"Huh?"
Ying, who had just finished changing, heard Yun Jin's voice and immediately came out to ask,
"Yun Jin, do you know Beidou?!"
"We've met a few times and got acquainted while chatting,"
After answering Ying's question, Yun Jin suddenly felt something was wrong and said,
"Wait, shouldn't I be the one asking you this question?"
Ying quickly defended herself,
"Ah, this... cough cough~ Beidou-jie is so famous in Liyue, it shouldn't be strange that I know her name, right? (*￣з￣)"
"Hahaha, that's true. Based on what you just said, do you want to participate in that martial arts tournament?"
Seeing that Yun Jin had guessed her thoughts so accurately, Ying immediately agreed,
"Yes, yes, yes. Because my sister and I plan to head to Inazuma in a few days, so we wanted to ask them to bring us along."
Although we can teleport directly there... I don't know much about the plot that follows. If I accidentally skip the plot and go directly to fight the Electro Archon, it would be terrible.
Besides, I also want to experience the feeling of Lumine easily defeating weaker opponents! ๑乛v乛๑
"Is that so... Then I'll take you to find them directly. Coincidentally, Beidou-jie mentioned to me a while ago that she's been preparing for the martial arts tournament's arena at Guyun Stone Forest these days."
"Really?! Thank you so much!"
Ying happily hugged Yun Jin and immediately ran back to the fitting room to change back into her clothes. Then, she picked up the clothes from the store, ran to the counter, and dumped them all on it.
"Please pack all of these for me!"
Yun Jin: "Huh?!"
Seeing Ying's outrageous move, Yun Jin quickly stopped her.
"Wait! I just wanted you to try them on, I didn't mean to buy them all!"
Ying waved her hand and said dismissively,
"It's okay, this little bit of money is nothing to me. Besides, your taste is so good, I believe the other clothes are definitely not bad."
"Ah?!"
Yun Jin's concept of money was greatly impacted...
However, the reality was indeed so. Ever since she discovered that she was a little rich woman, Ying hadn't done any quests for a long time. Although she wouldn't let go of any opportunities to make money, she was also absolutely not stingy when it came to spending~ wΑp.kanshu伍.net
In her words, a few dozen Primogems and some Mora were nothing. She could get them by completing a sudden quest from the system later. Moreover, she had many five-star weapons on her now, so she wasn't lacking in anything~
After a while...
Using teleportation to bring Yun Jin near Guyun Stone Forest, Ying and Yun Jin slowly walked over.
Along the way, Yun Jin told Ying many things, such as the troubles caused by paparazzi and managers. Hearing her experiences, Ying completely gave up the idea of becoming a star.
After all, she didn't like being a puppet and hated subordinate relationships. This could be seen from the fact that she treated Paimon as a friend, or rather, a frenemy, when she was still Paimon or the system.
"We're here."
Yun Jin pointed forward. Ying followed her gaze and indeed saw a group of people busy there.
Ying followed Yun Jin and quickly spotted Beidou among the crowd.
"Beidou-jie~"
Yun Jin waved and called out, then pulled Ying along as they ran over.
"Oh?"
Beidou looked at the approaching duo with some surprise.
"Why do you call me by my name today, Yun Jin?"
"Hehe~ Today I'm just Yun Jin, so don't be so formal with me, Beidou-jie~ (^_^)"
Hearing Yun Jin say that, Beidou burst into laughter and hugged Yun Jin, saying,
"Hahaha~ Good! Elegance really suits Ningguang more. I prefer a more camaraderie-like interaction!"
Ying, standing by the side, trembled in fear...
Phew... Fortunately, she's not interested in me. Otherwise, if Lumine saw this, she would be jealous again. After all, Beidou is not Hu Tao...
Ah... cough cough cough! I didn't say anything just now, okay~ (*￣з￣)
While Beidou and Yun Jin were being affectionate, Kaedehara Kazuha, who was nearby, noticed the girl who had come with Yun Jin and couldn't help but observe Ying curiously. Ying felt a little flustered under his gaze and stiffly raised her arm to greet him.
"Um... hello?"
Seeing Ying take the initiative to greet him, Kaedehara Kazuha responded,
"Mm, hello... If I'm not mistaken, you are the hero who single-handedly held back the monstrous flood-like creatures in the previous war."
"Ah, this, 'hero' is a bit too exaggerated~"
Ying said in a dismissive tone, but the smile on her face proved that she wasn't as humble as she claimed.
Beidou, who was on the side, was also attracted by their conversation. After nodding to Yun Jin, she walked up to them.
"So this is the renowned Honorary Knight of Mondstadt. I've heard so much about you~"
"Hm?"
Ying was slightly taken aback but quickly reacted.
It's probably because of me that Lumine hasn't met Beidou yet... Anyway, I should explain first.
With that thought, Ying took the initiative to extend her small hand for a handshake.
"No, no, to be precise, I'm the sister of that legendary Honorary Knight~"
"Oh?"
Hearing Ying say that, Beidou observed her more carefully and indeed noticed some differences.
"Mm... indeed, you look underage. It doesn't quite match the image of a heroic and dashing figure as rumored... Then I should call you a hero of Liyue!"
Ying: "..."
She was clearly trying to compliment me, but I couldn't feel happy at all... Read books aloud.
Ying shook her head and decisively changed the topic.
"Cough, cough... Um, I heard you have a competition here, and there's a reward for getting first place, right?"
"Oh? I didn't expect even a Liyue hero to have heard of our martial arts tournament. It seems our publicity is doing quite well, hahahahaha~"
"Cough, cough... Um, 'hero' is too heavy. You can just call me Ying..."
Ying said meekly, correcting the minor issue of the title.
"Hahaha~ Good! Since little Ying says so, I'll go by your wishes!"
Beidou said cheerfully and then explained the rules of their martial arts tournament to Ying.
"Since you've heard of our event, you must know that you need to have some fame to participate. After all, we don't want ordinary people to be beaten up just because they came to join the fun."
"Your fame is certainly not an issue. In Liyue and Mondstadt, besides your sister, there's probably no one else as capable as you. However... our competition does not allow the use of Visions. I don't know if you can accept that."
"No problem, it's fine if I don't use elemental power. Besides, I don't actually have a Vision."
Ying nodded and said, as she had already seen Lumine go through this once. She knew that most of them were just a bunch of weaklings anyway.