Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

Two months later.

On the surface, Liyue Harbor has returned to a peaceful state. The number of patrolling Thousand Rocks has decreased, and goods can always be bought in the city at much cheaper prices than before.

However, in the eyes of those in the know, there are actually undercurrents in Liyue Harbor right now, and the peace on the surface is just the calm before the storm.

Ningguang sat leisurely in the courtyard, sipping tea elegantly. With pure white hair and a luxurious cheongsam with golden embellishments, she looked mature beyond her age despite being only fifteen years old.

This is Ningguang’s favorite time of the day, when she puts down her busy work and tastes her favorite fragrant tea alone.

But today she was destined not to be able to relax all the time, as the gate of the courtyard was suddenly pushed open.

Ningguang put down the tea in her hand with a helpless look on her face, and asked the person who had been standing quietly in front of the door as soon as she entered, "Is everything ready?"

"Yes, boss. The net has been set. We are just waiting for the right time to close it."

Ningguang was silent for a few seconds, then stood up and picked up her favorite folding fan.

He walked past his men gracefully and said lightly, "Let's go. If I, the bait, don't show up, the big fish won't take the bait."

Outside the private courtyard where Ningguang lived, fully armed caravan guard members were quietly waiting.

Ningguang did not show off and immediately got on the carriage parked outside the house.

Afterwards, many guards also boarded the carriages guarding the front and back.

The convoy drove towards the outside of Liyue Harbor in a mighty manner, and its momentum seemed to tell everyone in Liyue about Ningguang's grand debut.

In the carriage, Ningguang closed her eyes to rest, and somehow she thought of the young man she met two months ago.

"A teenage owner of the Eye of God, as long as I train him diligently, he will definitely be a great help in the future."

"Unfortunately, there has been no trace of the child since that day. It's as if he suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth."

"Even I'm not completely sure about using myself as bait this time, but I can't wait any longer."

"If we can catch them all in one fell swoop, our mission will be accomplished in one fell swoop."

With the appearance of Ningguang's convoy, groups of people of different identities from all over Liyue Harbor quietly followed.

Nan Dou was riding on Yu Yu's back. With his excellent eyesight, he could see everything from thousands of meters in the air.

"The merchant gathering caused such a big commotion, it's really worthy of Ningguang!"

"But there are nearly a thousand fully armed people in total. Once they start fighting, it will be almost like a small war."

"It's true that the business world is like a battlefield. Behind every successful businessman are piles of bones."

Although it was said to be a gathering of businessmen, Nan Dou felt that it was more like a gathering of bandits, the kind that could break out into a fight for territory at any time.

Nan Dou, who had been wandering here for two months, knew the gathering place very well: it was a remote mountain forest far away from the main road.

"This is definitely a Hongmen Banquet. I just don't know if these businessmen can unite to kill Ning Guang."

"If business wars are all like this, I would like it too. Killing off competitors is much easier than competing in business."

Nan Dou thought so in his mind, but his eyes kept observing the crowd gathering from all directions to see if there was any strong person worthy of his attention.

Just to avoid being discovered by people on the ground, Yu Yu flew too high. In addition, the strong would restrain their breath when they were not taking action, so Nan Dou naturally gained nothing.

Soon, the merchants gradually arrived at the gathering place, and teams of fully armed guards surrounded the entire hill.

I don’t know if it was agreed in advance, but except for Ningguang, all other merchants attending the party arrived early.

In Ningguang's caravan, the guard's voice rang out from outside the car: "Boss, the mountain is full of ambushes. There are no sounds of carriages and horses. We should be the last to arrive."

Ningguang opened her slightly closed eyes and replied calmly, "It's okay. Let the brothers prepare for the battle. If the talks fail later, you will be the first to break out. Don't worry about me."

"Yes, boss!" The guard responded to Ningguang's order without any hesitation and the convoy continued to move forward.

Finally, the carriage stopped halfway up the mountain, and there was no more road for the carriage to move forward.

Ningguang got off the carriage without hesitation, and walked for nearly ten minutes surrounded by the caravan guards before arriving at the gathering place.

On the platform at the top of the mountain, a large wooden round table was placed in the middle. The entire area around the table was already full of people, with not even a single empty seat left, and there was no intention of leaving any seat for Ningguang.

Seeing Ningguang finally arrive, one of the older merchants, who was fat and big-eared and dressed in golden silk clothes, spoke first: "Hey, Ningguang, you are young but you are so arrogant. You made us all wait for you!"

Ningguang smiled without surprise, flicked her iconic folding fan, and replied slowly, "In my opinion, even if all of you here are added together, you are not even one ten-thousandth as good as me."

"And if I come early, how can you discuss your plan to deal with me?"

"You..." The fat businessman didn't expect that Ningguang was not afraid at all in the face of so many people on his side. He wanted to give her a warning, but ended up losing face himself.

"Haha, Miss Ningguang, you are joking. We are all businessmen. We came here just to exchange ideas. How could we discuss how to deal with you?"

"Now that you are here, please take a seat and let's discuss the market division of Liyue Harbor."

A tall and thin businessman spoke up to help the fat businessman out, but Ningguang looked at the full table with no empty seats and knew that the other party was still trying to intimidate her.

"Dividing the market of Liyue Harbor? I don't have that much ability. That's something that the Seven Stars should consider."

"Just sit down. I have no interest in becoming one with you guys."

Ningguang didn't give the other party any face at all. Her smiling face and eyes were full of contempt.

"It seems that you don't intend to have a good talk..."

Among all the businessmen present here, there is no one who has no grudge against Ningguang.

Different from ordinary businessmen, Ningguang relied on his own wisdom and his multiple chambers of commerce were involved in more than one industry, and they all made a name for themselves.

The market in Liyue Harbor is so small that if she takes up more of it, others will naturally suffer.

Cutting off someone's source of income is like killing their parents, which of course caused dissatisfaction among other businessmen.

The Hongmen Banquet took place after the joint boycott failed.

All discussions are fake. The safest option is to keep Ningguang here.

"Since you have such an attitude, there is no need to continue the conversation. I admire your courage for coming to the appointment. After you die, we will bury you with honor."

"Crash!"

All the merchants at the table stood up and stepped back. They had been talking to Ningguang for so long just to let their men surround her.

Now that their goal had been achieved, people all over the mountains slowly approached Ningguang and the caravan guards behind her.

"We have the same goal. You will naturally be dealt with by the Qianyan Army. And you dare to come here. Have you hidden all the things in your home?"

Ningguang was not afraid of danger, even though the enemy's number was dozens of times theirs, and she asked with a calm smile.

"what?!"

"Your plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain is really costly, but it doesn't matter."

"Before the Thousand Rocks arrive, there will be no trace of you left!"

"As for the things in our house, there are a thousand ways to deal with them after you die."

I don’t know which businessman said this, but Ningguang doesn’t care. The last words of a loser have no value at all.

"Kill the Light Condenser and receive a reward of 10 million Mora!"

"kill!!!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the emotions of all the enemies exploded instantly.

"Break through." Ningguang gave orders to the guards behind her, while she herself stayed where she was.

The dazzling elemental light shone from Ningguang's body, and the Eye of God, which she had been deliberately hiding, appeared from her waist.

"Let me try to see if this investment I made many years ago is worth it!"