Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 262 [Big Event]

Upon seeing that the Qianyan soldier recognized him, Huiyuan asked a question.

"It's nothing, but you're sighing so much, which seems out of place with the holiday atmosphere. Is something on your mind?"

"Ah... I'm sorry, General. I will correct my attitude and will not do anything that affects the appearance of the city again..."

Seeing that the other person was blaming themselves, Huiyuan interrupted them.

"What are you saying? I'm asking you what's on your mind. This is the Lantern Festival. Even the Thousand Rock Army, who have duties to perform, should have a happy time."

"Ah, well... actually, I was assigned the task of retrieving the Sky Lanterns. As you should know, Sky Lanterns are beautiful, but once they're launched, they always cause a lot of problems. Some lantern covers aren't properly made, leaving only a piece of floating stone drifting around halfway through flight; others get stuck in nooks and crannies, polluting the environment and causing serious harm. And this kind of work is usually very..."

"Oh, I see. No wonder you were in this unnoticed corner, recycling lanterns..."

"Yes, look, another lamp is stuck under the eaves. Sigh... I have to climb up again."

Seeing this, Huiyuan pondered for a moment and nodded.

"give it to me."

"What... I'd rather not bother with this kind of dirty work..."

Without listening to the other party's nonsense, Huiyuan used the immortal technique "Rising Crane Clouds at Dawn" that he had learned a few days ago, took a few steps, and rose into the air.

His figure nimbly darted through the air, and in no time he caught the lantern, performing a backflip and landing back on the ground.

"Give."

Seeing the other person standing there dumbfounded, Huiyuan put down the lantern and left.

(Hmm...very good, then let's use this to practice "Rising Crane Clouds at Dawn". Retrieving the Cloud Lanterns while practicing lightness skills, killing two birds with one stone.)

Thinking this, Huiyuan unconsciously activated her hearing and eavesdropped on the whispers of the Qianyan Army.

(Hey, what are you talking about? Are you praising my handsome looks and dashing charm?)

"General Dawn... so it really is a woman, just like the rumors. She's truly petite and exquisite... come to think of it, she even has a touch of heroine about her. No, no, how can I talk about someone behind their back..."

Upon hearing this, Huiyuan was furious and punched the stone wall next to her, smashing a hole in it.

The people walking around were startled and quickly avoided Huiyuan.

Seeing this, Huiyuan smiled awkwardly and quickly left the scene.

"Sigh... Sister Tongzi, when will I get my manly dignity back?"

Afterwards, Huiyuan retrieved a few more lanterns, feeling utterly exhausted.

If something happy doesn't happen soon, I'm going to collapse!

After leaving Xiao City, Huiyuan walked up the steps and arrived at Feiyun Slope.

Perhaps because everyone had gathered at Xiaoshi, the usually bustling Feiyunpo Commercial Street was surprisingly quiet.

There were only a few dozen people coming and going. Fortunately, the Thousand Rock Army patrolled here, otherwise it might have felt a bit eerie.

Even though every house has its lights on, there are very few people around. This is a scene that only happens in ghost towns, right?

Just then, Huiyuan looked in the direction of the General Affairs Department and spotted two familiar figures: Yingmei and Paimon.

The two of them seemed to be communicating with a Qianyan soldier.

Seeing this, Huiyuan walked up curiously and greeted them.

Paimon and Ying were overjoyed to see the newcomers and quickly greeted them, then started chatting.

When the Chiayi Army saw the badge on Huiyuan's chest, they paused for a moment and gave up the idea of ​​interrupting.

"Yingmei, what are you doing at the General Affairs Department?"

After Huiyuan asked the question, Paimon explained the reason.

"Actually, we're here to report suspicious individuals. We saw some shady people at the flammable material storage site at Mingxiaodeng! We absolutely can't let that 'grilled tigerfish' stall disappear like this!"

"A suspicious-looking person... at a 'grilled tigerfish' stall...?"

Huiyuan was completely confused. What was the connection between these two things?

Just then, Chiayi, who had been standing guard silently, stepped forward and said, "This is a big deal."

"Right, right? The food in Liyue Harbor is the very essence of the city—"

Chia-Yi was stunned when he saw Paimon looking so serious.

“Uh…we’re probably not talking about the same ‘major event.’ But don’t worry, our General Affairs Department has assigned someone to handle security for the Lantern Festival. I’ll tell him about it later and tell him to be on high alert.”

"Wait a minute? Why not just tell him now if it's so important?"

Hearing Paimon's doubts, Chia-Yi sighed slightly.

"Sigh, I wish I could too, but he took a small team to Guili Plain and hasn't come back yet."

Upon hearing this, Ying instantly picked up on the keywords "Gui Li Yuan", "team", and "didn't come back".

As a traveler who wanders from place to place, I often do good deeds.

What haven't we done? Repairing things, delivering things, beating things up—as long as Mora is there and there's an exclamation mark above his head, everything's OK!

"Any new commissions?"

Ying blurted out this question, which puzzled Chiayi.

"A request? What request? Uh... are you asking us to go to Guili Plains to find that team? You're a traveler, aren't you? You came all this way to the Lantern Festival, and now you're asking us for this kind of favor..."

As heroes, we can't just sit here and wait to die.

Whenever there's a holiday, heroes are needed to run errands and, incidentally, save the world.

Thinking of this, Ying straightened her back and said confidently, "We must protect those food stalls!"

Paimon, arms crossed and back-to-back with Ying, declared righteously, "Yes! We must protect those food stalls! We absolutely cannot let anyone destroy them!"

Seeing this, Chiayi was filled with questions.

No, I haven't even asked yet, how come someone is already offering to help me?

Just as Chia-yi was about to entrust the matter to Ying-mei, his gaze inadvertently fell on Hui-yuan.

With one's superior right in front of them, is it really appropriate to openly ask a traveler for a favor?

Seeing this, Huiyuan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about it. As long as the reward is enough, Yingmei will take care of everything."

Chiayi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

"I will prepare the payment, so I'll leave this matter to you two."

After saying that, Chia-yi turned and entered the General Affairs Department to apply for a Mora.

Huiyuan looked at Ying and noticed that she hadn't left yet, which made her a little suspicious.

"Yingmei, why are you looking at me like that?"

Ying and Huiyuan looked at each other, both stunned.

"Huh? Shouldn't you be finding an excuse to go on an adventure with me, hand in hand?"

Upon hearing this, Huiyuan's mind went blank for a moment.

What's going on? Why did I get dragged into this mess just for saying hello?