Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Apep cleared his throat and slowly began to tell the story of the Red King of the Desert.

Yuanshang listened to every word attentively, and from time to time he lowered his head and wrote quickly, for fear of missing any important details.

Time passed minute by minute, and after an unknown amount of time, Apep finally finished his long story.

At this time, Yuanshang had already filled the notebook with densely written words, but there was no sign of fatigue on his face. Instead, he was filled with a sense of satisfaction from a great harvest.

Yuan Shang gently closed the notebook, took a long breath, and said with emotion: "Oh, that's how it is! I didn't expect that the ancient desert country had such a magnificent history."

"So many twists and turns in the story between the Red King, the Flower God, and the Grass God!"

At this moment, Nashida, who was standing aside with a petite figure like a loli, put her hands on her hips, with obvious displeasure on her face.

She stared at the contented Yuan Shang and muttered softly.

"You, the Abyss Cult, have already controlled the World Tree. If you want to know something, can't you just read it directly from the World Tree? Why go to so much trouble!"

Yuan Shang put away his notebook, then shook his head gently and patiently explained to Nashida: "In order to successfully read the information contained in the World Tree, you must rely on the authority in your hands."

"Otherwise, we will just waste a lot of precious energy."

"And the hard-earned and extremely precious energy of our Abyss Cult cannot be wasted on such trivial things just to satisfy my personal curiosity."

When Nashida heard what Yuan Shang said, she asked with a puzzled look on her face: "Then, what is your purpose in wanting to control the World Tree at all costs?"

"It's not to use the World Tree to tamper with the memories and cognition of the people of Teyvat, nor is it to obtain the vast amount of knowledge contained in it... This is too weird!"

Yuanshang looked at Nashida, who was still half-understanding, and suddenly felt a little curious.

"I remember Mr. Shao Yun mentioned this to you at that time, didn't he?"

"Oh, I had almost forgotten that you were not in the mood to listen to him at that time."

Having said that, Yuanshang paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then began to tell Nashida in detail about the plan called "The Loom of Destiny".

Yuan Shang did this because he saw what Shao Yun was thinking at the time, and he was just helping Shao Yun to realize it.

If Shao Yun had no intention of telling Nashida about the matter at that time, then even if Yuan Shang was beaten to death, he would never easily reveal a single word.

When Nashida heard everything Yuanshang said, an expression of interest immediately appeared on her delicate little face.

She raised her right hand slightly, gently pinched her small and round chin, and whispered softly: "Interesting, it can actually change a person's destiny so directly..."

No wonder Shao Yun looked reluctant to hurt himself at that time, it turned out to be because of this.

Changing destiny rather than changing memories may, at first glance, make people crazy.

Seeing that he had successfully aroused Nashida's curiosity, Yuanshang couldn't help feeling a little complacent.

With a smile on his face, he asked with a bit of pride: "What do you two think? Lord Grass God and Lord Grass Dragon King, are you interested in cooperating with our Abyss Cult?"

Yuan Shang thought, if he could make the Grass God or the Grass Dragon King, no! Even both of them, become friends of Shao Yun's sect, then he would be the only popular person around His Royal Highness the Prince in the future!

However, before Nashida could respond to Yuanshang's proposal, Apep snorted with disdain.

Then, she flatly rejected Yuanshang's seemingly absurd and whimsical invitation.

"I don't have a good attitude towards Heavenly Law. It took away my power as an ancient dragon and allowed this little kid to call himself the lord of Xumi. It also used giant nails that fell from the sky to suppress me, turning half of Xumi into yellow sand. I am very angry..."

After a brief pause, Apep continued majestically: "But I don't have a good impression of your Abyss Cult!"

"The forbidden knowledge with the power of the Abyss has tortured me for so long. If I still cooperate with your Abyss Cult, wouldn't that be courting death?"

Nashida also rejected Yuanshang's invitation with a cold look on her face.

"Although I allow you to cooperate with me temporarily because you once helped me, this does not mean that we have established a friendship."

Seeing these two determined women rejecting him mercilessly, Yuan Shang was stunned at first, and then an extremely exaggerated expression of sadness emerged on his face.

He covered his chest with his hands, his body trembling slightly, and cried out in tears: "Oh my God! How can you be so heartless? It really hurts me..."

It looked as if he had suffered a great injustice, as if cold icy rain was hitting his face randomly...

After a brief pause, Yuanshang seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he further built up his emotions, preparing to push this exaggerated performance to a climax.

He slowly closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then continued in a tone full of sorrow and pain.

"At this moment, my mood is like a lonely island that is violently ravaged by a storm. And your ruthless rejection is like the whistling wind and the pouring rain."

"Every gust of wind is like a merciless mockery, and every drop of rain is like an extremely sharp blade, piercing deeply into my already broken and fragile heart."

"And so, I was alone, sinking in this endless ocean of sorrow, struggling but unable to escape."

Although falling into the water was tragic for Yuan Shang, after hearing this extremely exaggerated and corny expression of sadness, Apep really wanted to slap him and tell him to shut up.

However, despite Fuchigami's extraordinary "acting talent", Apep finally resisted the urge to kill Fuchigami and ignored him.

I plan to get these two people out of my body as soon as possible.

Just as she was about to send the two men out of her body, Apep gave Nashida another serious instruction.

"Before I send you away, Büyer, you little grass god, listen to this advice I have for you."

Apep's tone was full of serious warning.

"When you die because of your infinite curiosity, I will despise and laugh at you in my heart."

“Don’t be curious about everything. Knowing how to admit your own ignorance is also a rare wisdom.”

After hearing what Apep said, Nashida raised her lips slightly, revealing a teasing smile, and then teased: "Your illness is cured, and your mouth is starting to become more fluent."

"But thank you for your advice..."

At this moment, a voice full of weariness came from Apep.

"Let's stop here. After thousands of years of trauma, I need a long time to rest."

However, when she was about to completely leave Apep's body, Nashida was still a little worried, and she couldn't help but ask one more question.

"Are you no longer crazy about destroying Xumi?"

Hearing this question, Apep was silent for a moment, and then replied meaningfully: "Now, I'm afraid it's not my turn to destroy Xumi..."

……

Apep sent Yuanshang and Nashida out of her interior. As the two figures disappeared, Apep gradually closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Just when Yuanshang and Nashida were teleported out of Apep's body, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them.

It was Kong and Shao Yun who had just stepped out of the abyss portal! The appearance of the two made Yuanshang and Nashida stunned.

Shao Yun quickly glanced at the two people in front of him, and when he saw that Nashida and Yuanshang were safe and sound, he couldn't help but teasing them.

"Wow, Nashida, Yuanshang, it seems that you two are fine. You still have the energy to have an outing in the cave?"

"But I have to say, the place you chose is not very good."

Hearing Shao Yun's irrelevant words, Nashida frowned slightly, put her hands on her waist in annoyance, and retorted rudely: "You bastard, I don't need your concern."

"You're not the kind of person who would really care about other people's lives!"

Listening to what Nashida said, Shao Yun looked calm, shaking his head and said, "Hey, Nashida, you really misunderstood me!"

"I really only came here to care about Yuan Shang this time. It doesn't matter to me if you die in the earth energy flow."

"But it's different for Yuanshang. If he gets even a little scratched in the earth energy flow, I'll be heartbroken!"

After saying that, he patted his chest in a pretentious manner and pointed at Yuanshang, giving people the impression that he was really worried about Yuanshang.

Although Shao Yun's original purpose was just to disgust Nashida.

But the care he showed to Yuan Shang really touched Yuan Shang so much that he was moved to tears.

Yuan Shang sniffed the snot that was about to flow to his mouth, and then said gratefully: "To be able to thank you for your concern is the second best thing to me after the prince's praise!"

When Nashida heard this, her defense broke down instantly.

She pouted her lips angrily and said coquettishly: "You guy! Humph..."

When Shao Yun saw this, instead of restraining himself, he became even more disgusting to Nashida.

"I wish you were dead now, and then I'll take Paimon with me to eat your tribute like crazy!"

Nashida was so angry that she was fuming.

She stuck out her cute little pink tongue at Shao Yun, and then made a face to express her strong dissatisfaction and anger.

But soon, she put aside the matter between her and Shao Yun.

"Let's put our business aside for now..."

Then, Nashida shifted her gaze and looked at Kong, who had been standing beside Shao Yun in silence.

She said with a serious face: "Now, Prince of the Abyss Cult, blood relative of Ying, let's talk about the World Tree."

"Your subordinates have revealed to me some information about the series of actions you planned and implemented with the help of the World Tree."

"Frankly speaking, I personally have always maintained a cautious and skeptical attitude towards whether this so-called 'Loom of Destiny' plan can really successfully reverse the established trajectory of destiny."

When Shao Yun heard that Nashida didn't believe Kong could succeed, he immediately spoke up for his brother-in-law.

"We have successfully changed the fate of a single mother named Huanian in Liyue! Isn't this enough to prove the point?"

However, in the face of Shao Yun's explanation, Nashida still insisted on her skepticism about Kong's "Loom of Destiny" plan, and elaborated on the reasons why she did not believe it.

"You know, the memory of the World Tree has a magical power. Its changes can also affect the cognition of the people of Teyvat."

"That is to say, when you change something, the cognition of everyone related to it will be updated synchronously."

"In this case, I really can't be sure whether this so-called 'loom of fate' can really change fate."

Faced with the question raised by Nashida, Shao Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered the story between Nashida and Sanbing that happened in another world line.

So, he quickly suggested: "How about trying to use canned knowledge? We can write down the specific things we want to change our destiny in advance, and then compare them with the previous records after we have finally completed them."

"In this way, we can clearly see whether there are any substantial changes. What do you think of my idea?"

After listening to Shao Yun's suggestion, Nashida nodded and praised: "Your suggestion is very good! Let's do as you say!"

Seeing Nashida's sudden enlightenment, Shao Yun couldn't help but feel a strong sense of doubt in his heart.

He wondered if Nashida didn't want to cooperate with her own brother-in-law at all, so she deliberately didn't mention the canned knowledge.

But now that I brought this up, she acted as if she had just woken up from a dream and suddenly realized something!

Shao Yun was skeptical that Nashida hadn't thought of this...

"Why do I feel like you are pretending?" Shao Yun lowered his voice and muttered.

Although he tried his best to control the volume so that others would not hear, Nashida still keenly caught the sound.

Nashida tilted her head slightly, looked at Shao Yun, and asked curiously, "Hmm? What did you just say?"

Shao Yun quickly waved his hand as if nothing had happened and responded, "Nothing, just continue chatting with my brother-in-law."

After saying that, he immediately moved closer to Sora and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I've already given you a great start, and it's up to you to grasp the rest."

After saying that, Shao Yun deliberately raised his hand and patted his chest a few times, telling him not to worry, as long as he followed the path he had paved, there would be no problem!

Faced with Shao Yun's kindness and positive performance, Kong was naturally full of gratitude.

However, after some careful consideration, Kong finally shook his head slowly.

Sora said apologetically, "I'm sorry, although this proof plan is very good, but... it's obvious that you proposed it a little late, brother-in-law."

Nashida looked at Kong with confusion. She really couldn't understand why Kong rejected the perfect solution proposed by Shao Yun.

"What do you mean? Is Shao Yun's plan bad?"

Kong sighed softly, then slowly explained: "My brother-in-law's idea is indeed very good, but there are still some problems..."

At this point, Kong paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then continued, "First of all, I have to explain one thing to you. For the Loom of Destiny to establish a connection with the World Tree, it also consumes a lot of energy."

"And keep the Loom of Destiny connected to the World Tree. Even if I don't do anything, it will continue to consume energy."

"So for the sake of saving energy, I have already proactively cut off the connection with the World Tree."

After hearing Sora's concerns, Nashida thought it was just some big deal and calmly gave a solution.

"How about this? I can use my authority to open a green channel for you, so that you can smoothly connect to the World Tree through the 'Loom of Destiny' without consuming any energy."

"Well, this is the greatest concession I can make!"

Kong still shook his head gently and said, "This is the key point I want to mention next."

"The experiment conducted by the cult has already been successful. Naturally, they will no longer use their extremely precious energy to prove anything to you."

What Kong said made sense, now that he had proven his plan was successful, there was no need to waste energy and time again.

Now Kong is racing against time. If the Heavenly Justice Maintainer who was knocked down by Shao Yungan wakes up and comes to cause trouble for him when he is not prepared, then he will be doomed.

Hearing this, Nashida showed a deep sense of helplessness on her face. She sighed softly and said, "Then you have personally cut off the possibility of our cooperation."