Genshin Impact: I, the Winter's Executor, am forced to work.

As for inside information, I'm not really interested...

I'm really curious.

The stragglers who remained behind shrugged lightly: "Now it's just the two of us executives left, why don't you give me some inside information?"

"I didn't even tell Qin Ye, so why are you?"

"..."

Scaramucci tried to ease the awkwardness on his own.

“I could tell that Wang was somewhat arrogant and hypocritical. The reason he paid attention to me, a mere third party, was because in his plan, I was 100% under his control, but things didn’t go as planned. He was dissatisfied, so he asked me for confirmation.”

The stragglers gasped, realizing they'd been tricked.

"So, the reason Kong acted against me was because he was certain I wouldn't be on his side, and he deliberately leaked information to me, thinking I would tell Dionysus..."

As it turns out, events are indeed unfolding according to his plan. Not only have so many factions emerged around this little Inazuma, but more importantly, the story doesn't revolve entirely around Thor. Instead, the god seems to be a supporting character.

"And he eventually obtained the permission to implement the plan that the king had mentioned, successfully elevating his status...tsk tsk tsk, even the Abyss isn't entirely united..."

Columbia didn't seem to care much about him, and casually remarked, "Not bad, you've learned some of his essence."

The soldier blinked, not quite understanding who "he" referred to.

[The girl] often says...

He suddenly realized what was happening.

"I'm not a fool's lackey! Wait, don't go, I have one last question to ask."

"Answer depending on the situation."

"That Kong is on par with you in strength, and he's in a league of his own below the Seven Gods. Why should he obey that king's orders?"

The girl walked slowly toward the entrance of Narukami Shrine, leaving behind only a single sentence.

"Because that king's strength is no less than that of the Seven Gods."

"Similar to Thor?" Scaramucci casually added, since Piero and the Queen would be there to handle things when the time came.

Columbia seemed reluctant to admit it, but finally sighed, "A little worse than the Rock God."

(Author's note: It's almost over. The main storyline focuses on Narukami Shrine and Isshin Jodo. The other minor plot points will be covered near the end. I'll also summarize the Abyss's plans for this time.)

(The most important plan: a point that affects the main plot, which cannot be revealed, succeeded.)

(Secondary plan: the erosion of the ley line tree in the abyss, failed)

(Secondary plot: to seize the Heart of God, failed)

(Minimum plan: destroy Inazuma, kill Raijin, failed)

(Personal plan: Kong obtains the true second-in-command position in the Abyss, which is equivalent to complete independence, and succeeds)

Chapter 117 The Killer

"Disintegration and collapse."

A purple lightning strike grazed Qin Ye's head, lifting a strand of silver hair.

Am I having a memory problem? I always remember this move's slashing speed being very slow...

Why is it the same as pressing and holding down the button to hasten the Fool's death?

Ever since Zhongli's jade pendant helped him block Wuxiang's knife, he felt that Ying's killing intent was not as strong as before, after all, that knife was aimed directly at his vital points.

But now, although he has inexplicably mastered seven elemental powers, his opponent's killing intent has diminished, and he has instead been suppressed throughout the entire battle.

There's even a hint of showing off in it.

It was as if he was saying to Qin Ye, "No matter how strong you are, I can always outmatch you..."

Ying held her dream firmly in front of her chest, twisted her wrist, and had a smug look in her eyes.

"Do you still think you can sway my will?"

"..."

Qin Ye understood immediately from that one sentence.

It turns out the child was still being stubborn, believing that his pursuit of eternal faith was correct and unshakable.

As for why she no longer harbored murderous intent...

The available information is limited, making it difficult to make a judgment. For now, we can attribute it to the old man's strong "face fruit" ability.

Go back and ask him to listen to a few more concerts to see if he'll be happy and give me a hint.

Qin Ye organized his thoughts and was about to reply to Ying when he felt a rustling sound from inside his coat.

Seeing that the man was completely ignoring her, Ying frowned and was about to grasp the hilt of her sword when she saw that the man had unbuttoned his clothes.

Why take off your clothes?

Her pupils constricted sharply as she noticed a pink amulet hanging inside the other person's coat.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call." Qin Ye waved goodbye.

The pink figure gradually stepped into the pure land of Yixin.

"Oh dear~ I'm late, little brother Qin Ye, you..."

The divine child watched Qin Ye's condition with great interest, only to find that he was not as disheveled as he was after fighting the abyss prince.

Is Ying showing mercy?

No way?

I wanted this brat to get a good beating, and then I would appear like a savior, watching him hide behind me with snot and tears streaming down his face, calling me "Sister Shenzi".

However, he was simply calmly straightening the wrinkles in his clothes.

"It was quite a mess at first, but it's a pity you missed it, Shinji-neechan~"

Qin Ye's gaze suddenly froze, and he spread his hands with a worried expression: "Oh dear~ Sister Shenzi, why do you look so disheveled? Did you get beaten up? Did my Third Seat help you?"

I won't stoop to your level, you little rascal...

"Divine Child...is this your scheme?" Shadow's gaze sharpened.

Yae no Miko rubbed his stomach with one hand and gently fanned his palm in front of him: "Although I would like to say that I was in charge of the overall planning of this project, Qin Ye helped with almost every step and detail."

"..."

Qin Ye's lips twitched, and Jian Ying's gaze shifted to himself. He remained calm and composed, saying, "Sister Shenzi is right, but without the strong support of Lady Coral Palace and the head of the Shenli family, the plan would probably have been nothing but empty talk."

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

The pink-furred fox happily echoed the sentiment.

"But the main reason is that the Abyss interfered; otherwise, we would never have come up with such a radical method."

"Yes, yes~ Without Qin Ye's help, I almost died at Narukami Shrine~"

Shadow's hand holding the knife trembled violently.

"Oh dear, Shadow, are you worried about me?" The Divine Child accurately caught the other's subconscious movement.

"You're overthinking it." Ying quickly resumed her expressionless face.

Her tone grew impatient: "So, you two, by working together, think you can shake my resolve to pursue eternity?"

Qin Ye whispered in the god's ear, "Your god is really like a little child. I was never like this when I was eight years old."

"hehe."

Although the goddess did not give a direct answer, her laughter essentially conveyed her attitude.

"Shadow, words alone certainly won't be enough for you to understand, so..."

The fox pushed Qin Ye forward with both hands: "My little brother Qin Ye will tell you the answer."

"?"

If this pot flies any further, it'll reach Sky Island, my sister.

"Him?" Ying narrowed her eyes, looking somewhat disdainful.

"It's not just him—he embodies the aspirations of millions of people."

"?"

"I heard you gave a rather interesting speech at the Coral Palace? Although I don't know the content, given your level, those people's hopes have probably been placed on you, intentionally or unintentionally, right?"

Qin Ye understood the divine child's meaning, but...

I haven't even figured out elemental power yet, let alone adding human-world power?

You guys probably have some abnormal expectations of me...

But he still closed his eyes and chose to carefully feel it.

A flood of words suddenly rushed into Qin Ye's mind.

This time it was finally his turn to show a surprised expression, and he turned to look at Yae no Miko.

Is this what you and Columbia were planning?

Even though I guessed what those two people were planning, I never expected that my last hope would still fall on me.

"Although I really want to see that expression on your face, it's a promise your little girl made to me, not your sister's method."

The goddess shrugged helplessly, her expression gradually becoming extremely serious.

"You only get one chance, you understand, right, Qin Ye?"

"Ah."

Qin Ye clenched his fists, and the rock-elemental armor gradually adhered to his body, wrapping him completely. He then used water and ice elements to supplement his defensive capabilities and used lightning elements to create an outer shield.

"No wonder..."

The goddess thought to herself, "So this is why the man before me wasn't defeated by Shadow with overwhelming force."

Although the Shadow won't use his full strength in this battle... but...