After Venti regained consciousness, Makoto explained the situation to him.
Venti stretched, then nodded and said, "Understood, Mr. Faxun wants me to accompany you to the top of the snowy mountain to find something called spiritwind luminescence marrow."
"However, that snowy mountain place is really too cold. Even thinking about it now makes me instinctively shrink my neck... What I mean is, you'll have to pay more."
"Hehe, Mr. Faxun just needs to send me two bottles of Apple wine later, no problem, right?"
Watching Venti's eyes light up at the mention of wine, Makoto helplessly rubbed his forehead.
How could this guy be a Wind God? He was clearly a complete alcoholic.
Makoto nodded, "Deal, let's set off now."
Seeing that he had managed to get two more bottles of wine, Venti smiled happily.
Immediately after, he looked up at the distant snowy mountain.
Flying from Liyue seemed a bit far.
Venti, who was used to slacking off, couldn't do such tiring work.
Venti stood atop a high mountain in Liyue and took out his lyre.
He gently plucked the strings, and a melodious, lingering tune spread through all of Liyue, extending to Mondstadt.
Following this, a rumbling sound came from the sky, like thunder, but if one listened closely, it was a dragon's roar.
A giant dragon pierced through the clouds and rapidly flew towards Venti's location.
The dragon was predominantly blue, and when its dragon wings spread, fierce gales howled incessantly, casting all of Mondstadt under a dark shadow.
The sudden strong wind almost made Qiqi lose her footing. She used one hand to protect the talisman on her forehead and the other to tightly hug Makoto's leg.
"Qiqi... is going to be blown away..."
Seeing this, Makoto immediately picked Qiqi up.
He recognized at a glance that the giant dragon in the sky was Dvalin, the familiar of Wind God Barbatos.
This giant dragon was a BOSS in the early stages of the game, and Makoto remembered it vividly.
Now, Dvalin flapped its dragon wings, hovering in the air.
Its body emitted a faint glow, making it particularly noticeable at night.
Dvalin's gaze turned to Venti, and a low sound rumbled in its throat: "Barbatos, I heard your summons."
"What do you wish for me to do?"
Venti let out an 'ehe,' pointed at the distant snowy mountain, and said, "Dvalin, take us to the snowy mountain."
Dvalin paused, then said indignantly, "Barbatos, you called me here late at night just to take you to the snowy mountain?"
"With your power, flying to the snowy mountain is no problem at all, yet you insist on this unnecessary action."
"Do something useful, Barbatos!"
Dvalin's tone conveyed dissatisfaction and helplessness.
But despite its complaints, it obediently lay down, carrying Venti and Makoto.
In just a moment, Dvalin flapped its dragon wings again, its massive yet nimble body swiftly ascended, carrying the three straight into the clouds and disappearing from sight.
Sitting on the dragon's back, Qiqi was constantly shrinking into Makoto's embrace.
Only by doing so did she feel a little more at ease.
At the same time, Qiqi looked at the scenery below with a bewildered expression.
This was her first time flying so high.
All the buildings in Liyue now looked like ants, and the patrolling Millelith were as small as black dots.
How high was this? If she fell, it would be terrible.
Thinking of this, Qiqi lowered her head and snuggled further into Makoto's arms.
She mumbled, "Qiqi... not scared, not scared..."
Seeing Little One like this, Makoto couldn't help but smile.
He reached out and ruffled Qiqi's head, then softly said, "Don't worry, Little One, I definitely won't let you fall."
Little One nodded vigorously, blinking her big eyes, and said in a soft, childlike voice, "With Makoto here... Qiqi feels very safe."
As for Venti,
He didn't worry about falling at all.
He lay sprawled out on Dvalin's back, sleeping soundly.
...
Soon, Dvalin delivered the three to the summit of the snowy mountain.
After the three landed safely, Dvalin gave Venti a resentful look, then flew back into the clouds and disappeared.
Makoto surveyed the surroundings of the snowy mountain.
There was only one color here, white, and the biting cold wind howled.
Heavy goose feather snow fell continuously from the sky, and not a single living creature could be seen within a hundred miles.
An ordinary person truly couldn't reach the top of the snowy mountain.
But fortunately, the three of them were not ordinary people.
Qiqi's constitution was special; she didn't feel the cold.
For her, the snowy mountain was no different from Liyue.
In fact, Little One even preferred this cold environment.
Upon seeing the heavy snow, Little One's eyes showed delight.
As for Makoto, after obtaining the Gnosis, his body had also undergone many changes.
For example, standing on the snowy mountain now, he didn't feel any cold discomfort.
As for Venti,
That guy was the Wind God; his identity included the word 'God,' so he was naturally not an ordinary person.
Presumably, for him, adapting to the cold on the snowy mountain shouldn't be a problem either.
However, Venti was currently hugging his arms, constantly stomping his feet and exhaling into his hands.
He looked like he was shivering from the cold.
"Achoo! It's even colder here than I imagined!"
"Mr. Faxun, let's quickly find that spiritwind luminescence marrow you mentioned, and then hurry back."
"No, it's really too cold. I can't stand being in a place like the snowy mountain for even a moment."
Makoto's expression was a bit complex.
Was this guy Barbatos really one of the Seven Archons?
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