Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

"Stop being rude, Fufu. Apologize to Liuyun right now."

Lan Tian reached out and gently tapped Fukalos's head, a smile playing on his lips as he spoke.

"Um...I understand, I'm sorry! True Lord Liuyun!"

Fukalos playfully stuck out his tongue at the blue sky, then sincerely apologized to the True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng.

"Alright, alright, this immortal won't stoop to the level of a junior. By the way, Lan Tian, ​​when do you plan to come back?"

"I'll set off immediately."

Lan Tian stood up and spoke, then severed his connection with Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun.

"Are you leaving now?"

Ergolia stood up with Lantian and spoke.

"Do you need us to give you a ride, Blue Sky?"

Buyer followed up with his own words.

"No need, Bouyer."

Lan Tian smiled and shook his head, rejecting Buyer's suggestion. However, Lan Tian extended his right hand to Buyer, and amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, a green light flashed on Lan Tian's hand, and an exquisite bracelet appeared in his hand.

"This is?"

Buyer looked at the hair accessory that Lantian handed her and asked curiously.

“This is a gift I have carefully considered and prepared especially for you, Buyer. Consider it a greeting gift from me, the God of Asura. I think it would be most suitable for you to wear it on your wrist.”

"this…"

Upon hearing this, Buyer raised his hand to cover his lips, somewhat flattered, but still hesitantly glanced at Egolia and Fucaros.

Seeing this, Lan Tian roughly guessed what Buyer was thinking, smiled, and spoke again:

“Actually, it’s not just you. Agolia and Fou, and even every demon friend I know, will receive my gift. And accepting this bracelet means that you, Buyer, have officially signed an alliance contract with me and the Guixiu Li gods behind me, which means you are an ally recognized by the Guixiu Li gods.”

As Lan Tian spoke, he raised an eyebrow at Egolia and Fukaros. Egolia and Fukaros, who were standing nearby, immediately understood and nodded and smiled at Buyer in agreement.

"I know."

Seeing this, Buyer had no choice but to accept Blue Sky's gift and wear it on his right wrist.

When Bouyer released the bracelet with his left hand, the entire bracelet immediately floated on Bouyer's right wrist and could move with the movement of Bouyer's arm.

After carefully experiencing it, Buyer could also feel the power of the blue sky through the bracelet, as well as a new connection between herself and the blue sky.

Looking up at the blue sky, Buyer saw that the blue sky was looking at him with a gentle smile on its face without saying a word. Upon seeing this, Buyer immediately understood the blue sky's intention.

"Thank you, Blue Sky, I really like this gift."

Bouyer clasped her hands to her chest, a gentle smile on her face as she gratefully thanked the blue sky.

"As long as you like it."

Lan Tian smiled and nodded at Buyer, then squatted down beside Fucaros, reaching out to stroke Fucaros's soft cheek, and gently whispered:

"From now on, you should stay close to Agolia, Fou, because this is your hometown, your home. I can't always be by your side, but if you'd like, Guixiuli can be your second home too~"

"I...I understand, Brother Blue Sky. I will stay close to Lady Egolia. I will contact you if I want to come find you."

Fukaros reached out and took Lantian's large hand, which was stroking her cheek, and rubbed it against it, nodding obediently.

"Fou is so good~ I should get going now, everyone, see you next time."

Gently pinching Fukaros's cheek, Lantian stood up, took a few steps outside, and turned to say goodbye to everyone.

Goodbye, Brother Blue Sky!

Fukalos smiled and waved goodbye to the blue sky.

See you next time, Blue Sky!

Ergolia and Buyer said in unison.

After giving the three a bright smile, Lan Tian, ​​under their watchful eyes, stepped onto his sword and soared into the air, flying rapidly towards Gui Xiuli's direction.

On the road.

"I don't know why Liu Yun is in such a hurry to find me. It shouldn't be anything serious... After all, Morax and Gui Zhong didn't contact me using an emergency signal..."

Watching the scenery rushing past him, Lan Tian murmured to himself, stroking his chin, his thoughts wandering.

Three-quarters of an hour later, the two magnificent city walls of Guixiuli and the courtyard house suspended above Guixiuli slowly appeared in the blue sky.

I have returned, Gui Xiuli.

Thinking this, Lan Tian smiled and waved to Luo Xue, who was leading the guards at the city gate, as he approached the northern city wall of Guixiuli.

Standing on the city gate, Luo Xue naturally noticed Lan Tian's arrival above. She removed her Yaksha mask, smiled, and waved to Lan Tian in response. Then she continued to keep watch over the refugees below who were receiving rice porridge and tokens. However, a hint of surprise and curiosity flashed in Luo Xue's eyes.

[Lord Shura just now... was that a new elemental weapon? I really want to see it!]

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly noticed a horde of demons attacking from one direction. Luo Xue's eyes sharpened, and after putting on the Nuo mask, she gave an order to the two squads of Shura Knights beside her:

"Seventeen small monsters are approaching from the two o'clock direction. They are expected to arrive in three minutes. Ten Asura Guards and six Asura Knights are to intercept them immediately. The rest of you, cooperate with the Thousand Rock Army to protect the refugees. Move out!"

"Yes!"

As soon as Luo Xue finished speaking, ten Asura Knights wielding spears and heavy shields and six Asura Knights wielding dual swords stepped forward. They then took out ropes and quickly rappelled down from the city wall in batches. Once everyone had landed, they quickly assembled and rushed towards the direction from which the monster horde was attacking.

The remaining Asura Knights, under Luo Xue's command, followed closely behind. After rappelling down, they worked with the Thousand Rock Army to calm the refugees who were somewhat flustered by Luo Xue's words.

From the blue sky above, ten Asura Guards quickly formed a shield wall upon reaching their designated positions, instantly halting the attacking horde of monsters. Six Asura Knights behind the shield wall seized the opportunity to step onto the shoulders of the Asura Guards, leap over the shield wall, land on the monsters, and plunge their twin blades into their bodies. Taking advantage of the monsters' pain and distraction, the ten Asura Guards swiftly drew their guns, cooperating with the Asura Knights to kill the monsters.

Seeing this, Lan Tian nodded with satisfaction. After using his divine power to send a message to Luo Xue to meet him at the courtyard house later, Lan Tian continued to rush towards the courtyard house on his sword.

……

tread!

"Morax! Return! Do you need me?"

Lan Tian landed steadily on the flying sword high in the sky in the courtyard of the Siheyuan. He raised his hand to greet Morax and Gui Zhong, who were still playing chess.

"Welcome back, old friend."

"Blue Sky, you're back! Huh? Blue Sky, what's this?"

Just as Gui Zhong, who had just checkmated Morax, looked up, his attention was drawn to the blue sky in Mansen form. He couldn't help but blink curiously at the blue sky, almost as if he wanted to tell it right away.

"Hehe, no rush, let me explain in detail."

Lan Tian was amused by Gui Zhong's expression and began to explain in detail to Morax and Gui Zhong his departure to visit the Pure Water Palace. During Lan Tian's explanation, Luo Xue and Maxius, who had rushed over, as well as Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun, who flew from the Minlin area after learning of Lan Tian's return, also joined in listening to Lan Tian's story.

……

A quarter of an hour later.

"...After receiving Liu Yun's letter, I bid farewell to the Water Demon God Ergolia, the Grass Demon God Buyer, and Fufu, and returned to Guixiuli. By the way, Buyer has already signed an alliance contract with me and our Guixiuli~"

After recounting his previous experiences in detail to Morax and the others, Lan Tian turned his gaze to Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhen Jun in his crane form and asked curiously:

"By the way, Liu Yun, didn't you say you were waiting for me to return at the courtyard? How come you flew back from the direction of Minlin?"

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Liuyun Borrowing the Wind blushed slightly, turned his head away awkwardly, and explained:

"I came in a hurry and forgot to bring the little one with me, so I rushed back to pick him up."

As he said this, Liu Yun borrowed the power of the wind and used his immortal strength to lift a small blue ball that was still fast asleep on his back and carried it to the crowd.

Lan Tian froze in place when the little blue ball of fluff appeared in his sight.

A pair of small red and black antlers, blue fur, limbs and tail that resemble a divine deer... Isn't this Gan Yu in the form of a mythical beast?

"This is... a Qilin beast? It looks like it was only recently born, probably within a few months."

The well-informed Morax carefully examined the little creature for a while and immediately recognized it as a mythical beast.

"This is a Qilin? I remember Morax, you told me about the Qilin clan before..."

After thinking for a moment, Gui Zhong, who was standing next to Morax, spoke up.

"The Qilin is a benevolent beast among the mythical creatures. It drinks only sweet dew and eats only fine grains. It does not tread on living insects, nor does it break living grass. It does not live in groups, does not travel, and does not fall into traps. When it is leisurely, it enters slowly. When it moves, it has a graceful demeanor. It is a gentle and elegant creature."

Lan Tianjian, whose eyes were slightly brighter, hesitated for a moment before pinching his chin and explaining.

"However, in my Asura's vision, this little Qilin's bloodline is very strange, it seems... to be a hybrid?"

Seeing that Lan Tian had pointed out the key to the little Qilin, Liu Yun, who was standing to the side, explained:

"I suppose so. The little one has two different bloodlines in her body. Half of her bloodline is that of the mythical beast Qilin, and the other half is that of the human race. Strictly speaking, the little one is not a Qilin beast; she can only be considered a half-immortal beast."

"Um... Liu Yun, you didn't have to say it so bluntly to my face. If this little Qilin could understand what you just said, it would probably be heartbroken for a long time."

Lan Tian looked at Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun with some helplessness, then reached out and took the little Qilin, which was being lifted into the air by divine power, into his arms and gently stroked it.

As expected of you, Master of Conversation?

"Hmm? This little Qilin... seems to be... female?"

Luo Xue, who was standing to the side, carefully examined the little Qilin in Lan Tian's arms and then spoke.

"Uh... based on my observation, that is indeed the case."

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun replied somewhat awkwardly.

"Yes, she is indeed female."

Lan Tianchao nodded slightly in affirmation, then turned to look at Liu Yunjiefeng Zhenjun:

"But Liu Yun, I'm very curious where you found her. Since she is a half-immortal beast born from the union of a Qilin and a human, why is she now in your hands?"

"Haha, I'm also very curious as to why this little fellow appeared in front of my cave. If it weren't for the fact that I was so annoyed by her noisy crying that I couldn't concentrate on studying the art of mechanisms, and I only found her when I came out to check, I wouldn't know when this half-immortal beast appeared in front of my cave."

"So how did you calm the little Qilin down from crying?"

Standing next to Luo Xue, Marcius asked curiously.

At this moment, the little Qilin in Lantian's arms slowly woke up, and its pair of purple-blue eyes began to curiously look at the crowd surrounding it. After feeling Lantian's gentle caress, it couldn't help but squint its eyes and rub against Lantian's palm.

"After I carried her to my cave, I checked on her and found that she was crying because she was hungry. However, there was no food in my cave or nearby, so I had no choice but to find some edible wild grass to feed her, and that stopped her crying."

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun looked at the little Qilin enjoying being stroked in Lan Tian's arms, and then explained.

"Was she abandoned in front of the cave of the True Lord of Cloud Retention and Wind Borrowing? That's so pitiful."

After listening to Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun's explanation, Gui Zhong looked at the little Qilin in Lan Tian's arms with some heartache and said.

"Hmm... I can roughly guess why she was abandoned in front of the cave of the True Lord of Cloud Retention and Wind Borrowing..."

Lan Tian, ​​who had just been silently stroking the little Qilin in his arms, suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Hmm? Old friend, what are your thoughts? Please speak freely."

Morax nodded slightly towards the blue sky.

"If I'm not mistaken, the mother of this little Qilin, the Qilin celestial beast who conceived her by mating with a human, was more at a loss for what to do than to be overjoyed at her birth."

Lan Tian sighed helplessly at this point, and continued to explain in a low voice:

"I remember you told me, Morax, that celestial beasts generally value their own bloodline very much, which means they would never allow a hybrid Qilin like the little Qilin, who has both Qilin and human blood, to exist. I speculate that the little Qilin's mother probably knew this too, but she couldn't bear to let a newborn life leave like this. In order to protect this beautiful life, she had no choice but to take her to and leave her in front of a celestial cave in the Minlin area, which is in front of the cave of the True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng."

"Due to prolonged hunger and the lack of food around, coupled with Liu Yun's current focus on researching mechanical artifacts and her unaware of Liu Yun's existence, the little Qilin burst into tears. Liu Yun was drawn to the little Qilin's cries and went out to check on it."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, and all eyes filled with sympathy were focused on the little Qilin in Lantian's arms.

"Hey?"

Seemingly noticing that everyone was looking at it, the little Qilin turned its head curiously to look at everyone and called out softly to them.

P.S.: The author will first explain in detail the current division of labor and brief introduction of some of the Shura Knights.

Shura Knights – a general term referring to Shura Knights and Shura Knight Commanders who wield dual swords. They are highly mobile and capable of launching surprise attacks, with extremely strong reflexes. They are the vanguard of the Shura Palace and were originally trained by the Shura God in his torrent form.

Shura Guardians – generally refers to Shura Knights and Shura Knight Commanders who wield long spears and heavy shields. They are heavily armored guards who combine offense and defense and are the vanguard of the Shura Palace. They were originally trained by the Shura God in his rock form.

Shura Guards – a general term referring to Shura Knights and Shura Knight Commanders who wield dual hunting blades. They are usually hidden in the shadows, agile, and deadly in their attacks. They are skilled in ambushes and assassinations and are the Shura Palace's secret guard force. They were originally trained by the Shura God in his lightning form.