Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

After Kong and Yuanshang left temporarily, Ye Lan walked back slowly with a wok in her left hand that she had found from somewhere.

She put the wok on the table, then smiled at Shao Yun and said softly, "I'm back. This is a wok for cooking. Please put it away for me."

Shao Yun picked up the wok curiously, examined it carefully, and then said jokingly with a smile: "Again, I don't know how to cook."

This is true, after all, he even learned the skill of making stew from "Tiger Van der Linde".

Ye Lan smiled and nodded, and responded softly: "I understand, this pot is specially reserved for my own use when I cook."

After saying that, Ye Lan couldn't help but yawn softly, and looked towards the already set up tent with a lazy expression.

"Then I'll go to bed first. The first half of the night will be the same as usual, please."

Then, Ye Lan went into the tent, lay down comfortably, and closed her eyes.

Shao Yun sat quietly beside the fire, observing the movements in the tent from time to time.

After a while, Ye Lan's breathing became steady and even, and she had obviously fallen into a deep sleep.

Shao Yun was secretly delighted, thinking, "The time has finally come..."

Shao Yun carefully lifted a corner of the tent, and looked inside furtively, his eyes finally falling on Ye Lan.

She was lying there quietly, breathing steadily and regularly, but her body remained tense.

However, Shao Yun did not have the extra time and energy to carefully look at Ye Lan's face. He quickly lit the "Soul-soothing Incense" produced by Xumi, and then placed it in front of Ye Lan's nose and shook it gently.

When Ye Lan smelled this strange fragrance in her sleep, her brows could not help but frown slightly. Then her whole body relaxed and she immersed herself in a deep dream, losing the ability to perceive the outside world.

If Shao Yun had not reached out and felt her breath to confirm that she was still alive, he might have mistakenly thought that his brother-in-law had given him poison, causing Ye Lan to die of poisoning.

After making sure Ye Lan would not wake up for the time being, Shao Yun slowly retracted his upper body, left the tent, and waved around, indicating that Kong Heyuan, who was hiding in the dark, was safe.

Sure enough, in less than half a minute, Kong and Yuanshang appeared in front of Shao Yun.

Shao Yun looked at Yuan Shang and said seriously, "There is one more thing. Yuan Shang, you are responsible for guarding here. Ye Lan can't wake up now. If she encounters danger..."

At this point, Shao Yun paused, fearing that Kong might misunderstand him, and explained: "I would like to state in advance that I am not concerned about her, but mainly because I haven't received my reward yet, so I need her to be safe!"

When Yuanshang heard Shao Yun asking him to stay here, he immediately turned his gaze to Kong.

He thought to himself that this wouldn't work! Although Shao Yun was the prince's brother-in-law, he was just an outsider after all.

But his immediate boss is Kong! This system cannot be messed up...

Kong noticed Yuan Shang's gaze and nodded at him, indicating that he agreed with Shao Yun's arrangement, and ordered: "Do as my brother-in-law ordered!"

After receiving Kong's order, Yuan Shang immediately replied respectfully: "Yes, Your Highness!"

Then he stayed where he was and started to carry out his mission.

……

Then, Shao Yun followed Kong and left the camp, heading towards the upside-down nameless ruins.

Along the way, Shao Yun kept wondering why they didn't just open a portal directly on Yuanshang, instead of having to walk there.

But he didn't ask any more questions, so he could only follow Kong silently.

It’s not easy to get up from this relic hanging upside down on the roof!

Shao Yun followed Kong, running for support and climbing vines. It couldn't be that his brother-in-law "Kong" was doing this for physical exercise.

Shao Yun followed Kong's footsteps without saying a word.

They passed through broken and hanging stones, passed through dilapidated rooms, and passed by a room with ruins.

Suddenly, Kong stopped, and Shao Yun also stopped.

Sora pointed to the corner and said in a low voice, "Do you see those people protecting the hillbillies?"

Shao Yun looked in the direction of Kong's finger, and saw a few figures standing in front of a few listless Hilichurls, as if guarding them.

"I see." Shao Yun nodded slightly and responded.

Sora clenched his fists, a hint of heaviness flashed in his eyes, and continued, "Those were members of the last palace guard of Kanreya. Due to the curse of heaven, they became what they are now."

Sora went on to explain, "Nowadays, it is common for people to refer to these members of the palace guard as the 'Black Serpent Knights'. They were once elite warriors of Kanreya, but have become monsters."

Shao Yun listened quietly, without much expression on his face, and just replied lightly: "Oh..."

This matter has nothing to do with me now...

He continued to follow Kong and came to the top floor of this nameless ruins. Of course, it can also be called the first floor, after all, this is an upside-down ruins.

In front of Shao Yun, some abyss mages were setting up a strange device.

When they saw Kong appear with Shao Yun, these abyss mages were stunned.

After all, to them, Shao Yun was the "bad guy" who kidnapped their prince, and his appearance here was really unexpected.

Sora pointed to the pool on the ceiling and explained in detail: "The pool above is the one that can relieve the pain of the curse. It is also the core of my plan to restore my country."

Shao Yun looked up at the pool of water on the ceiling, feeling a surge of amazement in his heart.

Although I had known about the existence of this pool before, I was still shocked to see it hanging from the ceiling with my own eyes.

He whispered, "The pool hanging upside down from the ceiling is magical..."

Then, Sora pointed to the Abyss Tool on the ground, or rather the ceiling, and continued to introduce: "This is a device that extracts energy from the earth veins, providing a constant source of energy for our plan."

After listening to this, Shao Yun nodded slightly to show his understanding.

However, he couldn't help but ask a stupid question. "How confident do you think you are that you can turn the Hillocks back into humans?"

When Kong heard Shao Yun ask him how sure he was, he shook his head helplessly and said truthfully: "To be honest, I'm not sure at all. I'm just gambling that this operation will be successful."

Shao Yun did not blame Kong for being "reckless", but instead asked with concern: "Why didn't you use some hillbillies to do experiments?"

Sora then shook his head and said with a melancholy look, "How can I use the citizens of Kanria as experiments? Besides, Dain is always hot on my tail, I don't have time to do experiments at all."

After listening to this, Shao Yun said bluntly: "So, you have decided to let the hillilians on the Layered Rock Abyss die together, and live together?"

After hearing Shao Yun's words, Kong was stunned at first and wanted to refute, but in the end he nodded and agreed with Shao Yun.

"Yeah, I don't think you would mind, right?" Sora asked back.

Shao Yun did not give a direct answer, but recalled the scene when he first met Kong.

"Do you remember what happened when we first met? I tied you up. Then I took you, Ying, Paimon, and Dainsleb and hid in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain."

"You also said at the time that if you were caught, the Abyss Cult would be in chaos without you, and many people would die. Do you remember?"

Seeing Shao Yun talking about this matter to answer him, Kong smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed softly: "You still remember that incident."

Then, his expression became complicated and he fell into deep memories.

"You know, the main reason is that I saw you protecting Mondstadt and thought you were like my sister," Sora said slowly.

What he meant was that he wanted to use moral blackmail to force Shao Yun to give up; but he gradually discovered that Shao Yun's moral bottom line was a little beyond his expectations.

"After the Inazuma incident, I discovered...ah..."

Sora's words came to an abrupt end here. He sighed deeply and placed his right hand on his chest with an indescribable expression on his face.

He looked at Shao Yun beside him with a little anticipation, wanting to express something.

"To be honest, I really want to..."

But before Kong could finish, the unique and rapid sound of Jiliu came over.

"Oh no, Your Highness, Dain..."

Before Jiliu could finish his words, he was blown away by a powerful force and hit the wall opposite Shao Yun and Kong hard.

Kong immediately turned around, frowning, staring behind him, muttering softly: "Dain! Damn it..."

With the sound of stepping on stone slabs, Dainsleb rubbed his right wrist and appeared in front of Kong slowly.

Dainsleb looked at the members of the Abyss Cult at the scene with a scrutinizing gaze, and finally fixed his sight on Sora.

He said in his cold voice: "Sora, you, the Abyss Cult..."

However, at this moment, Dainsleb's attention was suddenly attracted by a familiar figure.

Although the man was wearing unfamiliar clothes, his familiar back made him recognize him at a glance.

"Shao Yun! What are you doing..." Dainsleb showed a rare look of astonishment and looked at the figure in disbelief.

He never expected that Shao Yun would appear in this place.

Shao Yun was also surprised. He did not expect Dainsleb to show up early.

Then, Shao Yun slowly turned around, with a faint smile on his face, and greeted Dainsleib.

"Hello, we meet again. It's a pity that there is no tavern like the one in Mondstadt, otherwise we could chat while drinking."

Dainsleb's eyes were fixed on Shao Yun. His mind quickly thought of various possibilities and soon he came to a shocking conclusion!

"Shao Yun, have you joined the Abyss Cult?!"