I'm in the Teyvat running group

Yunxiu ate casually while thinking, while Fushe was quite happy and even drank a few more jars. This Marshal Tengshe had always been quite fond of wine, and at least a third of the wine in the Wangshu Inn's wine cellar had been drunk by him.

After the group had eaten and drunk their fill, seeing that it was getting late, they decided to rest at the Wangshu Inn.

"Shen He, what brings you here?" After fiddling with comics with Yue Ji on the rooftop for a while, Yun Xiu returned to her room and saw Shen He sitting quietly on the chair by the door.

"Something's up." Shen He pointed to Yunxiu's room and said, "I need to go in."

"?"

Although puzzled, Yunxiu let Shenhe in. But after Shenhe entered, he sat quietly on the edge of the bed. Yunxiu asked in surprise, "Who is this?"

"Tonight, I will untie the red rope that suppresses me." Shen He pointed to his hair seriously and said, "The full moon is the day when the power of 'Lonely Star Calamity' is weakest. I need to untie it to release some of its power. I want to hold your hand while I sleep. I usually hold my master's hand."

Such a good thing!

No… Looking at Shen He’s aloof face and beautiful figure, Yunxiu suddenly realized that this might not be a good thing after all…

"Is it not allowed?" Shen He pointed to his lips with his finger. "If it's not allowed, I'll trouble my master..."

“Yes, yes…” Yunxiu hurriedly sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Hmm..." Shen He glanced at Yun Xiu, untied his red rope, and his white hair fell like a waterfall. The biting coldness instantly filled the entire room after he was untied. The untied red rope stretched many times over with a slight turn, locking the cold air tightly inside the room!

creak creak-

The entire room was distorted and creaked by the immense cold air, but it was firmly protected by a beam of spiritual light emitted from the red rope. Then, a strange rune burst forth, binding all the cold air around the red rope.

A small hand reached out, and Yunxiu gently grasped it, finding that it had returned to normal temperature, only slightly cool.

"Is it usually cold?" Yunxiu held the small hand that was gradually warming up and asked earnestly, "Do you take it off for a day to relieve the cold on the night of the full moon?"

"Hmm..." Shen He leaned quietly against the bed like a sleepy child, a hint of fatigue showing on his face.

"Do you want a hug?" Looking at Shen He's childlike expression, Yun Xiu couldn't help but ask. He really didn't know how to relieve this girl's pain right now, because the 'Lonely Star Calamity' fate was deeply rooted in her destiny and soul. Apart from the method mentioned earlier, there was no other way.

The air in the room seemed to fall silent. The red rope continued to dance, and the chill in the room gradually began to dissipate. Just as Yunxiu was wondering if she had said something wrong, that still somewhat cold body quickly snuggled into Yunxiu's arms.

"I want a hug..."

Wearing only a single layer of clothing, Shen He nestled into Yun Xiu's arms like a child. Seemingly feeling a warmth she had never experienced before, she slowly shifted her body, found a comfortable position, closed her eyes, and fell asleep in her arms.

This is a normal person's sleep that only happens once a month.

Gently, she picked up Shen He and leaned him comfortably against the bed. She then covered them both with a blanket, cleared her mind of all the strange thoughts, and the two fell asleep.

Yunxiu knew, of course, that the moment she said she could resolve the Guchen Calamity, she had already won Shen He's heart, but that didn't mean he could take advantage of the situation to do something.

This is the only time this girl experiences relief from her pain each month.

Shen He, sleeping peacefully in Yunxiu's arms, had a faint, warm smile on her lips, as if in her dream, she had become an ordinary girl.

The full moon outside the window shone with a gentle jade-like light, casting this scene into the night of Teyvat.

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I woke up to the first rays of morning light filtering through the leaves at Wangshu Inn.

Looking at the beauty in his arms, and noticing that she had tied a red ribbon in her hair at some point, Yunxiu couldn't help but lovingly pick her up and carefully help her wash and dress. Soon, that otherworldly fairy returned to this world.

"The Goddess Splitting the Temple should be nearing its end here, but today, I will add another stroke and sing it to you all..." Looking at this, Yunxiu couldn't help but hum.

"What?" Shen He turned around and saw it in confusion.

"It's alright..." Yunxiu suddenly realized that the "Wind Rises and Cranes Return" incident might not even happen now, but it was a bit of a pity that this piece of music didn't appear...

One day I'll go find Yun Jin and have her write out the lyrics to this song; I'll already know it by heart...

After finishing breakfast at the restaurant of Wangshu Inn, just as they were about to pay the bill, they were stopped by the owner, Phil Gaudette: "Mr. Yunxiu, someone has already paid your bill. That lord also wishes to see you."

"Oh?" Yunxiu couldn't help but become curious. Logically speaking, not many people should know that he was at Wangshu Inn. He thought for a moment and asked, "May I know who it is?"

“He is the true owner of Wangshu Inn,” Philgoldette said respectfully, then she gestured for them to come: “Please follow me. Shen He and Miss Yue Ji, please wait here for a moment. We will send someone to entertain you.”

Nodding to Shen He and Yue Ji, Yun Xiu followed the remarkably discreet female innkeeper towards a seemingly unremarkable room on the top floor of the Wangshu Inn. Upon entering, Yun Xiu found the room almost empty, merely cluttered with miscellaneous items…

Phil Gaudette walked to the corner of the wall and seemingly casually pressed a few hidden compartments. A panel popped out, and she took out a strange jade pendant from her hand and placed it in a recess on the panel. Soon, the entire wall of the utility room opened, revealing a small door leading to a very small room.

This is... an elevator?

As Yunxiu walked into the small room with Phil Gaudette, sure enough, the room rose up and stopped after a few seconds. After opening the door and walking around a corridor, Yunxiu finally saw the whole house.

In the center of the room was a huge sand table, covering the entire Liyue and the surrounding area. Small flags with various portraits were planted on the sand table. Yunxiu found her own portrait without any surprise, and was at Wangshu Inn with Shen Heyueji.

Although there were no windows on any side, the room was not dark at all. In addition to the dozens of huge luminous pearls embedded in the walls, there were several windows made of strange colorless crystals in the ceiling. The intense sunlight was transformed into gentle light through the crystals.

The four walls are covered with various whiteboards and information boards, densely inlaid with information. One wall is densely packed with thousands of small grids, where various scrolls and files are placed in different categories, clearly distinguished by color.

The room wasn't empty; there were several young men and women dressed in Yujingtai uniforms. They seemed oblivious to Yunxiu, leisurely organizing various documents and occasionally writing and pasting information reports on the whiteboard and information board, working as methodically as a supercomputer.

A peculiar support in the corner allowed Yunxiu to quickly identify the owner of the house—it was a frame made up of all sorts of unusual tobacco pipes.

"I should have guessed that you were the master of this place..." Yunxiu sensed someone rapidly approaching from behind, but did not turn around. Instead, she smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, most of the time you arrive here by landing directly here when you pass by the Jade Pavilion, right?"

"I enjoy dealing with intelligent people." The visitor's words were clearly tinged with a smile: "It's just a pity that hiring you, this newly rich tycoon, is too expensive, otherwise I wouldn't mind having you 'learn' by my side for a while."

"Isn't it all thanks to you that I've been able to make so much money?" Yunxiu waved her hand. "Whether it's storage bags or the Sealing Spirit Cave Mirror, Qunyu Pavilion is a big customer."

"Two treasures that could almost become the foundation of Teyvat's industries. If we don't get involved, are we just waiting for a junior like you to catch up and leave me starving?" The newcomer had already sat down in her own armchair, crossed her legs, and said with a hint of frivolity, "Does Mr. Yun have the confidence to fight against all the old merchant forces in Teyvat on his own?"

"Why not? In this world, wealth is merely an appendage of power." Yunxiu looked at the newcomer and smiled, "When you possess the strength of an Emperor, what does it matter if you fight against the entire Teyvat alone?"

Before the other party could retort, Yunxiu continued, "Miss Ningguang doesn't believe that her success is solely due to her business acumen and has nothing to do with this floating warship, Qunyu Pavilion, does she?"

“That’s why I sometimes hate dealing with smart people.” The host, with his long legs crossed, sat down, propped his chin up with his hands, and looked at Yunxiu seriously. “I’m here to discuss a deal.”

This master is none other than Ningguang, the leader of the Seven Stars of Liyue and the master of the Jade Pavilion, the one known as "Yanyue Tianquan"!

Chapter 99 A Wise Strategy Against Ningguang (Second Update on Thursday)

In fact, Yunxiu doesn't really like dealing with smart people.

This cleverness is not intellectual cleverness, but rather wisdom and social skills, and Ningguang is clearly such a person.

From the start of the conversation, Ningguang kept setting traps for him, on the one hand leading him to the opposite side of the Liyue and even Teyvat business world, and on the other hand deliberately praising him in order to disrupt Yunxiu's own rhythm.

But as Yunxiu herself said, in the world of Teyvat, strength is the foundation of everything. Why is the Emperor able to control the economic lifeline of the entire Teyvat continent? Because he is truly the most powerful demon god on the entire continent, perhaps even the most powerful.

As long as Ningguang cannot deal with the gods standing behind Yunxiu, she will have to sit down and negotiate with Yunxiu honestly, provided that Yunxiu is willing to fulfill the responsibilities of a descendant.

By personally dealing with the various chaos in Teyvat to save this world that is on the verge of collapse, all the gods will unconditionally stand by his side.

This is what it means to be invincible.

Ningguang certainly knew this; she knew it at the latest after the Wind God descended and helped Yunxiu kill the Doctor. However, her business acumen forced her to test the waters again, and after finding no effect, she could only start a serious discussion.

“Gan Yu told me that the Emperor will announce a major matter during this year’s Immortal Invocation Ceremony.” Ning Guang picked up her teacup, took a sip, and looked at Yun Xiu, saying, “Recently, your Chamber of Commerce and the Yun family have been investing heavily in the procurement of materials for government offices. Market prices have doubled. What are you doing?”

"Oh? Lady Ningguang also wants to get involved?" Yunxiu laughed. "I advise you not to get involved. This matter will be carried out with all our might under the Emperor's guidance. Anyone who tries to play tricks on us will not have a good ending."

"Aren't you the same?"

“We are preparing in advance, and all of this is going to cost a lot of money. Ms. Ningguang, don’t you mind?”

“I have always believed that everything has a price, even Mora.”

“Hmm… If you are willing to allocate funds to build the second Qunyu Pavilion as soon as possible, and allow me to manage it for a period of time…” Looking at Ningguang’s surprised eyes, Yunxiu said seriously, “I can tell you, Ms. Ningguang, what we are doing right now.”

"The Jade Pavilion! The cost of one Jade Pavilion is over a hundred billion Mora!" Even Ningguang, who was usually calm and collected, showed a hint of loss of composure: "Accelerating construction will cost an even larger sum of money. How long will it take you to receive it?"

“Let me calculate… it will take about a month from now.” Yunxiu did a quick calculation and said to Ningguang, “Of course, even if you disagree, I will still invest to accelerate it. Now it depends on whether Ms. Ningguang is willing to get involved.”

After saying that, Yunxiu sat down at the table and took out the book "Travels in the Land Between the Glass Rocks" from his bag and began to read. Learning the language of Sumeru was not difficult for him. This "unabridged version" of the book was indeed very rewarding. He discovered something unusual in the first chapter.

In the ancient times of Liyue, Lord Narumi Qixia did indeed encounter a "strange person" who called himself "Yan". This strange person never ate, drank, or rested, but had quite exquisite knowledge of mechanical arts and had a very pleasant conversation with Narumi Qixia.

This strange person was active in Liyue for over a hundred years, but ultimately disappeared in the Calamity, and the so-called mechanical arts were not passed down. Therefore, the author believes that this is likely an exaggerated folk legend, and is an incarnation of the Narumi Qixia True Lord.

Yan... I remember that in the world before I transmigrated, ancient books recorded the strange robot dancers created by the "Yan Master". King Mu of Zhou was so angry that he wanted to kill the dancer, but after killing him, he found that it was just a fake person made of various materials.

In this context, if the dancer is the robot that appears beneath the towering cliffs, then who is Yan Shi and who is King Mu of Zhou?

If I'm not mistaken, King Mu of Zhou most likely refers to Asmodeus, the so-called "upholder of heavenly principles" who suddenly appeared and arrested the rebels...

“I am willing to invest 200 billion Mora to build a Jade Pavilion for you to command for a period of time.” Ningguang had appeared in front of Yunxiu at some point, her eyes revealing a hint of fatigue as she said, “I have not obtained any further information in any case, and I hope that my investment will be worthwhile.”

After handing over a contract and exchanging elemental imprints, the atmosphere in the room seemed to lighten considerably.

"Can you tell me now?"

“Alright… The Emperor will announce a major test during the Summoning Ceremony, with the question being whether the people of Liyue can overcome the crisis.” Yunxiu carefully put away the contract and said seriously, “If I’m not mistaken, this major test is to deal with a Demon God and a Demon God’s servant. The people of Liyue must defeat them without relying on the Emperor’s power.”

"Defeat the Demon God!" Even though she was prepared, Ningguang was still shocked by the news. She asked in surprise, "What is the reward for the Grand Examination? Will the Emperor bestow blessings?"

“Strictly speaking, the one who will be rewarded in this great test is the Emperor.” Yunxiu looked at Ningguang and smiled. “If the people of Liyue pass the great test, the Emperor will retire and live in Liyue as a retired mortal, handing over the governance of Liyue to the people of Liyue.”

Ningguang slumped into the chair as if collapsing, lost in thought. Yunxiu wasn't surprised to see her like this. The retirement of a god was an extremely important event for Teyvat, and weighing the gains and losses of this matter was a difficult task for anyone.

Especially for Ningguang, the leader of the Seven Stars, the biggest impact is that while her power has expanded, she has also become the person primarily responsible most of the time...

"I'm raising the stake!" Ningguang suddenly stood up and shouted. She quickly took out a contract, wrote a new one, and handed it to Yunxiu, saying, "I will invest more than 70% of my assets to promote the Sealing Spirit Cave Yuan Array and storage bags within a month. I need you to grant Yuehaiting a free license for the patent and subsequent development technology of the 'Sealing Spirit Cave Yuan Mirror' after the event is successfully concluded!"

“A wise choice.” Yunxiu left her elemental imprint and looked at Ningguang with admiration, saying, “Now I finally understand why you became the leader of the Seven Stars. Thank you for your contributions to Liyue.”

"It's just a gamble. Even so, there's still a 50% chance that the Emperor will have to clean up the mess in the end." Ningguang said seriously after putting away the contract. "The fact that we can prepare in advance now only increases the chance by 10% or 20%."

"But once we succeed, humanity will be able to truly contend with the Demon God, or at least become its followers," Yunxiu smiled. "That will be the moment you truly reap the rewards."

After leaving Ningguang's peculiar room, Ningguang left Wangshu Inn with Yueji and Shenhe, leaving Ningguang alone in the room quietly playing with her pipe and looking at the two contracts she had signed.

Few people know that Ningguang actually has no interest in this thing; she just needs to show a relatively 'human' side in front of others.

"What an interesting young man..." A faint sigh escaped his lips, but it quickly transformed into a cold, stern command: "Knowledgeable, knowledgeable, and shrewd! Implement this plan immediately and ensure all results are seen within a month!"

"Yes!"

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Yunxiu was naturally unaware of the aftermath of the Qunyu Pavilion incident, as he had absolutely no interest in such matters.

After discovering that Yanfei was such a useful tool, Yunxiu handed over almost all the business contracts and legal issues to her. It has to be said that Yanfei's management ability is also first-class and powerful. Under her management, Yunxiu's own business alone has dozens of teams and hundreds of legal and related staff.

Naturally, these two contracts will eventually be handed over to them for processing.

The main reason is that this is not important to Yunxiu. As a great mage, money is not as meaningful to him as a few important books, such as "The Past of the Sun and Moon", which has now been listed as his number one target.

The following period was the most leisurely time for Yunxiu.