Reading poems from Teyvat

Shen Zhigui immediately raised his eyebrows in surprise: "You said that..."

But in the end he hesitated for a long time and did not say the next sentence.

So Eula couldn't help but ask: "What if I say that?"

"Aren't you always angry with yourself? Isn't this your personal style? I thought you already knew that you were a weird person, accepted your weird personality, and would promote this style and take this style to the grave!"

In the end, Shen Zhigui couldn't help but say these words.

Originally, he didn't think these words were a big deal.

But seeing that Eula seemed to be worried, he only took her feelings into consideration.

But isn't it better to say it now?

Eula was about to speak but stopped talking. The more she thought about her past, the more she felt that the boy's words were right. If she hadn't always been so serious and hadn't been angry with herself, no matter which path she took, it would have been much smoother than the current one, right? If she hadn't insisted on carrying the sin and glory of the Lawrence family bloodline on her shoulders, she wouldn't have forced herself into such a predicament. If she hadn't seriously believed that she didn't deserve the recognition of the Mond people, she wouldn't have embarked on the journey with this boy. If she hadn't felt that staying by the side of the Eightfold Son of God was not the right path for her...

Now that things have come to this, do we still have to continue deceiving ourselves?

Eula raised her head again, looked around this monotonous world filled with wind and sand, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"I don't know whether you have let it go and no longer want to be angry with yourself, or you have accepted your fate and want to continue like that. I do understand that some people feel that their souls have been cleansed and they feel like they have been reborn after arriving in a monotonous place after a difficult journey. However, the most important thing for a person is to be happy," Shen Zhigui didn't know why he suddenly remembered this line from a Hong Kong drama, but after hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Are you hungry? I'll give you something to eat?"

Although at this time he was thinking that the original lines didn't seem so vulgar, right?

But Eula obviously didn't think too much about it, or this kind of homophonic pun didn't seem to correspond to the language system of Teyvat. The old noble lady just frowned slightly when she heard the boy's words, but finally shook her head and said, "Forget it, in a place like this, it will be destroyed by the wind and sand soon after it is cooked."

"It's not that big, is it?"

Shen Zhigui just said.

Although there was indeed a lot of dust in the air, if one was not careful, it might fly directly into the dishes. However, Shen Zhigui thought about it and finally grabbed Youla's hand. Youla obviously did not expect Shen Zhigui to do this, and her eyes widened immediately -

Then she saw the scene before her eyes change, from a desert with flying sand and rocks to a lush green forest.

Chapter 100: Like a flying goose stepping on the snow (Part 2)

"What is this place?"

Eula looked around at this unfamiliar world. The lush green color that was rushing towards her seemed to be a reunion after a long separation, but it was different from the Mondstadt in her memory. After spreading to the distance, the green color and the mountains disappeared into the deep clouds. The place where she was standing was above the sea of ​​clouds, or perhaps it was floating above the sea of ​​clouds. It was just that it was too quiet all around. There was no sound of insects, birds, or even the wind. The bright sunlight shone directly down from the boundless blue sky, and the air seemed to be filled with the warmth of early summer. Eula couldn't help but squint and look around, but she felt that the only creatures left in this world were her and the young man holding her hand.

"Dongtian."

At this moment, Shen Zhigui let go of her hand and said.

"Dongtian?"

"You can think of it as a place that is personal to me and that allows living things to enter, similar to the God's Eye space."

The space of God’s Eye… is it that big?

Eula had some doubts, but then she thought about the various magical fairy skills displayed by Yan Fei and Grandma Ping during their time living in Liyue, and she realized: Maybe this was a skill he learned or a prop he got from those fairies?

"you……"

Eula originally wanted to ask him what he wanted to do by pulling her to such a place, but she couldn't help feeling that his tone seemed to be against him doing so. In fact, Eula was not used to staying in such a hot environment with wind and sand everywhere. Although she was also shocked by the scene in front of her, she felt that her originally tense mind seemed to relax in such an environment, so she just took a deep breath at the moment -

She was fed up with the dusty air of that place whenever the wind blew.

For a moment, she even wanted to stay forever in this quiet world where she seemed to be free from all worries, and never want to have any contact with her past again.

Although this kind of thing is just a thought.

Because she was still unwilling to give up her past.

Although she still hadn't found a way to overcome the barrier in her heart and return to Mond with peace of mind, and although she did accept Shen Zhigui's advice, in fact, the further she went on her journey, the more she understood that what she did was just an arrangement made by the young man in front of her to give her the corresponding fame.

If she continues to be entangled like this, can she really get rid of the shadow of this boy?

No matter how you look at it, this young man's shadow will sooner or later spread to the entire sky of Teyvat, making everyone crawl in it and only be able to look up at his figure.

Seeing that she was still in high spirits, Shen Zhigui shook his head and said, "So are you really going to cook noodles?"

Although Shen Zhigui's cooking skills were probably limited to the following, and he himself didn't know how to make noodles with flour at all, he just asked Xiangling to prepare the noodles in advance, dry them and store them, and then boil water and add seasonings when needed.

Youla came back to her senses and saw that Shen Zhigui was actually going to cook noodles on the spot. She didn't know how to react for a moment: because she knew Shen Zhigui's character very well. If he had a choice on weekdays, he would probably just find a restaurant or pub outside to solve his eating problems. When he had no choice, he would probably just eat with others until he had no other choice, then he would do it himself.

So she should be flattered?

Although his cooking skills are actually not worth looking forward to.

and……

Eula looked around, and finally walked quickly to the boy, snatched the kitchen utensils and ingredients from his hands, and asked casually: "You obviously built a building here, why don't you put the kitchen inside? Are you going to let me stand here to eat later?"

"Don't you think that the atmosphere of the night is also quite interesting?"

Shen Zhigui hesitated for a moment and then spoke.

"I really don't understand what you are thinking."

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "I just feel that our relationship hasn't reached that point yet."

"What kind of situation?"

"To the point where you can come and go from a private room at will?"

"You mean, that building is now full of suspicious books and trash?"

"It shouldn't be that suspicious."

Shen Zhigui just said.

Why did you drag me into this private place that should be yours? Just for a joke?

Youla had this thought in her mind, but she didn't ask it out loud in the end. Shen Zhigui seemed to have noticed her thoughts and just said casually, "I think your mental state is not right now. I just want to help you change your environment so that you won't continue to be so stubborn. Don't you think this environment is much better than the desert? And I don't like the rainforest environment where the trees are too lush and the air is too humid, so I think this environment is just right, although it is still a long way from my ideal residence."

"Your ideal home?"

Eula continued to move her hands, but she couldn't help turning her head to look at the boy:

"Isn't your ideal residence near a well-connected street market so that you can solve your food problems during the day and indulge in wine and women at night?"

"The one behind you seems to have a diet problem too?"

Shen Zhigui just said that.

"You know what I'm talking about."

Eula just said.

Shen Zhigui immediately said, "But if I have learned martial arts to a certain level, I don't need to eat to survive. I can live forever just by eating wind and drinking dew. Do you think that the desire for food is really that important to me?"

Eula was silent for a moment:

Maybe it's not that important?

Because he was just lazy, but he didn't really pursue how delicious the food was. Although sometimes he would run to the other side of the city to buy certain foods because he particularly wanted to eat them, Eula also believed that sooner or later he would be able to move thousands of miles away in an instant, and by that time, perhaps food would have lost its meaning to him, or perhaps he would have been able to find the right person to make such food for him at any time. Although Eula still found it a little incredible, because with Shen Zhigui's current cultivation level, the Mora in his hand was just enough, and he was just living in the mansion of Yuhengxing in Liyue with peace of mind, and had never thought about moving out and hiring people to serve him according to his own preferences.

Or is it that, for him, everything in the outside world is just a passing cloud, just a temporary residence, and only this place is his real "home"?

So should she actually be happy?

Chapter 101: Like a flying goose stepping on the snow (Part 2)

Of course, Shen Zhigui does not think that this cave is his home in this world.

Although this is indeed his own little world, his personal world, and outsiders cannot enter it without his permission, he still doesn’t think this is his utopia. Although he did think so at one point, as he had said to Keqing before, his utopia must have the changing of the seasons, and he can communicate with his relatives and friends at any time. As for the sounds of cicadas and frogs in the summer and the flying geese in the autumn, these must also be there, but he is too lazy to let those creatures in here—

Although it was indeed interesting to put those creatures in, Shen Zhigui didn't want things like mosquitoes to be put in as well.

Therefore, at the moment, he really just regarded this place as his temporary residence.

As for his poetic utopia, he can build it in the outside world at any time as long as his martial arts have advanced to a level that is unprecedented and unparalleled, enough to punch the heavens and kick the abyss, so there is no need to rush.

However, Eula was silent for a moment with such misunderstanding, but finally shook her head:

Even if this is indeed the home he identifies with in his heart, so what?

Are they both really pursuing the same goal after all?

Sometimes, Eula even suspected that the reason why the boy had turned the conflict between him and the Doctor into the current situation was because he could gain something by killing the Doctor that would improve his martial arts and bring him huge benefits. Although this speculation was too fantastic, Eula looked back on the boy's actions and could not find any other more appropriate reason for the boy to be so diligent in opposing the Doctor, who looked very troublesome at first glance. At the beginning, he was not as aggressive as he is now, wanting to fight the Fatui to this extent, right?

As Eula was thinking these thoughts, she didn't notice that the salt on her hands was increasing.

It was Shen Zhigui who reminded him.

Eula immediately came to her senses and added more water.

But just as the noodles came out of the oven, she looked at them and sighed for no reason.

Shen Zhigui also sighed.

Then he opened the door of the pavilion.

That wasn't what Eula meant at first, but after changing her mind, she moved her long legs and followed the boy in. Then she saw piles of messy books thrown everywhere. However, this was similar to her impression of the boy. After all, the boy was indeed so willful to a certain extent, and he was obviously aware of this, so he didn't want her to see this scene.

Eula took the bowl and walked to a table and sat down. On the table was a book that the boy hadn't finished reading. Eula picked it up and flipped through it, only to find that it was a light novel written by Inazuma:

Given this young man's messy lifestyle, his urgent attitude, and his rapid progress, how on earth could he find the time to read such a messy novel?

Is the gap between people really that big?

Although in fact the latter sentence is redundant.

Because Eula has actually long understood that the gap between people is so huge.

A long time ago, when she had met that Yuhengxing, she had wondered what would happen if their situations were reversed, because although both were descendants of a "famous family", their experiences in Liyue and Mondstadt were very different. That Yuhengxing could confront the gods of Liyue without restraint, asking Him what would happen if one day the gods could no longer guide and protect mankind, while she, a descendant of the old nobility, was almost like a rat crossing the street, being chased by everyone in Mondstadt. Perhaps she had envied that Yuhengxing at the time, envied her for doing whatever she wanted, and even envied that she had someone like Shen Zhigui following her.

Although she later discovered that Shen Zhigui might have indeed been following the girl at the time, the one who dominated the two of them was never the Yuheng Star, but him. The more Eula interacted with him, the more she felt that his nonsense theories did make sense at times, because Mond was indeed bullied by Zhidong to that extent because of his lack of strength, and he might be so willful because his own martial arts progress was advancing by leaps and bounds.

But Eula couldn't find a way to make herself progress as fast as he did.

He could casually joke about asking her to confront the Winter Queen. Maybe deep down in his heart, he felt that sooner or later he would be able to be on par with the Ice God?

Maybe it's almost there now?

But such a thing is nothing but a fantasy to Eula.

So when he said that, Eula thought he was just talking nonsense.

Eula's slender white fingers traced over the words on the book, but she let her thoughts wander:

If she could have the same abilities as that young boy, would she be able to do as he did, cut off all the injustice and filth imposed on her by the world, break all the prejudices and shackles, and allow herself to walk freely on the land of Teyvat like him, doing whatever she wants?

Thinking of this, Eula couldn't help but imagine herself as a young boy. In the end, she just shook her head lightly with a slight smile on her face:

I guess not many people can learn his messy style.

So even if she eventually had that level of means, she probably still wouldn't be able to act as recklessly as he did, right? When she was still being treated with prejudice by the residents of Mondstadt, her level of martial arts had actually far surpassed those citizens. After all, she herself had the Eye of God, so she could always teach those people a lesson. But in the end, she still used the excuse of holding a grudge to cover up her inner feelings and interact with those people. So even if she could really do what that boy did, she would probably still be angry with herself in the end, right?

Thinking about it this way, maybe she should really do as he said, accept her fate, continue like that, and eventually take this behavior to the grave.

When Youla thought of this, she sighed softly again.

Shen Zhigui originally saw the smile on her face and thought that she might have gotten over it, but now seeing her sigh, he couldn't help but feel a little strange:

What the hell is she thinking?

Although I guess you're just being too picky.

Chapter 102: Let’s Drink Today (Part 1)

"I say, if you really can't accept this situation, then why don't you just go back to Mondstadt?"

Shen Zhigui really couldn't stand this strange atmosphere, so he spoke up.

"But here you are..."

"I'm not at the point where I can't do anything without someone."

In fact, this is also the reason why Eula feels she is in a dilemma recently, because she really has no way to find out how she can help this boy in such an action. In fact, this boy may not be able to really understand his own thoughts, because many times he may just say it casually when he is in a good mood. For someone like him, even if he sets his goal as far as the horizon, it may only take next week or next month to arrive. For someone like her, although she has left Mondstadt, she always feels that there is an invisible thread pulling her and Mondstadt. Once she goes too far, the thread will tighten and pull her back to her homeland, which is not so beautiful to her but always makes her miss it.

Although perhaps, as he said, it was because she was too nostalgic and felt that the best experiences in her life had been experienced in Mondstadt in the first twenty years of her life. So earlier, even though most people there did not accept her, she still regarded it as her hometown where she felt at peace.

But if all she encountered after leaving Mondstadt were such bitter experiences, then there was nothing wrong with her being attached to her homeland.

Youla glanced at the boy, thought for a moment, and asked Shen Zhigui, "Can you accept me drinking here?"

She knew very well that the boy didn't like alcohol. According to him, he didn't like the groggy feeling after drinking and couldn't get any comfort from it. Eula actually understood his thoughts very well. If a person could always get positive feedback from the real world, or he could do whatever he wanted in the real world, then he naturally didn't need to use alcohol to numb his nerves and make himself forget his troubles, because he didn't have any troubles to begin with.

But Youla had to drink to vent her frustration and relieve her resentment.