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

Forget it, this is not something Lei Movie should be concerned with. Ji Ming is not her child or heir. She is only responsible for creating suitable trial levels.

While Lei was pondering, Ji Ming was also secretly observing Lei's face. He found that most of the women in Daoqi had a fatal charm, like roses covered with thorns. They were pleasing to the eye from afar, but if you tried to get close, you might get pricked by thorns.

Just like Yae no Miko, so too did Lei Yingdian. Compared to the various teasing remarks of the Fox Temple Master, Ji Ming found that this expressionless Thunder God was more...exciting?

Regardless of the strange adjectives, Ji Ming did indeed have this feeling. He really liked being looked down upon or ignored, especially by a mature woman like Lei Yingdian, who was beautiful to the point of being dangerous.

"Ji Ming."

"To!"

Startled by Lei's calm call, Ji Ming showed no embarrassment in the face of the scrutiny of this "God of Thunder," and said without changing his expression, "General, please give the order!"

It's a headache, but the kid isn't too annoying.

Lei Yingdian had many thoughts, but he didn't show them on his face. He calmly said, "Ji Ming, try again."

Ji Ming wailed, "No! I'm going to die! I don't want to be struck by lightning! No! No! No!"

Seeing Ji Ming suddenly start rolling around, Lei Yingdian's lips curled into a slight smile, which disappeared in an instant: "Get up as soon as possible, don't be willful."

"Oh, I'll get up right away."

Ji Ming reacted with ease, immediately getting up from the ground, dusting himself off, lowering his body and trying his best to reduce his center of gravity, preparing to face the upcoming lightning strike trial.

Lei Ying stepped aside to avoid disturbing Ji Ming's trial. Almost instantly, the lightning elements on the first floor of the Sky Keep began to crackle and explode, making a very frightening sound.

As his center of gravity lowered, Ji Ming's muscles and nerves tensed up. When the lightning struck, he skillfully imbued himself with wind elemental power and used it to sense the surrounding lightning elemental power, instantly identifying a safe area.

Both wind and lightning elements share a common characteristic: speed.

Ji Ming made no move; he simply moved and appeared at the other end of the Sky Keep. His original foothold had been struck by lightning and was now sizzling with smoke.

From sensing the lightning elemental power to successfully transferring to the other side of the castle tower, Ji Ming took less than a second and a half, a speed that could be described as seamless. Unfortunately, he had already reached his bottleneck, and the upper limit of the wind element was just so-so.

Before he could think, another bolt of lightning struck Ji Ming's head. He had experienced this many times before, so he remained calm and dodged the lightning strike once again.

A single lightning strike is just an appetizer; the real main course is the wide-area strike that follows.

Based on his experience from the previous ten strikes, Ji Ming discovered that the coverage attack of the lightning element was not something that could be achieved overnight; there was a specific order to it, even though the intervals between strikes were very short.

Ji Ming steadied himself, resisting the backlash from the condensed wind elemental power while expanding the detection range of the wind elemental power until it covered the entire castle tower.

After determining the order of the lightning strikes, Ji Ming moved through the castle tower almost non-stop, never stopping for more than a second at a time. Such large-scale reconnaissance and calculation required strong mental strength to support it.

Finally, Ji Ming couldn't take it anymore. Just before the lightning struck, he moved to Lei Yingdian's side, where there was no lightning.

"General, please stop using your supernatural powers..."

Lei Yingdong grabbed Ji Ming's shoulder and pushed him away: "Give up?"

"Yes, I can't take it anymore. Go ahead and chop it if you want. I'm used to it."

Ji Ming did not resist. After lying on the ground, he simply closed his eyes and silently waited for the lightning to strike.

However, the familiar electric shock did not occur. When Ji Ming quietly opened his eyes to observe, what came into view was a stack of bedding that had been thrown at him.

The blankets covered Ji Ming, and Ji Ming, shrouded in darkness, lost his composure and simply began to fight with the blankets on the spot. After breaking free of the blankets, he saw Thor raising a faint smile.

It seemed to be an illusion; in the blink of an eye, Lei Yingdian returned to his expressionless demeanor and said calmly, "Take a rest, Ji Ming."

Ji Ming was taken aback: "Oh, did you just laugh?"

Lei Yingdian said, "Really? That's just your imagination. You're just too tired."

"real or fake?"

"What do you say?"

Ji Ming raised his hands in surrender: "Then it's true."

Lei Yingdian was satisfied: "Okay, you can rest for a while, and then go to the second floor on your own."

"what?"

"Still don't understand? You've already passed."

The goal of setting up the trial was not to make Ji Ming pass the level, but to make him squeeze out his current maximum potential and limits in the level. The goal of the first level has been achieved, so it is only natural to open the second level.

Lei Yingdian was unwilling to say more and turned to leave, giving Ji Ming time to rest and think.

"General, you have a very handsome smile."

Looking back, Ji Ming had already closed his eyes and lay flat, muttering, "I really like him, although I prefer his disdainful and contemptuous look... cough cough, but the general's smile makes people feel closer to him."

Lei Yingdian was stunned for a moment, then the corners of his mouth turned up again, but this time the smile didn't disappear immediately: "Is that so?"

Ji Ming suddenly opened his eyes, but the first floor of the castle tower was empty. He then realized that he had been deceived by the country bumpkin girl that Yae no Miko had told him about.

No, are you trying to make fun of him like a rice-plant?

Well, being too tired to sleep, Ji Ming decided to go for a walk. Maybe he'd fall asleep while he was out and about?

………………

"Ayaka, Ayaka, I'm here!"

In the grove outside Inazuma Castle, Naganohara Yomi-no-miya waved her arms cheerfully, while not far away stood Princess Shiraga, who had come to keep her appointment.

Ayaka Kamisato moved unhurriedly, maintaining her aristocratic demeanor even in a quiet forest with few tourists. She gently lifted her armor skirt without touching the water stains on the ground.

Seeing that Ayaka Kamisato was walking slowly, Naganohara Yomi-miya ran over to greet her. Unlike Ayaka Kamisato, she was naturally lively and wore regular Inazuma sandals, which left water stains on the ground.

"Hey, hurry up! I've developed a new kind of firework that explodes in the sky with little pictures of Ayaka. It's a special gift for you, it's so cute!"

Faced with Naganohara Yoshimiya's almost teasing tone, Kamisato Ayaka blushed slightly and said helplessly, "Don't make fireworks like that, Yoshimiya."

It sounds so embarrassing. Since it's a gift, Ayaka Kamisato will naturally accept it. However, Naganohara Yomi-no-miya shouldn't even think about setting off fireworks like that in public. This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!

Naganohara Yoshimiya laughed generously, "Don't worry, who would come to the grove in the middle of the night? It's quite far from Inazuma Castle. Just find an open space in the grove to set off the fireworks, and no one will see them."

To be honest, Ayaka Kamisato didn't believe it.

However, there was nothing she could do. It was a kind gesture from her good friend, and Ayaka Kamisato didn't have the habit of refusing a friend's kindness, so she could only reluctantly agree, "Okay, okay, so have you found the place?"

Naganohara Yoshimiya made a peace sign with his right hand on his hip and said, "Of course, there's a small lake in the woods outside the city. We can set them off there, and if they explode accidentally, we can dispose of the fireworks."

"How terrifying! Please allow me to take my leave."

"Hey, hey, I was just kidding! This is a gift I prepared carefully, how could it possibly explode by accident?"

Nagano Hara grabbed Ayaka Kamisato's hand and led her to the lakeside, eager to observe Princess Shiraga's expression.

Ayaka Kamisato remained helpless, but as the two drew closer to the lake, she seemed to spot a familiar figure.

"That's... Ji Jun?"

With messy hair and a haggard back, she looked as if her soul had been ripped away. Yet, the familiar Liyue-style crimson robe belonged only to the highest-ranking officer of the delegation, and Ayaka Kamisato would never mistake her.

Naganohara Yoshimiya squinted. She was slightly nearsighted, but that didn't stop her from observing the figure in front of her. Then she exclaimed, "Ah, it's Ake-kun!"

Naganohara Yomi-no-kyu had a strong impression of this Liyue guest.

Because Ji Ming was facing the lake, his back looked haggard and lost, and he hadn't taken care of himself for a long time. Coupled with the mottled branches and grass obscuring his face, the two of them immediately thought of a not-so-good answer.

'Ji Jun/Ming Jun wants to jump into the lake!'

Ayaka Kamisato and Yoshimiya Naganohara exchanged a glance, then nervously ran faster and faster, until finally they even lunged forward together, and then...

Then, Ji Ming, who was unable to detect anything due to his lack of mental strength, was pushed into the lake by the two silly girls and gulped down two big mouthfuls of lake water.

How swiftly and joyfully we moved!

"You must not jump into the lake. Even if you are down on your luck in your career, you cannot end your life so easily, Lord Ji!"

"I will send you lots and lots of fireworks. Don't think about those unhappy things, please, wise ruler!"

Ji Ming: "Gurgle gurgle!"

Yes, Ji Ming is still struggling.

(P.S.: The author is also starting to earn money, *crying emoji*.)

Chapter 102 Why is your head so pointy? (Total 4000 words)

Late at night, in a grove of trees by the lake.

Soaked to the bone, Ji Ming looked resentful as he curled up to the side, trying to wring out the water hidden inside his robe, but all his efforts were in vain.

Honestly, Ji Ming never expected that a pair of silly ice and fire girls would suddenly appear when he came to the lake to fish in the middle of the night. Of course, he was caught off guard and was immediately pushed into the lake and drunk hard.

After being struck by lightning for four or five days, I finally managed to clear the game and thought I'd relax by fishing at the lake. But not only did I catch nothing for one or two hours in a row, I was also tackled into the water by the Ice and Fire Girls.

The above only made Ji Ming feel unlucky, but what really angered him was that after he was pushed into the lake, a fish that hadn't taken the bait for a long time actually bit his hair!

A scholar can be killed but not humiliated; a fish can choose not to take the bait, but it cannot be given this kind of insulting charity.

In the end, Ji Ming released the fish. The Ming Clan is truly great!

Ayaka Kamisato and Yoshimiya Naganohara stood to the side with their heads down, both looking obedient. The former spoke first: "Ki-kun, I'm sorry..."

Ji Mingsheng said dejectedly, "It's nothing serious. You were just trying to help me. But next time, look carefully before you act to avoid accidentally hurting others."

Nagano Hara Yomi secretly glanced at Ji Ming, then quickly ran to his side, squatted down, picked up the broken makeshift fishing rod, lit it with fire elemental power, and handed it to the distraught boy, trying to bring him some warmth.

"Ms. Naganohara, thank you so much."