When the Deed Was Done, He Brushed Off His Sleeves and Left, Hiding His Merit and Fame? Not a Chance-Commission Fees Were Non-Negotiable

The next day.

Acting Grand Master Jean had started work early in her office.

Stormterror's situation had also been resolved.

She had returned before Lumine.

At the moment, she was drafting a speech.

She would soon announce that Mondstadt City's dragon crisis had ended.

And clear up the misunderstandings surrounding it.

Jean heard someone knock on the door.

"Come in."

Jean looked up and saw Mu Yang entering.

She quickly set down her pen.

Then walked over and took Mu Yang's hand.

"I've already learned the details from the report."

"Thank you, Mondstadt's great hero."

Mu Yang teased her.

"Forget the great hero part. You can't use flattery to haggle down my fee."

Acting Grand Master Jean smiled.

She took out a purse she had prepared beforehand and handed it to Mu Yang.

"Two commissions. Count it and make sure it's right."

Mu Yang said, "No need. Surely, Acting Grand Master Jean wouldn't skim a few Mora off me."

"Pleasure doing business."

With that, Mu Yang prepared to bid Jean farewell.

Jean spoke up to stop him.

"Are you leaving already? Won't you stay and wait for the Honorary Knight and the others to return for the celebration banquet?"

Mu Yang politely declined.

His presence at an occasion like that...

Would be far too abrupt in the end.

Besides, he did not enjoy that sort of excitement.

Jean did not insist.

Everyone had their own way of living.

There was no need to make things unpleasant for herself.

Mu Yang left the Knights of Favonius Headquarters.

Without the slightest hesitation.

He used his Lightness Skill to leave the city.

And headed toward Wangshu Inn.

Back with Lumine.

Lumine and Paimon returned to Mondstadt City a day later than Jean.

It was already nearing evening.

The moment they reached the gate.

They saw Amber leading members of the Knights of Favonius as they cleaned up the battlefield.

Paimon called out.

"Hey! Amber!"

Amber turned around. "Ah, it's you two! The Honorary Knight has returned in triumph."

Paimon said, "Hehe, we really had quite a wild time with Stormterror."

Amber said, "Acting Grand Master Jean returned to Mondstadt before you did. She has already told everyone about your deeds."

Little Paimon asked what Amber was doing here.

"Don't tell me you came out specifically to welcome us?"

Lumine rolled her eyes at her.

"Obviously not."

She turned to Amber.

"Looks like you went through a difficult battle too. You worked hard."

Amber said, "It really was a difficult battle."

"If Mr. Mu Yang hadn't stepped in, Mondstadt City might already have..."

Blue Planet.

The players' perspective followed Lumine.

Now they heard Mu Yang's name again.

Guinaifen practically lit up.

"Ahhh, we missed my husband fighting again."

"It's driving me crazy! My heart is itching! You guys know this feeling, right?"

For the first time, I totally feel what the streamer feels.

Amber makes it sound pretty serious. Did the city get attacked while we were gone?

This part was changed too. As a closed beta player, I can say that originally they just used some defensive fortifications to hold back the Hilichurls.

What the hell is miHoYo doing? They raised the difficulty so Mu Yang could fight, then refused to show us?

They really know how to drag things out bit by bit.

Damn, they're seriously just baiting us.

Paimon was shocked.

It actually took that guy stepping in?!

Didn't that mean the battle on Mondstadt City's side had been no easier than the one against Stormterror?

Amber nodded.

"According to Lisa, the Abyss Order may have sent out a higher-ranking Abyss Demonic Beast."

"Mr. Mu Yang also confirmed that theory, but the enemy fled very quickly."

"It hid directly in another space, so there was nothing Mr. Mu Yang could do to it."

Lumine frowned. "A higher-ranking Abyss Demonic Beast..."

Amber continued.

"Mr. Mu Yang is also a great hero of Mondstadt City now, just like you."

"You two are the hottest topic of discussion in the city."

Afterward, Amber recounted Mu Yang's battle at the city gates.

In Amber's account.

The players watched through flashback scenes.

Mu Yang's battle at the city gates.

A frozen bridge forced back a crowd of Hilichurls.

One kick sent a Cryo Hilichurl Chieftain flying.

Sword energy split the battlefield, carving out a line of death.

And finally, there was that move: Azure Dragon Emerging from Water.

A lifelike ice dragon burst into existence across the sky.

The effects sent every player into a frenzy.

Because for those descended from the dragon.

This dragon-shaped form felt so damn familiar.

Sparkle's stream.

"Are you little jokers still trying to argue? I told you Azure Dragon Emerging from Water was a skill."

"Who else has effects like this huge ice dragon?"

"Does a small fry like an Electro Cicin Mage even deserve to get hit with special effects?"

"Woohoo~ Fighting! Awesome!"

Streamer, I think the one emerging from the water isn't the Azure Dragon. It's you.

Why would you say something so brutally honest?

I'm pulling for him just for those ice dragon effects, okay?

If a normal skill is this strong, I don't even dare imagine his ultimate.

He has looks, strength, effects, and he likes our protagonist. What more is there to say?

Silver Wolf's stream.

Silver Wolf looked at Mu Yang on the screen.

His back looked incredibly slender.

Yet he faced an army all by himself.

Without wavering in the slightest.

Instead, it was the enemy that had been frightened by his bearing.

"Standing there with a sword on his back, one man holding off ten thousand."

"How many people's chuunibyou fantasies did that fulfill?"

I'm completely hooked.

This feels so good. Brother Mu personally acted out every fantasy guys have when they daydream in class.

If he pulled out a belt and transformed right now, he'd be absolutely unbeatable. [Grin]

You guys have dreams like that too?

Brother Mu really understands men.

Come, sword!

Can miHoYo get it together? If you're doing flashbacks, then give us dual-thread storytelling.

Streamer, hurry into the city and find Mu Yang. Maybe there's new story content.

Ahhhhh, I'll die if there isn't any Mu Yang.

"Don't rush, don't rush. Let Amber finish what she has to say."

Amber finished telling the story.

Paimon's eyes sparkled.

"That guy is way too amazing!"

Lumine commented, "Looks like he had already held back a great deal at the Fatui outpost."

She asked Amber, "Is Mu Yang still in the city?"

Amber told her.

"He left after collecting the commission payment from Acting Grand Master Jean this morning."

"He has probably already returned to Liyue."

"Acting Grand Master Jean asked him to stay and wait for you so you could attend the celebration banquet together."

"But he politely declined."

Lumine felt a little disappointed upon hearing that.

"I see."

When the deed was done, he brushed off his sleeves and left, hiding his merit and fame?

That's enough. My Brother Mu isn't that kind of do-gooder. He only left after getting paid.

Totally in character. Take people's money, help them solve their troubles.

Why didn't Mu Yang stay and wait for us? Was my little darling feeling shy?

Obviously, it's to connect to the Liyue storyline and make you look forward to Liyue.

Damn, miHoYo has figured everything out.

Amber suddenly remembered.

She seemed to have promised to treat Lumine and Paimon to "Sticky Honey Roast."

Things here had been cleaned up for the most part.

She suggested they go straight to Degel's Tavern for a meal.

Lumine said, "Isn't there supposed to be a celebration banquet later?"

Amber said, "Have something to fill your stomach first."

Paimon did not care about any of that.

The moment she heard there was free food.

She was practically drooling.

"We've traveled for so long, I'm exhausted! I'm going to eat my fill today, so let's hurry!"

Lumine put her hands on her hips. "You didn't have to fight, and you flew the whole way here. What exactly are you tired from?"

"Don't worry about that. Anyway, I'm exhausted, and I want tasty food!"

The three headed to Degel's Tavern.

And feasted to their hearts' content.