Chapter 25

Upon hearing this, Venti nodded gently.

Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly said, "Since you intend to continue your journey, go to Liyue, which borders Mondstadt."

"However, I still hope you can remember the meaning of travel."

"Even if it is to find your brother, you must also enjoy the journey you have taken so far. Remember the scenery along the way, the people you meet, and the events you experience; that is what matters most."

The dragon calamity in Mondstadt has ended.

Neither Su Bai nor Lumine obtained any useful information from Barbatos.

The two did not linger long.

Refusing to return to Mondstadt with Jean, Su Bai and Lumine bid farewell to the three at Starfell Cliff and set off on their journey to Liyue.

The sky was gloomy and unsettled.

Somewhere, two Shenyuan Sect disciples appeared out of thin air and knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Your Highness, Dvalin has failed."

"He was purified of the dragon's blood within him by someone who arrived in Mondstadt City. We have lost our mental control over Dvalin."

The person addressed as Your Highness furrowed his brows slightly.

But what dominated was surprise.

"Purified the dragon's blood?"

"Was it a young girl named Lumine?"

"No, it was a young man named Su Bai, though there was indeed a young girl named Lumine by his side."

Impossible.

Besides Lumine, how could anyone purify...

Wait.

"What did you say? They are together now?"

Aether: "....."

It's over; we've really been exposed.

Venti: "Tsk, I didn't expect the prince of the Shenyuan Sect to be Lumine's brother, Aether."

Furina: "I'm fainting; this is more unbelievable than Venti being the Anemo Archon Barbatos."

Navia: "No way, Lumine, your brother is actually a member of the Shenyuan Sect?"

Yae Miko: "This is big news. The traveler who helped five nations, and the blood relative they seek is actually the helmsman of the Shenyuan Sect."

Xia Luodi: "Record it, I've recorded it all. If the traveler is an undercover agent planted by the Shenyuan Sect on the Teyvat continent, such a report would surely be a huge hit."

Lumine: "....."

Aether: "This has nothing to do with Lumine; you are too imaginative."

Su Bai: "Indeed, it has nothing to do with her. If she truly wanted to be an undercover agent, Lumine wouldn't be leaving Mondstadt so quickly."

Aether: "Why do you need to say that?"

Lumine: "Brother..."

Paimon: "Oh well, it's a matter from a past life, not this one."

Clorinde: "I feel there is no need to worry. Even if the traveler Lumine is truly an undercover agent, I believe that with the reincarnator Su Bai present, her mind won't be focused on other matters."

Lumine: "....."

You know how to speak; say more.

..... Requesting flowers..

..... Requesting tickets.....

..... Requesting data.....

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you very much!!!.

Chapter 24: Huh? He fought Dvalin alone, and you want me to deal with him?

Su Bai continued to follow Lumine, setting out on the journey to find her brother.

The two walked for an unknown duration but still had not left Mondstadt's borders.

Before entering Mondstadt City, when Su Bai and Lumine were in the wild, they would drive away Hilichurls and occupy their tribes to rest.

But, ever since they left after resolving the Mondstadt dragon calamity.

Their itinerary underwent a major change compared to before.

When sleeping at night, Su Bai would use plant and wood elements to construct a new resting place.

The two would generally stay in one place for a long time, only moving on to other locations once they felt extremely bored.

Such a time-wasting journey; given them a few months, they probably wouldn't even reach Liyue.

Aether: "....."

Aether: "I find this reincarnator's power is a mystery. Why does it feel like his strength increases as time passes?"

Zhong Li: "Not necessarily. Perhaps the reincarnator was very strong from the beginning and simply hadn't displayed his full strength."

Hu Tao: "I remember the system mentioned this before. The power of a reincarnator is ominous and manifests differently in different reincarnation stories."

Jean: "Could it be that Mr. Su Bai's strength is strong when facing strength, and ominous when facing weakness?"

Kamisato Ayato: "As an older brother, you cannot be so lacking in confidence, Aether. You should believe in yourself."

Lumine: "What are you talking about?"

Paimon: "They mean Aether wants to deal with Su Bai but fears his own power is insufficient."

Aether: "Don't joke. It's just dealing with a Dvalin; there is nothing to worry about."

Dvalin: "You brat really are arrogant."

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "I don't get what you're all fighting over. I feel like Ying and Su Bai are very close — they must already be at the cohabitation stage by now."

Aether: "That's because you don't have an older brother. You don't understand an older brother's worry."

Kamisato Ayaka: "I do have one, though. Right, Brother — if the Lumine in the light screen were me, what would you do?"

Kamisato Ayato: "Nothing I could do. I'd just have to let one of us live — either me or Su Bai."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Eh? It's not that serious, is it?"

Lumine: "I really can't figure you people out. Besides, the one in the light screen is just a past-life reincarnation — look how nervous you've all gotten."

【That day...】

【Su Bai and Lumine had finally stayed in one area long enough, and decided to keep moving on to find the next area.】

【Along the way, however, they ran into a bespectacled man calling for help in the wilderness.】

【"Help! Could you lend a hand?"】

【The glasses-wearing man called himself Enjou.】

【"My companion is trapped somewhere in some ruins. Could I ask you to go rescue him?"】

Enjou?

Others might not know Enjou's background, but as someone who'd been through it, Lumine and Paimon instantly widened their eyes.

Wasn't Enjou that Abyss Lecturer they'd run into back in the Abyss Order?

And a totally nonsensical-spouting Abyss Lecturer at that.

How could he have shown up at the border between Mondstadt and Liyue?

Paimon: "Enjou? How come it's you? What are you doing all the way out here?"

Lumine: "Yeah, weren't you supposed to be in the Abyss Order?"

Enjou: "..."

This wasn't hard to figure out.

As a subordinate of the Abyss Prince, this had to be Aether ordering Enjou here.

Enjou: "I don't know why I've ended up in this place myself. There must be some reason I couldn't refuse."

Aether: "..."

Enjou: "Ahem. It must be that I simply couldn't bear to watch the Prince's little sister be deceived, so I came to stop it."

Lumine: "Oh my goodness — what is it that all of you want to do?"

Sangonomiya Kokomi: "The Abyss Order?"