socalfunplaces Chapter 961 Shao Yun Looking for a Way Out
Chapter 961 Shao Yun Looking for a Way Out
Shao Yun agreed to Ying's small request that did not harm any innocent people.
"No problem, I swear!"
This time, Shao Yun did not cross his index finger and thumb as usual, and he did not choose to lie.
Ying looked at Shao Yun and saw that he had agreed to her so seriously, and slowly let go of the hand that had been holding his arm.
"Okay, I'll wait for you here." Ying said softly. This was her last instruction.
Her voice was soft and warm, yet with a hint of unconcealable sadness.
If possible, she really wanted Shao Yun to let it go... But, this was his choice, so she just had to support him.
Besides, she herself didn't have a very good feeling towards the Wind God...
Shao Yun was moved when he saw Ying's persistence in waiting for him.
However, out of concern for her safety, Shao Yun suggested: "No, you go to Liyue Harbor first and take care of our child. It's relatively safe there."
Ying shook her head stubbornly and demanded forcefully, "No, I'll wait here for you to come back! With my brother and the Liyue immortals like Zhongli, I don't believe we can't defeat Wendy alone!"
Shao Yun followed Ying's gaze and saw Kong, Zhongli and others standing not far away.
If so many people can't protect Ying, then Zhongli should quickly ask Hu Tao to prepare a real funeral ceremony to send off the immortal. There is no point in living anymore.
"Okay..." Shao Yun chose to respect Ying's opinion.
Then, he turned to look at Kong worriedly and solemnly warned, "Brother-in-law, take good care of your sister and make sure she's safe. I'll be back in a while."
Afterwards, Shao Yun exhorted Zhongli and his group of Liyue Immortals not far away, "Zhongli, Xiao, fulfill our promise!"
……
After finishing all the instructions, Shao Yun turned around, sat on the back of the Apocalypse horse "Famine", and patted its butt lightly. "Famine" then galloped away like an arrow.
A man and a horse passed through the "Stone Gate", the junction area between Liyue and Mondstadt, and entered the Blue Wind Plateau of Mondstadt, which is the location of Mondstadt's grape-growing area.
However, due to the snowstorm, the grapevines were frozen... If I replant them...
Master Diluk lost everything he had...
Just as he passed through the stone gate, he saw a man and a woman blocking his way like door gods.
Shao Yun looked closely and saw that it was Alechino and Tartaglia.
Why are these two people suddenly coming to Mondstadt instead of being busy with their work in Winter Solstice?
Mond's ban on you Fatui should still be in effect, right?
In fact, Alechino and Tartaglia were not willing to persuade Shao Yun.
After all, given the relationship between the two and Shao Yun, it is almost impossible to successfully persuade Shao Yun.
The probability of success is probably lower than if Dr. "Dotorre" suddenly became a saint.
However, success or failure is one thing, and persuasion or not is another.
It is still necessary to distinguish between ability issues and attitude issues.
Shao Yun saw that the two men blocked his way and seemed to have something to say to him, so he did not ask the two "gate god" COS to slow down, but tightened the reins and let "Famine" slowly stop.
Alechino looked at Shao Yun with a complicated expression and softly said Shao Yun's name, her voice seemed to contain a lot of emotions.
"Mr. Shao Yun..."
Shao Yun was very curious about Alechino's appearance and couldn't help asking, "Alechino? Why are you here in Mondstadt?"
At this moment, Tartaglia also came over and waved to Shao Yun with a smile on his face.
"Hi? Mr. Shao Yun, long time no see!"
Shao Yun looked at Tartaglia with complicated feelings.
Now, I can’t say that I like him, nor can I say that I hate him. I just think that this person is a little special.
So, he said to Tartaglia in a slightly teasing tone: "You, the resurrected dead, actually showed up..."
Tartaglia was so embarrassed when he heard Shao Yun's words.
He scratched his head awkwardly, then said, "Yeah, yeah, can we talk about this?"
When Shao Yun heard that Tartaglia wanted to chat with him, he immediately became interested and complained, "Oh? It's really strange that such words can come out of your mouth, Tartaglia!"
"Shouldn't you say, 'Oh, Mr. Shao Yun, let's have a fight so I can see if I've grown recently?'"
When Tartaglia heard this, his expression became noticeably stiff.
He is indeed a martial arts fanatic and has a great passion for fighting, but he wants his life...
Therefore, he could only laugh dryly and said, "Haha, Mr. Shao Yun, you really know how to joke..."
"The Golden House incident is all in the past, isn't it?"
Shao Yun waved his hand, unwilling to bring up the past.
"Yes, that's all in the past. So, don't try to stop me."
Seeing this, Alechino quickly brought up his friendship with Shao Yun in Fontaine, hoping to take this opportunity to have a good talk with him.
"Mr. Shao Yun, considering that we got along so well in Fontaine, could we sit down and have a calm chat?"
When Shao Yun heard what Alechino said, he just scratched his ears casually, looking a little impatient.
However, after all, the other party had provided a large amount of milk powder and diapers for his daughter, so this favor still had to be done.
So, he reluctantly gave Alechino a favor and responded, "Okay, how do you want to talk?"
Seeing this, Alechino felt relieved and immediately said four words.
"Don't kill the Wind God."
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun refused without a second thought: "No need to talk!"
Your face is here, but I won't let you down.
Your wife "Ying", who sleeps in the same bed with you, doesn't interfere with you from killing the God of Wind. Who do you think you are?
Alechino had anticipated Shao Yun's reaction. She was not discouraged, but continued to persuade him:
"Mr. Shao Yun, you blew up the West Wind Cathedral in Mondstadt and the statue."
"And you told every Mondstadt person about the Wind God's kidnapping of your wife and children, letting them all know about the Wind God's shameless behavior."
"Now, many Mondstadt residents are suspicious of Ximuang, the Wind God. You have successfully undermined his rule. Killing people and destroying their hearts is not a solution. Why kill them all?"
Shao Yun pointed at his head and warned seriously, "The premise of killing someone and destroying their heart is to kill them, not destroy their heart, okay? What's the point of breaking their defense? It won't solve the problem at all!"
Alechino wanted to say something to persuade Shao Yun.
"But……"
As soon as she opened her mouth, Shao Yun interrupted her without any courtesy.
"Stop talking, do you want to fight with me?"
Alecino naturally didn't want to fight with Shao Yun. After all, the one who died was the God of Wind, not the God of Ice. There was no need for her, Alecino, to risk her life for this.
"No, I, I won't do that..." Alechino explained quickly.
Seeing this, Shao Yun stopped talking to Alechino. He squeezed the horse's belly and urged the Apocalypse Horse "Famine" under his crotch to move forward.
"Then you two should get out of the way..."
Seeing that Shao Yun was so determined and had no intention of stopping, Alechino and Tartaglia could only look at each other.
Then he watched helplessly as he rode his horse around him and entered Mondstadt.
Alechino and Tartaglia stood there, looking at Shao Yun's receding back.
After a while, Alechino sighed and said to Tartaglia, "Forget it, we have tried our best. Now we can only pin our hopes on Dottore's resurrection plan."
"If anything goes wrong, it will be Dotore who will take the blame!"
Tartaglia nodded in agreement.
As the saying goes, if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.
……
Just after Shao Yun rode his horse around Alechino and Tartaglia and continued forward for about five minutes.
Alice took the lead again and appeared in front of him.
Alice opened her arms, blocked Shao Yun's way, and COS acted like a speed bump.
"Mr. Shao Yun! Please wait a moment!"
Seeing this, Shao Yun hurriedly tightened the reins and made the horse stop slowly.
He looked at Alice helplessly and complained, "Why is there another lobbyist?"
Alice watched Shao Yun stop on his horse and felt the terror of the horse under Shao Yun.
Under normal circumstances, Alice would definitely focus her attention on the apocalypse horse "Famine" under Shao Yun.
However, at this moment, Alice's attention was always on Shao Yun.
In her eyes, Shao Yun, riding on this terrifying warhorse, was the truly terrifying existence.
Everything was done to save the Wind God. Alice no longer cared about that. She took a deep breath, lowered her posture, and said to Shao Yun in an almost pleading tone:
"I am indeed a lobbyist, Mr. Shao Yun."
"You should have seen your wife Ying and Paimon by now, right? Your child is in Liyue now, and everything is over!"
Shao Yun listened to Alice's words expressionlessly, but his finger pointed in the direction of Mond behind Alice and said coldly:
"The murderer who kidnapped my wife and child is in the area behind you. It's not over yet."
Alice took a deep breath, and then slowly brought out the argument that she and Albedo had been thinking about for several days.
"Let me ask you a question. What if Wendy is hiding? Are you going to destroy Mond to lure him out?"
Alice looked straight into Shao Yun's eyes, trying to catch a hint of hesitation or doubt in his expression.
Shao Yun dismounted and strode to Alice. He looked down at her and raised his eyebrows.
"Why not?" Shao Yun's voice was cold, without any emotion. "If this is the only way to make Wendy show up, I don't mind doing it."
Alice saw that Shao Yun was speaking in anger and spoke up for the Mond people.
"I know you're just saying that out of anger... The people of Mondstadt are innocent! They shouldn't be held responsible for Wendy's actions."
Afterwards, without waiting for Shao Yun to answer, Alice brought out Noel, the ultimate killer, and persuaded Shao Yun to turn back.
"Think about Noelle, think about her! Do you want to kill her too? Just to lure Wendy out? To prove that you have no humanity left?"
When Noelle's name was mentioned, Shao Yun's body trembled slightly, and the image of that energetic and workaholic girl suddenly emerged in his mind.
I also remembered that two or three months ago, under the big tree in the wind, Noelle looked at me as if I were a stranger.
"She loves you!" Alice's voice became more and more excited. "Do you really want to kill this girl who loves you?"
Shao Yun's expression turned somewhat ugly...
He was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "I... of course I don't want to hurt her."
Alice quickly seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and continued to persuade earnestly:
"Ying, Paimon, and your daughter Xi are all safe now. The people of Mond have lost their trust in the Wind God and no longer treat him well!"
"Look, you've successfully destroyed Mond's faith. It's time to end this farce!"
Shao Yun looked back at the road he came from, and then looked at the road ahead leading to Mondstadt.
"It's over? Do you think it's over just because Wendy returns my wife and children?"
Alice asked, "What else do you want? The Wind God is now in a state worse than death! He has lost the faith of his followers."
"Back to the question I asked at the beginning. If Wendy never shows up, will you hunt him down forever? Are you going to sacrifice everything for revenge?"
"You are already very strong. Your terror has already flown through the earth veins. No one will dare to mess with you!"
Finally, Alice stretched out three fingers of her right hand and swore an oath, saying, "I swear, you turn back now and leave Mondstadt. No one will bother you again. You and Ying are 'free'!"
"If I lie, Keli will disown me as her mother! I will lose my precious daughter. You are also a father, so you should understand how cruel this oath is for a mother!"
Shao Yun looked at Alice who swore a poisonous oath on her own daughter and was caught in a dilemma.
Alechino and Tartaglia couldn't persuade Shao Yun, but when Alice persuaded him, Shao Yun was moved, mainly because of his identity.
Alechino is the director of the orphanage and has never been a real "mother".
Not to mention Tartaglia, there is still some emotional deficiency between an older brother taking care of his younger siblings and a father taking care of his own children.
But Alice is different. She is a mother and can easily resonate with Shao Yun, who is a father.
Revenge is a luxury we cannot afford, and if Wendy is not killed, everything will be as unreal as the dragon in the fairy tale. These two ideas conflict in Shao Yun's mind.
In the end, Shao Yun made a compromise choice.
Just as the Death Ruler Ronawa said, he did have more things to worry about after becoming a father.
Moreover, Wendy did release his wife and children, which proves that there is still hope...
Shao Yun also began to find a way out for himself...
"Okay, first make a 72-hour hourglass..." Shao Yun asked.