I'm not feeling right when I transform into Keqing

"This is a bit unreasonable. If the painting is done in proportion, there shouldn't be wolves and birds that big..."

Wolves and birds?

Keqing thought of the legend of Mondstadt: the battle between the Wolf King of the North and the King of the Tower.

Could it be that this mural describes the scene at that time?

"Oh, by the way, why do we have to wear cotton clothes?" asked Sugar.

Keqing didn't need to answer this question. She asked the two of them to put on their coats and took them to the cave entrance.

Then the two of them froze where they were, like little children seeing snow for the first time.

As people living near the snow-capped mountains, the people of Mond have certainly seen snow, but they have never seen such crazy snow, as if it was going to bury the world.

"This is! This is the old Mondstadt?!" Sugar pushed up her glasses and exclaimed.

Keqing was slightly surprised. She didn't expect that Sucrose had guessed it.

"Old Mondstadt?" Noelle looked at Sucrose.

Sugar explained, "I, I once saw a description of a snowy scene like this in a rare book. That book recorded the snowy Mondstadt more than 2,000 years ago. At that time, I was a little skeptical about its authenticity, because if there really was such a heavy snow...it would be basically impossible for any living thing to survive...but now...hmm...it's strange. Theoretically, this is inside the seal, not the real world, but this snow is too real..."

In fact, this dead white world not only has living creatures, but even humans.

Just as Keqing was thinking about how to find the way to Old Mondstadt in this snowy field, Noel suddenly pointed to the snowy field in the distance.

"Sandang, Lady Keqing, look quickly, there are people over there!"

Keqing looked over and saw three dark figures like ants on the white ground.

They were running very fast, as if they were running for their lives.

"Chief! I can't run anymore!"

"Don't give up! Beyond the canyon ahead is the wolf's territory!"

In the snow, a middle-aged man in a thick coat grabbed a young man from the snow, and then said to the family guards around him: "Everyone hold on! Mond's hope lies with us, for..."

Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, a white meteor shot from the distant sky and pierced his calf.

The man screamed in pain and fell to his knees in an instant. Blood flowed from his wound, immediately dyeing the snow red.

"Yes, it's the king's attendant!" the guard shouted.

The middle-aged man looked up at the top of the mountain. On the cliff above the snow-capped mountain, a white figure was standing there. As she pulled the bowstring, the snow gathered on her bow as if being summoned.

"Damn lackey!" the middle-aged man cursed angrily, and then found that the light on the top of the mountain suddenly dimmed a lot.

Then, the figure disappeared.

I was spared a chance to live? By the loyal lackey of the tyrant?

Just when the middle-aged man was at a loss for words, a surprised voice suddenly came from the guard beside him.

"Someone! Someone is coming!"

The man looked back and saw three figures.

……

……

Ten minutes later, in the cave, Keqing put away the Soul-Nourishing Pill and said to the bearded middle-aged man who was being bandaged by Noel by the fire, "Take it and lie down for a while. The wound will heal after a while."

"Really? But... I was injured by the bow..."

"It's okay, it can be cured." Keqing said.

The man seemed very surprised. He had never heard of such a medicine, but the other party had no reason to lie to him.

Looking at the three young girls, especially the one in the lead, she should be a foreigner judging by her clothes.

The man whose life was saved also looked grateful.

"Thank you all for saving my life. If I hadn't met you, I would have frozen to death outside."

"By the way, what are your names?"

"I'm Keqing, she's Noelle, and she's Sucrose." Keqing introduced.

The middle-aged man nodded and introduced himself.

"My name is Gunhild. You can just call me 'Gun' or 'Old Gun'."

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Chapter 43: Heroes and Demons

"Ah! How can that be possible? The clan leader is a noble!"

The first to refute were not Keqing and the others, but Gunhildr's guards.

"What are you talking about, you little brat?! These people are our saviors! Don't you see what we are like now? Moreover, those Mond nobles, my Gunhild family is not ashamed to associate with them!" Gun angrily scolded his men.

He looked really angry.

“Sorry, Master Gunn…” The guard lowered his head.

Gunn's emphasis on reputation reminded Keqing of the man outside. That man, like the middle-aged man in front of her, had dazzling golden hair and the same stubborn character towards honor and responsibility.

And in Keqing's eyes, she could directly see Gunhildr's name.

[LV.45 "Mondstadt Noble Chief" Gunhild]

When I saw the name Keqing from afar at the cave entrance, I thought I had seen it wrong. Now that I have met him in person, I have realized how much he values reputation.

Keqing also confirmed that the person in front of her was Qin's ancestor.

This is also the reason why Keqing was willing to give him the Soul-Nourishing Pill.

Although this is a small world copy, Keqing still finds it a little incredible to be able to see Qin's ancestors.

"Ah! Gu! Gunhild! Isn't that..."

When Sucrose heard the name, she covered her mouth, and Noel had a similar expression.

They had never imagined that this uncle, dressed in rags and looking like a down-and-out adventurer in Mondstadt, actually had the same last name as Captain Jean.

"What is it? Has this little Sugar heard of my name? But... Mond has been cut off from the outside world for more than ten years..." Gun said curiously, stroking his beard.

Sucrose looked at Keqing, and Keqing shook her head. She understood and stopped talking, then went back to studying the mural.

Long before coming down to rescue them, Keqing had already told Noel and Sucrose about this. Although this looks like old Mondstadt, don't forget that it is also sealed.

They are more like experiencing a "script" rather than traveling back in time.

"Huh? I really feel much better!" At this time, Gunn touched his injured right leg with a look of surprise.

"This is truly amazing. My leg was injured by that thing. Logically, it should have turned into an ice sculpture. I never thought that old Gunn would have such good luck one day..."

Gunn marveled at his good luck, but Keqing still had some questions for him.

"Your injury is indeed a bit strange, with a strong ice element... Were you attacked by some ice monster?" Keqing asked.

"It's not wrong to say it's an ice monster." Gunn sneered, then showed a hateful look, "It's a loyal dog of the tyrant. Countless warriors have died at its hands. If I hadn't met you, I would probably have become one of the tyrant's ice sculpture display cabinets."

"Loyal dog?" Keqing frowned. She only knew a general idea of Mondstadt's history. She had no idea about the specific details such as the loyal dog of the King of the Tower.

"Her name is Amos." At this time, a guard sitting by the fire said with fear on his face, "She is the king... the tyrant's personal guard. She is extremely loyal to the tyrant. She has long silver hair and is very good at martial arts, especially archery. The people of Mondstadt privately call her... the White Devil."

"Amos..."

When Sucrose heard the name, her ears twitched, and Keqing noticed this detail.

Sucrose should know something, but Keqing still has questions that need to be answered by Gunn.

"So... did you escape from Mondstadt?" Keqing asked.

"Well, we took advantage of the opportunity to escape when the wind wall cracked when the Tyrant was provoked by the Wolf King this year." Gunn said, "This was a plan that had been prepared long ago, and there should have been no mistakes, but we didn't expect to encounter a traitor... who revealed the plan to that loyal dog."

Gunn's thick eyebrows were almost raised in anger: "That bunch of good-for-nothing nobles! Not only did they watch the people of Mond being imprisoned in cages, damn it! At that time, Lawrence and I should have killed those hesitant guys with a knife!"

This Gunn is really cruel. He doesn't even spare himself when he starts scolding.

The guards around him were also embarrassed and wanted to remind the master that he was also a noble, but they also knew the master's temper, so they could only warm themselves by the fire in silence and dared not say anything.

"You mean, you held a secret meeting with the nobles in the city, and then you were reported, which led to you being hunted down by the 'white devil'?" Keqing asked.

"Of course, there may be more than one! The only nobles in the city I can trust are that warlike lunatic and Lawrence."

After Gunn finished speaking, the guard beside him suddenly interrupted and said, "And the church..."

"Church..." The irritable Gunn was stunned when he heard the word and suddenly fell silent.

The other guards on the side were all staring at the mute guard, which also made Keqing a little confused.

Gunn should be a noble, what does he have to do with the church?

However, Gunn did not hide his meaning. After a moment of silence, he said, "My daughter is a priestess in the church, presiding over the wind sacrifice."

This would have been a very honorable thing, but the ruler of Mond at that time was a tyrant, and Gunn's group was all men, and it was obvious that his daughter was still in Mond.

If the tyrant knew about Gunn's defection, it would be obvious what would happen to his daughter.

So when the church was mentioned, even the strong-willed Gunn couldn't help but show a touch of sadness.

"So, are you coming out this time to escape from Mondstadt?" Keqing asked.

When Gunn heard this, he flatly denied it: "Of course we are not trying to escape from Mondstadt. We are trying to find a way to defeat the tyrant!"

"How to defeat the tyrant?"

"Yes." Gun nodded: "I am going to find the tyrant's old enemy, the King Wolf of the North - Andrius."

"Only its sharp teeth can pierce the tyrant's throat, and only its claws can tear open the cage that imprisons Mond."

[Main Path of Freedom ① Northern Wolf King: Go to the wolf's territory and ask for the wolf king's help]

Suddenly a mission appeared before my eyes. Apparently the conversation with Gunn had triggered the main plot line.

Keqing pondered for a moment, asked Gun to have a good rest, and then left the campfire.

She came to the side of Satoshi and Noelle.

As soon as Keqing came to Noelle's side, the maid asked, "Master Keqing, is that person really the ancestor of Captain Qin?"

“Well, it should look like that, but this is not the past. It may be quite different from the real history,” Keqing said.

Then he asked Shatang: "Shatang, you seem to know about the 'white devil'?"

"White devil?" Sucrose was confused for a moment, then she remembered that Keqing was talking about Amos.

"Oh! You mean Amos!" Sugar nodded and said, "I once heard from my teacher that she was a very famous hero in history."

"hero?"

Noelle was a little confused. Didn’t Mr. Gun’s guards just say that she was a white devil? Why did Sucrose say she was a hero now?

"Yes." Sucrose pushed up the frame of her glasses and narrated, "Originally Amos was a loyal follower of Dekalapian, but later, together with the other two heroes, he led the nobles and people of Mondstadt to rise up and end the rule of the Tower. It was after that that the wind god Barbatos blew away the snow of Mondstadt and established New Mondstadt together with the people of Mondstadt."

"That was a heroic history. Even the teachers were impressed by the tenacity of the Mondstadt people and the selfless courage of the heroes at that time."

Chapter 44. Andrius

Sucrose talks about the history of old Mondstadt, and it is a very general account.

Because she was not very clear about the specific place, after all, she was an alchemist, not a historian.

However, one piece of information is very important, that is, Amos is also a hero.