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He ignored Wendy, who was lost in thought. A gust of wind blew by, and he appeared in front of everyone.

"Lord Barbatos!"

Barbara was always the most enthusiastic about it.

Upon hearing this, Dvalin didn't refute it, presumably because Wendy had secretly sent it a telepathic message to provide cover.

Li Xiao nodded to Barbara, then addressed the crowd:

"Don't call me Barbatos anymore, just call me Li Xiao. And there are some inside stories, I'll tell you when we get back to the Knights."

Hmph, you want to make me the scapegoat, Feng Shen? Li Xiao has already figured out how to do it.

"Yes, Lord Li Xiao."

Qin gave Li Xiao a solemn knightly salute.

Seeing this, Tvalin also spoke up.

"Let me give you a ride."

Seeing that there was a more convenient means of transportation, the group did not refuse. They left their belongings by the roadside and later instructed the other knights to retrieve them.

"Wow! Riding a dragon! This is my first time, I wonder what it feels like."

Paimon was the first to fly onto the back of the Dvalin, looking around excitedly.

Others were also quite interested in it, but they didn't make a fuss like Paimon did.

"Okay, hold on tight!"

With a flap of its wings, Dvarin's entire body rose into the sky with a gust of wind.

With another flap of its wings, the surrounding scenery began to rush past.

Dvalin used his power to block the gale, and the people on the dragon's back only felt a refreshing breeze.

The expansive view refreshed the group who had just experienced an adventure.

Li Xiao looked at Tvalin at his feet and another thought came to mind.

"Tvalin, what are your plans after this incident?"

When Tvarin heard Li Xiao's question, he also felt a little confused.

“I don’t know. I’ve already hurt Mondstadt and can’t go back there. But I have nowhere else to go.”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, and then, like Venti in the game, separated a portion of his power, pushed it towards Dvalin, and then merged it into its body.

"This power...why?"

Dvalin felt even more confused as he experienced a power several times greater than the one Wendy had given him in the past.

He didn't understand why the new wind god Barbatos had introduced to him would hand over this power to him.

"There's no reason why. You deserve it. After all, you've protected Mondstadt for so many years, haven't you?"

"but I……"

Li Xiao interrupted it.

"No buts. Whether you want to use this power to protect Mondstadt or to travel the world, it's your freedom!"

From now on, with my blessings in mind, fly with even greater ease!

"you……"

Tvalin was somewhat moved.

[Host, Dvalin has developed loyalty and faith in you. If you wish to subdue it, please do so as soon as possible!]

The system really understands me!

Li Xiao waved his hand and used emotional micro-management to fix it.

Haha, Venti, not only are you now the Anemo Archon, but your familiars are mine too! How are you feeling now?

Li Xiao looked at Wendy, whose expression was somewhat complicated, with a pleased expression.

At this moment, Wendy felt a strange feeling as she watched Li Xiao give Dvalin power and then offer his blessing.

He had a strange sense of déjà vu about this scene, as if it should have been him who did it.

But upon closer reflection, since he's no longer the Wind God, it wouldn't be bad for Li Xiao to give Dvalin the power of a familiar, which would also save him trouble.

He didn't want to dwell on it too much. What was more important now was how much alcohol he could drink at the celebration banquet later. That was the most important thing!

Dvalin, as expected of a wind-elemental dragon, was incredibly fast. What took them half a day to get there only took them twenty-odd minutes to return.

When they were almost at Mondstadt, Dvalin landed on the ground.

"It's not appropriate for me to appear before the Mondstadt people right now."

Jean understood its meaning and solemnly promised Dvalin, "Please rest assured, when I return to Mondstadt, I will explain everything to the people. I believe that the people of Mondstadt will accept you again then."

"I hope so," Dvalin said noncommittally.

After saying that, it looked at Li Xiao and asked, "So, is there anything you need me to do?"

Li Xiao smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you? You can do whatever you want; you don't need to listen to me."

"Following you is also of my own free will."

"Is that so... There's nothing I need you to do right now, but I'll call on you if there's an opportunity later."

After all, having a dragon as a mount is quite prestigious, isn't it?

Hearing this, Dvalin stopped worrying about it, nodded to the others, then flapped his wings again and quickly flew away.

As Wendy watched Tvalin leave, a strange and inexplicable emotion welled up inside her.

Huh? Why didn't Dvalin even say goodbye when he left? Even if you're no longer my familiar, can't we even be friends? Waaaaah~

If he had read the book, he would understand that his feelings were exactly the same as those of the victims in the book.

Chapter 18 Ying, you are the savior!

After everyone returned to Mondstadt, Wendy left, and no one knew what he was going to do.

However, he said before he left that he would come over for the celebration banquet.

The others remembered what Li Xiao had said about the hidden story behind the position of Wind God, so they all returned to the Knights of Favonius together.

After everyone was seated, Qin personally made a cup of coffee for each person.

Li Xiao took a sip of coffee. Although he didn't drink coffee often, he felt that Qin's skills were quite good.

"Lord Li Xiao, what did you mean by 'there's another hidden reason' earlier?"

"That's a long story."

He's about to make up another story.

"I actually became the Wind God of Mondstadt long after the Demon God War."

"The War of Demons..."

Qin hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized something and spoke hesitantly:

"I remember Lord Barbatos..."

"That's right, Barbatos defeated the Lone King of the Tower and became the victor in the Demon War of Mondstadt."

"Then why did you become the Wind God?"

"Do you remember the great symphony of a thousand years that I told you about? I didn't lie about that."

Diluc suddenly asked, "Is the curse on Lord Barbatos also real?"

He had heard Qin mention Li Xiao before, so he naturally knew about the curse.

But after Li Xiaofeng's identity as a god of wind was revealed, everyone thought he was probably joking. Now it seems, perhaps it was true?

"That one, that one is real too."

Diluc nodded knowingly.

“I understand. I will send a notice to all the taverns in Mondstadt later, prohibiting Wendy from entering from now on.”

"It won't take too long, about a month, for Barbatos to remove all the curses."

Li Xiao didn't want to push Wendy too hard. If he pushed her too hard all at once, it wouldn't be fun later. Taking it slow would allow Wendy to bring him more enjoyment.

"Let's continue with the previous topic. After Barbatos used the Great Symphony of the Millennium to maintain the environment of Mondstadt, his power weakened considerably, and he no longer had the extra power to protect Mondstadt."

I happened to be passing by then and dealt with a daemon that had invaded Mondstadt. Barbatos, seeing that I was protecting others even while fighting, invited me to become the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt.

"Then why have we never heard of your name? There is no record of you in the Church of the West Wind either."

Barbara had read many books about the deeds of the wind gods, but she had not found any record of a wind god in Mondstadt.

"There are two reasons for this. The first is that I am not often in Mondstadt, and I don't like these empty titles or the idea of ​​ruling. The Church doesn't have much of a record of me anyway."

"The second reason is that I want to be a trump card for Mondstadt, to step in and protect Mondstadt at crucial moments, so that we can catch the enemy off guard. That's why I had Barbatos erase my record as well."

"Oh, I see. You're truly amazing, willing to erase your own name for Mondstadt, sob sob~"

Barbara was so moved by Li Xiao's speech that her eyes welled up with tears.

"Well, it's not as good as you say."

Barbara's expression made Li Xiao a little embarrassed.

Barbara looked at Li Xiao with unwavering eyes and said, "No! Every word I said comes from the bottom of my heart! I've made up my mind! I will pray for you every day from now on!"

Li Xiao countered, "Then what about Barbatos?"

"Lord Barbatos has many people praying for Him every day, so it doesn't matter if I'm not there."