Genshin Impact: One Hundred Confessions? Just a System Task

"Liyue... Have a safe journey, Yichen."

Chapter 1 Instantly Switch to Battle Face

A few days later, at the gates of Mondstadt, the Knights of Favonius delegation was ready to depart for Liyue.

Kaiya, dressed in a light yet elegant travel outfit, was lazily inspecting the luggage vehicle.

When he saw Yi Chen, carrying a small backpack, with an expression that said "I'm just out for a walk," casually strolling up to him, he raised one eyebrow with interest.

"Isn't this our assistant to the head of the delegation? He's ignoring his own grand renovation project and actually has the interest to participate in this boring diplomatic business trip? I remember that he's always had 'slacking off' and 'averse to trouble' written all over his face?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen immediately raised his head, pointed his chin at Kaiya, and made an extremely irritating, arrogant expression.

"Hmph! How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? My trip to Liyue is to study advanced business ideas and explore sustainable ways to make money!"

It is to inject new vitality into Mondstadt's future economic prosperity!

"Yuan Rang, a pure military general, can't understand such profound matters. Just be there to make up the numbers and handle security!"

Kaiya burst out laughing and, without any hesitation, elbowed Yichen in the ribs (of course, without using much force).

"Come on! Lofty ambitions? I bet you're up to something again, or..."

Kaiya's one eye darted around, and he leaned closer, a gossipy smile spreading across his face:

"...You little rascal, you didn't hear that Mr. Yun of the Yunhan Society in Liyue Harbor is both talented and handsome, or that he has taken a fancy to a tea-picking girl from Qiaoying Manor, and you're using your position to run off and meet a beauty, did you?"

"How can it be!"

Yi Chen jumped back like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pointing at his face with a mixture of grief and indignation.

"I! Yichen! An upright and reliable young man from Mondstadt! In your eyes, have I become this frivolous person who attracts attention wherever I go?! This is slander! This is defamation!"

Kaiya crossed her arms, leisurely enjoying his reaction, and slowly uttered two words: "Hard to say."

A few days later, amidst the "friendly" atmosphere of Yi Chen and Kai Ya constantly undermining and bickering with each other, the delegation finally passed through the stone gate and, along the official road, saw in the distance the landmark building standing at the junction of Dihua Island and Guili Plain—Wangshu Inn.

At this moment, unnoticed by anyone, at the highest point of the Wangshu Inn, on the edge of the platform.

A tall, upright young immortal with blue hair, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay, stood with his arms crossed in the gentle breeze.

He had initially just indifferently glanced at the flow of people below, like a raptor surveying its territory.

However, when his gaze swept over the Mondstadt delegation and inadvertently landed on the black-haired youth who was joking and playing with the blue-haired, one-eyed man, his usually calm golden eyes suddenly narrowed slightly, and a hint of disbelief and surprise flashed in his eyes.

This is... the aura of a Qilin?

Although extremely faint, like a newborn cub whose bloodline has not yet fully awakened, enveloped and obscured by a thick layer of human aura and some stranger energy... its pure and auspicious essence is unmistakable.

Not pure-blooded, but seems to be of mixed race... and so young.

How did they end up in the Mondstadt delegation?

Still so...unconventional?

Perhaps because the discovery was so unexpected, his calm emotions fluctuated for a moment, and the perfectly concealed immortal aura around him also leaked a tiny, almost imperceptible crack.

Below, Yi Chen, who was jumping up and down from Kaeya's joke, "You must have a lover in Liyue," almost instinctively—

The playful smile on his face vanished instantly, his eyes sharpened like a hawk in a fraction of a second, and his entire aura suddenly tightened like a fully drawn bowstring!

He suddenly turned his head, his gaze like a tangible blade, piercing with unparalleled precision towards a direction on the top floor of the Wangshu Inn that no ordinary person could possibly perceive!

That reaction speed was beyond imagination, completely unlike the alertness that an ordinary human being should have!

Kaiya, standing next to him, didn't even realize what had happened; she only felt the atmosphere around her suddenly change.

When Xiao on the rooftop met Yi Chen's instantly cold and wary black eyes with his golden eyes, a hint of surprise flashed through his mind once again.

What a keen sense!

But the next moment, the "battle face" on Yi Chen's face receded like a tide, so quickly that it seemed to be just an illusion caused by the swaying sunlight.

He casually raised his hand to scratch the back of his head and yawned widely, as if he had just turned his neck around because it was a little sore.

"Ah—speaking of which, Kaiya, I've heard that the almond tofu at Wangshu Inn is absolutely amazing. We have to try it later!"

He abruptly changed the subject, his tone returning to its usual languidness, and continued joking with Kaiya as if his momentary display of sharpness had never happened.

A barely perceptible glint flashed in Kaiya's single eye. He quickly glanced in the direction Yichen had been looking, but there was nothing there except for the drifting clouds in the high sky and the upturned eaves of the inn.

A playful smile curved his lips, but he didn't expose him; he simply smiled in agreement with Yi Chen's words.

"Oh? Looks like you've done your homework quite well, even finding out where to eat? You definitely have ulterior motives!"

The ape on the rooftop withdrew its gaze, lost in thought.

Is it a mixed-breed baby Kirin that has been stranded in Mondstadt?

It seems there are still many secrets hidden.

His figure flashed and disappeared from the spot like a wisp of smoke, as if he had never appeared.

Now that he's in Liyue territory, he'll naturally... be a little more careful.

Chapter 2 Where are your parents?

At night, the moonlight over Dihua Isle is as clear as water, quiet and still, with only the occasional croaking of frogs and the gentle breeze from the distant Liyue wilderness.

Yi Chen looked around furtively like a thief, then pretended to stretch and strolled out of Wangshu Inn, humming an off-key Mondstadt tune, looking as leisurely as if he were living a long and healthy life.

After walking a sufficient distance to ensure that the people in the inn would not easily notice you.

He abruptly stopped, without turning around, and suddenly reached out to half-cover his face, revealing only a pair of eyes that looked exceptionally clear in the moonlight. He turned his head to look at a seemingly empty shadowy area behind him.

"Hey, you're watching me, right?"

A flicker of surprise crossed Xiao's mind again, hidden in the shadows.

He believed his concealment skills were excellent, and even many accomplished cultivators would find it difficult to detect him. How could this young Qilin be so perceptive?

Is it a talent of the Qilin bloodline, or something else special?

Seeing that his whereabouts had indeed been exposed, Xiao stopped hiding.

With a faint flash of blue light, he silently emerged from the shadows, landing a few meters in front of Yi Chen, and deliberately maintaining what he considered a safe distance.

The karmic burdens on him had accumulated over the years, and although he tried his best to suppress them, he was still worried that they would erode this seemingly... well, not-so-sturdy little Qilin.

Hello. I mean no harm.

However, none of the alert, serious, or puzzled reactions he had anticipated appeared.

Upon seeing him actually appear, the black-haired youth's composed expression, which had previously conveyed an air of "I've seen it all," instantly crumbled, quickly transforming into one of surprise, delight, and even a bit of dazedness. He lowered his hand, scratched his head, and burst into laughter.

"Wow! There really is someone here! Hahahaha! I just randomly threw out a bomb! I didn't expect it to actually bring someone out! Your tracking skills are terrible, and your mental fortitude needs improvement! Hahahaha!"

elf:"……"

A crack appeared in the Yaksha Sage's unchanging, icy expression, and a vein seemed to throb faintly on his forehead.

He clenched his fists, barely suppressing the urge to smash this noisy and annoying little Qilin into the ground with a single swift strike to calm it down.

The Emperor taught us to be compassionate and patient... especially with cubs.

Yi Chen was laughing for a moment when he keenly sensed the sudden drop in air pressure around the other person and the almost solidified silence and...killing intent.

He immediately stopped laughing, coughed twice, and put on a docile expression that said, "I was just joking. Now let's get down to business."

"Ahem... Anyway, this guy... looks really impressive,"

"You've been following me specifically, is there something you need?"

Xiao took a deep breath, suppressing the inexplicable anger in his heart, and returned to a calm and composed state.

He succinctly stated his identity: "I am Xiao, the Three-Eyed Immortal. I guard this place and protect the peace of Liyue."

The name of the immortal is enough to command the utmost respect from any mortal within Liyue.

However, Yi Chen simply blinked and exclaimed, "Oh! Immortal! Amazing!"

Xiao ignored his reaction and continued to ask.

"I sense that you possess the bloodline of the Qilin. Do you know your origins?"

"Ah, you said this."

Yi Chen suddenly realized, and then he casually put his fingers together and lightly ran them along the edge of the palm of his other hand.

A small wound appeared, and a few drops of bright red blood instantly seeped out.

The moment the blood flowed out, an extremely pure, peaceful aura containing powerful life force spread out. Although faint, its high essence caused Xiao's golden eyes to widen slightly.

"I do have something called 'Qilin Blood',"

Yi Chen shook his hand, and the tiny wound healed almost instantly after he finished speaking, leaving only a trace of blood.

"It seems a bit special?"

Xiao sensed the fleeting yet incredibly pure Qilin aura in the air and confirmed it without a doubt.

"It is undoubtedly the blood of the Qilin Saint, and... it is extremely pure."

This deepened his doubts.

Such pure bloodline suggests that the parents were no ordinary people.

Looking into Yi Chen's clear eyes, which seemed oblivious to his own worth, Xiao asked the most crucial question.

"Your name is?"

The young man answered decisively.

"Where are your parents?"

Xiao's voice unconsciously softened, carrying a gentleness he himself was unaware of when facing a cub, as well as a glimmer of hope in finding the whereabouts of his old friend.

In his view, the Qilin that could give birth to such pure bloodline descendants was likely someone he had known throughout his long life.

Upon hearing this, Yi Chen's relaxed and casual expression faded somewhat.

He touched his nose, his gaze drifting towards the distant moonlight.

"They...are in another world."

Another world...

Those few simple words, however, sounded like a thunderclap to Xiao's ears!

In his understanding, "another world" means only one thing—falling, perishing, and returning to the earth's veins or the heavens and earth.

A huge, heavy sense of guilt instantly gripped Xiao's heart, like a cold boulder sinking into a deep pool.

He actually... he actually touched upon the deepest pain in the heart of this young, orphaned, and struggling alone in a foreign land (in his imagination) little Qilin so directly and almost cruelly!

Judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to understand what his own bloodline meant, perhaps he didn't even know the true identities of his parents, and he grew up all alone... Yet I suspected his motives were impure, and even just now I wanted to beat him up...

The cold, hardened defenses built up over a thousand years of bloodshed were suddenly struck by emotions called "guilt" and "pity."

His aura of coldness was momentarily disrupted, and even his karmic obstacles seemed to stir for a moment.

Xiao clenched his fist tightly, and his gaze toward Yi Chen completely changed.

It was no longer about watching a suspicious, noisy, strange hybrid mythical beast, but about watching... a tragically orphaned orphan of a deceased friend who needed to be carefully protected.

Yi Chen was somewhat bewildered by Xiao's sudden, heavy expression, as if the sky had fallen, and the guilt that almost solidified into a tangible form.

Moreover, there was an ominous aura of coldness, filth, and resentment surrounding the immortal, which was extremely unsettling.

Seemingly becoming increasingly agitated due to the other party's drastic emotional fluctuations, like a swirling black mist, almost materializing.

Yi Chen couldn't help but frown, and he pointed to Xiao's body.

"Um... Immortal Brother, that... um, it looks really bad, like you're in a lot of pain. It seems like it's starting to flare up? Don't you really need to deal with it first? It looks really unpleasant."

Xiao was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting that the other party's first reaction after his "secret" was touched was to be concerned about his karma.

"It's alright. This is a chronic illness that has been ingrained for many years and is deeply rooted in the bones. Ordinary methods cannot cure it."

As he spoke, he subconsciously wanted to take a half step back, to create even more distance between himself and Yi Chen, afraid that even the slightest trace of his own filthy karma would taint the other's pure and auspicious Qilin aura.

That would be an unforgivable blasphemy.

However, contrary to his expectations of sympathy or fear, Yi Chen's eyes lit up instead.