Albedo explained to Eula about the previous theft in the laboratory and the pursuit of the criminals, and that he had no reason to hurt the boy named Joel. He believed that the man Eula saw was the one who stole his notes and impersonated him.

"Eula, if you don't trust me, you can continue to doubt me. But I still hope you can recognize our friendship as colleagues of the Knights of Favonius."

"..."

After listening to Albedo's words, Eula pondered for a while.

"I accept your statement for the time being. Even if it sounds incredible, I choose to believe that the attack on Joel was caused by someone impersonating you."

"I will protect Joel. If you need assistance with the investigation, you can contact me and Amber."

Eula finally nodded, temporarily agreeing with what Albedo said.

Just as Eula finished speaking, Amber came over. It turned out that Eula had been chasing "Albedo" for too long, and she was a little worried, so she came over.

"Bennett is here too. Mr. Serius saw that you hadn't shown up for so long and thought you were in trouble."

Amber glanced at Bennett who was beside Ying and the others, and explained with a smile.

"Hehe, I did run into a little trouble, but it's been resolved now."

Bennett explained sheepishly.

"It's good that it's solved. Then come with me down the mountain to find Mr. Serius."

Amber nodded.

Afterwards, she asked Ying and Paimon a few more questions and after confirming that everyone was fine, Amber felt relieved and went down the mountain with Eula and Bennett.

"Traveler, can we talk somewhere else? I have something to tell you."

Albedo explained to Ying and Paimon, then took them back to the camp.

……

“Is this edible?”

In an uninhabited area at the edge of the snow-capped mountains, little Ganyu pointed at a red fairy floating by and asked the person in front.

"No."

The person in front responded indifferently.

"really?"

While asking this, Xiao Ganyu had already run over and wanted to hug the fairy, but she couldn't touch the fairy, so she stretched out her hands and hugged the air.

"Come with me, there will be food soon."

Seeing that Xiao Ganyu had gone astray, the person in front couldn't help but give him a reminder.

"Ok."

Little Ganyu had no choice but to nod and continue following the other person.

Following each other, Xiao Ganyu and he soon came to an inconspicuous cave where some strange alchemy notes were placed.

There is a dark red tumor inside the cave, and through a layer of membrane on top, you can vaguely see a huge flower inside.

"Where's the food?"

Little Ganyu looked around curiously, and even went close to the tumor to sniff it, and found that the smell was not very pleasant.

"This place... is made by alchemy. It's safe."

The young man pointed at the table and said something to Ganyu. Ganyu turned around and found that a pile of hot Mondstadt delicacies had appeared on the table at some point.

She didn't care about anything else and rushed over happily.

"Thank you~ Awooo awooo..."

Little Ganyu had completely forgotten what Kujo Sara had warned them not to eat food from strangers.

Seeing that little Ganyu was eating happily, the boy did not disturb her but walked to the tumor.

He stretched out his hand and scratched the tumor, and the tumor was immediately cut open. The culture medium inside flowed all over the floor. The Pianpian Flower, which was only a full meter tall, fell out of the tumor, climbed up, shaking its head, and stood in front of the boy.

The boy pointed to the corner nearby and gave it an order, and the other dog had no choice but to go over there and hide temporarily.

In this way, the boy waited quietly, and when little Ganyu finished eating, he went over and added new food. At the same time, he couldn't help but be surprised at little Ganyu's appetite.

“Ganyu—where have you been—Ganyu—!”

"Well?"

Little Ganyu was eating happily when he suddenly heard Xiaogong's voice coming from outside.

"Hmm... it's Mr. Xiao Gong!"

Xiao Ganyu quickly swallowed what was in his mouth.

"Brother, I have to go. Thank you for the food. See you next time."

Little Ganyu waved goodbye to the boy happily, then grabbed a roasted chicken from the plate with both hands and ran outside in a hurry.

The boy did not stop her and watched her leave.

"Huh... I finally found you, Ganyu. Where did you go just now? Where did the hot roast chicken in your hand come from?"

"Someone gave it to you? Have you thanked him?"

The voices of Xiao Gong and Xiao Ganyu outside gradually faded away.

"That person is not here..."

The boy muttered something and glanced at the innocent-looking Pian Pian Hua next to him.

"Forget it. Next, I will help you disguise your appearance. You go and attract the attention of the people on the snowy mountain. It would be best if you could lure her over here."

The boy shook his head and said something to Pianpianhua.

Then, with the help of the boy, the deceiving flower slowly mastered the ability to disguise itself as a human.

……

Thanks to the efforts of a group of children, an Inazuma-style building similar to the castle tower was built next to the ice lake. However, it was made of snow after all, so it still looked a bit rough if you looked closely.

The little general took out his "catch", stood in front of the snow house with a serious expression on his face, and then looked at the lines on the note in his hand.

"I, I am... the unchanging law, I am the eternal... guardian?"

Click——click——

"Very good, very good, the little general is very photogenic~"

Nangong Ya took out her camera and took pictures of the little general. After taking pictures of the little general, Nangong Ya turned the camera to the side.

Next to her, little Ganyu was gnawing on a roast chicken while accepting Kujo Sara's admonition with a wronged look on her face.

"I never expected that Albedo and Durin were actually man-made. That alchemist named Reindort is so amazing!"

On the way to the ice lake, Paimon, who was following Ying, couldn't help but say in surprise that just now in Albedo's camp, he had confessed his and Durin's life stories to Ying and the others.

"Dulin is different now. After being touched by Xiaoya, it has become a real living creature. It is fundamentally different from the one created by alchemy."

"Yeah, if you put it that way, Xiaoya's hands are pretty powerful too."

Ying's reminder made Paimon nod his head.

In this way, the two of them moved closer to the ice lake, and could faintly hear the sounds of children playing and Kujo Sara's serious admonitions.

"Xiaoya, Sha Luo, Xiao Gong, and Goro... Miss Hina, long time no see~"

As they got closer, Paimon waved and greeted the adults in the camp.

"Dear~!"

Without waiting for Nangong Ya and the others to respond to Paimon, little Linghua, who was making a snowman, was the first to react. She happily ran over and threw herself into Ying's arms.

"It's Linghua, you're here at the snowy mountain too~"

Ying happily hugged little Linghua and patted her back gently.

Ever since Kamisato Ayaka said the word "child bride" when Nangong Ya touched her last time, little Ayaka seems to have really regarded herself as Ying's fiancée, and her is all on her mind.

……

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