Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

With Gongzi's level of combat power, as long as he doesn't do anything stupid, it should be no problem for him to wait for Yingmei safely.

But today was really a day of good things. After recharging the money, Xie Yan found that he had just completed a task.

[Complete the task: patrol, get a chance to draw a lottery, would you like to draw the lottery immediately? ]

The corner of Xie Yan's mouth twitched slightly.

Patrol? I used to patrol every day, why didn't you come out? Now you can complete the task by charging a large amount? You are really greedy for money!

No, that's not right. This patrol has a different meaning... Could it be that my guess is correct, and the system's task judgment is related to participation in and influence on the plot?

He seemed to have realized something and chose to draw a lottery while he was lucky.

Then--

[The lucky draw is complete. Congratulations on winning the Xiao Palace's chest wrap! ]

Hey, please don't put exclamation marks on this thing! If you don't know, you might think I'm so excited!

It’s embarrassing, identified as pure embarrassing!

But things were just beginning. As the system prompt sounded, a flash of light appeared, and Xiao Gong's bandage appeared on his hand.

This is the inevitable process for drawing items. It was the same when I drew Yan Fei’s... ahem, You’s headdress.

Although it was a bandage, the material was much better than expected, answering Xie Yan's previous question, "Will Xiao Gong feel uncomfortable wrapping himself in a bandage?"

only--

"Why does the bandage have temperature?" Xie Yan suddenly swallowed.

After having this thought, the bandage in his hand seemed to become even hotter, and he had an urge to pick it up and examine it carefully, savoring and appreciating it... Of course, this was after he returned home, and now he just wanted to put the bandage away immediately.

System, I'm still in Hanamizaka! The Yomiuri family is right behind me!

He thought it was normal for people to want to appreciate something, but if one did so in front of Xiao Gong's house, that would be too abnormal!

But it was too late to pray.

"Hi, Kujo Sara finally left. I didn't dare to come up and say hello to you when she was there just now." Xiao Gong appeared from somewhere and patted Xie Yan's shoulder.

She is passionate and as bright as fireworks.

But the girl who usually made people feel warm now only made Xie Yan feel scared.

He wanted to put away the bandage, but it was too late. When he greeted her, Xiao Gong's eyes stayed on this familiar object.

Xie Yan and she have a good relationship. The two first met during one of Xie Yan's patrols. At that time, Xiao Gong was chased by other warriors for setting off fireworks in the middle of the night to disturb the residents. After meeting Xie Yan, he found a way to take Xiao Gong and hide in an abandoned house.

Because of the friendship they established during that time of hiding together, Xiao Gong would often come to chat with Xie Yan, and Xie Yan would occasionally give her some interesting suggestions to help her improve her fireworks. Afterwards, Xiao Gong would always come to visit with the improved fireworks.

The moon was high in the sky, and she sat under the cherry tree and admired the fireworks that they had made together with a man of the same age. Although Xiao Gong did not understand much, she did have some special feelings for this unique Tenryo Bugyo samurai... This was the girl's first love.

After all, Xie Yan is not ugly, but very handsome. His slightly cold temperament and humorous comments during chats are invisible magic weapons to attract girls.

Just now...

Xiao Gong rubbed her eyes, looked at the bandage as if to confirm, and subconsciously touched the same one on her body. Her delicate and beautiful little face suddenly became very wonderful.

How come Xie Yan has his own...breast wrap in his hand?

If the person involved was not himself, Xie Yan's expression would also be very interesting, but now he can only hide the bandage in his arms in silence... He could also hide it in the storage space, but it was meaningless.

After hiding the things, Xie Yan was just about to say the classic line "Xiao Gong, let me explain," and then use the excuse of performing a magic trick to get away with it.

But at this moment, a chilling gaze suddenly came from behind.

Kujo Sara stood there with her arms folded across her chest. She still had no expression on her face, but everyone could feel the sudden change in the air temperature.

"Thank you."

"exist!"

"I forgot to remind you to do your job well behind the scenes."

"Yes!"

She stared at the place where Xie Yan had placed Xiao Gong's bandages, her eyes seemed to have penetrating power.

"mean!"

Xiao Gong vaguely heard Kujo Sara staring at her and saying this word before leaving. She blinked her big golden eyes, looking confused.

10 Yaedo

"What is this nine-striped Sara talking about? I haven't offended her." Xiao Gong was full of curiosity.

She was not a patient person, so she was about to chase after Kujo Sara to get to the bottom of things.

Xie Yan was so confused that he quickly reached out to hold her back and said, "Kujo Sara is in a bad mood. You'd better not go to look for her now."

"Ah ha? It seems so." Xiao Gong scratched his head.

Looking at the girl's innocent face, Xie Yan felt quite guilty. This time, Xiao Palace had to bear the blame.

Kujo Sara was supposed to turn back to give himself some instructions, but he happened to see Xiao Gong looking at him "lovingly", while Xie Yan was holding a "token of love" in his hand.

Who would use a bandage as a token of love? Especially one that has body temperature!

But this matter is hard to explain. Should he say that he thought Xiaogong's bandages were of good quality so he secretly bought the same model, and then accidentally took it out in front of Xiaogong's family to admire it?

Not to mention that Kujo Sara and Xiao Gong don't believe it, even Paimon...well, maybe he would really believe it.

But even if you believe it, you will only think that Xie Yan is an incurable pervert.

In order to avoid embarrassment, Xie Yan changed the subject with a straight face: "Good morning, Xiao Gong. As you can see, I am now responsible for the security of the city. Is there anything Hanamizaka needs help with recently?"

Fortunately, he had a bit of facial paralysis, so he looked serious when he spoke, as if nothing had happened.

Xiao Gong's attention really turned to his question. The girl held her chin and thought seriously: "Recently, the Eye Hunter Order... ahem, Hanamizaka is mainly about the food price problem. I have just reported it to Kujo Sara. However, I heard that there are ghosts in Konda Village. Many children are too scared to go out."

The person next to her was Xie Yan. She almost told others about how she had saved a person who held the Eye of God a few days ago, but luckily she kept her mouth shut.

It's not that he doesn't trust Xie Yan, but Xiao Gong understands the nature of the matter... Regardless of whether the Eye Hunting Order is correct or not, it is ultimately the order of General Lei Dian. Helping them escape is tantamount to harboring a fugitive. Xiao Gong himself wants to help others, but he never wants to implicate others.

Xie Yan actually guessed some of it, but there was nothing he could do given his situation. He couldn't possibly let himself become a fugitive for the sake of a stranger. This was beyond his "limit".

He continued what Xiao Gong said: "Ghost? Are you sure? There is a war ahead. Could it be a story made up by parents to scare their children?"

"I've thought about this, too. But when I asked a few kids, they said they saw it with their own eyes when they were playing in the wild." Xiao Gong patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, I'm the leader of the kids, and the news I get won't be false."

The action of her patting her chest unconsciously attracted Xie Yan's attention, and the girl quickly sensed this.

If it were any other time, it would be fine, but with the bandage incident just now, when the two of them looked at each other, even Xie Yan's expressionless face showed a bit of embarrassment.

"I will pay attention to this matter. I'll go back first." Xie Yan hurriedly said goodbye.

Xiao Gong stood there feeling a little disheveled, and she couldn't help but imagine the scene of Xie Yan sneaking into her house at night to look for bandages, and her cheeks suddenly turned red.

"Does he like bandages very much? Even if he really needs one, I can give it to him."

Thinking of this, the blush on Xiao Gong's face spread to the base of her neck.

No, no, no, even if you are willing to help others, you can’t help others like this. This will lead Xie Yan astray!

The girl decided to have a good talk with Xie Yan next time they met and correct his incorrect mentality.

.....

Xie Yan left in a hurry and returned to his job.

Matters such as crystallized bone marrow and grain prices, which he did not want to get involved in, had already been reported to Kujo Sara. The rest were daily affairs, such as helping residents find lost items, eliminating rebellious wild people and monsters, etc. Before he set off, he also took on a few commissions from Catherine.

Under Inazuma's isolation order, there were only a few adventurers, and they were overwhelmed with many tasks.

This was undoubtedly a good deal for Xie Yan, as these tasks had already been snatched up by others in the past.

In fact, compared to dealing with the residents, Xie Yan still prefers to go out and fight monsters.

In-game conversations only require a few clicks of the mouse, but in reality, when you see those people unwilling to even take a few steps and require you to rush back and forth to act as a mouthpiece, your blood pressure immediately rises.

The difficulty of dealing with the Inazuma troublemakers is no less than that of Mond's giant baby.

After completing all the commissions from the Adventurer's Association and the Tianling Fengxing, Xie Yan returned to the city on time before getting off work to hand in his work.

Unfortunately, the gains were not much. All in all, it was only 10,000 Mora, which was not even as much as my monthly card gave me. But there was nothing I could do. Tianling did not pay for internal tasks, and at most gave a little performance bonus.

Not to mention the commissions from the Adventurer's Association, the residents of Inazuma don't have much money now. Most people even get the money for issuing commissions through crowdfunding. It's already very good to have 10,000 Mora.

One thing to mention here is that since this is the real world, the prices are relatively strict, and the value of Mora is not as random as in the game. Ordering a random dish at a restaurant can be more expensive than buying a weapon. The purchasing power of 10,000 Mora is not small.

"Then, the next step is to go to Yaedo to collect the manuscript fee, and then study the direction of strengthening in the evening."

When strengthening with such a huge amount of funds, one must be cautious. If one makes a mistake in the process of doing so, there will be no place for one to cry.

Eight-fold hall.

Editor Kuroda was on duty today, but he had dark circles under his eyes and looked listless.

Xie Yan glanced at the interior of Yaedo. The area here was not small, three times the size of the store next door. The bookshelves were filled with light novels of various themes, and there were special signed versions in the middle area.

However, the price of food in Inazuma has risen recently, and although the price of light novels is not expensive, the number of people coming and going is still much less than before.

That’s bad. Wouldn’t the royalties he receives from his works also be drastically cut?

As he looked around, editor Kuroda quickly recognized Xie Yan: "Hey, Niu Dao..."

"Shh!" Xie Yan made a gesture to keep quiet and glared at him fiercely.

I changed my clothes after get off work and came here because I didn't want others to know my identity, but Kuroda is still so ignorant.

Kuroda suddenly came to his senses and almost slapped himself. This was the famous teacher Niu Daoxianren. Even Editor-in-Chief Yae had to treat him with courtesy when he met him. The two seemed to be close friends in private. Xie Yan even stayed overnight at the Naruto Taisha Shrine and had a long talk with Editor-in-Chief Yae all night.

Kuroda had no idea how the talk was going to go on and whether any action was taken during the talk, but he had gotten confirmation from the shrine maiden about the man staying overnight, so he didn't dare to offend this gentleman anyway.

but--

As a responsible editor, his professional ethics made him unable to help but urge: "Teacher Niu Daoxianren, when will your new book be released? It has been two weeks since the last time you planned."

"Hehe, there's nothing I can do about this. You know I've been very busy with work lately." Xie Yan spread his hands helplessly.

In fact, it was because he didn't draw the light novel... On the way back, he even used up all the prizes he won from the several draws he received for the commission today, and the most valuable one was a glass lily.

This pool has no guarantee, so what you get is completely up to chance. According to his observation, the number of draws given for a task and what you get are related to the difficulty of the task. The quality of the draws given for this kind of daily entrustment can be imagined.

"Let's not talk about this for now. I'm here to collect this month's manuscript fee."

"Payment? Oh, wait a minute."

Kuroda asked Xie Yan to sit in his office first, and then went next door to get the money, but came back after just a few seconds.

"So fast?"

"No, it's like this. Editor-in-Chief Yae left a note asking you to go to Narukami Taisha in person to collect your manuscript fee."

"what?"

Xie Yan took a piece of paper from Kuroda. The handwriting on it was elegant and beautiful, which was pleasing to the eye... What a pleasure at all. If possible, Xie Yan just wanted to severely criticize this scumbag who withheld his royalties!

"I know, I'll go find her now!"

Xie Yan left angrily.

11 Yae God: You are such a cruel boy

evening.

Shadow Mountain, Narukami Grand Shrine.

Because of the war, more and more people came to the shrine to pray. Groups of two or three walked on the winding mountain road, looking devoutly at the huge sacred cherry tree in the center of the shrine.

In everyone's understanding, this sacred cherry tree is the embodiment of divine power and has been silently protecting Inazuma.

Inside the shrine, you can see various prayer slips and painted horses hanging under the cherry trees from afar.

No matter who you are, you hope the war will end soon.

Xie Yan was no exception.

After saying hello to Nana Kano, Xie Yan took an ema from her, made a wish for "peace to come", and hung it on the cherry tree.

Suddenly, a familiar female voice came from behind.

"Oh my, our Captain Xie Yan is finally here. I'm so sad that you haven't come to visit me for such a long time. I cry secretly in the corner every night. Sob."

You can tell who is behind the exaggerated tone and the disguised sobbing without even looking.

Turning around, he saw the pink-haired fox as expected. Its bright purple eyes blinked, and the movement of its eyes captured Xie Yan's heart.