The story unfolded from there.
Lumine met with Acting Grand Master Jean.
Then Lumine followed Lisa, Kaeya, Amber, and the others out of the city.
They went to clear several temples.
To weaken Stormterror's power.
After quite some time.
Mondstadt City's gray sky cleared.
It seemed Lumine and the others' operation had already borne fruit.
Mu Yang hurried back to Mondstadt City.
He headed straight for the Goethe Hotel.
Planning to lie in wait for Acting Grand Master Jean.
Sure enough.
Jean appeared at the entrance of the Goethe Hotel.
Originally, she had intended to take advantage of Lumine and the others being out dealing with the ruins.
To come out and soothe Mondstadt City's residents.
The Knights of Favonius' affairs had already given her more than enough headaches.
Now Stormterror, one of the Four Winds Guardians, had caused trouble in the city again.
The people of Mondstadt had begun protesting.
They demanded that Jean send troops to wipe out the monster that had betrayed Mondstadt.
And betrayed freedom.
Of course, Jean would not do such a thing.
But under pressure, she still had to come out and say a few words to calm the people.
And show concern for those injured by the raging winds.
The nuns of the Church of Favonius had also come out to help treat the wounded.
When Jean saw the sky clearing.
She handed the matters over to the nuns.
Telling them to persuade the protesting citizens to go home first.
Then she came to the Goethe Hotel.
Several Fatui had mingled among the protesting Mondstadt citizens.
Jean knew about this.
So she had come here to warn the Fatui envoys.
Not to pull any tricks in Mondstadt's internal affairs.
Mu Yang watched from the shadows.
It had to be said, the Fatui really did put on airs.
They had never been beaten, and La Signora was backing them here.
So they were getting a little carried away.
They simply left Jean waiting outside the hotel.
Only when Jean could no longer stand it and prepared to push the door open.
Did the Fatui adviser, Anastasia, slowly emerge.
At that moment, Lumine and the others had also returned to Mondstadt City.
They spotted the scene from afar.
Kaeya, who was traveling with them, reminded them not to approach yet.
Anastasia's nose was practically pointed at the sky.
She looked utterly arrogant.
"Is Acting Grand Master Jean trying to barge in? That kind of attitude isn't very becoming."
Jean replied, "This is Mondstadt property, not your Fatui embassy."
Anastasia picked at her ear.
She clearly did not take Jean seriously.
"So, what does Acting Grand Master Jean want from us?"
"Have you finally realized the Knights of Favonius' incompetence and come to ask the Fatui for help?"
"Wouldn't it have been better to do this sooner? Hand the city's defenses over to us, and let us deal with that beast..."
Jean clenched her fists. "Beast?"
Anastasia put her hands on her hips. "Hm? Is that not what Acting Grand Master Jean means?"
One of the Four Winds Guardians who protected Mondstadt had been called a beast.
Jean was doing her utmost to restrain herself.
She knew the other woman was deliberately trying to provoke her.
But she had no choice. She could not give the Fatui something to use against her.
Seeing the conversation turn to Stormterror.
Mu Yang stepped out from the shadows at just the right moment.
Inserting himself into their conversation.
He ignored the Fatui.
Walked over to Jean's side, and asked, "Are you the head of the Knights of Favonius?"
Jean turned to look at the silver-haired youth before her.
Amber and Kaeya seemed to have mentioned someone like him last night.
The youth had a strikingly handsome face.
Yet his gaze was exceedingly sharp.
Her instincts told her that this person was extremely dangerous.
And that his strength was unfathomable.
She could not discern the slightest bit of it.
The system remarked, If you could see through me, I'd be scrapped and out of a job tomorrow, all right?
"I am the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius, Jean. May I ask who you are?"
"Mu Yang of Chenyu Vale. We have a deal to discuss."
Watching one of her favorite characters appear.
Guinaifen completely abandoned any concern for her image.
Though she normally did not have much of one anyway.
"Slurp, slurp, slurp—"
"She's finally here, family! Time to lick!"
Streamer, don't be like this. You're scaring me.
Just followed. Is the streamer always in this state of mind?
Let me clarify: compared to her unhinged-content era, the streamer has already toned it down.
Mu Yang's character model is way too handsome. The artist and modeler were never more in sync.
Came over from next door. I'm already dying of envy over this model.
Anastasia, who had been left hanging to one side, grew annoyed.
"Hey, hey, hey, you from Liyue, can't you see we're..."
Before she could finish.
Mu Yang's sword was already at her throat.
Anastasia shuddered in fright.
Her gaze flicked toward the sword pressed against her neck.
She swallowed.
Fortunately, the sword had not been drawn.
If it had been unsheathed.
Her head would already have fallen to the ground.
And she would have had no chance whatsoever to fight back.
Though Anastasia trembled in fear.
She was still quite skilled with her tongue.
"Y-you, do you know who I am? I'm telling you, Lady La Signora is in Mondstadt. How dare you threaten me..."
Mu Yang shot her a cold look.
Making her swallow the rest of her words.
"Ten times."
The Fatui were dumbfounded. "?"
"Before your Fatui Executive arrives, I can kill every Fatui in this hotel ten times over."
The Flying Sword slid from its sheath with a cold gleam.
"I'll give you three seconds to disappear from our sight."
Anastasia dropped straight to the ground.
She scrambled and crawled her way into the Goethe Hotel.
She did not even remember to close the front door.
Afraid that swift blade would cut her down the very next second.
Sparkle's livestream.
Holy shit, this rewritten plot is insane.
All I can say is, that was satisfying. I was practically suffocating at this part before. If those fucking Fatui had dared show health bars—
Thank you, Mu Sect.
Brothers, spam some hype.
Those lines were so cringe. Kill them ten times?
Who cares whether it's cringe? It felt great to me.
Sparkle gave a light cough.
"Ahem, my little troublemakers, I have an announcement. From now on, this is my man."
"This streamer cares about strength, and story strength counts too. I'm using the money you all donate to max out his constellations."
You flat-chested brat are seriously such a turnoff.
Can you say my name when you pull? Let me feel a little involved.
Everything had happened too quickly.
Though Jean remained calm on the surface.
She was truly shocked.
First was Mu Yang's strength.
That sword strike had been incredibly fast; Jean had only barely managed to see it clearly.
That diplomatic envoy possessed some skill as well.
Otherwise, she could not have been posted abroad.
Yet she had been completely unable to resist.
Jean had also noticed the Vision at Mu Yang's waist.
From beginning to end, he had not used the power of that Cryo Vision.
If Mu Yang knew what Jean was thinking at that moment.
He would probably have laughed.
Right now, he could barely bring out much of the Vision's power at all.
His sword was fast, but compared to the Sword God from the setting.
It was still far from enough.
Wasn't she getting shocked a little too early?
Aside from that sword strike.
Mu Yang's attitude toward the Fatui also surprised Jean.
The Fatui's dominance was recognized by everyone across the Teyvat Continent.
Their methods were forceful.
They had eleven powerful Fatui Executives backing them.
Even Liyue, where Mu Yang came from.
Had not managed to gain much from the Fatui.
Jean and Ningguang shared this understanding even in their correspondence.
Yet this Mu Yang.
He was ruthless and sparing with words, directly threatening the Fatui with force.
This was exceedingly rare across the entire continent.
"Can we talk now?"
Mu Yang's words interrupted Jean's thoughts.
Only then did Jean come back to her senses.
"Mr. Mu Yang, I'm afraid this deal of ours cannot be made."
Jean knew that the business Mu Yang spoke of was Dragon Slaying.
Amber had reported it yesterday.
Mu Yang asked, "Why? Acting Grand Master Jean, do you not trust my strength?"
"Rest assured, I am more professional and more efficient than the Fatui."
"And I have no interest in Mondstadt City. You only need to pay me Mora."
Jean asked in return, "Why does Mr. Mu Yang wish to do something so dangerous?"
"With your strength, if you are short on money, wouldn't the Adventurers' Guild offer more and better options?"
Jean could not understand it. No matter how strong Mu Yang was,
there should still have been a gap between him and Stormterror, the Anemo Archon's servant.
Why would he do something so thankless and exhausting?
If he coveted the benefits of Mondstadt City, that would have been easier to understand.
But Mu Yang said he wanted only Mora.
Jean simply could not make sense of it.
She could not see through the Mu Yang before her.
Mu Yang spoke.
"There's no special reason. Just earning a little extra money."
This was clearly not the answer Jean wanted to hear.
Of course, no matter what reason Mu Yang gave,
Jean could never agree to it.
She did not believe killing Stormterror was a good choice.
"Since Mr. Mu Yang does not wish to say, there is no need to continue this discussion."
"However, I must remind you of something, sir."
"If you act on your own, the Knights of Favonius will not stand by and do nothing."
Mu Yang knew that Lumine and the others had already witnessed what had just happened.
It was about time for him to leave.
"Rest assured, Acting Grand Master Jean. I do not take deals that lose money. If you change your mind, come find me at the Cat's Tail."
With that, he turned and walked toward Lumine and the others.
As he passed by them,
he deliberately gave Lumine a few extra looks.
Then he headed straight for the Cat's Tail.
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