I'm in the Teyvat running group

This adjustment is mainly for the purpose of adding extra chapters; all future extra chapters will be released in the afternoon.

Regarding the product listing:

Actually, I started this book rather casually, but I enjoyed writing it more and more as I went along, so I wrote it in more and more detail and added more and more characters.

Those who have been following the series should be able to clearly feel that the second volume is better written than the first. I can guarantee that the third volume will be even better. The second volume should have around eighty chapters, making it longer than the first volume, and of course, it will tell more stories.

One day I asked my editor, and she told me that the results were good enough to be published. I was quite satisfied with my writing, so I decided to publish it anyway. After all, I definitely couldn't keep writing without any income if I wanted to write more than two million words.

So it should be released on the 30th or 31st. I hope everyone can help me increase my subscriptions. There will be some generous benefits later.

Regarding why this main storyline was written:

Because my goal is to make up for regrets, I can say clearly that not only Zhiqiong, the lady, and the doctor (of course, the doctor is mainly to be killed), but also Zheping, Jiede, and Fufu, I will try to save them and give them a reasonable and happy ending.

I wrote this book for this reason; I can't bear not making up for my regrets.

Regarding the research and the content itself:

As I mentioned before, there aren't many people who understand the original work better than I do, so my research is very thorough. I've made some modifications and deepened some of the content, but I won't change some of the underlying settings of the original work.

Regarding the development of the following content:

Many friends have already guessed some of the future trends. Well... they're not entirely wrong, but there are still some differences. Please look forward to it!

Regarding the extra chapter:

For the first four days after the book goes on sale, there will be one update at noon and two updates in the afternoon, for a total of three updates a day for four days, which is twelve updates. Then, each week I will decide how many extra updates to add the following week based on the subscription and monthly ticket situation. I will explain this in the author's notes in the last update of the weekend. All extra updates will be released at 6 pm. One update a day will be added each day. If it exceeds seven extra updates per week, then three updates will be released at 6 pm, and so on. All extra updates will be released in the afternoon.

If there are enough, I'd add ten more chapters.

Now I have more and more drafts saved up, and I'm almost finished with the second volume.

Regarding the illustrations:

A new chibi illustration will be added every two weeks, and two life-size illustrations will be added to each volume. Leave a message if you are interested.

Other content about the blogger:

I'm a blogger across multiple platforms and fields, so I do both text and video. Of course, I don't mind where I make money. If writing novels can support me, I'll also shift the energy I put into making videos and writing articles.

Regarding the next volume:

All the titles in the Liyue chapter are poems, and there are actually Easter eggs in the titles. Basically, every eight lines can be made into a short poem. The quality is average, but the content should be clear enough.

Therefore, the Inazuma arc will be in the form of light novels, manga, or haiku.

For the Mondstadt chapter, I chose stories and folk songs that Europeans like, and so all the subsequent chapters follow the same pattern, such as the Fontaine chapter, which is an opera, etc.

Finally, thank you all again. I know that readers are my bread and butter, and I am also a veteran Genshin Impact player and reader, so there will definitely be no terrible plot. Please rest assured.

Chapter 69 Rescuing Qiong on a Perilous Journey Reveals Stone Traces

"A relic mechanism?"

"Why are there so many here?" Yunxiu asked, puzzled. This place was clearly Dihua Island, a place Xiao had been patrolling. Wangshu Inn was his regular base. Although it wasn't necessary for Xiao to personally deal with such weak monsters, even with the combined efforts of the experts from Wangshu Inn and the caravan, it would be quite easy to handle them...

But there was no time to think about that now. Seeing Yue Ji rushing towards her, Yun Xiu pointed to the girl lying in the grass and said to her, "General Yue Ji, can you use your teleportation technique to pull her back?"

"A piece of cake!" She was overjoyed to be called "General." With a casual wave of her hand, her casual clothes transformed into a suit of armor. The purple and white armor was adorned with several red ribbons, and her long hair was naturally tied into a high ponytail. In an instant, she transformed from a beautiful Inazuma girl into a menacing commander. A sly smile appeared on her lips as she merged into a bolt of lightning, appearing before the girl in the next instant!

"Alright, let this general take you back..." Tsukihime easily picked up the girl, and just as she was about to jump back in a flash, a relic mechanism discovered the two of them. The red energy core stared at Tsukihime, its arm was planted in the ground, the missile hatch was open, and flames were already shooting out!

"Be careful……"

"Hehe..." Yue Ji chuckled softly, her figure blurred, and a clearly visible divine eye of lightning appeared behind her, shooting out several bolts of lightning that easily destroyed all the missiles!

creak creak-

Crackle crackle—

Several mechanisms within the ruins sensed the immense commotion and turned around. All the missile bays were activated, and in an instant, a deluge of missiles rained down. Hundreds of massive missiles, trailing fiery tails, hurtled straight toward Tsukihime. Some of the missile warheads even emanated the abyssal aura.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

"careful!"

Yunxiu activated her flight technique and rushed over, only to see that Yueji hadn't even changed her figure. She simply stretched out her hand and snapped her fingers, and six lightning eyes appeared behind her. The lightning she shot out almost wove into a dense net in the air, and almost all the missiles were shattered within seconds. Even the fragments of the shattered missiles were hit by a lightning bolt and turned into wisps of smoke!

Just as the last few missiles were about to reach Yueji, her scabbard flashed, and several sword lights left her body. The huge sword lights grew larger and larger as they left her body, easily turning the last few missiles into ashes!

Then, she leaped with the girl in her arms and landed back in front of the beast. Her delicate body, covered by armor, drew a perfect arc in the air, and the lightness of the fall made it almost silent.

She handed the girl over to Yanfei and Xiangling, and then, in a flash of lightning, stood directly next to Yunxiu.

Seeing her smug look, Yunxiu immediately knew what he was about to do. He feigned shock and said, "General Yueji is unparalleled in bravery!"

"You've got a good eye~" Tsukihime happily pointed to the several missiles that had missed their target and the ruins' mechanisms that were already charging forward with their giant hands raised, and said, "Half for each of us?"

"No need." Yunxiu took out her staff, lightly slammed it on the ground, and a dragon's roar swept out. The dragon's might from Dvalin swept over all six ruin mechanisms, stunning and freezing them all in place!

“-15802！-7901！-7901！-15802！-15802！-15802！”

Of course, even the Ruin Guard with the lowest health, commonly known as "Little Treasure," is actually a monster corresponding to the 4th or 5th ring. Almost none of these monsters are weaker than the 4th ring, and even the one with the lowest health has a base value of 120, which increases to over 3 when magnified.

Therefore, even the weakest one still has half health left, while the largest relic heavy machine has only lost one-tenth of its health!

"Sunfire Ray!"

“你此次攻击DC默认为12+9+6=27点，敌方AC最高22，检定通过！你本次伤害基础值为112+9=121点！”

"-63393!"

A massive beam of light shot out from Yunxiu's staff, even sweeping slightly to the left and right as he moved. Even the most powerful relic heavy machine was instantly torn to pieces by this beam, and the smaller relic guards were even reduced to ashes by this beam of light!

Raising an eyebrow smugly, Yunxiu looked at Tsukihime who had already drawn her Kirigiri and said triumphantly, "My beam cannon isn't bad either!"

"。:.?ヽ(*'?`)ノ?.:。You're quite skilled~!" Tsukihime made an exaggerated expression and patted Yunxiu on the shoulder: "Come to my command, and I will appoint you as an honorary general of the Otsui Army!"

Do you get paid?

"No."

"What's the use of that!"

"Free comics? Gifts from Narukami Shrine during holidays? The ability to talk directly to Raijin?" Tsukihime counted on her fingers, one by one, "I can even give you my autographed photo!"

“Miss Yueji,” Yunxiu removed the hand from her shoulder and said, “To put it another way, wouldn’t it be better to just see you in person when I want to see you?”

"Yes...yes..." Yueji's voice became weak for some reason. She quietly followed Yunxiu back to their camp and entered the demiplane through the spatial gate.

Xiangling had already begun directing them to begin treating the girl. Although it was not convenient for Yunxiu to intervene, he took the large pile of magic scrolls on top of the girl's bag and began to examine them carefully, trying to find enough information. However, after looking at only three scrolls, his expression changed drastically.

This is the terrain of Qiaoying Village and the area surrounding it!

The girl, the map of Qiaoying Village, and the adventurer are not going along the Tianqiu Valley route but rather the Qingce Village route. It is obvious that they are not going to Liyue Harbor. Judging from the direction, they should be planning to go to Mingyun Town after passing Dihua Island.

In Yunxiu's memory, there is only one person like this: Zhiqiong!

Zhiqiong is from Mingyun Town. She once surveyed the terrain for Qiaoying Village, but left after a falling out with her employer. Later, she came to the Layered Rock Abyss. She wants to be like the great adventurers Stanley, Leonard, or Roald, the kind of human who, even without the Eye of God, can leave a legacy of courage in the history of mortals.

In the end, she left a letter and disappeared into the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks.

Although the original Genshin Impact game doesn't mention Zhiqiong's fate, the ending of the quest in the Layered Rock Abyss actually provides a hint.

"The darkness is growing thicker, concealing danger; why has the spirit stone fallen into this place..." Yunxiu murmured to herself.

Zhiqiong, Qiong means jade, beautiful jade, jade with spiritual energy. So why would a spiritual stone fall into this place? The meaning is already very clear...

If she really is Zhiqiong, would I stop her from going to the Abyss of Layered Rocks, or would I grant her her dream? But even now, Yunxiu isn't confident she can safely return from the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks, let alone take Zhiqiong with her.

"Xiuxiu, she's awake!" Xiangling called from the room. "Her name is Zhiqiong, and she's a cartographer at the Adventurers' Guild!"

"It really is..." Yunxiu shook her head, walked into the room, and saw a girl in a nightgown on the bed in the guest room, sipping a bowl of hot soup.

She had an ordinary appearance, yet possessed a subtle, almost imperceptible, spiritual quality. Just like her name suggested, she was a beautiful piece of jade waiting to be sculpted. Unfortunately, she didn't have enough time to grow before her life was extinguished in the gloom of the towering abyss...

"Senior!" Zhiqiong saw Yunxiu, finished her soup in one gulp, put it on the bedside table, and said excitedly, "Senior Yunxiu! I never expected to see you here!"

“Me?” Yunxiu pointed to herself, looking at Zhiqiong with a puzzled expression. “Am I a very famous person?”

"Senior, your exploits of battling monsters and the Fool's Enforcers in the Wind Dragon Ruins have been turned into storytelling by Tea Master and Tian Tiezui!" Zhiqiong said to Ying with particular joy, "Ah, and this Senior Ying, I haven't missed a single chapter of your stories in the storytelling, and now they're all popular in Qiaoying Village!"

It seems that in this life, I have become one of the reasons for Zhiqiong's adventures, making it even harder for me to refuse this little girl.

Or should I ask Yanfei to take her to Liyue Harbor and protect her? Yanfei plans to rest at Wangshu Inn for two days before returning to Liyue. Even disregarding other work, she still has a big job with her spatial bag. The new trading company jointly established by the Yun family and Chenxi Winery has hired Yanfei as its legal director...

Yunxiu felt a headache coming on and could only try to change the subject by asking, "What are you doing here? Are you going back to your hometown, Mingyun Town?"

"Actually, that's not entirely true." Zhiqiong thought for a moment before saying, "I did want to go back to Mingyun Town to take a look, but it was also to help someone find a kind of ore. When I passed through Tianqiu Valley, I met a friend, and we traveled together for a few days. He told me that he was looking for a kind of stone, but he couldn't find it."

Hmm? A type of stone?

“So I told him that my hometown is also a mining town, and I can help him take a look when I go back.” Zhiqiong pulled out a notebook from somewhere and said carefully, “I want to go to the Qianyan Army’s stronghold in Dihua Prefecture first to give these maps to them for processing, and then go back to my hometown in Mingyun Town to help him find some stones.”

"What kind of stone?" Tianqiu Valley, searching for minerals—these words together sound ominous...

"Let me see..." Zhiqiong carefully turned a page, looked at the notebook and said, "It's the Dragon Suppressing Stone! But the Dragon Suppressing Stones there were exhausted hundreds of years ago. If Mingyun Town doesn't have them either, I'll go to the Layered Rock Abyss to help them take a look."

"Dragon-Suppressing Stone!" Alarm bells rang in Yunxiu's mind. This name represented something far too extraordinary! He suddenly asked, "What's his name?"

"Let me think... Oh right, his name is Kunjun!"

Chapter 70 The Yaksha Points the Way to the Southern Heavenly Gate

"Kunjun!" Yunxiu's expression changed drastically. Although it was not surprising that Kunjun would appear at this time, this matter was still too shocking.

Could this be one of the reasons why Zhiqiong went to the Layered Rock Abyss later? Although Kunjun had returned to the consciousness of the Dragon King Ruotu because of the actions of the Emperor and the Traveler, Zhiqiong did not know that only the immortals knew about the Dragon King Ruotu's affairs. Although her purpose in going to the Layered Rock Abyss was mainly for exploration, it was not surprising that she would help her friend find a few stones on the side!

The appearance of Kunjun signifies that Ruotu's evil intentions, namely that Azhen, have also appeared, and the Ruotu Dragon King incident is bound to erupt!

After wandering around this region for a while, Kunjun certainly didn't find the Dragon-Suppressing Stone, which is why he went to Liyue Harbor later in the story, where he was contacted by the Emperor and eventually joined forces with the Traveler to seal away the Dragon King Rota.

"In that case, we must find the Dragon King Ruoduo as soon as possible, and we must also contact the Emperor!"

The Emperor is very powerful, but he is not omnipotent. At least from the perspective of the plot, before meeting Kunjun, he was indeed not very familiar with the situation of Ruotu Dragon King. This was mainly because Ruotu Dragon King, also known as Azhen, was too "cunning." She actually tried to trick some miners into using human force to "physically" break the seal, instead of using magic or immortal arts, which would easily attract the attention of the Three Immortals of Jueyun.

Yunxiu squeezed the Hundred Taboos Talisman, but he wasn't sure if this talisman could completely connect him with the Supreme Lord. However, now that they were near the Wangshu Inn, it was entirely possible to find a way through that person.

Besides, if we really do end up at the bottom of the Abyss of Layered Rocks, that one might be able to lend a hand...

However, under these circumstances, Xiangling and the others would need to stay here. Judging from the situation in Mondstadt, the intensity of the battle would be much stronger than in the original work. Even though Xiangling and Sugar had already reached a level close to the fifth ring, they were still too weak to participate in a war that required at least a "Genshin Impact" level existence.

After telling Xiangling and the others her thoughts, everyone fell silent, especially Zhiqiong, who wanted to go with Yunxiu to take a look.