Just as Makoto was about to leave the village, the Knights of Favonius arrived.
Makoto was not surprised by the arrival of the Knights of Favonius.
After all, he had used his Divine Judgment to smash a large pit into the ground, causing such a huge commotion in the middle of the night; it would be problematic if the Knights of Favonius didn't react.
The Knight who arrived at the scene was none other than Amber's Grandfather.
As an Outrider, he went to the scene immediately upon discovering the anomaly.
Subsequently, Uncle An learned the whole story from the villagers.
The bandit group intended to massacre the village, but Mr. Faxun intervened at the crucial moment to save them.
Although the villagers summarized the events in just a few sentences, Uncle An's back was still drenched in cold sweat, and he could imagine how dangerous the situation was at the time.
Fortunately, Mr. Faxun rescued them in time; if the bandit group had succeeded, the consequences would have been unimaginable...
Speaking of which, this was already the second time Mr. Faxun had helped the Knights of Favonius.
The first time was helping to deal with four Ruin Guards, and the second time was saving the villagers tonight.
Uncle An was not good at expressing gratitude; he just patted Mr. Faxun's shoulder hard, showing his approval of the young man.
"Want to talk alone?"
Uncle An squinted at the crowd, then casually said to Mr. Faxun.
"Sure."
Mr. Faxun agreed without hesitation.
Uncle An rarely acted so mysteriously.
Mr. Faxun guessed that Uncle An must have something important to tell him, something so important that it required avoiding the crowd.
Seeing Uncle An's serious expression, Mr. Faxun also became serious: "Uncle An, are you planning to leave Mondstadt and entrust Amber to me before you go?"
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of Amber and let her grow up strong in the kindergarten!"
Uncle An was stunned for a moment: "Who said I was going to talk about that?"
"I don't plan to leave Mondstadt, so don't worry about it needlessly."
"Besides, you already have so many children in your kindergarten, what if my granddaughter feels neglected if she goes there?"
As he finished speaking, Mr. Faxun felt a little disappointed.
So, Uncle An wasn't talking about Amber after all.
However, from these few words, it wasn't hard to tell that Uncle An didn't object to Amber joining the kindergarten, on the condition that Mr. Faxun takes good care of Amber?
Mr. Faxun thought these were minor matters; he was best at treating everyone equally, ensuring every child received careful attention.
It seemed that the matter of little Amber joining the kindergarten could also be put on the agenda.
Uncle An didn't notice Mr. Faxun's thoughts and continued on his own: "Did you notice? This village is not wealthy; on the contrary, it's quite poor."
"Logically speaking, even if a bandit group were to act, their target should be wealthy people; there's no reason for them to rob someone poorer than themselves."
Mr. Faxun nodded, agreeing with Uncle An's statement.
Both the houses and the villagers' clothing in this village were relatively backward.
A bandit group wouldn't do something so thankless.
At this point, Uncle An suddenly lowered his voice and said with a serious expression: "I suspect there's a force secretly stirring up trouble."
"This bandit group and the previous four Ruin Guards are very likely from the same force."
"They awaken Ruin Guards, hire bandit groups... deliberately create a big stir to put pressure on the Knights of Favonius."
Because there was no concrete evidence for any of this, it was merely Uncle An's personal speculation, which was why he sought out Mr. Faxun to discuss these matters privately.
Mr. Faxun nodded; in fact, he didn't need Uncle An to specifically remind him, he could also guess that someone was deliberately causing trouble in the dark.
During this period, one of the Fatui Harbingers, 'Dottore,' was in Mondstadt.
This matter must be related to him.
"Makoto, I suspect their next target might be you."
Uncle An said this without warning.
"Since you resolved the issues with the Ruin Guards and the bandit group, their attention will inevitably fall on you."
Mr. Faxun frowned slightly: "You mean they're going to make a move on me?"
Uncle An shook his head: "It's not necessarily about becoming enemies; they might also extend an olive branch to you."
"I guess they'll make a move very soon; you need to be prepared."
After Uncle An finished speaking, he waved his hand and left without looking back.
Only Mr. Faxun remained in place, looking thoughtful.
What did he mean?
The Fatui want to extend an olive branch to him?
Then should he agree to become the Twelfth Harbinger?
What should his name be?
Director?
Mr. Faxun thought to himself, he just wanted to open a kindergarten peacefully in Liyue; he really didn't want to get involved in grudges and conflicts.
He would worry about future matters later; Mr. Faxun didn't want to think too much right now.
He looked at the sky; it would be dawn soon, and it was time to go watch the sunrise with Ganyu.
...
"Hello, are you Mr. Faxun?"
As soon as Mr. Faxun entered Mondstadt, a man wearing a mask and a black trench coat stepped forward to greet him.
He looked as if he had been waiting there for a long time.
Seeing the familiar attire, Mr. Faxun immediately realized that the man in front of him was from the Fatui.
Just as Uncle An had said, the Fatui had begun to act.
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