"Then, Knight of Honor," Jean said to Ying before entering the secret realm where Dvalin was located.

How are you feeling?

As she spoke, Qin smiled and said.

"I've reached my peak condition and I'm sure I can be a great help to everyone."

"Don't worry, I'm in great shape too!" Ying said confidently.

“Speaking of which…” Paimon looked at Diluc, “Lord Diluc also accompanied us all the way to the very end…”

"I was just accidentally dragged into this..."

At this point, Paimon rubbed his little head.

"A...uh...passerby?"

"You shared secrets with me, and I simply reciprocated with the same trust."

Diluc shrugged and said coldly.

"I see……"

Ying Dongrong said.

"Chairwoman Jean's reason is responsibility, while Lord Diluc's reason is trust..."

As she spoke, Ying looked at Wendy, who was smiling beside her.

"And what about Wendy?"

"It's freedom!"

Wendy shrugged.

"Freedom?" Paimon asked, seemingly enlightened.

"When you came to Mondstadt, did anyone tell you that Mondstadt is the city of freedom?"

“Amber?” Ying remembered that lively girl.

"Haha..." Wendy laughed.

"That was a free and easy child too..."

"Mondstadt is a romantic city-state without a king, and its citizens are the freest of the Seven Kingdoms."

As she spoke, Wendy looked into the distance, seemingly reminiscing about her old friend.

“I hope that the dragons that once protected Mondstadt should not be deceived by anyone who says, ‘This city has betrayed you.’”

"Mm." Jean nodded slightly, but Wendy's next words brought tears to her eyes.

"No one should tell it, 'It is your eternal duty to protect this city,' because it has the right to choose its own way of life."

“Wendy…” Paimon was also slightly moved, and then looked at Jiang Mu.

"Speaking of which, what was the reason Jiang Mu came to help?"

“This…” Jiang Mu said helplessly.

"It's because of the contract."

contract?

The group of people were all slightly surprised.

“I come from Liyue, a nation that values ​​contracts,” Jiang Mu explained with a smile.

"There, the guardian deity of Liyue is Morax, the Geo Archon among the Seven Archons, who is also a god of contracts."

“I have a contract with Wendy. Since he has fulfilled his obligations, I should also fulfill mine.”

"Um... Paimon doesn't understand..." Paimon covered his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"If you can't figure it out, don't think about it." Jiang Mu smiled and poked Paimon's soft little face.

"In short, I'm on your side, and that's enough for you to know."

“Then, traveler, and my friend,” Wendy said earnestly, placing a hand on her chest.

"The winds of Mondstadt have flowed with you for a thousand years. I will now guide the elemental power of the wind for you, just as I did last time."

"come on!"

………………

"See those two scabs on Dvalin's body?" Jiang Mu said to Ying, who nodded slightly.

"Wendy, you explain this to us."

"That's congealed poisonous blood. The Abyss Order concentrated its curses on the wound, which is why it corrupted Dvalin's spirit."

"Just like last time, focus on cleaning up all that poisonous blood, understand?"

"Understood!" Ying replied earnestly.

………………

With Wendy's help, Ying successfully cleaned one of the venomous bloodstains from Dvalin's body.

As for ginger wood...

Jiang Mu simply conjured a wind barrier around the two of them to block Tvalin's frenzied counterattack.

It's worth noting that Dvalin, as one of the former Guardians of the Winds, possesses a level of wind control that is not much weaker than Venti's...

"Roar—" With the poisonous blood shattered, Dvalin let out a roar filled with pain, yet also seemingly carrying a sense of relief...

"Tvalin...is it in a lot of pain...? I'm sorry, just bear with it a little longer, there's only one wound left..."

Wendy said apologetically, her voice filled with undisguised heartache...

………………

Severely injured by the others, Dvalin flew straight into a nearby ruin, and the others followed closely behind...

After everyone landed on the platform, a moment later, Dvalin swooped out from the depths and landed right in front of them, letting out a roar...

"hehe……"

Seeing this, Wendy smiled.

"Now we can fight on equal footing with Dvalin! The best poet in the world has come to our aid!"

With the platform beneath their feet, the group felt more confident.

Faced with the enormous beast before them, everyone raised their weapons, their eyes filled with solemnity…

"war!"

A golden light flashed on the Eye of God at Jiang Mu's waist, and a golden halo suddenly appeared on the group. Then, a shield that slowly emitted golden light appeared on everyone.

"This is... a shield from the Geo element!"

The group looked at Jiang Mu in disbelief.

"Another elemental force?!?"

But everyone knew that now was not the time to talk about this, so they rushed straight at Tvalin in front of them!

The shield summoned by Jiang Mu was extremely powerful; even the "rain" summoned by Dvalin, which could cause continuous damage to the platform, did not cause it any harm whatsoever when it fell upon it...

And so, with everyone's combined efforts, the second poison crystal on Dvalin's neck was finally shattered!

As the crystals shattered, Dvalin seemed to lose all his strength and fell straight down from mid-air...

At this moment, the platform beneath their feet began to crumble, and then, caught off guard, the group of people fell off the platform...

Suddenly, a figure in blue passed right beneath them, and in the next instant, everyone vanished...

………………

"Hmm..."

Wendy opened her eyes, looked at the familiar sky, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional...

Wendy murmured, gently stroking the massive body behind her.

“It’s been so long… since we flew together like this… Tvalin…”

"Just now...why..." The dragon opened its mouth, uttering its question.

"Unlike before...it doesn't require me to protect it..."

“I don’t want you to obey the abyss… but that doesn’t mean you have to obey me, Dvalin.”

Wendy smiled faintly, sat up from Dvalin's back, and looked at the sky in front of her.

"Freedom commanded by the gods can also be considered a kind of 'unfreedom'..."

As he spoke, Wendy clasped his hands together, and a wisp of wind elemental energy condensed from his hands, slowly drifting onto Dvalin and coating him with a pale blue glow...

"This is... the power of the Wind God's Familiar..."

"I can't believe it," Tvalin said, a hint of shame in his voice.

"But I am no longer the guardian of the four winds..."

“Even without that identity,” Wendy shrugged, “you still protected us, didn’t you?”

"From now on, with my blessings in mind, fly with even more ease..."