Chapter 151: Ge Chen's Invitation
It was Liu Yun... No, now she should be called Xian Yun. Didn't Xian Yun say she would come later? Why is she here already?
Upon seeing Xian Yun, Ge Chen also looked a little surprised.
"Ge Chen, it's been a long time," Xian Yun walked over to Ge Chen and Yu Xie.
"It has been a while. What brings you to Liyue Harbor all of a sudden?" Ge Chen smiled as she spoke.
Xian Yun didn't answer directly but instead glanced at Yu Xie.
This look immediately made Ge Chen understand. "I see..."
"From now on, I'll be settling in Liyue Harbor. As someone who has lived here longer, you're considered my senior. If there's anything I don't understand, I'll have to rely on you to help me out," Xian Yun said.
"I believe you'll adjust quickly," Ge Chen replied. "By the way, let me treat you to a meal tonight. How about a small gathering? Is it alright if Yu Xie joins us? And since you're already here, I assume Shen He is around too? Why don't you invite her as well? I'll also get in touch with Ganyu."
"Since you've said so... I won't decline," Xian Yun replied with a smile.
After a few more pleasantries, Yu Xie and Xian Yun left Ge Chen's music shop. The streets outside were bustling with people.
"Xian Yun, didn't you say you'd come later? Why are you here so soon?" Yu Xie asked.
"I..." Xian Yun hesitated for a moment. "It's nothing, I just thought it would take some time to prepare, but I was able to get everything ready quickly."
"I see... By the way, where's Shen He?" Yu Xie had noticed that Shen He hadn't been around since earlier.
"That child, Shen He, after arriving in Liyue Harbor, said she wanted to go around and explore by herself," Xian Yun said, a hint of emotion in her eyes. "She's had a rough life, and sometimes I don't know how to guide her."
"Don't worry. Her inner strength might be greater than we think," Yu Xie said reassuringly.
Shen He, with her solitary fate and harsh destiny, had even been rejected by her own father. What kind of despair must she have felt at that time? Perhaps only Shen He herself truly knew.
Fortunately, she had met Xian Yun, who took her in and helped her enter the immortal path.
And that was why she had the life she did now.
For Shen He, Xian Yun was like a second parent.
"I think I'll go check on the property that Ganyu helped me arrange. Would you like to come with me?" Xian Yun asked.
"Sure," Yu Xie agreed readily.
The two of them walked down the street together.
Back in the music shop, Ge Chen watched Xian Yun and Yu Xie's retreating figures, smiling as she murmured softly to herself:
"Liu Yun, we've waited for thousands of years, and we've made it through. If you don't seize this opportunity this time, I won't be so polite."
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Yu Xie and Xian Yun walked side by side, with some passersby casting curious and surprised glances at them.
Perhaps it was because Xian Yun was too striking.
Her stunning beauty and perfect figure spoke for themselves, but it was her otherworldly and ethereal presence that truly stood out—she didn't seem like an ordinary mortal at all.
Some of the more perceptive passersby likely wondered if they were seeing an immortal.
"Yu Xie, why are some people looking at us with such surprised expressions?" Xian Yun seemed a bit puzzled about why the passersby were reacting this way.
"I think it's probably because your aura is so special. Maybe you could try toning it down a bit?" Yu Xie joked, smiling.
"Alright, I'll give it a try," Xian Yun said thoughtfully.
It wasn't easy to control one's aura, but Xian Yun seemed to manage it quite well.
Although she couldn't fully conceal it, there was a noticeable reduction in her aura, and Yu Xie could feel it.
As expected of Xian Yun, she could pull off something like this effortlessly.
At that moment, something up ahead made the two of them stop in their tracks.
On the street ahead, two burly men were blocking a silver-haired girl. It was Shen He.
The two men were talking non-stop, while Shen He remained silent, her expression calm and indifferent.
"I say, miss, you must've heard what we were talking about, right? What we were saying is highly confidential. Since you overheard, shouldn't you pay a little information fee?" one of the men said.
"We're not trying to scam you. Since you didn't mean to eavesdrop, we'll give you a discount—twenty thousand Mora, how about that?"
"It's a good deal. You could turn around and sell this information to someone else. Maybe you'll make a nice profit," the other man chimed in.
"Come on, pay up, miss."
"At least react! We've been talking this whole time—what, can't you talk?" one of the men shouted.
Seeing this, Xian Yun's eyes flashed with displeasure, and she started to take a step forward, but Yu Xie stopped her.
"Don't be impulsive, let me handle this," Yu Xie whispered to Xian Yun.
He then stepped forward.
"What's this about information worth twenty thousand Mora? Tell me about it," Yu Xie asked.
"Go away, don't disturb us trying to sell information," one of the men dismissed him without even looking up.
"If it's information for sale, then why not sell it to me?" Yu Xie asked, walking behind the two men and stopping.
These two men were notorious in this area, known for being troublemakers.
"Who are you? Didn't you see we're busy with business..." One of the thugs turned around and froze when he saw Yu Xie's face.
About half a month ago, these two guys had tried to block Yu Xie, thinking he was just an unfamiliar outsider, and attempted to force a transaction. They were taken to a secluded place by Yu Xie and had received a well-deserved lesson.
"What's the matter?" Yu Xie smiled.
"Boss, it's you! This lady, is she your friend? Oh, we didn't recognize you—sorry, sorry, we'll leave right now, we'll leave!" the two thugs immediately apologized, then ran off without a second thought.
Watching the two of them flee, Yu Xie clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.
At that moment, Xian Yun walked over.
"Master, Yu Xie," Shen He greeted them.
"Shen He, I've told you not to act recklessly in Liyue Harbor, but if you encounter such injustice, there's no need to hold back," Xian Yun said, her tone slightly serious.
"Master, I was thinking that if I grabbed the head of those two and smashed it to the ground three times, they probably wouldn't bother me again. But before I could do that, Yu Xie showed up," Shen He said indifferently.
"I see," Xian Yun said, her expression thoughtful.
"Wait a moment." Yu Xie couldn't help but interrupt the conversation between master and disciple. "Shen He, if you encounter something like this in Liyue Harbor in the future, it's best not to act like that. This is a society governed by law. You can call the Millelith, and they'll help you resolve the issue..."
"Is that so..." Shen He placed a hand on her chin and fell into thought, her eyes showing confusion.
Yu Xie smiled and sighed slightly, "As you spend more time here, you'll gradually integrate into this place, don't worry."
Integrate into this place? When Shen He heard Yu Xie's words, her emotions grew complicated.
She was born under the "Solitary Fate and Killing Star", and although her master had given her a red string to control it, that fateful destiny could never truly be changed.
Could she really integrate into Liyue Harbor, into human society?
End of chapter
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