Ying's expression froze as she left the Knights of Favonius.
"Ugh, what happened...?"
In a daze, Ying was dragged to the night market by Amber, who had come to find her. Her friend had known for the past few days that Ying was back, so she specially set up a table at the night market and laid out a lot of delicious food to welcome Ying back.
"Let's raise a glass! Welcome back, Ying!"
Amber raised a glass of drink, and the others followed suit.
Paimon also enthusiastically picked up a drink and clinked glasses with everyone.
Looking at her enthusiastic friends, Ying temporarily put aside her doubts and raised her glass.
"Cheers!"
The seven cups clinked together.
While the scene on Ying's side was one of joy and harmony, the situation on the Knights of Favonius' side was quite different.
Jiang Xiaofeng left the office, went to the top of the Knights of Favonius, sat down, took out a small bag, pulled out a piece of paper, and rolled a cigarette.
"Hiss--whoosh..."
Jiang Xiaofeng finished his cigarette in one go, the mixture of Small Lamp Grass and Harra Fruit crumbs, then sighed as he looked in the direction of the night market.
Jiang Xiaofeng sensed Ying's presence as soon as she arrived at the door of the Knights of Favonius' office.
Jiang Xiaofeng had initially thought Ying would simply push the door open and walk in, given her insatiable curiosity.
However, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't expect that Ying would actually suppress her curiosity and turn away.
This left Jiang Xiaofeng feeling utterly bored.
Jiang Xiaofeng was still annoyed that he couldn't tease Ying.
After all, the Abyss Lumine from that world was already part of his collection, and its future use would mostly be to go to the void in this world and mess with his mentality.
The Teyvat of that world was completely devoured by Jiang Xiaofeng using the Void. The Abyss was forcibly ripped from the Ramparts of that world by Jiang Xiaofeng and thrown into the Void, where it merged with the Kingsoul obtained from the Hollow Knight world, once again becoming the Void Heart, serving as the "sun" in the Void.
Now, in Jiang Xiaofeng's Void, apart from the three gods of ice, fire, and water—whom Jiang Xiaofeng had actively intervened to put into a deep sleep—the remaining four demon gods who were still awake remained silent as they looked at the suddenly appearing "sun" radiating black light.
Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto exchanged a glance, seemingly in disbelief.
Morax sat cross-legged in place, saying nothing.
With nothing to do, Decarabian decided to try resting with his eyes closed.
Jiang Xiaofeng glanced at the imprisoned demons briefly before looking away.
Jiang Xiaofeng only targeted that world because he thought it would be fun.
Absorbing and devouring the entire world is merely a side effect.
As for that time traveler...
Jiang Xiaofeng was quite interested in that system.
Of course, whether or not I'll go is still undecided.
After all, he hadn't fully grasped all the life forms on Teyvat, so going to other worlds like this might not be very safe.
After Jiang Xiaofeng dismantled the system using the Void, Jiang Xiaofeng discovered many strange and unusual things.
Resurrection Coins, Endless Energy, a pair of black and red eyes, a star-spangled shield, and a red halo...
Jiang Xiaofeng felt nauseous when he saw these things.
It's like you finally get an apple, only to find that the inside is rotten.
Jiang Xiaofeng had no desire to eat any of these things.
Whether the resurrection coin is good or not is still undecided.
For Jiang Xiaofeng, the only purpose of this inexhaustible energy source was to analyze its structure and then use it as a super bomb.
With his Mangekyō Sharingan, Jiang Xiaofeng could use his Void Power to gouge out the eyes of Uchiha even with his eyes closed.
Jiang Xiaofeng was initially somewhat interested in the Stars and Stripes shield, but then Jiang Xiaofeng cleaved it in two with his giant scythe.
That red halo...
That thing of his grandmother's must have fallen out Ye Fan died, right?!
With a dark expression, Jiang Xiaofeng completely disassembled the system and threw all the broken items into the Void to consume.
Whether it's useful or not, save it, save it...
In the end, Jiang Xiaofeng had a total of three World Waypoint.
As long as Paimon takes a look and confirms the coordinates, Jiang Xiaofeng can go and exploit that world.
Yes, literally, it means to exploit someone to the bone.
Jiang Xiaofeng waved away the smoke he exhaled and returned to his office.
Qin has finished, but Lisa hasn't...
the next day.
Jiang Xiaofeng donned the purple royal armor, which he hadn't worn in a long time, along with the robe beneath it.
Then, Jiang Xiaofeng went to Anna's bedroom in the Church of Favonius and gave Anna a hug.
I've missed you so much since I left you.
Anna chuckled and pushed Jiang Xiaofeng away, "Stop fooling around, I'm changing my clothes."
Jiang Xiaofeng walked towards the door.
"Ahem, no rush..."
"What are you doing? Uh..."
Half an hour later, Jiang Xiaofeng took a puff of a cigarette made from the powder of Sweet Flower and Naku Weed, and his body shivered.
"One puff and it goes numb, it feels pretty good."
Anna slapped Jiang Xiaofeng's chest in an annoyed tone. "I just got up!"
Jiang Xiaofeng pulled Anna into his arms. "Just saying good morning, hehe."
Jiang Xiaofeng got out of bed.
"Come to the plaza later, Anna. Now that you're back, you should definitely let Mondstadt know."
Anna nodded, nestled under the covers.
Jiang Xiaofeng walked out of Anna's bedroom and casually called out to the archbishop who was praying, " The Church of Favonius should probably change its name too."
"Let's call it the Void Church."
After saying that, Jiang Xiaofeng left the Church of Favonius —no, now the Void Church— with a small meatball in his mouth.
Jiang Xiaofeng, clad in a purple robe and armor, and wearing a black crown, ascended to his throne.
"Look! Someone has appeared on the throne!"
"It's His Majesty the King!"
" Your the King, I love you!"
" His the King is the most wise and virtuous man in the land!"
Jiang Xiaofeng leaned back calmly on the throne, watching the Mondstadt people celebrate.
Whether they were shouting because they were afraid he would kill them, or whether they genuinely meant it, Jiang Xiaofeng didn't care.
Have something to complain about? You'd better be able to beat me first!
In fact, unlike the guys on the island of Dead Cells, the Mondstadt people genuinely thought Jiang Xiaofeng was a good king.
After all, Jiang Xiaofeng had handled some of the previous complaints too cleanly, to the point that no one knew what had happened to those people or why they had disappeared.
Therefore, among the common people, there were far fewer reactionary propagandists; instead, they were all people who were content to live off Jiang Xiaofeng's power.
Not everyone is willing to die for their beliefs; what they really want is protection from harm.
While Jiang Xiaofeng's arrival made Mondstadt less free than before, it did improve the lives of the Mondstadt residents.
Most people's shouts stemmed from genuine love and respect for the new king, while a minority simply didn't want to flatter him.
However, Jiang Xiaofeng wouldn't think that way.
After all, those guys on the island only shouted that because they were forced to by his tyranny.
Therefore, among those present, only Jiang Xiaofeng and Ying did not believe what these commoners were shouting...