Chapter 66

But immediately after, a soft light bloomed from Oz's body.

That was a lyre lingering with clear light, full of sacred warm radiance, dispelling the Anemo elements and covering the giant dragon entirely.

Affected by this, the crazy eyes of the dragon dyed with blood faded a little, and reason emerged again.

After seeing the lyre clearly, the dragon paused, allowing Lumine, who had finally stabilized her figure, to use all her strength to attack it without any resistance.

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Letting the scales explode, the giant dragon just let out a sad long roar, seeing the tragedy it caused and the backs of the residents in the city fleeing in panic, it roared low, and refocused its gaze on the lyre.

After a while, looking at this city with lingering affection for the last few times, the dragon flew away without looking back.

Accompanied by the dragon's departure, the surrounding storm also dissipated like duckweed without roots, and the great crisis that plagued Mondstadt City was inexplicably solved.

Oz was stunned for a moment, and together with Lumine, watched the dragon shadow disappear into the churning clouds.

"Oz, chase after it! The thing the teacher gave is really useful!"

Under Fischl's urging, Oz rationally rejected this request.

"Sorry, Mein Fräulein, I think it's better to rest for a while."

Ignoring the Prinzessin's dissatisfied complaints, he and Lumine slowly descended to the Windmill Plaza, reuniting with Amber and Paimon.

Watching Fischl, who had come out of the residing state, look dissatisfied, Amber came to her and Lumine's side and observed carefully, only letting out a sigh of relief when she confirmed that they were not injured.

"It's great that you are all okay. I didn't expect Dvalin to dare to come into the city. I must convey the news immediately."

"No need, Acting Grand Master Jean already knows what happened here and is sending me to bring everyone to see her."

In the shadow of the cathedral, a hearty male voice suddenly came.

Lumine looked over and found that it was a free-spirited young man with dark skin and an eyepatch.

"Captain Kaeya?!"

Amber waved happily at the newcomer and introduced his identity to Lumine.

Upon learning that this guy was actually the Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius, Paimon was startled.

"I thought this guy was a pirate."

"Ahaha, indeed, just looking at his appearance, Captain Kaeya doesn't look like a good person, but let me tell you a secret: he actually has a very good heart."

Before Amber could finish, she was glared at by the dark-skinned young man who was tossing a Mora coin in a devil-may-care manner.

"Hey, don't speak ill of people to their faces."

"Hehe, I wasn't."

Amber stuck out her tongue; her sunny and cheerful personality could always infect those around her.

Fischl gave a light huff: "This Princess shall not join in on the commendation ceremony; there are more important matters to attend to next."

She knew almost all the prominent figures in the City of Mondstadt, so her attitude was very casual.

"That won't do. Acting Grand Master Jean specifically requested everyone's presence. Miss Fischl, you wouldn't want Mr. Luo Li to know that you are disregarding the regulations, would you?"

This sentence was absolutely lethal; no matter how angry Fischl was, she could not refute it.

Seeing that the headstrong girl was actually frightened by a name, Paimon curiously leaned into Amber's ear and asked.

"Who is that Luo Li person? He sounds so scary; even Miss Fischl doesn't dare to defy him."

You have to know, she had just dared to charge at the Stormterror earlier—could it be that the other party was even more terrifying than the Stormterror?

An extremely burly and imposing figure suddenly appeared in Paimon's little head.

Seeing that even Lumine had leaned her head in, looking like she wanted to hear the gossip, Amber rolled her eyes.

"Mr. Luo Li is a very good person. Not only does he have the respect of every member of the Knights, but he is also so knowledgeable that even Lisa bows down to him, occasionally discussing matters with the etiquette of a disciple."

After saying this, she patted her own head and realized with a start: "I almost forgot, you are looking for your kin and the god who separated you back then, right? Perhaps Mr. Luo Li knows some clues."

Lumine perked up: "Really?"

She couldn't wait to find her brother, as well as the white-haired god who had separated them.

"Probably. After all, Mr. Luo Li is well-versed in both ancient and modern knowledge; he knows secrets from the ancient era. I've heard he has lived for hundreds of years and has even met the Seven Archons."

Amber patted her chest to confirm, which gave Lumine great confidence.

Paimon couldn't help but clap happily: "That's great! I hope we can find clues this time."

Kaeya had been listening silently, and finally interrupted the conversation here.

"Alright, ladies, I won't interfere with you going to find Mr. Luo Li later, but for now, please head to the Knights of Favonius headquarters first."

Lumine and her group naturally had no reason to refuse; in fact, being able to connect with the person who held the most power in this country was a stroke of luck.

It was just that throughout the process, Paimon kept agonizing over whether or not to bring a gift.

Lumine had nothing to say about this. Just before leaving, she suddenly saw a green-clad youth looking at her and Fischl from the fountain in a blind spot, his eyes seemingly filled with unbelievable surprise.

"It's the person from the forest who was talking to the dragon!"

When she turned her head, she found that the youth had already disappeared from where he stood.

After looking around and failing to find anyone, Lumine had to bury her doubts in her heart, deciding to find this person later and figure out his background.

Located in the blind spot of the Anemo Archon statue, the youth, who looked like a young noble, stared at the backs of Fischl's group, rubbing his chin in confusion.

"If I'm not mistaken, that is the real Holy Lyre der Himmel, but how could it appear here?"

To figure out the reason, the youth decided to stay here and wait for those people to come out so he could try to ask them.

Logically speaking, it should have been buried in the Abyss along with that catastrophe back then.

With various questions swirling in his mind, he stared unconsciously at the Knights of Favonius headquarters, unable to make sense of it.

As it turned out, this wait lasted for half a day.

Tourists in the plaza saw his bard attire and asked if he could sing, but he unexpectedly refused.

Not knowing how many waves of people he had seen off, the youth finally sighed and saw Lumine's group come out of the headquarters.

The youth's spirit was instantly lifted, and he immediately hurried over.

Unlike before they went in, Kaeya and Amber, who had been by the two girls' sides, were gone.

But that didn't matter; his target had nothing to do with those two anyway.

Thus, when Lumine and Fischl came out together, the two were whispering to each other...

"Amber just said you know where that person named Luo Li lives?"

Perhaps because both of them were followed by a flying pet, they inexplicably found common ground, and coupled with fighting the Stormterror together, their relationship had progressed exceptionally fast.

Lumine had also more or less figured out the personality of this strangely dressed girl beside her; she looked difficult to approach, but was actually just a bit awkward and tsundere.

She liked to use exaggerated words to show off, most of which were just bragging, so it was best to just ignore it.

Fischl held her head high, looking proud: "Hmph, that is the sage who has forged a three-lifetime bond with this Princess!"

Lumine didn't understand, but she knew their relationship must be quite deep; she could tell from their expressions.

Paimon was very envious: "To think you know such an amazing person!"

As she said this, she took a moment to glance at Lumine.

Lumine was unhappy. What do you mean by that? If I hadn't fished you out of the sea, you wouldn't even know where you were right now.

Just as she was thinking about how to retort, someone suddenly popped up in front of them.

"Hehe, hello there!"

Lumine steadied herself, and before she could see the newcomer clearly, Paimon pointed at him and shouted.

"It's you, the person who was colluding with the Stormterror!"

"What do you mean by 'colluding with the Stormterror'? That sounds terrible. There was a reason for that." The youth scratched his head and explained with a grin: "You can call me Venti."

Paimon put her hands on her hips, her face full of distrust.

Are you kidding? She had seen it with her own eyes; to think he still wanted to deny it.

Fortunately, she wasn't the one in charge. Lumine spoke up at this moment: "How are we supposed to believe you?"

Hearing this, the youth who called himself Venti perked up, his gaze shifting to the oblivious Fischl beside them.

"It's fine if you don't believe me. How about this: I can tell you some news about the Stormterror, but in exchange, you have to answer my questions too. How about that? That's fair, right?"

He spoke of exchanging information, but seeing him stare at Fischl the whole time, Lumine knew exactly who he was aiming for.

However, the information was indeed important, especially given the Stormterror's puzzling behavior.

She decided to trust this strange youth once. ===== CHAPTER 115 =====