One Hundred Million Mora Bounty for Asura Yaksha!

After Ganyu's heartfelt confession, Ningguang, Liyue's Tianquan, slowly stepped in front of the camera and addressed all the reporters attending the press conference-

"Regarding Asura Yaksha, I would like to clarify to everyone on behalf of Liyue's Ministry of Civil Affairs that everything in that video is true."

"After discussion, the Liyue Qixing have also unanimously agreed to fully clear Lord Asura Yaksha's name."

"At the same time, Liyue's Ministry of Civil Affairs will issue a bounty across all of Teyvat. Anyone who can provide a clue to Lord Asura Yaksha's reincarnation will receive a substantial reward!"

"Anyone who finds Lord Asura Yaksha himself will receive a reward of one hundred million Mora from the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"

Everyone watching the live broadcast on their screens froze at those words.

Even the hall of Wangshu Inn, where Mo Fan was, fell utterly silent for a moment.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the one-hundred-million-Mora bounty on the screen, their eyes flashing with unmistakable bewilderment.

Then all of Teyvat erupted.

Everyone began trying every possible way to find someone who might be Asura Yaksha.

The hall of Wangshu Inn erupted in an instant, and everyone began discussing it frantically.

"That's outrageous! A reward of one hundred million Mora? That's ten times the Knights of Favonius' reward!"

"Liyue really is rich. It lives up to its name as the capital of commerce!"

"Ahhh, I wish I were the Knight of Boreas and Asura Yaksha right now. I'd go claim the bounty at once!"

"Dream on. If you're the Knight of Boreas and Asura Yaksha, then I'm the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles!"

"So where exactly is the real Knight of Boreas and Asura Yaksha? Did he really reincarnate?"

"If I could meet that legendary figure, even dying would be worth the price of admission!"

"..."

The video was so popular, and Liyue's one-hundred-million-Mora bounty was so staggering, that nearly everyone was caught up in the discussion.

Not only that, Liyue's secretary Ganyu's passionate confession just now was also a topic of discussion for many.

In the eyes of many, Ganyu, a qilin adeptus, was practically a goddess.

Quite a few people fantasized about spending their lives with the beautiful adeptus.

Yet, to their surprise, the goddess of their dreams had confessed her feelings to Asura Yaksha in front of the camera.

While this shattered many people's dreams, it also drew in even more gossipmongers.

Many people longed to see Asura Yaksha return and reunite with Ganyu.

And while discussing this, quite a few people couldn't help thinking of the heroine of another video.

[Speaking of which, have you forgotten that Mondstadt's Anemo Archon is also looking for the Knight of Boreas?]

[If the Knight of Boreas and Asura Yaksha are the same person, wouldn't he have to face an Asura field with Ganyu and the Anemo Archon?]

[Not just Ganyu and the Anemo Archon. I think Liyue's Yakshas and Mondstadt's Knights would both want a legendary powerhouse like him to join their nation, right?]

[Liyue and Mondstadt aren't going to go to war over this, are they?]

[Fight! Fight!]

[I want to see rivers of blood, damn it!!]

While the viewers had all turned into bloodthirsty demons, eager to see a war with rivers of blood, Mo Fan slipped out of the hall without a sound.

The exposure of Asura Yaksha's video and the response from Liyue's Ministry of Civil Affairs had left him with extremely mixed feelings.

He had never imagined that his past would be revealed in this way.

Still less had he expected that Ganyu, that meek, timid girl who embarrassed easily, would now have the courage to confess her feelings to him in front of everyone.

As for the past of Asura Yaksha, it was an experience that had been far from ordinary for him as well.

During his sixtieth-something reincarnation, he had been reborn as a Yaksha of Liyue, and for a time he had been controlled by the Yaksha God and become Liyue's destroyer.

Later, thanks to Rex Lapis stepping in and saving him and the other Yakshas from the Yaksha God, they had been freed from their painful fate.

To thank Rex Lapis for his help and atone for his own sins, Mo Fan, who was still Asura Yaksha at the time, had devoted practically everything he had to saving Liyue.

Not only had he always charged at the front during the Archon War, fighting the most dangerous enemies, but even after the war ended, he had continued to take part in the arduous work of eliminating the Archons' lingering resentment.

It was then that he had discovered the dire threat Karmic Debt posed to the Yakshas. To keep the other Yakshas from absorbing too much Karmic Debt and breaking down, he had volunteered to shoulder all the responsibility...

So, as far as he was concerned, none of it counted as heroism. He had merely been atoning for his sins and protecting his younger brothers and sisters.

But because the person who filmed the video had never told the story from Mo Fan's own perspective, he had been made to look like a saint, a sacred hero without a blemish.

All he could say was that this was the magic of journalism...

Regardless of the truth, now that the video was out, Mo Fan realized he absolutely could not reveal his identity.

Leaving aside the guilt Ganyu and the Yakshas felt toward him, Mondstadt and Liyue really could end up in a war between nations because of him.

Then he really would become a great sinner who had started a war.

At that thought, Mo Fan no longer even wanted breakfast. He immediately returned to his room, woke Ronova, and forcibly took her away, hurrying toward Liyue Harbor.

As the saying went, the best way to hide a tree was to put it in a dense forest.

Once he reached the bustling Liyue Harbor, Mo Fan believed that with the many mortals as cover, there was no way anyone could recognize him.

Then he could live a peaceful life with Ronova.

However, just as he was about to leave Wangshu Inn with Ronova, a cyan figure suddenly appeared and blocked their path.

"Stop right there!"

The moment he heard the man's voice, Mo Fan understood almost instinctively who he was.

Golden-winged Peng Yaksha, Xiao.

Xiao had lived at Wangshu Inn for years, but rarely interacted with the mortals there. Had he suddenly shown himself because he had discovered Mo Fan's identity?

As countless alarms went off in Mo Fan's mind, Xiao's gaze did not linger on him for even a moment. Instead, it fixed directly on Ronova, the former Ruler of Death.

"Who are you? Why is the aura of Karmic Debt on you so strong?"

Xiao pointed his spear at Ronova, deep wariness appearing on his face.

Mo Fan froze at his reaction, then immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, it meant Xiao had not shown himself because of him. He had sensed the aura of death on Ronova and stepped in to stop them.

But he soon realized that whether Xiao had appeared here for him or for Ronova, it meant enormous trouble.

I can't just defeat Xiao like I defeated Stormterror, can I?

For a moment, complicated thoughts flashed through Mo Fan's mind. He didn't know how to deal with this former Yaksha younger brother of his.