Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Before Xin Hai could finish his words, Ying interrupted him hastily, "No need to say more, we can't delay any longer. The longer we delay, the greater the possibility of something unexpected happening!"

She didn't dare to bet whether Shao Yun would really stay in the Nine-Tree Formation House obediently, so she had to go and confirm it on the way.

Seeing that Ying and Paimon were so eager to go to Ming Shen Island to find the Eightfold Son of God, Coral Palace Xinhai knew that he could no longer dissuade them.

So she smiled and gave her sincere blessings.

"Well, I wish you a safe journey, Captain of Swordfish Squad 2."

Before entering Yuanxia Palace, Xinhai of Coral Palace had already appointed Ying and Paimon as captains of Swordfish Team 2.

After all, Shao Yun became the general of Kaijima and helped Kaijima fight the shogunate army.

Ying also helped Haizhi Island successfully obtain the precious blood branch coral, so it was only natural for her to be the captain of Swordfish Team 2.

Just as Ying and Paimon turned around and prepared to leave, a figure suddenly came into everyone's sight.

Teppei, who was lying on Boadicea's body and had gone through untold hardships to get from Kujo Jinya to the rebel camp on Bayun Island, and then rushed to the Coral Palace without stopping, finally arrived at his destination.

As soon as he rushed to the Torii gate outside the Coral Palace, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Oh no! Something terrible has happened!"

Ying took a closer look and found that Zheping in front of him was in a dishevel, with a dusty face and disheveled hair, looking just like a down-and-out beggar.

Her heart tightened, and she hurried forward and asked with concern: "Zheping, what happened to you? Did you lose the battle on the front line?"

Zheping shook his head slowly with a solemn expression. The consequences of this incident were much more terrible than losing a battle!

His voice trembled slightly with emotion.

"The Tading Sand exploded violently. The terrifying power almost reduced the entire Nine-Tree Formation House to ruins! Many soldiers of the resistance army... died..."

When Ying heard this sudden bad news, she instantly became panicked.

She quickly reached out and grabbed Zheping's shoulders tightly, shouting, "What! What about Shao Yun? How is he now?"

Zheping looked at the extremely excited Ying in front of him and quickly said to comfort him: "Don't worry, General Shao Yun is fine. He was the one who sent me back here to convey the news about the accident in the Kujo Jinya to Haizhi Island."

At this moment, Coral Palace Xinhai rushed over and asked with concern, "Zheping, don't be anxious. Tell us what happened slowly. What exactly happened?"

With a solemn expression, Zheping told everyone about the thrilling scene that took place near the Jiujo Formation House.

The explosion of the stepping sand. At that time, a shocking explosion sounded, as if the end of the world was coming, and the entire nine-row formation house instantly fell into chaos and destruction.

Fortunately, Zheping, Shao Yun and a girl named Xiao Gong survived because they were protected by Shao Yun, but the rest of the rebel soldiers were not spared and all died heroically.

After the explosion, the entire sky above Shenwuzhong was covered by a mysterious and strange purple sky.

The purple sky expanded outward madly, and now half of Bayun Island was shrouded in this dark purple sky, which was so powerful that it seemed to have the potential to sweep across the entire Inazuma.

Zheping recalled how miserable he was at that time. He clung tightly to Shao Yun's horse's back and finally escaped the catastrophe and returned here after going through untold hardships.

Zheping specifically mentioned that when he was crossing the area covered by the purple sky, all the plants were gradually withering and dying at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if they had suffered a terrible curse.

He couldn't help but think of the sanctification phenomenon that once occurred on Haizhi Island.

Hearing this, Ying, Paimeng and Coral Palace's Xinhai were all shocked and took a deep breath at the same time.

They knew very well what caused the explosion of the Tatar Sand. There was no doubt that a devastating explosion occurred in the core of the Tatar Sand's Imperial Shadow Furnace!

When Ying and Paimon completed the world quest "The Tale of the Bellows", they learned from Xavier how amazing the destructive power of this Myokage Core was!

After listening to this, Coral Palace Xinhai frowned slightly and asked a crucial question.

"Where is Shao Yun?"

Zheping said, Shao Yun is not dead, but what about others?

When Zheping heard Coral Palace Xinhai's question, he raised his hand and wiped the sweat off his face in a panic.

"General Shao Yun said... he wants to end this war personally."

When Ying heard this, her body trembled violently.

A piercing chill rose from behind his feet, quickly sweeping through his body, reaching the top of his head.

Then, almost instinctively, she ran out along the road without hesitation.

Ying ran wildly, gritting her teeth and shouting in her heart.

"Don't scare me! Shao Yun! Please don't scare me! You once promised me that you would never let my nightmare come true!"

As she ran, tears blurred her eyes, but she did not dare to stop, for fear that once she stopped, she would lose her last hope.

Seeing Ying in such a panic, Paimon shouted loudly, "Wait for me! Ying!"

After saying that, she followed Ying closely and left the Coral Palace together.

At the same time, Coral Palace's heart sea did not stand idly by.

After a brief thought, she acted decisively and quickly issued orders, sending the priestesses in the Coral Palace and the rebel soldiers to quickly check the situation on Bayun Island.

In addition, she also tried every means to get in touch with the shrine magistrate on Narukami Island and Narukami Taisha Shrine to discuss how to properly deal with the sudden and huge crisis before them.

……

Ying and Paimon did not use the power of the teleportation anchor, but chose to run all the way and quickly left the Coral Palace.

They sped along the road leading to Wanglong Village and finally arrived at the seaside.

Standing on the shore, Ying skillfully used the wave boat anchor and successfully summoned a sturdy wave boat.

Then, she took control of the steering wheel and steered the boat through the waves towards Narukami Island.

As the boat gradually moved away from the coast, the two looked into the distance through the porthole.

They noticed that the sky was a strange dark purple, shrouded by some ominous force.

This unusual scene made them feel fear and uneasiness.

Inside the boat, Paimon hid behind Ying tightly, his body trembling slightly, and asked timidly: "Ying, we have clearly repaired the Imperial Shadow Furnace Core..."

Ying silently wiped the tears from her eyes and murmured softly, "I don't know either, Paimon, but I am very worried about one thing right now..."

Before she finished her words, the nightmare scene that once made her heart palpitate reappeared in her mind.

Under the blood-red sky, the raging fire mercilessly devoured the entire Inazuma Castle.

People were hung high on the eaves, it was a horrible sight.

What was even more horrifying was that a headless figure was riding a blood-red horse, holding the heads of Shao Yun and Lei Shen in his hands.

Recalling this scene, Ying couldn't help but grit her teeth and mutter to herself.

"Shao Yun, you promised me!"

……

After sailing for a while, Ying and Paimon finally successfully set foot on Ganjin Island before the night completely enveloped the earth.

When they got off the boat, Ying ran towards Inazuma Castle desperately.

Paimon shouted desperately from behind, trying to get Ying to slow down, but it was all in vain.

Ying seemed to have lost her mind. She ignored Paimon's call and just kept running forward.

So, the two of them headed towards Inazuma Castle, one after the other.

As the distance got closer, Ying's pace gradually slowed down.

When she finally arrived at Inazuma Castle, what she saw seemed surreal.

She stared blankly at the scene in the city, and her originally rapid breathing gradually calmed down.

At this moment, Ying was standing in the familiar place of Hanamizaka, and no earth-shaking changes had taken place here.

The surrounding houses and shops were surprisingly intact, with no signs of ever having suffered any damage.

Except for the eerie dark purple sky, everything was as peaceful and calm as usual.

There was no blazing fire, nor any gruesome corpses hanging from the rafters.

The only thing that made people feel strange was that the entire Inazuma Castle was like a dead city. It was terribly silent and not even a single person could be seen.

At this moment, Paimon finally caught up with Ying, and complained breathlessly: "Ying, you run too fast! I can hardly catch up with you."

However, Ying did not respond to Paimon's words. She just panted slightly, her eyes still fixed on the empty and lifeless Hanamizaka, and fell into deep thought...

Just then, a slight noise was heard, attracting Paimon's attention.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw the door of the familiar Naganohara Fireworks Shop not far away slowly opening.

The dim light from the store spilled through the crack in the door, and then a petite figure poked her head out from the door, carefully observing the movements outside.

This person was Xiao Gong. Her big, lively eyes blinked, observing the situation outside.

The moment her eyes met Ying and Paimon, the expression on her face froze instantly.

After a brief moment of shock, Xiao Gong suddenly came to his senses, his face filled with joy, and he rushed out of the store without hesitation.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Gong came in front of Ying.

She opened her arms, hugged Ying tightly, and shouted: "Ying, Paimon! It's really you!"

This sudden hug caught Ying off guard, but at the same time, a warm feeling surged into her heart, making her originally confused thoughts gradually clear.

Ying calmed herself down, gently pushed Xiaogong away, looked at her with concern, and asked, "Xiaogong, Inazuma City?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Gong quickly loosened his arms around Ying, took a step back, and then pointed his finger in the direction of Talingsha in the distance.

She took a deep breath, tried to calm her inner excitement, and told Ying everything that had happened before.

In short, Shao Yun escorted her back home safely and then walked towards the town street.

After listening to Xiao Gong's narration, Ying's heart, which had just been at ease, was again hanging in the air.

The horrible dream scene kept appearing in her mind.

At this moment, she was afraid that the street would really be as horrible as in her dream.

After Ying and Paimon had a brief conversation with Xiao Gong, they ran towards the town street.

They walked through the empty, quiet streets of Hanamizaka and finally arrived at the "Machi Street", the commercial street of Inazuma Castle.

In stark contrast to the lifeless Hanamizaka, there are still a few people on the town street.

But there are not many people, just a few scattered here and there.

Among these people, most of them come from the Adventurer's Association.

For example, the receptionist, Miss Catherine, who is always smiling, warm and thoughtful.

And those adventurers who are still brave and fearless and insist on taking on various adventurous missions.

Although the scene here was not as horrific as Ying's previous nightmare, where she was trapped in a horrible hell on earth, Ying did not dare to take it lightly.

She knew that she had to rush to the castle tower as soon as possible to verify for herself whether the last scene that appeared in her dream would really come true.

Only in this way can she completely put aside her worries.

So, Ying quickened his pace and rushed towards the castle tower with Paimeng...

……

On the other side, in front of the magnificent castle tower, Shao Yun sat quietly on the threshold of the castle tower.

He lowered his head, looked at the few smoked cigars on the ground, and muttered.

"It seems that Ying will not come today..."

However, he was completely unaware that Ying was standing not far from him.

With the help of the blood-red afterglow of the setting sun in the sky, she could clearly see Shao Yun sitting in front of the castle tower.

Ying silently watched Shao Yun in front of her, who seemed so relaxed and contented, and understood many things in her heart.

At this moment, her heart was like a mixture of mixed feelings, with all kinds of complicated emotions intertwined together.

Are you feeling lucky that Shao Yun was able to escape death?

Or do you feel resentful of his reckless and willful behavior?

In the end, all the thousands of words came together into a simple yet affectionate name - Shao Yun.

"Shao Yun..."

Ying called softly, and even though it was so light, Shao Yun still keenly caught this familiar voice.

His body shook violently, as if he had been electrocuted. His pupils suddenly dilated and his face was filled with shock.

What is supposed to come will eventually come.

Then he quickly raised his head, and the moment his eyes met the girl in front of him, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly involuntarily, and the voice from his throat became a little hoarse.

"fluorescent……"