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

Paimon's little fists pounded Wu Qiu's head. Wu Qiu didn't fight back, but bared his teeth and said, "Hey, wait, wait, Sister Ying isn't hurt yet. Don't kill me first, that would be so unfair."

Even so, Wu Qiu was still very worried about Ying flying in the sky. The whirlwind in the sky had now subsided considerably, and Ying had shown no discomfort or pain whatsoever from beginning to end.

After all the swirling winds surged into Ying's body, she slowly landed on the ground. Looking at her now, she appeared unchanged, as if nothing had happened.

But Ying stood there motionless, eyes wide open, as if frozen in place. Wu Qiu and Paimon were both unsure of the situation.

So, urged by Paimon, Wu Qiu led her cautiously toward Ying.

Ten meters, it's fine.

Eight meters, it's alright.

Six meters, it's fine.

Three meters, it's alright.

Finally, they arrived in front of Ying. Wu Qiu stretched out his hand and waved in front of Ying, "Sister Ying, hey, Sister Ying, you didn't..."

Suddenly! A gust of wind surged out from Ying's body in a ring shape. Wu Qiupai Meng was caught off guard and was instantly swept away.

"what!!!!!!"

"what!!!!!!"

It was more than five meters high and more than ten meters away when it fell into the water with a splash.

At this moment, Ying seemed to realize what was happening and looked at the two people tumbling in the water with curiosity, asking, "Are you practicing swimming?"

However, she quickly dismissed the idea, because Wu Qiu and Paimon were almost at the bottom. They were bubbling away.

Without daring to delay, Ying pushed off with all her might and lurched forward. Then... she found herself suddenly darting more than ten meters away.

The path left behind trails of blue elemental energy. That was wind element, meaning that Ying had now acquired the power of wind element.

But Ying didn't know that the attack was so fast that she was caught off guard and lost her balance, crashing into the water.

Wu Qiu was sinking to the bottom, but the will to survive gave him strength. In that last moment, he struggled frantically and finally managed to surface.

I took a deep breath. But before I could fully inhale, something was slapped against my face.

"Xiao Qiu, excuse me, let me catch my breath." It was Paimon, who was now grabbing Wu Qiu and panting heavily.

Wu Qiu was furious. With her last bit of strength, she grabbed Paimon and threw her away. Then, Wu Qiu took a deep breath, and then…

Then he saw a blond-haired guy charging straight at him. With a loud thud, Wu Qiu passed out.

When Wu Qiu woke up, it was already the next morning. He found that they were still under the statue of Barbatos.

Turning his head, Wu Qiu found Paimon and Ying both smiling apologetically at him. Before he could react, Wu Qiu felt a headache coming on and touched his head.

"Holy crap! This bag is huge."

Looking at Ying again, Wu Qiu suddenly remembered everything. Pointing at them, she was about to explode, "You..."

But Ying spoke first, "Hey, Akiko, don't say anything yet, hurry up and try it, maybe you can also gain the power of the wind element."

Wu Qiu stopped abruptly. "You guys, right! Wind element!"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands together and approached the statue, showing no sign of anger whatsoever. Wu Qiu was also extremely excited, filled with fantasies about the future world, and placed his hand on the wind god statue.

"Ah, Feng Yuan..."

"Hmm! What's wrong? Why isn't it moving? Could it be that I can't do it?"

"It's a hallucination, it must be a hallucination, it must be my posture that's wrong."

Wu Qiu withdrew his hand, then solemnly placed it on top of his own, while protecting his chest with his other hand, speaking with a deep and respectful tone.

"Ah~ Great Lord Barbatos, please grant me the power of the wind!"

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There was no response. Wu Qiu's lips twitched, but he didn't give up and switched to using both hands.

"Ah~ the great Lord Barbatos..."

Before anyone could react, Wu Qiu simply hugged the statue.

"Ah~ Great..."

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"Barbatos, you son of a bitch, you son of a bitch, you son of a bitch!"

Wu Qiu was hitting and cursing at the statue. Ying and Paimeng, who were standing nearby, were speechless.

In the end, Ying went up and took Wu Qiu down. Then look at Wu Qiu, panting heavily, as if he had a grudge against the statue.

"Hey, that's incredibly disrespectful to the gods."

Paimon put his hands on his hips. Wu Qiu pointed at the statue and said, "Wendy, come back, or I'll tear this damn statue of yours down."

"Who is Wendy?" Paimon and Ying asked together. Wu Qiu waved his hand and said, "A bard who likes to drink, lie, and does nothing productive."

"I see." Ying nodded, then patted Wu Qiu on the shoulder. "Don't be sad. At worst, things will be the same as before. I'll protect you."

"Yes! With Sister Ying protecting you, you don't need to be sad. Besides, with your limited abilities, even if I gave you power, you'd still need to be able to use it."

Paimon offered the same words of comfort, but for some reason, after hearing Paimon's words, Wu Qiu wanted to strangle her.

However, Paimon is right. He's not cut out for fighting either. Even if he had the same power as Ying, Ying could easily beat Wu Qiu to a pulp.

That's the inherent difference. You can't see the whole picture of a powerful person; you can only see the surface, or what they want you to see.

Chapter Sixty: Terror Like Stewart

An ice path appeared, and Wu Qiu and his companions followed it, leaving the area around the statue. Wu Qiu glanced back at the statue one last time, his eyes still filled with resentment.

"Xiao Qiuzi, you don't need to be so dejected. Anyway, you're just as useless as before since you didn't obtain the wind element."

Paimon pointed at Wu Qiu, shaking her head as she spoke. Wu Qiu glared at her fiercely, "And you're talking about me? You didn't obtain the wind element either."

"Hmph~" Paimon put his hands on his hips. "I don't need it."

"Come on, you know you're useless, so you don't even dare to try. I look down on you."

Wu Qiu gave Paimon the middle finger. Paimon stomped his foot and said, "You! Humph! I'm ignoring you."

They flew forward, running parallel to Ying. Wu Qiu hurriedly followed, and the three of them headed towards the Whispering Forest.

Wu Qiu calculated that if they hadn't misjudged the timing, they should be able to see that damned Anemo Venti and Stormterror Dvalin soon.

But now the timing is clearly a bit messed up, and it's uncertain whether we'll be able to meet. But Wu Qiu doesn't want to worry about that.

He realized he didn't need to conform to the original plot at all. Why couldn't they avoid some dangerous scenes? That would be better for Ying; at least he wouldn't have to worry about her getting hurt.

"Huh? What's this?"

Suddenly, Paimon's voice rang out. She then bent down and picked something up from the ground.

Wow! So cute.

Curious, Wu Qiu stepped forward and asked, "Hey, what's that? Let me see."

Paimon glanced at Wu Qiu and snorted.

She turned around to block Wu Qiu's view. At the same time, she flew to Ying's side to share the mysterious thing with her.

When Ying saw what Paimon was holding, her eyes lit up. She reached out to take it.

At this moment, Wu Qiu finally saw what it was. It was a sphere, the upper half of which was yellow and the lower half was red.

It has two small ears, and something resembling a bamboo dragonfly on its head. It's round and chubby, and looks very cute.

But why does this thing look so familiar to Wu Qiu...?

The more Wu Qiu thought about it, the more familiar the face seemed. Gradually, a figure appeared in Wu Qiu's mind.

She was a little girl with blond hair, pointed ears, dressed all in red, and carrying a small schoolbag. She had an innocent smile on her face, and she was incredibly cute.

This little girl is practically the daughter of all Genshin Impact players; it's no exaggeration to say she's the most popular character in the game. She's even more popular than characters like Keqing and Mona.

"So cute!" Wu Qiu couldn't help but smile. But soon, Wu Qiu's smile vanished.

Wu Qiu's expression froze instantly as he looked at the thing Paimon was holding in his arms, and cold sweat broke out on his brow in an instant.

Although it's a bit small, if I'm not mistaken, that thing is Klee's Bouncing Bomb, right?

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"Holy shit!!!"

Just as Ying was about to take the bomb, Wu Qiu saw the bomb tremble noticeably, clearly about to explode.

Without hesitation, he darted forward and shoved Ying aside with his shoulder. While Paimon was still stunned, he snatched the bomb, turned around, and ran.

Ying was caught completely off guard by Wu Qiu and was knocked to the ground. When she looked up, she was still in a state of complete bewilderment.

Paimon reacted, flew to Ying's side, and then put his hands on his hips, looking at Wu Qiu who was running away. "Hey! Qiu, you've gone too far! How could you do that to Ying-jie..."

Before she could finish speaking, Wu Qiu had already reached the lakeside, swung her weapon, and threw the bomb. But the bomb had only flown a meter when, with a deafening explosion and sparks, Wu Qiu was completely engulfed in flames.

It was a deafening boom! A wave of heat hit him, sending Wu Qiu flying through the air, rolling several times before landing next to Ying and Paimon. He was completely blackened, exhaling a puff of black smoke, looking utterly defeated.

"Xiao Qiu!" the two called out at the same time. They rushed to Wu Qiu's side and panicked when they saw his miserable state.

"It's all over, Akiko is dead! Waaaaah! It's all my fault!"

Paimon spun around and cried. Wu Qiu shakily raised his hand, as if he were about to give his last instructions.

"Xiao Qiuzi, don't say anymore. I know I'm sorry. I put the Jueyun pepper in your meat that day. I'm so sorry that your lips were swollen for three days."

Ying grabbed Wu Qiu's hand, lowered her head, and sincerely apologized.

"no……"

Wu Qiu was about to speak, her voice trembling, when Paimon cried out from the side, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you out of the fire while you were sleeping, letting the mosquitoes bite you."

"I shouldn't have put the fruit in your water, it gave you diarrhea."

"I shouldn't have deliberately put something there to trip you up, causing you to lose a tooth."

"I shouldn't have..."

"Alright." Wu Qiu grabbed Paimon's calf. "I feel like I can still be saved."

As he spoke, Wu Qiu turned his head and looked in one direction, "To Mondstadt."