Genshin Impact: The Sage's Disciple Doesn't Want Fame

Ji Ming stopped pretending and said bluntly, "Commander Qin, we clearly agreed on this this morning, how can you go back on your word?"

Qin pursed her lips, a hint of deep-seated panic in her voice: "No, I didn't say anything this morning. Perhaps Mr. Ji Ming misheard."

Just kidding. Mr. Ji Ming and she have such a deep childhood friendship that it's obvious the childhood sweetheart faction is going to win. In this situation, it's better not to push your own sister out.

Besides, Mr. Ji Ming seems to have a penchant for womanizing. Barbara would probably suffer if she stayed with him. No way.

Unless Mr. Ji Ming repents and is willing to sever all improper relationships with other women, and then comes to Mondstadt to join the Knights of Favonius and become one of the knights with the title.

"Really? I remember that when the leader of the ensemble was speaking, she kept looking in the direction of the West Wind Cathedral. Could this be just my imagination?"

Seeing that Ji Ming was quite confident, Qin couldn't keep acting coquettish. After all, honesty was one of the virtues of a knight. She sighed softly and said, "Mr. Ji Ming, you like my sister, don't you?"

“I like her, but it’s still a long way from true liking,” Ji Ming smiled slightly. “I was just joking. I don’t intend to date a girl I don’t know very well.”

Upon hearing this, Qin was somewhat annoyed: "What, is it that my sister didn't meet your expectations?"

Ji Ming reached out his hand: "Commander Qin, don't be in a hurry."

Qin pursed her lips: "I'm not in a hurry."

"Hmm, if I were to rashly ask the troupe leader for a promise, you certainly wouldn't be happy about it, would you?"

"That's hard to say, but Mr. Ji Ming's abilities are quite impressive."

"And what about character?"

"Hard to say."

"So what you're saying, Commander Qin, is that as long as you're strong enough, you can marry Miss Barbara even if you're not a good person, right?"

Qin shook her head: "No, Mr. Ji Ming is no ordinary person. He is very flexible in his character and morality, which I can see. If you really have this intention, it is not impossible."

"That's wonderful! I'll head back to Liyue Harbor right now to prepare the betrothal gifts."

Jean smiled slightly: "No, if that day ever comes, it will be the Page family from Mondstadt who will provide the betrothal gifts."

Ji Ming: "?"

No, do you really think he'd be happy to be a live-in son-in-law?

Wow, you're really good at judging people. Ji Ming loves the feeling of being fed by a woman, it's all in one go!

Upon closer inspection, Ji Ming realized that there seemed to be many women who could be suitable candidates for marriage into the family.

First, there's the Liyue native faction.

Master Hu, a wealthy woman from Liyue Harbor, has no shortage of Mora, except perhaps for the possibility that her future children might not have enough milk.

Ke Mao Mao is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has large headlights. If you marry her, you might be forced to work overtime, but at night you can experience having twin ponytails as a steering wheel, which is really comfortable.

The young cook, childhood sweetheart, is not plump but still pretty. She's a master at breastfeeding and her family owns the Wanmintang business. The only danger is that she'll get fat from being overfed.

Gan Qilin, well... cough cough, Senior Sister Gan Yu is the kind of woman who can become Ji Ming's mother, so breastfeeding and stuff, hehe...

Mr. Yun is half a son-in-law. If he marries into the family, can we let her use opera singing at night?

Secondly, there are the Mondists.

The only possibility is Barbara, the little angel; I'm not very familiar with or know much about the other women.

Barbara also has pigtails, the curly kind. Ji Ming has never seen her with her hair down. It seems that unless he marries into her family, he will never see her with his hair down.

Secondly, there's the Inazuma faction...

Are there any women in Inazuma who are qualified to marry into the family?

In a certain god's abode? In a certain Naganohara?

Well, the friendship we shared, having soaked in hot springs together, is technically separated by a bamboo wall, so it should only be considered a close female friend type.

Ji Ming admitted that at certain times in Inazuma, Xiao Ji Ming did indeed have a reaction to those two girls.

Ji Ming's aesthetic sense may not be good, but Xiao Ji Ming's aesthetic sense is definitely good.

"Mr. Ji Ming, are you perhaps a traditional Liyue man? I've heard that Liyue men are very resistant to marriage into another man's family, believing that such a marriage would lead to a loss of dignity."

"No, I was born to be a live-in son-in-law."

Here we go again, Mr. Ji Ming is spouting nonsense again, but let's just listen to what he has to say for now.

At Qin's prompting, Ji Ming began his performance: "Don't even mention the Paige family, I could even do the Gunnhildr family."

Qin's expression stiffened. She quickly glanced at Ji Ming's expression and changed the subject, saying, "My younger sister has always loved spicy food since she was little..."

No way, no way, Mr. Ji Ming would be that kind of person? Impossible, Mr. Ji Ming shouldn't be thinking about a sisterly romance plot, he probably just wants to marry into the Gunnhild family.

That's alright then. If it's just like that, it's not impossible.

However, the process must not be simple and crude. Then, cut off any abnormal relationships with other members of the opposite sex. The pursuit should be full of romance, and it would be best to become a knight in shining armor.

Finally, after Mr. Ji Ming passes all the tests and gets married, he will have to change his surname to Gunnhild, so he will be called Ming Gunnhild.

Or, to put it more elegantly, you could call him Gunnhildr.

No! Barbara is her own sister. How could she steal her lover? At the very least, Mr. Ji Ming should explain things clearly to Barbara so as not to affect their sisterly relationship.

Wait a minute, after getting married, won't there be some immoral plot like "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, don't look back, I'm the older sister"?

Looking at Qin, who was deep in thought, Ji Ming felt a little helpless. This acting leader was not very good at changing the subject. Perhaps it was because they were quite familiar with each other, so he didn't care whether the topic change was good or bad, as long as the goal was achieved.

"Commander Qin, how about we talk about material rewards?"

"Alas……"

Startled by Ji Ming's sudden outburst, Qin coughed a few times and said, "No problem, so it's still 70 million Mora, plus other bonuses and the Knight title?"

"I want a piece of meat from the Stormterror's tail, and I'll also give you some other monetary rewards, but please forget about the title of Knight."

After all, Ji Ming didn't want to work for free.

Qin Yi said sternly, "The rewards are for everyone; to refuse one is to refuse all."

Ji Ming protested: "Commander Qin, this is a form of bundled sales, which is illegal and will land you in jail."

Strictly speaking, the power to interpret Mondstadt's laws rests with Jean.

"Knights with the title receive a monthly salary, and can get a 90% discount on houses in Mondstadt. They don't have to worry about daily necessities, and getting sick and hospitalized is a piece of cake."

Oh? That does seem quite attractive, but if you think about it carefully, if you choose the material reward to become a knight, you might as well just marry into a wealthy family and live off their money.

In that case, buying a house wouldn't cost any money.

However, this reason was still too unusual, so he decided to politely decline Qin's offer from another angle.

Ji Ming grinned: "I've heard that you Mondstadt knights have eight virtues: humility, honesty, compassion, courage, justice, sacrifice, honor, and soul. Commander Jean, how many of these knightly virtues do you think I possess?"

Qin thought for a moment: "Not a single one."

Ji Ming thought so too.

He used to be a street thug, incredibly arrogant.

He went to jail for fraud, not for honesty.

He's a common criminal who wipes out entire families; there's no need to pity him.

They tend to favor those close to them and disregard fairness.

They run away when trouble arises, sacrificing others.

The honors are even more of a mess, a five-star citizenship.

They have the eight virtues of a knight, but if Ji Ming adds a few more, he could probably make it the ten deadly sins.

“That’s right. I don’t even have one of the eight virtues. Why does Commander Qin keep making me a knight with the title?”

"Hmm... Mr. Ji Ming, don't slander yourself. Perhaps when you become a new generation of knights, you'll be able to discover even deeper virtues?"

Lord Chancellor, you're not actually the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. You're more like a max-level Mondstadt salesman, using your silver tongue to recruit people.

Ji Ming was somewhat displeased: "If I become a knight with a title, won't I have to stay in Mondstadt forever? I'm from Liyue, and I'm very homesick."

Jean nodded: "Of course, knights with the title are the standing army and main force of the Knights of Favonius. After becoming a knight with the title, you will naturally have to stay in Mondstadt. However, the benefits are really quite good."

“I don’t think this is a reward; it’s the company confirming that they’re going out to recruit laborers.”

What are you talking about? Cattle and horses can't become knights.

Qin sighed and asked, "Mr. Ji Ming, what kind of reward do you want?"

Ji Ming didn't want to go too far, after all, Mondstadt was also Wendy's territory, and he couldn't afford to break off relations.

"I heard Mondstadt has a title and rank of 'Knight of Honor,' shouldn't I get one to play with?"

Oh right, how could I forget about that? Mondstadt hasn't had anyone become an honorary knight in a long time. It seems that this title and rank haven't been granted to outsiders for a long time.

We can first grant Mr. Jiming the title of Honorary Knight, which would provide him with a nearly translucent connection to Mondstadt.

In the future, if Ji Ming were to travel to various places, he would probably include the honorary knighthood she bestowed upon him in his self-introduction.

Jean got up and went to her desk, took out an expensive-looking wooden box from the drawer, and returned to her seat, saying, "This contains the new version of the medals that Mondstadt just made. If you like them, I'll give them to you as well."

It looks like pure gold and is inlaid with some high-end jewels; it looks very nice.

Ji Ming asked, "Commander Qin, are you sure you want to give this to me? If I may add something, perhaps Ying needs the Knight of Honor or this medal more."

In a while, Ji Ming will obtain something ten or a hundred times more valuable than the medal, namely the Heart of Barbatos. This thing is much more attractive than the medal.