Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

An endless wilderness, grasslands covering the land.

The girl slowly awakens from the darkness of a distant era.

A gentle breeze, carrying bits of grass, brushed against her face and the faces of the little elves beside her.

The gentle touch felt like a mother soothing her child's face.

The grassland and tree canopy merge into a green ocean, and when the wind blows, the green waves surge and flow across the plain.

Nestled against the mountains, Ying followed Paimon toward their agreed meeting place.

"As we all know, language and poetry drift away with the wind..."

The little elf beside the girl shimmered, and Paimon closed his eyes, recounting the past of this land to Ying like a scholar.

However... the two of them, who hadn't had a drop of water for half a day, were getting a little hungry.

"Hmm? What's that taste?"

A fragrant aroma wafted from not far away and reached the nose of the little flying insect.

Paimon's expression changed, and he rubbed his little hands together in front of his chest.

"Ying, why don't we go take a look?"

The blonde girl had no objection to this; after all, it was a trip, and she wanted to see different places.

The two little ones stealthily followed the scent and crept forward.

Step by step, they crossed the grassland, and before they knew it, they had entered the forest.

The overwhelming branches completely blocked out the sunlight, with only occasional slivers of light filtering through the scattered leaves. What was originally a bright and sunny day now seemed unusually gloomy, yet the slivers of sunlight that broke through the barriers added a touch of peace to this quiet forest.

"It smells so good."

Upon entering the forest, after only a few steps, an even stronger fragrance than outside wafted out unhindered.

How could two people who hadn't eaten possibly resist such a smell? Even their agreement to visit the Seven Gods Statue first was now forgotten.

Ying licked her slightly dry lips with her pink tongue.

Her intuition told her that it was not far off.

Sure enough, after stepping through another thicket of bushes, the source of the fragrance came into view.

It was a strangely dressed boy with black hair and black eyes. The clothes he wore were quite different from those of the people he had seen from afar on the street. He had delicate features, and since he was sitting, it was impossible to accurately estimate his height, but he seemed to be at least a bit taller than Ying herself.

The boy was roasting something over the fire, which was the very thing that had lured the two of them there.

While grilling, Bai Qiyun fanned the meat in front of him with his hand.

He muttered to himself, "So, without the Eye of God, this is all I can do?"

It seems the boy still has many complaints about the barbecue that can attract extraterrestrial visitors.

"Um?"

As he sensed the movement of the wind, the boy noticed something was wrong. He looked up and saw two living people standing in front of him.

"Ugh!!"

This almost made Bai Qiyun faint from fright.

"Don't you two make any noise when you walk?"

The boy was so frightened that he became somewhat enraged. Without caring whether the other person was a beautiful girl or not, he launched into a barrage of attacks.

The two criminals caught in the act were somewhat embarrassed.

Paimon drew a circle in the sky and then hid behind Luminous, indicating that he was leaving the matter to Luminous to handle.

Having no time to concern herself with her partner's somewhat disloyal behavior, Ying faced the boy, unsure of how to begin.

She was used to treating everything as an adventure, so when exploring the source of the fragrance, she subconsciously slowed down.

Needless to say, Paimon's was flying.

"I'm sorry, I startled you."

In any case, apologizing first is definitely the right thing to do.

The girl lowered her head, and her sweet voice drifted on the wind to the boy's ears.

Instantly, the panic that followed was gone.

"Um... there's no need to be so formal."

The way the other side did this made him seem like some kind of bad guy.

Bai Qiyun quickly waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.

But as soon as they stopped talking, an awkward silence fell between them again.

A beautiful blonde girl!

Oh no, how am I supposed to talk to girls?

Bai Qiyun swallowed hard, realizing that in his short life, he had had very little interaction with girls his own age.

Looking into her bright, jewel-like eyes, he was somewhat at a loss.

What to do, what to do?

In the end, he could only manage to squeeze out a Liyue greeting that his grandfather's generation often used.

"Have you...eaten yet?"

—Okay, great! As expected of the ancient wisdom of Liyue, it perfectly demonstrates my stuttering at this moment.

Bai Qiyun smacked his lips a few times in the air, like a dead fish.

Ying laughed when she saw it.

"Pfft~"

The girl laughed so hard her shoulders trembled, and her golden hair, tied in small braids, swayed back and forth beside her ears.

After a while, Ying reached out her fair hand and wiped away the tears that had welled up in her eyes from laughing.

"Hello, my name is Ying, what's yours?"

"Um, my name is Bai Qiyun, and I am a trainee chef."

Bai Qiyun realized his lapse in composure and scratched his hair to ease the embarrassment.

Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was quite pleasant, Paimon floated out from behind Ying.

A small white sprite flew between the two, its ribbons fluttering like wings.

"Hello, my name is Paimon."

"Whoa, Wind Slime!"

However, Paimon's impactful entrance did not leave a good impression on Bai Qiyun; instead, it startled him again.

Paimon put his hands on his hips, looking a little angry, and his little face puffed up.

"Who are you calling a Wind Slime?!"

"But what else could you be but a flying slime?"

"How could that be? Have you ever seen such a cute, talking wind slime like me?"

As if to prove something to Bai Qiyun, Paimon flew around twice more and then made a face at him.

"I've decided, I'm going to give you an awful nickname, hmm... I'll call you 'The Cook' then."

Paimon, the naming genius, came up with a new nickname in no time. He truly lives up to his name, Paimon.

"Cooking...it doesn't sound like much."

Anyway, he's a chef, so calling him that is just right.

After exchanging a few words, Bai Qiyun was willing to believe that the little flying creature in front of him was not one of those low-intelligence wind slimes, since slimes don't give others nicknames.

As for whether they have low intelligence... that remains to be seen.

"But speaking of which, what are you two doing here?"

Both of them felt a little embarrassed when they heard Bai Qiyun's question.

"We... came here following the scent."

Finally, it was Ying's turn to answer.

However, there was also a hint of shyness in his words.

"fragrance?"

Bai Qiyun glanced at the two people opposite him, then at the roasting meat still sizzling on the ground.

It seems to have a pleasant fragrance?

Seeing Bai Qiyun pause for a moment, Ying and Paimeng thought he thought they had ill intentions, and quickly tried to explain.

However, Bai Qiyun soon became just like he was at the family restaurant.

"Oh, you guys haven't eaten yet, have you? Come on, come on, let's eat together."

Bai Qiyun greeted the two of them as if they were guests and urged them to sit down quickly.

Ying and Paimon stared at each other, their eyes wide.

Since their original goal had been achieved at this moment, the two of them didn't stand on ceremony and quickly found a place to sit down on the ground.

Bai Qiyun, who was standing to the side, took out some cutlery, cut the meat into pieces, and handed them to the two of them.

The thick ribs of grilled meat, freshly cut from the grilled meat, present a striking contrast between the tender pink flesh inside and the slightly charred brown outer skin. The soft, juicy interior and the flavorful exterior, infused with seasoning, combine perfectly with a single, satisfying bite.

"Mmm! It's delicious!"

The food was so delicious that Paimon's eyes lit up. She held the meat patty, which was almost as big as her face, and ate it bite by bite into her four-dimensional stomach.

My cheeks were covered in oil from eating.

Needless to say, Ying on the other side swallowed even faster than Paimon, without even having time to speak.

"Really? This is a recipe I made to resemble the local Mondstadt style. It's not quite perfect yet, but I'm glad you like it."

For Bai Qiyun, every customer's affirmation is an experience on his path to growth.

The experience he accumulates will become an important memory in his life.

"This tastes so good... are you still a trainee chef?"

Despite his mouth being stuffed full of meat, Paimon continued to chat with Bai Qiyun.

In her world, anyone who gives her good food is a good person.

"Speaking of which, trainee chefs...do chefs even have to take exams?"

After wolfing down her food, Ying had already finished the huge grilled meat steak and was wiping her mouth with a towel with great elegance. If Bai Qiyun hadn't seen her eating scene, he might have been fooled.

"Haha...actually, there's no such thing."

For his personal safety, Bai Qiyun did not comment on Ying Gang's eating habits.

Just kidding, anyone who can get close to him silently can also kill him silently.

Even if they seem friendly, that's no reason to provoke them.

Of course, this doesn't apply when one is emotionally agitated.

"If my grandfather doesn't approve of me, then I can only be an apprentice chef."

Bai Qiyun felt a headache coming on when he thought of his grandfather, who had kicked him out of his house from a great distance.

What's the point of talking about becoming a qualified chef? He's already quite qualified. He occasionally uses his own dishes to entertain that distinguished guest at the Rebirth Hall without causing any dissatisfaction. Doesn't that count as being qualified?

He was still at a loss when faced with his father's words.

Bai Qiyun changed his mind and looked at the blonde girl opposite him.

"Don't talk about me. What are you two doing in this Whispering Forest? It's not just for my food, is it?"

"Hehe~ Actually, we want to—"

"I'm here to see my brother."

Yingbi Paimon revealed his purpose first.

The blonde girl looked up at the sky with her golden eyes, but could only see a sea of ​​tree canopies hidden by the trees.

"Actually, I've been looking for my brother, but I haven't had any leads. By the way, have you ever seen someone who looks a lot like me? It's a boy."

"Hiss~ A boy."

Bai Qiyun thought back carefully and found that he did not have such a memory, so he could only spread his hands.

"Sorry, I don't think I've seen you before."

Ying wasn't too discouraged, but her eyes, which had just lit up, dimmed slightly.

"No, it's okay. I never thought I'd find him so easily."

Looking at the girl's profile, Bai Qiyun fell into deep thought.

As for family, to me they're like old men.

If it's lost, then we should definitely do everything we can to find it.

Although that's what he thought in his heart, Bai Qiyun didn't say these encouraging words out loud. He just quietly stayed with Ying until the breeze swept across the earth again.