"It's a good thing to be able to go home..."
Paimon said with some emotion.
"When we travel, we often have to camp out in the wild."
As he spoke, Paimon looked at Ying and said with a grin.
"Hey, Ying, after you find your brother, let's go there and settle down?"
As he spoke, Paimon counted on his fingers, pondering it little by little.
"The fisherman's toast in Mondstadt is delicious, and the Wanmin Restaurant in Liyue is also quite good..."
Paimon became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally clapped his hands and said.
"In short, we must settle in a place with lots of delicious food!"
"You're thinking way too far ahead..."
Ying complained.
At this moment, Daines Reeb seemed to have realized what was happening, and looked at Ying, Paimon, and Jiang Mu, and said with a smile.
"Wait until your journey reaches its end before deciding where to stay."
"During the journey, let's..."
Before Dain could finish speaking, Ying suddenly turned around, her gaze fixed intently on a stone wall behind her.
"There's a familiar scent on that cliff over there..."
Ying murmured.
"What familiar scent?"
Paimon asked curiously.
"The last time I came to the Wind Dragon Ruins, I also spent some time there..."
Ying, however, gave an irrelevant answer, her brows furrowed, and murmured something.
"A familiar scent..."
"Dainsreb murmured."
"It could be someone you know, or it could be a monster you're familiar with."
Could it be an abyss?
Ying suddenly realized.
"Whichever side it is, if you want to find out, just go and take a look."
As he spoke, Daines Reeb glanced at the wind field beside him and said softly.
"From there, we can reach the top of that cliff directly. Let's go."
………………
"Does that familiar aura you described still exist?"
Seeing Ying also fly up, Daines Reeb asked.
"..."
After closing her eyes and sensing for a while, Ying nodded.
"It's nearby."
"but……"
After scanning the surrounding scenery, Paimon asked in confusion.
There's nothing around here.
"Indeed, there's nothing unusual about it."
Daines Reeb nodded and said.
"The scenery is no different from when I last came here."
"Last time? You were here too?"
Looking at Daines Reeb, Paimon asked curiously.
“My travel companion brought me here on my last trip.”
"Diners Reeb said softly, a deep sense of loneliness flashing in his eyes."
"Then... Mr. Dain, what is your favorite place?"
Seeing that Daines Reeb's expression was a little off, Paimon quickly asked him what was wrong.
“Me?” Daines Reb shook his head self-deprecatingly.
"I can't remember anymore..."
"On that trip, I was just my travel companion, nothing more."
As he spoke, Daines Reeb slowly raised his head, looked at the ground in front of him, and said.
"Footprints of a Ruin Guardian... Are there Ruin Guardians wandering around here too...?"
"I am saying this," Daines Reeb murmured.
"Even a dandelion can't find peace..."
"Dandelion..."
Suddenly, as if sensing something, Ying took a few steps forward, stood next to the dandelion, lowered her head, and quietly looked at it.
Suddenly, in that instant, a series of images flooded her mind...
What a scene that was...
The towering city trembled before the seven figures, and with a wave of the hand from the figure behind them, countless attacks rained down on the once peaceful city. Towers collapsed, and lives were as worthless as grass, all annihilated in this "natural disaster"...
The next moment, the scene changed again. Two golden shooting stars streaked across the sky, only to be blocked by an unfamiliar deity. It was at this moment that she lost her blood relatives...
"Hmm..."
Her body swayed slightly, Ying let out a muffled groan, her vision blurred for a moment, and she was about to fall unsteadily...
"Ying, are you alright?"
Suddenly, a pair of strong hands gently supported her shoulders, and when she opened her eyes again, Jiang Mu's concerned face appeared in front of her.
"I...I felt him..."
She gently bit her lip, shook her head, and slowly stepped out of Jiang Mu's embrace, murmuring to herself.
"Huh? You mean..."
Paimon exclaimed in surprise.
"You sensed your brother?"
"How could that be? You just... you just touched the dandelion..."
"Just now... the instant my hand touched it..."
Ying's eyes were somewhat unfocused, but she still spoke firmly.
"..."
After a moment's hesitation, Daines Reeb slowly began to speak.
"Perhaps, this dandelion carries a scent that only you can sense..."
"As for the reason..."
Daines Reeb thought for a moment, then hesitated.
"Could it be that something happened... a moment related to you...?"
"The possibilities you mentioned... are all too low..."
Paimon said with dissatisfaction.
"I have absolutely no clue..."
"No matter what, we must find out the truth..."
Ying's gaze was indeed resolute as she murmured.
"Don't rush..."
Seemingly noticing Ying's unusual behavior, Daines Reeb waved his hand and said softly.
"Worries and anxieties are the enemies of the mind. Your journey has only just begun, hasn't it?"
"At least……"
Daines Reeb said with a smile.
"Now you know he's still in this world, don't you?"
"At this time, the most important thing is this journey to find him."
"I will definitely find my brother..."
"Great, very energetic."
Daines Reeb nodded in approval.
"This sentence is perfect to keep in mind at all times, as the meaning behind travel."
………………
"Did you finally feel it, Ying?"
Behind a stone wall not far away, Kong, wearing a mask, looked at the stunned Ying and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your journey must continue. Although I would love to meet you here, unfortunately, this time and place is not the right time for us to reunite."
"My journey is over, but your journey must continue."
"But, Ying, let's keep going down this path..."
"Don't let anything external on this path mislead your mind..."
"Believe me, at the end of the journey... *pfft*..."
Kong, who had been coldly observing the group, finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood when he saw Jiang Mu holding Ying in his arms.
"You... brat, you just wait...!!!"
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