"Brother, what are you going to do?"

"Chase."

Diluk was brief and to the point.

"But you can't ask us to chase after you with these fleshy legs, right?"

"Charles will help us with the horses."

Born in Mondstadt, he is the heir of a winery and aspires to be a future cavalry captain. Diluk has been trained in riding since he was a child, and Kaeya naturally chooses to accompany him to the end.

Although the situation has little to do with them at this point, both teenagers have their own reasons and persistence.

They immediately returned to the tavern and explained the matter to the bartender Charles. The experienced and efficient retired hunter nodded, and after going out for a while, he brought two horses for them.

This was something that Master Cripps had prepared for them a long time ago, just waiting to be used.

Mounting their horses, Diluk and Kaeya rode out of the city before being discovered by the patrolling knights. During the ride, they met Amber, who was holding a flying broom and looked a little worried.

She recognized them and quickly raised the flying broom to them: "Hurry up and take this. As long as you give it to Youya, she will be able to come back safely."

Diluk nodded and took it, then mounted it on the horse's back. Then, relying on their good popularity, he and Kaeya directly walked out of the city gate.

Soon after they left the city, they saw Nymph and Eula riding on horses in front of them.

As if noticing the movement on their side, the other party looked back and took the initiative to slow down a bit, waiting for them to catch up.

As soon as she got to the side, Eula spoke quickly: "We've been fooled. The enemy's main target is Youya, and now they have succeeded. Officer Nymph and I are chasing them, but we need to split our forces."

"I see. Which side are we responsible for?"

Diluk responded quickly.

"You go right, we go left. Once we find each other, fire this—"

Nymph recognized them, and they were also future star members of the Knights, with extraordinary potential.

Therefore, she did not intend to dissuade them from going back, but the focus of this pursuit was to find out where the other party had gone, so she gave the other signal gun to the other party.

This is a product developed by the Eighth Squad, which can fire bright red flares. The guerrilla squad often uses this item. Originally, the reconnaissance squad also carried this, but after being trained by Captain An, they use bone whistles that are more concealed and have multiple information contents.

Kaia took the flare gun and nodded.

"No problem. I hope we can smoothly bring back Miss Yuya who has suffered so much."

Surprisingly, Eula did not blame her, but turned to look forward. In front of them was a fork in the road, which was also their last chance to catch each other.

She gripped the reins tightly, her eyes unyielding.

"...Yuya, wait a moment, I'll be there soon."

Chapter 97: Yegor's Outrageous Theory

Yuya woke up in a trance, and she could feel someone holding her. A lavender-like scent filled the carriage, and sitting opposite her was the big landowner from Zhidong, Yegor.

Unlike the stupid look when we first met, he now looks more like a hungry bear that has just woken up from hibernation.

That look made her feel like she might be eaten alive by him in the next second.

But the next moment the gaze became kind and loving, as if everything before was an illusion.

Youya could only pretend to be confused and asked without showing it.

"...Mr. Yegor? Why are you here? And I..."

"Oh! Xiao Youya. It's great that you still remember my name. Yes! But if you could call me father, I think I would be even happier!"

He grinned, but the fat on both sides of his cheeks made the smile a little bit weird.

Especially what he said made Youya's mood plummet.

But...now the situation is obviously stronger than people.

Restraining the discomfort, Youya pretended to look around timidly. She was sitting on the only woman in the carriage, the strange hooded woman who kidnapped her.

When she sensed her own movements, she smiled and said, "Hello, sweetheart~"

"…Why are you arresting me?"

Youya wanted to stay away from her, but the other party suddenly approached her. Youya could almost feel the cold mask on her forehead.

"Of course I want to eat a little cutie like you! Hehehe——"

What she said didn't sound like a lie.

At least, Youya could feel that her hands were not at peace.

All places on the clothes where things might be hidden were checked without exception. At the end, she pinched the girl's face and sighed, "As expected of a child from an aristocratic family, your face is so tender and smooth. Unlike my sister, I had to run around for a bite of hot food when I was a child. It's lucky that I don't have frostbite on my face."

"Woo..."

Youya wanted to resist, but to this experienced and strange big sister, it was just the useless struggle of a little kitten.

She buried her face in the girl's chest and took a deep breath with satisfaction.

“Ahh——?!”

"Ahh~ That's the smell. Girls should be this fragrant and soft!"

Yuya's crisis alarm had exploded. As a last resort, she could only look for help from Yegor, the only person who could save her.

This guy is also very strange. He clearly showed that kind of morbid desire, but he hid it very well. She could even vaguely feel that he was enjoying the scene in front of him?

However, facing the girl's gaze, he reacted almost immediately.

"Ahem. Come on, Ekaterina, don't scare my daughter—"

"——Huh? Didn't you say that since the good thing is done, you can let me and sweetheart be intimate for a while?"

"But she looks troubled now. Also, you'd better be careful with your words. I don't want to have to think about how to get you out of the punishment camp when I go back."

Yegor's tone became a little heavier, which made Ekaterina curl her lips in disappointment. She stopped teasing the girl and let her continue to sit on her lap.

Yuya finally had the energy to continue asking, "So, it was Yegor... my adoptive father who asked her to arrest me?"

Although she didn't really want to acknowledge the thief as her father, she had to endure it in order to escape.

"Yes! My daughter... However, I don't think this is arrest, I prefer to call it liberation."

Yegor took off his fluffy hat, revealing his slightly bald head, and said kindly, "I am just following the last wishes of my deceased friend, Wes. Yes."

"…Patriarch Weiss's last wish?"

Youya had never heard of it.

"That's right. Actually, I came to Mondstadt and even risked my subordinates to rescue you from the Knights, all to fulfill the contract with him. Yes, Weiss is good in every way, except that he is too indecisive..."

When he said this, he narrowed his eyes, and his expression made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

"In the matter of rescuing you, he always missed many opportunities. He didn't even dare to rashly enter the truly critical place. He could only shrink in the castle and fear the pursuit of the Knights of Favonius."

"Ha - so it's fitting that such a boring man would die in an even more boring fire."

Ekaterina also said it without hesitation.

She had long felt disgusted with that gloomy man, especially his obscene and bossy manner. If she hadn't been worried about bad things happening, she would have released a lightning bolt to sting that guy into a pig's head.

And Youya also became somewhat resistant to her shocking words, and just continued to stare at Yegor, as he was the one in charge here.

Facing the girl's gaze, Yegor simply said in a nonchalant tone, "Don't blame her parents in front of the child. Yes, although Weiss is just an irresponsible predecessor, we should still have a little respect for him."

"But I don't need this liberation. I live very well in the Knights..."

Youya shook her head and tried to explain.

But Yegor suddenly became excited. He opened his red eyes wide and spoke in a loud voice.

"You are wrong! This kind of life where you have no freedom at all and are locked up in a gray-black cage, imprisoning both your body and your spirit, is not good at all!"

He waved his hands with an indignant expression.

"I did ask around! Yes, just like any hard-working old farmer would measure every inch of his field with his feet.

I know what kind of history Lawrence has, and I also know why you are in such decline today and how unfairly you are being treated!

In Mond, no matter young or old, everyone sings this song: the old noble Lawrence is a sinner, and the descendants of the sinner will always be ambitious people who covet Mond’s rule and want to take the free country into their hands again!

But in my opinion, such behavior is a crime! These people who live behind the huge wall and have never opened their eyes to see the outside sky.

They will always be influenced by the wind direction in the city, and be hostile to an innocent child who has never made any mistakes and was born in such a family, while those knights who claim to be righteous have never extended a helping hand! "

As Youya looked a little surprised, Yegor stood up from his seat, walked in front of her, and spoke in a heavy tone.

"I know this will be in great conflict with the education you received, and I am powerless to change Mondstadt's current situation, so I can only resort to this last resort.

Yes, I will take you away from this land of freedom that is not free at all. You will go to my hometown and see with your own eyes what true freedom is. There are waters of fire, lands of ice, fields of sand and snow...

When you have seen that, you will be freer than anyone else living in Mondstadt!"

He held the girl's wrist and looked her straight in the eyes.

"After that, I swear that I will never interfere with any of your choices, because I am not doing this out of selfish desire, but because I truly love you as my adopted daughter."

Chapter 98 The Demonic Dragon Usa!

Just when Youya was wondering how to answer, the carriage suddenly shook violently.

Yegor lost his balance and fell to the side, but Yuya was unharmed thanks to Ekaterina's support.

Covering his bruised forehead, Yegor was about to lose his temper, but the voice of the musket boy came first.

"I'm sorry. Although I don't want to interrupt you, boss, when you're giving Vanessa's Speech, if I don't remind you, we'll probably all be buried in the dragon's belly!"

"what?!"

Without even bothering to look at the girl's soft jade-like feet, Yegor immediately stood up, holding onto the side window, and looked out cautiously.

It was also at this time that the dragon's eyes, which contained a strong blasphemous and cursed aura, met his stunned gaze.

Yegor was immediately horrified, and he fell to the ground in fear. Then came the iconic voice of the Fire Gun Boy.

"—Try this!"

The sniper bullet infused with fire elemental power hit the dragon's cheek, sparking flames on its scales, but the dragon Usa was unharmed, staring with his dragon eyes like lanterns in the night, his bloody mouth wide open.

The next moment, a deafening roar resounded throughout the surroundings, and along with the roar, an even stronger impact made the interior of the carriage no longer a safe little space, but a cage where anyone would be trapped to death if they hesitated for a moment.

Yegor couldn't sit up at all, but his first reaction was to turn his head and look at Ekaterina and her adopted daughter who were also in shock in her arms. He gritted his teeth and said sternly: "What are you still standing there for? Take my daughter away!"

"Blink!"

Ekaterina did not hesitate. Lightning flashed, and she also left in an instant, holding the girl in her arms, flashing to a distance.

The use she could bring to this battle was too small. As an elemental creature, Lei Ying was naturally afraid of life forms that were higher and more powerful than herself.

The might of the evil dragon Usa was enough to throw them into chaos. Even with the best quality Mist Grass pollen, they would not do such a suicidal act.

After she left, Yegor was grabbed by the arm by the musketeer who had left the driver's seat and jumped out of the carriage.

As soon as the two men rolled to the ground, the carriage was overturned by the ominous horns of the dragon, and then it swung its tail like steel, and the fragile wooden structure was completely shattered in less than a moment.

If they had hesitated a little longer, they would probably have died on the spot.

Unlike Yegor who was knocked unconscious after falling down, the professionally trained musketeer got up immediately, swung the musket in his hand around like a juggler, and then set off a large flame-colored shield. He raised the gun, and the single red eye outside the mask flashed with madness.

“It’s barbecue time!”

Bang Bang Bang!

He pulled the trigger, and the larger special bullets penetrated into the chest of the evil dragon Usa continuously. Several scales were broken, and traces of purple blood seeped out from the cracks.

The dragon's rage was further ignited. Although this was just an attack like an insect sting to it, it reminded it of the humiliation it had suffered at the hands of humans in the past.

That damned woman favored by the wind god——!

Now even a mere human dares to disrespect it. Before killing the person favored by the God of Wind, he will first torture the guards present to death!

The evil dragon Usa turned around, landed on all fours, stretched its wings to both sides, and its bat-like membrane swelled with blood, making its body look even larger.

It has never been a good guy, and unlike Tevarin who is willing to obey the orders of the wind god, it has all the pride of the dragon species and the cunning of living for thousands of years. Like all demons who love humans, it also "deeply loves" humans.

Its greatest pleasure is to hear humans having their bellies ripped open, their internal organs dug out, and laid out on the ground in order, and then smearing them with blood as they scream.

And now, it had endured long enough, the Wind God slept, Tevarin was wounded, and Durin was dead.

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