Reading poems from Teyvat

Perhaps, in the eyes of those immortals, he was not a dangerous demon in the past?

But if this was not the case, it would be difficult for Ningguang to explain how the young man in front of her could have achieved his current level in just two or three months from being a weak bard who was chased and beaten by two hillbillies.

And he doesn't even have the Eye of God!

Although with his current abilities, the Eye of God can be said to be an unnecessary accessory for him, and even his own destructiveness to some extent has far exceeded that of the holder of the Eye of God. At least Ningguang has never seen any holder of the Eye of God be able to create the previous scene of stripping a living individual of all vitality in an instant.

Therefore, regardless of whether he is the reincarnation of a demon god or some other more difficult existence, Ningguang must find his anchor point or even weakness in Liyue, so that she can control him through appropriate means when he goes crazy in the future...

But Shen Zhigui's next words caught her off guard:

"I'm not so determined to stay in Liyue."

Ningguang really didn't know how to respond to this sentence.

Should she say that the boy still had a contract that had not been fulfilled?

But it seems that we can't put all the pressure on him, right?

Although he had exaggerated at the beginning, now he was suffering the consequences of his own actions.

However, what he said did prove that he did not like Yuhengxing to that extent.

And what does Yuhengxing himself think?

How does she view this young man whom she rescued but whose behavior is now completely incomprehensible and therefore one has to be extremely cautious in one's attitude towards him?

These chaotic thoughts were turning in Ningguang's mind.

Maybe, I like it a little bit?

Thinking of the poem the boy gave Keqing, and the look on her face when she told her and Ganyu about her experiences in Mondstadt when she came back from Mondstadt, Ningguang felt that it was not impossible for Yuhengxing to be attracted to such a boy at such a young age. After all, anyone who met such a young man with good looks, extraordinary talents, seemingly good character, and a mysterious aura would probably be moved in their hearts.

Although whether he is the same age as Yuhengxing remains to be discussed.

But is he really suitable for that Yuheng Star?

Ningguang once again looked at the young man in front of her.

"how?"

Shen Zhigui met her gaze and just said.

"You said that you are not so determined to stay in Liyue. Does that mean you want to leave Liyue?"

"At least until my journey is over, Liyue is not the destination I have decided on right now."

Shen Zhigui just said.

"why?"

"You can assume that when my martial arts skills advance to a certain stage, I will unconsciously trigger a natural disaster, and this natural disaster may cause the loss of hundreds of millions of lives. So, for the safety of mankind..."

"You mean, the power you used before, once you practice it to a certain level, you will no longer be able to control it?"

Ningguang immediately looked at the young man with a dangerous look.

"Although it's not impossible, it's not impossible for you to explain it this way."

Shen Zhigui couldn't possibly talk about topics like Sky Island and the Maintainer of Heaven's Law. After all, he could discuss such topics with Zhongli because he had reached that level and the information he had been exposed to made him realize that such a possibility really existed. But discussing these topics with Ningguang would be like worrying about nothing.

So Shen Zhigui just agreed with Ningguang's words.

"If that's the case, I hope you can start your next journey as soon as possible."

"Even if you want to get rid of the donkey, you don't have to be so quick, right?"

Shen Zhigui said immediately.

Of course, Ningguang's words were somewhat joking, so Shen Zhigui just responded in a joking tone.

"But if you have practiced that kind of martial arts to the point where you can't even control yourself, why do you want to continue practicing it?"

Ningguang was somewhat curious, so she took the opportunity to ask this question.

Chapter 12: Explaining the Infinite Hate of Spring Breeze (Part 2)

"I can also ask you a question, Master Ningguang. Since you are already extremely wealthy, why do you continue to do business and accumulate personal wealth?"

When She Shen Zhigui heard that she would ask that kind of question, he immediately said.

"It's good to have a fortune, but what's wrong with earning one more Mora?"

When Shen Zhigui heard her say that, he immediately nodded and said, "My current level of martial arts training is naturally considered to be very advanced, but what's wrong with being even more advanced?"

"Even if it will bring fatal disaster to you and the people around you?"

"Sir Ningguang, you can't be so naive, right?"

"Innocent?"

Ningguang immediately looked at Shen Zhigui deeply.

"You think the harm caused by my improvement in strength is obvious, so you think I shouldn't continue to improve my martial arts. But if you ask me, are the harms caused by industrial competition so safe? Of course, Lady Ningguang, you are already invincible, so you can probably always freely adjust Liyue's business policies to avoid risks for your own industry. Even if there are losses, there will be no serious damage. But for the workers in Liyue, as long as one factory goes bankrupt in the process of industrial competition, what awaits them is unemployment benefits from the bankrupt capitalists? Not to mention the distant past, the Layered Rock Abyss has been blocked by the General Affairs Department. Have those workers who depended on the Black Rock Factory to work and make a living found jobs so far?"

Ningguang probably didn't expect Shen Zhigui to use such words to bully her, so she was silent for a moment before saying:

"But in the end, no one was killed..."

"Although politics has nothing to do with good and evil, but only with order and chaos, the basis for a regime to continue to exist is whether the people recognize their rule. Although in fact, it was the people of Liyue who first recognized the Geo King, and then the Geo King handed over the power of rule to you, but if the ruling class of a country uses the loss of life as the basis for regulating their policies, then I can only think that their bottom line is too low."

"What do you know? If we allow them to continue mining the Layered Abyss, people will definitely die! So it is necessary to seal off the Layered Abyss! Stop talking nonsense here!"

Bai Wen, who was standing aside, was annoyed by the young man's condescending pointing and criticism, so he immediately spoke.

"Of course I am not against the decision made by Qixing," Shen Zhigui said, "I just think that, in essence, the Mora that Lady Ningguang knows and the martial arts that I know are actually similar things."

"The martial arts you know are similar to Mora's?"

Ningguang was very interested in Shen Zhigui's opinion, so she asked him:

"Why do you say that?"

"Because in your understanding, Lord Ningguang, Mora is a tool that can move the world, and this tool has penetrated into every aspect of this world. So the more Mora and wealth you accumulate, the more you can influence the world through Mora, achieve your goals, and connect your personal will. So in your opinion, Lord Ningguang, Mora is even more useful than the rock element controlled by the Eye of God, because elemental power can only destroy a person's body to a certain extent, but Mora can directly make a person's will succumb to a certain extent. Since the will has been rewritten, the body can naturally only obey the command of the will, right?"

As soon as Shen Zhigui finished speaking, Ningguang gently clapped her hands for him. Amid the crisp applause, Ningguang's eyes became even more brilliant:

"If I had met you earlier than Keqing, maybe our relationship would have been better."

“It actually has nothing to do with Keqing, right?”

Shen Zhigui just said.

"Then why are you so persistent in calling Keqing 'Master Yuhengxing'?"

Ningguang just smiled and said.

"Doesn't that show that I respect her?"

"But if you ask me, that's just your bad taste. I don't feel your respect for her at all."

"Because my respect for her is in my heart, not in words."

Shen Zhigui just kept talking nonsense.

"But if that's the case, then you don't have to be so respectful to her verbally, right? Instead, she would probably be happier if you just called her by her name, or even her nickname."

When Shen Zhigui heard this, he didn't know how to respond for a moment, and could only say, "Isn't this off topic?"

“It’s not that I don’t understand what you mean,” Ningguang just shook her head slightly and said, “You think that Mora is the foundation of my life, but if you ask me, Mora is something that can grow without limit. It will only increase. The more Mora I gather, the more unimpeded my will will be. But your martial arts are not completely under your control. Even now, if you just defeat me, you will fall into that situation. As long as others take advantage of your inattention while you are adjusting, you will most likely die on the spot. But I can use Mora to make people die for me…”

Shen Zhigui smiled immediately:

"But are those people worthy of my sword?"

"They don't have to be worthy of your sword, right?"

Ningguang was just saying.

"But you said that the more Mora you accumulate, the more unimpeded your will will be. But Mora is ultimately just an external object. Since it is an external object, it proves that you cannot control it as you wish, and it also proves that you always have to use Mora for exchange. Others' sacrifices, the construction of the Qun Yu Pavilion, and even the implementation of policies are all like this. But what difference do these make under my sword? Of course, I am not denying that there are people in the world who are not afraid of death, but you can't say that there are people in the world who cannot be corrupted by money. So, the Mora in your eyes and the martial arts in my eyes are actually the same in essence. In fact, Mora is still limited by the output of Emperor Yanwang, while my martial arts may not have any limits."

Although Shen Zhigui spoke calmly, his words revealed an unquestionable tone:

"Even if there is, I don't think that what I can do with martial arts is less than what you can do with Mora."

When Ningguang heard what he said, she was a little stunned.

But soon, she returned to that charming and smiling expression that could not be changed by any worries:

"So, Your Excellency seems to think that you have unlimited potential?"

"I never doubted it."

Shen Zhigui just said it firmly.

After all, if that were not the case, why would he want to go to the Dark Sea to prepare to escape the pursuit of Heaven? Wouldn't it be better to just stay with Keqing and wait to be supported by a rich woman?

Chapter 13: Explaining the Infinite Hate of Spring Breeze (Part 2)

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Chapter 14: Explaining the Infinite Hate of Spring Breeze (End)

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Chapter 15: Leaning against the railings of the north side of the Chenxiang Pavilion (Part 1)

Originally, Shen Zhigui thought that after ending that conversation, he would not see Ningguang again for a long time. After all, no matter how you look at it, he and the world of Tianquan Star are too far apart, and no matter what their positions are, the two will not stand together. Although if she really wants to say it, she can also instruct him through Huai'an. After all, Shen Zhigui has a good relationship with the innkeeper, and she is Huai'an's superior, but this relationship can only allow him to be instructed two or three times.

If there are too many, he'll probably get impatient.

But that night, Shen Zhigui went to Wanmin Hall as usual. After ordering the dishes, he sorted out his martial arts in his mind while waiting for them to be served. Suddenly, he found that the pain brought to him by the circulation of "life energy" and "death energy" seemed to have eased a little. It was as if, with his deeper understanding of death, the two huge foreign objects of the original system, "life energy" and "death energy", could gradually be integrated into this system. So if Shen Zhigui completely understood life and death one day, then maybe he would not feel any pain when practicing this internal energy method.

But in fact, Shen Zhigui couldn't say that he had really deepened his understanding of death.

What's the opportunity?

Did he have a fight with Ningguang?

Did you sense any life-or-death crisis during this process?

If this is the case, doesn't it mean that he will have to play against the wind in the future to deepen his understanding of death?

Although he has the "life" on him, he can probably bring people back to life. Of course, if the soul dissipates, he can do nothing. But if the gap between him and his opponent is too big, for example, if he provokes Zhongli now, he might be sealed up by the rock pillar. At that time, no matter how powerful he is, it will be useless. He can only wait to die slowly in the rock pillar. Moreover, Zhongli may not give him the chance to wait to die slowly.

"But ordinary holders of the Eye of God don't seem to be able to bring the necessary pressure."

Although he could learn the martial arts for free by sparring with them, Shen Zhigui was not short of martial arts now. He even had some martial arts that were left aside, such as the "Boundless Sea of ​​Ice Covered with Hundreds of Feet". In this case, he would not be able to find the motivation to fight with those holders of the Eye of God whom he was not familiar with yet in a short period of time.

"Are you going to provoke the Fatui's executive officer?"

Shen Zhigui thought about it and decided to put this idea behind him for the time being.

Although it is not impossible, isn't this a bit too arrogant?

Of course, he also couldn't stand what those people did.

However, if Zhongli's plan to escape is true, then he will probably have a chance to compete with Osel and the Fatui's executive officers.

"Have I unknowingly begun to look forward to this kind of thing?"

Shen Zhigui shook his head and thought.

But he had no other options in the short term. After all, "The Heavens and the Underworld" was truly the best martial art in the world. He was lucky to be able to learn and practice this martial art at this stage. Otherwise, he would have to put it aside like he did with "The Jade Tower Floating Clouds Change the Past and the Present" and keep thinking about breaking through the shackles of martial arts from other aspects.

While he was thinking about these messy things, he suddenly saw a graceful and slender figure come into view. She walked in front of him and stood still, saying softly: "What a coincidence, Mr. Shen, can I sit here?"

"Can this really be called a coincidence?"

Shen Zhigui came back to his senses, looked at Ningguang in a daze, and said.

"But I have actually been supporting the business of Wanmintang over the years. As an investor, it is reasonable for me to come and inspect it occasionally, right?"

Ningguang immediately sat down opposite the young man, skillfully poured herself a cup of tea, and said.

"But don't you think you're a little out of place in this place?"

Shen Zhigui just looked at her delicate hands holding the teacup, obviously she would not drink such inferior tea, and said.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Shen would be so rigid in his prejudices and look at people in this way..."