Everyone looked at each other, dumbfounded. Not only them, but even Ying, an 'old man' who had lived for countless years, had never seen anything like this before.
"Well, how about we try it together? After we finish eating, everyone should go home as soon as possible. I have a feeling that if we stay any longer, Mr. Dulaf might drag us into becoming sworn brothers."
As it turns out, sometimes good things don't come true and bad things do, which isn't necessarily a bad omen; it could also be a cunning one. Just as Su Bai finished speaking, Du Lafu staggered out of the house, drunk. Seeing Su Bai still at his door, he pulled Su Bai inside, wanting him to become sworn brothers with him.
"Just like the idiom 'Lord Su Bai and I became sworn brothers at first sight' when we met, Lord Su Bai, let's drink a cup together today."
"Dad! Let go of Big Fox! If you become sworn brothers with him, then I'll be inferior to Big Fox! How am I supposed to play with Big Fox in the future?"
Su Bai admitted that he was tempted the moment Diona said those words. If he became sworn brothers with Mr. Dulav, wouldn't Diona become his niece? Then he could bully her however he wanted and touch her tail however he wanted.
However, in the end, reason prevailed over his evil thoughts. To prevent the drunken Dulav from trying to get him to become sworn brothers again, Su Bai said goodbye to Xiangling and the others and left Qingquan Town directly.
"Mr. Dulaf's drinking habits are truly indescribable."
Upon arriving in Mondstadt, Su Bai sighed as he looked at the Cattail Tavern. He finally understood why Diona hated alcohol so much. With a father who had such a terrible drinking habit, even if Diona inherited Ketzrein's love of drinking, she probably wouldn't touch a drop of alcohol.
"Lord Su Bai, this was sent by my lord Diluc."
"Diluc? What's all the mystery about him?"
Su Bai opened the sealed envelope. The few words inside left Su Bai's mind reeling. How could someone have vandalized the place where he, a dignified immortal of Liyue, lived?
"Damn it, Lawrence, right? Yura saved your lives last time and you still dare to mess with me? Fine, I'll try Inazuma's curse on you today."
"I think you guys, Lawrence, are really dancing on the edge of a cliff. Your good days are over."
"Lord Diluc also asked me to pass on a message to you. He said that apart from Yura, there are no good people in the Lawrence family, and that Lord Su Bai should not be soft-hearted."
Chapter Thirty-Nine: Lawrence's Ambition
Inside the Angel's Gift, Diluc was listening to the bartender describe Su Bai's expression and words. After pondering for a while, Diluc looked at Wendy, who was still drinking.
Aren't you going to do anything about it?
“Lord Diluc, do you really want to see me die there? Su Bai has learned many strange and wonderful spells from Inazuma. I don’t want to be his experimental subject.”
Wendy shook his head frantically; he didn't want to get involved in this. All he wanted now was to take advantage of the chaos to smuggle as much wine as possible from Lawrence's cellar.
"Since that's the case, then I won't care anymore. Anyway, apart from Yura, I haven't found any other good people in the Lawrence family."
"Charles, go to the Knights and tell Qin about this intelligence and that Su Bai has already gone to the Lawrence family."
"Knights, let me see if you're still as corrupt as you were years ago."
“Father, even though you never complained about the Knights of Favonius until the end of your life, the Knights of Favonius today are no longer the Knights of Favonius recorded in the family annals.”
Diluc looked up at the roof, and those deep eyes made Wendy smile bitterly to himself. However, Wendy didn't intend to say anything; he had seen the decay of the Knights of Favonius firsthand.
Outside the Lawrence Clan, Su Bai meditated for a while. Looking at the improved magic array in the sky, he nodded in satisfaction. The preparations were complete, and now it was time to go to the Lawrence Clan and demand an explanation.
Su Bai arrived at the gate of the Lawrence family and kicked the gate without hesitation, sending the precious wood gate flying.
"Who dares to cause trouble for the Lawrence family?"
"What do you mean, 'we Lawrence'? How dare you, a lowly guard, call us Lawrence?"
“You lowly guards are nothing but dogs kept by Lawrence. If I ever hear you speak ill of us Lawrence again, I’ll take your dog lives.”
A portly middle-aged man started hurling insults at a guard, using all sorts of vulgar language that made Su Bai frown. He had come to cause trouble, but the other party had started fighting amongst themselves first. What kind of situation was this?
"No, fat guy, stop cursing. Can't you see I'm here to cause trouble for your Lawrence family?"
"Looking for trouble? Are you alone?"
The fat man seemed to have heard a joke and clutched his stomach, laughing uncontrollably. The guards beside him were also looking at Su Bai as if he were a fool.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious!"
"I won't bully a commoner like you. I'll give you ten minutes to find someone. Oh, by the way, a commoner like you living in the sewers probably can't find many people."
To highlight his aristocratic pride, the fat Lawrence directly ordered Su Bai to find someone, while also making a sarcastic remark about Su Bai.
Su Bai was speechless at this brainless guy. How could this guy be so confident when he was so weak? Did the people of the Lawrence clan not know how to spell the word "death"?
"I don't need anyone else. I can handle you bunch of bastards who don't even deserve to be called human beings on my own."
As soon as he finished speaking, lightning element instantly enveloped Su Bai. The exquisite fruit knife in Su Bai's hand reflected white light. In just a few breaths, the guards only felt a flash of white light before they lost consciousness. This was illusion magic, a perfect combination of lightning element, and also Su Bai's most frequently used technique.
When he saw all his guards fall, the fat man Lawrence was stunned. Only then did he realize what fear was.
"You, you don't come any closer, you don't come any closer, I order you to stop."
“I command you to stop, by virtue of the Lawrence surname! Stop!”
The fear of death robbed the nobleman of his usual composure, but his distorted face and hysterical voice could not stop Su Bai from moving forward.
Years of pampered life had made this nobleman forget how to wield a sword. Faced with Su Bai's relentless approach, the nobleman's legs gave way and he collapsed to the ground. The stench of urine made Su Bai feel nauseous.
"I originally wanted the Lawrence family to slowly head towards destruction, but I never expected that in the end my hands would still be stained with blood."
"Since you've already stained your skin with blood, then let you experience the magic of Liyue's immortals. That way, your life won't have been in vain."
Su Bai's hand, filled with immortal power, slowly grasped the head of the fat man, Lawrence. The immortal power instantly permeated the fat man's soul.
As Su Bai gradually exerted force, the fat man screamed in agony as his soul was forcibly torn from his body.
"Ah, spare me, spare me, I'll give you anything, anything."
Su Bai sneered. It was too late to beg for mercy now. With a forceful pull, Su Bai ripped the soul out completely, and the fat man lost all his strength, collapsing limply to the ground and falling silent.
In Su Bai's hand, the fat man's soul's face contorted in pain, yet its eyes were filled with pleading for life. However, this could not extinguish the rage in Su Bai's heart.
"If my immortal power weren't insufficient, I would have torn your soul into eight pieces."
As the immortal power continued to be output, the fat man's soul was directly crushed into white light spots and disappeared in Su Bai's hand.
A debt collector watching from a distance shuddered. He had seen this thing before at Wuwang Slope in Liyue. That was a person's soul! This guy actually tore a person's soul out of their body and crushed it.
"We need to get out of here quickly; this idea is too risky."
"Captain, there's only one person on the other side, we should be able to handle him. Besides, if we leave like this, what will happen to the Lawrence family if they demand an explanation?"
"Deal with? Deal with my ass! What that person has is that fat man's soul. If you want to experience it too, I won't stop you."
Hearing their captain say that, the debt collectors quickly slipped away through Lawrence's back door. As for the fate of their other companions, they didn't care.
Ignoring the living dead man at his feet, Su Bai headed straight for the most luxurious building. He wanted to see just how many heads the head of the Lawrence family had to dare to provoke him like this.
Su Bai showed no mercy to the guards of the Lawrence family along the way. Since they themselves did not want to be human, Su Bai did not consider them human either.
"Everyone, you've been watching for so long, it's time to come out, isn't it?"
"Boy, I just didn't like you much before, but now it seems I need to use your life to restore the glory of our Lawrence family."
Schubert emerged from the tallest building, accompanied by several guards with divine eyes, suggesting that the Lawrence family possessed considerable resources.
Schubert didn't look at the dead guards on the ground. He kicked aside any corpses that blocked his way, as if these guards were meant to sacrifice themselves for the Lawrence family, and he felt no sympathy for them.
"Kid, Yura isn't in the clan today, so no one will help you anymore."
"Tsk, I'll say the same to you. If Yura hadn't pulled me away last time, you'd probably be two meters tall with grass on your grave by now."
Su Bai casually drew a few lightning element runes, but Schubert didn't take him seriously at all. After glancing at Su Bai indifferently, he gave the order.
"Capturing this Liyue master alive is our bargaining chip in negotiations with Liyue."
Only then did Su Bai notice the greed and madness in Schubert's eyes as he looked at him, as if Schubert had him cornered.
"Lawrence will be great again in my hands, hahahahaha!"
At this moment, Schubert was already lost in his dream of unifying Mondstadt. Schubert's laughter made everyone numb. Now he knew why the Lawrence family had fallen into decline. It was all fools in charge. It would be strange if they hadn't fallen into decline.
"You guys are something else. You all have the Eye of God, so why do you serve as dogs for the Lawrence family?"
Su Bai looked at the owners of the Eye of God with great interest. When he heard Su Bai describe them as dogs, a hint of anger appeared on their faces.
"The Lawrence family took us in when we were young, and we are here to repay their kindness!"
Repaying a debt of gratitude? Su Bai tilted his head. He didn't think the Lawrence family were the kind of people who would do such a thing. It seemed there must be some unknown secret behind it.
"Further words are pointless, sir. I apologize for the inconvenience."
The guards charged at Su Bai with their weapons, but Su Bai showed no sign of fighting back. Just as the guards were puzzled, a female voice accompanied by terrifying wind element came from behind Su Bai.
"Wind Presses Down on the Sword!"
Chapter Forty: The Lawrence Clan Vanishes Without Shedding a Drop of Blood
"Fighting is prohibited in Mondstadt. If Lord Su Bai, as a Liyue citizen, is unaware of this, then surely the people of your Lawrence clan are as well?"
The musician gripped the Windhawk Sword and angrily rebuked Schubert, but Schubert, unconcerned, gestured for his guards to continue. This infuriated the musician, who gritted her teeth, preparing to give Schubert one last chance.
"Lord Su Bai is a celestial being from Liyue and a distinguished guest of Mondstadt. Do you intend to provoke a war between Mondstadt and Liyue by attacking him?"
Faced with the enraged harp, Schubert showed no intention of stopping his guards. In his heart, as long as he could become the master of Mondstadt, war or no war was of no concern, and the lives of those commoners were none of his business.
Qin was enraged by Schubert's nonchalant attitude. She pointed her Windhawk Sword at the approaching guards, and wind elements began to swirl around the tip of the sword.
"As the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, I ordered you to stop. Didn't you hear me?"
"When did it become your order of knights' business to interfere in the affairs of our Lawrence family? Qin, as your elder, is this how you speak to your elder?"
Schubert's words made Jean grip her sword even tighter, and the wind element surged outwards uncontrollably. Anyone with eyes could see that Jean was angry.
These Lawrence guards had long heard of Qin's reputation, and Schubert's order for them to fight Qin was tantamount to sending them to their deaths. But since Schubert had given the order, they certainly could not disobey.
Seeing that Jyn's elemental power was clearly not on the same level as theirs, the guards had no choice but to grit their teeth and charge forward. When the Knights of Favonius behind Jyn saw that Lawrence's men were shamelessly trying to gang up on them, they all drew their longswords and were ready to fight alongside Jyn.
"You don't need to interfere. I can handle them all by myself."
Next, Qin demonstrated to Su Bai just how strong the acting commander of the Knights of the West was. With just one sword, all the guards were lying on the ground groaning in pain in less than a minute.
"No wonder Klee is so afraid of Jean. If I had such a violent guardian when I was a child, I would be scared too."
Su Bai silently mourned for Klee for five seconds. It seemed that only he could rescue Klee from her dire situation. He hoped that Jean would agree to let him take Klee to Liyue.
Schubert's face darkened when he saw that Jean had dealt with all his men. Gunnhildr, what a Gunnhildr! She had ruined the Lawrence family's plans again. This Jean was just as detestable as her ancestor Vanessa.
"Lord Su Bai, I'm sorry to have startled you. Please leave the rest to our Knights of Favonius."
Qin gave Su Bai a knightly salute, hoping to end the matter there, but Su Bai had no intention of giving Qin that face this time.
"Commander Jean, the last few times your knights arrested me and put me in solitary confinement because of misunderstandings, I didn't say anything because you were handling things officially and I needed Wendy's help. Now that the Lawrence family is bullying me, do you still want to protect them?"
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