What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

A.6 The guy who shows up when he says he will

"Pai--Meng--" Ying stared at Pai--Meng and deliberately dragged out the last syllable.

"Wow, Traveler, don't look at me like that... I'm scared." Stared at by Ying's dark eyes, Paimon floated behind Zhong Ling in a timid manner.

"But..." Zhong Ling suddenly stretched out her hand, and her wide sleeves blocked Paimeng's view.

Then Paimon found that Zhong Ling was holding him in his arms like a pillow.

Zhong Ling's hands gently rubbed Paimeng's soft cheeks.

"This feeling... is a bit like Ganyu when she was a child, so cute." With one hand around Paimeng's waist and the other hand rubbing Paimeng's cheek, Zhong Ling thought to herself, but still explained what she wanted to say.

"Mondstadt is experiencing a 'dragon disaster' recently. The [Wind Demon Dragon] has swept across the entire territory of Mondstadt. Even traveling for business in Mondstadt is extremely difficult now."

"'Dragon Disaster'..." Ying looked at Paimeng again. "Paimeng, you are a guide..."

'How about stewing her?'

"Don't worry. For Mondstadt, the 'dragon disaster' caused by the Wind Dragon is a disaster, but for you it is an opportunity." Zhong Ling's big sleeves blocked Ying's eager eyes. "Although I don't know why the people of Mondstadt call Tevarin the Wind Dragon, it is not actually the case. Tevarin is the East Wind Dragon, one of the Four Wind Guardians of Mondstadt."

"Ah, [Dragon of the East Wind], I know this!" Paimon lifted up Zhong Ling's sleeves, poked his head out and said, "Let me tell you!"

"Then I'll have to trouble little Paimeng to explain it." Zhong Ling crossed her arms, wrapped her arms around Paimeng's waist, and held her to her chest.

"The [East Wind Dragon] is a follower of [Wind God] Barbatos." Paimon paused after she finished speaking, and an expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on her face.

"Miss Zhong Ling means that since the [Dragon of the East Wind] has a conflict with Mondstadt and is causing chaos in Mondstadt, the [God of Wind] Barbatos will definitely appear to stop his followers, so that the traveler will be able to see the [God of Wind] of Mondstadt."

"Well, little Paimeng is very smart." Zhong Ling looked at Paimeng's smug look and rubbed her cheek again.

"I see." Ying nodded in understanding. "Then, shall we go to Mondstadt first? As long as we solve the 'Dragon Plague', the Wind God will receive us, right?"

"Traveler... do you know how powerful [East Wind Dragon] Tevarin is?" Paimon's eyes widened, not knowing why Ying would want to get rid of Tevarin. "It is said that it once helped [Wind God] blow away the snow and flatten the mountains to create the current environment of Mondstadt."

"As a creature of elemental creation, and the most powerful 'elemental dragon' among them, its strength is no less than the demons of the past." Paimon's little feet jumped a few times, but did not break free from Zhong Ling's arms.

"Indeed, considering the strength of the East Wind Dragon, even ten Yings are no match for it." Zhong Ling knew very well how strong Tevarin was, so he made a rough assessment.

"Ah, this..." Ying opened her mouth. "Well... we can't just do nothing, right?"

"Besides...I don't want to sleep outdoors."

Rather than spending a night in the wild, Ying would rather go to Mondstadt.

"That's true." Zhong Ling nodded.

Anyway, she is bound to go into the city.

Zhong Ling could feel that Tevarin was poisoned. If she could remove the poison from Tevarin...

In short, since everyone intends to enter Mondstadt, it is natural for them to travel together.

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"Mondstadt is right in front of us." Standing on a higher hillside, Paimon pointed to the city 'not far away'.

"How come... it's still... so far..." Ying supported herself with both hands and tapped her knees. "My legs are so sore... Where's Miss Zhong Ling?"

"Yeah...that's true." Zhong Ling, who rushed from Liyue to Mondstadt in one day, naturally didn't feel her legs sore, but looking at Ying's appearance, she thought it would be better to take a short rest.

"Then let's take a break!" Ying sat down on the ground without any hesitation. "I feel like my legs are not my own anymore."

"It's not that far actually, is it?" Zhong Ling looked at the Fengqidi not far behind him.

"It's... it's not far." Ying felt it was quite far, but seeing that Zhong Ling, the seemingly weak young lady, didn't look tired at all, she was a little embarrassed to say it was far. "It's mainly because I'm hungry!"

When traveling in the past, she and her brother didn’t need to eat, and the occasional meals were made by her brother. She didn’t know much about the cooking process.

I woke up on the island two months ago and have been living on it for more than a month, living like a savage.

Until a few days ago, she felt that she was well prepared, so she made a small raft and prepared to land.

As a result, a strange wind came from nowhere and created huge waves, which capsized her small raft.

As a result, when she woke up, she was already washed up on the beach by the waves.

To ensure she wouldn't starve to death, she started making fishing rods.

After finally making the fishing rod, she wanted to catch some fish and grill them, but after fishing for a while she realized that she had not put any bait.

When I was about to collect the rod, I caught Paimeng.

While Paimon was still unconscious, she caught another fish and happily grilled it.

Maybe it was because she was so hungry that the grilled fish she cooked was not burnt. But when she took a bite and bit open the belly of the fish, she realized that although she had removed the scales, she forgot to remove the fish's internal organs.

All in all...it's hard to describe...

"Are you hungry?" Zhong Ling looked at Ying, and after a little thought, she reached into her big sleeves and felt around, then took out a plump, white bun.

This was when she was leaving Bailong Gorge and passing by Qingce Village. She saw someone steaming buns and bought a bag of them.

"Food!" Ying's eyes lit up with hunger and she pounced directly towards Zhong Ling.

It seemed that because her hands were just supporting the ground and were a little dirty, she simply bit the bun.

Seeing Ying's starving look, Zhong Ling decided not to bother with her.

"Eat slowly, don't choke." Zhong Ling said, spreading out her other hand.

The surrounding water elements gathered in her palms and turned into a water ball.

"Have some water." Zhong Ling turned the water ball into a stream that was suitable for Ying's mouth, controlled the water flow, and brought it in front of Ying.

"Oh!" Ying exclaimed with a mouthful of dry steamed bun in her mouth, and then she bit off the stream of water as if she was eating something long, mixed it with the steamed bun in her mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

"I'm hungry too..." Paimon touched his stomach and looked at Zhong Ling aggrievedly.

"But I don't have hands to feed Paimon now." Zhong Ling said with some embarrassment.

But in fact, she could hold the steamed bun in both hands.

For Zhong Ling, controlling water is something that is more instinctive than instinct.

She didn't even need to use her hands to control the water.

"Hmm..." Paimon made an aggrieved sound, and at the same time his stomach made a rumbling sound to indicate that he was really hungry.

Looking at Ying who had eaten half of the steamed bun with pitiful eyes, Paimeng suddenly thought of something.

"Miss Zhong Ling, can't you use water to wash the traveler's hands and then let the traveler eat it himself?"

"..." Ying, who had just taken a bite of the steamed bun, glanced at Paimon with half-opened eyes, her eyes full of 'sharp intent'.

"Mm, that's right." The 'shark intention' only lasted for a moment, and Ying sat up straight, spreading her hands to the side.

Zhong Ling controlled the water to flow around Ying's hand, taking away the grass and dirt on her hand. Then she placed the remaining half of the steamed bun that Ying had eaten in Ying's hand, and took out another one and handed it to Paimeng.

Soon, the meal was over. Each person had a steamed bun to fill their stomachs. They could eat other things after entering Mondstadt.

Just as they were considering whether to rest for a while or set off, Zhong Ling suddenly looked in the direction of the Whispering Forest.

"What's wrong, Miss Zhong Ling?"

“Over there, there is a very rich and powerful wind element. Its strength is absolutely incomparable to that of mortals.” Zhong Ling said, pointing in the direction of the Whispering Forest.

A.7 Red Girl

"Miss Ying, do you need to be so cautious?" Looking at Ying and Paimeng who were tiptoeing, Zhong Ling followed them casually with her hands in her sleeves.

"Didn't Miss Zhong Ling say that even if there were ten of us, we couldn't defeat that East Wind Dragon Tevarin, so we'd better be careful." Ying looked around cautiously, then quickly dived into the bushes.

"But, it's still some distance from the place I mentioned where the wind element is strong. There's no need to be on guard now." Zhong Ling walked forward leisurely across the bushes where the fireflies were sleeping.

"This disgusting smell...it is indeed..." Zhong Ling frowned slightly.

The wind in Tevarin is no longer as pure as it once was, but instead has a disgusting filth.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the Mond people who possessed the "Eye of God" failed to recognize Tevarin as the [Dragon of the East Wind] and called him the [Wind Demon Dragon].

Zhong Ling can identify the nature of Tevarin in the wind, but it is difficult for mortals to perceive it. Even those who possess the "Eye of the Wind God" find it difficult to find the breath of Tevarin in the dirty wind.

It was because of that breath that she was able to confirm that the [Wind Dragon] belonged to Tevarin.

"Is it really okay?" Seeing Zhong Ling walking so easily, Ying raised her eyebrows, stood up and followed.

Suddenly, an angry roar was heard from the depths of the Whispering Forest.

Then, a strong wind that even the forest could not completely eliminate swept in.

A shadow covered the sky.

Ying raised her head and looked towards the sky.

I saw a huge green figure flying across the sky, with three pairs of gorgeous wings flapping, and it flew away into the distance at a high speed.

The strong wind caused by the flapping wings made Ying subconsciously cover her eyes.

'That's...' Although it was just a glimpse, Zhong Ling saw that there were purple crystals on Tevarin's slender neck and waist.

And that crystal contained an aura that made Zhong Ling extremely uncomfortable.

"Is that Tevarin, the Dragon of the East Wind?" Ying blinked.

Just the wind blowing past her made her a little unsteady. If she really wanted to fight it...

"Yes, that's Tevarin." Zhong Ling nodded slightly.

"...Well, now that Tevarin has left, should we still move forward?" Ying pointed in the direction of the Whispering Forest.

"Let's go over and take a look. Since Tewalin is staying here, there might be some clues." Zhong Ling said after a little thought.

"Okay!" Ying raised her hand and shouted, then walked in that direction.

Because Tevarin had already left, they did not leave as cautiously as before.

We soon arrived at our previous destination.

"The wind element is very strong here. This is definitely the place." Zhong Ling looked around.

"Eh? What is that?" Paimon pointed at a ball of black and red light not far away.

"This is..." Walking to Guang's side, Ying tilted her head.

"Wow, I think this stone is bad..." The teardrop-shaped stone was emitting a dark red glow, and Paimon rubbed his arms with his hands. "What should I do, Traveler?"

"It contains a large amount of wind elemental power, and it is in the shape of a teardrop..." Zhong Ling frowned, her eyes almost locked on the crystal, her large sleeves covering the lower half of her face as she spoke. "Perhaps, these are Tevarin's tears, but there is something very ominous in them."

"Perhaps this 'bad thing' is related to Tevarin's attack on Mondstadt."

"It sounds so dangerous... Traveler... Eh?!" Just when Paimon was about to say, 'Why don't we just ignore it', he saw Ying reach out and grab the Teardrop Crystal.

"Huh? Traveler!" Paimon shouted worriedly.

"I don't seem to feel anything." Ying looked at the crystal in her hand. "Fortunately we didn't leave immediately. I have a feeling that this thing will allow us to see the Wind God in the future."

Ying waved the crystal in her hand with a smile, and then the crystal disappeared.

"Yes, that's true." Zhong Ling nodded, closed her eyes as if she was a little tired, and opened them after she relaxed a little.

"Ms. Zhong Ling, you look very tired?" Ying noticed Zhong Ling's fatigue and asked worriedly.

"It's okay. Since the target has left and we have obtained something that may be useful, let's go into the city as soon as possible." Zhong Ling avoided Ying's concerned questions.

"Well, let's go into the city." Ying nodded.

Although she could see that Zhong Ling had something on her mind, she didn't ask if Zhong Ling didn't want to talk about it.

"I really want to find a hotel to take a shower and have a good sleep." Although Ying felt that the beautiful girl must smell good.

But she lived like a savage for more than a month, then soaked in the sea, climbed mountains, and traveled...

Even a super high-quality beauty of her level couldn't handle it, right?

Fortunately, the clothes I was wearing were specially made, otherwise they would have been torn and unwearable...

She even felt that she had a strange smell on her body, although she didn't know if it was real or just a psychological effect...

In short, she was a little afraid to get close to Zhong Ling, for fear that she would be disliked because of her smell.

"But then again." Zhong Ling looked at Ying. "Miss Ying, do you... have Mora?"

"Mora?" Ying's brain began to work rapidly.