Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Shao Yun listened to these incomprehensible words, covered his head with his hands, and showed a ferocious expression.

Kong looked at Shao Yun's actions and asked with concern: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? I'm sorry I shouldn't have let you and Dai Yin..."

Shao Yun waved his hand, and then began to repeat the words in his mind incoherently.

"It has already happened, just let it be, whatever is supposed to happen will happen... Just live in the damn present, and when that moment comes, pull the trigger!"

Kong thought Shao Yun wanted to comfort him and was a little excited, so he said awkwardly: "Thank you, Shao Yun. Did you come up with this yourself? It's quite philosophical."

Shao Yun showed a look of disgust, shook his head and explained: "No, it was the most damnable guy, Micah Bell! I hate him, but some of what he said does make sense."

Kong was stunned for a moment when he heard this name he had never heard of before, but he was still grateful to Shao Yun for comforting him.

"Anyway, thank you for everything, brother-in-law. Otherwise, if I fight with Dain, I will definitely not be able to beat him..."

Shao Yun shook his head, trying to dispel the pain in his mind so that he could become more sober.

"Don't be so polite. We are all family. This is all we have. If we lose this, we will become lonely ghosts in the wilderness."

Hearing Shao Yun suddenly say such philosophical words, Kong asked curiously: "Who told you this?"

Shao Yun licked his lips subconsciously, trying to recall and said, "It was told to me by a very complicated person. Although he changed later, I still choose to believe every word he said, and I am willing to pay any price for it."

At this point, Shao Yun paused, and then added: "However, to me, those are as illusory as dreams."

After listening to Shao Yun's words, Kong nodded in empathy and agreement.

"Yes, many things in the past, when I think back on them now, seem like a dream."

Then, Shao Yun took the initiative to change the topic and asked about Kong's experience.

"Dain told me about your journey with him. It seems that you separated during the time of Xumi, right?"

Kong did not explain too much, but said calmly: "Not accurate, but I did come into contact with the Abyss Cult in Xumi."

His voice was filled with a hint of complex emotions and unspeakable hardship.

Then, he looked at Shao Yun and continued, "In short, don't be like me. Do you understand? Follow your plan."

Shao Yun listened to Kong's words quietly, feeling an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

For some reason, his mind suddenly recalled the conversation between the devil and the waste that night.

The scene seemed to replay before his eyes, giving him a chill.

He pressed hard on his temples, trying to dispel the uneasy feeling.

At this moment, Shao Yun babbled: "I'm worried that my journey is coming to an end..."

Kong couldn't help but frown when he heard Shao Yun's strange behavior and those incomprehensible words. He asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Shao Yun shook his head slowly, enduring the severe pain in his head again, and said with difficulty: "Nothing, what are you going to do next?"

He didn't want to dwell on the strange conversation anymore and turned his attention to Sora, wondering what his next plan was.

When Kong heard Shao Yun asking about what he was going to do next, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.

He subconsciously wanted to hide his true thoughts.

"I shouldn't..."

However, he stopped talking at this point and changed his mind.

Kong felt that it would not matter if he told Shao Yun, so he continued, "Ah, forget it, just don't tell Ying."

Shao Yun took two deep breaths to make himself appear more normal, then agreed to Kong's request.

"I won't hide it from Ying. This is a secret between us."

As he spoke, Shao Yun forced a smile and stretched out his fist towards Kong.

Kong Xin understood what Shao Yun meant, bumped fists with him, and then briefly described the Abyss Cult's most important plan at the moment.

"In fact, the Abyss Cult is currently building something called the 'Loom of Fate', which is a tool that can weave fate."

Sora continued, "Now the big framework is almost ready, but all it needs is the eyes of the world's first tiller."

After listening to this, Shao Yun pretended to be indifferent, nodded, and said: "Wow, then you should follow your Abyss Cult and do your best."

Kong stared into Shao Yun's eyes and asked calmly, "Although I know there is little hope, I still want to ask you, do you know where the eyes of the first tiller are?"

"I have a feeling that Dainsleb knows the whereabouts of that thing! Do you know?"

Shao Yun was stunned, and at that moment, his headache disappeared instantly.

There seemed to be a hint in the dark, suggesting that Shao Yun should tell the answer.

It was this moment of daze that was caught by Kong.

Kong felt that Shao Yun knew, and Shao Yun did know the location of the eyes of the world's first tilling machine.

It's on Dainsleib!

Shao Yun looked at Kong's expression and noticed that a hint of anticipation began to appear on his face.

Shao Yun thought about it, and immediately changed the subject, saying lightly: "I don't know, and I'm not very interested. My biggest wish now is to end this trip as soon as possible."

Then, he continued with great longing: "Then I will take Ying, Paimon and you to find a picturesque prairie with fertile land and open a ranch of our own there. Do you have any good place to recommend to me?"

Shao Yun didn't know why he said that, it was completely subconscious.

Seeing that Shao Yun didn't seem to want to talk about the previous topic, Kong wisely gave up asking further questions and responded gently: "Okay, I understand. If you don't want to talk about it, then I won't continue to ask."

Then, he turned the topic back to Shao Yun's desire to open a ranch, and said helplessly: "However, Ying and I have no experience in running a ranch. If you ask me, I can't give you any good advice."

Shao Yun smiled when he heard this, patted Kong on the shoulder, and said half-jokingly: "Well, if Ying, Paimeng and I can really reach the end of the journey smoothly, then I will make the decision myself and choose a suitable place to open a ranch."

When Kong heard this, he nodded firmly, his tone full of anticipation.

"Okay, I'll follow your arrangements then."

……

It was about six in the morning on the eleventh day after arriving at the Abyss.

Since this place is deep in the main mining area, there is no sunlight at all, and the time is entirely determined by the stolen pocket watches in Shao Yun's backpack.

After Shao Yun returned to the camp last night, he has been sitting on the bench in this abandoned rest area. Even when it was time to change the night guard, he did not wake up Ye Lan.

After all, too many things happened last night, and he could hardly fall asleep even if he wanted to, so he might as well "cheapen" Ye Lan.

In addition, the two sentences "Madness is one's nature" and "If you are afraid of death, don't be a desperado" always linger in his mind, making it difficult for him to let go.

These words affected his inner world like a shadow and made it impossible for him to sleep peacefully.

Shao Yun sat quietly on the stool all night, playing with a silver coin and "Micah's revolver" in his hands.

Looking back on the past, was it this object that changed him, or was it his own nature that attracted it?

Who are you?

……

Ye Lan, who had slept in the tent for a whole night, slowly opened her eyes.

Her head felt heavy. She didn't feel relieved, but tired.

"Ah... I feel so uncomfortable." Ye Lan murmured: "Did I catch a cold? Or..."

Ye Lan didn’t know that it was because Shao Yun used the “soul-calming incense” on her last night.

In fact, this thing has no side effects. It is just a kind of calming thing. However, the sleeping environment of this tent is definitely not as good as that of a bed.

Ye Lan's current condition is completely a symptom of sleeping too much.

Ye Lan muttered to herself as she struggled to get out of the tent, and found Shao Yun sitting listlessly on a bench nearby.

Shao Yun watched Ye Lan come out of the tent and said in a cold voice, "Are you awake? I've made some coffee. If you want some, go get the coffee pot by the fire."

Ye Lan rubbed her sore shoulders and neck, a painful expression on her face, and complained: "Why do I feel so sore and painful all over? It feels like my bones are about to fall apart!"

Shao Yun sat on the bench and said without any emotion: "Even if you pretend to be pitiful, I will not waste precious medicine on you again."

Ye Lan stretched her body to relieve the discomfort, then asked in confusion: "How long have I slept?"

Shao Yun took out a pocket watch from his arms, looked at it carefully, simply calculated the time, and finally came to a conclusion.

"11 hours, 24 minutes, and 34 seconds."

When Ye Lan heard this number, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and showed a surprised expression on her face. How could Shao Yun let her sleep for so long for no reason?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

"Huh? Why didn't you wake me up? And why does my body hurt so much?"

Shao Yun put away his pocket watch, his expression still cold.

He shrugged and replied calmly, "How should I know why your body hurts so much?"

Ye Lan began to think about why her whole body ached after getting up. Looking at Shao Yun's listless appearance, suddenly a terrible thought flashed through her mind.

Ye Lan's face instantly turned red, and she shouted in surprise: "You can't be..."

Ye Lan began to nervously check her clothes. However, to her confusion, her clothes were not damaged or abnormal.

"The clothes are not torn and there are no strange changes? How strange!" Ye Lan muttered in a low voice.

Ye Lan gently stroked her forehead with her hand, trying to recall what happened last night.

Last night, I crawled into the tent and fell asleep as usual, and I didn’t feel anything strange happening to me?

"It's really strange, if it wasn't you, then what else could have caused me to be like this?"

When Shao Yun saw Ye Lan suspected that he had touched her last night, he suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart.

Didn't I just let you smell the soothing incense produced in Xumi? Did I let you sleep for a night? Do you think so?

His face flushed with rage, veins popped out on his forehead, and he stood up suddenly in anger, immediately rising from the stool and reaching for the Schofield revolver in the secondary holster at his waist.

(After returning from the nameless ruins, Shao Yun changed his gun back.)

"What do you mean? My original plan was to exchange my rest time for your cooking! I was just thinking of a recipe, what on earth are you thinking about!"

Did Shao Yun really think so? Of course not, this was just an excuse he made up.

But this explanation works.

After hearing this explanation, Ye Lan suddenly understood and recalled that Shao Yun said last night that he couldn't cook.

So she said with relief: "Oh? Is it because of this reason? That's true. If you really wanted to do something bad to me, you could have done it long ago..."

When Shao Yun heard this, he immediately flew into a rage. He quickly took out his Scofield revolver, pointed the gun at Ye Lan's head, and cursed viciously: "I really want to shoot you now!"

Seeing that Shao Yun had returned to "normal", Ye Lan quickly waved her hand to signal him to calm down.

"Don't get excited. I understand. You want to exchange your rest time for the cooking I make, right? I agree. You must stay calm!"

Looking at Ye Lan's "submissive" look, Shao Yun sat back on the stool.

I have to admit that Ye Lan's behavior just now did make Shao Yun temporarily put aside what happened last night.

Just when Shao Yun was thinking about whether he should take the opportunity to use something casual to thank her for helping him divert his attention, Ye Lan came to Shao Yun again.

She stretched out her hand and said awkwardly, "Um, the wok and the ingredients..."

When Ye Lan walked to the fire, she suddenly realized that the logistical supplies were all in Shao Yun's hands.

Shao Yun glanced at Ye Lan, then took out the wok, a bag of Jueyun peppers and two pieces of beast meat that Ye Lan had given him from the Eastern Legend backpack and handed them to her.

Then, Shao Yun, in line with the principle of putting on a good show and thanking her for helping him divert his attention, said calmly, "Here, you said yesterday that you like spicy food, give it more."

Ye Lan heard that Shao Yun really listened to her advice yesterday. When she took the things, she said, "Thank you for remembering my advice."

After listening to this, Shao Yun returned to his "normal" self and said in a cold voice: "Go and cook! I let you rest for a whole night!"

Ye Lan looked at Shao Yun who was putting on a "normal" face, and went to cook with peace of mind.

If Shao Yun didn't act like this, she would really suspect that he was interested in her.

If Shao Yun knew what she was thinking now, he would probably make sure Ye Lan could only eat bland stews for the rest of her life.

As for why he didn't kill her, it was probably because Ye Lan's reward for intelligence could be of great help to Ying...