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

The Yun family was once a renowned family of blacksmiths, with many world-famous master blacksmiths. Many chivalrous figures would visit them seeking military assistance, which shows their historical status.

However, the Yun family's ancestor was notorious for being idle and unproductive. Ever since opera was born and flourished in the Liyue region, one of the Yun family's ancestors became obsessed with opera, and even his blacksmithing skills became rusty.

Thus, the renowned blacksmithing family of Liyue Harbor was mistaken for a renowned opera family of Liyue Harbor.

Abstract, it's just too abstract.

When Ji Ming learned of this information from Zhong Li, he almost burst out laughing.

Imagine if the Yun family's ancestor hadn't become fascinated with opera, would Miss Yun Jin be wielding a sledgehammer and forging iron today?

I can't hold it in anymore; it's just too abstract.

“Young friend, I suggest you visit Miss Yun Jin. You have a good relationship with her. If you explain your purpose, she might give you a longbow.”

"Got it, want to come along?"

Zhongli shook his head: "No, I haven't finished reading my ancient books yet. Giving up halfway is not a good thing."

Ji Ming didn't insist. He immediately got up and left the Hall of Rebirth, heading towards the Yunhan Society, which was stationed at the Heyu Tea House. He didn't know if the Yunhan Society would be open today.

I was quite lucky; I could hear the cheers from Heyu Teahouse from a distance. It seems that Miss Yun Jin's popularity has increased rather than decreased.

Ji Ming quickened his pace, and when he arrived at Heyu Teahouse, Yunhan Society had already finished their opera performance, and Yun Jin was sitting backstage removing her makeup.

Using the reflection in the vanity mirror, Yun Jin immediately saw Ji Ming enter through the door and quickly smiled, "Isn't this Mr. Ji Ming? Welcome back."

"Miss Yun Jin, you also know that I went to Mondstadt?"

"Of course, Hu Tao and I are good friends."

"I understand, I understand, we're best friends."

Ji Ming thought to himself, "That girl Hu Tao must have secretly complained to Yun Jin about a lot of things about him, otherwise why would Miss Yun Jin want to laugh as soon as she sees him?"

Yun Jin removed her last bit of makeup, turned around and smiled: "I'm so glad Mr. Ji Ming remembered me, thank you!"

Ji Ming looked completely bewildered: "Miss Yun Jin, what do you mean by this?"

"Hu Tao told me that you didn't tell her anything before you left, and that you didn't care about her at all. As an ordinary friend of Mr. Ji Ming, I am truly flattered that Mr. Ji Ming was willing to visit me when he returned."

"Alright, alright, Miss Yun Jin, stop mocking me. You're just standing up for Hu Tao, aren't you?"

Yun Jin's smile grew even sweeter: "Yes."

Sure enough, the two girls were in cahoots; if one was wronged, the other would definitely help her vent her anger.

Ji Ming said helplessly, "Alright, please forgive me, Miss Yun Jin. At least I greeted Hu Tao when I came back."

Yun Jin nodded in satisfaction: "That's more like it. Mr. Ji Ming, please come and sit down. I'll pour you some tea."

Ji Ming did not refuse. He had talked a lot today and was indeed feeling a bit thirsty.

"Mr. Ji Ming, you must have come here today just to visit me, right?"

Yun Jin tilted the teapot, and the tea flowed down the spout into the porcelain teacup. Steam rose from the top, and the temperature looked just right.

As an ordinary friend, Yun Jin didn't think her relationship with Ji Ming was good enough for her to visit him anytime, unless she had something to ask of him, like when she went to Ji Ming to discuss opera reform.

However, Yun Jin brought a bag of red dates last time, but Ji Ming didn't bring anything today. He really doesn't know how to be polite.

It's okay. Insincere politeness makes friendship seem fake. Mr. Ji Ming is just right, neither hypocritical nor pretentious, a perfect example of a friend.

Ji Ming readily admitted, "Indeed, Miss Yun Jin is very clever. She saw through my intentions immediately. I do have a favor to ask of you today, and I hope Miss Yun Jin can help me with this."

"What help do you need? I'll do anything to help if I can."

"I heard that Miss Yun Jin's family used to be a family of blacksmiths. Although they have now become a family of opera performers, they must still have a lot of divine weapons left behind, right?"

Yun Jin asked in surprise, "Mr. Ji Ming, are you asking for military assistance?"

Ji Ming nodded: "Yes, I will pay. I hope Miss Yun Jin can provide a longbow."

"Yes, we do, but my family stopped selling weapons a long time ago. Weapons made back then are given as gifts to VIPs," Yun Jin said with some distress, but still expressed her willingness to help. "I'll go back and tell my elders. Mr. Ji Ming, please wait for my news."

Ji Ming shrugged: "No need to worry so much. It's not that I absolutely need it. If all else fails, I can go to the blacksmith in the south of the city to make one. That will do for now."

“That won’t do. I just saw it. Mr. Ji Ming has divine eyes. We can’t use an ordinary longbow.”

Yun Jin looked at Ji Ming's waist. The reason she didn't ask much was because Ji Ming didn't bring it up.

"Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. It doesn't matter whether it's done or not, I'll treat you to dinner sometime."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Ming felt a sense of déjà vu. Had he recently turned into a go-to guy for meals?

Chapter 71 Losing money and eliminating disaster

In the heart of the busiest street in Liyue Harbor's Scarlet Cloud Slope stands a grand mansion with meticulous attention to feng shui. Stepping over the threshold, which is about knee-high, one can enter the main hall of the Liyue Yun family mansion.

As one of the few members of the Yun family in Liyue who still retains the blacksmithing skills, and also the head of the entire Yun family, Father Yun is very worried about the Yun family going astray.

Apart from the last few elders, the rest of the Yun family members had probably long since turned to opera, especially his daughter Yun Jin, who became the head of the Yunhan Society and went on a wild run down the path of neglecting her duties.

Of course, when most of the tribesmen chose to give up forging, opera was the right path.

Actually, it's not a big deal. The Yun family has passed down many secret manuals on forging, and future generations can restore the name of the forging family at any time.

In addition, Yun's father had a daughter late in life, and Yun Jin was his only daughter, so he naturally doted on her.

Under these circumstances, members of the Yun family can freely choose what interests them, and their daughters can naturally become the leaders of the Yun family's opera.

As for forging skills, perhaps we can wait until the grandson is born and have Yun's father teach him himself.

With this in mind, Yun's father visited his daughter's room early in the morning and began his daily routine of urging her to get married and have children.

Unlike usual, Yun Jin, who would run away whenever her father brought up the issue of pressuring her to get married and have children, actually came to greet him today.

Just as Yun's father was secretly pleased, his daughter suddenly said, "Father, why don't you give me the family heirloom bow? Anyway, I'll be in charge of the household from now on, so why don't you let me keep it for now?"

Yun's father was taken aback at first, but then his face quickly lit up with joy. Could it be that his daughter was starting to take an interest in forging?

That would be wonderful! Yun's father has a dream: to restore the forging techniques passed down from our ancestors. If Yun Jin can become the representative figure in restoring the ancestral system, then surely many members of the Yun family will follow suit.

"Ajin, what's wrong with you...?"

Dressed in Liyue-style casual wear, the loose everyday clothes made Master Yun Jin look somewhat out of place compared to her dignified appearance in public. However, upon closer inspection, one would find that Yun Jin was more lively at this time than when she was performing.

Yun Jin trotted over, not answering the question, but smiling, and said, "Father, what do you think of our family's ancestral longbow?"

Without much thought, Yun's father declared on the spot: "What our ancestors left behind is naturally an unparalleled divine weapon."

"Since it's a peerless divine weapon, leaving it unused would be disrespectful. It's better to give it to someone who needs it. My daughter has a good friend who recently acquired the Eye of God, so perhaps..."

Halfway through the conversation, Yun's father quickly realized something was wrong, his face filled with disbelief: "Ajin, are you trying to hand over what our ancestors passed down to outsiders?"

Yun Jin quickly explained, "It's not a free gift. My friend was planning to buy it. He wanted a longbow, and I thought we happened to have one at home."

"That won't work either, Ajin. Do you know what that bow is called?"

"I know, I will try to write 'Pale Moon'."

Father Yun sighed deeply, seemingly blaming himself, or perhaps blaming the clansmen for their lack of ambition. He said in a deep voice, "Ajin, the 'Trial Works' lineage is the Yun family's finest creation. I do not have the strength of our ancestors. Now, only Dan Yue remains of the 'Trial Works' lineage. How can we allow it to fall into the hands of outsiders?"

Going back a hundred years, the 'prototype' series was well preserved by the Yun family. In addition, the clan leader at the time was proficient in forging techniques, so it was no problem to sell a few.

Now, only the "Prototype" series remains, and Yunfu no longer has the same skills as his ancestors, so he can no longer forge works from the "Prototype" series. Therefore, the Prototype Danyue cannot be sold and can only be used as a talisman to protect the house.

Yun Jin's eyes darted away, but she still didn't give up, and whispered, "Father, is it really true that the trial version of Dan Yue can't be sold..."

She poured tea for her father, then continued to gaze at him expectantly, her eyes fixed on him.

Yun's father could never resist his daughter's coquettishness, and he asked helplessly, "Ajin, who exactly is your friend?"

Let's ask first. The Yun family's reputation is not as good as before. In fact, their own daughter is not as famous as Yun Jin. If a high-ranking official takes a liking to the trial writer Dan Yue, then it will pave the way for Yun Jin. It would be good for her to get to know more high-ranking officials.

"Even if I told you, Father wouldn't recognize you."

Yun's father insisted on asking, "If you don't tell me, how will I know?"

"His surname is Ji, and his given name is Ming, meaning 'bright as the sun and moon'."

Yun's father picked up his teacup, silently uttered the name, then took a sip. Suddenly, his eyes widened, and he hurriedly swallowed the tea: "Ji Ming?! A Jin, is this friend of yours someone with black hair and a small, inconspicuous scar at the end of his neck down to his chest?"

Yun Jin was stunned: "Black hair is correct, but he's not naked. I can't see if Mr. Ji Ming has any scars."

"What about your eyes? Are they heterochromatic? Your left eye is black, and your right eye is more of an earthy brown, but you can't tell unless you look closely."

Hearing her father say this, Yun Jin really thought that Ji Ming's eyes were heterochromatic. She had never looked closely at his eyes before, only noticing that there were subtle differences in color.

Seeing Yun Jin nod, Yun's father slapped his thigh and panicked: "How could you associate with such a person? A-Jin, listen to me, never associate with this person again, or you'll bring trouble upon yourself."

Yun Jin tilted her head, her face full of confusion: "Why?"

Why? A few years ago, Yun's father traveled around with a caravan, hoping to learn how to do business so that the Yun family could become active again in the upper echelons of Liyue, and also earn some Mora as forging funds.

Back then, the security outside Liyue was not very good. There were many bandits who robbed and plundered in the mountains and fields. These bandits, who called themselves outlaws, often ambushed and robbed passing caravans. Unless there was a security escort, caravans generally dared not travel.

At that time, there was a mysterious gang in the underworld. Even the Liyue government did not know their true situation. They only knew that there were a maximum of nine people who would go out together, and that bloodshed was inevitable when they went out. Lone merchants and caravans were their main targets.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Yun's father would have thought it was a gangster legend.

Of course, this gang was not as bloodthirsty as the legends suggested. They did not even rob or kill innocent people on the road, and the rumors about hunting down lone caravans and merchants were completely unfounded.

They only attack wealthy and unscrupulous noble families and merchants, as if they have some deep-seated grudge against them. Even if they cannot take the property by force, they will lure and kill them.

Imagine you're traveling with a caravan, but the caravan has a bad reputation and tries to force farmers to buy their stored grain at low prices. How would you feel?