After tidying up, Yunling grumbled, "Where did the boss and the others run off to? They said they'd come help. When we get back, I'll make them eat roasted lamp grass for several more days!"
In a certain corner.
"Boss, try this one, this is delicious too!"
"Mm-hmm, not bad, not bad, I like this one."
"Boss, this one's good too."
As Itto and the others were eating skewers, they suddenly felt a chill down their spines, and a creepy sensation rose within them.
Due to their position, Aki and the other two saw the newcomer first, silently swallowed, and then ran off.
Itto was a beat slow, stiffly turned his head, and saw Yunling who had already pulled out her greatsword, holding it above her head, ready to swing it down on him.
His scalp instantly tingled, and he took off running on two legs.
"Stop, don't run!"
"Little Yun, Little Yun, we can talk about this, put your weapon down first!"
Itto ran in front, Yunling chased behind, and Kuki Shinobu followed at the very back.
"He actually ran off to slack off, how annoying! And, give me back my skewers!"
"Skewers? Little Yun, there are still skewers, quite a lot, I saved them for you!"
Hearing this, Yunling immediately stopped.
Itto ran for a while, realizing something was off, he turned his head and saw that Yunling was no longer chasing him, so he also stopped.
So tired...
Seeing the weapon Yunling carried on her shoulder, which was much larger than his own greatsword, Itto still felt a lingering fear.
Wouldn't getting hit by that thing leave him black and blue?
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Itto: What was I supposed to say? You didn't even give me a chance to speak!
---
The enforcement of the Vision Hunt Decree became increasingly urgent, even Kuki Shinobu and Yunling, who could be considered well-connected in Inazuma, felt a slight pressure.
That afternoon, Yunling arrived at the Arataki Gang's usual hangout spot.
But to hsr surprise, she didn't see the boss.
"Aki, where's the boss?"
"Oh, it's Little Yun, the boss, he..."
Aki seemed unsure how to explain, and Genta, seeing this, walked over to clarify:
"The boss, he had a fight with Lady Kujou Sara today, uh... and he lost, his Vision was confiscated..."
"And, the boss seemed to have... cried..."
Yunling: "???"
The boss, cried?
Automatically extracting keywords.
Yunling's eyes instantly lit up, even forgetting about Itto's Vision being confiscated.
"Where's the boss now? I want to go see!"
He used to boast about being the strongest Itto, the First Itto of the Arataki Gang, the Arataki Gang's Sole and Supreme Itto!
She never imagined he'd actually cry from being beaten. Yunling couldn't imagine what Itto looked like when he cried.
That must be very interesting!
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about? What do you mean I cried? That's just because I saw she was a woman and intentionally went easy on her!"
Arataki Itto suddenly appeared from somewhere, hands on his hips, not looking like he had just cried.
Yunling: "Then, Boss, your Vision was taken away?"
Itto's facial expression almost couldn't hold up.
"That, that was just me temporarily entrusting it to her for safekeeping. Just wait, I'll win it back very soon!"
"I'm going to have a demon-on-demon duel with her!"
"Duel?!"
The word "duel" instantly piqued Yunling's interest.
"What kind of duel? Is it a fight? Where is it? Can I come watch?"
Itto touched the side of his nose, quite proudly saying:
"This is the most classic duel style of ancient demons— sumo wrestling at a crossroads!"
Yunling's previously expectant gaze instantly changed, and she looked at her boss with an expression like she was looking at an idiot.
Who knew Itto seemed unaware of the chill in Yunling's eyes, thinking instead that she had been greatly shocked by his idea.
"Genta, quickly get some paper and a pen, I'm going to issue a challenge right now!"
"Okay, Boss!"
Yunling: "..."
Forget it, whatever. After all, it's the plot, and besides, she'll have a lot of fun watching.
---
Meanwhile, in Liyue.
Malice had just emerged from The Chasm, and he was quite disheveled at the moment.
Who knew that what was supposed to be a simple exploration of the abyss beneath The Chasm would almost trap him there to death.
At first, he thought it was just an investigation, so he didn't want to use emotion feedback. He just didn't expect that his own Abyss aura would be seen as an enemy by the Abyss.
The specific situation was like when the Traveler and her party were trapped in The Chasm during the story; the place that trapped him seemed to have a consciousness.
There was no choice; in the end, he could only expend some emotion feedback to escape.
After all, he didn't have the Luminstone Adjuvant, and even if he did, he couldn't operate it.
However, it was a worthwhile trip; at least he now knew how to deal with The Chasm later.
As he was walking, a group of people suddenly jumped out in front of him. They seemed to be merchants, but what they said was completely unlike it.
"Stop, hand over everything you have, and we'll leave you a complete corpse!"
It was dark at the moment, and Malice was wearing a black robe. Coupled with being in Liyue, his aura had long been hidden.
However, his appearance shouldn't have looked easy to provoke.
No matter what country, where there are good people, there are bound to be bad ones... Mondstadt might have fewer, as Venti, being a wind spirit himself, knows almost everything within Mondstadt's borders.
In Liyue, there are also quite a few Treasure Hoarders in the wild.
However, in recent years, due to Mu Qingge's purges, there are far, far fewer.
"Hey, I'm talking to you! Keep dawdling and I'll chop you up right now!"
Looking at the group of people dressed like ordinary merchants, Malice grinned ferociously and transformed his long blade.
The pitch-black night couldn't hide the chilling gleam reflecting off the long blade's surface.
He was already full of anger, so he might as well take it out on them. It could also be considered eliminating harm for the people.
To think that he, Malice, had also done a good deed.
Coincidentally, at this very moment, Malice seemed to sense a familiar aura approaching, and the smile in his heart grew even more delighted.
No longer waiting, Malice charged forward with his greatsword, cutting down everyone in a few swift slashes.
These people knew they had provoked the wrong person the moment they saw Malice approaching with his blade, but they no longer had a second chance.
After killing them all, Malice took all their weapons, making them truly look like merchants now.
Malice continued to wait at the original spot. After a while, the person he had been waiting for finally arrived, only this person had been lurking nearby the whole time...
---
The Chasm is a place where many Liyue residents depend on for their livelihood. The lack of resources from here has already caused them hardship, and the Qixing have always wanted to resume mining in the Chasm.
Coupled with the various strange phenomena that occurred in the Chasm previously, Yelan was dispatched to investigate thoroughly.
However, this investigation was long-term. Before some clues were fully uncovered, the investigation into the Chasm remained merely on the surface.
After finishing her affairs in Liyue Harbor, Yelan prepared to head to the Chasm again tonight.
But as she passed through a certain valley, a faint breeze carried a strong smell of blood.
Yelan immediately became alert, drew her weapon, and slowly crept forward.
After walking for a while, Yelan discovered that the source of the blood was a group of "merchants" who had been cut down, and beside these merchants, there was a monster over two meters tall.
Yelan frowned deeply, looking at the fallen merchants, her heart filled with rage.
However, she did not rashly attack, continuing to lurk in place.
On this side, Malice held a pose for a long time. Seeing that Yelan still didn't come out, he suddenly turned his head, as if he had just discovered her, then charged forward with his blade.
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