"Why do you know so many people?!" Dain looked up at Dvalin, who was filing his nails, and finally couldn't help but complain.
Leaving aside why Yu Jin was so familiar with Andrius and Dvalin, just Dvalin's act of filing his nails was enough to be full of complaints.
Why would a dragon need to file its nails? And the nail clippers Dvalin was using looked perfectly fitted, as if they were custom-made for a dragon.
Could it be that the East Wind Dragon specifically hires someone to customize his nail clippers?
Dain suspected he had been underground for too long, so long that many things on the surface were now incomprehensible to him.
"Because I really like making friends!" Yu Jin patted Dvalin's dragon claw, but the latter dodged it.
"Clipping my nails, don't touch me."
With a "click," fragments of dragon claw, each as big as a head, flew out, almost hitting Dain nearby.
"Friends..." Dain turned his head, dodging the flying "hidden weapon," and muttered a few words.
It seemed like the concept of friends hadn't appeared in his life for a long time.
"You're quite interesting," Dain said, crossing his arms, to Yu Jin, as if with emotion.
He had met many people, but under the curse of Changsheng, these people had become blurry shadows, leaving nothing but memories.
But as for Yu Jin, Dain was sure that no matter how much time passed, his figure would not fade much in his mind.
"I think you all are more interesting," Yu Jin said, looking around as if in admiration.
"Never mind what's interesting or not, it seems we didn't see an Abyss Herald again this time," Paimon said, shrugging her shoulders as she looked at Dain.
There was even a hint of regret in her tone.
"Hmph, not having to look directly at such a twisted thing shouldn't be called 'regret,' should it?"
"Besides, I believe you will definitely have dealings with them in the future."
Dain snorted coldly. Just looking at an Abyss Herald was enough to make one uncomfortable.
If he could help it, Dain didn't want to have too much contact with them.
"Oh, right, it really seems that way," Paimon said with a look of sudden realization, then she turned to Lumine and said,
"Since they're powerful monsters, let's just walk around them if we meet them in the future!"
"Haha, if the dangers of travel could be avoided by walking around them, that would be wonderful," Dain chuckled a few times upon hearing Paimon's words.
Some things, no matter how much you try to avoid them, you can't. He felt this deeply.
"Actually, walking around them is fine. Once you're strong enough, you can let your former 'troubles' know what real trouble is!"
Yu Jin looked very experienced, as he had always been this way in the past. Encounter trouble and can't beat it? Run first! Once he got stronger, he would make the "trouble" suffer!
"Yu Jin, have you traveled too?" Paimon asked curiously. Could it be that Yu Jin had also embarked on a journey?
"Uh..., never mind, I won't speak, you two talk." Yu Jin thought for a moment and decided that his past experiences probably couldn't be called traveling.
Could a journey of constant fighting and killing be called travel?
Seeing this, Lumine no longer paid attention to Yu Jin. She had originally wanted to ask Yu Jin for some travel tips, but seeing how he was, she decided against it.
"If getting stronger were that easy, that would be great. It's best to solve things on the journey during the journey itself," Dain said, extending his arm covered by dark leather gauntlets and shaking his head.
To become stronger in Teyvat, there were three paths: obtaining a Vision, extraordinary Talents, and seeking external power.
As for what external power was... anything could be, remnants of a god, divine authority, even the madness of the Abyss... as long as one could control it.
Dain himself was naturally cut off from the first path; as for the second path, when his body fell under the curse, his former human Talents were also destroyed.
So he sought external power.
This power was the Abyss that Dain had always warned Lumine not to touch. Thinking of this, Dain found it rather amusing again.
He himself was already half-buried in the Abyss and the curse, yet he still had to warn others not to enter.
"Dain, you seem very experienced with traveling? Can you tell me about your past experiences?" Seeing Dain speak so eloquently, Lumine couldn't help but become curious about his past.
She had hinted several times on the road, but Dain had been very secretive about it, not even willing to say a single word.
But this concerned news of her brother, so Lumine didn't care so much and asked directly.
Dain fell silent. After a long while, he finally said, "It's just that I once had these experiences with 'him.' As for my past, you will understand later."
"Haven't you thought about resting for a while? You look very tired." Lumine saw that Dain didn't want to talk and knew that pressing him further would be fruitless.
She looked at the pensive Dain and felt that he resembled an old man who had weathered many storms.
"Rest for a while, a good suggestion. Once I've done what needs to be done, I'll go home and rest."
Dain emerged from his memories, a rare hint of gentleness on his face.
"Home..." Paimon also lowered her head in thought, muttering, "Once you find your family, Lumine, let's also settle down and make a home!"
"Wanmin Restaurant in Liyue is good, and Fisherman's Toast in Mondstadt is also delicious... It's so hard to choose." The journey hadn't even ended, and Paimon was already thinking about where to settle down.
"Why not follow my example and buy a house in every place. Now I have houses in Liyue and Mondstadt, next I'll try to buy one in every other nation."
Yu Jin offered his suggestion.
But unfortunately, Lumine's financial situation didn't allow it.
"No, Paimon alone spends 300,000 Mora on food a month, plus some other expenses, so I save money very slowly."
Saying this, Lumine grabbed Paimon and kneaded her vigorously.
"Such a good guide like me, only 300,000 Mora a month, it's an absolute steal!" Paimon argued from Lumine's embrace.
"This is the first time I've seen a useless guide." After rubbing Paimon's face, Lumine released her.
300,000 for a hand warmer, not bad.
"Anywhere is fine, as long as it's not here," Dvalin said, blowing a breath after finishing his nail clipping.
"Nobody would build a house in a place like this except you, alright," Paimon said, hands on her hips, a look of disdain on her face.
Stormterror's Lair was not a place for humans to stay, and it was fortunate that Dvalin was a dragon so he could live here comfortably.
Lumine also looked in agreement, and just as she was about to say something, a strong, unceasing tremor suddenly arose in her heart.
The aura was very familiar, making it impossible for Lumine to ignore.
She widened her eyes and quickly looked up at a cliff, but besides sparse grass and grayish-blue rocks, there was nothing there.
"What's wrong?!" Paimon was the first to notice Lumine's abnormality and immediately asked anxiously.
"There's a familiar aura there." Lumine's voice held some excitement.
"Since it's a familiar aura, let's go check it out."
Dain followed the direction of Lumine's gaze, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
He pointed to the wind current in front of the cliff and said, "Coincidentally, I have a deep impression of that place and know the way."
"Are you forgetting something?" Just as Dain and the others were rushing to move forward, Yu Jin stopped them.
"Dvalin."
"Here~"
Dvalin looked reluctant, but he still lowered his body.
"Get on, hold tight. I'm not responsible if you fall."
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