Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 1378 The Excuse for Repairing the House

After finalizing the plan with Kong and Ying regarding the Floating Feather Bay, Shao Yun led Mavica and her group to deal with the ancient dragon's consciousness in the "Mirror of Dawn" early the next morning.

Unlike his usual leisurely progress, this time Shao Yun was unstoppable, sweeping away all obstacles with ease as if cutting melons and vegetables.

He seemed to have a precognitive ability; he could accurately identify and completely resolve all the hidden traps, monsters, and sudden crises along the way the moment they appeared.

The adventure, which was originally estimated to take a week to complete, was successfully completed by Shao Yun in just two days, and the matter of the ancient dragon's consciousness was resolved satisfactorily.

Ineff was saved and received some kind of Moon Wheel, but that's all irrelevant.

After this insignificant little incident ended, Shao Yun didn't dare to delay for the slightest and rushed back to the Olympic Arena. (The central hub of Nata is like all roads leading to Rome.)

Upon arriving at the Olympic Arena, Shao Yun was preparing to head back to his ranch home when a clear voice came from behind him, stopping him in his tracks.

Unable to contain the confusion that had been building up in her heart for two days, Mavica quickly stepped forward.

"Mr. Shao Yun, are you alright?" Her voice was soft, tinged with caution, her gaze fixed on Shao Yun, trying to discern something from his face.

Shao Yun paused in his action of leading the horse, slowly turned around, looked at Mavica in front of him, his face expressionless, and said in a calm and indifferent tone:

"I'm fine, nothing's wrong. What's wrong, Mavica? Is there anything I forgot to say?"

Mavica shook her head slightly, her confusion growing more pronounced. She bit her lower lip and mustered her courage to say, "It's not that I forgot something, it's just... you've been acting really strange these past few days."

"It's as if you can really predict the future. All the dangers we encountered along the way, whether they were hidden traps or suddenly appearing monsters, you were able to completely eliminate them the moment they showed up, without giving us even a moment to react."

She paused, then added, "The journey was supposed to take seven days, but we finished it in two days. You were rushing the whole time, yet you were incredibly calm, as if you already knew what you would encounter at every step."

Shao Yun felt a slight stirring in his heart after hearing Mavica's words.

He couldn't very well tell her that the reason he was so familiar with the dangers along the way was because he had already experienced them twice in Ying's nightmares and knew them by heart.

After a moment's thought, Shao Yun avoided Mavica's probing gaze and replied vaguely, "Perhaps... it's just my intuition."

Upon hearing this, Mavica frowned, pondered for a moment, but couldn't come up with any other more reasonable explanation.

Seeing that Shao Yun was unwilling to talk more, she didn't press the matter further. She simply nodded, scratched her head, and muttered to herself:

"Intuition? Well, it seems there's no other explanation besides that."

As she spoke, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she unconsciously raised her hand to tidy the fiery red hair that had fallen beside her ear. Her fingertips were slightly flustered, and her voice became softer and quieter, carrying an imperceptible sense of admiration.

"Speaking of which, I've always had this feeling. As long as you're by my side, no matter how big the difficulties or how terrible the dangers, it seems like I don't have to worry about anything, and everything can be solved..."

Shao Yun looked at her like this, but didn't respond much.

His only thought now is to get home as soon as possible, make the final arrangements, rush to Floating Feather Bay overnight, and fight to the death with Alice and her gang of bastards to end this war once and for all.

Finally, he lost interest in exchanging pleasantries with Mavica and didn't want to explain anything further. He quickly made an excuse and said to Mavica:

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I have some urgent matters at home that I need to take care of, and I can't delay any longer."

Upon hearing that Shao Yun had something to attend to at home, Mavica's eyes lit up instantly, and she quickly stepped forward to ask:

"Is something wrong at home? Is there anything I can help you with? If you're too busy, I can lend a hand!"

Shao Yun paused in turning his horse around, a slight hesitation creeping into his heart.

He originally didn't want to trouble Mavica, but then he thought that he would be too busy to go back and comfort his family and finalize the details of the decisive battle. With Mavica's help, he could save himself a lot of trouble and make things more secure.

He turned around, his tone softening slightly, and said to Mavica:

"There might be something I need to trouble you with. For some reasons, my family and I will be staying at the House of Weariness at the Holy Flame Arena for the night, so..."

At this point, Shao Yun didn't continue, but instead nodded thoughtfully at Mavica, the meaning in his eyes self-evident.

He needs Mawika's help to arrange accommodation.

Upon hearing this, Mavica's face showed a hint of surprise. She subconsciously touched her chin and muttered to herself:

"Living in the House of Weariness at the Holy Flame Arena? Why aren't you living on your ranch anymore? Did something happen?"

Shao Yun's heart stirred, but he naturally wouldn't tell her the truth. What... the reason he wanted to bring his family to stay temporarily at the arena was to prevent Alice and others from raiding their home during the final battle and harming his family.

He casually told a lie without batting an eye, speaking so naturally as if it were the truth.

"It's nothing serious, just that the ranch house needs routine maintenance. You know, a house needs to be well taken care of and cherished in order to live comfortably."

He casually offered a reason for maintaining the house, and instantly convinced Mavica.

After all, in her opinion, the house was bound to make noise and become messy during routine maintenance, which was not suitable for the family to rest. It was only reasonable for them to stay temporarily in the Arena's House of Weariness.

Mavica immediately nodded and volunteered:

"Oh, I see! I see. No problem, no problem! I'll go and get you a few clean and comfortable rooms right now. You can just bring your family over. No need to worry about it."

Upon seeing this, Shao Yun quickly clasped his hands in thanks. In any case, Mavica had indeed helped him a great deal and relieved his urgent crisis.

"Thank you so much, Mavica."

Seeing that Shao Yun was still being so polite to her, Mavica couldn't help but laugh and waved her hand decisively and generously.

"Don't mention it, it's all my pleasure! You've helped me so many times, this little thing is nothing. Don't be so formal with me."

Shao Yun smiled, said nothing more, turned his horse around, and said, "Then I'll go back to pick up my family first. Thank you for your help."

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After saying goodbye to Shao Yun, Mavica began to book rooms for Shao Yun's family.

Fortunately, no competitions have been held at the Olympic Arena recently, and there are very few tourists coming and going, so the House of Weariness has plenty of rooms.

Meanwhile, Ying and her family had already packed everything they needed for their temporary stay that night and were waiting in the living room.

Shen He sat upright on one side of the sofa, carefully holding the baby Xi in his arms and playing with the child.

Ningguang stood to the side, holding a cloth bag in her hands, which was neatly filled with Xi's milk powder, diapers and a small blanket for tonight, showing that she had thought of everything very carefully.

Paimon floated on the other side of Shenhe, carrying a bag of baby toys, all of which she had specially selected.

Ying and Kong stood side by side in the center of the living room, talking in hushed tones. They were clearly finalizing the details of the final battle, waiting for Shao Yun to return so they could head to the Holy Flame Arena for a temporary stay before heading to Floating Feather Bay to eliminate all hidden threats.

Yuan Shang has already prepared the carriages, which can take everyone to the Sacred Flame Arena at any time.

However, he would need to leave once the flames of the Olympic Arena reached their full range.

After all, Yuan Shang's true form is still an abyssal demon, and the holy flames of the Holy Flame Arena are his natural counter...

Shao Yun strode into the living room upon returning home, his gaze sweeping over the neatly waiting crowd before him.

Seeing that everything was prepared perfectly, he breathed a sigh of relief and casually asked, "Is everything ready? If it is, we'll set off. Mavica has made all the arrangements at the arena."

Upon seeing Shao Yun return, Ying immediately stood up from the sofa and responded with a smile:

"Everything is ready, don't worry. We've brought enough diapers and formula for the baby, and Paimon has also packed all the toys that Xi might play with tonight, so there's absolutely nothing missing."

Holding the baby, Shen He saw Shao Yun return and softly voiced his question.

"Mr. Shao Yun, I have a question. I don't understand why we're going to stay at the Holy Fire Arena tonight? The houses on the ranch are perfectly fine."

Shao Yun was prepared, and used the same prepared explanation, speaking naturally:

"Because the ranch houses need to be repaired. After all, this is our home. After living here for a while, wear and tear is inevitable. We need to maintain them properly so that we can live here with peace of mind."

"It will be noisy during the repairs, making it inconvenient to rest, so we'll stay at the arena for one night first."

The simple-minded Shen He, who was not particularly cunning, didn't suspect anything when he heard the reason "house repairs." Without even thinking, he nodded obediently and replied:

"I see, I understand now."

However, Ningguang, who was standing to the side, immediately sensed that something was wrong.

This reason is full of holes: the ranch houses are usually very well maintained, so how could she be completely unaware that they needed to be repaired?

Moreover, the group only brought enough formula and diapers for one night. If they really needed to make repairs, how could it be possible that they only needed one night?

No, Shao Yun is definitely lying!

He must be hiding something from everyone, and it's probably not a simple matter.

Ningguang's fingers twitched slightly, preparing to speak and further question Shao Yun to find out the truth behind it all.

But just as she was about to speak, Ningguang suddenly stopped, quickly thought for a moment, and quietly suppressed the question in her heart.

Past experience has taught her that sometimes, playing dumb is better for everyone.

Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, don't concern yourself with what you shouldn't concern yourself with, and follow Shao Yun's arrangements; that's the most important thing to do right now.

As she pondered this, Ningguang slowly closed her mouth, indicating that she had no objections and chose to fully comply with the arrangement.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Shao Yun coughed lightly and broke the brief silence.

"Since there are no questions, let's set off. Let's not keep Mavica waiting too long."

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