Looking at Hopkins who was silent on the ground, Lei Ze ignored him and walked towards Bai Qiyun with his big sword.

"There is more ahead."

"Um."

Lei Ze, who is extremely sensitive to smells, is no less aware of danger than Bai Qiyun and Ying.

With Lei Ze's confirmation, Bai Qiyun did not intend to hold back.

Since those damn monsters are gathered in front, let's clear them out together.

The water star map behind him slowly rotated, and the young man walked forward with heavy steps.

The radiance of seven colors converged into one place and turned into silver light in front of him.

Bai Qiyun pointed in the distance, and in the next second, rich elemental power burst out from his fingertips, and a silver-white light beam struck forward.

"Seven-Star Sword—Gransario."

Silver light fell on the earth, annihilating everything that was originally there.

The black wolves hiding in the grass were unable to fight back, and were crushed into powder by the fierce silver light before they even struggled.

By the time everything returned to calm, the mountains and forests in front of them had been destroyed to the point of being unsightly.

But if you want to gain something, you have to pay, and these costs are deserved.

After removing the pure water weapons, Bai Qiyun walked up to a few villagers who kept opening and closing their mouths but could not say a word, and slowly spoke.

"You see, the wolves that attacked you before were not the local wolves of the Benlang Territory, but this kind of black wolf from a foreign land. Fortunately, you are still locals in Mondstadt and you don't even know what the wolves nearby look like. It's really embarrassing."

The few people who were reprimanded by Bai Qiyun nodded repeatedly and did not dare to object. Their attitude was as low as possible.

His eyes crossed the silent Hopkins on the ground, and Bai Qiyun pulled him up from the ground.

"Apologize."

"ah?"

"I told you to apologize, didn't you hear me?"

Being glared at by the young man's fierce gaze, Hopkins' heart skipped a beat for a moment.

Of course he knew what the person in front of him meant. Last time they beat up the hooded boy, but now they realized they had beaten the wrong person and they should apologize.

Hopkins swallowed and gradually calmed down his agitated mood.

"Yes...I'm sorry, we made a mistake last time."

Like a primary school student who was caught in the wrong by his parents, he lowered his head and bowed to Bai Qiyun and his group, looking extremely sincere.

But the more he behaves like this, the more Bai Qiyun dislikes him.

"Speak louder, you are talking to mosquitoes."

"Ah! I'm sorry! We were wrong!"

The young man's voice sounded like God's will to Hopkins at this moment, and he did whatever he was told to do without any hesitation.

Hopkins, who was constantly kowtowing to the ground, made Bai Qiyun angry just by looking at him.

"Let's go."

"Yes, let's leave now."

Hearing this, Hopkins was relieved, pulled a few villagers who had not yet reacted and left quickly, disappearing into the distant mountains and forests.

Hehe, he was motionless when fighting, but he was quite fast when running.

"Hmph, those guys are better off."

After hearing what that group of people had done, Paimon folded his arms in the air in anger and stared angrily at the backs of the group of people.

"...Thank you."

Lei Ze was silent for a while, then nodded towards Bai Qiyun.

From his voice, Bai Qiyun could hear the serious emotion, and then he shook his head helplessly and patted his shoulder.

"Remember to fight back next time. No matter what the considerations are, it is still necessary to show a certain amount of force to others."

Hearing this, Lei Ze was like a child listening to a teacher's teachings. He nodded heavily and buried this suggestion from his friend in his heart.

"I see."

Seeing this, a smile crept up the corner of Bai Qiyun's mouth.

"Then, let's see if there are any traces of the black wolves around us."

The boys and girls moved forward again.

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After repeated confirmations from everyone, there is indeed no sign of black wolves in the Running Wolf Territory.

Now Bai Qiyun and the two can continue their journey towards Mingguan Gorge with peace of mind.

After bidding farewell to Lei Ze, Bai Qiyun and Ying used elemental power to turn into wings, flew directly to the cliff on the other side of Benlang Leader, and continued on their way in the wilderness.

After the carriage was gone, the speed of the few people dropped by one level. Even though they were on their way with all their strength, they still could not reach their destination before nightfall, so they had to set up a temporary tent.

At night, Paimon and Yandora gathered around the campfire to enjoy dinner.

As a pure water elf, Yandora did not show any fear of the flames. Instead, she leaned forward with interest, but in the end she let Bai Qiyun hold her by the neck and sneak back.

That unscrupulous action made him frown. It would be bad if he got together to cause an evaporation reaction.

"Speaking of which, there is something wrong with your attitude towards Hopkins today."

He took a few sips from the soup bowl in his hand and slowly spoke to the young man in front of him.

Facing the pure eyes of the blonde girl, Bai Qiyun was stunned for a moment and scratched the back of his head.

Is it so obvious?

"It's nothing. That guy stole spring water in Qingquan Town before. He is obviously a profiteer. In addition, he also injured Lei Ze, so he should be taught a lesson."

If the black wolf wasn't too destructive, or he really wanted to wait for the monster to teach them a lesson before taking action.

"Really?"

Although the logic was very smooth and similar to Bai Qiyun's way of thinking, Ying still noticed a little bit of inconsistency.

The girl tilted her head, with a curious look on her face.

The moonlight shines on her face, making her look sacred and pure.

But the bright moonlight has this kind of magic power, and even the silly Paimon, who is eating too much, looks a lot cuter under the moonlight at this moment.

"I really lost to you. To be honest, I didn't think much about it at the time. I just thought that guy needed to be dealt with."

Perhaps unable to bear the curious gaze of the girl, Bai Qiyun sighed and revealed everything he was thinking at that time.

It sounded like an impulsive act without thinking, but Ying didn't mean to laugh at him at all.

The girl shrank down, hugged her standing legs with both hands on the ground, and pressed her face against her arms.

Feeling the gaze coming from below, Bai Qiyun turned his head, a little embarrassed.

After a while, the girl spoke slowly, as calmly as the autumn wind.

"Isn't that great?"

There was no intention of comforting others in her words, as if that was what she thought.

Now it was Bai Qiyun's turn to be a little curious. Doesn't this guy think it's a bit stupid to act without thinking?

Perhaps he was aware of the thoughts in the young man's heart, and smiled beautifully under the moonlight gauze.

There was no response, but it seemed like he was responding to something.

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The next day, with all their efforts, the figure of the tall tower on Mingguan Gorge finally came into view.

Paimon, who was floating in the air, looked from a distance and realized that the tower was as high as ten floors, and he couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.

"That thing... is a tower?"

Standing in the wilderness was a veritable tower. Even without confirmation, Bai Qiyun knew that the purpose of his trip must be that place.

The style of the tower is similar to Mondstadt's architectural style. Apart from the overly high floors, the patterns on the tower are also quite exquisite and don't look like something that was made on the fly.

The tower is completely dark, embellished with brown patterns. Each floor has a floor-to-ceiling window as an opening to let in light. The whole thing gives people a solemn feeling and does not look like an entertainment facility.

"Anyway, let's go take a look first."

Bai Qiyun led a few people towards the tall tower.

Before a few people could reach the bottom of the tower, the door of the tower slowly opened, and a strangely dressed man walked out.

No, they couldn't tell whether he was a man or not.

The other person was wearing a black suit and was extremely formal. He looked like he was a receptionist.
To be continued...