Venti: Oh no! Successfully Bankrupt

Lumine looked at Dvalin, trussed up like a zongzi with dark golden chains, and felt a strong sense of déjà vu.

It was as if she had seen this scene somewhere before.

After trying hard to recall, Lumine's expression suddenly froze.

No wonder it felt so familiar! Isn't this exactly the same as when that woman sealed me away?

Back then, I was just like this Dvalin, sealed without any ability to fight back.

Lumine suddenly felt a bit afraid to look directly at the scene. The more she looked at Dvalin, the more he resembled her past self.

Ye Yun sized up Dvalin, who was tied up like a zongzi before him.

This was the first time he had seen a dragon. Although it was a Western dragon, it was still a dragon, wasn't it?

Just then, a voice sounded in Ye Yun's ear.

"My friend, please spare Dvalin's life."

The next second,

Venti appeared before the two of them.

Venti was in an utterly terrible mood.

He had just been celebrating Ye Yun and the others' departure, relieved that he could continue with his script.

Who knew that the Traveler could actually go back and call Ye Yun back? Coming back was one thing, but it just happened to be when Dvalin was attacking Mondstadt.

Now, not only was the script torn up, but Dvalin had also been captured by the other party.

Lumine looked at Venti before her.

"Who are you? You say let him go and we will?"

Venti knew deeply that if he didn't reveal his true identity now, he might genuinely not be able to take Dvalin away.

"My name is Barbatos, the Archon of Mondstadt. You can also call me Venti."

Lumine sized Venti up.

"You say you're the Anemo Archon and we're supposed to believe you?"

In Lumine's opinion, how could a deity look like this? In her heart, deities were all sacred and majestic.

At this moment, Ye Yun spoke.

"Lumine, he might really be the Anemo Archon. I sensed a vast 'Wind' within him."

Hearing this, Lumine looked at Venti in disbelief.

No way? You're really the Anemo Archon? Why aren't you like I imagined?

Venti looked at Ye Yun gratefully.

"My friend, could you spare Dvalin's life? He only became like this because he was corrupted by the Abyss."

Ye Yun was about to agree. It wasn't impossible to give Venti some face.

At this moment, Lumine suddenly interrupted.

"Just because you're the Anemo Archon, we have to let him go? Unless you agree to two things for me!"

Ye Yun looked at Lumine.

"What kind of mischief are you up to now?"

Lumine muttered softly.

"Just leave it to me. I'm getting benefits for you."

Seeing this, Venti agreed.

"Alright, within my capabilities, I can agree."

Hearing this, Lumine revealed a smile of successful scheming.

"Ahem, first of all, the first thing.

Do you know my brother? He looks similar to me, has golden hair, and wears similar clothes to mine."

Hearing this, Venti immediately played dumb.

"Your brother? I've been asleep until recently. You can go ask around in Mondstadt City how long it's been since they've seen the Anemo Archon."

Hearing this, Lumine sighed a few times.

Alright then, it seems he probably doesn't know.

So Lumine stated the second condition.

"The second condition is simple. Since you want us to let the person go, ah no, cough, let the dragon go, what about the ransom?

We don't need anything else from you, just ten thousand or so Primogems will do."

Venti spread his hands.

"I just woke up. I don't have any Primogems either."

Lumine was instantly furious.

Seriously? You're a deity! You're the Anemo Archon who rules Mondstadt! How can you not have any Primogems?

"Why don't you just have the people of Mondstadt get some for you? Aren't you Mondstadt's deity? They'd definitely be willing to give them to you."

Venti looked down at Mondstadt.

"Mondstadt is a land of freedom. I won't interfere with the decisions of the people of Mondstadt. Everyone is free."

Hearing this, Lumine was speechless. Venti had successfully shattered Lumine's previous impression of deities.

Ye Yun smiled.

"No need, Venti, take it with you."

With that, Ye Yun unbound Dvalin.

Venti quickly used his power to control Dvalin, preventing it from causing further trouble.

"Thank you, Ye Yun. If you ever need help in the future, you can call on me."

Ye Yun thought for a moment.

"I don't really need help, but how about you give me all the wine you buried at Windrise?"

Venti's eyes widened when he heard this.

"How did you know I hid wine at Windrise?"

Ye Yun smiled slightly.

"Don't worry about that, just tell me if you'll give it to me or not."

Venti hesitated for a moment, then agreed. He retrieved the wine from Windrise and gave it to Ye Yun.

When Venti gave the wine to Ye Yun, he was incredibly reluctant. Ye Yun had to put in a lot of effort to get the wine from Venti's hands.

Afterward, Venti flew away with Dvalin.

Venti felt incredibly upset. Not only had the plan gone wrong, but he had also lost all his stored wine.

My wine! You're leaving me just like that! My heart aches!

Meanwhile, after dealing with Dvalin, Ye Yun said goodbye to Lumine and returned to the Train to rest.

He had run over before finishing his meal, so now he was going back to continue eating.

Ye Yun returned to the Train, and Pom-Pom greeted him upon his return.

"Welcome back, Passenger Ye Yun! I'll warm up the dishes for you, please wait a moment, Pom."

Inside Mondstadt City.

Lumine successfully landed in the plaza using her Wind Glider. Paimon and Amber immediately rushed over.

"Lumine! Are you okay!"

Lumine smiled.

"I'm fine, Paimon. How about you guys? Are you hurt?"

Paimon shook her head.

"No. Oh, right, I saw Ye Yun seemed to have come earlier, where is he?"

Lumine said.

"He went back to eat. Speaking of which, I'm hungry too. Shall we go find something to eat?"

Amber said with a troubled expression.

"That might be a little difficult. Stormterror just attacked Mondstadt, and many shops have stopped operating now."

Just as the three of them were worrying about this, a voice came.

"My friends, if you don't mind, how about coming to the Knights of Favonius for a staff meal?"

Amber looked at the person who had arrived.

"Kaeya!"

Kaeya nodded at Amber, then looked at Lumine.

"Hello, I'm Kaeya, the Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius."

Paimon waved her hand.

"Hello, hello, I'm Paimon, and she's Lumine. We're Travelers. Can we really eat at your place? To be honest, I've been hungry for a while now."

Kaeya laughed heartily twice.

"Of course, you two are great benefactors to my Mondstadt, helping us drive away Stormterror. Let's go, we'll eat first."

Paimon cheered joyfully.

"Yay! Finally, we can eat, I'm starving."

More than ten minutes later.

The four of them arrived at the Knights of Favonius headquarters to eat.

As they ate and chatted, footsteps echoed from the entrance not long after.

Jean, the Acting Grand Master of the Knights, and Lisa, the Librarian, entered the dining hall.

They approached, and Jean introduced herself formally.

"Hello, Lumine, I am Jean, the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. Thank you very much for helping us repel Stormterror."

Lumine shook her head.

"I didn't really repel it, did I? It was all Ye Yun's doing."

Lisa tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Oh? So that handsome young man's name is Ye Yun? It sounds a bit like a name from Liyue."