Reading poems from Teyvat

So he couldn't help but ask: "Since Your Excellency said that my spirit has begun to wear out, is there any way to stop this wear and tear?"

Zhongli nodded and said, "I read in some ancient books..."

Shen Zhigui almost wanted to roll his eyes in front of him.

Why does this excuse of blaming others on ancient books sound so familiar?

"If you want to reduce the wear and tear, Young Master Shen, you must find your passion and love for the things in this world. In my opinion, you should experience the world and listen to the voice of true love. No matter what, you should at least find something you like and can stick to for a long time. Even if it's just flower viewing or bird walking, as long as you can find the fun in it, you can reduce the wear and tear of time and that move on you to a certain extent, and at the same time, you can also restore Young Master Shen's spirit faster. What do you think, Young Master Shen?"

Shen Zhigui didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, his hobby is playing video games.

My favorite game before traveling through time was an RTS game that often assembled troops.

It is obvious that there is no way to find a substitute for that kind of game under the current conditions in Teyvat.

So if you were to ask Shen Zhigui what healthy hobbies he had, he probably didn't have many, not to mention that he was originally the type of person who preferred quietness to activity. Although he was obsessed with sword practice at the beginning, that was because he could find the experience of rapid progress in sword practice, and he had rarely had this experience during this period of time.

On the contrary, the increasing amount of martial arts he learned consumed him more and more, causing his progress in swordsmanship to become slower and slower.

So when Zhongli asked this, Shen Zhigui didn't know what fun he had.

Maybe I am essentially a boring person?

Of course Shen Zhigui doesn’t care if he is considered boring.

only……

Although Shen Zhigui has always been skeptical about his plug-in, that is, the Forbidden Martial Arts Book Index system, after all, the martial arts given to him by the system are so crappy no matter how you look at it, but it can still allow him to have a certain degree of self-protection in this messed up world. So sometimes Shen Zhigui would imagine that this system will eventually give him a martial arts book like "The Secret of Immortality" that can prolong his life or even make him immortal. In this case, he has to be careful about Zhongli's so-called wear and tear. Although it is possible that the system will give him matching martial arts, this system has not yet given him the nature of internal skills, and it is not worth his trust!

So it’s not a bad idea to find some fun and hobbies right now.

But he really couldn't find any suitable direction.

Although it is not impossible for Uncle Zhongli to enjoy the flowers and walk the birds all day long, he touched his own wallet and thought that even if he did not pay, Uncle Zhongli could find a sucker like Gongzi or Wangshengtang to pay for him. Although his own royalties have not been used up, and even Keqing may support him a little, he can't compare to Uncle Zhongli's confidence. Moreover, he still has some pursuit in martial arts, so he can't help but think of Huang Yaoshi's "Song of the Rising Tide of the Blue Sea", or Huang Zhonggong's Seven-String Invisible Sword, and remembered that he even learned how to notate music, so shouldn't he make good use of it now?

Although the idea of ​​plagiarizing songs in this world seemed to be rejected by Xin Yan from the beginning.

But he doesn't have to seek cooperation with Xin Yan.

She looks down on me, can't I perform it myself?

Speaking of which, the tune of "Butterfly Lovers" is...

Then Shen Zhigui discovered that his musical foundation was not as good as he thought.

The most he could do was sing "Dong Feng Po" or "Qing Hua Porcelain" or something like that.

"Young Master Shen seems to have an idea..."

Zhongli saw the boy's expression suddenly change and said immediately.

Shen Zhigui came back to his senses and didn't say much. After thinking for a while, he asked Zhongli, "So, what do you think is the most useful, Mr. Zhongli?"

"This kind of thing varies from person to person, so I can't say much," Zhongli shook his head and said, "Maybe for me it's music that can calm my mind, but for Young Master Shen it's really a nauseating noise. So Young Master Shen shouldn't ask me about this kind of thing, but ask yourself. If Young Master Shen can't find it for a while, I can help, but what exactly do you want, Young Master Shen?"

Shen Zhigui glanced at the man, and for a moment a certain evil taste came to his mind again, so he said: "All I want is a state of mind."

"realm?"

“Before my journey comes to an end, I hope that my soul will reach a state of completeness, leaving my body behind to float along with the drifting creatures on the ever-changing tide.”[1]

There was a special rhythm in the boy's voice, like a philosopher who had seen through the world and was chanting a ballad from afar, so people around him couldn't help but stop and listen to his chanting.

Note [1]: Rabindranath Tagore, Fireflies.

Chapter 45: Sword and Gun

"The first move of the "Sword Art of Mountains and Rivers" - Jade Fortress Floating Clouds Transformed into Ancient and Modern Times - has been released."

After a brief silence, a prompt suddenly popped up in Shen Zhigui's sight.

And Zhongli just nodded after being silent, and said: "Everything in life has its end. When I reach that end, I also hope that I can feel that all the things related to me have been resolved satisfactorily. I also hope that I can end my journey in that state."

Although Zhongli still felt a little strange hearing such words coming from Shen Zhigui, who looked like a minor.

But perhaps it was because the boy’s state at this moment revealed too much of a “death aura”, so he himself couldn’t help but think too much.

But a strange silence suddenly fell between the two.

Shen Zhigui felt that he had said everything he needed to say, and he had no intention of going to listen to Yunjin's performance, so he wanted to say goodbye to Zhongli. Zhongli thought about it and asked Shen Zhigui's address. Shen Zhigui hesitated for a moment, but still reported Keqing's address. Zhongli obviously knew the mansion of the famous family in Liyue Harbor. When he heard that the boy's current address was there, his eyes inevitably became a little strange, but he didn't say much, just asked: "Young Master Shen, do you prefer swords or guns?"

Ok?

After Zhongli asked, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's just a stone anyway."

Forget it?

Stone?

Shen Zhigui didn't understand, but the man didn't seem to want to explain and just left on his own. It seemed that he really wanted to go to Heyu Teahouse to listen to Mr. Yun sing. Shen Zhigui didn't have the leisure time for that, so after thinking about it, he turned around and ran to Wanmin Hall to keep an appointment that he could hardly remember.

Xiangling was also surprised to see him come back, and immediately said frankly: "I have already made the fast food you told me about before. When I launched these menus recently, they were very popular."

"Oh."

Shen Zhigui was not surprised.

There is a reason why KFC is so popular.

It's just that this kind of menu is essentially due to the fact that large-scale farming can reduce costs, just like the famous British dish fish and chips in Europe's food desert, which first became popular because it was also popular among workers at the port. Part of the reason for its popularity was the price and the taste of fried food. From this perspective, launching fish and chips in Liyue Harbor actually has a better future, right?

But I think KFC's approach may not be what Xiangling wants.

Because there is actually not much of the chef's soul in it, it is just a mechanized production process.

As soon as Shen Zhigui saw the fried chicken and hamburgers she served, he knew that her preparation must have been much more delicate than the takeout he had eaten. The fried chicken also tasted very high-end. Although Shen Zhigui was also very happy eating it, Xiangling even made a substitute similar to cola, which was probably a refreshing juice made by mixing ingredients such as ice mist flowers. Although it still did not have the taste of cola, it also had its own flavor.

"How about it?"

Xiangling looked at the boy with bright eyes, looking forward to his evaluation.

In this situation, Shen Zhigui could only say:

“Very fresh and delicious.”

This is not an exaggeration.

Even Shen Zhigui felt that the speed of his mental recovery had increased a little.

He thought of what Lao Tzu said: "The five colors make one blind, the five sounds make one deaf, the five flavors make one's mouth numb, and galloping in the fields and hunting makes one's heart crazy." Perhaps the situation in his case was completely the opposite.

"hey-hey."

Xiangling suddenly started to smile a little foolishly.

Then she looked at the boy curiously and said, "Speaking of which, I recently heard that you, Master, are going to do something very important. What is it? Can you tell me?"

When Shen Zhigui saw her expression, he immediately complained that Grandma Ping seemed to have never concealed her identity as an immortal from Yaoyao, but she seemed to have never been honest with Xiangling. However, if she didn't say it, Shen Zhigui couldn't directly expose it, so he just said: "If Grandma Ping didn't tell you, then I have no right to say it."

"Eh? But I am your senior sister after all!"

Xiangling said immediately.

"I didn't become a disciple."

Shen Zhigui was just saying it casually.

"But didn't Master say that she taught you how to shoot..."

Shen Zhigui nodded: "But this doesn't mean you are my senior sister."

Xiangling looked at the boy's face, which was too pale and looked even more like a dead person. She immediately felt bored and said, "But seeing how hard you look, I'll treat you this time."

Shen Zhigui originally wanted to refuse. After all, in his opinion, he would be leaving Liyue Harbor soon, and he would not have any contact with Xiangling in the short term, so there was no need to do such a thing at this time. However, in the end, he couldn't help but think that he had been taken advantage of by Zhongli. Although the price of Liuli Pavilion was not at the same level as that of Wanmin Hall, wasn't it a good opportunity to make some money back now that someone was taking advantage of him?

So Shen Zhigui did not refuse.

However, he soon realized that being a sucker for Zhongli was not without rewards.

Although it is very likely that Zhongli's reward was purely the reward for those two martial arts.

As for the fact that he helped pay the bill at Liuliting, Zhongli himself probably didn't even remember it.

The next day, Shen Zhigui slept until noon for the first time in a long time. It was not because he was lazy, although he was indeed lazy, but his mental state recently made him particularly sleepy. In addition, after returning from the harsh conditions in the wilderness to Keqing's magnificent mansion, the conditions became so good, and there was a reason why he was so sleepy.

After Keqing's maid woke him up and brought him a meal that was unclear whether it should be called breakfast or lunch, she told him that someone had sent two items and specifically said they were for him. So she brought him two wooden boxes. After Shen Zhigui opened them, he found that they were two weapons. However, the materials of these two weapons were not ordinary metals, but jade-like materials.

"It was made in a hurry and has not been named yet. You can take it yourself. It is just a gift, not a respect. Zhongli"

There was also a note like this in the box.

Shen Zhigui looked at them carefully for a moment, and felt that the color of the two weapons was so green that it made him panic. But it was probably just as Zhongli said. He made these two weapons in a hurry, so they did not have various complicated decorations like the "Panyan Jielu" or "Hepu Yuan" in his impression. The style of the weapons was very simple, which made Shen Zhigui feel satisfied:

"Then let's call them Huaying and Liquan."

Chapter 46: Alliance (Part 1)

Of course, Shen Zhigui knew the value of the weapon in his hand. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was a divine weapon. After all, in the original game, many of the five-star weapons in the Liyue series were indeed made by Zhongli, although it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Since it was a divine weapon made of jade, Shen Zhigui could not help but think of those people in ancient times. Although it was said in "Yue Jue Shu" that the person who used jade as a weapon was Huangdi, he did not want to use the name Xuanyuan Sword, so he chose the second best and used the name of Zhuanxu's sword:

Drawing shadow.

After all, the name is quite poetic.

The name of the gun is naturally Yue Wumu's Liquan Gun, which is purely a tribute to Shen Zhigui.

But in short, after having lunch and appreciating the two weapons sent by Zhongli, Shen Zhigui practiced sword as usual, then took out the stone amber given to him by Keqing last night and began to practice "Nanshan Dawn Snow Jade Rocks". However, probably because his mental state was not good, although he could feel his body getting stronger, he soon could not continue to practice. Although he felt that his mental recovery state improved a little after his body became stronger, this experience of being stuck in level was too uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but want to find another way. Then he remembered that he seemed to have obtained a new martial art yesterday, but he didn't understand it after a quick glance at it, so he put it aside for the time being. Now that he has time, why not take another look at it?

Then he found that he still couldn't understand the move "Jade Tower Floating Clouds Change the Past and Present" at all.

Is this something that people can understand?

Moreover, this is not so much an obscure heavenly book as it is a difficult subject like mathematics. All the steps, definitions and proofs are clearly written out. It seems that as long as you read it logically, it does not seem to be that difficult. However, Shen Zhigui forgot the previous part after reading the latter part. He was never able to successfully establish a complete system of cognition, let alone fully understand this martial art.

"After all, it is the approval of one of the Seven Gods..."

At this time, Shen Zhigui could only use this reason to convince himself that it was not that he lacked talent.

……

On the other hand, after Shen Zhigui refused to teach him martial arts or put it on hold, Ningguang did not hide the deal between them, but chose to directly tell Keqing, who is also one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. Keqing was also surprised to hear about this at first, but soon understood Ningguang's intention. It can even be said that Ningguang's approach is the best way to deal with Shen Zhigui and Liyue. However, she was a little surprised for a while after hearing Shen Zhigui's refusal:

The young man didn't seem to value his inheritance very much.

Although no matter how you look at it, his martial arts seem to have appeared out of nowhere, just like him, his whole body exudes a mysterious and weird color.

"So what do you want to say?"

Keqing said.

"Yuhengxing, I don't know how far your relationship with that young master Shen has progressed, but I heard that young master Shen will go to Jueyunjian to learn from those immortals soon. Haven't you always opposed those immortals interfering in the affairs of Liyue Port? If young master Shen is biased towards those immortals after learning from them, and even those immortals want him to form a separate army from the Qianyan Army to clean up the remains of the demon god, although I believe in young master Shen, the emergence of this independent force in Liyue cannot be ignored. If we try to find a solution at that time, it will be too late, so we have to take the initiative!"

Keqing thought to herself, what's the point of taking the initiative? Let him do whatever he wants. I don't want to interfere in his affairs anymore!

But before she knew it, the boy's every move was no longer so insignificant. She had no way to withdraw from it now and look at him purely from the past relationship, so she could only take a deep breath and temporarily suppress the emotions in her heart: "So what do you say we should do?"

"But isn't that Young Master Shen living in your home now?"

"It's just because I saved him at that time."

"So why don't you use this incident to sway his position in our favor?"

Keqing immediately looked at Ningguang coldly: "I am not that kind of person, and similarly, he is not that kind of person either."

Although Keqing's words sounded a bit confusing, it was impossible for Ningguang, who started from scratch and became one of the Seven Stars, not to understand. Keqing simply meant that she was not the kind of person who would repay a favor, and that the young man was not someone who would easily change his position for the sake of a favor. The position he chose must be due to reasons that were higher than human feelings, and he would not easily change direction because of the friendship between friends.

"So, should we feel relaxed?"

But Ningguang obviously also gathered some information from their long conversation that night.

After all, the young man's long speech was a little too blatant.

So Ningguang knew very well that the young man did not think that Liyue ruled by humans would be much better than Liyue ruled by gods.

“I don’t think we are on the same side.”

Keqing still just looked at her coldly and said.

Ningguang didn't take it seriously and just said, "But in the eyes of that young master Shen, you and I are probably the same, right? The only difference is that I am a shameless person who is both a referee and a player, while you, Yuhengxing, are an incompetent person who used your family background and connections to rise to a high position. Of course, maybe because young master Shen saved you, he doesn't think you are incompetent, but he also doesn't agree with your impetuous behavior, right?"

Only at this moment, Keqing's hard and cold appearance inevitably wavered in the face of Ningguang:

Although in her opinion, Shen Zhigui was about the same age as her, and even if they had differences, they should not have such big differences, the conversation under the moonlight that night seemed to have created an insurmountable chasm between the two, or in other words, it directly revealed the differences between the two that were difficult to reconcile from the very beginning. Under the boy's casual appearance was a path and direction that was completely opposite to her own. It was difficult for her to tell who was right between the two at the moment. Although she had always insisted on her own opinions in the past, from the boy's words, it was only because the Rock King Emperor was covering for her actions. Once Liyue really lost the Rock King Emperor, the pillar, and left Liyue as she said, the people of Liyue at that time might not necessarily buy into her account as a Yuheng Star.