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However, if Liyue wants to stay behind the scenes and protect its people, it must at least have the ability to operate freely even without him, which means humans themselves need to decide the direction of Liyue's development.

This is also the reason why he admires Keqing very much. Even though her actions are a bit radical, she does have the corresponding awareness.

Of course, being aware does not necessarily mean being right. Keqing is thinking that she doesn't even need to rely on immortals. This is simply impossible given Liyue's current development. Moreover, immortals are a part of Liyue, and humans and immortals have never been in a hostile relationship.

Zhongli has already had his own considerations on this point. Xie Yan in front of him is the key person who can connect immortals and humans.

As for Xie Yan, the junior, he was finally able to put his mind at ease after meeting him.

Yes, how could a person who dares to draw his sword against General Lei Dian be an ordinary person? He would not choose to blindly follow like most people. The causal fate between the Xie family and the World Tree might also come to an end in his hands.

"Let's stop here for today's conversation. Come to Wangsheng Hall to find me tomorrow morning. I will take you to the Xie family's ancestral home."

"it is good."

Xie Yan followed Zhongli and stood up.

In fact, he felt that the old man's question was more like wanting to get some kind of affirmation from him. After all, those who are involved are often confused while those who are not involved can see things more clearly. Only Bingshen and others knew about the "Emperor's Fall", but Zhongli would never discuss it with her.

And because of the wear and tear, Zhongli wasn't sure what he was doing was right.

He pushed the door open and walked out. Hu Tao had not come back yet, and Xie Yan didn't want to stand there stupidly in the Hall of Rebirth. He said goodbye to Zhongli and left.

"It's almost evening, let's go see Yingmei."

If Yingmei acted faster, her weapon shop should be open tomorrow. Xie Yan was very concerned about this and quickened his pace to go back.

The Adventurer's Association is on the street near Chihu Rock. It is quite conspicuous, and Xie Yan found the location at a glance from a distance.

Ying and Paimeng had also arrived at the place by now, and it looked like they had been waiting here for a while.

When Xie Yan walked nearby, he heard them talking with Catherine and discussing forming an adventure group.

17 The Moth Chasing Fire 5.8K Chapter

Ten minutes ago, eating at Huyan Street.

Ying took out a tissue and wiped the sweat off her face, still showing a little fatigue on her little face.

After taking a quick shower and completing a few monster-clearing missions in the wild, Ying didn't even eat lunch after returning to Liyue Harbor until he had almost finished talking.

During this time, she also met a little sister named Beidou...ahem, a big sister, and she was curious why she worked harder than the store owner.

At that time, Ying was a little busy and replied subconsciously, "These are just Xie Yan's tasks." Beidou, who was familiar with Inazuma light novels, immediately looked thoughtful, and after a long time he uttered, "You young people are quite good at having fun."

Fortunately, the situation was clarified later, otherwise if Xie Yan found out that his reputation was damaged, Ying felt that something would happen.

She was mainly at the dock today, so she heard a lot of rumors about Xie Yan in Inazuma, such as Princess White Egret, Queen of Summer Festival, Island Miko, General Tengu, Fox Fairy Palace Master, and even General Thunder.

Sister Ying was frightened!

When traveling in Mond, because she was very familiar with Lisa, she read many books in the library, including Inazuma's light novels, which contained many classic lines such as "You are all my wings."

but--

Xie Yan, here...where are you with this six-winged angel?

She had actually originally wanted to do Xie Yan's task hard and acquire shares in Xie Yan's weapon shop, but now she just wanted to be an honest employee, so as not to fail in acquiring shares and end up being the one being acquired instead.

Paimon, however, felt nothing at all. Even if there was a party, it would be Ying's to worry about.

She waved her fist in the air: "Ying, we've been busy all day. Now that we've finished our business, why don't we have something to celebrate!"

There are many snack shops on Huyan Street, and Wanmin Hall is also opposite. It was evening at this time, and the delicious aroma of the dishes immediately wafted through the air. There were also many people sitting at the snack stalls next to it. Seeing others eating so happily, Paimeng couldn't help himself.

Ying almost agreed, but soon her face turned stern: "No! The money saved from the commission has to be used to rent a house."

"Hey, isn't there still the Mora that Xie Yan gave us? We helped him save so much money today, so it wouldn't be too much to secretly use some of it, right?"

“No, we have to be honest.”

No matter how despicable she is, Ying's values ​​are still very positive, and she is also a very gentle and considerate...seventeen-year-old girl.

Paimeng looked at the snack stand with envy, but had no choice but to agree. After all, she was a kept man and had no financial say.

They followed Ying to the Adventurer's Association and waited, but Xie Yan had not arrived yet, so the two started chatting with Catherine.

However, Liyue's Catherine was not very familiar with her, and was still looking at Yingmei's past battle records.

"Although there are a lot of adventurers in Mondstadt, the Traveler is very powerful to be able to complete so many tasks! If you can keep it up for another year, you will be able to get the annual reward of the Mondstadt area." Catherine praised.

Ying and Paimeng asked in unison: "Annual reward?"

"Well, this is a reward for the strongest adventurer in each area. You can get a four-star weapon for free."

"But the Traveler has come to Liyue now, and may have to go somewhere else later. Wouldn't she miss out on Mondstadt's rewards?"

Paimeng was extremely anxious. A four-star weapon was worth at least one million Mora. Even if he didn't sell it, he could still smell the scent of Mora every day when he held it in his hand.

Paimon, I love money the most!

"Sorry, this is the rule of the Adventurer's Association." Catherine shook her head helplessly, and then added: "However, for adventurers across regions, the association also has a corresponding reward mechanism, that is, adventure groups. As long as the top 50 adventure groups are ranked, they can receive rewards from the headquarters at the end of the year."

"Adventure group? I seem to have heard Bennett talk about it before." Paimon touched his chin, "Catherine, can we form an adventure group?"

"Well, an adventure group requires at least two people."

"Then why not count me in? I've even thought of a nickname for myself. It's Star Platinum!"

As soon as Paimon finished speaking, Ying put her hands on her hips and looked at her speechlessly.

You can't even use QTE to deliver a super headbutt when the enemy is weak, and you still want to be a Platinum Star?

Catherine wanted to say that Paimon was not a human being, but that was a bit impolite, so she said tactfully: "I mean we need two adventurers."

Paimeng's chubby little face puffed up, and he was somewhat unwilling to give up just like that. Just at this moment, Xie Yan walked over from the side, and Paimeng's eyes lit up.

"Ying, let's go find Xie Yan for help."

"Is Xie Yan an adventurer?"

"Perhaps before becoming a Kande Bugyo, Xie Yan had been accepting commissions from adventurers?"

Although it was a questioning tone, Ying felt that Paimon seemed very sure.

Speaking of which, Paimon usually looks silly, but he can always unexpectedly guide himself to the core of the problem.

While Ying was thinking, Paimeng had already started talking to Xie Yan.

Xie Yan had already heard some of it, and of course he was eager to agree. He originally wanted to assign the task to Ying Mei in the form of labor dispatch.

Of course, if Ying helps him complete the task, Xie Yan will definitely give her some compensation.

When Catherine started to register, Xie Yan roughly explained his idea.

"Ying, you can see that I'm quite busy right now, so I definitely don't have time to do missions. It's not appropriate for me to take advantage of your hard work. You can collect the reward for the mission yourself when the time comes. By the way, I'll give you some compensation from time to time. If you need to replace or maintain your weapons, you can come to me."

"..."

Ying also entered the Blademaster mode. With her previous impression of Xie Yan, Xie Yan suddenly said that he wanted to give her some compensation, and then mentioned maintenance, which made Ying fall into deep thought.

Is this guy hinting that he wants to support me?

She couldn't help but think like that. After all, Xie Yan had so many scandals. According to Li Yue's words, this was the truth in her eyes, and she identified him as a scumbag.

At this time, Xie Yan glanced at Catherine who was carefully registering with their ID cards and said jokingly, "Why does this look like registering for a marriage certificate?"

Ying narrowed her eyes slightly when she heard that. She thought to herself that she must clarify this with Xie Yan later. Our relationship is purely one of superiors and subordinates, and a boss cannot kiss a subordinate's mouth!

Catherine was stunned for a moment, then she looked up and said with a smile: "I think the two of you are a good match. I never thought that you were the Crying Death God of Inazuma and received the annual award from Inazuma."

Ying saw that Xie Yan's expression, which had been calm all this time, finally changed. He seemed to want to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he fell silent again.

Don't Cry Death, isn't this name quite domineering? Why is it this expression? And...Xie Yan actually got a year-end bonus?

Ying was somewhat curious about Xie Yan's experience in Inazuma, but she didn't like to talk, and only her expression changed slightly.

Paimon seemed to enjoy it, which made Yingmei feel that she was deliberately trying to match her up with Xie Yan.

At this time, Catherine looked up and asked, "What name do you want to give to the adventure group?"

Ying glanced at Xie Yan, nodded slightly to him, and gave him the naming rights.

Xie Yan was a little speechless. Why did Ying nod at Ott?

He always felt that Ying's eyes were a little strange, as if she had misunderstood him.

But now that the name of the Uncrying God of Death has spread, Xie Yan no longer cares about it. He just wants to finish the adventure group and the weapons shop as soon as possible, and then take Yingmei back to the embassy to have a small party...ahem, a meet-and-greet.

"Then let's call it the Xie Ying Adventure Group?" Xie Yan suggested.

This name is too perfunctory. Paimeng shook his head when he heard it: "It's too ordinary. When people hear such an adventure group, they will think it is a small workshop run by a couple!"

Ying glared at Paimeng, "Are you deliberately assisting Xie Yan? Even if I'm taken down, do you think you'll be fine?"

And...Xie Ying? Xie Ying? It felt like he was hinting at something.

Yingmei put her hands on her hips!

Seeing her expression, Xie Yan suddenly had an idea: "Let's call it the Fire Chasing Moth, Ying, you will be the deputy leader in the future!"

"Fire Moth... no problem." Ying was quite satisfied with the name.

Catherine recorded the name, and then handed the documents and the adventure group's certificate to the two people: "The registration of the adventure group is complete, but the adventure group usually has its own group emblem. You can prepare it by yourselves. If you want to recruit other members in the future, you must come to register."

"Okay, thank you Miss Catherine for the reminder."

Xie Yan took back the documents, then looked at Ying Mei: "How is the weapon shop going? Do you have a good selection?"

"It has been negotiated. The location is a shop near the East Pier, and the rent is 75 Mora a month." Ying explained briefly.

As she spoke, she took Xie Yan towards the East Pier.

Paimon puffed up his cheeks. "This store wanted 80 Mora a month in rent from us. This is too shady. The location over at the East Pier is not good. There are only a few stores there."

Xie Yan didn't care. Liyue Harbor was the wealth center of Teyvat. It was impossible to get cheap rent for a store here. Even in modern times, many stores had to hand over half of their annual profits to the landlord. This also reflected how rich Aqing was.

But he underestimated Ying's dedication.

While on the way, Ying roughly explained the reason.

"We originally wanted to choose a location near Chihuyan Street, after all, there is an Adventurer's Guild there, but after walking around, we found that the rent here is very expensive, and there is also Liyue's time-honored Hanfeng Ironware."

"Although we are a high-end weapon store, most adventurers probably still buy 3-star weapons. People may still trust old brands more, and it may also cause some commercial competition."

“Although the East Pier is not in the city, foreign adventurers will pass by here. As long as we capture these customers, it will be no different from opening a business in the city.”

Ying talked freely without realizing that she was standing from the boss lady's perspective.

Xie Yan was quite satisfied when he heard this. He didn't expect that the naive Yingmei had such a good business mind. It was a pity that she also had to travel around, otherwise Xie Yan would definitely hire her as his secretary.

And Yingmei's hard work fully verified Xie Yan's point of view: a boss who lets employees move on their own is a good boss.

After passing through several alleys, Xie Yan followed Ying to the shop at East Wharf, but the landlord here turned out to be an old acquaintance.

"Master Xie Yan? Why is it you?"

"Ah, you are...Qiuyue from Chuyu Trading Company?"

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After some greetings, Xie Yan learned that Qiuyue had returned to Liyue to visit her relatives and purchase some goods. However, Liyue was quite busy, so she took a day's rest and then returned to work at the company.

"But this shop is a property of the company. Although I also want to give Lord Xie Yan a discount, your wife has already negotiated the price before, so..." Qiuyue looked embarrassed.

Yingmei blushed: "I'm not his wife."

"Ah? Sorry for the misunderstanding, but this price really can't be any lower."

"No problem, let's just follow the price we just agreed on."

Qiuyue is just an employee, there is no point in making things difficult for her. Besides, Xie Yan is too lazy to bother with such trivial matters. He can earn back the money by spending one more second on projection.

After a conversation, Xie Yan paid one year's rent, and Ying tidied up the shop a little.

"As for the weapons store, we need some shelves for displaying swords, and the subsequent publicity issues also need to be resolved..." Xie Yan stroked his chin.

Ying seemed to see an exclamation mark on his head, and subconsciously spoke up to take on the new task.

But the next second she secretly warned herself that she was almost fooled.

It's outrageous. It was Xie Yan who opened the store, so why was I the one who was always busy?

He has to bargain and look for a location. What if Xie Yan posts another task that "needs a boss lady", should he take it?

Ying's vigilance towards Xie Yan has reached its extreme now, she doesn't want to be exposed in broad daylight in the future.

so--