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Thinking about how to restore law and order in Inazuma after returning, Xie Yan came to the vicinity of the Seven-Day Statue.

Xie Yan reached out and gently touched the statue, and at the same time summoned the system map, which changed synchronously. The dark vision was illuminated by the statue, and an additional teleportation sign was added.

Of course, to activate the teleportation he needs to get close to the statue, but fortunately there is no restriction that he must leave the battle.

"It can be considered a means of escape, but you have to use the money sparingly. The money for teleportation will be deducted from the recharge amount."

The money given to Yingmei before was actually allocated from the funds of the Kanjo Bugyo. This part of the money cannot be charged into the system, but it is of course no problem to use it for daily expenses. However, teleportation requires the recharge amount, which makes people feel distressed.

Of course, once Xie Yan’s weapon shop starts to prosper, he will make up for this part of the public expenditure.

After a slight sigh, Xie Yan looked up and observed the statue, but unfortunately, it didn't look like Grandpa Zhongli at all.

He was about to call Keqing back, but when he glanced in the distance, he saw several Fatui chasing a carriage. Judging from the route of the carriage, it seemed that they were going to come to the Shangdao to seek help from the Thousand Rocks Army.

"What happened?"

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Liyue has a special meaning to him, and Xie Yan has always been unhappy with the Fatui. It doesn't delay his business anyway, so he should take action when necessary. Anyway, Keqing is there to testify for him.

The two quickly approached the carriage. When the coachman saw Keqing, he immediately shouted for help. Xie Yan looked inside and saw a female businessman and a scholar wearing the clothes of the Imperial Academy.

"Lord Keqing! My name is Qu Qing. I usually serve as a matchmaker between the tavern in Mondstadt and Qingce Manor, selling Qingce water to them for brewing wine. But this group of Fatui suddenly targeted us and tried to force us to buy the product. They chased us all the way without stopping!" The merchant named Qu Qing calmly explained the situation.

Keqing frowned slightly. She knew about Qu Qing. The old man in Qingce Manor also earned a lot of income because of this. Qixing even praised this matter at the meeting. But would the Fatui actually target her?

"Don't worry, leave this to me." Keqing assured in a deep voice, then looked at the scholar beside Qu Qing: "Miss, who are you?"

"I...my name is Ailani. I need to finish my graduation thesis, so I came to consult Miss Qu Qing on a few questions, and ended up being chased all the way." Ailani hasn't recovered yet.

Xie Yan didn’t react at first, and only realized after two seconds... Oh my god, isn’t this the ultimate enemy?

11 Ye Lan: I will take special care of you

Like other scholars of the Order, Ailani was troubled by her graduation thesis. In order to find an easy topic to pass, she traveled to Mondstadt and wrote an article titled "Life in Mondstadt and the Guardians of the Four Winds", which was intended to extol the harmonious relationship between the people of Mondstadt and their guardians for thousands of years. However, just as she finished the thesis, Tevarin attacked Mondstadt.

Later, she moved to Liyue, intending to write the story of the Geo Emperor and Liyue Harbor, but everyone knows what happened to the Xian Dian Ceremony, and then there was Inazuma...

Anyway, by the time she returned to Xumi, she had almost become autistic, so she simply found a member of a treasure-stealing group and locked herself up.

Wait, why did Ailani go to Qingce Village? Did something happen in Qingce Village?

But there was no time to ask now. While Keqing was talking to the two of them, the Fatui behind them also followed.

Although the Fatui can be seen everywhere in the game, they are actually soldiers carefully selected by the Kingdom of Winter, equivalent to the elite of various countries, and at this time they can even catch up with the speed of the carriage.

"Is this the attire of a debt collector?"

They wear black and red light armor and slightly scary masks, and are mainly responsible for the settlement of money and goods. Of course, if they hinder the interests of the Fatui, they will be included in their list.

However, when these debt handlers saw Keqing and Xie Yan standing there, they were stunned for a moment, and then ran away with all their might.

Damn, it’s okay that Yuhengxing Keqing is here, but why is the Uncrying Grim Reaper also here?

The news that "all the Fatui were killed" in the Inazuma region had already spread to all branches. If it weren't for the young master's consideration, Yusupov and others would have ordered their men to stay away from Xie Yan long ago.

Although the Traveler has a great reputation, he is still a mortal in their understanding. When he was in Mondstadt, he was held down by the shoulders by two debt collectors. However, Xie Yan can communicate with the gods to change the celestial phenomena. Who wants to face this evil star?

"Oh no! They are going to become invisible!"

Before Keqing finished her words, the debt handlers in front of her had gradually faded away and merged into the surrounding environment.

"Trace, on!"

The void behind Xie Yan suddenly became blurred. With a thought, swords, spears, swords and halberds flew out like arrows, making a sharp whistling sound that cut through the air.

In fact, the Clairvoyance could already vaguely see their movements, but Xie Yan was able to block their actions with just the effect of his mind's eye.

One of the debt collectors acted decisively and drew his sword to block as expected. The weapons collided and rubbed against each other, producing countless sparks, but Xie Yan quickly projected a new weapon to confine him to the spot.

To deal with the debtor who has little armor, Xie Yan only needs to project a 3-star weapon, which consumes very little.

"What a shame."

Walking up to them, Xie Yan suddenly sighed.

Several people looked at each other, not daring to make any move. They knew that if Keqing was not here, it would not be as simple as just blocking the action.

"Thank you." Keqing knew that Xie Yan was giving her face, otherwise it would be difficult to explain the attack and killing of foreign envoys in front of her.

Then, she took Qu Qing forward to inquire about the situation.

Keqing was already quite famous, and Xie Yan was watching them from the side, so these people could only tell the truth what had happened.

It was indeed a forced sale as Qu Qing said, and they were also thinking of setting up a production base in Qingce Village, where they would fetch, transport and sell water themselves in the future. They also talked about a lot of operating models, and it seemed that they were indeed prepared.

but--

“Heh, the water source of Qingce Manor is clear and sweet, but are you really just planning to take the water?” Keqing said sternly, “We have long received reports from the public that you, the Fatui, are everywhere trying to get news about the Chi. Don’t tell me that we need the power of the demon god to add some extra ingredients to the Qingce water!”

"It's unfair. We really don't have such plans. We just think that the water quality of Qingce Village is excellent and worthy of investment. We wanted to inquire about the situation in Qingce Village. Maybe our attitude was a bit anxious, which led Miss Qu Qing to misunderstand." The leading debt handler refused to admit it.

They certainly don't want to be nature's porters. In addition to the traces of the demon god [Chi], Qingce Manor also has a special existence - Lotia. Both of them are the objects that the higher-ups want to study. If they can do it, their performance will go up dramatically.

The Fatui have countless similar arrangements in various countries, but Liyue is not easy to mess with, so they can only try to cover it up with commercial means.

Qu Qing was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at them and asked sternly, "Misunderstanding? You chased me all the way and said you wanted to kidnap my parents?"

"No, no, we just wanted to send some gifts to your father and mother. We were a little excited when we saw that the business deal was not going well, so we said some excessive words." The leader seemed to have prepared his words long ago. After he finished speaking, he said respectfully to Keqing, "We are indeed rude in this matter. Why don't we ask Lord Yuhengxing to be a witness? I will give a satisfactory compensation on behalf of the Fatui."

After all, Liyue is not Mondstadt's wife, and now she has been caught red-handed, so she can only spend money to avoid disaster.

In his opinion, such things can be solved with money. Would Liyue fall out with the Kingdom of Winter because of such a small matter? Aren’t they just a few ordinary people? Qingce Village is also a group of old men, not very valuable.

Qu Qing was a little nervous when she heard that. She was not a profit-driven person, otherwise there would be no need to share most of her income with the elderly in Qingce Village. In her opinion, the compensation from the Fatui was meaningless. Compared with these, the safety of her parents was more important.

But the Fatui have not committed any substantial crime yet, and they asked for compensation in front of Keqing. If Keqing agreed, she would have no choice but to accept the result.

however.

Keqing winked at the Qianyan soldiers who had already rushed over, and then sneered, "Of course, compensation is inevitable, but you intentionally threatened to kidnap me, and you also inquired about the remains of the Chi in Qingce Village. You will also be punished for this. Until you are cleared of suspicion, you will stay in jail!"

"What? Lord Yuhengxing, are you going to..."

"A small matter? If I threatened your parents in the Kingdom of Winter, would you also think it was a small matter?"

The leader was speechless for a moment.

She didn't know what choice Ningguang would make, but Keqing would never allow the people of Liyue to be in danger. What happened to Inazuma had fully proved the madness of the Fatui. In order to achieve their goal, they would really unlock the power of the Demon God.

The Thousand Rocks soldiers tied up all the Fatui tightly and then escorted them back to Liyue Harbor.

During this process, Xie Yan did not express any opinion. Of course, if the Fatui came to trouble him, Xie Yan would be very welcome. During the time of sailing on the sea, he had been itching to find someone to fight.

"Lord Yuhengxing, thank you very much for your help. Now I feel at ease." Qu Qing held Keqing and kept thanking her.

Keqing, who usually appears stern, seemed a little embarrassed at this moment. She stroked her cat's head and then said seriously, "It is the Seven Stars' responsibility to protect the people of Liyue. This is what I should do. During this period of time, I will also send more people to Qingce Manor and will never give them any chance to take advantage of me."

While the two were talking, Xie Yan went to find Ailani.

However, at this time, Ailani had only experienced one tragedy and looked quite cheerful. When she saw the cool and handsome guy Xie Yan coming over, she took out her notebook from her bag and shared her experiences during this period.

"I believe what happened to Tevarin was just an accident. How can a person fall in the same place twice?"

"This time, the topic I chose is the story of Emperor Geo and Liyue. Although the Ministry of Education also has papers, I visited various places in Liyue this time, and the content is much richer than theirs. If the paper is not passed, I can still go to Inazuma. I heard that there is an Eye Hunting Order there. I can write about the life of the residents of Inazuma under the Eye Hunting Order."

Xie Yan was silent for a moment, then replied in a deep voice: "Inazuma's Eye Hunting Order has been lifted."

Ailani had been in Qingce Manor before and didn't really know the news. But she was just a little shocked and didn't take it seriously. She still had the thesis of Emperor Yanwang to back her up!

The advantage is mine!

Xie Yan couldn't discourage her, so he could only ask about the situation of the Ministry of Education: "Come to think of it, I have also seen several scholars from Xumi in Inazuma. You travel all over the world to write papers. What if you encounter something in the middle of the process? I'm afraid the Ministry of Education won't send anyone to rescue you, right?"

"There's nothing we can do about this. The requirements for papers in the Ministry of Education are very high, and scholars' thirst for knowledge is like an adventurer's enthusiasm for adventure. Senior Faluzan from the Ministry of Education's Knowledge Theory School was trapped in the ruins for a full hundred years, but she has always been very open-minded about this experience."

"She has been trapped for so long, and the Order still has her information?"

"Of course. Our information is registered in the void. Many scholars who return from abroad also use the void to prove their identities. Otherwise, who would be able to remember so many people?"

Ailani was afraid that Xie Yan didn't understand, so she specially introduced the functions of the void to him.

Of course Xie Yan knew about this thing, and he also knew that it was the Heart of the God of Grass that kept it running, but inspired by Ailani, Xie Yan suddenly had an idea.

'If we can modify the void and put a fake identity of a scholar in it, given Xumi's reliance on the void, I guess no one will be able to notice the problem.'

The void is too convenient. Many scholars in Xumi have lost the desire to think and explore knowledge. It may be better if young people use it less, but older people basically regard the void as the truth.

To put it bluntly, even if Xie Yan created an outrageous identity like "Azar's father" for himself in the void, most people would believe it. Even if Azar himself saw him, he would probably think that his father had kicked open the coffin lid and was reborn.

And Xie Yan is really capable of doing this. As long as he gets in touch with the Great Compassionate Tree King, modifying the void will not be difficult.

While they were lost in thought, Ailani and Qu Qing got on the carriage and prepared to return to Liyue Harbor. Xie Yan and Keqing were also going back so they took a ride.

.....

Qunyu Pavilion.

Ningguang was playing with her pipe as usual. She looked relaxed, with her two beautiful snow-white legs crossed, listening to Ye Lan's report.

"The Fatui's activity in Liyue has been much lower than before, but they are still restless. Recently, they have been inquiring about the Chi in Qingce Village. They may also have set their sights on that Lodia. I have already reported this to the Thousand Rocks Army as a concerned citizen."

"I don't know what their executive officer is preparing. The Fatui vanguard that was originally scattered has now gathered together."

After reading the information, Ye Lan did not wait for Ningguang's next instruction like an ordinary intelligence officer. Instead, he took the teacup on the table and poured himself a glass of water, as if he did not consider himself an outsider at all.

Ningguang didn't mind. In fact, it was all thanks to Ye Lan that she was able to become one of the Seven Stars of Liyue ahead of time. The two of them had an equal cooperative relationship.

"So, what's the news about the Xie family?"

"Their ancestral home is in Qingce Village. I took a look when I was investigating the Fatui. There were no signs of anyone living there for a long time. There were only some sundries in the basement. There was a blank stone tablet in the backyard."

Speaking of this, Ye Lan's expression suddenly changed. She crossed her arms and continued, "According to Qingce Zhuang Ruoxin's grandmother, their family did go to Inazuma a long time ago, and the child was named Xie Yan. There is no need to confirm this. I know a thing or two about this myself."

"He is actually the descendant of that person... But according to the information, since that battle, the descendants of the Xie family have become no different from ordinary people. Why did Xie Yan suddenly awaken his bloodline?"

"It's not like being lost in the crowd. It's the only way to protect themselves. Once the immortal bloodline is opened, their family will encounter bad luck. Grandma Ruoxin said that Xie Yan's father had to use the power of the Qilin to protect everyone because Qingce Manor was invaded by monsters transformed from the remains of the demon god. But later, he had to flee overseas."

Ningguang noticed that Ye Lan had rarely put away his usual casual attitude and his expression was extremely serious.

She seems to care a lot about Xie Yan's affairs?

"My ancestor was saved by True Lord Fen Tian Zhu Hai, and my father also told me before he died... Never mind, let's not talk about this for now. Ningguang, do you still want to continue investigating him?"

"No need. Now that his identity has been confirmed, an investigation would be too disheartening. To put it bluntly, if the immortals knew that I treated the descendant of a hero in this way and even considered using him, I'm afraid that the Demon-Subduing Great Sage would come to Liyue Harbor to question me."

"It's good that you know, but what are you going to do about the Fatui?"

"Keqing's words may not take the overall situation into consideration...but think about it, why do we always have to take the overall situation into consideration? I will make some arrangements when Ganyu comes back."

Although Ye Lan is not her real subordinate, Ningguang can be very open with Ye Lan. There are many things she would not even tell her secretary.

While the two were talking, someone suddenly came from outside to report that it turned out that Xie Yan and Keqing had arrived at the Qun Yu Pavilion.

"Then I'll go back first."

Countless businessmen were trying their best to get into the Qun Yu Pavilion, but Ye Lan didn't want to stand here and waste time, so he turned around and left.

But when leaving, Ye Lan paused and actually walked towards the gate.

His father’s last words before his death were still ringing in his ears. Although they were not as exaggerated as an arranged marriage, after learning about the Xie family’s situation, his father did hope that Ye Lan could take good care of Xie Yan and help him start a family.

Ye Lan was just a young girl at that time. When she heard that she had to help a man start a family and build a career, she thought she had to marry him and carry on his family line. It was not until she grew up that she realized that she didn't have to repay the favor herself.

But this thought has troubled her for a long time. If Inazuma had not locked herself off from the outside world, Ye Lan would have planned to visit Inazuma this year. But who knew that she has now returned to Liyue on her own.

And from now on, it seems that Xie Yan no longer needs his help?

Walking out of the gate, Ye Lan quickly scanned the crowd and soon locked onto Xie Yan who was walking with Keqing.

Xie Yan noticed the gaze and looked back.

His gaze made Ye Lan feel a sharpness, but she was not afraid, instead she was very satisfied.

If Xie Yan was the type who was always submissive, it would be much easier for Ye Lan to repay his kindness, but it would be too boring. She liked an exciting and challenging life.

And now...

"Perhaps we can find an opportunity to discuss with him about exploring the Layered Rock Abyss. Although our ancestor was rescued, the Taiweiyi Plate was borrowed by the True Lord and taken into the abyss."

Even though the master who lent her the magic weapon never asked for it back, Ye Lan didn't like to owe favors to anyone, including Xie Yan. She would think of a way to repay the favor that would satisfy the other party.

Focus on taking care of you!

12 I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met Sister Ming

The two passed each other without causing any waves.