Yae from Genshin Impact is my sister

"It doesn't seem to be illegal..."

"Then why would I be afraid of those nuns? Do they want to spar with me?"

As she spoke, Hu Tao summoned the Staff of Homa. The intense fire element startled Abedo. He hadn't expected that Hu Tao, at such a young age, would possess such strength. No wonder she was Su Bai's boss, an employee of the Hall of Rebirth. She was indeed extraordinary.

Yura was speechless after what Hu Tao said. However, thinking about the abnormal behavior of the nuns recently, Yura was still a little worried about Hu Tao opening a branch of the Hall of Rebirth in Mondstadt. But seeing how confident Hu Tao was, Yura didn't say anything more.

"Mondstadt is just the first step in our expansion of the Hall of Rebirth. One day, the Hall Master will open the Hall of Rebirth in the Seven Kingdoms or even in the Dark Sea. At that time, the Hall Master will take the Staff of Homa and give Zhongli a good weapon. The two of us will lead the staff of the Hall of Rebirth to directly break through the Dark Sea and make the Hall of Rebirth bigger and stronger, creating new glories."

Hearing Hu Tao's bold words, Su Bai thought to himself, "Wow, that's something!" But he had to admit that it was indeed a possibility. The combat power within the Hall of Rebirth was already terrifying. If they recruited some more experts, they might actually be able to break through the Dark Sea.

If Hu Tao really opens the Hall of Rebirth in the Dark Outer Sea, the business should be quite good. Every year, quite a few people enter the Dark Outer Sea voluntarily or are forced to, but only a few can come out; the rest are probably all dead.

But do those who have been charged really have enough Mora to pay for the boxes? Su Bai thought about it and decided to leave this problem to Hu Tao to figure out herself, but Su Bai still planned to give Hu Tao a few suggestions.

"Walnut, if you were to open a branch of the Hall of Rebirth in Mondstadt, you should definitely recruit a bard named Wendy."

"Oh? Is there anything special about that guy named Wendy?"

"Hu Tao, don't be fooled by Su Bai. As far as I know, that bard named Wendy is just a drunkard who does nothing but drink all day, apart from having a good relationship with Su Bai. If you really let him join the Hall of Rebirth, you definitely won't see him except on paydays."

Yura had a lot of complaints about Wendy. That idle bard did nothing but drink all day. Jean had previously organized an event to help the unemployed find work, and this guy named Wendy worked less than a day and then came to ask for his wages at the end of the month. Unbelievable.

"Well, you can't say that. After all, Wendy is a very good bard, and the stories he tells are quite wonderful."

"Yes, yes, he's quite good at writing poetry, even though he's a street singer. Hu Tao, you definitely won't regret letting him join the Hall of Rebirth."

Knowing Wendy's identity, Paimon also spoke highly of Wendy after receiving a hint from Su Bai. Hearing that both of them recommended Wendy, Hu Tao also became somewhat interested in Wendy, after all, there are very few people who can be praised by Su Bai.

"Then I'll go to Mondstadt after the Lunar Festival. If he suits my taste, then I can certainly keep a freelancer. After all, we have quite a few freelancers in our Hall of Rebirth, so one more won't make a difference."

"Ahem, let's talk about clearing out the monsters instead."

As one of the idle members of the Hall of Rebirth, Su Bai wisely changed the subject. He had not yet reached the point where he could remain unfazed no matter what Hu Tao said, like Grandpa Zhongli. He would still feel awkward when necessary.

Chapter 211 'Chance Encounter' - Relic Heavy Machinery

"This is so boring! It's even more boring than watching Zhongli drink tea at home."

Hu Tao complained as she used her Homa Staff to burn an Ice-type Hilichurl Archer to ashes. She had originally wanted to see the unique monsters of the snowy mountains, but she hadn't expected that all she had along the way were Hilichurls and Slimes, which was incredibly boring.

Shen He, who was standing to the side, grabbed a Hilichurl and threw it off the cliff. She then brushed the snow off her clothes. Originally, she didn't want to come out, but seeing Yura's enthusiasm for clearing monsters, she couldn't help but join the monster-clearing team.

"There's really no challenge here. They're all just ordinary Hilichurls. I can't even see a Hilichurl shaman."

Ying also felt a bit bored. These ordinary Hilichurls could no longer arouse her fighting spirit. Now she just wanted to finish clearing out the monsters as soon as possible and return to Abedo's base. Abedo and Su Bai had said they would give each of them a device to make it easier to contact each other in the future.

"This road was originally designed for novice adventurers to familiarize themselves with the snow-capped mountains, so it's normal that there aren't many monsters. It would be strange if there were more monsters."

Yura killed a Hilichurl with a single sword strike and also took down Luminous's target. Clearly, Yura didn't want to waste time here; there was still a long way to go and she needed to deal with the situation. She also wanted to finish up quickly so she could get a device from Abedo and then chat with Amber.

"There are so few monsters here. It seems I'm lucky again today. I'm so happy."

Just as Bennett finished speaking, Ying suddenly felt the ground beneath her feet tremble. She looked at Shen He and saw that his expression remained unchanged. Ying breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that the enemy was someone Shen He could handle.

Meanwhile, in a secluded spot, a pair of eyes were watching Ying and her group. Seeing that Ying and her group were ready for battle, the person seemed a little unhappy, snorted coldly, and disappeared into the snowstorm.

With a jolt, two ancient heavy machines slowly awoke from the two snowdrifts. Ying gasped when she saw the two ancient heavy machines activated. Didn't Yura say there weren't many monsters here?

"Um, shouldn't the Ruins Heavy Machine be considered a monster? Haha, hahaha."

Yura gave an awkward laugh, and Bennett scratched his head sheepishly. It seemed that they shouldn't be so complacent about their luck unless something really happened. As soon as he said that, they gained two more powerful enemies.

"They're just two small robots. I can take one down by myself. Sister Shenhe, just help me apply some ice."

Walnut, wielding the Staff of Homo, wasn't too arrogant. She could handle two Ruin Guards, but two Ruin Heavy Machines were a different story. The range of their spinning motion was just too large; if you were accidentally caught in one, you'd be lucky to escape with your life.

"In that case, the other relic heavy machine will be handled by me and Yura. Bennett, you'll provide support for us."

"Leave the support and healing to me!"

Bennett slammed his fist on the ground, and a red circle appeared beneath everyone's feet. Feeling the surging power within him, Kurumi swung her Homo Staff.

"Bennett, once I open a branch of the Hall of Rebirth in Mondstadt, you can join our Hall of Rebirth too. I'll pay you a salary then."

"Really? That's great! But my luck..."

"It's alright. People from our Rebirth Hall have always been unique and individualistic. It's just bad luck, it doesn't matter."

Having witnessed Bennett's moves, Kurumi directly invited Bennett to join the Hall of Rebirth. Bennett, who was invited by Kurumi, was so excited that his face turned red. He never thought that someone would invite him to join any organization, especially since this person knew that he had bad luck.

Yura, who had experienced Bennett's amplification, wanted to say something, but considering Bennett's luck, she remained silent. She knew that even if Bennett passed the Knights' test, the Knights would never allow someone as unlucky as Bennett to join.

Moreover, the Hall of Rebirth is a decent place to go. After all, according to Hu Tao, the Hall of Rebirth is a large enterprise in Liyue. The Hall of Rebirth, being so large and powerful, certainly wouldn't care about Bennett's salary. In this way, Bennett would have a proper job.

"But I still want to be an adventurer, even if I don't have much time to work..."

"Don't worry, everyone who has been invited to join the Hall of Rebirth by me can arrange their own time. As long as you can return to the Hall of Rebirth immediately when I call you, your monthly salary will be paid as usual."

Since she already had so many idle people to support, Hu Tao didn't mind supporting another Bennett. Yura, standing to the side, pursed her lips. Hu Tao's words to Bennett had tempted her. Now she hardly interacted with the Lawrence family anymore, so the Lawrence family's assets naturally had nothing to do with her. Therefore, a job that could earn her an extra salary without too much work was very appealing to her.

"Now is not the time to talk about this, the Relic Heavy Machine is almost in front of us."

Ying used rock element to trap the two relic heavy machines, and the group began to fight. The first to be attacked was Hu Tao. Having been taught by the martial god Zhong Li for many years, Hu Tao was incredibly smooth in actual combat. With agile movement and skillful marksmanship, the relic heavy machines could not even touch Hu Tao, let alone hit them.

Of course, Hu Tao's fire element was not to be underestimated. The flames on the Staff of the Witch dealt massive damage to the Ruin Heavy Machine, and frequently triggered melting reactions with Shen He's ice element. For a time, Hu Tao and Shen He, who was lying on the side with ice, dealt massive damage to the Ruin Heavy Machine.

Yura is having some difficulty fighting here. The hard shell of the Relic Heavy Machine makes it difficult for Yura to fight even when she is holding the pine-tongued weapon. However, with Ying attacking alongside Yura, Yura's disadvantage is not very obvious.

"Yura, watch out behind you!"

Yura, who was focused on the battle, was suddenly startled by Ying's shout. In that moment of distraction, a sharp arrow carrying eerie black energy shot towards Yura's lower back.

Oh no, there's no time to dodge! Yura heard the sound of something cutting through the air behind her and knew she was in trouble. However, she was currently entangled by the Ruins Heavy Machine and if she turned around to defend, Ying would definitely get hurt. It seemed that she could only try to use ice element to resist.

Unfortunately, the ideal was beautiful but the reality was cruel. The ice element that Yura condensed in a short time only made the arrow pause for a second before it rushed towards Yura again.

"It's over, it looks like I'm going to be seriously injured."

Yura gritted her teeth. Since she couldn't dodge it, she could only endure it. One second, two seconds, a full five seconds passed without her feeling any pain. Yura took a moment to look back and saw Shen He standing behind her at some point. In Shen He's hand was the arrow that was emitting an unknown black energy.

Chapter 212 Aberdo (1)

"You're back. Why do you look so disheveled? Are you injured?"

Inside the base, Su Bai was discussing communication devices with Abedo when he saw Hu Tao and the others walk in looking disheveled. He assumed they were injured, so he had to continue the discussion with Abedo and hurriedly went over to inquire about their condition.

Hu Tao and the others shook their heads. The explosion had only made them look a little disheveled. Apart from Bennett getting a minor cut on his arm from shrapnel, the rest of them were unharmed.

However, several people in the crowd seemed a little absent-minded. Even the usually lively Hu Tao was lost in thought, which made Su Bai quite curious. Given Hu Tao's personality, he should be telling him what had just happened by now. Why was he so quiet?

"You must have encountered a bomb on the way, right?"

"Hey, Abelardo, how did you know?"

Paimon seemed surprised by Ying's external speaker. Could it be that those bombs were bouncy bombs planted by Klee? But they didn't find them on their way there, and were only blown up on their way back. That was too strange.

"Hey, Abedo, do you have some kind of enemy? I seriously suspect that one of your brothers wants to kill you. You'd better be careful."

"Of course, you can also choose to purchase one of our special packages from the Hall of Rebirth. This package includes services such as Su Bai carrying the coffin, Zhong Li playing the suona, and the Hall Master personally presiding over the funeral."

"This package will remain valid as long as the Rebirth Hall remains open, regardless of whether you are murdered or pass away a hundred years later."

Abedo stopped assembling the communication device, gave Su Bai a strange look, and then sighed regretfully.

"Actually, in my heart, I was quite looking forward to Su Bai carrying my coffin, but from a realistic point of view, my strength is not bad. Even if I can't beat some people, I can still get away unscathed. Moreover, as an android, my lifespan can almost coexist with the Teyvat continent."

"So, I thank you for your kindness, Master Hu. If the Rebirth Hall needs trial members in the future, I think I can try it out if I have the time."

Seeing Abedo's serious expression, it was Hu Tao's turn to be speechless. Goodness, in Liyue, apart from her few capable employees at the Hall of Rebirth, no one dared to sleep in a coffin. Now Abedo actually said he wanted to be a trial customer for the Hall of Rebirth's package. Didn't Abedo have any taboos about these things?

"Don't worry, Master Hu. As an artificial human, I have no taboos. Besides, I find it quite interesting to experience Su Bai carrying my coffin."

Su Bai's face twitched. Good heavens, all I asked was for you to invent a chair that can rock automatically, why all this fuss? But not wanting to lose face, Su Bai readily agreed.

"If you want to experience it, Abedo, I'll carry you all the way from Liyue Harbor to Mondstadt."

"The contract has been made, and those who break their word shall be punished with salt."

"Hey, hey, hey, Abedo, isn't it a bit odd for someone from Mondstadt to say that? Be careful, or Barbatos might message you privately."

"Hehe, Mondstadt is a free land, and I believe that Lord Anemo wouldn't be so petty."

Abedo chuckled as he returned to the alchemy table and continued assembling the communication device. He had just modified it, and some parts needed to be changed.

Seeing that Abedo had gone back to his work, Yura walked up to Shen He somewhat awkwardly. Under Shen He's puzzled gaze, Yura blushed and thanked him.

"Um, thank you for saving me just now, but you saved me without my permission, and I'll remember that!"

"Yura is as arrogant as ever. She's clearly grateful to Shen He, but she insists on saying this. Hey, hey, hey, Yura, don't come any closer. I didn't say anything wrong."

Paimon circled around the group, dodging Yura's clutches. Ying saw Paimon being chased around by Yura but didn't try to stop her. Little Paimon really needs to change her habit of speaking the truth. Back in Liyue Harbor, she embarrassed Yura in front of everyone quite a bit.

"Alright, alright, Yura, let Paimon go this time."

Paimon, hiding in Su Bai's tail, made it difficult for Yura to make a move. If Shen He wasn't here, she wouldn't have bothered, but now that Shen He was here and had just saved her, she felt embarrassed to lay a hand on Su Bai in front of Shen He.

"Yura, do you know anything about Abedo? If you have time, you can tell us about Abedo."

Su Bai then stepped forward to change the subject, and his words were quickly agreed upon by everyone. Everyone except Shen He wanted to know about alchemists with superb alchemy skills, while Shen He pulled Paimon out of Su Bai's tail and started playing with it himself.

Seeing Paimon's sullen expression, Yura felt a surge of relief. Without keeping her in suspense, Yura revealed that she had learned about Abedo's background from the Lawrence family's intelligence.

"As for Abedo, we have to start with Cleo's mother, Alice."

Through Yura's explanation, everyone gained some understanding of Abedo. After learning that Abedo was brought back to Mondstadt from outside by Klee's mother, Su Bai finally understood why Abedo had no faith in Barbatos at all; he wasn't a Mondstadt person at all.

"Don't let Abedo's seemingly weak appearance fool you. He's actually quite strong. So far, no enemy has managed to escape alive from him."

At this point, Yura looked at Abedo with some curiosity. Come to think of it, she had never seen Abedo fight before. She really didn't know how Abedo fought. Did he throw alchemical potions? After giving everyone some time to react to the event, Yura continued her story.

"Although Abedo joined Mondstadt with Klee's mother's guarantee, not many people knew him, and because Abedo was always at risk of losing control, he often stayed in remote snowy mountains."

"Of course, the fact that Abedo might lose control is intelligence that our Lawrence family's intelligence personnel collected at great cost. As for whether this is true or not, I think only Abedo can give a specific answer."

Abedo listened to Yura's introduction and did not deny what Yura said, because what Yura said was true. He himself did not know when he would lose control and destroy Mondstadt, the pure land in his heart.

Despite hearing that the Lawrence family had investigated him, Abedo, busy at his alchemy table, did not stop what his men were doing. After all, it was understandable that some people would investigate him when he suddenly joined Mondstadt.

However, Abedo couldn't help but sigh inwardly. The Lawrence family truly lived up to its reputation as a noble family that once ruled Mondstadt. Although they had fallen from grace, there were still some capable individuals among them. It was remarkable that they could even find out about such a thing. It seemed that the reason why the Lawrence family had fallen from grace was very likely because their leader was too incompetent.

Chapter 213 Aberdo (2)