Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 362: Wolf Child
The heavy hood had always been one of the signature features of a Cicin Mage.
However, compared to ordinary cicin mages, Jianna clearly wasn't used to something so hot and vision-blocking.
She removed the hood and lowered her head, remaining silent.
She felt that her behavior just now had been disrespectful toward the Harbinger. If it made the Harbinger unhappy...
"Mm..."
Already nearsighted and distracted, she naturally didn't notice that the Bai Luo in front of her had suddenly stopped.
Caught off guard, she walked straight into Bai Luo's broad back. Fortunately, both of them were walking slowly. Otherwise, that would have hurt quite a bit.
There were two roads from Dawn Winery to Mondstadt.
One ran to the east, and the other to the north.
The eastern road was the safest. Even if monsters occasionally appeared, they were usually low-risk slimes.
But Bai Luo didn't choose the eastern road. He chose the northern one.
Compared to the eastern path, the northern road ran close to Wolvendom. Not only were hilichurls often seen there, but wolf packs also appeared from time to time.
The reason he chose this path was because Dawn Winery had opened a transport route here. There were many streetlamps along the road, which made it the most suitable path for Jianna, whose eyesight wasn't very good.
Not only that, but along the way there was also a large canyon called Drunkard Gorge.
Inside the canyon was a small marketplace.
Although monster attacks on humans had been occurring frequently for unknown reasons recently, it was still better than traveling through pitch-black wilderness.
However, what Bai Luo hadn't expected was that even before they reached Drunkard Gorge, something around them had already begun to feel wrong.
Mondstadt nights carried a bit of chill. With the leaves overhead, the starlight and moonlight flickered in and out of view. The only steady illumination came from the streetlamps along the road.
From the dark forest came occasional rustling sounds. The cold feeling creeping over the skin made it seem as if countless eyes were staring at him.
"Waa-woo!"
A dark figure, crackling with lightning, burst out from the forest.
Moving on all fours, his body light and swift, he skimmed close to the ground like a bolt of lightning and rushed toward Jianna.
Jianna: "???"
Jianna was completely caught off guard. Before she could react, the mysterious person had already scooped her up by the waist, carried her off, and vanished into the forest.
Within the pitch-black woods, aside from the round-framed glasses that had fallen to the ground, there were only several wolf howls… and Jianna's scream.
Bai Luo: "..."
What just happened?
Wasn't that kid aiming for him?
The reason he had stopped earlier was because he sensed the hostile gaze from the other party.
When the figure rushed out, he had assumed it was coming straight for him.
But he never expected that the guy would suddenly change direction halfway and snatch Jianna away instead.
Picking up Jianna's round glasses from the ground, Bai Luo followed the marks Jianna had left behind and stepped into the forest.
…
Carried over the shoulder, the only thing Jianna could do was try her best to steady herself so she wouldn't be thrown off.
Even though she had lost her glasses, she could tell from the heavy breathing around her and the occasional low growls that there were wolves all around.
She didn't know how much time had passed. When her eyes could once again see the moonlight in the sky, the person carrying her finally stopped.
"Don't worry. You… are safe."
The one who had abducted Jianna placed her beside a long-dead tree and finally spoke.
However, he clearly wasn't very used to speaking human language. His stiff tone made his voice sound somewhat awkward.
Yet it strangely carried a sense of reassurance.
"Who are you? Why did you capture me?"
Jianna couldn't see her surroundings clearly at this moment, but the occasional wolf howls told her that her situation wasn't very good. The only thing giving her a sense of security… was probably the lamp in her hand.
"That man… dangerous. You shouldn't go near him."
A wolf's sense of smell is very sharp, and the boy who had abducted Jianna was the same as a wolf.
He could understand the emotions carried by the wind and smell scents from afar.
But from that man dressed in black, he couldn't smell anything at all.
This method of completely concealing one's scent reminded him of a special kind of existence—the lone wolf.
Everyone knows wolves are pack animals.
A wolf that leaves the pack for various reasons must face life alone, hunt alone, and deal with everything alone.
Without the cooperation of companions, it cherishes its strength more and becomes far more patient.
At the same time, it becomes both cunning and ferocious.
But Jianna was different.
Even though her clothing resembled the Fatui Cicin Mages who wandered everywhere, she didn't carry that kind of danger.
The wind and the wolves' instincts told him that this girl was a kind person.
Just like… that red, very warm girl.
Yet such a kind person was walking together with someone so dangerous.
On top of that, he could smell fear from her.
The simple wolf child naturally assumed she had been taken hostage by that dangerous man.
Just like how his Lupical had saved him, after discussing it with the wolves, he chose to rescue this kind person.
"So that's how it is?"
In Jianna's eyes, the wolf child who wasn't very good at speaking human language was simply a dark shadow she could barely make out.
But the goodwill he conveyed was something she received completely.
Only when she learned from his broken explanations why he had taken her did she feel both amused and helpless.
"Actually, Lord Ausbilder isn't as bad as you imagine. He's just… um…"
Originally, Jianna wanted to say that the Ausbilder only looked dangerous. But thinking about it carefully, when he wasn't wearing his mask, he usually had a cheerful smile, and he didn't treat his subordinates like some Harbingers who resorted to beating or scolding.
He had even gotten her an entire barrel of grape juice just because she had glanced a little longer at someone else's cup.
The words she intended to say suddenly wouldn't come out.
A person who seemed so kind… was he really dangerous?
"Smell… doesn't lie."
The wolf child pointed to his nose and said firmly.
He didn't understand the complexities of human society, but he had a beast's primitive and straightforward way of judging the world.
"Mm…"
Looking at the stubborn wolf child in front of her, Jianna didn't know what to do.
Because kind-hearted as she was, she simply couldn't blame someone who sincerely wanted to help her.
Even if his good intentions had caused trouble.
"Oh? So it seems that in your mind, my evaluation isn't too bad after all?"
In the night, a faint blue glow flickered—one of the few things Jianna could clearly see.
Bai Luo had appeared behind her, reaching out to place a hand on her head.
Meanwhile, the wolf pack guarding the area, as well as the wolf boy standing before Jianna, all turned toward him with vigilance.
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