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

"I discovered the energy underground, and fearing that an eruption would cause a disaster, I performed a ritual to remove it, so I set up those magic arrays," Xiao Yi explained calmly. "But the lightning element was too stubborn and couldn't be removed at all, so I gave up the ritual and packed up the ritual tools."

"Have you tried moving the lightning element?" Keqing asked seriously, this was one of the key questions.

"No," Xiao Yi replied without hesitation.

"One last question..." Keqing's purple pupils reflected Xiao Yi's figure. "In other words, the formation, transfer, and eruption of lightning elements in the ley lines have nothing to do with you."

"It's alright," Xiao Yi said.

"Where's the evidence?" Ke Qing asked.

“My power can only be used once every 24 hours, for three minutes each time. If I released my power last night, it should still be on cooldown right now,” Xiao Yi admitted frankly. “If you don’t believe me, give me back that thing that looks like Thor’s Eye. The fact that I can release my power now means that I didn’t do anything last night.”

Ke Qing's expression suddenly softened, and she smiled at Xiao Yi, saying, "I believe you. If we find a good opportunity tomorrow, I will release the three of you."

"What's wrong with you? You were just keeping a straight face..." Xiao Yi complained, "Were you performing Liyue's traditional culture, face-changing, for me?"

"Hmph, just stay quiet for now!" Ke Qing turned around. "The conversation is over, exactly three minutes. I owe you 14.4 million Mora, I'll pay you back when I get out of prison."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ke Qing walked straight away and closed the window.

Xiao Yi returned to the sofa and began to eat the delicious pork chop rice. He noticed that Paimon was staring at him with shining eyes, as if he had seen a walking golden treasure chest.

"What's wrong with Paimon?" Ying asked.

"He got fourteen million Mora!" Paimon's mouth almost watered. "I've never seen so many Mora in my life!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm." The girl pouted as she chewed the fatty but not greasy pork, then swallowed and corrected him, "Little Paimon, don't forget, he's the prince of Inazuma, fourteen million is nothing to him."

Xiao Yi thought to himself: There are so many!

Paimon started eating his food, muttering, "Of course Paimon understands what princes are, but only concrete numbers can excite Paimon."

After lunch, Ying's wariness lessened because Ke Qing expressed her trust in Xiao Yi.

The two, Paimon and Ying, sat down in a corner and started playing chess. Ying joined the game midway through. Xiao Yi had mentioned the chat room before, so Ying and Paimon weren't surprised.

As the game of chess was in full swing, the spatial crack in the wall reopened, and this time it was much larger than Keqing's window before, forming an entrance that resembled a door.

The three people in the room stopped playing and all looked toward the portal.

A beautiful, blue-haired girl stood at the entrance, with many unconscious Qianyan soldiers lying at her feet. She nervously stroked the horns on both sides of her head.

The girl noticed that the portal had opened successfully and said in a gentle but anxious voice, "Mr. Xiao Yi, I used a secret technique to put everyone to sleep for now. Please come with me!"

Chapter 106 Ke Qing: I was the one who started it!

An hour ago, in Gan Yu's office.

Qilin Banxian, who hadn't rested for months, had to make time to work even while pretending to be crazy. After the ordeal of the fall from Qunyu Pavilion last night, she finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed onto her desk, her consciousness gradually fading away.

Suddenly, the blue-haired girl trembled violently and immediately sat up again.

Although the content of the dream becomes blurry after waking up, the short dream just now was incredibly real and remained in my mind like a brand.

The Emperor appeared to me in a dream!

Regardless of whether the Rock King Emperor is dead or alive, Gan Yu firmly believes that it is true. However, the content of the dream is a bit strange. Not long after the Emperor's calm voice ends, a very youthful voice will appear next to him to complain, accompanied by cheerful verbal tics such as "hehe".

Later, Gan Yu heard the cracking sounds and screams of the rock elemental. The troublemaker disappeared without a trace. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Emperor issued a divine decree, telling her part of the truth about the incident.

Then Gan Yu woke up.

The Rock God did not interfere with the workings of the mortal world. He merely gave Gan Yu some pointers, telling her that Xiao Yi was not the culprit behind the collapse of the Jade Pavilion, and left the specifics of what to do to Gan Yu.

The girl with the Qilin is conflicted.

She has always been a dutiful assistant, quietly nurturing generation after generation of the Seven Stars, and then completing the tasks they assigned her, continuing in this way for hundreds and thousands of years.

Gan Yu is as gentle as a lamb and never denies her so-called "boss," let alone expresses anything like "You are the worst Seven Stars I have ever led." In short, she doesn't interfere with human decisions and simply considers herself a tool.

The decision to arrest Xiao Yi was made by the Seven Stars' vote; although the Emperor reminded himself that Xiao Yi was innocent, he did not order her to do anything, but merely gave her a casual notification.

Should we tell Qixing about the Emperor's dream?

If Seven Stars received a dream from the Emperor, he would definitely send someone to notify him of a meeting, which means that the Rock God only contacted him.

Why only look for yourself?!

Gan Yu considered three possibilities.

First, there is a traitor among the Seven Stars—this is unlikely.

Second, the Emperor wanted to test her—she was deeply trusted by the Emperor and would not suddenly issue a test. Moreover, even if he really wanted to test her, he shouldn't have chosen this critical moment.

Third, the underlying crises are layered upon each other, and have become so great that humanity cannot handle them!

Gan Yu vaguely understood.

Does the Emperor want me to release Narutoko from prison, temporarily put aside my work at the Moonsea Pavilion, and work together to fight the hidden crisis threatening Liyue, while also promoting exchanges between the two countries?!

She looked up at the gray fog outside the window and became more and more convinced that her idea was correct.

However, the choice is in one's own hands. One can pretend nothing happened and continue to complete the tasks assigned by the Seven Stars step by step...

Because in the past thousand years, she has rarely done anything outside of official duties, let alone defied the Seven Stars and engaged in behavior that had nothing to do with law-abiding citizens.

Regardless, Narukami must be saved; otherwise, even without immediate danger, imprisoning him for too long will bring trouble to Inazuma's side. However, saving Narukami's adopted son is tantamount to disobeying the orders of the Liyue Seven Stars—a behavior never before seen in her impeccable resume.

Gan Yu harbored a deep-seated fear of the unknown and a resistance to breaking free from her routine life.

Her gaze shifted from the window to the exquisite wooden box on the table.

This was a gift from Xiao Yi to her when they first met. Yesterday, when she was pretending to be crazy, Ke Qing accepted it on her behalf. However, last night, before the Qunyu Pavilion collapsed, Ke Qing found her and personally returned this precious gift.

Gan Yu gently opened the wooden lid and admired the beautiful gifts inside.

"Even though it was taken from inside an octopus, it's really beautiful..."

Gan Yu gently closed the lid, her weak and tired eyes gradually hardening.

She took out paper and pen and began to write furiously. First, she wrote an apology letter requesting a long leave, then a letter applying for a long leave, and finally an apology letter for doing something wrong.

In her final apology letter, Gan Yu explained that she had no choice but to do this for the sake of Liyue's future, and hoped that everyone in the Seven Stars and Jade Capital would forgive her.

She laid the three pieces of paper flat on the table, picked up the small wooden box, and quickly left the room where she had worked for a century.

……

The altar for opening the portal is located in a cave, heavily guarded by the heavily armored Thousand Rock Army.

They are the elite of the elite, possessing strength, endurance, and reflexes far exceeding those of ordinary people. Coupled with armor made of high-grade steel and finely crafted spears, these soldiers are capable of taking on ten men each, and are able to withstand any form of attack.

A patrolling soldier saw Gan Yu, straightened his spear, and asked, "Lord Gan Yu, what are your orders?"

Gan Yu approached the soldier and pressed his hands against the armor on both sides of his waist, confusing the soldier.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry!"

The soldier, who weighed over 80 kilograms and whose armor weighed over 10 kilograms, was astonished to find that his thin and petite superior had actually lifted him up and then slammed him heavily to the ground.

A series of images flashed before his eyes. Before the soldier lost consciousness, he suddenly remembered that Lady Gan Yu seemed to have amazing strength. He had personally witnessed her easily draw a bow weighing hundreds of kilograms.

Bang! ! !

The soldier collapsed and remained unconscious.

While sincerely apologizing, Gan Yu used the power of the Qilin to treat the unconscious soldier, giving him a painless, baby-like sleep.

Just then, the second patrol of the Thousand Rock Army passed by. Before he could react, the dark horns rammed into his abdomen.

"sorry!!!"

Bang! ! !

Gan Yu's charge was like an enraged rhinoceros; the soldier's armor dented instantly, and he was rendered unable to rise again.

She continued following the same steps: treatment, next patient, treatment, next patient, treatment...

Gan Yu could forge official documents to release the imprisoned Xiao Yi directly, but she was well aware of Liyue's laws and regulations, and forging official documents was a more serious crime than breaking into prison.

The somewhat silly and adorable Coconut Sheep, with its rigid thinking, chooses the lesser of two evils.

Moreover, in this way, Chiiwa Army would not be punished for failing to identify the fake document.

Finally, she stood in the center of the magic circle, opened a portal, and invited Xiao Yi to escape with her.

……

Ke Qing sat in her office, while Yu Heng, who was always meticulous and serious about her work, was humming a little tune leisurely, her little feet swinging back and forth under the table.

From the beginning, she didn't think the culprit was Xiao Yi, knowing that offending Inazuma would bring trouble. Through the conversation just now, she was even more convinced that Xiao Yi was framed.

Moreover, the fact that Xiao Yi dared to tell him the secret of the source of power, the three-minute purple gemstone, was enough to prove his sincerity.

If the rules of the amethyst are to be tested to prove Xiao Yi's innocence, the Seven Stars need to make a joint decision, since the danger of that thing in Xiao Yi's hands is far greater than releasing a tiger back into the mountains.

However, by the time the Seven Stars finished their meeting and made a decision, the 24-hour deadline had long passed, rendering the test meaningless.

Keqing has a more suitable and decisive plan.

He released Xiao Yi without telling his colleagues, then staged it as an escape from prison, allowing Xiao Yi to investigate the truth.

This has three advantages.

First, even if she breaks with Inazuma because of this incident, she can still act as a link between Liyue and her adopted son, thereby making up for the losses caused by the misunderstanding.

Second, Ke Qing had heard of Xiao Yi's abilities, so having him investigate the truth of the matter was the best thing for her.

Third, she deceived Xiao Yi by saying that Gan Yu had lost her mind. This was the plan she came up with. Ke Qing felt guilty from the bottom of her heart and wanted to make amends to Ming Shenzi, whom she had manipulated.

The dark and windy early morning is the perfect time to launch the prison break plan!

That's why when she said goodbye to Xiao Yi earlier, she specifically mentioned that they would be released from prison soon, implying that Xiao Yi should make full preparations.

"Lord Keqing, something terrible has happened!" A Sen'i soldier rushed into the office. "Lord Ganyu has abducted Narukami and the Traveler, and their whereabouts are unknown!"

Ke Qing's swaying legs stopped moving, and she slumped blankly into the chair, her pupils shrinking rapidly, her complex emotions unspeakable.

"I was the one who started it..."

Chapter 107 The God of Thunder Arrives in Liyue, Something Big Is Coming!

Xiao Yi initially refused to escape from prison.