This heroine is so despicable

"So, Eula, why do birds fly?"

Not understanding what Xing wanted to say, Eula said helplessly: "Maybe because... there's wind?"

Xing shook her head:

"I think it was not the wind that made the first bird fly, but courage. Even though it faced a bottomless abyss, the bird still jumped down and eventually took off with the wind and conquered the sky, because the bird has a noble heart..."

"That's true... there's nothing wrong with that, but it's different from..."

"You must have had a hard time these years, Eula?"

Xing's words startled Eula for a moment, but before she could ask, Xing let go of Eula and gently held her hand:

"Born in the Lawrence family, Eula, you can neither break the chains of blood that bind you to your body, nor change the prejudices of some Mondstadt people. You want to get rid of the darkness but cannot grasp the light. You have been stuck between Mondstadt and Lawrence for a long time. Such days must be very difficult, right?"

"I……"

Eula took a deep breath, and then her tone seemed to become quite relaxed.

"Is this how I feel to Xing? You are underestimating me, Xing. I have long distanced myself from the Lawrence family. As for other people's opinions, I don't care. I don't need justice or recognition from everyone. I am who I am..."

[This is a lie. When you find that she always talks about holding a grudge, you realize that even though this is a kind and tenacious nature, a gentle and unique way of treating people for Eula, it is also a form of self-protection.]

Xing looked at her calmly.

"You know, Eula, in my hometown, there is a kind of psychology called psychological defense mechanism. This phenomenon mostly occurs in children, and the specific manifestation is-"

"On the surface, I don't do anything beyond other people's expectations, and I even cater to other people's expectations. In other words, since I can't change it no matter what, I just follow other people's imagination..."

"Since everyone thinks that the Lawrence family is trying to take revenge on Mond, then I will do as you wish. I will join the Knights of Favonius to defeat them from within. Anyway, no matter how much I explain, no one will believe me, right?"

"Since the family thinks that I was disobedient and betrayed them, then I am such a traitor. I am such a rebellious person. Not only will I completely draw a line between myself and you! I will also put an end to the Lawrence family name."

"Therefore, 'I will remember this grudge'... I will always keep this sentence in mind and tell you in person. Isn't this how you see me anyway? Then I will satisfy your impression and mentality of me..."

Xing slowly approached Eula and stared into her increasingly panicked eyes.

"Is that so? Eula?"

“…No, no!”

Eula retorted subconsciously, but under Xing's calm gaze, her momentum instantly weakened.

"Maybe... maybe a little bit..."

Volume 047: On the Journey: With and Without a Horse

Under Xing's encouraging gaze, Youla sighed deeply, and finally sat down by the lake hand in hand with her again, and began to reveal her true feelings.

Even Eula herself was a little surprised - they had only known each other for a short time, but... Xing could easily see through her heart...

"In fact, some people have long advised me to be humble and careful in what I say and do, saying that this might help me gain forgiveness. But they think so only because they have never been a real 'sinner'..."

"Real criminals will be treated as hostile and potentially dangerous no matter what they say or do. You know, before I joined the Knights, the shops in Mond were unwilling to sell things to me, so..."

Eula was silent for two seconds, then shrugged:

"I've seen it clearly a long time ago. Rather than bowing my head and accepting the humiliation, it's better to be free and easy, go to their doorstep for revenge, and challenge and respond to them in an upright manner. In your words... I did cater to their expectations, but... hey... the name 'descendant of sinners' doesn't sound good, but I can only get rid of it completely by constantly taking revenge in my own way..."

Xing held Eula's hand with their fingers interlocked.

"This is exactly what I like about Eula..."

"Birds fly in the sky because they want to fly. They don't need a reason. They don't care even if their wings are broken and they die. They fly not for anyone, nor because of anyone's orders. Birds fly in the sky just because they want to fly..."

"Eula is the same. Although she was born in darkness, she still walked out bravely and found her own way. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, she will keep going... And I guess, Eula must have met a lot of kind people, right?"

"Um……"

Eula's eyes softened a bit.

"Although most people still have prejudices against me, but... Captain Qin, Amber, and Lisa are actually all very good people..."

[Looking at the warmth in Eula's eyes, you know that this girl has been fooled by you. It's time to take the next step.]

Nonsense, what do you mean by deception! This is obviously my most sincere feeling!

[Is it possible that you have too many people for whom you have sincere feelings? ]

"What about me?" Xing asked.

Eula immediately responded, "Xing...you are of course also a very good and gentle person."

"So, can you be my lover?"

"Love, people!?"

Eula, who had just relaxed, was shocked again.

"But, but we are both girls...wait, so that's why you kissed me on purpose? And when you said you liked me at the beginning, did you mean...that kind of like?"

Xing nodded seriously: "Always."

[I have always been attracted by beauty]

No, I just got attracted by your beauty first, and then...

【Then I see the mood improve】

Phew! That's called being attracted by inner beauty!

"..."

At this moment, if Xing didn't know that Eula's God's Eye was of the ice type, looking at her cheeks that instantly turned red again, he might have thought that the other party had the God's Eye of the fire type.

After a while, Eula stammered:

"Well...I...I need some more time to think about it..."

[Tsk, it seems that someone was too clever and calculated, but still failed to strike while the iron was hot.]

Xing felt a little regretful - the arrangement for the lady might be a bit too wasteful, as it could have been used to create a better environment with a suspension bridge effect.

But I couldn't help it at that time and chose to detain her first.

[Don't do that, the lady will cry if she knows she is just a part of your Play]

Xing nodded, not seeming discouraged. She pointed to her cheek:

"Then...can I have a kiss first?"

"Hello? I haven't agreed yet! Besides, didn't I just..."

"I got it from a sneak attack. I earned it with my own ability!" Xing put his hands on his hips without any guilt. "I want Eula to kiss me first!"

Looking at Xing who was acting like a scoundrel, Youla was angry and annoyed: "Then...then stretch your face over here!"

Great!

Looking at Xing who was waiting for her obediently with his eyes closed, Eula felt her cheeks burning again.

Do you really want to kiss me?

It's not that I dislike it, it's just... if you want to be lovers, you should at least spend more time together... otherwise the two of you will progress too fast...

In the end, after hesitating for a long time, Eula quickly pecked Xing on the forehead, then shrank back as if she had been electrocuted.

“Is this… all right?”

[You are certainly far from satisfied, but there is no need to rush. The more precious the treasure is, the longer it will take to obtain it.]

So Xing nodded and said seriously: "From now on, I will try my best to make Eula like me - not the kind of like in friendship!"

"Then... let's talk about it later! Let's go! You said it yourself, the lady is fine, right? We can't be completely safe now!"

Youla stood up and looked around vigilantly, then pulled Xing and ran towards Qingquan Town. She found Duraf and asked him to tell the villagers not to go out first, and then hide.

"Although I don't think the Fatui and the lady would be crazy enough to openly attack civilians from another country, but... it's better to be on the safe side."

Eula looked at the star:

"Xing, please go back to Mondstadt immediately and tell Captain Qin and the others about the situation here!"

Xing nodded immediately: "I'll go right away!"

[You'd better leave for a while, otherwise if the lady meets you again, tsk tsk...]

After finding the teleportation anchor point in the village, Xing immediately returned to Mondstadt.

In the afternoon, Captain Qin brought Xing, a whole team of Favonius Knights, and a cavalry captain wearing an eye patch and rushed to Qingquan Town.

"Eula? Are you okay?" Captain Qin jumped off the horse without waiting for it to stop and looked at Eula with concern.

The latter finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the large army arrive.

"It's alright, Captain Qin. Neither the Lady nor the Fatui have ever appeared."

Eula discovered that Xing, who was just getting off the horse awkwardly, had a look of shock on his face for some reason, as if he was immersed in some amazing discovery and had not yet come to his senses.

"What's wrong?"

Xing looked at the snorting horse again, swallowed his saliva, and spoke in a tone like a navigator discovering a new continent:

"I... didn't expect Mond to have horses..."

[To be precise, you never thought that there would be horses in this world - because for some reason, in your subconscious, it seemed that such creatures should not exist in Teyvat.]

Eula didn't know what Xing was shocked about, so she could only shrug:

"Most of Mondstadt's horses have indeed been taken away by the Grand Master. It's normal that we don't see them normally. As for the citizens, most citizens can't afford to keep horses, so they are rare."

Xing immediately patted his forehead:

"I'm so stupid, really. I already have the title of knight, how could I not have a horse..."

But then she was stunned again:

"Wait...why didn't Captain Qin give us two batches of horses? Wouldn't we be much faster with horses?"

Eula shrugged speechlessly:

"Please, horses are very valuable. Even the Lawrence family can't afford them now. Besides... we don't know how to take care of horses. These horses are usually carefully raised by logistics personnel."

The two chatted about the horses. About ten minutes later, the cavalry captain who went to investigate came back and reported the investigation to Captain Qin:

"I found the cave and the ruins inside, but... almost everything was burned down. However, the traces at the scene still show that a fierce battle had taken place there."

As he said this, the cavalry captain named Kaia was looking at Xing with curiosity.

"You are indeed worthy of being the friend of that traveler. I never thought that you could injure the Fatui's executive officer and successfully evacuate him. This is truly impressive!"

Xing scratched his head a little embarrassedly - it’s not wrong to say that he was injured, but the location and method of the injury may be... unique after all.

Volume 048: On the Journey: Jiumengzi

Finally, the Knights of Favonius searched the surrounding area and determined that all the Fatui had apparently evacuated.

Since there was no substantial evidence, it was difficult for Captain Jyn to challenge the Fatui diplomats in Mondstadt.

The only possible breakthrough might be from the Lawrence family. If Eula's uncle could be arrested, he could point out that the Fatui wanted to interfere in Mondstadt's internal affairs by supporting puppets. However...

"Almost impossible, right?"

Kaia shook his head.

"If I were Schubert, I would definitely deny everything after I escape. Even if I went directly to their house in the name of 'investigation', if I didn't find any substantial evidence, it would be easy to end up with an excuse that 'the Knights deliberately suppressed the Lawrence family'..."

Captain Qin nodded:

"Indeed, and...Eula has a special identity. Even if she identifies the person, the other party will say it was our trick."

Xing spread his hands in confusion:

"But...the Lawrence family is ready to collude with the suburban forces, so we're just going to do nothing?"

Kaia smiled and shrugged:

"There's nothing we can do. Politics is such a complicated thing. After this incident, the most we can do is go to their doorsteps and give the Lawrence family and the Fatui a warning."

Eula nodded:

"As for the family, let me lead the team to their doorstep. I will do my best to dispel some people's unrealistic fantasies."

Xing shrugged: "Just walk and talk..."

Once again, she felt Mond's diplomatic awkwardness and passivity.