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

"What request?" Xiao Yi removed his hand from his chin and looked directly at the man who was prepared to accept the situation.

"If I die while guiding you, please send someone to raise this child, give her a good education, and help her become a useful member of society, not someone like me..."

Because Lu Renjia deliberately lowered his voice, and the little girl was focused on sharing the cookies with Thor, she didn't hear the man's words of defiance.

“No problem,” Xiao Yi replied calmly.

He stood up, looked around, and said seriously, "There is no time to lose, General. Gan Yu, Ke Qing, and Lu Renjia, let's head to the port immediately to catch a fast ship and try to reach the enemy's recruitment location before dawn to thwart their evil plan."

……

At Liyue Harbor, a sailboat resembling a small cargo ship sets sail, seemingly heading towards Mondstadt, but actually heading to the nearby Dragonspine Mountains.

Xiao Yi, Gan Yu, Ke Qing (who hadn't had time to change out of her maid outfit), and Lu Renjia sat in the relatively spacious cabin, conserving their energy and making thorough preparations.

Along the wall deep inside the cabin, there was a row of wooden barrels, their purpose unknown.

As for Miss Ying, she heard that although the ship was small, it was fully equipped with everything, including a dedicated kitchen for the sailors to cook their meals, so she went over to visit it out of curiosity.

Perhaps influenced by the general, Kage has recently become interested in cooking. Fortunately, the Okuzawa clan racked their brains to stop him, and the castle tower is currently relatively peaceful.

Xiao Yi was afraid that Lei Shen might suddenly have a whim to show off his skills and use the kitchen to cook a few dishes, in which case everyone present would suffer.

However, he didn't try to persuade Miss Shadow, because there might be a battle in the snow mountain, and he needed to conserve his energy. Stopping Thor from cooking would consume about the same amount of energy as fighting, so it was better to let things take their course. They might even be able to use it as a biological weapon to attack the enemy.

Suddenly, a crackling commotion arose above the deck, as if someone was cutting power lines with a cleaver, sparks and lightning streaking across the scene.

Xiao Yi sighed helplessly; he already knew what was going to happen next.

"What's that sound?" the maid cat-headed Keqing asked warily.

"The general is cooking, isn't he?" Xiao Yi said.

"Huh? Food cooked by the gods themselves?" Gan Yu guessed curiously. "It must have something special about it, like it's exceptionally delicious, or it can prolong life..."

“There was once a group of soldiers who received food as a reward from Thor, and they thought exactly the same thing as you,” Xiao Yi recalled the past.

Gan Yu became even more curious: "And then?"

“They’re all dead,” Xiao Yi said with a hint of melancholy.

Seeing the horrified expressions on Gan Yu's, Ke Qing's, and Lu Renjia's faces, he suddenly realized that his words were ambiguous and quickly added, "They died in battle, it has nothing to do with the general's food, don't look at me like that..."

Xiao Yi stopped speaking. He noticed that the "cracking" sound above the deck had disappeared, realizing that Miss Ying had succeeded and that the most difficult stage was about to begin.

Like the general, she has a strong bias towards food she cooks herself, and can't detect anything wrong with it whether it looks good or tastes good. She will also generously share it with others.

Before Otsukai stopped her, she would treat Xiao Yi to food when he was around, and treat Otsukai to food when he wasn't. Sometimes she would bring food to Shadow Mountain to feed the foxes, or summon the three magistrates...

Since the Shadow and the General started taking turns cooking, the Inazuma administration has been in complete chaos, with all sorts of excuses for taking leave, all in an effort to avoid the General's reward.

The most creative among them was Ayato Kamisato, who said, "Recently, the happiness of the people has declined, and as the company's commissioner, I should take responsibility. Therefore, I will fast for three days to punish myself as an explanation to the shogun and the people." In this way, he politely refused the Raiden shogun's wonderful creation.

A moment later, a calm-looking purple-haired woman entered the cabin carrying a plate filled with steamed crabs, their shells a vibrant purple, like lightning bolts.

She placed the tableware and food in front of everyone, turned and left the cabin. Xiao Yi, who was an acquaintance of the general, immediately understood that there were other dishes that had not yet been served.

“It’s not as bad as you make it out to be.” Lu Renjia paused for a moment, then picked up his chopsticks first. “When I was in the treasure-hunting gang, one of my companions was a sea monster who had escaped from Inazuma. He told us that Inazuma had a special product—purple general crabs.”

"I was so craving it back then, and today I finally had the chance to eat it."

Xiao Yi winked and said, "Brother Lu, this doesn't look like a General Crab. I think it looks more like a regular Liyue Crab that turns purple after cooking..."

Lu Renjia reached out his chopsticks toward the crab with a puzzled look, but just as he was about to touch it, the crab politely grabbed his chopsticks.

"Actually, I don't really like eating crab that much." Lu Renjia put down his chopsticks. "Let's wait and see what the next dish is."

Xiao Yi silently thought: "She has a good attitude, still hoping for the food to come."

Next, the general brought out a dish of indescribable things, which looked like a mixture of various minced meats, but this stew looked as if it had a face.

Xiao Yi pointed at the food with his chopsticks: "Look, this part looks like a closed eye, this part looks like a nose, and this part looks like a mouth."

Apart from Thor, everyone looked at each other in silence.

Xiao Yi used chopsticks to pick up the "face" of the food, and the "mouth" of the stewed meat suddenly opened wide.

"Hmph, hmph, hmph, ahhhhhh..."

Startled, everyone covered their ears. Xiao Yi dropped his chopsticks, at a loss for words.

(Xiao Yi: Miss Ying, what did you use to make the stewed meat???)

(Image: A mix of pork, fish, chicken, beef, and lamb—very normal ingredients.)

(Xiao Yi: Hesitantly, the ingredients are indeed fine, but why is this stewed meat screaming?)

(Video: So this isn't the normal situation?)

Xiao Yi was completely bewildered. This dish resembled both an indescribable Kree creature and something from the Warp; in short, it was something rarely seen in the human world.

After making a few noises, the meat suddenly shut its mouth and stopped, but no one dared to touch it again.

Xiao Yi disregarded Miss Ying's feelings, picked up two plates of food, walked to the wooden bucket by the wall, opened the lid a crack, and poured in the crabs and stewed meat.

Immediately afterwards, the wooden barrel suddenly shook violently.

What kind of chemical reaction has occurred this time?

Bang!

"Wow!!!"

A girl in a tiger-skin skirt suddenly emerged from the wooden barrel, struggling and rolling on the ground until she shook off all the Thor's cooking that had gotten on her.

"Xiangling?!" Xiao Yi was shocked.

"Haha, sorry everyone," the little cook said with a sheepish smile, adopting a duck-sitting posture. "I wanted to go to Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain to collect ingredients, so I hid them in the wooden barrel..."

Xiao Yi checked the wooden barrel where Xiang Ling was hiding and breathed a sigh of relief when he found no one else there.

Before setting off, he entrusted Lu Renjia's daughter to Wanmintang for safekeeping. Fortunately, Master Xiang knew the dangers of the snow mountain and did not bring the little girl with him.

Lu Renjia slapped his forehead and asked hesitantly, "So, where is Xiao Zhen now?"

“Xiao Zhen is still at Wanmintang. I asked Dad to look after her,” Xiangling replied.

Unexpectedly, the wooden bucket next to them also began to shake, and the lid was pushed open from the inside, revealing Guoba and the little girl sitting on Guoba's head in front of everyone.

"Daddy!" the little girl called out happily.

"As expected, I knew it, given your personality..." Lu Renjia said helplessly.

"Why did you bring Xiao Zhen here?" Xiangling scolded, hands on her hips. "Guoba, you're bad!"

Ying narrowed her eyes and looked at the five or six wooden barrels remaining in the corner: "Since things have come to this, you can stop hiding and all of you come out."

The lids of the wooden barrels were opened one after another, and several elite members of the Okuzawa clan, led by Kujo Sara, came before the general and Xiao Yi and bowed in respect.

Xiao Yi sighed: The team size is almost doubled...

Chapter 131 Your father's pectoral muscles are so exaggerated (4k)

(This chapter is also known as: Your Godfather Has a Big Chest!)

Helpless, Xiao Yi entrusted the smuggled children to the care of the crew, and with Xiangling's consent, allowed her and Guoba to join the team. The group then set off into the snow-capped mountains.

Xiao Yi, Ying, Gan Yu, Ke Qing, Sha Luo, Xiang Ling, and Lu Renjia, along with five elite members of the Ao Jie Clan, a total of twelve people plus Guo Ba, walked in a line in the white world.

Except for General Thunder and Rain, who braved the cold, everyone else wore thick cotton-padded coats to protect themselves from the deadly drop in body temperature caused by the wind and snow.

General Xiao Yi and Ke Qinggan Yu were completely naked, while the remaining explorers, including Guoba, carried heavy backpacks filled with professional equipment, food, and medicine to ensure they could handle any unexpected events during the journey.

After all, they didn't know where the enemy's base was, and the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain was an extremely complex and treacherous terrain, so they had to make full preparations to reduce unnecessary casualties.

In addition, before setting off, Xiao Yi told Liyue Harbor that the general's protection would disappear six hours after their ships left, so that the Liyue authorities could prepare a countermeasure.

We set off at noon and arrived at the snow mountain around 6 p.m., when Ligang was already shrouded in thick fog again.

However, it doesn't matter what happens in Ligang. Xiao Yi released his power at around 8:30 yesterday, which means that in another two and a half hours, he will become the most handsome guy in the snow mountain.

Nevertheless, the snow-capped mountain environment is complex and the climate is unstable. Whether Lu Renjia can find the enemy's base before midnight based solely on his intuition remains to be seen.

However, worrying about nothing is useless. All they can do now is trust the former treasure-hunting team and continue forward through the not-too-thick snow.

The team structure is as follows.

Leading the charge were Xiao Yi and Lu Renjia, with Lu Renjia leading the way. The multi-talented Xiao Yi scouted and eliminated dangerous elements. Behind them were General Lei Dian and Sha Luo, who provided support when Xiao Yi encountered difficulties.

The rear of the general is the center of the team, which is the safest position. Xiangling and Guoba are located there.

Xiangling had come to Longji Snow Mountain in search of frozen wild boar meat. Although she couldn't be said to know every road in the snow mountain, she had a general understanding of the terrain.

Xiao Yi specially invited her to be his guide. If Lu Renjia proved unreliable, Xiangling would lead the way back to the transport ship.

However, Xiangling was not originally involved in this matter, so there was no reason to let her participate in the battle and put her in danger. Therefore, she was arranged to walk in the middle of the team with Brother Guoba.

Behind Xiangling were Keqing and Ganyu, and behind them were five elite members of the Otsu clan at the rear.

The soldiers are well-trained with excellent endurance and have a certain level of teamwork ability, so they are not afraid that the last person will fall behind or go missing, thus slowing down the overall progress.

"Are you sure it's okay?" Xiao Yi suddenly asked.

"After entering the snow-capped mountains, I felt an invisible force guiding me, like lines suspended in the air." Lu Renjia straightened his cotton hat and answered confidently, "There are only two possibilities: a trap, or the right path—the latter is more likely."

The man looked worried: "I'm more worried about Xiao Zhen than about her getting lost. Can the sailor really control that child? Although she's only six years old, she's far more lively and intelligent than her peers, and she has a lot of mischievous and quirky ideas."

"To be honest, I've always found it strange..." Xiao Yi said with a smile, "You, a former member of a treasure-hunting gang, are so focused on children's happiness and education that you're willing to sacrifice yourself to give them a bright future."

In his experience, most criminals, especially those involved in violent crimes, don't treat their children well. They generally see their children as a burden or an accident, and don't provide them with love or a good environment for growth.

Therefore, children who grow up in a distorted environment will also have distorted minds, and when they grow up, they are very likely to become new criminals, and their descendants will continue endlessly until the line ends.

There's an old saying in Liyue: Like begets like.

His birth and upbringing were extremely poor. From childhood to adulthood, he spent his days with tomb raiding and robbery. No matter how talented he was, he could only grow into a burrowing rat.

In Xiao Yi's view, Lu Renjia's child, the little girl with pigtails, was completely different. Not only did she not pick up any bad habits, but she also liked to listen to stories, was full of curiosity about the unknown, and was extremely proactive—smuggling herself onto the ship caused them some minor trouble.

With proper education, he could become an excellent adventurer.

The little girl's normal personality is inseparable from the education of her guardian, Lu Renjia. This is also the reason why Xiao Yi sighed. After all, Lu Renjia does not seem like a good person. His past, resume, and character also prove that he is indeed not a good person.

Lu Renjia scratched his head through his cotton hat: "Actually, Xiao Zhen isn't my child..."

Xiao Yi was shocked: Could it be that it was kidnapped?!