"Keli doesn't know~"
Although the little Loli's silly and cute look is very adorable, what she did is not so satisfactory. If Barbara was not here, Si Luo would definitely let Keli experience the stick education so that she would not forget such important things in the future.
"It's okay. Just take your time to look for it. It just so happens that the locations where the small lantern grass grows are relatively scattered. I will also help to pay attention when I collect them."
Barbara spoke gently.
"makes sense…"
Si Luo nodded, pinched Kelly's plump thigh helplessly, and then entered the Whispering Forest with Barbara. He began to help her collect small lamp grass while exploring deeper into the forest.
More than an hour later, the few people who had collected a lot of materials stopped at an adventurer's camp and began to prepare today's lunch.
After all, Barbara had experience living in the wild before, so she didn't bring any food like lunch box. After putting down her backpack, she and Si Luo went to look for food nearby.
Chapter 52: Treasure Stealing Group
"Um, has Mr. Si Luo been traveling abroad before?"
Because Kelly was left in the camp to look after the luggage, Barbara's relaxed mood became tense again when faced with this sudden solitude, and she tried hard to search for topics in her mind.
"Ah."
Si Luo nodded and responded with a chuckle.
"After all, my family members support me to go out more often."
Now the entire Little Garden City has become his back garden. Apart from being forced to have children by his wives, he basically has nothing else to do at home. So those wives who feel sorry for his waist naturally support him to go out more often.
"I see... That's great..."
Barbara responded with a sigh, and when she was about to continue talking about this topic, she suddenly heard a rather sharp cry from the side.
"Eh? Is anyone in danger?!"
Barbara was startled but quickly came to her senses and subconsciously looked in the direction where the sound came from. Then she threw the things in her hand to the ground without hesitation and turned around and ran towards that direction.
"..."
Si Luo casually put the sunset fruit he had picked earlier on the ground, then chased after him with a calm expression.
"Well... that's... a Hilliard..."
After passing through several bushes, Barbara soon saw several figures being besieged by a group of hillbillies. Without much hesitation, the girl quickly activated the water element and condensed some water balls to attack the hillbillies.
"Snapped!"
The damage was not great, but the extremely insulting water ball exploded when it hit the shield-holding hillbilly, instantly attracting the other party's attention. He turned around and looked at where Barbara was.
“Adam!!”
The shield-holding Hilichurl shouted in anger, and a group of the Hilichurl who were originally besieging several humans instantly separated and turned to rush towards where Barbara was.
The girl subconsciously prepared to retreat, but happened to bump into Si Luo who was chasing her, and was embraced by him.
"Be careful!!"
Because the situation was somewhat critical, Barbara didn't care about the physical contact with Si Luo, but just subconsciously spoke up to remind him.
"rest assured…"
While Si Luo was silently enjoying the touch of Barbara's extremely soft body, he raised his other hand, symbolically took out a sword, and casually chopped all the hillbillies who rushed over into pieces.
"..."
The shield-holding hillbilly man obviously had a certain level of intelligence. After noticing this scene, he paused for a moment, then shouted again, turned around and fled straight into the bushes next to him.
It was a pity that Si Luo had already confirmed the sins on their souls in advance, so he had no intention of letting them go. He just raised his right hand, and several lightning bolts shot out instantly, instantly electrocuting all the hillbillies into charcoal on the spot.
"Well...well...thank you very much!"
The few people who had been besieged by the Hillichels before also reacted. They looked at Si Luo with horror in their eyes, then walked towards him with some uneasiness.
"Eh?"
Because Barbara was held in Si Luo's arms before, she did not notice the miserable plight of those hillbillies. It was not until their voices were heard that the girl turned back in confusion.
"nothing…"
Si Luo responded calmly, without much fluctuation in his eyes as he looked at the few people.
"I'm glad you're okay... Um, are you from the treasure-stealing group?"
Barbara finally came to her senses and struggled out of Si Luo's arms in a panic. Then she looked at the few people with a slightly red cheek, and then she noticed the distinctive logo on their clothes.
As an extremely famous organization on the continent of Teyvat, the treasure-stealing group has a great notoriety for their unauthorized excavation of various ruins and even attacking merchants for the sake of treasure. Even Barbara can tell that they are not ordinary people with good intentions.
"Yes, it is!"
Several people responded nervously, their eyes constantly glancing towards Si Luo, fearing that he would attack directly.
"Well…"
Barbara had a conflicted look on her face.
After all, although she is kind, she is not so saintly that she treats all evil people equally.
"Silo, look..."
After hesitating for a moment, the girl turned around and looked at Si Luo.
After all, he is now Mond's honorary knight. If it were him, he would definitely be able to consider things more comprehensively than himself.
"Since you are a treasure-stealing group, let me ask you, have you ever done anything to harm ordinary people?"
Si Luo, who had already confirmed the extent of the sins of several people in advance, nodded and spoke calmly.
Although his voice was quite calm and his expression was not that serious, several people still lowered their heads involuntarily, revealing a look of panic.
"No...no!"
"We are just the lowest-ranking members of the treasure-stealing group... we only do physical work like digging..."
"Yeah."
Si Luo nodded, his expression not changing much.
"In that case, then you should follow me back to Mondstadt. The Knights will then review your experience. If you have not committed any serious mistakes, I can guarantee that you will get a normal job."
"..."
Several people were obviously stunned, and even Barbara looked surprised.
"Are you…are you serious?"
A thin young man among the group couldn't help but ask, a glimmer of hope seemed to flash in his slightly dim eyes.
"Of course, I can still do this kind of thing."
Si Luo responded calmly, and the young man gave an affirmative answer without hesitation.
"If what you say is true, I am willing to follow you to Mondstadt to stand trial!"
"Very good, how about you guys?"
"I...I would too!"
"Me too!"
Faced with Si Luo's eyes without any emotion, the others didn't dare to say no and could only choose to agree like the young man before.
"Then there's no problem."
Si Luo withdrew his gaze and looked at Barbara beside him.
"Should...should they follow me..."
The girl subconsciously moved closer to Si Luo.
In any case, the reputation of the Treasure Thieves is really bad. The Fatui at least know how to do some work on the surface to maintain their diplomatic identity, but the Treasure Thieves can do anything crazy as long as it is profitable.
"rest assured."
Si Luo chuckled and touched the girl's head. Before Barbara could react, he looked at the people again.
"You guys, go collect the small lantern grass nearby. When we get to Mondstadt, I will buy it at the market price."
"Yes…"
They didn't care whether Si Luo's words were credible. After all, in the face of absolute strength, they had no right to bargain.
Chapter 53 Two Paths
"Um... aren't you worried that they will run away?"
As the treasure-stealing group left, Barbara breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Si Luo with admiration.
Sure enough, the Honorary Knight who was famous in Mondstadt was much more powerful than herself. He arranged everything with just a few words. His relaxed performance gave Barbara an inexplicable sense of security.
For girls, being able to gain a sense of security from the opposite sex is already an indication of her current level of favorability.
"No need. I left some small items on them. Even if they run away, I can track them down. Then, maybe I can wipe out a large hideout of the treasure-stealing group in one fell swoop."
Si Luo took the girl back to where they had left before, picked up the sunset fruit on the ground, and responded with a chuckle.
"If they didn't run away, it means they really didn't do anything harmful to the world. I think the Knights wouldn't mind giving them a chance to mend their ways."
"Well…"
The girl's eyes looking at him had completely turned into those of a little fangirl. Her delicate cheeks with a cute blush also attracted Si Luo's attention, making him want to suck them hard a few times.
"Okay, I think I've collected all of these..."
More than ten minutes later, Si Luo looked at the sunset fruits and bird eggs he had collected, chuckled, stopped, and looked at the cute girl beside him.
"Ke Li should be impatient too. Let's go back first."
"Um…"
Barbara nodded obediently and followed Si Luo back to the adventurer camp.
"Honorary Knight Brother, Klee just caught a pigeon!"
Klee, who had just appeared near the camp and noticed them in advance, came over and went straight to Si Luo, showing off the pigeon in her hand to him.
"That's amazing. How about I make you a roast pigeon later?"
Because he had food in his hands, Si Luo couldn't pat the little Loli on the head. He could only bend down and touch Klee's forehead lightly as a reward.
It's a pity that if Barbara hadn't been watching, he could have enjoyed Kelly's sweet saliva with a faint milky flavor to his heart's content.
"Um!!"
When Keli was about to tiptoe to kiss Si Luo, Si Luo, who had discovered the little loli's idea in advance, stood up in time.
There is no way. Barbara is still not sure about her future, so I cannot destroy the image of myself in her heart for the time being. If the favorability can be improved a little bit, then there is nothing to worry about.
...
After lunch, when Barbara was about to continue collecting medicinal herbs, the few members of the treasure-hunting group who had left earlier came here, each holding a bunch of small lamp grass.
"Big...Big sister, is this enough?"
Although Si Luo was packing his things nearby, they hesitated for a moment and did not dare to disturb him. Instead, they came to Barbara.
"Well... that's enough..."
Barbara didn't expect that they actually collected so many small lamp grasses. With a confused expression, she subconsciously turned her gaze to Si Luo next to her for help.
"Well done. Take these first. When we return to Mondstadt, the Knights will pay you according to the market price."
Si Luo burned the collected garbage and spoke calmly.
"Yes!"
"By the way, when you were collecting, did you see the sign standing on the ground?"
"brand?"
Several people showed confused expressions, but the young man hesitated for a moment and responded in a low voice.
"I... I saw a sign stuck in the open space... I wonder if it's the kind that big brother is looking for..."
"Really? Then please take us over to have a look."
