After speaking, Teppei said regretfully:
"It's a pity that although Mr. Yellow Fox is the Supreme General of our resistance, he rarely shows his face normally."
"If he were here, our morale would be even higher."
"Even I have only met him once."
"I really wanted to ask him more about training matters, and how he became so powerful..."
Hearing this, Yuuko gave an awkward smile:
"Perhaps Yellow Fox has many things to busy himself with, which is why he rarely appears."
Teppei nodded: "That's true. A figure like Mr. Yellow Fox must usually be handling some important matters!"
Yuuko gave a wry smile:
"So, has the Shogunate Army made any moves?"
Teppei showed a hesitant expression, clearly considering whether or not to tell Yuuko about this matter.
But after thinking for a moment, he relaxed:
"Well, since it's Mr. Qian, he probably won't spread rumors everywhere. As for the Shogunate Army, they have been unusually quiet lately, neither sending troops to scout nor launching an attack."
"I think it's probably because the battle Mr. Yellow Fox fought on Nazuchi Beach before completely deterred the Shogunate Army!"
Speaking of this, Teppei's eyes began to sparkle again:
"What a shame! I was patrolling the island at the time and didn't get a chance to see Mr. Yellow Fox's heroic appearance during that battle!"
Yuuko awkwardly shook his head: "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't worry about it."
"That's true."
While chatting continuously, the two traveled south.
Soon, they arrived beneath a cliff far from Higi Village.
Fortunately, in the woods at the bottom of the cliff, they saw many violet-fruit trees.
The trees had also borne a good number of violet-fruit.
Seeing these violet-fruit trees, Teppei immediately became excited.
"What good luck! I heard there was a violet-fruit grove around here, but I didn't expect to actually stumble upon it!"
"Mr. Qian, let's remember this location and bring a lot back. The village shouldn't lack food for a while after this!"
"Mhm."
However... just as the two were about to pick the violet-fruit.
The ground near the violet-fruit trees suddenly transmitted a slight tremor.
In the next instant, several purple creatures resembling large flowering plants emerged from underground.
And faint lightning continuously flickered across the bodies of these purple creatures.
They were Whopperflowers, common monsters on the continent of Teyvat.
And the ones appearing now were Thunder Thundercats.
This made Teppei pale with fright: "Oh no! Monsters! And quite a few of them! Mr. Qian, let's run!"
But just as Teppei finished speaking.
Those Thunder Thundercats immediately drilled into the ground and then reappeared surrounding the two of them.
They had directly cornered the pair.
This sight caused Teppei's face to turn somewhat pale.
If it were just one Thunder Thundercat, he could defeat it.
But there were three Whopperflowers in total! Teppei couldn't handle them at all!
Not to mention he also had to protect Yuuko, an Ordinary Villager!
"Damn it, I should have realized this sooner! Why would such a patch of violet-fruit trees remain untouched? It turns out they were guarded by monsters!"
Teppei raised his Long Spear, looked warily at the Whopperflowers surrounding them, and spoke regretfully.
After that, Teppei's face showed struggle for a long time.
He finally made up his mind and whispered to Yuuko behind him:
"Mr. Qian, I'll figure out a way to distract this group of monsters later. You look for a chance to escape!"
Without giving Yuuko a chance to reply, Teppei shouted loudly, raised his Long Spear, and swept it toward the two Thunder Thundercats in front of him.
But the Thunder Thundercats were also very cunning; they submerged into the ground before Teppei could attack.
And emerged from the ground outside of Teppei's attack range.
They even released a ring of Purple Lightning to protect themselves.
Fortunately, Teppei stopped his forward momentum in time and was not shocked by the ring of Purple Lightning.
Looking at the dazzling Ring of Lightning surrounding the Thunder Thundercat, Teppei felt somewhat relieved that he hadn't rushed in.
He reached up to wipe the cold sweat off his forehead and muttered softly:
"As expected, I can only barely handle two of them. But by drawing the attention of two, the remaining one should be enough for Mr. Qian to escape."
Teppei's current plan was to stall the two Thunder Thundercats in front of him, creating an opportunity for Yuuko to escape.
After Yuuko escaped, he would then figure out how to get away himself.
Thinking this, Teppei turned around and shouted loudly:
"Mr. Qian! I've stalled two monsters. You figure out how to escape from the remaining monster first. I'll follow you later! Uh..."
But halfway through his sentence, Teppei suddenly froze.
Only then did he realize that the Whopperflower near Yuuko had already fallen to the ground, Decayed... Meanwhile, Yuuko was clapping his hands and sighing in relief.
Teppei was stunned, unable to immediately grasp what had happened.
According to the script, shouldn't he be stalling two Thunder Thundercats while Yuuko tried to escape from the other one?
How did that Whopperflower disappear in an instant... Seeing Teppei's stunned look, Yuuko laughed: "This Whopperflower seemed to be an Elderly Flower. Pretty lucky."
Teppei was momentarily taken aback, then showed a helpless expression.
How could a monster like a Whopperflower be old or not old... "Teppei, there are two monsters left now. You deal with one, and leave the remaining one to me," Yuuko laughed again.
Teppei thought about it and nodded.
Regardless of how Yuuko managed to quickly eliminate one Whopperflower, the important task now.
Was still to quickly deal with the remaining two.
Thus, the two began to reallocate targets, taking one of the two remaining Whopperflowers each.
With his target reduced from two to one, Teppei's pressure was obviously much lower.
He roared, holding his Long Spear, and in just a few exchanges, he stabbed the Thunder Thundercat until it was gone.
Then he turned his head, only to see that Yuuko was already finished... At this moment, Teppei sighed helplessly again.
He stepped forward and asked: "Mr. Qian... You were this powerful all along?"
Yuuko laughed: "I'm just good at dealing with monsters like Whopperflowers, so it wasn't too difficult to handle them."
"Is that so." Teppei nodded, without suspicion.
Although he was surprised by the strength Yuuko displayed, he wasn't overly shocked.
After all, it's quite normal for a village to hide some Experts.
And there are indeed people in the world who specialize only in dealing with monsters.
"Since the monsters are dealt with, let's quickly pick these violet-fruit and head back."
"Mhm."
Thus, the two began continuously picking the violet-fruit.
After picking enough, they started their journey back.