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It would be so much fun to have a music party in this villa in the future!

Following the sound of breathing carried on the wind, he arrived at the restaurant and found Noelle asleep on the table, with some food that had gone cold in front of her.

It looks like I've been waiting since noon, and only took a short nap because I couldn't hold on any longer.

Noelle's actions made Li Xiao feel a slight pang of conscience.

He stepped forward and softly called to Noelle, "Noelle, wake up."

Noelle seemed to have only been asleep for a short while; her sleep was very light, and she woke up as soon as someone called her.

She rubbed her eyes, still looking a little dazed.

"Hmm...who's calling me? Do you need any help?"

When he came to his senses, he realized that Li Xiao was standing in front of him.

She exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly stood up to bow.

"I'm sorry, Lord Li Xiao, I fell asleep and didn't greet you immediately when you returned. Have you eaten? If not, I'll go heat up some food."

"No need, you haven't eaten either, have you? I'll heat it up and then we can eat something together. After you eat, you should get a good night's sleep; you look exhausted."

"Let me do it. I am your maid!"

Noelle hurriedly tried to stop him.

"obedient!"

As soon as Li Xiao's voice became serious, Noelle instantly shrank back like a quail.

"Yes, Lord Li Xiao..."

Although Li Xiao isn't very good at cooking, she can still reheat food.

After heating up the food and putting it on the table, I called Noelle to eat with me.

After tidying up, Li Xiao called Noelle to the living room.

"Noelle, didn't you eat lunch?"

"Yes, because Lord Li Xiao, you haven't returned yet, and I wanted to wait for you together."

"Although I am the Wind God, you don't need to be too respectful to me. Just treat me like a friend. You'll have to eat by yourself when I'm not back."

"But I am your maid."

Do you know why I want you to be my personal maid?

Noelle shook her head.

"It's precisely because of your personality that we are so worried."

Although only part of it was because of this, and more of it was because of craving Noelle, tell me, is that true or not?

"My personality... I know it, and Captain Jean and the others have tried to persuade me, but I just can't change it. I'm sorry! I guess I can't become a knight like this, can I?"

Noelle was a little saddened by Li Xiao, the Wind God, personally denying her personality. Her eyes were filled with tears, and it looked like she was about to shed a small pearl.

Li Xiao did not choose to comfort her.

"Do you know? As the Wind God, I know a lot about Mondstadt, and I also know everything you've done for Mondstadt. Helping others is good, but you've gone too far."

"Too much?"

Noelle blinked her big, watery eyes, looking a little puzzled.

"I'm asking you, do you help anyone who asks for your help?"

"Yes."

"Have you ever considered that you might be helping bad people?"

"But everyone in Mondstadt is a good person."

Tsk, Noelle is too naive. It wouldn't be good if she got fooled; if anyone's going to be fooled, it'll be me!

Li Xiao used the wind to search for a suitable person, and then stood up and took Noelle's hand.

"Here's what we'll do. Come with me, and I'll show you around. Then you'll understand."

He used the wind to carry the two of them, and they flew away from Mondstadt in an instant.

They landed lightly in front of a dilapidated house.

Before landing, he also used the wind to surround them, making the two invisible and silent.

There were several men inside the room, gathered together talking.

"Haha! Boss, we made a lot of money this time too. You really have a way with things."

"Of course, hehe, don't you know who I am? No one else could come up with this method."

"That little girl Noelle is really stupid; she was fooled by us so easily."

Noelle was wondering why Li Xiao had brought her here, but her eyes widened instantly after hearing those words.

She remembered that she had helped one of the men who had been talking to move things out of Mondstadt yesterday afternoon.

"Isn't it better to be a little stupid? It's easier to use this way! It was already troublesome for us to transport these stolen goods out of the city, but now it's much better. We just need to ask Noel for help."

The Knights of Favonius don't even bother to check Noelle! And she's even getting a free ride! Haha!

These people wouldn't have been so stupid as to repeat the plan aloud, but Li Xiao secretly amplified their smugness and arrogance to make Noelle understand everything.

Noelle, who overheard all of this, was stunned. The naive girl never imagined that her act of helping others would be seen as aiding and abetting evil.

She thought of the people she had helped in the past. Could some of them have lied to her? Could she have unintentionally harmed many people?

Noelle was caught in an endless vortex of self-blame...

The deeper she thought about it, the paler her face became, until finally she was almost unsteady on her feet.

It's hard to imagine that someone as physically strong as her could suddenly become so fragile.

Li Xiao helped her up, pulled her into his arms, and looked down into her somewhat lifeless eyes.

"Now you understand, right? That's why I told you not to help everyone. Not everyone in this world is as kind as you."

"I......"

Noelle's lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Li Xiao used the wind to transmit the situation of this group to Kaiya, who was slacking off at the tavern, and then stopped paying attention to it.

Holding Noelle, he turned around, and the wind element surged, sending him flying back home once more.

When they got home, Li Xiao helped Noelle sit on the sofa without saying a word, waiting for her to recover on her own.

After a while, Noelle seemed to come to her senses and spoke in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Lord Li Xiao, did I not only fail to help others in the past, but instead aided and abetted evil? Was everything I did wrong? Was my entire life a failure?"

She asked three questions in a row, completely unlike the shy little maid she had been before.

“Noelle, don’t associate these individual cases with everything you’ve done. I’m not denying your entire life. You were right to pursue helping others, but you chose the wrong method. Without guidance from others, you naturally lost your way.”

"Do I need someone to guide me...?"

She stared blankly at her hands for a moment, then seemed to realize something, suddenly raised her head, stood up, took a step forward, and tightly grasped Li Xiao's hand.

She used almost all her strength, but she was completely unaware of it, as if this was how she could grasp her future.

Noelle tilted her head back and stared straight at Li Xiao, her eyes filled with a fervor and anticipation that even Li Xiao found astonishing.

"Oh, right! I also have you! Lord Li Xiao! You are the Wind God! You can definitely be my guide in life, right?"

Main Text: Chapter Twenty-Six: A Second Journey to the Honkai World

A guide in life?

Upon hearing this, for some reason, Li Xiao suddenly thought of that guy Otto.

But now is not the time to think about those things; we still need to deal with the little maid who has fallen into a frenzy.

“Sure, if Noelle wants, I can be your guide in life and lead you on the right path.”

Noelle was overjoyed.

"Lord Li Xiao! No, Master! Please teach me!"

Being called "master" by the maid made Li Xiao feel incredibly good, from her toes all the way to her brain.

However, what puzzled him was that Noelle was too excited, even a bit extreme.

Don't you think Noelle has always been a bit extreme?

"That's right!" Li Xiao suddenly realized. Noelle's personality of sacrificing everything to help others was indeed extreme! That explains everything.

Seeing that Noelle was still staring at him, he thought for a moment and then said:

"I can give you the protection of the wind, so that you can discern who deserves help and who does not, so that you can help those who truly need it."

This blessing is somewhat similar to Maple Leaf's ability; it's also an application of the wind element.

"Great! Master, please give it to me, I'll do anything!"

Li Xiao really wanted to ask, "What kind of awareness did you have when you said that?" But since he was still trying to win over Noelle, he didn't try to be clever.

With a wave of his hand, he gave Noelle a permanent buff.

"Alright, I've already blessed you. From now on, under my protection, do your best to help others!"

"Yes, Master!"

After receiving the buff and sensing the information carried by the wind, Noelle felt relieved, and her emotions surged.

Then, in Li Xiao's vision, an incredibly dazzling golden light suddenly appeared on her body, giving the impression of an ordinary person looking directly at the sun.