Ying left Dawn Winery, looking completely bewildered.
She's now unsure whether the King is a good person or not.
However, at least Ying knew that the new king of Mondstadt was Jiang Xiaofeng.
Ying carefully recalled what Jiang Xiaofeng had done.
The La Signora retrieved Venti's Gnosis.
They helped the Childe release Osial.
The Shogunate Army aided Inazuma...
Resistance...
Ying then realized that Jiang Xiaofeng didn't seem to have done anything good.
"This... the new the King is actually that guy Jiang Xiaofeng..."
Paimon scratched his head in frustration, unsure of what to say.
Ying shook her head.
Venti is our partner.
"Hey! Ying, what are you doing?"
Paimon sensed something was wrong upon hearing Ying's words and immediately looked at her.
"The people of Mondstadt City seem to be having a great time, but perhaps they've been fooled by Jiang Xiaofeng's abilities..."
"Although they may appear glamorous, they may actually be being mind-controlled."
Ying rested her chin on her hand, deep in thought.
"If we could find a way to remove those Mental Seal..."
"Hey! Ying! Are you really going to go against Jiang Xiaofeng?!"
Paimon was surprised.
The Acting Grand Master Jean I know is not the current Acting Grand Master Jean.
"Even Lord Diluc seems unfamiliar now."
"Everyone in Mondstadt City seems the same, but everything we've been doing together these past few days feels so unfamiliar..."
Paimon looked at Ying and was very worried that something might happen to her because of this...
"Hey! Isn't this the Honorary Knight?"
A flippant voice reached their ears.
The visitor was Kaeya.
" Kaeya! What brings you to Dawn Winery!"
Paimon was the first to wave and greet everyone.
Kaeya smiled helplessly.
" The Knights of Favonius have nothing to do, and the Grand Master won't let our cavalry retire, so we have no choice but to take paid leave."
"Besides, my sworn brother is at the Dawn Winery. Is there a problem with me bringing our father home?"
As Kaeya spoke, he stepped aside to make way for Crepus behind him.
"Are you two the heroes who resolved the dragon scourge of Old Mondstadt? I've long admired your names."
"Crepus said with a smile."
"Old Mondstadt... Mondstadt, the land protected by the Anemo Archon, has it really been renamed Old Mondstadt...?"
Paimon his chin on his hand, looking troubled.
"Did you two just leave from Dawn Winery?"
"Won't you try some of the wine we brought back?"
Kaeya, holding a bottle of wine, looked at Ying with a smile.
Inside the Dawn Winery.
Diluc stared at Kaeya speechlessly.
"So you brought in the guy I finally managed to get rid of?"
Kaeya, with his arm around Diluc's neck, said nonchalantly, "Oh, my dear Diluc, it's just that you're temporarily sheltering Traveler. With Ying's temper, if she hadn't met me and my father, she probably would have foolishly barged into Mondstadt City as soon as she left Dawn Winery, trying to remind the Knights of Favonius of the past."
"That idiot already spoke to Qin, and Qin immediately had the Honorary Knight arrested. Hmm, she must have escaped. The Knights of Favonius probably believe you can stop her."
"So, let this reckless girl stay at Dawn Winery for a couple of days. In case His Majesty the King returns and sees Ying jumping around so happily, I'm afraid she might get... cough cough."
Kaeya coughed twice.
Diluc: "..."
"Well."
"I can't persuade this guy, so I guess I'll have to rely on my father."
"And also, he's my father, your godfather."
Diluc reminded Kaeya again.
Kaeya shrugged. "There's no difference."
Crepus and Ying sat at the table in the living room.
The conversation between the two was nearing its end.
Diluc and Kaeya came down from upstairs and sat down at the table.
"Lord Diluc, the Captain Kaeya, Mr. Crepus, I'm sorry, but I still can't accept Mondstadt as it is now."
Ying stood up, bowed, and hurriedly left.
"Ying! Wait for me!"
Paimon quickly flew off after him.
Crepus sighed.
"Miss, I can't persuade her otherwise."
"She only wants to restore Mondstadt to her former self."
"No matter how you try to persuade her, she won't listen to anything else."
Diluc looked at Kaeya.
"Why are you looking at me? If you can't stop her, then don't. It was her own choice anyway."
Diluc shook his head.
That's not what I was asking.
"I wanted to ask you, what are the chances that Luminosity could restore her former Mondstadt?"
Kaeya answered without hesitation, "One-tenth."
"This one-tenth is only given to her because she was a former Honorary Knight."
"Unless Ying can defeat the new the King, there is absolutely no possibility for Mondstadt to recover to its former Mondstadt."
"But we have all witnessed the new king's strength."
"Leaving aside his own abilities, just look at that guy you fought the other day."
"Can Ying beat him? It's difficult, right?"
"All we can do for Ying is offer our condolences and hope she can survive unharmed."
Diluc: "... You really don't give me any hope at all."
Kaeya sighed and shrugged, "That's all true. It's not like I haven't fought those little the Giant before. They're even harder to deal with than the Ruin Guard, and their attack frequency is terrifyingly high..."
Diluc remembered the Golem from that day.
"..."
"How about we start preparing for Ying's funeral?"
"You're even more despicable than me! And you still dare to criticize me!"
The two immediately started fighting.
Crepus looked at his two sons and took a sip of tea.
Mondstadt City, King's Square.
A large circle of chairs surrounded the square, and people kept emerging from the chairs, standing up, and running towards the outskirts of the city.
Ying ignored the people and walked straight to the foot of the King's statue.
The Void Church staff thoughtfully placed a cushion here to prevent anyone from kneeling down to swear allegiance.
Ying looked up at the King's statue.
"I am willing to believe in you."
As she spoke, Ying reached out and placed her hand on the foot of the King's statue.
Soon, a low-quality Void Eye appeared in front of Ying.
"..."
Ying silently accepted the Void Eye, feeling its power, her expression gradually turning to shock.
"This, this is unbelievable..."
With a wave of her hand, Ying unleashed a continuous barrage of black hurricanes, black Starfell Sword, and black lightning.
"This isn't Elemental Power!"
Ying understood this very well; rather than touching the Statue of the Seven and resonating with the elements, it was more like unlocking her former powers.
But now, he has actually gained power from the Void...
As Ying was still pondering, the Void Eye suddenly began to move on its own.
The Void Eye merged directly into Ying's body, so fast that Ying couldn't see anything clearly.
Ying's vision blurred for a moment.
The Void Eye merged directly with the power within her body...
In a daze, Ying saw a figure clad in golden armor standing in a pitch-black space, releasing a black vortex that swallowed... a planet?
Ying suddenly regained consciousness.
She stared intently at the scene before her.
The figure clad in golden armor was undoubtedly Jiang Xiaofeng.
He is experimenting with the ability to devour planets using black holes.