Cloud Retainer: I Need to Compensate Guizhong's Disciple Properly

Inside the cave,

Bai Ye never expected that Cloud Retainer would actually make a move against him.

What are you trying to do, woman?!

Bai Ye saw that the Cloud Retainer flapped his wings, and the ground quickly froze.

The Bai Ye froze in from all directions.

Bai Ye stretched out his left hand, hooked the rope onto the tree, and moved forward, quickly leaving the area.

He absolutely cannot be captured by Cloud Retainer.

Until absolute safety is guaranteed, information about one's own teacher must never be leaked.

The safety of teachers is the top priority.

Bai Ye arrived at the tree and immediately made a gesture to stop.

"Stop, stop, stop, True Lord, where exactly have I offended you?"

He quickly shouted loudly.

He was quite puzzled by this.

I have never provoked Cloud Retainer, so why does she hate me so much?

Could it be that letter?

But it was written by Ganyu! I've never provoked Ganyu, or rather, my relationship with Ganyu is pretty good!

What exactly went wrong?

As Bai Ye was thinking this, Cloud Retainer saw that his attack had missed and immediately flew into the air.

Looking at Bai Ye,

He said with a slightly mocking tone, "To actually use Art of Automata in front of an immortal? Aren't you just making a fool of yourself?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the hook that Bai Ye hadn't had time to retract snapped.

Bai Ye looked at it carefully.

A flying blade was making a swirling cutting motion.

My grappling hook was just cut by that flying blade.

"This grotto-heaven is where the Immortal has lived for thousands of years. Do you think the Immortal wouldn't tamper with it?"

In Bai Ye's line of sight, even more flying blades appeared.

Several flying blades were unleashed simultaneously, instantly filling the area in front of, behind, and to the left and right of Bai Ye.

Seeing this, Cloud Retainer said to Bai Ye, "This cave has been filled with Art of Automata by me. Do you think you, a mortal, can escape? Now, surrender to the Immortal! The Immortal will interrogate you properly to see how you, this liar, deceived my disciple."

"I have never deceived anyone. Cloud Retainer, I don't know why you came to this conclusion. I can only say that if you don't agree, I will leave!"

Bai Ye looked at the flying blade in front of him.

He squinted and began to calculate the trajectory of the flying blades.

Based on the flight height of these flying blades, there's a 50% chance that you won't need to dodge them and they won't hit you.

Subsequently,

He threw several mechanical puppets out of the maze map.

This is the embryo he and his teacher made before he set off; the embryo cannot move at all.

At least it's made of iron.

It can be used to block a few of the flying blade attacks.

The flying blades landed on the steel doll, Bai Ye quickly ducked and charged forward.

He rolled on the ground and escaped from the flying blades.

After escaping from this side,

He planned to run outside immediately.

Forget about all that nonsense, just make sure you're safe first.

The flying blade struck the steel doll, creating a series of sparks.

Bai Ye quickly rolled on the ground, dodging the flying blades.

I just dodged those flying blades.

That is, the immortal Adeptal Arts of the Cloud Retainer descended once again.

"You're not leaving until you explain everything clearly!"

The bird's eyes blazed with even more fury.

He saw Bai Ye take out the maze map that he had unintentionally lost years ago, and wondered if his disciple Ganyu had mistakenly identified Bai Ye as his disciple because of this.

But that shouldn't be the case.

Ganyu has grown up now and shouldn't be as easily fooled as she was when she was little.

Forget it, let's capture him first.

A ring of ice spears appeared around him, intending to restrain Bai Ye's limbs.

"Damn! This is never going to end!"

Seeing the attack from Cloud Retainer, Bai Ye also became slightly angry.

I did nothing.

You're doing this!

Reaching into his arms, he pulled out a handful of celestial talismans, using the Adeptal Arts created by the Cloud Retainer to press them onto his body.

Wind element eruption,

Increase your body's speed.

Just before the ice spear reached his body, Bai Ye burst out from there.

At the same time,

They then unleashed the remaining talismans at Cloud Retainer.

"Your Adeptal Arts!"

Cloud Retainer was about to be blinded by rage.

You're so good at learning my Art of Automata, but you even steal my Adeptal Art, huh?

No wonder Ganyu was deceived by you.

You actually brought out all your Adeptal Arts.

In his anger, Cloud Retainer didn't even think carefully about when he had revealed his Adeptal Arts.

She just wanted to capture Bai Ye and interrogate him properly.

"This Adeptal Arts..."

Before Bai Ye Yegen could explain, Cloud Retainer had already arrived in front of him.

"Stop right there!"

The ice-attribute elemental power within the Adeptal Arts will once again control Bai Ye.

Bai Ye said nothing.

However, he also infused his own Adeptal Arts with the power of wind element.

The two of them pressed their faces together, releasing their own unique magical power.

Both sides used the same Adeptal Art.

The bombardment method is exactly the same.

Cloud Retainer's immortal power is still much stronger than Bai Ye's.

Despite a series of exchanges, she still managed to close in on Bai Ye.

Spread your wings,

It carries divine power.

He slammed the fist down on Bai Ye's head.

How barbaric.

At this moment, Bai Ye remembered that he still had a "Hundred-Binding Scroll" hidden in his clothes.

He immediately took it out and released its magical power.

Bai Ye's Hundred-Binding Scroll shook Cloud Retainer's wings open, creating a brief opening.

Bai Ye left, flicking his sleeves to reveal two powerful crossbows beneath his arms.

Two arrows shot straight at the Cloud Retainer.

At the same time,

My body began to flee backward.

Bai Ye still wanted to escape.

A wooden kite flew out from his waist, and Bai Ye was about to take off quickly.

Seeing two arrows flying towards him, Cloud Retainer hurriedly dodged.

After dodging,

She saw that Bai Ye had already run far away.

It was almost halfway there when it flew out of the air.

"You think you can escape like this?"

"Cloud Retainer said angrily."

Having deactivated his Art of Automata and his Adeptal Arts, he attempted to escape.

"Snort!"

She snorted coldly.

Inside the cave after the mortal,

A series of bells rang out.

Knock knock knock!

Bai Ye thought he was about to successfully escape.

"Just how crazy is that woman?!"

He cursed like that, and then he heard the deep tolling of a bell.

The sound waves seemed to explode in my ears.

Bai Ye suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

His escape motion immediately stopped.

Meanwhile, the sonic attack continued.

Knock knock knock!

Knock knock knock!

Bai Ye Yegen was unable to concentrate.

There's no escaping it.

It's hard to escape now.

How on earth did I offend this guy?

Seeing that Bai Ye had stopped, Cloud Retainer was also happy.

The mechanism I created by modifying the principle of the Jadefall's Splendor is quite ingenious.

The next step is to capture her.

Cloud Retainer once again unleashed his immortal power, transforming it into a blast of ice that pierced Bai Ye.

Bai Ye barely managed to raise his arm to release the wind element.

However, in such a head-on confrontation, Bai Ye was in an extremely chaotic state, unable to condense much wind element.

A few moments are but a fleeting instant.

The wind element on Bai Ye's body was about to be broken.

The ice was about to descend upon Bai Ye.

At that moment, Bai Ye raised his other arm.

The dust crystals condensed on the arm of the white Bai Ye.

Together with the wind, they attacked the ice.

Hagintos: "Bai Ye, don't be afraid, your teacher is here."

She had been asleep, but the continuous chiming of the bells still disturbed her.

At this moment, the power of Cloud Retainer reappeared.

Bai Ye was in danger.

Hagintos immediately unleashed all the power he could muster.

Bai Ye was very anxious when she sensed that her teacher was doing this.

"Teacher, if you do this, it will definitely expose our relationship. If I get caught, maybe we can keep it a secret."

"So what? If my safety depends on my apprentice's compromise, I might as well just disappear."

"If they find out about my soul, they find out about my soul. Anyway, you have that Rex Lapis protecting you, so at worst it's just your teacher having to intervene."

Hagintos's image reappeared before him, hands on his hips, as he spoke earnestly.

Boom!

When the three elements were mixed together, a massive explosion immediately occurred.

All attacks were neutralized.

Both Bai Ye and Hagintos's power was exhausted.

Hagintos was a remnant soul, and this time he completely hid inside Bai Ye's body.

"Remember to find me some more Floating Stone to help me recover."

Bai Ye's vision also went black.

He fell downwards.

In his final moments before falling into a coma, he seemed to hear a roar.

"Cloud Retainer, stop right there!"

Madame Ping roared loudly at Cloud Retainer.

At the same time, she quickly came to Bai Ye and hugged him in her arms.

Looking at Bai Ye's weak and pale face in his arms, Madame Ping's face showed indescribable heartache.

It took her some time to break through the barrier at the door.

When she entered, she saw Bai Ye's body erupt with dual hormones.

However, this burst of energy is actually too short.

Even Madame Ping couldn't determine exactly when Guizhong left it.

Anger flashed in her eyes as she looked at Cloud Retainer.

What are you doing to this child?

"Guchen, how did you recover to this state?" Cloud Retainer was somewhat surprised to see Madame Ping in this state.

Then she frowned and looked at Bai Ye.

He asked the Madame Ping, "Why are you protecting this little swindler who stole my disciple's name?"

"Little liar? You'll regret it if you knew who he was."

Madame Ping, carrying Bai Ye, came before Cloud Retainer and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"I would regret hurting a little liar who deceived the Fairy and his apprentice. Oh, right, he also stole my Adeptal Arts and Art of Automata."

The Cloud Retainer was indifferent.

Madame Ping looked at her, then slowly said, "Haven't you thought about where you learned your Adeptal Arts? Do you think you would easily reveal your Adeptal Arts?"

"Where would he get my Adeptal Arts from..." Cloud Retainer, then remembered the power that Bai Ye had unleashed at the end.

Now that she had completely calmed down, she thought of the power that Bai Ye had shown at the end.

This power,

She just couldn't remember it at the moment.

"He, he, is returning, Guizhong..."

Cloud Retainer suddenly became incoherent.

She looked at Bai Ye, who was unconscious, and the panic in her eyes was clearly visible.

"Yes, Bai Ye is her successor."

Madame Ping nodded slowly.

"This, this, this, why isn't he..."

At that moment, she wished she could slap herself immediately.

Cloud Retainer, what exactly are you doing?!

She was really into it just now.

The more you regret it now.

What am I doing?

Why didn't he tell me?

The Cloud Retainer spoke loudly.

"It seems that he himself is not clear about the relationship Guizhong and us. I think it's possible that Guizhong wants Bai Ye to gain experience without relying on us. Cloud Retainer, you shouldn't talk to him about it yet, so that he can feel the pressure to continue to strengthen himself."

At this moment Madame Ping recalled the power that Bai Ye had unleashed at the end, which contained a strong aura of the Gods Guizhong. This confirmed for Madame Ping that Guizhong had not completely dissipated.

She was now certain that Guizhong was currently on Bai Ye's body.

However, it is currently in its Guizhong state.

It's definitely not good.

Moreover, Madame Ping was also pondering something, which was that this Guizhong seemed to be an attempt to avoid himself.

Why is that?

She thought about going back to talk to Zhongli.

"Oh dear! I shouldn't have done it that way!"

Even now Cloud Retainer still feels regret.

Then, it transformed into human form.

The beautiful, mature woman wearing glasses looked completely flustered.

She immediately went to Bai Ye's side.

Looking at that pale face, she felt a pang of heartache and wanted to touch it.

This is the successor of Guizhong.

It is the legacy of my dearest friend.

"Ganyu probably saw my Adeptal Arts and thought I was his disciple, so he mistook me for his junior brother. I knew I hadn't inherited it, which made me think he was a fraud. At the Guizhong, I thought he had completely disappeared, so I didn't think about it that way."

Seeing that Cloud Retainer was still regretting his actions, Madame Ping sighed.

"Well, he wasn't seriously injured after all. He should recover quickly in your cave."

Seriously, I injured myself on my very first trip.

Let alone the Emperor and the Geo Archon, even I, the Madame Ping.

Many children,

How did I end up with such an unreliable elder?

Thinking of this, she glanced at Cloud Retainer one last time.

Cloud Retainer, was in the wrong and avoided eye contact.

"You should take care of him for now. Besides Guizhong's skills, Bai Ye is also learning your Adeptal Arts and Art of Automata. Apart from Guizhong, you are the most suitable person to teach him."

"Don't worry, don't worry, that's for sure."

The Cloud Retainer continuously guarantees this.

"I'll leave first; you can have everything here."

Madame Ping turned and left.

After she left, Cloud Retainer looked at Bai Ye, and couldn't help but touch his handsome and lovely face a few more times.

"As expected of Guizhong's child, he looks just like that. Hmm, this time it's this immortal's turn... no, Auntie is sorry, you stay here and recuperate, and Auntie will definitely help you advance another level in strength."

She carried Bai Ye into the cave.

There is a bed inside the cave.

It was left behind when Shenhe lived there.

Cloud Retainer released Bai Ye.

At the same time, several more blankets and mattresses were added.

Let Bai Ye lie down comfortably.

Seeing Bai Ye fall asleep peacefully, Cloud Retainer was completely relieved.

He took a chair and sat on the edge of Bai Ye's bed, Cloud Retainer looked at him with a doting expression.

However, judging from his weak appearance...

Cloud Retainer still felt guilty.

"Yes, he should eat something to replenish his energy when he wakes up."

She went out and prepared some delicious food.

Etc,

His gloves looked a bit torn.

I'll make him a glove.

Gloves that will not Erosion during combat and thus affect combat effectiveness.

However, before leaving,

Cloud Retainer once again approached Bai Ye's side.

She reached out and touched his face.

So cute, almost as cute as Shenhe when he was a child.

Hmm, Ganyu was a little too chubby when she was a child.

He truly deserves to be the disciple favored by my dear friend.

It means to look.

After touching it enough, Cloud Retainer turned around and began to write a letter to Ganyu.

"Yes, Ganyu, you've done a good job lately, taking good care of your junior brother. But don't rush to tell him his identity yet; I want him to gain more experience..."

That's right, you have to admit it.

Ganyu has been in Liyue Harbor all this time.

Then we need to spend more time together.

After an unknown amount of time, Bai Ye opened her eyes and woke up.

The first thing you see is a cave dwelling.

Upon seeing this, Bai Ye realized that he had been captured by Cloud Retainer.

But that's not the most important thing right now.

"Teacher, teacher, are you still suffering?"

He quickly asked his teacher in his mind.

Soon, Hagintos's weak voice could be heard.

"Still drowsy, I'm not going to die yet. Ah, I'm going to continue sleeping. I need to get some Floating Stone quickly, otherwise I don't even have the strength to speak right now."

"I'll get it done as soon as possible."

When Bai Ye saw that her teacher was not happy, she breathed a sigh of relief.

He told his teacher to quickly hide, and then began searching the surroundings.

You need to make your own judgment about the situation here.

We'll see how we escape then.

Bai Ye examines himself.

All the equipment was still there, and none of the tools were lost.

Even the diagram of the mechanism is correct.

There was no sign of Cloud Retainer in the vicinity.

This...

"Are you really not on guard at all?"

However, this is the correct way.

It makes it easy to escape.

Bai Ye thought to himself.

However, he was just about to make a move.

A huge figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.

He knew he had no hope of escaping.

Bai Ye saw Cloud Retainer there and thought with regret.

Seeing Bai Ye about to stand up, Cloud Retainer's eyes showed a look of guilt.

"Cough cough, you're awake!"

She said to Bai Ye.

The tone was still somewhat awkward.

He himself beat his best friend's apprentice to this state.

How should we appease them?

She stared at Bai Ye, unsure how to begin.

"Yes, True Lord, I'm awake."

Bai Ye felt flustered as he looked at Cloud Retainer.

Are you going to ask me about the origin of my power?

I can't say.

Bai Ye still intends to stubbornly stick to her own version of events.

You must never reveal your teacher's origins to Cloud Retainer.

Go ahead and interrogate them!

You can torture me however you like.

I will absolutely not tell anyone.

The man and the bird stared at each other, neither intending to be the first to speak.

Both of them felt guilty.

Cloud Retainer wondered if Bai Ye was still angry with him.

Bai Ye, on the other hand, was also worried about whether he would be subjected to severe torture.

The two looked at each other.

Finally, it was Cloud Retainer who felt sorry for Bai Ye, who was still looking so weak.

He spoke first.

"How about we eat something first?"

"Um..."

Bai Ye was puzzled by Cloud Retainer's actions.

Why are you even providing me with food?

Is it possible that you're trying to use the pork cutlet rice method?

This is impossible for me.

Seeing Bai Ye's puzzled expression, Cloud Retainer felt even more guilty.

What terrible things have I done?!

How did this child become so suspicious?

No, you'll have to make it up to me later.

So she immediately came up with an excuse and said to Bai Ye, "Um, Bai Ye, right? It was my mistake just now. I read Ganyu's letter, but I only read half of it and misunderstood you. I only realized I was misunderstanding you after I finished reading the whole thing."

Madame Ping told her not to say it yet, so Cloud Retainer came up with such an excuse.

"I see..."

Bai Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

There was a hint of resentment in my heart.

You should read it first before you speak.

Look at my attack, I even exposed my own teacher.

Thinking of his teacher's condition, Bai Ye felt a chill run down his spine.

She won't find out anything, will she?

"Come on, let's eat first. After we finish eating, we'll discuss how to make it up to you."

"No need, I don't need it here."

Bai Ye was worried that if she lingered too long, she would be discovered, so she quickly refused.

Seeing his refusal, Cloud Retainer became somewhat anxious.

How can I treat you like this?

So she said to Bai Ye seriously:

Are you trying to make me feel guilty?

"Forehead..."

Bai Ye didn't know how to respond.

Seeing Bai Ye's dumbfounded expression, Cloud Retainer was satisfied.

"Hey, you can keep eating."

"Uh-huh."

Bai Ye was genuinely hungry.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the tray that Cloud Retainer had brought.

On top are a matsutake mushroom stuffed meat roll, a Mora Meat, and an Almond Tofu.

This is a classic dish.

Bai Ye recalled the plot of the game.

Never mind.

Let's eat first and talk about it later.

So Bai Ye picked up the Mora Meat and put it in his mouth, while simultaneously using his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat roll.

They wolfed it down.

The baby's skin is extremely delicate. After swallowing the food whole, it puffs up and looks almost translucent. The cute puffs make you want to poke them.

That's what the Cloud Retainer was thinking.

But she didn't dare to do it for fear of scaring Bai Ye.

"Watching you eat like that reminds me of how Ganyu ate when she was little. But don't follow her example; it was very difficult for her when she was dieting..."

Bai Ye ate her food silently, not daring to say a word.

Heard it too much

This could easily lead to them being silenced.

Watching Bai Ye silently eat his food, Cloud Retainer only said a few words before losing interest.

Honestly, she's so cute, why doesn't she like to chat?

Next time I see Ganyu, I must complain about Bai Ye.

Bai Ye doesn't eat much; even after being hungry for a long time, she couldn't finish all the dishes in front of her.

"Um, I've finished eating."

Bai Ye said to Cloud Retainer.

"Well, let's discuss the compensation situation next."

Cloud Retainer nodded and said.

As he spoke,

She threw a pair of white silk gloves at Bai Ye.

"These are gloves that I specially made, they won't get damaged. That way, you won't have to worry about cutting your hands when you're working on the mechanisms."

This is indeed a strange thing.

Bai Ye took the gloves and thought to himself.

However, he sensed that something was amiss.

The color, the texture.

Why do I feel like I've met Ganyu Yu before?

Shenhe also has one.

Is this a set?

Do I really need to wear it?

Bai Ye hesitated for a moment.

However, considering that he didn't have gloves to wear at the moment, he still put on his gloves.

Seeing Bai Ye put it on, Cloud Retainer was delighted.

She continued:

"Next, is there anything else you want me to compensate you for?"

He looked at Bai Ye with an expectant expression.

Hurry up,

I've prepared all the Art of Automata and Adeptal Art for you.

Just say the word.

I'll give you everything.

Ganyu and the others didn't want to learn Art of Automata; they insisted on giving it all to you.

"Well... let me think about it..."

Bai Ye looked at Cloud Retainer and knew that he could not refuse.

"Can I still use your Adeptal Arts and Art of Automata?"

"Hmm, you want Adeptal Arts and Art of Automata, right? Here you go, Ying."

Upon hearing this, Cloud Retainer immediately took out a bunch of secret manuals from his person and threw them to Bai Ye.

Bai Ye looked at the book in his hand.

He looked puzzled.

I was planning to ask if I could use what I have now, but you just gave me all of it?

Did the Cloud Retainer make a mistake?

At this moment, Cloud Retainer also noticed Bai Ye's bewilderment.

However, she thought that Bai Ye might not understand some of the information he was seeing.

"You don't need to rush to study Art of Automata. When I have time, I will come and teach you myself. As for the immortal Adeptal Arts, you can ask Ganyu if you don't understand anything. Ganyu may not be able to master them, but she will definitely be able to understand them."

We must let Bai Ye and his disciple spend more time together.

If the previous generation were close friends, the next generation can only grow closer and never drift apart.

And,

Ganyu's letters also reveal her closeness to Bai Ye.

No wonder,

Who wouldn't want to get close to someone as adorable as Bai Ye?

Ganyu is very lonely in Liyue Harbor.

There was someone to keep him company while he prayed.

However, Cloud Retainer felt it was not safe.

"If Ganyu can't answer that, you can also ask my other disciple Shenhe. Go find her..."

Speaking of which,

Cloud Retainer paused in his speech.

Wait, where's my apprentice Shenhe?!

At this moment Cloud Retainer finally thought of a good thing.

The message Ganyu gave me made me believe that she was taking care of Shenhe.

As it turns out now...

Shenhe He has disappeared.

Did you see a girl with white hair and braids on your way here?

She asked Bai Ye.

"No."

Bai Ye shook his head.

"Does it seem like I've lost my apprentice?"