I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Wu Qiu was completely dumbfounded. In his eyes, the Wuxiang Fengzai was nothing more than a weapon, possessing no redeeming qualities other than its cunning. Yet, it had instantly wiped out a group of baby rock dragon lizards. Although it looked exhausted now, the power it had unleashed was no joke.

"Hmph! I used to be awesome, do you think I've always been a useless piece of trash like you?"

Wu Xiang Fengzi glanced at Wu Qiu, his words still as scornful as ever, making Wu Qiu swear that if he weren't in a bad state right now, he would definitely beat him up.

"But you really didn't need to use so much energy to make yourself so weak, did you? You're really just trying to show off and you don't care about anything else."

Fengshan Jueyun turned around and spoke. Paimon also put his hands behind his back and said, "Yes, yes, from this point of view, Fengzai and Xiaoqiuzi are very similar."

"Ah."

Finally, Ying nodded. Faced with the teasing from the crowd, Wu Qiu didn't provoke them as usual. The truth was, there was nothing more he could do.

In the battle between consciousnesses, Wu Qiu felt himself becoming increasingly strained. He could imagine that if he didn't get to Jueyun Realm quickly, he might completely lose control of his body and be controlled by Wu Qiu, who was both himself and not himself.

Wu Qiu also knew that whether it was Ying, Paimeng, Fengshan Jueyun, or Wuxiang Fengzai, their teasing was all meant to help Wu Qiu concentrate, which might make him feel better.

But actually, it was useless, completely useless, but Wu Qiu just wouldn't say it. He was truly grateful to these people, these friends, whether it was Feng Shan Jue Yun, whom he had just met, or Pai Meng Wu Xiang Feng Zai, with whom he had always bickered, or Ying, who had always taken care of him; Wu Qiu could be proud of them all.

Enjoy it all. Perhaps feeling that one day she might not be herself anymore, Wu Qiu cherishes everything she has now, every single moment, hoping that this might be her last time and that it can be beautiful.

"The village seems to have been destroyed."

Suddenly, Paimon, who was flying in the sky, spoke. Then, Wu Qiu and the others looked up and saw the dilapidated village.

"It looks like it was just destroyed. Judging from the damage, it was probably caused by monsters, but not by Hilichurls. It's probably one of the monsters that attacked us."

The village was already quite dilapidated, and now it's been completely destroyed. I thought that even if it wasn't littered with corpses, there should at least be some bodies here.

But strangely, no, there were no bodies found here. Apart from the destroyed village, there were no other corpses.

"We shouldn't stay here any longer; let's leave now."

As he spoke, Fengshan Jueyun spurred his horse to leave. But just then, a noise came from the side, and everyone saw a figure running frantically through the ruins.

"Please, please, save me..."

This person wasn't running fast, and his body was visibly weak; his running was unsteady. He cried out for help, but quickly collapsed to the ground due to his exhaustion.

Even so, she still crawled closer to the group. And Wu Qiu and the others clearly saw this person.

A woman, dressed in tattered clothes and draped in a dirty cloak. But none of that mattered. What mattered was her long blue hair and her blue, crystal-like eyes.

Although she looked disheveled and haggard from weakness, she still managed to elicit a gasp of "Beautiful!"

However, Wu Qiu was stunned. He looked at this person, his pupils trembling uncontrollably, and then his voice also trembled.

"Frost, frost and snow."

Wu Qiu had never seen Shuangxue in her human form, but after being poisoned that day, he saw her in the darkness. Although it was a phantom, Wu Qiu immediately called out Shuangxue's name upon seeing her.

"Forehead!"

Suddenly, Wu Qiu clutched his right arm. There, on the patterned totem, a blue light flashed, causing Wu Qiu to feel a piercing pain.

"Is this... is this a connection?"

Wu Qiu subconsciously thought so. She couldn't believe it; she couldn't believe that he had seen Shuangxue here.

"Is it a coincidence? Or was it a mistake?"

Wu Qiu kept asking himself these questions, but looking at the girl lying on the ground, Wu Qiu began to be certain in his heart that this person was Shuangxue.

Just as Wu Qiu was still hesitating, the house behind him suddenly exploded, and a huge figure appeared in front of everyone.

"Rock Dragon Lizard!"

Wu Qiu recognized the thing at a glance. The rock dragon lizard, however, leaped up behind the girl lying on the ground and reached out to grab her.

The girl turned around in terror and sat on the ground, staring at the enormous hand. Tears streamed down her face as fear filled her eyes.

"No~ Don't come any closer~"

Two sentences were enough to easily convey the girl's despair and fear. But when those two sentences reached Wu Qiu's ears, it felt as if his heart had been stabbed in the heart.

"Don't touch her."

Ying, who was about to rush up to rescue the person, suddenly saw Wu Qiu stand up, and his aura changed instantly. Meanwhile, the rock dragon lizard clearly wouldn't listen to Wu Qiu and showed no intention of stopping.

"I told you, don't! Touch! Her!"

Having completely exhausted himself, Wu Qiu roared and leaped forward. Wu Xiang Feng Zai, who was lying on the ground, also suddenly felt his body fly up, and the next second he was also sent flying.

"Holy crap! Not again!"

Leaving a message in the air, Wu Xiang Feng Zai transformed into a greatsword, appearing in Wu Qiu's hand. He leaped high into the air and thrust it straight down, incredibly fast enough to pierce the Rock Dragon Lizard's shoulder with the greatsword.

"Roar!!!!!"

The rock dragon lizard had high defense, so the sword strike didn't kill him. Feeling the pain, the rock dragon lizard swayed and simultaneously swung its giant paw, sending Wu Qiu flying with a single slap.

With a thud, Wu Qiu crashed to the ground and bounced back up. However, he spun in the air and landed, sliding on the ground while continuing to run.

Wu Qiu's eyes flashed red, filled with a hint of madness and irrational rage. His greatsword was covered in ice, then burst into flames of black fire. He ran faster and faster, his body lower and lower.

"How dare you! How dare you make her cry!"

In Ying's eyes, Wu Qiu roared and charged forward like a mad beast. Then, a black light flashed, an explosion followed, and black flames ignited in the ominous atmosphere.

No one knew what happened inside; all they saw was a figure slowly emerging from the center of the flames. Holding a greatsword, he looked like a demon god descended from hell.

With a casual toss, Wu Xiang Feng Zai returned to its original form. Wu Qiu slowly walked up to the woman, squatted down, his eyes still flashing with a fierce light, but his face now wore a completely incongruous smile.

"Could you tell me your name?"

Wu Qiu was terrified of the woman before him. The black flames made him appear even more eerie.

However, for some reason, she wasn't afraid at all. Finally, under Wu Qiu's still somewhat crazed gaze, she slowly spoke, "My name is Shuangxue..."

Chapter 163: Encirclement and Slaughter

"Frost and Snow~ Finally, I've finally met you."

Wu Qiu gently reached out, wanting to touch her face. But Shuangxue was startled by Wu Qiu's action.

He slapped Wu Qiu's hand away and stumbled back several steps. His eyes were filled with terror as he stared at Wu Qiu.

She had seen everything Wu Qiu had just done. At first, she didn't know why she wasn't afraid, but now that she realized what had happened, a wave of fear washed over her.

"Don't be afraid, it's me, Wu Qiu."

As Wu Qiu was about to step forward, Shuang Xue stepped back and said, "I don't know you, don't come any closer."

These words left Wu Qiu completely stunned. Looking at the girl's trembling body, filled with fear, and seeing the completely unfamiliar look in her eyes, Wu Qiu finally calmed down a bit.

"Frost and Snow, will it really come back to life? If it does, why is it here?" Wu Qiu asked himself. His once resolute heart began to waver.

This is truly surreal. He buried Shuangxue in some unknown distance, perhaps thousands of miles away. And now, this woman has suddenly appeared before him, without any warning. Even if it's not a trap, why am I so certain she is the Shuangxue I know?

However, feeling the stinging pain on his shoulder and the pounding excitement and joy in his heart, Wu Qiu had no choice but to believe that the person in front of him was indeed Shuangxue.

"I'm sorry, I got too excited. But, may I ask you a few questions?"

Wu Qiu took a step back, looked at the girl in front of him, sincerely apologized, and spoke. Perhaps it was Wu Qiu's sincere tone that moved her, or perhaps her fear lessened; in any case, she did not refuse.

"Where are you from?" Wu Qiu asked. Shuangxue thought for a moment, paused, and then slowly shook her head, her voice still slightly choked.

"I don't know~"

Wu Qiu was taken aback, but for some reason, a surge of excitement rose within him. Looking at the frost and snow before him, Wu Qiu continued, "Where are your parents?"

Shuangxue continued to shake her head. Wu Qiu became even more agitated and continued, "Then, do you know why you're here?"

Shuangxue fell silent. She thought for a very long time, I don’t know how long it was before she suddenly shook her head as if in pain.

"I don't know, I don't remember anything. I don't know where I came from, I don't know my parents, I don't know who I am, why my name is Shuangxue, I..."

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly rolled back, and she fainted. Seeing this, Wu Qiu rushed forward to support her, only to find that she was completely unconscious and would definitely not wake up anytime soon.

He hesitated for a moment, but only for a second. After that, Wu Qiu picked her up and carried her to the carriage. "Sister Ying, I want to take her with me, is that alright?"

Ying nodded. "Of course, although I don't know exactly what happened, I won't refuse if Xiao Qiuzi wants to."

"Thank you."

As she spoke, Ying stepped forward to help Wu Qiu lift Shuangxue up. The car wasn't very spacious, so Ying simply placed Shuangxue beside her and supported her.

"Hmm—Xiao Qiuzi, do you really know such a beautiful woman? Or are you just lusting after her?"

Paimon looked at the unconscious Frost and spoke. Wu Qiu gave a wry smile and then briefly recounted Frost's situation.

After listening, Paimon exclaimed in surprise, "I never imagined that the Ice Tree had such a secret. And besides Sister Ying, there really is someone who can do so much for Akiko. It's really unexpected."

Wu Qiu nodded, and looking at Shuangxue, who was sleeping soundly on Ying's shoulder, Wu Qiu couldn't help but smile.

Shuangxue was the most important person in Wu Qiu's heart besides Ying. He didn't have the chance before, but now, perhaps he could do something for her.

"Hey, everyone's on the bus? Not bad, even the beautiful ladies have gotten on."

At this moment, Fengshan Jueyun arrived carrying a large pile of things. Upon seeing Shuangxue, his eyes lit up and he began to tease her, but he quickly realized that Shuangxue seemed to have fainted.

"Hey! Why did you faint? No, we can't do things like trafficking women. If you do that, I'll..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ying slapped him on the head, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Paimon, hands on hips, retorted, "If you don't know, don't talk nonsense. Besides, what were you doing just now?"

Fengshan Jueyun felt a little wronged. "What did I go to do? Of course, I went to prepare things."

As he spoke, he took out the large package and said, "Look, look, it's full of food. I went through a lot of trouble to find this in a cellar."

After saying that, he pointed to the horse that was grazing in front of him and said, "You guys are all either watching the show or chasing girls, while I'm the only one doing the work, and I don't even get any credit for it. This slap has broken my heart."

Hearing this, Ying and the others felt a little embarrassed. Wu Qiu, however, didn't listen at all, his eyes fixed on Shuangxue in front of him.

He had already planned to use the detection method, because Wu Qiu had some understanding of Shuangxue. As long as he used the detection method, the information he knew would appear in the data, and it would undoubtedly be Shuangxue.

Wu Qiu hadn't dared to use it earlier because he wasn't confident. But now, Wu Qiu was quite certain that the woman in front of him was Shuangxue.

But at that moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew around them. Ying, who had been arguing with Fengshan Jueyun, suddenly narrowed her eyes, put Shuangxue down, and slowly stood up.

"what happened?"

Paimon sensed something was off. Ying, after looking around, said, "Let's go, hurry!"

Although he didn't know what had happened, Fengshan Jueyun resolutely spurred his horse forward. However, just as the horse lifted its hind legs, it stopped again.

"Huh? What's going on? Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!"