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

"What does that number represent?" he asked, puzzled.

“It’s not very clear right now, the sample size is too small, but according to the available information, it seems that people with small numbers tend to have bad luck.” Gan Yu said seriously, making it sound unbelievable. “And I also found that the number of workers at Yuehaiting is generally quite small.”

Xiao Yi stroked his chin and began to think.

In other words, the mastermind's actions are not necessarily just about creating chaos. That person wants to transform Liyue into a ritual site and display a certain "trait" of all Liyue people. As for the content of the traits, it is currently unknown.

The distinctive display medium is the numbers above your head.

Compared to the delusional chuunibyou patients whose minds are filled with destruction and slashing, the mastermind they encountered this time had a more ambitious, or rather, more complex, ideal. Before completely deciphering the truth behind the numbers above their heads, it was impossible to guess what he wanted to do.

Just as Xiao Yi was about to continue digging and get Gan Yu to tell him everything she knew, the blue-haired Qilin girl trembled and quickly turned her head to look outside the temple gate.

"Someone is trying to break through the barrier!"

The three of them immediately got up and ran outside. Paimon originally wanted to stay in the temple and wait for them to return, but the small temple was not spacious and looked a bit eerie if one was alone. After a moment's consideration, she flew out after them.

Leaving the barrier formed by the snow-white leaves, they returned to the dense fog. Gan Yu cautiously observed all directions but did not see anyone trying to break the barrier.

At that moment, an accident occurred.

Pop!

Flames suddenly erupted from Ying's head, but the elements did not harm her beautiful blonde hair. Instead, they changed shape and eventually coalesced into the number 80.

"What is this?" she asked, puzzled.

Gan Yu murmured in surprise, "80? I've never seen anything bigger than this in the data I've collected from the General Affairs Department."

Pop!

Immediately afterwards, lightning element condensed above Xiao Yi's head, eventually forming a striking purple 50.

What the heck?!

Xiao Yi manipulated the wind to interfere with the text above his head. The numbers were quickly blown away and disappeared without a trace, proving that the element concentration was not very high and was only enough to display numbers.

Unexpectedly, not long after, the tenacious elemental force gathered again, returning to 50.

Seeing the strange situation, Gan Yu and Paimon looked up, but there was nothing above them.

"It seems I wasn't wrong. The eerie fog is constantly inserting numbers into people's bodies, but what exactly do those numbers represent?" Xiao Yi stared intently at the number 50 above his head, deep in thought. "And what benefit would this bring to the mastermind behind it all? I have absolutely no idea..."

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of pink under a large tree not far away.

"Coconut Sheep, Yingmei, emergency food." Xiao Yi was so excited that he instinctively called out his companions' nicknames, "You three stay where you are, I'll be right back."

He immediately strode behind the big tree and chased after the pink little one in the direction it had fled.

Chapter 109 It's time to pay respects to the new lord.

Before the girls could react, Xiao Yi had already run into the distance and disappeared into the dense fog with extremely low visibility.

He ran wildly along the tracks on the ground and finally found the pink, fluffy little animal under a tree not far away.

Son of the Eightfold God!

Xiao Yi leaned closer to the crouching fox, squatted down, and asked, "How did you end up here? How are Aya and Ayato? Do they have numbers above their heads?"

"Oh, so you still remember us!" The fox turned its head away from Xiao Yi. "I thought you were still immersed in the gentle embrace of Sister Gan Yu and the little guy, unable to break free!"

"What 'gentle haven'? Gan Yu and I aren't even that close—although according to the normal procedure, we should be consummating our marriage today." Xiao Yi complained helplessly. "And that little traveler you mentioned, he acts like a lord, he's been looking at me with displeasure from beginning to end. Paimon is much better."

"So, how are things going on your end? Liyue hasn't treated you badly, has it?"

The fox shook its head and explained, "Compared to your hundred-square-meter luxury suite, our situation is not bad. After all, the 'danger' of us and our accompanying bodyguards combined is not as high as that of Naruto. Liyue has only restricted our area of ​​operation and confiscated the weapons of the accompanying Otsui clan."

"As for the numbers, so far, neither they nor I have any numbers above our heads."

"Thank goodness you didn't go too far," Xiao Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "Otherwise, things would have been even more chaotic."

"The little girl who's in charge of the Society is usually very calm, but when I heard you were in trouble, she almost organized the Otsuki clan to storm Yujingtai for negotiations." The pink-haired fox said in a gloating tone, "Fortunately, her annoying brother is more composed. He communicated with Liyue using diplomatic language, putting pressure on them to make an explanation as soon as possible, and discussing the issues of defamation and compensation."

Xiao Yi thought to himself: Linghua-chan really cares about me, and Ayato-nii-san did a good job too.

"And what about you?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Eat and drink, get to know the neighbors, and live your life as usual." Yae no Miko seemed indifferent. "I'm just a harmless shrine maiden. You can't expect me to coerce the Liyue authorities into releasing you and apologizing, can you?"

Of course, Pink Fox didn't do nothing. While getting to know the people around her, she obtained trivial clues through chatting and other means, and then sorted them out.

She understood that the so-called "neighbors" were mostly spies sent by the Liyue high command to extract information, and there were hardly any decent people among them.

However, when it comes to conversation, the spy can't out-talk the old fox. Yae no Miko analyzed Gan Yu's "rebellion" through a few words and deduced that Xiao Yi had escaped from prison. So she transformed into a little fox and temporarily left the activity area.

She first approached the private prison of Ming Shenzi on Tianheng Mountain, where a large number of soldiers were walking around in a panic, which was enough to prove that Xiao Yi, who was imprisoned there, had already escaped.

The fox smelled a faint, refreshing scent and remembered that when it went to Xiao Yi's room last night, there was a bamboo basket filled with refreshing flower petals next to the bathtub by his window.

Following the scent, Yae no Miko approached the edge of the barrier. Just as he was about to enter the barrier, Xiao Yi and the others rushed out.

"So this fog?" the fox asked, puzzled.

"Don't ask me, I'm investigating the fog too." Xiao Yi shrugged. "Once I make progress, I can clear myself of suspicion and make a big profit while I'm at it."

Seeing that he was still thinking about making money, the pink-haired little fox couldn't help but shake its head.

"I almost forgot to tell you, Shadow is coming to Liyue," Xiao Yi said, raising his index finger.

"This is the most absurd joke I've heard since I came to Liyue." Yae no Miko made a Tibetan fox expression.

Noticing Xiao Yi's unusually serious expression, she asked with a hint of disbelief, "No way, no way, my dear friend wouldn't really leave Inazuma and cross the sea to a foreign land, would he?"

“Once she arrives, let her tell you herself. There are rumors all over Inazuma right now…” Speaking of rumors, Xiao Yi suddenly realized something. “I’ve got a brilliant plan. When you get back, tell Ayaka and Ayato to find ways to spread rumors everywhere. Just say…”

"Tell me about how Miss Ganyu and the traveler, coveting Naruko's beauty, kidnapped me."

The fox had already guessed what he was planning to do.

By having Ayaka and Ayato work together from the inside and outside, the Society spreads rumors to give the Shadows a reason to attack, thus putting further pressure on Liyue without causing resentment among the people of Liyue.

After experiencing this thick fog, some astute people vaguely guessed that the collapse of the Jade Pavilion had nothing to do with Inazuma Naruko, but there was no evidence to completely prove Xiao Yi's innocence.

In addition, people from all countries enjoy listening to exciting and intriguing stories and sharing them with those around them.

If the Kamisato siblings do a good job of propaganda, to the point that storytellers spend all day telling tales of "Senrin's first love and the imprisonment of a foreign prince," public opinion will eventually lean towards Inatsuma.

At that time, the general will personally go to Liyue to put pressure on them and demand an explanation. He may even gain the support of the people of Liyue and force Yujingtai and the General Affairs Department to compromise, so as to gain benefits from the shrewd merchants of the Seven Stars at the lowest cost.

After all, the key issue now is not the conflict between Inazuma and Liyue, but the conflict between Liyue and the mastermind behind the fog, and between Xiao Yi and the mastermind behind the frame-up. If Inazuma and Liyue fight each other, they will fall into the mastermind's trap.

After all, if the general and Liyue have too much conflict, the only ones who will benefit are always the bystanders.

As for how Gan Yu and the traveler finally escape, it all depends on his word, and in the end, he won't make things too difficult for them.

Although the Kamisato siblings were in a difficult situation at the moment, Xiao Yi believed in them; these two people who were dedicated to the society would definitely find a way to make it work.

The voices of Gan Yu and Ying could be heard from not far away. The fox confirmed that Xiao Yi was safe and sound, and she didn't have anything to say to him, especially since she was in a hurry to return to her residence.

The little fox ran away in a flash.

Gan Yu and Ying came to his side, slightly out of breath.

"What's going on, Your Highness?" Paimon asked sarcastically as he flew in. "The fog is so thick, and the situation is so special right now. It's very dangerous to get separated."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry," Xiao Yi said apologetically. "I saw a fox and wanted to catch it for dinner, but then I remembered that Miss Gan Yu doesn't eat meat, so I released it."

"That fox looks somewhat familiar." Gan Yu blinked, staring at the direction the divine child had fled.

……

Dinner was naturally eaten at the temple.

Surprisingly, the temple still had pots and bowls. Add water, wild vegetables and radishes picked from the mountains, as well as other abundant vegetarian dishes, and medicinal herbs as seasonings, and a delicious vegetable stew is ready.

After finishing his meal, Xiao Yi looked up at the ceiling and found it completely empty.

The numbers disappeared automatically upon entering the barrier, indicating that it was indeed related to the dense fog.

But now is not the time to think about that. Now that we've had our fill of food and drink, we should definitely do something enjoyable.

With a malicious smile, Xiao Yi looked at the two girls and Paimon who were chatting next to him. Due to the large amount of steam generated in the pot, their cheeks seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making their already fair and soft skin even smoother and more tender.

Of course, this is not the point.

It's about time; it's time to worship them as our lord and gain new power!

Chapter 110 You Are All My Wings

Just now, they were either running for their lives or exchanging information and devising plans. Now, Xiao Yi finally has the opportunity to serve his new master and gain new power to make up for his physical defects.

Otherwise, I'm just a man who's only good for three minutes, and many things will be difficult for me.

Xiao Yi began to take action.

He moved closer to Gan Yu and Ying, who were chatting. The blonde traveler girl moved away warily, while Ye Yang stood there dumbfounded, staring at them.

Who should I start with? he wondered.

Ying felt a strange aversion to herself, perhaps due to the repulsion between like poles among transmigrators, making her the most difficult target; Gan Yu trusted her quite a bit, so "joining" her and becoming her subordinate would be easy; however, speaking of easy, of course, it was still...

“Paimon.” Xiao Yi looked at the white floating object.

"What?" Paimon replied.

"Would you like to be my boss? From now on, as long as I'm by your side, I'll give you priority when there's delicious food, and we'll split any treasure chests or money we get." Xiao Yi said naturally. "Actually, I've heard about your and the Traveler's heroic deeds before. Before I became the Goddess of Naruto, I respected you more than Ying, who was the one who advised her."

The traveler sensed something was wrong and frowned slightly. Gan Yu was starting to get confused and tilted her head and blinked in confusion, while Paimon was blinded by flattery.

The white floating object, which was not very smart to begin with, was completely lost after being praised by Prince Inazuma and tempted by the generous material reward (half for each other). She put her hands on her hips, smugly, and made happy "humming" sounds.

"Since it's His Highness Narukami's request, Paimon has no choice but to reluctantly agree!" Paimon squinted, trying not to reveal his greedy nature, and said with feigned modesty, "We'll share the good times and the bad, and you have to keep your word."

Xiao Yi remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was ecstatic: Paimon was indeed the easiest to deal with; with just a few words, the vows of eternal love were made.

(New Lord added, Paimon)

A system prompt appears before your eyes.

However, upon closer reflection, the 30-minute cooldown required for each ability switch seems somewhat troublesome. If there were no cooldown, as long as there were enough lords, abilities could be switched frequently, allowing for various combos that would catch opponents off guard.

(Based on feedback, the achievement rewards have been slightly adjusted: the cooldown time for switching abilities has been removed, the usage time of abilities has been adjusted to 5 seconds, and a separate 3-minute background cooldown has been added to each ability. In addition, the Thunder General is the base lord, and his authority has no time or cooldown restrictions.)

(Update to minor adjustments? Note: Once modified, changes cannot be reversed.)