[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Blood gushed out instantly, but was blocked by the shield when it was about to splash onto Mingxun, and not a single drop of it stained the white priest's uniform.

"grown ups!"

As if he had seen his backer, Mingxun's eyes brightened a little, and he stared intently at Morax who was slowly walking towards him.

The latter was obviously very pleased with her expression. The corners of her lips curled slightly, and she looked at the guy who offended her with more and more disgust.

Morax walked slowly to his side, and waited patiently until he had wailed enough before speaking softly, "Were you asking who gave her the courage? Haha."

He sneered, silently stating that he was the reason why Mingxun dared to come here.

Even though the man was not an eyewitness to the incident, she still guessed his identity from his various behaviors. His face turned pale and he kept his eyes fixed on Mingxun as if to escape.

He couldn't understand, shouldn't the relationship between gods and priests be one of flattery? Why would Morax personally accompany Mingxun here?
His mind became increasingly confused due to the symptoms of blood loss. He finally gave up thinking further and wanted to escape from this place, but under Morax's gaze he couldn't even move a finger.

Fortunately, no one present really intended to watch him die.

Morax didn't take him seriously, but Mingxun felt it was unnecessary.

She pulled the sleeve of the person in front of her, drawing all of Morax's attention back to herself: "My lord, I want to leave here."

When she said this, her voice was very soft, as if she had not yet recovered from the incident that had just happened.

Morax suddenly realized that it might not be appropriate for weak humans to face such a bloody scene.

"Feel sorry."

The two words came out of his mouth, as if they had been stuck in his throat for a long time. Even the expression on his face seemed a little relaxed after he finished speaking, especially when he noticed Mingxun.

Morax held her hand in return and walked out with her in big strides: "I didn't consider your feelings in advance. I will pay attention next time."

Mingxun was just catching a glimpse of the guy walking away dejectedly, covering his injured hand. For a moment, she was unable to react to what Morax was saying. By the time she came to her senses, the guy who was not used to showing weakness had already changed the subject.

"When did that man appear?" he asked.

Mingxun thought for a moment and gave a not-so-accurate time: "About a quarter of an hour ago."

They didn't actually argue for too long, but Morax seemed very dissatisfied with the time, frowning: "You should have called me earlier."

The cemetery was not far from where he had been before, and the demon god's hearing was extraordinary. As long as Mingxun was willing, he could ask him for help before that person took action.

"My lord, do you think I can't even handle one person?" Ming Xun smiled and shook his head. "I'm certainly not as powerful as the immortals who can move mountains and fill the sea, but the person on the other side is just an ordinary person. I still have the power you gave me, which is enough for me to protect myself."

She made it clear that she didn't want to trouble him.

Morax could understand that she wanted to maintain her dignity in this way, but he still couldn't accept it: "I thought... as a demon god, it was natural for me to protect my people."

Mingxun was slightly stunned.

Morax caught the moment of her brief loss of composure, leaned over to close the distance between them, and his amber eyes met the girl's emerald eyes.

"Anyway, next time you encounter something like this, don't worry, just hide behind me. I will protect you, for eternity."

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Zhongli's mind flashed back to his past words.

He has always had a good memory and quickly found the girl's reaction in his memory.

At that time, Mingxun's eyes were wide open, her cheeks suddenly turned red, and she grabbed him and asked hesitantly if this was a promise to her.

[Yes, this is the "contract" between you and me. ]

This is how he answered.

As the god of "contracts", any "contract" made by him will never be broken. His body moved before his mind, and Zhongli stopped Lingyuan's hand from grabbing Mingxun.

The beast suddenly opened its eyes wide in surprise.

She tried to pull her hand back, but it didn't seem like she was using any strength at all. The thing that was just pressing her down became as immovable as a mountain at this moment, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move it at all.

Ling Yuan finally lost his composure and cold sweat began to appear on his head.

She stared blankly at her pinned hands, not understanding how a mere human could suppress her.

Animals' intuition is naturally more sensitive than humans', and she vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

So even though her vision and spiritual awareness told her that the guy in front of her was just an ordinary person, she still decided to follow her instinct and run away immediately.

Lingyuan looked at Mingxun for help.

But before Mingxun could speak, Zhongli let go of her hand first: "I'm sorry, but since Miss Xunming doesn't want to, maybe it's better not to force her."

As soon as she was released, Ling Yuan immediately dodged to a place ten meters away from them. She didn't even dare to say a word. She just said "Next time you see Fu Jin, you have to testify for me that I have tried my best" and ran away, fearing that Zhongli would attack her again.

The development of events was a bit magical, Mingxun was amazed.

But she soon had no time to dwell on this, because Zhongli had already turned his gaze towards her: "Ms. Xun Ming's friends are very interesting."

Mingxun pursed her lips embarrassedly.

Zhongli's next sentence made her alert again: "But your friend doesn't look like an ordinary person--"

Mingxun had already imagined this scene when Lingyuan appeared, so he quickly gave an answer: "Yes, Lingyuan is indeed not an ordinary person."

This obvious thing cannot be covered up, and admitting it openly can actually make your words more credible.

She smiled at Zhongli and said, "Sir, you are well-informed. You may have heard of the Hidden Mountain Ni Beast of Chenyu Valley, which is what people call the Mountain Master."

Of course Zhongli had heard of it, or rather, he recognized Ling Yuan the first time he saw him. He mentioned it now simply because he wanted to see Mingxun try his best to explain it.

She admitted it so straightforwardly that he lost interest.

After hearing a story from Mingxun that was either fabricated or adapted, the two finally arrived at the Hall of Rebirth.

Zhongli put away his umbrella and said calmly, "Miss Xun Ming just got caught in the rain. If you don't change your clothes soon, you might catch a cold. Why don't you come sit in the hall? I'll ask the waitress to look for clean clothes."

It was a reasonable suggestion and Mingxun had no reason to refuse it. Besides, she had been planning to spend more time with Zhongli.

"Then there's Mr. Lao."

She was led to a side room.

The groom soon came over with a new set of clothes.

Mingxun took off her wet clothes and put on the clean clothes brought by the attendant, but just as she buttoned her collar, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

Liyue's recent fashion trend is long sleeves and solid-colored dresses, just like her previous outfit.

The close-fitting shape could easily cover her wrist, but it could also easily reveal what was inside, so before going out, Mingxun simply removed the bandage used to cover the wound on her wrist to prevent the different thickness on the left and right sides from revealing anything.

However, the clothes that the waiter brought up were short-sleeved.

(End of this chapter)