Genshin Impact : Eerie Teyvat

Chapter 122 - Ch 122 : Fishing Alone in the Cold River Snow

After taking the detour, Yelan and Su Yuan didn't encounter any obstacles and smoothly arrived at Qingce Village.

However, they didn't stay long in Qingce Village.

After quickly replenishing some supplies, they continued heading south toward Liyue Harbor.

"Yelan, about when do you think we'll arrive at Liyue Harbor?"

Su Yuan looked at Yelan and asked.

"Probably around dusk," Yelan replied.

Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh—this real-life version of Teyvat was still much larger than the one in the game...

And now that the teleport waypoints couldn't be used, traveling really took a lot more time...

Then came another long stretch of travel.

Around midday, Su Yuan and Yelan arrived near Bishui Plain.

Across the river, perched atop stone pillars and towering into the clouds, stood the iconic landmark and highest point of Dihua Marsh—Liyue's famous Wangshu Inn.

"I wonder how the Guardian Yaksha is doing these days..."

Su Yuan muttered softly to himself.

Xiao already bore the burden of karmic debt, and now with the added threat of the eerie, Su Yuan was genuinely worried about his condition...

Though his voice was low, Yelan still caught what he said.

"Su Yuan, I didn't expect you to even know about that? In that case, why don't we stop by Wangshu Inn first?" Yelan suggested.

"There's a bridge just a bit ahead where we can cross the river—it's a slight detour, that's all."

"Then let's go take a look..." Su Yuan nodded.

In his mind, Wangshu Inn was never just a simple inn.

There was a high chance it served as a major intelligence hub for Liyue...

And beside the inn was a fisherman named "Jiangxue," who always seemed to be chatting and freeloading meals from Yanxiao.

Most importantly, this man named Jiangxue possessed terrifying strength...

He was once a Vision holder.

Even though he had since abandoned his Vision, he could still instantly take down a Ruin Hunter with his bare hands!

Sure, Aether couldn't defeat that Ruin Hunter in the game due to plot constraints, but Jiangxue's power was still unmistakably real...

A Ruin Hunter is a combat machine made of heavy iron, with extremely high physical defense, yet it was still one-shot by Jiangxue!

From a certain point of view, the fact that Jiangxue could deliver such overwhelming physical attacks bare-handed made him practically a natural nemesis to the eerie!

While he might not be on par with eerie-ified beings like Neuvillette or Clorinde, he should be more than enough to handle ordinary eerie transformations.

Su Yuan figured that he still had no idea what the current situation in Liyue Harbor was like, and he couldn't just rush in unprepared...

If he could recruit Jiangxue into his team to fight against the eerie, he would finally have some real combat strength on his side!

So now, since they were passing by Wangshu Inn, there were two main goals: First, to check on Xiao's current condition; and second, to see if they could recruit Jiangxue.

Yelan brought Su Yuan to Wangshu Inn, where they met the "boss" Verr Goldet and the "manager" Huai'an.

In a private room, the group began their discussion.

"Miss Yelan, is this young man a newly recruited informant for our Liyue intelligence network?"

Huai'an looked toward Yelan and asked.

"Did you bring him here just to get him familiar with us?"

"In a way, yes," Yelan nodded, then continued to ask:

"Has there been anything unusual happening in the Dihua Marsh area lately?"

"No unusual activity so far," Verr Goldet replied.

"After all, he resides at Wangshu Inn, and if there were any monsters or strange happenings nearby, he would always respond swiftly to take care of them..."

"It's just... there's one strange thing—we haven't seen any sign of him for the past two or three days..."

Verr Goldet murmured thoughtfully:

"Wait... it's not that unusual—he rarely shows himself in front of others. To be more precise, it's been two or three days since he last ate almond tofu..."

Hearing that, Su Yuan's heart skipped a beat...

No way... Could something have happened to Xiao too?

If Xiao had been corrupted or controlled by an Eerie, his combat ability would definitely be terrifying...

He might not be as strong as an Eerie-fied Neuvillette, but he should still be more powerful than Wriothesley or Clorinde...

Moreover, most of the Eerie's power comes from negative emotions... and those karmic debts haunting Xiao—remnants of fallen gods and lingering grievances—might very well amplify the strength of his Eerie transformation...

"What about Jiangxue? What's his situation right now?" Su Yuan quickly asked.

Xiao's current condition was unknown, and if something was off with Jiangxue as well, then Liyue right now would basically be set to hell difficulty...

"Jiangxue? I saw him just this morning," Huai'an replied.

"He's probably out fishing on that little island east of Wangshu Inn..."

Immediately, Su Yuan and Yelan rushed to the spot Huai'an had pointed out—and sure enough, Jiangxue was still there, quietly fishing.

Su Yuan let out a slight sigh of relief.

Since his behavior seemed normal, it probably meant Jiangxue hadn't been taken over by an Eerie...

"Hello, Jiangxue..." Su Yuan stepped forward, trying to greet him.

"Do you have a moment? There's something I'd like to talk to you about..."

"No," Jiangxue replied calmly, without even turning his head, his eyes still fixed on the tranquil surface of the water and his fishing rod.

"I'm fishing right now. Besides, I have a feeling... a big one's about to bite."

"Wait until I reel in this fish, then we can talk..."

Su Yuan wanted to say something more, but Jiangxue turned his head slightly, casting a calm glance his way, and made a quieting gesture.

"Shh, keep your voice down. Don't scare the fish away..."

Su Yuan was momentarily at a loss for words—Jiangxue really was a dedicated fisherman...

Just like in the game's storyline—even when monsters came knocking, he'd still be there, calmly fishing like nothing was happening...

Well, he did have the strength to stay that calm, after all...

Just then, the float on the water's surface twitched slightly.

Su Yuan thought—was that a bite? Did the fish finally take the bait?

Immediately after, Jiangxue flicked his fishing rod with practiced ease—but what he reeled in left everyone utterly stunned...

What he caught wasn't a fish at all.

Though slightly damaged, that style, that appearance...

There was no mistaking it—

It was Xiao's Yaksha mask!

Jiangxue frowned slightly at the sight.

The fact that it wasn't a fish clearly caught him off guard.

"If it's not the big catch I was expecting, then you can have it," he said, removing the mask from the hook and casually tossing it back toward Su Yuan.

"You guys go on... I want to keep fishing."

"Jiangxue? Don't you recognize this mask?"

Su Yuan held Xiao's Yaksha mask and stepped closer to Jiangxue, speaking urgently:

"This is the Yaksha mask of the Conqueror of Demons! You actually fished it up from the river!"

"Something might have happened to him—I need your help!"

"Heaven is vast, the earth is wide... but fishing is the greatest of all..."

Jiangxue responded calmly, slowly turning to look at Su Yuan...

And to Su Yuan's shock, he noticed that Jiangxue's eyes—at some point—had turned pitch-black and blood-red, and an eerie aura was now radiating from his body...

"I'll say this one last time—keep your voice down. Don't scare the fish away..."

"Don't... disturb me while I'm fishing..."

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