Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 1047 The Function of Kongge’s Braid

All in all, Jade's little emotion was resolved by Ying and Paimon in just a few words, and a relaxed atmosphere was restored at the dinner table.

After dinner, Shen He naturally took Xi from Shao Yun's arms, and the baby rubbed against his godmother's arms.

The girls gathered together, Ying and Jade were whispering to each other, Paimon was listening nearby, interjecting from time to time, Shen He was sitting nearby holding the child, listening quietly, with a faint smile on his lips.

Kavi went to see how the Aru Village Library he built was doing.

Shao Yun looked at the girls chattering, smiled, shook his head, and got up to go out for some fresh air.

Girls' topics are always delicate and long-winded, and as a grown man, he really can't get a word in.

As soon as I walked out of the village chief's house, the evening breeze blew with the unique dry smell of the desert, and the last hint of orange remained on the horizon.

Shao Yun was stretching when a familiar voice suddenly came from beside him.

"Why do I feel that the desert girl named Jade is a little too enthusiastic towards Ying?"

Shao Yun was startled and turned around to see Kong leaning against the corner with his arms folded.

I don’t know when Kong arrived, but there was still some dust on his body, so I guess he had been outside for quite some time.

"Oh! I thought you were going to break the appointment." Shao Yun raised his eyebrows and teased.

Sora stood up straight, put one hand on his waist, and said helplessly, "Why? In your eyes, I'm just empty talker?"

"That's hard to say." Shao Yun raised his chin, deliberately bringing up the past. "If I hadn't tied you up like a dumpling and thrown you in front of Ying, you'd probably still be hiding in some mountain valley, acting like your Prince of the Abyss, refusing to see her."

(Members of the Abyss Cult: No, the ravine?)

(Yuan Shang: Just bear with it. It’s because we are incompetent now!)

When Kong heard the words "Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain", his ears suddenly felt a little hot. He raised his hand to touch the back of his neck, and a helpless smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Those days of hiding from place to place were indeed like a thorn, piercing my memory with a sour and numb feeling - being tied up in the snow and listening to the wind, curled up in a ball with cold in the middle of the night, and having to be wary of the "hot tea of ​​love" that Shao Yun suddenly handed over (I later learned that it was spirits with mint added).

"Back then... I was really stuck in a rut." He looked at the rolling dunes in the desert in the distance and lowered his voice. "But now I've figured it out. These days, spending time with Ying and Xi, I've realized... So this is what a peaceful life feels like."

Shao Yun looked at his rare gentle profile and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Oh, have you changed your personality? Where's the energy you used to challenge me on the snowy mountain?"

"Okay, my good brother-in-law, stop exposing my secrets." Kong scratched his head, and felt a little relieved after the topic was diverted.

Shao Yun waved his hand, no longer wanting to talk about the past, and asked, "Let's not talk about this anymore. How is your business going?"

When Kong Yi heard Shao Yun talk about what he was going to do recently, it was hard to describe in words.

"Hey, I'm not done yet. It's much more complicated than I thought."

Shao Yun immediately understood that his brother-in-law was leaving.

"So you came to say hello and then you have to run away?"

"Think carefully, Ying is hoping you'll go to Nata with us this time. If you break the promise again, with her temper, she'll probably slap you in the face the first thing we do."

When Kong heard Shao Yun say that Ying was going to slap him, he shuddered and subconsciously touched his cheek.

It hurts so much when your own sister beats you up!

However, he is the prince of the Abyss Cult, and he still has to fight against the law of nature and revive Kanriya.

It’s not easy to be with Ying for so long. I have to go back to work!

"Don't, brother-in-law," he took two steps closer with a bitter face, his tone pleading, "you have to try your best to stop me when the time comes. I still have to show my face to others." After all, he is the prince of the Abyss Cult, and he can't command his subordinates with the mark of a slap in the face.

Shao Yun couldn't help but laugh at his expression. "I'll try my best, but you know Ying's temper. If she gets really angry, I won't be able to stop her."

"Besides, who told you not to keep your word?"

"There's no other way. When the time comes, can you please help me stop it, brother-in-law?" Kong can only pin his hopes on Shao Yun now.

For the sake of me being your brother-in-law, please don’t let me be beaten to death by my own sister, please!

Shao Yun shrugged his shoulders. He would definitely try to stop the fight when the time came, but if Ying couldn't persuade him, then he could only pray silently in his heart that Kong would not be beaten to death by Ying.

Then, Shao Yun turned around and talked about the dagger that was crushed by the wind god "Barbatos" and could open a portal to the abyss.

"By the way, brother-in-law, the dagger you gave me to open the portal was crushed by the Wind God, so..."

When Kong heard this, he said nonchalantly, "Oh, I see. Wait until that day and I'll get another one for you."

Still wanting to give his brother-in-law some face, Shao Yun bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, brother-in-law! That's very kind."

At this moment, Kong suddenly frowned and expressed his concerns.

"But I still have to say that frequent exposure to the power of the abyss isn't necessarily a good thing. If you're exposed to that stuff too much, your character will be easily affected."

"Don't worry." Shao Yun waved his hand and said in a relaxed tone, "I won't move unless it's absolutely necessary. If something really happens, having a way to save your life is always better than being defenseless, don't you think?"

These words really touched Sora's heart.

He was silent for a moment, then finally nodded: "That's right. I'll finish my work in a while."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong's eyes suddenly focused, and he looked over Shao Yun's shoulder towards the village entrance, and noticed that Candice was walking towards them.

To avoid unnecessary self-introductions, Kong said, "Okay, I'll be leaving now. The guardian of Aru Village is here..."

Immediately afterwards, Kong hurriedly disappeared from Shao Yun's sight.

About two minutes later, light footsteps were heard on the cobblestone road. Candice came back.

Seeing Shao Yun still standing there, she nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Shao Yun, the room has been arranged."

"By the way, I'll let Dishia take you to Nata tomorrow. She's familiar with the route."

When Shao Yun heard that they could set off for Nata tomorrow, he was stunned. This was too much of a coincidence!

"Is it such a coincidence? Won't this affect Dixia's original mission?"

Candice also felt it was a coincidence, but that was the truth.

"It's a coincidence. When I asked her a while ago, Dixia said that her mercenary group had just accepted a job to go to Nata yesterday and was supposed to leave early tomorrow morning. I didn't expect you to arrive today."

When Shao Yun heard this coincidence, he felt very lucky. Was it because he passed the gambler's challenge?

He asked, "Is she escorting the caravan again this time? Like last time?"

"Not entirely." Candice tilted her head and thought for a moment.

"In addition to the regular caravan escort, there seems to be a mission to escort people."

Then, Candice touched her chin and muttered after thinking for a moment, "It seems like a businessman from Fontaine and a photographer from Fontaine are temporarily staying in Aru Village."

When Shao Yun heard that there was a businessman from Fontainebleau and a photographer from Fontainebleau, he felt very strange and asked, "A businessman from Fontainebleau and a photographer from Fontainebleau?"

Candice nodded and gave further details, saying:

"The Fontaine merchant seems to be called 'Montluçon', and the photographer's name seems to be 'Manifico'. Anyway, I don't think these people have any bad intentions."

Then, Candice raised her hand, pressed her fingertips to her chin, and muttered very experiencedly, "Of course, even if there are malicious intentions, I don't mind working overtime tonight and digging a few holes in the desert..."

Candice's words showed that she had buried many people.

But it's normal. There are plenty of vicious treasure-stealing groups and gilded brigades in the Xumi Desert. If Candice was as weak as a piece of cotton that could be bullied by anyone, the Aru Village would have been slaughtered long ago.

However, Shao Yun still raised his hand in an exaggerated manner and jokingly said, "Oh, it seems I need to sleep with one eye open at night!"

Candice looked at Shao Yun's exaggerated appearance of raising his hands, and her shoulders trembled slightly as she laughed out loud.

"Haha, you are the friendliest guest in our Aru Village. Just sleep peacefully."

Shao Yun put his hand down, scratched the back of his head and said self-deprecatingly, "Just to liven up the atmosphere."

"The atmosphere is indeed much more lively." Candice nodded with a smile and glanced at the village chief's house.

"Then I'll go tell Miss Ying about the arrangements for their rooms. You should also go to bed early."

Afterwards, when Shao Yun watched Candice go into the village chief's house to inform Ying, Paimeng and Shen He, he recalled the names of those two people in his mind.

"Monluçon... Magnifico..." He repeated it twice in a low voice. "Why do these two names sound familiar?"

Did I see it in a Fontaine newspaper? Or did I hear someone mention it in casual conversation?

He raised his hand to press his temple, and finally shook his head.

Never mind him. I'll just follow Dixia tomorrow. If he's someone I know, I'll recognize him.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter..."

……

Anyway, Candice finished arranging the room, and Shao Yun, Ying, and Paimeng had just entered the room when, not long after, Kong knocked on the door and walked in.

"Brother?" Ying turned around suddenly, her eyes lit up instantly, and she rushed over and opened the door.

I was so happy to see Kong standing at the door!

"You're back, you didn't lie, you've made progress!"

"Let's not talk about that for now." Sora's smile faded a little as he walked into the house and closed the door behind him. "I came here to tell you that things in the Abyss are more difficult than expected. I might... have to leave for a while."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Ying's face suddenly stopped, and the light on her face dimmed little by little.

"Are you leaving again?"

"Just for a while, really." Kong explained hurriedly, "Once I'm done with things over there, I'll come back to see you guys. Then..."

Before he could finish his words, Ying suddenly reached out and grabbed the long braid tied behind his head with such force that Kong screamed "ouch" and bent over.

She used this force to pull hard, and Kong was caught off guard and lost his balance, falling to the ground with a "thud".

Ying immediately rode on his back, clenched her little fists and hit the back of his head, her voice filled with tears.

"Liar, liar, brother, you big liar, you want to abandon me again, damn it, beat you to death, beat you to death!"

However, Ying did not kill him, after all, he was her own brother!

"It hurts, it hurts! Sister, please be merciful!" Kong held his head and cried out, but deliberately did not resist, allowing her fist to fall on his back neither lightly nor heavily.

"This time is really different! It's about..."

"It's about your great cause, right?" Ying stopped her fist in mid-air and said angrily, "In your heart, those things are more important than me, right?"

"It's not a big undertaking, it's about you, me, and the future of our family!" Kong quickly turned over, ignoring the mess of his hair, and looked up at her.

"It's because I want you to live a peaceful life in the future that I have to do this."

Paimon was spinning around anxiously, tugging at Ying's clothes and saying, "Stop fighting! If you have something to say, talk it over nicely!"

Shao Yun walked over, stretched out his hand to pull Ying up from Kong, and gently persuaded her, "Alright, alright, it's not worth getting yourself hurt by getting angry."

"Kong is your brother. Look at him covered in dust. He didn't even fight back when he got beaten, right? Calm down."

Kong sat up, holding the back of his head, rubbing his scalp which was hurt by being pulled with a grimace, but he forced a flattering smile at Ying.

"I promise, this time it'll only be a month at most! When I come back, I'll spend time with you, okay?"

Ying turned her face away without saying anything, but her shoulders shrugged slightly.

Shao Yun winked at Kong and helped her wipe away her tears.

"Your brother came back to tell you this time because he was afraid you'd be angry. Besides, if he doesn't solve those troubles, we won't be able to live in peace in Nata, right?"

Kong quickly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes! I'm doing this so that we can live a stable life in the future!"

After repeated persuasion from the two grown men, Ying gradually calmed down. Her expression was still a little unhappy, but the anger in her eyes was gone.

Ying was silent for a long time, then suddenly sniffed and said sullenly, "One month, no lying allowed."

"I won't lie!" Sora raised three fingers and swore, "If I break my promise, you'll make me get beaten even harder next time!"

Ying reached out and slapped his hand away, saying proudly, "Who wants to beat you up?"

Kong finally breathed a sigh of relief, rubbing the back of his head and laughing.

The light in the room flickered across his face, revealing the guilt that could not be hidden in his eyes.