The Homeless Man of Teyvat

"I think the process of the journey is more important than the result, but..."

Ying sat on a stone by the sea, looking at Paimon, who was holding a sea fish that was almost as big as him, with joy written all over his face, and Chen Tianfeng, who was handling the ingredients calmly, and sighed: "But we are walking too far. Slow down, even the weather is getting warmer.”

"You should ask your guide." Chen Tianfeng didn't even raise his head. He swiped the dagger in his hand, and the crystal fish meat separated from the bones: "She led the way. She led us for almost a month, and we haven't seen him yet. To the main road leading to Mondstadt."

After following the path Paimon mentioned and descending to Cape Lookout, the three of them saw a vast expanse of blue sea at close range. The waves crashed on the beach. Even though the weather was still chilly, the seaside was full of life.

The sun was just right at that time. Against the background of the sea, the slightly bluish-white sun disk in the sky was particularly small, and the sunlight was much clearer. Broken light floated on the sea surface, and the broken light also changed with the fluctuations of the waves. When people look at it, their eyes will unconsciously diverge, as if they want to take the whole sea into their sight, but in the end they give up with emotion.

Paimon was the happiest. After learning that both Ying and Chen Tianfeng had good cooking skills, he immediately patted his chest with his little hands and volunteered to fly to the sea, saying that he wanted to catch a fish as big as himself.

I almost got caught by a fish in the end.

So the little mascot seemed to be vindictive, pestering Ying or Chen Tianfeng every day to catch a big fish for her, put it on the shore until it was exhausted, and then wave a small wooden stick to have a fair one-on-one duel with the fish.

Big fish can’t be caught every day, and little mascots can’t “prove themselves” every day, but even so, Paimon smiles every day, adding a lot of color to the journey.

Paimon, who had won the duel for an unknown number of times, put down the fish, threw away the small wooden stick, and smiled: "If you walk along this beach, you will definitely find the road! Believe me, I am the best guide in Tivat." Besides, Ying, don’t you think life is interesting now?”

"It's interesting." Ying held her chin up and looked at the shadow cast by the sun on the beach behind her, with a hint of sadness on her delicate face: "But... I really don't want to eat fish anymore."

She has been eating fish for a long time! It was good at first, after all, Chen Tianfeng and she both had many ways to cook fish, but as time went by, even if they changed their ways, they couldn't change the fact that they ate fish every day.

If this continues, she feels like she will turn into a fish!

Mondstadt's beaches are strange, at least this one. On one side was the azure sea and soft sandy beach, and on the other side was a high cliff. Under the cliff, apart from bare rocks, there were only a few bushes of unnamed low shrubs. It was difficult to find other ingredients.

"..."

Chen Tianfeng stopped moving for a moment and turned to look at Ying: "Then, do you still want to have dinner today?"

Ying was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head slowly but firmly: "...No, it's okay if you don't eat. You can also take a breather."

"Yeah, I think so too."

Chen Tianfeng agreed, put down the dagger that was used as a kitchen knife, wiped his hands, and sat down next to Ying, with the distance in between just enough to fit a Paimon.

"Eh? How is this possible! It's not possible, it's really not allowed!"

Paimon was so anxious that he quickly flew to Ying's side, tugged on her sleeves and swung her around: "Paimon will starve to death!"

"It's because Paimon is so edible. All the rice, flour and other things stored in the Eye of the Sky Maple God were eaten by Paimon." Ying pointed at Paimon's little forehead with her finger, half-gentlely He was scolding half helplessly.

Chen Tianfeng held a cup of hot water, blew on it and took a sip. He was calm and unfazed by the name "Tian Feng" in Ying's mouth. People are always very adaptable. Didn't he also accept "Little Tian Feng", the shameful name Wendy gave him?

It's just a name, you really don't need to care about it.

Of course, he would never admit that he was stunned for several seconds when he first heard Ying call him "Tian Feng".

"Ying~"

Paimon tried to be coquettish, but unfortunately Ying was unmoved, so the little mascot rolled his eyes, changed his target, and looked at Chen Tianfeng: "Meteorite Man~"

Chen Tianfeng: "..."

Chen Tianfeng's eyes twitched, he put down the cup, looked at Paimon up and down, and suddenly said: "This little guy should be able to cut several kilograms of meat from his body, why don't we eat her tonight."

"Huh?!" Pamon's eyes widened.

"Well, I think it's okay." Ying rubbed his chin, looking like he was thinking seriously, with a smile in his eyes: "Although Paimon is not a very qualified guide, he must be very qualified, no, it is a perfect emergency food, the taste is It must be good!”

"Hey! You two!!"

The emergency food immediately let go of Ying's sleeves, put his hands on his hips in the air, and said loudly: "Paimon is not an emergency food! It doesn't taste good at all!"

Ying laughed softly and raised her eyes to look at the increasingly darker sky in the distance. She had an inexplicable feeling of being invaded by darkness. She was in the center of darkness and light, and it seemed like there were countless pairs of eyes looking at her, waiting for her to make a choice.

Ying was stunned for a moment, and his smile was gradually replaced by confusion and confusion.

"What are you thinking about?"

In the silence, there was a sudden sound, and the countless pairs of eyes quickly evacuated.

"…ah?"

Ying came back to her senses, and the hallucinations that appeared inexplicably in her heart quickly dissipated. She looked at Chen Tianfeng, with some remaining confusion in her eyes.

"The temperature has warmed up a lot in the past two days. I will try to catch two seabirds tomorrow."

Chen Tianfeng talked about his findings: "Also, not far ahead, the elements seem to be fluctuating. I think we can encounter a few slimes, and the processing tastes good. Looking at the trend of the cliff, according to our current speed, at most three to five The sky will come to an end, and when the time comes..."

Ying listened quietly, the corners of her lips gradually raised, and a soft smile appeared in her amber-like golden eyes. When Chen Tianfeng finished speaking, she suddenly spoke: "Tianfeng, I remember you said you were also a traveler?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Chen Tianfeng was confused.

"Then, do you want to go with me?" The girl smiled softly, her golden eyes reflecting his figure, full of expectation: "How about we visit the Seven Kingdoms together?"

When the girl sent out the invitation, the wind on the beach had weakened a lot, and she seemed to be waiting for someone's answer.

That's enough for you, Wendy! I knew you were peeking!

The corners of Chen Tianfeng's eyes twitched slightly. He looked into the girl's eyes and successfully saw his own figure in them: "Why do you suddenly want to invite me?"

"Well, maybe... you think you are a good person?"

"..."

Chen Tianfeng was silent for a few seconds and shook his head: "I don't think I am a good person, nor do I think I am a qualified traveling companion."

"Huh? Why? Isn't it good for the three of us to be together?"

Paimon blinked, and after a moment of doubt, he thought of something. He gritted his teeth and said in a firm voice, "Is it because Paimon ate too much? Don't worry, I. I promise! I will eat a little less every day in the future!"