Chapter 263: Natural Airhead

Regarding Mu Yang's integrity, Tartaglia still had quite a bit of confidence.

As long as the reward satisfied Mu Yang, he was willing to help. Just like back when he looked down on Mu Yang, Mu Yang still helped him quite a bit for the sake of some rewards after having enjoyed his benefits.

Therefore, in Tartaglia's view, Mu Yang was absolutely a person worth cooperating with.

Even if there was a fair amount of suspicion that this was akin to seeking a tiger's skin.

"Next, we are heading to the palace where the Tsaritsa usually slumbers. There are usually quite a few guards protecting it," Tartaglia thought for a moment and reminded Mu Yang. "If the Jester finds out we have come to Snezhnaya, I fear there will be quite a bit of trouble."

"It might even cause our plan to fall short of success."

"Even within the Fatui, the Jester is the Director, but surely not all of you Fatui are loyal to the Jester?" Mu Yang looked at Tartaglia and Signora with some suspicion.

Could it be that the Fatui was an organization where everyone was a double agent?

Aside from Signora and Tartaglia, were they all loyal to the Jester?

That shouldn't be the case, right?

If that were truly the case, then the Tsaritsa would be too embarrassing.

"That's not quite the case, but the Jester likely transferred everyone loyal to the Tsaritsa away."

"Tartaglia and I are currently in Does Does Liyue; this should count as protection for us," Signora glanced at Tartaglia and said with implication.

She had already guessed Regarding Regarding Zhongli's identity, so naturally, she couldn't believe that Tartaglia was truly there to seize the Geo Archon's Gnosis.

Mu Yang nodded slightly, signaling for Signora to continue.

Seeing this, Signora continued with her own opinion: "The Captain should be loyal to the Tsaritsa."

"However, for certain reasons, he went to the Sea of Ash. That place has been invaded by the Abyss. Both we, the Fatui, and Mondstadt have dispatched large armies to campaign in the Sea of Ash. For the continent of Teyvat, the Sea of Ash is a massive threat."

Mu Yang also knew about the matters concerning the Sea of Ash.

He understood even better what those guys from the Knights of Favonius were actually doing.

The Grand Master naturally wouldn't take the main force of the Knights of Favonius to court death; rather, the Sea of Ash truly needed them.

After all, it was right on the edge of Mondstadt. If Abyssal monsters were to constantly emerge from the Sea of Ash and invade Mondstadt, it would be an unbearable blow to Mondstadt.

Venti hadn't considered taking Jean and Diluc and the others to the Sea of Ash to stir up trouble before.

After all, for them, the Sea of Ash was indeed a holy land for farming points.

Whether it was the filth of the Abyss or Abyssal monsters, they were all things that members of the chat group craved.

However, considering that if they were too flashy, it might make Mondstadt a thorn in the side of the Abyss and the Abyss Order, Venti temporarily abandoned his idea.

At the very least, Mondstadt couldn't withstand the impact of the Abyss; it might cause the Knights of Favonius to suffer huge losses.

But this time, many of the Knights of Favonius who set out actually had some problems to a greater or lesser extent.

If they sacrificed themselves, it didn't seem bad; it would be just the thing to let Jean truly become the Grand Master.

Not to mention Venti, even Varka likely thought the same. Rather than letting those knights of the Knights of Favonius die under a bad reputation, it was better to die fighting for the nation.

Of course, this also had to do with some of the ideologies of the Knights of Favonius. Their expedition wasn't just to protect Mondstadt; it was also for their own romanticism.

Now that the Captain was also guarding against the Abyssal invasion near the Sea of Ash, thinking about it carefully, it seemed only natural.

After all, the Captain's strength was stronger than everyone's expectations!

Him coming to guard the Sea of Ash was well-deserved.

In such a matter, the Sea of Ash wouldn't refuse either.

"En, that counts as one, so what about the others?" Mu Yang nodded slightly and asked.

"As for the others..."

"The Damsel should be unaware, and even if she were aware, she would remain neutral," Signora added after thinking for a moment.

Regarding that "three-no" woman, the Damsel, Signora didn't have particularly high confidence either.

She seemed to be a very dangerous woman. Not to mention Signora, even Tartaglia was very wary of the Damsel.

This Damsel looked harmless to humans and animals, but when she struck, she was truly ruthless. The most critical part was that the Damsel herself didn't know what could be done and what couldn't be done.

However, Signora could be certain that the Damsel's relationship with the Tsaritsa was still quite good.

Back then, the Damsel was brought back by the Tsaritsa herself.

"The Damsel, is it?" Mu Yang nodded slightly; it seemed many people liked the Damsel.

After the PV came out, some people even made the Damsel the female lead in their novels...

However, Mu Yang expressed that his impression of the Damsel wasn't very deep; the only thing he remembered was that she liked sleeping in a coffin, and she seemed to never be able to wake up.

"Forget it, let's go find your Tsaritsa first!" Mu Yang sensed for a moment, opened a spatial channel directly at the location of the Cryo Gnosis, and stepped in first, with Shenhe following closely behind Mu Yang.

If possible, Shenhe really wanted to exchange blows with the experts of Snezhnaya.

Previously, her Master, Cloud Retainer, seemed to be very dissatisfied with Snezhnaya, only suffering from having no opportunity to deal with Snezhnaya.

As a disciple, how could she let her Master down?

If there was an opportunity to strike, Shenhe would definitely lead the charge. Besides, there was still Mu Yang in front; mere Snezhnaya didn't count for anything at all.

Tartaglia and Signora looked at each other and hurriedly followed.

At this moment, they no longer had the chance to go back on their word.

But when they followed Mu Yang through the spatial gate, they were directly dumbfounded.

They saw the Damsel currently lying on a coffin sleeping, with a bit of drool at the corner of her mouth. The most bizarre thing was that even though she was asleep, she was still humming a song, and this song was very pleasant and melodious.

Seeing this scene, even Mu Yang was dumbfounded.

As expected of you, Columbina, actually sleeping directly on a coffin.

"The Gnosis is inside. Could the one sleeping in this coffin be the Tsaritsa?" Mu Yang asked with a subtle expression. "However, this Third Seat of your Fatui seems quite special."

"Uh... do we need to wake her up?" Tartaglia looked at Signora with some uncertainty and asked.

At this moment, they couldn't be sure whether Columbina was an ally or an enemy.

The other party might be protecting the Cryo Archon, or she might be keeping the Cryo Archon under guard.

At least for now, Tartaglia didn't know.

But if they woke Columbina up, according to Tartaglia's understanding of Columbina, they would definitely be targeted by Columbina, and it was entirely possible they would be killed.

"There is nothing that cannot be done," Mu Yang chuckled, came to the side of the coffin, and knocked on the surface of the coffin, making a thumping sound.

Almost in an instant, a terrifying killing intent enveloped Mu Yang.

"Do you mind getting up, Columbina?" Mu Yang looked at Columbina who had already woken up and asked in a gentle tone. "I want to have a face-to-face chat with the Cryo Archon."

"You are... Mu Yang?" When Columbina saw Mu Yang, she was completely stunned.

Why would this man run here?

Although she was very disdainful of the Doctor, Columbina didn't think her strength was inferior to the Doctor's.

The Doctor could be ranked in the Second Seat, while she was the Third Seat; it was actually more about the Doctor's comprehensive ability.

But if she were to face Mu Yang, Columbina had absolutely no confidence.

Since Mu Yang could kill Dottore, he could also kill her, Columbina!

"It seems I am still quite famous!" Mu Yang chuckled and asked Columbina softly, "Then, do you want to be my enemy?"

"..." Columbina was also silent upon hearing this.

Be an enemy of Mu Yang?

To be honest, Columbina didn't dare. Although she didn't care about the life and death of others and usually struck ruthlessly, having killed countless people, Columbina still cared very much about her own life.

If she were to be an enemy of Mu Yang, she would likely die a miserable death.

"Do you want to kill the Cryo Archon?" After hesitating for a while, Columbina still asked Mu Yang.

"Why would I want to kill her?" Mu Yang chuckled. "Can you let her out?

I am very interested in her current state. Of course, I also have something in her hands.

As an exchange, I won't strike at you, and I won't strike at her, how about that?"

Columbina was somewhat silent. Won't strike at her?

Does it mean that as long as she doesn't take the initiative to strike at Mu Yang, she won't die?

As for the life and death of the Cryo Archon...

Alright, actually Columbina still cared quite a bit.

Now that Mu Yang said he wouldn't kill the Tsaritsa, then it seemed there was no problem.

"Columbina!" Seeing Columbina's hesitant appearance, Signora also stepped forward at this time and said softly.

"Eh? Tartaglia, Rosalyne, you are here too!" Columbina tilted her head and revealed a puzzled expression. "Have you lured Mu Yang into the Fatui?"

She remembered that the Jester had previously proposed a plan to recruit Mu Yang into the Fatui.

Columbina didn't care at first; after all, it was very difficult to recruit such a powerhouse, but she hadn't expected that Mu Yang would actually come.

These two seemed to be even more formidable than imagined!!

(Regarding the matter of the Sea of Ash, it is also the author's own speculation. If it is inaccurate, just consider the author wrong.)