A Little Show-Off

The story's development continued.

Lumine met with Acting Grand Master Jean.

Then, Lumine would head out of the city with Lisa, Kaeya, and Amber.

They were going to clear out several temples.

To weaken the Stormterror's power.

After a considerable amount of time had passed.

The hazy sky over Mondstadt cleared up.

It seemed Lumine and the others' actions had paid off.

Mu Yang rushed back to Mondstadt.

He headed straight for the Goethe Hotel.

Planning to ambush Acting Grand Master Jean.

As expected.

Jean appeared at the entrance of the Goethe Hotel.

Originally, she had intended to go out to deal with the ruins while Lumine and the others were out.

And then come back to appease the emotions of Mondstadt's residents.

The Knights of Favonius's affairs were already enough to overwhelm her.

Now, one of the Four Winds, Stormterror, was causing trouble in the city.

The people of Mondstadt began to protest.

Demanding that Jean send troops to exterminate this beast that had betrayed Mondstadt.

And betrayed freedom.

Jean, of course, would not do such a thing.

But under pressure, she still had to come out and say a few words to appease the public.

And to care for those who had just been harmed by the raging winds.

The nuns from the Church of Favonius also came out to help with healing.

Seeing the sky clear up, Jean.

Handed the matters over to the nuns.

Asking them to persuade the protesting citizens to go home first.

She herself then came to the Goethe Hotel.

Among the protesting crowd of Mondstadt citizens.

Several Fatui members were mixed in.

Jean was aware of this.

Therefore, she came here to warn the Fatui envoys.

Not to meddle in Mondstadt's internal affairs.

Mu Yang watched from the shadows, hidden.

He had to admit, the Fatui really put on airs.

They hadn't been beaten yet, and with La Signora backing them up here.

They had become a bit too arrogant.

They completely left Jean waiting outside the hotel.

It wasn't until Jean couldn't stand it any longer and was about to push the door open that.

The Fatui attaché—Anastasia—slowly walked out.

At this moment, Lumine and the others also returned to Mondstadt.

They saw this scene from afar.

Kaeya, who was with them, reminded them not to go over yet.

Anastasia's nose was practically in the air.

Her demeanor was extremely arrogant.

"Is the Acting Grand Master trying to force her way in? That's not a good attitude, you know."

Jean responded, "This is Mondstadt's property, not your Fatui embassy."

Anastasia picked at her ear.

Clearly not taking Jean seriously.

"So, what business does the Acting Grand Master have with us?"

"Finally discovered the Knights' incompetence and are here to seek help from the Fatui?"

"Wouldn't it have been better if you did this earlier? Hand over the city defense to us, let us deal with that beast..."

Jean clenched her fists. "Beast?"

Anastasia put her hands on her hips. "Hm? What does the Acting Grand Master mean?"

One of the Four Winds who protected Mondstadt was being called a beast.

Jean was trying her best to restrain herself.

She knew the other party was deliberately trying to anger her.

But she couldn't afford to give the Fatui any leverage.

Mu Yang saw that the conversation had turned to Stormterror.

He stepped out from the shadows at the opportune moment.

Interjecting himself into their conversation.

He ignored the Fatui.

Walking up to Jean, he asked her, "Are you the leader of the Knights?"

Jean turned her head to look at the silver-haired, handsome youth before her.

Amber and Kaeya seemed to have mentioned someone like him last night.

The youth's face was beautiful.

But his eyes were sharp.

Her instincts told her this person was extremely dangerous.

Moreover, his strength was unfathomable.

She couldn't discern anything about him.

The system chimed in, If I could see through him, I'd report myself for decommissioning tomorrow.

"I am the Acting Grand Master of the Knights, Jean. May I ask who you are?"

"Mu Yang, from Chasm. We have a business deal to discuss."

Seeing the character she favored appear, Guinaifen completely disregarded her image.

Though she didn't have much of an image to begin with.

"Haa haa haa—"

"They're finally here, everyone, let's fawn over them!"

[Streamer, don't be like that, I'm scared]

[Just followed, is the streamer always like this mentally]

[Let me clarify, compared to the 'extreme content' era, the streamer has already reined it in]

[Mu Yang's model is too handsome, this is the episode where the artist and modeler are most in sync]

[Came from next door, already so jealous of this model]

Anastasia, who had been left hanging, was getting annoyed.

"Hey, hey, hey, Liyue person, can't you see we're..."

Before she could finish speaking.

Mu Yang's sword was already at her neck.

Anastasia shivered in fear.

Her gaze flickered to the sword at her neck.

She swallowed.

Thankfully, the sword wasn't unsheathed.

If that sword had been drawn.

Her head would have already rolled.

And she wouldn't have had any chance to retaliate.

Despite trembling in fear, Anastasia's sharp tongue was still formidable.

"D-Do you know who I am? Let me tell you, 'La Signora' is in Mondstadt. How dare you threaten me..."

Mu Yang shot her a glare.

She swallowed her words back.

"Ten times."

The Fatui were dumbfounded: "?"

"Before your Harbingers get here, I can kill all the Fatui in this hotel ten times over."

The flying sword unsheathed with a cold glint.

"I'll give you three seconds to disappear from our sight."

Anastasia immediately collapsed onto the ground.

She scrambled and crawled into the Goethe Hotel.

She didn't even bother to close the door.

Fearing that the swift sword would strike her the next second.

Sparkle's livestream.

[OMG, this plot twist is amazing]

[I can only say it's so satisfying, I was about to suffocate here. If those Fatui dared to show their health bars]

[Thank you, Mu Yang is god]

[Brothers, spam the hype]

[These lines are so cringey, kill ten times?]

[Who cares if it's cringey, I enjoyed it]

Sparkle coughed lightly.

"Cough cough, my little viewers, I have an announcement to make. From now on, this is my man."

"As a streamer who values strength, plot strength counts too. I'm going to use your donations to max out his constellations."

[You're really a downer, Steel Plate]

[Can you call my name when you pull for him? Give me a sense of participation]

Everything happened too fast.

Although Jean appeared calm on the surface.

She was genuinely shocked.

First was Mu Yang's strength.

That sword strike was incredibly fast; Jean could barely keep up.

That diplomatic envoy was also someone with some skill.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been sent out.

But she was completely unable to resist.

Jean also noticed the Vision on Mu Yang's waist.

He hadn't used the power of that Cryo Vision at all from beginning to end.

If Mu Yang knew Jean's thoughts at this moment.

He would probably laugh.

He couldn't even unleash much of the Vision's power right now.

While the sword was fast, compared to the Sword God in the settings.

He was still far from it.

Is being shocked this early a bit premature?

Besides that sword strike.

Mu Yang's attitude towards the Fatui also surprised Jean.

The Fatui's dominance was universally acknowledged by the people of Teyvat.

They were ruthless.

They had the backing of eleven powerful Harbingers.

Even Liyue, where Mu Yang was from.

Hadn't gained any significant advantage over the Fatui.

Jean had reached a consensus on this point in her communications with Ningguang.

And this Mu Yang.

He was ruthless and spoke little, directly threatening the Fatui with force.

This is quite rare, even on the entire continent.

"Now, can we talk?"

Mu Yang's words interrupted Jean's thoughts.

Jean snapped back to reality.

"Mr. Mu Yang, I'm afraid this deal won't work out."

Jean knew that Mu Yang's so-called business was dragon slaying.

Amber had reported it yesterday.

Mu Yang asked, "Why? Director Jean, you don't trust my strength?"

"Rest assured, I'm more professional and more efficient than the Fatui."

"Besides, I have no interest in your Mondstadt. You just need to pay me Mora."

Jean retorted, "Mr. Mu Yang, why would you do something so risky?"

"With your strength, if you're short on money, aren't there better options at the Adventurers' Guild?"

Jean couldn't understand. No matter how strong Mu Yang was, there should still be a gap between him and Stormterror, who was a servant of the Anemo God.

Why would he do something so thankless and difficult?

It would be understandable if he coveted the benefits of Mondstadt.

But Mu Yang said he only wanted Mora.

This completely baffled Jean.

She couldn't see through Mu Yang.

Mu Yang spoke.

"No special reason, just earning some extra cash."

This was clearly not the answer Jean wanted to hear.

Of course, no matter what reason Mu Yang gave, Jean would not agree.

She didn't think killing Stormterror was a good option.

"Since Mr. Mu Yang doesn't want to say, then there's no need to talk."

"However, I must remind you, sir."

"If you act without permission, the Knights of Favonius will not stand idly by."

Mu Yang knew that Lumine and the others had seen his performance just now.

He could probably leave now.

"Director Jean, don't worry. I don't do business at a loss. If you change your mind, come find me at the Cat's Tail."

With that, he turned and walked towards Lumine and the others.

As he passed by them, he deliberately glanced at Lumine twice more.

Then he walked straight towards the Cat's Tail.