In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

"You have excellent taste, sir, to have found such a handsome husband. You must be a young lady from a prestigious family. In that case, please do patronize our shop more often."

It's a common tactic: when a couple comes to the store, the store praises both of them to boost their confidence, then promotes the store's signature products, and after they buy them, the store praises them again.

It has to be said that when it comes to doing business, the people of Liyue are much more adept than those of Inazuma. When Suzumiya Yuu used to buy things in Inazuma, the shopkeepers basically had an attitude of "take it or leave it."

"My beloved? My husband?" Two unfamiliar words suddenly appeared in Shen He's mind. Her puzzled look made the monk pause in surprise.

Could she have made a mistake? Ryou and Shin-haku are not in that kind of relationship at all; they are just friends who went shopping together.

But if that's the case, there's no need for them to buy matching bracelets together. It would only lead to misunderstandings. If they are siblings, they don't look alike at all, and even their hair colors are different.

"Let's go." Liang Gongyou ignored the astonished look of the monk and left with Shen He's hand.

"My beloved, my husband, what do these two words mean?" On the way, Shen He didn't forget to ask Liang Gongyou about the meaning of those two words.

"There is one person who will accompany you for the rest of your life, that is called husband. As for your sweetheart... you just need to know that it will evolve into husband after it evolves."

"I see..." Shen He nodded, though it was unclear whether she understood the meaning behind it.

"Speaking of which, these bracelets seem to be for two people. Would you like one?" Shen He handed one of the bracelets to Liang Gongyou. Clearly, she had no idea what "beloved" and "husband" meant.

Suzumiya Yuu wasn't pretentious at all. When a girl gave him a token of love, he immediately accepted it. After all, this was Liyue, and even if he wanted to start a new harem, Inazuma's girls wouldn't find out.

"Where to next?" After leaving Mingxingzhai, Shenhe began to ask Liang Gongyou about her next destination.

“Let me think…” Suzumiya pondered for a while, then thought of a place, “Let’s go to the Wanwen Collection House, and let you see how the residents of Liyue Harbor really view the immortals.”

Afterwards, the two arrived at Wanwenjishe, the largest bookstore in Liyue Harbor, where almost every published novel and ancient book that has been passed down to this day can be bought.

Unlike the light novels popular in Inazuma, the people of Liyue love martial arts novels, so the writing style is rather old-fashioned and there's nothing particularly eye-catching. However, it's a good choice if you want to pass the time.

Liang Gongyou bought several martial arts novels here. He discovered that Liyue didn't seem to have the concept of cultivating immortality, so he felt that if he wrote a cultivation novel, it would definitely be a bestseller.

Chapter 181 The Commission to Exterminate the Monsters

However, he didn't do that because it was too time-consuming, and he couldn't do it.

"Are these... all books read by the residents of Liyue Harbor?" Shen He looked at the various books laid out in front of her. Having always lived in the Immortal's Cave, she certainly didn't know the concept of martial arts novels.

Besides martial arts novels, Wanwenjishe also sells books based on various rumors and stories, such as urban legends, which are perfect for people who enjoy suspense stories.

For example, right now, Shen He has a book called "Jueyun Jiwen" which records many strange tales and legends circulating in Liyue.

The Records of Jueyun has six volumes, while the Collection of Ten Thousand Writings only contains three volumes. The one Shen He is holding is the fifth volume, "Qilin," which records the origins between the auspicious beast Qilin and mortals.

Although she lacked knowledge, Shen He could still understand mortal writing, let alone content that interested her, since the Qilin was a celestial beast and had once been one of the attendants of the Rock King Emperor.

Gan Yu, the secretary of the Seven Stars, is a half-immortal with the bloodline of the Qilin, and can also be regarded as a coconut sheep.

"I never imagined that the auspicious beast Qilin that Master once mentioned would have such a past?" Shen He was deeply shocked after reading the entire volume.

In her spare time, she would listen to her immortal master tell all sorts of stories about immortals, including the auspicious beast Qilin. She even knew about Gan Yu, but had never met her.

In the story of Jueyun Jiwen, Qilin lived with mortals and had children. This may be the origin of the half-immortal Ganyu, since she has half Qilin blood and the other half human blood.

The same goes for Yanfei. It's just that Suzumiya Yuu doesn't know what her prototype is, but it's certain that she is also a half-immortal and proficient in the laws of Liyue. She is the Teyvat version of Zhang San.

From this perspective, it seems that immortals and mortals can have offspring. It's just unknown whether a crane like the True Lord of Clouds and Winds can take human form.

......

Time quickly passed into evening, and only a small part of the sun remained. After leaving Wanwenjishe, Liang Gongyou and the others went through many places. He didn't know if Shen He understood the concept of money, but it was true that they spent a lot of money.

"It's getting late..." Shen He looked up at the sky. A day of learning and practice made her realize that it would take her a long time to integrate into human society.

She knew this would be a very long process, so she wasn't in a hurry.

“I plan to spend the night deep in the mountains. If there’s nothing else, let’s part ways here. I’ll come find you if I need anything,” Shen He said.

It's getting late. Suzumiya Yu left home during the day and still hasn't returned. I wonder if Keqing's mother has become suspicious, or if no one has noticed his whereabouts at all.

But in any case, he really should go back now, but... he doesn't understand why Shen He would spend the night deep in the mountains.

"As I said, if you want to integrate into human society, you need to change your old habits, so today, you should find a hotel to stay in."

"Is...is that so..."

This wasn't the first time Shen He had heard Liang Gongyou say this, and she always forgot it until the other person reminded her.

Just then, a fully armed Sen'iwa soldier suddenly walked towards them, which immediately caught Suzumiya Yu's attention.

Shen He immediately became alert. She reached out to summon her weapon, but was stopped by Liang Gongyou.

This is Liyue Harbor, and there are so many passersby around. If we were to attack the Thousand Rock Army here, we would be in deep trouble.

"Excuse me, are you Suzumiya Yu?" The Senju soldier walked up to Suzumiya Yu and looked him over carefully, as if to confirm his identity, so he asked.

"I am Suzumiya Yu." Suzumiya Yu nodded. It seemed that this Thousand Rock Army soldier was sent by Keqing. After all, in the entire Liyue Harbor, only Keqing knew him and had the authority to command the Thousand Rock Army.

"That's great!" Upon seeing Suzumiya Yu nod, a joyful smile immediately appeared on the face of the Chiiwa soldier. "My name is Chia-Yi, and I was sent by Lady Keqing to find you."

Afterwards, Chia-yi explained to Ryoko Yu the purpose of his visit.

"Recently, the number of monsters in Liyue has suddenly started to increase. These monsters originally lived by the sea, but for some reason they did not want to migrate to the interior of the continent."

"This has led to passing merchants being attacked by monsters almost every day, and recently the Thousand Rock Army brothers have been short of manpower, so we simply don't have enough time to deal with so many monsters."

"So, Lady Keqing asked me to come and ask you for help, saying that she wants you to help us get rid of those monsters."

After waiting for so many days without receiving any news from Ba Che, Ke Qing actually asked him to go and clear out the demons?

Ryou's first reaction was definitely to object, but Shin-haku, who was standing next to him, suddenly stepped forward.

“I want to go too.” Her statement was unexpected. “Before my master went down the mountain, he told me that if anyone in Liyue Harbor was in trouble, I must lend a helping hand.”

"Uh... who is this young lady?" Jia Yi clearly didn't recognize Shen He, and the young lady's aura made him think that she must be someone extraordinary.

"Don't worry about her," Liang Gongyou said. If Shen He was going too, he wouldn't stand idly by. "I understand your purpose. I agree to help clear out those demons, but I don't need the Thousand Rock Army squad that you assigned to me."

Chia-yi said that if Ryoumi agreed to help him exterminate the monsters, he would arrange for a Thousand Rock Army squad to go with him. It's unclear whether this was specifically instructed by Keqing.

In any case, he didn't need that so-called Thousand Rock Army squad. They were just a bunch of insignificant monsters. If Shen He hadn't insisted on going, he wouldn't have bothered with such a pointless thing.

"Thank you so much! If things go smoothly, I will definitely pay you a visit!" Chia-Yi greeted Ryoko Yu with a beaming smile, then turned and left.

Once again, only Suzumiya Yu and Shin-haku remained in the same spot.

“Suzumiya Yu…is that your name?” Shen He asked. Although they had been shopping together all day, she still didn’t know Suzumiya Yu’s name.

She didn't ask, and Suzumiya Yu didn't say either. It was quite unbelievable that she had been shopping all day and suddenly realized that she didn't even know the other person's name.

“Yes, it’s not a particularly memorable name.” Suzumiya Yu nodded, then looked into the distance.

"Let's go, let's start before dark. Those monsters love to attack humans at night."

Chapter 182 Shen He Needs Rest

The night in Liyue was very quiet. Apart from the continuous chirping of cicadas in the forest, there was no other sound.

"Flame Breathing - First Form - Shiranui!"

Suddenly, a fiery slash flashed through the air, instantly knocking down a row of Hilichurls.

"Refining Qi into Spirit!"

On the other side, Shen He waved his hand, and while the Eye of God behind him emitted a dazzling light, it also condensed silver frost in his hand, and an elemental clone appeared.

The clone, acting as the vanguard, worked in conjunction with Shen He, who wielded a blue spear, to eliminate a large group of monsters in just a few breaths.

"There are more monsters than I imagined." Suzumiya Yu sheathed her weapon. They had set off from Liyue Harbor and walked all the way to Guili Plains, eliminating countless monsters along the way.

Even so, the number of monsters has not decreased; on the contrary, more monsters that originally lived on the coast are approaching the interior of the continent.

"No matter how many monsters there are, we should eliminate them all." Shen He didn't feel tired at all. Along the way, she had worked even harder than Liang Gongyou, as if she wouldn't give up until all the monsters were eliminated.

“You’re right,” Ryou Miyako nodded, agreeing with Shin-ho’s point of view. “But have you ever thought about why these monsters, which originally lived by the sea, would move closer to the interior of the continent? They can’t possibly be like geese, migrating to other places at certain seasons.”

"So you mean it's because there's something terrible in the sea that drove all those monsters onto land?" Shen He immediately understood what Liang Gongyou meant.

"That's right, otherwise they would have no reason to leave their homes. They would only do so if they encountered some kind of uncontrollable factor."

Suzumiya Yuu narrowed her eyes slightly.

He knew that all of this was because of Ausel's wife, Bazhe, who had been active near the Cloud Sea recently, even driving the coastal monsters ashore and forcing them to attack passing merchants.

The reason for doing this was most likely to trouble Qianyan Army. After all, Bache was the wife of the Demon God and must have intelligence close to that of humans, so it is not surprising that she would think of this.

"In that case, I'll go find that thing." Shen He was a woman of action. After understanding what Liang Gongyou said, she immediately set off to find the Ba Che hidden in the sea.

Seeing this, Suzumiya Yu quickly stopped her.

"What a joke! That thing is in the sea. How are you going to find it? If it were that easy to find, the Liyue Seven Stars wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to rebuild the Jade Pavilion."

Liang Gongyou knew very well that Ningguang's decision to rebuild the Qunyu Pavilion at this time was to deal with the imminent appearance of Ba Che. After all, they were not immortals, so they could only rely on external objects to resist this enemy that was beyond human power to contend with.

“That makes sense… So what do we do now?” Shen He felt that Liang Gongyou’s words made a lot of sense, so he gave up the idea of ​​finding Ba Che.

"Continue to eliminate the monsters around here before dawn. Now that we've accepted the commission, let's finish what we need to do first and find that guy in the sea. Seven Stars will take care of it, and they'll be much more efficient than us."

"Okay, let's continue."

......

From night until the next morning, Suzumiya Yu and her companions had eliminated countless monsters, possibly more than they had killed in the past few years.

"Why don't you find a place to rest?" Ryouko glanced at Shen He, who looked a little listless beside her. She hadn't slept all day. Even someone who stays up all night every day would eventually be exhausted.

Since Suzumiya Yu is a demon, it doesn't matter if he doesn't sleep for months. As long as he regularly devours flesh and blood, he can maintain his vitality, which saves him a lot of time.

"The mission isn't finished yet, and I won't rest until then." Shen He shook her head, but her body was already swaying precariously.

Having not slept all day and spent the entire night hunting monsters, the exhaustion and immense physical exertion were simply beyond what a human could withstand.

"There are fewer monsters during the day. Haven't you noticed that we haven't encountered many monsters since dawn? Instead of wasting more time, we might as well find a place to rest."

"Only by maintaining abundant energy can you better complete the task, and this is something you must learn."

Liang Gongyou knew very well that if Shen He continued like this, she might not even be able to defeat ordinary demons. If she activated the Lonely Star Calamity physique, it might be okay, but now, her killing intent had been suppressed by the red rope and she couldn't release it at all.

In that case, she must rest, otherwise an accident may occur.

Moreover, what she didn't know was that in order to complete the task of eliminating the monsters as soon as possible, Ryou had asked Rosalyn and the other two to get involved last night.

This is why the number of monsters becomes so small during the day, because they have been almost all killed, and the remaining small number are too afraid to show themselves.