Venti: Old Man, Can I Borrow Someone? Zhongli: No!

Xiao sensed something was off about Venti's gaze.

But I can't say whether it's good or bad, it just feels like I'm trying to screw myself over.

Xiao felt that thinking like the Anemo Archon was still too difficult for him.

I'll just do what I should do.

Wipe out all the monsters on this island. Also, protect Bai Ye's safety.

Then Xiao walked deeper into the Guyun Domain. As he walked, he didn't forget to say to Bai Ye, "Come with me. I'll take you to find those Ruin Guard first, capture them, and you can study them."

"You want to study the Ruin Guard?"

Venti asked, puzzled.

What is Liyue planning to do? Are they going to become war machines again? Would the old man be that unwise?

"Well, Liyue is currently undergoing large-scale infrastructure construction, so we need some labor. In that case, we can just convert the Ruin Guard into mobile labor."

Bai Ye explained their idea to Venti.

Bai Ye doesn't want to experience the tragedy of Khaenri'ah.

He came to this world without any responsibility to eliminate the Great Demon King or to eradicate tyranny Heavenly Principles injustice, or to claim that the world belongs to the people.

It would be even better if you could revive your teacher in Teyvat, which would count as completing your quest.

Upon hearing what Bai Ye said, Venti immediately looked at Bai Ye with expectant eyes. "Modified into a movable mechanism? Then, can I see it? Please, please!"

He practically whispered the last two sentences right in front of Bai Ye.

Bai Ye quickly backed away, watching Xiao from the side and couldn't help but cover his forehead. Although he wasn't a deity of Liyue, Venti was still in the same position as Zhongli, Seven Archons, and yet he acted like this.

Fortunately, Bai Ye probably didn't know Venti's identity, otherwise the Seven Archons would have lost all face.

Xiao felt a sense of relief.

Little did Bai Ye know, she already knew Venti's true identity.

The Anemo Archon god Kagata has long since disappeared!

Xiao and Bai Ye went to find the four Ruin Guard together. Xiao asked Bai Ye, "Bai Ye, are these okay?"

"Um."

Bai Ye nodded, and before Bai Ye could react, Xiao rushed towards the center of the Ruin Guard.

Sensing his arrival, the Ruin Guard opened their eyes, their mechanical bodies swaying as they surrounded Xiao. The four Ruin Guard began to rotate simultaneously, preparing to attack Xiao.

However, at this moment, Xiao had already leaped up.

He jumped high.

The Ruin Guard's spinning attacks are completely ineffective against Xiao.

"Your attack is too slow."

As Xiao spoke, he was about to slash the head of the Ruin Guard.

Bai Ye saw this and quickly stopped them.

"Wait, don't take it apart! We're using it for spare parts."

Upon hearing Bai Ye's words, Xiao quickly sheathed his spear and changed his attack strategy, targeting only the eyes of the Ruin Guard.

Even so, it was incredibly easy for him. In terms of agility and speed, the Ruin Guard were no match for Xiao. Most importantly, these four Ruin Guard didn't carry Archon Residue, so they wouldn't add any burden to Xiao.

Play as you please.

Even the Mondstadt Acting Grand Master Jean, could easily destroy a Ruin Guard; Xiao, being even stronger, would be even easier to deal with.

Seeing that the four Ruin Guards were entangled by Bai Ye, Bai Ye took out a crossbow from his robes and kept aiming at it. It wasn't a Handheld Crossbow he carried with him, but a large crossbow assembled from several Handheld Crossbow.

After aiming for a while, he fired a shot at a Ruin Guard.

Click!

The crossbow bolt struck the eye of a Ruin Guard squarely.

The Ruin Guard fell to the ground.

Xiao is facing the fact that there are only three Ruin Guards.

This makes things much easier for Xiao.

Bai Ye seized another opportunity to fire a crossbow bolt, pinning down another Ruin Guard. Before Bai Ye could even react, the remaining two Ruin Guards were dealt with by Xiao.

Seeing that all four Ruin Guards had been dealt with, Xiao quickly returned to Bai Ye's side.

"Is it okay now?"

Xiao asked Bai Ye.

"Yes, of course." Bai Ye nodded vigorously, patting Xiao's shoulder as he said, "Thank you. It would be quite troublesome for me to deal with all this by myself."

"No."

Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said in a low voice.

This kind of face-to-face gratitude was somewhat unfamiliar to him.

He was truly at a loss for words to express his gratitude.

Seeing Bai Ye walking towards the Ruin Guard, Xiao quickly followed.

What if there are other dangers on this island?

"Hmm, this scene is quite interesting."

Venti sipped his drink and offered his comments. But then, seemingly sensing something, he glanced behind him.

Behind him, on a high mountain, stood a tall figure.

Zhongli was worried about Bai Ye and Xiao, fearing that Xiao would become more radical in eliminating the Archon Residue because of Bai Ye's help, and thus encounter danger. So he secretly followed behind after Bai Ye and Xiao set off.

"The old man was so kind to me. He knew I wanted to borrow someone from him, and he came out immediately."

Venti muttered to herself.

Then he put the wine in his pocket and used his Anemo Element power to rush to the top of the mountain.

"Hey, old man, how's life going these days?"

Venti spoke to Zhongli in a grand and imposing manner.

"Not bad."

Aside from worrying about how to revive his best friend, Bai Ye's improved strength and the work of eliminating the Gods god, and the relationship between Bai Ye and Hu Tao, he had fewer other worries than before.

"Hehehe..."

Venti thought for a moment and took out the wine from her pocket.

He was going to hand the whole bottle over, but after thinking about it, he took out two cups and poured one for Zhongli.

"Old man, I'll buy you a drink, will you do me a favor in return?"

What do you need my help with?

"Um, could you temporarily transfer someone to Mondstadt for me for a while...?"

"We've been friends for thousands of years, "Venti said directly.

"Impossible."

Zhongli shook his head.

Venti was taken aback by Zhongli's abrupt response and asked, somewhat surprised, "You... aren't you going to ask who it is?"

Morax isn't the type to care about someone's personality traits! And it's not like he never returned it; he borrowed it for a while and then sent it back.

"Besides him, I don't think there's anyone else in Liyue who you need."

The power to eliminate the Gods in the Bai Ye is needed by everyone.

"Hey, can you help me out?" Venti said, patting Zhongli's back as she did so.

"His strength still needs to be cultivated. If he rashly attacks Mondstadt now, he may encounter danger."

Zhongli said to Venti.

Mondstadt is not as safe as Inazuma.

For Guan Inazuma, Zhongli only needs to tell Beelzebul.

Who knows what might happen in Mondstadt?

Let's focus on increasing our strength first.