Chapter 39 The Sun and Stars (9)
"Legend has it that in ancient times, the land of Liyue would be invaded by a ferocious beast called 'Nian' every year."
After the meal, two people, one large and one small, sat on the grass. As an after-dinner activity, Bai Qiyun told little Keli stories about his hometown.
"The Nian has long tentacles, sharp fangs, and fierce eyes. It has a large head and a small body, and is more than ten feet long. Its eyes are like copper bells, and it comes and goes like the wind. When it roars, it makes a sound of "Nian~", so it is called "Nian".
It’s called the year.”
"The Nian usually lives on the bottom of the sea. Every year at the end of the year, it will come ashore and harass the people of Liyue Port. Because it has quite powerful power, it makes people miserable."
Recalling the stories his old man told him when he was a child, Bai Qiyun tried his best to retell the story in his memory to Xiao Keli.
"Hey~ what happens next?"
Keli lay on the grass with her legs crossed behind her, kicking the air.
"Later, people discovered the weakness of the Nian beast. Although it can drive extremely powerful elemental forces, it is afraid of red, fire and loud noises. People made firecrackers and Spring Festival couplets based on its three weaknesses."
"Finally, it's the end of the year again. People paste Spring Festival couplets written on red paper on the doors of each house, and then set off firecrackers in front of the door. When the Nian beast who just came ashore saw this scene, he was directly attracted by it.
Scared away, they no longer disturb the people of Liyue Port. To this day, this custom is still preserved as a traditional custom of Liyue."
Bai Qiyun twisted his sore neck. He had been staring at things all day, and his neck was also very stiff.
"Okay! The monster has been beaten away!"
Children's discernment is not as mature as that of adults, and they are happy from the bottom of their hearts when they hear that the just side has won.
But when Bai Qiyun heard this story as a child, he was not as excited as Keli. After hearing the ending, he instantly noticed something was wrong.
——Liyue was founded more than 3,700 years ago. At that time, Emperor Yan led the immortals to settle here. If there was really an intrusion by the so-called Nian beast, ordinary people would not need to deal with it. As the guardian of Liyue Port,
Immortals will naturally take action to eliminate disasters, so the story itself is full of loopholes.
But when he kept rebutting the old man, he didn't notice the other man's face that was gradually darkening.
Well... later on, of course I was taught a lesson again.
"Well, that's basically it. Nowadays in Liyue there is a custom of putting up Spring Festival couplets and setting off firecrackers during the New Year."
Thinking of the past, Bai Qiyun grinned, as if recalling the red butt he was spanked that afternoon.
"Firecrackers? Are they like popping bombs?"
When she heard the sound and fire, Keli immediately thought of the bouncing bomb in her hand.
"No, no, no, it's quite different from a bouncing bomb."
Hearing Keli's words, Bai Qiyun broke into a cold sweat and quickly denied it.
Just kidding, if one day Keli goes to Liyue on a whim to celebrate the festival, and then pulls out a bomb from behind and blows up the Liyue Port, then he can't shoulder this responsibility.
"Hey~ It turns out that's not the case."
When she heard the word firecrackers, Keli thought that the people of Liyue in ancient times were the same lovers as herself. Unexpectedly, this illusion was shattered before a good communication relationship was established.
Seeing Keli's disappointed look, Bai Qiyun walked over and touched the little guy's head.
"But, there are still such things as fireworks in Liyue."
"Fireworks? Ah! Are they the ones that will explode in the sky when set off?"
For some reason, Bai Qiyun could always hear other meanings when listening to Keli's words, even though they were very childlike.
"Ah...the point of fireworks is not that they explode, but that they explode beautifully."
"Then it will still explode."
When Keli said this, Bai Qiyun couldn't refute it. He helplessly rubbed Keli's white hair, making the already fluffy hair even more messy.
The girl could not help but narrow her eyes because of the boy's actions.
"When we have the chance, let's go to Liyue together."
"Um."
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Crossing the trees and lakes, the two walked on the road back to Mondstadt.
The sun that originally hung high in the sky also began to slide involuntarily as time went by.
The aroma of grass and trees lingered around, and Keli was still smacking her lips as she savored the taste of lunch.
I have to say, that fish was really delicious.
"Are you going back to the Knights tonight or going home?"
Walking on the path of the Whispering Forest, Bai Qiyun was carrying a fish basket and chatting with Keli beside him.
In the fish basket, a few live fish that had not been eaten could still be seen jumping back and forth. After all, in order to prevent them from dying, Bai Qiyun deliberately soaked the fish basket in the water and took them out when he was about to leave.
After the fish died, the two of them returned to the city.
"When Brother Abedo is away, Keli usually lives in the Knights."
The Knights allocate dormitories to these formal members, and also give special preferential treatment to those members of the Knights with "titles".
Although Scout Knight Amber and Spark Knight Keli are not captain-level people, they all have their own separate dormitories in the huge Knights headquarters.
Unlike ordinary male patrol members, they can only live in the same dormitory with two or three people.
However, many of them are locals from Mondstadt, so some of them go home to sleep at night. At that time, the lucky ones will be able to enjoy the large and scary space of the multi-person dormitory alone (actually it is not that big)
).
"Hey~ It's amazing, you dare to live alone at such a young age."
"Hmm."
Keli, who was made so happy by Bai Qiyun's flattery, still looked too young.
Looking at Keli's back with small steps, Bai Qiyun had a smile on his face.
The leaves in the forest were rustling in the wind, and the surrounding leaves were shaking erratically.
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Bai Qiyun, who noticed something was wrong, began to scan his surroundings.
Huge elemental power is constantly coming from the front, and even the elemental energy that has already materialized is slowly appearing in the air.
"Raize!"
Keli, who was walking in front, naturally saw what was happening before Bai Qiyun, who was behind.
Crossing the grass, Keli saw a familiar figure and rushed over.
"Kelly!"
I originally wanted to observe the surrounding environment, after all, the current situation is a bit strange.
But Keli, who had already taken action, left Bai Qiyun no time to think.
Gritting his teeth, he could only chase after him.
Whether as an adventurer who accepted a commission or as a friend who had been with him for a day, Bai Qiyun could not possibly watch Keli go alone to a place with unknown dangers ahead.
After passing through what looked like a thin film, Bai Qiyun finally saw the full view of the field.
A young man wearing a ragged hood was being besieged by a group of abyss mages. Keli, who had just broken in, was still holding out a pop-up bomb, intending to teach these bad guys a lesson.
Judging from what Keli said before, the hooded boy standing aside should be the 'Leize' in her mouth. Judging from the Eye of God he is wearing, he should also be a God's Eye wielder with thunder attributes.
Those who have.
Although the holders of the God's Eye are indeed very powerful, don't you think there are too many enemies in front of you?
1,2,3.
There were three Abyss mages. He and Bennett had only managed to deal with one before, but now there were three. What should we do?
In Bai Qiyun's sight, the elemental powers entangled in the bodies of the three abyss mages are all completely different. Fire, ice, and water have different attributes.
From this perspective, the strength of the young man named Lei Ze seems to be very strong. After all, he can deal with three abyss mages. Although he is at a disadvantage, the fact that he can save his life is very shocking.
"Damn it, someone is here."
Mage Fire Abyss, who was about to succeed, looked impatiently at the two people who broke in in front of him.
In its plan, it should have sealed off the area and quickly captured the injured wolf boy, and then swaggered back to the camp to claim credit from the apostle. However, it did not expect that the first step of the plan was frustrated.
Although the wolf boy was defeated by the three of them joining forces, he still resisted until now. It was really tricky.
Moreover, before they could capture the target here, two more humans broke in over there. The accident-prone situation made them want to grab the ear of the Ice Abyss mage who was responsible for setting up the barrier and curse a few words.
But since it has already happened, it will be useless to be angry.
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