Reading poems from Teyvat

Since there is no hope for copying poems for the time being - of course, who knows what will happen in the future, but if Shen Zhigui now has a way to get close to those people and narrow the distance between them without any barriers, he may not need to copy poems at all - then the only way left is to compete with them, but Shen Zhigui thought about it, not to mention the question of whether he can win the fight, although if he can win, it doesn't matter if he wears a mask and breaks into the kitchen to fight with Xiangling and then compensates her, but isn't he uncertain now?

Although I guess I still can't beat him.

Because even Xiangling is a disciple of an immortal. Although she can seemingly bully a kid like Yaoyao, after doing something like that, isn't she afraid that Grandma Ping will come after her with a bunch of immortals and their disciples?

And right now in Liyue, the only people who would agree to a competition openly and honestly are probably Xingqiu or Beidou, right?

However, Xingqiu's whereabouts are uncertain and he spends all day thinking about doing good deeds. Beidou is even more mysterious.

He couldn't compete in martial arts, and copying poems seemed a bit difficult. The only thing he could do was to continue practicing "Nanshan Dawn Snow Jade-like". By the time he reached the great perfection realm, he would be invulnerable to swords and spears, water and fire, and his attack would be "like thunder and lightning, and end with wrath". He didn't believe that he couldn't catch these young people, Xiangling, Chongyun, Xingqiu and Xinyan, in one fell swoop.

So, you still have to make money?

Three things a time traveler needs to get rich: cement, glass, and soap?

But it seems that they are already available in the market.

Or continue to be a plagiarist? Isn't there a Yaedo who does light novels in Inazuma?

But Shen Zhigui doubted whether the market for novels in a world like Teyvat, where natural disasters and man-made calamities are everywhere, would be that big. After all, the more illiterate people there are, the smaller the market will be, and the harder it will be to sell novels. On the contrary, professions like storytellers or bards might be more popular...

Just when Shen Zhigui was frowning about his future, he suddenly heard a pleasant voice: "Why did you come to Liyue Harbor?"

Shen Zhigui looked up and saw a young girl standing in front of her dining table. She had tied her long purple hair into two bamboo shoots on both sides of her head and then divided them into two bunches hanging behind her head. She was wearing a blue and white silk skirt that covered her slender waist. Her thin legs wrapped in black stockings were also particularly eye-catching. This girl exuded the exquisite and elegant aura of a lady from a famous family, and she seemed to be oblivious to the sights around her as if she was really out of touch with the world - although if that was the case, she should be here. At this moment, she just stared at the boy with her wine-red pupils like crystal clear gems embedded in her delicate little face, and said with a hint of curiosity in her tone:

"Can I sit here?"

Of course Shen Zhigui had nothing to say to this savior and the first person who gave him recognition and enabled him to have his current starting conditions.

Then Keqing sat directly opposite him.

Little did they know that this scene made the diners around them stare with wide eyes. The errand boys of Wanmintang couldn't help but gossip when they went in and out of the kitchen. Xiangling, who had been helping in the kitchen, couldn't help but stick her head out of the kitchen when she heard that the girl who had always been vigorous and solitary was now sitting with others:

This is big news!

Of course, for Shen Zhigui, although Keqing was indeed his favorite paper wife in the game before, he did not have any romantic thoughts about her now. Even if he did, he would have to wait until he could repay Keqing. But even if he had mastered martial arts now, it seemed that he could not help Keqing in any way, so he ignored the eyes around him.

But seeing the boy like this, Keqing felt more comfortable.

Although she originally wanted to raise an army to hold him accountable.

But if you think about it carefully, the boy did not mention her name when the poem was published. He just hinted at it when describing the background. But the hint was so obvious, who could not guess that the person he wanted to praise was her?

But for some reason, recently when she went out at night to handle official business, she always saw young men and women dating and heard the man start the date by saying "It would be nice if tonight was a snowy night", and when the woman asked why, the man would recite the poem published by the boy. Every time she heard such a conversation, she had a very strange feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tell why, so she blamed everything on the boy, thinking that if she saw him again one day, she would definitely scold him severely.

But when she really saw him, Keqing was speechless.

Shen Zhigui originally thought that Keqing was a young lady with strict family education who "did not talk while eating and did not talk while sleeping" - although she was indeed like that, so he did not dare to say a word to her. Just like the breakfast he had, he finished this dinner in silence.

Keqing also had no idea why she felt the food was tasteless even though she had ordered her favorite golden shrimp balls.

When she saw the boy pay the bill first and was about to say goodbye, she stood up and said to him, "Let's go."

Where to go?

Shen Zhigui wanted to ask immediately, but seeing the girl's natural attitude of giving orders, he had no choice but to follow the girl and walked out of Wanmin Hall.

Chapter 9: Competition

Originally, Shen Zhigui was just following Keqing aimlessly.

Anyway, the other party is one of the Seven Stars of Liyue. If he really has bad intentions towards him, there is nothing he can do. Besides, if he wants to rape her, it is not clear who will suffer the loss.

Shen Zhigui thought.

But when the two of them were halfway along the road and passed a bridge, he finally understood how barren the spiritual life of the people of Liyue was: on the bridge, there was a young couple standing there. Shen Zhigui, who was now much more aware, could hear the man saying to the woman affectionately, "It would be nice if it snowed tonight."

The woman asked, “Why?”

"Because..." The man's tone suddenly became vague, but he looked at her seriously and said, "If it's the first day of fresh snow, and the moon is full in the sky, with white shadows spreading below and bright silver flowing above, and you walk towards me with a smile, between the moonlight and the snow, you are the third kind of beauty."

Although this poem cannot be said to be Shen Zhigui's original work, when he saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel that these Liyue people were too flexible in applying what they learned.

Are they so literary when it comes to love?

Normal people would hear these words published in the newspaper being used to perfunctorily deal with themselves when they are being affectionate with each other...

"Hate!"

The woman cried out shyly, then hit the man with her hand and buried her face in his arms.

Ok.

How could he, a otaku who has been single since birth, have the qualifications to comment on these couples who are showing off their affection?

Shen Zhigui wanted to pretend to ignore them, but he saw Keqing, who was walking in front of him, turned around at this time and stared at him with her wine-red eyes. There seemed to be dark clouds in the depths of her eyes, and thunder and lightning began to flash.

No?

What are you angry about?

Shen Zhigui didn't quite understand for a moment.

But at this moment, facing Yuhengxing, who was the best in power, wealth, appearance and even strength, he really didn't have the courage to argue with her, so he started to change the subject: "Speaking of which, Master Yuhengxing, where are you taking me?"

Keqing frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Just call me Keqing. As for the place I'm taking you to, it's a martial arts gym."

"Martial Arts School?"

"Whether you got lost or were deliberately left behind by your companions, you still had to face the Hillilians alone. So no matter what, you should have a skill, right? So I recommend you go to this martial arts school. The owner teaches the Yunlai swordsmanship, which is the same as my swordsmanship. It's better for you to learn from him than to practice blindly on your own with an iron sword on your back, right?"

The girl obviously noticed the iron sword behind Shen Zhigui.

Shen Zhigui reached behind him and touched the hilt of the iron sword. After thinking for a while, he felt bad about disappointing her kindness, but still said, "I don't think I'm practicing blindly."

Anyway, if he didn't learn the Yunlai sword technique without the method of using elemental power, it would be of no use to him. As for the one with the method of using elemental power, it would be even more useless.

Keqing's brows furrowed even deeper:

A month ago, he was being chased and beaten by two ordinary Hilichurls, but now he thinks he can beat Hilichurls with an iron sword? Maybe someone in the caravan he followed on the way to Liyue Port let him deal with the Hilichurls who attacked them but were beaten half-crippled, so he developed inexplicable self-confidence and thought that all the Hilichurls he met were like that.

"So, how about a competition?"

For some reason, she took out the weapon from her God's Eye space, but held the long sword upside down, with the tip of the sword facing upwards, and the blade against the outside of her arm, and said to the young man.

Keqing was very clear that with her level of Yunlai swordsmanship, even if she was facing those who had already completed the apprenticeship, it would be a one-sided crushing. Even without considering the Eye of God, it could even be said that before she got the Eye of God, she herself was a well-known young genius in the many inherited factions of Yunlai swordsmanship. Not to mention that after getting the Eye of God, her horizons had been greatly broadened, so even if she could defeat him at this time, it actually didn't mean anything.

But for some reason, the series of events that happened today still made her feel a little angry.

She felt angry when she saw the young man hastily changing the subject and even touching the iron sword with a smug look on his face.

What can you learn in just one month?

When the time comes and you are left alone again, you will still rush towards the Hilichurls foolishly, hoping that I can save you every time I patrol Liyue?

So she couldn't help but take out her weapon and make this gesture.

Shen Zhigui thought about it, but still drew out his iron sword and said, "Please teach me."

Although he was thinking that the tasks related to Keqing in the system did not seem to turn gray, was it because he could repeatedly get her recognition or repeatedly defeat her to get rewards, or was it because only two rewards could be obtained from the same holder of the Eye of God, one by getting that person's recognition and the other by defeating that person?

Shen Zhigui guessed it was the latter.

Although he doesn't think he can defeat Keqing now.

But the girl standing opposite him saw the absent-minded look on his face, and became even more angry for a moment, so she snorted coldly, and then just tapped her toes and flashed over directly, wanting to decide the outcome in one fell swoop, and put her weapon across the boy's neck, but she saw that he unexpectedly raised his sword and blocked her weapon.

A blind cat meets a dead mouse?

Keqing's heart moved, but she became a little more serious, so she pretended to move her sword slightly outwards, trying to deceive the boy. Sure enough, he was fooled, and when he saw her flaw, he wanted to stab her with his sword. So Keqing immediately understood that he was indeed a novice. Only people who had just learned sword and had no experience in fighting against the enemy would fall for this trick. She hadn't been fooled since she was ten years old!

So she wanted to teach him a lesson, so that he would honestly go to the martial arts school to learn instead of dreaming that he was already a master. So she turned the hilt of the sword slightly upside down, and then swung it hard, hitting the back of his hand with the spine of the sword to make him let go. At this time, she could see clearly that the boy's moves had reached the weak point, and under normal circumstances, he would not have time to change his moves, so next...

But she heard a "ding" sound.

That was the sound of two weapons colliding with each other.

She came back to her senses when the sword in her hand vibrated. At this time, Shen Zhigui had already taken a step back behind her, as if silently savoring his brilliant move.

Is it really just a blind cat catching a dead mouse?

Keqing couldn't help feeling a little shaken.

But judging from his reaction speed just now, he is definitely a promising talent in swordsmanship.

So he should go to a martial arts school instead of continuing to waste his talent.

Chapter 10: Fast and Slow

Shen Zhigui only thought for a moment and quickly discovered his problem:

Because he has too many concerns.

In other words, thinking too much when facing the enemy.

Because he knew very well that Keqing was underestimating him, he was afraid that if he attacked too quickly, Keqing would bleed directly. This kind of competition did not need to be done to that extent. In addition, he was not too sure about the limits between himself and Keqing, so he was restrained at this moment. Not to mention that the move of "coming like thunder and ending with wrath" depended entirely on the harmonious unity of spirit, true energy and body. But his current mental state was like this, how could he perform?

So he sighed.

At this moment, Keqing saw the young man standing there suddenly raised the long sword in his hand in a pretentious manner, and pointed the smooth long sword at the bright moonlight, as if looking at himself in the mirror. Then, he flicked his left hand on the sword, and suddenly, a clear sword chant was heard, followed by the young man's clear voice: "Speaking of which, when I was practicing sword, I once thought about what the most critical factor that can determine the outcome is. Until recently, I reluctantly came to a conclusion that whoever is 'higher, faster, and stronger' can decide the outcome."

Keqing was already determined to end this farce at this time, because now not only the young man and woman who were originally standing on the bridge looked over, but also some passers-by and even the Thousand Rocks Army patrolling in the distance noticed them. Continuing like this at this time would only cause unnecessary chaos.

But at this time, Shen Zhigui continued to speak calmly: "And what I mean by 'high' does not refer to the height of the body, but the brilliance of the mind. After all, as long as your mind is worse than the other party, even if your own physical conditions, speed and even elemental power are far inferior to others, you may be able to find the opportunity to relax when their speed slows down and they don't have time to call on the Eye of God. What's more, the most brilliant people can often put themselves in others' shoes, know their own status and limits, and infer the status and limits of others from various details. Therefore, such people often win before the battle. As long as the battle starts, they can quickly break the enemy's weaknesses and not give the enemy the opportunity to play to their advantages. They can even use words to disrupt the enemy's mentality and make those people's status decline——"

At this point, Shen Zhigui looked at her, but shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, you and I are not on this list. Of course, Master Yuhengxing may have experienced many battles and seen a lot, but you may not be able to apply the experience of those previous enemies to me. I can't tell your strengths and weaknesses for the time being, so in terms of strength, we are temporarily equal."

Keqing snorted coldly.

Full of fallacies and heresies!

In her heart, she cursed the young man who looked so handsome standing in the moonlight.

But the strange thing was that she chose to calm down at this moment and continue to listen to his nonsense.

"As for 'fast', this is also easy to understand. After all, any move is meaningless if it is not fast enough and cannot hit the opponent. It can even be said that the comparison of whose thinking is superior is sometimes a comparison of who can see the flaws of the opponent's moves faster, so as to attack the enemy where they must save, forcing the opponent to change their intentions midway. Whoever can calculate faster in the chaos is more likely to win. Even if one's physical 'fastness' is not as good as the opponent's, the 'fastness' of thinking can make him catch up later."

still is……

Keqing wanted to continue to refute in her heart, but she couldn't find a suitable counterexample for a while. Although the boy said next: "But many times there is actually no time to think, or for some people, using the instinct of the moves that have been practiced to the bones to deal with it is actually much faster than using the brain to deal with it. I just don't know which one you are, Master Yuhengxing."

Keqing always felt that he was mocking her by saying this.

But she couldn't find any evidence.

"As for the last word 'strong', it's easier to understand. It's like an adult standing there and letting a three or four-year-old child beat him with his bare hands. To the adult, the child is just tickling him, but as long as the adult gets impatient, he can smash the child into pieces at any time. Of course, in reality, the comparison of strong and weak is not that simple, because even if it's a three-year-old child, as long as he has a slightly sharp weapon in his hand, the adult will not let him do it. And now, Lord Yuhengxing, your overwhelming strength lies in the fact that you can control a large amount of elemental power through the 'Eye of God', which is something I can't do."

Shen Zhigui said frankly.

Hearing this, Keqing couldn't help but have a hint of suspicion in her eyes:

Could this guy be the kind of theorist who only daydreams but never sits down to practice swordplay?

Thinking that he was just a bard, Keqing felt that it made sense. Seeing that the looks of the people around her were getting more and more strange, and even began to gather around her, Keqing wanted to speak up, to stop this messy competition and leave with him, but at this time, he flicked his sword lightly and said:

"As for who is higher and who is lower, this is often the most difficult to tell. As for who is stronger and who is weaker, you have the divine eye and I don't, so the difference between strong and weak is obvious at a glance. But as for who is faster and who is slower, I believe I am not inferior to others, so please be careful, Lord Yuhengxing."

When Keqing heard him say that he believed he was no worse than others, she immediately looked strange:

In terms of speed, the lightning wedge she developed using the Eye of God is almost the best in Liyue. And this person in front of her who doesn't even have the Eye of God dares to boast about his speed in front of her. Is he really just a frog in a well who is really ignorant of the immensity of the world?

Her mind suddenly relaxed a little.

But the next moment, she felt the wind move.

A flash of sword light as bright as a meteor cut through the night sky. Even the sound of the wind did not have time to catch up with the sword light. The sword light came with a chill that penetrated deep into her bones. At this moment, her hair stood on end and her back was almost wet!

Was he really as fast as he said?

But Keqing didn't have time to think, and didn't even have time to blink. She just subconsciously raised her sword to block. However, she didn't even hear the sound of metal clashing in her ears. It was just the feeling from her hand that made her clearly recognize the direction from which the sword light came. Then she saw the sword light change direction at an incredible speed, and then attacked from an even more tricky angle!

Chapter 11: The Difference Between Strong and Weak

Keqing never thought that she would end up in this situation.

She, who had always relied on her speed to gain the upper hand, was now in a situation where she was being outpaced by her speed and she couldn't even catch her breath from beginning to end. She was like a seagull in a storm, and felt that the only thing in her vision was the dangerous, sharp, and colorful sword light that looked like snow. The sword light came at her like lightning from deep in the dark clouds. Apart from that, she couldn't hear any sound, couldn't see more things, and almost forgot to breathe. She was only thinking about the trajectory of the sword light. She concentrated all her mind on how to deal with the sword light, and she didn't even realize that she had used the power of the Eye of God to speed up her speed.

But after she subconsciously used the power of God's Eye, her situation was quickly eased.

So she had more time to think about her situation.

Then she discovered that although the boy's attack was tight and rigorous, every time she found the trajectory of the sword light and made the two swords intersect, he would not want to suppress her further, but would separate as soon as the sword touched her, wanting to find opportunities elsewhere, and would never be greedy and linger.