Seeing Nahida's figure and hearing the words of this golden-haired girl, the only few people present who knew the name of the second Dendro Archon looked over, gazing at Nahida's figure with some surprise.
It was well-known that ever since 500 years ago, the people of Sumeru only knew about the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. They had almost no memory of the second Dendro Archon. Some people even thought Nahida didn't exist, and they looked at her doubtfully, wondering if such a little girl could really be the Dendro Archon.
But there were some who had relevant knowledge, like Alhaitham. However, he didn't know much either, only that the second Dendro Archon was named Nahida, the Lesser Lord Kusanali. He knew nothing else, as the Akasha had long since completely sealed off all information about Nahida.
It could be said that aside from the core group within the Akademiya loyal to Azar who had participated in the god-creation project, no one else knew. Even most of those loyal to Azar didn't know the Lesser Lord Kusanali's name; they only knew the second Dendro Archon was called the Lesser Lord Kusanali.
"Go, go, go\! Get out of the way\! Stop staring at my Nahida."
Lumine shooed away the crowd that had suddenly gathered, a look of annoyance on her face. These people were disgusting. They usually paid no attention to Nahida, but now that they saw her in person, they swarmed her like sharks smelling blood.
Although the Akademiya was obstructing things, almost no one in all of Sumeru remembered Nahida. Aside from her only friend, Dunyarzad, only the people at the Grand Bazaar would celebrate the Sabzeruz Festival, and even then, the Akademiya was trying to stop it.
'Could it be that only the people at the Grand Bazaar have memories of the second Dendro Archon? Has everyone else lost their memories?'
Lumine's current strength was not something anyone in Teyvat could challenge. Aside from the Seven Archons, perhaps only a god with strength like Zhongli's could force Lumine to fight with her full power. Otherwise, anyone could just come up and bully her\!
After casually dispersing the surrounding people, Lumine jumped down with Nahida.
As soon as she landed, Lumine saw a house made of obsidian to the side. Indescribable sounds and the miserable squeals of pigs were coming from inside. Lumine instantly covered Nahida's ears, determined not to let such filth pollute the pure Nahida.
"I didn't expect that guy Azar to be so capable. He actually managed to unlock this. No wonder he could become the Grand Sage\!"
Lin Tian stood next to the obsidian, listening to the sounds inside, his face full of admiration. He had to say, although Azar was a disgusting person, his spirit of striving with all his might just to be with a boar was worthy of respect.
At his feet, Scaramouche's limbs had already disappeared, tossed casually to the side, crackling with the sound of electric arcs.
Hearing someone come down, Lin Tian turned his head just as Paimon flew over and threw herself into his arms.
"Lin Tian\! Paimon hasn't seen you in so long\!"
"What's wrong, Paimon? Why are you suddenly acting spoiled? Didn't we just see each other? Has it been that long?"
"Hehehe, Paimon doesn't want to be separated from Lin Tian for even a second\!"
"Then come back with me when the time comes\!"
"Eh\! Well, Paimon is Lumine's guide, after all\! So, Lin Tian will just have to bear with it\!"
Looking at Paimon, who had suddenly started giggling foolishly in his arms, Lin Tian was a little speechless. 'Is she messing with my head? Just now she looked like I was her whole world, and now she says she has to be a guide.'
However, Lin Tian didn't do much, just gave Paimon a tiny little punishment.
...
"That's enough, you two\! There's a child here\!"
Lumine, who had been watching from the side, was completely speechless. 'What kind of development is this\! Have these two gotten lost in their own world?'
Nahida, on the other hand, watched Lin Tian's actions with a curious expression. 'Judging from Paimon's expression... she's very comfortable\! Mmm\!'
Hearing Lumine's voice, Lin Tian stopped what he was doing and looked at the little fluffball in front of Lumine.
"Hello, Nahida. I'm Lin Tian."
Lin Tian kicked the Scaramouche at his feet away, walked over to Lumine, handed the fainted Paimon to her, and greeted Nahida.
"Hello, Lin Tian. I am Sumeru's second Archon—Nahida."
"But I'm not very mature yet. I hope you can please forgive me\!"
Seeing Nahida's weak appearance, as if she didn't dare to face him, Lin Tian felt the softest part of his heart being touched, and he excitedly started rubbing her cheeks.
"Mmph\!"
Watching Lin Tian suddenly lean in and cup her cheeks, Nahida was a little bewildered. 'Is this expert really this easy to talk to?'
'Or does he just like rubbing my cheeks? But I'm already 500 years old\! This expert only looks to be around twenty\!'
'Right\! It's very normal for some powerful experts to have an ageless appearance. Perhaps he is one of them. In that case, if sacrificing just herself could benefit all of Sumeru, she could accept it.'
'After all, her existence didn't seem that important to Sumeru. She didn't even have the ability to transform the desert like the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata. For someone like her, if she could be exchanged for the help of a powerful expert, it was absolutely a worthy trade\!'
In that short moment, many thoughts ran through Nahida's little head. She kept feeling that her departure in exchange for the protection of an expert might be for the best.
Only then did Lumine react. She tossed Paimon aside for her Stand to catch and then began the mission to save Nahida.
"Lin Tian\! No\! What are you doing\! I know you're a lolicon, but you can't do this to Nahida\! She's just a 500-year-old loli\!"
"I'm not\! What are you talking about, Lumine\!"
And so, Nahida was pulled by her arms, with one of them holding each. However, to avoid hurting Nahida, neither of them was actually using much force.