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

Keqing is the most capable of action among the Seven Stars, so she went to help Gan Yu fulfill her "request". Just then, General Leidian sent a marriage proposal, and Gan Yu was overworked, which led to the first major mistake in hundreds of years...

Various factors combined to create a bizarre incident.

Since things have come to this point, we can only try to salvage the situation. But major national affairs are not so easily changed. Merchants have already made preparations to purchase Inazuma's specialty products, and the publicity work is almost complete. In short, the opening of trade is a done deal.

The problem is, if they renege on the engagement and hastily dissolve it, the visiting Narukamiko might become unhappy, resulting in the trade agreement being voided, and the losses would be substantial.

Losing money is a small matter, but losing one's integrity is a big deal—after this farcical marriage, both Liyue's and Ganyu's reputations will suffer a heavy blow.

Should we send Gan Yu away?

No, Gan Yu is Liyue's number one hero. If we don't follow her wishes and act on our own, it would make Seven Stars seem too immoral.

Keqing might even be tormented by her conscience, unable to forgive herself for her mistakes.

Why did Gan Yu, of all people, overwork herself in this kind of situation and cause such a serious problem...?

Overworked? Overworked!

Ke Qing suddenly had a bright idea and pressed down on Gan Yu's shoulder.

"How about this: for the next few days, you lie in bed and pretend to be crazy. We'll say you're too tired and have lost your mind. When Naruto arrives, apologize to him and treat him well for a few days. After that, we'll send him back to Inazuma, and that'll be the end of it."

Chapter 90 The Dragon King's Work

Late at night, the Southern Cross fleet, with the Death Star as its main ship, took over from the Shogunate fleet, and the two sides began exchanging resources and communicating.

The Death Star extended a long plank and placed it on the main ship of the Inazuma fleet. A tall woman dressed in red and black, with her left eye covered by a red cloth, and exuding a heroic and dashing aura, stepped onto the plank and walked towards the shogunate's main ship.

Her thick, long black hair swayed freely in the sea breeze, releasing a faint aroma of alcohol—despite such a heavy responsibility, the woman still found time to enjoy a hearty drink.

She is Beidou, the captain of the Death Star, the famous mercenary leader of Liyue, known as the woman of the Uncrowned Dragon King.

Stepping onto the simple wooden bridge alongside Beidou was a silver-haired young man with a tuft of red highlights in his bangs. He was dressed in a maple-colored Inazuma outfit and walked silently two steps behind Beidou, a stark contrast to the flamboyant female captain.

Kaedehara Manyo, a fallen nobleman and wandering samurai, was a wanted criminal who escaped from Inazuma. He was later taken in by Hokuto and followed the Southern Cross fleet.

To be honest, it was quite sudden for BeiDou to receive this mission.

She had just returned from her voyage a few days ago and hadn't even had a chance to go ashore and have a good meal with her brothers to celebrate when Tianquan, one of the Seven Stars, found her and asked her to help escort an important person.

Initially, BeiDou refused.

She had finally finished a voyage, and before she could even enjoy a brief period of life on land, she was pulled back onto the ship to continue working. It was incredibly frustrating.

For a free-spirited captain, how could she easily agree to such a troublesome task? Even if she did agree, the crew wouldn't, no matter how much money they offered...

Tianquan has given us far too much.

Of course, Mora and such are not the main point.

Beidou heard that the person she was escorting was Gan Yu's fiancé, and that she and Gan Yu had a good relationship. She also heard that the fiancé was the son of the famous Naruto, whose fame had spread far and wide. The captain couldn't help but feel curious and wanted to meet this famous adopted son himself.

So the uncrowned dragon king, filled with curiosity, accepted the mission and ordered his crew to organize their supplies and embark on a brand new ocean voyage.

And now, she has arrived at the shogunate's main ship.

The shogunate's distinguished guests stood in a row to greet him, and the experienced and discerning Hokuto immediately spotted Narukamiko among them.

She thought to herself: Such a graceful and elegant attitude, that calm yet meaningful smile, there's no mistake, this is the famous Narukami adopted son!

Beidou strode towards her goal. She came from humble beginnings and lacked the fancy etiquette of the upper class; all she had was genuine enthusiasm.

The female captain patted the target's shoulder happily and said enthusiastically, "We have an old saying in Liyue, 'Seeing is believing.' General Thunder's adopted son is indeed extraordinary in appearance. The moment I saw you, I knew that the gods' choice was correct..."

Wan Ye, the little follower behind him, raised one hand to cover his eyes, not wanting to watch any longer.

Hokuto noticed that the shogun's expression seemed a bit off, so she gradually stopped boasting, but her hand was still on the other person's shoulder.

Naruko politely grasped the captain's wrist, gently took her hand, and placed it on the shoulder of the young man with black and white hair beside her.

"Excuse me, I am Ayato Kamisato, the head of the Kamisato family, the magistrate of the shogunate." Ayato, who was mistaken for the shogun's adopted son, explained, "The person you are holding is the noble and eternal Narukami-sama who has come for this marriage alliance."

Hokuto was stunned. Although her fleet frequently sailed through Inazuma and knew Toma, the local tyrant and housekeeper of the shrine, she was completely unfamiliar with the people above her in rank. Moreover, during the war, she had served as a mercenary to help Sangokumiya fight against the shogunate.

Moreover, Captain Hokuto is a free-spirited person. Before going to greet Narukamiko, Manyo wanted to draw several portraits of Inatsume High Official so that Hokuto could recognize them in advance to avoid mistakes. However, the captain confidently rejected this idea, saying that he could recognize people by their temperament.

As it turned out, Narutoko was not an outstanding person, causing the old captain to make a mistake in judging people.

"Ah, this..." Beidou, who had been tempered by society for a long time, immediately changed his tune, "Hahaha, as expected of General Leidian's adopted son, I heard that you have power comparable to the general, but you have perfectly hidden this power within. Such magnanimity makes me admire you very much."

“There’s a word in Liyue called maturity and composure. Only those who are reserved can accomplish great things. Someone like you, who hides your temperament and power so well that I even mistook you for someone else… a low-key and capable person like you deserves the title of Naruto’s Child.”

Low emotional intelligence: You have little presence; High emotional intelligence: A low-key strong person who conceals their power.

Beidou successfully escaped the awkward situation by using her words, and then began to observe the other VIPs besides Xiao Yi.

Standing next to the head of the Kamisato family was a woman with fox ears, who was watching the show with a mocking look. Her attire was very distinctive, and she was probably a shrine maiden who had come to perform the wedding ceremony for Naruko-sama—although her demeanor was not that of a proper shrine maiden.

Standing next to Narukamiko was a beautiful silver-haired girl with an extraordinary air about her; she must be a noblewoman from the shogunate…

The captain's mind raced with wild thoughts: The way that little girl was peeking at Narukami's adopted son was strange. Could she be a concubine...? That's not fashionable in Liyue these days. I wonder if Gan Yu can accept it.

"The priestess of Narukami Shrine, Yae no Miko," the fox-woman introduced herself with a smile. "I look forward to your guidance, Captain."

"I've long admired your name, it's a pleasure to meet you," Beidou replied hastily.

The fox-eared shrine maiden has a certain air about her that is somewhat similar to that of Tianquan Star. Beidou is not good at dealing with this kind of woman, and secretly thought that it would be best to avoid associating with her in the future.

"I am Ayaka Kamisato, the head of the company." Ayaka introduced herself in a gentle and refined manner, "I have come to Liyue to help my elder brother share the burden of his work."

So she wasn't a maidservant, but Princess Bailu... Beidou thought to himself.

She shifted her gaze back to Xiao Yi and began to doubt the authenticity of the legend of Ming Shenzi. Although she had just praised him lavishly, Captain Beidou genuinely felt that Xiao Yi's demeanor did not resemble that of someone who had experienced great trials and tribulations.

Moreover, his hair had turned mostly white, and he looked sickly, which was completely inconsistent with the legend of the hero who wielded the halberd and slew the giant snake.

“Narukami-shi, I have a favor to ask.” Hokuto racked her brains, coming up with all the elegant words she could think of. After all, she was the one who spoke loudly in front of Tenku, and she had already given Xiao Yi enough face. “Could you please demonstrate it? Like setting off lightning or summoning thunder or something? It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the sailors want to witness divine power.”

Even though the request was rude, since Naruko hadn't said anything yet, Kamisato and the fox couldn't interrupt.

Xiao Yi looked down at the purple gem on his chest, silently considering the words of refusal.

It takes 24 hours to accumulate enough power for just three minutes, so how can you use it for a reckless performance, unless there are unavoidable special circumstances?

"Sorry, I can't actually generate electricity," he said honestly.

Beidou narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that his adopted son was just as he had thought, a case of being all talk and no action.

Suddenly, the massive ship began to shake, causing everyone to bend over to maintain their balance.

Beidou, which is always at sea, was the first to gain a foothold. She looked around at the sea and found that the waves and the flow of the seawater were not normal.

Something is stirring the seawater!

Immediately afterwards, a giant tentacle ripped through the water, as if to capsize the vast fleet of ships.

“A sea monster? It’s been a while since we’ve seen one—Manyo, go to the Death Star and tell the brothers to prepare for action.” Hokuto hurriedly ordered, then looked at Inazuma and the others, “Have Naruko take refuge in the cabin, and don’t let her come out no matter what happens.”

She didn't notice that Xiao Yi's lips curled into a smile.

Unexpected situations can arise at any time, and after being cooped up on the ship for so long, I can finally let loose!

Chapter 91 Tentacles, Just Eat Them and You're Done

Countless tentacles broke through the sea surface, dancing wildly in the moonlight, trying to pull the sailboat to the bottom of the sea.

In the world before Xiao Yi's transmigration, octopuses or squid could only grow to a maximum length of 20 meters, but judging from the tentacles in front of him, the marine creatures that preyed on them were at least 200 meters long.

It must be said that Teyvat has a very good environment, which allows such huge creatures to grow.

Like the tentacles of Optimus Prime slamming into the sea, it missed the shogunate's main ship by about ten meters. The huge waves it created almost capsized the ship, but fortunately, Inazuma's shipbuilding skills were always superb, especially for the ship that Narukami was riding on.

The large ship rocked several times before finally managing to stabilize.

As the octopus tentacles slapped, water splashed onto the deck like raindrops, and the impact caused the wooden planks connecting the Shogunate Ship and the Death Star to break.

At the critical moment, the Eye of the Wind God of Many Leaves, which was on its way to convey the order of the Big Dipper, lit up and, by creating wind pressure under its feet, double-jumped back to the Death Star.

However, Hokuto had no way out and had to stay on the shogunate's main ship. She believed in her companions and that even without their captain, they could still perform their duties.

Xiao Yi looked up at the tentacles and asked, "Is this thing even considered a normal living being?"

Beidou wiped the seawater splashing on his face with a bold gesture and replied without hesitation, "Of course, you can't think of it as a demon god. It's just a larger marine creature with a mortal body, similar to the sea mountain I killed when I was young."

Xiao Yi knew about Beidou's deeds. Before she had the Eye of God, she was the famous captain of Liyue. At that time, she killed a huge sea beast called Haishan and won the favor of the gods, thus gaining her own exclusive Eye of Thunder.

In short, Beidou is a formidable figure who slays giants with a greatsword without using elemental power.

But Xiao Yi doesn't want the captain to repeat his past behavior. This ungrateful octopus is prey that Ming Shenzi used to amuse himself. Since wearing this pendant, he hasn't used his power much, and after dozens of days of boring sailing, he needs to release it.

Moreover, the excessive consumption of resources and ammunition, and even casualties, in order to eliminate the sea monster would not be auspicious for the upcoming wedding.

Bang bang bang!!! Shells from the Southern Cross fleet and the Shogunate escort ships struck the tentacles.

The heavy, powerful iron lump that served as the shell had a similar effect to scraping the rough tentacles that were more than ten meters in diameter.

"Tsk, I should have borrowed Ningguang's Return to the End—I was asked to escort a noble person, but they didn't provide me with anything good!" Beidou complained in a low voice, then asked Xiao Yi, "Does this ship have a greatsword? I didn't bring any weapons when I came here, it's inconvenient to fight this guy bare-handed."

Xiao Yi smiled and said, "Captain Beidou, didn't you want to see a miracle? I'll show you a couple of tricks."

Beidou stood there, stunned, not understanding how Xiao Yi dared to say such a thing. His half-black and half-white hair made him look very weak. Let alone a giant octopus that was 200 meters long, he probably couldn't even kill a two-meter-long octopus.

Moreover, from the moment they met until now, he couldn't sense any lightning elemental power on Xiao Yi. As the holder of the Eye of Thor, Hokuto was confident that his judgment was accurate. Besides, Narutoko sincerely stated that he could no longer release lightning, and his tone didn't seem like he was lying.

Beidou looked at Xiao Yi's entourage: "You'd better quickly pull the master back to the cabin..."

She stopped mid-sentence, deeply shocked by the scene before her, having witnessed countless grand occasions during her years of sailing.

I've never seen anything like this before!

The shogunate's distinguished guests emerged from the cabin in unison. Ayato Kamisato brought over five chairs, the fox woman served five bowls of steaming hot udon noodles, and Princess Shiraga carried dry towels and spicy condiments.

Later, Ayato and the fox woman sat in chairs and began to slurp their noodles at a leisurely pace, as if they were not on a ship being attacked by sea monsters, but in an immersive theater, about to enjoy the most spectacular show.

Linghua didn't rush to eat. She pointed to the empty chair next to her and the udon noodles on it: "Please sit down and have a late-night snack. Don't worry too much, things will be over soon."

I'm at a loss when it comes to BeiDou.

However, the captain was a carefree person. Seeing their calm demeanor, Hokuto chose to believe Ayaka's suggestion and sat down to eat his noodles heartily.

At the same time, Xiao Yi had already reached the edge of the deck, the gem on his chest flashing with lightning.

Xiao Yi thought to himself: What was it supposed to be done again? First, he took off the pendant and spread his arms out like he was doing calisthenics, then placed the pendant in front of his head, and finally raised it high and shouted...