Chapter 21: Yingmei
"Dandelion! It's a dandelion! Xiangling pointed in front of her and cried out in surprise.
Lu Shiyuan broke away from his phone and looked in the direction the girl was pointing, and saw that there were lush dandelions blooming in front of him, the kind of flowers that bloomed only in the land of Mondstadt, which was undoubtedly proof that they had set foot in Mondstadt.
Mondstadt, one of the Seven Kingdoms, is the territory of Barbatos, the god of wind among the seven gods, with beautiful scenery and is known as the Pearl of the North, and the main city of Mondstadt is known as the Capital of Freedom.
"Has it finally arrived?" Lu Shiyuan couldn't help but sigh.
"According to the map, this should be the Stone Gate, and if you follow the official road, we will pass by Dawn Winery, then to Qingquan Town, and finally we will arrive at Mondstadt." Xiangling flipped through the map in her hand, with an impatient excitement in her eyes.
"Brother Lu, let's hurry up, if we move faster, maybe we can reach Qingquan Town before dark.
I've heard that the forest pork in Qingquan Town is particularly delicious.
There is also the wine of Dawn Winery, which must be very good, I don't know how to use it for cooking. Let's bring some when we go back, but unfortunately I'm not old enough, so you have to buy it for me when the time comes, Brother Lu. ”
"Hmm." Lu Shiyuan nodded, and there was also a touch of expectation in his heart, will he meet the protagonist on this trip?
With a feeling of impatience, the two of them quickened their pace and walked all the way from the official road.
Walking in this land completely different from Liyue, a soft breeze blows on their faces, as if welcoming the arrival of these travelers.
They didn't have time to stop and enjoy the beautiful scenery, so they hurried to the road, and finally, in the evening, they succeeded in coming to the boundary of Qingquan Town.
"Let's go hunting, Brother Lu!" Xiangling said excitedly, "I can already feel the smell of the forest pig." ”
"A living forest pig shouldn't smell good." Lu Shiyuan couldn't help but complain, but his heart moved, "Speaking of which, in the game mission "Mondstadt Food Journey", the first time Xiangling appeared and met the traveler for the first time, she was hunting forest pigs.
So in reality, will these two still meet here? ”
"Anyway, it's also an opportunity to meet the traveler. I just don't know, is this traveler Ying, or her brother Sora? ”
The two of them hid in the grass and cautiously walked towards the area where the smell of wild boar smelled.
Soon, the smell of wild boar was so strong that even Lu Shiyuan could smell it.
Stretching out the grass slightly, you can see a herd of wild boars grazing in the forest, they are strong, healthy, and shiny, completely different from the scrawny wild boars in the old forests of Liyue's deep mountains.
Lu Shiyuan's own cooking skills are not bad, and after seeing these wild boars, he can already imagine what they look like when they turn into barbecue steaks.
The fat and lean are even, not greasy or firewood, and the meat is fragrant.
It's not good, some can't hold back their saliva.
Turning his head to look at Xiangling, he found that the child's expression was completely synchronized with his, and he was also greedy.
However, at this moment, the two of them noticed that there was a ...... No, it was two uninvited guests who broke into the habitat of the wild boars, and suddenly realized that their actions would be hit by the wild boars, or scare the wild boars away.
"Tsk." Xiangling's face was slightly unhappy.
Lu Shiyuan also had such a mood at first, but when he saw the faces of the two people clearly, his mood suddenly brightened.
I saw a lovely blonde girl in a white dress with cyan gems on the costume, and a female creature floating in the air, wearing a tiara, wearing a white jumpsuit, and a starry sky cloak behind her, looking no different from a human being, but extremely petite and delicate, walking slowly together.
They talked and laughed, and they seemed very intimate.
And these two are naturally one of the goals of Lu Shiyuan's trip, one of them is Ying, who is the protagonist of the game, and the other is the mascot Paimon.
"Sure enough, we met." Lu Shiyuan sighed in his heart.
Xiangling couldn't sit still at this time, seeing the two approaching, she stretched out her hand, grabbed Ying's arm directly, and pulled her into the grass, Paimon, who was fluttering butterflies on the side, was also surprised, and then quickly rushed into the grass as well, and saw that there were already two strange guys there.
Ying, who was caught in the grass, was a little confused, and Xiangling quickly motioned for her to be quiet, and pointed her finger at the wild boar herd.
Now she understood, and she forgave Xiangling for such rudeness.
The crowd moved slightly away from the wild boar herd and began to talk in low voices.
"Be quiet, I'm hunting." Xiangling explained to the two strangers, "I've heard that Mondstadt has a lot of good ingredients, and when I look at it today, it really lives up to its reputation. ”
Ying was slightly stunned and asked, "Are you a hunter or an adventurer?" And who is that person next to you? ”
Xiangling generously introduced: "No, no, no, I am a chef, a chef who aspires to travel all over the world and search for rare ingredients.
I'm from Liyue Harbor, my name is Xiangling, and I'm surrounded by Lu Shiyuan, who I consider my teacher.
What about you? ”
"My name is Ying." Ying nodded calmly, but her eyes fell on Lu Shiyuan, because she felt that this guy who didn't say a word seemed to have been looking at her intentionally or unintentionally.
And, from beginning to end, there was no surprise at her arrival.
Compared to Ying's vigilance, Paimon was much more enthusiastic, waving happily, "Hello, I'm Paimon, that tall friend, you're okay." ”
"Oh." Lu Shiyuan came back to his senses and nodded with a smile, "Hello." ”
"Paimon?" Xiangling set her eyes on this wonderful creature, wondering if this guy could eat it.
It's a pity that Brother Lu is by his side, if he asks such a question, he will definitely be explained.
"Forget it, it's better not to fight the idea of humanoid intelligent lifeforms." Thinking so, Xiangling asked Ying, "By the way, what is your relationship with Paimon?" ”
"She's my friend." Ying didn't have the intention of joking at this time, and said directly.
"Of course, we're best friends." Paimon cocked his head happily.
"You guys have a good relationship, and I have a partner......"
The three girls they had just met chatted happily and soon became acquainted.
"Is your vigilance so high? I discovered my anomaly. Lu Shiyuan thought in his heart, "It seems that you have to be careful in the future." ”
Not long after the three girls chatted, Xiangling invited Ying to help catch wild boars, after all, there were so many wild boars, she couldn't catch them alone.
"Isn't that guy named Shi Yuan coming to help?" Paimon couldn't help but ask when he saw Lu Shiyuan's appearance of not caring about himself.
"Brother Lu is like this." Xiangling said as a matter of course, "When the hunting is over, I'll just fry the meat into vegetables for him to eat." ”
"Isn't it!" Paimon was shocked, and couldn't help but hold his forehead and mutter, "I always feel that Xiangling is raising a social waste." ”
Ying looked at Lu Shiyuan, who was already leaning on the tree next to the bonfire, looking at the old god in the sky, and her brows were also furrowed, but at the same time, she was much less vigilant about Lu Shiyuan.
"I didn't see the Vision of God from this guy, and his appearance is harmless to humans and animals, am I too careful?"