Chapter 48 (Exclusive Release on Jinjiang Literature City)
Jing Yuan was no stranger to prisons; aside from other things, his friends were frequent visitors to prisons.
Danfeng and Yingxing were imprisoned during the Yinyue Rebellion, Jingliu was imprisoned as a demonic spirit, and as for Baiheng, he was imprisoned and educated countless times for speeding over the years.
Jingyuan befriended these guys in the prison system and visited them in jail quite a few times, even personally locking Jingliu up once.
In short, this was the first time I had ever been locked up.
The people interrogating him and Wendy had serious expressions, as if they were living, breathing laws.
Although the man was serious, he was also very easy to talk to. After learning that the two of them had eliminated monsters like Hilichurls, he first expressed his appreciation and then gave them a warning.
"In the future, when you encounter so many dangerous monsters, don't be so reckless. You should seek help from the Thousand Rock Army in time."
"No matter how strong you are, you can't just drink anything from the monster camp. What if the drink is poisoned?"
"..."
The two old men, whose combined age was several thousand years, were so humiliated by the young man in his thirties that they could only repeatedly agree and promise never to do it again.
Before long, it was noon.
Wendy rubbed her stomach and said, "I'm hungry."
“Me too.” Jing Yuan nodded in agreement. “What would you like to eat? It’s my treat.”
"Oh? Really?" Wendy's eyes lit up. "Then I won't be polite!"
Considering that Venti is from Mondstadt and his tastes might differ from those of the Liyue people, Yanxiao thoughtfully modified a few Liyue dishes.
"Oh dear, I ate so much without even realizing it." Wendy rubbed her slightly bulging belly.
Jing Yuan, sitting opposite him, squinted his eyes in satisfaction: "It would be even better if we had another cup of Immortal's Happy Tea."
Having been away from Luofu for so long, Jingyuan also misses the taste of his hometown.
"What kind of tea is Fairy Happy Tea?" Wendy asked curiously.
As a native of Mondstadt, Venti's favorite thing is alcohol, but since Liyue is a neighboring country and Morax is an old friend of his, he has heard his old friend talk about tea when they chat, but he has never heard of this "Cheers of the Immortals".
Could it be a new tea that those immortals devised themselves?
Jingyuan, unaware of Wendy's thoughts, explained, "It's tea made with milk and tea leaves, and you can add your favorite toppings like popping boba. Sometimes, vendors also add some alcohol to the milk tea."
Although he was quite busy most of the time while in Luofu, he did have some free time occasionally. Qingzu once taught him how to make milk tea, but because it was so long ago, Jingyuan couldn't remember it very clearly.
Later, after he began his interstellar travels, Jing Yuan basically never drank similar beverages again, except for milk tea in the Flower Kingdom of the previous mixed world.
"Oh? Tea with wine?" Wendy's eyes lit up. "That sounds pretty good!"
He is always interested in new and unusual things.
"Boss Du's fiery strong tea is also quite interesting."
Jingyuan smiled and told Wendy about the various interesting teas that Boss Du had brewed, making Wendy wish she could teleport to the Immortal Boat Luofu right now.
Just as the two were chatting happily, Mimi, who was rolling around on the bed, encountered a strange person.
The kitten looked at the boy who had suddenly appeared beside its bed with some confusion.
How strange, why does this green two-legged creature have something like a curse on it?
The cat's little head couldn't hold too much information. In any case, it didn't sense any malice from the boy. On the contrary, the boy's golden eyes made the kitten feel very friendly.
It's the same color as Jingyuan's!
The cat liked it, the cat wanted to get closer, and then the boy dodged its pounce.
"Meow—" The cat looked sadly at the handsome young man.
How could you bear to refuse such an adorable kitten like me?
Perhaps sensing the hurt and disbelief in the cat's eyes, the boy named Xiao explained, "It's not good for you to get too close to me."
His karmic burdens will harm any living being that comes near him.
After understanding the boy's meaning, the cat let out a slightly cheerful meow, and then Xiao was surprised to find that some of the karmic obstacles on his body had been cleared away.
"You won't be affected by karma?" Xiao stared wide-eyed in surprise.
You have to understand that he has been tormented by karmic obstacles for many years. Even if the gods intervened, they could only help him suppress and alleviate the burden. A cat is the first animal that can purify karmic obstacles.
The cat proudly raised its little head.
It's a professional at dealing with curses and the like.
Since the cat wouldn't be harmed by getting close to him, Xiao no longer refused the cat's approach.
He rarely came into contact with such fragile creatures, so his movements as he picked up the cat were very stiff, as if he were holding a powder keg that could blow up Liyue at any moment.
The cat didn't mind the two-legged man's clumsy petting technique. It purred and wriggled in the boy's arms, trying to find a more comfortable position.
When Jingyuan returned home that evening, he discovered that someone had been waiting for him for a long time.
He was familiar with the boy's aura. Ever since he stepped into Liyue, Jingyuan had sensed that someone was watching him.
However, since the other party meant no harm, Jing Yuan didn't take it to heart and let the other party observe him in the dark.
"Oh dear, Mimi, I'm sorry to have caused you trouble." Jing Yuan felt a little embarrassed as he looked at the other person, who was covered in cat hair from being rubbed by the cat.
Xiao said in a deep voice, "It's alright."
His cat-petting skills have improved a lot; at least Mimi no longer sighs because of Xiao's clumsiness.
Yes, Mimi sighs.
Moreover, when they look at him, their eyes will show a helpless expression, just like a human's.
It's so human-like, it doesn't seem like a cat at all, yet it really is a cat.
Although both of them knew perfectly well that the other had already discovered their existence, they still had to introduce themselves.
Jingyuan stated that he was just an ordinary traveler who came to Liyue for sightseeing and would be visiting Inazuma in a few days.
Xiao said he was a three-eyed, five-manifested immortal, the guardian of Liyue, and that watching over Jingyuan was his duty.
Jing Yuan understood this, and any suspicious person who stepped into the Immortal Ship Luofu was also secretly monitored by the Cloud Cavalry until it was confirmed that the other party had no malicious intent.
However, the observant Jingyuan noticed that when Xiao heard that he was a "traveler," a hint of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.
It seems that before him, another traveler had also caught the attention of this immortal, and the two had a good relationship.
Perhaps thinking of an old friend, Xiao's eyes softened.
He scratched the cat's chin and said, "I have a question that I hope you can answer."
"Oh? I'd like to hear more about it." Jing Yuan was also quite interested in this.
Xiao looked down at the cat in his arms: "Because of my karmic burdens, ordinary beings cannot approach me, but..."
Noticing that the other person didn't know how to address the cat in their arms, Jingyuan said, "Its name is Mimi."
“…Yes, Mimi can purify the karmic obstacles on me,” Xiao said. “What I want to know is, how does it do that?”
He was tormented by his karma for far too long, so long that he almost forgot what he was like in the beginning.
Now, thanks to this mysterious cat, he has found a moment of peace.
If only his karmic burdens could be completely removed...
After listening to Xiao's description of karma, Jingyuan pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because it's a creation of a sorcerer."
"A sorcerer?" Xiao had never heard of this profession before.
“In a certain place, negative human emotions give rise to curses. Most people cannot control this power derived from negative feelings, so their negative emotions accumulate to a certain point and form a curse.” After a pause, and once Xiao had processed this information, Jing Yuan continued, “Spellcasters are a small group of people who can manipulate this power. Their power comes from negative emotions, from which they extract a power called curse power. Using this power, they can exorcise curses.”
Xiao nodded. He was familiar with this kind of setting; he had seen it in Inazuma's storybooks.
The remnants of a demon god are the power and resentment left behind after the demon god's death. Apart from the power, the demon god's resentment is essentially a curse. Since it is a curse, it can be exorcised.
“So, you and Mimi come from beyond the heavens,” Xiao said.
Jing Yuan neither denied it nor felt it necessary to continue concealing this fact.
“That’s right,” Jing Yuan said.
Teyvat has had its share of Descendants. Going back in time, the First Throne, Phanes, was a Descendant; more recently, the golden-haired traveler was also a Descendant.
Whenever an Invader arrives in Teyvat, it brings earth-shattering changes to the world. Therefore, after confirming that Jingyuan is also from another world, Xiao has to be wary of him.
The reason is simple: he is the guardian of Liyue.
"Don't misunderstand." Seeing the wariness in Xiao's eyes, Jing Yuan said with a smile, "I'm just passing through this world. Just treat me as an ordinary tourist."
He has no intention of doing anything to this world, especially since there are no bountiful creatures here.
Jing Yuan was originally the General of Luofu, and is now a patrolling sea knight. He is not one of those crazy people in the market development department of the Interstellar Peace Company.
Jingyuan holds a curious and friendly heart towards any world that has not yet been included in the Honkai Impact universe.
For example, Jingyuan suggested that Xiao could have Mimi try to remove the curse from him.
Xiao would naturally be willing to resolve the karmic obstacles that had plagued him for years, but...
"Will this pose a danger to Mimi?"
He had been tormented by karmic obstacles for far too long, and even the Seven Gods couldn't completely resolve them. Now, such a dangerous existence was to be entrusted to a cat to deal with, and Xiao couldn't help but worry.
Anyway, he's gotten used to this pain.
Hmm... this kid has a rather strong self-destructive tendency.
Jingyuan, unaware that Xiao was several times his age, looked at him with loving eyes.
"It's alright. If all else fails, I can call in someone more professional," Jing Yuan said with a smile.
The more professional person he was referring to was naturally Gojo Satoru.
When this six-eyed chicken, the cat, heard that he was going to travel to the New World, he wished he could just cling to his leg and come along. If it weren't for the mess in the world of sorcery that hadn't been cleaned up, he would never have let go, even if he was hanging outside the spaceship.
Gojo Satoru, who had been being nagged, suddenly sneezed, startling Shiratsuyu.
"Are you sick?" The petite and adorable Dragon Lord reached out her small hand to take his pulse. "No, you're perfectly healthy. Maybe your friend is thinking of you."
This was the first time Gojo Satoru had heard such a claim: "Is there any scientific basis for it?"
"No." Bai Lu took out a small porcelain bottle from her pocket and said, "This is a new curse-dispersing pill I developed. As long as you take it, the curse power in your body will be completely dissipated."
"Did the inspiration come from the Dispersing Power Technique?" Wu Tiao Wu also loves reading Xian Zhou novels, and he knew immediately where Bai Lu's clever idea came from.
“Yes, and I also referenced the tools that Ilya brought over that target ability users and Stand users.” Bai Lu nodded. “The Kozoku is planning to turn it into bullets, which will make it easier for you to eliminate cursed spirits in the future.”
"Waaaaah, Shiro, you're so good to me, I'm so touched—!" Gojo Satoru gave her a big hug.
"I can't breathe anymore!" Bai Lu angrily slapped Wu Tiao Wu's arm with her little hand. "If you don't let go, I'll tell General Fu Xuan that you came here to slack off."
Gojou immediately backed down: "I'm sorry, Lord Dragon Lord, it was my rudeness."
The pride of being the strongest sorcerer is meaningless in the face of tons of documents.
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