Chapter 12
What? Diluc has pledged allegiance to the Anemo Archon?

The newly arrived Noelle was immediately stunned.

The atmosphere was just too weird.

Plus, this strange man before her asked her to remove her armor as soon as they met.

He was actually quite nice!

At this moment, the Knights of Favonius were being lectured.

However, Noelle's intrusion completely interrupted everything.

To be honest, Jean was feeling a lot of pressure.

She felt like this Wind God's envoy was a bit intimidating.

To avoid Mo Li's anger towards Noelle.

Jean quickly stepped forward to help Noelle out of this situation.

"Noelle, this is the Wind God's envoy sent to Mondstadt by the Wind God!"

"Since the envoy has asked you to remove your armor, then do so!"

After saying this, Jean felt a little inappropriate and explained to Mo Li:

"Noelle isn't a formal Western Knight!"

"So she only knows the Knights of Favonius, not the envoy!"

"Please forgive her!"

Seeing the acting Grand Master Jean, Noelle was stunned.

But she didn't hesitate too much and immediately started to remove her heavy armor.

Mo Li had to admit that despite her young age, Noelle had great potential.

However, just when everyone was expecting something, Noelle, who was removing her armor in the sky, was suddenly blurred.

【Arataki Itto: Hey, you little rascal, trying to hog all the good stuff, huh?!】

【Jean: That's right, it seems like the sky screen still has some limits!】

【Furiosa: Mo Li is actually pretty nice! He even knows how to show consideration for his subordinates.】

【Tartaglia: So you guys already default to the Knights of Favonius being his subordinates?】

【Diluc: This is the Knights of Favonius, being played around by an outsider!】

【Noelle: How can they do this...】

【Paimon: That's so unfair! Is it because the weather is too hot? I'm too embarrassed to say it out loud.】

Mo Li didn't respond to them.

Traveler worked so hard, why can't she remove her armor?

And surprisingly, there were gradually voices in the sky screen that agreed with him.

A small group of people said, "This is what life is all about."

Mo Li was quite comfortable in the back.

He was admiring the removal of armor while also admiring the female knights.

But at this moment, in the abandoned ruins...

"Finally cleaned up!"

"I wonder what the Knights of Favonius are up to?"

Kaeya wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Although the Wind God's envoy's commanding tone was annoying.

If he didn't admit it, every judgment he made was correct.

Maybe he really had something...

And at this moment, Kaeya, who had just decided to go home, suddenly narrowed his eyes, as if sensing something.

"Who's there!"

It's safe to say that the Knights of Favonius' basic skills were still there.

But the next moment, the tense Kaeya relaxed, because he saw a familiar fiery red figure.

【Paimon: It really is Diluc! Everything was within Mo Li's expectations! Grrr, the Knights of Favonius and the "Mr. Diluc" are working for him?!】

【Arataki Itto: As the Wind God's envoy, commanding the people of Mondstadt to do work is actually within the reasonable scope, right?】

【Keqing: But this Wind God's envoy...】

【Zhongli: There's nothing wrong with this Wind God's envoy, his identity was approved by the Wind God. I think everyone shouldn't attack him from this direction, because he and the Wind God are both fulfilling their contracts with each other!】

【Liyue People: This young man is right! We don't know how you Mondstadt people do things, but we Liyue people value contracts! Since the Wind God gave him the title of Wind God's envoy, then Mo Li has the right to do this, otherwise, what do you want to do? Get something for nothing?】

【Mondstadt People: Of course we don't mean that! We are very friendly to the Traveler!】

【Aether: ...】

The blonde one was completely speechless at this point. I went to eat, and they didn't even give me a break, you call this friendly?

Why are the Mondstadt people so double-standard?!

"I didn't expect you to come!"

Looking at this familiar figure, Kaeya's eyes softened noticeably.

This made many people on the sky screen suspect that these two had some other kind of relationship.

Fortunately, Diluc didn't give him a good face, which resolved the misunderstanding.

"The Knights of Favonius are really inefficient!"

The "Mr. Diluc" still spoke so coolly, and fully expressed his position.

But Diluc on the sky screen was still a little unhappy. He hadn't done anything to provoke this Mo Li, yet this guy had somehow managed to manipulate him, even treating him as a subordinate without his consent.

Isn't this taking advantage of his sense of justice?

Kaeya seemed to want to say something~

But his pupils suddenly contracted, as if he thought of something terrifying?

You see, this Diluc of his is the one who hates the Knights of Favonius the most.

So it's impossible for him to help the Knights of Favonius with anything.

But now he's here.

Combined with what Mo Li said earlier.

"I've already sent people to the third ruin! Could it be..."

Kaeya's face was full of disbelief.

Based on the current situation, wouldn't that mean Diluc had already pledged allegiance to the Wind God's envoy?

And Diluc's actions today were all arranged by Mo Li.

Thinking of this, Kaeya was immediately terrified, because he knew how proud his big brother was!

Kaeya wanted to get some clarification, but Diluc was already gone.

【Diluc: I can't take it anymore! Is this idiot really going to overthink everything?】

【Kaeya: What can I do? Your appearance was just too coincidental!】

【Paimon: Has Diluc become Mo Li's henchman?】

【Furiosa: He's so lucky! Once this news gets back to the Knights of Favonius, it's going to be another round of pressure!】

【Yae Miko: I don't think this is a coincidence, it's all part of his plan. The pressure from both inside and outside can help him quickly gain control of the Knights of Favonius!】

【Diluc: Anyway, it just feels really uncomfortable to be used! This Mo Li won't last long!】

The "Mr. Diluc" was really unhappy right now.

But Mo Li didn't respond to him. At this moment, Mo Li was doing something even more important.

He was actually reviewing a case!

"There was an excellent cavalry captain named Diluc in the Knights of Favonius back then, right?"

Jean felt more and more pressure from Mo Li right now.

Because every word he said was right on point.

"That's true! Diluc was an outstanding knight!"

"Is that so? But he left the Knights of Favonius back then, as far as I know, there was a hidden story behind that, right?"

Mo Li flipped through the old records. At this moment, everyone in the Knights of Favonius held their breath.

Everyone had heard about what happened to Diluc back then.

Back then, to protect the Knights of Favonius' reputation, they covered up Diluc's father's heroic deeds.

Although the people involved back then were dealt with, for Jean, this was still a stain.

"It seems like the Knights of Favonius have become rotten to the core!"

"Such a brave knight! You buried him under your so-called false name!"

"To be honest, I'm very disappointed in you!"

Looking at the heartbroken Mo Li, everyone on the sky screen was a little surprised.

It seemed like this kid was really doing something real.

【Diluc: It's been so many years, does it even matter now? But then again, the position of Wind God's envoy seems to be quite necessary in Mondstadt!】