot less troublesome...
However, thanks to them, many problems were solved.
"Knight of Honor, the celebration is about to begin."
Qin's tone gradually became serious: "Have you chosen the flower of the wind in your mind?"
"Uh...what does Wendy think the Flower of Wind is?"
Ying frowned slightly. She had received a notice from Qin very early that as the star of the Wind Flower Festival, she would present wind flowers to Lord Barbatos, the wind god.
But isn’t this Wind God by his side?
Wendy didn't seem to expect that Ying would suddenly ask this, and was slightly stunned for a moment, but the next second, he smiled again.
That smile was different from before. It was very similar to the look Wendy showed on the statue of the God of Wind after what happened to Stanley.
It's just that it was more sad then, but now...
Probably happiness.
Wendy gently touched the Cecilia flower on her head. The petals swayed due to the touch of her hand. I wonder if it was an illusion. Today, the Cecilia flower on Wendy's head seemed to be particularly agile. It was as if that Cecilia had life.
"Haha, how cunning, you actually asked me directly."
Wendy smiled and blinked her cyan pupils.
"Everything that is beautiful and deserves to be blessed can be the flower of the wind."
"So Barbatos, the god of wind, will not define what a flower of the wind is."
Wendy looked at the sky, her eyes overflowing with tenderness.
"That guy, why hasn't he come yet? Is he still sleeping?"
"Ahem~"
Captain Qin coughed. The West Wind Plaza was full of people today. Although Famas was not there, the honorary knight of the Wind Flower Festival and Wendy, who seemed to be an ordinary bard, seemed to be whispering. Damage the majesty of the people's hearts.
"Stop whispering on such occasions! You two!"
Paimon flew between Wendy and Ying, interrupting their communication.
"Haha, you've been trained! Don't worry about me, just choose what you like. I trust your taste."
Wendy smiled on the outside, but she had already drawn a circle in her heart. If Famas didn't show up again, he would make him look good when the celebration was over.
"So, honorary knight, what is your choice?"
Qin asked very seriously, waiting for Ying to make a choice.
At this moment, the blond girl thought of the stories she had learned about the previous millennium during her days traveling with Wendy.
"The story I want to tell begins in the last millennium..."
Wendy's soft voice seemed to ring in her ears again.
It was a story called resistance and freedom. For freedom, the people of Old Mondstadt raised the flag of resistance to the tyrant.
Countless people fell on the stairs leading to the tower. Finally, the wind elf in the form of a boy and the king representing the flame came to the tyrant.
The howling wind witnessed the death of the tyrant, the tower collapsed, and the wind of freedom blew through Mondstadt.
It is an invisible wind, but it is also the wind of hope and turning point.
"I choose the Cecilia flower as the flower of the wind."
Ying said firmly.
"Then, please represent the people of Mondstadt and offer the Wind Flower to the God of Wind."
Ying solemnly inserted the Cecilia flower on the flower bed under the statue of the God of Wind. The white petals swayed lightly in the wind. Perhaps it was the wind of freedom that blew it. The air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and Mondstadt residents around Zephyr Square began to cheer and celebrate the birth of the Wind Flower in the new year.
Qin looked at the agitating crowd, including Yola and Amber. Her eyes swept over one by one, Raze, Bennett, Kaia, Diluc...
Everyone gathered together to welcome this grand moment.
Just when Captain Qin was about to announce the perfect end of the celebration, a red figure broke into the crowd around the square. It seemed to be Famas who had arrived belatedly. He was holding something alive in his arms, like a flower. , but it was swinging the branches mightily.
"Barbatos, I'm here to give you the Flower of Wind!"
Famas shouted, pushing his way into the dense crowd.
After seeing clearly what Famas was holding in his arms, the Mondstadt residents around him backed away in horror.
"Well! Isn't it considered a flower to cheat?"
