Could she be trying to recharge her energy for a Dvalin run? If that's the case, Su Bai would be happy to go with Jean. He got a taste of Dvalin's wind elemental attack a few days ago, and it's time to get revenge.

Chapter Fifty-Five: Fate

"Brother Su Bai, I never expected you to save me. Thank you so much."

Bennett lay in his hospital bed, his eyes filled with gratitude. When that wind element hit him, he thought he was going to die.

"No need for thanks. If Klee hadn't wanted to go fishing, I wouldn't have met Razor at that time. I guess you could say it's your fate."

"After all, many special moments in life can only be attributed to fate. If it weren't for the protection of fate this time, you would have been gone long ago."

Su Bai didn't know how to evaluate Bennett. You could say he was unlucky, yet he'd still be alive. You could also say he was lucky, since he'd almost killed him in the snowy mountains last time.

Unable to find a solution, Su Bai could only attribute it all to fate. After all, fate itself is full of contradictions, but these contradictions were even more pronounced in Bennett's case.

"I'm a little curious, Bennett, don't you have even the slightest complaint about your luck?"

"Hehe, what's the big deal? It's just that I didn't have it as smoothly as other adventurers. It's nothing to mention."

"Although it may be a bit abrupt, Bennett, I advise you to give up the adventurer profession. It's too dangerous for you."

Su Bai crouched down and gently patted Bennett's shoulder. During Bennett's coma, Barbara had told her many stories about him. Su Bai really didn't want to hear the news that his little brother had died in the wild one day.

"Hehe, don't worry, Brother Su Bai, I'll be more careful from now on."

“My fathers taught me a lot from childhood to adulthood, but they never mentioned giving up on me.”

Bennett's eyes shone with determination. No one could make him give up his dream of becoming a great adventurer. This was not only his dream, but also the dream of his fathers. Since his fathers could no longer walk, he, Bennett, would fulfill their dream.

“Bennett, I know you’re strong, but have you ever thought about the day you might die from your own bad luck?”

"If you're worried about making a living, I have some connections with the second young master of the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild. I can ask him to help you find a job at the Flying Cloud Merchant Guild in Mondstadt."

Su Bai was utterly exasperated. What was wrong with the people of Mondstadt these days? Did they all have no regard for their lives? Bennett took a deep breath. Having had almost no friends growing up, he could sense that Su Bai genuinely cared about him. Bennett chuckled sheepishly.

"It's alright, Brother Su Bai. I'll be more careful in the future. This is my dream."

"What are you trying to avoid? Do you think you can avoid bad luck just by being careful?" Su Bai sighed after his attempts to persuade him failed. Bennett had already said it was his dream, so what reason did he have to stop someone pursuing their dream?

"Alright, be more careful in the future. When I return to Liyue, if you have time, you can come to Liyue Harbor to find me. I'll have Granny Ping take a look at what's going on with your bad luck."

"I think your bad luck might be a curse, but I don't know much about that."

"Thank you so much, Brother Su Bai. I'll definitely come to Liyue Harbor to see you when I have time."

Looking at Bennett grinning foolishly in front of him, Su Bai could only pat him on the shoulder again, hoping that the immortals of Liyue could see the problem with Bennett.

"You take good care of your injury. I'm going to check on Raize."

In another room, Razer was eating a steak to replenish his strength. Barbara had examined Razer's injuries and found that apart from the wound on his thigh that might leave a scar, the rest of the wounds were not very serious. The reason Razer fainted was because he was exhausted.

"Rayze, it seems you're recovering well. You ate all the grilled meat on your plate."

The empty plate surprised Su Bai. Barbara had bought a lot of roast meat ribs, and even if Su Bai were to eat them, he might not be able to finish them all.

"Su Baida, thank you so much for saving me."

"It's nothing serious, Razer. Just focus on recovering. Don't worry about Bennett. Although the Stormterror's wind element is strong, Bennett's physical condition is still pretty good. He's already woken up."

Razer stammered his thanks to Su Bai, but Su Bai waved his hand dismissively. While Bennett was still unconscious, Razer had already regained consciousness thanks to his excellent physical abilities.

After Razer explained what had happened, Su Bai understood why he was so familiar with the wind element remaining on Bennett's body. Wasn't that Dvalin's wind element? He had been hit by it a few days ago.

"But you're really ruthless to yourself, aren't you? Barbara was so scared when she heard what you said that her hands were shaking."

"For Bennett, it's nothing."

Razer's gaze was just as determined as Bennett's, but there were still some differences between their eyes. Bennett's eyes held a belief in never giving up, while Razer's eyes held a fierce determination to never admit defeat.

Having only met Lei Ze a few times, Su Bai's opinion of him kept rising. The more he interacted with Lei Ze, the more he could feel Lei Ze's pure and passionate heart.

“Razer, I used to think that your ultimate goal was just to become a decent adventurer, but now it seems that I really misjudged you.”

"Could this be the wear and tear that Grandma Ping mentioned? I actually misjudged two people."

Su Bai calmed himself down, and the carefree frivolity that had been lurking around him vanished completely, replaced by eyes full of appreciation and encouragement.

"Raze, I believe that one day your name will resound throughout Mondstadt. Keep going, knight, your goal may be higher than I imagine."

"Brother Su Bai."

Lei Ze, who was not good with words, didn't know what to say for a moment. No one had ever said such things to him before. In his excitement, Lei Ze accidentally tore open his wound. Seeing that the blood was about to seep out of the bandage again, Su Bai covered his face and shouted helplessly.

"Barbara, Barbara, come quick! Razz is bleeding again."

“Mr. Su Bai, what did you do to Lei Ze? I finally managed to stop his wound from bleeding.”

The night breeze on his face felt different from the sea breeze in Liyue Harbor. The night breeze in Mondstadt seemed particularly peaceful. The absence of Stormterror in a long time seemed to have made the city forget about the existence of the dragon scourge.

"The tranquil illusion of Mondstadt is so easy to get lost in."

"Hmm? Miss, it's already dark, why aren't you home yet? If you've encountered any difficulties, perhaps I can help you."

After being angrily kicked out of Mondstadt Cathedral by Barbara, Su Bai was wide awake by the night breeze. Realizing that he hadn't properly explored Mondstadt yet, Su Bai decided to take advantage of the night to wander around the city. A girl sitting quietly on a bench caught his attention.

Is it already dark?

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I don't want to rest right now. If you're tired, you can sit down and rest for a while."

The girl with bandages around her eyes smiled and declined Su Bai's offer. Although Su Bai didn't know why the blind girl didn't go home, out of concern for her, he quietly sat down on the chair next to her and started counting the stars.

Chapter Fifty-Six: Diona's Fury

As the sun rose as promised, Su Bai silently withdrew the magical shield that had enveloped the blind girl. It had rained a little last night, and Su Bai couldn't bear to let the poor girl get wet.

"He whispered Goodwin's name 127 times in one night. Sigh, he was quite the devoted lover."

Su Bai got up and stretched his slightly stiff limbs. He didn't know what story had happened between the blind girl and the man named Goodwin, but he could feel the blind girl's longing and love for Goodwin.

"Let's keep a close eye on things. Hopefully, Goodwin hasn't been killed."

"I've been starving all night, it's time to get something to eat. Let's deal with that pigeon we caught yesterday tonight, it's too greasy to eat this morning."

Outside the Deer Hunter restaurant, Su Bai was enjoying a crispy Teyvat omelet. He didn't know how Sarah made it, but when he took a bite of the Teyvat omelet, the oil mixed with the unique aroma of bird eggs burst in his mouth. It was so delicious. If this omelet set didn't have a soft-boiled egg, Su Bai would even give it an eight out of ten.

"Sister Sarah, give me a grilled fish."

Diona burst through the doors of the Deer Hunter's Restaurant, and before Sarah could even say "Welcome," Diona had already ordered breakfast and plopped down on a chair.

Noticing that Diona was in a bad mood, Su Bai touched his chin. Could it be that her father, Duraf, and her ancestor, Olade, those two rascals, had gotten into some trouble again?

"Would little Diona like a fried egg?"

Su Bai sat down opposite Diona with his fried egg. When Diona saw that it was Su Bai, her expression softened slightly. She didn't stand on ceremony with Su Bai and used her fork to pick up a piece of fried egg and put it on her plate.

"Little Diona, try to think more positively. After all, one is your father and the other is your ancestor. Don't get so angry."

"What are you talking about, you big fox? What father, what ancestor?"

"Uh, aren't you angry with your father and your ancestors? Then who else could make you so angry, little Diona?"

Hearing Su Bai ask this question, Diona became angrier and angrier, and felt more and more disgusted. In a fit of anger, Diona directly used the utensil knife to fork the fried egg. The yolk of the soft-boiled fried egg flowed down the plate, which made Su Bai, who was still eating the fried egg, feel a chill down his groin. He muttered to himself, "When did Diona become so violent?"

After quietly moving his stool to maintain a safe distance from Diona, Su Bai continued to ask Diona what had happened.

"I'm so angry, so angry! Big fox, why are the customers in the tavern so weird? Someone among them is actually following me!"

"If I hadn't had a big argument with those customers at the tavern last night, that feeling of being spied on might still be there now."

Good heavens, there are people like this in Mondstadt? After hearing Diona's words, Su Bai could hardly believe his ears. This was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing in his life.

"I can't be wrong, someone is following me, and the way they're looking at me is really weird. We, the Katzrain clan, are natural hunters, and our perception of our environment is excellent."

Diona clenched her little fists. Faced with Su Bai's incredulous gaze, Diona wanted nothing more than to find the person who had been following her and give them a good beating.

"That's not what makes me the angrier."

"What angered me the most was that those Knights of Favonius didn't believe what I said at all, which infuriated me."

Diona was already angry enough about being followed by some unknown pervert, but when she went to report it to the Knights of Favonius in the morning, they actually told her to read less novels? They said there couldn't possibly be such a perverted old man in Mondstadt, and that it must be Diona's imagination.

At this point, Diona's tail stood on end in anger. Sure enough, these adults who love to drink are unreliable; she has to handle this herself.

"No, I can't just stand by and do nothing. What if that pervert targets other children?"

"I must catch this pervert!"

"Big Fox, keep an eye out for me lately. That pervert will definitely do it again."

Diona slammed her fork on the table, slung her bow over her shoulder, and dashed off from the deer hunter's den. Diona now possessed the tenacity of a kitten. (My cat scratched at the door for half an hour just to sleep in the same bed as me, and I finally gave in. Now I have to clean the cat hair off the blankets before I wash them...)

Feeling a little worried about Klee, Su Bai quickly finished the fried eggs on his plate, then grabbed the packed grilled fish and hot milk and hurried towards Klee's house. Mondstadt was too lively; he should keep a close eye on Klee for now, in case she caused a death.

Sarah, who had just finished grilling the fish, looked at the empty seat with some confusion. Diona had just been here, how could she have disappeared in the blink of an eye? What was she going to do with the grilled fish she had just made?

"Boss, we have a delivery to Qingquan Town: a grilled fish and a Fisherman's Toast."

"I happen to have them all here, so go and deliver them quickly."

At Klee's house, Klee was staring at the milk on the table with a scrunched-up face. If crab was her least favorite food, then milk would definitely be second.

"Brother Su Bai, Ke Li thinks she can eat the grilled fish first and then drink the milk. What do you think?"

"I don't think that's a good idea. Drinking milk will make Keli grow up faster."

Su Bai gently rubbed Ke Li's face. These tender words made Ke Li's heart instantly turn as cold as a snow mountain, and the warm milk in her hand did not bring her any warmth at all.

Seeing Keli sipping milk like she was drinking Chinese medicine, Su Bai pondered to himself. He remembered that Ayato seemed to like milk tea. He had tried it a few times before, and the sweet taste was indeed quite good.

If Little Cleo doesn't like drinking milk, next time he can try boiling milk and tea together, adding some sugar, and the taste of milk tea should be more appealing to children.

"Little Keli, how about you stay at Brother Su Bai's house for the next few days? Brother Su Bai will find you an older sister to take care of you."

"Huh? Will that older sister play with Klee?"

Su Bai thought about it and realized that, given that woman's personality, she would probably have even more fun than Ke Li. For a moment, Su Bai hesitated about whether or not to call that woman over.

"Forget it, let's call them over. More people means more strength, and besides, there are some things that I really can't help Klee with since she's a young girl."

While Su Bai hesitated, Ke Li had already quietly poured out a large glass of milk. Thinking she hadn't been discovered, Ke Li smiled and reached out to take the grilled fish from the table and eat it.

"Besides, I can't stay on guard 24 hours a day. For example, right now, Claire, can you explain what's going on with the milk on the floor?"

Su Bai's words stunned Keli. Looking at the white milk on the ground, Keli realized that her trash can had a hole and the milk was leaking onto the floor.

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