Chapter 193

"How should I put it?"

Varka paced back and forth, stomping his feet a few times: "Rumor has it he digs traps; his intelligence seems above that of an average Hilichurl."

"Ordinary Knights have suffered greatly at his hands. I think this time I'll assign you to handle it personally."

"By the way, I've also arranged for Eula to wait for you outside the walls of Mondstadt."

"Eula!" Jean's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly: "Even Eula must go along? It seems the matter is truly tricky."

"What, do you lack confidence?" Varka asked.

"No, I guarantee I will complete the Grand Master's assigned mission."

"Hahaha, that's more like a Knight of the Knights of Favonius. Go, Jean, and stay safe."

Abyssal: "A Hilichurl that digs traps?"

Aether: "Abyssal, don't Hilichurls dig traps?"

Dai Yin: "That's just a figure of speech. The Hilichurl Varka is referring to, I'd bet nine times out of ten it's Su Bai."

Xia Luodi: "Here they come, here they come. They've all grown up, and under Grand Master Varka's orchestration, they've met. The male lead, and the female leads one, two, and three are finally gathered."

Navia: "(Covering her face) Xia Luodi, is your next line going to be about watching who Su Bai will sacrifice himself for?"

Xia Luodi: "Hey, don't steal my lines."

Alice: "I get it. The Grand Master has definitely been secretly monitoring Su Bai's movements these past few years. He felt the time was ripe, so he sent Jean to make contact with Su Bai first."

Barbara: "Because Jean is upright, and there's already a precedent of recruiting Eula into the Knights, the Grand Master ordered Jean to contact Su Bai first, and also to have Eula, who also belongs to the Lawrence Clan, accompany her."

Tartaglia: "Ho, is the Grand Master's mind so subtle?"

Varka: "Ahem, when judging a person, one cannot judge merely by their appearance and build."

Yae Miko: "Has the saga of Su Bai's loves and hates in Mondstadt finally begun?"

Nahida: "It's still unclear what Alice's thoughts are after hearing that Su Bai might die for a woman. If she cares about Su Bai as her disciple, she might return to stop him from interacting with girls."

Cloud Retainer: "Master stopping her disciple from falling in love? This plot has a certain flavor to it."

Hu Tao: "True Lord, if one day Sister Ganyu and Sister Shenhe were to date, what would you do?"

Ganyu: "Eh?"

Shenhe: "Ah?"

Paimon: "If you want to date Cloud Retainer's disciple, you must first kowtow a few times to that woman, otherwise you'll likely suffer greatly."

Cloud Retainer: "You little thing, which woman are you pointing at?"

Tianquan Ningguang: "So, even if Mr. Su Bai fell into our Liyue, if he were to date either Shenhe or Ganyu, he would first have to pass True Lord's test."

Cloud Retainer: "Hmph! I absolutely will not allow anyone who shows disrespect to the Adepti to touch Ganyu or Shenhe."

Chapter 111: Those Years, The Simplicity Between Eula and Su Bai

In the grass.

Two pairs of rolling, beautiful eyes gazed at the Hilichurl camp not far away.

Jean and Eula discovered that a seemingly ordinary Hilichurl appeared to be directing other Hilichurls in moving supplies.

No need to think much to know these were the supplies from the Mondstadt merchant caravan that had been robbed earlier.

Venti: "Wait, that ordinary Hilichurl capable of commanding the Hilichurl Shieldbearer Brutes must be Su Bai, right?"

Dvalin: "Looks like it. Otherwise, how could a normal Hilichurl command Hilichurl Shieldbearer Brutes?"

Kaeya: "If it were purely combat power, Su Bai could indeed suppress all the Hilichurls, but what's eerie is that their communication seems to have no hindrance?"

Alhaitham: "Don't forget, Mr. Su Bai, in the cycles, has meticulously mastered many languages."

Diluc: "I recall he tried communicating with Hilichurls during the first cycle. Could it be he learned it during this cycle?"

Furina: "Hahaha, Su Bai stole Mondstadt's supplies. Yay."

Neuvillette: "This statement is Ms. Furina's personal opinion and has nothing to do with Fontaine. (Covering face)"

Arataki Itto: "Hahaha, got hit with bread once, and now he's stolen a whole cart of supplies?"

Abyssal: "Su Ye is mighty."

Venti: "Hey, you all saw it. Since Old Su was bullied the first time he entered Mondstadt, he never went back to Mondstadt again. Instead, he stole Mondstadt's supplies. Can we call it even now?"

Navia: "No, when Su Bai was four or five years old, he was ostracized. It hurt his young heart and affected everything that came after. A mere cart of supplies cannot settle the debt."

Venti: "@Lumine, can the person in charge come out for a moment?"

Lumine: "@Su Bai, can the person in charge come out for a moment?"

Lumine: "Sorry, Venti. Great Grandpa Su Bai doesn't know what he's busy with; he might be temporarily focused solely on browsing the '590' bottom world with Furina, blocking all messages."

Venti: "....."

"That's strange."

"That Hilichurl looks no different from an ordinary Hilichurl, yet it can command Hilichurl Shieldbearer Brutes."

Eula placed a hand on her forehead and shook her head.

"I've never encountered such a strange phenomenon before."

"This must be the Hilichurl with intelligence above the average Hilichurl that the Grand Master mentioned." Jean's face was grave.

While talking with Eula.

She had already scouted the general situation of the entire Hilichurl camp.

This Hilichurl camp wasn't particularly large.

Including that strange Hilichurl, the total number was only around eight.

Plus one Hilichurl Shieldbearer Brute.

"I just don't know how much combat power that Hilichurl with slightly higher intelligence possesses."

"But I think with your skill level, you alone could clear this camp in an instant."

Jean smiled and looked at Eula.

Eula shrugged her fragrant shoulder, unable to deny Jean's point.

She added, "You are no different; otherwise, Grand Master Varka would not have sent only the two of us."

"I suppose knowing a squad wasn't needed, the main objective must be to capture that strange Hilichurl and bring it back to Mondstadt."

"Of course, there is also..." Jean patted Eula's fragrant shoulder, "The Grand Master wants to let you have the credit."

Eula said no more.

She understood Jean's meaning.

Whether it was Jean or Grand Master Varka, they would always find opportunities for her to earn merit, for no reason or otherwise.

They wanted to try changing the Mondstadt citizens' view of her Lawrence identity.

However, even so, the effect was still not very good.

But, being able to become a Knight was also Eula's ideal.

This was a path she chose herself, having nothing to do with anyone else.

Thinking of this,

Eula's affectionate eyes trembled slightly a few times.

The image of that youth, who had once been instilled with the same dream by her, floated in her mind.

She had never seen him again since that day.

Perhaps after that night, Su Bai Lawrence had already died outside the walls of Mondstadt.

"I understand. I will instantly clear out the other Hilichurls."

"You seize the opportunity to use wind power to control that special one, and we will bring it back together."

Eula's gaze suddenly became firm.

Even if she were alone, she would carry this Knight's path through to the very end.

"Let's go, Jean."

"Good, the operation begins."

Eula and Jean exchanged a glance.

As the two finished speaking,

Eula's figure flashed, leaping into the Hilichurl tribe.

"Yaya, ika."

The figure suddenly landing in the tribe took the group of Hilichurls by great surprise.

When they reacted, they shouted simultaneously and charged at Eula as a group.