I'm in Teyvat, join the chat group.

After saying that, she glanced at Lynette, then turned and left.

How come I'm the only one who hasn't done this yet?

Although Lynette still wore her usual expressionless face, she was already starting to want to run away.

"You don't need to worry about Arecino. No one can force you. If all else fails, you can just tell her that you've already done it."

When Li Xiao saw Arecino glance at Lynette one last time, he roughly understood what was going on, so he offered a word of advice.

Anyway, this trip was quite fruitful, and I can save one Lynette for next time.

"No, this is my own choice."

She didn't run away; she chose to face it.

Of course, while it was said to be his own will, it was mostly due to the pressure from Arecino.

Although she was indeed grateful to Li Xiao, given her personality, she would never have done such a thing without being forced to.

Arecino saw this, which is why she glanced at her at the very end.

Seeing that she had made a decision, Li Xiao did not try to stop her anymore.

After all, it's your own enjoyment that matters, so don't pretend to be innocent while actually getting a good deal.

Lynette tilted her head back, like a princess, waiting for the prince's kiss.

Li Xiao didn't kiss her as fiercely as he had kissed her father, Arecino. Instead, he gently followed her rhythm and kissed her tenderly.

Lynette was very compliant and gradually delved deeper into learning through Li Xiao's teaching examples.

Feeling the gentle, kitten-like sensation she gave him, Li Xiao felt even more satisfied with her.

If there's a chance in the future, I'll reward her with a parent-child cream puff set meal.

Then, she'll have a chance to bully Arecino in return.

Main text: Chapter 73 Diluc, do you want to be the Wind God?

Fucaros watched all this unfold with a smile. Only after Lynette finally left did she speak:

"So? Are you satisfied now?"

"Satisfied, of course I'm satisfied. Thank you so much this time. I wouldn't have enjoyed so much without you."

He had already figured it out; it was all orchestrated by Fukaros. She deliberately said that beautiful girls should kiss heroes and even demonstrated it herself.

So as long as there is one person following her, everyone else has to follow as well.

However, perhaps to Fukaros's surprise, the first person to follow her was actually the most timid of them all.

However, this can be considered a good start.

The enthusiastic and straightforward Navia immediately stepped forward, and then everyone followed suit without being left out.

As Fukaros listened to Li Xiao's words, she still had a smile on her face. She walked up to him and gently stroked his graying hair, her eyes filled with heartache.

"Don't do this again next time."

Seeing Li Xiao's appearance, she couldn't help but feel guilty and remorseful.

She thought, "It must be because I couldn't be there in person that he lost so much of his lifespan. If only I had known..."

No, there was no hindsight. Fukaros knew perfectly well that at that time, she would never have issued a decree to adjudicate the cardinals, no matter what.

Unsure whether Li Xiao's plan would succeed, she would absolutely not give up on it.

But thinking about it this way, she felt even more guilty.

She orchestrated this incident to offer some compensation to Li Xiao.

After all, he seems to really like pretty girls.

But as expected, it still wasn't enough. A lifespan of hundreds or even thousands of years is a serious matter even for gods. Let alone losing so much at once.

Let's wait for another opportunity to make it up to Li Xiao.

"Then, I'll be leaving now."

Li Xiao was quite satisfied today; he felt he wasn't far from collecting all of Fontaine's items.

After all, apart from Arecino and Lynette, who only felt awe and loyalty, the others had developed some degree of romantic feelings towards each other.

He had already secretly solidified his plan, and all he needed to do was wait for future contact and the passage of time to cultivate a large number of beautiful girls.

Furthermore, Fontaine still has a giant whale to deal with, so there will be opportunities to improve their favorability later.

Fukaros responded, but Funina remained seated, her eyes glazed over, seemingly lost in thought.

"Funina?"

Fukaros walked over, waved his right hand in front of her eyes a few times, and called out, but Funina did not react.

Helpless, Fukaros shook her body a few more times, and Funina seemed to suddenly wake up.

"Hey? Where did everyone go? Why did they all leave?"

Seeing this, Li Xiao stopped in his tracks and said with interest:

"Don't you remember what just happened?"

"Remember? Remember what? Didn't everyone leave right after you saved Fontaine?"

Wow? Self-erasing of memories? Is it really that amazing?

At this moment, Fucarus understood and, somewhat 'kindly', spoke up:

"Frinina, let me tell you in detail what just happened. Actually..."

But as soon as she started, Funina suddenly sprang up, grabbed one of her hands tightly, and stared at her with a terrifying expression.

"Nothing happened just now, right?"

Fucaros remained unfazed, still smiling as he looked at her. However, thinking that he shouldn't provoke her too much at once, he simply echoed her sentiment.

"Yes, nothing just happened."

Funina's expression instantly returned to calm, and she released her grip.

"Nafina, I'm leaving now. Don't miss me too much."

Li Xiao watched this amusing scene silently, then bid farewell to Funina.

Fu Ningna waved her hand, making a disgusted expression.

"Go away, go away. You better not come back, you big pervert."

But if you look closely, you can still notice the hint of reluctance in the corner of her eyes.

Li Xiao ignored her arrogance, took a step back, and vanished into the wind, leaving only one sentence behind.

"See you next time."

As she watched him disappear, Funina sighed in a daze.

Fukalos hugged her from behind.

"Since you're reluctant to let him go, why not let him stay? If you ask, he might agree."

"I'm not reluctant to part with him at all!"

Fu Ningna first made a haughty remark, then her cheeks flushed red as if she had thought of something.

"And...and if he stays today, wouldn't I be in great danger? I'm not ready yet."

"Oh? Get ready? What exactly are you going to do?"

Fukaros teased, amused by Funina's sudden blush and annoyance.

She found that after shedding her responsibilities, she had developed a new hobby: teasing Funina.

After all, this version of Funina is just too much fun!

Meanwhile, Li Xiao, upon returning to Mondstadt, did not go home first, but instead went to Angel's Gift, intending to have a good talk with Wendy.

He still remembered the rumors about Fontaine. If Fontaine was so outrageous, he couldn't even imagine what other countries were like.

But Li Xiao, who thought Wendy would be there, didn't find her.

"Grandpa Diluc, where's Wendy?"

Li Xiao asked Diluc at the counter a question.

"Greetings, Lord Li Xiao. Wendy hasn't come for some time now because you forbade him from selling wine."

He's not here? That makes sense; there's no alcohol to drink, so Wendy won't linger any longer.

"Grandpa Diluc, have you heard any rumors lately?"

"You mean?"

"About the wind god."

"There have indeed been some rumors recently, but most of them were brought by people returning from abroad and have not spread on a large scale."

"So that means other countries have it too?"

"Yes, rumors about the wind god are circulating in other countries besides Mondstadt, even in the now-closed Inazuma."

Li Xiao didn't ask Diluc where he got the information; he only knew that Diluc seemed to have joined a mysterious intelligence organization.

What's giving him a bigger headache now is the rumors circulating in other countries.

Although I'm not afraid of what others say, because what they say is basically true. Some of the distortions are too great, and others may not believe them.

Moreover, after clarifying things in Fontainebleau and shifting the blame to Wendy, his own reputation might not be so bad.

But he was certain that the reputation of the position of Wind God was ruined.

His current idea is that he wants to be as radiant as Wendy.