Chapter 990 Return to Mondstadt, Noelle's Selfish Heart

Mondstadt.

A city-state of wind and poetry.

Many carriages drove on the bridge and were inspected by the Knights of Favonius at the city gate.

"Hmm? I'm dazzled."

A Knight of Favonius rubbed his eyes. He had just seen a carriage coming over that stood out from the crowd. The eight black horses seemed to be stained with the murderous aura of the battlefield, and their footsteps were like beating drums.

The horses around subconsciously made way.

Now, in the blink of an eye, the carriage disappeared.

It’s like entering another space.

Four figures appeared at the spot.

"what?"

A cry of surprise!

"Yandora...I can't hold on any longer..." Yandora's face turned red.

Bang! Instantly, a cute little girl with blue hair disappeared, and a familiar pure water elf appeared.

A man in white clothes and black eyes consoled him: "You wasted too much energy the first time you changed. Summarize your experience, and the next time you change, you will be more adaptable and last longer."

Yandora's current transformation is not successful yet. Strictly speaking, it can only be considered an illusion rather than a transformation.

Only after practicing a few more times in the future can one master the true method of transformation.

Otherwise, it can only transform for a period of time every day and walk in the form of a human.

"Honorary Knight, Swordmaster of Favonius?" The Knight of Favonius at the door looked at the familiar combination and spoke hesitantly.

The Honor Knights Ying and Paimon are the same as before, but there are many rumors about the Sword Master of Favonius now, and they are all very detailed.

What kind of Inazuma god is this? He owns two islands and rules the world together with the God of Thunder.

In Liyue, he fought against the remnant spirits of the gods, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack, and the glazed flowers to bloom.

Create flying swords to suppress the devil's followers.

Even stranger than the legends told by drunken poets.

His aura now seemed to have an oppressive feeling that made him so nervous that his hands were shaking.

"Long time no see, Swan and Lawrence." Jiang Yi called out their names gently.

He did not reveal any demonic pressure, but because of the man's name and the tree's shadow, the two knights felt nervous subconsciously regardless of whether they believed in the rumors or not.

"Welcome back to Mondstadt!"

"Honorary Knight and Swordmaster of West Wind!"

The two of them immediately performed the standard welcoming ceremony.

The people around dispersed. Those who didn't know were confused, while those who knew started to make a commotion after seeing Jiang Yi and Ying enter Mond City.

"Is that the legendary Sword Master of West Wind?"

"Perhaps it should be called Inazuma Kami."

"Shouldn't we call him Liyue's Flying Sword Master?"

During the debate, someone sighed: "In the Three Kingdoms, all of them are of high status! Who would have thought that he was just an outsider taken in by the Knights of Favonius."

"Haha! Let me tell you, when I first heard of the name of the Swordmaster of West Wind, I went to the Deer Hunter specifically to support his menu of dishes from another world. Now that I think about it, I haven't eaten that coral fish for a long time."

“He was also a chef?”

"What's so strange about that? I've even seen him moving ore in front of the blacksmith's shop."

The sound of gossip, along with the lively wind, blew through the streets and alleys of Mondstadt, turning Mondstadt's windmills and causing the taverns to begin to burn with a blazing fire of gossip.

Soon, many people knew that Jiang Yi was back.

After arriving in Mondstadt, Jiang Yi did not go to his house in the lower town, but went straight to the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

At this time, in order to find important people, of course it is necessary to use some divination techniques.

Today, fortunately, is Knight Noel's day off.

Amid the surprised greetings of the two Knights of Favonius, he pushed open the door and entered the lobby of the Knights' headquarters. Instead of going to Jean's office, he walked towards the library.

"Noelle, I'm back."

In the quiet library, Jiang Yi greeted softly.

At the place where Lisa, the librarian, registers book borrowing and returning, there is a girl wearing knight armor and a maid outfit sitting upright.

There were fiery red roses in her silver hair, and her natural mountain-green eyes were looking at the latest newspaper.

The news of the seven countries are all on it.

The newspapers in her hands were about Inazuma and Liyue.

When she heard the voice she had been thinking about day and night, she was stunned for a moment.

Could it be true that as Captain Qin and the others said, I was working too hard and needed a good rest?

Otherwise, it would be like now, with hallucinations.

"Noelle——" Jiang Yi stretched out his voice, "It's really sad that you ignored me!"

"Ah?" Noelle raised her head and looked at the face so close to her. It was like a huge storm coming from the seaside of Mondstadt, shocking her so much that she lost her mind for a moment.

"Jiang--Jiang Yi!" she exclaimed in a low voice, and when she remembered that this was a library, she immediately covered her mouth with both hands.

"I am not dreaming!" Noel asked doubtfully.

"That must be a good dream!" Jiang Yi put his hand on Noelle's forehead, "The temperature of the back of a person's hand won't lie!"

"..." The pendants on the body, "Here it comes, here it comes, sweet words."

“…Another one?” I had never seen Noelle’s blood dendrobium and Heulia before, and I felt like I had really broadened my horizons.

There is a girl he likes wherever he goes, right?

“Hmm——” Noelle’s face turned red from neck to forehead, burning hot.

She was sure this was not a dream.

“Wait a minute, let’s talk outside!” Noelle stood up and looked at this position again. “I have to ask a knight to help watch over Senior Lisa’s work.”

"No need!" A voice came from outside the door. Lisa, wearing the unchanging blue-purple witch hat, looked at Jiang Yi with a half-smile, "My witch divination is also very effective."

"You guys go and have the conversation. I'll naturally do my work myself."

“Senior Lisa!” Noelle saluted. “You’re back so soon?”

"After all, this is your day off, so I can't waste your time! I'm just going upstairs to the alchemy workshop to get something." Lisa waved her hand, "We've been apart for a long time, so don't waste your time chatting with me."

"Lisa!" Jiang Yi smiled and waved, "I'll give you the gifts from Inazuma and Liyue later."

He took Noelle's hand and left the library, heading outside to a deserted area in the park.

The water of the fountain sparkled in the sunlight.

Jiang Yi and Noelle looked at each other.

"Let me weigh Noel and see if he has gained weight." Jiang Yi said, and picked up Noel.

Noelle lifted her feet off the ground and couldn't help but hit Jiang Yi's chest with both hands: "No! I have always been very careful to control my weight."

"Really?" Jiang Yi asked.

"If it's heavier, it must be because of the knight's armor!" Noel said seriously.

"Maybe he's grown taller?" Jiang Yi looked at Noel's chest again.

Noelle blushed even more.

Whether it has grown or not, she...she will not tell Jiang Yi.

"Are those rumors true?" After saying the sweet words, Noelle looked worried.

"What rumors?" Jiang Yi asked knowingly.

"Those about Inazuma, those about Liyue..." Noelle held Jiang Yi in both hands, "Those about you fighting the Thunder God."

"That's God! Do you know that I..." Her eyes gradually became moist, but she tried hard not to shed tears.

When she heard the news, she found it hard to imagine Jiang Yi's situation on Inazuma's side. She wanted to go to Waijingdongtian to ask several times, but she held back all the time, just to prevent Jiang Yi from thinking that she did not understand what Jiang Yi did.

He is the merciful god praised by the rebellious people of Inazuma in the legend. Did she go over and ask Jiang Yi why he wanted to do such a dangerous thing?

This is inconsistent with her chivalry and Jiang Yi's chivalry.

Compassion, bravery, sacrifice...these are the virtues she believes in.

She wanted to ask what was going on with the rumored battle between Jiang Yi and the many remaining spirits of Liyue's demons, but at this moment, all words fell silent.

"Hold me tight, okay!" Noelle didn't want to hear Jiang Yi's explanation or answer. She just wanted to confirm that the person in her arms was real, intact, and uninjured.

Not a dream!

The worries as a lover and the duty as a knight tormented her for a long time.

"I'm here, always here, and forever." Jiang Yi hugged Noelle and gently touched her silver hair.

Noel was as solid as a rock, but he made the rock-like girl secretly fearful and worried.

The windmill turned a full circle.

“I’m sorry, I…” Noelle stood on the ground and raised her head, “I… was upset! On this day when we should be happily meeting each other.”

Jiang Yi's hand brushed across Noelle's face and held her face up.

He stared at the girl and hugged her gently again.

"I made you worry." He said, "I won't do that again."

"I didn't blame you for what you did!" Noel emphasized, "It's not wrong to help others, and it's even more wrong to help the people of a country challenge an irresistible enemy! I still like that you can help others, because this is the Sword Master of West Wind who described the virtues of chivalry to me."

"If... I were just an ordinary girl, I would definitely praise your strength, your glory, and look up to you and admire you."

"But... I am now your... lover." She was like a transformed swan. After growing up, she was full of pride and worry for her partner. She even begged Jiang Yi not to be so perfect and to practice the knight's sacrifice.

That was something she couldn't erase, the guilt she felt for wanting Jiang Yi to turn a blind eye to the suffering of others.

That was the first time she knew what selfishness was.

"Yeah!" Noelle said, "Did you come directly to see me? You haven't gone to say hello to Captain Jean, Barbara and the others yet."

"Guess?" Jiang Yi looked at Noel.

"I don't want to guess!" Noelle was a little angry. "I'll go get you some refreshments, and then we'll listen to your story."

"Where are Senior Ying and Paimon? Let them come along so you don't lie," she said angrily.

"Cute..." Jiang Yi felt that Noelle, who was acting like a little girlfriend, was like a beautiful jade in a rock, making people want to hold her in their hands even more.

“Don’t praise me…” Noelle turned his head away with a hot face, “Go!”

"Okay, okay!" Jiang Yi said, "I'll give you your gift first."

He took out two beautifully packaged gift boxes.

He took out the jade slip again.

"This is the most important..." He introduced the chat tool very seriously, "Communication Jade Slip!"