"Feng Yi, did you hear that? The Abyss monster can speak Teyvat's common tongue! This discovery must be reported to Master Jean as soon as possible!"
Eula was shocked. She had always thought Abyss creatures were just savage invaders who only spoke their incomprehensible Abyss language.
Today, she was truly enlightened!
Eula couldn't quite believe it and softly asked Feng Yi, also to confirm this fact.
"This place isn't far from Mondstadt City. An Abyss Mage wouldn't appear here without reason. This is rather unusual, and we should inform Master Jean immediately!"
Feng Yi lowered his head and nodded. Although he and Eula were having separate conversations, they at least reached a consensus on reporting to Master Jean.
Before he departed for Mondstadt, Zhongli had warned him about traces of the Abyss appearing near Mondstadt.
At first, Feng Yi paid it no mind, as he hadn't encountered them yet.
However, the appearance of the Abyss Water Mage today instantly put Feng Yi on alert.
An Abyss Water Mage wouldn't be in a place so close to Mondstadt City without a reason.
Recalling the Dvalin incident two years later, Feng Yi suddenly had a bold guess...
The Abyss had already set its sights on that Dvalin, corrupted by poisonous blood!
Then the reason for the Abyss Water Mage's appearance here became obvious!
The Abyss was monitoring Mondstadt, waiting for the right moment.
This could be inferred from the Abyss Water Mage's evasive actions.
Mondstadt now didn't lack high-level combatants like Grand Master Varka and Grand Master Simon of the Knights of Favonius, as it would two years later.
The Abyss Water Mage must have been worried that the commotion from a fight would attract the attention of Mondstadt's higher-ups and expose their plan.
That's why they avoided battle, retreating after a brief engagement.
Although Feng Yi had noticed the Abyss's movements, convincing Mondstadt's higher-ups to prepare for the worst was clearly unlikely.
After all, these were just his speculations, and Feng Yi couldn't produce concrete evidence. Mondstadt's higher-ups, unable to foresee the future, wouldn't believe his one-sided account and mobilize troops, causing unnecessary hardship.
This wasn't to say Mondstadt's higher-ups were short-sighted or anything...
This was Feng Yi putting himself in their shoes. For example, if a stranger suddenly told you that a meteor would hit the city in two years.
You'd just think they were crazy and perhaps kindly offer to call a mental hospital for them.
The current situation was the same. Feng Yi, as an outsider traveler, if he suddenly declared that Mondstadt's divine beast (Dvalin hadn't gone berserk yet) would cause trouble in two years.
Not only would the followers of the Anemo God, like the Church of Favonius, not let him off,
Even some of the higher-ups in the Knights of Favonius might suspect him of being a spy from another country, spreading rumors and "inciting chaos" to destabilize Mondstadt. They might even arrest him and hang him on the spot.
For his own safety, Feng Yi, out of good intentions, would at most subtly warn Jean. If she didn't believe him, he couldn't do anything about it!
Feng Yi wasn't so great as to risk his life for a thankless task!
"Mm, Feng Yi, before that, could you please turn around? I need to change my clothes..."
Eula and Feng Yi came ashore. Seeing her clothes by the lake, she realized her current state of undress.
Only a pure white undergarment covered her modesty, and it was somewhat transparent from being soaked.
A blush bloomed on Eula's face. She hugged her clothes to her chest and softly requested of Feng Yi.
Feng Yi's gaze shifted from Eula's masked mouth to her face, then he nodded seriously at her.
Confirming Feng Yi wasn't peeking, Eula ran behind a nearby rock and rustled as she changed.
Feng Yi thought that even without seeing, based on the sounds from behind and the image of Eula in her swimsuit he had previously stored in his mind, his high-level brain processor could fully deduce the entire process of Eula changing.
*Slurp* The imagined scene was better!
"Feng Yi, I... I'm done!"
Eula, having changed, came up behind Feng Yi and gently patted his shoulder.
"I'm done too... Cough cough, no, I mean I'm ready. Let's head to the Knights' headquarters now to inform Master Jean!"
Feng Yi almost let slip his thoughts, but thankfully his quick reflexes allowed him to recover.
"Mm-hmm!"
Eula nodded in agreement and walked alongside Feng Yi.
Feng Yi's gaze kept drifting involuntarily to Eula's thighs.
The fabric of her pants in that area had been stained with banana puree and cleaned by Eula with lake water.
However, Eula's battle dress, despite being soft and elastic silk, would shrink slightly when wet.
This caused Eula's battle dress to cling tightly to her thighs, creating an alluring, bulged effect that was simply breathtaking!
"Feng Yi? Feng Yi! Staring at a lady's thighs the entire time is very rude. I, Eula, will remember this insult!"
Eula glared at Feng Yi indignantly, her voice filled with exasperation. He had been looking for the whole way!
"Sorry, sorry. I was thinking that you must be uncomfortable wearing wet clothes, Eula. I can offer free drying services!"
He hadn't expected to be so well hidden, only to be discovered.
Eula: Uh... If you weren't grinning like an idiot and turning your head every now and then, I might have half-believed you!
"Drying? Won't that be troublesome?"
Eula asked with a slight frown. Wearing damp, constricting clothes must be very uncomfortable. If they could be dried, it would be wonderful.
But if it was too much trouble, she'd rather bear with it a little longer and change when she got home after reporting to Master Jean.
"Not at all, not at all. Don't worry, it'll be very quick!"
Feng Yi squatted beside Eula, converting his mana into warm steam and projecting it from his palm, close enough to steam Eula's thighs.
"Feng Yi, it's so hot..."
The close-range steaming made Eula feel a bit uncomfortable, so she instinctively took a few steps back.
Eula preferred a cool sensation. After being continuously steamed, her skin felt distinctly uncomfortable.
If she had known drying would be so unpleasant, she would have just endured the wet clothes!
"If you don't like this method, there's another way..."
Feng Yi told Eula that he could turn his finger into a hot iron and simply run it over the damp clothes.
After obtaining Eula's consent, Feng Yi apologized, "Forgive my transgression."
He slid his middle finger under Eula's damp clothing, then sandwiched the damp fabric between his index and middle fingers. While activating his mana, he gently stroked it, and the moisture in the clothes was instantly vaporized.