Night fell over Mondstadt.
After dinner, Lumine and Paimon returned to their booked hotel earlier.
The two, having traveled all day, planned to get a good night's rest and, after recharging, go to the Adventurers' Guild earlier tomorrow to take on quests and earn money.
As for Lord Barbatos's plea for help, with his authority as the Anemo Archon, finding them wouldn't be difficult, but whether or not to help would ultimately depend on whether Lord Barbatos's attitude could satisfy Lumine.
After bidding farewell to Lumine and Paimon, Su Xuan returned to Lisa's laboratory.
As he entered, a fresh scent, different from before, wafted towards him.
Before Su Xuan could react, two beautiful figures quickly appeared before him.
Upon seeing Su Xuan, Jean's breath hitched.
The real Su Xuan was even more handsome and well-built than in the photos and on the screen.
He perfectly fit the image of the male protagonist in the romance novels she had imagined.
"Su Xuan, this is the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean Gunnhildr."
Although Lisa knew they all understood each other, to ease the atmosphere, Lisa still went through the motions of introducing them.
"Jean, this is the man I mentioned to you earlier today, my man, Su Xuan."
Upon hearing Lisa introduce Su Xuan in this manner, Jean's face instantly turned crimson.
Seeing this, Su Xuan roughly understood what had happened at the Knights of Favonius library earlier today.
Just as he had thought, after Lisa confirmed her hypothesis, she must have "coerced and enticed" Jean into agreement.
Of course, Su Xuan knew that Lisa's actions were actually for the benefit of Mondstadt, but Su Xuan didn't dislike her behavior.
On the contrary, with Lisa's assistance, Su Xuan could save a lot of effort.
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Acting Grand Master Jean." Su Xuan feigned formality and gave Jean a slight nod.
Jean was slightly stunned.
She truly hadn't expected a man who could effortlessly defeat a god to maintain such a humble attitude when speaking to her.
This action left her flustered, unsure how to respond.
She could only cast a pleading glance at Lisa beside her.
Seeing this, Lisa smiled, "Acting Grand Master Jean is here today, hoping to enlist your strength to help her out."
"Currently, Mondstadt not only faces Dvalin, who is controlled by the Abyss Order, but also needs to rebuild, and is dealing with diplomatic pressure from the Fatui."
Lisa paused here, her smile fading, and said with a serious expression, "And also, the matter you brought up about the Abyss Order preparing to march on Mondstadt."
In fact, before heading to the abandoned Four Winds Temple yesterday, Jean and Lisa had heard about this from Outrider Amber.
According to Amber's investigation, many Hilichurl tribes had indeed appeared around Mondstadt recently.
Normally, Hilichurls would not build tribes so close to the city.
This was very unusual, but due to the Dragon Scourge, no one had carefully analyzed this abnormal behavior of the Hilichurls.
It wasn't until today, when Su Xuan mentioned that the Abyss Order was going to wage war on Mondstadt.
Only then did Jean and Lisa realize that the unusual activity of the surrounding Hilichurls was preparation for the Abyss Order's war.
"So, Acting Grand Master Jean, you're under excessive pressure and want to borrow my strength to overcome this difficulty?" Su Xuan said slowly.
"Yes." Jean mustered her courage, though her words still stumbled a bit, "Lisa has made everything very clear to me."
"I've made up my mind."
"As long as you can help me this one time, I'm willing to do anything."
"But..." Su Xuan's tone changed.
Jean's heart leaped into her throat.
Didn't Lisa say that the Diary Copy Holders were already people Su Xuan had marked as interesting to him?
Seeing Su Xuan's hesitant expression, she felt as if he wouldn't help even if she was willing to do anything.
Jean suddenly felt a little lost.
"But you have too many problems in Mondstadt. Which one do you want me to help with?"
"The Fatui's diplomatic pressure? The reconstruction of Mondstadt? Dvalin's Abyss corruption? Or helping you defend against the Hilichurl siege?"
Su Xuan sat down on the sofa, poured himself a cup of tea, and then filled Jean and Lisa's teacups.
Hearing Su Xuan's question, Jean's tense emotions finally eased.
As long as Su Xuan didn't outright refuse her, there was still a chance.
Of course, on the way to Lisa's house to meet Su Xuan, Jean had already made up her mind.
The Fatui's diplomatic pressure was a national issue between Mondstadt and Snezhnaya, and Su Xuan's intervention was not needed for such matters.
The reconstruction of Mondstadt could be slowly recovered by Mondstadt itself, as long as they had hands and feet.
Defending against the Abyss Order's Hilichurl invasion?
Su Xuan had already given the answer in his diary: the Abyss Order's attack this time would not cause much harm to Mondstadt.
What Jean sought from Su Xuan was the same as Barbatos's purpose in appearing.
To help Dvalin break free from the Abyss corrosion and save Dvalin's life.
"I hope you can help Dvalin." Jean requested sincerely.
[Collection of Ladies: Mondstadt Knight's Soul.]
[Jean Gunnhildr.jpg]
[With Mondstadt surrounded by enemies, Acting Grand Master Jean came directly to me, hoping I would lend a hand.]
[Among Mondstadt's many troubles, she chose to ask me to help Mondstadt's Dvalin.]
[Acting Grand Master Jean is still very smart; as long as Dvalin can be rescued and become one of Mondstadt's Four Winds again.]
[Mondstadt's other threats will fall apart on their own.]
[But I'm curious, why doesn't she wait for Ying Mei?]
[Perhaps Barbatos could persuade Ying Mei?]
After observing Su Xuan's diary.
Jean and Lisa looked at each other awkwardly.
You've already openly stated that Barbatos is fooling the blonde lady, so how can we still have the face to ask the blonde lady for help?
"Because we can't face her. Given that Lumine already knows she was fooled by the Anemo God, we don't have the face to expect her to help us."
"Of course, the most crucial factor is time; one day later, Dvalin's life will be severely diminished by another day."
"And with Mondstadt currently in crisis, resolving Dvalin's crisis as soon as possible would undoubtedly be the greatest help to Mondstadt."
"So, you see..."
Su Xuan nodded slightly, his gaze falling on Lisa. After their eyes met for two seconds, Su Xuan stood up and walked into the room.