"Hmm!" Lumine, in her excitement, choked on the food she had just eaten.
"Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm..." Ying Mei kept clutching her throat. Seeing this, Su Xuan quickly handed her a cup of water.
Gulp gulp gulp~~~ "Ah..." Lumine let out a long breath. "I almost thought I was going to choke to death. Thank you, Su Xuan, the water came just in time."
Paimon looked at Lumine with a look of exasperation, "Lumine, eat slower. I'm not going to snatch it from you."
After her words fell, Paimon noticed the Diary Copy open beside Lumine's hand, and the contents instantly made Paimon's eyes widen.
"This..." Paimon looked at Su Xuan in utter horror.
Su Xuan shrugged his single shoulder, "That's how it is. Your brother was once made crown Prince in Khaenri'ah by the last king, Irmin."
"After the fall of Khaenri'ah, he blamed the Seven Archons who destroyed Khaenri'ah, so he wants to seek revenge on The Seven Nations."
"However, judging from your brother's military actions, I don't know what he's thinking."
"He doesn't use Dvalin, he doesn't use the various members of the Abyss Order; he only uses the Hilichurls, who have the lowest combat power and lowest intelligence."
"He didn't even make a ripple."
The turn of events far exceeded Lumine's imagination.
She didn't know how Aether became the crown Prince of Khaenri'ah, or why he would seek revenge on The Seven Nations due to Khaenri'ah's destruction.
Lumine only knew that once Su Xuan's content was made public, the Diary Copy Holders in Mondstadt would inevitably point their fingers at her, the sister.
Should she leave Mondstadt?
Lumine's heart suddenly struggled.
Aether wanted to wage war on Mondstadt; perhaps by staying in Mondstadt, she could see Aether.
But if she didn't leave, the Diary Copy Holders in Mondstadt would certainly not ignore her.
"No worries, only the Diary Copy Holders know about this matter. Of course, Lord Barbatos also knows about this matter."
"However, Barbatos's purpose in following you is indeed to trick you into helping him rescue Dvalin."
"He distinguishes you and Aether very clearly, and the Diary Copy Holders in Mondstadt will also not do anything to you because of your brother's affairs."
Lumine's eyes narrowed, and she asked nervously and vigilantly, "Are you sure?"
"Because I mentioned your past and your situation after waking up in the diary." Su Xuan calmly fiddled with the water glass in his hand. "The character of these Diary Copy Holders can withstand scrutiny; at least they are not the kind of people who unreasonably accuse others."
"Besides, Lord Barbatos even hopes to help Dvalin through your hands."
"How could they harm you because of your brother? At most, they might temporarily monitor your actions."
With no relatives in the world and her only blood relative becoming a remnant of Khaenri'ah,
Lumine realized that in this world, the only people she could currently trust, besides Paimon, were perhaps just the Diary Copy in her hand, which meant Su Xuan.
It took her a long time to recover her spirits.
Taking a deep breath, she said, "Since you are so certain, I choose to believe you."
"But I remember you're unwilling to help others casually. Why are you telling me Aether's whereabouts this time?"
"I'm only telling you; I haven't brought Aether to you, so it doesn't count as helping you," Su Xuan said indifferently.
However, seeing Lumine look at him with hopeful eyes, Su Xuan shook his head and said, "Even if you meet, it won't mean much."
"You won't be able to convince him."
"Instead of looking for him, what you should do most is to recover your strength and find a way to reintegrate into the life of this world."
Su Xuan pointed to the small house under the eaves at the corner of the city gate.
Katheryne, the AI robot invented by Snezhnaya, stood under the eaves as usual.
Due to the Dragon Scourge, the Adventurers' Guild's tasks have been much more numerous lately than before.
"That's the Adventurers' Guild. It can provide some tasks for foreign adventurers, and they can receive corresponding rewards upon completion."
Lumine and Paimon looked in the direction Su Xuan was pointing.
Lumine was very smart and immediately understood that Su Xuan was deliberately changing the subject and didn't want to continue talking about Aether with her.
Aether's situation was clearly not as simple as Lumine imagined.
Su Xuan not talking to her wasn't due to stinginess; it might truly be as he said, that even if the current Lumine met Aether, it wouldn't mean much, or even just add to her troubles.
Wandering around unfamiliar places on her own, finding information about Aether would be incredibly difficult.
For now, if she truly wanted to get information about Aether, there was no simpler way than to stay by Su Xuan's side. Perhaps if he was happy one day and let something slip, it would be more valuable than Lumine blindly running around.
After much thought, Lumine looked up and asked, "I remember your goal is to travel, right?"
"I have nothing to do anyway. Can I follow you? We can be travel companions."
"Of course, I can earn my own Mora. I just hope that before you leave Mondstadt, you'll let me know and take me with you on your journey. Is that okay?"