Reading poems from Teyvat

"But your life before that didn't seem so happy, did it? Since you have suffered so much during that period, why don't you just change your attitude?"

"Then why don't you just change your attitude towards me?"

Eula leaned softly on the boy's shoulder again, her tone becoming more and more erratic, as if she was about to fall asleep the next moment.

Shen Zhigui hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Because it's illegal to fuck a mentally retarded person?"

Of course, he realized very early on that the laws of this world did not apply to him, and neither Xumi nor Mond's laws would be so lenient in this matter. However, Shen Zhigui still felt that he needed to confirm it when both of them were sober. Of course, this does not mean that he is a gentleman, but he has the confidence to do so. If he were in his situation in the original world, with such a beautiful woman throwing herself into his arms when she was unconscious, he would probably have acted rashly and done something reckless.

But at that time it was simply because he had no choice.

And now he is the active party.

Although this statement sounds quite bad.

But he had already aspired to be a scumbag with three wives and four concubines, and now Keqing seems to have begun to acquiesce. Lei Dianzhen and Lei Dianying are probably just considering that Shen Zhigui has not yet switched to the mentality of a short-lived species, and choose to maintain that kind of relationship with those mortals who are relatively close to being born and dying in a day. That's why they seem particularly calm in this relationship. Or maybe for these immortal species, there is nothing morally wrong with him doing this?

From this perspective, Shen Zhigui's composure is actually not much different from that of the Thunder God sisters.

Because he can wait.

He can also afford the losses of doing so.

However, Youla has been exhausted by the quagmire of reality, so she urgently needs to find a way to solve her predicament, so she wants to take advantage of the opportunity of being drunk to confess to him, but the person she found wants her to give the answer when she is sober. For someone like Youla who seems very awkward in daily life, Shen Zhigui's behavior is as painful as if he wants to kill her.

She would never admit such a thought while she was sober!

Such thoughts could not help but surge in Youla's mind. In the end, she could not resist the erosion of sleepiness from all parts of her body under the influence of alcohol, so her body began to shake, and she was really ready to fall asleep. But when she was about to pass out, she heard Shen Zhigui's words ringing in her ears:

"But since it has come to this, I don't think you would mind me doing this, right?"

At this moment, Eula felt her cheeks suddenly get cold. She forced her eyes open, only to see the boy's face closer than ever before.

Chapter 106: Holding the Sword and Moving the Stars (Part 2)

Eula, who was already half asleep and half awake at this moment, didn't even believe the touch on her cheek at that moment, so she even wanted to forcefully activate the Eye of God at this moment, allowing the ice elemental power in her body to help her suppress the alcohol flowing in her blood and wake up her consciousness. But after a moment, she still closed her eyes, her hands drooped weakly, and she leaned on the boy's body, falling asleep to the sound of the boy singing softly in her ears:

"When the hero grows up in the iron cradle

"Brave heart as before

"To visit the Almighty God

“Before this, I often felt

"It is better to sleep peacefully than to travel alone.

“Why wait like this, in silence, at a loss…”[1]

Eula didn't hear the last few sentences clearly. Although if she was awake, with her good literary cultivation brought by aristocratic family education, she could actually realize that this was a fragment of a long poem, and what the boy was reading at this time just happened to fit her mood at the moment. But at the last moment when she fell asleep, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly -

Although it was probably just an illusion caused by the boy's body temperature so close to her, she could indeed feel an unprecedented sense of security in such an embrace.

And no matter how strong her friendship with Amber was, or how profound her relationship with Qin was, she had never gotten this kind of sense of security from those people.

Because, after all, if Jean could really make people feel safe, she wouldn't have been so busy dealing with the affairs of the Knights Templar and stopping the Fatui's conspiracy; as for Amber, the granddaughter of her now missing master was indeed a very positive optimist, and could indeed infect those around her to work hard. Her attitude was completely opposite to that of the always absent-minded and even erratic boy in front of her, but her personal strength was too insignificant compared to the boy in front of her.

Although Eula herself is similar.

So, probably as Eula had said before, she was just a small boat drifting in the long river or sea where time and space were constantly changing. But at this moment, she felt that she had reached the shore of an island, so she could get a short rest without having to worry that the wind and waves would push her away forever to a distant place with an unknown end.

……

When Youla woke up, it seemed to have darkened.

There was still some influence of alcohol in her mind, and she was groggy at the moment. However, she did not have the habit of reaching for her phone on the edge of the pillow like modern people do when they wake up. So she just slept there quietly, staring blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling. After a long time, she finally found her memory before she fell asleep, and then she couldn't help but reach out to feel around her body, and finally found that her clothes were intact.

Although this seems to be natural.

It's not that in her impression Shen Zhigui is a gentleman who won't take advantage of others. In fact, she discovered very early that the man was an absolute visual animal, and Eula was very confident in her appearance. She didn't believe that the man could be indifferent to her. It's just that the man always seemed to pursue the unfathomable fields, and probably didn't want to spend too much energy dealing with real interpersonal relationships, so he just wanted to maintain the status quo.

Although his relationship with Yuheng Star seems to be more than just this.

And if their relationship really progresses to that point in the future, what choice should she make?

I guess he doesn't want to settle in Mond?

Therefore, she only dared to blurt out those words when she was drunk and about to lose her rationality, because under normal circumstances, no matter how you look at it, there is no possibility for the two of them to be together.

Eula lay there, thinking of the sense of security she had felt in the boy's arms. Even though his scent seemed to be lingering in her nose, she still felt a little bitter and curled her lips slightly:

Why does such a sense of security come from such a person?

Although she also knew the answer.

After lying on the bed for a while, Youla finally lifted the thin blanket on her body and took a quick look at the place that was suspected to be the boy's real private bedroom. Apart from the books scattered everywhere, she couldn't find anything strange. She shook her head, pushed open the door, and walked out. Following her intuition, she walked all the way to the hall, but didn't see the figure of that person. After thinking about it, she walked out of the pavilion, and then she found a light on a tree not far away outside. Under the light, the person was leaning against the tree trunk, flipping through a book in his hand.

"woke up?"

He said nonchalantly.

It was as if everything that happened before was just a passing cloud and had no effect on her mood.

So at this time, Eula even began to waver:

Could it be that those memories were just dreams she had?

But the boy, who looked even a few years younger than her, still had that casual demeanor. He just casually threw the book in his hand into a window, jumped down, walked to her side, and held her hand absentmindedly. Eula's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up a little, but she saw the scene in front of her suddenly changed. She returned from that quiet cave that seemed independent of the world to the noisy hill full of wind and sand.

Even because of the flying dust, Eula, who had not yet adapted to the situation, couldn't help coughing.

"Come to think of it, you said you wanted to find a sword sharp enough to help you solve that tangled mess. You don't have to look for me."

But at this time, Shen Zhigui just said.

Youla immediately swept her eyes across the handsome face, then fell on her hand that he had not let go of yet. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "What's your solution?"

"Of course, it is to make yourself a sword that is sharp enough to cut off the prejudices, past grudges, and even all enemies that are entangled with you."

"To this day, are you still thinking about the nonsense you told me to challenge the Queen of Winter?"

Eula said unhappily.

"If you can do it, is it possible?"

"But I am only at this level of strength."

Even in the future, it is estimated that the best she can do is to reach the level of Grand Commander Falga. Although this hope seems very slim, it is one of the closest goals she can reach at present.

"What if I say I can help you improve your strength?"

Note [1]: Hölderlin, Bread and Wine. It is worth mentioning that the line in the middle of this poem, “It is better to sleep peacefully than to travel alone,” was quoted in Jin Hezai’s The Legend of Wukong and in Jiangnan’s The Dragon Clan, although Jiangnan’s new revised edition seems to have changed this line, making the revised edition look very strange, although this is not the only strange part of the revised edition.

Chapter 107: Holding the Sword and Moving the Stars (Part 2)

Although Shen Zhigui wanted to spread his martial arts, at least he had to do it after he dealt with the doctor, but in the final analysis it was just a matter of order. Anyway, according to Eula's current mentality, since she wanted to show her "usefulness" to him, she would definitely continue to participate in related actions. Although in fact, Shen Zhigui felt that her "usefulness" was not in fighting and killing, but in——

cough cough.

Eula was not a fool. She was keenly aware of Shen Zhigui's hidden meaning. Of course, it was not the hidden meaning of "usefulness", but she realized that the boy in front of her did not choose to keep his unique method of climbing strength to himself, but wanted to teach it to others. So, she did not find anything related to the Eye of God and elemental power in this boy. So after a moment of silence, she asked: "Those weird martial arts of yours, can the holder of the Eye of God also practice it?"

"Ah Qing, I mean Yuheng Star—"

The relationship between these two people has indeed reached a new level.

When Eula heard the change in the way the boy addressed the Jade Star, she just wanted to make a mess.

Then she interrupted him: "I understand. If that Yuhengxing can indeed practice martial arts, then I should be able to do it too. However, if you really don't care that your martial arts are not your own unique ability, then your martial arts are more suitable to be used as a bargaining chip in your negotiations with these desert people."

Yula turned her gaze from beyond the hill to the Aru Village on the other side:

"Let them help you with your leverage."

Shen Zhigui thought about it and shook his head: "I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."

"why?"

"Although this place is quite far from the rain forest now, it is not convenient for me to demonstrate my martial arts on a large scale."

Shen Zhigui just said.

"What does this have to do with the rainforest?"

"To be precise, it's only related to the World Tree."

Shen Zhigui was about to explain, but a voice came from afar in the wind and sand: "It doesn't matter. Just help some desert people suppress the outbreak of the magic scale disease like you did to Kelai before, and promise that you will teach them the relevant methods later. Use this as a bargaining chip, which is more useful than the sacrifice of the Great Compassion Tree King, the resurrection of the Red King, and the conspiracy of the Order Institute."

Shen Zhigui looked intently and saw a ray of lightning appearing and disappearing in the wind and sand. In a moment, it came close to the two of them.

"Seno?"

"it's me."

The silver-haired boy wearing a dog-head hat said coldly, almost barefoot on the sand.

He stretched out his foot and fiddled with the sand somewhere, and found an object buried in the sand:

"This was originally a tool used to monitor the local Gilded Brigade. I didn't expect that you were the ones who triggered it. I accidentally heard your conversation. You don't mind, do you?"

Shen Zhigui couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly in his heart:

What's the point of saying this now?

"So you came to the desert just to cause trouble for the Gilded Brigade?"

"Those who commit crimes will not be tolerated."

Seno just said calmly:

"Although they are enemies of the Order as we are, this does not mean that I can accept them continuing to rob passing caravans in the desert!"

"That's not a problem... Never mind..."

Shen Zhigui was too lazy to say anything about it.

Of course, he didn't really expect these people to be of any help.

So even when he met Candice, a guardian who was said to be a descendant of the Red King and had a very important reputation among the desert people, he just said some random gossip. Of course, it might also be because he knew in his heart that Candice would not leave Aru Village at such a precarious time to give foreign enemies a chance to take advantage. Although in Shen Zhigui's view, she or the "foreign enemies" of Aru Village were more likely to come from within.

What does that sentence say?

A fortress is always breached from within.

The desert people were not of one mind to begin with.

Not all desert people want to revive the Red King and restore the glory of the desert people. Rather, the majority of people yearn for stability and order, because most desert people do not have much chance to see the outside world or face discrimination from rainforest people, although the meager output in the desert can only allow these people to barely survive.

That's why Candice supports Aru Village's trade with the outside world.

Although the more they come into contact with the outside world, the more they can intuitively feel the discrimination, but those people are just outsiders and passers-by to the desert people. In this case, they will always leave. Although the desert people are indignant at their attitude, they may not really be willing to put their lives on the table for this, start a war with the people of the Order Institute, plan to resurrect the Red King, and seize the ruling power of the country of Xumi.

So Seno, who arrived in the desert earlier than them, probably just ran into obstacles everywhere.

Because he could only use words to describe the conspiracy and threats of the House of Lords, and those threats were too far away from the desert people. Even the desert people would think that if the House of Lords had created some conspiracy, then the victims of the conspiracy would also be the rainforest people, so what did it have to do with them? The desert people even hoped that something would happen to the rainforest people, which could be regarded as retribution for the rainforest people's discrimination against them!

But Shen Zhigui has the chips to impress the desert people, or maybe Shen Zhigui can see that the sacrifice of the Great Mercy Tree King can completely solve the problems of the Demon Scale Disease and the Dead Zone, but those are still out of reach for the desert people, and they can't be sure whether this is true or not. But if Shen Zhigui can really suppress the onset of the Demon Scale Disease in front of them and promises that he will pass on the corresponding methods afterwards, these desert people will not care what the Great Mercy Tree King chooses, they will only obey Shen Zhigui's orders in exchange for the hope that is within reach!

Although it must be said that we don't have much hope for what people like Shen Zhigui can accomplish.

However, since both Eula and Seno think so, temporarily suppressing the magic scale disease of certain people should not attract the attention of the Tianli system. Because after all, the magic scale disease involves not only the Tianli system, but also the influence of the forbidden knowledge brought out from the abyss. Shen Zhigui's suppression of the magic scale disease is actually just facing the abyss system. He does not intend to solve this problem completely, so naturally he does not have to worry about solving the problem. The impact of the abyss system will expose his existence to the eyes of Tianli, so he really asked Candice to find a few terminally ill magic scale disease patients to prove his ability.

Chapter 108: Feathered Edicts Are Heard Every Day and Evening (Part 1)

"Really...it's getting better..."

Candice looked at the patients who were almost half buried in the ground in disbelief, and saw their faces gradually change from pale as white paper to rosy. Some of them even jumped up on the spot after being "treated" by Shen Zhigui. They were completely different from before, lying there weakly with their hands and feet trembling from time to time. She immediately turned to look at Shen Zhigui, but Shen Zhigui just took out a flute, put his fingers on the flute holes, and started playing. In an instant, the floating notes filled the entire room.

Then these people suddenly stood there in a daze, as if they had forgotten something.

"At this time, they..."

"I don't want to cause trouble for myself at this time, so I have to limit these things to a small group of people. Otherwise, if this matter spreads, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare time to do my own things."

Shen Zhigui just said it casually.

Candice was silent for a moment. She wanted to say something, but it seemed unnecessary to say anything at this time, so she just nodded: "So, what are you going to do?"

Shen Zhigui just waved his hand, and those patients with demonic scale disease lined up and walked out of the door as if they were deaf to his words. Then he turned to look at Seno, wanting to hear his plan first.

"I thought you were acting so confident because you were the one leading the whole thing."

Candice said when she saw this.