The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Really?" Yu Jin was equally surprised, not expecting that his casual remark would be so accurate.

"It's absolutely true! Great hero, look how poor I am that I've resorted to stealing from a golden house. Could you please let me go? The Fools will surely reward you handsomely!"

The debt collector immediately stood up from the ground, cupped his hands in a fawning manner towards Yu Jin, and said...

"Hiss—" Yu Jin stroked his chin and circled the debt collector a few times.

"I think you're lying," Ember said, stopping in his tracks and crossing his arms. The Fools were far from fooling him!

The Northern Bank hasn't even been sold, yet they're saying they have no money? That lie wouldn't even fool a child!

The debtor's gesture of bowing froze. He had originally intended to guide Yu Jin's thoughts toward stealing money, but now his plan had been exposed.

"Damn it, how did you figure that out!" The debt collector's face hardened. Since the soft approach didn't work, he would have to resort to force!

Debt settlers are not afraid of death!

"Die! Those who oppose the Fools will not have a good end!" the debt collector roared, rushing forward with a flaming hunting knife in hand.

After a while...

"Ouch~, big brother, stop hitting me! I give up! I give up, okay?"

The debt collector, who had been so assertive just moments before, was now lying on the ground, covered in bruises.

"Heh, you want to fight me? You're still a tiny bit short." Yu Jin clapped his hands and slowly said, looking at the debt collector who was still groaning on the ground.

Chapter 265 Concerned Citizens

2023-10-31

"How about it, kid? Want to come again?" Yu Jin raised an eyebrow at the debt collector in front of him, though the latter couldn't see it.

"Hmph! Your strength is indeed formidable. Kill me or torture me as you please, there's no need to humiliate me like this!"

The debtor struggled to his feet, his entire body wracked with stinging pain.

In their recent exchange, he hadn't even managed to touch a hair on Yu Jin's head. Instead, every strike from Yu Jin landed precisely on his joints and pressure points, causing him excruciating pain without inflicting any real injury.

To the debtor, this was undoubtedly a mockery of Yu Jin.

"Um... it seems you started it, right? You brought this humiliation on yourself. Are all the Fools this unreasonable?"

Yu Jin scratched the back of his head, somewhat helplessly saying, "Why does this guy always threaten to die?"

"Is...is that so?" The debt collector lowered his head and pondered, it seemed to be true...what a load of rubbish!

It was clearly Ember who attacked first!

The debt collectors looked at the strange figure shrouded in iron armor. Ember's disguise was even more meticulous than theirs.

Considering his actions of sneaking into the golden house, the debt collector suspected that he also had some ulterior motive.

"We have the same goal, so why not forget the misunderstanding from earlier? You do your thing, I'll do mine, and we won't interfere with each other, okay?"

The debtor reached out his hand, as if he wanted to reconcile with Yu Jin.

"Are you mistaken? I'm stronger than you." Yu Jin swung his fist. This guy's not right in the head. He wants to negotiate when the strength is unequal.

"You're certainly stronger than me, but what if I yell right now?"

"Do you think the Liyue Thousand Rock Army will come and surround you? If that happens, let alone whether you can achieve your goal, you'll probably be stuck here!"

The debt collector smiled knowingly. This was the consequence of negligence! He had him under control, yet he had the audacity to let him go.

If his and Ember's positions were switched, the debt collector would guarantee to kill Ember immediately.

"call out--"

A sound like something cutting through the air rang out, and the debt collector looked up to find a golden light above him.

The light fell from the sky and into the Mora Sea at the bottom of the Golden House.

Seeing this, Yu Jin clapped his hands in satisfaction. With the Golden Seed as a target, Little Yellow would surely be eager to take root here.

He then turned to the debt collector, picked at his ear, and said, "What? What did you say? I've just accomplished my goal, now it's my turn to shout."

As he spoke, Yu Jin made a megaphone shape with his hand, as if he was about to call someone over.

"Wait! Brother, don't!" The debt collector immediately slid to his knees. If Qianyan Army were really summoned, he would be in deep trouble.

“Tell me your purpose, and I won’t shout it out,” Yu Jin said kindly, patting the debt collector on the head.

"Impossible! Go ahead and shout!" To everyone's surprise, the debt collector immediately rejected Yu Jin's conditions.

At this moment, he bit his lip tightly, his face full of defiance, looking as if he were about to die a heroic death.

"You really don't want to tell me?"

"Heh, the debt collector will never betray Zhi Dong!"

"Great! To reward you, I've decided to treat you to something delicious."

As he spoke, Ember pulled out a huge, old iron pot. Inside the pot was a gelatinous substance emitting a faint blue glow—the very "feast" he had prepared for the Southern Cross fleet a few days ago!

"What...what is this?" The debt collector rubbed his eyes. Where did this pot come from? He couldn't see anything.

The gel emitted a slightly eerie blue light, adding a touch of color to the golden house.

"What do you care what this is? Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'll treat you to this!" Yu Jin reached out and grabbed a piece of gel.

The broken part of the gel was still trembling, whether because it was too elastic or because it was alive.

"You think you can make me submit with this... um..." Before the debt collector could finish speaking, he was covered in gel by Ember.

In the ensuing panic, the debt collectors inevitably ended up tasting some of the remaining "food".

"Hey...hehe, so bright! What...are these? What...what am I doing?"

"So many little people, so...so noisy."

Everything in front of the debt collector began to blur, and everything was shaking, like distorted human figures.

The golden hue of the Golden House now seemed to shimmer with a kaleidoscope of colors. A cacophony of shouts echoed in my ears, saying many things, yet saying nothing at all.

However, all of this manifested in Yu Jin's eyes as the debt collector's eyes turning into mosquito coil eyes.

Moreover, ever since ingesting the gel, the debt collector's skin has begun to glow with a faint blue light, making him look like a blue light bulb.

"I'm asking you, what is your purpose?" Yu Jin straightened the swaying debt collector and asked, enunciating each word clearly.

He was afraid that if he spoke too quickly, the guy would just let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Scout out...scout out the layout of the Golden House, and while we're at it, see if we can...steal some Mora."

It seems the Fools are really short of money; that damn money-stealing quest actually exists.

"The Golden House? What do you Fools want the terrain of the Golden House for?" Ember found it very strange.

Could it be that the Fools want to take over the Golden House? But that would be pointless. The Golden House was able to forge Mora entirely thanks to Zhongli's divine power. Without that power, the Golden House is just a large vault.

"Heh...heh heh, you don't understand. The...the Executors want...the Heart of the Rock God."

"So...so I thought...I wanted to come to the Golden House to see...to see if the heart of God is here."

The debt collector, having eaten too much, spilled everything he knew, leaving Yu Jin somewhat surprised.

So the Executor was actually going to collect the Heart of God? This was news that Ember hadn't heard before.

Ember then reflected on his experiences in Mondstadt and suddenly realized that he seemed to have inadvertently thwarted the lady's evil plot.

He simply couldn't believe that even after he had reprimanded the woman so harshly, she would still dare to steal from her.

Unfortunately, Ember didn't expect that the lady didn't actually steal the Heart of God; it was a gift from Wendy herself.

Having asked enough questions, Yu Jin casually tapped the debt collector, plunging him into a deep, infant-like sleep.

He glanced at the debt collector who was still emitting a blue light, and then, on a sudden inspiration, took out a piece of paper and began to scribble and draw.

"Slap!" In no time, Yu Jin stuck the note with black writing on it onto the debt collector's butt.

If you look closely, you'll see that the black characters on the paper read, "Captured one of the foolish thieves!"

Below that was an even smaller signature: "Left by a kind-hearted citizen who happened to be passing by."

Ember looked around and was quite satisfied. Then he took a deep breath and shouted:

"Help! A thief has broken into the golden house!!!"

After speaking, Yu Jin vanished. Correspondingly, as soon as he finished speaking, a commotion erupted outside.

"Squeak-"

Sunlight streamed into the golden house, and along with it came squads of tense-looking Thousand Rock Army soldiers.

There's someone lying down up ahead!

"Why is this person emitting blue light?"

"The debt collector of the Fools! Probably a side effect of some kind of evil eye!"

……

The Golden House suddenly became lively, with countless people brushing past Yu Jin, but none of them noticed him.

Yu Jin glanced at the Thousand Rock Army that had surrounded the debt collectors, then resolutely turned and left the Golden House.

He is like an ember, doing good deeds without ever seeking recognition!

Chapter 266 Familiar Feeling

2023-11-01

"Lady Ningguang, this way please!" Gongming hurriedly entered the Golden House, followed by Ningguang, who was equally energetic.

Others have infiltrated the Golden House, an extremely rare occurrence in Liyue's history, and it happened during her reign.

This forced Ningguang to be cautious.

"I heard from the person who came to report that the infiltrators were debt collectors?" Ningguang asked Gongming ahead as she walked quickly.

“Yes…that’s true, but he seems a little different.” Gongming wiped the fine sweat from his forehead and said somewhat flusteredly.

She is under a lot of pressure right now. This happened while she was a director, and no matter what the outcome, she will probably be punished.