Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

After Jiuqi Shinobu left, Shao Yun was still leaning against the stone wall, with his eyes closed, thinking about something expressionlessly.

Time passed minute by minute. After an unknown amount of time, Shao Yun let out a long sigh and slowly opened his eyes.

When he was about to get up and look for Ying and Paimon, he suddenly felt a breeze blowing from behind, and then a voice that made him both frightened and angry came.

"Hello."

Upon hearing the voice, Shao Yun couldn't help but grimace, revealing an impatient expression, and turned his head to stare at the devil.

"Oh, the devil has appeared again. I'm so sorry. I'm not desperate enough to pay any price to seek your help. I just came to see this mysterious secret place."

The man in the tall hat put his hands behind his back, looked Shao Yun up and down, shook his head expressionlessly, and said: "I didn't come here for this. It's because of your desire for knowledge."

When Shao Yun heard the word "desire for knowledge", his heart tightened, but he still pretended to be calm and refuted: "What is that?"

The man in the top hat scanned the surrounding rock environment with his deep eyes, and then said in a puzzled tone: "I guess you are very confused about what happened in the Layered Rock Chasm."

Shao Yun looked at the demon in front of him and found that he had accurately guessed the doubts deep in his heart. He couldn't help but feel nervous. Although this was expected, it was always a bad feeling to have someone see through his heart.

"What do you mean?"

The man in the top hat had already seen through Shao Yun's poor acting skills. He responded expressionlessly: "Stop pretending. You must have a lot of questions in your mind, such as 'Who are you?', 'Why do I suddenly have a headache when I think of something?' and 'Why don't I have a headache now?' And so on. That's why I'm here."

Then it added: "'I know you' means more than just 'I know you'."

After hearing this, Shao Yun gnashed his teeth in anger, glared at the demon in front of him, and cursed in a low voice: "You are the cause of all this!"

But the tall-hatted man shook his head slightly and corrected himself, "That's not entirely correct. To be more precise, this is the result of me and that loser you mentioned running towards each other."

At this moment, Shao Yun was too lazy to find out whose fault it was, because neither the devil in front of him nor the waste was a good person!

"You two damned fellows, one is a useless loser, and the other is a devil with ulterior motives. I really don't want to see you again for a moment, get out of here immediately!"

Shao Yun cursed angrily, and at the same time prepared to cover his ears and close his eyes, intending not to have any more communication with this devil.

However, just as he was about to cover his ears, the man in the top hat asked first: "Okay, this is the last chance, are you willing to make a deal?"

When he thought of his curiosity that was aroused, Shao Yun couldn't help but curse under his breath.

"Ah... You've really got me in trouble. What price do I have to pay for you to answer my question? Are you going to draw cards again?"

Although he was reluctant, Shao Yun finally chose to accept the deal helplessly.

After all, what else could he do in such a situation? He had been dealing with a loser!

The man in the top hat took out a deck of cards and said expressionlessly, "Since you mentioned drawing cards, let's do a little warm-up activity first. It won't do you any harm and will only make the atmosphere more lively."

"Draw one?" As the devil said this, he flicked his thumb lightly, and the playing cards appeared in front of Shao Yun like an open folding fan.

Shao Yun stared at the poker cards in his hand and said firmly: "You just said that this is just a warm-up and it won't do me any harm!"

After saying that, Shao Yun reached out and picked one at random.

Shao Yun looked at the poker cards he had drawn, a scornful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he was not surprised at his good luck.

He showed the cards in his hand to the demon in front of him, with a hint of pride in his tone.

"King of Spades? It seems my luck is still that good. Last time it was King of Diamonds."

The man in the top hat took the spade king from Shao Yun and said calmly, "Well, your luck is still as good as ever."

Afterwards, the man in the flattering hat began to explain the content of the transaction to Shao Yun in detail.

"Then let's move on to the transaction. Let's play a game of Texas Hold'em. The winner will be decided in one round. You can choose one of the three rounds, two rounds, five rounds, three rounds, or seven rounds, four rounds."

After listening to this, Shao Yun frowned slightly and asked about the result of winning or losing. "What impact will winning or losing have on me?"

The man in the top hat explained, "If you win, I can answer a few questions for you based on the number of times you win."

"If you lose, you will decide who can't leave here according to the number of times you lost. Of course, you can choose to refuse the game now."

The greater the risk, the greater the reward, which is exactly in line with its style. However, there is a saying that goes "quit while you are ahead".

Shao Yun pondered for a moment, weighed the pros and cons, and said simply: "One game will determine the outcome."

The man in the flattering hat nodded, sorted out the playing cards in his hand, handed them to Shao Yun, and said, "Okay, here you go. You shuffle and deal." After that, he squatted on the ground with Shao Yun, ready to start playing Texas Hold'em.

As Shao Yun shuffled the cards and dealt them out, the eyes of the man and the demon were focused on the ground.

Five cards gradually appear in the community card area: 5 of Spades, 7 of Spades, 9 of Spades, J of Hearts and K of Hearts.

The man in the top hat looked at the cards in his hand, then showed his cards to Shao Yun.

The 3 of Diamonds and the King of Clubs.

Then it put the cards on the ground and said, "I'm a pair of kings, what about you?"

Shao Yun revealed a smug smile and showed the cards in his hand.

6 of spades and 8 of spades.

"Straight flush. You lose..." As he said that, he threw the two playing cards in his hand to the ground and stood up.

The man in the top hat also stood up, adjusted his tie, and said calmly, "You are so lucky. I can answer a question for you. Go ahead."

Shao Yun stroked his chin, many questions popped up in his mind, but in the end he decided to ask: "What I just said..."

"You've aroused my curiosity. Why did I have inexplicable headaches during my stay in the Abyss? Also, why do I sometimes remember things and sometimes forget them? What's going on!"

After listening to the other party's words, the man in the flattering hat put on a deep attitude, put his hands behind his back, thinking about something.

After a moment, it slowly opened its mouth and used a vivid metaphor to express its answer.

"Imagine a ship sailing on the vast ocean, surrounded by thick fog. What does it need to ensure that it does not lose its way?"

After hearing this question, Shao Yun frowned slightly and said to himself: "Although I am not a sailor, I guess it may need a navigation instrument or a lighthouse on the shore to guide the direction. What do you mean by this?"

The man in the tall hat looked at Shao Yun sharply, suggesting that he should think deeply about this issue himself.

"Hmm..." Shao Yun pondered, trying to understand the devil's implication.

Finally, he sighed and said reluctantly: "I am beginning to understand what you mean. For me, Ying may be the one who helps me regain my cognition and sanity..."

When Shao Yun said this, he suddenly found that he couldn't find a suitable noun to describe it.

The man in the top hat nodded with satisfaction. This was his answer.

"Yes, you can understand it that way." The man in the top hat continued: "Think back to the first time we met, and then think about what happened afterwards."

Shao Yun began to recall the situation at that time, when he was in Mondstadt.

After Ying kissed me, the fear I felt after seeing this demon disappeared immediately...

At that moment, he seemed to have found a new sense of direction, a spiritual guidance.

Shao Yun asked in a self-deprecating tone, half jokingly and half seriously: "So, are my feelings for her fake? Isn't it the kind of love that comes from the heart?"

"Or is this just my pursuit of rationality as a living being?"

He now had the answer, but he was afraid to face that answer.

Shao Yun didn’t dare to continue, a complex emotion appeared on his face, and he said self-deprecatingly: “Oh, this is really a crazy idea…”

At this time, the man in the flattering hat made an exception and gave Shao Yun some advice and asked a question.

"So-called love is just an intense, positive emotional and psychological state, which is no different from 'seeking benefits and avoiding harm'."

"After learning my explanation, you would have an affair behind that girl's back?"

When Shao Yun heard this question, he shook his head without hesitation and answered briefly and firmly: "No."

After getting Shao Yun's answer, the tall hat man said meaningfully: "Hmm... 'Even if you can't find any reason and the truth becomes a lie, you will persist. Because loyalty is both your salvation and your curse.' He is right."

Hearing this demon describe himself like this, Shao Yun narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

"I'm not him. It's just because you still have that 'junk' that I can only borrow everything from 'him' now!"

There was still no change in expression on the face of the man in the top hat. He continued to speak slowly in a tone that seemed to be free of any emotion: "Whatever you say. You don't even remember who you are. You only remember 'him'."

"Then how can you be sure that you are not him?"

Shao Yun opened his mouth and wanted to say something in rebuttal, but when the words came to his lips, he felt he had no idea where to start. He stood there in a daze for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, without any warning, a piece of garbled text appeared in front of Shao Yun's eyes.

【Q&*$#…Z Barbatos&￥@#Now! *&……】

These words flashed with strange light and were distorted, making it impossible to decipher their meaning.

Shao Yun's face was full of surprise, and he stared at the garbled text that appeared inexplicably with wide eyes.

"What the hell is this? Why is it all gibberish! Barbatos? Now?"

"What on earth do you want to say, you useless guy? Are you asking me to go find him? And don't you want to care about me anymore?"

At the same time, the man in the flattering hat naturally noticed this strange garbled text.

"Oh, what a guy who never learns his lesson..."

Then, the man in the tall hat nodded slightly at Shao Yun, and then said goodbye: "Okay, I look forward to the next transaction, Mr. Arthur Morgan."

Hearing that the devil actually called him like that, Shao Yun immediately flew into a rage and started cursing uncontrollably.

"I'm not him! You damned devil!"

However, before Shao Yun could curse a few more times, the hateful demon disappeared without a trace again in the blink of an eye.

Shao Yun looked at the playing cards scattered on the ground, sighed helplessly, then squatted down and began to pick them up one by one.

When he picked up all the playing cards back into his hand, he couldn't help but curse again.

"Nuts!"

Suddenly, Shao Yun thought of a strange thing. Didn’t this waste reach some kind of deal with this devil?

Why did he send me a bunch of garbled text again? It seems like he was asking me to go find that drunkard... Never mind, why should I think so much...

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