Still playing traditional Genshin Impact?

Ying frowned as she listened, but she didn't want to refuse. After all, if Xie Yan could help her quickly gain the element of lightning and recover her strength, it would be of great benefit to her herself.

"But the problem is that I haven't even digested the power of Liyue yet, so I'm afraid I may not be able to make it to Xumi in time. Just to complete this ordinary commission, I think it will take a long time, unless Liyue is in a major crisis like Mondstadt."

Xie Yan was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said calmly: "It's okay, I'll wait for you in Xumi."

He couldn't possibly reveal the Emperor's arrangements, so he could only say this for now.

But Ying was a thoughtful person. When she saw Xie Yan suddenly hesitated, she narrowed her eyes and had some guesses in her mind.

Xie Yan did not extend the topic. He said sternly, "In fact, the matter of the World Tree has nothing to do with you. Even if it helps you digest elemental power quickly, it is not enough for you to take such a risk. Therefore, I plan to give you some compensation. You can choose any four-star weapon you want."

His golden eyes widened instantly as he looked at Xie Yan, as if he saw the shadow of his elder brother Liben in him.

24 Paimon, the best

Mondstadt is a free city, and there are many adventurers staying here. Although Ying has never used high-level weapons, she has seen some when she was doing commissions everywhere.

She knew the value of a four-star weapon very well. If the person in front of her was not Xie Yan, she would never believe that any boss would be so generous as to give her a four-star weapon before she even completed the task. Was he trying to get her body? He simply wanted to be her father.

Yingmei thought to herself that if Xie Yan could take out the five-star one-handed sword to tempt her, even if he asked her to recognize him as her godfather, Ying would be happy to do so.

She had even thought of the lines: Ying has been wandering for half her life, only regretting that she has never met a wise master.

Uh, wait, is Xie Yan trying to be my godfather and support me? He seemed to be chatting with Paimeng just now.

Ying suddenly felt that the previous lines were not quite appropriate. She could recognize Xie Yan as her godfather, but she didn't want to "recognize him as her master".

But there is no need to worry about this, as Ying knows Paimeng's loyalty well, and this is just a personal matter, as they are currently negotiating business.

After thinking for a while with her chin supported by her small hand, Ying said in a deep voice: "Although I have seen some four-star one-handed swords, they are definitely far inferior to yours, so I would like to tell you my needs first, and then you can recommend a weapon, is that okay?"

The way she supported her chin was very cute. Xie Yan was stunned for a while before he reacted. He nodded: "No problem, but considering the time factor, I can't tailor it for you. I can only choose one that is not much different from your needs."

In fact, Xie Yan's sword-forging skills were quite good. After all, he had the cheating skill of projection. He could know the structure of an ordinary weapon just by taking a look at it. However, forging a weapon by himself was too slow and required very complicated procedures and might not be successful. It was far less convenient than projection.

Ying didn't force it. She said after careful consideration: "The weapon must be very sharp and not too heavy. It is best if it can reduce the consumption of elemental power."

Ying also has a nimble and light style, but unlike Xie Yan who takes the route of single-target high-burst, she is more cautious in combat. She usually fights with the enemy a few times first, waits until she understands the opponent's fighting style, and then seizes the opportunity to combine elemental power to defeat the enemy in one move.

To put it simply, it's easy to win against anyone.

Xie Yan probably understood what he heard, and with a thought, he projected the most familiar Tenmoku Kage katana.

This was the first four-star one-handed sword he came into contact with. After holding it for a long time, he has completely mastered it, and it is at the level of precision 5 when projected. If he has time, he can even try to forge a "Thin Edge Full Light Heavenly Eye".

"This weapon should be able to meet your needs. Its special effect is that when you use elemental power, it will condense [Yin Seed], which can replenish elemental energy at critical moments. The only difference is that the shape of the sword is a little different from your current sword."

Ying took the sword and examined it carefully. Her slender fingers slowly brushed across the blade and she nodded with satisfaction: "It's a very good weapon. If I can help you next time, I will do my best. Don't worry about the difference in weapons. I can get used to it quickly."

In fact, she quite liked dealing with Xie Yan. From the first time they met, Xie Yan attached great importance to the spirit of contract. He did not act as a riddler when answering questions and basically said everything he could.

Even if she asked me for help now, I would explain clearly what needed to be done and how dangerous it was. I didn't use words like justice or the people of the world to morally blackmail her.

Ying is a person with a strong sense of justice, but for some things, doing what you want to do and being forced to do by others are two different things, and the feelings are completely different.

Xie Yan gave her trust, and she will respond to this expectation with all her strength.

"But if you want to get a new weapon, you still have to use it in actual combat first..." She looked at Xie Yan, her expression eager to try.

Others said that she could fight against the followers of the God of Wind, but in fact, she relied on Wendy's assistance at that time, otherwise she would not have been detained by two debt collectors at the door of the cathedral.

Shame!

But then again, I have regained some of my power and obtained good equipment. I wonder how it compares to the gods' followers.

Xie Yan looked outside and nodded, “I have an appointment with someone else in the morning, but I should have enough time, so I’ll practice a few moves with you.”

The two came to the martial arts field in the backyard.

Ying picked up the Tenmoku Kage katana and swung it a few times, and surprisingly quickly adapted to the new weapon.

This is not surprising. After all, she is... a seventeen-year-old girl. Although her strength has not recovered, her martial arts level is still there.

Paimon flew over. She originally wanted to be the referee, but seeing that the two were about to fight, she hid in the distance.

At this time, Ying also attacked Xie Yan.

She used the power of wind element to accelerate herself, and in an instant she suddenly attacked Xie Yan, swung her sword continuously, and several wind element sword qi whistled towards her.

Xie Yan's expression remained unchanged. He took a few steps back as if he could predict the moves in advance, and each time he avoided Ying's attacks just in time.

Ying saw the difference in the two people's panels, and when he swung the sword next time, he suddenly stretched out his left palm towards Xie Yan, and a vacuum vortex condensed in his palm, disrupting Xie Yan's steps.

Wanxiang Tianyin, right?

After a brief complaint, the same Tenmoku Kage katana appeared in Xie Yan's hand, and he blocked Ying's swing as if he could predict it in advance.

The blades collided with each other with a crisp sound. Ying tried to press down with force, but she felt a tremendous force coming from the sword that was no less than that of the Hilliard thug.

As she thought about it, the vacuum vortex in her hand suddenly exploded, and the violent wind elemental force quickly spread, and she herself retreated with the help of the recoil force.

In terms of fighting style, Ying is indeed an experienced fighter. Even when he is at a disadvantage, he can make the most of his skills to create opportunities to break through. At this point, he also has a big move of rock elemental power.

"Very good tactics, but your fighting style is not suitable for fighting against me."

Before he finished speaking, Ying only saw a flash of thunder on the sky, and the next second, everything in front of him was covered by the pure sword light that appeared suddenly like the blue sky from outer space.

Ying subconsciously blocked the weapon in front of her, but Xie Yan's Tenmokage katana was now covered by hot flames. Even though Ying used the elemental power of rock to resist, she only felt a stinging burning sensation in her hand when the blades collided, and the katana slipped out of her hand.

She felt that the other party's elemental power seemed different and much higher in quality than her own.

With a hint of surprise in her golden eyes, Ying praised sincerely, "Very impressive swordsmanship."

With her vision, she could naturally see that Xie Yan had already formed his own swordsmanship style, the type that pursued instantaneous bursts of power.

Although the battle will become more diverse due to the elemental power, from the perspective of martial arts alone, the only way to defeat martial arts in the world is to be faster. If you can't keep up with his sword speed, it means you will fall into a disadvantage.

The sword in Xie Yan's hand turned into magic and dissipated. He shook his head gently: "When you come to Xumi, let's fight again. Today is not satisfying."

Although he tried the bonus effect of the magic in the middle, the gap between Ying and him in attributes was a bit too big, so there was no fun in fighting. He estimated that she could only compete with him when she had four elements.

As he spoke, Xie Yan called out the skill panel and looked at the data updated yesterday.

Under his intentional control, a new [Immortal Arts] skill tree appeared on the skill panel, and its initial prerequisite skill was named [Immortal Arts. Breathing].

This skill is different from other martial arts schools. Its essence is the same as meditation. It is just a technique of cultivation. Therefore, there is no such thing as a percentage. However, the cultivation level can be exchanged in the system mall.

But what interested Xie Yan was that the foundation of practicing immortal arts was not in elemental force, but in extracting "natural energy" from the surrounding environment, or the force of light.

This kind of power was mentioned in the mission of Abyss Palace, and it is the most original power in the continent of Teyvat.

'No wonder the immortals say that the luck of immortals is beyond the reach of ordinary people.'

But according to Xie Yan's previous estimation, after using the magic technique, his fire elemental power increased by 30%. If he practiced it for a longer time, the power would be even stronger.

However, his realm was too low. If he wanted to use any magic, he had to meditate and breathe in and out in advance to accumulate magic power.

Damn, this is really Sage Mode?

Xie Yan secretly complained to himself, while Paimeng, who was watching the fight nearby, flew over.

She stared at the Eye of God on Xie Yan's waist and asked curiously: "Xie Yan, isn't your Eye of God of thunder attribute? Why can it use the power of fire element?"

"Because I am half human and half immortal." Xie Yan briefly talked about his life experience.

Ying listened with great interest. She had heard the story about Master Fentian Zhuhai when she was doing the commission. She didn't expect that Xie Yan was actually his descendant.

Paimon, as always, showed her talent for naming. She waved her fist and said, "You can use multiple elements like the Traveler, so I will give you the nickname Thunderfire Sword!"

Thunder and fire sword?

Xie Yan looked at Paimeng deeply and said, "Are you sure? Then I will give you a nickname as well?"

Paimon, the best ()

Little Paimeng scratched his head pretending to be stupid: "Haha, I was just joking. By the way, Xie Yan, don't you still have some serious work to do?"

Xie Yan then retracted his gaze: "Almost, but our weapon store can be opened today. I will go to the weapon store to put the items up after I finish the formalities. If you can sell all of them today, I can give you an extra commission."

Commission?

Yingmei's eyes lit up, and she patted her chest and assured, "Leave it to me. I'll go buy shelves right away and decorate the store."

This made Paimeng want to complain that Ying was becoming more and more like the boss lady.

After Xie Yan left, Paimeng flew to the place where the sword had just fallen, held the weapon in his little hand, raised it, and handed it to Ying.

Ying wanted to say thank you, but her eyes rolled and she suddenly rubbed Paimon's head like she was petting a puppy: "Paimon is so good."

"Hey!" Paimon squinted his eyes at first and enjoyed the caress, but when he noticed the smile on Xieying's face, he stared at her angrily.

Ying had no choice but to change the subject: "What did Xie Yan say to you this morning?"

Paimon's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly said with a smile, "No, I was talking to Xie Yan, because I think he is even richer than Morax for being able to easily conjure up a four-star weapon like this!"

"Paimon really loves to joke, he makes it sound like Morax went out without money."

...

Inside Liyue Prison.

As the city of contract, Liyue's laws are the most complete among the seven countries. Therefore, even the prison is not as casual as in countries like Inazuma. Instead, it is strictly divided according to each person's crime and identity, and is garrisoned by the elite Thousand Rocks Army.

Although the plot of robbing the execution ground is often used in operas, in fact, this can only appear in operas, because even the most crazy Fatui would never have the idea of ​​challenging Liyue's laws and contracts, which are the foundation of Liyue.

only--

"The saying that money can make the world go round may be a little exaggerated, but it is true that money can make the world go round. The [Rich Man] is right. Even the powerful Liyue has its weaknesses."

A slender young man in gray walked into an area inside the criminal prison, followed by two Qianyan Army soldiers.

"The person you are looking for is right in front, but don't go too far." The Qianyan Army soldier behind him said in a deep voice.

The young master grinned and said, "Don't worry, I'm just asking a few questions. I won't cause any trouble to you or the two big shots above."

If it had nothing to do with fighting, the young master would actually be a very cheerful and sunny young man.

Unfortunately, their different standpoints doomed him and Liyue to have a bad relationship.

As for why I spent a lot of money to come here today, it was not to silence her, but just to warn those debt collectors not to do unnecessary things so as not to delay the Queen's plan.

Of course, if the money given is a little more, it is not impossible to silence the witness.

The young master is not stingy with money, that is a headache for the rich, but unless it is necessary, he has no interest in the weak.

ten minutes later.

The young master walked out of the cell slowly, stroking his chin thoughtfully, "Did Yuhengxing Keqing and Xie Yan capture them together? Yesterday I heard that Lian Ningguang was quite respectful to Xie Yan, which is quite interesting. Could it be that Xie Yan has another identity?"

He was more eager to fight, but the ceremony of inviting the immortals would be held in three days, so now was not the time to take action.

The young master was not afraid of injury or death. To him, dying in battle was the best destination for a warrior. However, the Queen's plan was more important.

"And...it would be even better if you could stay in Liyue. When that day comes, you will be my opponent."

After thinking for a moment, the young master decided to fulfill his duties as an executive first, and by the way, go to the all-knowing Mr. Zhongli to inquire about Xie Yan's identity.

This was because the country of Zhidong had temporarily sent a message through a special tool, and Xie Yan was on the list at the headquarters.

It is not only a list of key targets to be killed, but also a list of targets to be won over.

It seems contradictory, but the young master doesn't care. If he can be killed so easily, it means that Xie Yan's ability is just that.

"I really don't understand. Harlequin and the Doctor actually proposed to recruit him as an executive officer? Inazuma and the Winter Kingdom are already mortal enemies. What bargaining chips can they use to make the followers of the Thunder God betray them?"

25 Young Master: Why not join the Fatui?

Xie Yan had no idea that the evaluation of him by the Zhidong Kingdom had risen to a new level.

Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't have any thoughts.

Although he jokingly said that he was a Liyue person in Liyue and an Inazuma person in Inazuma, these two countries had a special relationship with him. He had no good feelings towards the Kingdom of Winterfell and the Fatui.

Again, when a person needs to use the reason of "righteousness" to make everyone give in to him, it means that the thing itself is wrong, not to mention that the Fatui have done so many disgusting things.

Using children for human experiments, provoking wars in other countries, and trying to unleash the devil, these are not diplomatic envoys, to put it bluntly, they are terrorists who will do anything to achieve their goals.

Indeed, from the current perspective, except for the lady and the young master, these executive officers are loyal. Even if they have their own little calculations, they will put the Queen's orders first. Everyone else has their own ulterior motives. But is it true that the Queen of Winter knows nothing about this?

If she said she was sealed, it would be understandable, but she was able to sign a contract and make plans with Zhongli in recent years, and it was obvious that she was still able to move freely. In this case, if she doesn't even know what kind of people her subordinates are, then she can only be identified as pure waste.

Walking down from the embassy, ​​Xie Yan stopped by Bamen to get a business license.

Liyue's business is booming, and there are no restrictions on business licenses. As long as you don't break the law, and with the privileges brought by your identity, Xie Yan quickly got the certificate.

After calculating the time, Xie Yan used the power of thunder element to accelerate himself and quickly rushed to the shop at the East Pier. He hung the business license on it and projected some weapons, waiting for Yingmei to sell them.

"I actually feel like I'm being robbed. No wonder the system limits the monthly transaction amount... I'd better not go too far. I can't rush into the system if I sell a large amount, and it will cause the price of weapons to fall, which is not good for me."