Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

"Huh? What?? Studying? Mei, are you serious?"

Mei looked at Kiana without saying anything.

"Mei, you're kidding me... right?"

...

"Aaaaaah! Help! I've already come to Teyvat, why do I still have to study?! Help! Captain!"

"Kiana, stop yelling. You've been playing all morning. I think Juexi has spoiled you. Hurry up, or you won't get dinner tonight if you don't pass this set of questions."

"Waaah, Mei, please have mercy!"

While the two were "studying," Himeko took a bottle of wine and chugged it down a few times before coming over to them and placing the wine on the table.

"Wow, I'm not seeing things, am I? Kiana is studying?"

Kiana acted like a child.

"Hmph, Himeko-sensei, don't think I don't know. Your artificial stigmata are all gone, and you were healed by Juexi a long time ago. Now, Himeko-sensei, you no longer have the legitimate excuse of drinking to relieve pain. I think you've been spending too much time with Wendy and gone astray. Mei, look at her, you should do something about her!"

"Hey, Kiana, even doing math problems can't shut you up."

"Of course it can't be blocked. (Oops~)"

Kiana made a face, and Mei thought Kiana was right, so she quietly took away the half-empty bottle of wine that Himeko had drunk from.

"Himeko-sensei, Kiana is right, you should also take care of your health."

"Mei, you..."

Kiana looked on with schadenfreude.

"Hehe~"

"Alright, Kiana. Let's see how many mistakes you've made. If you make too many, I'm going to hit you!"

"Ah?! Aunt Himeko, no!"

"You dare call me 'Auntie'!"

......

Meanwhile, Ying also arrived at the Evil Eye Factory.

Paimon followed cautiously behind Ying.

"Um... Xin Hai was right after all. This place makes me feel uneasy, but I haven't seen a single member of the Fatui."

Ying also found it strange. Normally there should be a lot of Fools here, or at least some traps, but there was nothing there.

After walking for a long time, Ying finally saw a living person... but this person looked familiar?

Paimon asked confused.

"A divine child? Why does she have a knife on her waist, and her ears look different?"

Ying stopped and summoned the Edgeless Sword.

"who are you?"

Sakura looked at the blond-haired man in front of her.

"My name is Sakura. I was asked by a friend to come and...guard this place. (I almost said 'guard the place')"

Ying was very angry.

"Are you also one of the Fools? Do you know what this place is for?"

"Your name is Ying, right? You seem very angry? I am not a member of the Fools, nor do I know the purpose of this factory, but you can't go any further. Also, sorry, wait a minute."

Ying found this woman rather strange, but she didn't immediately rush up to fight Sakura. Sakura then pulled out something familiar... a cell phone!

Sakura looked at the message Juexi had sent her on her phone, feeling a little embarrassed. Did she really have to say all that? Wasn't this just pure villainous talk? Sigh, she was under someone else's roof...

Sakura took a deep breath and then began to recite the words.

"Interesting... We just met. He already acts like he's ready to fight me."

Ying suddenly seemed less angry, and the atmosphere became a little... awkward.

"Oh, so that's what you were talking about."

Paimon was also a little confused.

"Um, Miss Sakura, we haven't talked about anything yet? And that thing was a gift from Juexi, right?"

"Ahem, please don't interrupt me. You seem to have misunderstood something. Although I'm standing here, I'm merely carrying out the plan on your behalf. The mastermind is, of course, someone else. Isn't he very capable? Go find him if you want. Are you so easily angered by such a small matter? ... In this mortal world, human life is as worthless as grass. Without the Evil Eye, they would still die."

"With just a small price, you can gain the feeling of controlling the world. Exchanging your life for supreme power, isn't that a good deal?"

"Just like your friends in the resistance, no matter how hard you try, it's all in vain. Like a bubble in water, it shines brightly, but is destined to perish. The more you lose, the more you want to gain; the more powerless you are, the more you struggle. (What a villainous line! I won't help Juexi next time. Sigh, I really don't want to read it aloud, but Juexi said not to, and the Divine Child might not be able to get there in time.)"

"Ha...ha...ha...(without any emotion) This kind of farce is really hilarious."

Although Ying knew Ying was reciting her lines, she was still very angry. Why would Juexi do such a thing? That phone must have been given to her by Juexi. If that's the case, then Ying must be her enemy now.

"Zheping...he's not an incompetent person!"

After saying this, Ying immediately rushed forward with the Unsharp Sword.

When Ying's bladeless sword touched Sakura on horseback, it was blocked by Sakura drawing her sword in an instant.

"Finally finished reading... I have to admit that sometimes fighting is still easier. I understand Qianjie a bit better now."

Ying felt a little ashamed that her attack had been so easily neutralized; she was... so strong.

Sakura swung her katana, the blade flashing like a shard of ice. Hotaru managed to block it, and Sakura instantly appeared before Hotaru, catching her completely off guard. In a split second, Hotaru felt her neck, wrist, and ankle all struck by the back of the blade almost simultaneously. Then, Sakura kicked Hotaru in the stomach.

Ying felt a tremendous force strike her, and then she fainted.

"Traveler, are you alright?"

In a daze, Ying felt like she saw two Sakuras, and Paimon seemed to be saying something, but... she couldn't hear it...

I can't think of a title for Chapter 186, sob sob sob

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"Follow me, [three, two, one, one, two, three, ahhh—], hurry up."

Ying struggled to open her eyes...

"Three two... no, Divine Child... how did I get here?"

Ying sat up, clutching her head, still feeling a little dizzy... The goddess gently tapped Ying's head.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad, which means that at least his brain isn't seriously damaged for now..."

After recovering for a while, Ying was fully awake. That Yae Sakura was far more powerful than herself. However, she also confirmed one thing: Jue Xi was in Inazuma and he was on the side of the Fatui Clan. This was truly bad news.

The goddess came to Ying's side, gently patted her shoulder, and grinned mischievously.

"What are you thinking about? I finally managed to pull you out of the ground, you little thing. It would be such a waste if you got hurt."

Ying felt a little shy. This Yae no Miko was completely different from Yae Sakura. Perhaps it would be better to be friends with Yae Sakura? Why did she always feel that the Miko's smile was never a good thing...?

"No, it's nothing..."

Paimon also moved closer to the two of them, looking at the Divine Child.

"Hmm, Divine Child. I was just about to ask, why is your manner of speaking and behaving completely different from when we first met?"

The divine child feigned shock and then smiled.

"Oh~ Is that so? Little one~ It's probably because you dismissed the other priestesses. Besides, in private, no. I've always been like this~ What people show is always the side they want to show, I know that very well. So, every side is actually the true 'self,' it's just that people like to define it meaninglessly. In this society that is, for the time being, human, I'm just doing what I'm interested in."

Paimon scratched his head in confusion, while Ying seemed lost in thought.

"I... I don't think I understood very well."

The god gave Paimon a disdainful look and then smiled.

"Study humans more, little one, you'll understand someday."

Ying remembered something.

"Divine Child... how exactly did you save me from Sakura's clutches?"

Paimon suddenly realized.

"Oh yeah~ I was so focused on watching the travelers that I didn't even notice what you were doing..."

The divine child replied mysteriously.

"It's the 'secret technique of Narukami Shrine'~ I chased Sakura away in an instant, can you believe it?"

Ying was speechless; no matter how she looked at it, the Divine Child didn't seem like someone who could beat Sakura... Paimon, on the other hand, believed it and was quite excited.

"Really?! Can I learn it? That way I can protect travelers~"

The divine child was seriously fooling Paimon.

"Of course you can~ But as I said, that's a 'secret technique of Narukami Taisha,' not to be passed on to outsiders~ You'll have to join Narukami Taisha first, and then every morning when you wake up, you'll say with gratitude, 'Thank you, Yae no Miko, who possesses both wisdom and beauty~'"

Paimon took a step back in shock.

"Really? You must be lying to me, right? You're not!"

Ying patted Paimon, somewhat speechless.

"Don't even think about it, it's definitely fake, Paimon!"

The divine child smiled.

"Alright, little one. Instead of thinking about that, you should be thinking about how to repay me, shouldn't you? Or is it that there's something wrong with your thought process after all..."

Ying pondered for a moment, and ultimately, although somewhat embarrassed, she still...

"No... Thank you so much, Lord Yae no Miko, who possesses both wisdom and beauty!"

This remark really made Yae no Miko laugh.

"Haha, little guy. There's no need to be so formal. What I need is your actions, hehe."

Next, the Divine Child told Firefly about the subsequent developments regarding the "Evil Eye"...

"Okay, I'm telling you all this just to put your mind at ease so you can focus on... doing something for me."