What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Uh-huh."

'Traveler...' Paimon felt his scalp tingling.

A.30 A little test

Ying was certainly not stupid, so she naturally didn't believe what Zhong Ling said, that she didn't know the bard.

But since Zhong Ling said so, she didn't ask any more questions. After all, everyone has their own secrets.

"Oh my, I'm really considerate." Ying puffed out her chest proudly.

Ying's appearance also attracted the somewhat puzzled gazes of Zhong Ling and Paimeng.

"Since Mond's Wind God has appeared, then there should be action against Tevarin next." Zhong Ling looked at Ying, who was inexplicably proud, and shook his head slightly. "Next, we will follow the actions of the Wind God and provide some help."

"In this way, Ying will also be qualified to communicate with the Wind God."

"Yes, Miss Zhong Ling, you are right." Ying nodded quickly, looking as if he had no idea and was taking whatever you said as the truth.

"Well, tomorrow we will go to the Knights Headquarters and confirm the next plan with the Knights of Favonius. Since the Knights of Favonius are one of the Four Guardians of the Wind, the Wind God should use the power of the Knights of Favonius."

Having said that, Zhong Ling felt that the brat Barbatos would not use the power of the Knights of Favonius.

And that guy is too free, to the point where no trace can be found.

How should I put it... Among the [Seven Rulers of the Earthly World], [Wind God] is the god that is most integrated into humanity, but the 'divinity' of [Wind God] is the purest.

This is only natural, as the so-called "human nature" is essentially suppression.

It is the expression of "nature" after being restrained by various teachings, that is, what Liyue calls "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness, gentleness, courtesy, frugality and modesty" and other morals.

From the perspective of universal rationality, the so-called freedom should be "don't do anything you don't want to do."

"Without rules, there can be no order." Freedom within rules is the only freedom that can be accepted.

Barbatos' freedom lies between following rules and breaking rules, because his is 'God's freedom' rather than 'human freedom'.

He follows 'God's rules'. To God, he is lawful, and although a little noisy, it is still within an acceptable range.

But he was too free for a human being.

But in the final analysis, although the people of Mond believe in Barbatos, Barbatos has never accepted the beliefs of humans.

Therefore, the people of Mond cannot be considered as the "people of the God of Wind".

All I can say is...it's worthy of being called Barbatos.

----

"Eh? Miss Zhong Ling is going to sleep so early?" Ying asked, looking at Zhong Ling whose eyes were a little hazy, 'Didn't she just wake up not long ago?'

"Well, I drank too much wine just now, and now I feel a little dizzy." Zhong Ling rubbed her eyebrows, and there was a faint blush on her fair cheeks.

Zhong Ling...is not very good at drinking.

"Dandelion wine...is it a strong liquor?" Ying was a little curious and even wanted to try it.

"The aftereffects are quite strong." Zhong Ling found the corset through her clothes and after pulling it open, she breathed a sigh of relief and then lay down on the bed.

"I'm going to sleep first, Ying, you can do whatever you want." Zhong Ling waved her hand, and the clothes on her body disappeared in an instant, leaving only the white pajamas.

However, even Zhong Ling's pajamas have big sleeves.

Zhong Ling grabbed the quilt and rolled herself inwards, then she sank into it.

As for whether she was really drunk...

Who is Zhong Ling? The dragon transformed from Liyue's water essence.

Zhong Ling’s alcohol tolerance is equal to the amount of water in Liyue.

In other words, unless all the water in Liyue was turned into wine, it would be impossible for Zhong Ling to get drunk.

"I am a little concerned about what Ying meant by 'touch'." Zhong Ling narrowed her eyes, looking half asleep and half awake.

Ying said before, "When I touched it this morning, I didn't feel the corset."

With Zhong Ling's hearing, she naturally heard it clearly, but she just didn't ask at the time.

"Could it be that... Ying... shouldn't be that kid?" Zhong Ling thought that Ying was so cute and a little silly, so she shouldn't be a pervert.

Zhong Ling also knew some things between women. After all, she was so old that there was nothing that would surprise her anymore.

"Let's test it a little bit..."

Although she doesn't mind hugging and cuddling between women, it is limited to hugging and cuddling.

But if Ying's actions cross the line...that would not be good.

After all, they weren't that familiar with each other yet.

If it is just normal contact, it means Ying has a good character and is worth making friends with.

Then Ying's next journey will be much easier, at least in Mondstadt, Liyue, and even Inazuma, she can take care of Ying.

But if it is not normal... Zhong Ling will definitely not repay kindness with enmity, but the friendship will end there, and it will just be a trading relationship from now on.

At that time, detoxification will be the condition, making Ying's journey in Liyue very easy, and there will be no next step.

"Eh? Miss Zhong Ling, are you going to bed so early?" Paimon slowly floated in from the door, holding a piece of fragrant Mond potato cake in one hand and a bag with two pieces in the other. "I bought three more."

"It's probably because the dandelion wine is a bit too much for Miss Zhong Ling." Ying spread her hands and then took the bag from Paimon. "I wanted to eat it when I ordered it before."

Ying has always liked fried potato series of foods.

For example, potato chips, French fries and so on.

"I'm not hungry, but I'm greedy." Ying took out a potato pancake from the bag. "But little Paimon."

"You just ate more than Miss Zhong Ling and I combined, right?"

Ying ate a lot yesterday because she was really hungry.

She wasn't that hungry today, so she ate a normal amount today.

And Paimon's appetite yesterday and today is surprisingly the same, he is a huge eater.

"You are so small, but you eat so much. Where does all the food go?" Ying poked Paimon's stomach with her finger. "Does that mean Paimon has a lot of stomachs?" Ying laughed mischievously.

"Hmm? It's strange that a person only has one stomach, right?" Paimon said with an innocent look on his face, tilting his head.

"???" A row of question marks appeared on Ying's head. "Little Paimon, are you serious?"

"Hehe~ Guess~" Paimon said with a smile while biting a potato pancake.

"..." Ying decided not to dwell on this strange question.

"Look, Traveler, Miss Zhong Ling looks so beautiful when she's sleeping." Paimon said to Ying in a low voice.

"Well, looking at Miss Zhong Ling gives me a very peaceful feeling." Ying nodded. Zhong Ling's appearance tends to be gentle and quiet. When she sleeps with her eyes closed, it will give people a feeling of peace and tranquility, which makes people feel very comfortable.

"It's just that Miss Zhong Ling likes to hug things around her when she sleeps... It's a bit hard to calm down." Ying thought to herself.

Ying felt that her self-control was already very good, but Zhong Ling had a good figure, was beautiful, soft and fragrant, and liked to stick to people... It was too scary.

A.31 Miss Zhong Ling is so comfortable

"You two little guys, just eat your food, why are you looking at me?" Although she closed her eyes, Zhong Ling could clearly feel that the two guys were staring at her face.

Not only did they look at it, they also started to criticize it...

However, Zhong Ling was already so old after all, she would not blush over such a small matter. She still pretended to be asleep.

The potato pancakes were delicious, but not very big, so they finished them quickly... By the way, Paimon ate both potato pancakes.

I really don't know where she put the food she ate.

However, this also made Zhong Ling certain that Paimon was definitely not that simple... but if there was no hostility, then forget it.

"Ha~ I'm feeling sleepy after eating." Paimon patted his belly.

Even though I stuffed so many things in my stomach, my stomach didn't swell at all.

"Now that you mention it, I feel a little sleepy too." After washing her hands and making sure there was no smell of potato pancakes, Ying yawned. "Go to sleep, there's nothing much to do."

"Yeah." Paimon consciously landed on the single sofa. Given Paimon's size, the single sofa was big enough to be her bed.

Zhong Ling was also considerate enough to prepare a blanket for Paimeng so that he would not catch a cold.

"Good night, traveler." Paimon raised his hand and blew it, then put it back.

"Well, good night, little Paimon." Ying changed into her pajamas, walked to the bed and lifted the quilt.

But as soon as she lifted the quilt, Ying froze.

'The tormenting time is coming again...' Ying slowly climbed onto the bed.

"What happened?" Zhong Ling felt Ying lift the quilt, but she was very slow to get into bed, which made him feel a little confused.

However, Ying did not let Zhong Ling wait for long. She gritted her teeth and climbed onto the bed.

But it seemed that she used too much force and Ying rolled directly onto Zhong Ling.

The two people felt different. Ying felt that she had directly touched a slightly cool object, like a water bed.

Zhong Ling only felt a warm object hit her arms directly.

'...' Ying looked at the face so close to her, her body a little stiff.

The distance was so close that she was afraid that she would wake Zhong Ling up directly.

Once Zhong Ling opened her eyes and found that the distance between her lips was less than five centimeters, Ying felt that she would not be able to wash herself clean even if she jumped into the "White Dragon Gorge".

Ying remained stiff like this for about ten seconds. After making sure that Zhong Ling had not woken up, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and put a little distance between herself and Zhong Ling.

"No, you must not do anything to me again," Ying warned herself in her mind.

Before, Zhong Ling was restless when she was sleeping, so she took advantage of the situation and did it.

Now Zhong Ling is motionless. If I take the initiative, I will not be able to find excuses for myself.

So, you must not move anymore!

"But... if I just hold you while sleeping, it shouldn't be a problem, right?" It was obviously my own brain, but it gave me a completely different idea from the previous decision.

And the idea was approved instantly.

After thinking for a moment, Ying reached out to Zhong Ling and put her arms around her waist.

"Hmm?" Zhong Ling became alert.

Ying didn't take any further action, she just put her arms around Zhong Ling's waist.

'...'

Time passed by minute by minute.

"Sure enough, I misunderstood this child, didn't I?" Zhong Ling thought with a little guilt.

Ying probably just likes to hold something when she sleeps, and I am the one closest to her, so Ying just hugs my waist when she sleeps.

As for the meaning of that sentence, it was probably just that he touched her waist when he woke up.

This is not a big deal.

"Go to sleep." Feeling a little guilty towards Ying, Zhong Ling pulled Ying, who was already close to her, closer to her.

--the next day--

"Ah~ Miss Zhong Ling, you feel so comfortable~" Ying opened her eyes, and her vision was still blurry like yesterday.

Knowing where she was, Ying turned her gaze away and fixed it on the ceiling. She counted the nodes of the ceiling pattern and sighed in her heart.

'Although the noises that Miss Zhong Ling makes when she sleeps are dangerous, as long as I fall asleep before Miss Zhong Ling starts to hug me, I won't have any wild thoughts.'

'As long as you don't let your mind wander, you will have a very comfortable sleep.'

"Ms. Zhong Ling's skin is cool and soft. She is really the best pillow!"

"And Miss Zhong Ling's scent is also great, it seems to have a calming effect, eh?"

Because there were no strange thoughts in her mind, she slept very well. Ying, who was super energetic, looked towards Zhong Ling.

What I met were a pair of big star-blue eyes.