Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"Hehehe... um... I think we should talk about the Flower Festival instead? I've guided quite a few good kids to write some pretty good love poems this time~ Why don't you take a look and appreciate them together?"

Stiff as a board, Wendy tried to change the subject with rather clumsy tactics, but his poor execution clearly revealed his intentions, to which Su Feng sneered.

"Um... I think it would be a good thing for you to become the new Anemo Archon of Mondstadt. After all, Mondstadt has such a wonderful girl like Anna~ I think you must like Anna a lot, right?"

Perhaps intimidated by Su Feng's terrifying sneer, Wendy quickly began to argue, especially as the wind whip in Su Feng's hand gradually became brighter, making him even more anxious.

"I really think Mondstadt is a good fit for you, and being a wind god doesn't require much effort to manage Mondstadt. Look at me now, I can slack off all day and nothing happens to me!"

"It's just another title at most, it really won't affect you at all!"

Wendy tried her best to gloss over the matter—not to mention actually convincing Su Feng to become the Wind God, she could at least let the matter drop for the time being. Unfortunately, Su Feng, who had already gained a deep understanding of this guy, was not so easily fooled now.

"Becoming the Wind God is good? Then I think you can continue to stay here. After all, you don't sleep often like the old man next door who is worn down and tormented. Looking at your lively appearance now, there's no problem for you to continue being the Wind God for several thousand years!"

"At worst, I can take over the position of Wind God a few thousand years later. This will give me time to grow first. What do you think, my beloved Wind God Barbatos?"

At this moment, Su Feng perfectly demonstrated what it means to have a forced smile.

Wendy, who was seeing Su Feng like this for the first time, couldn't help but swallow hard—it looked like he was going to get a beating and be hung on the wind god statue today.

Hopefully, Su Feng won't smoke too hard.

Chapter Sixty-Four: He really was hung up, and there's something even more exciting to come!

"Hey, what's that? Why is everyone gathered here?"

"Is there anything fun or delicious to eat here?"

Paimon and Luminous, who were planning to continue their stroll around Mondstadt the next day, immediately noticed the crowd gradually gathering in the plaza in front of the Anemo Archon statue.

Drawn in, they naturally gathered around to watch the spectacle, and unsurprisingly, they witnessed a shocking scene—a drunken poet bound like a green caterpillar by a whip of wind-elemental light, and suspended from the hand of a wind god statue.

"This...this...Luminous, am I seeing things? Is that Wendy hanging up there?"

After seeing the drunken poet struggling and wriggling in the air like a caterpillar, Paimon stammered and asked the woman beside him in disbelief.

She never expected that Wendy, that slippery guy, would actually fall for it, and be hung up in front of so many people.

He's the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt, you know. Could there really be someone in Mondstadt who would dare to treat him like this... Well, yes, there really is. And Paimon almost immediately guessed who had hung Venti here.

After squeezing through the crowd with some difficulty, Ying and Paimon naturally saw Su Feng with his arms crossed and Qin standing next to him, trying to persuade him with a headache.

Yes, the case is solved. It was indeed Su Feng who did it.

Although there are many people in Mondstadt who dare to disrespect Wendy, only Su Feng has the confidence and strength to hang him up.

"Qin, you seem to have a headache?"

Perhaps because Ying and Qin had a good relationship, Ying decisively spoke up after seeing Qin's helpless yet anxious expression.

After all, Qin was her good friend, and she still had to consider Qin's feelings.

Otherwise, given Ying's personality, she definitely wouldn't mind watching Wendy make a fool of herself for a while.

"Honorary Knight, you've come at the right time. Please help me persuade Su Feng to put that... bard down first. After all, it's time for the citizens to offer wind flowers to the wind god. It's really unsightly to see him hanging on the wind god's statue right now."

"Let's put him down first, even if he has to be hoisted back up later!"

Qin used a great deal of determination to say those words, and it was clear that she was really struggling when she said them. Upon hearing this, the green caterpillar that was gagged and hanging there immediately began to struggle violently in an attempt to express its protest.

Unfortunately, Su Feng had him tied up tightly, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't utter a single word. To make matters worse, everyone present unanimously chose to ignore the green caterpillar's struggles.

Jean also really wanted to teach Wendy a lesson, but unfortunately the Windflower Festival ceremony was going to be held here, otherwise even Jean was planning to let Wendy hang there for a while longer.

"How about this, we put Wendy out first so the Windflower Festival ceremony can continue, and then we'll have him abstain from alcohol for a month afterward?"

Noticing the troubled look on Qin's face, Ying pondered for a moment before offering her own solution.

"Waaaaah!!!"

Wendy, who was already struggling, almost popped his eyes out when he heard this opinion. He really wanted to express his protest.

Unfortunately, under Su Feng's suppression, this guy still couldn't utter a single word.

"Oh?"

Qin's eyes lit up at the unexpected suggestion from Ying. After thinking for a while, she nodded emphatically.

"Thank you, Knight of Honor. That is indeed a good suggestion. Mondstadt really needs to give a stern warning to those who dare to give alcohol to minors."

"I will deal with this matter immediately after the Flower Festival. From now on, I will absolutely not allow minors to touch even a drop of alcohol!"

Although Jean didn't directly name Wendy, it's clear that the upcoming ban on underage drinking is definitely aimed at her.

After all, this guy looks really young, and he definitely wouldn't be able to buy alcohol without someone giving him a certificate of adulthood.

Given Wendy's personality, it's highly likely that even if Jean were to pester him relentlessly, he wouldn't choose to change his appearance.

"..."

So when Jean said those words, Wendy, who had been struggling, immediately became as quiet as a dead fish.

He seemed to know very well that since Qin had made this decision, he was basically doomed.

Unless Jean changes her mind later, Venti will not be able to find even a drop of alcohol within Mondstadt.

This is absolutely killing him!

"That's definitely a good idea!"

Meanwhile, Su Feng, who had originally planned to keep Wendy hanging on the Anemo statue for a while longer, now had a gleam in his eyes.

The death of the company didn't have as much effect on Wendy as one might imagine—this guy was a classic example of someone who was completely oblivious to everything, even when Su Feng hung him up here before, it didn't have much of an impact on him.

But the idea of ​​'everyone helping Wendy quit drinking' is a bit different. Judging from Wendy's current state, quitting drinking is clearly a bigger threat to him.

Of course, the most important thing is that Jean also participated in the team helping Venti 'quit drinking'. Everyone knows very well what Jean, as the most respected leader in Mondstadt, can do if she really gives an order.

There may be people in Mondstadt who are unwilling to heed the oracle of the Anemo Archon, but there will never be a Mondstadtman who wants to defy Lord Jean. This is why Venti completely gave up resisting when he saw that Jean was preparing to issue a prohibition order that could be said to be specifically aimed at him.

Even if he were the god of wind, it wouldn't help in this regard.

Su Feng smiled with satisfaction after seeing Wendy's current state. Since there was a better way to torment Wendy, there was no need to keep him hanging on the Anemo statue.

So Su Feng decisively put the guy down. However, after being put down, Wendy neither complained nor made a fuss. Instead, he seemed to have become a salted fish that had lost its dreams, squatting listlessly in a small corner.

Judging from his appearance, this guy is probably going to be withdrawn for a while.

Jean noticed Wendy's state, but all Jean could do was sigh wearily.

Or perhaps Jean had gotten used to it to some extent. After all, there were very few people in Mondstadt who could give her peace of mind. Having almost become immune to this situation, Jean quickly composed herself and prepared to continue the Windflower Festival ceremony—anyway, Venti wasn't even a mascot anymore, so it didn't matter whether he was there or not in the final ceremony.

Unexpectedly, Wendy, who was already showing signs of fading into obscurity after being ignored by Jean, became completely invisible. Su Feng even suspected that if it weren't for the fact that he was still being pointed at and talked about, he might have simply turned into a breeze and disappeared.

After all, it was truly a hellish joke that the Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius completely ignored the wind god during the ceremony of offering the wind flower to the wind god.

Of course, if Venti suddenly slips away right now, he'll most likely be off to Liyue next door to mooch a drink from the old man—but considering the current situation in Liyue, whether Zhongli has the time or inclination to entertain him is really an unknown.

Maybe that's why he stayed?

However, Su Feng was quite indifferent to this and was even happy about it.

After all, Wendy was taught a good lesson today. Regardless of the outcome, just being able to give this guy a good beating is already very satisfying.

Chapter 65 Wendy is about to be manipulated!

In any case, Mondstadt's Windflower Festival came to a perfect end—although the unexpected twist at the end, about a bard being forced to abstain from alcohol after being hung on a statue of the wind god, became increasingly outlandish and even veered into urban legend, Mondstadt finally weathered its first festival peacefully after the previous dragon plague and snow mountain disaster.

This also allowed the Mondstadt residents, who had been somewhat tense, to relax.

Although the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt was hung up during the Windflower Festival ceremony and forbidden from drinking alcohol, the people of Mondstadt were still very happy, and that was enough.

Of course, a certain Anemo Archon who encountered a ban on alcohol during this year's Wind Flower Festival stated that this was the worst Wind Flower Festival since the founding of Mondstadt.

Unfortunately, this assessment was suppressed by a young member of the Wind God's family who wished to remain anonymous and could not be published.

Right now, this poor wind god is sitting miserably amidst the gifts of angels, holding a steaming cup of tea, sitting alone with Paimon, watching the others drink heartily!

Those guys actually let him sit at the kids' table! They even drank in front of him! And they didn't share any with him!

It's simply too much!

"So you guys were drinking so heartily in front of me, you were doing it on purpose, weren't you? Believe me or not, I'll tell you you're disrespecting the gods!"

Venti, who had angrily gulped down the scalding hot tea in front of him, tea leaves and all, was about to smash the teacup in his hand, but after seeing Diluc's seemingly emotionless eyes, he could only obediently put the teacup down gently.

He's already been forbidden from drinking by Jean, so if he offends Diluc now, he really can forget about buying even a single bottle of alcohol in Mondstadt.

“I think this makes a lot of sense. After all, Wendy, you don’t look like an adult, so alcohol really isn’t suitable for you.”

With a nonchalant air, Su Feng clinked glasses with Ying while deliberately making loud, sarcastic remarks.

Upon hearing this, Ying immediately broke into an uncontrollable smile.

"Wow! Everyone else can talk about me, but you, who looks about my age but was actually born less than a year ago, really have the right to talk about me?"

Judging people by their appearance was already hurtful enough for Wendy, but now Su Feng, who is neither his actual age nor his appearance suggests he is an adult, can openly drink in front of him while he can only stand there and watch.

What kind of script is this that's both deadly and morally damaging!

"Ahem, please be mindful, Mondstadt bard. I don't have a Mondstadt identity yet. As a traveler from a foreign land, I can provide proper proof that I'm an adult."

"If you continue to spread unverified false information, you will be arrested by the Knights."

Perhaps having anticipated Wendy's response, Su Feng actually produced a forged document that was clearly fake, but it did indeed bear the seal of the band leader—clearly, Su Feng had pulled strings with the band leader to obtain this document specifically for himself.

"..."

Wendy was dumbfounded, never expecting Su Feng to have such a move.

He really wanted to ask Jean if he could do the same thing, but considering that it would be a bit of a hellish joke for a god of Mondstadt to say he wasn't from Mondstadt just to get a drink, he could only helplessly slam his head heavily onto the table in front of him.

"You street performer! If you want to smash your head, go bang it against a wall! I still need to eat!"

However, Wendy's act of throwing the food once again aroused the dissatisfaction of another 'kid' at the table. Paimon, who had been almost burying his head in his plate, was startled and immediately put his hands on his hips and began to harshly scold Wendy for her behavior.

Paimon's appearance naturally drew another round of laughter from the others.

At this moment, everyone except Mondstadt's useless Anemo Archon, who was injured, experienced great joy.

……

Fortunately, the 'bullying' of Wendy didn't last too long. After a happy meal, Jean finally announced the latest arrangements for Wendy—she could drink, but only after Jean's personal approval could Wendy receive a limited amount of alcohol from Jean.