Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

Shen Liang himself thought it smelled delicious. The hot pot broth he made himself was extremely flavorful, and he used a lot of ingredients. Inazuma's spices were as valuable as gold, and he only dared to eat like this because his mother was Raiden Shin.

"If you're not going to eat it, I will." Shen Liang picked up the meat and started craving it herself.

Fa Nan quickly bent down and bit Shen Liang's chopsticks. Shen Liang was eager to eat the meat and tried to pull the chopsticks away, but they were bitten. With a sudden effort, he pulled Fa Nan along with him.

The gentle, blue-haired little demon bit into the fish and pounced on Shen Liang on the deck.

"You don't have to stop me from eating this, there's so much in the pot. There's no other fresh meat from the sea, but there's plenty of fish." Shen Liang looked innocently at the little fish lying on his chest.

Fa Nan was both embarrassed and angry. So many people were watching. Just as she was about to explain, the fish fell out of her mouth. Shen Liang deftly tilted her head and caught it.

"Eh? Your Highness, you can't!" Fanan panicked, her face turning bright red. "No, no, no, you can't eat this! Fanan has already bitten into it!"

Shen Liang was very considerate of the girl's modesty. He blinked his clear red eyes, then tilted his head back and bit Miss Fanan's small cherry lips, which were still slightly oily, sending the meat slice back to its original owner.

Then he released the brief kiss, pouted, and said disdainfully, "What do you take me for? Would I eat your saliva?"

silence.

Fanan stared blankly at the white-haired little princess beneath him, his eyes gradually reddening and filling with tears.

The sailors watching were also taken aback by this turn of events, and gasps of surprise rose and fell. But most of them were excited to see a fairy being bullied by a demon god... It wasn't that they lacked awareness of the fact that a Liyue person was being taken advantage of by an Inazuma person, but rather that the two girls were extremely beautiful... Even according to the current laws of the Seven Kingdoms, it was really uncertain whether it would be considered taking advantage of them.

Chapter Twenty-Three feels strangely like I've been categorized as a girl...

In fact, Shen Liang didn't have much of a mental expectation about whether his behavior was excessive. Although Raiden had taught him in the castle tower that there should be a great distance between men and women, and that boys should be gentlemen and have manners.

But in the environment of the castle tower, besides the guards and courtiers, he was the only boy among the three palaces and six courtyards. Living under the noses of powerful demons who didn't care about worldly morality, Shen Liang couldn't understand how the so-called "great defense" was supposed to be demonstrated. In the time when Raiden couldn't detect it, kissing was just a polite way of greeting each other.

Fortunately, although those older sisters secretly wanted to be wicked concubines and courtiers who wreaked havoc in the harem, they were at least afraid of death in public. As a result, Raiden Shin couldn't realize that his common sense was different from that of ordinary people... Well, it's not that he couldn't realize it. Raiden Shin was such an intelligent woman. How could someone who had been in the deep palace for so many years have the common sense of an ordinary person? It was just that Raiden Shin wanted to send him to Liyue to study and reform him because of his lack of common sense.

Shen Liang was still complaining that Fanan had been pressing down on him for too long when he looked up and saw the gentle and weak Yaksha on his body, tears streaming down her face, looking extremely aggrieved. He was momentarily stunned.

"Why are you crying, Sister Fanan?"

"Why are you crying?" Fa Nan took a deep breath.

Then, suppressing her emotions, she stood up and repeated in a low voice:

“It’s alright, Vanan, it was just playful banter, a misunderstanding. Princess Inazuma’s status is even more noble than yours, you have to bear it, you have to accept it…” Vanan maintained her gentleness and said softly, “Princess Inazuma is still childish, you know that. People in Inazuma say that this princess is willful and unruly, you know that. What does it matter if we’re both girls? Just think of it as an accidental kiss from Yingda…”

Shen Liang tilted her head, wondering what she was muttering about. Seeing her sobbing, she felt a little uneasy. "Sister Fanan, you don't think that piece of meat with my saliva on it is disgusting, do you...? Okay, then you can bite off another piece for me, and we'll be even..."

The string that kept Fa Nan from maintaining his rationality snapped.

I'll show you what it means to be the Admiral of the Sen'iwa Navy, the one and only General Rokujuan in the four seas!

The once fair and jade-like arm instantly transformed into a massive, pitch-black yaksha claw shrouded in black mist. Even in her fury, Fa Nan still managed a tearful cry as she fiercely lunged at Shen Liang, sobbing, "Don't stop me! Let me kill him! Waaah... I'll take responsibility for my actions. If I kill him, I'll escape to the open sea... Waaah..."

Then she swung her claw at Shen Liang, who instinctively dodged to the side, and the stool was smashed to pieces.

"Whoa!" Shen Liang exclaimed in surprise, "You're serious!"

Fa Nan was also taken aback. He looked back at the maid, then at the general next to Shen Liang who was holding a teacup and sipping tea with his eyes closed.

Why didn't any of you stop them?

Fa Nan was a little embarrassed, but more than that, he felt wronged, so he simply swung his claws again!

Shen Liang dodged with leaps and bounds, hiding behind the coffin, filled with surprise and uncertainty. Then, Fa Nan's black claws violently tore at the coffin, sparks flying from the cut surfaces. However, the coffin remained unharmed. Fa Nan glanced at the coffin with some strangeness, then continued to chase and attack Shen Liang, his claws tearing at Shen Liang's straitjacket several times, almost slicing through his skin.

Fortunately, the straitjacket has the ability to self-repair; if it's torn, it'll be fine in a few seconds. It's a fashion item with no attributes but unlimited durability.

"Sister, sister! General, General, save your brother!" Shen Liang ran around the stove, pleading for help. The people on deck had dispersed, having already watched the spectacle. The only things Fan Nan wouldn't actively attack were the stove and the table where the general was, perhaps because he subconsciously felt the hot pot was delicious and shouldn't be wasted. But despite his pleas for help, the general remained indifferent, sitting in his seat, sipping his tea.

"Stop drinking! Brother's going to get killed! Didn't you come to protect me? This little fish is going to hit me! Aren't you going to help?"

The general continued drinking tea.

"Who's Little Fish?!" Fa Nan cried out, hitting even harder. "Don't run! My first kiss, which I've kept for over a thousand years, waaaaah! Let me beat you to death!"

"Hmm... a spinster over a thousand years old, that resentment is certainly enough to make you pay with your life." Mistelin sat on the mast, her long legs crossed, watching the chase below. "Why don't you just take a claw hit? With your physique, you won't die. Let that young lady vent her anger."

"Why am I being beaten when I didn't do anything wrong?!" Shen Liang felt wronged. "The nuns at the Zhaigong Palace are over a thousand years old too."

[That was her first kiss! How can you compare them?]

[That nun from the vegetarian palace said it was also her first kiss...]

Mistelin was speechless, seemingly believing that Shen Liang's logic was indeed sound. Back in the Moth of Flames era, he'd been spoiled by a group of older women, lacking common sense and involuntarily becoming a playboy. In the Castle Keep, he was still spoiled by the youkai older women, unable to learn any common sense; it was easy to imagine that his future would inevitably be...

Mistelin suddenly gave up. "Then you truly deserved to be beaten."

After the two of them ran around the deck five times, the general finally reached out his small hand to stop Fanan as Shen Liang ran past.

Fa Nan stared at her with a pitiful look, but with the general in front of her, she didn't dare to continue chasing.

"Let's stop here, Sister Fanan." The general said expressionlessly, "I can't let you really kill your brother. Please forgive his little bit of willfulness."

"A little... a little bit willful?"

"Apologize," the general said calmly.

"Whose side are you on anyway! You're my sister! She's trying to kill me! And you're making your brother apologize!" Shen Liang, panting, hid behind his sister's small body, trying to intimidate her. "Don't chase her anymore, or my sister will stand up for me!"

Fa Nan shrank back in fear.

"Apologize." The general gave his brother a cold look. "Don't make me take action."

How could Shen Liang be provoked by her younger sister's few words? She frowned her beautiful eyebrows and her voice turned cold: "I won't."

"I'm sorry, Sister Fanan. It was wrong of me to accidentally kiss you. Please forgive my willfulness and lack of awareness. I swear this will never happen again. I will be careful with my words and actions, and be a good prince in the eyes of Lady Dao, a good student in the eyes of Jigong, and a good younger brother in the eyes of Sister Fanan." Shen Liang recited his apology sincerely, more sincerely than ever before.

If we exclude the fact that he was hanging upside down on the mast, with a boiling hot pot of red broth below and his long hair hanging down to the broth, and the other end of the rope suspending him was in the doll sister's hand.

"Are you calm now?" the general asked calmly, glancing at the stunned Fanan.

"Calm down, calm down! Quickly put the princess down!" Fa Nan couldn't even cry anymore. "Don't put her in the hot pot!"

……

After the farce ended, Shen Liang, on the verge of tears, went to wash her hair. Only after washing it did she sit down and start enjoying the hot pot with Fa Nan.

By this time, most of the dishes that could withstand long cooking were already cooked, and the aroma made the sailors' stomachs rumble as they finished eating.

Fa Nan didn't eat much. After finishing his meal, he looked at Shen Liang and whispered, "Could the soldiers eat some too?"

After her anger subsided, she felt a little embarrassed to face Shen Liang. After all, she had only lost her first kiss, while Shen Liang had almost been cooked in hot pot by his younger sister. Children are creatures whose emotions change quickly; he was just angry with her a moment ago, but now he had completely forgotten about it.

"Of course, hot pot is more enjoyable when there are many people to eat with." Shen Liang waved to the crowd and said, "Bring your own bowls and chopsticks and have a taste. This pot can be divided into several servings."

Shen Liang was never stingy when it came to food, and in Inazuma, he had no one to share with. The sailors, who had been craving it for a long time, were overjoyed and divided the hot pot soup into more than a dozen tables. Hundreds of sailors began to eat noisily on the deck.

Soon, an exclamation rang out: "They really went all out with the spices!"

"It really smells delicious! Just the aroma alone is enough to whet my appetite, let alone eating it!"

"Just that small piece of spice, divided into a dozen pots, has such a strong flavor, um... They say spices are more valuable than gold, and Liyue is rich in spices, so it's like gold is everywhere... But this hot pot base is probably more valuable than gold of the same quality."

"The Inazuma people are far from that level. No matter how skilled the chef is, they couldn't do it. Their understanding of cooking is different from ours in Liyue... This kind of culinary essence, which is completely unique to Liyue, would be impossible if it were popularized in Liyue..."

"Shh! Are you trying to pry into the little princess's secrets? Don't be fooled by how well she plays with General Fanan; she's a demon god, she's just not serious with you yet! Say less!"

Shen Liang also heard these words and stroked his chin, thinking for a while.

He actually has a bit of a sense of crisis. This time when he came to Liyue, in order to get him out of his comfort zone, Raiden didn't give him any Mora at all, saying that Liyue would definitely take care of his daily expenses.

However, Shen Liang has common sense when it comes to money. He knew very well in the Sky Keep that the so-called "guaranteed expenses" money was not his own, because it meant that he had to apply for it and tell the purpose of the money in order to apply for it. That was impossible.

For example, if you want to research the material of smooth and beautiful stockings, you have to buy various raw material fibers. If you want to keep it a secret from your mother and maid, you can only spend your own pocket money.

He could get some pocket money from the Fox Fairy in the Castle Keep by begging them, but he couldn't possibly beg the Geo Archon and the Celestial Emperor in Liyue. After all, he's a man. He can act cute and playful at home, but outside he has to uphold the dignity of "the young emperor of the Rising Sun God."

However, he is very clear about himself. Having been pampered since childhood, he is unlikely to be frugal. He doesn't understand the concept of "saving money and increasing income," so he has to find a way to increase income.

This revolutionary hot pot broth...

As Shen Liang was thinking, he heard the group of people veer off-topic again.

"Speaking of which, Princess Inazuma's reputation seems to have only risen in the last month."

"Isn't that obvious? In fact, the Shogunate hasn't released any information about this prince yet. Only we, as naval soldiers, have some access to information. To be honest, this prince is quite remarkable. He's the son of Thor. Think about it, which ruler in the entire Teyvat continent has descendants? He's the second-generation with the most powerful background in the world. Our General Fanan can only endure it because we can't find anyone in Liyue who can compare to him in terms of status."

"It's a good thing it's a little princess. If it were a prince, General Fanan would have to marry him off with such a lowly status."

"Then I'll join General Fanan in a rebellion! I'll become a pirate! Haha!"

"Ridiculous! You think you can run away after offending a god? Even our General Fanan can't escape. Who knows, that Thunder God Daozuma might personally come to find a wife for his son... Hey, do you think our Emperor would show up and offend the Thunder General over such a trivial matter? The Emperor might think it would be nice for the younger generation to become in-laws. Our General Fanan is not young after all."

Then they stared at Shen Liang for a long time. After all, even soldiers were at sea, sometimes going a month or two without going ashore or seeing a woman. Although Fa Nan was gentle, beautiful, and graceful, they eventually grew tired of seeing her. A simple, fair-haired, red-eyed beauty with a face even more radiant and charming than Fa Nan was a real feast for the eyes.

"This prince is really strange. He's clearly a short, stout girl with a spoiled princess's temper, and you'd expect him to be petite and adorable. But if you look closely, his eyes and nose have a certain heroic air about them." The sailor who said this was holding a small tube and staring at Shen Liang, who was sitting on the deck railing enjoying the sea breeze after eating and drinking his fill.

“It really is true. Is it just my imagination? I always feel like she’s too pretty for a girl…” Another sailor’s words were a bit puzzling, but the other sailors could understand. It was simply because the girl had a certain air about her that some girls didn’t have. “But maybe it’s because her clothes are too masculine? Normally, princesses and young ladies would wear dresses, but she’s wearing strange… indescribable men’s clothing.”

While straitjackets are not gender-specific, in modern Teyvat, men and women generally have very different styles of clothing, making it easy to tell the difference at a glance. Shen Liang's form-fitting coat and trousers are more like clothing worn by men for ease of combat or work.

"Perhaps it's because the Princess actually prefers girls? I've heard that girls who like girls tend to be more spirited and masculine," another sailor speculated. "So he habitually kissed General Fanan, because she's essentially... well, let's not talk so much, what if Her Highness the Princess hears us?"

"Hahaha, then you'd better hope Her Highness isn't so narrow-minded. To prevent her plan to deal with General Fanan from being leaked, you won't live past tonight~"

These conversations, of course, did not escape the ears of the demon god and the immortals. Fa Nan's ears turned bright red, both shy and annoyed, but she still glanced at Shen Liang sitting next to her with suspicion.

She knew Shen Liang could hear her too, but Shen Liang was lazy and didn't react.

Fa Nan secretly rejoiced that it seemed this little princess was not a lesbian.