The rain poured down, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
Such a scene made many people present feel a little scared, and their nerves became even more taut.
"If Furina really got lost in a place like this, wouldn't she be scared to death?"
Xiangling swallowed, already deeply empathizing with the situation.
"It's nothing, there can't be any so-called vampires or werewolves in a place like this, nor can there be witches or monsters."
Chongyun tried to comfort Xiangling and the others.
But it would have been better if Chongyun hadn't said anything; after he did, everyone looked at him with very strange eyes.
"Did I... did I say something wrong?"
Cyno mused, "If you hadn't said anything, we wouldn't have thought of these things, but now that you've said it, I actually feel like such a situation might occur."
"Damn it, talking about vampires was one thing, but now werewolves and monsters too? You're deliberately trying to scare us!"
Itto clenched his fists; he was already a bit scared, and Chongyun's words made him even more so.
"I don't know if there are monsters, but if you continue to be so rude, I will turn you into an ice sculpture."
A white light flashed in Shenhe's eyes as she stared intently at Itto.
"Hmph, having an adeptus aunt is quite something, truly..."
Itto mumbled, no longer daring to say such things to Chongyun.
"This forest seems to be a bit larger than we imagined. How about we split up to search?"
Xavier searched for a while and felt that this was not the optimal solution, so he offered his suggestion.
"No way! If we split up, what if we get lost ourselves? No, no!"
Xiangling was the first to object; she was already very scared, so how could they split up?
"I do think splitting up would be much more efficient, and based on our deductions, there isn't much danger at the moment. If there really is danger, just shout, and everyone will surely come."
Eula, however, strongly agreed with Xavier's idea.
"Alright, then it's settled. Let's split up."
After saying that, Xavier took Klee and Hu Tao with him.
Taking Klee was normal, as Klee is a child and needs someone to look after him.
As for why he took Hu Tao, it was, of course, out of fear that Hu Tao would cause trouble and pull some stunts.
He seriously suspected that once they left, Hu Tao might very well go scare Xiangling.
If they didn't find Furina but instead scared Xiangling into trouble, that would be problematic.
"Hmph, why are you taking me? I want to be with Xiangling, we're good friends!"
As expected, not long after they started walking, Hu Tao complained to Xavier.
Xavier said speechlessly, "You're usually so close with Furina, yet now that he's missing, you're not thinking about finding him, but about pulling pranks."
Hu Tao's eyes darted around, and he chuckled, "No, I just think Furina will definitely be fine, that's why I said that."
Xavier asked curiously, "Why are you so sure?"
"Of course, it's because Furina is very powerful, and the Hall Master also knows very well that werewolves and vampires cannot exist. Even if there really are so-called ghosts, Furina is at least a Vision wielder, right?"
Hu Tao usually seemed very unserious, but unexpectedly, his thoughts were sometimes quite active, and he also pointed Xavier in a completely new direction.
Xavier stopped, stroking his chin, and said, "So, that means Furina wasn't taken away by those supernatural forces..."
"Huh, is Xavier Gege trying to say that Sister Furina was taken away by someone?"
Klee was innocent and didn't know right from wrong, but Xavier's words made him think this was the answer.
"If that's the case, I'd rather he met a ghost," Xavier said, holding his forehead.
"Why, Xavier Gege? Surely those monsters are scarier, right?"
Klee tilted his small head, even more confused.
"Of course, it's because human hearts are sometimes scarier than ghosts. If you encounter a ghost, at most you'll be scared half to death; if you encounter bad people, you'll be completely dead."
After saying that, Xavier quickened his pace, leading the two deeper into the forest.
Regardless of whether there were monsters or ghosts, it was certain that the location of this castle was indeed somewhat strange.
On the other side, Xiangling, following Shenhe, Chongyun, and Xingqiu, felt relatively safe.
After all, Shenhe would not have emotional fluctuations under any circumstances; though he wouldn't be happy, he also wouldn't be scared.
"We weren't tricked by that Old Man, were we? Maybe he wanted to lure us into the forest to catch us all at once."
Xingqiu stuck close behind Chongyun; as expected of a novelist, his imagination was a bit grander than others.
Shenhe stopped, frowning, "Is that really true? Then let me go back and deal with him first."
"No, Auntie," Chongyun sighed, "There's no such situation happening. Teyvat is a society of laws. Our most important issue right now is finding Furina."
Shenhe found this very reasonable, so he led the group forward again.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fischl was with Venti and the others.
She looked around nervously, afraid that something terrifying might appear.
"Ah, what's that!"
Fischl suddenly got a big fright and quickly hugged Eula.
Eula raised the kerosene lamp and looked to the side, then sighed, "Fischl, that's just a branch."
"Is Fischl really that scared? If you're scared, you can walk in the middle."
Amber, out of kindness, offered his thoughts and suggestions.
But how could a chuunibyou be an ordinary person?
Fischl snorted and said, "This Princess is merely testing your courage. I didn't expect you all to be so calm. It seems this Princess underestimated you!"
"Wow, Fischl, you're amazing! You're so considerate of everyone. Truly worthy of being a princess from another world!"
Bennett gave a thumbs-up, his eyes filled with admiration and respect.
But none of the others truly thought so, shaking their heads.
Oh, you silly child, you're probably the only one who would believe Fischl's words.
Meanwhile, the Fontaine team on the other side also found no clues or traces.
Compared to the others, the Sumeru group was relatively silent.
After all, besides Kaveh, the others were all people who didn't talk much.
Cyno was constantly searching for clues around them. Alhaitham seemed to pay no attention to anything, but in reality, he had already memorized all the visible scenes.
As for A-Mao, he remained silent, a hint of mockery on his face.
Kaveh held a kerosene lamp and looked around, not searching for clues, but afraid that something strange would suddenly pop out.
"I say..."
Balladeer suddenly spoke, but was interrupted by Kaveh.
"What, what? Did you see something strange?!"
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