What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Mm, Miss Zhong Ling's eyes are really big and bright." Ying could see her own reflection in those clear and bright eyes.

"Good morning, Ying." Zhong Ling greeted Ying with a smile. "Did you sleep well yesterday?"

"Yeah, very good." Ying nodded. "Ms. Zhong Ling smells very good, and this scent makes people feel at ease."

"Really?" Zhong Ling smiled without comment.

Water benefits all things without competing with them.

If Zhong Ling herself is calm, then when she is around him, he will be able to feel the peace and tranquility of a world where everything is quiet and calm.

When Ganyu was a child, her favorite thing to do was to sleep next to Zhong Ling, because such tranquility made her feel at ease.

"Get up, we still have some things to do." Zhong Ling lifted the quilt, got out of bed and walked into the bathroom.

"Ha~ Good morning, traveler." Paimon rubbed his eyes, lifted the blanket and floated over.

"Good morning, little Paimeng." Ying waved at Paimeng with a smile.

"Wow~ The traveler seems to be in good spirits today?" Paimon stepped on the air with his little feet.

"Yeah, I slept very well last night." Ying nodded, stood up, stretched, and then began to change clothes.

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"Huh? Is that Captain Jean?" After finishing breakfast, the three of them prepared to go to the 'Knights Headquarters'. Paimon suddenly spotted Jean standing in front of the largest hotel in Mondstadt.

"You seem to be in a bad mood." Ying noticed that Qin's expression was very unhappy and she was obviously in a bad mood.

"Are you negotiating with foreign envoys?" The woman opposite Qin was wearing a mask, so her face could not be seen.

But that mask is the standard style of the "Faints" of the Kingdom of Winter.

Although Zhong Ling had only awakened for a few days, he had also heard of the notorious organization called the Fatui.

"'Deal with'?" Jyn crossed her arms. If the other party was not a foreign envoy, Jyn would have flipped the table. "You [Faint] want to deal with Mondstadt's [Guardian of the Four Winds]?"

A.32 The Fools

"Why are the Fatui of the Kingdom of Winter so arrogant?" Zhong Ling looked at the woman who had just finished the "discussion" with Qin in confusion.

At the Seven Gods Wine Party in the past, Zhong Ling naturally also had a relationship with the [Ice God] of the Kingdom of Winter.

Generally speaking, what kind of monarch a country is, what kind of people it will have.

Given the temperament of the Ice God, there shouldn't be such an arrogant, even notorious envoy.

What's even more strange is that although Mondstadt is a "city-state where gods are absent", it does not mean that the [God of Wind] is dead.

[Fools] How dare you?

"It's really strange. In the past five hundred years since I sealed myself off, everything seems to have changed dramatically."

Originally, the changes should not be so great, after all, each country has existed for thousands of years.

It is really strange that a country with thousands of years of history and the existence of gods has changed so much in a "short" five hundred years.

"It's you." Qin was about to leave with an unhappy look on her face, and happened to see Zhong Ling and the other two. She took a deep breath, let go of her previous unhappiness, and adjusted her mood.

As the Acting Leader of the Knights of Favonius, her words and actions are the face of the Knights. Naturally, she cannot transfer her previous emotions to the foreign envoys on the other side.

Even though Zhong Ling and the others were not envoys, they were foreign friends who had done Mondstadt a favor.

To be precise, since they are "friends", it is impossible for Qin to transfer her resentment to them.

"Although I've already mentioned this yesterday, I still want to mention it again. Thanks to your help, the storm has subsided and the surrounding elemental cycles have stabilized." Jyn said to them with a smile. "However, Tevarin's matter can't be delayed any longer. The pressure from the Winter Mission can no longer be ignored."

"And today, the voices of the Fatui who want to kill the Wind Dragon are getting louder and louder. To a certain extent, they are even taking advantage of the people's voices."

It is impossible for the [Knights of Favonius] to confuse the [Wind Dragon] with the [Dragon of the East Wind], because the [Dragon of the East Wind] is a legendary creature in Mondstadt and is the [East Wind Guardian] that has protected Mondstadt for thousands of years.

If the [Wind Demon Dragon] is confused with the [Dragon of the East Wind], it will deal a huge blow to the reputation of the [Guardian of the Four Winds].

Moreover, [East Wind Guardian] is fundamentally different from the other [Four Wind Guardians], and it is a true [Wind God's Follower].

If the people knew that it was the East Wind Dragon that attacked Mondstadt, the consequences would be disastrous.

After all, Mondstadt is now governed by the Knights of Favonius, which is one of the Four Guardians of the Winds... no, it should be said that it is the third of the Four Guardians of the Winds.

After all, the leader of the [Eagle of Favonius, Knights of Favonius] is the [Wolf of the North Wind], and the [acting leader] Jean is the [Lion of the South Wind] of this generation.

In other words, except for the [Dragon of the East Wind], the other [Four Guardians of the Wind] are actually equivalent to the current [Knights of the West Wind].

If the [Dragon of the East Wind] betrays the [God of Wind] and attacks Mondstadt, then the [Knights of Favonius] will be labeled as 'untrustworthy'.

If even the [Four Winds Guardian] is untrustworthy, then those voices with ulterior motives in Mond... such as the old nobles...

They will definitely not miss this opportunity.

No, to be precise, the Fatui were able to act so recklessly in Mond without the involvement of that group of guys.

Therefore, the [Wind Demon Dragon] and the [East Wind Dragon] must not be confused.

"The voice of the people?" Zhong Ling put her hand on her chin and thought. "If even the voice of the people can be used, then it can only mean that the situation in Mondstadt is very serious, especially now that most of the fighting force of the Knights of Favonius has left Mondstadt."

"...However, this is Mondstadt's internal matter, so I can't say anything."

"Miss Zhong Ling's vision is indeed accurate." Qin sighed slightly. "Let's not talk about this matter for now."

"Let's go to the headquarters first to see what to do next..." There have been so many things going on recently that Qin has been busy to the point of being dizzy.

Although Qin's physical and mental strength are much stronger than ordinary people, she cannot work day and night like this.

The dark circles under her eyes were too obvious.

If she wasn't unable to relax now, she would probably fall asleep within a few seconds and sleep well for a day or two.

...

......

"This sound is..." When preparing to go to the 'Knights Headquarters', they naturally had to pass by the bottom of the square.

And at this moment, a very penetrating piano sound was heard.

The melodious sound of the piano floats in the wind. It is clearly only the sound of the piano, but the melody seems to be telling something.

"Oh? This bastard is actually telling the story of Tevarin? Is it because the Fatui exploited the voice of the people?" Zhong Ling blinked.

"You're actually planning to use the power of the Knights of Favonius. I thought you were going to pass the blame to me..." If it were any other god, they would definitely not hand this matter over to Zhong Ling.

After all, if the [Naga Dragon King of Liyue] beat the [East Wind Guardian of Mondstadt] in the sky above Mondstadt, it would be a major international event.

But this guy Barbatos... he's too free!

"I didn't expect that during the five hundred years I was asleep, this guy also restrained his nature? There must be something fishy." Zhong Ling looked at Qin and Ying.

"The person playing the harp is the bard from yesterday. He is playing Tevalin's Tale." As a harpist, Zhong Ling naturally remembered the tune because he had heard it once in the tavern yesterday.

As for Ying...Ying just nodded. Zhong Ling didn't know whether she could recognize that it was yesterday's song.

"A bard is playing Tevalin's story at this time?" Qin's expression changed.

If the opponent combines [Wind Demon Dragon] with [East Wind Dragon]...

"Let's go up and take a look." Qin nodded to the two of them, then rushed out first.

Even the [Eye of the Wind God] hanging around her waist glowed. She used the power of wind element to increase her speed, allowing her to reach the scene faster.

"What a rush." ​​Qin's back quickly disappeared from sight.

"Captain Qin has disappeared, let's follow her." Paimon pointed in that direction.

"Let's fly up." Zhong Ling stretched out her hand in an inviting gesture, motioning Ying to grab her hand.

"Miss Zhong Ling can fly?" Ying opened her eyes wide in surprise and held Zhong Ling's hand.

"People go to high places and water flows to low places, but when water turns into mist, it will also go to high places." Zhong Ling's smile seemed a little playful, a smile that Ying had never seen before.

"【Spiritual Technique: Riding the Mist and Soaring into the Clouds】"

A.33 The Story of the Sky Dragon

"Wow, Miss Zhong Ling's use of elemental power is so precise!" Paimon shouted, clapping his hands.

"If you practice more, you will always be able to do it." Zhong Ling smiled slightly.

For a 'behemoth' like her, she rarely bothers to hone her skills, and usually overwhelms the opponent with her overwhelming elemental force.

How to say it...

The attack power of the high-pressure water jet is indeed terrifying, but for someone like Zhong Ling, she can directly create a tsunami to crush it, so skills are almost useless in the face of this purest violence.

Tsunami is an impact force. Because of its huge volume, the impact force is terrifyingly strong, so it can crush most enemies.

It was the same with Zhong Ling in the past. All he had to do was use the purest and most powerful elemental force to suppress it.

But there are always people who are difficult to crush. The most typical example is Zhong Ling’s brother, [Rock God] Morax.

When he was the [Rock Demon], Morax's elemental power was not inferior to hers in quantity.

In terms of properties, rock is the strongest, and Morax is the ultimate.

She is the rock that even a tsunami cannot break.

When facing such an opponent, you have to think of other ways of attack.

Initially, Zhong Ling thought that she would never meet such an opponent, so she never cared about the use of her strength.

Until later, because of certain things, she began to compress her power, while retaining the quantity, making the quality even more terrifying.

Compressing tsunami-level water into high-pressure water blades to strike back, Zhong Ling always finds people to test his new tricks when he develops them.

That was one of the rare times that Zhong Ling saw Morax evading. If it had been in the past, Morax would have raised his hand and used the "Solid as a Rock" move to easily withstand her tsunami.

After that, Zhong Ling often developed some moves and then went to Morax to try them out.

"If you master the power of wind element, you can also fly." Pulling Ying to the platform, they looked at the crowd gathered under the huge statue.

The people of Mond are quite free and can't sit still.

After the violent storm caused by the [Wind Dragon] subsided, they all emerged unscrupulously.

Today, the bard Wendy, who has won the 'Mondstadt's Most Popular Bard' competition for three consecutive years, happened to be performing under the statue, so many people came to watch.

"Captain Qin, are we going over now?" Ying asked Qin.

Ying already knew Wendy's true identity through Zhong Ling, so Ying was not worried that Wendy would tell some weird stories.

But Qin didn't know, but she decided to listen to Wendy's story first.

"The story I want to tell begins in ancient times." Wendy played the lyre in her hand.

The sound of the piano seemed to penetrate the space and echo in everyone's ears.

The sound of the piano is not loud, but it is extremely clear.

It was not the influence of elemental force, but the wind. The sound of his piano was in harmony with the wind.

"In those days, the gods still walked the earth."

...

......

Wendy's story was not short, but not long either. He narrated it slowly and quickly revealed the identity of the "Sky Dragon" in the story.

Many people also recalled the legendary existence.

[Four Winds Guardian: Dragon of the East Wind]

In fact, many people remember those stories. They were bedtime stories for many people in their childhood.

And Mond's bedtime story is naturally "The Guardian of the Four Winds".

However, because it happened so long ago, there are almost no living people in Mondstadt who know what the East Wind Dragon looks like.

It is also because of this that no one has combined the [Wind Demon Dragon] with the [East Wind Dragon].

In other words, many people have already guessed the truth about Tevarin, but the vast majority of the people separate the two identities.

Everyone assumes that [Dragon of the East Wind] is not [Wind Demon Dragon].

Some people who like to study ancient books have also found a lot of information. Most of these people believe that Tevarin's transformation was not his original intention.