Chapter 188

Venti: "I can't even imagine it—thankfully, no one who bullies him has suffered consequences yet. If that were true, if Su Bai Laurence just stood in Mondstadt, Mondstadt would be gone?"

Tevrat: "....."

Oser: "Indeed, invisible power is always the strongest and most terrifying kind."

Alice: "Hehehe, I don't accept it."

【After a day of observation.】

【Alice became increasingly curious about Su Bai.】

【She had never seen anything so amusing and miraculous.】

【"Could this kid possibly have insane luck?"】

【Alice's big eyes turned several times.】

【A brilliant idea suddenly popped into her mind—one that would further test Su Bai.】

【"You..."】

【"Come here."】

【Alice waved to Su Bai behind her.】

【Su Bai immediately broke into a run and caught up: "You promised me?"】

【"Don't rush," Alice waved her hand.】

【Though the child was adorable, taking a disciple was no trivial matter.】

【Alice raised her arm, her slender finger pointing far away...】

【Su Bai looked up.】

【Far off, snow sealed the mountains.】

【At the peak's highest point, a hundred-meter-long swirling cloud spun with lightning and thunder.】

【"My purpose for leaving the city is to stay in the Snowdrift Mountains for a very, very long time."】

【"If you can find me in the Dragonspine Mountains, I'll teach you how to use Dudu the Demon King."】

【"And I promise to take you as my disciple and teach you even more."】

【Alice secretly rejoiced, her eyes betraying a hint of mischief.】

【This should finally get rid of this annoying shadow.】

【Mondstadt's Dragonspine Mountains aren't just cold—they're brutally so.】

【There, without warmth, even wild boars freeze into ice sculptures.】

【He's just a child of four or five.】

【He'll probably give up the moment he reaches the mountain's base from the cold.】

【"You can't just because your luck's slightly better."】

【"Change the very landscape of Dragonspine."】

【"That's hilarious."】

【Alice muttered a few words to herself.】

【She looked at Su Bai, his face filled with distress.】

【"Hmm, at least you don't seem truly foolish—you understand Dragonspine isn't for you."】

【"It's not just cold—it's filled with monsters."】

【"You might even encounter the Dragonspine's unique, colossal hill people you've never seen before—swallowing you whole."】

【"So I still advise you to give up and go home early."】

【With those words, Alice suddenly accelerated.】

【Before Su Bai could react, she vanished.】

Alice's thinking was sound.

Luck, something invisible and intangible, can never be truly predicted.

Claiming good luck is merely a form of humility.

No one tells others they have exceptional luck—that nothing worries them.

So, at all times and places, true strength remains the only real truth.

In the livestream.

Mo Na: "Alice actually thought of this method? By telling Su Bai Laurence this, he'll definitely head for Dragonspine."

Diluc: "I think he'll go for sure—Su Bai Laurence has no home, no ties; his only goal now is to learn from Alice."

Furina: "Is Dragonspine really as terrifying as Alice says? I do find the clouds atop the peak terrifying."

Paimon: "The mountain top is nowhere near as comfortable as the areas near Mondstadt City."

Abbel: "It's indeed bitterly cold—most people couldn't endure it."

Nahida: "Ah, Su Bai Laurence is only four or five—if he really goes up, even if luck spares him from monsters, the extreme cold will..."

Bael: "Before becoming a father, Su Bai's life should be safe."

Alice: "Oh, back so soon, Bael, the Great Tree of Mercy? Speak up—when I called you just now, were you doing something bad with Su Bai?"

Inside the room.

Bael's face flushed red.

Bael: "You should focus on your past self first. Messing with Su Bai like this—you might actually end up losing."

Babylus: "I just remembered something important, Alice—doesn't Klee's Star Sign represent the lucky four-leaf clover?"

Yuan Shang: "Huh! So that's the case? Then it's settled."

Xia Luodi: "Wait, the heroine isn't Jean or Eula—it's Alice?"

Elyse: "The plot has suddenly become absurd."

Jean: "Exactly! Did Elyse Young Lady end up losing herself because she bullied Su Bai?"

Elyse: "¨ˇ What does Klee's Star Seat have to do with Su Bai's luck? Besides, Klee's Star Seat is from this life—no one knows what her past life was like."

Klee: "Huh? What do you mean…"

Mo Na: "It's nothing, Klee."

Babylus: "What you said does hold some merit, but I feel the situation isn't as simple as it seems."

【Mondstadt's Dragonspine Snow Mountain.】

【For Elyse, coming here was like stepping into her own backyard.】

【She was as familiar with it as ever.】

【Rarely in recent years had her work been so light.】

【Unable to sit idle, Elyse once again wanted to conduct an experiment, needing to gather materials from Dragonspine Snow Mountain.】

【Halfway up Dragonspine Snow Mountain.】

【Elyse had collected all the materials.】

【She looked up at the sky; midnight was slowly descending.】

【She found a sheltered spot and set up her tent.】

【She crawled inside without hesitation.】

【Lying in the warm blankets, Elyse's thoughts drifted to Su Bai, whom she had met before.】

【It had been some time since they parted ways.】

【"That brat probably gave up by now."】

【Elyse rolled over, suddenly feeling a pang of regret.】

【"That boy's luck really isn't something ordinary people could have."】

【"Now that I think about it, I should've kept him around to study him—see if there was something special about him."】

【"But judging by his stubbornness, if he really came to the mountain looking for me, he might freeze to death on the way…"】

【Now, with a calm mind and a backward glance…】

【Elyse felt a chill run down her spine.】

【She suddenly realized her joke had gone too far.】

【If Su Bai took it seriously and came to the mountain searching for her, even if he avoided the Chuchus, he'd likely freeze to death on the road from Dragonspine's blizzards.】

【"Should I go look for him?"】

【Elyse shot up abruptly, but quickly dismissed the absurd thought.】