Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

Xiao Yi thought to himself: This incredibly creative plan must have been conceived by Lord Fengshen.

He deactivated the arc shield, opened his arms, and caught Wendy precisely.

The young bard said cheerfully, "So, how many points would you give for this airdrop delivered right to my door?"

Chapter 191 The Wind of Sleep

Xiao Yi, who was already surrounded, was still deeply conflicted. If he released the jellyfish to heal Yura, would the water element affect the quality of the Sleeping Flower? Moreover, he was currently focused on maintaining the protective shield that blocked the citizens, and if he was not careful, he would accidentally injure the innocent people who were being controlled.

At this moment, the arrival of the Knights of Favonius and the young bard who descended from the sky, along with these helpers, solved all the problems.

Previously, I was still considering how to reunite Yura with Wendy, but now that this human fan has delivered himself to my door, the trouble I needed to solve has instantly disappeared.

"Forget about Naruto, quickly take out the Knights' reinforcements!"

Following the doctor's urgent order, the manipulated citizens ran wildly toward Qin and the knights behind her, ignoring Xiao Yi and Youla who were trapped in the encirclement.

Seizing this rare opportunity, Xiao Yi deactivated the protective shield and, with the help of Wendy, steadily placed the boy on the ground.

Yura threw all five sacks in front of Wendy.

“The time for a counterattack has come,” Xiao Yi said. “Let the City of Freedom sleep for now.”

Upon noticing the arc shield had been deactivated, nearby citizens began baring their teeth and claws, and once again swiftly charged at Xiao Yi.

Venti slowly played the cheap violin in his hand. The notes conveyed the power of the wind element, and the gusts of wind that surged from the bottom up blew the citizens into the air, as if creating an invisible cage to imprison them. In the suspended state, they waved their arms but could not move, as if they were in a weightless environment.

Next, five bags began to float, flying much higher and farther than the citizens, eventually becoming taller than any building in Mondstadt, suspended high in the sky.

The updraft that was supporting the bag suddenly changed, transforming into a raging tornado like a meat grinder.

The gale tore the sacks apart and then, acting almost like a blender, shredded all the large and small zigelas, efficiently extracting their pollen.

As is well known, the wind element is the most changeable of the seven elements in Teyvat. Apart from the unwavering rock element, when the wind comes into contact with the other four elements, it will be imbued with and dyed the color of that element, making it both gorgeous and deadly.

At this moment, the tornado high in the sky has turned pure yellow, and the wind is mixed with countless pollen grains, each of which can make the body and mind of mortals feel tired, and then enter a peaceful and happy dream.

"Stirring complete, now it's time to splash!" Wendy's cheerful voice accompanies him as he vigorously plucks the strings to finish the performance.

All the unnatural winds disappeared, and the surrounding citizens who were suspended in the air fell back to the ground. However, since they were only one or two meters above the ground to begin with, they were basically unharmed.

The tornado in the sky disappeared, and the dense pollen, like slowly falling mist, obscured the sun but became dazzling again under the sunlight. From a distance, it seemed as if it came from the sky and gradually enveloped Mondstadt's magnificent aurora.

Yura clutched her waist and forced a comment: "The so-called 'eerie beauty' probably describes this kind of strange scene."

The pale yellow fog stopped sinking and eventually stopped at the ground and about ten meters above it, making most of Mondstadt incredibly blurry.

The citizens who had just gotten up tried to pounce on Xiao Yiyoula and Wendy, but after taking only a few steps, they began to stagger like drunkards and eventually collapsed to the ground, unable to get up again.

The thousands of people occupying the entire street, under Barbatos's slumbering influence, lost their mobility almost simultaneously and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"The wind god, who symbolizes freedom, has actually forced the people of Mondstadt into a deep sleep against their will today. It's practically a violation of his own principles!" Xiao Yi joked.

Of course, he was just joking. Wendy's actions undoubtedly provided crucial help to the citizens of Mondstadt, and it was a long-awaited moment when he did something worthwhile.

"The current 'lack of freedom' is, of course, for greater freedom in the future." Wendy stuck out her tongue. "What do you think, Miss Lawrence?"

Yura was speechless, so surprised that she even forgot the pain in her abdomen. She realized that she seemed to have inadvertently overheard a huge secret.

But she quickly accepted the facts.

Since Naruto can impersonate the owner of Liyue, it's understandable that the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt could disguise himself as a young bard.

Before long, the streets and alleys were filled with tens of thousands of Mondstadt citizens lying down, a truly spectacular sight!

The last person to lose consciousness was Qin, whose physical and mental strength far surpassed that of ordinary people. In the pale yellow fog, this dutiful captain left the ice surface, turned around and came to the side of Kamisato Ayaka, who had just helped the Knights, and helped the silver-haired girl who was about to fall to the ground.

Before her consciousness faded, she looked towards Xiao Yi's location and said earnestly, "The future of Mondstadt is in your hands, Mr. Xiao Yi, the adopted son of Narukami..."

The leader of the troupe gently placed Linghua on the ground. Her body, which had been supporting her to the limit, slowly went limp and flattened out before she slowly closed her eyes.

Unexpectedly, Wendy also slowly lay down on Xiao Yi's side, weakly saying, "Oh dear, after releasing so much power, I'm starting to feel sleepy. Plus, these flowers really do smell quite nice... Hehe, do you mind if I take a nap first? I'll leave the rest to you."

It was impossible to determine whether Fengshen acted intentionally or if what he said was true. In any case, Xiao Yi had not originally planned to rely on him. The most urgent task was to check on Yura's condition.

"It might hurt a little, just bear with it!"

After giving the warning, he pinched the exposed end, pulled out the spear tip that had been embedded in Yura's abdomen, and summoned a jellyfish to plug the wound before blood gushed out.

“This isn’t just ‘a little painful’…” Yura gritted her teeth, trying to distract herself. “I’ll remember this grudge of deceiving a lady and hurting her!”

However, Xiao Yi's ability only lasts for five seconds, and can only temporarily stop the bleeding from the wound. Further treatment will require more jellyfish.

Five seconds is far too short.

Moreover, time is of the essence now, and we can't wait for the Heart Sea skill to finish its cooldown.

"How are you feeling?" Xiao Yi asked.

"My lower back and legs ache, I feel listless, like my body has been hollowed out..." Yura answered truthfully.

It seems the spearhead has hit his kidney.

Xiao Yi immediately assessed the situation and said, "I'll take you back to Sugar's lab and have Gan Yu take over the task. You need to rest now!"

Yura's current condition is clearly worse than Gan Yu's. If she has to choose between her and Gan Yu, who is suffering from headaches due to the mental interference device, she can only choose Gan Yu, the better of the two.

Just as Xiao Yi was about to help her up, Yura suddenly grabbed Xiao Yi's wrist and said firmly, "How much time will it take to go back and forth? During that time, the Doctor might escape or activate the backup plan—don't underestimate me, I can handle this kind of minor injury."

Xiao Yi shook his head helplessly. He felt it was too dangerous to let Yura play now, so he had no choice but to use his tried-and-true method to persuade her.

He took out the coins from his pocket, but Yura was quick and snatched them away immediately.

Chapter 192 Doctor, Die!

Just as Xiao Yi was trying to trick the seriously injured Yura into resting by flipping a coin, the female knight directly snatched his treasured Mora.

Xiao Yi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he thought: "Hey, hey, hey, this is a limited edition released by the Emperor, a unique and priceless treasure. You're committing robbery, Miss Yura..."

Instead of examining the stolen coin, Yura removed her gloves and touched it with her fingertips, feeling the shape of the Mora's front and back through touch.

"You said I'd quit the mission if I flipped the coin heads?" Yura raised an eyebrow. "But why do I feel like this coin has heads on both sides?"

At this moment, Xiao Yi suddenly felt that this genuine female knight was much smarter than the counterfeit ones mass-produced using the Deception Flower. No matter how many times the coin was flipped in front of the fake Yura, she could always be fooled without exception. He didn't expect that she would be seen through so quickly when facing the real one.

Immediately afterwards, Yura did something Xiao Yi didn't expect. She pinched the clothes around the wound that had already stopped bleeding, squeezed out the blood that hadn't completely dried, smeared the sticky blood on one side of the coin, and held it up for Xiao Yi to see.

"No matter what I do, you'll probably advise me to give up," Yura said with a smirk. "Why not have a fair contest and truly let fate decide?"

Xiao Yi sighed helplessly. Even at a time like this, the female knight still had that stubborn, unyielding nature, which was really hard to deal with.

However, Yura is so energetic right now, maybe it wouldn't be a problem to let her take the stage.

"Tell me, how do you want to compete?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Heads, the bloodless side: I'll go back to the safe house and stay put. Let your wife take charge of destroying that evil machine." Yura flicked the limited-edition Mora high with her thumb. "Trenches, the side stained with my blood: I'll take full responsibility for this!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the coin landed in front of the female knight, and Yura accurately slapped it onto the back of her hand.

Xiao Yi's extraordinary dynamic vision had already seen the results, and he waved to signal that Yura could come with him.

The female knight opened her hand covering the coin, revealing the crimson side to her.

They stepped over hundreds of fallen Mondstadt residents, traversed the thick yellow pollen, and headed toward the large square where the Doctor's Machine stood.

If it were a normally growing Zijella, it would continuously release pollen into the air, which could persistently put surrounding creatures to sleep. However, Venti directly used brutal methods to crush all the plants and spread them throughout Mondstadt with strong winds, resulting in a less sustained effect.

Before long, the pollen, like a thick fog, slowly sank down under the influence of gravity until it spread out on the ground, covering the free city-state with a yellow carpet.

However, due to the high concentration of pollen, even if the drowsy pollen does not float in the air and is continuously inhaled, the unconscious citizens will still be unable to wake up temporarily. Moreover, the pollen does not disappear directly but spreads on the ground. Every breath of the fallen citizens will cause them to inhale a large amount of pollen again, thus solidifying their infant-like sleep.

There's no need to worry about absorbing too much pollen being harmful to the body. Based on Sugar's experimental errors over the past few days, there shouldn't be a lethal dose of this pollen.

Xiao Yi has another problem to worry about.

The number of plants is ultimately limited, and Wendy's spread only covered most of Mondstadt. At least several hundred people were unable to inhale the sedative gas, but they were in relatively remote locations and had to travel from the edge of the city to the central square.

Now that all the pollen has settled and spread evenly on the ground, it is difficult for standing people to inhale large amounts, thus having little effect. If the group of uncontrolled citizens attacks, it will cause great trouble for Xiao Yi's operations.

He has to hurry.

Xiao Yi arrived at the original location of the Wind God statue and glared angrily at the huge mechanical device in front of him that resembled a bacteriophage.

The doctor's voice came again:

"I never expected that you could drug most of Mondstadt's citizens without killing a single one. It seems the rumors about Narukami's adopted son creating miracles are true."

Xiao Yi ignored the enemy's words. Just as he and Yura were about to proceed with their plan, the giant mechanical base suddenly spewed flames, and the behemoth gradually rose into the air.

Xiao Yi had wanted to complain from the beginning that this mind control device looked a bit like a rocket, and now it seemed to have that function after all; it looked like it was about to launch and make a quick getaway.

This also proves that his conjecture was correct; the doctor himself was indeed inside the rocket. Otherwise, the other party could have collected experimental data and rebuilt such a machine elsewhere instead of risking its recovery.

The doctor mocked:

"Before I leave, I will command the machine to release a final shockwave, causing irreversible damage to all those it controls. Let them lament their powerlessness, God's adopted son!"

The halo on the cylinder lit up again, proving that the doctor was not exaggerating; he was about to launch a cruel and indiscriminate attack.

Xiao Yi certainly wouldn't let him succeed, wouldn't let him ride the rocket back to the Winter Kingdom unscathed.

"Hmph, trying to escape?!" Xiao Yi stared at the mental control device about to take off and launch its attack, his eyes wide with rage as he roared, "You come back here!!!"

In an instant, the sky darkened, and a large amount of lightning elemental power burst out from Xiao Yi's center like a spider web, instantly covering the mental control device in mid-air and abruptly pulling this evil machine back to the ground.

Like a fisherman, Xiao Yi gripped the end of the lightning net tightly, and the net, constructed from this powerful energy, completely covered the large fish—the mind control device.

The Doctor's mental attack, intended to strike Mondstadt, was blocked by the lightning elemental net and could not be released. He also had no means of taking off and could only helplessly struggle with Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi now stands firmly on the ground, surrounded by a purple halo, with the Evil Eye, exclusive to the God of Thunder, emanating from behind him, and a large amount of electricity emanating from his body and sinking into the ground.

The doctor, in a fit of impotent rage, said:

"Damn it, can't you, a hypocritical god, just behave yourself for once?!"

Yura, standing nearby, knew very well that Xiao Yi was now going all out, and that if she were to touch him now, she would probably be unable to withstand the lightning element and get injured.

Xiao Yi suddenly rebuked, "I've always believed that science and technology should develop to benefit humanity, not to create these kinds of absurdities..."

Using the Phantom Flower to create beautiful girls? Fine! Using Phantom Flowers to create beautiful girls for espionage? Absolutely not! Using mind control devices to treat human psychological problems? Fine! Using mind control devices to create terrorist attacks throughout the city? You'd better die!

“A twisted genius like you is better off disappearing as soon as possible!” Lightning flashed in Xiao Yi’s eyes.

He looked at Yura beside him: "I need to analyze the power of this machine to ensure that it can perfectly intercept all the shock waves when it is destroyed. It will take about three minutes. During this time, you must protect me and destroy the machine the moment you receive my command."