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

"...It's because one of my brothers in Liyue has a high spending level. I've spent about 100 million on daily expenses alone."

"One hundred million!" Paimon broke free from Ying's grasp and landed on Qin Ye's shoulder. "Um... Qin Ye, we're good friends, right?"

"Of course." Qin Ye reached out and tugged at the other's silver hair, nodding with a smile.

"Um... are you married?"

"..."

None of the three people present were able to continue the conversation.

Finally, Qin Ye coughed lightly to defuse the situation: "Actually, I already have two fiancées."

"Oh! I see. You're implying that it wouldn't hurt to have one more traveler, did you hear that, traveler? For my sake... and for your future happiness, you must seize the opportunity!"

"..."

Shouldn't I be implying that you should stop daydreaming?

"Qin Ye." A hand gripped the man's shoulder, the voice fervent.

Wendy's big, watery eyes drew closer: "I have a secret I've never told you, I'm actually a girl~"

"...My two fiancées, one with influence throughout Winterfell and the other proficient in every industry in Teyvat, what are you good at?"

"I will play beautiful music for you and tell you many stories."

“Sorry, my partner is much better than you.” Qin Ye reached out and pressed Wendy’s face, pushing him away, ignoring his struggles and further pleas: “Otherwise, I won’t treat you to cider later.”

"Let's go then." Wendy instantly regained her gentlemanly demeanor, stood up straight, plucked the strings, and played a short, soothing melody.

“Consider the traveler… um…” Paimon was grabbed by the corner of his cloak by Luminous and dragged away roughly.

"If all else fails, I can be your leg accessory!" The childish voice faded into the distance until it could no longer be heard.

"Wow, Qin Ye, you're really popular."

Seeing that it was just the two of them left, Wendy's tone gradually became more casual.

"Hey? Where are you going? Didn't you promise to buy me cider?"

A hint of anxiety crept into his voice.

"You're not going to go back on your word, are you? A high-ranking executive can't even keep a promise to buy a poor man a drink? No way, no way?"

Qin Ye made a gesture that was very familiar to the other party, holding his hand out in mid-air: "Give it to me."

"..."

You haven't forgotten about this, have you?

-

"Ying, why are you stopping me?! That's a billionaire's sugar daddy! And he travels all over the world. If we take him along, wouldn't we be walking money vaults?"

Paimon exclaimed that with Qin Ye by her side, she could eat fifteen meals a day from now on.

"If you piss him off, you won't get a single Mora." Ying pouted, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"Oh right! It has to be you again. What's this called again? Playing hard to get?"

"..."

Think whatever you want, I don't want to embarrass myself with you.

"Traveler, look in front of the Adventurers' Guild... is that the Fatui?"

Following Paimon's pointing finger, the tall Thunderhammer Vanguard and Windfist Vanguard stood on either side of a woman in a white coat.

Amazingly, the woman was not only not shorter than the two, but was actually slightly taller, with long silver hair cascading down to her waist, and was talking to Catherine.

Wow, is she twice as tall as you?

"...Then she would have ten Paimon Goals."

"I was just telling the truth! I didn't mean to belittle you!" Paimon stomped his foot angrily.

Ying narrowed her eyes; this woman's aura was far stronger than that of ordinary Fool soldiers.

The two cautiously approached the association, intending to wait quietly on the sidelines.

At this moment, the two men got a clear look at the woman's face.

"So young! I thought he was the old monster of Winter..." Paimon said, then realized his rudeness and quickly covered his mouth.

Just then, the girl's gaze fell directly on Ying, and she looked her over carefully: "You're the blonde traveler?"

"this..."

Ying and Paimon looked at each other, both filled with doubt.

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"I heard that Qin Ye has gone on another trip with others, and this time his travel companions are adventurers with excellent reputations. I originally planned to pay them a visit after I finished my work, but I didn't expect to run into them here."

Tatiana's gaze was deep, and her condescending expression gradually became kind and approachable as she spoke.

This is also Qin Ye's usual tactic, to give others the illusion that "I take you very seriously".

"Nice to meet you. I am Dionysus, the twelfth executive officer of the Fools."

"Hey?"

Ying and Paimon were momentarily stunned.

Is the "Fool" a girl?!

Chapter 159 This is too hard for me

"No, no, Traveler, take a deep breath and think carefully about the story Wendy told us. It only mentioned the Fool's methods and deeds, and never mentioned her gender. We were just prejudiced."

Paimon slapped his cheek hard to calm his mind from the shock.

“Gender discrimination is unacceptable and will set a bad example for children.”

Ying took deep breaths to calm herself down and finally regained her composure.

The woman in front of me had long white hair that was loose and flowing down her back. Her coat was casually draped over her shoulders, and she didn't put her arms into the sleeves. The sleeves fell behind her and fluttered in the wind.

She wore a loose-fitting wool sweater on top and tight black jeans on the bottom.

One hand hangs down gently, while the other rests naturally on her waist. One leg stands straight, while the other is slightly turned outwards. Her high-heeled boots are on the ground, giving her a very capable look.

"What do you need me for?"

Ying couldn't help but show a wary look in her eyes. After all, no one visits a temple without a reason. If someone like Qin Ye could be trusted after a simple test because of his identity, then the executive officer in front of her, who was a big shot in the Zhidong Kingdom, was someone she had to be careful of no matter what.

"Haha, don't be so nervous. Brother Qin Ye... stood me up for the work I arranged for him. I wanted to settle the score with him, but he said he would recommend a good partner to me to make amends. So I'm curious about what kind of people you are."

The Fool's smile was quite kind, without the slightest air of arrogance.

"After all, he has always been able to do his job very well and is highly trusted by his colleagues. He is one of the most sought-after executives. The fact that he said in his letter that you have far superior work abilities than him, even if it is just modesty, is not to be underestimated."

Paimon frowned, racking his brains, then suddenly turned to look at Ying: "Traveler, Qin Ye said he needed some time to prepare before we went out on the mission... Could it be that he sold our information?"

“How could that be selling information? Even if he didn’t report it, I would have found out sooner or later, and then there would be much more trouble than there is now.”

Tatiana then began to briefly explain the subsequent procedures.

For example, identity checks, forced detention and interrogation, and prior reporting are essentially putting all the blame on Qin Ye.

"I see." Paimon clapped his hands. "So Qin Ye really is a good friend!"

"..."

Ying felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

"So, Miss Fool, is there anything else you need from us?"

Tatiana smiled calmly: "Back then, that brat Pantalone beat me to it and snatched Qin Ye away. Now that I've finally found a potential partner, I naturally want to take our cooperation to the next level."

By the way, let me also check on Lady Columbia's appearance, personality, and thoughts to see if you meet Brother Qin Ye's criteria for a partner.

"Hmph!" Paimon put his hands on his hips: "But our reward won't be small!"

"Actually... I'm much richer than Qin Ye."

Tatiana didn't hesitate. After all, the final expenses would be reimbursed by the Northern Bank anyway. The rich man's money was Qin Ye's money, Qin Ye's money was the fool's money, and the fool's money was now her money...

"Then let's find a place to discuss this in detail!"

-

"Ha!" Wendy gulped down the cider, her cheeks quickly flushing red from the combined effects of pleasure and alcohol.

“Barbatos, you should understand that I didn’t come to you just to buy you a drink.” Qin Ye narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the god in front of him who wasn’t doing anything productive.

The two sat in a corner on the second floor of the Angel's Gift, unnoticed by anyone else.

"I'm curious, what did you find that made you so certain I'm the Wind God?"

Wendy, emboldened by the alcohol, slumped onto the table, but her tone instantly detached from her drunken state. She buried the lower half of her face in her arms, carefully scrutinizing Qin Ye.

"I only have some scattered memories."

Although Qin Ye doesn't remember anything now, since he knows which big shots he used to have connections with, he can just pretend to be stupid and say a few ambiguous things to gloss over the matter and gain their trust.

"Hey~" Wendy's eyes darted around, and she roughly understood the situation.

"I'm curious, why would you, the God of Wind, need so many helpers?"

Qin Ye had no intention of wasting words with the other party and went straight to the point.

"Didn't you guess? Don't tell me that using the Traveler and luring Night Heroes to explore the Abyss was just a whim of yours."

Wendy tapped her wine glass lightly with her finger, waiting for the other person's reply, appearing unhurried.

"Well, before that, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"You said."

"If you and Morax went all out in a fight, who would have a higher chance of winning?"

"Cough cough cough..." Before he could swallow the wine in his mouth, he choked completely and started coughing violently.

Are you kidding me?