“This…
this is just too tragic.
How could we let the blood relative of our Liyue Harbor hero fall to such a state?
Come, I still have some Mora here.
It’s not much, but it’s the thought that counts.
I’ll go report your situation first, and I’ll throw you a welcome banquet later!”
Thanks to the extremely high Elation boost provided by the light cone that Ayin had equipped for himself previously.
Infected by his emotions, the Law Officer sniffed, then immediately fished several 1,000-denomination Mora coins from its pocket and shoved them all into Ayin’s hands.
Watching the Law Officer’s hurried retreating back, he suddenly felt that having this head of blonde hair wasn’t so unacceptable after all.
Besides, compared to grave robbing, earning money this way was clearly faster and safer!
Who knows if he could squeeze a bit of Mora out of that rich man Ningguang when the time came?
If he could, he reckoned his Teyvat vacation would be quite comfortable!
Thinking about it, why did it feel like his behavior was on par with a delinquent girl fleecing an old man…
“Forget it, anyway, this money is a friendly sponsorship from that big brother.
I believe the tavern will surely remember his generous contribution…
A(Aha)men~” After comforting himself, Ayin feigned a bow with his hands clasped together towards the sky, then strode towards the dungeon exit with an arrogant gait.
“Stop right there!
Who are you?
Why are you walking out of the dungeon?
You aren’t an escaped prisoner, are you!”
Just as he had walked out of the gate, he saw two guards dressed in Millelith uniforms step forward quickly, raising their spears as they questioned him.
“Escaped prisoner?
Do I look like an escaped prisoner to you?
I am your Law Officer’s honored guest!” Ayin wasn’t panicked at all; instead, he explained indifferently.
As he spoke, he didn’t forget to point to his ankles, from which the shackles had already been removed, as if to prove his identity.
“This…” The guards in front of him looked at each other, clearly pondering the credibility of this guy’s words.
After all, every prisoner locked in here was fitted with special shackles.
This material could even, to a certain extent, prevent Vision holders from using Elemental Power.
Therefore, it was almost impossible for an ordinary person to remove these shackles by external force…
unless someone unlocked them with a key.
“Wait, no.
I almost got tricked by you.
I remember now!
You’re that guy who eats so much.
Last night, you finished two big bowls of rice all by yourself.
You’re the criminal who stole Mora from Northland Bank!”
Just as the two were pondering, one of the older guards seemed to suddenly recall something.
He turned and pointed at Ayin, loudly accusing him.
The other one, hearing this, also reacted, assuming a battle-ready stance and staring at him, as if they would subdue him on the spot if he made any suspicious move.
“Don’t put it so harshly.
And this isn’t called’stealing’, it’s called ‘heisting’.
There’s a big difference between the two!” Ayin, pointed at by two spears, wasn’t panicked in the slightest; instead, he corrected them unhurriedly.
“Uh…
what’s the difference!” The Millelith in front of him were clearly stunned, asking subconsciously.
“The difference is huge!
Stealing is the lowliest behavior; only the lowest-level pickpockets would do such a thing.
My actions belong to ‘heisting’, which is an elegant art.
Think about it: have you ever heard of a ‘petty thief’ but never a ‘petty heister’?”
Once these words were spoken, the two guards couldn’t help but nod.
It seemed they really had only heard of ‘thieves’.
As for ‘heisting’, it seemed there were only ‘robbers’, ‘phantom thieves’, and ‘master bandits’, but no such thing as a ‘petty heister’.
Looking at it this way, ‘heisting’ was indeed more high-class than’stealing’.
“Wait, no.
I almost got led astray by you again.
What does all this have to do with you escaping prison?
At the end of the day, you’re still an escaped prisoner!” The older guard realized it again.
For some reason, he, who was usually disciplined, kept being led astray by this guy today.
He almost suspected he had been hit by some evil spell!
“Oh my, what humorless guys.
Didn’t I say before that I am your Law Officer’s honored guest?
Have you heard of the Traveler Lumine?
I’m her brother!”
“Even if the Tianquan Ningguang himself came, he would still have to respectfully call me an honored guest!” Seeing his nonsense being exposed, Ayin lost the interest in teasing them and directly brought out the Traveler’s name to throw his weight around.
As expected, this trick worked every time.
After all, our Lumine was just too diligent; there was almost no one in all of Liyue who didn’t know this Traveler.
And by bringing up the title of her brother now, it was clearly a dimensionality reduction strike.
“This…
Master, what should we do?
He looks just like the description on the missing person poster.
Besides, Law Officer just ran out in a hurry; it seems he went to report something important.” After hearing Ayin’s words, the young guard whispered to the older one beside him.
“Uh, if it’s true, then it really wouldn’t be easy to stop him…” The older guard frowned upon hearing this, clearly struggling with a dilemma.
After all, if this guy was spouting nonsense, letting an escaped prisoner go would be a major crime; but if what he said was true, it wouldn’t make sense not to let him go…
“Alright, alright, I’ve already said I’m her brother, so stop doubting.
Think about it: the Traveler Lumine is so famous, what commoner would dare to use her name to scam people?”
“Besides, when you’re out in the world, what’s the most important thing?
It’s power, it’s connections!
Now, obviously, my connections are bigger than yours.
If you block me again, when Lumine gets angry, I won’t be able to hold her back~” Seeing the two still hesitating, Ayin walked up unhurriedly and patted them on the shoulders,
and after analyzing the situation earnestly in the tone of someone lecturing juniors, he walked past the gap between them on his own, heading directly towards the direction of Liyue Harbor…
Meanwhile,
in the Jade Chamber, an urgent letter was passed up through layers to Ningguang’s desk.
“Suspected of finding the Traveler Lumine’s blood relative, the same criminal who stole Mora from Northland Bank?” Ningguang reached out with his jade-like hand to slowly pick up the letter on the table, reading the contents while murmuring softly.
After all, this Northland Bank theft incident had a relatively large impact on him.
Fortunately, the thief was not from Liyue; otherwise, he would have lost quite a few bargaining chips at the negotiation table with Northland Bank.
Therefore, after the incident ended, he had sent Baiwen to investigate the identity of this thief.
All he got was that a handsome, blonde-haired man had stolen from Northland Bank.
As for other details like name, age, nationality, etc., he couldn’t even find a shred of information.
But if it were the Traveler’s brother, then not being able to find information was excusable.
After all, they were Descenders and naturally would not be recorded in ordinary intelligence.
“Hmph, it seems things are becoming gradually interesting…
Baiwen, help me find out where that person who claims to be the Traveler’s brother is.
I will go see him myself.” Thinking of this, a strange glimmer flashed in Ningguang’s eyes, and he then instructed his trusted aide beside him…