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

What's the point?

Moreover, this number doesn't necessarily represent luck. Ying, as a traveler, is quite unlucky. Wherever she goes, the gods lose their divine hearts, so it's impossible for her to materialize into 80.

The actual situation is roughly as I initially thought: the number above one's head is not a luck stat, but rather a representation of something else, but it can amplify a person's luck. If the number is low, one will actually become more unfortunate.

Xiao Yi pondered many things, but remained outwardly calm. He decided to use his skills to change the dice rolls and see what the result would be.

Miyamoto had told him how to manipulate the special dice used for cheating, but that method could also be used with ordinary dice, although the accuracy would be quite low.

Xiao Yi used a hidden force when he threw the dice, and the dice spun around on the chessboard like a top. After a while, the speed of movement gradually slowed down, and the clear numbers were displayed in front of the two of them.

6 points.

Xiao Yi thought to himself: This time the feel is pretty good.

This point is not only significant, but it can also be moved to the desired position, influencing the game and turning defeat into victory.

However, an accident occurred.

The moment the cheating ended, the lightning element number above his head suddenly decreased by 1, becoming 49.

The unusual situation drew their attention, and the two of them lost interest in the game, staring in surprise at the numbers above Xiao Yi's head before exchanging bewildered glances.

"Did you just cheat?" Ying asked.

“That’s right, I used a trick, it wasn’t just luck.” Xiao Yi readily admitted, “You noticed, didn’t you? The dice rolls were abnormal from the start.”

"It seems to be related to the number above my head." Ying reached out and touched the fiery red 80 on her head.

However, those were merely surrounding elements, unable to withstand even the slightest breeze or rustling of the grass. They dissipated at the slightest touch, only returning to their original numbers when Ying withdrew her hand.

It's getting more and more mysterious.

Xiao Yi stared at the top of his head and murmured, "It wasn't a big deal before, but once I started paying attention to it, it became a bit of an eyesore. Could you please disappear for a while?"

As the word "disappeared" was mentioned, the purple 49 gradually faded and eventually disappeared.

The owner of 49 frowned; he had never expected this thing to be so intelligent.

"What if it reappears?" Xiao Yi asked.

The numbers slowly emerged.

"disappear."

The numbers faded away.

He then tested using other objects as subjects, such as "Paimon, Paimon, appear quickly," but found that it did not affect 49. It seemed that it would only change when the host wanted the number to appear and spoke the corresponding command.

Xiao Yi was startled. He inexplicably felt that this thing was becoming more and more like a system.

Who is the mastermind behind this? Why use elements to create these rules? And where does the massive amount of energy needed to create these rules come from?

He and Ying discussed it briefly and decided that, to be on the safe side, they should hide the numbers for now.

The traveler remained in a duck-sitting position, arms crossed, deep in thought, and analyzed: "The reason you went from 50 to 49 is because you cheated. If that's the case, could the number be related to 'honesty,' and you were punished for 'dishonesty'?"

So the mastermind behind it all is a great person who teaches everyone to be honest... Xiao Yi thought to himself helplessly.

No, that's not right either!

Although Yingmei is indeed an honest person, and 80 fits her well, she herself is not a good person.

Xiao Yi knew perfectly well how he became the Divine Child of Naruto—it was all by spouting nonsense and deceiving and fooling others.

If it were truly based on honesty, the initial value would be at least a single digit, but according to Gan Yu's conclusion, her own value ranks second, only after the Traveler Girl.

The clues went cold again. Xiao Yi fiddled with the dice in his hand, racking his brains to think.

buzzing-

He and Ying stood up quickly at the same time. The sound was a response from the barrier, indicating that someone was approaching.

"Haha, I've found you!"

An unpleasant voice came from the thick fog, followed by a gaunt figure appearing in front of the two. It was a man with pointed ears and a monkey-like face, who swaggered towards Xiao Yi and Ying.

In any case, this guy doesn't look like Qianyan Jun. He must either have mistaken someone for someone else or he must know the truth!

"Hiding deep in Tianheng Mountain in the middle of the night, you can't possibly be a couple having a secret rendezvous, can you?" The man with the pointed ears and monkey-like face let out a piercing laugh. "Hehehehehe... You don't need to deny it. I know you're from Tianquan!"

"That 'lord' specifically ordered that Ningguang and her subordinates must be killed outright. He gave you his sincere advice: take me to see your leader. Otherwise, I'll show you what cruelty is, hehehehehe..."

Xiao Yi and Ying paid no heed to the ominous threat; they were just worried about not having any more clues when a living, breathing clue appeared right in front of them.

Chapter 113 That Lord

Xiao Yi and Ying were somewhat excited.

Judging from the other party's words, "that person" is hunting down Ningguang and her subordinates. Although there may be ambiguity, the probability of Ningguang surviving is at least not zero.

Perhaps the astute Tianquan had already discovered the problem and used the collapse of the Jade Pavilion as a pretext to escape and secretly fight against a powerful enemy...

There's no use in overthinking. The most important thing to do now is to teach the man who came to hunt down Ningguang a lesson and pry more clues out of him.

Coincidentally, the other side also thought that Xiao Yi and Ying were Ning Guang's subordinates, and a fierce battle was inevitable.

A conflict was about to erupt when the gaunt man with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face reached into his pocket, pulled out a device that resembled a combat power tester, and put it over his right eye.

"I feel like the Fools' new research is pretty useless..." The thin man touched the button on the device, and numbers began to flash on the glass lens. "But before the battle, let's test its effectiveness so they don't sell us cheap stuff."

Fools?!

The hegemonic nation, Winterfell, has sent a "diplomatic" delegation that has spread throughout Teyvat, causing trouble everywhere. Among them are twelve executives whose skills and methods are astonishing...

However, according to the gaunt man's tone, the Fools and the organization he belongs to are in a cooperative relationship. The Fools developed these high-tech-looking glasses and sold them to the mastermind, who then distributed them to his underlings, including this man with the pointed face and monkey-like features.

Drop drop!

The numbers on the glasses stopped flashing, and the gaunt man's expression was one of utter astonishment: "80 and 49? How is that possible?! Even with that lord's reward, I only got 45! Is justice in my heart so worthless?!"

The other party's incoherent words made Xiao Yi even more puzzled. Could the mastermind somehow bestow numbers? Also, what does "justice" refer to?

The gaunt, erratic man took off his glasses, threw them on the ground, and stomped on them. Within seconds, the sophisticated and expensive instrument was reduced to scrap metal.

"It must be those Fools who made a mistake, not my problem! How could people like you have such high 'stats'!" The man glared fiercely at Xiao Yi and Ying. "Even if they really are that high, it doesn't matter. They'll just go back to zero once they die!"

Pop!

Ice crystals began to condense above the man's head, forming the number 45. If it were just that, Xiao Yi wouldn't be surprised. However, something resembling a control panel appeared beside the man, also made of ice elements, like the display interface of some kind of system.

Xiao Yi looked closely and saw that the panel displayed something like a lottery wheel, but he was too far away and the angle was wrong, so he couldn't see the words on the wheel.

"Ten points!" the gaunt man roared, staring intently at his two opponents.

He waved his hand dramatically, turning the crystal-clear lottery wheel. After the wheel spun several times, the pointer stopped at a certain point, and at the same time, the 45 above his head decreased to 35.

This guy actually used the numbers above his head to draw a lottery... Xiao Yi analyzed to himself.

Immediately afterwards, the crystal-clear panel transformed into a beam of light that surged into the ground, and two crude weapons slowly emerged from the surface.

They were two roughly the same size, rough machetes with iron chains tied to the ends, looking like the weapons of a furious bald man who slaughtered the Greek gods.

"Hehehehehe..." The gaunt man let out a disgusting laugh, "Got something good!"

The chains of the two weapons operated automatically, wrapping around his left and right hands. The chain blade in his left hand emitted a strong chill, while the chain blade in his right hand emitted scorching flames.

"Heh, this is getting more and more outrageous." Xiao Yi retorted without hesitation. "Looks like I'll have to use some force to make you obey and then force you to spill the beans about the so-called 'that person,' the elemental numbers, and the truth behind the lottery out of thin air."

"You can talk after you can do it!" The gaunt man suddenly swung his arm, and the ice blade slashed straight at Xiao Yi's forehead. "Before that, your head will be blown apart."

The speed at which the ice blades struck was outrageous, completely inconsistent with the man's thin and weak arms. In fact, the fact that the man could wield these two crude weapons and ensure that his arms did not dislocate was already beyond Xiao Yi's expectations.

When he was in prison, his sword was confiscated. Xiao Yi was now empty-handed. He quickly bent down, picked up the wooden stick at his feet, and raised it above his head to block the icy blade that was cutting through the ground.

The gaunt man thought to himself: Fool, even if the weapon isn't enchanted with elemental power, it's still not something a wooden stick can stop. Your stupid head can just crack open along with the stick!

Snapped! ! !

The moment the wooden stick made contact with the ice blade, a large amount of cold mist spread outwards. The gaunt man realized that the feel was wrong; it didn't feel like the texture of cutting through a human skull.

A gust of wind dispersed the cold mist, and the iron chain of the ice blade was actually wrapped around the intact wooden stick. Xiao Yi looked at the enemy with a provocative gaze and raised his other hand to give the middle finger.

This attack was extremely swift; even ordinary swords and knives would not be able to withstand it and would break. The man attacked Xiao Yi, who was unarmed, first. Logically, he should have killed one of them instantly, and then he could have interrogated the blonde girl and done whatever he wanted.

To the gaunt man's surprise, the target blocked the attack with a broken wooden stick he had picked up from the ground. This was far beyond the gaunt man's comprehension—how could a wooden stick block a chain-linked broadsword?!

This was all thanks to Miyamoto Jiro's legacy; the wind element diffused the icy blade, while he skillfully avoided its sharpness, causing the chain to wrap around the middle of the wooden stick.

Xiao Yi examined the wooden stick he had picked up and exclaimed, "It's straight and long. If I had gotten something like this when I was a kid, I would definitely have been the coolest kid in the whole village."

His words were sarcastic; no matter how straight or long it was, it was still just a piece of wood picked up off the ground, a child's toy. And now, a child's toy was blocking the "magic weapon" the skinny man had spent 10 points to draw.

Enraged, the man was preemptively dragged by Xiao Yi, who pulled on the ice blade. The end of the chain pulled on the thin man's hand, causing him to fall forward and lose his balance.

Using the ice mist as a means of charge, Ying had already approached the thin man. As he launched his attack on Xiao Yi, she stepped closer. This action stemmed from her trust in Xiao Yi, as she was certain that Ming Shenzi would not be killed in one move and would have the strength to distract the opponent.

The gaunt man realized what was happening, and with a struggle to regain his balance, he swung his free fire knife at Ying.

"Desolate Star!"

With the girl's battle cry, a Geo artifact fell between her and the enemy, blocking the swiftly approaching fire blade.

Ying leaped onto the desolate star in two steps, then swung down towards the gaunt man, raising her cheap, blunt sword high.

However, she held back on this move, after all, she still needed to spare the other party's life and find out the details of the matter.

Unfortunately, because he withdrew his strength, he didn't get close to the enemy immediately, giving them an opportunity.

The gaunt man yanked hard on the chain of the ice blade, and the wooden stick finally broke in two under the weight. The ice blade returned to the man's hand, and his right arm was not idle either. He pulled the iron chain to pull back the fire knife embedded in the desolate star and clashed the two weapons with different attributes.

At this moment, Ying's sword was about to strike its target.

boom--

The ice and fire reacted violently, melting and evaporating, producing a large amount of energy and water vapor, which sent the girl's petite body flying backward and crashing into the desolate planet.

The man, however, was unaffected by the elemental reaction and realized that the two were not people he could easily deal with while playing around. He swung his two chain knives at the blonde girl, attempting to eliminate the unbalanced girl first and gain the upper hand.

Holding a broken piece of wood in each hand, Xiao Yi sprinted toward the two men more than ten meters away. Seeing that the chain knife was about to hit Ying, he could no longer remain indifferent.

Zawarudo!

Time stops, 5 seconds.

The question is, should we save Ying first, or subdue the enemy who has thrown out both chain blades and is now empty-handed?