Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Shao Yun rode his horse and galloped all the way towards the Vitality House.

The House of Vitality is located in the south of Aru Village. It used to be a place where the Order Academy specialized in studying the magic scale disease.

However, with the passage of time, it has been abandoned for a long time, leaving only empty frames, which look dilapidated due to the erosion of desert wind and sand.

This abandoned hospital shrouded in night exudes a creepy and eerie atmosphere.

After Shao Yun arrived at the destination, he saw from afar Ying, Paimon and Elhaisen sitting leisurely on the steps in front of Vitality House, killing time.

The three men had already thoroughly searched the abandoned "Vitality House" hospital behind them, but found nothing useful.

So now we are waiting for the strange crying sound from the villagers of Aru Village to be heard again.

When the familiar sound of horse hooves came, Ying subconsciously raised her head and her eyes fell on Shao Yun.

After seeing Shao Yun coming, Ying still had a sad face and slowly said, "Shao Yun, you're here..."

Upon hearing this, Shao Yun dismounted and hurried to Ying's side, saying with concern, "I heard from Senuo that you were here, so I rushed over. Is there anything I can do to help?"

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at the abandoned Vitality House, raised his chin slightly, and asked thoughtfully: "Are you looking for a way to treat me here? I feel like you are wasting your time."

When Ying heard Shao Yun say that it was a waste of time, she thought for a moment and then explained: "In addition to finding a treatment for you, I also heard from the villagers that the sound came from this side, so I will help the villagers find the cause of the strange crying."

"As for what you said about wasting time, I don't think so."

Shao Yun sat down next to Ying. If it weren't for the two big light bulbs, Elhaisen and Paimon, he would have hugged Ying long ago.

Although Shao Yun tried hard to appear more natural, there was always a subtle and heavy atmosphere between the two of them because of his illness.

He took a deep breath first, then asked hesitantly, "I remember that Vitality House is a place to treat Demonic Scale Disease. Do you think I have Demonic Scale Disease?"

Ying showed helplessness on her face, nodded, and explained in a calm and steady tone: "It's just speculation at the moment. After all, you are unwilling to reveal the details of your illness. We have no other way, so we can only rely on speculation."

"The only thing I can think of right now is the death zone that transformed the city. I think you got sick because of that incident."

Seeing that Ying’s guess was so accurate, yet so inaccurate, Shao Yun raised his hand, touched his forehead, and explained weakly: “I don’t have the Demon Scale Disease…”

Ying looked at Shao Yun's profile and asked, "Then why did you suddenly faint on the road? The magic scale disease will make people lose control of their bodies."

"And Candice also said that your symptoms have lasted for some time, so you must have contracted the disease in Huachengguo."

It was Candice again. Shao Yun was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Seeing Shao Yun fall into silence, Ying's mood became heavier, and she asked again with frustration in her voice.

"Why can't you tell me what's wrong with you? You can take care of me, why don't you let me take care of you?"

Shao Yun gently pinched his knees and deliberately said, "Let's not talk about this for now! Anyway, as long as the problem of the World Tree is solved, my physical condition will naturally improve."

He knew very well that if he continued to reveal more information about his illness, he would probably get into a lot of trouble.

After all, there are some things that the fewer people know about, the better.

However, even though Shao Yun had tried his best to keep the secret, Ying was not easily sent away now.

She shook her head in disappointment and asked doubtfully, "Isn't the problem with the World Tree the Demonic Scale Disease? Perhaps you have contracted a variant of the Demonic Scale Disease..."

Faced with Ying's questioning, Shao Yun hesitated for a moment and showed a little evidence to dispel her doubts.

So, he rolled up his sleeves, showing his arms to Ying, and said, "Look, I don't have those purple-black scales on my body, so you really don't need to worry about me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shao Yun suddenly seemed to realize that he had said too much. He slapped his forehead and quickly changed the subject: "I've gone a little off track... Is there anything you need my help with now?"

At this time, Ying became very depressed because she failed to obtain more useful information from Shao Yun.

She shook her head silently and said softly, "No, you should go back and have a good rest."

Hearing Ying asking him to go back and rest again, Shao Yun couldn't help feeling helpless, but he also understood that the other party was also concerned about him out of kindness.

So he nodded, slowly stood up, and said while adjusting his clothes: "Okay then, if you need any help later, remember to call me. I can still fight."

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Ying, Paimon and Elhaisen who had been reading a book sitting there.

Ying looked at his receding back thoughtfully.

……

After Shao Yun rode away completely, Ying, who was sitting on the steps, buried his head between his knees and let out a sigh full of pain and helplessness.

"Hey...why has everything we've been through since Inazuma been so difficult?"

At this moment, Elhaisen, who was sitting quietly on a rock reading a book to kill time, closed the book in his hand and asked out of the blue: "Can I ask about your story with him?"

Hearing this, Ying couldn't help but be a little surprised. She raised her head with a little doubt, looked at Elhaisen, and asked back: "Huh? I thought you didn't like to talk about these insignificant family matters."

Elhaisen stretched out his right hand and stroked his chin thoughtfully. After a moment of silence, he replied: "Because I think you lack rational communication now. You also need to think rationally now. Now you can't think..."

"Maybe I can help you sort out your past, and then you will have some inspiration to re-establish communication with him. Do you think I'm right?"

Ying, who was touched by Elhaisen's words, nodded immediately and agreed with what he said.

Indeed, I really care about what disease Shao Yun has now, but I just don’t know how to communicate with him now. I want to care too much but it’s confusing...

"You are right, Elhaisen, what exactly do you want to know?"

Elhaisen thought for a moment, then took the lead in asking the first key question.

"First of all, please allow me to ask you a question. Do you think Shao Yun would lie?"

Before Ying could even open her mouth to respond, Paimon couldn't wait to interrupt and said, "Lying? Everyone can do that!"

"Sometimes I would tell a little lie to Shao Yun, saying that there was no Mora to eat, and then I would ask him to treat me to a big meal, and then I could take the opportunity to ask him for some pocket money!"

"Hehe, Shao Yun definitely lies sometimes!"

When Ying heard that Paimon had turned out to be a little liar, the corners of her eyes twitched violently, and an expression of surprise and speechlessness appeared on her face.

"I really didn't expect to have such an unexpected 'harvest' today..."

Paimon seemed to realize that he had let the cat out of the bag and quickly covered his mouth with both hands, but it was too late.

She could only smile at everyone awkwardly, making unclear sounds from her mouth.

“Hmm… hehe…”

However, Elhaisen on the side caught an important message from Paimon's words, nodded thoughtfully, and said slowly: "It seems that the relationship between you two is quite good."

Hearing Elhaisen's evaluation, Paimon nodded vigorously in agreement as if he was praised.

"Yeah, that's right! Shao Yun is so nice to us! Every time we arrive in a new country, he helps us find a comfortable and safe place to live."

"Although we have only traveled to four countries so far, including Xumi, Shao Yun has always taken care of us in every possible way."

Paimon kept talking, and Elhaisen remained calm the whole time. He continued slowly, "In that case, can you tell me more about what happened between you two?"

"Perhaps, we can find some useful clues from these experiences. After all, we are not sure whether he got the disease in Xumi. Maybe he was sick before, but it broke out in Xumi?"