On the trail halfway up the Longji Snow Mountain, a pretty blond girl was hugging her shoulders and complaining helplessly about the emergency food beside her.
"It's time to find a fire to keep warm and rest."
Ying said softly and stretched out his hand to say hello: "Stop complaining, little Paimon, and keep walking. If Famas is hungry..."
Along the way, Paimon asked Famas to light a fire whenever he encountered one, and then sat down to rest, walking and stopping. The three of them hadn't even reached the halfway point up the mountain.
It's not a big deal. What's rare is that Famas didn't dislike Paimon's progress and followed the two of them silently.
Relying on the extinguished bonfire on the roadside and the heating facilities installed by someone on the road, the three of them reluctantly reached a ridge.
The heavy snow was falling, and Famas could feel that the earth veins in Longji Snow Mountain were completely different from Mondstadt. Although they were blocked by a huge force, there was still a strange force that was constantly impacting the blocked earth veins. p>
"I kind of miss the honey-sauce carrot pancakes at The Deer Hunter..."
Before she finished speaking, a golden light flashed in Paimon's eyes. She grabbed the corner of Ying's clothes and shouted excitedly: "Ying! There seems to be a fire in front!"
Hearing Paimon's words, Ying turned her head and glanced at Famas. Seeing that he had no reaction, she couldn't help but speed up her steps. She was pulled by Paimon and rushed to the fire.
"Quick... Fire Girl... Famas, light the fire!"
Paimon stood by the fire, directing Famas to light the fire.
Flames flew out from the fingertips of the boy in red, igniting the unburnt firewood on the ground.
"Wow... so comfortable."
There were burning flames outside, and Paimeng huddled in Ying's arms, with a warm and soft feeling surrounding her.
"Hey, Ying, who do you think left these fires here?"
"Perhaps they were adventurers who arrived here earlier than us."
Ying sat by the fire, and next to her stood Famas, who was looking up at the top of the snow-capped mountains.
After entering the snow-capped mountains, Famas seemed particularly silent.
"So hungry..."
Paimon, who was huddled in Ying's arms, stretched and touched his growling stomach.
"I also have potato pancakes here, Paimon, just make do with them."
Hearing the growl of Paimeng's stomach in her arms, Ying took out two fully packaged Mondstadt potato pancakes, handed one to Paimon, and then called to Famas who was standing aside.
"Famas... I also have potato pancakes here, do you want to eat them?"
"I'm not too hungry."
Famas looked at the fire in front of him and replied calmly.
"Ya!"
Not long after, a strange cry came from behind the three of them, breaking the short and comfortable tranquility.
Ying turned around warily, and the dagger appeared directly in her right hand.
"We've all gone to a place like this, why can't we get rid of these Qiuqiu people!"
"Be careful! They are coming!"
Paimon looked at several blue-haired Chuqiu people holding ice shields and shouted nervously.
"Boom!"
There was a burst of flames, and the spear was carrying blazing flames, directly evaporating the thick snow on the ground, and then flew towards several Ice Shield Qiuqiu people.
In just an instant, the Qiuqiu people who had just shouted were broken into little stars and disappeared into the air.
"So strong..."
Paimon turned his head and stared at Famas who had put away his spear. The clothes and hair of the boy in red were flying in the snow with the flames, and one after another elemental chains formed by the fire element slowly rotated around him.
"Stop lamenting, Paimon, we should have found Albedo."
After enjoying Paimon's admiring look for a while, Famas shook his head and pointed the tip of his spear at a large piece of ice that had just been melted by his attack.
Beside the path in the valley below the ice, a young man with blue eyes and wolf-tail hair was holding a dead flower stalk, standing behind a group of Qiuqiu people, using a makeshift drawing board to lightly draw
Lightly outlines something.
"What is the truth of the world?"
Under his nimble fingertips, flower buds bloomed in the ashes, and new shoots emerged from the dead branches.
The young man stared silently at the growth and death of flowers. The biting mountain wind blew his chalky hair, and cold snowflakes clung to his forehead.
He couldn't tell how long it had been since he left the workshop and came to the snow-capped mountains to do research. Every time he came back from the tedious experiments and deep thoughts and looked at the distant silhouette of Mondstadt in the ice and snow, he would suddenly wake up and come to his senses again.
How can he be popular and called a genius, but in the end he is still incompatible with this city-state and even this world?
Abedo quickly described the shapes of the people in front of him, and his heart was calm.
"Is that Albedo? Why would he stay in a place like this?"
Paimon and Ying huddled in the gap between the melting ice, quietly looking in the direction of Albedo.
"I heard that Abedo likes painting very much. It's not surprising to sketch anywhere. The view here is very good and the scenery is also good."
Famas held a spear with the tip of the spear pointed downward, looking at the boy on the trail.
Abedo has a familiar smell on his body, like a friend from many years ago.
Famas suddenly had a prank on his mind.
"But...did he notice these Qiuqiu people? Will he be suddenly attacked?"
Paimon looked worriedly at Albedo, who was very close to the Qiuqiu people.
"So, we should help him!"
After hearing Paimon's words, Famas waved his spear and shot through the blocking ice. He jumped up high and stabbed the Qiuqiu man who was being sketched on the path.
"It depends on whether I prick you or not!"
An explosion that resounded through the snowy mountains burst out in front of Abedo. The flames, gravel and snow caused by the attack were ejected in the direction of Abedo. Abedo, who was caught off guard, was hit with a small stone in the face.
I wanted to pick up the drawing board to resist, but reluctantly put it down, and picked up a large pile of snow with my face.
"Hahahahaha..."
Famas laughed at the frightened Albedo. At this moment, the chalky boy also reacted, clenched his fists, wiped off the snow on his face, and slowly said the words with deep chill in the calmest tone: "
It's...who!"
Ying and Paimon hurriedly jumped down from the cliff and ran to Albedo anxiously.
"No...I'm sorry, we are here to find you..."
Ying clumsily explained to Albedo, but looking at the drawing board covered with snow and the drawings blown away by the strong wind, he suddenly started to hesitate again.
"Very good...come to me...and destroy my painting."
Staring at the blond girl in front of him, although he felt familiar, his eyes became colder and colder, and the rock elements began to condense in his hands.
"We were introduced here by Sugar."
At the critical moment, Famas who got into trouble finally walked out of the heavy snow, took back his spear, and smiled openly at the son of the chalk.
"Sugar?"
Abedo looked warily at the red-eyed man who suddenly appeared.
When the snow cleared, Abedo was startled when he saw Famas dressed clearly. His pupils suddenly dilated, and his expression changed from vigilance to surprise, and then his face was full of shock, as if he had seen the most incredible thing.