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

Sure enough, there was a mature woman in the library. The charming woman, dressed as a magician, was sitting behind the counter quietly drinking tea. When she heard the door open, she looked up and saw a young man rushing towards the counter.

"A new face, may I ask how this young gentleman is addressed?"

Lisa was happy to see new faces. Due to the Dragon Plague, the entire city of Mondstadt was in a state of panic. Although the people of Mondstadt could still live peacefully in the city, not many people were willing to borrow books anymore.

Despite the charming greeting, Ji Ming ignored it and asked earnestly, "Miss Lisa, what will happen if I borrow a book and don't return it?"

Lisa: "…………?"

Chapter 40 Barbara is a little angel

"Miss Barbara, what do you mean by that? To be honest, Mondstadt script looks like gibberish to me, so maybe we shouldn't bother you."

Ji Ming sat on the bench, pulling at his hair and looking resentful, reading the "Manual of the Eye of God" in his hands. He didn't like reading much to begin with, and now he was feeling sleepy.

Barbara stayed by his side the whole time, and in order not to disappoint the little nun's kindness, Ji Ming had no choice but to fight off his sleepiness and continue learning. However, he made no progress all morning, let alone learn how to use the Eye of God.

Barbara took the book and patiently explained, "This sentence means that in order to use the Eye of God, you must establish a close connection with it. It's okay, Mr. Ji Ming, don't be discouraged, I'm willing to continue teaching."

"Miss Barbara, you are such a little angel."

The little angel is Barbara, and the archangel is Senior Sister Gan Yu. No one in this world can shake Senior Sister Gan Yu's position.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the compliment, Barbara scratched her head and laughed, "It's what a nun should do, Mr. Ji Ming, please don't praise me. Also, why do you look like you've been electrocuted?"

Ji Ming said blankly, "He did a stunt, and then got an electric shock."

"Playing pranks?" Barbara wasn't quite sure what the term meant, but a terrifying thought suddenly occurred to her, and she asked nervously, "You weren't electrocuted by Lisa-senpai, were you?"

"That's right, it's that librarian."

"Lisa-senpai is usually quite kind, why would she suddenly give you an electric shock?!"

"Because I asked her if I could borrow a book and not return it, Miss Lisa seemed to take that as a provocation."

A tingling, numb sensation—that was Ji Ming's first feeling after being electrocuted. It seemed that Miss Lisa had restrained her strength; apart from his hair standing on end, his clothes, skin, and internal organs were completely unharmed.

Pain was inevitable, but not to the point of screaming and crying out, because Ji Ming was knocked unconscious by the electric shock and couldn't make a sound.

This was a really tough job, an incredibly tough one at that. We shouldn't do it again.

Before Ji Ming could react, Barbara gently placed her hand on his chest, and the Eye of God began to emit a rich and healing water element, softly chanting an unknown, cheerful tune.

Ji Ming felt much better. It seemed that the Eye of God could also be used for healing. He had thought that the Eye of God could only be used as an offensive tool.

"Really, Mr. Ji Ming, you'd better be careful in the future. Senior Lisa hates people who borrow books and don't return them. Once someone borrows a book and doesn't return it, she becomes very scary."

Barbara looked frightened, as if she had personally experienced these things.

I understand. Miss Barbara once borrowed books and didn't return them, but Miss Lisa cured her.

The church doors were pushed open, and Barbara turned her head to look. Her expression, which had been somewhat frightened, changed to one of surprise, admiration, and panic.

Ji Ming also looked over and saw Miss Lisa walking in with a relaxed expression, followed by a dignified and solemn female knight with a high ponytail.

The West Wind Cathedral was rather empty, with only Barbara and Jiming inside. So the spirited female knight quickly spotted them and led Miss Lisa over.

"You must be Mr. Ji Ming? I'm sorry, Lisa didn't know her own strength. I'm willing to make compensation for this."

Lisa, arms crossed, smiled and waved gently, her cleavage accentuating her mature womanly charm, as she greeted, "Young sir, we meet again?"

Ji Ming and Barbara shrank back together, and the little nun immediately stood up and bowed: "Director Qin, Senior Lisa, since you have something to discuss with Mr. Ji Ming, then I won't disturb you any longer."

The little nun put down her book, turned and ran away.

"Traitor! Shouldn't we be on the same side?"

Ji Ming picked up the book and said solemnly, "Here you go. I promise I will never borrow books again. Please forgive my past ignorance. Let me clarify, I was absolutely not trying to provoke you."

These two don't seem to be ordinary people. Miss Lisa is incredibly powerful; she can make Ji Ming fall asleep on the spot with just a wave of her hand.

The dashing female knight with the high ponytail standing to the side was no ordinary person either. Just now, Miss Barbara had called her "Commander Qin," so she must be the current acting commander of the Knights of Favonius.

Qin watched Barbara's retreating figure, sighed quietly, and then turned to scold Lisa: "Lisa, please apologize to Mr. Ji Ming sincerely."

"Okay, okay, I'll apologize. Don't stare at me with those cute eyes, or I'll fall in love with you."

No, are the Knights of Favonius really going to use such fancy tactics?

Seeing Lisa looking over, Ji Ming widened his eyes and quickly stopped her, saying, "It was my fault, Miss Lisa, you don't need to apologize."

Lisa nodded in satisfaction, walked over and touched Ji Ming's cheek, praising, "You're very sensible. I'm thinking about whether to give the young master a small reward."

What kind of tone is that? Ji Ming felt a surge of inexplicable anger rising in his lower abdomen.

"Lisa?"

"Alright, alright, I won't tease him anymore. I'm so sorry, I hit him without asking clearly. I apologize, young master, can you forgive me?"

I'll forgive you if you give me a small reward.

Of course, Ji Ming dared not say this aloud, and nodded with a smile: "I forgive you, Miss Lisa."

After Lisa finished apologizing, Qin put away her displeased look and asked, "Mr. Ji Ming, when did you and Barbara meet?"

They seemed to have a very close relationship; when they sat together, their shoulders were almost touching. As Barbara's older sister, Jean cared a lot about her interpersonal relationships.

You should know that she had never heard of the name "Ji Ming" before, a name that was so reminiscent of Liyue.

Ji Ming, concise and to the point: "Last night."

Qin, whose pupils dilated in shock: "?!"

Lisa, with a playful expression, said, "Interesting~"

Unaware of the misunderstanding between the three, Ji Ming continued, "Miss Barbara is very gentle. The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was her smiling at me."

That's absolutely right. Last night, the first thing Ji Ming saw when he opened his eyes was Barbara, and the little nun was smiling with satisfaction. There was not a single lie in what he said.

But Qin had already started brainstorming. The shoulders were close together, the tone was too intimate despite the polite language, and the relationship of knowing each other last night and starting to teach today was already clear.

My little sister has really grown up.

Qin remained silent for a long time before asking earnestly, "Mr. Ji Ming, do you like Barbara?"

Ji Ming failed to notice the inexplicable emotion in his tone and quickly nodded in confirmation: "No one would dislike a little angel."

Calling Barbara "little angel"? What an adorable and affectionate nickname! Lisa couldn't wait to see what would happen, her face beaming with excitement.

"Understood. Come to the Knights' headquarters tonight. I'd like to treat you to dinner and talk about Barbara."

Ji Ming: "…………?"

No, what do you know?

Are the people of Mondstadt thinking a little too freely?

Chapter 41 Feeding and Being Feeded

In the commander's office, Jean sat behind her desk, handling the Knights of Favonius's various miscellaneous affairs as usual. The Dragon Plague had little impact on the lives of Mondstadt residents, so most of the matters she handled were requests from the residents.

For example, if a resident of Mondstadt loses their pet cat, they need to send a trainee knight to help find it.

For example, a resident of Mondstadt's house has mushrooms growing on its roof, requiring a trainee knight to be dispatched to clear them.

Unfortunately, most of the Knights' main force followed Commander Falgar on the expedition, leaving only a few knights with titles in Mondstadt; the rest were all apprentice knights without titles.

As the acting leader, all Jean could do was stabilize the situation in Mondstadt and the surrounding areas, preventing the dragon scourge from affecting the daily lives of Mondstadt residents.

Jean, born into the Mondstadt nobility, worked tirelessly for the sake of the Mondstadt residents, but these trivial tasks caused this upright and noble knight to complain somewhat.

"I'm so tired... I should be able to rest for a while and read a romance novel for a bit."

For Qin, the heavy workload was suffocating for this eighteen-year-old girl. Although she could handle it well, she still needed to rest occasionally.

Romance novels are a great pastime. Qin admires perfect and romantic love, but unfortunately, her position as acting group leader makes people keep their distance, and her busy work leaves the eighteen-year-old girl with no time for anything else.

Qin sighed softly and took out a brand-new romance novel from the drawer. The protective film on it was still intact. Before she could tear off the protective film, a cup of steaming hot black tea was suddenly placed on the table.

"I just finished my work. Let me have a cup of tea to relax before reading, otherwise my eyes will get tired."

"Thank you so much..."

Qin was about to reach for it when she realized what was happening and stopped in mid-air, her eyes wide with surprise. "Mr. Ji Ming?" she exclaimed.

Ji Ming nodded and explained, "Don't misunderstand, Miss Lisa let me in. She saw that you were busy with official business and didn't want to disturb you. I specially made you a cup of black tea. Please enjoy."

People in Mondstadt prefer to brew tea with tea bags. It took Ji Ming a long time to figure out this way of brewing tea. Fortunately, hard work pays off, and he finally brewed a cup of black tea that looked pretty good.

Although the process was a bit inexplicable, at least he managed to make contact with the acting Grand Master of the Knights. If he didn't take this opportunity to gather information, then all these years of Ji Ming's life would have been for nothing.

I brewed Qin a cup of black tea as a way of getting her to open the door.

Qin relaxed her furrowed brows and smiled, "I see. Thank you very much, Mr. Ji Ming. I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Hey~ As the acting leader, how can you keep me waiting? You should condescend to stop your work and treat this insignificant prodigal son to a meal."

In any case, it is indeed very comfortable to talk to people with high emotional intelligence. Not only is there always something to talk about, but you also don't have to worry about the conversation going off track.

To show respect, Qin took a small sip of her black tea, then placed it back in its original position, clasped her hands under her chin, and said softly, "Thank you for keeping our appointment on time. I'd like to talk to you about Barbara."

"Yes, you mentioned that this morning. I'd like to ask when lunch is served?"

"Mr. Ji Ming is really interesting. No one has ever dared to make red tea or ask about meal times in the commander's office."