This heroine is so despicable

"I am indeed older than I look, but when I was born, Kanria had already been destroyed for a long time, and I have no memories of it."

Xing's tone was a little strange:

"Then... you don't know a guy named Dainsleb, do you?"

Surprisingly, Albedo seemed to remember this name.

"Dainsleb?"

He thought about it.

"I've heard my teacher mention this name... The last captain of the palace guard of Kanreya, known as the 'Sword of the Last Light'... He seemed to have made efforts to prevent the destruction of Kanreya, but... apparently, he, like countless other Kanreyans, did not succeed."

Albedo shook his head:

"Although I don't know what kind of impression he left on you when we met, but... I don't think he and I will have any intersection in the future. The teacher raised me and taught me knowledge. I am a pure alchemist like her. I live for academic knowledge. Country and identity are not everything to us."

Xing was curious about Kanreya - it seemed that the causes of many things were related to the destruction of Kanreya five hundred years ago, and anyone who knew a little about the inside story either kept it secret or told riddles.

"Okay, then...what's your next plan?"

Albedo thought for a few seconds:

"Since his goal is to replace me, then no matter what he does, the final target should be me, because this is impossible to avoid... However, if my guess is correct, the two of you may also be on his elimination list - because you are a very high threat to him, and... there is a high probability that you can see through him."

Paimon suddenly became anxious:

"Then...what should we do? What if he pretends to be you and approaches us, and then suddenly attacks..."

"Then I'll break his nose."

Xing said nonchalantly.

"If he is so stupid, we can thank him for saving us the trouble of looking for him."

After discussing for a while, they found that there didn't seem to be much they could do at this stage. After all, if a person insisted on hiding, it would be difficult to find him.

Eula expressed her wish to have Albedo return to Mondstadt for protection, but Albedo refused, saying that he would only be used by the other party:

"If I stay in the snowy mountains, the other side will be forced to face me. If I return to Mondstadt and don't explain everything to the Knights of Favonius, the appearance of two Albedos will surely give the other side an opportunity to take advantage of. If there is any collateral damage to Mondstadt, it will be troublesome. So... it's better for me to stay in the snowy mountains like now. Then, as long as an 'Albedo' appears in Mondstadt, we will know that it must be him."

This makes sense, but...

"What if he attacks you? If something happens to you, he..."

Albedo shook his head:

"I don't think I will lose, and... before he is fully prepared to deceive everyone, even if he kills me, you will most likely see through him."

[As long as Mondstadt is on full alert against the character of 'Albedo', the counterfeit will not be able to continue to collect any information about Albedo's original interpersonal relationships... The loop is closed.]

Paimon couldn't help but ask:

"But...what if he doesn't plan to replace you?"

Albedo shrugged:

"Isn't that better? If he doesn't intend to replace me, why would he come to kill me? I really hope he can figure this out."

"Uh……"

In the end, Albedo convinced all of them that they just needed to be wary of any "Albedo" that appeared in front of them. Until then, he would stay in the snowy mountains - there were plenty of supplies anyway, and the area, which was high-risk for ordinary people, was no discomfort to him.

Therefore, they had no choice but to return to the camp at the foot of the mountain. Ying went back first to tell Captain Qin about the situation, while Xing took this opportunity to be alone with Eula for a while.

When Yingmei was gone, Xing became bolder:

"Come to think of it, it's been a while since we last met, right? A series of things have happened since just now, and I haven't even asked you yet - did you miss me, my knight lady?"

This name suddenly reminded Eula of the memories they had together by the pool in Qingquan Town, and... when the other party succeeded in kissing her secretly, he had the same sly smile on his face.

I can’t... let this guy lead me by the nose!

Eula, who was a little embarrassed, pretended not to care at all and put her hands on her hips:

"I don't have that much time to waste. As a guerrilla knight, I'm very busy."

"Oh, it seems that the memories I left for Eula are not deep enough, then..."

Just as Xing was about to do something to counter Eula's arrogant and straightforward behavior, a very energetic voice came from a distance:

"You~La~~"

Xing turned around and saw that she knew the new sister...

Well, this time we really knew each other - at least we met once. When I was about to strike up a conversation with her, I was teleported away. Although the two of us had never met, Xing had heard of her from others many times.

The visitor was Mondstadt's scout knight, Miss Amber.

[The Knight of Tea! ]

The other person came closer, and he obviously remembered her, whom he had met once before:

"Ah! Could it be... Miss Xing!? Hello, hello, I've heard a lot about you! Maybe Miss Xing has forgotten, but we have actually met before! My name is Amber, Ying's good friend, and Mondstadt's scout knight~"

[Are all fire girls so enthusiastic? Hu Tao and Xiang Ling are also very lively...]

Maybe being lively and enthusiastic are the characteristics of people with the Fire God's Eye... Oh, except for Master Lu.

Xing was naturally happy to communicate with such a cute girl. After a conversation, Xing also learned that the other party came to see Eula specifically:

"After all, the Windblume Festival is almost over, and there's nothing to do in the city anymore, so I came to find Eula. It must be pretty boring to stay here alone, right?"

"It's not boring, it's more like... it's quiet here."

Looking at the two people communicating familiarly, Xing suddenly remembered that they seemed to have been good friends for a long time, and Amber seemed to be one of Eula's few friends.

[Yeah, it’s the classic red and blue CP! I’m so happy with it]

As for jealousy, that obviously doesn't exist - Xing has always been very tolerant, and in her eyes, all beautiful girls are one of the wings of her future.

[Aren't you afraid of your wings getting tangled? ]

That depends on how good you are at combing your wings.

After a while, Ying was teleported back from Mond. When she arrived here, she learned what happened on both sides. Amber, who happened to have missed it completely, was wondering what day it was today and why everyone came to the snow mountain. Then she learned the whole story.

"So... so complicated!"

Amber couldn't help but sigh.

"So... all we have to do now is wait?"

Xing nodded:

"That's what Albedo thought, but I guess... maybe he has his own plan?"

So, with no better ideas, the girls unanimously decided to continue enjoying the Wind Flower Festival which was almost coming to an end. Xing and Ying successfully persuaded Eula not to worry about the camp, as not many people would go climbing the snowy mountains at this time.

Because Amber and Eula could not teleport, the four of them plus Paimon simply headed slowly to Clear Spring Town to spend the night before night fell, and then returned to Mondstadt the next day.

In the following few days, Xing and Ying were fine.

Ying, who can't sit still, would run errands for the Adventurer's Association and take on some commissions every day.

Xing would spend most of the time with Ying, but sometimes he would take advantage of this opportunity to find other girls, led by Eula, and hang out with them as if nothing had happened.

These two days, she finally got to know Klee - this child was so cute that she almost melted Xing.

But he is also very naughty. In terms of "causing trouble" and "destructive power", he is almost at the level of Hook x Bailu - the power of his bouncing bomb is much stronger than that of Hook's hole machine, and the number of times he tried to escape from the tight control of Captain Jean is no less than the number of times Bailu tried to escape.

Of course, she and Ying would occasionally return to Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain to check on Albedo - the other party was not in a hurry at all, and continued to pursue his hobbies such as painting to cultivate his sentiments, and would occasionally entrust Xing and Ying to bring him some paint.

Such peaceful days lasted for almost a week.

That afternoon, the two of them teleported to the snowy mountains as usual to visit Albedo and make sure that he was okay. Xing, who was already a little tired of this matter, stayed in the camp and did not go up the mountain.

With the Wind Flower Festival coming to an end, adventurers who participated in the snow mountain scientific expedition have gathered again at the camp at the foot of the mountain.

Xing was curious about what they were researching here. He learned that part of the reason was because the magic dragon Durin was once buried here, and another part of the reason was that there were many ancient relics in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, which had important historical research significance.

But it was just curiosity. Xing was thinking, should he go to the library tonight to act like a spoiled child with Sister Lisa, or go to Eula to hang out, or go and treat Mona to a meal to improve their relationship, or go and touch Diona...

Every time this happens, Xing always has a happy dilemma of "whose card should I flip tonight".

While she was thinking, Ying came back with a serious expression:

"Xing, I found something special, come and have a look."

PS: The reason for choosing Albedo's plot

The main reason why I chose to participate in the 2.3 event plot that not all players have experienced is that this plot is really good, especially the real and fake Albedo, which is quite interesting, and the character setting is greatly deepened, and there is also Eula Umber's ice lake bath...

Another reason is to let Xing and Albedo have some intersection, so that it will be convenient to entrust him to help develop some... wonderful alchemical props... Hey~

So I put the story of version 2.3 first, otherwise it would be troublesome to go to Inazuma and come back.

Volume 154: The Immortal Body Has an End, the World and the Human World: The Meaning of Life

For some unknown reason, although its absolute altitude is not too high, the entire mountain range is in an extremely cold environment.

Without adequate warming measures, ordinary people would find it difficult to resist this strange and severe cold that penetrates into the bone marrow. However, most of the monsters here have already adapted to this environment.

Xing has the power of exploration and protection, so he is naturally not afraid of the severe cold. Following Ying, who didn't know why she didn't say a word, they walked all the way and soon arrived at the Sleeping Dragon Valley.

This place is located at the northern foothills of the Longji Mountains. Several extremely huge rib remains stand here, almost weathered into rocks.

This is the burial place of the dragon Durin. He was defeated by the wind god and his follower Tevarin and died here. Looking at the spectacular skeleton, one can imagine that it may have fallen from the sky and smashed out this valley on the earth. As time passed, only the bones were left.

"So...what did you find?"

"Just follow me."

Ying's attitude was so cold, as if she had discovered Xing's affair with other girls. This made Xing feel a little uneasy for a moment, but as she walked, she suddenly felt that the surrounding environment seemed a little less cold.

Soon, Xing discovered an abandoned camp with the markings of the Kingdom of Winter and the Fatui - but the place was already deserted, and...some exceptionally bright red vegetation gradually appeared on the surrounding ground.

This is! ?

Xing and Ying walked along the vegetation and soon discovered that the road extended to a cave leading underground. The environment here had been changed by some force - roots like a blood vessel network were spread all over the rock wall, and blood-red crystals condensed on the surface. And deep inside, there was a structure like a giant heart. Although it was no longer beating, it still emitted heat and a strange vitality.

[Scarlet corruption? Uh, no... not that exaggerated, but... it still seems to be an ominous force.]

With the pioneer's characteristic of being naughty, Xing went forward and poked it, and found that this huge heart-like thing did not seem to have any response to the outside world.

"So...you pretended to be Ying just to bring me to see this?"

Xing asked curiously without turning around.

"This thing... should be the residual power of the Demon Dragon Durin, right? You brought me to see this, is there any meaning you want to tell me?"

"Ying" behind him said nothing, Xing shrugged and turned to look at her:

"What's wrong? You don't really think you acted like this, do you? First of all, it's strange enough that Paimon isn't with you. Secondly, although Ying-mei doesn't talk much, it doesn't mean she always has a blank expression."

Xing tilted his head and looked curiously at the "Yingmei" in front of him, whose appearance was almost flawless.

"Are you the same type of experimental subject as Albedo? I didn't expect that an alchemist could change a person's appearance and physical features to such a great extent... It's really interesting. So, are you changed inside and out?"

Xing walked forward and wanted to lift up "Yingmei's" skirt to check, but of course she was dodged, and the latter even drew a sword and pointed it at her expressionlessly.

Xing sighed immediately:

"Hey, you really have to fight? I'm actually quite curious about you. Is your true form a Ditto? Why can you change so much? Or maybe, you are actually..."

"--star!"

A familiar shout was heard from the entrance of the cave—the real Ying arrived with a sword in hand, followed by Eula and Amber.

The three of them blocked the fake Ying's escape route, and the latter remained expressionless, except for the sword raised in her hand, which showed that she did not intend to surrender.

Well, there's not much to say.

"Capture her!"

The fake Ying waved his hand, and the power of ice that the original had not yet mastered appeared in his hand. A large number of ice spikes shot towards him and hit Xing's shield, but the function of these ice spikes was not to kill, but to control the situation - they expanded instantly after being inserted into the ground, as if they wanted to freeze Xing completely.

At the same time, she dodged Amber's arrow and blocked Eula's sword. However, just as she was about to fight back, a hand grabbed her arm from behind, lifted it up hard, and then swung it to the ground.

What a joke! Compared to the six-phase ice of March 7, this freezing effect is just like a gust of cool wind blowing in her face.

After hitting him several times, Xing finally stopped and threw the opponent out with the last blow:

"have you had enough?"

The fake Ying, who looked like he had been hit hard, climbed up trembling slightly. At the same time, some disturbing changes began to occur on his body.

Her hair color gradually turned gray, her body began to grow, and her entire appearance seemed to be moving towards the direction of the stars.