Genshin Impact: Ningguang is still a pitiful little thing, I invested in her.

Helping Haiqi Island is a pretense; their real intention is to negotiate with the Coral Palace.

Fang Xun knew very well that

Once the Fools enter Umijima Island, the war between Umijima Island and Narukami Island will begin its countdown.

To ensure the eternal existence of Inazuma, the fools who try to interfere must be driven away.

"Lord Coral Palace is unwell and will not be receiving guests. You may all return," Fang Xun said, waving his hand.

“But…” Thunder Hammer Vanguard looked troubled.

They went to great lengths, traveling thousands of miles to Haiqi Island, only to find that they hadn't even seen a single person from the Coral Palace before being turned away and asked to leave.

"There are no 'buts'. Either you wait until Lord Coral Palace recovers before coming, or you talk to me now," Fang Xun said without looking up.

After a brief silence, the Thunderhammer Vanguard made his decision: "Then... let's wait until Lady Coral Palace recovers before we come back."

The Thunder Hammer Vanguard chose the former without much hesitation.

Because the negotiations with Coral Palace must not be known to a second person; this is a strict order from above.

Fang Xun nodded, not surprised by the choice of the Thunder Hammer Vanguard Army.

In truth, he had no interest in the cooperation plan between the Fools and Umijima Island; he just wanted the Fools to leave obediently.

As for supplies, Fang Xun can provide what the Fools can provide, and he can also provide what the Fools cannot provide.

The Fools were like a ticking time bomb; Fang Xun had no reason to keep them around.

"Boss, what do we do now?" The water gunner asked, watching Fang Xun's departing figure.

Thunder Hammer Vanguard shook his head: "The intelligence is wrong. We should not act rashly for now and wait for the lord to issue new mission orders."

"By the way, what was that person's name?"

"He said his name was Wendy, I think that's it?"

The Thunderhammer Vanguard fell into thought: "Wendy...this name sounds familiar...where have I heard it before?"

...

Upon seeing Fang return, the residents immediately gathered around, asking all sorts of questions with great curiosity.

"Mr. Fang Xun, you're back! What did the people from Zhidong Kingdom say to you?"

"Yes, why did they come to our Haiqi Island?"

Faced with the residents' curiosity, Fang Xun took a deep breath and said, "The common folk say that Haiqi Island is nothing more than a tiny, sparsely populated place."

“If we don’t want Haiqi Island to be wiped out, we must hand over our supplies to Zhidong Kingdom.”

resident:?

Deceiving too much!

These fools are really going too far!

Some hot-blooded young residents couldn't stand it anymore and angrily picked up harpoons and slung them over their shoulders, as if they were ready to fight to the death with the fools.

Many residents remained calm and immediately embraced the young people, which brought the situation under control.

Then, Fang Xun continued, "They also demanded that we hand over Lord Coral Palace, and that the Fools would be arranged to govern Haiqi Island afterwards."

resident:???

Those damned Zhidong Kingdoms, do they think Haizhi Island is a pushover?

The residents who had initially tried to mediate and stabilize the situation were now enraged, picking up their weapons as if they were ready to fight the Kingdom of Zhidong to the death.

"We are all civilized people, so let's not act impulsively or resort to brute force to solve problems."

As Fang Xun spoke, he took out a piece of paper.

"This paper contains the bomb recipe. If the people from Winter Kingdom come again, you can use the bomb."

Fang Xun told the Fools that they could wait until Lord Coral Palace recovered before coming over.

But it didn't say that the people of Haiji Island would welcome them.

Chapter 489 This was an organized and premeditated kidnapping!

"Fang Xun, you're finally back!"

"You said you'd be back tonight, how come you've been gone for two days?"

"Two days! Do you know how Ying and I have spent these two days?"

Pai Mengfei circled around Fang Xun twice, grumbling angrily.

During Fang Xun's absence, he specifically asked Paimon and Ying to take care of the child.

At first, things were fine. The little ones didn't cry or fuss; they stayed home peacefully, waiting for Fang to come back.

But as time went on, the little ones' emotions gradually became unstable. First, they lost their appetite, and then they wouldn't sleep at night.

At the slightest sound or movement outside the door, they would rush over to see if Fang Xun had returned.

In the end, the little girls cried and shouted that they wanted to go out and find Brother Fang Xun. Shen He and You La even packed their luggage for their long trip.

This greatly worried Paimon and Ying, and it took them a lot of talking to calm the children down.

Through this incident, Paimon and Ying realized a problem: even if Fang Xun only went out for a short time, the children at home would make a huge fuss. If he were to leave for a long time, what would happen?

"Sorry, sorry, plans can't keep up with changes. You've worked hard these past two days."

Fang Xun originally thought that he would be able to return on the same day he went out.

As a result, he first encountered an out-of-control serpent, and then the Fools, which completely disrupted his travel plans, forcing him to return a little later.

Upon hearing this, Paimon crossed his arms, turned his head to the side, and snorted in dissatisfaction.

"Anyway, I definitely won't forgive you for this until I get five Fisherman's Toasts!"

After all that talk about feelings, all I really want is food.

Paimon's foodie nature is confirmed.

"Yes, yes, yes, not only do we have Fisherman's Toast, but we also have local delicacies brought back from Haiji Island."

As Fang Xun spoke, he rummaged through his backpack and pulled out all sorts of food.

These items were gifts from the local residents before he left Haiqi Island.

There was no way Fang Xun could refuse the overly hospitable people of Haiqi Island.

Of course, he didn't take these local specialties for nothing. Before leaving, he also gave the people a lot of supplies, such as food, clothing, and weapons.

If the supply shortage on Umijima Island can be resolved, then the entire Inazuma region can maintain long-term stability.

For Fang Xun, this was a sure-fire way to make money.

Seeing the abundance of local delicacies he'd never seen before, Paimon's eyes lit up, and his earlier annoyance vanished.

She let out a loud groan and pounced on it, completely absorbed in the delicious food.

Unlike Paimon, the traveler Ying next to him was a little foodie. She looked at Fang Xun and said, "It's good that you're back."

"Ying, when I went to Inazuma, I asked about your brother, but I got nothing out of him as well."

Fang Xun didn't want the traveler Ying to take unnecessary detours, so he kindly reminded her.

Ying was stunned when she heard this, not expecting that Fang Xun would still be thinking about helping her find her brother while he was out on business.

After a brief silence, she softly said thank you.

"Where are Ningguang and the others?" Fang Xun asked casually at that moment.

I haven't seen those little guys for a few days, and I actually miss them a bit.

"Oh, they've already gone back to their rooms to rest. They must be tired from playing today," Paimon said, his mouth full and his words muffled.

"I see." Fang Xun nodded without giving it much thought.

He took Taro-maru back to his residence. The two of them had been out and about quite a bit during this time, so it was time for them to get some rest.

Just as they passed Ningguang and her group's room, Taromaru suddenly barked without warning, nibbling at Fang Xun's trouser leg, signaling him to hurry inside.

Fang Xun realized something was wrong and quickly opened Ning Guang's door.

There was a figure lying vaguely on the bed, but the person was completely covered by the blanket. However, when Fang Xun went forward and lifted a corner of the blanket, he found that there was a pillow lying inside.

It's not just Ningguang's room; all the other children's rooms are like this.

This is an organized and premeditated plan to run away from home!

Fang Xun realized something was wrong; he hadn't returned for several days, and the little ones had gone out to look for him.

A group of young girls going out late at night—it would be a lie to say I wasn't worried.

Fang Xun quickly took out the treasure-hunting compass and entered the children's names.

The pointers all point east.

...

Happy May Day holiday everyone!

Also, how did you know I got the Grass God's signature weapon in seven pulls?

Chapter 490 seems to have been interrupted by something strange.

Fang Xun looked in the direction of the treasure-hunting compass and saw that the pointer was pointing straight towards the dock, so Ningguang and the others must be over there.

Just as Fang Xun was setting off with Taro Maru, Alice's voice came from behind: "Fang Xun, where are you going in such a hurry?"

“Ningguang and the others ran out. I was worried, so I came out to check.”

Fang Xun paused, then asked curiously, "Alice, is there something you need from me?"

In Fang Xun's memory, Alice was either busy developing bombs or in solitary confinement.

Generally speaking, she only appears in Fang Xun's sight when something happens.

Alice put her hands behind her back and asked with a smile, "Can't I come to see you if there's nothing wrong? I came here specifically to say goodbye."