In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar!

Seemingly sensing the arrival of an outsider, Dixia turned her head and saw that it was Wang Yan. Her smile became even brighter.

"Wang Yan, what brings you here?" Dixia greeted them, then introduced him to the children, "This is Brother Wang Yan, my friend, and also a scholar from the Order Academy. He's very capable."

After Dixia introduced Wang Yan to the children, several children immediately rushed over with curiosity, looking up and down at this very impressive scholar with bright eyes.

The children living in Kawanyi actually met quite a few scholars.

Scholars who maintain the sand-proof walls are stationed here year-round, and scholars who go to the desert for research often come here.

But I've never seen a scholar brother who's so good-looking and whom Sister Dixia would call amazing.

"Brother Scholar, will you fight bad guys like Sister Dixia?" a little boy with a missing front tooth asked, looking up at the sky.

"Your clothes are so clean, there's not a speck of sand in them!" Another little girl with braids timidly reached out to touch the hem of Wang Yan's robe, then withdrew her hand.

Surrounded by the children, Wang Yan was momentarily at a loss.

Whether before or after his time travel, he was never good at dealing with children.

His attitude towards children is, "Let me play with them for a while, and I'll give them back to you if they cry."

Faced with this straightforward and naive curiosity, Wang Yan preferred to look at the blueprints and formulas more often.

"I...I'm not very good at fighting, but if you want to hear a story, I might be able to tell you a little..." Wang Yan tried to soften his tone.

Desia watched from the side and couldn't help but chuckle.

She walked over and clapped her hands: "Okay, okay, stop crowding around Brother Wang Yan, he has something to tell me. You guys go play with the beanbag over there first, I'll join you later."

The children were very obedient. Although they were still curious about what stories Wang Yan would tell, they ran off obediently, leaving only a few "Goodbye, scholar brother" messages floating in the wind.

Dixia turned to Wang Yan, her smile fading slightly: "Why did you suddenly come to see me? Is there something wrong at the post station?"

Wang Yan nodded and briefly recounted what he had heard.

Upon hearing this, Dixia's eyes sharpened instantly, losing all gentleness, revealing the majesty of the Fiery Mane Lion.

"I originally wanted to inform the caravan leader directly, but I was worried that this was an internal matter of the desert, and outsiders interfering would only cause more trouble, so I came to tell you first," Wang Yan said in conclusion.

Dixia patted Wang Yan on the shoulder, her tone solemn: "You did the right thing. It's best to leave this kind of thing to the Blazing Light Beast Hunter. Thank you, Wang Yan, this information is very important, I owe you a favor."

Dixia couldn't imagine how she would face Candice and the elders of Aru Village if the goods were stolen.

She glanced towards the warehouse, a cold smile curving her lips: "It seems some people think that a lion's fangs are only shown in the open... Tonight, I'll teach them a lesson they won't forget."

After saying that, Dixia looked at Wang Yan and said, "Since they are planning to attack the warehouse, they will definitely make some noise first. They might even launch a surprise attack on other places. Wang Yan, go back to the inn later and protect yourself with Senior Farusan. Leave the rest to us."

She was not prepared to ask Wang Yan and Farusan for help.

As Farusan said, protecting the caravan is the job of the Blazing Beast Hunters; leave professional matters to professionals.

Wang Yan didn't refute, and simply nodded: "Okay, then I'll be going now."

After saying that, he was about to leave when Dixia stopped him: "Wait a minute, you promised to tell the children a story, you have to finish it before you go."

Wang Yan paused for a moment, then gave a helpless smile: "Alright."

The coldness in Dixia's eyes had vanished, replaced by a bright smile. She waved to the children not far away: "Come over here, listen to a story!"

Hearing the shouts, the children rushed over and surrounded Wang Yan.

Wang Yan squatted down and looked at the children beside him: "What kind of story would you like to hear?"

"We want to hear stories of great heroes, just like Sister Desia!"

"Yes, a story of a great hero like Sister Desia."

Yes, yes.

"The Story of a Great Hero!"

The children chattered amongst themselves, but their words were all in unison, indicating that they all genuinely liked Dixia.

Dixia watched from the side, smiling brightly.

She feels embarrassed and ashamed when praised by adults, but she is very happy when admired by children.

"Great hero... Hey, shall I tell you the story of the traveler saving the dragon in Mondstadt?" Wang Yan said with a smile.

"Oh, I know the Traveler! Like Sister Desia, he's a great hero!"

"Yay, we want to hear it."

"Wow, a dragon... isn't it huge?"

The children looked at Wang Yan with longing eyes.

Wang Yan sat down directly on the ground, not caring that sand stained his clothes: "The story begins in the land of the wind..."

"That was Mondstadt, the free city blessed by Barbatos, the god of wind. It should have been a city of dandelions and pastoral idylls, but in that year, the sky was shrouded in the shadows of dark dragons and endless hurricanes..."

"A colossal azure dragon tore through the sky, its eyes burning with dark red fury, spewing corrosive venomous blood from its throat."

"It was once the legendary, elegant and noble 'Eastern Wind Dragon,' but through the machinations of villains, it transformed into the 'Wind Demon Dragon,' feared by the world..."

Because it was a story for children, Wang Yan replaced the abyss in the story with villains.

After all, in a child's worldview, "bad guy" is a very obvious term, while the concept of the abyss is vague.

Wang Yan slowly recounted the story, from the Traveler's arrival in Mondstadt and making friends, all the way to the Traveler and his friends defeating Stormterror and helping Mondstadt purify itself of its pollution, turning Stormterror back into the benevolent East Wind Dragon. Of course, he omitted Venti's identity and the theft of the Sky Harp, which were things that couldn't be said.

He originally intended to tell a fictional story about Dvalin falling in love with the teenage idol Barbara, and in his anger after being unable to win her heart, he wanted to destroy Mondstadt. Fortunately, through the introduction of a traveler from abroad, he met the famous bard Vendi, and in the end, Dvalin and Vendi lived happily ever after.

However, considering that the children are still young and it is not good for them to be exposed to history too early, we told them the original story.

Wow, travelers are amazing!

"Poor Dvalin, those bad people are so awful."

"Thank goodness for the Travelers, so the Mondstadt people and Dvalin don't have to hurt each other."

After hearing the story, the children shared their opinions.

After the children finished talking all at once, Dixia said, "Alright, the story is over. Brother Wang Yan has something to do, let's see him off."

Although they wanted to hear more stories, the children were very understanding and reluctantly saw Wang Yan off.

"Brother, will you come again tomorrow?"

"Brother, can I tell this story to my friend?"

"Brother, you know so much, you're amazing."

For a moment, Wang Yan felt that the world had become a little more beautiful.

"I'll come when I have time."

"Of course, stories are meant to be told to others."

"You must study hard, and when you grow up, you will be even more amazing than me."

As he talked to the children, he walked out, and finally left as the children waved goodbye.