Just as Venti was about to slip away, Qixuan grabbed him.
"Where do you think you're going, our 'bard'?"
Venti whispered, "At least give me, the Anemo Archon, a little face."
"Hmm? How come I didn't see your 'face' being useful when Mondstadt was in danger?"
Venti gave an awkward smile.
"Alright, we're here to help, so stop dawdling," Qixuan said.
Venti met Lumine's gaze and said, "This isn't the place to talk. Follow me."
Qixuan, Lumine, and Paimon followed Venti to Windrise.
Lumine wanted to ask something at this moment.
Venti, however, said, "Shhh, I know what you want to ask. The wind brought your story, so I'm very sorry, but I haven't seen your brother."
Paimon: "So you really are the 'Anemo Archon'?"
Venti: "Mm-hmm! Without a doubt, rejoice! The person standing before you now is none other than Barbatos himself!"
Paimon and Lumine: "Ehh~~~"
Paimon: "It's hard to imagine Mondstadt's Anemo Archon is a 'drunkard', and one with a low tolerance at that."
Venti: "What words! What kind of words are those! Hmph."
Qixuan: "Stop messing around, let's get to the point."
Venti: "*Cough, cough*. Dvalin is a good child. It's my fault, sigh."
Qixuan: "Hmm?"
Paimon: "So can you get to the main point already, hey!"
Venti: "A-heh!"
Paimon: "What the heck is 'A-heh'!"
Venti: "Alright, alright, let's get serious. To purify the Abyss energy on Dvalin, we must first remove its source of power to weaken it. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to defeat it."
Paimon: "It's your familiar, though. You can't beat it?"
Venti: "It's just that I've gotten weaker over the past few millennia. Gods gain divine power through faith, so... a-heh."
Lumine: "Then what should we do?"
Venti: "First! The plan is this: Dvalin's power comes from three temples. Deep within them are 'power Crystalizes', which are the source of Dvalin's strength."
Lumine had a sudden realization.
"So you mean we just need to destroy the 'power Crystalizes'?"
Venti: "Exactly! However, since those three temples have been abandoned for a long time, many monsters have bred inside them. They still pose a certain danger to ordinary people."
Paimon: "Hmph hmph, then you're underestimating Lumine. Even though she's only been fighting for a few days, she's still very powerful."
Lumine: "You make it sound like I'm really amazing."
Venti: "Alright, alright. We can set off once Lisa arrives."
Speak of the devil and he shall appear.
"Oh? I think I just heard someone call my name."
Paimon: "Sister Lisa, over here!"
Lisa: "Heh~ Little Paimon is still so lively."
Venti: "Well then, everyone is here. Let's divide the tasks."
"These three temples are the Temple of the Falcon, the Temple of the Wolf, and the Temple of the Lion. I'll go to the Temple of the Falcon, Lisa to the Temple of the Wolf, and as for Lumine and... *cough, cough*, Qixuan to the Temple of the Lion. How does that sound?"
Everyone: "No objections!"
Just as everyone set off, Venti looked at Qixuan.
Qixuan: "(Don't worry, I'm here.)"
Venti: "(I just wanted to say, don't destroy the temple.)"
Qixuan: "(... ... ... Then I'll have to try.)"
Venti awkwardly looked up at the sky.
After everyone had left, Kaeya emerged from the side, lost in thought.
At this moment, another man with fiery red hair and a Pyro Vision at his waist appeared from the side.
Diluc: "So fond of monitoring others, truly befitting the Knights of Favonius' style. It's just surprising that the 'drunkard' who often owes money at my tavern is actually the Anemo Archon."
Kaeya: "Oh? I'm here for a mission. What about you, Old Man Ragnvindr?"
"But I really didn't expect a bard to be Mondstadt's Anemo Archon."
Diluc: "I was just passing by and saw what kind of mischief you were up to again."
Kaeya: "Well, thank you very much then."
...
At this moment, Lumine and Qixuan stood at the entrance of the temple.
Qixuan indicated that they could just go in, and Lumine pushed open the large door.
A cloud of dust blew out.
Paimon: "*Cough, cough, cough*! So much dust!"
Lumine: "Alright, alright, let's go."
Ahead was a long corridor. As they walked, Lumine asked Qixuan some questions about Liyue.
Qixuan patiently explained everything to Lumine.
At this moment, Qixuan said, "I see you're still using the Dull Blade. I'll give you a weapon. How can you travel without a handy weapon?"
Lumine: "Ah? No need, no need."
Lumine quickly shook her head.
Qixuan: "Don't worry, I have a request too."
Lumine: "Ah? What request?"
"I want to travel with you."
Lumine's brain didn't react for a moment. After a while, she asked, "But why?"
Qixuan: "Because I have a necessary reason that I can't tell you, but don't worry, I won't do anything."
After some thought, Lumine felt that having a powerful Adeptus join them would be a wonderful thing, so she agreed on the spot.
Seeing this, Qixuan took out a completely black 'sword' from her imaginary space. However, this could not conceal the sword's powerful 'sense of oppression'.
As Lumine took the sword, a 'dragon' suddenly appeared in her mind.
"What's this sword called?"
Qixuan: "'Mo Chi'."
Just as Lumine was happily swinging the sword, they arrived at the front hall.
Suddenly, an 'ice arrow' shot towards them.
Lumine reacted quickly and dodged it, and several more arrows shot towards Qixuan.
Qixuan simply waved her hand, and they flew away.
Three Samachurl archers, one Hilichurl Brute, and two Samachurls appeared in front.
Qixuan said to Lumine, "Let's finish this quickly."
Lumine: "Okay!" Saying that, she condensed a Wind Blade and 'attacked'!
Qixuan, on her side, was one-punching each 'little friend'.
What? You mean the two big ones?
Qixuan indicated that they should talk to her 【Inch Punch】.
After quickly finishing the battle, they walked deeper inside.
And not long after Lumine and Qixuan left, a portal to the Abyss appeared, and an 'Abyss Mage' emerged, then disappeared after two sinister laughs.
On the other side,
Qixuan suddenly stopped walking, and Lumine looked puzzled.
At this moment, Qixuan said, "You two, hide behind me."
Lumine and Paimon didn't understand but still did as they were told.
Because Qixuan had already seen through the entire temple with her 【Consciousness clearance】, there were four Ruin Guards ahead.
And they were already 'activated'.
After walking a few steps, several red lights ahead emitted dangerous signals.
Just as Lumine was about to warn them, several 'missiles' flew over.
Paimon: "Waaah! Lumine, quickly think of a way!"
Lumine wanted to use a Wind Blade, but seeing the number, it seemed a Wind Blade wouldn't work.
Qixuan indicated that there was no need to worry, she would act.
Qixuan's body glowed red, and then several crimson 'feathers' flew out from her body.
With a bang! A huge explosion sound came from the front.
Paimon: "Wow! Is this the power of an Adeptus?"
Lumine: "(So strong.)"
Qixuan smiled and said, "Let's go quickly."
Then everyone arrived at their final destination.
Looking at the glowing 'Crystalize' ahead, they thought, 'We just need to destroy this, right?'
Just as Lumine was about to 'slash' it with her sword, a sudden change occurred.
