Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 174 The Blood of Innocent People

In Shao Yun's dream, endless darkness swallowed up all the light. He saw a vague figure that was inexplicably familiar.

He asked loudly, "Who are you?"

As the figure slowly turned around, Shao Yun was surprised to find that the man had a mustache on his upper lip and a small tuft of mustache on his chin. It was Dutch van der Linde!

Dutch looked at Shao Yun (Arthur), opened his arms as if to hug him, and said, "Arthur, my child, you are back?"

Shao Yun (Arthur) widened his eyes and exclaimed: "What did you call me?"

Dutch came over with a smile and hugged Shao Yun (Arthur) tightly. He continued, "It seems that you are still not used to the life in Tahiti."

Shao Yun (Arthur) felt dazed. He tried to make sense of it all, but found himself getting more and more confused. He asked in confusion, "What are you talking about?

Shao Yun (Arthur)'s eyes were suddenly covered by a strong light, which flashed instantly, causing him to close his eyes involuntarily.

When he opened his eyes again, a magnificent tropical scene appeared before him.

The golden beach sparkles in the sunshine, and green palm trees and coconut trees stand by the sea.

And here he was, on the beach of a large tropical estate, surrounded by greenery, tranquility and peace.

Dutch approached him, patted his shoulder gently, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are overwhelmed by the tropical sun. Go and meet Hosea. As for me, I have to go check the mango harvest and see how the results are this year."

After saying that, Dutch left in a hurry.

Shao Yun (Arthur) walked alone on the soft beach, and the sound of sand rubbing against each other could be heard under his feet.

Suddenly, he saw Aunt Susan busy directing Marybeth and others to work.

Marybeth and the others seemed not to be used to the life here, and showed some dissatisfaction on their faces.

Aunt Susan saw Shao Yun (Arthur) coming and immediately came to greet him. With a little excitement and dissatisfaction on her face, she said, "Mr. Morgan, you are finally back! These little girls are really a headache. They are like spoiled young ladies! If you don't know, you would think we are here for vacation!"

Shao Yun (Arthur) looked at Aunt Susan's words, nodded in confusion, and replied: "I don't know, Dutch asked me to meet Hosea."

Aunt Susan pointed to the beachfront villa in the distance.

"Mr. Matthews is sitting at the door of the manor."

Shao Yun (Arthur) looked in the direction Aunt Susan pointed, and sure enough, he saw a kind old man sitting on a chair at the door of a seaside villa, reading a book quietly.

……

Hosea sat in a chair by the door, flipping through a book.

He saw Shao Yun (Arthur) approaching, and with a concerned look on his face, he asked, "Arthur, you look very worried. What are you thinking about?"

Shao Yun (Arthur) sat on the steps, looking into the distance in confusion. He said in a low voice: "I don't know, I feel like I'm going crazy. I remember that all of us died, and only little Jack survived."

"Besides, I always feel that we don't really exist. Why am I here to see you?"

Hosea frowned and asked in confusion: "What are you talking about? We successfully robbed the Lemoyne Bank, and then we came to Tahiti smoothly. Everything is over."

Shao Yun (Arthur) covered his head and felt a splitting headache. He said painfully: "I feel like I'm dreaming... all this is fake. I remember that Wendy and I were drinking, I was traveling with a girl, and there was a girl named 'Paimon' floating in the air, we...ah..."

His voice gradually became lower. What happened to him?

Hosea slowly closed the book, his eyes fixed on "Shao Yun" who was sitting on the steps, and said meaningfully: "It seems that you have some unfinished business."

Shao Yun looked up in confusion and met Hosea's kind yet all-seeing eyes. Surprisingly, his headache was gone.

"I... am I dreaming? Why am I here? Who am I?"

Hosea smiled slightly. He was not in a hurry to answer Shao Yun's question, but calmly stated his observations.

"You bear a striking resemblance to Arthur. From your appearance to your mannerisms, you are a mirror image of him. But I can sense that your heart, your soul, is completely different from his."

He stood up, picked up the Lancaster rifle from beside the chair, and handed the gun to Shao Yun.

"Mr. Shao Yun, it's time to complete your mission."

As Hosea finished speaking, the scene in front of Shao Yun began to distort, like a disturbed painting.

Shao Yun struggled to grab something, but could only watch everything gradually disappear.

He shouted anxiously: "This is a dream! But... why did I dream about you?"

However, Hosea's voice rang out again, and his words were so passionate that they kept echoing in Shao Yun's ears.

"Go do what you should do! Mr. Shao Yun!"

……

Wendy's voice exploded in Shao Yun's ears like thunder.

"Mr. Shao Yun! Wake up! There's an emergency!"

Shao Yun was awakened from a deep sleep by the sudden call. His eyes were blurry until the afterglow of the setting sun shone on his face, and then he gradually saw the surrounding scene clearly.

When Wendy saw him wake up, the anxiety and tension on his face instantly turned into joy. He said anxiously: "Mr. Shao Yun, something really happened. Ying is in danger now. You should go and see her!"

Shao Yun was startled and immediately stood up from his chair. He looked around and found that Ying was being held tightly by Qin and Lisa. Her face was full of fear and she kept shouting!

"Tell me again, what happened?"

Klee, who was standing beside her, was hugging herself, her little face was pale with fear, and her big eyes were filled with only fear.

Shao Yun recalled the dream he had just had, and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart. He walked quickly towards Ying, wanting to understand what was going on.

Amber ran over breathlessly. When she saw Shao Yun, she immediately stepped forward and grabbed his sleeve, and asked in a trembling voice: "Shao Yun, have you... have you seen Paimeng? She... she's gone!"

At this moment, Ying suddenly broke free from Qin and Lisa's restraints, clasped little Klee's shoulders with both hands, and asked anxiously: "Klee, you just said that Paimon was captured? What happened? Who took him away?"

Klee was so frightened that she burst into tears. She sobbed and said, "Wow, I was eating the frosted slime that Sister Paimon gave me, and suddenly someone knocked on the door. Sister Paimon went to open the door, and then... then she was captured."

Qin and Lisa immediately stepped forward and pulled Ying aside. Qin gently comforted her, "Honorary Knight, please calm down first. I have quickly sent out knights to search, and they will definitely find Paimon as soon as possible."

However, Ying's emotions were like an out-of-control flood, struggling and roaring loudly.

"How can I be calm! Something's happened to Paimon!"

When Shao Yun heard the news, he was like being struck by lightning, his mind was in a mess. He only felt a buzzing sound, and an invisible string in his mind broke.

He was neither angry nor sad. He felt a calmness he had never felt before, but this calmness was mixed with deep anger.

Amber looked at Shao Yun's dull eyes, and felt a chill on his back. The cold air went down his spine and rushed straight to the top of his head!

"Mr. Shao Yun, what's wrong with you?" Amber asked softly, "Paimon is lost, I'm worried too, please calm down."

Shao Yun did not respond. He turned around silently and walked towards the outside of the Wine Festival venue with heavy steps.

Wendy stared at Shao Yun's body, which seemed to have been drained of its soul. His face was expressionless and his steps were mechanical.

A strong sense of uneasiness surged in his heart, and he immediately looked up at the sky.

The setting sun was as red as blood, so red that it was shocking, and even the air was filled with the smell of blood.

Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap sounded in the sky, and Wendy's heart almost jumped out of his chest. He instantly felt a chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"Are you coming again? What sin have I committed?!"

……

As for Shao Yun, he seemed to be in another world and didn't care about anything around him.

His eyes were empty and out of focus, and he just walked blindly on the road.

Just then, a pop-up window of the system appeared in front of him.

【You have obtained Hosea Matthews's "Lancaster Repeating Rifle". 】

However, to Shao Yun, the system's voice sounded as if it was covered by a thick layer of fog, unclear and unable to elicit any reaction from him.

Finally, he reached the door of his house.

The door was half open. He pushed it open and walked in. The scene in front of him startled him slightly.

There was a gift box and frosted slime scattered on the ground, and white powdered sugar was scattered all over the ground, making a mess.

He squatted down dully, slowly reached out to pick up the ball of frosted slime, and put it into his mouth.

The taste was sweet but not greasy, with the fragrance of sunset fruit and the dense texture of frosting. This was the first bite of food he tasted after waking up, and it was the only comfort he could feel at this moment.

"I just want to have a good holiday and relax..." He grappled with gritted teeth, "I just completely relaxed for a day!"

The skull carving with the Eye of God on Shao Yun's waist sensed something and began to slowly flow with bright red blood again.

At the same time, Ying's voice came and woke up Shao Yun!

"Shao Yun! Have you seen Paimeng? They, they took Paimeng away!"

Shao Yun stood up suddenly and turned his gaze to Ying, only to see that her eyes were red and tears were welling up in her sockets.

Behind her, Captain Jean, Miss Lisa, Amber, Noelle, Kaeya, Fischl, Bennett, Mona, Wendy, and Diona, who he had met once, all came.

Ying grabbed Shao Yun's collar, her voice trembling so much that she was almost incoherent.

"Shao Yun, you, you tell me, where are Paimeng and the others?"

At this moment, Youla walked in front of the crowd with a man named Lesge Lawrence and kicked him in front of Shao Yun.

"Lesger, now, tell me again everything you know!"

Lesig Lawrence knelt on the ground, shaking like a leaf in the wind.

He spoke incoherently: "The Lawrence family, they, they kidnapped Paimon. The head of the family wanted to use Paimon to threaten Lord Shao Yun, so that he would attack the people of the Knights, so as to seize Mondstadt and restore the glory of our old nobility."

"I, I tried to stop them, but those people would not listen to any advice. They even bought muskets from Fontaine a long time ago and prepared to rebel. I, I don't want to die, I really don't want to die!"

When Eula heard this, her anger was evident on every side.

She kicked Lesig again and shouted angrily: "Since you already knew this, why didn't you say it earlier!"

Lessig was kicked and staggered, but he kowtowed and said in tears: "I, I really didn't expect that the 'untouchables' they were talking about were Lord Shao Yun. It was not until today that I realized the seriousness of the matter. I really don't want to die, please, spare my life!"

Youla took a deep breath, calmed herself down, turned to look at Shao Yun, with a hint of pleading in her tone.

"Shao Yun, I know you are filled with anger and hatred. But please spare Lesig's life for the sake of his not actually participating in those evil deeds. I promise that he is not the same kind of person as my uncle."

After hearing what Youla said, Shao Yun curled his lips into a sneer of contempt.

Without hesitation, he drew the Schofield revolver from his waist, aimed at Lessig's head, and pulled the trigger.

As the gunshot rang out, Lessig's body trembled violently and he fell weakly to the ground, with white brain tissue flowing out along with the gushing blood.

This sudden killing shocked everyone present, and the atmosphere instantly became tense.

Youla was so frightened that her face turned pale. She had never thought that Shao Yun would take such an extreme action.

Although Lessig is not a good person, he is not a bad person either!

A prompt window popped up.

[Your honor is damaged by killing innocent people, and the consumption discount in Mondstadt is reduced from -50% to -25%. 】

Shao Yun put away his gun nonchalantly. His chilling gaze swept through everyone, finally settling on Eula's face.

"I think I'm too kind, so now! Only one person in the Lawrence family can survive. If he survives, then you—must die!"

At this moment, Shao Yun was like a cold-blooded and merciless god of death in everyone's eyes, without any mercy.

[Eastern Legend Challenge 3: Ancient Hatred and Modern Vengeance! ]

[You need to fulfill your promise to Ying and Paimon. Be willing to kill for them! Be willing to die for them! Even if it is hell, you will accompany them to fight! ]

[Reward: Eastern Legend Set Fragment*1]

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