Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

On the magnificent deck of the Zhuxi Fang, the wealthy businessmen and literati who had been living a life of drunkenness and debauchery during the day seemed unaffected by the bloodstains on the ground. They were still immersed in their own pleasures, listening to the opera with concentration and intoxication, and tasting wine leisurely and contentedly.

Time seemed to have stopped on this ship, and every second was like torture.

The sun had already set, but Luoxia had not yet emerged from the cabin. Shao Yun's patience had reached its limit, and he roared loudly, his voice echoing on the deck.

"That woman named Luoxia, what the hell are you hesitating about? Did you die in the cabin? Where are Huanian's belongings? Hand them over to me now!"

His voice attracted the attention of people around him, but they just looked at him curiously and then returned to their own world.

The bodyguards guarding both sides of the cabin door looked at each other in fear at Shao Yun's roar.

One of them plucked up the courage and stammered, "We...we don't know, sir..."

Shao Yun's face became even gloomier. He glared at the bodyguards as if he wanted to eat them alive.

He clenched his fist, veins popping out, as if he was going to tear his entire palm apart. He stared at the bodyguards surrounding him, his voice low and powerful.

"Then what are you waiting for here? Let's go in and look for it together!" Every word was like an icy arrow, piercing the bodyguards' hearts.

The bodyguards were so frightened by his majesty that they trembled all over, like leaves in the autumn wind. They exchanged horrified glances, as if to say, "What should we do?"

One of them mustered up his courage and whispered, "We don't know either..." The voice was so weak that it was almost drowned out by the wind.

When Shao Yun heard this complaint, his anger grew even stronger. He suddenly pulled out his revolver and pointed the black muzzle at the bodyguards.

His eyes were cold and ruthless, as if he was looking at a group of lambs about to be slaughtered. He threatened in a stern voice: "Go! Otherwise, I will dismantle your ship!"

The bodyguards were intimidated by his aura and lowered their heads, not daring to look him in the eye.

They knew that Shao Yun's words were not empty talk. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush into the cabin to look for the so-called "relics". As for whether they were really looking for it or just trying to avoid the limelight, Shao Yun had no time to care.

Time passed minute by minute, and there was still no movement in the cabin.

Shao Yun's heart became more and more anxious, he stared at the entrance of the cabin with wide eyes. After a while, he couldn't wait any longer.

"The one called Luoxia! You've been looking for the relics for the whole afternoon. I give you ten minutes to find them! Otherwise, everyone on the boat will be dead!" His voice echoed on the sea, as if it would shatter the entire Zhudian Boat.

As soon as Shao Yun finished speaking, the originally lively and peaceful atmosphere on the boat froze in an instant.

Those actors who were singing softly, the wealthy businessmen dressed in gorgeous silks, and the literati who boasted of their elegance, seemed to be shocked by the impact of this sentence, and all looked at Shao Yun in amazement.

At this time, a man who looked like a scholar, Li Jiulang, staggered over.

He was wearing glasses and reeking of alcohol, his long green gown fluttering gently in the breeze, as if he was the only sober person on the ship. He tried to calm the storm with reason and reason.

"How can you be so rude!" Although Li Jiulang's voice was trembling due to alcohol, he was still full of determination, "You can't tell right from wrong and kill innocent people! I advise you..."

Shao Yun glanced at the drunk in front of him and fanned gently, as if to dispel the smell of alcohol in the air.

The corners of his mouth curled up with a trace of mockery, and he said, "I was wondering why there was a sour smell in my nose. It turns out that you are a drunken sour scholar. How many jars of horse urine have you drunk? How dare you speak nonsense in front of me?"

Li Jiulang's face flushed with anger at Shao Yun's words, and the alcohol made him even more emotional. He pointed at Shao Yun and said in a trembling voice, "You are full of foul language. This Zhuxifang is a place where scholars and literati gather. How can we allow a scoundrel like you to run wild here!"

After hearing this, Shao Yun couldn't help but burst into laughter. His laughter echoed in the boat, as if he was mocking Li Jiulang's pedantry and ignorance.

He looked at Li Jiulang coldly and said, "There are still some who are not afraid of death. Since you are so stubborn, don't blame me for being rude!"

At this moment, Shao Yun stood up suddenly like an enraged lion. His tall figure was like a towering mountain, standing quietly in front of the poet Li Jiulang.

Li Jiulang was originally immersed in the alcohol, and his half-drunk and half-awake eyes flickered with a bit of confusion. He looked up and saw Shao Yun's depressing aura, which was like the eve of a storm, and he sobered up instantly.

He stammered, "What...what are you going to do? I'm a poet!" He tried to use his identity as a poet to give himself some confidence.

Shao Yun did not respond to his words, but stretched out his hand expressionlessly and slapped Li Jiulang hard on the face. The crisp sound echoed in the cabin, and Li Jiulang's cheeks instantly became red and swollen. He widened his eyes and looked at Shao Yun in disbelief.

Shao Yun did not stop. He picked up Li Jiulang by the collar as if he was picking up a chicken.

With one powerful move, he lifted Li Jiulang above his head, like a king lifting a tripod, with such strength that he could move mountains and unparalleled courage!

Then Shao Yun held the poet and walked towards the boat. Li Jiulang kicked his feet in the air, but he could not break free from Shao Yun's iron-like grip.

"What are you doing! Rude! Vulgar!" Li Jiulang shouted drunkenly, "Everyone in Zhudian Fang is watching you!" He tried to threaten Shao Yun with the eyes of the people around him, but Shao Yun remained unmoved.

The people on the Zhudian Boat immediately lowered their heads and asked, "What did you say? The sea breeze is so strong that I can't hear you clearly!"

Walking to the side of the boat, Shao Yun threw Li Jiulang into the sea without any hesitation.

The sound of Li Jiulang falling into the water was particularly harsh on the quiet boat. He struggled to float to the surface, but Shao Yun did not give him the chance.

He took out his revolver and fired several shots at the sea. Each shot was accompanied by Li Jiulang's screams, and suddenly the sea surface was flushed with a thrilling red.

Shao Yun stood by the boat, watching the red on the sea surface gradually spread coldly. He whispered, "If you want to learn from Lu Xiucai to kill Ji Wuming, you must first be Lu Xiucai! But the most important thing is, I am not Ji Wuming!"

Shao Yun clapped his hands gently and his eyes fell on the dead poet Li Jiulang floating on the sea.

Without saying anything more, he turned around and returned to his seat.

He sat down and took out a bottle of snake oil. He shook the bottle gently and waited for the ten minutes to be over.

Inside the cabin, time seemed to be stretched out. Every second seemed extremely heavy, as if carrying some unspeakable pressure.

At the last minute, a sudden noise in the cabin broke the silence.

Shao Yun frowned slightly, and then began the countdown.

"Ten! Nine! Eight..."

Suddenly, the hatch was pushed open violently, and a figure stumbled out.

It was Luoxia, her hair was disheveled, her face was covered in sweat, but her eyes were gleaming with excitement. She rolled and crawled to her knees in front of Shao Yun, holding a hairpin in her trembling hands, her voice filled with tears.

"Found it, found it! Please have a look!"

Luoxia's heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of her chest.

She turned almost the entire cabin upside down that afternoon, searching countless nooks and crannies.

Finally, she found the hairpin in the jewelry box of a "famous actor" - it was a piece of jewelry that Hua Nian once wore and it was also her only relic. The rest were all lost, and only this valuable one was left.

When Shao Yun's gaze fell on Luo Xia's trembling hand as she took over Huanian's relic - the gold and jade hairpin with peacock carving, a hint of complex emotions flashed in his eyes.

The hairpin exudes a faint golden glow and a warm jade luster, as if telling of past splendor and glory.

The exquisite peacock carving is lifelike, showing delicate craftsmanship and superb skills.

Is this thing real or fake? Maybe he just picked one up to fool himself because he couldn’t find it!

The system prompt sounded in Shao Yun's mind.

[Miss Huanian's Hairpin: Mission Item]

It would be great if it were true, but isn’t it a bit too much to make me wait for an entire afternoon?

Shao Yun suddenly hit Luoxia's head, who was kneeling on the ground, with a hairpin, his voice was cold.

"You spent the whole fucking afternoon looking for a broken hairpin? If I hadn't told you to give me ten minutes, would you have wanted to drag it out? Are you really trying to fool me?"

Luoxia was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly shook her head to deny it.

"No, absolutely not! I really tried my best."

Shao Yun sneered and deliberately asked, "Hey? Are you trying to hold me back and find someone to kill me?"

When Luoxia heard this, her face turned pale instantly and she kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Miss Huanian left Zhuxifang half a year ago, and her personal belongings have long been disposed of. I found this hairpin in someone else's jewelry box. Really, I didn't lie to you!"

Shao Yun looked at Luo Xia's frightened expression and couldn't help feeling a little bit reluctant, but thinking that he had wasted an entire afternoon, his tone remained unfriendly.

"You wasted my entire afternoon! How are you going to make it up to me?"

Luoxia swallowed and answered carefully: "No matter how much Mora you want, I will agree to it!" Her voice trembled, and she was obviously trying her best to suppress her fear.

Shao Yun looked at Luo Xia who was kneeling in front of him and asked coldly, "I'm not short of money now, but I have something to ask you."

Luoxia knelt on the ground and looked up at Shao Yun, with a gleam of hope in her eyes, as if she had found a savior.

She said in a trembling voice: "Please tell me. I will tell you everything I know."

Shao Yun took a deep breath, and the little boy named Yizhu appeared in his mind. Then he asked in a deep voice: "Tell me about Miss Huanian. I want to know more about her."

Luoxia was slightly stunned, then quickly recalled in her mind.

"Miss Huanian, when she was twelve years old, she was sold to Zhuxifang by her parents..."

Hearing this, Shao Yun frowned, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, and he interrupted Luo Xia's words.

"How dare you buy and sell human beings?!"

Luoxia was intimidated by Shao Yun's aura. She said tremblingly, "Selling one's body is also... also a contract. This... this is the rule of Liyue. In Liyue, as long as both parties are willing and no one is killed, the Seven Stars will... will not interfere too much."

Shao Yun was furious when he heard this. He suddenly pulled out the revolver from his waist, put the muzzle of the gun against Luo Xia's forehead, and roared angrily: "Fuck you! What the hell is mutual consent? Can such a disgusting thing be called voluntary? Are you fucking kidding me!"

Luoxia was so frightened that she was trembling all over. She quickly explained, "Calm down... I... I'm telling the truth. Where there is light, there is darkness. Although this practice is indeed unkind, compared to more than a hundred years ago, we are already very disciplined. At that time, abuse and amputation were commonplace..."

When Shao Yun heard this, the anger in his chest surged like an undercurrent, but he tried his best to suppress it and not let it burst out.

He took a deep breath, as if telling himself that these human sufferings were not worth his anger. His responsibility was to take good care of Ying and Paimon, not to become the savior of the world.

"Go on."

Luoxia felt the chill emanating from Shao Yun and couldn't help but shiver. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and continued her story.

"Miss Huanian, her talent for music theory is indeed outstanding, especially when it comes to playing instruments such as the zither and the harp. Her performance sounds like the sound of nature. Therefore, we at Zhuxifang have specially cultivated her, hoping that she can become our top courtesan."

She paused, as if recalling the past, and continued, "However, when she was eighteen years old, she made an unexpected decision. She violated the rules of Zhuxifang and developed a deep affection for a guest, and the two had a child. She cleverly hid this secret, and we never found out. It was not until half a year ago that we learned the truth, and then we decided to expel her from Zhuxifang."

After hearing this, Shao Yun frowned. He remembered Ying'er once said that Huanian redeemed himself, which was completely different from Luoxia's statement.

He was sure in his heart that the bastard Luoxia was lying.

"I've been to her home and learned a lot about the situation, so you are lying!" Shao Yun asked coldly.

Luoxia's face turned paler as Shao Yun pressed on. She had originally tried to fool him with a cover-up lie.

But with Shao Yun's careless preparation, the lie shattered like thin ice.

Realizing that Shao Yun had seen through her lie, Luo Xia felt flustered and quickly changed her words. She calmed herself down and tried to make her voice sound calmer.

"To be precise, in order to start a new life, she chose to redeem herself and signed the contract that gave her 'freedom'." She pretended to be calm, but the uneasiness in her eyes was difficult to conceal.

Shao Yun sneered, obviously sneering at Luoxia's words. He thought of Yizhu's words, several uncles had come to see her before, it couldn't be to send warmth!

He whipped out his revolver and fired a shot into the air.

The sound of the gunshot made Luoxia's heart tremble. Shao Yun stared at Luoxia fiercely, his voice cold and resolute.

"Tell me the truth! Otherwise, I will make this place your burial place!"

Luoxia was frightened by Shao Yun's aura, and fear surged in her heart like a tide. She knew she had no way out and could only tell the whole truth.

"Okay... I'll tell you the truth. Half a year ago, we found out that she had violated the rules, so we gave her a good lesson. Then we forced her to sign a contract to redeem herself, and she owed us money. But... but more than two months ago, she suddenly died. So we just regarded that money as a dead debt!"