The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Surrounded by the crowd, Beidou and Yujin squatted down on either side of a low table.

Xiangling glanced at Beidou, who was looking excited, and then at Yujin, who hadn't changed much. She really wanted to go up to Beidou and tell him not to torture himself.

However, Xiangling ultimately abandoned her idea. Firstly, Beidou was also somewhat stubborn; she never believed what others said, she only believed herself.

Secondly, Xiangling was also curious about who was stronger! Although Yu Jin was very strong, Beidou was not bad either.

From a very young age, Xiangling had heard about Beidou's annihilation of Mount Hyjal. In her mind, Beidou was one of the most outstanding figures in Liyue.

"Hmph, although I know you're strong, Yu Jin, I'm not one to be trifled with!" Beidou stretched his limbs and said confidently.

"I can tell," Yu Jin replied casually, then placed his hand on the table.

Seeing this, Beidou stopped talking and grasped Yu Jin's iron hand. What came from the armor was not coldness, but an unexpected warmth.

It was as if the person under the armor was constantly burning up.

"Alright, the first Adventurers' Guild - Southern Cross Fleet Arm Wrestling Tournament shall now begin!"

Xiangling squeezed out of the crowd, holding a rice cracker, and shouted excitedly.

"Haha, I'm going to unleash my power, Ember!" Beidou laughed and then began to exert his strength.

Her somewhat rough but slender arms instantly became angular, the muscles on her arms bulging, providing Beidou with enough power to shake the behemoth.

"Squeak-"

The table beneath their elbows began to make a teeth-grinding scraping sound, but despite this, Beidou and Yujin remained unchanged in their movements.

Beidou was surprised to find that from the moment she grasped Yu Jin's hand until she exerted force, Yu Jin's palm did not change at all.

He seemed to exert no effort at all.

“You haven’t used your full strength yet. You can also use the Eye of God.” Ember felt the immense force coming from his palm. Although the force was huge, Ember knew that Beidou had not used his full strength yet.

"Hoo—, since that's the case, I won't stand on ceremony!" Beidou didn't refuse. She took a deep breath, and then the purple Teng Snake began to leap on her body.

After using elemental power, Ember could feel that the force coming from his hands was much greater than before.

It's almost a qualitative leap.

Seeing how hard Beidou was trying, Yu Jin felt he had to give him some face.

So after Yu Jin bent his arm down a little, he immediately slammed Bei Dou's palm onto the table.

"what?"

Beidou seemed to be in a daze. Didn't she have a slight advantage just now? How did she lose in the blink of an eye?

"Huh? The game is over, I won!"

Even the embers can show mercy, but not often.

The advantage that Beidou just had was the result of his chivalry and consideration for women.

"Clap clap clap!"

“Excellent. There aren’t many in Liyue Harbor who can beat Beidou in terms of strength.”

Just as the crew was stunned, a burst of applause suddenly rang out, and then a magnificent woman appeared before Yu Jin.

With her hair piled high in a cloud-like bun, wearing a black satin cheongsam with gold trim, and adorned with a phoenix-patterned apricot hairpin, she exuded an air of elegance and nobility.

Yu Jin knew none of this; all he knew was that the woman before him was very wealthy. She might even surpass Ye Lan and become the richest woman Yu Jin had ever met.

"Ningguang? What brings you here? This is our fleet's celebration time." Beidou wasn't particularly happy to see Ningguang arrive.

Because Ningguang's arrival means her fleet will be busy again.

Ningguang glanced at Beidou, whose face showed displeasure, and smiled.

"What, I'm your friend, can't I share the fun with you?"

Ningguang greatly admired Beidou, who didn't hold back even in front of her.

"With you? It's fine if it's just the two of us having a private get-together. But you're coming to the celebration party because you think the atmosphere is too relaxed and want to put some pressure on us?"

Beidou rolled her eyes at Ningguang. As soon as Ningguang arrived, her crew members immediately wilted like little chicks.

Even drinking alcohol is done with extreme caution.

"Let's go, I know you have something to do." Beidou stood up and walked towards the captain's cabin on the Death Star.

“Hey, you don’t have to be so reserved.” Ningguang shook her head and followed Beidou toward the captain’s cabin.

"Hey~, who is that woman?" Yu Jin asked quietly as he watched Ning Guang's figure disappear.

"Ah? You don't know? That's Lady Ningguang from Tianquan Star. A very important person!" Xiangling said with a sigh of relief. As expected of someone from Tianquan Star, her aura was truly impressive.

But she quickly realized what was happening and asked in confusion, "Wait, why are you like this too? Could it be that you were also intimidated by Lady Ningguang's aura?"

“I see you all doing it this way, so I’ll do it this way too,” Yu Jin replied absentmindedly.

Tianquan Star? Could we perhaps open a back door for that?

Chapter 251 The Busy Big Dipper

2023-10-24

If you ask why Yu Jin wanted to use the back door, it's naturally because of Zhong Li's request.

According to Zhongli, if he "dies," his body will most likely be taken to the Golden House, which is arguably the most heavily guarded place in Liyue.

The main reason is that the Golden House is where Liyue produces and stores Mora. Inside, it can be described as a true "gold mine".

In a place like this, there's no doubt that there are a lot of people patrolling.

So Yu Jin thought maybe he could talk to Tian Quan Xing and ask her to open a back door or give him some kind of entry/exit permit.

"Hey, do you know what that Tianquan Star likes?" Yu Jin said to Xiang Ling, looking in the direction Ning Guang had left.

Seeing Yu Jin's expression, Xiang Ling's gossipy nature ignited within her. "Yu Jin, you wouldn't have fallen for Lady Ning Guang, would you?"

As Xiangling spoke, her eyes began to light up. After all, she was still a young girl, and she was quite interested in gossip and the like.

"Why do you think that?" Yu Jin was quite puzzled. He liked her as soon as they met? Did he, Yu Jin, look like such a frivolous person?

"Look at Ningguang, she's young, beautiful, and rich. More importantly, she's from Tianquan! You could say the secrets of Liyue are all in her hands!"

"A woman like that? Who wouldn't be attracted to her?"

Xiangling spoke eloquently, indicating that she often discussed these things with her friends.

"I don't think she's as pretty as you." Yu Jin's words silenced Xiang Ling.

His concept of beauty and ugliness had long since become blurred. Aside from the head and limbs, what else makes people different?

Yu Jin rarely judges people by their appearance; he primarily looks at their soul. This is absolutely true.

For example, Xiangling's soul is trembling right now, it seems that Yu Jin's words just now had a great impact on her.

"You... what nonsense are you talking about!" Xiangling said, waving her hand with a slightly flushed face.

Now it's Guoba's turn to gossip.

It glanced at the calm and collected Yu Jin, then at the somewhat embarrassed Xiang Ling, and decided that the marriage was a good match. Guo Ba was the first to agree.

Unfortunately, that's impossible.

"You know I'm talking nonsense? Stop spouting rubbish! Since you know so much about Ningguang, tell me about her preferences." Yu Jin patted Xiangling's head and said somewhat speechlessly.

Honestly, it's all Xiangling's fault; she completely steered the conversation away from the topic.

"Hmm... this... this... maybe... Lady Ningguang likes Mora?" Xiangling rubbed her head, and after thinking for a long time, she finally managed to utter a few words.

"Judging from your tone, I feel like you're just guessing," Yu Jin couldn't help but complain, seeing Xiang Ling's hesitant manner.

He could talk about gossip so smoothly, but who knew he was clueless when asked?

"Well... I had no choice! Tianquanxing is such a high-ranking and powerful person, I've only met her a few times, how would I know what she likes?"

Seeing that Yu Jin had seen through her act, Xiang Ling stopped pretending. She laid her cards on the table and said she knew nothing.

What Ningguang likes is a question that probably no one in Liyue, except Ningguang herself, can answer.

"What do you want to do? Why are you asking such a personal question?" Xiangling couldn't suppress her curiosity. She wanted to know why Yu Jin suddenly asked this.

"Go away! Kids, go play somewhere else. Don't meddle in adults' affairs." Yu Jin glanced at Xiang Ling and waved her away.

It's best for a young girl not to get involved in these things.

"What? If you don't want to tell me, just say so!" Xiangling pouted and muttered.

Just as Ember and Xiangling were discussing Ningguang's preferences, the discussion in the captain's cabin in the distance was also quite lively.

After closing the door to the captain's cabin, Beidou slumped into the armchair without any regard for appearances.

She rubbed her shoulders and asked Ningguang, who was sitting opposite her, "Speak, what is it? If it's something trivial, don't blame me for not agreeing."

Ningguang smiled slightly upon hearing this. Talking with Beidou had as many advantages as disadvantages. And conciseness in conversation was one of the advantages.

“I want you to go to Inazuma.” Ningguang put away her smile and said to Beidou with a somewhat serious expression.

"Inazuma? Isn't that a closed country?" Hokuto put down his hand that was massaging his shoulders and began to think.

Since the nationwide lockdown was declared, news about Inazuma has become increasingly scarce. Now, Inazuma is shrouded in a thunderstorm.

All sound was drowned out by the thunderstorm.

"It's precisely because the country is closed off that we need you to go." Ningguang nodded and continued:

"A while ago, a representative of the Liyue merchants from Inazuma sent a letter saying that these foreigners are being oppressed by the magistrate to the point of near extinction..."

"So you want me to give her a warning?" Before Ningguang could finish speaking, Beidou already knew the purpose of Ningguang's trip.

"Pretty much, but it would be even better if we could find out about Inazuma's current power structure."

Ningguang wasn't annoyed at Beidou interrupting her; in fact, she was used to it.

"Seven Stars, can't you warn them?" Beidou narrowed his exposed single eye and said calmly.

"Heh, you should know that with Inazuma like that, what effect can the Seven Stars' condemnation have?" Ningguang sneered a few times.

The Seven Stars' warning? It's likely that no official notice or condemnation would have any effect on the Three Principles of the People.

The three officials each performed their own duties and did not govern each other. Within their respective areas of responsibility, there was absolutely no force to check or restrain them.