Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

On the other side, after nightfall, Liyue Harbor was immersed in a festive and peaceful atmosphere.

The whole city was decorated with lights, making the night as bright as day. The city was bustling with people.

In the Hall of All People, because Ying, Xiaogong and Paimeng were having dinner today, they happened to meet Keqing who came for a midnight snack, so the four girls shared the table together.

During the days since coming to Liyue, Xiaogong has been full of curiosity and novelty about everything around him.

When Xiangling brought the delicious Liyue delicacies to the table, Xiaogong sniffed the tempting aroma carefully.

"Wow, is this the delicacy from Wanmin Hall? This unique aroma feels even more delicious than the dishes from Xinyue Pavilion and Liuliting!"

Keqing, who was sitting nearby, couldn't help but smile when she heard Xiaogong sighing like that, and explained to her: "The special feeling that Miss Xiaogong felt should be the so-called 'smoke and fire'."

Xiao Gong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean! The food here makes people feel the warmth and humanity of life. Every dish is a story, containing the joys, sorrows, anger and happiness of the people of Liyue."

As he spoke, Xiao Gong picked up a piece of golden crispy chicken and put it into his mouth, chewing it carefully and savoring it.

The chicken was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with such a fragrant aroma that she couldn't help but let out a satisfied exclamation.

At this moment, a sharp cry came into Ying's ears without any warning, causing her to have a splitting headache instantly.

Immediately afterwards, an overwhelming feeling of dizziness came over her and Ying's vision became blurred.

At the same time, her body became limp and weak, like a ball of soft cotton, and even simple movements like raising her hands became extremely difficult.

"Hmm... I feel dizzy..."

Paimeng, who was standing by, was shocked when he saw Ying leaning back and about to faint.

Without thinking too much, Paimon quickly flew behind Ying and held her body with all his strength.

"Ying, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"

On the other side, Xiao Gong, who was enjoying the food, also noticed Ying's abnormality. He hurriedly put down his chopsticks and reached out to support Ying's body.

"I'm sorry, I've asked you to play with me too much lately! How about we not play too late today and go back to our place to have a good rest?"

Ying barely managed to open her heavy eyelids, covered her forehead tightly with one hand, and replied in a weak and trembling voice: "It's okay, I just had a sudden tinnitus..."

Although she said she was fine, her pale face and weak appearance clearly showed that the situation was far from simple.

Keqing, who was sitting opposite Ying, couldn't help but feel her heart tremble when she saw how haggard and weak Ying looked.

She stood up, walked quickly to Ying, and offered her hand to support her as she went to Bubulu to see Doctor Baizhu for treatment.

"I think your problem is not a small one. Come on, I'll take you to see Doctor Bai from Bulu!"

Ying waved her hand gently and forced a smile on her face to put everyone at ease.

"It's really okay, don't worry, I just need to rest for a while, I'll be fine after catching my breath, you don't have to hang around me."

Xiao Gong advised with a worried look on his face: "Don't force yourself. It's a big holiday. If you have any health problems, it will be a terrible thing!"

Just when everyone was concerned about Ying, a graceful young mother with her hair in a bun walked into Wanmin Hall with her pair of lovely children.

Yixian tightly grasped his mother Huanian's left hand, shaking his arm non-stop and said coquettishly: "Mom, I really want to try the crystal shrimp from Wanmintang, can you buy it for me..."

Yizhu held Huanian's right hand, behaving relatively reservedly, but his eyes were still full of anticipation.

He said obediently, "Mom, I want to eat Wanmintang's honey-glazed barbecued pork. Just one portion is fine. Let's eat together."

Huanian looked down at his two children, his eyes full of doting and tenderness.

She smiled and nodded, and replied, "Okay, okay, little greedy cats, today mommy will satisfy you all!"

After that, Huanian raised his head, cast his gaze towards Master Mao who was busy, and asked politely: "Master Mao, is there any vacancy in the store now?"

Master Mao freed his hands, smiled and nodded, then enthusiastically called people into the store, "Yes, yes, yes. Come on, please come in."

Keqing looked up and saw Miss Huanian. She greeted her like an old friend, "Miss Huanian, long time no see. How have you been?"

Hua Nian was also delighted to see Keqing, and quickly responded, "Hello, Miss Keqing! Thank you for your concern. I hope everything is fine."

At this time, Ying, who was drinking a beverage to soothe her tense nerves, was frightened when she heard the name "Miss Huanian".

Then, her throat tightened and the drink that she had not yet swallowed gushed out of her nose uncontrollably.

This caused Ying's nose to feel a burning pain, but at the moment she no longer cared about the discomfort.

She quickly wiped her face with her hand, then suddenly raised her head and looked at Miss Huanian who was supposed to be dead. She asked loudly in disbelief: "Ahem... Who? Are you Miss Huanian?"

Miss Huanian was somewhat bewildered by Ying's sudden reaction. She nodded doubtfully and replied softly, "Yes, what's the matter?"

When Ying confirmed with her own eyes that the woman in front of him was indeed Huanian, he blurted out something jaw-dropping.

"Weren't you already dead?"

This sentence not only stunned Miss Huanian on the spot, but even Keqing who was standing beside her was shocked to the point that her eyes widened and her mouth opened into a big "O" shape.

She really couldn't understand why Ying would say such inappropriate words. Was she possessed by some evil spirit?

For a moment, the whole scene fell into an extremely awkward and weird atmosphere.

Paimon was the first to come to his senses. He quickly stretched out his hands and hugged Ying's head tightly. He put his mouth close to Ying's ear and lowered his voice to remind her anxiously: "Hey, Ying, don't talk nonsense!"

After saying that, Paimeng laughed and apologized repeatedly to Miss Huanian.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Huanian, please don't take it to heart. Ying, I guess I haven't had a good rest recently, my mind is a little confused, and I'm talking nonsense here!"

Ying stretched out her hand and pulled away Paimon, who was still trying to hold her head, and told her the story in her mind.

"Paimon, I didn't get enough rest. Didn't Miss Huanian die a long time ago? The culprits Jianqiu and Huachu were killed by Shao Yun! Everyone in Liyue knows about this!"

Keqing, who was standing by, was very confused when she heard Ying claim so confidently that Miss Huanian was dead.

"Uh... Ying, what on earth are you talking about? Why can't I understand anything?"

Seeing this, Ying immediately turned to look at Keqing and explained anxiously: "Keqing, don't you remember?"

"Shao Yun was the one who killed Jianqiu and Huachu in public on the street! He did this to avenge Miss Huanian who was wrongly killed!"

After hearing these words, Keqing felt even more confused.

She really couldn't understand how Miss Huanian was related to Shao Yun?

"What's going on here? Ying, you're not really too tired lately, are you hallucinating or misremembering things?"

Ying felt the surprised looks from the crowd like thorns on her back.

In an instant, a strong sense of unreality came over me.

She hugged her head and muttered several strange yet familiar names.

"Miss Huanian, Jianqiu, Huachu... and Lord De'an... how could they still be alive? They were clearly dead a long time ago!"

Keqing suddenly understood what was going on while listening to Ying talking to herself, and said, "Oh! You are talking about the Chihuyan attempted murder case that caused a sensation back then. I handled that case myself."

Having said that, Keqing cleared her throat and began to describe the whole story of the case in detail.

"The situation was roughly like this: Jianqiu attempted to murder Miss Huanian, but was caught on the spot by the Qianyan Army who happened to be passing by on night patrol.

"Later, after some interrogation, we learned that the reason Jianqiu attacked Miss Huanian was because he wanted to run away with Miss Huachu and elope to another place."

"However, because he was afraid that this matter would be discovered and stopped by Lord De'an, he came up with this plan to find someone to take the blame and serve as a scapegoat."

Keqing paused for a moment and continued, "However, what is unexpected is that Lord De'an took a risk to protect his own and his daughter's reputation from being implicated in this scandal."

"He secretly bribed a Qianyan soldier who was guarding the prison cell and murdered Jianqiu in prison with poison in an attempt to completely cover up the truth."

"The Qianyan Army soldier who accepted the bribe has been arrested."

"In the end, Miss Huachu was poisoned by Lord De'an because of Jianqiu, and she committed suicide for love. Lord De'an couldn't bear it, so he also hanged himself."

After listening to what Keqing said, Ying felt that everything happening before her eyes became unreal, and an inexplicable headache became more and more intense.

"Ugh...my head hurts."

Ying couldn't help but groan. She covered her forehead with one hand and frowned in pain.

Seeing this, Paimeng on the side said worriedly: "Ying, you look really bad, why don't we go find Doctor Baizhu to check it out?"

However, Ying shook her head stubbornly. She took a deep breath, forced herself to stand up slowly.

Although she was almost unable to stand due to the dizziness, she still held on to the wall tightly and moved towards the door step by step with difficulty.

"No, I just need to go out for some fresh air." Ying insisted, gritting her teeth.

……

When Ying arrived outside the Wanmin Hall, she leaned against the wall.

She breathed in deep gulps of the cool, fresh night air to relieve the unbearable discomfort.

With every deep breath she took, the coolness seemed to gradually penetrate into her body, allowing her originally tense nerves to gradually relax.

Paimon floated carefully to the side, gently patting Ying's back to help her calm down.

After a while, seeing that no one else was passing by, Paimeng lowered his voice and asked, "Ying, tell me the truth, are you pregnant?"

As soon as the words fell, Ying, who had just recovered, suddenly blushed, and a feeling of shame and anger surged in her heart.

Without saying a word, she raised her hand and hit Paimon hard on the head.

"Paimon, what on earth are you thinking about in your little head?"

Paimon touched the top of his head, grimacing and yelling in pain, "Ouch, it hurts so much! And you were nauseous just now, and you kept talking nonsense, what on earth is going on?"

"I've seen novels that describe girls being pregnant and it's always like this!"

Hearing that Paimon had learned all this knowledge from novels, Ying couldn't help but shake her head helplessly, sighed and said, "Alas, it seems that I really need you to read less of those meaningless light novels in the future."

After saying that, Ying took a deep breath, returned to the original topic, and said solemnly: "Paimeng, you have to use your brain and think carefully. How could Miss Huanian be alive?"

"She has obviously been dead for a long time! She was cruelly killed by that abominable Jianqiu and the sinister and cunning Huachu!"

However, faced with Ying's affirmative words, Paimon blinked his big eyes and looked at Ying with confusion, feeling very puzzled.

"What are you talking about? Miss Huanian is clearly alive and well! I saw her just now. I think you must be too tired. Why don't we go back to our residence and rest first?"

At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to Ying's mind, and she immediately came up with a horrifying and terrifying conclusion.

"No... No way, there is only one possibility that can explain all this! Oh no! There must be something seriously wrong with the World Tree!"

Paimon blinked his big eyes and asked in confusion, "There's something wrong with the World Tree. How did you know?"

It was hard for her little head to imagine how the gentle and quiet Miss Huanian could be connected to the World Tree.

Ying recalled the scene at that time. It turned out that after the unpleasant celebration party, she had a chat with Nashida.

During that conversation, Nashida told her in detail some secrets about the World Tree.

"Nashida once told me that the World Tree can modify the memories of people on the continent of Teyvat..."

However, before he could finish his words, Ying suddenly raised her hand and tapped her forehead, remembering some important details, and hurriedly denied it.

"Oh no, that's not right. Nashida said that although the changes in the World Tree can change everyone's memories, the facts that have already happened cannot be shaken!"

"Then what happened to Miss Huanian? It's really puzzling!"

At this time, Paimeng, who was standing by, looked at Ying's frowning, troubled expression, and advised: "I think you must have been too devoted to playing with Xiao Gong recently, and you exhausted yourself."

But no matter how Paimeng persuaded her, Ying firmly believed in what she thought in her heart and now she had to go to Xumi City to find out the truth.

Thinking of this, Ying took a deep breath and announced: "No, I must go back to Xumi City to see Nashida!"

When Paimeng heard that Ying was going to Xumi City, he was speechless.

"Oh my! Why do you rush back to Xumi as soon as you see Miss Huanian? What's going on?"

At this moment, Ying's mind was in a mess and she had no time to care about Paimeng's surprise and doubts.

Because she thought that Shao Yun was in Xumi at the moment. If this matter was related to Shao Yun... she didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse!

Don't tell yourself that your man just saved his life from the upholder of justice, and now he has to fight against justice again. Your heart can't take it!

Thinking of this, Ying couldn't help but shudder.

"That's right! This matter is urgent! We must set off for Xumi City immediately!" After saying that, she no longer paid attention to Paimon and was determined to go to Xumi.

Paimeng was completely speechless. He could only say something to Xiao Gong first and then go after Ying immediately.