Reading poems from Teyvat

"Thank you, Lord Ningguang, for thinking highly of me?"

Shen Zhigui thought about it and just said.

"Don't you think I'm being too self-centered?"

Shen Zhigui shook his head: "Everyone has his own values. I have no intention of judging other people's ideas of right and wrong for the time being."

"temporary?"

Ningguang pondered the boy's words and said.

Shen Zhigui did not intend to continue responding, but turned to look at Ganyu and said, "Ms. Ganyu, we should leave too, right?"

"okay."

The half-human, half-fairy girl with a pair of horns on her head nodded immediately, and then walked out of the city with the boy. Although she felt that something seemed to be wrong at this time, she did not think much about it. Keqing stood there gritting her teeth for a moment, but finally chased after them -

No matter how she felt about the boy at the moment, she always had a complete attitude towards things. She would never abandon something she had agreed to do halfway because of her personal feelings. So at this time, she could only catch up with him, but she soon found something wrong:

"Why are you leading the way? Do you know the location of the Demon-Subduing Great Sage that night?"

Chapter 29: Conquering the Demon (Part 1)

In fact, Shen Zhigui really knew the location of the guardian Yaksha.

Isn’t it Wangshu Inn?

He might be more familiar with that place than Keqing.

However, he couldn't explain the source of his information. After all, he had never seen the Yaksha once when he lived in Wangshu Inn, so he had to let Ganyu take the lead in leading the way. Ganyu didn't think much about it and just said, "In fact, the direction is correct. The Demon-Subduing Great Sage is indeed in the Wangshu Inn in the north."

"Wangshu Inn?"

"Wangshu Inn was actually one of the secret bases of the immortals. It was high above the ground and could provide a good surveillance of the area around Dihua Island. The Great Sage who Conquers Demons has always taken it as his responsibility to clean up the various changes caused by the remains of the demon gods on the land of Liyue, so he has been stationed there..."

Ganyu thought Keqing was wondering why Xiao, as an immortal, didn't stay in Jueyunjian but in a place like Wangshu Inn, so she explained a little:

"But the Great Saint who conquers demons has no interest in ordinary mortals, so basically no one can find him..."

"That's not what I said... Never mind."

Keqing just glanced at Shen Zhigui who seemed to be nonchalant, then said as if she had given up.

But Ganyu still asked in confusion: "Lady Keqing?"

Shen Zhigui suddenly asked, "Speaking of which, Miss Ganyu, I read a book called "Records of the Guardian Immortals and Yakshas" some time ago. Are the records in it fabricated by literati or are they true?"

Gan Yu hesitated for a moment: "I'm not very interested in that kind of book, so I haven't read it..."

After all, she herself is a half-immortal, and she knows everything about the deeds of immortals, instead of learning about them through books written by humans. In addition, most of the books about immortals on the market are absurd, so over time, she has lost interest in reading them. Although sometimes she has to understand them, she only glances over the title and introduction.

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "If Miss Ganyu doesn't mind, could you please tell me in detail about the guardian Yaksha so that I can understand his character better."

Although in fact, Shen Zhigui cannot be said to know nothing.

But there is a difference between games and reality.

He is not the popular traveler, and he cannot make Xiao come whenever he calls.

Of course Ganyu didn't mind, so she told the story of the Yaksha while she was on her way.

And what she said was similar to what Shen Zhigui knew from the game. In fact, because Ganyu was not familiar with the Yaksha, Shen Zhigui knew many vague details better than she did. Generally speaking, the Yaksha was born in a race that was only good at fighting. He was detained by the Demon God as a great demon under his seat and committed many murders. Later, he was rescued by the Rock King Emperor. He made a contract with the Rock King Emperor and got the pseudonym "Xiao". After the Demon God War, he had been running to eliminate the power and hatred left by the defeated Demon God on this land. When he was doing this, the Demon God's resentment would penetrate into his body, forming the so-called "karma", which tortured his body and mind. It was precisely because of this that most Yakshas could not enjoy their old age. Basically, they were tortured to madness early. Now, except for a Yaksha who has disappeared, Xiao is the only one left——

It really makes people cry when they hear it.

Of course, Shen Zhigui remained calm throughout the whole process.

"So," Ganyu looked at the boy seriously after she finished talking about Xiao, and said, "I don't know why Ping believes in you so much, but if you can, please try to alleviate the pain of the Demon-Subduing Great Sage and reduce his karma. We, whether we are immortals or mortals, all living on this land, owe him too much."

Shen Zhigui nodded.

Although with the little bit of true energy he has at the moment, it is just a drop in the bucket.

Even this time it was just for verification. It was unlikely that Shen Zhigui would stay in Wangshu Inn all day to kill time with him. It was not that Shen Zhigui was unwilling to do so, but if he wanted to do his job well, he had to sharpen his tools first. Instead of doing this kind of thing that had no end at this stage, it would be better to do it later when he had more true energy. It seemed that continuing to stay there with him would not help improve his own fortune, right?

Although I can also practice with him or something.

But at this stage, Shen Zhigui's improvement in marksmanship has basically reached its limit.

The problem still lies in the true qi.

So he couldn't help but sigh.

"what happened?"

Ganyu asked when she heard him sigh.

"nothing."

Shen Zhigui just waved his hand and said.

As for Keqing, she was still sulking with Shen Zhigui at the time, so she had no intention of communicating with the boy along the way.

Although Ganyu actually didn’t quite understand why Keqing was angry.

Along the way, Gan Yu carefully observed the young man in front of her, because True Lord Ge Chen Lang Shi mentioned that he might go to True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng to study in the future, so she couldn't help but observe Shen Zhigui with the mentality of a "senior sister". Of course, to True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng, she was more like an adopted daughter than an apprentice, because she didn't actually learn much useful knowledge from True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng, because her own Qilin bloodline was enough, but this did not hinder her relationship with True Lord Liu Yun Jie Feng.

In her opinion, the young man in front of her really has the demeanor of those immortals who are independent and detached from the mundane world. It can even be said that the young man's attitude is particularly free and easy. No matter you throw him into the mountains or in the downtown, he can always enjoy himself. He is not like other immortals who either particularly like the fireworks of the world or hate the noise of the world and choose to live in seclusion in the clouds. He does not seem to need the recognition of others, and never worries about his interpersonal relationships. If Keqing chooses to alienate him for some reasons that she cannot understand, he just lets her alienate him without much care. Although it does not seem that he will no longer care about Keqing from then on, it is better to say that he just does not mind her change in attitude.

For Ganyu, the boy's clarity of vision is what she has always lacked.

So, having such a "junior brother" is not actually a bad thing, right?

Although Master Liuyunjiefeng may not like him.

When the time comes, just say a good word or two for him.

Ganyu thought.

So, everyone arrived at Wangshu Inn again with their own confused minds.

Although Shen Zhigui just felt that it seemed a bit bad that he came back again after just a few days away.

Chapter 30: Conquering the Demon (Part 2)

When Huai'an saw Shen Zhigui for the first time, he immediately thought that he could no longer make it in Liyue Harbor, or that he wanted to play a joke on him because he didn't have the letter. But when he saw two people who looked like girls standing not far from the boy - one of them couldn't even be said to be a human at all, he shuddered all over:

"Lord Yuhengxing, and Miss Ganyu."

On the surface, Yuhengxing's status is indeed higher than Yuehaiting's secretary, so Huai'an calls Keqing "sir", while Ganyu doesn't seem to need that kind of honorific -

Of course Huai'an knows exactly what is going on.

After greeting him, he saw that the boy was still standing there as if nothing had happened, so he pulled him aside and asked, "What's going on? Why did Yuhengxing and Miss Ganyu come to our place? Are they preparing to attack Mondstadt?"

Shen Zhigui immediately raised his eyes and looked at the innkeeper: "It seems that you are not satisfied with your job, boss. Do you need me to ask Lord Ningguang to transfer you to another place?"

"Go to hell," Huai'an waved his hand, "When have I ever been dissatisfied?"

"But if what you said is true, after Liyue conquers Mondstadt, is it necessary for Wangshu Inn to continue to have intelligence personnel stationed there? You are so obsessed with conquering Mondstadt, which shows that you are already dissatisfied with your job..."

"You are still the same, just talking nonsense..." Huai'an was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, so he said, "Seriously, why did you come to Wangshu Inn?"

"Don't worry, it actually has nothing to do with you."

Shen Zhigui just patted him on the shoulder and said, then he followed Ganyu, who had already completed the formalities, to the top floor of Wangshu Inn. With Ganyu's soft call under the tree, a certain Yaksha suddenly appeared in the eyes of the three people like a burst of thick ink splashed on transparent glass, leaving a mark. He frowned, first glanced at Ganyu, then glanced at the young man standing aside, and just asked lightly: "What's the matter?"

Shen Zhigui took the lead and stood up:

"Grandma Ping... that is, the Gechenlangshi Zhenjun. She thinks that my spear skills can alleviate your karma, so she asked me to give it a try."

"No need."

The short Yaksha still spoke lightly and rejected several people. It seemed that he did not think there was any need to try such a thing. After all, in his mind, the Rock King was omnipotent. But if the Rock King could not do it, it would be even more impossible for a mere human being to do it.

So he didn't even want to try, and wanted to hide his body and no longer interact with these people, but he heard the young man say: "Your Excellency is unwilling to have hope for this, or even don't want to try, I can understand. After all, if you raise unnecessary hope for no reason, but in the end you only get heavy disappointment, it can only make people feel frustrated. However, I didn't say that this matter requires your consent. In other words, can I say frankly that your karma is about to overflow and even affect other monsters, right?"

Xiao immediately looked at the boy with sharp eyes.

The young man took out the spear from his back, threw the sword and the package aside, pointed the spear at the Yaksha, and said, "Shen Zhigui, please teach me."

"It's ridiculous. A mere mortal who has practiced martial arts for less than two months would presume to claim that he can do things that he himself cannot understand. What's even more ridiculous is that people like you actually believed his words..."

Xiao just shook his head, but he saw a little cold light in his pupils getting bigger and bigger, so he retreated five steps in an instant, but the cold light still kept chasing him like a thorn in his side. If he retreated further, there would be the huge old tree and the suspended land outside the railing behind him, so he took out his spear, slightly blocked the tip of the boy's spear, and said sternly: "Enough!"

But he didn't continue to attack the boy.

Shen Zhigui just nodded and said, "It's not a good habit to hide your illness and avoid seeing a doctor, but since you are so knowledgeable and sensible, it couldn't be better."

What Shen Zhigui meant by being knowledgeable and tactful was obviously that Xiao did not take the initiative to attack him.

Although in reality, Xiao was just following the rule that he would not attack mortals.

But this situation just allowed Shen Zhigui to let go and do what he wanted.

At the same time, Gan Yu said, "Great Sage Conquering the Demons, since Ping said so, it's okay for you to try, but just stand there for a while..."

"I don't need to try!"

Xiao said as he dealt with the young man.

At this moment, even if Xiao was only taking a unilateral defensive stance, Shen Zhigui couldn't help but realize how abnormal the accumulation of these immortals over thousands of years was. Not only was their speed comparable to his, but their experience and vision also far exceeded his. Whenever he wanted to play a trick, the Yaksha would see through it at a glance. Although he swung a spear directly at him, destroying his subsequent changes, the power attached to the spear was simply incomparable to when he competed with Grandma Ping. Often, as soon as the two spears touched, the boy's knuckles would almost be cracked and bleeding by the recoil force. So in less than ten moves, Shen Zhigui's hands had begun to feel numb, and he even had to jump back to relieve the pain.

"Damn! How come this dwarf is so strong?"

Both Keqing and Ganyu could clearly hear the boy's "mumbling".

At this moment, both of them could clearly see that a dark smoke suddenly emerged from the Yaksha's body, covering his entire body in shadow and making him look hideous.

At that moment, Xiao really wanted to take out the mask and put it on, and then shoot the boy to death there.

But soon, he suppressed his surging emotions, snorted coldly, and was about to turn around and leave, but he heard the young man speak again: "Speaking of which, Great Sage Conquering the Demons, I can't force you to obey my wishes at this time, but what if I ask for the Emperor's decree later? After all, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue is among those present. She can face the Emperor directly during the annual Summoning the Immortals Ceremony. When the time comes, I will ask her to help. When that time comes, will you still refuse?"

"Then wait until you get the decree."

Yaksha just glanced at the young man and was about to hide his figure. But when his breath was about to blend into the dim light and hide in a corner where no one could see him, the young man suddenly threw the gun in his hand directly at him. The spear was like a meteor, making it impossible for him to dodge. So the cold light on the gun destroyed the fusion of his breath and this world, forcing him to continue to show his figure.

Then the Yaksha looked curiously at the scratch on his body caused by the spear.

Chapter 31: Fish and birds in the world fly and sink (Part 1)

The karma has indeed subsided a little.

Xiao can sense this fact.

And this kind of decline was not because he suppressed it or transferred it to other places, but because it was really defeated and dissipated into the invisible. Although Xiao didn't know why the karma deep in his body and mind entangled by the hatred and power of the demon god who should have been immortal was like this, his symptoms and pain were indeed slightly relieved. So he frowned, looked at the boy, and then grabbed the spear stuck in the tree behind him and threw it back:

"continue."

He said.

No one wants to suffer unilaterally.

Even masochists can derive spiritual pleasure from physical pain.

What's more, Xiao himself is very clear that if he continues like this, one day he will be completely sunk into karma, transforming from the guardian of Liyue into a killer, and if he is not careful, everything he has done before will come to nothing. Therefore, even in order to continue to execute the contract he made with Emperor Geo, he must do everything he can to stabilize his condition.

Shen Zhigui spread his hands:

"Not available for now."

"why?"

"My chi is gone."

"Infuriated?"

"It is my unique personal ability, which is probably why I can eliminate my karma," Shen Zhigui said, "However, this time it is just to verify whether I can do it, so I will not stay in Wangshu Inn for a long time, but will continue to look for opportunities to improve my own cultivation. I hope you can be mentally prepared for this, Great Saint Conquering Demons."

The Yaksha was silent for a moment, then said, "Xiao."

"what?"

"Xiao, this is my name. If you have any problems in the future, you can call me by my name."

As soon as he finished speaking, his entire figure disappeared again.

At this moment, Shen Zhigui only saw that the translucent interface in his field of vision suddenly began to refresh the text:

"The second move of "The Blue Sky and Yellow Spring Song" has been released, and the fish and birds in the world are flying and sinking."

Shen Zhigui watched him leave and thought: