The journey to Teyvat from the Abyss Mage

The world allows consciousness to match new containers, but does not allow containers to collect dissipated consciousness.

——Thus Spoke Apocalis

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After spending the last warm day with the Jellos family, before dawn, when the morning light was still dim, Luo Mu and Ying set out on the journey to Liyue.

Neither Ying nor Luomu were good at saying goodbye, so they simply avoided the process and "escaped" from Mondstadt before the dawn.

But they couldn't hide it from everyone. Just as the two of them slipped away from the city gate like thieves, a purple lightning suddenly flashed above the top of Luomu, and a sturdy purple night crow flapped its wings and landed in front of the two.

Hearing hurried footsteps behind him, Luo Mu turned around and was surprised to find Kaia, Amber, Bennett and Qin walking towards him.

"I know you don't want to have a farewell ceremony, so we are here to see you off." Kaia explained in a relaxed tone: "Lisa, that stupid guy, was too embarrassed to come and see you, so he asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

"Miss has an investigation mission today and is dealing with matters of the Adventurer's Association, so she asked me to take you there." Oz yawned.

"Here, take this with you." Bennett ran forward and handed a tightly wrapped thing in his hand to Luo Mu: "This is the gauze and other things I have in stock. Take it, it will be very useful when you are injured."

Qin put a bottle of potion emitting a faint fluctuation of water element into Ying's hand: "This is the healing potion that Barbara prepared for you. Although... it seems a bit unlucky to say this, it is easy to get injured on the road, so remember to treat it in time."

"Hey, I, I haven't prepared anything." Amber scratched her head awkwardly, and then added hastily: "I went around Mondstadt yesterday and cleared out several Hillicrucian camps. You can go on your journey with peace of mind."

Uh... why does this sound so weird? Luo Mu wanted to make a few comments to ease the atmosphere, but he heard his own voice saying, "Thank you for your hard work."

He didn't know what else to say. Should he thank her? Or express his gratitude? None of them seemed appropriate. He looked at Ying for help, but found that she had hidden herself behind the sleepy Paimon, deceiving herself.

At a time like this, it seems that only a nod of affection and then leaving without looking back would best suit the current atmosphere.

Just as Luo Mu was struggling with how to deal with his friends' farewell, he suddenly heard a melodious song coming from a distance:

"Fly

like a flying bird

Fly

Show me the world

Take me to the sky. ..."

The clear singing diluted the slightly sad atmosphere of the farewell. Everyone's expression became natural, and then there were the usual handshakes, hugs, and final blessings.

In the morning light, Luomu and Ying waved goodbye to Mondstadt for the last time and set off for Liyue.

The bard's song still echoed in the air.

The route was planned a few days ago: Luomu and Ying would first take the Dawn Winery, then take the Shimen-Dihuazhou line, and rest at the Wangshu Inn. After that, they would head straight to Liyue from Guiliyuan.

Originally, the most labor-saving route from Mondstadt to Liyue was to take the water route, but firstly, Mondstadt's shipping industry was not very developed, and secondly, going to Liyue was part of Luomu and Ying's trip, and they couldn't bear to waste this part of the journey on the boat. So in the end, they chose this route.

Along the way, although most of the time there were repetitive forest paths and overlapping bushes, and from time to time a blind wild boar would jump out of the bushes and scare the two of them, there would be some small surprises from time to time that would brighten their eyes, such as a wind crystal butterfly resting on a Cecilia flower. Its crystal blue wings combined with the pure Cecilia flower looked like a wind elf bred by nature, beautiful and holy.

In the end, the Wind Crystal Butterfly was captured by Paimon, and along with the Cecilia flower, it became Ying's prey.

"It's a professional habit, a professional habit." Looking at Luo Mu's slightly dazed eyes due to shock, Ying explained with an awkward smile.

Good fellow, where the travelers pass by, nothing grows. Luo Mu looked back helplessly and amusedly, and in his heart he mourned for half a second for those slimes who had suffered an unforeseen disaster.

[Stop pretending to be a good guy. Didn't you kill the biggest wind slime just now? Huh?] The system asked enthusiastically.

What do you know? I did that for its wind element ability! It is an inevitable requirement for improving personal strength! Luo Mu answered righteously.

[……]This time, the system was defeated.

They swept along like this all the way, and by noon that day, they were almost reaching the border of Qingquan Town.

"Should we go to Qingquan Town to take a look?" Paimon asked. At this moment, the three of them were gathered in front of an iron pot on the fire, cooking a pot of fragrant steak.

"Ying, what do you think?" Luo Mu, who hadn't cooked for a long time, asked Ying for her opinion while flipping the steak.

At the same time, his peripheral vision swept behind a sunset fruit tree, where a water elemental hillock shaman was looking pitifully at Luomu and his companions, his eyes seemed filled with grief, anger and despair.

That's right, Luomu had robbed this pot from a medium-sized Hillock camp, and the steak and spices were all looted from the camp. And what puzzled the Hillock shaman the most was that this guy not only robbed their things, but also looked at ease, as if these things were supposed to be his.

Luo Mu: Is there anything wrong with my peace of mind? I am an Abyss Mage! Isn't it natural for an Abyss Mage to use your Hillilchur things?

At this point, Luo Mu not only felt at ease, but even a little angry: How long has it been since he and Kong reached an agreement? The Abyss Cult is still hunting him! Those hillbillies didn't obey his orders, but they actually wanted to attack him? What kind of behavior is this? It's too bad!

Kong, this white-eared wolf! Under the distressed gaze of the Hill Chow Shaman, Luo Mu fiercely added another spoonful of water to the pot and added a chicken drumstick.

"Hmm... I don't think there's any need to stop in Qingquan Town." Ying thought, "If we go straight through Qingquan Town without stopping, we can reach Dawn Winery in three days."

"Then let's take a short rest here and continue on our journey later." Luo Mu had the same idea. He made the decision regardless of little Paimeng's loud protests.

As for Paimon being angry... at worst I can just give her two more steaks later.

The warm sunshine, the cool breeze, the beautiful female companion, the delicious food made by herself, and the lovely mascot, except for a certain hill shaman who was a little out of place, this is simply the highest realm of travel! Luo Mu couldn't help but feel a little happy.

They didn't know it at the time, but at this moment, in Liyue, a piece of news was spreading like thunder among all the original residents. Its source was unknown and there were many versions, but in summary, there was only one central meaning:

The Rock King was assassinated!