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

After all, Yuheng was welcoming General Leidian himself.

Standing beside her were the Liyue immortals, who were depicted as cranes, deer, and dwarfs—the presence of the gods had overwhelmed Seven Stars, and the immortals, upon hearing of the great incident, all rushed to confront Seven Stars, their presence second only to the time of the Emperor's death.

Anger aside, we can't exactly let Thor pull out his Wuxiang Blade and draw a tic-tac-toe board in Liyue Harbor.

The immortals told the Seven Stars to leave this matter alone and focus on dealing with the dense fog, leaving the task of welcoming the Thunder God to the immortals of Liyue.

Nevertheless, there had to be someone to represent the Seven Stars, and the heavy responsibility fell on Keqing's shoulders. After all, she was the one who captured Naruto, and she had the best relationship with Naruto. Such a complex character was the most suitable to solve complex problems.

The lighthouse shines brightly through the thick fog. Originally used to guide ships in bad weather, it has recently had to be kept running all day to create light in the dimly lit environment.

Waaaaah—

A heavy horn sounded in the distance, a signal that the large ship was approaching the port. Keqing stroked her Thor's Eye, bracing herself to welcome the eternal god.

Although she was already very familiar with the relevant diplomatic language, the unease in her heart was still deeply rooted, making it impossible for Keqing to face this task calmly.

What will Thor say and do upon arriving in Liyue Harbor? What are her thoughts on Xiao Yi's disappearance? How will she evaluate the recent rumors? And what about the relationship between the two countries...?

Rumble!!!

The deafening thunder snapped Ke Qing out of her reverie. She noticed that all the immortals around her were looking up at the sky, so she followed their lead and looked up as well.

When Keqing saw the true nature of that thing, her pupils gradually shrank, and her mouth opened halfway in confusion.

An eye, a giant eye made of lightning!

A colossal eye, almost covering the entire Liyue Harbor, shone with lightning, its remaining power shaking and parting the thick fog as it looked down upon the frail and insignificant mortals of this foreign land.

Chapter 119 The kid was just being silly and blowing things up for fun.

While the Thunder God graced Liyue Harbor with his presence, the Geo and Anemo Archons also spent quite some time in Inazuma City. The Geo Archon quietly enjoyed the local customs and culture of Inazuma, while the Anemo Archon was causing quite a stir...

Zhongli walked out of the tea room.

Not long ago, he got separated from his companions and happened to see a teahouse by the roadside, so he went in to experience the Inazuma cuisine.

Fortunately, thanks to Wendy's reminder, Master Zhong has recently started carrying money with him for the first time ever. Otherwise, he would have been arrested and detained by the Tianling Enforcement Bureau for dining and dashing, or even run into trouble because of his status as an illegal immigrant.

After all, the reimbursement from Wangshengtang is invalid in remote island nations—the bills can't be sent that far.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Zhongli strolled around while reminiscing about the delicious local specialties. He muttered to himself, "Although Inazuma's rice doesn't have the plump grains of Liyue's rice, its texture is exceptionally refined. The matcha isn't as sweet as Liyue's fresh tea, but it has its own unique flavor."

Suddenly, he saw a large crowd of people from Inazuma ahead. Zhongli thought that watching the excitement was an essential part of the trip, so he decided to go up and ask what had happened.

Zhongli had just approached the crowd when, before he could even speak, he heard the cursing of the women from Daoqi Village.

"That audacious foreign drunkard dared to climb onto the Thor statue when she was drunk. If you gave her a few more bowls of wine, she'd probably be running wild on the General's head!"

"If it weren't for Lord Narukami's misfortune and the General's journey to Liyue to demand justice, how could this fellow dare to be so insolent! Sigh, when will the General return..."

"The people of Liyue are utterly rude, daring to imprison Naruto. I believe that once the General has dealt with Liyue, he will return to protect our Eternal Land."

"That drunkard is crawling around like that, disrespecting the general! Where is the Heavenly Commander? Come out and do something about it!"

"The Heavenly Commander has gone to arrest the Ara-Taki Faction. I heard that that street urchin, Ara-Taki Ichidou, has been calling Naruto Shinji his brother and saying he wants to avenge his good brother. He's even secretly building a 'warship' to take the Ara-Taki Faction to Liyue to demand justice."

Zhongli looked up following the gaze of the crowd and saw a green thing lying on the chest of the huge Thor statue, nimbly crawling upwards with its hands and feet.

Zhongli, who was usually calm, sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. It was time to shut up his noisy companion.

On the other side, after much effort and with the help of the wind element, Venti, reeking of alcohol, finally reached the top of the statue of Thor, and had a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of Inazuma City.

A contented smile appeared on the young bard's face, flushed from the wine.

He exclaimed excitedly, "We've reached the highest point of Inazuma Castle—the top of the Raijin statue! It's so beautiful!"

Wendy spread her arms and spun around, taking in the beautiful scenery around her. When her gaze turned to her back, she saw the imposing Geo Archon standing behind her.

"Hey, isn't this Grandpa Zhongli..." Wendy sobered up a lot, looked away from Zhongli and pretended to look around at the scenery, "Let's take a look at Xiangying Mountain in the distance."

"Earth-shaking!"

Zhongli frowned slightly, and a solid pillar-shaped rock ridge grew on the top of the statue's head, instantly sending Wendy flying—it didn't matter where he landed, as long as he didn't disturb the statue of Thor. Besides, he wasn't worried that his old friend, the god of wind, would fall to his death.

……

Liyue Harbor.

The fog was dispelled by the giant eye of lightning in the sky, and the massive sailing ship, like a general who had penetrated deep into enemy territory, arrived alone at Liyue Harbor. The sails were painted with huge purple barbs, which symbolized the lightning element and the majesty of the lightning general.

The vehicle of a god needs no escort ships, because General Thunder himself is far more powerful than any guard.

Ke Qing couldn't help but swallow. She didn't know the significance of the giant eye constructed from the lightning elements in the sky, only that it was a creation of the Thunder General's power.

As the wooden planks extending from the giant ship touched the dock, dozens of Ottomans ran down in unison and stood straight on both sides of the road.

The woman with purple braids walked lightly from the top of the ship to the port, toward the waiting immortals and Yuheng Star. Behind her followed a short-haired woman with a katana at her waist and a bird-beak mask, who seemed to be a guard.

Despite it being their first meeting, Keqing knew very well that the woman at the front was none other than the Thunder God who ruled eternally, the Thunder General of Inazuma.

Whether it's her imposing aura, her upright posture, her stance that seems ready to switch into battle at any moment, or her magnificent breasts, everything about the woman before you proves that she has been through countless battles and possesses strength far beyond that of humans.

Thor stopped in front of Keqing.

Now, it is Ying who is in control of the body. She and Xiao Yi have discussed it and decided that it would not be a good thing to let the merciless general come to Liyue. Ying should handle this trouble herself.

“I…” Thor said.

“Welcome…” Keqing said.

The two spoke almost simultaneously.

An awkward situation suddenly arose, the atmosphere became a bit tense, and the immortals present also became slightly nervous.

Keqing stopped talking.

Although Liyue is now in an era of human rule, and in a sense the Seven Stars are equivalent to the rulers, she cannot be equal to the Thunder General in terms of power, and the Seven Stars are not in the right in this matter, so she must appear humble.

Shadow accepted the other party's concession and continued, "I dispelled the fog that shrouded Liyue Harbor until I left. This is a small gift to the trading nation."

A gift? More like a threat, Ke Qing thought.

On the surface, eliminating the fog in the port greatly helps the development of Liyue Harbor. However, the giant lightning eye will continue to hover over the city, causing widespread panic until the matter is resolved and General Thunder leaves Liyue Harbor.

The ability to dispel the fog in the harbor means she also has the ability to destroy the port city...

Ke Qing's heart raced uncontrollably, as if it were about to burst out of her chest.

In fact, Shadow is a very honest deity. Her dispelling of the mist had no hidden meaning; she simply wanted to reduce the Liyue people's wariness and allow the negotiations to proceed peacefully.

Based on her discussion with Xiao Yi, the main objectives of this visit were threefold:

First, to obtain the huge compensation for imprisoning Narukamiko, thus filling the treasury depleted by the war.

Second, maintain trade agreements and avoid short-sighted practices.

Third, bring back more watermelons.

Therefore, there's no need to fight to the death with Liyue. Besides, Xiao Yi can easily prove our innocence.

Ying hadn't expected that Yuheng would be so nervous that he saw enemies everywhere, and that even his good intentions would be misunderstood as swaggering.

Just then, the immortal with the appearance of a crane, the very talkative Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, asked, "Lord Narugami, if the fall of the Gungyakuge is indeed related to your adopted son, then how should the nature of the matter be determined?"

Keqing, the other immortals, and even Sara behind the general were all dumbfounded: You're too good at talking!

This issue certainly needs to be discussed, but it must be asked of Thor in a tactful way, rather than being so direct as to throw the question in her face the moment they meet.

Shadow noticed that everyone except Liu Yun Zhenjun seemed to have strange expressions and attitudes. Thor realized that they were very embarrassed because of He's question, and the conversation could hardly continue.

The wise General Thunder knew that awkward questions should be covered up with jokes so that the conversation could continue.

Ying quickly recalled the unique and flexible conversational skills that Xiao Yi had taught her, the unique skills of the Liyue people.

She parted her red lips slightly and said teasingly:

"If it's really as you say, then just consider it a child's ignorance, playing around with it."

Everyone, including the immortals, was dumbfounded.

As it turns out, Thor isn't very good at talking either.

Chapter 120 Coconut Horns, My Darling

After going through various events, Xiao Yi finally obtained a samurai sword crafted by a master craftsman in Liyue, and Gan Yu also got a brand new bow. They also bought torches, melon seeds, peanuts, candles, whips and other daily necessities, and carried Tartaglia back to the safe house.

To prevent the kidnappers from memorizing the route so they could escape later, the two kidnappers found cotton and burlap sacks along the way, first stuffing his ears and then covering his head.

This makes it impossible to perceive the surrounding environment through sight and hearing.

As the executor of the Fools, Tartaglia was quite carefree. Since he had no way to perceive his surroundings, he decided to conserve his energy and wait for the opportune moment rather than waste his mental energy in a tense state.

He fell asleep shortly afterward.

After leaving Qingce Village, the two stopped a cargo carriage. The driver was quite frightened when he saw the two men who looked like kidnappers, but considering that they had weapons and had offered a lot of money, he had no choice but to pretend to cooperate and give them a ride.

Upon arrival at their destination, the driver hurriedly ran to report to the authorities, but Xiao Yi, being cautious, only instructed him to stop near Tianheng Mountain, even some distance from the edge of the forest.

Xiao Yi and Gan Yu continued to carry the young master, who was bound hand and foot with iron chains, through the forest and into the barrier, arriving at a small temple that served as a temporary safe house.

*Thud!* The two men threw the young master to the ground.

"We're safe for now," Xiao Yi said.

The travelers had gone out to find food, leaving only Paimon in the temple. She saw D'Artagnan with a burlap sack over her head and curiously approached to observe her from all sides.

"The clothes look familiar—wait, isn't that the young master?" Paimon exclaimed.

"Don't make a fuss, he's living evidence, we'll definitely get a lot of clues from him," Xiao Yi said happily. "We owe him a lot, Paimon, you're amazing!"

"Huh?" Paimon tilted his head in confusion. "But thanks for the compliment anyway."

"What should we do now?" Gan Yu asked for instructions.

"We'll wait for Ying to come back, have dinner, and then we can interrogate him slowly," Xiao Yi replied, patting his pocket. Then he took something out of his pocket. "I almost forgot, here, take this back."

He held a black and red Qilin horn in each hand.

Gan Yu seemed somewhat conflicted.

Xiao Yi was puzzled. Did she not want it anymore?

"Actually, I messed up when I was casting the spell; I used too much force," Gan Yu explained quietly, her voice barely audible. "I'm afraid those two horns won't be back on my head for at least ten days to two weeks..."