Sensing that something was off, Su Yuan and Aether felt that either Herman or Liben must have been lying.
They quickly rushed back to Mondstadt's commercial street, hoping to question Liben again about Ellin...
But when Su Yuan and Aether returned, they discovered that Liben was already gone…
Both of them had the same feeling—there was definitely something suspicious about Liben…
"Are you looking for Liben?"
At that moment, a voice came from behind.
Turning around, Su Yuan and Aether saw it was Miss Flora, the owner of the "Floral Whisper" flower shop.
"Not long after you left, Liben packed up his things and left, heading toward Mondstadt's city gates."
Su Yuan suddenly thought it might be worth asking Flora about Liben's situation that morning, so he spoke up:
"Miss Flora, may I ask, since your shop is right across from Liben's stall, did you happen to see Ellin come to his stall and buy anything this morning?"
"Liben's goods are all strange and odd, and nobody ever wants to buy them. This morning I wasn't too busy, so I had the chance to pay attention to my surroundings…"
"I can say for sure—this morning, nobody at all bought anything from Liben's stall!"
They had already been suspicious before, but now with this confirmation, Su Yuan and Aether felt that there was a big problem with Liben!
Why would he lie? Could it be… he wasn't really Liben at all?
"Alright, thank you, Miss Flora."
Su Yuan and Aether thanked Flora, then left Mondstadt together, hoping they could still track down Liben's whereabouts…
"Hey, do you guys think this Liben might actually be Aji in disguise…?" Paimon asked nervously.
"He purposely gave us the Darknight Hero's heart, just to lure us into his trap…"
"That's indeed a possibility…" Aether said thoughtfully.
"Our collection so far has gone far too smoothly…"
"But no matter what, our top priority now is to quickly find Ellin's trail."
Even as Aether said this, he couldn't shake the feeling that Ellin herself didn't seem all that dangerous…
After all, the time before, she had disguised herself as Diluc and unleashed a Phoenix at the cathedral…
But the last time, she had disguised herself as Zhongli and killed the Eerie 'Timmie,' protecting everyone else…
So why would Ellin, after becoming Eerie, act this way? What exactly was her purpose?
"Perhaps… we should go seek Mona's help again," Su Yuan suggested.
"Even though Mona's divinations might not be completely accurate due to the influence of the Eerie power, at the very least, they can point us in a general direction—so we won't be running around like headless flies…"
Soon after, Su Yuan and the others returned to Mondstadt, and with Mona's divination, they obtained a result…
Ellin now seemed to be near the Whispering Woods by Wolvendom…
This divination result also matched what Herman had said—that Ellin had gone into the forest alone to train her courage…
So, looking at the current situation, it seemed highly likely that Ellin had suffered some kind of accident while training in the forest, which led her to fall into an Eerie state?
With a general direction in mind, Su Yuan and Aether returned to the Knights of Favonius.
Originally, they had only planned to bring Eula along—one Eerie-level combat power would have been enough.
But Klee found out and insisted on joining as well.
"Honorary Knight big brother, Su Yuan big brother, it's been so long since I last went to the Whispering Woods! I wonder how Razor big brother is doing now—I really want to visit him while we're there!"
After Klee's repeated requests and careful consideration, the group finally decided to bring her along…
After all, if Klee stayed at the Knights' headquarters and someone came looking for her to go "fish blasting," and then someone else accidentally stopped her from blasting fish… that would be disastrous…
…
Inside Wolvendom, Razor had just caught a few birds, preparing to enjoy a hearty meal…
In the past, when he lived with the wolf pack, Razor would've eaten such game raw without hesitation…
But after meeting the people of Mondstadt, and especially after meeting Klee, Razor learned that cooking food over fire made it more hygienic and much tastier…
So now, Razor was stacking up firewood, ready to roast the birds before eating them…
But in the next instant, Razor sensed a dangerous aura, and all the hairs on his body stood on end!
Baring his teeth, Razor stared warily at the black-clothed figure that appeared before him and growled:
"Who… are you?"
"Your scent… very unfamiliar…"
The mysterious black-clothed figure spoke unhurriedly:
"The Knights of Favonius have already issued a clear order. Within all of Mondstadt's territory, harming or hunting any birds is strictly forbidden. That is your first crime…"
"In the dense forest, open flames are strictly prohibited—yet you dare to light a fire to roast bird meat. That adds to your sins!"
In the next moment, a surge of rich, violet Electro power burst forth from the mysterious figure's body!
Sensing the familiar feeling of Electro, Razor's expression faltered for a moment.
He muttered to himself:
"Electro power… this feeling… is it Master?"
But very quickly, upon feeling the hostility radiating from the black-clothed figure, Razor shook his head and denied his thought:
"No… you are not Master."
"You… are enemy…"
Razor swiftly entered battle stance.
Electro surged across his body as he gripped his greatsword, standing off against the mysterious black-clothed figure!
"Master's lightning… makes the sky turn black—strong, terrifying…"
"But I have iron claws… and Lupical… so, I'm not afraid!"
Like a true wolf, Razor lunged forward with his greatsword, launching a swift and aggressive attack at the mysterious figure!
But in the very next instant, Razor felt his body violently shocked by electricity and collapsed to the ground…
"This lightning… not Master's…"
Struggling to speak, Razor said with difficulty:
"This lightning… stronger, scarier… than Master's…"
Just as Razor thought he was about to die here, he noticed that the mysterious black-clothed figure did not strike him further…
Instead, the figure released the captured birds and tossed away all the firewood Razor had prepared for cooking…
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