Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

"I'm not old enough yet..."

Just as Xiao Yi hesitated, a new guest pushed open the door and entered, interrupting Ling Hua's answer. Everyone looked towards the entrance of the tavern.

A familiar face: Yura Lawrence, a guerrilla knight carrying a giant sword on her back.

Yura quickly surveyed the room as soon as she entered the tavern. For some reason, she acted cautiously, as if there were some dangerous items in the tavern. Then, she warily bypassed the customers holding wine glasses and came to Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi stared at Yura with a puzzled look. Gan Yu, who was leaning against Xiao Yi's chest and chewing on the sweet flower topping, looked at him with the same puzzled look.

They vaguely remembered that Yura had gone to the Knights to write a report, so why was she back at the tavern, and it seemed like she was looking for Xiao Yi?

Suddenly, without saying a word, Yura grabbed Xiao Yi's hand, turned around, and dragged him toward the tavern entrance.

Everyone in the tavern, including Xiao Yi, was dumbfounded—what kind of annual spectacle was this?

Although Gan Yu was confused about the situation, she wouldn't just stand by and watch Xiao Yi be dragged away by another woman. The Qilin girl pretended to be drunk, took Xiao Yi's arm, and leaned against him, using her "weight" to prevent her husband from being captured by other women.

Xiao Yi was also conflicted.

Judging from Yura's expression, it seemed that she had come to him because of something important, but she didn't even act like a riddle-teller and remained silent the whole time, which made things very difficult for him.

If the information she wants to share is something she can't say directly in front of everyone, she should at least find a reason to explain it. Why is she acting like a clueless fool and trying to pull people along?

Linghua immediately put down her juice and went over to stop him, but she didn't know how to do it. Pulling Youla was like helping her, while pulling Xiao Yi directly would be a bit impolite.

So, she stood helplessly before the three entangled individuals, like a referee.

Wendy knew she couldn't get involved, so she continued standing on the chair and played the piano even more enthusiastically, as if playing a battle song for the two women in a tug-of-war, with Xiao Yi as the prize for the victor.

Just then, the patrons, realizing what had happened, lost their temper and began to criticize Yura.

"What are you doing, Lawrence's family?"

"How can you treat guests from out of town like this? Is this what you call aristocratic etiquette?"

"To have such intimate contact with Master Xiao in front of Madam is shameless. Even if you want to do such a thing, you should do it in secret!"

The tavern was filled with curses and insults, and some people even threw various objects at Yura. The tall, blue-haired female knight remained unmoved, letting the objects hit her, as if she only had one goal in mind: to take Xiao Yi away.

Suddenly, a glass containing half a cup of wine flew towards Yura, causing her to loosen her grip on Xiao Yi's hand. She jumped back to dodge, causing the glass to smash onto Gan Yu's cloak, instantly soaking a large area of ​​it.

"stop!!!"

With Xiao Yi's order to stop, the entire tavern fell silent, with only Wendy gently playing the final notes.

“Miss Yura, I don’t care where you want to take me alone,” Xiao Yi said, compromisingly. “I will go with you, but on one condition: she must be present.”

Xiao Yi looked at Gan Yu, who was clinging to him.

“Okay, come with me.” Yura agreed without hesitation.

The three of them left the tavern, leaving the other patrons feeling awkward. Ayaka knew that as the young lady of the tavern, she had an obligation to clean up the mess left by her adopted son.

She took out and opened her fan. A large amount of ice and snow rose from her feet, turning into snowflakes and ice crystals that drifted in the air. Under the light, they displayed various colors, which was extremely beautiful.

This action drew the attention of the patrons to the elegant silver-haired girl.

Linghua covered her mouth with her fan and reassured the guests, "Please continue playing music and dancing. Although Boss Xiao is gone, the contract that he paid for everyone's drinks still exists."

Hearing that people were still paying, the crowd quickly cheered again, as if nothing had happened, and the poet continued to play his instrument and sing.

……

Yura led Xiao Yi and Gan Yu to a secluded alley. The streetlights on the nearest main road seemed to be broken, and the place remained pitch black even under the starlight.

Xiao Yi and Gan Yu stood side by side, while Youla faced them, about five meters apart.

“There shouldn’t be anyone around. Just say what you want to say,” Xiao Yi said.

That's what he said, but he already sensed someone hiding on the roof. However, it didn't matter; as long as he wanted to catch the eavesdropper, he could do so easily anytime.

The female knight reached up to smooth her short blue hair and said, "I have a question. If you and your wife died in Mondstadt, would it have a particularly large impact?"

Xiao Yi was taken aback.

At this point, he felt that Yura was worried that he might encounter danger if he helped her, and was trying to persuade him to back down through subtle means.

But this way of expressing it is so strange...

"My identity is actually more extraordinary than you imagine. If I were to die in Mondstadt, it would indeed cause a huge international problem," Xiao Yi said truthfully. "But I'm not bragging, but looking at the entire Teyvat continent, who could defeat me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yura suddenly drew the greatsword she had been carrying on her back and charged at Xiao Yi without hesitation, as if she intended to cut him and Gan Yu in two with one stroke.

What appeared to be swift movements by ordinary people seemed like slow motion to Xiao Yi. However, he couldn't understand why she had suddenly attacked, so he decided to remain still and observe the situation before making his move to subdue her once he was certain that the greatsword would hit him.

Xiao Yi still believes that the other party is just testing whether he has the ability to help her. He feels a little strange. As a noblewoman, Yura would not be so rude. If she really wants to test him, she should make it clear beforehand.

He held Gan Yu's hand, signaling her not to make any rash moves, and his wife immediately understood.

An unexpected situation occurred. Just as Yura was about to rush in front of the two, the guy hiding on the roof finally couldn't hold back and jumped down to block Xiao Yi and Gan Yu.

clang!!!

Greatswords clashed, the noise echoing through the alley.

Xiao Yi looked closely and saw that the eavesdropper who had blocked the attack for him was wearing the uniform of the Knights of Favonius, and had a tall, perfect figure and shiny blue hair.

Was it Yura who shielded him from Yura's attack?!

He recalled what the female knight on the carriage had told him: that at least three "she"s were currently active in Mondstadt.

In other words, the Yura who dragged him away from the tavern might be a fake, while the one who jumped off the roof to shield him from the knife is the real one.

No, considering the worst-case scenario, the one who took the hit might also be fake. He can't guarantee that all the fake Yura have the same goal; perhaps it's an internal conflict.

To make it easier to distinguish them in the future, Xiao Yi silently assigned a number to Yura in his heart.

First of all, the one we met on the carriage earlier was definitely the real person, also known as the original body or the mother body. Xiao Yi named her No. 0 Yura.

The one who attacked him and Gan Yu was called Number 1, and the one who shielded him from the attack was called Number 2.

Although Number 1 just attacked him, that alone is not enough to determine that she is fake or hostile. If he were to directly kill her and then discover that there were other hidden circumstances, it would be too late to undo the damage.

At the same time, Number 2, which was in a blocking stance, pushed forward forcefully, causing Number 1 to retreat several meters. Number 2 then suddenly charged forward and launched a fierce attack.

The two combatants wielded swift and powerful swordsmanship, their movements as graceful as a dance, as if taught by the same master. No matter how many rounds they fought, it was impossible to break their moves. Ice elements clung to the two greatswords, and with the sound of their collision, frost covered the entire alley.

"Can you tell, Gan Yu?" Xiao Yi asked his wife hesitantly, "Is there any extremely subtle difference between the ice they use and the ice element that the real Miss Yura used when we fought the Hilichurls?"

Gan Yu shook her head helplessly and said without hesitation, "No, not only is she exactly the same as Miss Yura we first met, but their methods of dispelling ice are also exactly the same."

Xiao Yi couldn't hold back any longer.

The two Yura were still fighting in front, creating a chaotic scene reminiscent of the real and fake Monkey Kings.

With Xiao Yi's dynamic vision, he certainly wouldn't be unable to distinguish who was number 1 and who was number 2. The question was, what should he do now...?

The attacker may not be a fake, and the eavesdropper protecting him may not be a real person either; we must proceed with the utmost caution.

"I understand..." he suddenly realized, "Give them all a beating before thinking about anything else!"

On the front lines of battle, the two Yuras, though wielding greatswords, moved with the agility of one-handed swords, their network of ice elements interwoven with their weapons so fine that even a fly couldn't get in.

Just as the battle was in full swing, Xiao Yi suddenly appeared inside the two's sword net, about a body length away from them.

Before attacker #1, Yura, could react, Xiao Yi used his hand like a knife to gently tap the back of her neck, knocking her unconscious to the ground. Yura #2, who was eavesdropping, was surprised at how the attacker managed to sneak in. Her eyes widened in disbelief, and Xiao Yi gave her a fair beating in return.

……

A few minutes later, two giant swords were planted side by side in the ground as makeshift racks, and the two unconscious, identical female knights were tied to their swords.

Gan Yu crossed her arms and paced back and forth with a worried expression, keeping an eye on the two Yura.

At this moment, Xiao Yi, who had gone to the tavern to borrow a pen, returned. He squatted down in front of the two Yura and wrote 1 and 2 on their foreheads with a quill pen.

"Okay, this will make it easier to distinguish them."

Immediately afterwards, he tickled their noses with the feather at the end of his pen, and the two Yura sneezed almost at the same time. When they woke up, they looked at Xiao Yi with blurry eyes.

"Miss Yura, it's time for the interrogation."

Chapter 160 I'm going to write tally marks on your legs

The two Yura woke up at the same time, looking at Xiao Yi and Gan Yu in front of them with confused eyes. Because Xiao Yi had taken them down so quickly, they hadn't even had time to react before losing consciousness.

Xiao Yi paced back and forth in front of them, carefully observing the two women, trying to distinguish the real and fake Yura from the subtle differences in their movements.

The first thing the two Yura did after opening their eyes was to struggle, trying to escape from the ropes binding them or knock down the giant sword that was holding them in place.

Clearly, they failed.

Gan Yu temporarily confiscated the two's Divine Eyes, and the giant swords used to restrict their movements were not only deeply embedded, but also frozen at the bottom by Gan Yu's power, almost becoming one with the ground, making them impossible to pull out by human strength.

If anyone could break free, Xiao Yi could immediately conclude that the guy was a fake.

The two Yura realized they couldn't escape, and almost simultaneously glared angrily at Xiao Yi, their eyes revealing a clear emotion—I'll remember this grudge!

Xiao Yi disagreed with this.

The female knight was tied up, glaring at the person in front of her, displaying an unyielding expression. He had seen enough of these elements on his hard drive before he transmigrated.

The immediate priority is to obtain more clues and probe which of the two Yolas is the real one.

Xiao Yi toyed with the quill pen in his hand and said casually, "If there is a real Miss Yura Lawrence among you, please forgive our rudeness. This is a last resort, stemming from our consistent rigorous style."

"What a joke! She attacked you, and I took the knife for you. Isn't it obvious?" Yura, with a "2" written on her forehead, accused angrily. "With such obvious evidence right in front of you, you chose to take them all down before interrogating them—I'll remember this grudge!"

Xiao Yi waved his hand and smiled, "Don't be angry, Miss Yura No. 2. After all, the current situation is a bit... supernatural. Please forgive us for being overly sensitive. After all, there are too many Yuras. Maybe you are actually an imposter."

"If that's really the case, and I rashly believe you, as number 2, Miss Yura would be labeled as an imposter, wouldn't that be terrible? In short, Gan and I... Wang Xiaomei can only help the real Miss Yura."

"Therefore, we must distinguish which one is the real Yura—the one we met in the carriage who cleared the way for us from the Hilichurls."

The way to identify them is simple: just ask them about the specific process of taking the carriage to Mondstadt, and those who can answer are the real Yola.

Now Xiao Yi and Gan Yu realize that they made a big mistake. When they heard that there were many fake Yura in Mondli, they should not have separated from the confirmed 0 and stayed by her side until all the fakes were eliminated.

"Tell me, what did you all do after we parted ways?" Xiao Yi asked.

Yura, number 2, spoke first, eager to prove that she was real: "As I said when we parted, I went to the Knights headquarters to handle official business. After dealing with the pile of documents, I wanted to go to the tavern for a few drinks, but I met an imposter who looked exactly like me."

“I secretly followed her and found that she went into the tavern, pulled you and your wife out, and then went to a secluded alley to try to do something bad. So I jumped down from the roof to stop her, but you knocked me unconscious and tied me up without asking any questions. That’s what happened.”

Xiao Yi stroked his chin with the hand that wasn't holding the pen, feeling that what Number 2 said was correct.

He then asked Number 1, who attacked him, "It's your turn to explain. I remember we got along quite well on the carriage. If you're really him, why did you attack us after only a few hours?"