How To Save Yourself From Being Targeted By The Anemo Archon In Genshin Impact? - Chapter 12

That night, Jiang Yubai lay in bed and beckoned to the Wind Spirit floating in the air.

The System was chattering incessantly in his mind, loudly accusing him: Tsk tsk. Host, look at your posture. Lying on your side, propping your head up with one hand, and beckoning with your finger. You look exactly like

Jiang Yubai’s tone was calm: Like what?

Keenly sensing a murderous aura, the System immediately shut up and gave a flattering smile: Like an adult telling a child to go to sleep.

Jiang Yubai was satisfied and ignored the System’s eye-rolling expression.

The Wind Spirit in the air seemed to hesitate for a moment before flying toward Jiang Yubai, only to be caught by a hand as soon as it got close.

The spirit gave a sharp guji and was placed against the youth’s neck. Looking up, it saw his fair neck. Glancing down, it could see his prominent collarbones and the chest beneath his collar. The feathers on its head moved uncontrollably, lightly brushing against Jiang Yubai’s chin.

Jiang Yubai pulled up the quilt, rubbed his itchy chin, and turned over. The wooden bed made a scalp-numbing creak. He adjusted the Wind Spirit’s position so it would not be smothered.

Meeting the Wind Spirit’s wide-eyed gaze, Jiang Yubai chuckled softly and rubbed his face against the spirit’s soft little body.

The Wind Spirit froze, not daring to move. It clearly felt the youth’s breath and his warm, soft lips. Its small black face secretly flushed red.

Since seeing that scene in the bathroom, the Wind Spirit had felt very flustered, which was why it had run away to wander through the endless cold winds outside the wind wall to blow away that strange heat.

It was a spirit born from the Thousand Winds. It had only gained a form after Hilde summoned it. Before that, it was just a wisp. It followed the wind across the land, watching human joys and sorrows and listening to the voices of all life. It had no emotions or thoughts. It was merely a passerby of the earth.

As a wisp of wind, it had seen animals reproduce and seen humans embrace, making ambiguous sounds of pain and pleasure. It never knew what that was, nor did it need to.

But now, this human was doing to it what it had seen before. Just like those humans who embraced naked at night, kissing each other and making strange noises.

After seeing the youth’s body that day, it recalled the things it had seen while it was the wind and, with an unknown feeling, went to observe the way humans interact again.

Returning to reality, the Wind Spirit’s body was stiff as it huddled against his neck. It felt the place where it had been touched burning hot, like the rolling heat above the lava of Natlan. Its thoughts raced. Did this handsome human want to do those things with it?

The Wind Spirit’s small mouth moved. Looking up, it saw that Jiang Yubai had closed his eyes, his soft red lips pressed together. The spirit stared at them in a daze.

Maybe it was not impossible.

Based on the scenes it had seen, it was the same as what was happening now. Being naked, being seen, being held, and being kissed. Therefore, the youth was courting it.

Having reached this conclusion, the Wind Spirit’s head felt dizzy. Like a difficult problem finally solved, its eyes brightened. Its stiff body relaxed as it leaned affectionately against Jiang Yubai, gently placing its short arms against his neck.

Because its arms were too short to wrap around his neck, it could only press against him. Feeling his pulse and warmth, it decided it would be good to Jiang Yubai and give him everything it had.

Though it lacked a human form now and could not embrace him like other humans, it would work hard to absorb power and shapeshift quickly. It had a partner now. The Wind Spirit’s eyes were wide with excitement, and its feathers swayed with joy.

Jiang Yubai reached out and pressed the feathers down, his voice low and murmuring: “So itchy. Don’t move.”

The Wind Spirit went still.

The System, having nothing to do, went into hibernation in his mind. Neither the human nor the System realized that the palm-sized spirit had already unilaterally decided that Jiang Yubai was its partner. In the darkness, the Wind Spirit watched the youth’s steady breathing, staring at him expectantly all night long.

The next day, Jiang Yubai found a remote clearing to coach Freier in archery.

The boy was determined. After watching Jiang Yubai’s demonstration and hearing the instructions, he replicated the drawing posture perfectly. Jiang Yubai was satisfied with the boy’s talent. Though he did not hit the bullseye, he hit the target, so Jiang Yubai praised and encouraged him to continue.

The Wind Spirit looked left and right, then suddenly flew in front of Freier and pointed at the wooden bow. “Guji.”

Freier was stunned. Seeing the spirit making a requesting gesture, he looked at the bow and arrow. “You want this?”

“Guji guji.” The Wind Spirit nodded.

Jiang Yubai watched them. The System settled beside him, also curious. What is he doing? Does he want to draw a bow too?

The Wind Spirit used teal wind currents to steady the bow in front of itself, then set an arrow on the string. It mimicked the posture, using its tiny hands, which were much smaller than the arrow, to pull back with all its might. Because its strength was low, the spirit’s round eyes squeezed into lines, its feathers shook, and even its wings trembled violently.

When the string was finally drawn, the spirit let go. The arrow flew out in a pathetic parabola and landed with a thud just one step away.

The Wind Spirit stared blankly at the arrow on the ground. The air went silent.

“Pfft.” Jiang Yubai’s lips curled up, amused by the spirit’s behavior. Freier laughed as well.

The System laughed hysterically in Jiang Yubai’s mind.

The mocked Wind Spirit chirped guji several times in complaint. Then, Jiang Yubai saw teal wind currents condense in the air into a glowing teal arrow. Under the spirit’s control, the wind arrow was casually set on the string and then suddenly fired. It hit the bullseye with extreme speed, and the target instantly shattered as the arrow dissipated into the air.

The System’s laughter stopped abruptly. It stared at the Wind Spirit, who had appeared in front of Jiang Yubai begging for praise, as if it had seen a ghost.

Wait, what was that? The Wind Spirit is that powerful?

Freier also looked at the spirit in shock. Jiang Yubai stared at the expectant spirit for a moment, then tentatively reached out to pet its head. “Very impressive.”

The Wind Spirit narrowed its eyes and chirped happily. Jiang Yubai laughed. It really was just begging for praise. How cute. His eyes crinkled with a warm smile, and his black eyes looked light tea-colored in the light. The Wind Spirit was dazed by the gaze and quickly kissed the youth’s cheek.

Jiang Yubai paused, glanced at the joyful spirit, and did not think much of it. “The target is broken, so that is all for today.”

Freier nodded. “Brother Jiang, since there is nothing else, I will play the lyre for you. You have not heard my singing yet.”

Jiang Yubai nodded and took a few extra looks at the wooden lyre. It was his first time seeing such an ancient instrument. With so few strings compared to modern ones, he wondered what kind of music it could produce.

Soon, Jiang Yubai was amazed. The music was not as monotonous as he expected. It was very pleasant. The Wind Spirit, accustomed to the playing, floated by Freier’s side and listened quietly.

This routine continued for half a month. Jiang Yubai noticed that the Wind Spirit was becoming increasingly clingy. Except for its daily disappearance, it was always either by Freier or following him. Sometimes it would try to snuggle. Jiang Yubai found it strange at first but grew used to it sticking to him. He assumed it was just because they had spent a lot of time together and the spirit was acting spoiled.

“Don’t touch. It’s itchy.”

As he was getting dressed, Jiang Yubai helplessly pulled out the spirit that had crawled into his clothes and tossed it aside. Ignoring the spirit’s protests, he finished dressing and headed out. He had realized that the spirit was a master of acting aggrieved to make him soft-hearted. Every time he refused it, it would make soft, pitiful cries. Jiang Yubai was eventually too worn down to care.

However, the spirit grew bolder, crawling into his clothes while he slept. Strangely, Jiang Yubai slept so deeply he never noticed. The System only told him about it the next day.

Over the half-month, Freier progressed quickly and could now hit the bullseye every time. Ragnvindr visited once to bring news and learned of Jiang Yubai’s joining. Jiang’s inclusion only increased their chances of winning. Ragnvindr, having seen the youth’s skills, had no objections.

Jiang Yubai kept his word. Since Freier’s archery had reached a high level, he decided to take the boy outside the wind wall today. They had to time their exit with the Gale Army’s evening departures.

He had originally planned to knock out the guards, but recently, the Wind Spirit’s control over the wind had grown immensely. He did not know why it grew so fast. Perhaps it was related to its daily disappearances. The spirit could now wrap people in wind to make them fly, so Jiang Yubai simply let the spirit carry them away when the wind wall was opened for the army.

With the sound of gentle wind surrounding them, they landed in a place filled with the fragrance of flowers and the singing of birds. Freier stared at the new world in a daze for a long time. Jiang Yubai surveyed the area. Mountains, forests, plants. They were no longer in Mondstadt.

The Wind Spirit flew around them, visibly happy. It plucked two red apples from a nearby tree, giving one to Freier and stuffing the other into Jiang Yubai’s hand.

“Guji guji!”

Jiang Yubai helplessly split his apple in half and held one piece to the spirit’s mouth. This had become a daily occurrence. The spirit would bring back an apple every day and insist on sharing it. He would take a bite, then the spirit would take a bite.

After the spirit took a bite, it pushed the same half back to him. Jiang Yubai bit the other side. The spirit paused, looked at the other half, then at the half he had bitten, and looked up: “Ji.”

Hahaha. Host, he wants to eat the same half as you!

Shut up.

Freier stared at the blue sky, the sunlight, and the birds. “Is this the outside world? It is so beautiful.” He ran across the field like a child, experiencing the warm breeze and the sight of butterflies. Jiang Yubai followed behind him like a guardian.

The Wind Spirit found a small puddle nearby and began stomping in it. Suddenly, the spirit looked up and dashed to Jiang Yubai and Freier’s side, staring warily at a stranger who had appeared out of nowhere.

“It is dangerous here. Please leave quickly.”