Chapter 130

Over these years, they had grown accustomed to hostility toward the Lawrence Clan, including Eula; when Eula first joined the Knights of Favonius, she had faced no shortage of protests.

But now, things were different. Eula had actually saved Mondstadt—was this something the "evil" Lawrence Clan was supposed to do?

If the person saying this hadn't been Barbatos, countless people would likely have questioned if it were fake news!

But at this moment, what could they say?

Naturally, they had to believe in Lord Barbatos!

Even if they felt as though they had just been fed a mouthful of excrement!

Alas, the faith the people of Mondstadt held for the Anemo Archon Barbatos seemed not a whit inferior to the faith the people of Liyue held for the Geo Archon Morax.

"May the Anemo Archon protect you," and the spread of the Church of Favonius's faith, were not things that came from nothing.

It was unclear who took the lead, but they began to applaud for Eula. With someone leading the way, no matter how unwilling the other Mondstadt citizens were, they followed suit and applauded for Eula.

At this moment, many Mondstadt people were surprised to discover that if one set aside her Lawrence Clan identity, Eula was actually quite beautiful, and her figure was also quite excellent.

Furthermore, the Lawrence Clan had suffered heavy losses—did this mean it was highly likely that Eula would become the head of the Lawrence Clan?

If that were truly the case, becoming a son-in-law of the Lawrence family wouldn't be so bad!!

Everyone hated the Lawrence Clan, but everyone wanted to be a Lawrence son-in-law.

Being watched by so many people, Eula's heart was in a state of agitation. She discovered that the way these people looked at her seemed different from before; it seemed there was a lot more recognition for her.

It seemed this was actually quite good!

Perhaps the deaths of those clansmen were worth it!

Shaking her head, Eula gave a "fierce" glare at Mu Yang, who was standing beside her. This guy must have known what was going to happen here long ago; perhaps all of this had been plotted by Mu Yang and the Anemo Archon Barbatos.

This guy definitely wanted to make her feel moved and then make her shed tears. Hmph, I've noted this grudge!

"Also, I want to thank this traveler from another world!" Immediately after, Barbatos pointed his hand toward Lumine not far away: "Thank you, Honorary Knight. If it weren't for her help, I would not have been able to resolve the poison on Dvalin!"

Compared to Eula, it was clearly much easier for people to accept Lumine.

An Honorary Knight?

Although they didn't know when such a knight had appeared within Mondstadt's borders.

But the other party had saved the Dragon of the East, so she was indeed worthy of their respect!

"Lumine, don't you think it's a pity? If we had known, we could have negotiated for a higher reward!" Paimon whispered softly to Lumine beside her.

Lumine looked at the money-grubbing Paimon with a speechless expression.

As for Mora, Lumine wasn't lacking for the moment; at the very least, she could barely afford to feed Paimon.

But information about her brother was of vital importance to Lumine.

The other party was the Anemo Archon Barbatos; he should, presumably, have special channels for information.

Seeing that it was about time, Venti continued: "I hope everyone can remember today. The Abyss Order has always wanted to destroy the Teyvat continent. When the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact.

This is not the end; it is merely a beginning!

May the free wind always protect you!"

Having said this, Venti controlled Dvalin and drifted away.

His words caused the hearts of many Mondstadt people to tighten involuntarily; this was not the end, but a beginning.

For them, this was not good news.

But the threat of the Abyss Order was something they had to face.

At this moment, many people had the idea of joining the Knights of Favonius.

Now that the main force of the Knights of Favonius was on an expedition, the Knights of Favonius within Mondstadt City were expanding their recruitment. If one wanted to improve oneself, the Knights of Favonius was indeed the best path!

However, at this moment, they could indeed rest and relax for a while.

Many people had already decided to drink until they dropped!

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Under the great tree at Windrise, Venti and Mu Yang waited silently for Lumine and Paimon to arrive.

"I didn't expect you to have this wine!

This is Master Diluc's prized vintage. Back then, I wanted to steal this wine and was caught red-handed by Master Diluc. It is said that if this wine were sold outside, it would cost at least five million Mora!" Drinking the fine wine Mu Yang had poured for him, Venti chattered on incessantly.

Mu Yang gnawed on a chicken leg and chuckled: "Who told us that the last time we went to find him, he only cared about you and not me?

I swiped quite a bit of famous wine at the time; he should know it was me, but he didn't ask me for money.

Of course, I'm not lacking that money myself!"

"How could he do that? He wouldn't even let me drink these wines!" Venti instantly became dissatisfied. He could only drink Dandelion Wine, yet Mu Yang was taking famous wines directly—was Mu Yang the Anemo Archon, or was he?

"Who told you that you, as the Anemo Archon, don't seem very reliable?" Mu Yang spread his hands and said seriously: "However, the business in Mondstadt is about to end, and I should be leaving soon too."

"You're leaving already?" Venti was stunned, then nodded slightly: "Indeed, you have your own matters to attend to.

You have already shared your power with us; from now on, we must rely on ourselves to deal with monsters and the Abyss.

I just don't know if the people of the Abyss Order will launch an attack on Mondstadt after discovering that I cannot fall into the Abyss."

The Abyss Order certainly couldn't ignore the power that restrained the Abyss; otherwise, Venti wouldn't have been able to use Lumine as a front.

One must know that if Venti had solved Dvalin's problem himself, the points he could have obtained would certainly not have been few.

Yet Venti still let Lumine act as the front. Before Diluc, Jean, and now Eula had fully grown, Mondstadt could not withstand an all-out invasion by the Abyss Order.

Even if Liyue were to come and help, it would be no exception.

The power of the Abyss exceeded imagination; one only needed to look at the Golden Wolflords gnawing at the world's barrier at the edge of the world to know this.

"Then hurry up and become stronger!

And you are not the Anemo Archon Barbatos, but the bard Venti!" Mu Yang chuckled: "My strength is not yet strong enough; I must obtain at least two more Gnosis before I can unite myself with the world's barrier.

By then, it will become much more difficult for the Abyss to invade the Teyvat continent.

The problem with the Ley Lines will also be resolved."

"Then you must work hard!" Venti said with a solemn expression: "The Heavenly Principles of the past put us under immense pressure. Although we know he was protecting the Teyvat continent in his own way, we did not approve of some of those methods.

But you will definitely become a good Heavenly Principle!"

"Uh-huh!" Mu Yang raised an eyebrow and didn't say much more.

Since he had become the Heavenly Principle, suppressing those powerful enemies of the Abyss was likewise his responsibility!

Immediately after, he looked into the distance; Lumine and Paimon were rushing toward them.

"Lumine, look, Sweet Madame!" Paimon arrived beside the two, and seeing the Sweet Madame in Mu Yang's hand, drool flowed from the corner of her mouth.

Seeing Paimon like this, Mu Yang tore off a chicken wing and threw it to her: "What a greedy little thing; this chicken wing is yours."

Paimon hurriedly caught the wing and took a blissful bite: "I'm not greedy, I'm just a little hungry.

We just went through a big battle earlier!"

Lumine, seeing this, cast a death glare at Paimon: "I was the one fighting; you didn't do anything."

"That's not true, I was cheering for you the whole time, Lumine!" Paimon said, her mouth full of grease: "But Mu Yang, your Sweet Madame is so delicious, even better than what we ate at the Good Hunter restaurant."

"This is from Angel's Share!

Don't look at it as just a tavern; the food inside is quite delicious! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's the best in Mondstadt!" Mu Yang chuckled.

Lumine, at this moment, wasn't concerned with the question of where the Sweet Madame was tastier; she just looked at Venti beside Mu Yang and said: "Should I call you Venti or the Anemo Archon Barbatos?"

"Calling me Venti is fine; usually, I'm just an ordinary bard!" Venti sipped his fine wine and chuckled.

"You noticed me earlier—was it because I had the ability to help you solve Dvalin's problem, or because I am special and you know me?" When asking this, Lumine stared intently at Venti, wanting to see any clues on his face.

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