Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Unfortunately, Ying wasn't good at managing her facial expressions, and after trying for a long time, she still couldn't control them.

So, after trying for a long time, Shadow had no choice but to give up – she was no longer going to hide it, she was just laughing at Wendy, so what!

Seeing Ying's smile completely slip out, Wendy could only give her a resentful look. But it was clear that he couldn't do anything about Ying now, so in the end he could only continue to pretend to be very angry and look at Su Feng.

"Ok?"

However, faced with Wendy's angry glare, Su Feng simply stared at the guy. Soon, under Su Feng's gaze, Wendy, who had previously felt confident, became much more timid at a visible speed, and that seemingly great anger was thrown into some unknown corner in the blink of an eye.

"Ahem, I'll go to the festival venue first and see if there's a suitable occasion for a bard. After all, such a big event and such a lively celebration should have a bard to praise everyone's great achievements, right?"

Under Su Feng's watchful gaze, Wendy, utterly lacking confidence, awkwardly made up an excuse and fled at breakneck speed, disappearing without a trace before Ying could even react.

"Wendy is as fast as ever!"

"It was precisely because of this speed that no one could catch up with that I was able to maintain my composure until now."

After witnessing Wendy's incredible speed at running away once again, Shadow couldn't help but sigh, "It's a pity Wendy seems to be getting her comeuppance now."

Thinking of this, Ying couldn't help but look at Su Feng, and after their eyes met again, the two of them burst into cheerful laughter.

In an instant, the entire room was filled with a pleasant atmosphere.

Chapter Forty-Four: Enjoying the Time

In Teyvat, especially in Inazuma, whenever a festival is held, it attracts large crowds of commoners—mainly because people are usually so bored, and now that there is finally free entertainment, they can't miss it.

As for the purpose of holding the festival, not many people care; what everyone cares about is whether they can relax.

Moreover, although this was to celebrate the resolution of the potential calamity on Umijima Island, Shin ultimately chose to take advantage of the opportunity of the entire population of Umijima Island being relocated to bring everyone to Narukami Island to hold this festival.

Well, the official reason is that the situation on Haizhi Island is still unclear, so we're giving everyone a temporary place to stay.

Of course, Su Feng was certain that this was a genuine intention to allow more interaction between the residents of Haiqi Island and Narukami Island.

After all, the two sides have been fighting for so many years, it is still necessary to find an opportunity for them to calm down a bit.

While it's unrealistic to expect both sides to let go of their hatred so quickly, not doing so will only perpetuate the hatred between them.

As Inatsume's daughter, Narukami clearly couldn't allow such a thing to happen.

Of course, although the real ideas were almost out in the open, among all those who saw through them, while there were some who were dissatisfied, no one dared to voice their opposition at this time.

No matter what, he is Narukami of Inazuma. Although he usually seems kind, who would dare to test whether his kindness is real or not?

Anyway, the gods can do whatever they want!

However, Su Feng didn't care much about this matter—after all, it was just an internal matter for Inazuma, and as for mortals... Su Feng, who was still quite young, didn't have a deep understanding of mortals yet.

"So this festival was all rather confusing. As the priest, I didn't even know what to say to everyone. Luckily, no one else seemed to care. As long as everyone was happy, that was all that mattered. Otherwise, I would have been mortified."

Sitting with everyone under the sacred cherry tree, Yae no Miko kept complaining to Shin and Kage about how the sudden festival caught her off guard. Her constantly twitching ears and wagging tail clearly expressed the fox's dissatisfaction and liveliness.

It looks like it's about to tear the house apart.

But in reality, this clever fox was trying to find out what had happened.

After all, he had previously ordered the mobilization of all available resources in Inazuma, and even ordered the activation of the refuge beneath the desolate sea—this alone nearly scared Yae no Miko to death.

Almost instinctively, she recalled the horrific disaster of five hundred years ago. The long passage of time had barely eased some of the sorrow in everyone's hearts; what if it happened again...?

Even she, a fox who usually seems indifferent to everything, couldn't stand it!

If they were to do another limited-edition reissue from 500 years ago, they might as well just commit suicide.

Fortunately, Yae no Miko did not receive the worst news in the end.

When she learned that the calamity had been quelled by Su Feng and Wendy, she almost collapsed to the ground. After calming down her inner turmoil, she naturally wanted to get some information about the incident from either Zhen or Ying.

After all, it was too frightening; even a fox couldn't withstand such a scare.

"Divine Child, please don't ask about this matter anymore."

However, after the goddess spoke, Kage, who had always been quite indulgent towards her, suddenly raised his face, which was busy dealing with sweets, and warned his family member in the most serious tone to restrain his curiosity.

"!"

The goddess, who had never seen such an expression from the shadow before, was stunned for a moment. She was also startled by the shadow's sudden seriousness.

But she quickly realized that this was something she absolutely could not touch, so after being warned by Ying, she decisively chose to shut up.

Meanwhile, Shin, who had also looked up, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the Divine Child was indeed no longer asking questions.

On this matter, she and Ying shared the same opinion—the Divine Child was absolutely not suited to know so much about Sky Island.

"Divine Child, this matter has been completely resolved, and there will be no more problems there, so you can rest assured."

It was clear that the goddess was worried about what she was worried about, so she briefly explained the result and then stopped the conversation. The clever fox, seeing that both of his mistresses had expressed the same opinion, knew that this was indeed a topic he couldn't touch, so he decisively chose to forget his questions and worries.

However, she still picked up her wine glass and looked at Su Feng, who was drinking alone next to Ying, and thanked him, "Thank you very much for saving Inazuma again. Although I am just a little fox with little talent, you may use me if you need me."

"Yae no Miko, I am deeply grateful to you!"

After saying this, the Divine Child didn't wait for Su Feng to say anything and drank the wine in his hand in one gulp.

"?"

Su Feng, who had just been thinking about Sky Island, was somewhat bewildered after hearing the Divine Child's words, but he quickly realized what the Divine Child meant.

“You don’t need to do this. I just did what I wanted to do and had to do—it’s not just Inazuma’s business over there.”

Su Feng didn't take Yae no Divine Child's gratitude to heart at all.

During his time in Teyvat, he simply did what he was supposed to do, and moreover, he got what he wanted every time.

Even now, Su Feng has never thought about receiving anyone's thanks, nor has he ever cared about anyone's gratitude.

"..."

The goddess could certainly sense Su Feng's nonchalant attitude—he truly hadn't taken her words to heart—even though he was just a mere great demon, her keen understanding of human nature allowed her to perceive this deep-seated difference in Su Feng almost instantly.

He... is a complete anomaly, unlike any of the gods, and even now, he seems to have never found the place he yearns for and is obsessed with.

The goddess keenly sensed this, but in the end she could only choose to bury it in her heart—no matter what, Su Feng had indeed saved Inazuma for the second time, and faced with such a great favor, even if Su Feng didn't take it to heart, it was just his choice.

Su Feng may not care, but she cannot forget; these are two different things.

At least on this point, Yae no Miko still has some bottom line.

While the Divine Child was carefully pondering Su Feng's abnormality, Ying, who had been invited to participate in the picnic and even acted as the chef, looked up and around before expressing her doubts.

"Where did Wendy go? I just saw him drinking here, how could he just disappear like that?"

It was only now that someone finally noticed that Wendy, who had been one of the guests at the beginning of the banquet, had suddenly disappeared, along with the bottle of wine that had been placed in front of him.

This guy has completely vanished without a trace; we don't even know when he left.

Wendy is supposed to be the most enthusiastic person to join in the fun, so why did he disappear so quickly this time? Doesn't he want to drink anymore?

"That guy? He ran off to participate in the festival a long time ago, and right now he's performing for a bunch of kids and a stupid kid, showing off how to drink and play the piano at the same time!"

"Ignore him. Nobody here knows him, so he can go out and wander around without any restraint. We can't do that."

Su Feng answered Ying's question directly: Wendy had already gone out to play. After all, almost everyone in Inazuma who knew him was gathered here, so he could go out and play without restraint—or, according to that guy, he could even be said to have gone out to earn some money for drinks.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Su Feng would assume that the guy was going to perform and beg for money.

What's even more unbearable is that Wendy's favorite Mondstadt poems and music aren't very popular in Inatsume, and this guy is somewhat stubborn and insists on going head-to-head with the Inatsume people in this regard.

Anyway, Su Feng felt that Wendy's performance this time probably wouldn't be very profitable.

Of course, it would be a big mistake to say that Wendy is unfamiliar with Inazuma's music and poetry. As the god of poetry and music, there is probably no piece of music in this world that Wendy doesn't know. This guy is just being silly.

"Huh? Performing drinking and playing the piano for kids and idiots? I feel like I know all these people."

After hearing Su Feng's explanation, Paimon and Ying couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment—although Su Feng did not name these people by name, there was probably only one person in the entire Inazuma who could be called a stupid devil.

Well, since Su Feng said there's no need to worry about Wendy's situation, let's just focus on our picnic!

So, persuaded by Su Feng, Ying decisively chose to put Wendy out of her mind.

Anyway, he's just a drunken poet who only knows how to "heh". You can always find him by searching in some corner, right?

"Speaking of those dragon lizards, what are you going to do with them? Although they seem well-behaved now, there are quite a few of them..."

"Won't placing it on Haiqi Island cause conflicts with people?"

Suddenly remembering that there was still a group of dragon lizards on Haiqi Island, Zhen couldn't help but ask a question—actually, these dragon lizards were not a problem for Zhen at all.

After all, the gap between the two sides is simply too great; it's so vast that they could wipe these dragon lizards off the face of the earth with just a flick of their fingers.

But no matter what, these dragon lizards were brought up from the Abyss Palace by Su Feng and Wendy, so I still asked them a question.

Perhaps Su Feng has some special plans for these dragon lizards?

"Those dragon lizards? Don't worry, they won't stay in Inazuma for long."

Upon hearing Zhen mention those dragon lizards, Su Feng suddenly remembered that he and Wendy had brought back some natives from the Abyss Palace.

However, they had already told these lizards to go to Fontaine, so it wasn't a big deal.

Anyway, there's hardly anyone living on Haiqi Island right now, so it's fine to let these dragon lizards rest for a while.

“When I was in Sumeru, I sensed an aura of a water dragon coming from Fontaine. If there are no surprises, a new water dragon king has already been born in Fontaine, so I plan to send these dragon lizards to Fontaine.”

“These dragon lizards helped me a little when I was in Yuanxia Palace, so this is my reward to them.”

Su Feng didn't take these dragon lizards seriously, and he didn't care much either. Since he'd already brought them to the surface, they should have their own way to reach Fontainebleau...

Thinking of this, Su Feng couldn't help but glance at Ying across from him, and then he seemed to realize something.

"If needed, Ying, you can take these dragon lizards with you to Fontainebleau. These deep-sea dragon lizards are theoretically the children of the Water Dragon King. If you can get to know the Water Dragon King, it might be helpful for your journey?"

Su Feng suddenly realized that Ying would continue her journey in Teyvat, and her next stop would most likely be Fontaine. In that case, it wouldn't be a problem to make Ying's journey a little more convenient.

"Eh?"

"Water Dragon King?"

Ying was a little confused because she hadn't expected to be involved, but she quickly realized what kind of existence Su Feng was talking about.

"Is it like Dvalin and Rodra, who caused such chaos in Mondstadt and Liyue? If so..."

Before Ying could even speak, Paimon, who had also experienced the ravages of the two Dragon Kings, couldn't help but shudder. Both Dvalin and Rota had given her terrible memories.

These dragon kings, who are almost indistinguishable from gods and always manage to cause a big stir, don't seem like the kind of creatures you can have a good conversation with, do they?