Reading poems from Teyvat

So at this time, he was actually glad that he did not tell the whereabouts of his family and did not let this erratic boy convey his last words. Rather, even if he really spoke his true feelings at this time, it would only make Shen Zhigui conceal his identity and say that he just got into trouble while selling toys. But for this boy, even if he let his family go and went through thousands of hardships to travel thousands of miles to Zhidong to find them, he would only tell the truth, right?

Saying that he was just a fool who caused disasters everywhere and a battle maniac who wanted to challenge others at any time would directly tear apart the lies he had made up in an attempt to keep the children in dreams, and would let his younger brothers and sisters directly see the cruelest truth of this world.

Although in reality, if he died here, even if his master was willing to take care of them, they would still see firsthand the cruelty of this world.

But lies and dreams are things that cannot be maintained for long.

So it was just his own fault.

But he still held the weapon tightly.

Then a flash of sword light passed by, and in a pain that was enough to burn his nerves, Tartaglia felt that all the blood in his body had been drained away, and his body suddenly became cold. He fell on his back and saw the moon in the sky. Then he remembered that Liyue's Moon Festival was approaching, and according to Liyue's tradition, they should celebrate the festival with their families. He recalled the years he had spent with his family, and couldn't help wanting to struggle. But suddenly he remembered that if he had always been prepared to exchange the lights of this city for Morax's Heart of God, how could he expect to go back to that time?

Chapter 30: Recognizing the Spring Breeze through Drawing (Part 1)

Normally, Shen Zhigui's behavior was a form of private punishment, just as he criticized Xingqiu for saying. It was undoubtedly a chivalrous style, and it was undoubtedly challenging the authority of the Seven Stars of Liyue and the institutions that governed the country. In modern society, no matter how heinous the crimes of the people Shen Zhigui killed were, he could not bypass the law enforcement agencies and conduct a trial privately.

In Mond he could still say he was acting in self-defense.

This time it's not the case.

But Shen Zhigui had done the same thing countless times in Inazuma. He was a little resistant to killing people at first, but after he pushed his martial arts realm from "the sky and the underworld" to "the vision of the underworld" through killing people, he became numb. After becoming numb, he naturally didn't bother to consider the adverse effects his actions would have on customs and morals.

Although he had said before that he was unwilling to be constrained by chains and regard himself as an alienated non-human.

But no matter how inhuman she is, facing a politician like Keqing who has an extremely deep social background and whose opinions of him are extremely complicated, he always has to keep his words and actions consistent with her.

So even if the place where he dueled with Tartaglia was indeed deserted, it was still in the street after all, and there would always be people who could see it. Not to mention that the noise made by Meng Xiang using the "Hand and Eye of the Evil Star" was already quite loud, so it was normal for someone to notice it.

Although Shen Zhigui felt that the experience of using elemental power through this weapon was quite interesting, he could not directly control the thunder element. Compared with the true Qi that he could wield at will - even if it was the true Qi converted from the devil's hatred, it was like filling a container with water and then pouring it out. It was not intuitive and delicate enough.

So he was too lazy to continue his research.

Of course, in reality, Shen Zhigui actually had many ways to cover up this past case, such as continuing to use "Flowers Fall and Water Flows" to manipulate the emotions of the witnesses, erasing their memories, and then sinking the young master's body under the dock of Liyue Harbor. However, the disappearance of one of the Fatui's executives was bound to cause many impacts. In order to prevent Keqing from having to deal with the death of the Fatui's executive during the Moon-Chasing Festival, Shen Zhigui considerately surrendered to her.

"You mean to say that you killed that 'young master'?"

"Replacement guaranteed."

Shen Zhigui just said that.

Keqing gritted her teeth when she saw Shen Zhigui's nonchalant look. For a moment, she really wanted to take Shen Zhigui directly to the prison of the General Affairs Department, but she finally held back. Although for someone, it is probably not a big deal, he would be interested in taking a tour around the prison, and maybe even have thoughts like "dungeon.avi" when the girl was interrogating him.

But Keqing is still one of the Seven Stars of Liyue after all, and she still has the power to pardon someone, although she has never used it. She also knows that Tartaglia is a Fatui, and although he is relatively well-behaved, based on the intelligence they have collected, it is only because of his stubborn character that he has not found the right opportunity. The death of a Fatui executive can be said to be a cause for celebration. After all, none of these people can be said to be law-abiding and good citizens.

Although the one in front of her wasn't either.

But Keqing still put on a stern face and asked Shen Zhigui: "Why did you want to kill him?"

Shen Zhigui thought about it and told Keqing the whole story, including his relationship with the sisters Lei Dianzhen and Lei Dianying. When Keqing heard what he said, she immediately looked at the sword that he had been carrying on his back since he came back from Inazuma. After a moment of silence, she thought of something and said:

"Can you really resurrect a god who is supposed to be dead?"

"She is just a special case."

Shen Zhigui said.

"What about normal people?"

Although Shen Zhigui knew that someone would ask him this question sooner or later, he had never revealed this fact to anyone other than Lei Dianying and Yae Shenzi. He told Keqing now only because he felt that there shouldn't be too many secrets between the two of them. However, he still didn't expect that Keqing, a young lady with a happy life, would also think about this question. But Shen Zhigui thought about it and just said, "If I really want to say it, it's not impossible. It's just that I'm not sure whether the person you want me to resurrect will be the shadow pieced together by the memories of you who have been with him, or the real person."

"But that Lei Dian is really..."

"I told you she's a special case."

Shen Zhigui thought that if Lei Dianzhen had not left a part of her will in Meng Meng Yi Xin, Shen Zhigui still would not be able to determine whether she was Lei Dianzhen herself.

But Keqing just stared at him for a long time, and finally said: "Don't worry, I won't ask you to do such a thing, it's just..."

She bit her beautiful lips and remained silent for a moment.

Shen Zhigui looked at her and immediately asked curiously, "Just what?"

Seeing that he even told her such a secret, Keqing did not hide her thoughts any more. She just looked into the boy's dark eyes and said frankly, "You said you are not sure whether the person you resurrected is the real person or a shadow pieced together by memories. You can say that when you are an outsider, but one day, when I or Shen He, one day, she and I will not be able to control life and death like you, so we will die before you. At that time, will you still be as cautious as you are now, and dare not cross the line? Or even if you know that it is just an illusion pieced together by memories, you will not hesitate to touch the taboo of life and death?"

Shen Zhigui didn't expect Keqing to ask such a question.

He thought about it, then turned around and asked Keqing, "What do you hope for? Do you hope that I will go against the taboo and relive our past together? Or do you hope that I can look forward and continue to stick to my bottom line?"

"I……"

In fact, Keqing is also conflicted.

She couldn't say she hadn't thought about hoping that this young man could love her to that extent, that even if she was just a shadow, he would rush out to accompany her like a moth to a flame; but as a young lady from an aristocratic family with extremely high self-cultivation and the Jade Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue, she wouldn't want Shen Zhigui to frequently touch such life and death taboos and disrupt customs, so at this time, she just hesitated and couldn't give an answer, but still said a little angrily:

"I'm asking you now!"

Shen Zhigui thought her blushing face was really cute, so he grabbed her hands and said, "But I won't let you leave before me."

Chapter 31: Drawing a Picture to Recognize the Spring Breeze (Part 2)

Shen Zhigui feels that he is now qualified to say this.

He didn't think so before because he wasn't so sure about his future. After all, the law of nature was like the sword of Damocles hanging over his head, so he didn't dare to teach more advanced martial arts to others casually. As for the few moves he taught Zhongli earlier, to put it bluntly, the upper limit was just that. Those moves were just "skills" after all. Although they could generate true energy through practice, they were essentially just trees without roots and water without a source. The upper limit of these moves was actually just to be able to fight against the holder of the Eye of God on equal terms.

This depends on whether they can survive the dangers of the training process and the wear and tear of using "Cinnabar disappears without a trace when exposed to fire".

After all, not everyone is as good as Shen Zhigui.

Even if another martial arts genius who possesses the spiritual energy of Teyvat for a hundred years appears, this martial arts genius will most likely only be able to tie with Keqing before she learned the "Come Like Thunder, End With Fury" skill during his lifetime.

Therefore, if Shen Zhigui failed, these people would never become the thorn in the side of heaven.

After all, the degree of attention you would pay if you saw a few black spots in the pond was different from the degree of attention you would pay if you saw someone pouring dye into the pond to pollute the water that you had already colored. Of course, Shen Zhigui had no intention of competing with Heaven for the "right to adjust colors", but the more his martial arts improved, the more incompatible the "colors" around him would be, and Heaven would definitely notice him. Of course, if Shen Zhigui stopped and lived peacefully, at his current level, he would be just a small stone, but Shen Zhigui was obviously unwilling to pin his life and death on the kindness of Heaven.

Although no matter how he looked at this enemy before, he was no match for him.

After all, even if it was "destiny", even if Shen Zhigui created it, he only left himself a secret escape route. Of course, he might be able to further observe more profound martial arts principles in the process of observing the void of Teyvat, and thus push his martial arts to the next level. He did benefit a lot from this observation process, but this accumulation was not enough to give him the confidence to fight against the laws of nature.

But after learning the martial art "Life is Like a Dream" by hunting down the doctor, Shen Zhigui saw hope.

Because "time and space" is indeed the ultimate proposition of the world.

Once Shen Zhigui can divide time and space infinitely, no matter how powerful Tianli is, Shen Zhigui does not need to be afraid. At worst, he can just turn around and run away. Although it is very likely that Tianli also controls a certain degree of power in the field of time and space, at that level, the two are standing on the same starting line. What they have to fight against at that time is not elemental power and true qi, but the question of who will own the "Heaven's Heart" of Teyvat.

That is, the question is what color the water in this pond should be dyed.

With such a powerful enemy as the abyss, it would be really unwise for Heaven to still intend to deal with him.

Therefore, the premise of everything is to make progress in martial arts by hunting down the doctor.

And Shen Zhigui has indeed made progress.

Before this, he had no idea about the re-deconstruction of "Shine on My Heart Full of Ice and Snow", but after he successfully killed the doctor's slice twice, his understanding of "Life is Like a Dream" became deeper, and he was also more comfortable with the perspective of "time and space", so he was able to advance his progress. Although in the end he still struggled out of the "Shine on My Heart Full of Ice and Snow" move, at that time, Tartaglia was obviously at the end of his strength.

So the pursuit of the doctor's slices must continue.

Once he has thoroughly learned that "life is like a dream", he naturally won't have to worry about issues of justice.

If Keqing can't make further progress in the elemental system, the worst that can happen is that he will continue to use "the sky and the underworld" to maintain Keqing's vitality and let her maintain this state. Although no matter how you look at it, letting a political creature like Keqing have this state seems to break some balance, but Zhongli and Ganyu have always been like this before, right? Even so, Keqing still needs to face the problem of wear and tear.

But he believed he could find a way in the future.

Keqing had not expected that this young man, who had always been very cautious - it's not really easy to say that, but although his attitude towards her was quite offensive in words, he had always been quite cautious in physical contact. The most excessive time before was just because he was too happy after the cave was created, so he grabbed her hand like this, and he seemed to be like this to everyone. Sometimes Keqing even thought that Shen Zhigui was actually the kind of person who valued spiritual love more.

Of course, the way they are doing this doesn't seem to be called love.

She was silent for a moment, and did not look up at the boy's eyes, because at this moment, her heartbeat was unusually fast, and her face must be a blood-red color, so her body temperature was rising rapidly, but she did not want to pull her hand away like last time, and did not want the boy to find out. It was better to say that she did not think that she should continue to hide her thoughts, so she just lowered her head and whispered:

"Why do you say that?"

"Because of my martial arts, Lord Yuhengxing, haven't you long known my talent in martial arts?" Shen Zhigui just said, "If I can revive the dead, then extending the lifespan of the living shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Keqing finally raised her head at this time and looked into his eyes. Even when this young man was saying such words, he still looked absent-minded. It seemed that the words he said were just common topics that could be heard everywhere in the streets, so she had no way of telling whether he was sincere or not. However, when he spoke the truth, he would really be like this, right?

So Keqing couldn't help but laugh.

"Master Yuhengxing? Ah Qing?"

Shen Zhigui couldn't help but use that name out of habit, and then changed his words.

Keqing really didn't want to dwell on that question. At this distance, she could smell the boy's scent just by breathing casually. Although it definitely couldn't be said to be the fragrance of fresh grass, it wasn't a stench either. Rather, she actually liked this smell a little bit, because this smell could prove that Shen Zhigui was not an immortal like Shen He who lived in the clouds and was not stained by the dust, but a part of her who lived in the world with her.

Chapter 32: Drawing a Picture to Recognize the Spring Breeze (Part 2)

But it was obvious that Shen Zhigui had been saying things that sounded like the deeds of an immortal.

But Keqing still looked directly into the boy's dark eyes and said softly: "I believe you, I believe you can guarantee that I will not leave this world before you. Even if something unexpected happens and I leave this world, I will not have any complaints."

When Shen Zhigui heard this, he didn't know what to say.

So he just looked at the girl in silence.

Then he realized that it was not a good idea to continue holding Keqing's hand, so he wanted to let go and changed the subject, saying, "I seem to have gone off topic. The question at the beginning seemed to be about why I wanted to kill Tartaglia? In fact, it was because the Fatui wanted to use me to threaten Inazuma's Thunder God and make her hand over the Heart of God, so they wanted to kidnap my friends to threaten me, so I killed the Sixth Seat of the Fatui. They still don't plan to stop, so I am now ready to make them pay the price so that they will know to retreat when they encounter difficulties."

Although Shen Zhigui’s main goal was actually to get a doctorate.

But the doctor obviously deserved to die.

So he doesn't have any psychological burden.

As for eliminating Tartaglia, it was just a warning, warning the Fatui not to touch his friends.

Although Shen Zhigui's friends basically all have divine eyes.

For a few of them, like Huai'an, the owner of Wangshu Inn, who are under the protection of Xiao, the Fatui will not be able to succeed easily, let alone high-level ones like Ningguang or Keqing.

As he explained this to Keqing, he wanted to pull his hand back as if nothing had happened, but Keqing squeezed his hand instead. Even through the pair of silk gloves, Shen Zhigui could feel Keqing's abnormally high temperature, so Shen Zhigui couldn't help but lower his head to look into the girl's eyes. The girl just looked at him with shining eyes, as if she didn't hear what he said about the Fatui later. She just said to herself: "So, even if you can do that, don't you think that human healing is better than divine healing?"

Shen Zhigui really didn't expect Keqing to still be thinking about this kind of question at this time, so he just sighed and said, "But I've already said it, not to mention my future self, even my current self is almost transformed into a non-human species. Do you really think that I can still be called a normal human being now? And if I extend your lifespan, can you still be called a human being at that time?"

And his success may not be replicable.

After all, others are not cheating.

Even if Shen Zhigui did not consider that martial arts such as "The Sky Is Full of Heaven and the Underworld" and "The Jade Tower Floating Clouds Change the Past and the Present" were so-called "forbidden knowledge", if he directly disclosed these martial arts, there would probably not be many people in the world who could understand and learn them, not to mention those who could continue to advance on the basis of understanding like him. Apart from anything else, if a normal person wanted to promote the progress of "The Sky Is Full of Heaven and the Underworld", he would either torture himself or torture others, but the progress of torturing oneself was frighteningly slow, and torturing others——

How many humans in the entire Teyvat can be treated like consumables and tortured like this?

As for the martial arts of "Jade Tower Floating Clouds Change the Past and Present", if Shen Zhigui had not understood it by chance, it would probably still be shelved until now.

When Keqing heard Shen Zhigui say this, she wanted to speak several times, bit her lips several times, and kept exerting force on the boy's hand. Of course, her strength was just a tickle for Shen Zhigui at the moment, so Shen Zhigui let her do it. However, Keqing soon pulled herself out of her thoughts, looked at the boy, thought for a while, and said: "Then, what are you going to do when the time comes?"

"What do you mean?"

Shen Zhigui looked at her strangely.

"I mean, when the time comes, do you think it would be better for me to continue to work at Yuhengxing, or should I give up my job after a certain number of years and hand over the position to someone else?"

Shen Zhigui pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "Doesn't this depend on your personal opinion? Although I would definitely choose not to work, you seem to need to realize your own value through such work, and make yourself happy by getting recognition from others, right? Since Ganyu has been doing this for thousands of years, adding you to the mix shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Keqing immediately squeezed the boy's hand even harder:

He seemed to have never considered their future, and seemed to just think that they should stay in this state forever.

So Keqing couldn't help but feel a little angry.

You have already said those words, but at this moment, you start playing dumb again!

At this time, even if Shen Zhigui was slow, he noticed that Keqing was angry. However, he was not the kind of person who would find faults in himself to accommodate others. Although it was acceptable for him to accommodate Keqing, at least Keqing should say it directly instead of hinting at him through such small actions. Not to mention that such small actions did not cause any trouble to him, so he asked:

"Is there something wrong with what I said? Or do you think Ganyu didn't do well enough?"

"It has nothing to do with Ganyu."

Keqing stretched out her foot and stepped on Shen Zhigui.

Shen Zhigui could only sigh: "What does that have to do with anything? It can't be related to the Emperor, right?"

Speaking of which, it seems that this Lord Yuhengxing is a hidden fan of the Emperor, and he has collected quite a few figures of the Emperor.

Although it is actually the dragon-shaped figurine.

Rather than the figure of Zhongli himself.

Of course, Shen Zhigui was also aware of this complex. He also wanted to collect portraits of the leader. Although in fact, the leader's portraits could be seen everywhere on banknotes and were so familiar that they could not be more familiar, so he gave up such an idea. In his opinion, Keqing's thoughts were similar to his, so he would not have any extra thoughts. But at this moment, he really couldn't guess what she was thinking, so he had to bring this up.

"It has nothing to do with the Emperor!"

Keqing became even angrier, and her high heels rolled hard on Shen Zhigui's feet, but it didn't hurt Shen Zhigui at all. Although he didn't like this behavior, he pulled his feet back to stop Keqing from doing that. Keqing didn't notice it for a moment, and lost her balance, so she used the hand she held to move closer to Shen Zhigui's arms. At this time, the distance between the two was so close that Shen Zhigui could even see the girl's trembling eyelashes. At this moment, Keqing suddenly closed her eyes, and her delicate little face was slightly raised, as if she was waiting for something.