Genshin Impact: Learning makes me stronger

The water gurgles, the breeze blows through the forest, and the branches and leaves rustle.

The atmosphere at this time was a little subtle. Everyone looked at the giant beast in front of them, and each had their own thoughts in their minds.

Hearing Su Xun's words, Xiao Mao nodded vigorously: "Yes, Ah Lan is the friend who lives in Chizhang City Wall that I told you about. She is amazing. She knows a lot of ancient legends of Chenyu Valley and she will take me to many fun places."

"Alan, these are my new brothers and sisters. They are all very powerful! This is brother Su Xun, this is sister Yae Shenzi, and there are also sisters Funina, Ying, and Paimon."

Xiao Mao enthusiastically introduced everyone to Alan.

Alan lowered his head slightly and scanned everyone one by one with his indifferent blue pupils, as if examining them.

"Uh... hello?" Paimon cautiously poked his head out from behind Su Xun and greeted Alan with a trembling voice.

"..."

Alan did not respond to Paimon's greeting, but just stood there quietly, silent.

"Well...she is quite shy! I usually like to call her "Alan" because I don't know her name either." Xiao Mao explained, scratching his head a little embarrassedly.

"Oh, don't worry, Lan. The brothers and sisters are all very nice people, you can get to know them." Xiao Mao continued, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

"You should be the leader of the Ni beast clan, right? Excuse me, I am a disciple of Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun, these people are my wife and friends, we have no intention of offending you, I came here just to visit Xiaomao's friends at his invitation. I hope you can forgive me if I have disturbed you."

Su Xun took the initiative to speak, his expression calm and his tone neither humble nor arrogant.

"Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun..."

When Ah Lan heard the title of Ge Chenlangshi Zhenjun, there seemed to be a flicker of fluctuation in his eyes, but he quickly returned to calm.

"My name is Lingyuan, the mountain master of Chenyu Valley."

Lan finally spoke, his voice was not deep and rich at all, but rather had a sense of ethereality and remoteness, as if it was the sound of the wind coming from deep in the valley, pleasant to the ear yet with a hint of mystery.

Xiao Mao was stunned at first, then he jumped up excitedly: "Alan, so your name is Lingyuan, what a nice name!"

Ling Yuan did not respond to Xiao Mao's praise, but just looked at everyone quietly.

"So you are the Lord of Lingyuan Mountain, nice to meet you!"

Su Xun was slightly stunned, then bowed, and the other women also greeted Ling Yuan.

Ling Yuan nodded slightly as a return gesture.

Seeing that Ling Yuan showed no ill intentions, Paimeng gradually grew bolder.

She flew out from behind Su Xun, looked at Ling Yuan curiously, and then muttered: "Wow, so you are the mysterious friend Xiao Mao mentioned, you look so majestic."

"You are the master of Chenyu Valley? Doesn't that mean you are the immortal here?"

"Fairy..."

It seemed that this name touched some thoughts in Ling Yuan's heart, and its gaze became somewhat distant.

After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "The title of immortal is just a name given to me by the humans here. I am just a beast in the mountains and forests, and I have never belonged to the human world for a moment."

Ling Yuan's words startled everyone, but Xiao Mao ran over and grabbed its paw, saying, "Alan, whether you are an immortal or not, you are my best friend."

Ling Yuan looked down at Xiao Mao, his eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.

“The grass and trees seek sunlight, rain, and fertile soil to grow, and produce fruits suitable for birds and beasts to eat and digest, and then spread. Those who eat the grass seeds and fruits become prey for predators, and everything will return to the land.”

"Snakes hidden in branches, fish in mountain streams, beasts in the woods. It's good to roam in the natural land."

Ling Yuan said in a calm tone.

"Uh...what does that mean?" Paimon scratched his head and looked at everyone with confusion.

Ying also shook her head, expressing her confusion.

Finina glanced at Yae Godson secretly, and seeing that he seemed to be thinking about something, she pretended to understand, not wanting to appear too stupid.

"Master Lingyuan doesn't like contact with humans?" Su Xun stroked his chin and thought for a while before asking.

Ling Yuan looked at Su Xun, feeling the powerful aura emanating from him. He hesitated for a moment and did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "Everything in this world has its own way of running. Humans have their own rules, and nature has its own rules. Your Excellency is at a high level. Do you agree to follow nature and not interfere too much?"

Su Xun smiled slightly and said, "What the mountain master said makes sense. The way of nature should be respected. But everything in the world is connected. Sometimes human power and natural power blend with each other, and it is not entirely interference."

After hearing this, Ling Yuan looked at Su Xun deeply and said, "I understand... Since you have answered my question, I will answer yours as well. I don't hate humans, but I am used to the silence of the mountains and forests and the cycle of nature. The hustle and bustle of humans is too complicated for me."

Hearing Ling Yuan's words, Xiao Mao was a little anxious, thinking that Ling Yuan was unwilling to make friends with the brothers and sisters, and hurriedly said: "Alan, the brothers and sisters are all very good, they will not disturb your peace, and they also like the nature of Chenyu Valley, just like me."

Ling Yuan did not answer. She looked at everyone, especially Su Xun and Bazhong Shenzi. Her eyes moved slowly over them, as if she was thinking about something.

Su Xun saw that the atmosphere was a bit dull, so he smiled and said, "Master Lingyuan, you see, we are also invited by Xiaomao to come here to play. Since you and Xiaomao are friends, you can get to know each other. We will not interfere too much with nature, we just want to learn more about the natural beauty and ancient legends of Chenyu Valley."

Although Su Xun was somewhat surprised that Xiao Mao's friend was actually a Ni beast, he was still very interested in such a majestic creature with the same name or pronunciation as the dark dragon "Ling Yuan" he created, and wanted to see what was so special about it.