He said that he would still want to have a proper talk with us "when we reach the end of the journey."

[Luminous: "Thank you, Paimon."]

Paimon: "Don't mention it, partners are meant to take care of each other."

Yingmei was quite pleased with Paimon's words of comfort.

Putting aside their bad mood, Yingmei and Paimon embark on a new journey once again.

At this point, the traveler also revealed what readers were most interested in: her next destination was Inazuma.

The people of Fontainebleau were disappointed; they still couldn't meet this traveler who seemed to bring trouble wherever he went.

The Inatsume people weren't exactly happy either, because with the country under lockdown, they didn't think their country would have any interesting stories to tell.

And would their general really welcome this traveler? Inatsume was pessimistic about this.

Now, will it be our Inazuma's turn to become Teyvat's laughingstock?

Yae no Miko was rather happy. "Great! The game-changer I've been waiting for is here!"

Although it wasn't a prophet who came, the Traveler is still very useful.

The travelers in the story are looking for a way to enter Inatsume, so they ask the Inatsume people at the port, namely, Zhu Zi.

Zhu Zi told the traveler about the hardships he had endured on his journey, how he had drifted at sea for a long time on a small raft, and how he had run out of food and water and was about to die.

In the end, she was only saved by luck by the people of Liyue, otherwise she would have died at sea.

[Zhu Zi: "It was truly a journey fraught with peril. My survival must be due to divine intervention."]

The reader fell silent... The deity Zhu Zi was referring to must have been the Thunder God, right? But the Thunder God seems to be the culprit...

Paimon asked Zhu Zi why he would leave Inazuma despite the danger.

Zhu Zi replied, "Because...it's just too oppressive there, the atmosphere is too tense, and getting in and out requires multiple checks and approvals, which just doesn't suit my personality."

"The organization responsible for managing Inazuma's affairs is called the 'Three Commissioners,' which is similar to Liyue's 'Seven Stars and Eight Gates.'"

This revealed a piece of information to those unfamiliar with Inazuma: Inazuma's governing system was called "Sanbugyō".

[Zhu Zi: "Although it's not nice to speak ill of one's hometown, staying in that oppressive atmosphere for too long can make one lose hope for life."]

The translation is: staying there for too long will cause 'livor spots' to appear.

Zhu Zi advised travelers not to go to Inazuma, as it was not a 'good place'.

The people all say their hometown is no good place. You stubborn donkey, look at your people!

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Character Voice Acting - Traveler: About Lin Qiu

Paimon: "Speaking of which, Lin Qiu gives me a completely different feeling than when we first met."

Ying: "What do you mean?"

Paimon: "When I first met him, he always said riddles that I couldn't understand at all, and I thought he was very difficult to get along with."

"Only now do I realize that he was simply a person with a bad personality."

Ying: "...I'll tell on you~."

Paimon: "Wait! No way!"

Chapter 156 Northwest Shanxi is in complete chaos

Zhu Zi told the traveler how to get to Inazuma: go find the Big Dipper and ask the magical Big Dipper.

Upon arriving on the Death Star, Beidou was planning to hold a martial arts tournament and invited those without the Eye of God to participate.

Although the Traveler can use elemental power, she also lacks the Eye of God, so her arrival can be considered perfectly timed.

Besides Beidou, there is another person whose writings are extensive, and that person is called Fengyuan Manyo.

[Ying: "Is this also a 'bard'?"]

The Wind-type Eye of God is not tall and likes to compose music and recite poetry, which does resemble a certain bard.

In reality, Ying and Wan Ye weren't very familiar with each other at this time, while Hu Tao and Wan Ye had a good relationship.

During the last Mid-Autumn Festival, neither of them could drink alcohol, so they discussed poetry together.

Hu Tao's talent for poetry, well, it really opened Wan Ye's eyes, broadening his horizons for writing poetry in the future.

Oh, by the way, Wanye actually bought a Walnut 'service', a special package.

If Manyo were to meet with an accident while wandering in the future, Kurumi would find him and bury him in a place in Inazuma, which would be considered a return to his roots.

Returning to the book, Beidou and the Traveler explained the rules and rewards of this martial arts tournament.

There aren't many rules, the most important one being that elemental power cannot be used, because the reward is an unclaimed Eye of God.

This piqued the interest of many people, and many experts without the Divine Eye wanted to come and see.

Not everyone is after the Eye of God; many are simply curious to see the strength of other experts who don't possess it.

Previously, information about this martial arts tournament was only scattered in a few places near Liyue Harbor, and the participants varied in skill level.

There are narcissistic people, those who have been deceived, and those who have a little bit of skill. In short, there are very few true masters.

But now, thanks to Lin Qiu's publicity, almost the entire Teyvat knows about it.

The local legends of Fontaine are eager to get started and have already begun packing their bags to head to Liyue.

"I feel like I should thank Lin Qiu..." Beidou laughed.

She simply wanted to help Wan Ye; given her influence as the leader of the Beidou clan, she still has some appeal in Liyue.

But now she doesn't need to make any appeals anymore; the publicity from Lin Qiu's book has outweighed everything else.

However, this means that not only those without the Eye of God will come, but also experts from all walks of life who will likely want to try their luck, even if they don't use the Eye of God.

Therefore, the rewards need to be changed. They can still try using Wan Ye's Eye of God, but the champion's reward needs to be changed to something else.

Wan Ye nodded, feeling a strong liking for Lin Qiu and eager to find an opportunity to get to know him.

As for how he got to know Lin Qiu, besides through the book, it was through Hu Tao...

On the day of the Moon Festival, Hu Tao told him a lot about Lin Qiu, because Wan Ye also loved listening to stories, and Hu Tao told him many magical tales.

And those magical stories were almost all heard from Lin Qiu.

Wan Ye and Bei Dou wanted to thank Lin Qiu, but Ying wanted to 'repay' Lin Qiu.

This martial arts tournament wasn't supposed to be particularly difficult, but now that you've messed things up, what about my ticket?

Lin Qiu, how are you going to pay me back for the boat ticket you owe me?

I've been cooking for you these past few days, so I'll reward you with a 'Fish Singing Party' dish.

However, Ying wasn't really worried about the boat ride. Given her current relationship with Beidou, getting a free ride wouldn't be a problem.

Meanwhile, at the Northern Bank, D'Artaglia's eyes widened in astonishment. He had just returned to Liyue and already encountered something so interesting.

God, is this a reward for me?

As for the Eye of God, I can just find someone to keep it safe. The Martial Arts Tournament, I'm coming right now!

Tadalia gave Lin Qiu a thumbs up for turning this ordinary martial arts tournament into the 'Number One Martial Arts Tournament in the World'.

However, while Tadalia was giving a thumbs up, he was also somewhat worried. Now that he was back, it was time to repay the life he owed Lin Qiu.

I wonder if Lin Qiu can wait until after the martial arts tournament to take it...

Arecino sat quietly, watching D'Artagnan jump around, sometimes happy, sometimes sad.

This martial arts tournament is indeed interesting, but Arecino has no intention of participating; she might just go and watch it at the most.

At Dihua Isle, Jiang Xue stroked her chin, her interest piqued. "This should be more interesting than fishing."

After a moment's thought, Abedo packed his belongings and decided to go down the mountain to Liyue.

In Jean's office, within the Knights of Mondstadt, Kaeya pondered for a moment before speaking, "Shouldn't our Mondstadt's 'strongest force' also participate?"

The reason he didn't appear at the tavern was because of the Abyss Order's invasion last time. The Knights had been clearing out monsters these past few days and hadn't had time to drink.

Although the cleanup was almost complete, as the cavalry captain, he could not leave the Knights for the time being.

Because Lin Qiu had written Klee's story, everyone knew that the 'strongest combatant' Kaeya was referring to at this moment was Klee.

Jean thought Kaeya's suggestion was good; Klee had performed well in the last incident, so it was a good idea to take her to Liyue.

As for Kaiya's mention of participating in the competition, Qin believes that Kaiya must be joking.

“Alright then, Kaeya, you can take Klee, Noelle, and Amber to Liyue,” Jean said.

Jean was still worried that Kaeya would cause trouble, so she sent the more obedient and steady Noelle and the more likable Amber to accompany her.

If she gives Noelle a heads-up beforehand, Noelle will definitely follow Jyn's instructions, given her temperament, unless she's fooled by Kaeya.

"..." Yura stared at the piano; she wanted to go too.

Only Jean, Lisa, and a few captains were in the office; Amber and the others were not there.

Yura wanted to go not only because Amber was going, but also because she could see Lin Qiu in Liyue, something she had been thinking about for a long time.

Qin also noticed Youla's gaze and, recalling the story Lin Qiu wrote, understood Youla's thoughts.

"Yura should come along too. Sigh, the tour group is turning into a diplomatic team. I'll have to write diplomatic rhetoric again..." Qin sighed, rubbing her forehead.

Yura was very happy, a slight smile appeared on her lips, but she still turned her head away, "Hmph, then I'll go with them."

Elsewhere in Mondstadt, Mona was quite upset because after returning home, she used her water divination to check and discovered that Lin Qiu had visited Mondstadt, and she had missed him.

"That damned Lin Qiu!" Mona gritted her teeth.

If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. If I can't wait for you, I'll go to Liyue!

Seno also plans to go to Liyue; he has long wanted to spar with the 'masters' there.

Seizing this opportunity, Sino decided to set off.

He didn't go alone; the Sumeru F4 and Ke Lai were going together.

However, among them, only Seno had considered participating in the martial arts tournament; the others were almost all just there for the excitement, wanting to see the world's top fighters.

Claude dialed the 'phone' Lin Qiu had given her; this was the first time she had used it on her own initiative.

Not to mention Clarinde, even Leosley became interested and wanted to go to Liyue to take a look.

Funina and Navia also called Lin Qiu, but they didn't want to participate in the competition; they just wanted to watch the excitement.

Now the entire northwestern Shanxi region is going to be thrown into chaos.

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Character Voice Lines - Wan Ye: About Lin Qiu

"You mean Mr. Lin Qiu? I admire him and am very grateful to him. If I have the chance, I would really like to travel with him."

It's a pity... he doesn't seem to like going out much?

Chapter 157 There Will Always Be Creatures on Earth

In the end, only the Inatsume people were hurt, because even if they wanted to participate, they couldn't.

Speaking of which, their gods themselves are all martial arts fanatics. Under the influence of their gods, many Inazuma fans are also martial arts fanatics, which really makes them very anxious.

It felt like ants were crawling all over my body, it was so uncomfortable. I had never opposed the general's isolationist decree so much.

Araki Ichito wasn't exactly a martial arts fanatic, but he really enjoyed the excitement. He was extremely anxious about not being able to participate in this martial arts tournament.

"Damn it, I really want to go too!!! Once the lockdown order is over, I'm definitely going to Liyue!" Araki Ichidou exclaimed indignantly.

However, it is clear from his words that Ichidou believes the unreasonable decision of the isolationist policy will definitely be lifted.

Even though Lin Qiu's book hasn't revealed what Inazuma's future holds, Ichito still believes it.

To be honest, Lin Qiu never expected that this story would cause such a huge uproar because of the news of the martial arts tournament.

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