Genshin Impact is a big stage, come if you dare

After tracking all the way to Nantianmen, they found a miner lying on the grass with his badly worn pickaxe lying on the ground next to him. He looked extremely exhausted, but fortunately he was still breathing.

"Should we wake him up and ask about the situation?" Paimon asked. Maybe this person knows the whereabouts of his companions?

Zhongli leaned over to check on the miner. "He fell into a coma due to overwork. Fortunately, his life is not in danger."

This time Paimon couldn't bear to wake the other person up.

After the miner was relocated to a nearby straw hut, Su took the initiative to give the miner a healing water ring so that he would feel better.

The miners were taken away by the mysterious little girl, and after crossing mountains and rivers, they dug hard for a long time, but they were neither injured nor died of overwork, nor of thirst or starvation.

The miners were not “dealt with” after they lost their ability to work, but were simply abandoned on the roadside where they could be more easily discovered.

This mysterious child is not that vicious yet.

"How do you usually sentence people like this in Liyue?" Su looked at Zhongli curiously. "How many years? Or can the child avoid jail time?"

"Hmm..." Zhongli touched his chin and began to ponder.

Illegal kidnapping to control others’ personal freedom, forcing others to work, overtime work...

“If that really is a child, he will probably undergo labor reform for more than five years but less than fifteen years after he reaches adulthood.” Zhongli was also very familiar with Liyue’s laws.

If it weren't for the children...

"By the way, I have something to give to you!" After finding the living miners, Kunjun knew that the remaining few were probably still alive as well. He breathed a sigh of relief, and when he felt better, he wanted to give some small gifts to those who made him feel good.

"To be honest, I was always confused before, but after investigating cases with you guys, my thoughts became clearer. I've been secretly thankful that Old Dai asked you guys to help. If I had relied on myself, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth."

There are several sparkling crystals in Kunjun's open palm. These crystals are very clear. At first glance, they are bright and translucent blue-purple, but they will change into different brilliant colors when viewed from different directions.

"I bought these from the market. Even though they are just crystals, their quality is extremely rare! One for each person, just keep them as a souvenir."

Kunjun handed the largest piece to Mr. Zhongli, whom he admired very much, and said, "Here, this piece is for Mr. Zhongli."

Zhongli was stunned for a moment before taking it with both hands.

"What's wrong? Don't you like this one?" Kunjun was thinking about whether to change it. The other piece was smaller in size but richer in color.

"No, how could that be. I just didn't expect to receive a gift at a time like this." Zhongli slowly put the crystal away and said with care, "Thank you, I will keep it well."

"You're welcome." Kunjun smiled and distributed the remaining crystals to the traveler team. "Good gifts are meaningful only when given to friends who know the value of the gift."

The group took a short rest and made sure that the miners in the hut were in better condition. They left a note and continued to explore forward, hoping to find all the missing miners as soon as possible.

After walking forward for a while, a tall ancient tree in front of the mountain wall attracted everyone's attention.

"Wow, what a big tree!" Kunjun made an ignorant sound.

Tall ancient trees were common in Liyue, but this one was particularly different.

Its branches are twisted and its bark is cracked, revealing the crystalline texture inside.

The tip of the main branch is completely crystallized, and the whole thing looks like a living fossil.

"Kong," Su pointed at the unusual tree and said excitedly, "How about we transplant it into a pot?"

Only a tree this big and unique is qualified to be the landscape tree in their home.

It’s so big that you can easily build a hundred swings on it.

“My friend, ancient trees in Liyue are all protected…” Zhongli, who was originally immersed in his thoughts, had to speak out to stop them, “If you illegally cut down or dig up ancient trees like these, you will probably be kept in Liyue for five hundred years of labor reform.”

Hearing this, Kong and Paimon quickly persuaded Su to give up his plan.

There’s nothing wrong with staying in Liyue for five hundred years, but that’s five hundred years of labor reform!

Su: ······

"I won't dig anymore." The girl gave up with a dark face.

But when he looked up at the branch at the top that looked like pure blue crystal, his collecting addiction came to him, "Can I break off a small branch?"

"You won't report me, right?" Su raised his eyes and looked at Zhongli and then at Kunjun.

Even if Sora and Paimon disagree, they will stand by her side!

Kunjun felt inexplicably cold on his phantom limb, but facing the gaze of his new friend he could not refute.

"Sorry, everyone has the responsibility to maintain the ancient monuments." Zhongli took the initiative to exchange conditions, "If you give up doing this, I can agree to a reasonable request of yours?"

"make a deal!"

The girl agreed so quickly that Zhongli couldn't help but wonder if what she just said was intentional.

As soon as he turned around, Su couldn't help but smile.

Seeing that Zhongli attached great importance to this tree, Su, who was frightened by Zhongli, simply used his importance attached to the tree to threaten him back.

Unexpectedly, not only did he successfully counter-scare the person back, but he also extorted a promise from him.

Big profit~

I am such a scheming bad woman, the girl thought deeply.

The world is finally taken over by us bad women!

"Is she still normal?" Paimon looked at Su, who had a face full of resentment, and whispered to Kong.

"It's very normal to be abnormal." Kong felt that this was Su's normal state. We can't think that she is cured just because she rarely hits people recently, right?

Four miners are missing, and only one has been found so far.

A group of people dispersed and continued to search for suspicious traces around the ancient tree.

Kunjun saw an ancient stone tablet under the tree and put his hand on it to try to find out some information. After a while, he let go of his hand with a look of sadness and relief, "So... that's how it is."

"What's wrong with you, Xiaokun?" Paimon flew over to show concern for him.

Kunjun was just wondering where to start when Zhongli, who was behind the tree, called everyone over, "Everyone, come over here."

A group of people gathered again and found that a downward tunnel had been dug at the roots of the ancient crystal branch tree.

You didn't let me dig, but you Liyue people came to dig it yourself? Su looked at Zhongli.

Sentence her! Sentence that child! Send her to labor reform for 500 years!

"There is some unusual aura at the end. To be cautious, everyone, please be prepared." Zhongli took the initiative to take the lead and reminded everyone to pay attention to safety.

A group of people followed the reliable Zhongli and walked down the tunnel with him. There was a small cave inside the tunnel. Three miners were digging a seal that was shining with golden light with numb faces.

"Are they trying to open the seal?" Paimon began to get nervous. "There might be some demon suppressed inside, right?!"

What's wrong with you Liyue? In other regions, defeated demons are killed, but here they are either suppressed at the bottom of the sea or buried in the soil! Then they pop up and cause trouble after hundreds or thousands of years!

Are you stockpiling food, Morax?!