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

They agreed that they needed to find time to procure weapons from outside sources to defend against the impending attack and to capture the attackers and obtain more clues.

After all, apart from Ying, who can summon the Sword of No Edge, Xiao Yi and Gan Yu are empty-handed and can only provide minor assistance in battle, which is very disadvantageous.

However, the search for weapons cannot be rushed. At least half of the three members of the Mon faction are currently wanted, meaning they will be surrounded and captured by the Thousand Rock Army if they go out. They must find a suitable opportunity—when the Liyue Thousand Rock Army is busy.

Xiao Yi had already sensed the beginnings of an opportunity: Thor was traveling on a super-fast ship and would arrive at Liyue Harbor in three days. At that time, a large number of Thousand Rock troops would return to the port to prepare for battle, allowing him and Gan Yu to act as they pleased.

Although the Thunder General is backed by Liyue, the warrants issued by Liyue become irrelevant. The pressure from the gods will force the Liyue leadership to compromise. At that time, regardless of whether the Jade Pavilion was destroyed by Liyue itself, the Liyue side will have no way to deal with it.

However, Xiao Yi does not intend to rely on external assistance for the time being, as it would be a loss if he alerted the enemy and lost the clues.

To truly reunite with Miss Shadow and Liyue, we must first investigate the truth, then work together to take down the mastermind and resolve this mess completely.

He wasn't worried about failing in the operation against the assassins seven days later, because he still had absolute means to turn the tide, enough to deal with 99% of unexpected events.

As night fell, everyone finished dinner.

Last night's sleep had not yet made up for the fatigue that Gan Yu had accumulated over the past few months, and she began to feel drowsy as soon as she touched the futon.

It was Xiao Yi's turn to keep watch tonight. He walked towards the door, only to find that the traveler girl had followed him out and silently trailed him to the guard post, without Paimon by his side.

"Is there something you want to say to me?" Xiao Yi asked.

"I'm sorry for your suspicion and coldness the day before yesterday," Ying said with a serious expression. "Also, thank you for taking the knife for me last night."

"Taking the knife was nothing, just a small favor, and I didn't suffer any loss." Xiao Yi showed Ying the patch on his clothes. "The wound healed on the spot, without scarring or aftereffects, and Miss Gan Yu also sewed up my torn clothes today."

The damaged parts of Xiao Yi's clothes were skillfully mended with azure silk thread—because processed silk could not be found in the wild, Gan Yu used a few strands of her soft hair to help mend the clothes. In a sense, the hair of a unicorn is more precious than any textile material in the world.

"Speaking of which, I remember you clearly stated last night that you wouldn't keep watch with me, and your attitude of being so open-minded..." Xiao Yi suddenly smirked and teased, "What, have you suddenly changed your mind, Miss Traveler?"

Ying put her hands on her hips and squinted her eyes: "If we keep talking about this, I'm going back."

"Let's change the subject, let me think..." Xiao Yi had actually already thought of what to say, but saying it directly would be too abrupt, so he needed to think it over to make it sound natural. "If this matter is over, what do you want to do next?"

“Let’s head to Mount Sumeru and continue my and Paimon’s journey,” the traveler girl said without hesitation.

"How about taking me with you then? I'll help you with your luggage and stuff." Xiao Yi looked up at the sky, his face full of longing. "Actually, people get bored if they stay in one place all the time, and I also have a heart that loves adventure!"

Ying looked at Xiao Yi with slight surprise, then immediately understood his little trick.

Xiao Yi is a man who is fond of power, but does not abuse it.

Even if the sun rises in the west, Xiao Yi would never easily give up his hard-won status as the Prince of Inazuma and become an adventurer whose life and safety are not guaranteed.

He said those things simply to please Ying, who loves adventure. He deliberately lowered himself to gain the approval of the system and Ying, so that he could rightfully become her "subject".

The focus is not on adventure, but on power—the power of the lord.

The experienced young traveler had already discerned Xiao Yi's thoughts, and Xiao Yi also realized that the young traveler had seen through his thoughts. Ying also realized that Xiao Yi had seen through her thoughts...

The two understood each other without saying a word.

She understood that making herself Xiao Yi's lord would not do any harm to the current situation, because they were still teammates, and Xiao Yi's strength guaranteed a high margin of error.

Then let's continue this charade, deceiving the system's rules to allow Xiao Yi to gain her power.

"I promise you, if you don't back out by then, I'll let you help me carry my luggage and become Little Paimon 2.0." Ying said calmly with her hands on her hips. "No, logically speaking, it shouldn't start from when things are over, but from now on."

“Alright, alright, Traveler, you’re my boss now.” Xiao Yi said casually, “General Thunder is number 1, Heart Sea is number 2, Paimon is number 3, and you are number 4…”

There's also number 0, Miyamoto Jiro.

(New Lord: Ying; Trust Value: 47)

Whether it was the system's mercy or a genuine loophole, the two simply reached an agreement, granting Xiao Yi new power.

I have to admire Ying's wonderful personality. She hated me the night before last, but after spending the whole night with her, she realized her mistakes and opened her heart to me.

Xiao Yi couldn't wait to get to the edge of the barrier, ready to test the Traveler's elemental power.

"Desolate Star! Wind Blade! Thunder Shadow!"

The rock elemental artifact crashed into the bushes, instantly sending dust flying and branches snapping. The powerful wind pressure blew away the broken branches and thinner trunks, followed by lightning bolts that shredded them.

Xiao Yi whistled softly. Although he had used both wind and thunder, the Traveler's combat skills had a completely different kind of refinement, making them very smooth to use.

In less than 2 seconds, a set of skills can be completed. With the 5-second time stop, two sets can be performed, and if you are fast enough, three sets are not impossible. It is enough to knock an ordinary person to the ground.

Xiao Yi sighed inwardly: I never expected that the coconut sheep, whom I initially thought would be the easiest to deal with, would actually be the most difficult to handle. Now all that's missing is her power.

"What happened? What happened..." Paimon's noisy voice came from afar.

She flew after Gan Yu, and the two quickly arrived at the area where Xiao Yi was testing his skills.

It seems that last night's battle made them extra vigilant. As soon as there was any disturbance around the barrier, Gan Yu and Paimon immediately came to support Xiao Yi and Ying, who were on night watch.

"It's nothing, he's practicing a new skill," Ying explained for Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi turned to look at Gan Yu, who roughly understood the situation, his eyes seeming to want to devour her. Although there was no malice in his gaze, Gan Yu couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Next up is you, Miss Gan Yu," Xiao Yi said with a cheerful smile.

Chapter 115 Gan Yu: You are a good person

three days later.

Shadow's ship was already approaching Liyue Harbor. The Thousand Rock Army had no time to continue searching the wilderness, giving Xiao Yi and his men ample time to prepare supplies for the impending battle.

During this time, Xiao Yi and Ying specifically studied how to use the numbers above their heads, trying to summon the control panel and draw a lottery like Zhang San did, but they couldn't do it no matter what they tried. At most, they could only make the numbers disappear. It was probably something like an administrator's privilege panel.

Since Gan Yu spends most of her time inside the barrier, no numbers have appeared above her head yet. However, so much time has passed that the residents of Liyue outside probably all have numbers above their heads now.

After discussion, everyone decided that Xiao Yi and Gan Yu would go out to collect equipment and find out what the outside world was like, while Ying and Paimon would stay inside the barrier to guard the house.

Xiao Yi felt that this allocation was very correct. After all, of the three companions, only Gan Yu had not yet become his lord, and he had to find a time to take care of her.

Now that the two are alone, they have the opportunity to get to know each other better and increase the chances of them becoming sworn brothers.

However, Gan Yu's situation is different from the Traveler's. The Traveler was difficult to deal with before because she hated him as the murderer who might destroy the Jade Pavilion. After spending time together and gaining her understanding, the problem was solved, and the Traveler girl began to accept herself.

However, Gan Yu's refusal to become Xiao Yi's lord stemmed from his respect for him, which was a very troublesome situation, even more difficult to handle than feelings of dislike.

We must find a way to get Gan Yu to accept the idea that "she is above Xiao Yi," otherwise she will never agree to become "the lord" no matter what.

That's the problem.

Gan Yu is as gentle as a sheep, and with her thousand years of experience of being obedient, she feels that she has very little self-worth and is a girl with a bit of low self-esteem.

Based on the experience of gaining the ability of fire in the previous night, it can be concluded that the system's judgment is particularly lenient. As long as the master and servant accept each other, it is not a big problem to deceive themselves.

Therefore, this opportunity for the two of them to be alone must be used to help Gan Yu build up her confidence, at least to make her accept the idea of ​​becoming the lord.

With that thought in mind, Xiao Yi and Gan Yu had already left the forest.

They certainly wouldn't go to Liyue Port to walk into a trap. Instead, they would go to the village of Qingcezhuang to forge weapons. If they encountered any robbing groups or monsters along the way, they would take care of them and obtain funds and other useful resources.

As for how to get to Qingce Village, just find any passing cargo wagon and give the driver Mora far exceeding his wages. Although the fog still shrouds Liyue, it cannot change the nature of the people of Liyue. I believe that everyone will become more willing to help others in the face of a large amount of money.

“Miss Gan Yu, what about your sheep… Qilin horn?” Xiao Yi realized the problem. “We are wanted now, and your horn is too conspicuous.”

The blue-haired Qilin girl remained silent for a long time before coming up with a good idea. She then did something that almost made Xiao Yi's eyes pop out of their sockets.

Gan Yu stretched her hands to the sides of her head, grasped the horn, and gently pulled it off...

"Such a thing?!" Xiao Yi was dumbfounded, then observed the fault line at the corner.

He discovered that the fault showed no bleeding or wounds, but instead emitted a faint, ethereal blue light.

"This is a magic technique related to space. In reality, the horn and my head are still connected." Gan Yu explained, holding the red and black horn with both hands. "The duration is not very long. I don't usually use this method, but it can last for a day or two."

Logically, there should also be blue light from the magic on both sides of the head, but it was covered by thick hair, and since it was the same color as the long hair, it was basically impossible to tell anything.

Xiao Yi stared at the girl whose head was now only covered by soft blue hair, and felt a strange sense of unease deep in his heart. Without the Qilin features, Gan Yu seemed even more simple-minded.

I want to be the queen Fan Ganyu who can become my lord, not the silly and cute hornless coconut sheep... Xiao Yi thought to himself.

"I'm sorry, my clothes are made of thin fabric and can't hide these two corners." Gan Yu carefully handed the two corners to Xiao Yi. "Mr. Xiao Yi, could you please keep them safe for me?"

The moment Xiao Yi reached out and touched the corner, Gan Yu let out a strange "Ah—" sound.

"I'm sorry." The girl covered her empty head. "Please be gentle."

"I'll try my best," Xiao Yi said.

He carefully tucked the two horns into his pocket. Although they were a little uncomfortable, they were important to Gan Yu, and he had to protect them no matter what happened.

The two found a carriage by the roadside. The driver's head displayed a prominent lightning element of 14. To avoid arousing suspicion, they did not ask the driver about the recent situation in Liyue.

Gan Yu had a lot of motorcycles with her before leaving Yuehai Pavilion, and the driver happened to have plenty of time, so he was willing to take them to Qingce Village.

On the way, Xiao Yi was about to give the girl some psychological counseling to help her become more confident, but she took the initiative to talk to him first, which was unexpected.

"Mr. Xiao Yi, are you happy?" Gan Yu asked softly.

My surname is Xiao.

He was speechless. Linghua asked this question before they set off, and now his fiancée was asking it too?

"And you, Miss Gan Yu?" Xiao Yi turned the question back to Gan Yu. "You want to talk about the arranged marriage, right? What are your thoughts on that?"

Gan Yu blinked and said, "If Qunyu Pavilion hadn't collapsed, I would feel quite happy, because I know very well that Ke Qing's method might not last. If it were exposed, then I could only apologize to you and continue our previous engagement."

"For me, being able to work for Liyue Harbor and contribute my talents is a happy thing. If we get married, I'll have another helper at work, which will make things more efficient. From our interactions over the past few days, I've discovered that you are a capable person and a good person."

Good person...

Xiao Yi thought to himself: In the world before I transmigrated, "good people" and "honest people" had almost become derogatory terms.

“Even if you marry me, I will still be very happy. I can continue to work and witness Liyue Harbor's prosperity.” Gan Yu said with a smile. “And you, Mr. Xiao Yi, if the marriage goes smoothly, will you be happy?”

Shocking Xiao Yi, the Kirin Girl had come to treat work as entertainment. As long as she had work to do, she wouldn't mind marrying the stranger but capable Naruto no Kamiko.

But what about himself? He was stunned by Gan Yu's question.

Living in Inazuma, he only did a few but important tasks, spending the rest of his time eating, drinking, and having fun.

To form a marriage alliance with Liyue, one must work 996 or even 007 hours a day, and the reward is an adorable coconut sheep and her body.

Thinking about it carefully, it's a huge loss!

Previously blinded by the cute and docile Gan Yu, it now seems that the marriage alliance with Liyue was indeed a losing proposition. She did not gain much benefit but instead lost her freedom.

He never expected that what he originally intended to do as a talk therapy for Gan Yu would turn out to be that he, who had taken the initiative to attack, was the one who was given guidance after several rounds of back and forth.

The carriage stopped; they had reached the edge of Qingce Village.