Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 164 Listen to Me—Let's explore the areas ahead later!

Courtney looked at the gentle face in her eyes and asked in confusion, "Bloodstains? Is that...bloodstains on his face?"

Upon hearing this description, Wendy's expression turned serious.

Seeing that something was amiss, Paimon quickly changed the subject.

"Ah... perhaps the traveler is mistaken. Don't worry about it..."

Ying and Paimon discussed it quietly, and after a while, they decided to stop dwelling on it.

Paimon glanced briefly at Courteney and changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, let's go find the next person's fantasy friend. Courteney, do you want to come along?"

"Yes, I want it!"

"Okay... let me think... that little guy on the bridge outside the city!"

The little boy who feeds pigeons on the Mondstadt Bridge every day is named Timmy.

He is also the culprit who will make it difficult for Ying to swallow sweet flower-stuffed chicken for some time to come.

It's not because it tastes bad, but every time I eat Sweet Flower Stuffed Chicken, I think of his face, and the meat in front of me suddenly doesn't taste good.

Once on the bridge, Ying put on the detector and looked at Timmy.

Beside Timmy appeared a ruins guard, who was five times the size of Timmy.

After telling this story, Paimon was shocked.

"W-What! This child's fantasy friend is actually a Ruins Guardian?!"

Wendy, hands on her hips, said nonchalantly, "Oh? That's quite unexpected."

Ying rubbed her eyes in shock and started to complain.

"Is this what a giant of the soul is like?"

Paimon imagined the figure of the ruins guardian in his mind, and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

"Nya... How scary! Will I get attacked...?"

Wendy looked at the timid little Paimon and chuckled a few times.

"Haha, are we going to give up on communicating with Timmy?"

Looking at Paimon, who was hiding and trembling with his head in his hands, Ying asked, "Paimon, aren't you going to say that?"

"Me? What should I say?"

Ying gave a wicked smile, put her hands on her hips, and imitated Paimon's tone.

"Let's explore the area ahead later!"

After hearing Ying's line, Paimon was stunned for a moment.

"Are you serious? Fine... listen to me—we'll explore the area ahead later!"

These words seemed to possess a certain magic, causing people to turn around and slowly leave the place after hearing them.

The famous linguist Kafka once said the words "Listen to me".

Paimon's words have a hypnotic effect, as do Kaffa's, so...

Ahem, let's verify those guesses later!

After watching Timmy's fantasy friends, the group returned the way they came.

After some discussion, they decided to see if any adults had imaginary friends.

In the Angel's Gift Tavern, four grown men sat at one table...

Kaiya took a big gulp of his drink and exclaimed with satisfaction, "Drinking really does have to be done in a tavern to create the right atmosphere."

Diluc looked at Kaeya speechlessly and started to complain.

"I see you can have a great time drinking all by yourself."

"Haha, don't say such heartless things."

After Kaeya said those words in a coquettish manner, Diluc was even more speechless.

"You'd better not get drunk here."

Kaiya joked, "Huh? Does that mean if you get drunk you'll be sold to a garbage dump?"

"Sell?"

"Don't you often sell things? You even sold Father's old house."

"Hmph...useless stuff, what's the point of keeping it?"

"So, you sold the vase too?"

Upon hearing this, Diluc pretended to be confused without hesitation.

"I don't remember."

Although I say I have no recollection of it, it is a memory I can never forget.

To put it simply, Diluc's Vision was once lost, but Kaeya found it and returned it to him through this vase.

Just as Diluc was pretending to be confused and arrogantly refusing to admit it, the adventurer "Clumsy Parad," who was sitting at the same table, clumsily and accidentally exposed Diluc's mistake.

"But there does seem to be a magnificent vase in Lord Diluc's house..."

Diluc's eyelids twitched, and he fell silent.

Meanwhile, Paimon, who had come to observe whether the adults were fantasizing about their friends, forcefully aimed the detector at the aperture and painstakingly began to observe the situation at Diluc's table.

Unfortunately, and quite reasonably, we didn't see anything.

Reluctantly putting down the detector, Paimon said to Bright, "Just like you said, adults don't really fantasize about friends..."

Wendy nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "Is it really because of a lack of childlike innocence?"

Seeing this expected result, Ying was not surprised at all.

"It seems that adults are pretty much the same everywhere."

Looking at the table full of adults, their atmosphere utterly listless, Paimon waved his hand and said, "Does growing up mean becoming someone without dreams...? Then I don't want to grow up..."

Courteney shook her head, refuting Paimon's idea.

"My brother said... growing up happens in an instant, it's involuntary."

After Courteney said that, Wendy thought for a few seconds and then asked a question.

"So, how long do teenagers' fantasies about friends typically last? Let's... find out. Hmm, how about Eileen? At her age, her imagination shouldn't have completely disappeared..."

After everyone nodded in agreement, they followed Wendy to Eileen at the Knights' training grounds.

Paimon struggled to focus, looking at Eileen with the instrument, and then spotted a familiar face.

"It's the ensemble leader, Qin! What's she doing here?"

Puzzled, Paimon removed the detector and discovered that the leader of the harp had disappeared again. Only then did Paimon realize that what he had just seen was not the real harp.

After a moment's thought, Paimon exclaimed in surprise, "Irene's imaginary friend is Jean?"

Looking at Eileen, who was diligently practicing her swordsmanship, everyone couldn't help but sigh.

To be honest, if she didn't train here every day, this training ground would probably have become some kind of warehouse, the kind that's used to store weapons.

The murmurs of the crowd quickly caught Eileen's attention. But it wasn't because she had a keen sense of perception; rather, it was because no one else would come here, so it was very quiet.

Eileen looked at Paimon and immediately recognized him as Luminous, the rising star of the Knights Order with the title of Honorary Knight.

Seeing the celebrity instantly cheered her up.

"Hmm? Hello, what's up?"

Seeing Eileen looking over enthusiastically, Paimon didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to asking the question.

"Have you been practicing swordplay here?"

"Yes, I heard Mr. Stanley tell his adventure stories today, they were so exciting! I was really excited. I hope that one day I can become as outstanding as Mr. Stanley."