The traveler, standing to the side with her arms crossed, nodded in agreement, but then suddenly realized something and looked up abruptly...

"Wait, wait, what did you say your name was?"

Paimon stared at Klee in astonishment and hurriedly asked:

"You said your name is Klee, right?"

"...No, you misheard!"

A sense of impending capture from Jean made Klee's ahoge (cowlick) stand up with a 'beep', then she hid behind Genji and shouted:

"Klee never said her name!"

"........"

Gengo silently looked down at Klee, while Klee, completely unaware, looked up, blinking her eyes in confusion, wondering why her brother Gengo was looking at her like that.

"Is that so, Traveler? Did Paimon mishear me?"

"......"

The traveler stared at Paimon with a blank expression, watching the little guy who had been so easily led astray still tilting his head and acting cute, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Then, Yuanxiang and the traveler exchanged a glance. A tacit understanding of shared fate made them both hold their foreheads and sigh. The two people next to them looked at each other, biting their fingers, not quite understanding why the other two were like this.

"In any case, tell me about the current situation in Mondstadt first."

Gengo subconsciously looked at Paimon and asked, and the little guy immediately put aside his previous confusion and answered Gengo's question.

In the aftermath of the Slime Plague, the returning Knights of Favonius began to deal with the aftermath and to restore order to Mondstadt as much as possible.

At this moment, Barbara, who was in the Church of Favonius, suddenly disappeared, and the singer in the tavern also disappeared. While everyone was busy looking for them, Klee also disappeared. This made the atmosphere in Mondstadt extremely tense. The Knights of Favonius did their best to search for the missing persons and the reason for their disappearance. Paimon and the Traveler accepted the task of finding the missing persons and came to the outskirts of the city. They then discovered that there were also many good things in the Hilichurls' camp.

So the two of them cleared the camp while searching for people. During this time, they attracted too many Hilichurls, including a big Hilichurl with a large shield and a great axe, and a Hilichurl shaman holding a totem. In their panicked strategic retreat, the two of them gradually lost their way, which led to their encounter with Genshin Impact.

"Those Hilichurls are so strange! They started chasing us for no reason, even though Paimon and the Traveler haven't even made a move yet!"

Recalling this, Paimon grumbled, arms crossed, while the Traveler, hands on hips, glared at Paimon with annoyance. "You didn't lay a hand on him, but you certainly used your mouth! So many Hilichurls, and you just flew down to steal food without a word. And you even said my cooking wasn't as good as the Hilichurls'..."

Sure enough, let's stew Paimon!

Seeing the traveler sulking and muttering "Ugh~~~", Genji roughly understood what had happened, so he changed the subject, gently patting Klee's head and saying:

"Klee, everyone is very worried about you right now."

"Klee...Klee wants to go back to Miss Barbara too!"

After a brief hesitation, Klee raised her head, clenched her small fist firmly, and looked at Genji, saying:

"No matter who kidnapped Barbara, Klee is determined to bring Barbara back!"

"Ah... well, how should I put it..."

Gensho scratched his cheek somewhat awkwardly and said:

“Miss Barbara, Wendy wasn’t actually kidnapped. They just went to help me out. They should be home by now.”

"Huh? Is that so?" x2

Klee and Paimon exclaimed in surprise at the same time. Then Klee blinked blankly, lowered her head, and poked the ground with her toe, saying:

"Then...then...then Klee should go back too. If Klee doesn't go back, Jean and everyone else will be very worried, and that's not good..."

“I will also plead with the troupe leader on your behalf.”

Gensho gently comforted her, saying:

"I suppose Jean will give me some face, but Klee, you're not without fault too. How did you manage to run all the way from Mondstadt to Liyue?"

This really surprised Genji. Klee, with her short legs, ran such a long distance without showing any signs of fatigue. Is this what they call boundless energy in children?!

"Great! Traveler, we can finally go back to Mondstadt!"

Paimon happily hugged the Traveler's neck and rubbed against it:

"Paimon misses the food there so much! Paimon wants ten servings of kebabs!!"

"Since that's the case, let's set off."

Yuanxiang smiled slightly at Paimon, who was acting cute and charming, and then pointed to the northeast and said:

"I just saw it from the sky. Mondstadt is in this direction, there's no mistake."

"The sky? So you can fly?"

"Uh-huh?"

At that moment, a slightly cold voice rang in Gensou's ears. The boy subconsciously nodded in response, but he immediately realized something and turned around sharply to look at the traveler who had pulled Paimon off him.

Genshou's surprised look startled the traveler, who seemed not to have expected such a reaction. However, she quickly blushed slightly and complained:

"I'm not mute! Paimon just kept interrupting me. Honestly, Paimon, you should reflect on your actions! This has happened so many times already!!"

"But travelers, doesn't this show that we're on the same wavelength, that we're good partners?"

Paimon tilted his head and said seriously, and the Traveler subconsciously nodded in agreement. But then, realizing that Paimon might steer the conversation off course, the Traveler immediately looked at Gensou and said:

"My name is Ying, and I am a traveler from out of town. It's nice to meet you, Yuanxiang."

"What a coincidence, I'm also a guy from out of town."

Yuanxiang smiled and gently grasped Ying's outstretched hand. Her small hand was soft and delicate, but it was quite strong. He wondered how skilled she was in martial arts.

"We're both from out of town, so are you and the traveler from the same hometown?"

Paimon flew over curiously and asked, but she immediately waved her hand dismissively:

"No, no, there are many outsiders. Just pretend Paimon didn't ask anything."

"........."

Ying's eyes widened in shock. Paimon had actually learned to self-correct? Was this really still the emergency food I had?

"Traveler! I have a feeling you're thinking something really rude!"

Paimon stomped his foot angrily, then, as if he didn't want to deal with Ying for the time being, turned to Genji and said:

"Since we can fly, why do we need to walk? Wouldn't it be better to just fly directly to Mondstadt?"

"Of course it's because of that."

Yuanxiang glanced at the snow-capped mountains not far away. Standing here, he could feel the temperature dropping. If he were to fly, the temperature would drop even further.

"Children are still children. It wouldn't be good if they got chilled by the cold wind. I was so focused on talking to Keli in the air that I only realized it when we got closer. My mistake, my mistake. Let's just stay here for a while and fly further away from here."

"It wasn't a mistake, after all, if we hadn't done it this way, you wouldn't have met me and the Traveler, right!"

Paimon proudly puffed out his little chest and said, Genjiro laughed and agreed. Then he pulled Klee, Klee pulled Paimon, and Paimon pulled the Traveler, and the four of them set off chatting and laughing.

But kids are never still. One second they're walking hand in hand, the next they've broken free from Gensou and Ying's hands and are running around wildly, looking at flowers, picking fruit, and catching lizards. It seems like everything is fun when the two of them are together. However, they are also quite conscious of not running far and stay within Gensou's sight, so the boy doesn't bother with them.

"Wait, Paimon, bring Klee back here, and be quiet."

But then, Ying suddenly called out to the two children, and then, looking at the scratches on the tree trunk beside them, she said softly:

"We've made it back."

"Just encountered a Hilichurl..."

Upon hearing this, Yuanxiang also made a connection and asked in a low voice. Before he could finish speaking, heavy footsteps sounded, and a large Hilichurl carrying a large shield charged forward with a thud. Behind him followed a group of smaller Hilichurls carrying torches, waving them wildly as they charged. Regardless of their combat strength, their momentum was overwhelming.

"Wow!! They're still here! Klee, run!"

"It's okay, Paimon, watch Klee explode..."

Seeing this, a sword appeared out of thin air behind Ying, which she grasped in her hand, ready to fight. Paimon pulled Klee, who was trying to pull out a bomb, away quickly. At this moment, a figure rushed out like lightning, leaving a faint black afterimage in the air. Then, Genji, who was facing him head-on, shattered the giant shield with a punch, and then sent the big guy flying with the torch-bearing minions behind him. Then, he stomped his left foot on the ground, the powerful force cracking the ground and sending the stragglers flying into the air. What awaited them was a storm of punches.

In an instant, all the attacking Hilichurls were wiped out. Luminous and Paimon stared blankly at Gensou not far away and let out a soft breath. The purplish-black power wrapped around his limbs dissipated, making them clearly realize the strength of the boy in front of them.

At that moment, Ying swallowed hard, instinctively pulling out her picture book and eagerly flipping through it, as if she were hoping to find something. But after searching in vain, she looked at Genji with longing eyes...

188. Jean, Klee is back...

"Traveler, traveler, so much material!!"

Just as Ying was about to say something to Gensou, Paimon, carrying a large bundle of masks and horns he had looted from the Hilichurls, happily handed them to Ying, saying:

"Look, these masks and horns are so exquisite, completely different from the ones we've collected before!"

"What's the use of these things?"

Gengo bent down and casually picked up the Hilichurl mask beside him. The smooth bone mask was painted with paint that seemed to be intended to intimidate enemies. He asked Paimon curiously.

"Yes, yes, these things can be exchanged for money, or the blacksmith can help process the weapons. In short, you can never have too little!"

Paimon, arms crossed, earnestly explained to Genji:

"It's not just Hilichurls, but also Slimes, Slime, Giant Robots, and things like the Treasure Thieves' emblem. You can trade those for other things, since those guys are usually big bad guys!"

"I never expected such a thing to exist. I've suddenly found an easy way to make money."

easy......

Hearing this, Paimon blinked blankly, about to say something, but recalling the boy's skills just now, it might not be a troublesome matter for him.

"Right, right, since that's the case, why don't we go and clear out that camp over there while we're at it!"

After regaining his senses, Paimon looked excitedly at Genjiro and pointed south, saying:

"There are three very large Hilichurl camps over there. If we were to loot the whole area..."

"Let's go back to Mondstadt first."

Gensho gently tapped Paimon's forehead, interrupting the little guy, and said with a smile:

"Don't get the priorities wrong right now."

"Ugh... Ugh!"

Paimon scratched his head sheepishly and smiled, then went back to playing with Klee. Just then, Luminous walked over and poked Genji in the back. When Genji turned around to look at her, the Traveler smiled sheepishly, then waved the encyclopedia in his hand and said softly:

"Um... if you don't mind, would you be willing to leave your name on it?"

"Ok?"

Gensou curiously took the encyclopedia, glanced at Ying, and only after receiving a response did he open it to view its contents. He saw various enemies such as Hilichurls and Woolly Flower, as well as half-body portraits of other people. When he touched the encyclopedia, Gensou felt a very subtle sensation, as if data was flowing through it.

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