Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Shao Yun followed the lantern floating beside him and left Amber's house.

In the night, he rode on his horse, looked up at the starry sky, turned to Alice and asked, "Do you need me to take you to the Knights?"

Alice's voice came from the lantern, and she replied: "Sorry for bothering you, but the energy of this lantern is only enough to say goodbye to Kelly."

……

Shao Yun rode a horse and came to the headquarters of the Knights Templar with a lantern.

This time, he did not enter the headquarters, but let Alice on the other side control the lantern and go in himself.

Shao Yun released his hand holding the lantern and said, "We've delivered it to the destination. For the rest of the journey, you can control the lantern and float in."

Alice said gratefully, "Thank you."

Just as Alice was controlling the lantern to float towards the Knights' headquarters, it suddenly stopped.

Then, Alice controlled the lantern and flew back to Shao Yun, as if she had something to say to Shao Yun.

She hesitated, sighed, and wished, "Oh, nothing more, I wish you a safe journey in Xumi."

After listening to this, Shao Yun made a gesture of invitation and said to Alice on the other side of the lantern: "I hope so. You also need to find a solution as soon as possible to solve the problem of me killing people and taking away the souls that ascended to the sky."

Just as Alice was controlling the lantern to float towards the headquarters of the Knights Templar, it suddenly stopped.

Alice controlled the lantern and flew back to Shao Yun, as if she had something important to tell Shao Yun.

Shao Yun and the lantern stared at each other for a while, and finally Alice hesitated, sighed, and wished softly: "Oh, actually there is nothing special, I just want to say, I wish you all the best in your journey in Xumi."

After Shao Yun heard her words, he made a gesture of invitation, and then said to Alice on the other side of the lantern: "I hope so, but you have to find a way to solve the problem of me killing people and taking away the souls that ascended to the sky as soon as possible."

……

Shao Yun did not sleep all night. He used the alchemical pendant that Lisa gave him to go back and forth in the wilds of Mond to collect hedgehogs, yarrow, burdock roots, lobelia, ginseng... He did not miss anything he could see.

When the first rays of dawn in the morning just appeared and the sky was slightly pale, Shao Yun rode his horse back to Mondstadt.

At the same time, in the Fountain Square in Monde, Miss Blanche came to the counter of Monde Department Store with a spirited look on her face. She tidied her clothes and prepared for a new day of business.

However, before she could adjust herself, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came into her ears, coming from far away.

Miss Blanche's heart trembled suddenly, and an inexplicable uneasiness surged into her heart.

Immediately afterwards, Shao Yun rode his horse at lightning speed and arrived in front of Mond Department Store.

Shao Yun turned over and got off the horse. Looking at Miss Blanche who looked shocked, he grinned and said, "Hey, Miss Blanche, here I come."

Next, Miss Blanche’s Mond’s Department Store was “looted” for the third time.

……

While Blanche was carefully counting the Mora given by Shao Yun at the counter, she looked up from time to time at Shao Yun who was clearing out the shelves like a bandit, her eyes full of helplessness.

Finally, she couldn't help but persuade him: "Mr. Shao Yun, I know you pay for the things you buy. But can you pay a little more attention to your behavior? You always act like you're trying to rob people, which is really unbearable."

"Besides, I can help you install it, so you don't have to do it yourself."

While Shao Yun quickly stuffed the various items on the shelf into his backpack, he said to Blanche unhappily, "It's not like I really don't want to pay you. Go count your Mora."

After listening to Shao Yun's answer, Blanche responded helplessly: "Ah, well..."

Blanche focused her attention on Shao Yunfu's Mora, and muttered silently in her heart: "Forget it, just give him the money. Why are you talking so much nonsense..."

……

After looting Mond Department Store without using any honor points, Shao Yun did not stop but continued his work of processing herbs.

He built a simple camp on the roadside outside the Mondstadt Bridge, processed the herbs in his hands one by one, and after simple steps, processed them all into potions.

After processing all the herbs in his hand into potions, Shao Yun looked at the sun above his head and thought that the results of the knight assessment should be out by now.

……

In the slightly spacious space of the Knights' headquarters, a huge billboard was hung on the wall, on which was neatly posted a list of those admitted to the knighthood assessment.

At this time, all the people taking the test gathered in front of the bulletin board. Their eyes were like sharp swords, eager to find the answer to their own destiny.

After seeing the final result, everyone's faces suddenly showed completely different expressions, some were happy and some were sad.

Shao Yun saw Noel's unique figure at a glance.

"Ms. Noelle, I'm here."

When Noelle heard Shao Yun's familiar voice, she slowly turned around, waved her hand gently, and said in a calm and unmoving tone: "Oh, hello, Mr. Shao Yun."

Shao Yun listened to Noelle's flat tone, and as she only waved slightly to say hello, he had a bad feeling.

He studied Noelle's expression carefully, trying to get some clues from it.

After finding nothing, Shao Yun asked, "How were the test results?"

After saying this, his eyes involuntarily turned to the admission list, but because the distance was a little far, he couldn't see the words on it clearly.

Noelle was secretly proud when he saw Shao Yun asking about his grades with such concern.

But she tried her best to act depressed after failing the exam.

She lowered her head slightly, frowned, and curved the corners of her mouth downward, trying her best to show a sense of loss and frustration.

However, despite her efforts to conceal it, she could not hide a sly gleam in her eyes. She was secretly observing Shao Yun's reaction, waiting for his words of comfort or encouragement.

Noelle's smart eyes would secretly raise from time to time, and look towards Shao Yun cautiously, but once he realized that Shao Yun noticed something, he would quickly look away like a frightened deer, for fear that his little thoughts that could not be hidden would be discovered by him.

"Woo..." Noelle pretended to be disappointed.

Shao Yun's heart tightened when he saw this scene. He thought that Noel had failed the exam again.

Forget it, I failed the exam, so let’s turn the celebration party into a consolation party.

"Still failed the exam? Well, it doesn't matter. In everyone's eyes, you are already a well-deserved knight." Shao Yun consoled softly, hoping to calm Noel's mood a little.

"Come on, I'll treat you to some delicious food and forget all the unhappiness."

Noel saw that Shao Yun was easily fooled by him, and the frustration he had just felt seemed to be blown away by a gust of wind from Wendy, disappearing without a trace.

Instead, there was an irrepressible feeling of joy and an unprecedented sense of satisfaction that his little plan had succeeded.

"Haha, I passed the test!" Noelle couldn't help but shouted happily.

Shao Yun looked at Noel, who seemed to have changed in an instant, and felt deeply moved. It seemed that what Captain Qin said about Noel being slowly growing up was true.

He laughed at himself helplessly: "Wow, what a good way to praise before you praise. Your growth rate is really amazing."

After hearing Shao Yun's slightly helpless sigh, Noelle pursed her lips slightly, then gently bit her pink lower lip, trying to suppress the joy in her heart that came from successfully teasing Shao Yun.

However, as she tried her best to conceal it, the shy smile that inadvertently revealed from the corner of her mouth completely betrayed the fact that the little scheme in her mind had already succeeded.

"whee……"

In the end, Noelle couldn't hide the smile on her face.

Shao Yun did not get angry or bothered by Noelle's naughty tricks that were in line with her age. Instead, she asked gently, "So where should we have the celebration banquet? I suggest the Deer Hunter Restaurant. What do you think?"

Noelle slowly came back to her senses. She reached into the pocket of her maid costume and took out a white envelope. She then solemnly handed it to Shao Yun and said softly, "I've prepared the location. Here, it's for you."

Shao Yun took the white envelope handed over by Noelle with some doubts, and asked in confusion: "An envelope? Is it an invitation letter?"

As he spoke, his fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the envelope, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

Just when Shao Yun was about to open the envelope to find out what was inside, Noelle quickly stretched out her hands and stopped Shao Yun from opening the envelope.

"Open it at five o'clock. Keep it mysterious."

Shao Yun looked at Noelle's eyes full of expectation and put the envelope intact into his backpack.

"Ok."

Noelle saw Shao Yun put away the envelope carefully and said impatiently, "I have to go prepare food first. Don't forget to open the envelope at five o'clock."

After saying that, she left the Knights' headquarters, leaving Shao Yun standing there alone, thinking about something.

"The results are out, and it's time to talk to her."

……

In order to make the waiting time pass faster, Shao Yun came to "Angel's Gift".

As the door was slowly pushed open, a faint aroma of wine wafted into the air, and Shao Yun walked into the tavern.

It was daytime at this time and there were not too many people in the pub. There were only a few sparsely populated guests sitting in the corners, drinking silently and enjoying the moment of tranquility.

And by the door, Wendy was quietly serving as his resident singer, her fingers gently sliding across the strings, playing beautiful music.

When Wendy saw Shao Yun walk in, her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly.

Shao Yun looked at Wendy, and their eyes met in the air.

Wendy was just about to say hello to ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

However, Shao Yun seemed not to see him and simply ignored his existence. Instead, he greeted Diluk who was standing behind the counter enthusiastically.

"Wow, hello, Mr. Diluc. Eh? Where is the bartender Charles? Why can't I see him?"

Seeing this, Wendy sighed helplessly and had to continue playing the piano as if nothing had happened.

Diluk stood in front of the counter of the tavern, staring at Shao Yun closely. He noticed that he seemed to completely ignore Wendy's existence and felt something was wrong.

However, he did not show too much concern, but explained to Shao Yun expressionlessly: "Charles just went back to the winery to pick up some goods, so I will take care of it here for the time being."

Shao Yun sat on a high chair in front of the counter and joked in a relaxed manner: "You are really a unique boss, and you have to do the work yourself. But it's true. After all, it's your family's business, so you should pay more attention to it."

Diluk remained calm and collected in the face of Shao Yun's teasing.

He picked up a clean rag, wiped a crystal clear glass, and asked, "What would you like to drink? Wine or non-alcoholic drink?"

Shao Yun glanced at the wooden barrel behind Diluk, took out a cup of apple-brewed Mora, and said with a smile: "Have a cup of iced apple brew."

Diluk took the full cup of iced apple wine, placed it in front of Shao Yun, and said simply, "Please enjoy."

Shao Yun was enjoying this rare leisure time while tasting the cold apple wine and listening to the melodious piano played by Wendy.

Diluk's eyes never left Shao Yun, he observed him silently.

Finally, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you mind if I talk to you about Noelle?"

Shao Yun looked at Diluk in surprise, a man who was usually taciturn and rarely took the initiative to bring up any topic.

"What's wrong? Is it because Noelle passed the knight exam? She is so outstanding, it is only natural for her to become a knight."

Diluk shook his head slowly and explained why he brought up the subject.

"I'm not interested in the Knight's Assessment of the Knights. What I really want to ask is about what happened between you and Noelle."

"This morning, the little girl Noelle came to my tavern and wanted to buy dandelion wine. I rejected her request on the grounds that she was still a minor."

"But she firmly told me that the wine was bought for you. I trusted Noelle's honesty, so I sold it to her in the end."

Diluk continued, "Noelle is still a minor after all. You should understand that there are some things you shouldn't do."

After listening to Diluk's last reminder, Shao Yun nodded seriously and responded frankly: "I understand what you mean. What you mean is that Noelle may have developed some feelings for me."

Diluk carefully pointed out the mistakes in Shao Yun's words.

"It's not 'maybe'. After the two-handed sword test, when a Knight of Favonius came to deliver the message you left for Noelle, the expression on Noelle's face was as if the words 'I like you' were written on her face."

Shao Yun supported his chin with a sigh and continued, "I will talk to Noelle about this matter at the celebration banquet. In my eyes, she is just like Klee, still a child."

Hearing Shao Yun say this, Diluk breathed a sigh of relief and said, "So that's how it is. I'm relieved then."

Upon hearing Diluk's words, Shao Yun said unhappily, "Why does your 'I feel relieved' sound so weird? You don't really think I have any strange thoughts about a little girl like Noelle, do you?"

Diluk crossed his arms naturally and explained, "Although I don't have a good impression of the Knights, Noelle... I also care about this serious girl."

"Nothing special. Like you, I often put her in the same category as Klee."

After hearing Diluk's inexplicable answer, Shao Yun couldn't help but twitch his lips twice. He took a sip of apple wine and said, "We are both quite inexplicable."

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