The mini humanoid creature had long, snow-white hair, with a circular crown floating above its head.
She was wearing a strange, snow-white outfit.
A black cloak, seemingly imprinted with tiny stars, was draped over her back.
Yuuko looked at this creature with a strange expression.
As far as he knew, there shouldn't be such strange humanoid creatures in Teyvat... just as there are no horses in Teyvat, this humanoid creature looked very odd no matter how he saw it.
Yuuko held the humanoid creature in his hand, observing it continuously.
Soon, the small creature woke up, coughing out water repeatedly:
"Cough! Cough! Cough! Cough! Ah! I almost drowned!"
Afterward, the cute little creature opened its big eyes and looked at Yuuko:
"Um, did you save me?"
Yuuko was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."
"Thank you very much! If you hadn't saved me, I might have drowned!"
He glanced at the small creature in his hand again, then Yuuko thought for a moment and asked:
"Who are you, and where are you from?"
The small creature said pitifully: "Can you let me go first?"
Yuuko nodded and released his hand.
However, he had expected the small creature to fall to the ground, but it simply floated in mid-air... drifting around, looking very strange.
Seeing this, Yuuko's eyes grew even stranger: "If you can fly, how did you drown...?"
The small creature immediately showed a flustered expression and hastily explained:
"Because I wanted to eat fish, but I accidentally fell into the water!"
Yuuko looked at the small creature suspiciously, clearly not believing that excuse.
The appearance of this small creature didn't seem natural at all.
It made him wonder if she was deliberately trying to make contact with him in this way... But then the question arose again, what exactly was this small creature?
And why did she want to contact him?
And why at this particular time?
Many thoughts involuntarily surfaced in Yuuko's mind.
He gazed at the small creature again: "So, back to the original question, who are you? Where are you from?"
In Yuuko's opinion, this kind of small creature definitely shouldn't exist on the continent of Teyvat.
There were absolutely no such humanoid creatures on the continent of Teyvat.
The cute little creature again showed a flustered expression, then stammered in reply:
"I'm Paimon, but I don't know where this is, and I don't know where I was before..."
After speaking, the small creature who called herself Paimon showed a frightened expression, her body trembling continuously.
Yuuko helplessly retorted: "What are you afraid of? I won't eat you..."
Who knew that as soon as he said this, Paimon immediately stomped her foot in anger: "I'm not emergency food!"
"Emergency food?" Yuuko frowned slightly.
Strangely, Paimon was the same at this moment... a puzzled look appeared on her face, as if she didn't understand what she had just said... but she quickly shrugged it off and clutched her stomach:
"Ugh... so hungry... haven't eaten for days..."
Looking at Paimon's bitter expression, Yuuko thought for a moment, then suggested:
"In that case, come with me. I'll cook for you."
Yuuko already had many guesses about Paimon's identity.
He felt that this encounter was definitely not a coincidence.
And Yuuko always had a feeling that this small creature might have some connection to Celestia.
So, taking this small creature back for a good study might yield some results.
Moreover, Yuuko couldn't feel any power from Paimon's body.
Clearly, this small creature was currently in a very weak state.
So, taking her back wouldn't be a big problem.
If Paimon had any ill intentions, Yuuko could suppress her immediately!
Upon hearing Yuuko's suggestion, Paimon immediately became excited, floating around Yuuko like a deflating balloon... and then Yuuko grabbed her with his bare hands: "Stop swaying around, it's dizzying."
"Okay..." Paimon instantly became docile, obediently floating beside Yuuko... Soon, Yuuko took this creature, which resembled a floating cup, back to his residence.
Upon returning to his residence, he found Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayaka in his room.
And Yae Miko said in a complaining tone:
"Little Qian... I told you Watatsumi Island is very dangerous recently, why are you still wandering around...?"
"Hmm? Little Qian, who is that next to you?"
At this moment, Yae Miko also noticed Paimon floating beside Yuuko.
Yuuko said with a smile: "This is food I just picked up from the side of the pond."
Paimon angrily stomped her foot in the air: "I told you I'm not food!"
Yuuko chuckled, then looked at Yae Miko in confusion:
"By the way, Miko, don't you find it strange to see such a weird creature?"
Yae Miko raised an eyebrow slightly: "Strange about what?"
Seeing this, the confusion in Yuuko's eyes deepened.
He looked at Kamisato Ayaka and found that Kamisato Ayaka had the same reaction.
She didn't show any doubt about Paimon's existence.
Paimon... no matter how you looked at her, she shouldn't be a creature from the continent of Teyvat, right?
Why didn't they find her existence strange at all?
This strange cognitive phenomenon reminded Yuuko of the sacred sakura tree incident.
His perception of the sacred sakura tree was also different from others... ordinary people, the Seven Archons, and Yuuko had three different perceptions when looking at the sacred sakura tree.
Could Paimon be the same, capable of distorting others' perceptions of her...? "So, Little Qian, what were you talking about just now?" Yae Miko asked worriedly at this moment.
"Nothing." Yuuko shook his head.
Since their perceptions were different, an explanation would probably be useless.
This could only mean that Paimon's identity was absolutely not simple.
However, what was more important now was to quickly return to Inazuma and inform Raiden Ei about these matters.
To have Raiden Ei prepare for battle in advance.
Afterward, Yuuko stated his thoughts:
"Miko, Miss Kamisato, let's have a quick meal now, then return to Inazuma."
As soon as Yuuko said this, Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayaka both showed surprised expressions:
"Eh? Going back to Inazuma right after eating, isn't that too hasty?"
Yae Miko immediately fell into deep thought, continuously looking at Yuuko, and after a while, she nodded:
"I understand, but Little Qian, you are indeed hiding something from us, aren't you? You've been going out these past two days, even though you knew it was dangerous outside..."
"Now, you suddenly say you want to go back to Inazuma..."
Hearing this, Yuuko was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly:
"In any case, we need to go back quickly. Let's leave tonight after dinner. I'll explain everything properly later."
Excuses could be fabricated slowly later.
The more important thing now was to return to Inazuma as soon as possible.
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