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Li Yue took the Cecilia flowers Nahida had picked and wove them into a flower crown, placing it on Nahida's head.

"When I came looking for Dvalin before, I saw these Cecilia flowers and thought they matched your hair color perfectly. I figured they'd suit you if they were woven into a flower crown, and now that I see it, they really do!"

"Is that so? Thank you so much, Li Yue."

Nahida smiled sweetly at Li Yue, her eyes fixed on his, as though she wanted to see Greater Lord Rukkhadevata through them.

Mm, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was watching her. She had to behave well, like a good child!

Venti was happy to see Nahida so delighted. Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lesser Kusanali meeting again—wasn't that a beautiful story?

"All right, the flower crown is done. Let's head back to Mondstadt City first. We spent the whole morning running around Tokyo. We had some snacks, but we still haven't had a proper meal. Let's go to Angel's Share for lunch. My treat."

"Yay!"

Venti immediately raised both hands in agreement.

"I want a bottle of Apple Cider!"

That was Venti for you. He could skip a meal, but he could never skip alcohol!

"No problem. Drink as much as you want today."

As Li Yue spoke, he drew his blade and slashed forward, instantly opening a spatial gate leading to Angel's Share.

Venti and Nahida were already used to it. They stepped through the spatial gate and entered Angel's Share.

Diluc looked at the spatial gate that had opened directly in front of the bar counter, and his eyebrow twitched.

"If guests wish to drink at the tavern, please enter through the front door."

Venti waved his hand dismissively.

"Oh, come on, Master Diluc. We're old friends. No need to be so formal~~"

He walked up to the counter and leaned against it without a shred of grace, his right hand resting on the bar.

"Give me a bottle of Apple Cider first."

"Please pay first."

Never mind that Venti was a Wind Spirit who followed the Anemo Archon—even if the actual Anemo Archon came, he would still have to pay first!

"Not me. Youngster Li Yue is treating!"

Venti pointed at Li Yue behind him. Master Diluc looked over, and Li Yue nodded.

"Two glasses of juice, then two servings of Pile 'Em Up for me and my daughter. As for this guy, a Wind Spirit won't starve to death. He just needs alcohol."

"That's right, I won't starve to death. Just give me Apple Cider! Hehehe~~"

Venti did not mind Li Yue's words at all. He even strongly agreed with them.

"Please wait."

Master Diluc was not worried that Li Yue would refuse to pay, so he did not ask for payment in advance. He turned around and fetched a bottle of Apple Cider, placing it directly on the counter.

"Yay!"

Venti immediately grabbed it, pulled out the cork, and began drinking.

Li Yue and Nahida's juice and Pile 'Em Up would take a while to prepare. Especially if Master Diluc made it himself, it would not be ordinary Pile 'Em Up. It would be Mondstadt Memories! It did not just boost critical hits—it even boosted critical damage!

The three left the counter and sat down at an empty table nearby.

"Ah, Mondstadt's Apple Cider tastes amazing no matter how much I drink."

Venti took a big gulp of Apple Cider, then leaned back in his chair with an expression of pure bliss.

"It's a shame it hasn't been chilled. Once, I was carrying Apple Cider outside Mondstadt City when I ran into a group of Cryo Slimes. The Apple Cider in my hand was accidentally frozen by one of their attacks. After I escaped, I discovered that frozen Apple Cider tasted even better!"

So he liked cold drinks. Fair enough, Li Yue liked them too.

Li Yue spread his hands.

"If you want it frozen, why look for Cryo Slimes? Just find someone with a Cryo Vision and ask them to chill it."

"I'd like to find someone with a Cryo Vision to help freeze it too, but that's an easy way to offend people. Asking someone with a Vision to use their power just to chill your drink can come across as looking down on them."

Venti explained helplessly, but just as he finished speaking, Li Yue reached out and touched the Apple Cider bottle. A flash of white light appeared, and frost instantly covered the bottle. Venti's eyes widened on the spot.

"There. Now it's cold."

Just as Li Yue finished, Master Diluc arrived carrying two glasses of juice.

"Your juice. The Pile 'Em Up will take a little longer. The steaks need to be grilled fresh."

"Thanks!"

Li Yue took the juice and asked Nahida beside him, "Nahida, do you want ice?"

"Mm, everything I've had before was at room temperature. I think I can try it."

"Sure, no problem."

Right in front of Diluc, Li Yue rubbed his hands together, then formed several ice cubes and tossed them into the two glasses of juice.

"Elemental Power?"

Though it had lasted only a moment, both Diluc and Venti had sensed Elemental Power—and it had been the Cryo element.

"Wait, Li Yue, aren't you able to use Dendro element power? Why has it turned into the Cryo element now?"

Venti could not help asking.

"Could it be that you..."

"Didn't I tell you? There's another guy in my Inner World who can use Cryo Elemental Power and Anemo Elemental Power."

Li Yue pointed at his hair.

"See these colors?"

"I did notice your hair colors, but I thought it was just a hobby of yours. I thought you had simply dyed your hair several colors."

Venti helplessly spread his hands. Come on, this was Teyvat. Colorful hair was completely normal, okay? How was he supposed to know Li Yue's hair was related to his Elemental Power? It was not as if he were a god... Wait, no. Li Yue was currently wielding the authority of the Dendro element. He really could be considered a Demon God now. Hiss—

Venti could not help taking a breath of chilled Apple Cider to calm himself down.

"So, the one who can use Cryo Elemental Power and Anemo Elemental Power is?"

Diluc did not leave. Instead, he looked curiously at Li Yue. This Adepti from Liyue seemed to have more unusual information to reveal.

"That guy is a giant wolf. He said his name is Boreas. I ran into him by chance."

"Boreas..."

The corner of Venti's mouth twitched. Others might not know who that was, but how could he not know what that name represented?

Wasn't that guy in Wolvendom? How had his soul been absorbed by Li Yue too?

"After I came out of that tree, I returned to Wolvendom in Mondstadt and ran into someone from the Abyss."

"The Abyss!?"

Diluc looked at Li Yue in surprise.

"That's right, someone from the Abyss. He was strong, so I fought him. Then I drove him off. While running away, he dropped something. I picked it up, only to find that it was Boreas's soul, so I absorbed it. Boreas was grateful that I saved him from the Abyss, so he was willing to lend me his power. That's why I can use the Cryo element and Anemo element too."

"So that's what happened. Someone from the Abyss actually went after Andrius..."

Venti did not doubt Li Yue's words. He held his chin and fell into thought. The Abyss had first gone after Dvalin, intending to corrupt him. After failing to corrupt Dvalin, they had actually tried to control Andrius. He had not considered that possibility at all. Fortunately, Li Yue had stopped them in time, causing the Abyss's plan to fail. Otherwise, Andrius would already have been taken away.

Unexpectedly, after helping heal Dvalin, Li Yue had done Mondstadt another enormous favor.

"As long as everything's fine now!"

After that brief seriousness, Venti immediately spread his hands.

Come on, he was only a weak little Wind Spirit. What could he possibly do? Someone had already solved the problem anyway, so why should he be nervous?

Dendro Element Is an Element Suited for Combat!

After the meal, Venti left alone, carrying another bottle of alcohol he had mooched from the bar counter.

After returning from the Otherworld, Venti did not keep following behind Li Yue all the time. It was enough if Li Yue occasionally invited him to Tokyo to have fun. Right now, he needed to handle something by himself.

After all, Dvalin's crisis had already been resolved, but the Fatui were still staying in Mondstadt City. Fatui Harbinger La Signora was still searching everywhere in Mondstadt City for Venti. Venti had gone to the Otherworld for an entire day, and La Signora had received no news of him all day. She was so anxious she nearly started cursing.

So after finishing his meal... no, after finishing two bottles of alcohol, Venti grabbed another bottle and left. He needed to find the right opportunity to give away his Gnosis. Then he could completely slack off—drinking in Mondstadt, occasionally following Li Yue to the Otherworld, wandering around and having fun everywhere. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Since Venti was going to plan how to give away his Gnosis, it was naturally inconvenient to bring Nahida and Li Yue along. In front of Li Yue, he was a Wind Spirit. How could he possess something like a Gnosis? And in front of Nahida, he was the senior Anemo Archon. Having his Gnosis snatched away in front of her would be somewhat embarrassing. Besides, what if Nahida intervened and caused La Signora's attempt to fail? Though she was only a five-hundred-year-old child, Nahida was also the current Dendro Archon. La Signora could not withstand her authority over dreams.

Li Yue also knew what Venti was planning. He did not have Nahida continue following Venti. Instead, after eating the Mondstadt Memories personally prepared by Master Diluc, he took Nahida out of Mondstadt City. He was going to teach Nahida how to use the Dendro element.

"Nahida, you awakened a Dendro Vision, right?"

"Yes, I awakened a Dendro Vision."

The five-hundred-year-old child lied without changing her expression. Li Yue nodded approvingly. As expected of his daughter. Her ability to talk nonsense with a straight face was just like his!

"Although you awakened the Dendro element, you're still too young and definitely aren't good at combat. As it happens, I recently awakened Dendro element power by accident too. To keep you from encountering danger when I'm not around, I'm going to teach you how to use the Dendro element in battle!"

Mm, she knew!

Nahida nodded seriously.

"I'll study diligently!"

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata was watching her. She had to perform well!

Li Yue nodded in satisfaction, then held out his right hand.

"First, we need to determine what forms Dendro element power can take."

Emerald light began glowing from his palm, and green light flickered in Li Yue's eyes.

"The Dendro element represents life and resonates with the plants across the Teyvat continent. Therefore, the most basic manifestation of the Dendro element is stimulating plant growth."

Li Yue clenched his right hand toward the ground, and a branch broke through the grass as it grew up from underground.

When he had played the game and explored Sumeru, the Withering caused nearby plants to shrivel and trees to die. But as long as the Withering was destroyed, the trees would grow again and the grass would return to life. Therefore, the Dendro element could stimulate plant growth, as long as one had sufficient Elemental Power.

Nahida looked at the little branch and nodded firmly.

"That's right. The Dendro element can promote the growth of plants."

"So, we can draw a conclusion: the Dendro element is an element extremely well suited for combat."

"Huh?"

Nahida froze.

"You don't understand?"

Li Yue asked Nahida.

"Is stimulating plant growth suited for combat?"

Nahida voiced her confusion.

"That's right. Stimulating plant growth is very well suited for combat."

As Li Yue finished speaking, he clapped his hands together. Emerald radiance erupted from his body, and the ground centered on Li Yue began to tremble. Soon, thick trees burst from the earth and shot toward the sky. They grew rapidly, becoming towering trees in only a few seconds. They were incredibly dense, and in just moments, Li Yue had created a small forest covering one hundred square meters, ten by ten.

"See? Like this. If there are enemies, you can use the trees to bind them on the spot. Or, if you use enough force, you can directly crush and kill them."

"Is... is that how it works?"

Nahida looked blankly at the forest that had suddenly appeared before her.

"That's right. This move is for dealing with multiple enemies. If there are too many enemies, just grow more trees to bind and crush them. Simply put, if once isn't enough, do it a few more times!"

Nahida furrowed her brows slightly. She felt that something about this was wrong, but she could not put it into words. It was not as though Sumeru lacked Dendro Vision users. Through the Akasha Terminal, she had seen those Dendro Vision users fight with the Dendro element, but... it was not like this.

"If the enemy is stronger, this move will be less effective, but it can still be used. Unless the enemy can destroy all these trees in one strike, the trees will interfere with their movements enough to give us an opening for the next attack."

Li Yue raised a hand and extended it forward. A Wooden Spike shot from his palm and lodged in the trunk of one of the trees.

"First, use the trees to obstruct the enemy's movements, then attack with wooden spikes?"

"It's not as simple as wooden spikes. The wooden spikes are only the foundation for launching it."

Li Yue pointed at the tree trunk pierced by the Wooden Spike. Suddenly, the entire trunk exploded. A mass of wooden spikes grew wildly outward from within it, tearing the trunk apart and stretching it completely open in a savage sight.

"Use the wooden spikes as a medium to deliver seeds into the enemy's body. Then stimulate them from within the enemy's body and destroy them from the inside! Boom~ Instant explosion!"