Reading poems from Teyvat

So Xingqiu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but look at his friend with a look of pity:

This arrangement was obviously the kind of arrangement where two parents take a child out for an outing, and one of the two parents was not much older than Chongyun. Of course, Xingqiu did feel that Shen Zhigui had reason to do so. After all, Xingqiu himself could not see through what his martial arts were like, but in their eyes, Chongyun was indeed treated as a child. So if he wanted to achieve his goal, he had to treat himself as a child and get stuck between those two people.

It's so interesting.

Xingqiu almost laughed out loud.

Chapter 54: It is difficult to travel in this world (Part 2)

Although Chongyun was indeed an honest man, he was not prepared to treat himself as a child who needed to be taken care of. He wanted to prove to the two that he had the ability to offset the adverse effects of being close to the remains of the demon god. Then Shen Zhigui just raised his eyebrows again and asked, "You should have competed with Xingqiu in private, right?"

"Yes."

Chongyun said honestly.

"So, how will you win?"

Chongyun's eyebrows drooped immediately:

Although he was reluctant to admit it, after all, from the property of elemental power, the ice element can naturally restrain the water element, but in fact, Xingqiu has always won more than he lost against him. It can be seen that even if he has such a big advantage in elemental power, he cannot resist Xingqiu's too many tricks, which simply dazzled him and made him unable to defend. Therefore, often at the end of the competition, it was Xingqiu who would use methods such as deliberately spreading the water element to create ice fog that blocks his vision to win, and as honest as he is, he can only remember this method so as not to be fooled again next time.

But Xingqiu obviously didn't have much idea about this matter. He also knew why Shen Zhigui asked this question, so he answered for Chongyun at this time: "It's fifty-fifty."

"And my winning rate against Xingqiu is 100%."

"Nonsense! Wasn't it just that one fight from beginning to end?"

Xingqiu said.

"So do you think the result will be different if we fight again?"

Shen Zhigui asked Xingqiu.

Xingqiu thought about it, then patted Chongyun on the shoulder, obviously wanting him to accept his fate, but soon his eyes rolled and he whispered to Chongyun, "Or maybe I can help you find where the so-called remains of the demon god are, and then we can go ahead and investigate together?"

"I advise you not to seek your own death."

Shen Zhigui obviously also heard Xingqiu's words, so he said.

"Are the remains of the demon god really that dangerous?"

"More dangerous than you thought?"

"But you even said you were going to clean them up?"

"That only proves that I am much stronger than you. Haven't you realized this a long time ago?"

Shen Zhigui's words fell into Xiangling's ears, who had also taken the time to run out to visit Chongyun. The little cook blinked her eyes continuously and looked at the boy from head to toe suspiciously. She couldn't see what Shen Zhigui had the confidence to say such a thing. After all, in her impression, didn't Shen Zhigui rely on his terrifying speed to take the lead? But she was a little scared to face Shen Zhigui at this time. After all, she herself was not sure how to deal with that speed, so she finally said: "Speaking of which, it seems that I haven't visited the master for a while. Do you want to go with me this afternoon?"

Shen Zhigui also knew what she was thinking, but he just nodded:

"Well, it's time to try and see if I can get Grandma Ping to go all out."

Xingqiu was actually a little horrified when he heard what he said:

"Is Grandma Ping's martial arts skills so profound and unfathomable?"

"Xingqiu, what are you talking about? Of course, Master's martial arts are profound and unfathomable!"

"But……"

Xingqiu originally wanted to say that the posture of Shen Zhigui that he had seen at the beginning might not be his posture of giving his all, but Shen Zhigui said that he might not be able to force out Granny Ping's full strength. If that was the case, Granny Ping's martial arts skills could really be said to be unfathomable!

Why would such a person hide quietly in the market?

Xingqiu thought for a moment, then asked, "Xiangling, your master doesn't forbid others from watching the competition, right?"

"You guys want to go too?"

Xiangling said.

Xingqiu was really curious, so he put his arm around his good brother's shoulders and nodded continuously under Chongyun's puzzled gaze.

Xiangling thought about it, looked at Shen He again, and finally said: "It should be possible to observe, but you can't blame me if the master drives you away, right?"

"No, no."

As a result, the group felt a little disappointed with the food.

Of course, Chongyun and Shenhe actually had some tendencies in that direction.

The holders of these Ice God's Eyes do have a taste for food that is a bit different from that of ordinary people. Among the people Shen Zhigui has met, only Eula and Rosaria are normal. Otherwise, even the cat girl gifted by the angel is a bit strange. Even if she really has the legendary blessing, it is too abstract to let a little girl of that age be a bartender. It can only be said that Mond's atmosphere in this regard is really too open.

But they finished their lunch quickly, and then the group headed towards Yujingtai in the north of the city.

Although at the beginning they could be said to be equals to each other, as they walked, Xiangling, Xingqiu and Chongyun unconsciously kept a short distance between them and the two people behind them. After all, these three people were the same age and played together all the time. Of course, for the people of Liyue, they have actually started to do serious things at this age, and they may not be as innocent as Shen Zhigui thought, and they can play together all day long. But perhaps it is precisely because of this that the friendship between these three can be said to be rare and precious, right?

Shen Zhigui and Shen He fell behind them, just looking at them and thinking.

Although to be honest, if they were thrown into the same society as Shen Zhigui, and went to the same middle school, it is hard to say which one would have more free time.

At least in Shen Zhigui's impression, except for the holidays when there is no need to make up for the lessons, during the school days they really can't get together as easily as the three of them can. Instead, they have to write examinations all day long. Of course, given their conditions, they really don't need to write examinations with their peers. Anyway, they have obtained the Eye of God early on, and they are already the best. If they continue to write examinations with those ordinary students, they may not even have a chance to survive.

Although only with conditions like theirs can they truly achieve “Those who know it are not as good as those who like it, and those who like it are not as good as those who enjoy it”, right?

Shen Zhigui just stayed behind and watched them exchanging trivial but definitely not boring stories from their recent days, thinking this in his heart.

But soon, they arrived near Grandma Ping's residence, and the young man immediately began to calm down his scattered mind. The three people who had been talking nonstop in front of them now keenly noticed a sharp edge behind them like a peerless sword being unsheathed, and this edge was still expanding, like a flash of lightning, flashing and jumping in everyone's hearts, even making everyone nearby feel that their minds were cut in two by the lightning at this moment.

"It seems that you have made considerable progress this time..."

An old and plain voice sounded at this time.

Chapter 55: It’s Hard to Travel in This World (Part 2)

Grandma Ping glanced at these people:

Obviously, she also knew Xingqiu and Chongyun. As for Shen He, she had already seen him on the first day Shen Zhigui brought her to Liyue Harbor. So when she noticed that the seemingly tangible aura on Shen Zhigui was about to take shape, she nodded, took out her spear, but quickly shook her head.

"Master?"

"This place can't stand being ruined. Let's go to another place."

Obviously she had anticipated that the next battle would not be as brief as in the past.

Or rather, it was beyond her control.

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment, then pointed to the top of a mountain in the distance behind Yujing Terrace and said, "That's a good place, no one should bother us there."

Grandma Ping watched for a moment, then nodded, and then her whole figure rushed towards the direction pointed by the young man like a stream of light. Shen Zhigui also tapped his toes and followed closely behind like an arrow shot out of a taut bowstring. Xingqiu, Chongyun and Xiangling were all a little dumbfounded when they saw this scene:

"How are we going to catch up? Oh, I heard that there was someone who could fly with a sword before. Xingqiu, why don't you try it too?"

Xiangling said.

"Master Yu Jian has never been able to truly fly with a sword. He obviously failed in Jue Yun Jian, and he probably didn't survive the trip to Gu Yun Pavilion!"

"But what about Zhigui?"

Xiangling pointed at the scene where the young man was using several branches in the forest to gain leverage and then leaping into the distance like a feather holding down a spring, and said.

“By comparison, your master is more amazing, isn’t she? She can do that without even using any force,” Xingqiu simply said, “Is your master some kind of immortal who lives in seclusion in the city?”

"Maybe. I haven't asked."

"Then you might as well ask later."

"Alright."

"But isn't the question now how are we going to catch up with them?"

Chongyun, who was standing by, heard that they were still talking about such boring gossip, and immediately said.

"There's no other way, right?" Xiangling raised her head and covered her eyes, looking into the distance, and said, "We can only walk along the mountain road honestly."

"I don't know if we can catch up with them by then."

Xingqiu was more or less aware of what a duel between masters was like. His talent in martial arts was actually much stronger than the other two people of his age present, so even though he himself had not yet reached that level, he had been able to vaguely glimpse the mysteries of superior martial arts very early on, so he was also keenly aware that a duel between top martial artists was all about who could adjust to their strongest state earlier, and then use that state to decide the outcome. Apart from that, if the outcome was still unclear, it was either because both sides were too excited to see the prey and wanted to learn all of each other's martial arts moves to use for their own benefit, or because the gap between the two sides was so big that one side was able to always firmly control the situation like a cat playing with a mouse.

So if they could still see the duel between the two at that time, it would only mean that Grandma Ping was far superior to Shen Zhigui.

But the thrill he felt at the thought of this possibility was even greater than his regret of not being able to witness the duel between the two in person.

Because to him, Shen Zhigui's sword at that time had a hint of reaching perfection. The more he recalled that sword, the more he felt that a big door was slowly pushed open by him, and the scenery behind the door was also revealed to him bit by bit. So he felt that Shen Zhigui was probably standing at the pinnacle of a certain martial arts realm at the moment, and was waiting lonely for the next person to climb up. But at this time, someone said to him, the young man who was originally standing on the high place, lonely as snow, was the one who was hung up and beaten?

Then wouldn't I, who was defeated so easily by him, be nothing?

Xingqiu couldn't help but say this to himself as he climbed the mountain.

Although he was not the kind of person who would be proud of his talents before.

But it cannot be said that he really thinks he is an insignificant little person.

So now he just followed behind Shen He silently, and Shen He soon left him behind and rushed to the two men. Xingqiu could only try his best to catch up, but in the end, all he saw was an empty and messy mountaintop:

There, everything seemed to have been ravaged and trampled by some huge monster. Large pieces of soil were turned over, and huge rocks were cut in half, leaving deep scars on the hillside. The grass and trees turned yellow at an inappropriate time, but the chaotic elemental force in the air was like an overturned soup pot, ready to boil at any time, weighing heavily on his heart. Xingqiu could not help but frown, wanting to find the whereabouts of the two people, but the next moment, he heard a sharp collision, followed by a burst of dazzling white light. He looked over and wondered if the duel between the two people had not ended yet?

Then he saw that the young man, holding a gun in one hand and a sword in the other, wielded both the gun and the sword, and collided with the white-haired old man, who should have looked haggard but was now extremely agile, at the same place like a meteor. At that moment, a brilliant light flashed, and it was as if he had created a void of elemental force there, causing the elemental force that permeated this world to become chaotic again, and this chaos continued to expand, and the old man could deal with such an attack calmly and block the gun. But then, the young man continued to move forward and swung his sword, and another round of light burst out, and the old man just stepped back calmly and dodged the sword.

Xingqiu was so eagerly watching the two men's exchange of moves that he didn't even notice Xiangling and Chongyun catching up with him.

For Xingqiu, he couldn't understand why Shen Zhigui could burst out such a strange power and then affect the elemental force around him, nor could he understand why Grandma Ping could block such an attack, so he could only ignore those situations that he couldn't understand, and just concentrate on the exchange of moves between the two people. At this time, he realized what kind of scenery was behind the door that Shen Zhigui's sword opened for him. The calculation of the exchange of moves between the two people was so exquisite that it was hard to describe. Often, he only understood the move of one of them, and when he came to his senses, the other two people had already countered the moves with dozens of moves!

"Does this kind of martial arts, this kind of realm, really exist in this world?"

Xingqiu couldn't help but sigh.

Chapter 56: There Will Always Be a Time to Ride the Wind and Waves (Part 1)

Although sometimes "those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see clearly", and one often has to step outside the chessboard to judge the true advantages and disadvantages, otherwise one can only "not know the true face of Mount Lu, just because one is in the mountain", but in the duel with Grandma Ping, Shen Zhigui actually sees it much more clearly than the confused Xingqiu:

Grandma Ping's martial arts are indeed at a higher level than his.

Even though he had managed to force Granny Ping to use this level of strength to fight him, in reality, the current situation was not much better than the previous times they had fought, because it was purely because the "amount" of true Qi or elemental force had increased that this situation was created. Once both of them reduced the "amount" of true Qi and elemental force, I'm afraid the situation would soon become a repeat of the past.

In other words, Shen Zhigui's moves were still suppressed by Grandma Ping, and the variable of "true energy" he added was still not enough to affect Grandma Ping's ability to continue to calculate the optimal solution under relevant conditions.

Unless one day Shen Zhigui's true energy can truly cover the sky and the sun, or his speed is so fast that Granny Ping cannot react, it is basically impossible for him to defeat Granny Ping in terms of moves.

Because her moves have been honed to the point where they have almost become her own instinct.

Although this also became her shackles and her cage.

But Shen Zhigui really couldn't think of how to surpass this almost instinctive reflex speed. Rather, does such martial arts really exist in the world?

Shen Zhigui was thinking absentmindedly, so his moves were inevitably a little lax, and Grandma Ping found an opportunity and shot into the gap in his moves, directly at his throat, so Shen Zhigui finally had to admit defeat:

"It looks like you won."

Although Shen Zhigui had known this would be the result, he still said it with a bit of depression.

"With your rate of improvement, you will surpass me sooner or later."

Grandma Ping just found her glasses and wiped them. She didn't know if it was because the quality of the glasses was too good or the place where they fell was not affected by the aftermath of the fight between the two, but her glasses were still intact, not even scratched, and could still be worn on the bridge of her nose, so that her eyes were well hidden behind the lenses.

When Shen Zhigui heard her comment, he didn't take it to heart.

Anyway, until I really surpass her, I can just listen to such words.

The people nearby were a little disappointed to see the two of them finish their conversation. But soon, except for Shen He, they saw Shen Zhigui and Grandma Ping walking towards them and immediately became a little respectful. Then Xiangling couldn't help but say, "Master, you are not really an immortal who lives in seclusion in the city like Xingqiu said, right?"

"So what if it is, so what if it is not?"

Grandma Ping just said kindly.

Xiangling just thought about it and nodded without asking any further questions.

This made Shen Zhigui a little puzzled:

This is an immortal!

The legendary immortal who can live forever!

How come you just saw an ordinary big white bun?

Even Shen Zhigui suspected that Grandma Ping's identity as a fairy might not be as attractive to Xiangling as the big white steamed buns.

But then he thought, maybe Granny Ping took Xiangling as her disciple because she was impressed by her qualities?

At this time, Granny Ping only glanced at the people around her. She did not avoid them, but directly used the methods of the immortals to tidy up the surrounding landforms and return them to their original state. This further proved that she was an immortal. But before Xingqiu could say anything to Chongyun, Granny Ping spoke first: "So this is your choice?"

"What choice?"