[Genshin Impact] A world where only travelers are alone

Wendy leaned over and smiled at Buck, who was lying on the ground in pain from the injury on his palm. "The prize and good luck go to the first person to catch the shuttlecock. The rules of the celebration are clearly written, right?"

"It's you! Cecilia's civilian teacher!" Buck pointed at him and shouted, his forehead full of cold sweat. "Damn it! How dare you hurt me and take away my badminton!"

"Your name isn't written on this badminton, Master Buck." Wendy smiled, "Since I'm the first person to get it, it should belong to me. I'll take the girl and the one over there as well."

He was talking about Cecilia who was surrounded by guards and was in a state of decline.

Cecilia had already noticed the scene here, and her golden eyes were full of guilt.

She didn't want to involve Teacher Wendy, but she was really useless. If it weren't for Teacher Wendy, she might not be able to stop Buck...

Buck stood up in frustration with the help of the guards and said stubbornly, "You stupid poor fellow, you have been with Cecilia for so long, and you have also learned heroism? How ridiculous! Do you know who is standing in front of you? As long as I give the order, you will end up being hacked to death by random swords!"

"You are the eldest son of the Lawrence family, the so-called heir, but in my opinion, you are not even as good as one of Cecilia's fingers." Wendy played with the ball nonchalantly, as if she didn't take his threat seriously at all. "As for the ending you mentioned of being hacked to death by swords - heh, you can try it yourself."

He seldom said harsh words like this, but it didn't seem out of place when he said it, and it even seemed more creepy because of his smiling face.

At least Buck was suddenly a little scared, especially when he noticed the Eye of God on his waist and the arrow that had just wounded him.

He didn't care about Cecilia over there, and ordered everyone to catch this rebellious guy.

Even though she knew that Wendy, as the holder of the Eye of God, was definitely more than what she seemed, Cecilia was still worried that Wendy would suffer under the siege of so many people. After much hesitation, she finally made up her mind and tore off the cloak that was used to conceal her identity.

"Stop!" she snapped.

The guard was stunned by the light blue hair color that was unique to the Lawrence family, and he looked at Buck subconsciously.

The latter did not expect Cecilia to reveal her identity at this time. Didn't she know that Master Lawrence was watching the ceremony nearby? Even she couldn't escape the punishment by making it clear that she had sneaked out?
What a pity, he had originally wanted to use this as an excuse to go to Master Lawrence and complain.

But at the moment, apart from the pity, he felt more annoyed at having his face insulted.

He looked at the group of guards belonging to the Lawrence family. They were already confused by the sudden appearance of Cecilia, who was also a descendant of the Lawrence family. After all, they only obeyed the surname Lawrence, not Buck himself, even though he was the designated next heir.

"Damn it! Damn it!" Buck could no longer rely on his men, so he could only draw his sword to save face.

Cecilia grabbed the sword from a guard and took a fighting stance.

Buck could hardly hold back the expression on his face.

He had fought with his sister before, and unfortunately he was no match for Cecilia. It was not just in swordsmanship, he was no match for Cecilia in every aspect.

If his father had not believed that only men were qualified to inherit everything in the Lawrence family, everything he had now would probably have been taken away by Cecilia long ago.

Even now, facing her on the battlefield, Buck's body had automatically recalled the feeling of being beaten up, and even the hand holding the sword began to tremble slightly subconsciously.

Even the people watching nearby could see that he was timid on the outside, and someone started to sneer, which then escalated in intensity.

Buck's face turned red, as if he was put on a pedestal by the laughter. He was really unable to move forward or backward.

Fortunately, Master Lawrence finally realized that he could not allow the situation to continue like this.

"That's enough!" He shouted, "Aren't you embarrassed enough?!"

Buck seemed to have found his backbone. He immediately dropped the sword in his hand and rushed towards him: "Father! Look! Cecilia actually dared to do such a thing!"

"Shut up, Buck!" Master Lawrence glanced at him with disgust, but did not stop him from hiding behind him.

He turned his head and looked at Cecilia again: "How long do you want to hold the sword? Do you really want to kill your own brother?"

Cecilia tightened her grip on the sword again and again, but finally chose to let go.

Master Lawrence knew her temper, and there was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes when he saw her surrender.

He said loudly: "I'm sorry that such an unpleasant thing happened during the badminton festival. I will take care of the rest. Please continue to party."

That being said, anyone could tell it was just a polite remark to get them away. However, no one dared to question him and could only watch him take the person away.

*
Inside Lawrence's mansion, the butler looked at Cecilia in shock as she followed Master Lawrence in.

He tried to hold back, but finally couldn't help looking in the direction of Cecilia's room, then at Cecilia herself in front of him, feeling a sense of unreality.

If the current atmosphere was not almost weird, he would have asked her with tears in his eyes why she had deceived him. Cecilia ignored his complicated look, and after noticing that Buck followed Mr. Lawrence into the study, she paused and stopped beside Wendy.

"Teacher Wendy, don't worry. No matter what father says, you just need to blame it all on me." She whispered.

After all, she is his daughter, so it won't be a big deal no matter what. But the same cannot be said for Wendy. Given the Lawrence family's consistent contempt for common people, it may be difficult for Wendy to have a good ending.

Cecilia knew that Wendy would never agree to such a thing, but the situation was different now and she had to do it.

But before she could explain the interests involved to Wendy, the housekeeper said dissatisfiedly: "Miss Cecilia, please keep your distance from him. The master is waiting for you inside."

"...I know." Cecilia had to give up and walked in before Wendy.

It seemed that Buck had taken advantage of this time difference to say something to Master Lawrence. He was no longer as flustered as before, and even looked at her with a gloating look in his eyes.

Sure enough, the first thing Mr. Lawrence said was to ask, "Cecilia, I hope you can explain why you appeared at the celebration when you were supposed to be sick at home, and why you were dressed like this?"

Obviously, the controlling father was more angry about his originally well-behaved daughter suddenly becoming rebellious than his son who was already a good-for-nothing. He would rather blame others than his own negligence.

"Maybe someone said something to you without my knowledge, and made you learn bad things?"

His cold gaze fell on Wendy.

Cecilia knew that anything she said at this time would be like defending Wendy, which would only make things worse, so she could only find another way to make her father not take care of the matter for the time being -

She took a deep breath and took a step forward: "I'm sorry, father, it was indeed wrong of me to go out without permission. I am willing to accept the punishment."

The attitude of showing weakness made Master Lawrence feel better.

As the person who faced Master Lawrence directly, Cecilia was the first to sense this softening attitude.

She breathed a sigh of relief, then changed the subject and asked, "But before that, I hope you can answer my question, Father."

"what is the problem?"

"Did you condone Buck's actions at the Badminton Festival?"

Master Lawrence was silent.

Such a reaction was enough to explain a lot. Even though Cecilia had predicted it, her heart still sank.

She suddenly felt a little suffocated, and her voice became louder: "How could you do this! Aren't these people the ones we want to protect? How could you let Buck bully them? Where do you put the responsibilities that Lawrence engraved in the family motto!?"

Master Lawrence let her vent her emotions until she was choked with disappointment and couldn't speak. Then he said coldly: "Cecilia, why do you think this is an insult? It's just like Buck said. I protected you too well. So well that you have no idea what's going on outside Mondstadt."

"Do you know that the dragon Ursa is wreaking havoc everywhere? If it weren't for our Lawrence family's ability to temporarily control the dragon and take in the refugees outside, do you know that their fate would only be to be buried in the dragon's belly? Since we protected them, they must pay the price. Although Buck's behavior was inappropriate, it was actually an honor for that commoner to be favored by the young master of the Lawrence family! She is much luckier than her compatriots. She only needs to sacrifice her body to get more food and a better place to live!"

Master Lawrence did not expect his daughter, who had been confined at home, to understand this matter, so he simply waved his hand and asked the butler to bring up the girl from the celebration.

The butler was very efficient, and the girl soon stood timidly among the crowd.

Mr. Lawrence's eyes were still full of contempt, but he still smiled hypocritically: "Come, tell this lady who is trying so hard to save you, do you need her to save you?"

The girl almost immediately knelt on the ground in fear.

"What are you doing?" Master Lawrence laughed. "I'm just asking you a question. Don't act like I'm threatening you."

"No, I dare not..." The girl answered tremblingly, and looked at Cecilia as he said. There were tears in her eyes, but she still whispered, "Thank you, Miss, I don't need your help... Thank you so much..."

Cecilia looked at her in surprise.

She knew the girl was lying, but why? She was right here, she was standing right in front of her, why couldn't she believe her?

The feeling of suffocation became more and more intense. Cecilia could clearly feel her heart beating faster and faster in her chest, as if it was trying its best to absorb oxygen.

Suddenly, everything went dark before her eyes and she fell down.

(End of this chapter)