Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 1153 The Carnival of the Abyss Cult

In the Kingdom of Night God, the headquarters of the Abyss Cult is now as lively as the Lantern Festival in Liyue, and a grand party for the members of the Abyss is being held.

Abyss Mages, Abyss Apostles, Abyss Chanters, and Deep Sin Baptists all began to celebrate the success of this "fake death" plan.

Feeling everyone's joy, Sora suddenly raised his right hand and cheered loudly, "Yeah! We succeeded! Our plan finally worked!"

Ever since he planned to have "Frost" play Capitano and carry out the "fake death" plan, he has been on edge, fearing that anything might go wrong.

Now that the plan has been successfully completed, he couldn't help but want to celebrate loudly due to the joy.

The Apostle of the Abyss standing next to Kong, Jiliu, looked like "If you come for three winters, I will get a white snow" and cheered loudly to Kong.

"Your Highness is majestic and powerful! Your Highness is unrivaled in the world! Your Highness is extremely intelligent!"

"It is an honor for all of us to be able to follow His Royal Highness the Prince to complete such a great project!"

With Jiliu taking the lead, cheers of "Your Highness the Prince is mighty" rang out one after another.

At this moment, Kong was already overwhelmed by the joy of the plan's success. He felt even more proud when he heard Jiliu praising him so generously.

He smiled and patted Jiliu on the shoulder, saying complacently, "Jiliu, you're quite good at praising people. You're getting better and better at speaking."

Apostle of the Abyss? As the founding disciple of Yuanshang, Jiliu has already learned most of Yuanshang's flattery skills.

He immediately put on a respectful look and said sincerely:

"Your Highness, thank you for the compliment. This is all thanks to the Prince's excellent education! If it weren't for His Highness's daily careful guidance, we wouldn't have the opportunity to participate in such a great project, let alone the achievements we have today."

When Kong heard this, he was overjoyed and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Haha... Good! Well said!"

……

However, unlike the lively atmosphere outside, the scene inside a tent of the Abyss Cult was quite different.

The Ice Abyss Apostle "Frost", who had just been resurrected from the earth veins, was now lying in a mess on the bed prepared for him in the abyss.

It was as if all the bones in his body were disassembled and reassembled. Every movement brought piercing pain. His skin still bore traces of burns and tears from the power of the Apocalypse Horse. Even after being resurrected, the pain that penetrated deep into his bones still did not disappear.

"I feel like my soul is aching... Ah... It hurts so much..."

He recalled the scene of being devoured by the power of the Apocalypse Horse during the day. The pain of being tortured by plague, fire, and locusts at the same time still made him feel scared.

If it weren't for the curse of immortality, and if it weren't for the ceremony of resurrecting the earth veins that Yuanshang had arranged in advance, he really felt that he would die in Nata.

"Mr. Shao Yun, you're too cruel. Even if you were just putting on a show for others, it doesn't have to really hurt that much..."

Just then, the tent door was gently pushed open and Yuanshang walked in.

He looked at Frost, who was lying on the bed groaning in pain, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, his tone tinged with teasing, "How was it? Mr. Capitano, this time the experience of 'faked death' was not bad, right?"

Shuangjiang heard Yuanshang's voice, opened his eyes with difficulty, and said weakly: "I am dying of pain..."

Yuan Shang stood beside Shuang Jiang's bed, watching him grimace in pain. The teasing on his face gradually faded, and his tone became a little gentler. He whispered soothingly:

"Don't make such a fuss, this is normal."

"When Riptide was resurrected, he was in a similar state to yours now. He was groaning in pain all over his body and didn't even have the strength to lift his hands."

"These are just minor side effects of the earth veins being revived. After a few days, your body will adapt and the pain will naturally disappear. Just rest and recuperate."

After all, Shuangjiang suffered a lot for the sake of his plan, so he deserves some consolation.

When Shuangjiang heard Yuanshang's words, his tense nerves relaxed a little. At least he knew that this pain was not permanent.

But when he thought about his life-threatening experience, he couldn't help but ask about the credit and reward he deserved.

After all, this is a mission that costs your life, so you must ask clearly about the benefits and can't just let it go without thinking.

"By the way, Brother Yuanshang," Shuangjiang turned his head with difficulty and his eyes fell on Yuanshang.

"I've accomplished such an important mission this time, successfully impersonating Capitano and deceiving the Fatui... You mentioned earlier that there would be benefits after completing the mission. So, what benefits did you mention..."

When Yuan Shang heard Shuang Jiang ask about the benefits, he immediately straightened his back and patted his chest to guarantee:

"You're definitely one of them! Just don't worry. His Royal Highness was just talking to me about you, saying you've made a great contribution this time. After he finishes the celebration outside, he'll come to visit you in person and give you a reward."

He paused and gave Shuangjiang another reassurance.

"As for your career, you don't have to worry about it!"

"Your Highness has completed this mission so beautifully. I believe you will remember it in your heart. I am sure you will rise to a high position in the Abyss Cult in the future."

(Of course, when our sect has important missions in the future, you’ll be the first person I think of! — What Yuan Shang didn’t say)

When Shuangjiang heard this, he felt relieved.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The Abyss Cult is still a good "enterprise". They keep their words and never write blank checks. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will get real benefits.

Unlike the Gustott I met before, who promised a lot but ended up with nothing.

He was about to say something else when he saw Yuanshang suddenly frowned, and his eyes changed slightly, as if he was listening to something attentively.

Not long after, Yuanshang came back to his senses, smiled apologetically at Shuangjiang, and explained, "Sorry, Shuangjiang, Mr. Shao Yun has something to contact me through the encrypted channel of the Abyss Network, and I have to go over and deal with it first."

"You should have a good rest first. I will be back soon. When His Royal Highness the Prince comes, I will come with him to see you."

Shuangjiang said weakly, "It's okay, it's okay. Brother Yuanshang, you go ahead and do your work. I can handle it myself."

……

Because Kong has not sent him the new dagger that can open the abyss portal, he can no longer go to the Kingdom of the Night God as freely as before.

I can only ask Yuanshang to open a portal to the abyss to take me there.

……

At this moment, in the Abyss Headquarters of the Kingdom of the Night God, the carnival is still going on.

Kong Zheng led the members of the Abyss Cult in dancing, sometimes humming a few discordant Kanriya songs with the Abyss Mages, and sometimes competing with the Abyss Apostles in weapon wielding movements, with a very arrogant smile on his face.

At this moment, a dark purple portal suddenly opened in the square, and Shao Yun walked out from it.

He was in a very bad mood because of the harassment he had just received from Mavica. There was no expression on his face, and a layer of low pressure was shrouded around him. He looked angry.

"Are you all happy?"

Shao Yun's voice was like a basin of cold water, instantly poured over the bustling square.

When Kong heard this familiar yet cold voice, the arrogant smile on his face instantly disappeared, replaced by panic.

He slowly turned around and looked at Shao Yun who was standing not far away with a cold face. He swallowed his saliva and asked in a lowered voice unconsciously:

"Brother-in-law... What's wrong? Who made you unhappy?"

Not only Kong, but all the members of the Abyss Cult who were celebrating at the scene seemed to have pressed the pause button the moment they saw Shao Yun appear with a cold face.

The square, which was bustling just a moment ago, suddenly became silent. Everyone lowered their heads, shrunk their necks, and wilted like frightened quails.

Apostle of the Abyss? Jiliu quietly retreated behind the crowd.

The abyss mages quickly put their staffs behind their backs and pretended that they were just passing by.

Those who are baptized in deep sins all try to quietly reduce their presence as much as possible.

……

Shao Yun walked towards Kong step by step. He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to vent all his unhappiness...

But as he walked, he saw the Abyss members huddled together in front of him, not daring to breathe...

He changed his mind... when it's time to be happy, you should be happy. Now is definitely not the time to get angry.

After all, the plan was generally successful. Not only did it deceive the Fatui, but it also brought peace to Nata...

Besides, what's the point of getting angry? I had agreed to participate in this plan myself.

Thinking of this, Shao Yun stopped and the gloom on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a funny smile.

He opened his arms, deliberately raised his voice, and said, "Haha, why are you silent? Am I a killjoy?"

Kong was nervously waiting for Shao Yun to get angry, but suddenly he saw him smile like that and say such words. He was stunned for a moment, then he immediately reacted.

It seems that my brother-in-law is deliberately pretending to be cold to tease them!

His heart instantly relaxed, and he immediately raised his glass and cheered loudly: "Come on, come on! Everyone, don't just stand there! Welcome back my good brother-in-law!!!"

Yuan Shang also quickly stepped out from behind Shao Yun, raising his arms and shouting, "Right, right, right! Everyone, cheer up and cheer for Mr. Shao Yun! Cheer for the success of our plan!"

The Abyss members, who were originally dejected, breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the voices of Kong and Yuanshang and saw the genuine smile on Shao Yun's face. The depressing atmosphere was swept away.

Shao Yun looked at the lively scene again, raised his hand and took out a bottle of high-quality brandy from the Eastern Legend backpack behind him, threw it into the air, and said with a smile:

"Here, I brought a bottle of high-quality brandy from home. Would you like to try it?"

Kong quickly caught the bottle. He was in high spirits at the moment and didn't bother to be polite. He immediately uncorked the bottle, then raised the bottle high and said loudly:

"Alright! Since this is good wine specially brought by my brother-in-law, I won't be polite! I'll drink it!"

After saying that, he tilted his head back and gulped down the bottle of brandy with an alcohol content of about 40% like beer.

Kong drank the entire bottle of brandy in one gulp. When he put down the empty bottle, he coughed twice subconsciously, and his eyes were slightly red.

He wiped the remaining wine from the corner of his mouth, smacked his lips, and said with a tone of aftertaste and regret:

"Ahem... This wine looks strong, I thought it would be really strong, but it tastes pretty good, pretty smooth..."