"That's not right either. If you get caught while you're robbing a tomb, you can't just rob the Knights of Favonius's office building."
The leader of the treasure-hunting group gave a bitter smile. He felt unlucky whenever he thought about it. He just couldn't understand why he had been so unlucky both times he came to Mondstadt.
"It's not that we were discovered; the whole thing is just absurd."
After successfully retrieving a large amount of Mora and a magnificent greatsword from the tomb, the leader of the treasure raiding party generously shared some Mora with the old man. He also sent two of his underlings to escort the old man to Liyue to retire, since Liyue was much safer than Mondstadt, which was plagued by dragon attacks.
If they had returned to Liyue from here, this wouldn't have happened. But one of their underlings said that the two-handed sword belonged to Mondstadt, and the people of Liyue might not recognize its value and wouldn't be able to sell it for a good price.
The leader of the treasure-hunting gang thought it made a lot of sense, so he sent his underling to sell it. However, the underling didn't return after a whole day. Worried, the leader went to inquire nearby and found out that his underling had been beaten up by a blue-haired woman and taken away by her.
How could he tolerate this? This was his own brother! So he immediately ordered his men to go to the Knights of Favonius to rescue him. But as soon as they entered, before they could even find where the brother was being held, he was knocked unconscious by a blonde woman wielding a one-handed sword with a 'Wind Pressure Sword' attack. His men were also stunned by lightning that fell from the sky.
Chapter Twenty-Six: You Sold Lawrence's Ancestors' Things to Yura
Inside the prison, Su Bai, the leader of the treasure-hunting gang, was at a loss for words as he looked at the aggrieved-looking man in front of him. How could such a talented person have emerged from their land of outstanding people?
Kaiya, standing to the side, blushed deeply, but finally couldn't help bursting into laughter. This treasure-hunting leader was really unlucky! Su Bai glared at Kaiya.
"You still have the nerve to laugh? You invited me here without even investigating properly. What kind of behavior is this?"
"Ahem, I'm sorry, Your Excellency Su Bai. I was just thinking of something happy."
"Did your wife give birth?"
Kaiya almost choked on Su Bai's words. He didn't even have a girlfriend yet, so where would he get a wife? In order to continue watching the show, Kaiya suppressed his laughter.
“I happen to know that blue-haired woman who captured your little brother. She is the captain of our Knights of Favonius guerrilla squad.”
"Really? What's that woman's name? She dared to kidnap my little brother. I'll definitely avenge him."
Seeing the leader of the treasure-hunting group's angry expression, Kaiya's smile deepened. Su Bai also raised an eyebrow, wondering if that woman was from the Lawrence family. If so, that would be quite a dramatic turn of events.
"That woman's name is Yura Lawrence. What do you think? Isn't it a nice name? If you want revenge, I'll give you her address later."
"Okay, Yura-Lawrence, right? Yura-Lawrence, Lawrence, damn it, she's from the Lawrence family??"
The leader of the thieving gang was dumbfounded. Good heavens, no wonder his underling got beaten up before being arrested. It turned out he was trying to sell someone's ancestral property and got caught.
Su Bai also felt that the henchman of the treasure-hunting gang was really unlucky. It was such a small chance that he managed to run into someone like that. Nobody else could do that.
"Sir, I have another question that I hope you can answer."
Kaiya wasn't just laughing; he had also witnessed the boss leading his underlings to rescue people, but one question had been puzzling him ever since.
"Boss, why did you come in through the front door, while your underlings did come in through the library window? Do you have some other scheme in mind?"
"What? I heard your library has a lot of books. I was thinking that since you've kept my little brother locked up for so long, it's not too much to ask for a few books as interest."
"It's a pity that my little brother stepped on some kind of trap as soon as he went in and was electrocuted. This place is too dangerous. Even if it doesn't hurt people, what if it hurts the flowers and plants?"
When Kaiya heard the explanation from the leader of the treasure-hunting gang, he patted the leader on the shoulder through the iron bars, and the pity in his eyes left the leader somewhat puzzled.
"Boss, if you manage to get back to Liyue alive, you'd better go find a fortune teller in Liyue to change your luck."
"Your Excellency Su Bai, we should go back now. I think you already know what happened."
Su Bai didn't want to say anything more. This matter had nothing to do with him. He wanted to see what Kaiya was really up to.
"Hey fox, where are you going? Let me out of here. I promise I'll never raid tombs in Mondstadt and Liyue again."
"I'll give you an old saying from Liyue: To know what you know, and to know what you don't know, that is true knowledge."
"what does it mean?"
Su Bai stopped and turned his head slightly to look at the leader of the treasure-hunting gang who was locked in the cage. If they weren't on the territory of the Knights of the West, he would have already dealt with this shameful group of treasure thieves.
"What I mean is, you should know what you need to know, and you shouldn't know what you shouldn't know, understand?"
After saying that, he turned and left the prison without caring whether the leader of the treasure-hunting gang understood or not. Kaiya also smiled bitterly. He didn't expect the story to be so fantastical. What was the point of interrogating Su Bai? This matter had nothing to do with Su Bai at all.
He shouldn't have listened to Rosalia's nonsense and brought Su Bai over first, and he shouldn't have believed the news that Su Bai was the mastermind, which Rosalia had pried out of the treasure-hunting gang leader.
Watching Su Bai's retreating figure, Kaiya felt incredibly bitter. No, he had to find a way to gloss over this, otherwise, given how vengeful Su Bai was according to the intelligence, he would definitely be hated by Su Bai in the future.
"Hiss," he thought, remembering that Yura had a friend named Yanfei, who was apparently a legal expert in Liyue. Kaeya's eyes lit up; he knew how to fool Su Bai.
Inside the interrogation room, Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Goodness, it was just a misunderstanding. Otherwise, if this had reached the ears of True Monarch Liuyun, he would have been in real trouble.
“Your Excellency Su Bai, although this matter was not caused by your own will, it would be better if you could find some time to explain it to Youla.”
"Explain? This isn't my fault, why should I explain? And shouldn't you be explaining to me why you arrested me without asking me first?"
Su Bai didn't think he had done anything wrong at all. In the eighteen years he had been alive, apart from the incident in Inazuma, he had never encountered anything so absurd.
"Lord Su Bai, actually I did this all for your sake."
Faced with Su Bai's questioning, Kaiya pretended to be aggrieved. If Su Bai hadn't become almost immune to seeing this expression on Shenzi's face, he might have actually thought that Su Bai had wronged Kaiya.
“I remember Yura has a friend in Liyue who is an excellent legal expert, I think her name is Yanfei? If she mentions this to Yanfei, then Lord Su Bai, you might be in some trouble in Liyue.”
"What? Yanfei? Kaiya, are you sure her name is Yanfei?"
Kaeya thought for a moment and nodded firmly. Yura had mentioned this name to Amber before, and he happened to be there at the time, so he shouldn't have misremembered the name.
"Sister Yanfei is fine. She used to take me everywhere when I was little. We're very close."
"But your knights have mistakenly arrested me time and time again. Shouldn't you give an explanation?"
Su Bai looked at Kaiya with a half-smile, which made cold sweat pour down Kaiya's forehead. Seeing that things couldn't be resolved peacefully today, Kaiya had no choice but to bite the bullet and say...
"Lord Su Bai, I will report this matter to Commander Qin. As for your compensation, once Commander Qin approves it, I will personally deliver it to you, how about that?"
"Okay, in addition to compensation, I hope that if Klee wants to return to Liyue with me, your Knights of Favonius will not stop her."
Kaeya looked troubled. Klee was no ordinary child. If something unexpected happened, Mondstadt would not be able to withstand the wrath of Abedo and Iris.
"We still need to discuss this matter with Commander Qin. We can only make a decision after Commander Qin agrees."
With no other option, Kaiya had to put all the choices on Jean's shoulders. Su Bai understood, since Jean was Klee's guardian and her opinion was indeed very important.
"Alright, it's getting late, I'll go find Klee in the detention room first."
"By the way, Kaeya, if you invite me here without even understanding the situation again, I'll tear down your Knights' headquarters."
Su Bai narrowed his eyes. This was his last chance for the Knights. Although he had a good temper, it didn't mean he didn't.
Chapter Twenty-Seven: Acquaintance with Yura
At the Deer Hunter Restaurant, Su Bai was enjoying the honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry recommended by the rabbit lady in front of him. The sweet sauce paired with the sizzling, oily pork chops made Su Bai's appetite soar.
"Su Bai, thank you for being willing to explain to Youla. Youla has been in a bad mood lately because of this. She keeps saying that she wants to find the mastermind behind that treasure-stealing group. She hasn't had a proper rest for many days."
"You should thank Kelpie. If Kelpie hadn't said that Yura and you are good people and begged me to let you be friends with Yura, I wouldn't have bothered to come out and explain."
Amber chuckled. In any case, it was good that Su Bai was willing to come out and explain. Klee was such a good kid, knowing that Yura had few friends, she specially encouraged Su Bai to befriend Yura. However, a hint of worry quickly flashed across Amber's face.
"Su Bai, you shouldn't have given Ke Li so much bomb material. If Captain Jean finds out, she will definitely teach you a lesson."
Amber picked up a piece of carrot from the plate and chewed it. Eating such greasy food so early in the morning made the scout knight a little uncomfortable, and as a scout knight, she couldn't eat too much.
"It's a good thing for kids to use their brains. I have a friend who used to play mindless games like playing with insects all the time when he was little, and now he's like a simpleton."
Su Bai didn't take it to heart when Little Keli asked him for various materials. After all, she was just a child; what dangerous fireworks could she possibly make? She couldn't possibly make a cannon, could she?
"By the way, Amber, would you like to eat something else? This meal is on Kaeya's treat, so don't worry about saving him money."
"No, no, Su Bai, let's hurry up and find Yura. If we go too late, we'll run into the rest of the Lawrence family."
Amber glanced at the sun and mentally calculated the time. If she didn't hurry, those annoying Lawrence clan members would probably get up, and she'd have to listen to them talk again.
Even the lively and enthusiastic Amber felt somewhat powerless when facing the other members of the Lawrence family. They would always say strange things like kneeling and offering their loyalty, and their superior attitude made Amber very uncomfortable.
"Oh, then I'm even less in a hurry. What kind of den of dragons and tigers is the Lawrence family? Why are you so anxious, Amber?"
"It's not exactly a den of dragons or tigers, it's just... well, you'll see when we get there."
Amber really didn't know how to describe the other members of the Lawrence family besides Yura. After racking her brains for ages, Amber gave up. It seems she should read more books in the future.
"Alright, alright, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. You're a noble, so it's understandable that you're arrogant and domineering."
"However, Amber, do you know what the consequences are for disrespecting the Immortal Master?"
Su Bai wiped her mouth and stood up. This honey-glazed carrot and pork stir-fry was really delicious. She would like to have it again when she had time. But Amber was not in the mood to savor the delicious food in her mouth. Her grandfather was from Liyue, and she knew that disrespecting the immortal master was a serious crime in Liyue.
"Relax, relax, it's just a joke."
Su Bai noticed that the muscles in Amber's arms were tense and comforted the enthusiastic rabbit lady. He was no stingy immortal.
However, if the Lawrence family dared to insult Liyue or the immortals in front of him, then the Lawrence bloodline would likely have to rely on that young lady named Yura to carry on the lineage. Of course, Su Bai didn't really believe that any member of the Lawrence family would be foolish enough to insult Liyue in front of him.
Led by Amber, Su Bai soon arrived at a magnificent building. No, perhaps "magnificent" is no longer an appropriate word to describe this building.
"Huh? Amber? What brings you here? You didn't tell me beforehand, I'll remember this grudge."
Perhaps it was Amber's good luck, or perhaps the Lawrence family was destined to survive, but just as Subaru and Amber were about to have the guards inform Yura, Yura was already preparing to go out on a mission.
"Um, Yura, this isn't the place to talk. Let's find somewhere else to talk."
Amber, worried that some fools from the Lawrence clan might offend Su Bai, grabbed Yura's hand and dragged her away. Su Bai took a deep look at the Lawrence clan's territory, where he sensed the aura of the Fools. It seemed that the Lawrence clan was also a restless bunch.
"This is really interesting. The Knights of Favonius will have a lot of headaches to deal with from now on."
After Amber explained to Yura why Su Bai had come to see her, Yura grabbed a royal greatsword and headed to the Knights of Favonius to kill the leader of the treasure-hunting gang.
"Well, Miss Yura, is this none of my business? If it's none of my business, then I won't disturb Miss Yura's pleasure in killing people."
"Impossible! Let me tell you, do you know how precious this sword is? If I hadn't bought it that day, there would have been a huge problem."
Yura angrily brandished the sword in her hand. Su Bai glanced at it and realized that it was a royal greatsword. In Liyue, the Keqing family even had a royal longsword in their collection.
"Forgive my poor eyesight, Miss Yura, isn't this just an ordinary royal greatsword? Although royal greatswords are very precious, they can be bought on the market, right?"
"This is the sword of the first patriarch of our Lawrence family, and his name is even engraved on it. You're telling me this is just an ordinary royal greatsword? I'll remember this grudge!"
Yura became more and more excited as she spoke. When she was a child, she had heard her family tell many stories about the first patriarch of the Lawrence family. Although the elders were all boasting about how this patriarch ruled Mondstadt, Yura was more concerned about the patriarch's unparalleled swordsmanship. This was also one of the motivations for her to pass the family trial at a very young age.
Now, her childhood idol's sword was almost sold by tomb raiders. No one could accept that. Faced with the angry Yura Subaru, he was helpless. He just said it casually, who knew that this idiot would actually go and buy a book on tomb raiding.
"But this has nothing to do with me, Miss Yura, you have to be reasonable."
"If it weren't for you, would that group of tomb raiders have bought the book? Would they have gone tomb raiding instead of buying the book? I'll remember this grudge."
Sure enough, reasoning with a woman is almost impossible, especially when she's angry. Su Bai rubbed his forehead.
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