"Help! Help!"
As Feng Yi wielded his spear, flying through the air and searching for the secret realm entrance mentioned by Du Lafu, a cry for help suddenly came from below.
Seeing this, Feng Yi did not hesitate. He stepped on the spear shaft with his right foot, and the spear immediately changed direction, speeding towards the ground.
Finding the secret realm could wait; saving a life was more important!
On the hillside, a young girl was desperately running forward, cradling a few Sticky Honeycomb fruits in her arms.
Her face was anxious and panicked, and she couldn't help but cry out for help as she ran.
This girl was Barbara, whom Feng Yi had previously gone to the Church of Favonius to find, and Sister Victoria had told him she was out!
Barbara wanted to make a refreshing drink for her sister, but found she was still missing some Sticky Honeycomb fruits.
When it came to the quality of Sticky Honeycomb fruits within Mondstadt, those from Wolvendom were the best.
Earlier, Grand Master Diluc had mentioned that the wolves of Wolvendom had made a pact with humans and would not attack them.
That's why Barbara felt safe coming to gather ingredients.
However, what Barbara didn't expect was to find two hungry wolves tailing her.
The wolves bared their teeth, their saliva dripping onto the ground, and occasionally let out "gruff" sounds as they guarded their food. Combined with their fierce eyes, Barbara's heart trembled.
These two wolves, by all appearances, were not friendly and seemed to view her as prey!
Barbara slowly stood up, gathered the Sticky Honeycomb fruits she had collected into her skirt, and held them to her chest, her eyes fixed on the wolves slowly approaching her, not daring to turn her back to her enemies.
"Awooooo~"
The wolves' eyes shone green, clearly having been starved for many days. Hunger had worn away all their patience. After howling at the sky, they opened their mouths wide and pounced on Barbara.
"Help! Help!"
Barbara was so terrified by the two hungry wolves that her soul nearly left her body. Driven by instinct, she lifted her skirt and bolted.
As the person involved, Barbara deeply regretted her decision. If she had known Wolvendom was so dangerous, she would never have come here, even if it meant death.
Mondstadt city wasn't without Sticky Honeycomb fruits for sale, they were just not as good as those from Wolvendom!
Feeling the footsteps of the wolves getting closer behind her, Barbara could almost smell the disgusting odor emanating from their fur.
'Dear Lord Barbatos, your devoted follower may perish in the jaws of wild wolves today...'
'Sister, Barbara won't have the chance to make you a refreshing drink anymore...'
Barbara wanted to offer a final prayer before her life ended.
*Swoosh~*
As Barbara ran, a black rod suddenly zipped past her eyes, followed by the mournful cries of wolves behind her.
Barbara looked in the direction the black rod had come from and saw a familiar figure, punching a wolf square on the nose, with a bone-chilling cracking sound.
It was Feng Yi who saved her. Barbara couldn't help but stop and watch Feng Yi beat the wolves.
Feng Yi grabbed a wolf by the mouth and slammed it to the ground with ferocious force, until its bones were dislocated, then he yanked its tail and flung it away.
As for the other wolf, it did not receive such a "gentle" massage.
Its body was pierced by the spear, the tip entering its mouth and exiting its hindquarters, pinning it to the ground diagonally.
Feng Yi pulled the spear from the ground, dropped the wolf skewered on it, and then looked at... with disgust.
"Barbara, what are you doing in Wolvendom? If I hadn't arrived in time, you might have been eaten by wolves!"
Feng Yi tossed his spear into a small river nearby to rinse it, then grabbed some leaves to clean it.
"Thank you... Thank you, Feng Yi. I came to pick some Sticky Honeycomb fruits for Jean... ah, no, for Acting Grand Master Jean to make some refreshing drinks..."
Barbara, holding the Sticky Honeycomb fruits gathered in her skirt, walked to Feng Yi's side and thanked him for saving her life.
"Sticky Honeycomb fruits? Aren't they sold in Mondstadt city? Why did you come all the way here? Wolvendom is so dangerous!"
Feng Yi glanced at Barbara, whose skirt was torn by branches, and truly couldn't understand the girl's reasoning.
"Because the Sticky Honeycomb fruits from Wolvendom are of the best quality..."
Barbara felt a little wronged by Feng Yi's questioning.
She just wanted to make the perfect drink for her sister, was that so wrong?
Besides, she hadn't deliberately sought danger. Didn't Grand Master Diluc say before that the wolves of Wolvendom wouldn't attack humans?
"Sigh~ Don't cry, don't cry. I'm not blaming you, I'm just... I'm just worried about your safety..."
Seeing Barbara on the verge of tears, with a faint mist gathering in her bright, large eyes, Feng Yi quickly comforted her.
He admitted his words had been a bit harsh, but he was genuinely concerned for Barbara's safety.
He hated seeing girls cry the most. He quickly dropped what he was doing, moved in front of Barbara, and reached out to wipe away the tears gathering at the corners of her eyes.
"Wolvendom is not safe now. After I'm done with my business, I'll escort you back!"
Feng Yi said helplessly. He truly couldn't rest easy leaving Barbara to go back alone. If she encountered hungry wolves again, he couldn't guarantee she could hold on until his rescue arrived.
At this moment, Feng Yi was crouching in front of Barbara, and Barbara, to hold the Sticky Honeycomb fruits in her arms, therefore...
Through...
Barbara followed Feng Yi's gaze and looked down. The skirt she had lifted to hold the Sticky Honeycomb fruits had been forgotten and not let down!
"Feng... Feng Yi, please don't stare at... my..."
Barbara's small face turned a rosy red, and she quickly...
But the result was that the painstakingly gathered Sticky Honeycomb fruits were scattered all over the ground.
Barbara quickly crouched down to pick them up.
Feng Yi then saw Barbara, holding a full embrace of fruits, continuing to pick up the Sticky Honeycomb fruits from the ground, stuck in an infinite loop.
She picked one up from the ground and put it into her embrace, but because her embrace was too full, she couldn't hold it, and another one fell to the ground...
Pick up... drop... pick up...
Over and over again, in a continuous cycle!
Feng Yi: You can't carry so much, can't you just take a little less?
Barbara's stubborn persistence made Feng Yi sigh and put his hand to his forehead.
Feng Yi couldn't bear to watch anymore and joined in picking up the Sticky Honeycomb fruits.
The scattered fruits were mainly concentrated in two areas, east and west. Barbara was picking up the eastern portion.
Feng Yi chose to pick up the western portion, cooperating with Barbara.
Because Feng Yi was squatting and picking, with his back to Barbara, who would have thought that with just a little shift of his rear, he heard a "plop" sound of something falling into the water...