Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Shao Yun took a deep breath and stated a fact in a calm tone.

"I married Ying."

When Noelle heard the news, she was struck by lightning. Her body shook violently and she stood up from her chair with shock on her face. She stared at Shao Yun in disbelief with her eyes wide open.

"What? Mr. Shao Yun married the Honorary Knight? When did it happen?!"

Shao Yun looked at Noelle's excitement and a helpless smile appeared on his face. He stretched out his hand and motioned for her to sit down and talk.

When Noelle realized that he was a little too excited, he panicked and sat down quickly.

Then, she asked in confusion, "I really haven't heard of you having a wedding with the Honorary Knight before... What's going on?"

In Noelle's eyes, shouldn't marriage be held at West Wind Cathedral? I've never heard of it!

Shao Yun patiently explained why he and Ying did not hold a formal wedding.

"Technically, we didn't have a wedding ceremony, but that's the fact. You know, there's no time to hold a 'wedding' during travel."

"Also, Ying's brother... so... these factors combined have led to us not being able to hold the wedding."

After listening to Shao Yun's explanation quietly, Noelle took a sip of the cool drink on the table to calm his somewhat disturbed mood caused by the unexpected news and to relieve his shock.

At this moment, the image of Shao Yun, Ying and Paimeng together emerged involuntarily in her mind.

Looking at the unique way the three of them get along with each other, an idea suddenly flashed in her mind, and she thought of something extremely important.

So she cautiously and tentatively asked, "So, Paimon... is your daughter?"

When she heard Noelle say that Paimon was her and Ying's daughter, she quickly explained, "No, no, no, Noelle, you misunderstood. Ying and I confirmed it completely after the Fine Wine Festival, when we went to Inazuma."

However, it is not Noel's fault that he was wrong. After all, if he did not explain, many people would misunderstand the existence of Paimon.

For example, some people felt the same way when they first watched the Ceremony of Summoning the Immortals.

When Noelle heard Shao Yun say that the time when he and Ying would completely establish their relationship would be after the Wine Festival, a hint of disappointment instantly appeared on his face.

"That is to say, on that night when I held you and cried bitterly, you two hadn't yet...completely decided?"

She thought she was too slow and failed to capture Shao Yun's heart first.

Shao Yun looked at Noel's appearance. He picked up the dandelion wine that Noel bought from Angel's Gift in front of him, took a sip slowly, and savored the feeling of the unique fragrance of the dandelion wine flowing down his throat into his stomach.

After a moment, he gathered his thoughts and patiently explained: "That's not right... Let me tell you this, the moment I first saw Ying, I knew that no other girl could capture my heart like Ying did."

"There are a lot of things going on right now, but I feel like I'm the luckiest guy in the world. No other girl can make me crazy like she does. I would kill for this, I would die for this."

At this point, Shao Yun looked at Noelle's expression, which looked like she was about to cry, and quickly stopped talking, and asked calmly: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Noelle slowly recalled the days of the Brew Festival a few months ago.

There was a scene of the Lawrence family kidnapping Paimon, and Ying sitting on the couch and crying.

She lowered her head silently, nodded gently, and sniffed slightly.

"I kind of understand what you mean."

Seeing that Noelle understood, Shao Yun said directly: “I have said what I want to say. Do you still want to say what you want to say after listening to it?”

After hearing Shao Yun's words, Noelle went through a fierce ideological struggle in his heart.

Finally, she raised her head, stared at Shao Yun, and said, "I want to say it. I don't want to keep it in my heart."

Then she placed her right hand tightly on her chest, conveying her sincere emotion to Shao Yun in front of her.

"I like you." Noelle's voice was not loud, but it was full of power. "Even though I know you're with the Knight of Honor, I will regret it for the rest of my life if I don't say it."

Then, Noelle began to seriously explain why he had a good impression of Shao Yun.

"At first, I didn't know when this feeling started, but recently I gradually realized that maybe it started from this place."

Noelle looked at the familiar environment around her. She took a deep breath and continued, "Do you remember that day? You taught me to protect myself."

"When the Hilichurls were about to attack Mondstadt, you told the knights to send me to the Knights' headquarters because it was too dangerous and not the place I should be. You cared about me!"

After listening to this, Shao Yun nodded and responded calmly: "I remember I knocked you out, but you showed up again and saw something you shouldn't have seen."

What Shao Yun was talking about were the Knights of Favonius who were killed by the Fatui.

Noelle recalled what happened that night and continued, "When I was saddest, it was you who comforted me. It was you who destroyed the fools who killed the Knights!"

At this point, Noelle said with longing: "Later, Captain Kaia and Miss Lisa told me that you killed those Fatui for me."

"Captain Kaia said that he saw in your eyes that you wanted to protect me."

Finally, Noelle expressed what she wanted to say most in her heart.

"Recently, whenever I think of you, I can't help but recall the day when you touched my head and comforted me."

"I think this is the love that bards often sing about in their poems. So, I invited you and the Honorary Knight to come under the pretext of the knight's assessment. I wanted to tell you this in secret, but the Honorary Knight didn't come, and I thought..."

Shao Yun quietly listened to Noelle's story of how she gradually fell in love with him. He interrupted Noelle and said softly: "I understand what you said, but Ying and I have already..."

Noelle immediately interrupted Shao Yun and said anxiously: "I know I won't do anything that would ruin your relationship. I just want to say what's in my heart."

When Shao Yun heard this, he felt even more helpless, but he still listened patiently to what Noel had to say.

"But now that I know that you and the Knight of Honor confirmed your relationship after the Wine Festival, I have a question."

Noelle's expression became serious, her eyes revealing a hint of nervousness, but more of anticipation and desire.

She took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to ask, "Have you ever thought of me like you did of the Honorary Knight? Please tell the truth, I don't want to hear any lies."

After Shao Yun heard Noelle's words, his expression became complicated. He lowered his head slightly and began to organize his words. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"In my eyes, you and Klee were both innocent children. Even if you were crying while hugging Kaia or Lisa, they would have made the same choice as me."

He paused and continued, "Kaia would touch your head and say, although it's a bit troublesome, those guys don't have eyes!"

"And Lisa would say, what a bunch of troublemakers, they're actually angry!"

"Will you fall in love with Kaia or Lisa? You're just fantasizing about me!"

Noelle listened to Shao Yun's vague explanation, shook his head vigorously, and said stubbornly: "I want your answer! Not what Captain Kaia and Miss Lisa would do at that time!"

Shao Yun saw that Noelle must give a positive answer, so he stopped being polite.

He took a deep breath, and then said firmly: "I have Ying, there will be no one else. This is my answer."

After Noelle got this exact answer, she said disappointedly, “Is that so…”

A stone fell from her heart, but at the same time she also lost some expectations.

Shao Yun didn't want to say anything like "you will find someone better in the future" or something like that, because he knew that he liked Ying, and he just liked her, and he would not like anyone else, so there was no need to hide anything.

Even if the devil used an extremely rational behavior to explain his relationship with Ying...but, human beings are a combination of sensibility and rationality. It can even be said that sensibility dominates the existence. There is no need for so much explanation.

As for Noelle, Shao Yun could treat her as Klee, but it was impossible for him to treat her as Ying.

Shao Yun looked at Noelle with a calm and deep gaze, and asked softly: "Do you feel relieved after you poured out your heart?"

Although Noelle's smile was forced on her face, her eyes could hardly hide the deep sadness.

She tried to make her voice sound lighthearted and cheerful, but the slightly trembling tone inadvertently revealed her true emotions.

"Yes, I feel much more relaxed after saying it."

Noelle quickly changed the subject.

"Now, let's eat quickly. The food is getting cold, and it won't taste good if it's cold."

After saying that, she began to stuff food into her mouth, using this method to hide her inner loss.

"This is a party to celebrate victory, not an occasion for confession. We need to prioritize."

Noelle grumbled as she ate, using jokes to lighten the mood.

Shao Yun looked at Noelle, who was trying hard to hide her inner emotions, and felt an urge to comfort her.

But on second thought, he felt that doing so might cause Noelle to misunderstand that he still had some special feelings for her.

So, Shao Yun just looked at Noelle with an emotionless look and said lightly.

"You're right."

When Noelle heard Shao Yun say "You're right" in a calm but firm tone, his mouth, which was chewing, suddenly stopped.

Her bright eyes were now fixed on the plate where a few drops of crystal clear water had fallen at some point, her heart full of doubts.

It's a nice sunny day, why is it raining for no reason?

Just as she was full of confusion, a strange feeling quietly crept up her cheek.

She subconsciously reached out to touch it, and was shocked to find that there was a warm liquid flowing down her cheek. It was tears!

She was suddenly startled and quickly wiped it with the back of her hand, while constantly making excuses to cover up her gaffe.

"It's okay, there was sand in my eyes, I didn't cry." She tried to keep her voice calm, but the trembling tone still exposed her inner panic.

However, no matter how hard she wiped away her tears, the tears from the corners of her eyes seemed to be out of control and continued to flow out.

She pretended to be calm and said, "Why is the wind so naughty today? It always blows sand into my eyes."

Originally, Shao Yun was still thinking about how to bring the topic to Barbatos.

I thought that Barbatos was a particularly naughty guy who liked to blow sand into the eyes of beautiful girls and then watch them cry. I thought that must be very interesting.

But then I thought again, it seems unnecessary. After all, there is no one around at the moment. What's the big deal if I cry?

"Cry if you want to. Growth is a slow process. There is no need to become an adult in one step."

Noelle was stunned when she heard Shao Yun tell her to cry if she wanted to.

The next moment, the tears in my eyes burst out like a flood, unable to be stopped anymore.

Tears quickly blurred her vision, making everything around her a little blurry.

Although she tried desperately to stay strong and not let herself cry easily, the feeling that surged from the bottom of her heart made it impossible for her to control her tears.

"I know that everything I do is wishful thinking, but I don't know why, I just can't help wanting to cry..."