Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Hearing this, Paimon blinked first, then said with some surprise:

"Delicious food and Mora! Can I have both? Just a little bit of each...?"

Although the macarons that Chang Ming packed and sent last time became one of the evidences for her and Ying to enter Melo Petersburg,

But the pastries made by Chang Ming are the best pastries Paimeng has ever eaten, even the top-notch pastries in Qun Yu Pavilion are better than them.

Moreover, this time is different from the last time. This time it is Chang Ming's thank-you gift to them. He can't possibly be plotting against them again, right?

Paimon's remarks left Ying speechless for a moment. She rubbed her temple helplessly, then turned her head away, as if she wanted to pretend that she didn't know this guy.

Chang Ming was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he nodded with a helpless smile.

"Of course, it's not a particularly serious problem, just exchange half for half."

"Great!"

Hearing that Chang Ming agreed, Paimeng jumped up instantly to express his happiness.

Chang Ming smiled and shook his head when he saw this, then he looked at Ying in front of him and said:

"I may need you to testify for me, but...please keep quiet while I am talking to someone."

"After all...they have committed more than just this one sin."

After saying that, Chang Ming's originally peaceful sea-blue eyes suddenly flashed with lightning, as if he had entered a fighting stance.

For him, there are only three things in this world that are worth his seriousness.

The first was about Funina, the second was about his own life, and the third was about the Fontaine Rules.

Although the atrocities committed by the Noklan family only lasted for a month or two, there cannot be even the slightest hole in the "net" called rules.

When a hole appears in this net, it means that the net is not far from collapse.

Human desires are endless. They can do whatever they want for their own benefit, even breaking the rules at all costs and trying to tear the net apart.

In the past days, once Chang Ming discovered such acts of transgression, he would nip them in the bud before they even sprouted.

But perhaps because the Noklan family had been targeted by Chang Ming for this matter before, this time... they were extra careful.

This was the time when Chang Ming was dealing with the prophecy and fighting the armored monster left by Surtr Loki in the Primordial Sea, which meant...

Even if he discovered the Noklan family's little tricks, he would postpone the matter because he would have no time to take care of it.

Now, he has almost dealt with all the external threats that Fontaine may face. Next...

“It’s time to clean out the inner worms.”

Thinking of this, Chang Ming's clenched fists tightened slightly, foreshadowing his mood at the moment.

Paimon looked at Chang Ming, who was gradually emitting a terrifying aura, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After a brief thought, Paimon slowly asked:

"Chang, Chang Ming, what's that called... Are the Noklan family the nobles you cleared out before?"

Hearing Paimon's voice, Chang Ming seemed to realize something, and then the somewhat terrifying feeling of oppression was instantly put away by him, and his originally serious and somewhat terrifying expression turned into a look like a memory.

After a short meeting, Chang Ming pointed in the direction of Fontaine and said softly:

"This matter is both simple and complicated. Let's talk about it as we walk."

"Paimon is right. The Noclan family was indeed one of the nobles who participated in the "assassination" and was cleared out by me that year, but..."

“I didn’t kill them all.”

Chang Ming said calmly, as if those things had nothing to do with him.

Hearing this, Paimon tilted his head, a little confused.

"Then...if they were all killed back then, wouldn't these things have happened?"

Chang Ming nodded without comment, but then shook his head slightly.

"It's not that I don't want to kill them all, but... I can't."

"I also know the principle of 'cutting the grass at its roots', but if you really sit in my position... you will find that many things will be interfered with by morality and ethics."

"Although what they did was indeed bastard, their ancestors and parents did devote themselves to the construction of Fontainebleau, otherwise they would not have been conferred the title of nobility by the Momang Palace."

"Under the circumstances, I can't just wipe them out. Otherwise, they will occupy the moral high ground, and everything I've done before will be in vain. The situation will even get worse."

"So... the only thing I can do is to revoke their noble titles, confiscate all their property, and exile them from Fontaine for a hundred years."

Having said that, Chang Ming sighed deeply, and then continued:

"After about two hundred years, these old nobles who were exiled by me ended their "sentences" and returned from the outside world one after another."

"Of course, I did not let my guard down at this time. I asked the Shadow Chasing Court's guards and some of my personal forces to keep a close eye on them and report to me if there was any unusual movement."

"But in the next hundred years or so... they didn't show any abnormalities at all. It even made me feel that they had changed themselves."

"Plus... the security team responsible for this matter has been replaced by three generations, so this matter has naturally been forgotten."

Chang Ming paused slightly, then sighed again.

"Now that I think about it, that's not what I call "improved"...

That’s because they see that I have the support of most people in Fontaine Court, so they are just pretending to be nice to me…”

"They are like the hounds of the beast world lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce from the corner at the right moment and tear at my flesh."

Having said this, Chang Ming's expression became relaxed again, and he began to speak:

"But...I won't let them get all this so easily."

"People who break the rules should pay the price, and that applies to everyone... equally."

"And now that they no longer have the moral gold medal left to them by their ancestors, I can also...use some means to resolve this matter."

Chang Ming pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a rather weird smile, which made Paimeng feel a little uneasy.

"No matter what happens in the future...you must never offend Chang Ming!"

Paimon thought so.

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Two things.

1. The new book of Urban High-level Martial Arts is expected to be launched at the end of August, and a new book preheating will be released at that time. The main theme is a refreshing article, and the subject matter is the national job transfer and the underlying settings similar to the God game.

2. I will resume posting four updates a day starting tomorrow. I have finally collected all the materials.

Currently owed: 29 chapters

(The extra 1800 words I added yesterday are because I spent these days collecting materials and overcoming mental fatigue: D)