Chapter 562

"Wait for me, Kiana... This time, let your teacher be a hero who saves the world for once!"

"Good morning, Miss Himeko."

Suddenly, a slightly frivolous greeting interrupted Himeko's contemplation. Looking back, she discovered a woman with exquisite features walking over.

"Forgot to introduce myself. I am the shopkeeper of Liyue's Chunxiang Kiln. Just call me Ying'er."

Himeko's face turned red instantly.

"Chun... Chunxiang Kiln?"

Knowing that Liyue had the background of ancient Shenzhou, wasn't the name Chunxiang Kiln obviously equivalent to a brothel?

Then this Ying'er...

Is she a madam?

"Pfft..."

Ying'er suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, teasing:

"Miss Himeko, don't tell me you thought my Chunxiang Kiln was some unclean place?"

"That, no... I..."

Himeko looked at Ying'er with some embarrassment. In the past, she could have easily handled such teasing.

But now, in an unfamiliar place, she hadn't figured out the situation yet...

Running head-on into a practitioner of a special industry.

Himeko was a bit dumbfounded for a moment.

"Miss Himeko is really interesting."

Ying'er nodded with a smile.

"Chunxiang Kiln is a place that makes scented balms. It is the largest luxury scented balm production site in Liyue. Lady Ningguang also often comes to customize them."

"Miss Himeko, don't think too much, yo."

Watching Ying'er's look of a prank successfully pulled off, Himeko felt a bit helpless.

Scented balm...

According to the medieval era, it should be something like perfume.

Speaking of which...

Why would you name a perfume shop Chunxiang Kiln!

Ying'er didn't care much about this; wasn't the reason she named it Chunxiang Kiln precisely to see these strange expressions?

Looking up at the sky, Ying'er felt a bit emotional.

"Still no cultivators coming out today."

"Do many cultivators usually come here?"

Himeko asked curiously, and Ying'er nodded slightly.

"Shushan Village is the area where Shushan borders the mortal world. Cultivators usually cultivate bitterly in Shushan and don't often leave."

"Plus, the Sect Leader allows cultivators to bring their families to settle in Shushan Village. Shushan Village can't be called safe either; fierce beasts still appear occasionally."

"Therefore, in the past, one could often see cultivators flying on swords in the sky."

"However, during this period, the cultivators who come and go have become much fewer, probably because the Nine Nether Secret Realm Exploration Assembly is imminent."

"The cultivators are also busy cultivating and don't have time to come out."

After saying this, Ying'er looked at Himeko and said softly:

"Miss Himeko is not from Teyvat, right?"

"Yes, I only arrived in Teyvat yesterday."

"No wonder..."

Ying'er didn't feel surprised; after all, there are many travelers from outside the world on Teyvat.

"Did Elder Aetheris send you here? It seems Miss Himeko is an inner sect disciple by default. I'm really envious..."

Ying'er's eyes flickered with longing. She wasn't lying about this.

She was truly envious of Himeko.

Himeko now understood Ying'er's way of speaking a little, and smiled:

"Miss Ying'er hasn't also settled in Shushan Village?"

"It's different."

Ying'er laughed:

"I was just lucky enough to be selected to cultivate martial arts here. If I want to join Shushan, I still have to wait for the next Mountain-Opening Ceremony."

"No way, my talent isn't good, I can only rely on luck."

Ying'er blinked at Himeko, and Himeko didn't know how to comfort her.

In the world of cultivation, this unfairness that people are born different seems to have evolved to the extreme.

"Want to comfort me?"

Ying'er teased and smiled:

"It's okay, I'm not that fragile. Compared to the millions of people who were eliminated and the countless others who didn't even make it to the assessment, I am already quite lucky."

"Furthermore, staying here to cultivate martial arts is also quite a comfortable life. Shushan's spiritual energy is abundant; even just breathing can keep one's face from aging."

"This is a blessing that many people can't get even if they beg for it."

Himeko smiled boldly.

"You are quite cheerful."

"There's nothing bad about being a bit cheerful."

Ying'er blinked. After Himeko pondered for a while, she said softly:

"Can you let me see your martial arts?"

"Of course. Here, you can find a martial artist just by picking anyone."

Ying'er beckoned to Himeko and led her in a certain direction.

"What about you?"

Himeko asked curiously. In her eyes, Ying'er looked a bit weak.

She seemed to be the standard template for the weak women described in ancient Shenzhou.

But Himeko always felt that if she didn't use the power of the Gem of Haste, she wouldn't be her opponent at all.

Ying'er looked back and smiled, confirming Himeko's guess.

"That goes without saying. I said it before, you can find a martial artist just by picking anyone. However, martial artists also have strengths and weaknesses, yo."

"Then what about you, Miss Ying'er?"

Hearing this, Ying'er blinked and looked at Himeko meaningfully.

"Guess?"

Himeko rolled her eyes. She always felt that this Miss Ying'er was even more wicked than Rita, who tied bows for Tesla.

However, the rest of the journey gave Himeko some idea.

When walking to crowded places, those who came head-on, whether they were Liyue people, Mondstadt people, or from other countries,

all greeted Ying'er very politely. At first, Himeko thought it was because these people admired Ying'er.

But later, seeing the awe in their eyes, she understood.

Martial artists respect strength. Ying'er, who could be respected by others, was definitely a top-tier expert in Shushan Village.

In fact...

Himeko guessed right.

In today's Shushan Village, there are three grandmasters in total. One is a strange person named Jiang Xue, and one is the Mondstadt Cavalry Vice-Captain, deputy to inner sect disciple Kaeya.

The other...

is Ying'er.

Although Ying'er is considered the bottom among the grandmasters.

That Mondstadt Cavalry Vice-Captain has plenty of combat experience and is quite powerful.

He broke through after receiving guidance from Kaeya.

And Jiang Xue...

That person is very mysterious. They say he is a grandmaster, but that's just the strength he has shown.

How strong he actually is, no one knows.