"Excuse me, have you seen Miss Barbara?" Feng Yi stopped a patrolling Knight of Favonius and asked.
"Oh, it's the Honorary Knight! Miss Barbara just ran towards the city gate, she seemed quite upset..." The Knight of Favonius said, holding his spear. But before he finished speaking, Feng Yi left a word of thanks and disappeared.
Following the directions of the Knight of Favonius, Feng Yi finally found Barbara crying and feeling wronged at the base of the large tree outside Mondstadt City, in Windrise.
"Barbara, did someone bully you? Tell me, and I'll stand up for you!" Feng Yi crouched in front of Barbara and asked softly.
"Feng Yi, why... why are you here?" Barbara quickly wiped away her tears with her sleeve, not wanting Feng Yi to see her sadness.
"You ran out by yourself, and Jean was worried about your safety, so she sent me to check on you..."
"So, so you didn't come looking for me on your own!" Hearing Feng Yi's answer, a flicker of disappointment crossed Barbara's heart. She had thought Feng Yi had come looking for her out of concern. So it was just Jean asking him to come...
"Of course I came on my own. I asked many witnesses along the way to find you. By the way, you still haven't told me why you're sad?" Feng Yi sat on a root next to Barbara and said with a smile. He didn't realize Barbara's little thought, he just thought she was asking how he found her.
"I'm fine, I'm not sad!" Barbara wiped away her tears and forced a smile. What could she do if Feng Yi was taken away by her sister? Her sister was so capable, she was no match for her. But Barbara herself didn't believe her words, and Feng Yi could tell she was putting on a brave face. However, if Barbara didn't say it, Feng Yi couldn't pry it out of her.
"Alright, then let's skip this topic. You promised me before that you would make me a refreshing drink. Is that still on?" Feng Yi, in his helplessness, decided to change the subject and probe for information indirectly.
"I'm sorry, Feng Yi, I'm not in the mood to do that right now..." Barbara said apologetically. Barbara wasn't ready to face Feng Yi, who was about to become her brother-in-law.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm not in a hurry..." Before Feng Yi could finish speaking, he heard Barbara beside him exclaim.
Feng Yi turned around and saw that a Hydro Amulet had flown over at some point, creating a small whirlwind towards them.
"Feng Yi, what do we do? Let's run away..." The approaching whirlwind, the swirling wind field, caused a gale that made Barbara unable to open her eyes. Barbara tightly clutched Feng Yi's clothes and said fearfully, looking at the approaching Hydro Amulet, "Feng Yi, what do we do? Let's run away..."
"A mere nascent intelligence, no need to worry. Stand behind me, leave it to me to deal with it!" Feng Yi took out a golden bell and handed it to Barbara, helping her become immune to Hydro damage.
"Hydro Amulet, how dare you be so presumptuous! Since we've met, I shall cleanse this place of its turbulent ley lines on behalf of Barbatos!" Feng Yi knew that a Hydro Amulet was a highly concentrated form of Hydro elements that took shape after condensing. The formation of a Hydro Amulet meant that the elemental ley lines in this area were blocked and had accumulated to a certain extent. Hydro Amulets would unscrupulously wield the power of Hydro, sweeping away any creatures they saw around them. At this moment, the nascent intelligence of the Hydro Amulet did not realize the strength of its enemy, and it continued to manipulate the raging whirlwind, attacking Feng Yi's location. In its view, destruction was its purpose of existence.
"Cloud Retainer's Decree, Calming Wind Charm—Disperse!" Feng Yi's fingertip slowly condensed a talisman made of light dots. As Feng Yi flicked his finger, the talisman flew into the air and exploded. A shallow golden wave rippled out from Feng Yi. Wherever the golden light reached, the Hydro elements dissipated, turning into harmless free elemental energy and returning to heaven and earth. The ferocious whirlwind that was charging forward was no exception; it disintegrated from the inside out. By the time it reached Feng Yi, only a gentle breeze remained. This move he learned from Cloud Retainer's notes, its use was limited, but it was perfect for the current situation.
"Heavenly Overdrive!" Feng Yi activated the Star Talisman, and a tumbling, earthly star descended from the sky, slamming the Hydro Amulet into the dirt so hard it couldn't be dug out.
Seeing the Hydro Amulet dissipate into motes of light, Feng Yi took out Dvalin's dragon scale and dialed his 'phone.' The general message conveyed was: Inform your lazy master to come and do some real work, the elemental ley lines in Windrise are blocked.
"Alright, the trouble is resolved. We've been out for so long, we should head back, or Jean will worry!" Feng Yi said to Barbara, who was hiding behind the Statue of the Seven.
"Mm-hmm, okay!" Barbara returned the golden bell to Feng Yi. She had prayed to the Anemo Archon for Feng Yi while he was fighting, and Feng Yi had indeed won. Feng Yi: Actually, I mean, did I win because of my strength?
At the same time, Barbara poured out her confusion to the revered Anemo Archon, asking how to handle the situation between Feng Yi and her sister. The Anemo Archon seemed to tacitly agree, as if responding: Courageous pursuit is the most important thing! Barbatos, who was dozing somewhere: Huh? Did someone call me? Is it mealtime?
Barbara made up her mind. She would compete fairly with her sister for Feng Yi. Even though she had never won against her sister before, this time, for her lifelong happiness, she would not concede defeat!
"Feng Yi, what were you doing with my sister in her office earlier?" Barbara asked with a hint of shyness as they walked side by side on the path back to Mondstadt City.
"Jean has been working for a long time, and her lower back was sore, so I helped her with a massage to relieve it. Hmm? Why do you ask?" Feng Yi looked at Barbara in confusion. After the battle with the Hydro Amulet, he felt that Barbara seemed to have become much more cheerful. What happened in between? Feng Yi had no idea. Could it be that his handsome figure during the battle had inspired Barbara?
"So that's how it is... Feng Yi, maybe it's from doing so many prayer exercises for a long time, but my lower back also feels a bit sore. Could you possibly help me with a massage?" Barbara finally understood that what she had seen in the office earlier was a misunderstanding. Feng Yi and her sister weren't doing anything like that. Thinking about it this way, her sister's relationship with Feng Yi wasn't that far ahead of her, and she still had hope of catching up, even surpassing her. 'Then I'll start catching up from this massage!' Barbara thought to herself.
"If you need it, of course I can, but we'll need to find a quiet place where we won't be disturbed." Feng Yi thought about the accidental encounter with Barbara when he was massaging Jean today, and decided to avoid such trouble in the future.
"My father is setting off on an expedition with Grand Master Eula tomorrow, and no one will be home. Why don't you come to my house tomorrow..."