In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

As the saying goes...

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

"Moreover, that woman's enemy is an old acquaintance of mine, and we have a pretty good relationship."

"It's obvious who I'm helping."

Rod chuckled, glancing at the carriage next door.

Although there was a carriage curtain between them.

He could also sense that the woman was staring at him as well.

"hehe."

"If you stretch your arms too far, you might get chopped off."

Rod muttered to himself.

Earlier, when discussing the lady's matter with Kaya and Diluc at the embassy.

Kaia had told him.

The attack on Wendy still troubles Jean to this day.

Having finally welcomed back their own god, they were attacked by outsiders in the territory controlled by the Knights of Favonius.

Putting aside the impact of the attack on the gods, the mere fact that this matter gets out is enough to make the Knights of Favonius lose face and make all Mondstadt people unable to hold their heads high in front of people from other countries.

The only thing to be thankful for.

It seems that Wendy wasn't too bothered by the attack.

Even watching his expression.

It seems they had anticipated this all along, and they acted completely indifferent.

But he can choose not to care.

But the zither cannot.

As soon as she received the news that Wendy had been attacked, she immediately led a team to the scene to investigate the clues.

but.

The person who did it did it so cleanly.

No matter how thoroughly Qin and her team searched, they could not find any evidence that was detrimental to her.

The only thing to know.

The person who committed the act was most likely a woman.

However, the wind god's attitude was strange. He only said that he had been attacked by the Fools, and then refused to identify the culprit.

This is very troublesome.

If Wendy is unwilling to come forward, even if the Knights of Favonius come knocking on her door, the lady will never admit to it.

This matter troubled Qin for a long time.

Mondstadt is not afraid of winter.

At least on the surface, with Grand Master Falgar around, they are not afraid of Zhidong.

Now that they know for certain that the Wind God has returned, they are even less afraid of the Winter Solstice.

If they can find sufficient evidence to prove that it was the Winter's Executor who attacked the Wind God, Qin can directly file charges against the Lady against the Winter.

Attacking the gods.

Such a serious crime must not be let off lightly.

This is the most basic bottom line that must be followed in any country in Teyvat.

Unfortunately.

Now, let alone evidence to indict the lady, the Knights of Favonius haven't found a single trace of the attackers.

This pent-up anger not only made Jean feel uncomfortable, but Diluc and Kaeya, who knew the inside story, also couldn't help but feel annoyed whenever they thought about it.

Therefore, when Rhodes said he had a way to make the lady admit that she attacked the wind god, it was clear that Rhodes was deliberately shifting the blame and trying to transfer the blame to Mondstadt.

Both Kaeya and Diluc showed an extremely strong interest in being able to punish the blasphemer, Lady.

The two sides hit it off immediately on this matter.

Now all we need to do is wait for an opportunity.

We need to wait for a woman to personally admit that she attacked the Wind God.

"hey-hey--"

Rhodes withdrew his gaze, let out a strange, eerie laugh that sent a shiver down Tina's spine.

'I wonder who's so unlucky as to have been targeted.'

Tinari thought so.

The carriage was moving very slowly.

After a day and a night.

We had just passed through the water and sky jungle and were still some distance from Kawan Station, where we could rest.

The journey was relatively peaceful.

During the several breaks, the people of Mondstadt and Winterbreak kept their distance from each other.

It seems that both Kaiya and the lady have given their subordinates orders not to engage in conflict with the other side.

Wendy, having nothing better to do, came to see Rhodes several times.

"The rainforest scenery of Sumeru is beautiful and gave me a lot of inspiration."

"such a pity."

"Now is not a good time to create."

This is Wendy's complaint to Rhodes.

No need to ask more.

I knew Wendy didn't want to create because of the woman's issues.

Actually, it's about women.

Rhodes also knew some of it.

As for why she harbors such hostility towards Wendy and even the entire Mondstadt, he can only say that opinions vary.

The woman's experience was indeed tragic.

But her subsequent revenge and madness are really hard to judge.

Rod sympathized with her, but did not agree with her actions.

"If Rustan's spirit could see her like this, would he be so angry that he would come back to life?"

Beside the campfire, Rod poked at the embers with a stick, talking to himself as if to himself.

"What did you say?"

Wendy, who had just finished playing with Klee, seemed not to have heard what Rhodes said, and leaned over to ask a question.

"Your hearing is better than mine, so don't pretend you can't hear me."

Rod glanced at Wendy and said irritably.

"Hey--"

Upon hearing this, Wendy scratched his head and chuckled awkwardly, but offered no comment on Rhodes' words.

Just because he didn't say anything doesn't mean Rod won't ask.

"By the way, let me ask you something."

Rhodes looked around and saw that Diluc and the lady were quite far away from him, and Tinari was feeding Hazard. Then he asked, "Is the organization that Diluc joined the same one that 'Young Wolf' Rustan is in?"

"what?"

Wendy was surprised that Rhodes would ask this question. After a moment of hesitation, she gave an affirmative answer.

"Yes."

"Sigh, how do you know everything?"

Wendy dropped her nonchalant expression and stared at Rhodes with a serious look.

But Rod's answer to him was still as surprising as ever.

"Guess."

This is the truth.

It really was just a guess.

Rhodes learned that after Diluc left the Knights of Favonius, he joined an unnamed intelligence organization in the North and became an observer within that organization.

He can be the Night Knight of Mondstadt.

A large part of the reason lies in the support provided by this organization.

Even in terms of intelligence networks alone, Diluc obtains information from this intelligence organization faster than the Knights of Favonius.

In Mondstadt, there exists such a colossal organization that has never caused any trouble, yet it commands the trust of loyal Mondstadt figures like Diluc.

The nature of this organization is then self-evident.

It's definitely related to the Knights of Favonius.

In Mondstadt, there is an organization that can achieve such a coexistence with the Knights of Favonius.

Rhodes had an idea.

That was the underground organization created by Kryuzrid Lawrence, a traitor of the Lawrence family, during the noble rebellion a thousand years ago, in order to overthrow his own family. After the noble rebellion ended, Kryuzrid disappeared from public view and never appeared again.

This organization is very mysterious. Its members are all volunteers, most of whom are warriors who have given up their identities and honors. Some have even abandoned their names.