This MC is so original

Wasn't that why he had overthrown Old Mondstadt a thousand years ago?

Maybe this way he can truly retire, and then he can go travel around the world with his grandfather.

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Outside Mondstadt, Jyn sat on a horse, leading the Knights of Favonius back to Mondstadt. Along the way, she couldn't help but wonder why the dragon Durin, who had revived on the Dragonspine Snow, was so weak?

Originally, she had made preparations to sacrifice herself before setting out, but she did not expect that the revived dragon Durin would be so vulnerable.

It only took the Knights of Favonius an hour to defeat them with zero casualties and completely crush them to ashes.

Things went more smoothly than Qin expected.

"Captain Qin, look ahead!"

Just when Captain Qin was thinking about Du Lin, Amber beside her suddenly raised her hand and pointed to the front and reminded him with a surprised look on her face.

"What's wrong?" Qin looked up and forward in confusion, and saw a large number of Mond people running out in panic, especially when they saw the Knights of Favonius, they rushed towards them.

When Qin saw this scene, her heart skipped a beat. Things that she hadn't figured out before were now completely clear to her.

Durin was just a smokescreen to attract the attention of the Knights of Favonius! Something's happened in Mondstadt!

Qin immediately waved the whip and drove the horse quickly to the crowd and stopped.

"What happened!"

A woman came to Jean's side, crying, and said aggrievedly, "Captain Jean, Lord Barbatos has abandoned Mondstadt. Mondstadt has been destroyed!"

"what?"

These words made Qin stunned. What did Lord Barbatos mean by giving up Mond?

Hasn't Lord Barbatos appeared for hundreds of years?

Qin quickly dismounted from her horse and soothed the woman, "Calm down, miss. Tell me slowly. What on earth happened in Mondstadt while we were away?"

But the woman was still crying and couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time. Finally, a Knight of Favonius who had evacuated from the city with the Mond people came over and handed her a camera.

"Captain Qin, this video can answer your questions."

Qin took the camera in confusion, and Amber and others beside her also came over to watch it together.

But when they saw Lu Xiu confronting the lady, they were stunned when the lady called Lu Xiu Barbatos.

"Lu Xiu is Barbatos?!"

Chapter 135: Jean: I suspect Lu Xiu is protecting Mond!

"Lu Xiu is Barbatos?! No, that's not right..."

Jean also subconsciously thought that Lu Xiu was Lord Barbatos, but she quickly rejected this idea.

If Lucius was really Lord Barbatos, he would definitely not ignore the people of Mondstadt.

Others may not know, but as the acting leader of the Knights of Favonius, she knows it very well. All the leaders have left behind information.

Lord Barbatos is mentioned in the materials left by each generation of captains. Although most of the text describes Lord Barbatos's eccentricity, there is only one thing that all generations of captains are sure of.

That is, Lord Barbatos loves Mondstadt more than anyone else in Mondstadt, and he will never do anything to harm Mondstadt and its people.

"So why did Lucius pretend to be Lord Barbatos?"

This question troubled Jean. After thinking about it for a long time, she still couldn't figure it out. Jean could only put this question aside for the time being and turned to look at the Knights of Favonius who evacuated from Mondstadt together with her.

"How is the situation in the city?"

The Knight of Favonius opened his mouth and suddenly realized that he didn't know the extent of the damage in the city, so he could only talk about the things he knew.

"When I was covering the evacuation of the people, I only saw one explosion at Mond Cathedral. I didn't hear any other explosions afterwards."

"Was the explosion only at the church?"

Qin frowned. She didn't think that such a thoughtful lady would only detonate the bomb at Mond Cathedral when facing the threat of death, unless... someone stopped her?

However, this is just a guess made by Jean based on the report of the Knight of Favonius. If she wants to analyze more, she must have more information.

"Amber, Kaia, please both of you return to the city and determine the extent of the damage."

Jean turned around and gave a direct order to Amber and Kaia beside her.

The two nodded and rode their horses towards Mondstadt.

After arranging Amber and Kaia to go back to investigate early, Qin began to arrange for the people who fled the city to take refuge here.

Fortunately, they are now located in the vast plain where the wind rises, with ample space to temporarily shelter the people, but food, daily necessities, tents and other supplies have become a big problem.

Jean thought about it and called a Knight of Favonius.

"What are your instructions, Captain Qin?"

"Go to the Dawn Winery and find Mr. Diluc. Ask him to help mobilize some resources to arrange for everyone. The Knights of Favonius will reimburse him for all expenses afterwards."

"Yes."

After watching the Knight of Favonius leave, Jean finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Dawn Winery was well-funded and involved in all walks of life in Mondstadt. As long as Diluc was willing to help, the problem of these supplies would no longer be a problem.

However, the people cannot be allowed to live outside all the time, as they are likely to be attacked by monsters. The current defense force of the Knights of Favonius is not enough to protect the number of people in an entire city.

After Amber and Kaia come back from investigating the situation, she will have to consider where to arrange these people.

After a while, Amber came back with a smile on her face.

"Captain Qin, good news!"

Amber couldn't wait to jump off the horse without waiting for it to stop.

"Be careful."

Amber's reckless behavior scared Qin so much that she hurried forward to help her.

Amber waved her hands repeatedly to indicate she was fine, then said with a smile, "Captain Qin, Mondstadt hasn't been significantly affected. Even the explosion at Mondstadt Cathedral only damaged the floor of the open space in front. It will only take half a day to repair the damaged floor."

Qin was delighted when she heard this: "That's good news indeed, but where's Kaiya? Why didn't he come back with you?"

"Kaeya is searching the city for any injured people and investigating the whereabouts of the Fatui. Captain Jean, I suggest we take everyone back to Mondstadt now."

Jean thought for a moment and shook her head. "No, the exact situation in the city is uncertain right now. Amber, Lisa, I'll trouble you two to stay here with some of the Knights of Favonius to guard the people. I'll go back to the city to investigate the situation. If it's safe, I'll have someone send you a message, and then you can return with your men."

Amber and Lisa nodded: "Okay."

Jean mounted her horse and led a small group of Knights of Favonius towards Mondstadt.

When they arrived at the city gate, they saw Kaia leaning against the city wall and waving at them with a smile.

"Captain Qin, I've confirmed the situation in the city. There's no sign of the Fatui yet. Apparently, they evacuated immediately after the Executor was defeated."

"That's good news."

Jean dismounted and walked side by side with Kaia into the city. "If the Fatui hadn't retreated, I'd have been worried about whether they had some backup plan. Now that they've retreated, it means their plan has completely failed."

"So, should we go to the Mond Hotel where the Fatui live and investigate if they have left any clues?"

Qin shook her head and asked Kaiya, "Do you remember the address of where Mr. Lu Xiu lives? What's the damage like there?"

Kaiya nodded. "Of course I remember. That area is a newly developed area with few people coming and going, so it hasn't been affected much. But, isn't it too dangerous to go look for Lu Xiu now?"

"After all, I don't know why he pretended to be Lord Barbatos, and his previous speech..."

Lu Xiu's remarks in the video made Kaiya feel wary. Now that Captain Qin had just returned and wanted to go straight to the other party, he also spoke up to stop him.

However, Qin remained calm and even tried to reassure Kaia, "Don't worry, I trust Lu Xiu. He has a close relationship with Miss Keqing, and Miss Keqing is quite famous in Liyue. She is well-known for her seriousness and responsibility."

"The fact that Miss Keqing has such a close relationship with Lu Xiu speaks volumes about his character, so I trust him. Also, don't you think it's strange that only the open space in front of Mondstadt Cathedral was bombed?"

Kaiya frowned and nodded. "That's a little strange indeed. The lady could have really let Mondstadt be buried with her, but there was only one explosion. Which means... Captain Jean, do you think it was Lu Xiu who prevented the explosion?"

But Lucius clearly looked like he didn't care about the people of Mondstadt. Could he be pretending?

This question has been lingering in Kaia's mind, leaving him puzzled.

"I'm not sure, but I think it's very likely. Anyway, let's go talk to Lu Xiu first."

"Yes, Captain Qin."

Chapter 136: We blew up Mondstadt, and they still wanted to say thank you

"Hmm? Keqing, didn't you guys evacuate with the citizens of Mondstadt?"

Lu Xiu carried the lady back to the villa and was surprised to find that Osel, Ba Che, Keqing and Mona were all in the villa.

He was not surprised that Osel and Ba Che were here. After all, the strength of the couple was there. Not to mention the set of TNT he had placed, even if the lady really wanted to blow up Mondstadt, Lu Xiu dared to guarantee that the two of them would still be alive and well.

Mona sat on the chair, clutching the armrest tightly, with a determined look on her face: "I will live and die with this villa!"

Are you kidding? She finally got a villa with extremely high security and two demon gods for free. With Ba Che and Osel around, she can ask them questions from time to time. More importantly, there is no rent for this villa!

Moreover, she had spent a lot of money on decorating the villa, and all the papers and research reports she had written with great effort were here. If she left, wouldn’t she be at a huge loss!

Even if the wind god Barbatos comes, she will never move!

Keqing didn't have a reason like Mona did. She simply glanced at Lu Xiu and said, "Isn't this waiting for you to come back? And..."

Keqing hesitated and stammered, "So you were the one who built that wall in Mondstadt Square. Did you go to so much trouble to build a wall just to use it for live streaming?"

"Yes." Seeing that Keqing had noticed, Lu Xiu nodded in admission very frankly, then threw the unconscious lady at his feet and handed her to Ba Che to take care of, while he sat on a chair and poured himself a cup of tea.

"But don't ask me why I did this. The reasons behind this matter are a bit complicated, and I can't explain it to you clearly."

Seeing that he was still looking leisurely, Keqing walked up to him angrily and snatched the teacup from Lu Xiu's hand.

"You're still drinking tea at this hour?! I don't care why you did it, but you impersonated Barbatos, the wind god, and then slandered his image in Mondstadt. This is a big deal!"

"I'm telling you, right now the Knights of Favonius have been drawn away by the unusual movements in the Dragonspine Mountains. But once they return and learn what's happened in Mondstadt, they'll definitely come knocking on our door. You better figure out what to do!"

"Don't worry, if they want to come to my house, then they can come to my house. The worst that can happen is that they will be wanted."

Lu Xiu seemed to be indifferent. Unless the Knights of Favonius had the ability to change him from survival mode to extreme mode, he really had nothing to worry about.

If the price Mond puts for his wanted life is high enough, he might even be interested in exchanging his own head for the bounty.

"You!"

Keqing was frustrated by Lu Xiu's indifferent attitude. Reluctantly, she sat down beside him. After thinking hard, she said to him, "Since you don't plan to escape, when the Knights of Favonius come looking for you, don't say anything. I'll answer everything. Do you understand?"

Keqing was really worried that Lu Xiu's indifferent attitude would make him say something shocking, after all, he was just that kind of person.

She didn't want to see Lu Xiu really being wanted by Mond.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

Lu Xiu saw Keqing's worried look and thought that if he still went against her, he would be a fool.

Seeing Lu Xiu's cooperation, Keqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was really worried that Lu Xiu would refuse.

Just as Keqing was thinking about how to deal with the Knights of Favonius, Kaeya's voice came from the door.

"Is Mr. Lu Xiu here? We would like to ask you a few questions about the lady."

Hearing Kaeya's voice, Keqing suddenly became nervous. Lu Xiu also sat up straight in his chair and turned to speak to Ba Che.

"Hide the lady quickly. She is my trophy. We can't let the Knights of Favonius take her away."

Ba Che nodded, picked up the lady with one hand, found a cabinet at random and stuffed her in, then leaned against the cabinet himself.

After Ba Che hid the lady, Lu Xiu cast a look at Mona.

Mona understood immediately and immediately stood up to open the door.

When I opened the door, I saw Kaiya standing at the door with Qin, smiling.

Keqing was the first to stand up and welcome him.

"Captain Qin, Captain Kaia, is there anything you would like to ask?"

"Miss Keqing, you're still here?"

Jean was a little surprised to see Keqing still in Mondstadt. She had thought Keqing was very busy and should have returned to Liyue early, but she didn't expect she was still there.