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

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Before Xiao Yi took a bath.

Beidou stood on the beach, directing the crew in the search and rescue operation.

Not long ago, she was still in a restaurant, immersed in the joy of a safe return, and made a pact with her crew members not to leave until they were drunk.

But when the thunder roared and he heard that Ningguang and her pavilion had fallen into the sea, the drunken Beidou instantly sobered up and led his crew to the port to check the situation.

After confirming that the meteor was indeed from Qunyu Pavilion, Beidou immediately organized the crew and sailed a small boat to the wreckage site to search for any survivors floating on the sea.

The relationship between Captain Beidou and Ningguang of Tianquan is quite peculiar. To outsiders, they sometimes seem like close friends, and sometimes they become enemies who fight each other. In reality, both parties enjoy this subtle relationship.

Therefore, when Ningguang and Qunyuge fell into the sea, the person most worried was none other than Captain Beidou.

Meanwhile, a crowd of onlookers stood outside the Thousand Rock Army's cordon. Some were just ordinary people watching the spectacle, while others were wealthy merchants from Liyue Harbor.

Ordinary people used this as a topic of conversation, lamenting the fall of Tianquan Star and Qunyu Pavilion, and how Liyue would change as a result; wealthy merchants, on the other hand, were silently pondering how Ningguang's passing would affect Liyue's business situation, and whether they could seize the opportunity to profit from it.

A sailor rowed his small boat back to shore and quickly ran to Beidou to report.

"Captain, we have searched the sea and used lamps made from the Noctiluca Stone to examine all the wreckage, but..." The sailor hesitated for a moment before continuing, "but there is only wreckage on the sea. We haven't seen a single person, let alone Lord Tianquan."

Beidou gritted his teeth and instructed, "Get the biggest fishing nets! According to tonight's ocean currents, search every possible area around here. We need to find them alive..."

The sailors immediately returned to the small boat to relay the captain's orders to their companions.

Logically, Beidou should have personally boarded the ship to direct the rescue, and she really wanted to do so. However, she had to wait on the shore for the other seven stars to come to her.

After all, she was organizing the rescue spontaneously at the moment. If she cooperated with the General Affairs Department to formulate a search and rescue plan, and the government's ships worked together with her own ships, then things would be much more efficient.

However, no decision-maker of high enough rank has come to him yet. The government ships and the Southern Cross Fleet are each doing their own thing, and Beidou is getting a little impatient.

"Captain Beidou." A woman's voice came from behind.

Beidou hurriedly turned around and saw Keqing with a worried expression, holding a scroll in her hand.

"This is the draft search and rescue plan. The Southern Cross fleet and government ships will carry out rescue and salvage operations according to this plan." Keqing handed the scroll to Beidou, then changed the subject and asked, "In addition, I would like to ask Captain Beidou to do something for me. Please be sure to agree."

"Is there anything more important than saving lives?" Beidou asked, puzzled.

"Arrest Narutoko," Keqing replied.

Seeing the captain's surprised expression, Keqing explained to her the results of the General Affairs Department's investigation, as well as the conclusions and solutions reached by the emergency vote of the remaining seven stars and Gan Yu.

Shortly after the incident, the General Affairs Department dispatched a special team to investigate the anomaly of the earth's veins using specialized equipment.

The specialists discovered strong traces of lightning element, extending from the underground where the Jade Pavilion was located to the city center, specifically to the location of the inn where Narukami was staying.

The sturdiness of the Jade Pavilion is beyond doubt. Even if normal lightning strikes it all night, it cannot cause any substantial damage. After all, it is the culmination of Liyue's technology.

According to the investigators' preliminary analysis, the cause of the accident was likely the gathering of powerful lightning elements, which surged from Narukami's residence toward the Gungyoku Pavilion, erupted at the bottom of the pavilion, and shot upwards, knocking the aerial pavilion down into the sea.

The evidence is too obvious.

A strong lightning element, originating from Narutoko's residence, struck the Kunyu Pavilion. Narutoko is unstable... If any one of the four points were missing, Xiao Yi's troubles wouldn't be so great.

It wasn't wind, nor rock, but thunder. Xiao Yi happened to be the adopted son of the Thunder God, and his feat of releasing lightning to kill the octopus was widely known thanks to the crew's propaganda. Moreover, he had previously told Ke Qing on the street that lightning would randomly fall around him.

In short, he is the prime suspect.

Qixing immediately sent people to monitor Xiao Yi's movements. After confirming that he was still in the room, Qixing immediately convened an emergency meeting to decide how to deal with the dangerous adopted son of Naruto.

They first sent messengers by fast ship to Narukami Island to report to General Raiden, requesting that Inazuma send people to thoroughly investigate the matter and to temporarily shelter the unstable Xiao Yi.

Then the seven stars voted to decide whether to act first and inform later, directly isolating Xiao Yi to prevent further accidents.

This time, Gan Yu, unusually, did not abstain and actually voted against it. Ke Qing and Uncle Tian also voted against it, but the others voted in favor to be on the safe side.

With a score of three to four, the Seven Stars' ruling concluded, and the plan to contain Xiao Yi was thus approved.

Ironically, the heavy responsibility fell to Keqing, who opposed the plan, because she was closest to Narukamiko, understood her psychology better, and was suitable to lead the operation.

Ke Qing thought for a moment and decided to find Beidou first, deliver the rescue plan, and then invite her to help with the capture before carrying out the operation—which led to the scene just now.

"I'll pass. I don't think that guy is a criminal, nor do I believe he would make such a basic mistake," Captain Beidou refused, then said seriously, "I've witnessed his power. Trying to forcibly contain him would come at a great cost, but..."

However? Ke Qing wondered.

Beidou explained to Keqing that when she killed the octopus, she saw a special change in the gem on Xiao Yi's chest, and believed that Ming Shenzi's lightning elemental power came from there.

Keqing used this as a starting point to formulate a plan.

As luck would have it, upon hearing that Narukami's adopted son had come to Liyue, many people gathered in Liyue Harbor to broaden their horizons, including some top adventurers and well-known exorcists.

When she was looking for Hokuto, Keqing sent her subordinates to gather them. After saying goodbye to Hokuto, Keqing came to the exorcists and issued a request to them: "Those of you who came to see Naruto, you don't need to come anymore. Just capture Naruto!"

She offered a price that was hard for anyone to refuse, and coupled with the fall of Qunyu Pavilion and Lord Tianquan, most of the Liyue exorcists were filled with righteous indignation and expressed their support for the arrest operation.

The immortal crossbows were set up in the open area nearby as a backup in case the capture failed. Dozens of experts flocked to the high-class inn.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yi was taking a shower.

Chapter 103 Achievement: From God to Prisoner

(Achievement obtained: From god to prisoner; Achievement reward...)

The system, which had been silent for a long time, started operating again, granting Xiao Yi new abilities, as if to compensate him for his current predicament.

Now, he lives in a specially designed 100-square-meter room with all the necessary amenities.

There was a bookshelf in the corner, with a dazzling array of books neatly arranged. Next to the bookshelf was a soft and comfortable imported Mondstadt sofa, and the coffee table in front of the sofa was full of fresh fruits and vegetables. In another corner, there were also chess toys piled up to keep him entertained...

Its facilities are in no way inferior to those of a luxury hotel, but its decoration style is quite unique.

The room is filled with specially structured earth vein suppressing stones at the four corners, the walls are covered with a wide variety of talismans, and several red ropes hang from the ceiling with various magical implements tied to their ends. These implements resemble pots, pans, and bowls, and their shapes are quite diverse.

These items are all tools to restrict elemental power, preventing Xiao Yi from causing any other trouble. The room itself was dug out by the workers overnight in Tianheng Mountain.

The room has no doors or windows; magic is required to open the entrance.

Liyue's attitude was very clear: first, they would place Xiao Yi, who was considered a dangerous individual, under house arrest, maintain preferential treatment while investigating the incident, and then make a decision based on the results.

Liyue Harbor is wealthy and powerful. If they have truly misunderstood Naruto, they can afford the expensive price of apology. However, they cannot accept the losses caused by another super lightning bolt—after all, human lives are incalculable.

If the Jade Pavilion hadn't absorbed the leaked lightning, or if the energy hadn't erupted in the city center, how many people would have died... hundreds? Thousands? Tens of thousands?

In a sense, Ningguang's sacrifice saved tens of thousands of residents. If it is ultimately confirmed that she perished along with Qunyuge, Yujingtai should really erect a monument for her.

Xiao Yi didn't sit on the sofa, but stood on the other side of the room, waving his fingers to study the new functions of the system.

He clicked on the achievement name, which seemed to be mocking him, to view the new achievement reward.

The rewards are always generous, and this time should be no exception.

(Achievement Reward: Updated Lord Judgment. The Lord is no longer limited to a single entity; as long as the target's trust value does not reach zero, they can be judged as the Lord. Abilities can be switched freely, but there is a 60-minute cooldown period after each switch.)

Xiao Yi blinked.

Why doesn't it just take off right away?!

In other words, besides Miyamoto's permanent power, he can also switch to the Sea of ​​Hearts ability. However, this is not the most important thing. The key point is that he can then act like a sea king, casting a wide net to collect lords like drawing cards, and obtain more power.

For example, if you become Venti and Zhongli's underlings, even if you leave their side later, as long as your trust level is still there, you can switch to the power of the Geo Archon and the Anemo Archon.

The cost is only a half-hour cooldown, and it doesn't affect the use of the ability. It's an absolute steal!

He couldn't wait to make use of his new abilities, and coincidentally, there was a powerful being in the room who could satisfy his addiction to collecting his lord.

On the other side of the room, on the sofa next to the bookshelf, a blonde girl sat quietly reading a light novel imported by Inazuma. In front of her, a white floating object was devouring fresh fruits on the coffee table.

Ying, a renowned traveler from another world, whose fame is in no way inferior to Xiao Yi's; and her companion, Paimon, an unidentified creature that resembles a little elf.

In fact, Ying was not there to spy on him, but had no choice but to enter the room.

When Keqing stuffed the desolate star containing Xiao Yi into the room and prepared to seal the entrance, the blonde girl in the white dress was accidentally squeezed in because there were too many masters invited by Keqing. At that time, the sealing spell of the entrance was activated.

Because of this accident, Ying and her friends were alone with Xiao Yi in the room for several hours.

At first, the traveler girl was somewhat wary, and the two did not exchange any words. Later, she gradually relaxed, and Paimon also started eating.

Several times, Paimon floated over to try and talk to Xiao Yi, but whenever Xiao Yi looked at her, the timid girl immediately floated back to Ying's side.

At first, Xiao Yi had nothing to do and didn't want to stress them out, so he went to another corner of the room and pondered the complicated rules of the Liyue board game by himself.

Before long, he and Ying started playing chess. Xiao Yi played his own game, while Ying guided him through the chat room. They seemed to be having a good time.

Ying and Paimon, sitting on the sofa, found it very strange that this guy was actually playing chess against himself, and he seemed to be having a great time...

The traveler thought to himself: What an interesting person.

As the game of chess progressed, Xiao Yi suddenly discovered a new function of the system, and he decided to try it out.

Now, Ying has just finished reading "I Became a Familiar of Narukami-ko" and went to the bookshelf to look for the second volume, but she couldn't find the new book at all.

The author has stopped updating?!

Ying was somewhat unhappy. The title page indicated the publication date, which was already some time ago. However, all the other similar light novels on the bookshelf had a second volume, but "I Became a Kin of Narukami" was the only one available. This was enough to prove that the author had abandoned the project and run away.

Ying frowned slightly, thinking: Ugh, I was just reading the most exciting part...

Paimon flew over to her side and saw the novel in her hand: "I wanted to read this book too. You've finally finished it. Give it to Paimon when you're done."

"Is Paimon sure you want to read this book?" the traveling girl asked mysteriously.

"W-what's wrong?!" Paimon asked, puzzled.

"This book has no second volume, and it was cut off at the most crucial moment," Ying explained.

"Nangayo!!!" Paimon stomped his foot angrily in mid-air, "Irresponsible light novel author, just explode and vanish into thin air!"

"It's bad to curse others." Ying stood on tiptoe and tried to stuff the novel back into its original place.

“It’s not a curse, it’s a complaint!” Paimon helped put the book back on the shelf. “Besides, this wasn’t Paimon’s doing; it was something the Divine Child taught Paimon back in Yaedo.”

Ying saw a book on the bookshelf titled "Miss Sheena's Admiration, I Cannot Bear It," on the top shelf. She once again tried to reach the book by standing on tiptoe.

Paimon tried to fly up and help carry it, but a hand reached for the novel first, took the book down, and handed it to the girl.

"Is this what you want?" Xiao Yi asked.

Ying blinked and took the book: "Thank you."

The girl ignored Xiao Yi and turned back to the sofa to open her new novel, reading silently as before.

Xiao Yi understood that it wouldn't be easy to gain Ying's trust. Compared to herself, she was more familiar with Ning Guang. Since she was suspected of harming Tianquan Star, she had no reason to talk to someone who might be an enemy. It was already the best outcome if both sides could remain at peace.