Chapter 78 - 77: Heartfelt Gratitude

In the pitch-black night, an ice-blue figure jumped down from the roof of the Fatui Goth Grand Hotel and stretched out his hand to push open the window. Unexpectedly, after opening the window, he was greeted by countless ice crystals. "I got you, criminal." Kaeya stood in front of the window, looking at the ice-blue figure that was almost frozen, and shouted in a slightly exaggerated manner. At the same time, the Fatui guards and Knights who had been lying in ambush nearby also showed up, intending to surround the guy known as the "Hero of the Dark Night". "snort!" Secretly despising Kaeya's acting skills, Diluk stretched out his hand and waved. The pitch-black chains instantly wrapped around several members of the Fatui, tearing a hole in their encirclement. And under Kaeya's attack, Diluk successfully broke out of the siege through this gap. "Chase them all!" Before Kaeya could say anything, Anastasia, the Fatui Diplomat with the highest authority in Mondstadt next to him, had already given the order for her men to chase after him. Kaeya smiled secretly after seeing this scene. This was exactly the effect they wanted. Because only Kaeya knew the identity of the Dark Night Hero and the other members of the Knights were not aware, so these guys did their best. So even Anastasia didn't see the flaw. However, no matter how hard they tried, how could they succeed in encircling the enemy with Kaeya as the traitor? "Swoosh—" The dagger with the wire stabbed into the windmill, and the thin wire was instantly pulled tight, blocking Diluk's escape path. If Diluk continued to move forward, he would probably be cut into two pieces by the steel wire. "Hua La La—" The chain of black flames appeared again, but this time it did not attack, but instead wrapped around the chimney at the back. With the help of the chain, Diluk dodged the interception of the steel wire somewhat awkwardly, and he himself fell to the ground. Even though he had been given warning in advance, the sudden appearance of the wire still scared him to death. Before he could get up, a bottle of medicine was poured on him. Diluk, who was doused with the potion, had a ferocious expression on his face. With a low growl of pain, he gradually shrank and grew hair. Eventually it turned into a fiery red cat. The Fatui nearby rushed over and pinned the cat to the ground. But they underestimated the cat's strength, and his claws left several bloody marks on his face. "Teach...Master Instructor." After Anastasia caught up, she lowered her head in shame. Because before the plan started, Bai Luo had already offered to help, but she felt that with so many people around, they would not let the prisoner escape. But she didn't expect that it was still Bai Luo who solved the problem in the end. "The effect of the potion will last for three days. Send the person back as soon as possible." After retracting his dagger, Bai Luo picked up the cat on the ground and stroked it a few times, then handed the cat to the Fatui next to him and left without even looking at her. He acted as if he was very disappointed in his men. "yes!" Anastasia was startled and immediately bowed. If we bring back the prisoner who killed the diplomats and missionaries, we should be able to make up for the losses in Mondstadt this time, right? In fact, Anastasia knew very well why Bai Luo was angry. The Ludi Harpastum festival has ended, but the monsters lurking in the outside world have not made any movement. Although the Knights sent people to clear out the monsters, their so-called clearing out would not be able to stop monsters of this level. Later, according to their investigation, it turned out that the deceased Krober accepted bribes from the Mondstadt leaders and leaked this great plan to the Mondstadt authorities. This also made the [Instructor] very disappointed with their subordinates. Fortunately for Krober, he died at the hands of this dark night hero. But their loyal subordinates have suffered bad luck. During this period, countless people have been cursing this damn Krober. ... Jean came back earlier than originally scheduled, mainly because she learned that another missionary was killed after the diplomat, and she was a little overwhelmed. The Grand Master had recently handed over all matters to her, and she handed them over to Kaeya. Even though she trusted Kaeya very much, she was afraid that Kaeya would not be able to handle these things, so after leaving some people behind, she rushed back with some elite troops. What she didn't expect was that when she came back, she found that everything was over. The Fatui's prison van carrying prisoner just passed by her, but she didn't quite understand why these Fatui wanted to transport a kitten. Are they crazy? Perhaps because she was afraid that Jean would worry, Lisa did not reveal that the cat was actually Diluk. However, Lisa, who knew the properties of this potion, also knew that the potion would not last for three days as Bai Luo said. It would basically become ineffective by noon. By then, Diluk will have successfully escaped and returned. At noon... the Mondstadt Knights had basically completed the handover with the people of Snezhnaya. If the murderer ran away again, it would have nothing to do with them, and it would then be the Snezhnaya people's own fault. At the same time, a carriage left Mondstadt in another direction. When Collei woke up from her sleep, what she saw upon opening her eyes was not the familiar figure of Bai Luo, nor the ceiling of the Goth Grand Hotel, but a dazed boy - Cyno. Even though she has let go of the past, her vigilant character has not changed over the years. She subconsciously wanted to take out the fruit knife, but found that the fruit knife had disappeared. "Woke up?" Looking at Collei who sat up, Cyno sighed. It was true that Bai Luo threatened him, but through Lisa, he also knew how miserable this child's life was. He couldn't vent his anger at Bai Luo on Collei. "What about him?" Looking outside the carriage, although we were still within the borders of Mondstadt, we were obviously very far away from Mondstadt. "He asked me to take you to Sumeru and give this to you." Taking out a box from his side, Cyno handed it to Collei. After being stunned for a few seconds, Collei took the box silently. After opening the box, there were two brand new daggers and some replacement wires inside. Bai Luo also considerately tied a slightly crooked bow on the dagger. This dagger is exactly the same as the one in Bai Luo's hand, but it is smaller in size. It can fit Collei perfectly and allow her to use it for a long time. The handle is also engraved with the logo of Wagner's blacksmith shop. It turned out that the stones she carried back from the wild were ores used to make weapons for her. No wonder he said she would thank him. She took out the dagger, and the feeling of perfect fit appeared again, just like... Her body trembled, and Collei remembered something. When she was in Sumeru, in order to learn the assassination techniques left to her by a mysterious man, she once asked an old man to teach her how to read. But she had studied for a long time, but there was one word in the assassination technique left by the mysterious man that she could never understand. When the old man was dying, she cautiously revealed the secret in her hand, hoping that the other party could clear up her doubts. After seeing the assassination skills in her hands, the old man once said something. "This person's handwriting is so ugly, and his drawings are so weird. Don't practice blindly, little guy. And... the last symbol doesn't look like some kind of text, it looks more like some kind of illustration." "illustration?" "Looking at the shape, it should be... a weapon, right? Obviously the characters are too crooked, and the person must have left in a hurry, so there was no more space to put the illustration, so it was drawn in a place that is easy to be misunderstood." The slightly abstract symbol gradually overlapped with the dagger in her hand. That's right! The person who saved me and left me with the ability to protect myself was him! Bai Luo! Some people, it feels like you have known them for a long time just when you meet them for the first time. She originally thought that she had a crush on Bai Luo simply because she had been lonely for a long time and finally found a companion who was willing to accept her. Now it seems... The so-called first meeting turned out to be a long time no see. Thank you, teacher. ______________________________________ Hello my dear readers, I noticed that I am not getting power stones. Common guys, power stones motivate us authors to regularly dish out updates. It's our battery. I NEED THOSE POWER STONES RIGHT NOW!!!! For every 100 power stones, their will be a bonus chapter. If you want to read chapters in advance, be able to see the images that webnovel does not want you to see and support me here I leave you my patreon. Their are 8+ advance chapters available on P@treon. [email protected]/AnimeDarcx