Douluo: Subversion Begins with the Arrival of the Traveler

Chapter 8 Quarrel
"Paimon, tell me the truth, are you the quest trigger?"

Sora stopped, feeling every part of his body filled with an indescribable resistance.

"Mission trigger? What is that? Like a hub mechanism?"

Paimeng thought seriously, is there any connection between the hub agency and the mission?

“…Forget it, let’s go.”

Kong sighed. Every person and every scenery he met during the journey was worth stopping and watching.

If you try to break away from a predetermined fate by force, it will lose its original meaning.

At the same time, he also had a hunch that the way to break the seal might be found during the journey.

"What? The traveler speaks so strangely..."

Paimon muttered softly, although he didn't understand what the traveler meant.
But she has an excellent character, that is, if she can't figure something out, she will just give up thinking about it...

"hello."

The two walked to the edge of the field, and Paimon greeted the little girl in the hat.

"Ah You……"

The little girl was distracted. When she heard the sound, she turned around and was frightened by Paimon. She had never seen a flying little man before.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. We mean no harm. My name is Paimon. What's your name?"

Paimon quickly waved his hand.

The little girl stepped back nervously, glanced at Paimon, then looked at Sora, who also waved and greeted her.

"My name is Yu Keke."

As if sensing that the two had no ill intentions, she replied in a low voice.

"Hello Coco, we are travelers from a foreign land."

Paimon introduced himself in a very familiar manner.

"Traveler...what is that?"

"The Traveler is, uh... him."

Paimon paused for a moment. He and Sora had been wandering around Teyvat and were called travelers.

But now when she was asked to explain, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

Suddenly an idea struck him, and he pointed his little finger into the air, indicating that he was the traveler.

"Hello……"

Being stared at by two pairs of eyes at the same time, Kong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

The main reason is that Paimon’s explanation is too awkward. Chunchun suffered from his lack of education.

"Hello, what's going on?"

Seeing this, Yu Keke responded to Kong politely and asked.

"We are passing by here and want to ask you what this place is."

Paimon took over and said that the traveler had told him that this was a new continent.
As a most powerful guide, Paimon decided not to slack off and to grasp the situation of this world more quickly.

"This is Qingxi Village, the most remote village in the Tiandou Empire."

Yu Keke muttered to herself and roughly told what she knew.

"Qingxi Village..." Paimeng pretended to be thinking and quietly noted down the place, intending to write it down in his little notebook later.

"Um, are you guys going somewhere?"

"Yes! The Traveler and I are going to travel around this continent and try all the delicious food!"

Paimon nodded and said affirmatively.

"Wow...so amazing." Yu Keke listened to Paimeng's story, her eyes filled with longing.

But then he sighed and continued:

"I also want to go outside with Dad, but..."

"What's wrong?" Paimon asked.

"My father and uncles took the animal skins to the market to sell, and they haven't come back yet..."

Yu Keke lowered her head, twisted her hands together, and her words were full of deep worry.

"So Coco is here alone, waiting for your dad?"

"Yeah! You can see very far away from here. If Dad and the others come back, you can see him the first time!" "Don't worry, Keke. It's getting dark now and we can't see clearly. Maybe your dad has already come back, so hurry home."

Paimon flew to Yu Keke and comforted her.

"Oh, yes, maybe Dad has come back quietly."

Yu Keke nodded, as if she had thought of something, and after hesitating for a long time, she said:
"Um, are you guys going to visit my house?"

Yu Keke knew that Kong and Paimon were passing by and was a little worried that they had no place to stay, but...

"Wow, is that okay?"

Paimon suddenly showed a happy expression.

"Um... sure, come with me."

Yu Keke hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded with certainty. Then she stood up and walked towards the small village.

"Thank you, Coco." Paimon said gratefully.

Just now, she and the traveler were planning to enter the village to find a place to rest, otherwise they would have to sleep in the jungle.

I'm unfamiliar with this place. What if a monster suddenly appears at night?
…………

Just as Yu Keke said, Qingxi Town is located at the junction of the Tiandou Empire and the Xingluo Empire. It is remote, so there are only a dozen households here.

"Yu Keke, where have you been playing again, you damn kid?"

Yu Keke brought Kong and Paimon into the village, and happened to meet a woman rushing over.

“I didn’t go to play…”

Yu Keke lowered her head, looking as if she had done something wrong.

"I asked you to help with some work but you were so lazy. All you did was go out and play all day. You're just like your damn dad who never comes home!"

The woman pointed at Yu Keke angrily, spitting everywhere.

"I'm not lazy. I've already chopped the firewood..."

Yu Keke lowered her head and muttered softly.

"You still dare to talk back? If you're not slacking off, why are you running out all day?"

It would have been fine if Yu Keke hadn't said anything, but once she did, the woman became even more excited.

"Keke is not lazy, she is waiting for her father."

Paimon couldn't stand it anymore and flew over to stop the woman from cursing.

"Ah! You...what kind of monster are you?"

When the woman saw Paimon, she was so frightened that she screamed.

"She's not a monster. Her name is Paimon. She's a friend I invited to our house."

Yu Keke hurriedly explained to the woman.

"Okay! I was wondering why you weren't home. So you wanted to bring a monster home to harm me, right?"

When the woman heard that the dead kid wanted to take Paimon home, she became even more angry.

“…Is my father back?”

Seeing this, Yu Keke asked with her lips pursed.

"Your father, your father, you always think about your father. He won't come back! He's already dead outside!"

The woman cursed mercilessly.

"I won't let you say that about my dad! My dad won't die!"

Tears welled up in Yu Keke's eyes. She raised her little face and looked at the woman, saying stubbornly.

"Heh~ Yu Keke, you don't know yet, do you? Your dead father has already..."

The woman spoke bitterly, then suddenly thought of something and quickly changed her tone and said:
"Forget it, come home with me and don't run around these few days."

"What happened to my dad?"

Yu Keke understood the woman's implication and asked anxiously.

"Come home with me quickly, I don't know what happened to your... your father..."

The woman didn't intend to explain to Yu Keke clearly, and she walked up to her and tried to drag her home.

Yu Keke used her small body to nimbly avoid the woman's big hand, and at the same time ran to Kong who was standing beside her, shouting anxiously:
"I'm not going back. What happened to my dad?!"

(End of this chapter)