Yes, Lady Funina!

Xianyun was immediately relieved after hearing this, and the corners of his green-lipped lips curled up, "Tell me, Master. I'm not bragging, but in the art of mechanical engineering, if I consider myself second, no one dares to claim to be first."

However, Shen He did not want to ask about the difficult mechanical problems. Instead, he pointed to the delicate mechanical painting that looked like a work of art and said:

"Master, can I take this painting?"

I'm so stupid, really! Just knowing that Shen He, a kid who usually has no interest in mechanical engineering, mentioned mechanical engineering for the first time in front of her and compared mechanical engineering with Fontaine's mechanical technology, she should have known that Shen He didn't like mechanical engineering, but the person in the photo.

Although he realized that he had fallen into Shen He's provocation, Xianyun couldn't get angry at all.

Because Shen He's behavior clearly showed that he had gained "popularity" and was able to use provocation, which meant that Shen He was no longer moving towards the "inhuman" direction.

Shen He, who used to look like an exquisite doll, now has his own "desires".

Xianyun felt both relieved and a little sad about this situation.

He was glad that his disciple finally found a way to overcome the side effects of the Red Rope Soul Binding Technique. However, he felt sad that the antidote to the side effects was in Richard, and in his disciple's mind, Richard's status was obviously no lower than his own.

You have to know that I have raised Shen He for more than 20 years, how long has Richard only been with him?

It has been less than half a year at most. Ever since Richard entrusted Shen He to himself, this guy has never come back to see him. But even so, this silly disciple of his still misses him so much that he has traveled thousands of miles to Fontainebleau to see him. Xianyun can't tell how jealous he is.

Thinking of this, Xianyun couldn't help but glare at Richard. The saying that the mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more is just nonsense.

The more Richard looked at Xianyun, the more he disliked him. In the past, they could be considered friends, but now... they were not familiar with each other!

Richard was glared at by Xianyun for no reason, and he felt aggrieved. No, you did such an excessive thing (referring to Jiqiaohua) and you still glared at me. It's unreasonable, okay?

But Richard has always been a generous person, and he also vaguely guessed Xianyun's mental journey, so he didn't bother with him and turned to talk about other things: "I think the True Lord should have seen enough about the anti-gravity technology, right?"

"Well, Fontaine has been on the right track in his research over the years. Although it can be seen that there were some mistakes along the way, they were soon turned back. The explosion was obviously a step too big. The most taboo thing in researching such things is to be impatient."

Xianyun then talked about his views on anti-gravity technology and finally gave a response to Funina's commission.

"Sorry, I may not be suitable for research on anti-gravity technology."

Richard was not surprised by this result. Anti-gravity technology is based on mortals' thinking about flying and floating in the air. But for immortals like Xianyun who are born with the ability to fly and control the wind, floating in the air is an instinct and they don't think too much about it.

Therefore, when it comes to anti-gravity technology, Xianyun can only give some superficial suggestions that are not applicable to Fontaine baby's physique based on the principle of the immortal's own flying in the air.

It seems that it would be better to change a more stable project leader and let the Fontaine people slowly study this technology themselves. Perhaps this way the technology will mature faster.

"Yes, I think so too. But please don't tell Funina about this directly. Just say... you have an idea, but it still takes time to verify. You don't need to tell her how long it will take. Just leave her with something to think about."

Volume 129: Chapter : Letter from Inazuma

"What do you mean?" Xianyun looked at Richard and reached out to adjust her red-framed glasses. The light reflected from the mirror just covered her eyes.

"You want me to lie."

"What are you talking about, Master? Sometimes helping to cover up something doesn't necessarily mean you have to lie."

"Why does this sentence sound so familiar?" Xianyun remembered that when Richard handed Shen He to him more than 20 years ago, the sentence structure he used was similar to the one he uses now.

——"You are joking, Master. Just helping to take care of the child does not mean that you must adopt the child."

The format is still the same, only the content has changed.

It's really the same old story. Xianyun glared at Richard and said, "Give me a reason to help you."

"Um……"

"Let me tell you in advance that having a reason doesn't mean I have to help you." Xianyun's main point was not to suffer any loss, so he responded with the same sentence structure.

Richard: ...

Xianyun was very satisfied with Richard's choked expression, and was not prepared to listen to the excuse Richard had just made up. He turned to look at Shen He: "Shen He, tell me whether I should help Richard?"

To be honest, Richard's request was just a matter of raising his hand... or a word to Xianyun. Rather than letting Richard owe him a favor, Xianyun chose to pass on the favor to his apprentice.

In this way, let's see if Richard will be embarrassed to continue pretending to be stupid and deaf and dumb.

According to Richard, he hoped that he could temporarily fool the Lord Water God with polite words like "I'll do it next time".

Although I don't know why Richard asked me to fool his boss, I think he must have his reasons, and this reason is not for Richard himself, but for the Lord Water God.

In fact, from the very first moment they met, Xianyun could feel Funina's anxiety, as if something was chasing her from behind, making her unwilling to let go of any possibility.

Xianyun didn't understand what could make the gods of a country so anxious that they would even turn to a Liyue immortal for help. Xianyun also had a hunch that the reason why Richard wanted to stay in Fontaine was closely related to what Funina was anxious about. Even if they were not the same thing, the two should be closely related.

Of course, Xianyun had no intention of digging into the matter. Although she had a strong curiosity, she would never put this curiosity in places where it shouldn't be placed.

All she had to do was make Richard owe her a favor, and she had no right to care about the rest, nor did she want to care about it.

"Thank you, Master." Shen He was just emotionally slow, but he was not a fool. He could naturally sense Xianyun's good intentions, so he did not reject the other party's kindness.

However, Xianyun was not happy about his apprentice's thanks. On the contrary, he felt a little unhappy, thinking that saying this made them seem distant.

They have been dependent on each other as master and disciple for more than twenty years. Xianyun has taken good care of Shenhe, and in turn, Shenhe has also served Xianyun for more than twenty years.

"Humph, there's no such thing as so many thanks between a master and a disciple."

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More than a week and a half had passed since the Liyue delegation's visit, and the cultural exchange activities between the two places were gradually coming to an end. The photography competition that made Richard "famous" also decided the final winner.

The photography work "The Cat Stealing Fish" by Ms. Funina de Fontaine, a well-known Fontaine artist, won the second place in this photography competition.

The reason for not winning the championship is very simple - the audience.

Richard's handsome photos were indeed all the rage in Fontainebleau, but the audience was too narrow, targeting only women, while it is not only women who have the right to vote, but also men.

Although Richard's photos were loved by the majority of female compatriots, they inevitably offended another group, namely the partners of the majority of female compatriots - men.

Think about it carefully, when you are shopping with your girlfriend or your crush, and she sees a man who is more handsome than you and expresses her favor (votes) for him, how would you feel?

Even though I know they can't possibly have any intersection, I can't help but feel uncomfortable. In this situation, let alone voting, I don't even want to continue walking around the venue.

The reason why we were able to win the runner-up position was largely because the author of this set of photos was Funina.

If it was a photo of a cat taken by Funina herself, with no restrictions on the audience, there might have been a chance to win the championship.

"Congratulations to Miss Charlotte for winning the championship of this photography competition." As the host announced the final winner of the competition, the photo frame covered by cloth behind her was immediately unveiled.

Charlotte's award-winning work "The Girl Next Door Grows Up" was revealed. This set of photos is based on the perspective of a woman who is looking for her benefactor in a foreign country, and is centered around the cultural landscape she saw during her first few days in Fontaine.

It not only fits the theme of the friendly cultural exchanges between the two countries, but also achieves the harmony between China and Russia, and the flourishing of both culture and sports.

Well, it's a true combination of literature and sports. The most eye-catching photo in this group of photos is the Liyue woman holding up a giant anchor with one hand, which looks like it weighs several tons.

Everyone who sees this photo is amazed at the photographer's ingenuity, who was able to make such an exaggerated scene look so real.

No one thought this would be true. After all, in the simple values ​​of the Fontaine people, a giant anchor weighing several tons was obviously beyond human power.

Special effects, it must be special effects!

There were also judges from Liyue who gave a couplet for the title of this photo - The girl next door has grown up, with strength as great as that of a mountain and courage as unrivaled as that of the world.

Lifting a giant anchor with one hand shows the strength to move mountains and the courage to conquer the world.

However, what the audience did not know was that this was not a special effect, nor was it a misplaced shot. This was real. The beautiful woman with white hair in the picture actually lifted up the anchor weighing several tons in front of Charlotte.

He even looked like he still had some strength left in him and looked extremely relaxed. If it weren't for the dull sound when the anchor was placed on the ground and the vibration from the soles of his feet, Charlotte would have thought that what he was holding was a fake.

Alas, Clorinde... No, Furninha didn't deserve to lose.

Charlotte happily took Shen He to the stage to receive the championship prize of this competition - a customized championship lens and Fontaine's latest camera.

However, Charlotte already had her own camera, which was specially customized for her by her father [Mr. Wen Hengting], so Charlotte gave this camera to her model, Miss Shen He.

By the way, the special decoration on Mr. Wen Hengting was designed by Qianzhi.

"Ms. Charlotte, do you have anything to share with everyone about how you defeated Lady Funina to win the championship of this competition?" The host handed the microphone to Charlotte's mouth.

As a reporter, Charlotte seemed to be at ease when answering the host's questions, as if she was at home.

"First of all, I must thank Miss Shen He who came all the way from Liyue and agreed to be my model. Secondly, I don't think I have defeated Lady Funina. There are many things in Lady Funina's shooting techniques that are worth learning..." Charlotte said a lot of things proudly, and professional terms kept popping out as if they were free, which stunned the host on the stage and the audience below.

He didn't even notice that the topic had been diverted by Charlotte, and was only busy thinking about what the professional terms Charlotte was talking about meant.

Shen He listened quietly at the side, holding the camera that Charlotte handed to her, without expressing any opinion and without any expression.

But although Shen He showed no expression, her mind had already begun to stir, thinking about how to emulate the sage (Claulinde) and let Richard become her model.

In fact, the camera is not a new thing for Shen He. The magic she learned from Xianyun can achieve similar effects, and it doesn't even require external objects.

In addition, Shen He herself was a person who was not moved by external things, so the camera was no different from a stone on the roadside to her, until... she saw Funina's work at the venue.

Now I have to get a video camera to play with.

Although the magic of immortals can capture images, and even create a three-dimensional portrait, it not only consumes magical power, but is also far less convenient than pressing the shutter of a camera.

The most important thing is...the magic cannot preserve Richard's image.

The camera was able to capture Richard's image because the authority and power in Richard's body were restrained when taking the photo. However, if the magic technique was used to capture the image, even if Richard restrained his power, there was still no way to leave a detailed image. Either the image would be extremely blurry and only a vague representation of a person could be made out, or it would simply be a ball of light that looked like a small sun in the elemental's vision.

After Charlotte received the award, Clorinde took the stage on behalf of Funina to receive the corresponding trophy and gifts.

To some extent, this is indeed well-deserved.

After all, the photo was originally taken by Clorinde, and the prize and trophy were later generously given to Clorinde by Funina.

But Clorinde did not look happy, she just felt that the trophy was too hot to hold.

However, with the end of the award ceremony, the series of disturbances caused by her mistake came to an end.

Just as Richard had expected, with his cold treatment, the waves caused by his photos in Fontaine gradually subsided.

However, outside of Fontainebleau, in the territory of Inazuma east of Liyue, Yae Shenzi was holding the "The Cat That Steals Fish" that was smuggled across the ocean. After confirming again and again that the person on top was Richard Bencha, he finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

After mounting this masterpiece, the Son of God returned to his room, sat at the desk, unfolded the letter, and thought for a long time before picking up the pen to write: It has been several months since I last saw you, and I haven’t greeted you for a long time...

The general meaning of the letter is that it has been several months since we last met. Today, when I saw your photo, I found that you were doing well and I felt relieved.

After that, he briefly recalled the past, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then got to the point. He began to ask Richard when he was going to return to visit Inazuma, saying that both himself and Ying missed him very much.

Between the lines, the words were filled with the Lord Palace Administrator's longing, and at the end of the letter, Yae Shenzi also vaguely mentioned that if Richard did not come to Inazuma again, then she would have to go to Fontaine again.

But this time, she won't be easily dismissed by Richard with a kiss.

She wants to eat meat.

Speaking of which, Yae Shenzi was a little angry. Ever since she knew Richard's exact location, she had been keeping an eye on Richard's whereabouts.

He discovered that the other party went to Mondstadt and Liyue, and refused to come to Inazuma, which made Yae Shenzi feel a little frustrated for no reason.

She looked at her stunningly beautiful self in the mirror, and the palace lady couldn't help but start to have wild thoughts.

She did not doubt her own charm, but began to doubt Richard's sexual orientation. Such a beautiful woman like her was waiting for him to come to her house, but several months had passed and not only did he not come, he didn't even send her a letter.

As the end of the year was approaching, and more photos were sent to the police across the ocean, Yae Kamiko began to feel a little restless and she made up her mind.

If Richard doesn't come to Inazuma again, she will go to Fontainebleau to celebrate the New Year this year!

Yae Kamiko handed the letter to Qi Liangliang, who was about to go to Fontaine to deliver a courier for Chizhi, and told him to hand the letter to Richard personally.

"Don't worry, Lord Son of God, I will personally hand the letter to that gentleman as soon as possible!" Qi Liangliang promised.

Lord Son of God usually takes good care of her. Now that she finally has the opportunity to help Lord Son of God, she will naturally do her best.

Qi Liangliang's actions were indeed quick. In less than two days, she personally handed the letter from Yae Shinto to Richard.

And this day also happens to be the last day of the cultural exchange activities between the two countries...

"A letter from Ms. Alice?" Linnet asked calmly after seeing Qi Liangliang off.

The letter was pink all over, and the stamp in the center of the letter was in the shape of a fox's paw. In addition, the way the letter came was not special at all, so it was obviously not a letter from Alice.

The reason why Linnet asked this was naturally to ask Richard in a tactful way who sent the letter.

"No, it was sent by the Son of God." Richard had no need to hide it and opened the letter in front of Linnet.

Of course, the content of the letter was not shown to Linnet, and she would not read it. After Richard told her who the letter was from, Linnet poured Richard a cup of black tea and left the office, very considerately leaving space for the other person.

In fact, when Richard saw the letter, he had already vaguely guessed the purpose of Yae Shinto's writing. It was because of this letter that he had to face the option he had been avoiding.

- Go to Inazuma.

Richard closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then he carefully put the letter away, opened the drawer and put it together with the photo he got from Alice last time. (The Son of God, White Purity, Chapter 76)

Whether to go or not, let’s wait until Ningguang and the others leave.

PS: I’m sorry for being stuck in writer’s block for the whole day. There will be another chapter later to make up for what I missed yesterday. There will be additional chapters in the next few days.

Volume 130: Chapter What? Another business trip?

The humid sea breeze brought waves to hit the dock, and the ships at Roudeng Port docked and left the port in an orderly manner under the guidance of autonomous machinery.

The Liyue official ship, which has been anchored at Roudeng Harbor for nearly half a month for repairs, will also leave this mechanized port today, which also means that the two-week cultural exchange event has come to an end.