Reading poems from Teyvat

The Doctor, who finally heard the good news, asked the remaining Fatui to contact the Lady so that they could join forces with her to deal with the boy together, although at this time, he had a vague premonition that they would fail.

Chapter 36: Pipa plays the foreign language for thousands of years (Part 1)

But at this point, the Doctor had only sacrificed this one slice, and Shen Zhigui had already expelled most of the Fatui from Mondstadt and Liyue. Even Inazuma's Fatui had suffered a devastating blow because of him. It could be said that Zhidong's plan to collect the Heart of God was almost halfway finished by him.

Although the lady has already reserved Zhongli's Heart of God.

So when the Doctor met with Rosaline and asked her to join hands with him to deal with the boy, Rosaline immediately rejected the Doctor without hesitation: "I must ensure that the contract with the Rock God continues. I will never be afraid to make sacrifices for the Queen, but now that I have already concluded such a contract with the Rock God, why should I throw myself into such a battlefield for the illusory possibility of obtaining another God's Heart? You said it yourself, you can't beat that man, right?"

"But don't you want to take revenge on that wind god Barbatos?"

The Doctor obviously knew what the "lady's" problem was.

"Barbatos?"

"Yes, it was Barbatos who watched Mondstadt fall into disaster during the catastrophe of Kanreya. I have found his incarnation in the human world. You have been in charge of diplomacy in Mondstadt before, so it should be easy for you to tell whether that person is the God of Wind or not. Don't you want to take revenge on him and seize his God's Heart?"

Rosalin immediately looked coldly at the man whose eyes were covered by the mask:

"Is the Queen's mission just a bargaining chip for you to settle personal grudges?"

The doctor just shook his head: "I just thought you would be more willing to take his God's Heart. If you don't want to participate in this operation, I won't force you. However, I will go to Mond first to take Barbatos's God's Heart and then deal with this person. In this way, I will have a God's Heart. The Queen should also let you cooperate with me to capture the boy in exchange for Thor's God's Heart, right?"

The doctor just said it calmly.

The lady was silent for a moment, then finally nodded.

"Pleasant to work with."

The Doctor just chuckled and said.

However, with the Fatui's eyes and ears almost wiped out, it was extremely difficult for the two executive officers to collect intelligence. After all, they had people helping them to gather intelligence in the market before, so they could sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor and maintain their strange attire. But now, their remaining people were all newcomers who were unfamiliar with the place. Whether it was themselves or those newcomers, gathering intelligence would only arouse suspicion and allow the young man to further eliminate them. Therefore, the two executive officers could only choose to send someone to act as bait to lead Shen Zhigui to the place where they had scheduled the decisive battle.

Shen Zhigui actually rushed there without hesitation.

Recalling how quickly and fiercely Shen Zhigui captured the Fatui, the doctor always wondered if there was something wrong with him being fooled so easily. However, after seeing that Ganyu, the famous Secretary-General of Liyue, was standing next to Shen Zhigui, the doctor understood where Shen Zhigui's fearlessness came from:

It has only been less than a year since he rose to fame and showed his presence in Teyvat. Why is he so successful in a place like Liyue?

The doctor couldn't help but think so in his heart.

But he finally emerged from the darkness and faced Shen Zhigui.

"You don't seem surprised?"

The doctor actually took the time to greet Shen Zhigui.

"Do you think I should be surprised?"

Shen Zhigui didn't intend to take action immediately, he just said it.

"So you are very proud now?"

"That's not true," Shen Zhigui glanced at Rosaline standing aside, and continued calmly, "However, if all the executive officers including you and the lady were to die here at this moment, could the Fatui really bear such a loss? In total, three executive officers have died, not counting you? Not to mention, you still haven't obtained a single Heart of God—"

"so what?"

"So you, the Fatui, may not be able to bear the cost of continuing to oppose me."

The doctor hesitated for a moment and said, "In that case, I admit that we shouldn't have attacked you before and angered you. We wanted to get Baalzebub's Heart of God through you. I can also make compensation to you. How about we stop here between you and us?"

Shen Zhigui looked at him with a half-smile: "You mean, after all the things you have done, after you have provoked the civil strife in Inazuma, after you have recruited a large number of soldiers in Mondstadt for human experiments, and after you have tortured so many people in Xumi under the pretext of curing the demonic scale disease, you can end all the grudges with just one sentence: stop here?"

"I don't think your sense of justice is that strong, but if you are going to judge the Fatui for their sins, it would be best to ask the Water God to do it. Not to mention, you have already helped Mondstadt and Liyue expel the Fatui. Isn't that enough?"

The doctor just said lightly.

"When a tiger or rhinoceros escapes from its cage, or a tortoise or jade is destroyed in its box, whose fault is it?"

"Your Excellency means that we, the superiors, are unable to keep a close eye on these fools, or that we let them do whatever they want, which led to the disaster of 'tigers and rhinoceroses escaping from their cages, and tortoises and jade being destroyed in their caskets', causing the precious order to be destroyed. So, Your Excellency thinks that we, and even the Queen of Winter, have an unshirkable responsibility?"

A doctor is still a doctor after all. Although he has no interest in Liyue’s culture, he quickly guessed what Shen Zhigui meant and said.

"Is not it?"

"If you think so, I have nothing to say. But just as you will not surrender and let us use you to threaten the Thunder God to get her Heart of God, we will not surrender either. Not to mention, I am still like this. Besides, the Heart of God of your bard friend may not be that difficult to obtain, right? At that time, I can lure you away first, and then take away the Heart of God from that person. What will you do? I admit that you have a wide range of friends, but the Fatui are definitely not someone you can easily provoke. If you really want to make a fuss, maybe you can really get the justice you want, but at that time, I am afraid that it may not only be the Fatui who will be sacrificed, but also your friends. Please think carefully about this and don't do anything that will make your loved ones sad and your enemies happy."

"Does this mean you think you can represent the Fatui?" Shen Zhigui just said.

"What do you mean by that, Your Excellency?"

"I just want to judge you."

Chapter 37: Pipa plays the foreign language for thousands of years (Part 2)

The Doctor actually quite understands Shen Zhigui's approach. After all, if they were to switch positions and want to end all the grievances, the Doctor himself would not choose to believe that he would stop there, because from a certain perspective, the Doctor, who has many slices, is as capable of action and execution as Shen Zhigui, or even better. In this case, choosing to stop the war and shake hands is just to give her a chance to breathe. As long as Zhidong does not give up the plan to collect the Heart of God, Lei Dianying still holds the Heart of God, and the Fatui cannot face her majesty, Shen Zhigui is the only way to threaten her openly -

After all, he was not like the fairy fox's follower who acted almost perfectly and did not reveal any weaknesses.

Although in reality, the Fatui or the Doctor are now in a dilemma.

But at this time, Shen Zhigui suddenly said: "I remember that according to the legend, the second seat of the Fatui, the Doctor, should have come from the Xumi Academy of Teachings, but was expelled, right?"

"Geniuses like you and me are destined not to be accepted by the secular world," the doctor even regarded Shen Zhigui as a kind of person at this time, saying, "and sooner or later you will embark on the same forbidden path as me, just to seek to get closer to the truth of this world, and then be excluded by the vulgar fools around you. You and I are actually the same kind of people, but you haven't recognized yourself yet--"

“Don’t say such nonsense,” Shen Zhigui just looked straight at the doctor and said coldly, “And I also heard that you are now cooperating with the Xumi Order Institute to prepare to produce something. So even though your slice in Xumi is closer to Liyue, you still delayed it for so long, allowing me to clear the Fatui’s eyes and ears in Liyue. Since you value that place so much, let’s solve everything there.”

"Solve everything?"

"I will let Lei Dianying hand over her Heart of God to me, and then bring her Heart of God to Xumi. Isn't your purpose to get the Heart of God through me? So, if you want to get the Heart of God of Thunder, just gather all your slices in Xumi. But if there are more executives or the Queen of Winter in person, I may not keep the appointment. Anyway, if I take the Heart of God with me, you may not be able to find my trace. And if you want to do something to my friends, I can also continue to cause trouble for the executives of the Fatui one by one. It's just a matter of seeing who makes faster progress——"

"I can choose not to ask other Fatui for help," the doctor was very interested in Shen Zhigui's proposal, but after considering it for a moment, he said, "But you can't let other immortals get involved, including Miss Ganyu."

"Let's talk about the conditions together."

"No, that's it," the doctor looked at the boy with interest, and said, "After all, even if you bring Tevarin with you, it doesn't really matter—"

But the next moment, the boy's figure flashed through the void like a meteor, and then a sword pierced his chest. But at this time, the doctor still had a faint smile on his lips: "Sumeru is a very interesting place. If you really bring the Heart of God, I will show you what I can do. At that time, you will be able to see a real man-made "miracle". I am looking forward to that day. By then, you will understand that under such a miracle..."

But Shen Zhigui just expressionlessly let his dream sink deep into his heart, causing this body to quickly lose blood and temperature. After a spasm, it lost its breath of life. The trace of the illusory death energy flowing in the void became clearer and clearer. After Shen Zhigui stood still and observed for a moment, he wiped the blood off the sword and put it back into the sheath.

Ganyu next to her was still confronting the lady.

"Let's go."

"But……"

Ganyu looked at the Fatui executive who had great hostility towards Liyue according to Keqing's narration, and suddenly hesitated.

"Your Emperor has an agreement with her. Although I can kill her now, he will find another Fatui to sign a contract with sooner or later. It's better to let her live for the time being."

"What does the Emperor mean?"

Gan Yu asked immediately.

Although strictly speaking, Ganyu should actually doubt the truthfulness of Shen Zhigui's words, but thinking that the young man did have the Great Sage's Talisman of No Taboos in his hand, and that the Emperor would indeed observe Liyue Harbor in private, it was not strange for him to be encountered by this young man or for the Emperor to find him. Moreover, Ganyu felt that Shen Zhigui would not talk nonsense about such things, so she just asked Shen Zhigui what his intention was.

Shen Zhigui thought for a moment and said, "I don't know exactly what he is planning, but his plan should be revealed within the next two years. You just need to wait for a while."

At that time, the fate of this country, the Seven Stars of Liyue, the immortals, and even these people will depend on the choices they make and the power they possess.

However, it is more likely that Shen Zhigui will be able to kill Osel alone at that time, thereby pushing his martial arts to an unprecedented level.

After slicing the Doctor once again, his premonition became extremely real.

Ganyu just stared at the young man in front of her, pondered for a moment, and finally let the arrow in her hand deflect upwards. The ice arrow she shot immediately sank into the distant sky and soon dissipated into nothingness. She put away the longbow in her hand and stood with him silently. Then the three of them exchanged glances, and then each of them went their separate ways without saying a word.

Although in reality, secret communications are more frequent than ever before.

Privately, Shen Zhigui had sent a message to Rosaline, asking her to go back to Mondstadt and tell Wendy the truth, saying that his identity had been exposed and asking him to be prepared. Although Shen Zhigui felt that Wendy would most likely just give up and give his Heart of God to Rosaline so that Zhidong would no longer keep an eye on Mondstadt; and through Mengxiang Yixin, the two sisters Lei Dianzhen and Lei Dianying were also conveying their words, either expressing their concerns about the boy's behavior, thinking that he should not be so aggressive, or dissatisfied with his decision to act first and then report. After all, the alien feeling in him has become more and more out of place. If he wants to carry the Heart of God, it is very likely to attract the attention of Zheng Tianli on the way -

But overall, the sisters had no objection to handing over the Heart of God to Shen Zhigui.

So Shen Zhigui just casually said that he would put the Heart of God in the cave or let the Eightfold Son of God send it over.

Anyway, the Doctor didn't restrict her.

Although she is just slacking off.

Chapter 38: Pipa plays the foreign language for thousands of years (Part 2)

After the situation calmed down, or just temporarily calmed down, Shen Zhigui and Ganyu evacuated from the Fatui base and returned to Liyue Harbor. It was just when the Moon Festival was approaching. Ganyu was actually planning to continue working at Yuehai Pavilion. After all, even if Ningguang was ready to change her position and turn her from an indispensable core into a replaceable part, this change could not be accomplished overnight. The work efficiency of this hybrid unicorn was far higher than that of others. Therefore, relying on her as the core and others just assisting was originally the most efficient working mode of Yuehai Pavilion. Although this mode had to be changed now, it had to be done step by step.

However, Ganyu thought about it and decided to go to Grandma Ping's house with Shen Zhigui first.

Shen Zhigui was going to Granny Ping's house purely to retrieve the token he gave Ying to see Zhongli. Although he didn't really care about Ying continuing to hold Xiao's Scroll of Unfettered Control, and he was well aware of the outcome of the conversation between her and Zhongli, given the way the traveler dealt with people, he probably didn't think of continuing to hold on to it. So Shen Zhigui just took the token back and informed Granny Ping, who was also secretly concerned about the development of the situation, of the outcome of the matter. At the same time, he just told Eula that Liyue's affairs were settled, and she could go wherever she wanted from now on.

Of course, Eula herself knew that it would be extremely difficult for her to expel the Fatui from other countries in Teyvat on her own.

After all, she didn't have Shen Zhigui's miraculous interrogation methods.

Even under normal circumstances, it is not always possible to find the hidden fools in the market.

So when Shen Zhigui said that he was going to Xumi next, Eula's eyes lit up immediately, and she was ready to go to Xumi with him. Ying, who was standing next to him, heard him say that he had to go to Inazuma once in order to obtain the Heart of God, and she also wanted to follow him to meet the Thunder God directly. After confirming that she was really not the god who blocked their way back then, she was also ready to go to Xumi with Shen Zhigui:

"When the time comes, I can also lend you a hand."

The traveler who looked like a blonde girl just said.

Shen Zhigui looked at the two people, raised his eyebrows, and then sighed. Yan Fei beside him also sighed. Shen Zhigui looked at her, but unexpectedly, the half-immortal girl patted Shen Zhigui on the shoulder and said, "In Liyue's laws, polygamy has been abolished for a long time. No matter how charming you are, you can only marry one wife. I advise you to take care of yourself and don't go down the wrong path again."

"But the implementation of this aspect seems to be based on the principle of no lawsuit, no prosecution? If both parties in the case have no objection, then no one can control them, right?"

Shen Zhigui just said.

After all, that was indeed what he saw in the original world. If the rich could use money to shut the mouths of the people involved, they could actually have three wives and four concubines. However, the lower-class people were frightened by the increasingly intense trend of sexual confrontation on the Internet and were deterred from approaching the opposite sex. Of course, some people really don't have to worry about these things, but Shen Zhigui was just an ordinary person before. His eloquence was only reflected in his passionate exchanges with netizens. In reality, he would not be as unscrupulous and reckless as he is now, so he just had a pessimistic attitude towards marriage like everyone else.

Now that his martial arts have advanced to this level, it is difficult for him to accept that secular laws can still be applied to him.

After all, if secular laws were really useful, Shen Zhigui would have been locked up in a dungeon and sentenced to life imprisonment or even executed by Lei Dianying as early as when he was in Inazuma.

But now he has become a "good friend" of Lei's movies.

Of course, "good friends" should be put in quotation marks.

Because in fact, the two of them may have only developed their current relationship because of the connection between them, but after Raiden Shin calmly moved into Inazuma's shogunate, this now well-deserved "Shogun", as the supreme god of Inazuma, can naturally put his will above the law. If the system of Liyue can still be said to be that Zhongli roughly decides the direction and then lets the Seven Stars govern, then in fact most of Liyue's legal provisions are still formulated by the Seven Stars, so they more or less reflect the will of the people or the ruling class. In Inazuma, the law is purely the embodiment of the personal will of the Thunder God. If Shen Zhigui really violates Inazuma's law, given his relationship with the sisters, it would really be a situation of "If you want an imperial edict, I'll write one for you."

Come to think of it, maybe I can find Inazuma first, get married legally, and then settle down in Liyue. Isn't that a high level...

cough cough.

But in short, even if Shen Zhigui wanted to push for changes to Liyue's existing laws, it would not be impossible, as Ningguang could intervene anyway. However, he was too lazy to exchange interests with Ningguang, and doing so would probably become more troublesome by then.

No, why should he think so far ahead?

It seems that there are not many people at the moment?

Shen Zhigui came back to his senses, but saw that everyone around him was looking at him strangely. Then he realized that he was the only male creature among these people. Of course, whether Paimeng had a gender or not was not the point. Anyway, she had the physical signs of a female. The little creature pointed at Shen Zhigui and said, "Wow, flute player, are you already planning this? This is terrible. I decided not to talk to you for the time being!"

"What does it have to do with you?"

Shen Zhigui looked at her in silence, thinking, "No matter how crazy he is, he won't be in heat with such a creature, okay? Stop being so sentimental!"

"So you mean, you have a relationship with other people?" Paimon looked around and asked, "Who are you going to have a relationship with? But Ying will definitely not be with you! She is my best friend, she will never abandon me to live with someone like you!"

After hearing the conversation between the two, some people pricked up their ears secretly, but deliberately did not look directly at the young man. Ying just innocently grabbed the small creature floating in the air and rubbed it hard in her arms, not taking their conversation seriously. Seeing this, Shen Zhigui was too lazy to say anything more. She just waved her hand and prepared to go back. Grandma Ping had seen the reactions of these people before, and suddenly said at this time: "Now that the Moon Festival is approaching, you might as well stay and spend it with us. It will be more lively with more people. Anyway, you will probably only be with Shen He when you go back. If she has nothing to do, you might as well call her over. Let's get together, and I, an old man, will be happier."

Chapter 39: Clearly Resentful in the Song (Part 1)

Of course Shen He had no objection.

Although Chongyun's family had actually tried their best to invite her to celebrate the Moon-Chasing Festival together - of course, the so-called celebrating festivals together in Liyue is actually just having a meal together. In the tradition of Liyue, "food is the most important thing for the people" is almost the consensus of everyone, so the most important activity of the festival in Liyue is that after offering sacrifices to the ancestors, the whole family sits together to enjoy a sumptuous meal. Other activities may gradually change with the changes of the times, from burning bamboo to setting off fireworks and firecrackers and then to other activities, but the ritual sense of social activities in which family members get together to meet the most basic physiological needs because of the same ancestors will never disappear no matter how many years pass.

However, Shen He actually doesn't pay much attention to the desire for food.

After what happened in her childhood, her sense of identity from her bloodline almost disappeared into thin air.

So between the invitation from Chongyun's family and Shen Zhigui, she naturally chose Shen Zhigui.

In fact, to be honest, everyone gathered at Grandma Ping's house is in basically the same situation: Shen Zhigui and Ying are purely travelers in a foreign land. Of course, Ying actually has a relative alive, but she can't find that person's trace; and for Shen Zhigui, he knows very well that his relatives are living well in another world, but this situation of "if we don't meet in this life, we will be as far apart as the stars in the sky" can actually be regarded as a farewell forever; Youla certainly has relatives alive, but her disappointing family member is actually better regarded as non-existent; as for Yanfei, for her parents, her appearance is more like an unexpected product. She is a light bulb sandwiched between her parents, otherwise her parents would not have left her to Grandma Ping to take care of and then traveled far away together.

As for the relationship between Ganyu and Master Liuyunjiefeng, she would certainly miss the crane when she couldn't see it, but if she really saw it, it would probably take no time before she wanted to flee. The relationship between these two people - or immortals - is quite like that between college students who are away from home all year round and their mothers at home, except that the mentality of the elders and the younger generations is reversed. Although if you ask Ganyu whether she is willing for Master Liuyunjiefeng to appear, she would definitely be willing, but Master Liuyunjiefeng obviously would not...

But on the night of the Moon-Chasing Festival, Ganyu stared at the crane-shaped creature with blue and white feathers with wide eyes: "Master, why are you here?"

"I just came to see an old friend. Why, Ganyu, don't you welcome me?"

Ganyu turned around and looked around, feeling a little hesitant for a moment.

Shen Zhigui just looked at Master Liuyunjiefeng strangely.