Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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"Cough cough... My pot..."

Gu Qian said awkwardly, scratching his head sheepishly.

After all, this was the first time in his life that he had ever "cuddled" someone with his palm, and he hadn't controlled his strength at all.

"Let's take her to see Barbara first."

Zhang Chu lifted Mona up like a claw machine.

"Gently, gently! It hurts!"

Mona gasped in pain, tears welling in her eyes.

Her waist felt like it had been crushed by a rock dragon lizard, and even breathing was painful.

Zhang Chu said ruthlessly.

Mona was held horizontally like a dried-out salted fish, and Zhang Chu let out a painful groan with every step he took.

When the group arrived at the entrance of the Church of the West, Mona was already in so much pain that her eyes were rolling back in her head, muttering nonsense like "Old woman, I hate you" and "Astrologists have no future."

"Knights of Honor? Are you here to bring in the wounded?"

Barbara's sweet voice is like heavenly music.

The pastor, holding a thick choir score, looked with concern in his blue eyes at the "human-shaped bandage roll" on Zhang Chu's shoulder.

"Yes, her name is Mona, an astrologer. She injured her back. She's not part of the treasure-hunting group. Please treat her."

When everyone arrived at the West Wind Church's ward, Zhang Chu placed Mona on the bed like unloading cargo, his swift and decisive movements causing Mona to let out another groan.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Barbara gently brushed aside her blonde hair, her hand already gathering a healing, shimmering light.

But when the treatment began, she gasped in surprise, covering her mouth: "Miss Mona? What injured you? It's so serious..."

"My back was crushed by the wheel of fate..."

Mona answered weakly, her eyes staring blankly at the stained glass windows of the church.

"Compared to the fate I am about to face... this pain is nothing..."

Barbara tilted her head in confusion, but still began chanting therapy professionally.

"The injury is quite serious. You should stay in the ward at West Wind Church for the time being."

The water elemental healing aura in Barbara's hand slowly dissipated, and she gently wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Mona's back injury was more complicated than she had imagined—it involved not only a muscle strain but also a slight misalignment of her spine.

If Gu Qian hadn't stopped in time, this astrologer would probably have turned into a "folded-up" version.

"That would be wonderful..."

Mona lay weakly on the hospital bed, then suddenly froze as if realizing something.

"Wait... I don't have any Mora..."

She looked at Barbara pitifully, her eyes more aggrieved than a kitten soaked in the rain.

As an astrologer who is always broke, Mona's wallet is cleaner than her water divination plate.

At this moment, her mind was filled with calculations of medical expenses—the church's advanced healing techniques, a private room, nutritional meals…

All of this combined is enough for her to work for the old woman for another fifty years.

Barbara gently tucked the blanket around her, her azure eyes curving into crescents: "Don't worry, it's free."

She pointed to the wooden sign at the entrance of the ward, which read "Special Cooperation Ward of Honor Knight".

"The four honorary knights helped Mondstadt solve so many problems, the church can afford this medical treatment fee."

"That's great……"

Mona finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Chapter 32 Daines Reeb

What should we do next?

Qingyu walked out of the West Wind Church with his hands behind his head, the setting sun gilding the edge of his Windwalker mask.

He lazily kicked at the pebbles on the road, still somewhat amused by the farce that had just unfolded.

"Let's go find Klee, we're fine right now."

Er Kang's mask reflected rainbow light.

"There shouldn't be any monsters left in Mondstadt now."

He pointed to the calm Cider Lake in the distance—usually there would be at least a few Hilichurls fishing here, but now there wasn't even a Water Slime.

"Klee? Are you sure you won't cause trouble?"

Ying's golden pupils narrowed slightly as her gaze swept back and forth between the four. She knew these guys all too well.

Paimon floated in front of the four of them, hands on her hips: "Paimon thinks I need to keep a close eye on you guys!"

Her little cloak fluttered in the wind, but unfortunately, she was only up to Gu Qian's knees, so her intimidation was practically zero.

"Don't say that~"

Gu Qian scratched his head, and his mask emitted a gentle blue light.

"We'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the bottle of lightning at his waist "accidentally" fell to the ground, blasting the flowerbed in front of the church into an abstract work of art.

"Everyone, we think we have something to do now."

Zhang Chu suddenly spoke up, and the detector in his hand emitted a piercing alarm.

Everyone turned around at once.

The pointer on the instrument in his hand swung wildly, and the display screen flashed a warning: "[Abyssal Energy Concentration: Extremely High]".

"There's an aura of an abyss around here..."

"For the instruments to kick in from this far away, this guy's got some serious guts..."

With a "click," he pulled out the Thunder Hammer, its head crackling with leaping electric light.

"That makes sense, let's go!"

Qingyu's nunchucks instantly ignited with elemental power, and a fierce smile appeared on his lips beneath the mask.

Following the probe's guidance, the group traversed the Whispering Forest outside Mondstadt.

The deeper you go, the more pronounced the oppressive feeling in the air becomes.

Twisted thorns climbed all over the tree trunks, and the puddles on the ground gleamed with an ominous purple light.

"Crack—"

Zhang Chu suddenly stopped and reached out to stop the crowd.

In the open space ahead, a figure wearing a cloak stood with his back to them.

“Dainsreb…”

The four of them stopped in their tracks, their expressions turning serious beneath their masks.

They recognized the figure standing in the forest clearing—a dark blue cloak fluttering in the breeze, and eyes peeking out from behind half a mask that seemed to have seen through a thousand years of time.

Daines Reeb, who was choking an abyss mage, turned his head upon hearing this.

When he saw who it was, he unconsciously increased the pressure on his hand, and the unfortunate abyss mage immediately rolled his eyes.

Who is he? Do you know him?

Ying keenly sensed the change in atmosphere and nudged Qingyu lightly with her elbow.

Qingyu's Fengxing mask switched to database mode: "We know him, but he doesn't know us."

His voice was lowered.

"Dainsreb, the last captain of the Kanria Royal Guard, was known as the End of Light."

"Incidentally."

Er Kang then interrupted.

"He once traveled with your brother."

"He knows my brother!"

Ying's pupils suddenly contracted, and her voice trembled slightly with excitement.

She subconsciously took a step forward, but was stopped by Zhang Chu's outstretched hand.

"Everyone, I can hear you."

Dain casually crushed the Abyss Mage's shield in his hand, and the Abyss Mage immediately collapsed to the ground like a rag doll.

He turned to face the group.

“I do know Kong, but I don’t know where he is now.”

His gaze swept over the group of four, finally settling on Ying.

"In fact, I am also looking for him."

Zhang Chu's detector suddenly emitted a rapid "beep beep" sound.

He adjusted the parameters on the instrument: "Look at this remnant of the abyss, are there abyssal apostles nearby?"

Dain's cloak moved without wind, and the surrounding air seemed to become heavy: "Yes."

A sarcastic smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

"Thanks to you, the Abyss Order's plans in Mondstadt and Liyue have all collapsed."

He kicked the unconscious abyss mage at his feet: "They originally wanted to corrupt the remnant souls of the demon gods in Wolf's Lair, but they were afraid of being discovered by you..."

At this point, he gave the group of four a meaningful look.