SFS Chapter 855 He was actually acting.
Chapter 855 He was actually acting.
Suddenly, all was silent.
Even Xu Ning was surprised that this guy, who had been drunk for days, would suddenly show up, and in front of so many people... You're not pretending anymore?
However, Wendy clearly still wanted to put on an act.
After all, this lazy guy had just finished speaking with his arm around Talia's shoulder when he saw his assistant priest's lips curl into an uncontrollable upward smile, and he knew that something bad was about to happen.
If a pink-haired boy shows this kind of smile, there's definitely some juicy gossip to come.
In the past, the two would drink and eat melons, enjoying themselves immensely. But today, they might be the ones eating the melons themselves.
Wendy quickly opened her drunken eyes and looked around. Good thing, she was surrounded by her own little ones!
However, the night owl, who usually had a sullen, cat-like face, already knew his true identity long ago during the "Wind Demon Dragon Incident".
When I moved into Chenyin Cave a few days ago, he even subtly asked me whether I was following Xu Ning because Xu Ning's identity was special or because I needed to monitor certain actions of Liyue.
Fortunately, he was clever and quick-witted, and managed to fool them by coming up with some righteous reasons such as "Xu Ning is a devout believer of the Wind God" and "I am traveling around the world to monitor the crisis on the continent".
But shouldn't you, Night Owl, be helping your Wind God resolve this predicament?
What's with that smug look on your face? Aren't you afraid that I, Lord Wind God, will do something inappropriate to conceal my identity? Believe me or not, I'll show you a backflip.
Just as Wendy was seriously considering whether a backflip could dispel their doubts about her identity, Talia spoke up.
The pink-clad boy turned halfway around, grinning mischievously, and suddenly reached out to hug Wendy's face, rubbing it vigorously.
"My dear, I miss you so much! You promised to treat me to drinks when we meet again, where's the drink?"
Wendy is definitely not the incarnation of Barbatos, the god of wind!
After all, our West Wind Church's deacon, Talia, who is so devout that she can hear divine pronouncements, would never dare to do such a thing to the Wind God!
However, this bard is far too audacious. Although everyone knows that he and Talia are drinking buddies, he dared to use the word "favor" when joking around. The abbot should really reprimand him severely.
Regardless, Talia's actions finally dispelled everyone's doubts about the bard.
Wendy slapped Talia's hand away. "Alright, alright, I said I'd treat you to drinks, and I definitely will. I'll take you to a great place where you can drink to your heart's content! Eh... eh?"
Wendy and Talia bounced around a couple of times on the spot, but they couldn't enter the Hidden Dust Cave. They looked at Xu Ning, who had a playful expression on his face, with a puzzled look.
"Wait here for me..."
Wendy let go of Talia's hand, pulled Xu Ning aside, and whispered, "Why are you closing the door and not letting me in? You're making me lose face in front of the children, aren't you?"
Xu Ning raised the gourd and slowly took a sip. "You're eating, drinking, and staying for free, and now you're even bringing your children in. Do you think my cave is your own home?"
Wendy waved her hand, "This isn't my home, it's everyone's home. Don't be so stingy, good things are more fun when shared..."
Xu Ning smiled at Wendy. "I'm not a petty person. It's just that seeing you here reminded me that you spend all your time eating, drinking, and having fun in my cave, but you haven't seemed to help me at all. How about we make a deal?"
Wendy seemed to only now remember to look around. "This...is Nata? Uh...what...do you want to discuss with me?"
"I'm giving you face by letting you take your little brats to the cave to eat, drink, and have fun. But after this is over, leave them here to help the Land of Wolu, and you will accompany me to see the God of Fire."
Wendy immediately started to have second thoughts, "What would I do... I can't beat her..."
Xu Ning sighed helplessly, "It didn't say it was for you to go fight with me, did it?"
"Given her temper, a fight would definitely break out if you went. I don't want to stand by and get caught in the crossfire, especially since I'm not exactly popular with her..."
"You stole her things too?"
Wendy was furious upon hearing this. "What do you mean, 'also'? Don't slander my reputation without cause!"
Xu Ning nodded, "Okay, I won't force you, but my good brother should be with her right now. If you can help me hold off my little brother at crucial moments, that will count as you helping me..."
Wendy exclaimed in alarm, "Isn't this still going to involve a fight? Think again, there must be a way to avoid confronting her, or we can deal with the Abyss beforehand, or we can sabotage her plans..."
After Wendy mentioned it, Xu Ning suddenly remembered what Amina, the leader of the Streamers, had said about the "awakening of the six heroes." It seemed that one more hero was still missing.
If I remember correctly, of the six tribes of Nata, five have now awakened their heroes. The only tribe that hasn't awakened is... the Flower Feather Clan, a wind-attribute tribe.
"Since I can think of that, is that guy in the Abyss...?"
Xu Ning pressed his finger on the virtual terminal hanging on his ear and asked a question.
"How is the Flower Feather Society doing now?"
The messenger from the Suspended Wood Man responded, "It's bad! I haven't been able to deliver the communicator to the Flower Feather Society's settlement yet. For some reason, a black gale has swept through this area, making it impossible to see the road. It seems that the hot air balloons that the Flower Feather Society relies on for relocation are not only unable to take off, but the Velvet Winged Dragons are also unable to assist them in the battle. If the Abyss is already attacking, then their situation will probably be very difficult."
"Heh, Abyss has really been busy all these years. He's been studying so hard that he can even grasp the key points now. But doing this might backfire."
Xu Ning pondered for a moment, then simply threw out more than a dozen cannons all at once, and then summoned two squads of Thousand Rock soldiers to come out carrying wine jars.
"You can decide how to handle these cannons yourselves. Give two jars of wine to the bard and his friend, and keep the rest safe. They'll be useful when we fight the Abyss. The Mondstadt folks can stay here and help out. As for me, I'll probably need to make a trip to the Flower Feather Society."
Xu Ning glanced at Wendy, said nothing more, casually summoned Tun Tun, sat on the whale's back, and directly shattered the space to enter.
After going out several times to confirm the direction, the last time they came out, they were already within the territory of the Flower Feather Society.
The situation is indeed not optimistic.
The black winds here are fierce and carry a heavy abyssal aura. Let alone an attack by abyssal demons, even without demons, if they were blown by this kind of gale filled with the heavy abyssal aura for dozens of days, I'm afraid that even the ordinary people in the Flower Feather Society without the Eye of God would not be able to escape unscathed.
"This should be Barbatos's home turf. I really shouldn't have let him stay and catch up with his old friends... Wait, that guy suddenly appeared so proactively. He must have found out about the situation here and deliberately jumped out... So, he was actually acting against me just now?"