"Wow! Yu Jin, you're so amazing!" Paimon has a great quality: she believes whatever anyone tells her.
If she hadn't been following Lumine, she probably would have been sold off by now.
"You believe that too?" Venti clapped his forehead helplessly. Yu Jin's words just now were obviously him bragging, right?
Venti shook his head, suddenly realizing that the topic seemed to have veered off course. It was supposed to be about Dvalin, so how did it inexplicably slide into Yu Jin's personal affairs?
He glanced sideways at the eloquent Yu Jin. Sure enough, whenever he was with Yu Jin, things always slid in inexplicable directions.
Thinking of this, Venti couldn't help but shiver. He immediately stepped forward and said to Yu Jin, "Why does Lanssangx have to get involved, and what exactly is going on with Dvalin?"
"Oh! I told you that you don't care enough about Dvalin! You only just remembered Dvalin now, no wonder he turned into Stormterror after being corrupted by the poisonous blood!"
"Hurry up and tell me!" Venti gritted his teeth, indicating that he didn't want to say anything more to Yu Jin. He was afraid the topic would slide into another strange corner.
"Alright!" Yu Jin spread his hands and then said, "Actually, Dvalin himself overcame the resentment within the poisonous blood. Now, the poisonous blood is just a troublesome blob of Abyssal energy, and he just needs to vent it."
"Of course, it's fine if he doesn't vent it, but the waiting time will be much longer."
The most troublesome aspect of the Abyss is its will and knowledge; as long as they remain, the power of the Abyss will continuously surge forth.
However, if they can be eradicated, the power of the Abyss will become like water without a source, and it will eventually dissipate.
Of course, the influence of the Abyss is not so easily eradicated. That knowledge and consciousness will continuously integrate into the memories of living beings along with the power of the Abyss, eventually becoming indistinguishable.
At this point, it truly becomes "one with the Abyss" in the literal sense.
But Dvalin hasn't reached that point yet. Firstly, Dvalin's will is strong enough to continuously resist the corrosion; secondly, Durin's poisonous blood is a derivative of the Abyss, and there is still some difference compared to the true Abyss.
"Vent?" Venti thought of the suffering Dvalin had endured over the past few centuries, as well as the enormous poisonous blood clot on his back, and couldn't help but nod.
Indeed, Dvalin needed to vent.
"Vent…" Jean lowered her head in thought. She looked at Yu Jin, who seemed to have a hidden meaning, and then volunteered, "I can be Dvalin's opponent. If he wants to vent, he can come at me!"
"Count me in too. As a Four Winds, it is my honor to spar with such a powerful opponent." Diluc looked at his calloused hands, feeling a faint excitement.
Since returning from his travels, he hadn't seemed to go all out. The previous battle with the Doctor's segment was barely a tough fight, but at that time he still had his Delusion, and then Yu Jin also intervened.
That battle could not be considered an all-out effort. Diluc with a Vision is the strongest!
Who knew Yu Jin would wave his hand, saying with a hint of disdain, "Go, go, go! Why are you two getting involved? That's alone time I painstakingly created for Dvalin!"
"Ah?" Jean and Diluc both exclaimed in confusion. They had originally thought Yu Jin was letting Dvalin beat them up to vent his resentment.
After all, no matter what, Mondstadt had forgotten its former Four Winds. As the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius and the Darknight Hero of Mondstadt, Jean and Diluc felt they had an obligation to bear Dvalin's resentment.
However, it seemed they had overthought it? Yu Jin had no such intention.
Indeed, Yu Jin hadn't even thought of that. He was just unwilling to give up; who knew, maybe as they fought, some sparks would fly?
Yu Jin looked up at the sky, as if seeing a man also clad in plate armor. He said with emotion:
"Vyke, oh Vyke, this is all I can do to help you. If it still doesn't work out, then you're on your own! Try not to let Lanssangx take your chastity."
… "Achoo!" Lanssangx suddenly sneezed. She rubbed her nose—could it be that Vyke was thinking of her?
But she quickly stopped her wild thoughts and immediately leaned against a wall.
"Hmm?" The Lady frowned. Was someone just watching her?
"Lady, what do you need?" A clear female voice pulled the Lady out of her suspicion.
The Lady looked down and saw Tina sitting on a small stool. Various blooming flowers were displayed in front of her.
The Electro Cicin Mage who was once deeply immersed in slaughter had now become a flower-selling girl.
She heard that she was now working for a little girl named Flora. Such a big change left the Lady speechless.
"Hurry up, Lady. You're scaring away all the customers!" The Lady's aura was too oppressive for ordinary people; wherever she went, there was a large empty space.
The Lady's mouth twitched at the words. How did everyone close to Yu Jin become so improper? Was Tina like this before?
"It seems you're doing well?" The Lady narrowed her eyes, and an invisible pressure enveloped Tina. But for Tina, who had been tempered, it was just a drizzle!
"It would be even better if my sister could leave the Fatui." Tina seemed not to feel the Lady's pressure and met her gaze directly.
Those eyes held nothing but clarity, which made the Lady uncomfortably avert Tina's gaze.
"If you can persuade your sister, I will release her." The Lady no longer wasted time; she merely mentioned it casually and prepared to leave the flower stall.
Suddenly, the Lady felt something fly from behind her. She reached out to block it, and a dew-kissed Cecilia appeared in her hand. It looked freshly picked today.
Cecilia, a wind-loving flower, is said to bloom quietly only in serene places.
The Lady looked at the Cecilia in her hand. The blooming flower exuded a fresh and unique fragrance. If she had to describe it, it was a scent only the wind possessed.
"Thank you, Lady!"
"Unnecessary!" Putting away the flower, the Lady left the flower stall. She didn't know where she was going, merely felt a pull and decided to take a walk.
After the Lady left, the crowd became dense again. Tina's stall was near the city gate, and the flow of people coming and going was immense.
She had woken up early to prepare and secure a good spot. People came to buy flowers in an endless stream, but soon, a peculiar individual pushed through the crowd.
Dragon horns, a beautiful face, and light gauze—it was Lanssangx.
"What did that woman with her nose in the air buy?" Lanssangx leaned her hands on the counter, her eyes constantly scanning the various flowers on display.
"Hmm? Miss Lanssangx?" Tina looked up at Lanssangx and, incidentally, picked a Cecilia and handed it to her.
"How do you know my name?" Lanssangx sniffed the Cecilia—it smelled lovely—then took a bite—it had no taste.
Watching Lanssangx devour the Cecilia in a few bites, Tina's eye twitched. Her thoughts were now the same as Venti's.
Why did things always become improper whenever they got involved with Yu Jin?
"Your appearance is unique, and you live with Lord Yu Jin, so you're quite recognizable. May I ask, what is your relationship with Lord Yu Jin…?" By the end, Tina's eyes were sparkling; she had wanted to ask for a long time but never had the chance.
"Relationship? He is the King, I am the subject, nothing else." Lanssangx pondered for a moment, then replied.
Now Tina's eyes shone even brighter. Indeed, how could someone as powerful as Yu Jin not have his own kingdom?
"Then…"
"Wait, I'll tell you later, I have to go now!" Lanssangx saw the Lady's figure about to disappear and immediately 'tracked' her stealthily.
"Alright… alright!" Tina watched Lanssangx's retreating figure and could only sit down to continue selling flowers.
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