Springvale.
Ruola naturally knew that the monster riot was maliciously orchestrated. She had deliberately patrolled here with Noelle earlier, so they could protect the residents when the monsters rioted.
The monsters attacking Springvale were all ordinary ones. Besides Ruola and Noelle, there were also some Knights of Favonius present.
Otherwise, the two of them alone couldn't protect such a large Springvale.
"Captain Dak, is everyone here?"
"Yes, everyone from home is here, and those who went out hunting have also just returned."
"Good, we will escort them to Mondstadt now!"
Ruola carried a polearm on her shoulder, looking valiant and spirited.
Behind her, Knight Dak looked at her youthful figure and nodded repeatedly in his heart.
Ruola had already become a qualified knight.
The Blazing Spear in Ruola's hand had just eliminated countless monsters.
Looking at Noelle not far away, Ruola shouted, "Noelle, let's go, we're returning to Mondstadt."
"Mhm!"
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As mentioned before, Jiang Mumu is not a truly evil person; if sacrifices are absolutely necessary, they will only be bad people.
The reason she was so bold this time was entirely because Venti had her back.
Venti, who can hear the sound of the wind, was very busy now, shooting an arrow in one direction and then conjuring a strong gust of wind in another.
This god who abandoned dominion over Mondstadt, when danger arrived, was the Mondstadters' strongest shield.
The phrase "May the Anemo God bless you" is never just words.
"Oh, I'm finally free."
Taking a big gulp of wine, Venti said helplessly:
"Whose fault is all this trouble, anyway?"
Beside Venti, the giant Dvalin lay resting.
"Barbatos, this matter is not simple."
"You felt it too?"
Dvalin nodded his huge head.
"Sigh, I just wanted to slack off simply, why is it so difficult?"
Venti finished the wine in the bottle in one gulp: "Since that's the case, let's clear it all up at once."
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Outside Mondstadt.
Ruola, who was escorting the residents of Springvale to Mondstadt, originally just wanted to pick a Sunsettia, but then she discovered something extraordinary.
Everyone, I found a little Klee!
Little Klee was squatting behind a Sunsettia tree, trying to cover herself with a few leaves.
"Klee, why are you here? How did you get out?!"
Ruola was genuinely curious; shouldn't Mondstadt be under lockdown?
"Sister Ruola, are you here to play with Klee?"
Among all the members of the Knights, only Sister Ruola would occasionally accompany Klee to fish blasting. In Klee's eyes, Sister Ruola was a good person.
"Okay— no, that's not right, Klee, first tell Sister, why are you here?"
"Ugh, Klee's confinement time is over, so Klee ran out. Klee hasn't blasted fish in a long time, Klee wants to eat fish—"
"Then how did you get out, Klee?"
"Klee walked out."
"Uh— did Klee not see any monsters when she came out?"
"I saw them. Klee saw many Hilichurls and Slimes. The big sister said before that those are all bad guys, so Klee blasted them all!"
Ruola: "..."
No wonder there weren't many monsters here.
Over there, Noelle, seeing that Ruola hadn't returned for a long time, came looking for her and also saw Klee.
"Klee?!"
Ruola told Noelle about Klee, and the two unanimously decided to catch Klee and take her back.
Klee's fish blasting plan could only end before it even began.
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Mondstadt.
Kaeya had searched almost all the places Klee usually went, but still hadn't seen the small figure.
Kaeya started to get anxious; surely little Klee hadn't run outside the city, had she?
Thinking of the complicated situation outside the city now, Kaeya couldn't help but frown.
"No, I have to find her quickly."
Kaeya jogged all the way to the city gate and asked the knights guarding it, but they said they hadn't seen Klee.
Just as Kaeya was about to leave the city, he suddenly noticed a team not far away.
Leading the way was none other than Ruola, with little Klee sitting on her neck.
The stone in Kaeya's heart suddenly dropped.
"Brother Kaeya!"
Klee, with her sharp eyes, saw Kaeya and waved to him.
"Brother Kaeya, why are you here?"
Kaeya lifted the little one clinging to Ruola's neck:
"I was looking for this little one— Klee, where did you go? You've made Acting Grand Master Jean very worried."
Seeing Brother Kaeya's unusually serious expression, Klee immediately lowered her head, poking her two fingers together in front of her:
"Ugh, Klee's confinement time is over, Klee just wanted to go out and play, Klee wants to eat fish—"
Seeing little Klee's wronged look, Ruola's heart almost melted; she loved cute things the most.
Ruola quickly stepped forward and hugged little Klee:
"Brother Kaeya, don't be so harsh on Klee. It's normal for children to be playful, but Klee, the situation outside is very complicated and dangerous right now, with many monsters. This is not the time to go out and play. When this matter is resolved, Sister Ruola will go blast fish with you, okay?"
"Mhm, Klee understands, thank you, Sister Ruola!"
Klee was also very sensible; she didn't know the situation before, but now that she did, she would naturally be obedient.
Kaeya's mouth twitched at the side; he didn't seem to have been harsh on Klee, did he?
Also, why are you discussing fish blasting in front of me?
Should he intervene or not?
Forget it, let them be, as long as they're happy.
"Ruola, you first take Klee to report her safety to Acting Grand Master Jean. Acting Grand Master Jean should be with Mona right now. If not, she's most likely at the Knights of Favonius Headquarters."
"Okay, Brother Kaeya. Oh, by the way, Brother Kaeya, have you seen my older brother?"
"He should be outside the city, rescuing the passing merchants. Judging by the time, he should be back soon, probably in a little while."
Ruola, holding little Klee's hand, bid farewell to Noelle, who was going to help inside the city, and headed to Mona's residence.
Speaking of which, when Mona first arrived, she had helped her out several times.
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"The stars shift, all things are impermanent. The compass shows, and the starlight guides to the source of this disaster—"
Mona formed hand seals, and the Astrolabe floated before her.
"The source is— Mondstadt's Dragonspine."
"Dragonspine?"
Jean frowned slightly. What exactly happened in Dragonspine to cause such a large monster riot?
"Thank you, Miss Mona, for your help this time. The Knights of Favonius will remember it. I have very important matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."
Ruola also arrived at this moment.
"Acting Grand Master Jean!"
"Ruola, and— Klee?!"
Jean's expression became serious. She nodded to Ruola, then took little Klee and left.
Looking at Klee's small eyes, Ruola indicated that she couldn't help either; Acting Grand Master Jean was not as easy to talk to as Brother Kaeya, and she wasn't very daring either.
After her observation, Mona plopped down on a chair:
"Ruola, you're here."
"Mona!"
"Did you observe anything?"
"There's very little I could observe. I only know that the source seems to be in Dragonspine. Jean has already gone to make arrangements."
"Oh, okay, Mona, you rest first, I'll go check it out!"
Ruola also rushed off in a hurry.
"Eh? Wait—"
Mona helplessly put down her hand, which had tried to stop her.
"Strange, Ruola's complexion seems very off recently. Did I see it wrong? It was fine when I checked before."
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