Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

"Where does this proverb come from?"

"Liyue's! It means that to remove the blessing, you have to find the person who gave it. Just tell the pure water spirit called the Spring Water Spirit that you don't want this blessing, and she will naturally find a way to remove it for you."

"But I haven't met her since I was seven years old... I don't know if she's still around."

"Ha! Since that pure water spirit has been in Qingquan Town since the 'ancient' 'legend', and you were able to meet it when you were seven years old, it must still be there now. After all, for an immortal pure water spirit, it doesn't matter if you grow up all these years if you haven't left for such a long time."

"I hope so... How about you come with me to take a look? I'm afraid that if I can't find her..."

Wang Chen, who had been silent for a while, said, "That's exactly what I meant. But I've been busy at the book signing all day and haven't had dinner yet. Why don't you go home first and I'll come find you after I've had dinner."

He thought for a long time about how to persuade Diona to keep her blessing. Now, he had to agree with Xiao Wen on what to say.

"I haven't had dinner yet. Why don't you come with me to Qingquan Town? We have a chef in town whose cooking skills are as good as those of the Deer Hunter Restaurant. I'll treat you...but I don't know what this sword likes to eat."

"Don't worry about how the sword eats."

Wang Chen put the protesting little question back into the scabbard and continued to answer: "Okay, we will go back with you."

After leaving Mondstadt, the two ran wildly, one in front and the other behind. Wang Chen was gradually left behind by Diona, getting farther and farther away.

"How can she run so fast?"

"Ha! Cat people are naturally nimble and agile. How can you compete with her?"

Originally Diona wanted to stop a carriage, but Wang Chen remembered that he had seen her running to and from get off work when he was fighting in the Holy Relic Secret Realm, so he said that she didn't need to take care of herself and could just run.

As a result, Diona snorted coldly and arrogantly, as if to say, "Are you not happy that I'm taking care of you?"

And then it became like this.

Mondstadt is more than 20 kilometers away from Qingquan Town. It took Wang Chen half an hour at full speed to catch up with Diona who was waiting at the entrance of Qingquan Town.

"Humph, follow me. Don't lose me this time."

Qingquan Town is a hundred times larger than the one in the game and is one-sixth the size of Mondstadt.

The last time he came here to deliver takeaway, it happened that Moreau's house was very close to the entrance of the town. With Hopkins' guidance, Wang Chen quickly found Moreau without going too deep.

Diona was rude, but she was also afraid that Wang Chen would get lost in the streets, so she ran in front at a moderate speed, her cat ears trembling from time to time as she listened carefully to the distance of the follower behind her.

Not long after, the two passed by a small lake. On the south side of the lake, there was a huge windmill slowly turning in the night wind. On the west side of the lake were some viewing pavilions and benches for people to rest.

It was dinner time and there were only a few people watching the view.

Wang Chen noticed an old man with a hunched back. He did not enter the pavilion or sit on a chair. He just stood by the lake and stared at the water.

It was not until he passed a wooden sign and saw the four big words "Fairy Spring" written on it that he realized that this small lake was the spring in Qingquan Town in the game.

He asked the figure in front of him for confirmation: "Is this the spring where the spring spirit lives?"

"That's right, but don't we have to go eat first? And there are people around here, so let's wait until later at night." The answer fell into his ears with the wind.

"Isn't this spring... a little too big?"

With such a big spring, the mother and son in the legend would probably have drowned.

"Oh, it wasn't originally this big. The town expanded it to develop tourism. Also, its name was originally called Qingquan, but the town changed it to Fairy Spring for some publicity.

"But it was like this when I was a kid. Since I can still meet the spring spirit, she shouldn't be angry about this."

As they chatted, Diona slowed down. After turning a few corners on the street and climbing a three-meter-high hillside, the two arrived at Diona's house.

Duraf was standing by the fence on the hillside, waiting for his daughter to come home. After all, she was already an hour later than usual today.

"Dad, I'm bringing my friends to our town today to try Aunt Brock's cooking, so I won't be having dinner at home. You can eat by yourself."

"friend?"

Duraf's experienced hunter instinct told him that the person who could make his daughter come home so late and not be at home for dinner must have some hidden agenda.

When he looked back, he saw that the man was wearing a strange cloak and looked mysterious.

He called his daughter to his side and whispered, "Nana, you haven't been deceived, have you?"

"Oh, Dad! Don't you know how smart your daughter is? How could she be fooled?"

"Well, some things can't be avoided by being smart, for example..."

"what?"

My daughter, I’m not worried if he cheats you of your money, but I’m afraid he cheats you of your feelings.

He did not answer his daughter's question, but walked closer to the black cloak to test it out.

"Hello, uncle." Seeing Duraf walking towards him, Wang Chen hurriedly greeted him.

"Hey, you're a young man, why do you dress so peculiarly?"

Ever since he knew that this cloak was ineffective against people with the Divine Eye, Wang Chen had been wondering if it would be exposed if he encountered some masters without the Divine Eye. Today, it was finally confirmed by Duraf.

So it actually has nothing to do with the Eye of God, it probably depends on the strength of the mental power... and as the leader of the hunters in Qingquan Town, Duraf's martial arts skills are probably at the level of sword intent.

Martial arts can also hone mental strength? But it is definitely not as fast as consuming elemental power.

The sun is no longer in the sky, and saying that you are allergic to the sun is a bit insulting to your intelligence.

Wang Chen took off his hood and changed his words: "My face was injured and disfigured, so I wore a mask to cover it up, but it attracted a lot of attention. So I just put on a cloak to cover my whole body to avoid my friends laughing at my face."

"I see." Durafu nodded and asked, "How long have you and my daughter known each other?"

"We just met today."

"So soon?! You brought him home after knowing him for just one day?"

"Dad, what are you talking about?" Diona was attracted by Durave's startled breathing.

She originally wanted to give a brief explanation and then take Wang Chen to dinner, but she didn't expect her father to hold Wang Chen and talk in private.

"Nothing, nothing. I'll chat with this young man for a few more minutes." Duraf responded, and then said to Wang Chen, "Young man, how about we go to the back of my house and chat?"

"Okay, I also have something to talk to you about Diona."

"you!"

When Du Lafu heard this, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He quickly pulled Wang Chen to the back of the house.

"My name is Chen, and I'm an honorary knight of the Knights of Favonius. Please don't misunderstand me."

"Honorary Knight? So what? Even if the Grand Master comes, I won't hand over my precious daughter to him!"

"It seems that you really misunderstood. It was actually Diona who found me—"

"What? Don't I know who my daughter is? How could she possibly look for you? Even if...even if she is in adolescence and has just started to fall in love, you can't agree to it!"

"I know you are in a hurry, but please wait and listen to my explanation!"

"I! You! I...Okay, let me hear your excuse!"

"The thing is like this..."

Wang Chen accidentally recognized that Diona had been blessed by the spring spirit. As a result, Diona came to him to seek a way to remove the blessing. He had no choice but to follow her and explained the whole series of events clearly.

"I see... I see. I was wondering why the drinks Nana mixes are so delicious. Sorry, sorry, I was just too concerned. But I didn't expect that Nana would be troubled by this kind of thing."

Seeing that Duraf had regained his sanity, Wang Chen expressed his thoughts again: "Diona has not yet truly understood the value of this blessing. Moreover, once she loses the blessing, she will not be able to mix such delicious wine. She will definitely be slandered by others, so I think we cannot let her cancel the blessing."

As someone who could tell that Hopkins' future was "really miserable", Wang Chen believed that Durafu was a sensible and measured person.

Sure enough, after thinking about it, Duraf agreed with Wang Chen's opinion: "Then what should I do? I don't know much about this."

"You just need to cooperate with me."

Wang Chen whispered something in Duraf's ear.

"I have to quit drinking?! I quit drinking so that Nana can continue to make fine wine, but I can't drink the fine wine after making it. Isn't this too torturous?"

"You can drink in moderation. A lot of research has shown that drinking in moderation is good for your health. As long as you don't get drunk, Dionna can't stop you with this excuse. But Dionna's original intention of making unpalatable wine is to help you quit drinking, so this step is essential."

"Okay... for Nana."

Finally, Wang Chen reminded: "Diona's blessing, and the fountain elves..."

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. If this gets out, the people in Qingquan Town might not be able to keep their current lives."

"It's easy to talk to someone like you."

Wang Chen slapped the Heavenly Sword and said, "Xiao Wen, you understand now, right?"

"Humph! You let me deceive such a cute girl."

"Isn't it your bad mouth that caused the trouble?"

"Humph!"