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

Wu Qiu, who was standing next to him, was holding a bunch of kebabs. To be honest, Wu Qiu never expected that he could eat such delicious kebabs in this other world.

"Hey! You still have the appetite to eat? Slow down, leave some for me."

Paimon rushed forward to snatch it. Wu Qiu dodged to the side, then went to Ying's side and handed her a skewer of grilled meat.

"Come on, Sister Ying, have something to eat. Since you've decided to play tomorrow, you should at least eat your fill."

Ying took the skewers, still managing a forced smile. Wu Qiu, on the other hand, took a big bite of meat and mumbled, "Sister Ying, you seemed pretty confident just now, why are you regretting it now?"

Ying shook her head, looking at the streets under the setting sun, and said, "It just feels so unreal. Unwittingly, the future of an entire city has fallen on my shoulders. What if I lose tomorrow…"

Wu Qiu quickly interrupted, "Oh, Sister Ying, you don't need to think so much. You have to remember that it wasn't you who wanted to go; they asked you to."

"And you risked your life to help. In such a situation, no matter the outcome, the fault will never be yours."

"Is that so?" Ying looked at Wu Qiu, her expression relaxing a little. Wu Qiu first stuffed a skewer into Paimon's hand, who was making a ruckus beside him, before swallowing the meat in his mouth. He then pointed at Ying with the empty bamboo skewer. "Of course, and if I could, I wouldn't want you to go. After all, for Hidden Stone City, I don't want anything to happen to you."

He picked up a cigarette and took another bite...

Paimon wiped the grease off his mouth and waved, saying, "Yeah, yeah, Sister Ying, you don't need to feel pressured. After all, you're the one who's sacrificing yourself for others."

Looking at the two of them, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you."

With a determined look in his eyes, he picked up a skewer and took a big bite.

"Cough cough! How come this is so spicy? What's in it?"

Ying's face turned red visibly right before Wu Qiu's eyes. The spiciness made her stick out her tongue and cough incessantly.

Wu Qiu stroked his chin and said, "Hmm—Sister Ying's constitution should be highly immune to spiciness, but she still got this burned. This extra-spicy Yunnan pepper chili powder is really powerful, ah!"

Ying grabbed Wu Qiu's ear and cried out, "Little Qiu, cough cough! What did you give me to eat?!"

"Hey, hey, don't get excited, it's just some Hidden Stone City specialties that got spilled." Wu Qiu quickly waved his hand.

Ying probably didn't intend to let go of Wu Qiu, but perhaps because it was too spicy, she let go of Wu Qiu as soon as she loosened her grip.

"Specialty products? What specialty products? Cough cough!"

Wu Qiu scratched his forehead with his fingers. "Uh—super spicy Yunnan pepper, powder."

"What! Cough cough! Xiao Qiuzi, you!"

Ying raised her fist to punch Wu Qiu, but Wu Qiu dodged to the side faster. "Hey, Ying-jie, I didn't mean to trick you. I just wanted to test the effect of this thing. It looks really good now."

While buying kebabs, Wu Qiu inadvertently saw chili powder made from the chillingly red Jueyun pepper. He immediately had an idea, but needed a test subject.

Perfect timing, since Ying was a good match, Wu Qiu added just a tiny bit to her skewers. Unexpectedly, it was so potent; even that little bit was enough to make Ying nauseous.

After half an hour of fussing, Wu Qiu still couldn't escape the beating. Of course, Ying was also left looking quite disheveled from the chili powder.

Based on your wild guesses, the scene where Ying is holding a big bucket and gulping water down her throat... I don't know what you guys think, but Wu Qiu knew at that moment that he was going to be crippled, and he knew that once Ying recovered, she definitely wouldn't let him off the hook.

That night, the three walked back to the Knights' Order. At the Knights' Order, Lorna arranged accommodations for them, and finally, they no longer had to sleep outdoors.

"Xiao Qiuzi, you've gone too far! You actually used me as a test subject, and I was initially touched that you were thinking of me."

Ying was still complaining about Wu Qiu's lack of loyalty on the way. Wu Qiu rubbed his sore buttocks, saying, "Sister Ying, my butt is almost bruised from your kicks. I've been through enough already."

"Hmph! Who told you to ask for a beating?" Paimon put his hands on his hips, looking at Wu Qiu with schadenfreude, and at his obviously bigger butt.

"You talk too much. Believe me, next time you fall asleep, I'll stuff a whole bag of chili peppers into your mouth!"

Wu Qiu threatened Paimon. Paimon stuck out his tongue at him and then flew to Ying's side, forming a duo to tease Wu Qiu.

Amidst their playful banter, the three headed towards the Knights. But just then, Wu Qiu suddenly felt a cold wind blow past.

"Oh my god, I feel a chill, like I'm about to be stabbed in the back."

Wu Qiu shrank back and made a casual remark. But then Ying suddenly grabbed him and pulled him behind her.

"It's not just a feeling, we're surrounded."

After saying that, Ying stood in front of Wu Qiu and Paimon, summoned Ice Mark in her hand, and looked around, saying, "Come out!"

This is no longer the main road of Hidden Stone City, but a narrow path. People usually come here, but Hidden Stone City is different at night.

The main road is usually crowded at night, but this side street is deserted. At this moment, the quiet side street appears somewhat dim.

The sound of wind reached Wu Qiu's ears, sounding eerie in the tense atmosphere. The surroundings seemed to grow even darker, and Wu Qiu vaguely thought he heard some noise.

Suddenly, figures appeared, slowly emerging from the darkness. In that instant, Wu Qiu and his group were completely surrounded.

These people were all dressed in black, each holding a short knife. In the dim light, the short knives emitted a faint, cold glint.

Without a word, these guys moved even before Wu Qiucai saw them. They surrounded them and charged forward, determined to kill them in one blow.

"Whoa!" Paimon hugged Wu Qiu tightly, and Wu Qiu hugged Paimon back. Ying, on the other hand, remained calm and, seeing the other rushing at her, directly planted Ice Mark in the ground.

A ring of ice spread out, the powerful chill slowing their steps. Ying quickly stepped in front of one of them and kicked him away.

At the same time, he lowered his body, dodging the three short knives that came at him, and then swept his leg, knocking all three of them to the ground.

At this point, Ying could have easily taken care of a few people first, but these guys were clearly not exactly gentlemen.

Seeing that Ying was so powerful, they all rushed towards Wu Qiu and his group, some even taking out throwing knives and throwing them without saying a word.

Because of this, Ying could only return to Wu Qiu and the others, deflect the flying knives, and then repel the few people who rushed forward.

Wu Qiu took a look and found that the lowest level among these guys was level five, and three of them were at level ten, just like Ying.

However, it's clear that Ice Mark and Luminous are significantly stronger due to their individual combat abilities; Luminous is much more powerful than them. But the enemy has more members, and Wu Qiu and Paimon are also holding them back, making it unsuitable for Luminous to fight at this time.

"Walk."

Pulling Wu Qiu along, Ying broke through in one direction. The enemy's numbers were still increasing, but stopping Ying was still very difficult.

Just as Ying was about to break through with Wu Qiu and Paimon, a rope suddenly flew from the side and wrapped itself around Ying's ankle.

As the rope tightened, Yingcha was pulled down. Seeing this, Wu Qiu, quick-witted and agile, rushed forward and grabbed Binghen.

Wu Qiu could have helped Ying up, but he didn't, because he knew that helping Ying out of her predicament was more important at that moment.

Fortunately, although Wu Qiu himself was useless, Ice Mark was still quite powerful. With a strong swing, Wu Qiu broke the rope binding Ying.

Ying then rolled over and stood up. Wu Qiu handed the ice mark back to Ying, saying, "Sister Ying, don't worry about us, you can take care of yourself..."

Before Wu Qiu could finish speaking, a rope came again and tied Wu Qiu's left thigh.

"what!!!!!!"

A scream rang out, and Wu Qiu fell to the ground, being dragged towards the darkness in the distance.

"Help! My life!!!"

Ying tried to step forward, but was stopped by two level 10 guys. Just as Wu Qiu was about to be dragged away, Paimon finally arrived at Wu Qiu's side.

He grabbed Wu Qiu's hair and started pulling hard. He was gritting his teeth, as if he wanted to rip Wu Qiu's head off.

"My! Scalp!!!"

In desperation, Wu Qiu gripped the ground tightly with both hands while opening his mouth and biting down on a protruding floor tile.

Wu Qiu was working so hard not because she was afraid of being dragged away, but because she was afraid that if things continued like this, her scalp would fly off.

He strongly suspected Paimon was doing it on purpose. Why was she so obsessed with his hair? Had his hair done something to offend her?

Chapter 43: Breaking Through the Encirclement

Right now, the scene is a bit chaotic. Over there, Ying is fighting fiercely with a group of people—that's Hey! Ha! Adogen's.

Meanwhile, Wu Qiu's tears were streaming down her face. She was lying face down on the ground, her hands gripping the floor tightly, her mouth agape, practically leaving teeth marks on the floor tiles.

And all of this wasn't just because someone wanted to drag him over and kill him. More importantly, there was a little brat who was pulling Wu Qiu's hair, tearing at it with all her might, as if she wanted to rip his head off.

"Ha! Paimon, Paimon is out of energy."

After saying that, the damn thing finally let go. Wu Qiu, having exhausted all his strength, was then pulled away.

At this moment, Wu Qiu finally saw that it was a man in black. He was wearing a black mask that covered his face and was holding a knife, staring at him.

Although Wu Qiu couldn't see his expression, he could tell that the guy was laughing, and laughing in a very lewd way...

"Uh... bro, you don't have any weird fetishes, do you?"

However, judging from the way this guy held the knife and what he was about to do, Wu Qiu deduced that he probably didn't intend to kill him, but rather to kidnap him.

If I am kidnapped, the following plot is very simple, with only two possibilities. The first possibility is that after kidnapping me, Ying will not move.

If Ying cares about me a lot, she'll just stand there and get surrounded and beaten up by the other side.

He was arrested, and then... well, you can guess what happened next.

Wu Qiu could not accept such a thing, so he had to resist and prevent it from happening.

Of course, there was another outcome: Wu Qiu, completely unconcerned about being captured, continued to fight and beat up the group. Then, enraged, one of the men in black stabbed him to death…

I'm telling you, Wu Qiu can't accept this kind of scenario, so he has to fight back!

"Fuck me!"

With a loud shout, Wu Qiu tried to get up, but the man in black stepped on his chest and pressed him to the ground.

"do not move!"

A knife was held to Wu Qiu's neck, and he shouted at Ying. Ying was fighting wildly, kicking one person away with a straight kick and taking down another with a spinning kick.

Then, she paused, startled by the words of the man in black, and saw that Wu Qiu had already been captured. She stopped moving, but at the last moment, she still managed to knock one of them down with a single punch.

"I told you not to move!" The man in black was furious that Ying had still managed to knock one of them down with a punch. Ying shrugged. "I didn't move. He just ran into me."

"Stop talking nonsense! Drop your weapon and kick me!"

It's somewhat similar to the plot of a police thriller, except they use guns, and they can use their incredibly fast and skillful drawing of their weapons to quickly take down the hostage-takers.

But that position was impossible for Ying, and Binghen couldn't possibly be as fast as a gun. So, after hesitating for a moment, Ying held Binghen to her chest.

Wu Qiu shook his head at Ying. He knew very well that the other party was clearly there to kill them. If Ying really didn't resist, then the three of them were finished, and death might be the best outcome.

But Ying ignored Wu Qiu's actions, loosened her grip, and Binghen fell to the ground with a thud. At the same time, she raised her foot and kicked Binghen next to Wu Qiu.

"hehe."

The man in black gave a cold laugh, then ordered the others to grab Ying. These guys surrounded Ying and started rubbing against her.

Everyone was posing, and for a moment no one stepped forward. There was no way around it; Ying's fighting prowess had been too strong, and many of them still had bruises on their faces.

However, they weren't afraid of that; what they were afraid of was whether Ying would really give up so easily. In their view, it was unrealistic to let themselves get caught in a trap for the sake of others.