I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

Impressive! Absolutely imposing! The light in Wu Qiu and Paimon's eyes was dazzling enough to blind anyone else. They were about to step forward and pay their respects to the king of arrogance before them.

Seeing this, Ying pulled the two of them back to their senses. "Wake up!"

Then, looking at the arrogant Hilichurl in front of him, he asked, "Who are you? Why did you save us?"

"Well..." This guy seemed to be thinking about how to answer. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Ryu, and I came here because of something from outer space."

Upon hearing this, Ying immediately became alert and took a large step back. The person in front of her was too strong. The Red Diamond Assassin had already left Ying with no chance of victory, and this Liu was many times stronger than the previous Red Diamond Assassin.

"Ah~ Is it an enemy?"

"What a pity, he was so handsome in every way."

Wu Qiu and Paimon were still feeling sorry for them, but Ying was so frustrated that she wanted to wake them up first.

"Ah, no, I'm not here to be your enemy. On the contrary, I need your help."

Liu hurriedly explained. As he spoke, he seemed a little more serious, looking at Ying and saying, "I can feel it on your body, but don't worry, I won't take it away. And I also want to ask you all to protect it."

His words were nonsensical, so Paimon retorted, "Although I don't know what it is, you're clearly so strong, why don't you just take it away and protect it yourself?"

This was also the question Wu Qiu and Ying wanted to ask. Especially Wu Qiu, who had just used his probe on Liu and only received one answer. ?

That's right, it was just a question mark. Even though Wu Qiu knew his name, it still didn't appear.

Upon hearing Paimon's question, Ryu seemed to give a wry smile, saying, "I am very strong, but there will always be someone stronger than me."

"I don't know if I'll be able to protect this thing in the future, so I'm going to put it in a safe place."

After saying that, he looked at the three of them and spoke sincerely: "I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, although I didn't take anything from outer space, in a sense I have already taken it, haven't I?"

A single sentence was like a wake-up call. The reason Wu Qiu and his group were unwilling was simple: this thing was clearly a hot potato, and it might be used to commit murder and robbery one day.

But things are different now. If word gets out about what happened today, those members of the Ten Thousand Ghosts faction or other powerful individuals who want to obtain this item will all assume that Ryu took away something from outer space.

By then, everyone will be looking for him. As for Wu Qiu and his group, they are too weak, but that is also their advantage.

They were too weak, so weak that they couldn't attract anyone's attention. Therefore, this rare treasure was safest with them.

"But isn't there some great prophet? If he..."

Wu Qiu was still worried. Liu shook his head without any hesitation, "Don't worry, it can only be predicted at the moment it first appears. Now, it's impossible for anyone to predict its existence."

"Moreover, the reason I can sense its presence is because I have a connection with this extraterrestrial object..."

He paused, not continuing, and changed the subject, saying, "Anyway, are you willing to help me?"

The three hesitated for a moment. Ying spoke first, "I have no objection. If that thing is really on me, I'm willing to help you, as a way of repaying your life-saving grace."

"Thank you." Liu said, glancing at Wu Qiu and Paimon, her eyes seeming to say, "You two, how can you not help?"

"What are the benefits?"

"That's right! We're not going to be free labor."

Wu Qiu and Pai Mengtian shamelessly spoke up. Liu was equally straightforward, pointing directly to the longsword behind his back.

"This sword is called the Bright Light of Dawn. Hmm— let me think, if we were to use your human terminology, this would be considered a divine artifact."

"If you are willing to help me, then when I come to take it back, this weapon will be yours."

Chapter Twenty-Five: Deceived

Brothers, guess what I just heard? This guy named Ryu in front of me... he said that thing behind him called "The Bright Light of Dawn" is a divine artifact! And he's going to give it to us!!

What does that mean? A divine artifact? That means it's at least a four-star weapon, right? And then he said he'd give it to us.

Although it wasn't now, this surprise was wonderful. Paimon and I exchanged a glance and both saw the excitement in each other's eyes.

"Oh, you're too kind! Don't worry about this little thing, we'll take care of it. I promise! We'll handle everything!"

I went up to Ryu and grabbed his hand, shaking it like I wanted to kiss him. It was more affectionate than seeing my own father.

Paimon also flew behind Ryu and touched the so-called divine artifact, "Dawn's Bright Light".

Nothing happened, but we didn't feel cheated. After all, it's a common practice; the more impressive something is, the more ordinary it is.

Don't even mention how cool this sword looks. Even if he took a cucumber and said it was a peerless sword, I would definitely... slap him in the face with my slipper.

Seemingly out of genuine curiosity, Paimon stroked the sword a few times before grabbing the hilt and trying to pull it out forcefully.

Seeing this, Wu Qiu was excited, and even Ying, who was somewhat speechless, was drawn to it. After all, this was a divine artifact; who wouldn't want to see it?

I thought this process would be very difficult; Paimon should have a very difficult time being pulled out, right?

But that wasn't actually the case. With a sudden burst of strength, Paimon pulled the sword out. And because she used so much force, Paimon spun around in the air.

"Whoa!" Paimon exclaimed, regaining his balance in mid-air while simultaneously grabbing the so-called artifact, "Dawn's Light."

When she stopped, Wu Qiu and the others also saw this so-called divine artifact.

"Well………………………."

Wu Qiu's eyes twitched, then he turned to look at Liu with a smile, his voice carrying a hint of greeting, "Um, Brother Liu, why does this divine weapon only have a hilt?"

Indeed, this so-called divine weapon only had a hilt, no blade. Liu, upon hearing Wu Qiu's greeting, showed no sign of nervousness and gave a very calm reply.

"The power of the artifact is too great; you might be harmed by its aura if you are nearby."

"Oh!" Wu Qiu understood. This was the legendary leakage of aura, something often seen in fantasy novels. A powerful being's aura alone was enough to destroy a world.

"However, I can show you what it looks like in its entirety."

After saying that, the guy waved his hand in front of Paimon and then seemed to be reciting some incantation.

Then, to our astonishment, a glint of light flashed from the hilt of the sword. And then, a blade composed of golden light appeared out of thin air.

How can I describe it... well, have you ever seen a lightsaber? You know, the one in Jedi Knights, you press a button, and then... whoosh! one appears.

This thing is just like a lightsaber, golden yellow, a one-handed sword, so old. What started as an ordinary sword hilt has now become a legendary weapon.

"Wow!!!!" Paimon was so surprised that he shook it a couple of times. "It's so light, even I can lift it, it's like a toy."

I rushed forward, yelling, "Let me play for a while! Let me play for a while!"

"No, no!" Paimon turned to fly away. Wu Qiu grabbed her hind leg. "Give it to me, or I'll bite you, or I'll bite you to death."

The two started fighting over it immediately. Ying was initially surprised, but she was quickly rendered speechless by the two of them.

She covered her face and said, "Alright, you guys, stop fooling around and give the things back to the owner."

Wu Qiugang snatched it away, but Ying's voice sounded somewhat reluctant. Looking at Ying, her eyes held the same look a child would have when seeing a beloved toy and wanting their mother to buy it for them.

Ying stood with her hands on her hips, her attitude resolute. Wu Qiu had no choice but to incline towards Liu little by little.

Wu Qiu walked slowly, wanting to play with this divine weapon a little longer. As he walked, he waved it, shouting, "Black! Ha! Behold my divine might! Invincible! Snap!"

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Let me explain first. That "smack!" wasn't me who got hit. Not only that, I discovered two things.

First, I need to apologize to Ryu. I think I used too much force when I swung the sword, and I accidentally broke the part at the back of the hilt. That "crack!" sound was the sound of the broken hilt hitting the stone.

And secondly, isn't this supposed to be a divine artifact? Is this divine artifact really that flimsy?

I looked at Ryu, and he looked at me. We were both stunned. But that wasn't all. I then noticed a small line of text written on the side of the artifact's handle.

Wu Qiu didn't notice at first, but now that I've seen it, I'm completely dumbfounded.

Ying, seeing me stunned, came to my side and then froze as well. Then Paimon flew over, and after seeing the words on it, she covered her mouth.

Finally, Ying carefully read out the words, "Place of manufacture: Liyue Toy Store".

Then Paimon added, "It also says below, retail price two hundred moras."

The three of them looked up at Liu at the same time, only to find that she was nowhere to be seen; she had vanished without a trace. Only the words "The divine artifacts I promised you will not be missing; thank you for helping me" remained in the air.

The night breeze was chilly, and the three of us stood there dumbfounded for several minutes before Paimon finally spoke up weakly, "That really is a toy."

I echoed, "I feel like we've been scammed."

Ying reminded them, "It's not us, it's you, and if you remove your feelings, you've been deceived."

I've been scammed, I've been scammed... "Holy shit!!!!!!!!!"

I started cursing loudly, but I stopped quickly. It made me realize that guy was so strong; he might kill himself because I was cursing him.

There's nothing we can do. Who would have thought that an overpowered Hilichurl would try to trick us poor souls with a toy? It's utterly despicable.

It wasn't safe here, so we left after Liu left. Luckily, this time we found a cave.

The happiest thing in the wild is finding a cave when you're about to sleep at night.

Although the cave didn't look very good, it provided shelter from the wind and rain, which was a real blessing for Wu Qiu and his companions.

"By the way! What exactly are Ryu and those Hilichurl assassins looking for?"

Paimon suddenly asked. Ying was also taken aback, then remembered that they had been saying that thing was on her, but what exactly was it? Could it be referring to her? After all, she was also from another world.

Finally, Ying turned her attention to Wu Qiu. Wu Qiu was sweating profusely. "Ah, well, I... I don't know either."

"Hmm—? Really? I have a feeling you're lying."

Paimon crossed his arms and looked at Wu Qiu. Ying also stood with his hands on his hips, staring at Wu Qiu, the meaning of which was self-evident: "Tell the truth, or I'll beat you up."

Wu Qiu felt uneasy under that gaze, so he sighed and said, "Okay, actually..."

Next, Wu Qiu recounted the story of the meteor pendant, and then...

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts so much! Ying, Sister Ying, let go!"

Ying grabbed Wu Qiu's ear and said with a smile, "Little Qiu, didn't you say this was your family heirloom? How did it become something from outer space?"

"And wasn't it supposed to be for protection?! How did it almost kill us?!"

Wu Qiu felt so wronged. "Sister Ying, this isn't my fault. I really didn't expect that thing to bring about my death. If you don't like it, we can throw it away."

Ying released Wu Qiu. She sighed, "Forget it, I already promised Liu. Wouldn't it be a betrayal to throw it away?"

"And..." she said, glancing sideways at Wu Qiu, "it was a gift from you, and it was a gift from the first time we met, so it has some sentimental value."

Wu Qiu was taken aback, then felt a little touched. He hadn't expected Ying to actually care about the gift he had given her.

The fact that she wore it for so long without taking it off proves that Ying really cares about the first person she saw when she woke up and the first companion on her journey.

"However, you have still put us in danger. You may escape death, but you will not escape punishment! Tonight, you will be punished by keeping watch."

Paimon stood with his hands on his hips. Although he seemed to be blaming Wu Qiu, he was actually forgiving Wu Qiu for the trouble he had caused from another angle.