The Anemo Hypostasis vanished completely, and the wind around them began to grow much gentler.
The wind barrier trapping Amber should have disappeared too, right?
Thinking this, Chen Mo raised his head and happened to meet Amber’s tearful eyes.
“Ah-wah-wah-wah—!
Someone catch me!” “Idiot!
Open your Wind Glider!” “My Wind Glider was blown broken!
It won’t open!” Snapped back to reality by her scream, Eula saw Amber falling from high above.
Her expression immediately turned anxious, and her steps became frantic as she hurried toward the spot where Amber would land.
“Star Plat…” Chen Mo calculated the cooldown on his time stop and also prepared himself to catch Amber.
Both he and Eula had their full attention fixed on Amber, so naturally, neither of them was watching the path ahead.
He was only one word away from saying “World.” Once time stopped, he would have been able to summon his Stand and catch Amber smoothly.
Unfortunately, at that exact moment, he and Eula physically collided with each other.
Immediately after that came Amber, falling straight down from the sky.
“Ow, ow, ow…
My butt’s going to split open…” Amber muttered softly, her rabbit-ear headband sitting crookedly on her head, almost slipping out of her hair.
The girl reached down and rubbed beneath her, then looked left and right, only to find no one in sight.
“That’s strange…
Where did Chen Mo and Eula go?” “Mmmph, mmmph, mmmph—!” From beneath her, a warm breath spread upward, frightening her so badly that her whole body trembled.
“Eek—!” Amber’s entire body flushed red from the heat.
She screamed at the top of her lungs, shot to her feet, and quickly put distance between herself and Chen Mo.
No wonder she couldn’t find Chen Mo anywhere.
So he had actually been…
He had actually been under her…!
“Are you all right, Amber?” Eula pushed herself up.
She felt that something beneath her palm was strange.
It did not feel like grass, but she had no time to care about that right now.
She only wanted to confirm Amber’s safety first.
“Uu…
I’m fine…” The moment Eula saw Amber curled up like an aggrieved little ball, she instinctively assumed that Chen Mo had done something bad to her.
She was just about to question him when she noticed Chen Mo’s indescribable expression.
It was hard to say whether he looked as if he had lost all hope in life, or as if he was comfortably enjoying himself.
The only thing certain was the thin stream of red slowly flowing from beneath his nose.
In a daze, Eula realized something.
She suddenly lowered her head and saw that what her palms were pressing against was actually Chen Mo’s legs!
Then where had her head been resting just now?
“You…
you shameless…!” She clenched her fists so tightly that it looked as if she was about to tear the fabric from Chen Mo’s clothes.
Eula’s face and neck flushed with shame and anger.
Even back when she first joined the Knights and suffered mockery and insults, she had never felt this level of humiliation.
But the person beneath her had saved Amber, and had also saved her.
The upbringing deep in her heart truly did not allow her to curse Chen Mo with vicious, spiteful words.
“I…
I will remember this grudge!” Eula hurriedly got up and ran to Amber’s side, saying angrily, “Sooner or later, I will have my vengeance!
Just you wait!” “What did I even do wrong?” Chen Mo lay on the ground, his face full of injustice.
All he had wanted to do was catch a girl.
In the end, not only had a flying dragon landed on his face, but his future had also been grabbed…
He had gained nothing at all, and now he was probably being secretly cursed as a pervert by the girls.
Who could he even complain to?
He wiped away his nosebleed, wondering whether there was enough blood to write the word “miserable” on the ground.
On the road back to Mondstadt City, the girls barely communicated with Chen Mo.
They pushed Chen Mo to the very front.
From a distance, passersby might have thought the two knights were escorting some terrible criminal.
This made Chen Mo feel extremely awkward.
With an embarrassed smile, he turned around and tried to discuss walking behind them instead.
However, he was either met with Eula’s glare or gently but bashfully rejected by Amber.
He thought he had been disliked and despised, so with an uneasy heart, he checked the system list.
But the result was the complete opposite.
Not only had Amber’s affection risen to 50 points, even Eula’s affection had suddenly jumped to 20 points.
This was truly excellent news!
Compared to that, a little awkwardness was nothing.
Chen Mo’s tense mood finally relaxed, and he could not help secretly curling the corners of his mouth.
It seemed that experiencing more unusual events with girls really was the fastest way to raise affection.
He simply made up his mind to find an excuse to stay in Mondstadt for a few more days and try to have more stories happen with Amber and Eula.
At Mondstadt City, Chen Mo took his identification documents from his briefcase and handed them to the knight at the gate for confirmation.
Even he had not expected Keqing and Ningguang to arrange such a proper identity for him: an official diplomatic envoy from Liyue.
“Amber will take you to the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.
I have some personal matters to handle, so I will not accompany you any further.” Eula left the group, leaving only Amber and Chen Mo behind.
Although she and Chen Mo had known each other for several years, that embarrassing incident had just happened.
It was hard to guarantee that the atmosphere between them would not drop to freezing point when they were alone together.
“Um…” Amber had not been speaking to him at all, and Chen Mo could tell this could not continue.
After thinking for a moment, he decided to try breaking the deadlock.
“About what happened earlier…
I actually didn’t smell anything.” Since she was a girl, she would surely care a great deal about her own scent.
What Amber felt most embarrassed about was probably that.
As long as he made that clear, Amber’s psychological burden would surely be reduced quite a bit.
Chen Mo believed his logic was perfect and flawless.
Just as he smugly observed Amber’s reaction, he saw the girl’s eyes redden as she shrank her neck, looking as if she was about to cry.
“Am…
ber…?” “Pervert!!” Chen Mo entered the Knights of Favonius Headquarters alone.
Thanks to his own cheap mouth, half of his face was now as red as Amber’s headband.
Fortunately, Amber’s affection had not decreased, and no outsider had seen him get slapped.
Otherwise, he really would have lost face in a foreign country this time.
“Acting Grand Master Jean…
Klee knows she was wrong…” “You say that every time, but when have you ever actually corrected your behavior?” The sound of a child being lectured came from Jean’s office.
It seemed Klee had blown up fish in Cider Lake and had been caught red-handed by Jean.
Chen Mo became interested and stood at the door, secretly eavesdropping.
He had not expected his timing to be so perfect.
He had only just arrived at the Knights’ headquarters and had already run into such entertainment.
After the sounds inside had mostly quieted down, Chen Mo finally knocked on the office door.
“Please come in.” He pushed the door open and saw Jean sitting upright behind her desk.
Beside her, Klee was wearing her little backpack and pitifully facing the wall in reflection.
“May I ask who you are?” “I am Chen Mo.
Entrusted by the Qixing, I have come to deliver the cooperation documents between Liyue and Mondstadt.” “So you are the envoy from Liyue.
Please forgive my discourtesy.” Jean stood up and introduced herself formally.
“This is our first meeting.
I am the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.
You may simply call me Jean.” Chen Mo responded with a polite smile.
He opened his briefcase and placed the documents inside onto the desk.
“And who is the little friend standing in punishment over there?” Klee turned around and blinked.
“Klee is Klee.” “Hello, Klee.
I’m Chen Mo.” “Hello, Big Brother Chen Mo.” After her bright, watery eyes met Chen Mo’s, she hurriedly turned back around.
“Klee still has to face the wall.
She can’t talk to Big Brother Chen Mo anymore.” The soft, milky little dumpling almost melted Chen Mo’s heart.
Klee was about the same age as Yaoyao, but Yaoyao’s temperament was more mature and steady.
She did not have Klee’s overflowing innocence and liveliness.
“Verifying and signing these documents will still take some time.” “I will have someone arrange hotel procedures for you.
For now, Mister Envoy, please stay in the city for the next few days.” “Thank you for the trouble.” He was just about to leave the office when he happened to notice Klee secretly peeking at him.
Chen Mo immediately understood.
Without hesitation, he spoke directly.
“This is my first time visiting Mondstadt City.
Acting Grand Master Jean, could I trouble you to find me a guide?”