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

"Both of the Fools' Enforcers were killed by Inazuma, so we're way ahead in that respect," Xiao Yi muttered casually as he walked. "Although I didn't end up getting the kills, it doesn't matter. I've at least pushed 47 to take a big step forward in their scamming of flowers."

In a way, this is a profound chapter in the long history of the world. Today, the first Fool's Enforcer to be executed by the Fool Flower, and the first Fool Flower to execute a Fool's Enforcer, are born... although they have no real commemorative significance.

After taking only a few steps, Xiao Yi spotted the burly man still lying on the ground.

"Hopefully the drug didn't damage his brain." Xiao Yi stepped forward and kicked the burly man a few times. "Wake up, Mondstadt has already prepared a small, dark room for you to live in long-term!"

"Do we need the blood of a mythical beast...?" Gan Yu asked.

“There’s no need for that!” Xiao Yi said. “Even if he is cured, it will be a waste of medicine.”

Unexpectedly, a few seconds later, the burly man opened his eyes. He moved his body with difficulty and adjusted to a more comfortable position, seemingly without any major problems.

"Ugh, cough cough cough... Now that things have come to this, I have nothing more to say!" The tough guy roared defiantly, "I will not, for my own benefit, become a despicable informant and tell you that there is a secret room in the doctor's office where his research results are hidden!"

……

Upon arriving at the office, Xiao Yi, based on the information "inadvertently" revealed by the burly man, found a slot that resembled a USB interface, but was a hundred times larger than a normal USB port. He could even try to reach in and feel around.

Not long after, he found a rectangular box-shaped object in the office that looked like a USB flash drive, about the size of a whole carton of milk.

"This guy's invention is truly ahead of its time, no, it's practically ahead of time itself..."

Xiao Yi lifted the giant USB drive and tried to insert it into the interface, but it wouldn't go in. He flipped the USB drive over, but it still wouldn't go in. He flipped it back to the original position, and suddenly it went in.

The entrance to the secret room, disguised as a wall, opened, and Xiao Yi and Gan Yu entered to investigate.

"Besides the mind control machine, this guy has also researched a lot of useful and useless things..." Xiao Yi flipped through the piles of documents in the secret room, "A machine that can automatically make mass-produced glutinous rice balls by simply pouring in glutinous rice, milk, and sugar..."

Xiao Yi couldn't help but think to himself: If you have this ability, why be a bad guy? Wouldn't it be better to just do some good things that don't cause trouble for people?

(Video: I think this machine is beneficial to the development of the Inazuma Eternal Path. We must bring its blueprints back to the castle tower... bring them back to Inazuma.)

Xiao Yi rummaged through the documents of strange inventions, marveling at these ingenious ideas, while Gan Yu spotted a blueprint that was extremely practical.

"A teleportation portal! And it can travel across millions of miles!" Gan Yu exclaimed. "But it requires a god-level being as its power source."

Xiao Yi looked at this thing that seemed neither very useful nor very useful, and fell into deep thought.

Chapter 196 Goodbye, Mondstadt

A month after the mind control device incident, the effects of the doctor's actions had largely disappeared, and Mondstadt, this ancient city-state, and its millions of citizens protected by the wind god, returned to a carefree state of freedom.

Xiao Yi continued to live in Mondstadt with Gan Yu as an ordinary person. Although the leader of the guild was somewhat reluctant, feeling that this was not the proper way to treat a guest, she was persuaded by Xiao Yi and Wendy's theory about freedom and could only let him roam freely.

After all, a journey bound by the Knights of Favonius can hardly be called freedom.

These days, Kujo Sara got plenty of rest. Half a month ago, she was seen off by the Knights as Narukami's adopted son. She first returned to Liyue and then took a ship back to Inazuma to continue her routine but comfortable life.

As for Yanfei, who was forcibly brought along halfway, after Sara left, she tore off the talisman on her chest, transforming from the disguised lady back into her true identity—a legal expert from Liyue. She then naturally began her field investigation of Mondstadt's laws, led by her friend Yura.

Speaking of Yura, she gained power from Xiao Yi and was a great contributor to saving Mondstadt. She was very successful in the Knights of Favonius and her reputation and status were almost second only to Captain Jean.

In addition, her reputation among the public has improved considerably. Although many citizens still dislike her because of her surname Lawrence, it is much better than before.

The dozens of con artists Yola, created using the female knight as a template, mostly accepted the guidance of their predecessor #47 and chose to stay in Mondstadt to serve the people. The rest either voluntarily went to the wilderness to live the life of monsters or went on a journey to find the meaning of life.

The Wicked Flowers, including Yura, who remained in Mondstadt, helped many citizens under the tutelage and guidance of the apprentice knight Noelle. Gradually, the people of Mondstadt accepted them, and over time, the citizens' recognition of the Wicked Flowers even surpassed that of Yura herself, which is quite remarkable.

After dealing with the aftermath of the Fools' massacre, two important tasks were put on the agenda by Commander Qin.

The first step is to clean up the remnants of Zijella.

In order to restrict the citizens under control, Xiao Yi joined forces with Wendy to spray a large amount of pollen into the city. If it reacts with wildflowers one day and grows in the city in large numbers, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Upon receiving the order, Kaiya led the knights to search every corner of the city day and night, freezing the flower suspected to be Zigela and returning it to Sugar.

Secondly, there was the reconstruction of the Anemo statue, a representative of Mondstadt architecture, which sits like a guardian in the main square, its status no less than that of the magnificent cathedral.

Building such a large statue would normally be a very troublesome task, but fortunately, Pianpianhua was very free, and with the help of countless "Yulas", the Wind God statue was restored to the center of the square in just one month, as if it had never been damaged.

Today, this magnificent statue is covered by a huge cloth. When the cloth is unveiled, the construction of the statue will be completely finished.

Large numbers of citizens gathered in the square, eagerly awaiting the arrival of noon to witness the reappearance of the symbol of the wind god.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi and Gan Yu ambushed a silver-haired boy in an inconspicuous alley.

"You must be Bennett, the famous captain of the Bennett Adventurers' Guild?" Xiao Yi approached the boy with feigned enthusiasm. "I heard that on the day of the big event in Mondstadt, you were hit on the head by something strange. Is that true?"

Bennett nodded honestly and replied, "That's right. That day I was exploring the ruins but found nothing. Then I heard from the people of Springvale that something seemed to have happened in Mondstadt, so I rushed back to Mondstadt to help. I had just reached the city gate when that thing hit me on the head and knocked me unconscious..."

When I woke up again, it had been over for quite some time.

He held out his hand, and in his palm lay a Mora. Bennett flipped it over; the two sides of the Mora were indistinguishable.

Xiao Yi was certain he wasn't mistaken; this was the coin that Yura had shot through the doctor's instrument, which had unexpectedly flown thousands of meters and struck this unlucky boy.

“I want to buy it. Name your price.” Xiao Yi continued to play the role of the boss.

“If you want it, I’ll give it to you,” Bennett replied bluntly. “The shops all say my Mora is fake; I can’t even buy bandages with it…”

Xiao Yi took the highly commemorative coin from the other party's hand and placed an ordinary Mora in Bennett's palm.

"Thanks, use this to buy bandages," he said.

Xiao Yi and Gan Yu left the alley. The unlucky young adventurer, whose counterfeit money he couldn't spend had turned into real money thanks to the generous shopkeeper, felt that his luck had turned around that day.

As Xiao Yi walked out of the alley, he happened to run into the Huanglong Sect.

"Hey, Brother Xiao, long time no see!" The ghost youth immediately approached. "I heard it was a fantastic day, but unfortunately I had a severe allergic reaction and was recuperating outside the city, so I couldn't lend you a hand. What a pity... Ah Ren, why are you pulling me?!"

The green-haired girl from the Arakkari faction pulled Ichidou away from Xiao Yi and Gan Yu, while apologetically saying, "Sorry, our boss never seems to know how to read the room..."

After all, Xiao Yi was shopping with Gan Yu at the moment. If Yi Dou were to actively join in, the overall atmosphere would probably become strange. Jiu Qi Ren had seen this situation many times before.

After bidding farewell to the Desolate Faction, Xiao Yi and Gan Yu continued towards the main plaza to witness the completion ceremony of the Anemo Statue, after which they could prepare to leave Mondstadt.

The square is now packed with people, who are waiting for the band leader to cut the ropes and lower the curtain covering the wind god statue. Some are also talking about Narukami's adopted son, who is supposed to resolve the incident.

"It's a pity he returned to Inazuma too early and couldn't participate in the ceremony."

"It's all thanks to that person that Mond is safe and sound now."

"Have you heard? Mondstadt recently signed a business agreement with Umijima, and it's said that this was facilitated by Narukami's adopted son."

The harp in front of the statue suddenly began to move.

Qin did not cut the ropes connecting the curtain, seemingly about to give a speech, and everyone present fell silent.

The acting leader said loudly, "Fellow citizens of the Wind God, on behalf of the Knights, I apologize to you. The adopted son of Inazuma Mikami, the lord of the Inazuma Mikami, whom you saw before, is not the real person, but a substitute."

A commotion erupted among the crowd.

Qin continued, "Therefore, I think the final step of the statue's completion ceremony should be handed over to the great hero who saved Mondstadt—please invite Mr. Xiao and Mrs. Gan Yu to the stage!"

Before Xiao Yi could react, a gust of wind lifted him and Gan Yu, carrying them past the dense crowd of onlookers to the area beneath the statue.

During the flight, he noticed a green bard standing in an inconspicuous spot, manipulating the wind element by plucking the strings of his harp, with a silver-haired girl standing beside him with a smile on her face.

This surprise must have been secretly arranged by Ayaka and carried out with Wendy's help. I never expected that Captain Jean would agree.

Many people were surprised when they saw Xiao Yi's face.

"Yo yo yo, isn't this Boss Xiao?!"

"I know him; he's a big spender at the tavern!"

"So he's actually Narukami's adopted son!"

The sudden turn of events caught Xiao Yi off guard. He hadn't prepared any speech and had no idea what to say.

Gan Yu does have a certain ability to react on the spot, but as Xiao Yi's wife, she is used to remaining silent until he speaks.

Finally, Xiao Yi waved to the crowd, and even such a simple gesture was met with a huge cheer from the Mondstadt people.

He took the West Wind Sword from the musician and deftly severed the ropes connecting the curtain, revealing a brand-new statue of the Wind God to everyone.

Bathed in the cheers of the crowd and feeling the gentle breeze of freedom, Xiao Yi thought to himself: This farewell gift is quite ingenious.

Goodbye, Mondstadt.

Volume 4 Hello, Skirmisher

Chapter 197 Shadow: Days of Remembering Xiao Yi

During Xiao Yi's time in Mondstadt, many things also happened to Inazuma.

For some unknown reason, many wolf-like monsters appeared in Inazuma's wilderness, and the ley lines also underwent some changes. Kage and the general took turns going to clear them out.

During this time, the puppet general's orientation program began to malfunction, believing that lifting the isolation order would be detrimental to Eternity. Previously, with his adopted son and his system keeping him in check, the general did not do anything drastic. However, now that Xiao Yi has gone far away, the Eternity program, which was restricted by the system, began to stir.

In order not to disturb Xiao Yi's honeymoon, Ying did not tell him about this and chose to fight against the general alone with her willpower.

Ultimately, with the help of a wandering traveler, Shadow and General had a long internal struggle. The will of the gods made the puppet General waver, and from then on, the General no longer actively interfered with Shadow and Xiao Yi's decisions, and Shadow took the lead in governing Inazuma.

Hearing that the incident involving the Dragon King of Rota and the Society had caused some changes in the Lapis Lazuli, the Liyue Seven Stars invited capable adventurers to investigate. Paimon, upon hearing of the generous rewards, immediately dragged Luminous back to Liyue.

After the traveler left, Inatsume returned to her usual tranquility.

……

The shadow falls on the mountaintop, before the magnificent cherry tree.

With nothing else to do, Yaeko invited Kage to a tea party. Despite taking on most of the political affairs, Kage still had plenty of time to rest thanks to her mobility. Feeling a bit bored staying cooped up in the castle tower all day, she accepted Yaeko's invitation and came here.

With the opening of the trade law, many goods flowed from Liyue to Inazuma. Liyue Harbor is the largest trading port in all of Teyvat, and countless novelties entered Inazuma. As a semi-hedonist, the fox naturally bought as much as she could.

Cherry blossoms drifted down slowly, creating a peaceful and serene atmosphere at the shrine.

Two beautiful non-human women sat at the table, chatting and enjoying pastries and tea. The fox-eared woman leisurely savored the rich Mondstadt black tea, while Shadow did not pick up the cup directly, but instead kept adding highly concentrated sugar cubes to it.

"Hmm... Mondstadt's black tea tastes good, but it's a pity the gods there aren't so great," Yae no Miko said jokingly. "When he came to Inazuma Castle before, he got drunk and actually climbed on the statues of gods. It was quite an eye-opener for me!"

Ying finally stopped what she was doing, and brought the black tea with too much sugar... no, the sugar cubes with too much black tea to her lips. She elegantly drank it all down, but because she had put in too much sugar, even exceeding the maximum saturation of the black tea, most of the sugar cubes didn't go in at all.

The god of thunder and lightning began to puff out his cheeks and "crunch crunch" as he chewed his mouthful of highly concentrated sugar.

Yae Fox teased, "Truly worthy of being my best friend. In just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, you've managed to demonstrate both elegance and vulgarity."

"Elegance" lies in the posture of drinking tea, which fully conforms to the etiquette of tea ceremony. After all, in the eternal land, so-called etiquette is the complex rules established by mortals who observe the actions of the gods and seek out the beautiful and dignified patterns within them.

As for "vulgarity"—only children would chew candy like a hamster, yet Ying was doing it without any hesitation.

Glug! She swallowed the sugary tea mixture in her mouth.