Reading poems from Teyvat

Although Shen Zhigui actually didn't think he had any benefits to exchange.

However, if the Qi system can be successfully promoted in the Qianyan Army, Shen Zhigui can naturally win over these people to work for him even if he does not hold a position in the army, because he has gone much further than others in the Qi system. With just a little bit of his insights, he can help those people break through the barriers that they have been unable to break through for a long time. At that time, if he is willing, he can form a force independent of the Qianyan Army system to clear out the remnants of the demon gods in Liyue. As a leader in completing this task, he may be able to gain the reputation of becoming one of the Seven Stars of Liyue in one fell swoop, and it is not unimaginable that he will even completely suppress Ningguang.

Even though he was just an outsider.

But if the Emperor himself promotes the Qi system, then the Emperor is endorsing his political composition, and the political ceiling that he originally had to face as an outsider would disappear.

Therefore, this is why Ningguang was willing to show a bit of persistence in order to win him over.

He may not be used by Ningguang, but he definitely cannot be used by anyone else. Of course, the most important thing is that he must not be used by immortals.

Although Shen Zhigui's relationship with Keqing made it seem a bit difficult for her to win him over.

But Ningguang didn't want to give up.

After all, no matter how you look at it, Shen Zhigui's talent is indeed not something that a normal person can have, and his gift in martial arts is so outstanding that in just a few months, he can go from a powerless bard to someone who can defeat her head-on. If he is given more time, he may be able to continue to climb up and push his martial arts realm to a realm that they, the holders of the Eye of God, cannot imagine. It can even be said that the appearance of Shen Zhigui, compared to Mora, is more in line with the embodiment of the "infinite" possibilities that Ningguang has always pursued.

As an investment, he is simply perfect.

It’s a pity that he never gave Ningguang the opportunity to invest.

Even the bet at the beginning was only used by him for trivial matters, as if he didn't care at all that the person who held the bet and could do whatever he wanted was Ningguang, the all-powerful Tianquan Star in Liyue, but was just a tool who could help him get to Inazuma and was good at anything.

Therefore, when Ningguang heard the news that her own spy saw Shen Zhigui returning to Liyue Harbor, her mind was inevitably disturbed. She then ordered to carefully observe his movements, test his purpose, find out his desires, and even satisfy his wishes.

From this perspective, Shen Zhigui is indeed fighting at home. After all, both the immortals and the powerful people in Liyue can't help but stand on his side, forming a force around him that is difficult to ignore. With such a force, even if the Doctor brings all the Fatui to Liyue Harbor to oppose him, Shen Zhigui is confident that he can make them never return. Although this may destroy Zhongli's plan and the relationship between the two countries, who cares?

Chapter 27: When Will the Bright Moon Appear? (Part 2)

But even so, before Shen Zhigui was ready to attack Tartaglia, he still went to Zhongli to explain the situation. Although Zhongli was also aware that the Fatui were rampant and unscrupulous in Teyvat, and Shen Zhigui's character seemed casual and unrestrained, in fact, he would never choose to take a step back and let the sky be broader. The two sides would confront each other sooner or later, not to mention that the Fatui wanted to kidnap his friend and make him submit, and then use him to obtain the Heart of God in Lei Yingdian's hands -

In fact, if Shen Zhigui had not come to him to explain the situation, Zhongli would not even have thought that during the few months that Shen Zhigui had been in Inazuma, his relationship with Lei Dianying had progressed to the point where, in the eyes of the Fatui, he could be used to exchange for the Heart of God. Of course, the dream that Shen Zhigui had left behind could actually prove how close his relationship with Lei Dianying was.

"I have also heard that the Fatui are trying to seize the Heart of God and prepare for their queen to rebel against Heavenly Justice." Zhongli still looked calm and composed. There seemed to be no scene in his amber eyes that could move him. So he just took a sip from the teacup before saying, "Although I think you'd better be patient for a while and let the Fatui and the one from Winter Solstice test the quality of Heavenly Justice first—"

In fact, Shen Zhigui had the same idea at the beginning.

Because whether it is Barbatos, Morax, or even Baalzebub, they don't really value the Heart of God. As for Xumi next door, not to mention that the little Auspicious Grass King has not been released from the cage by the Order of the Lords yet, even if she was released and took control of the Heart of God, her way to deal with the Fatui is nothing more than crushing the Heart of God and sending a broadcast to awaken Heavenly Principle, letting Heavenly Principle throw over the Two-Dimensional Foil - no, it's the Frost Nail - that's all. As for the Order of the Lords and the Thirty-Man Group, it's hard to describe in a few words, so it's better not to say anything.

So from this perspective, even if the remaining two gods, the God of Water and the God of Fire, are unwilling to hand over the Heart of God, the Queen of Winter and the Fatui will be able to forcibly seize the Heart of God by splitting their forces into two groups. By then, regardless of whether the Queen of Winter can successfully resist the will of Heaven, Shen Zhigui will be able to get a glimpse of the truth about the will of Heaven.

So at the beginning he was indeed prepared to pretend to be nice to her.

Anyway, Lei Dianying doesn't really care about the Heart of God. If Shen Zhigui can negotiate directly with Queen Zhidong and get compensation and indemnity from Zhidong to Inazuma, she may consider handing over the Heart of God.

But he just couldn't stand the Doctor's attitude.

Moreover, he knew clearly that the Doctor had more than one slice, so even if he took action, there was still room for recovery. It was just that he really did not expect that he could make progress in martial arts by hunting down the Doctor, allowing himself to come into contact with the ultimate proposition of time and space in advance, so he chose to force the Doctor and the Fatui to fight him, so that he could have a way out that he would not die no matter what he did.

Zhongli naturally had no idea about Shen Zhigui's personal considerations.

But he was used to everything, and Shen Zhigui was still that age, making rapid progress in martial arts. He would not be surprised no matter how impulsive he was and what he did. Although Zhongli thought that Shen Zhigui would become more unscrupulous after he declared in Wanmin Hall, "Today I know who I am", he never thought that he just seemed to be unable to give up his feelings for the disciple of Yuhengxing and Liuyunjiefeng Zhenjun, so he said that.

So it was not surprising for Zhongli that he would do this now:

"You want to make the Fatui pay a price so that they won't bother you again. I don't object. However, I recently signed a contract with the 'lady' among the Fatui's executive officers regarding the Heart of God. How about you spare her life for a while?"

For a moment, Shen Zhigui didn't know whether he should tell Zhongli that Rosaline was his spy planted among the Fatui.

However, Zhongli was obviously still prepared to make things difficult for him through the Fatui.

Since he has an accomplice among the Fatui, it is better to use them to increase the difficulty than for him to release Osel's partner Bache again, right?

So Shen Zhigui held back and just nodded.

Zhongli saw that his expression was a little strange, but he didn't think much about it. He just said, "As for Baalzebul's God's Heart, don't you have any ideas?"

"for example?"

"Just give it to the one in Zhidong."

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "The Inazuma ruler is unable to spare any time now, and the Fatui's executive officers are too low to make people believe in the conditions they have promised. Only by meeting the Queen of Winter in person can we get a formal reply. But now it has come to this. I am afraid that once I enter the territory of Winter, I will be attacked by everyone, right?"

"It sounds like Baalzebul really doesn't care about the Heart of God. Then she can send another envoy to do it. It would be best if you can do it after you get rid of three or five Fatui's executive officers—"

"So, what about Liyue?"

Shen Zhigui suddenly asked.

Zhongli pondered for a moment. He also knew what Shen Zhigui was asking, but he shook his head in the end. "Regarding the Heart of God, the contract I signed with the one from the Winter Solstice is already the result. I took the initiative to initiate this matter. Even if the Fatui did something in the process, it was the product of my indulgence. Using this reason to ask the Winter Solstice for compensation, although they can't say anything due to the contract, it is actually difficult to get any results. Not to mention, by then, if the Seven Stars can pass the test I set, then Liyue will have lost the attention of Morax. For the sake of maintaining stability, the Liyue Seven Stars may not dare to make such a request to the Winter Solstice. After all, the Winter Solstice still has their own god, and he is the most powerful one among the Seven Rulings."

Shen Zhigui thought to himself that that might not be the case.

By then, maybe I can push "the sky and the underworld" to the realm of the Styx or even reincarnation by killing Osel.

Although he didn't mean to replace Zhongli.

However, if Keqing saw his performance, she might have the confidence to ask Zhidong for compensation.

Anyway, she had an old score to settle with the lady.

Although it seems now that there is a tendency for things to become a mess.

However, now that he had already communicated with Zhongli, and Zhongli had no objection to his taking action, Shen Zhigui certainly had nothing to say, so he went straight to find the Fatui's original diplomatic envoy to Liyue, the young military attaché codenamed Childe. At this time, Tartaglia had not realized that Shen Zhigui was going to take action against him, and was greeting him with a smile as always, saying without hesitation that he would invite him to Crescent Moon Pavilion. Seeing his defenseless look, Shen Zhigui even thought about agreeing to him and then attacking him, but in the end he still stood there, looking into Childe's eyes, sighed softly, and then pulled out the Dream Heart behind him.

Chapter 28: When will the bright moon appear (Part 2)

It was already night, and the nearly full moon was illuminating the clear and flawless sky. The streets of Liyue Harbor were full of brilliant lights, but there were not many people around where the two were standing. For a moment, the surroundings became a little deserted. When Tartaglia saw Shen Zhigui's gesture, her eyes suddenly became cold, but she still said, "What do you mean, young man Shen?"

Shen Zhigui just pretended to flick his finger on Meng Xiangyi's sword. After hearing a clear sword chant, he looked at the young man and said casually, "I heard that the Eleventh Seat of the Fatui, Young Master, is a fanatical and warlike warrior. It just so happens that I haven't had any opponents recently, so I wanted to ask you for advice."

Dadalia pretended to be dumb: "I don't know what you are talking about. Young Master and the like have nothing to do with me. However, if Young Master Shen wants to pick a fight, I am happy to accompany him."

His eyes became colder and colder.

No matter how stupid Tartaglia was, he knew that Shen Zhigui had a grudge with the lady, so this young man would definitely not have a good impression of the Fatui. Although he also knew that his identity had been revealed and he would definitely not be able to hide it from the other party, admitting it now would be tantamount to giving people a reason to talk. The attitude of the Liyue Seven Stars towards the Fatui has always been to guard against them. It is already extremely difficult to infiltrate so many people into Liyue Harbor, and this is even with the presence of the Winter Bank and the Adventurers' Guild. The young man in front of him has a close relationship with the Seven Stars. If he escapes back, I am afraid that the Fatui will suffer losses again.

But if we can capture him here...

Tartaglia began to use his limited brain:

Anyway, this young man's whereabouts are always elusive. Even if he is missing for a while, the Liyue Seven Stars should not care in the short term. If they can bribe this young man during this period, then this young man may become a pawn of the Fatui, and then they can provoke civil strife between the Seven Stars and the Immortals.

Shen Zhigui would never have imagined that Dadalia actually wanted him to play the role of a traveler.

But the reason why Ying chose to act as a pawn of the Fatui was simply because she wanted to go with the flow. Anyway, she didn't have any acquaintances in Liyue Harbor, and she could only take one step at a time. So even if Tartaglia asked her to visit the immortal with the Talisman of No Taboos, she would not refuse. But Tartaglia didn't think about why Shen Zhigui agreed to let him provoke civil strife in Liyue. Even if he was unfortunately caught, he would only pretend to surrender, and then take people to flatten their stronghold in Liyue as soon as he was free!

However, Shen Zhigui obviously did not think he had any reason to fail.

Although Tartaglia saw that Shen Zhigui's condition was not quite right and his martial arts demeanor was particularly magnificent, he thought that the other party was only sixteen or seventeen years old and did not have the Eye of God. No matter how amazing his martial arts talent was, if he could not control the elemental power, his destructive power would be limited. Tartaglia himself had the Eye of God and the Evil Eye, and he could use both elemental powers freely. Although using the Evil Eye would cause a great burden to him, he did not think he had any reason to fail, so he just said confidently: "It is Liyue's Moon Chasing Festival now. Since you are so interested, I will accompany you to the end. But how about adding a little prize?"

"Oh?"

"What I mean is, if you fail, you might as well go with me to a place to play for a few days, so that I can show my hospitality..."

Shen Zhigui was not interested in listening to his words. He just looked at this stubborn warrior from head to toe. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "It's actually hard for me to judge what kind of person you are. I don't have any deep dislike for you. After all, you have been a sucker for me many times. But, you and I can never be friends. I don't know if you understand this or you are pretending to be confused to get close to me."

When Tartaglia heard what Shen Zhigui said, his originally stern expression suddenly became a little confused, but he soon smiled bitterly and said, "Why do we have to distinguish some things so clearly?"

It wasn't that Tartaglia hated the young man in front of him.

Rather, when he heard that this young man had foiled the lady's plan, he actually wanted to make friends with this young man. However, Shen Zhigui and Zhongli had always had a distant attitude towards each other. Of course, Zhongli actually had that attitude towards those who were not specific. As for Shen Zhigui, Tartaglia just thought that this young man liked to interact with beautiful women far more than with men, so he didn't care about his attitude.

But now it sounded like he had figured out his identity so early on?

But even so, Tartaglia had no further ideas.

As he himself said, why should we make such a clear distinction?

"But if some things are not clearly distinguished, then it will not be so easy to clarify the responsibilities in the future. However, I think you will not get such an opportunity, so it is better not to say such things." Shen Zhigui flicked his fingers on the sword again and said lightly, "And since you are willing to continue to be confused, I have nothing to say. However, there is one thing I want to make clear first. This battle will determine not only the superiority but also life and death!"

Tartaglia looked at the boy in astonishment.

He saw that the boy's expression was still cold in the moonlight. After being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Are you kidding, sir?"

What qualifications does he have to say this?

Do you want to compete with him in terms of both superiority and life and death?

He doesn't even have the Eye of God!

And although he didn't understand how he had caused the lady to fail in the first place, judging from the situation, the main force at that time was either the young Yuhengxing or the silver-haired immortal disciple. How could this young man dare to say such words to him?

It is such a humiliation to him to have such a person who is not just a so-called person say such things to him!

So Tartaglia immediately tightened his grip on the longbow and glared at the young man.

The young man was still calm and said, "I heard that the bow and arrow is not your best weapon? So you'd better change to another one, otherwise you may not have the chance to change your weapon again. Although I'm not very good at using the sword either."

"Isn't that perfect? ​​You're not good at using the sword, and I'm not good at using the bow and arrow. Can't we compete with each other in our respective areas of weakness?"

Although he was clearly furious, the young master pretended to smile and spoke to Shen Zhigui.

Shen Zhigui was too lazy to say anything more.

He glanced at the young man and saw that he didn't even draw his bow and arrow, but just let Shen Zhigui attack first. Shen Zhigui shook his head and sighed for the umpteenth time.

Chapter 29: When Will the Bright Moon Appear? (End)

But soon, Tartaglia felt a strong wind like a fine blade blowing towards him. The wind brought a chill far beyond the winter chill of his hometown. It penetrated into his body and even his soul like mercury. His spirit and body seemed to be cut apart by the wind and thrown into two different worlds. His soul could only float in the void of the eternal night, watching his body do its own thing, and instinctively resisting the sword light that could break everything.

Tartaglia only felt a silent, dark silence that seemed to condense into substance enveloping him, dragging him into an unfathomable abyss, and waiting for him in the abyss was only eternal death!

Is this going to die?

Seeing that his body, which acted on instinct, was suppressed by the young man in an instant, Tartaglia became more and more anxious. As a martial arts fanatic, he absolutely could not tolerate accepting such an unclear death under such circumstances!

Not to mention, if he died, what would happen to his brothers and sisters?

Thinking of this, thinking of their voices and smiles, he struggled forward in the darkness, and forward again. He didn't know how long it took, as if several years had passed, and it seemed like only a short moment had passed. He only saw a pale light suddenly shining in front of his eyes. He plunged into it recklessly. After he came to his senses and opened his eyes, what came towards him was the cold sword light. At this moment, the sword light even carried the majesty of a certain god. The free lightning elements in the surroundings rushed towards him as the sword was waved, as if they had found a school of piranhas with the smell of blood.

Caught off guard, Tartaglia forced open his evil eye, but the sword light continued to come, so Tartaglia had no choice but to retreat. After he stood still, he breathed heavily as if he wanted to suck all the air out of the long street.

Shen Zhigui did not press on to attack at this time, but just asked: "It seems that as the last of the Fatui executive officers, you are not that weak."

Tartaglia didn't even have the energy to refute at this point, and just asked, "What is that?"

"What's the point of asking this question?"

Shen Zhigui just said:

"Do you really think you still have a chance to continue climbing the path of a warrior? If you have this chance, shouldn't you hurry up and write your last words?"

If it were the original Tartaglia, he would have been furious when he heard the boy's words, but at this time, under the charm of that sword, his energy and spirit had been almost exhausted. Not to mention, he had already personally experienced the boy's martial arts. Even if he put aside the magical sword that cut his body and spirit, the majesty of the katana that he was not good at and the demeanor of the boy were not something he could match now.

Needless to say, in order to resist the majesty that was like the presence of the god of thunder himself, he also opened his evil eye.

Whether in terms of his inner state or external conditions, he did not have the capital to continue to tangle with this young man.

And if I turn and run away—

Thinking of this, Tartaglia immediately stood up straight.

Although he admitted that he had underestimated the boy at first, as a martial arts fanatic, he would rather die standing than shamefully expose his back to this enemy, so he simply put away his longbow, drew out his best weapon, and took a breath before saying, "If I am unfortunate enough to die in your hands, can you please tell my brothers and sisters, considering our past friendship..."

After a moment of silence, he shook his head again: "Forget it..."

Tartaglia thought about the trouble of these things, and didn't think that the boy in front of him, who was always casual and undisciplined, would agree to convey his last words.

But at this time, the boy said: "It sounds like you love your brother and sister very much?"

Seeing his interested look, Tartaglia didn't know whether it was because he was particularly smart in the face of life and death, or because the boy looked too malicious. He immediately thought of something and said loudly: "Don't let your family suffer! This is a matter between you and us Fatui, and it has nothing to do with them!"

The boy just smiled:

"But in fact, aren't you the fools the ones who go to other countries to stir up trouble, deceive their superiors and subordinates, assassinate the supreme gods of other countries, and wantonly create chaos and disasters? If this is just a matter between you and me, and just a matter between you and the gods, then what is the fault of the people of Mond who were recruited by Solstice but were used as consumables for human experiments? What did Inazuma do wrong when she died on the battlefield of the civil war instigated by you, and what was wrong with those people who used the evil eye to cause premature aging or even death? What is the fault of those people in Xumi who were deceived by you fools to receive treatment for the so-called magic scale disease, that they had to suffer such torture?"

Tartaglia fell silent.

He had nothing to say.

"Oh, I forgot. You really didn't do any evil in Liyue," the young man raised the sword and looked straight at the deadly edge. A serious light reflected in his dark pupils, and he said, "But in the final analysis, if you had the opportunity to create a disaster and seize Morax's Eye of God in the chaos, would you really consider the millions of people living in this city?"

Tartaglia remained silent.

I think he would probably create disaster without hesitation.

He couldn't go against his own heart.

After all, this is the supreme mission given to him by the Queen of Winter.

But if that’s the case, what qualifications does he have to say that the disaster won’t affect his family?