Ying angrily knocked on the door.
"Hahaha~ Don't rush, Ying. I think what she said makes sense. After all, we can just teleport back ๑乛v乛๑"
"It doesn't make sense at all! I'm injured right now, can you really bring yourself to do it?! qaQ"
"Well... as long as I don't touch your wounds, it should be fine, right? We did it that way yesterday too~"
"You... you can't play like this... (t^t)"
"Ahaha~ Okay, okay, fine. I'll take your opinion this time, alright~"
Seeing Ying's sad expression, Lumine's heart softened, and she quickly rubbed her little head and said,
"Mhm mhm mhm! qvq"
Upon hearing Lumine's words, Ying immediately nodded vigorously to express her gratitude.
[Creak...]
"Ha~ Host, you guys are so noisy... You're disturbing my sleep ￣﹏￣" Paimon rubbed her eyes and slowly flew to Ying's side, saying, while Paimon also flew to Lumine's side in the same manner.
"Exactly, exactly. I finally managed to subdue her last night, but I haven't slept much before you guys woke me up ￣﹏￣"
"Huh? You didn't win against her, Paimon?" Ying asked with some surprise.
"Ah, this... uh... um..." After hearing Ying's words, Paimon struggled for a long time and finally nodded extremely reluctantly.
"Hmph hmph~ Now you know how amazing I am~" Paimon proudly raised her head.
"Pfft... Hahaha~ You're too pathetic, Paimon. You have superior strength but still can't win against her~"
Ying burst into laughter, mocking Paimon, completely forgetting that she herself had also been subdued by Hu Tao.
"Hmph... I was just letting her win. If I transformed, beating her would be easy (￣へ￣)"
"But you're still stronger than her in your current form, aren't you?"
"I... although I am... I inherited the host's weakness..."
"Huh? My weakness? What weakness?" Ying pointed at herself curiously.
"Hmph hmph~ Of course, it's being ticklish~ At first, I thought I was going to be completely defeated, but luckily, I still managed to get the upper hand~" Paimon happily explained for Paimon.
"Ah, this... so it's my fault... (*￣з￣)"
"Hahaha, alright, alright. Let's hurry back to Liyue first. Come on, both of you, hold on to me tightly. I'll teleport us there (^～^)"
"Huh? You're going alone? Why don't we each take one?"
"It's fine, it's fine. It's just this much, I can handle it completely~" Lumine said, and before Ying could reply, she pulled the three of them and teleported them into Liyue...
Teleporting...
"Whoosh... We're here," Lumine observed the surroundings for a moment and exclaimed.
"Are you okay, Lumine? Do you feel tired and sleepy?!" (Although Lumine's mental strength must be much better than mine... I'm still worried...)
After confirming that there were no Millelith around, Ying quickly checked on Lumine's condition. Although the price to pay now was much less, Ying couldn't help but worry, as she had personally experienced the side effects of teleportation before.
"I'm fine, I'm great. Thank you for your concern~ (^～^)"
"Phew... As long as you're okay... Then let's set off quickly~"
With that, Ying walked forward with a limp. However, after only a few steps, Lumine, who couldn't bear to watch, scooped her up horizontally and quickly rushed away with Paimon and Paimon.
"Waaah?! Wait a minute, I can walk by myself! Σ(|||▽|||)" Ying quickly tried to get Lumine to put her down, instinctively wrapping her arms around Lumine's neck so she wouldn't be too tired.
"You're walking too slowly, and we'll easily be discovered by the Millelith. This way is much faster~ (^～^)"
"That makes sense... but it's so embarrassing (≧﹏≦)"
"Hehe~ How does it feel to be carried like a princess, Host~" Paimon flew to their side with a mischievous grin.
"Do you want to be beaten! Believe it or not, I'll deal with you later!"
"Hehe~ Host, you'd better be able to escape from my grasp first ๑乛v乛๑"
"Mhm... what she said is right (^～^)"
"Whoa! You guys are colluding behind my back?! Paimon, tell me quickly!"
"Uh... cough cough~ Well, my food source still depends on them, so I'm sorry, Ying~"
"You... so from beginning to end, I'm the only victim... (t^t)"
The group quickly arrived downstairs at the Northland Bank.
"Alright, put me down quickly! It's so embarrassing with so many people around!" Ying struggled to escape Lumine's embrace and quickly covered her chest, forcing herself to calm down.
"Phew... it's too shameful... you have to do your best, my injured little foot. I don't want to be socially dead again..."
"Hahaha~ Is it that serious? I think you looked very cute when I was holding you just now~ (^～^)"
"Yes! And I don't want to be cute! (￣へ￣)"
"Hehe~ Alright, alright, can we go now~"
"Mhm, I can walk by myself now. You don't need to support me," Ying said, then smoothly took a few steps to prove it.
"Really... then alright..." Lumine looked at Ying's feet with some doubt. Seeing that her condition had indeed improved significantly, she finally felt relieved.
"Mhm, mhm, phew..." (Suddenly, I feel how wonderful it is for my healing to be fast (⌒▽⌒))
"Why don't I support you as we walk, Host~"
"Hmph... it's too late to curry favor now (￣へ￣)"
"Ah, this... cough cough~ What kind of person do you think I am~ Haha... ha..." Paimon awkwardly stuck out her little tongue before walking alongside Ying.
The group soon arrived at the entrance of the Northland Bank.
"Oh? That guy should be the Childe, right?"
"Shhh~ Be quieter, Host. It won't be good if you slip up,"
"Is it not quiet enough? Okay, okay..." Ying and Paimon observed the man in front of them, who was very tall to them, for a while before hiding behind Lumine to discuss.
"Ah~ You're finally back... Huh? Why are there suddenly two more people, and they look so much like you? Could they be clones of you two?" Childe looked at Ying and Paimon with a bewildered expression and asked.
"She's my sister, we got separated earlier. As for that one... well... she's her pet mascot~"
"Ahaha~ Well said! Did you hear that, mascot~ ๑乛v乛๑" Paimon said with a mischievous smile at Paimon.
"Hey! Paimon isn't a mascot!"
"Exactly, exactly! Paimon is clearly my pet! (￣へ￣)"
"Emm... isn't that worse than a mascot?!"
"Ah, this... Eheh~"
"Hahaha, it seems you guys have a great relationship. But we can talk about these things later. For now, tell me about the results of your trip to Jueyun Karst (^_^)" Childe said, quickly interrupting as the group was getting carried away with their conversation.
"Mhm, okay."
Lumine briefly summarized the events that had transpired during this time...