Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Looking at the excited Ying and Paimon, and the embarrassed Mona.

Shao Yun took the opportunity to transfer two horses from the system's mobile stable. One was the tall and mighty brown chestnut Boadicea, and the other was the ivory-white and gold Buell.

Shao Yun clapped his hands, attracting the attention of the three people.

"We have plenty of time to chat on this long journey. But now, girls, it's time to set off."

Mona's attention was attracted by the horses that suddenly appeared. She widened her eyes, as if she had seen some incredible miracle, and pointed at the two horses with trembling fingers.

“Is this…is this a horse?”

Shao Yun was no longer as excited as before. He stepped on the stirrups and rode steadily onto Boadicea's saddle.

"I don't want to answer this question anymore. You ride on the back of Ying. If everything goes well, we can reach Mondstadt in one day and one night."

Ying nodded, and she reached out to pull the still dazed Mona onto Buel's saddle.

After Mona sat down, she suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, before going to Mond, there is another place I want to go..."

Shao Yun turned his head and looked at Mona.

"Can I say no?"

Mona didn't expect Shao Yun to reject her.

"That place is not far away..."

Shao Yun shook his head and said directly: "Ms. Mona, I don't like taking detours. Besides, I remember that the plan we agreed on before was to go directly to Mondstadt, right?"

After hearing this, Mona hurriedly explained: "It's not a detour, Shao Yun, you misunderstood. I just want to stop by the inn in Tianheng Mountain. The owner of that inn has a good relationship with me. If I leave suddenly without saying hello, it will be very rude."

Shao Yun glanced at Ying standing beside him and asked for her opinion. Ying nodded slightly, tacitly agreeing to Mona's request.

Seeing this, Shao Yun sighed softly and said, "Well, since it's on the way and it's a matter of courtesy, let's go to the inn and say hello as you said."

At this time, Paimeng, who was sitting in Ying's arms, looked at Boadicea under Shao Yun, with curiosity flashing in his eyes.

She pointed at the tall horse and asked curiously, "Shao Yun, where did you get this new horse? It looks so majestic!"

Shao Yun was a little embarrassed by Paimeng's question and didn't know how to explain it.

He looked at Boadicea, then at Paimon, and finally he could only agree with her and said vaguely: "Yes, this horse... well, he is really good. Alas, horses are something that you have to ride on a good one, not just a mediocre one. Okay, let's go."

……

Ying rode the tall and mighty ivory-white-gold Buell, Paimon sat obediently in front of her, and Mona sat quietly behind Ying. Shao Yun rode a horse and followed them silently.

Mona's eyes kept falling on Ying's mount. Buel looked particularly dazzling in the sun. She couldn't help but whispered, "Ying, can I ask a question? Where do all these horses come from?"

Ying looked back at Shao Yun behind her, smiled and said to Mona: "Shao Yun gave us this horse, I don't know how he caught it. Maybe this is his little secret, I never asked him."

After hearing this, Mona sighed softly, with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"Oh, I really envy you. When I was a kid in Mondstadt, there were many horses. Every day I could see all kinds of horses running around the streets, and there were knights on horseback..."

When Paimon heard this, he flew to Mona curiously, blinked his big eyes and asked, "Mona, so you are from Mond?"

Mona nodded and continued to recall: "Well, I was born in Jingfu Port in Mondstadt. Later, I followed my master to travel all over the country and visited many places. My memory of Mondstadt is a little vague. I only remember that the sky in Mondstadt is very blue, the clouds are very white, and there are those familiar landmark buildings."

……

The outline of Tianheng Mountain looks even more magnificent in the morning sunlight.

Shao Yun, Ying, Paimeng and Mona rode their horses and slowly came to the quaint inn at the foot of the mountain.

Shao Yun dismounted, wrapped the reins around the wooden stake in front of the inn, and patted the horse's back gently.

He took out a few bright apples and handed them to the two horses one by one. The horses lowered their heads obediently and gently chewed this rare sweetness.

The voice of Boss Zhu from the inn came to my ears, and that familiar voice of entrustment sounded again.

"Ms. Mona, can you help me find the lost jade ring? It means a lot to me."

Shao Yun frowned slightly and muttered softly: "Here we go, the 253rd ring. I really doubt if this boss is deliberately looking for trouble..."

Ying, Paimon and Mona accepted Boss Zhu's commission and started to act.

Shao Yun explicitly refused. Instead of looking for that broken ring that was sold everywhere, he would rather use his time to feed and brush the horse and cultivate a relationship with it.

……

Shao Yun was brushing the two precious horses intently; their hair shone with a healthy luster in the sun.

His hands slid skillfully across the horse's back, with each stroke bringing just the right amount of force.

However, this tranquility was suddenly broken by a sudden chill, and a cold wind ran straight through Shao Yun's neck and back.

He turned around suddenly and saw a man in a tall hat standing behind him.

"How's the horse?"

Shao Yunxin frowned and rolled his eyes in dissatisfaction. He put down the horse brush in his hand, with a bit of irritability in his tone.

"Oh, damn, why are you here again? Do you want to play dominoes this time?"

The man in the flattering hat didn't care about Shao Yun's attitude. He smiled and stood side by side with Shao Yun.

"I thought we had met so many times that we were considered friends."

Shao Yun sneered and put the horse brush into his backpack, his tone full of anger.

"Unless I'm crazy, I will never make friends with a devil like you. What are you doing here again? Do you want to stab me in the heart?"

The man in the tall hat looked at Shao Yun's angry face and said calmly, "I came here to thank you."

Shao Yun turned around and faced the man in the tall hat. He seemed to have heard a very funny joke.

"Thank me? Are you rubbing salt into my wounds? Is Miss Huanian's soul particularly delicious?"

The man in the top hat shook his head, his tone still calm.

"I didn't take Miss Huanian's soul away. Why don't you want to listen to me?"

"You...what did you say, what do you mean?" Shao Yun stared at the man in the tall hat in front of him, his tone full of shock. When did we become so kind?

The man in the tall hat nodded slightly, with a barely perceptible hint of pride on his face.

"I said that due to your intervention, the contract between me and Miss Huanian is no longer valid. And what you have completed is the contract between you and me."

Shao Yun's eyes widened, trying to understand this sudden turn of events. But the tall-hatted man didn't seem to want to give him much time to digest this information.

"You will win, but I won more than you can imagine. Although I lost Hua Nian's soul, I gained two souls, Hua Chu and Jian..."

At this point, the tall hat man suddenly paused and turned his gaze towards Liyue Harbor. Then, he turned back and said to Shao Yun, "Oh, no, now it should be three."

Shao Yun's face froze. Why are there so many more?

"You...you mean, you got three souls? How come there are more?!"

The tall hat man smiled and explained, "Just now, Lord De'an chose to commit suicide. His soul is now mine. What an unexpected reward."

Shao Yun took a deep breath to calm his inner shock.

"You got what you wanted, so what else do you want me to do next? Don't be too much!" He looked at the man in the tall hat with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

The tall hat man didn't care about Shao Yun's threat and said calmly: "Don't be angry, I am just fulfilling the contract between you and me. If you kill those two criminals, I will grant you a wish. Now, tell me."

Shao Yun's lips trembled slightly, and with a heart full of anger, he shouted loudly: "Get lost! I don't want to see you, don't appear in my sight again!"

The man in the flattering hat thought that this was Shao Yun's wish, so he responded with a regretful tone.

"Your efforts cannot be exchanged for this wish, please change it."

Shao Yun became even more furious. He raised his voice again and almost roared, "Get lost! Don't make me say it for the third time!"

The man in the tall hat was unmoved. He thought about it on his own, and then said on his own initiative: "Well... if you can't think of it, how about this, I give you Boadicea? This is a rare and good horse."

After hearing this, Shao Yun closed his eyes, bit his lips, and covered his ears with his hands. He didn't want to listen to any more nonsense from this devil.

The man in the flattering hat looked at Shao Yun's reaction and shook his head helplessly.

"He really looks like an angry child..."

Just then, a gust of wind blew and Shao Yun felt a chill.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that the man in the tall hat had disappeared without a trace.

The system beep sounded in my ears.

[Horse status updated, you now own Boadicea. 】

[You won't see this mysterious guy for a long time.]

Shao Yun put down his hands that were covering his ears, exhaled a long breath, and murmured to himself: "My ears are finally quiet."

……

An hour later, Ying, Mona and Paimeng finally returned to the inn exhausted.

When Shao Yun saw the three people coming back, he immediately went forward and asked with concern: "Why did you take so long? Did you run into any trouble?"

Ying was so tired that her back and waist ached, but she still tried to force a smile and wanted to reply to Shao Yun.

However, Paimon quickly took over the conversation.

"Shao Yun, don't mention it. We suffered a lot. Mona's water divination plate first led us to the camp of the hill people, then misled us to the camp of the treasure-stealing group, and finally made us fight with countless slimes for a long time. It took us a lot of effort to find the jade ring. It was really tiring."

Upon hearing this, Shao Yun immediately stepped forward to carefully check the physical condition of Ying and Paimeng, fearing that they might have been injured.

"Are you okay? I have some medicine here. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere..."

However, before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Ying. She really didn't want to drink that potion anymore!

"Shao Yun, don't worry, we're fine. We're just a little tired. Just drink some water and you'll be fine."

Mona's face was full of apology.

"I'm really sorry. I don't know why my astrology has such a mistake. It has never happened before. I think it may be due to the interference of the earth veins. I promise that such a problem will never happen again in the future."

Mona thought Shao Yun would be furious, but he rarely did.

"Mona, stop talking about this. Give the ring to the innkeeper. We have to set off for Mondstadt as soon as possible." He waved his hand, a gentle look on his face.

Mona was slightly stunned, a little surprised at Shao Yun's sudden calmness, but she quickly returned to normal, nodded, and walked briskly into the inn.

She handed the jade ring to Boss Zhu who was waiting at the counter.

Boss Zhu took the ring, examined it carefully, took out a heavy bag of Mora from the drawer and handed it to Mona.

Mora was shining alluringly in the sunlight. Mona took the purse with a glimmer of joy in her eyes.

She weighed her purse, obviously pleased with the unexpected fortune.

At this time, Ying, Paimeng and Shao Yun were all looking at her, but there was no greed or jealousy in their eyes, only peace.

After all, there are 50 billion, who cares about this little money...

Mona felt the gazes of the three people, coughed twice to hide her joy, smiled awkwardly, and said: "Ahem, I am..."

Paimon floated in the air, shook his body, and said nonchalantly: "It's okay, Mona, you can keep it for yourself, we don't need it."

Mona felt even more embarrassed after hearing what Paimon said.

"Ah? I won't keep it all for myself. A master won't cheat his apprentice! I'll share some with you right away."

Shao Yun then took over the conversation and urged, "If you say you don't want it, then don't want it. Keep the money. We need to set off for Mondstadt as soon as possible."

After hearing what Shao Yun said, Mona put away her purse, nodded and said, "I'll take it, and we'll set off now!"