Chapter 500: For Fontaine, They Deserve to Die

"It is very normal for Pierro not to trust you.

After all, what he wants is to destroy the entire Teyvat continent and let Teyvat be buried with Khaenri'ah.

You keep saying you want to save Fontaine; naturally, you cannot be on the same path." Mu Yang smiled noncommittally.

"Destroy the entire Teyvat continent?" Arlecchino's face became extremely ugly. If this was Pierro and the others' plan, she would definitely not agree.

Whether Snezhnaya was destroyed or not, Arlecchino didn't care.

But if they wanted to destroy Fontaine, Arlecchino would be the first to disagree, and she would even find a way to kill Pierro.

This was the country that held the memories of her parents; how could she let it be destroyed?

No one loved this country more than she did.

Even the Hydro Archon Focalors was no exception!

Now that she thought about it carefully, it seemed Pierro was really doing this. How could Arlecchino accept that?

Should she find an opportunity to assassinate Pierro?

Oh, right, she also had to warn some people in the House of the Hearth that they must absolutely not be deceived by Pierro.

As for whether Mu Yang was alarmist or even deceiving her, Arlecchino didn't doubt it.

Mu Yang didn't seem to have any reason to deceive her.

Arlecchino herself was very suspicious of Pierro, believing he wasn't a good person.

Although Arlecchino was also Fatui before, her relationship with the Fatui was nothing more than mutual utilization.

Now, connecting it with what Pierro had done before, it seemed it was really possible.

But did the Tsaritsa know about this?

"At least the intelligence I know now is that Pierro was once a court mage of Khaenri'ah.

In the end, he was recruited by the Tsaritsa. Both sides wanted to give humanity a future, to let the humans of Teyvat get rid of the shackles of the Heavenly Principles, so that humans could truly live freely without being enslaved.

But the Tsaritsa didn't expect that Pierro was just borrowing a chicken to lay eggs.

Although Khaenri'ah was destroyed, the Abyss Order was born. Those guys are all personnel from Khaenri'ah." Mu Yang said pointedly.

"Khaenri'ah?" Arlecchino frowned. She knew a little about the rumors regarding Pierro's identity.

It seemed he was indeed related to Khaenri'ah.

And if it was Khaenri'ah, it seemed very possible for them to do anything, right?

They had previously thought about drawing in the power of the Abyss. Now that the people of Khaenri'ah wanted to destroy Teyvat, it seemed like a very reasonable thing.

If it were her...

If Fontaine were gone, she would probably also want the entire Teyvat continent to be buried with Fontaine...

Moreover, Arlecchino also felt that Pierro was actually a very crazy person.

She was considered relatively crazy among ordinary people, but compared to Pierro, there was still a world of difference.

Now that she thought about it, perhaps that was the madness in the bones of the people of Khaenri'ah?

Arlecchino felt that it was impossible for her to be involved with Pierro; she even needed to stop him.

Damn Khaenri'ah people!

Arlecchino felt at this moment that if Teyvat didn't have Khaenri'ah, perhaps everything would be peaceful. It was precisely because of Khaenri'ah that there were so many messy things.

"Hmm, the naturally evil people of Khaenri'ah." Mu Yang nodded slightly and provided an evaluation for the people of Khaenri'ah.

This also made Navia's mouth twitch. She didn't know about the people of Khaenri'ah before, but she had been in the chat group for a while.

She also understood why Mu Yang didn't like the people of Khaenri'ah.

If it were her, if she could, she wouldn't mind exterminating the people of Khaenri'ah.

But why didn't Mu Yang kill Pierro before?

Seeming to sense Arlecchino's emotions, Mu Yang asked back: "Are you trying to ask me, since I know Pierro is dangerous, why don't I go and kill him?"

Arlecchino nodded slightly: "You have good bonds on the Teyvat continent now, right?

I assume you don't want to see Teyvat destroyed. What you have done before seems to have always been against Pierro."

"Hmm, I indeed will not allow Pierro to destroy Teyvat, at least I don't want to see Teyvat being eroded by the Abyss." Mu Yang's gaze was deep: "But Pierro is not someone you can kill just because you want to."

Arlecchino was silent upon hearing this. Pierro had been the number two figure in Snezhnaya for five hundred years; the relationships involved were not something that could be resolved casually.

If they really wanted to settle accounts, the entire Snezhnaya would be finished.

And as the Fourth Fatui Harbinger, Arlecchino also had some understanding of the Fatui's combat power.

It seemed Pierro and the others had been researching some terrifying things, some of which were even prepared for the Seven Archons, and even Phanes.

Arlecchino originally thought all of this had nothing to do with her, after all, her lifespan was only so long.

Because of Dottore's experiments, Arlecchino had power comparable to an Archon, but to unleash that power meant burning her life.

For Fontaine, Arlecchino was willing to give her life, but for Snezhnaya...

*Emmmm*, forget it.

Arlecchino had previously been prepared to fight to the death to protect Fontaine during the great flood, but if Mu Yang could solve the flood, she wouldn't mind protecting Teyvat either.

"I understand. If you need me to do anything, please don't be polite." Arlecchino looked deeply at Mu Yang.

It seemed she still couldn't gain Mu Yang's trust; she wasn't even as good as that little girl Navia.

But according to her investigation, the number of times Mu Yang and Navia had met could be counted on one hand, and the words they had spoken weren't even as many as what he had said to her.

*Hmm*, the latter point was also something Arlecchino had deduced by probing.

Compared to an old fox like Arlecchino, this young lady Navia was simply too simple.

As long as she wanted to, wouldn't it be very simple to fool her?

"Compared to dealing with Pierro, I actually prefer to see how these nobles of Fontaine will end up." Mu Yang smiled noncommittally: "Pierro himself is nothing more than a clown.

Not worth mentioning!

As for the nobles of Fontaine, if my guess is correct, Arlecchino, you are actually very dissatisfied with those so-called nobles, right?

Why should they have a wealthy family environment from childhood?

Why should they be exempt from legal punishment just by spending money to find a scapegoat when they break the law?

Why should the ordinary people of Fontaine be enslaved by them?

I think you should have such thoughts, right?"

Arlecchino was silent upon hearing this.

She couldn't deny this.

When Mu Yang previously asked Arlecchino to find evidence of the crimes of the nobles of Fontaine, Arlecchino was stunned for a moment, and then she very actively did this thing. This was not to please Mu Yang.

Nor was it to please Focalors or Neuvillette or anyone else.

She was just doing what she should do.

No matter how others see Arlecchino, Arlecchino herself doesn't think she is a good person, but Arlecchino's love for Fontaine is unquestionable.

She doesn't want Fontaine to get worse and worse; these nobles are like bloodsuckers to Fontaine.

Even before, Arlecchino was using these nobles, and in fact, she was also undermining them in secret, but for the whole of Fontaine, the small actions Arlecchino could make in the dark were too small.

And compared to the flood, they didn't seem to be anything.

Of course, if the flood could be solved, it would be very good to target these so-called nobles.

At least Arlecchino would be very happy to see it.

Therefore, when it was learned a while ago that Arlecchino wanted to collect the illegal acts of the nobles of Fontaine, many people in the House of the Hearth acted spontaneously.

Especially Lyney and Lynette, they were very autonomous when targeting these nobles.

After all, they were almost harmed by the nobles back then. There were simply too many nobles with human faces and beast hearts in Fontaine.

Fontaine is a country of justice, and Fontaine's laws and tribunals seem to have always been highlighting this, but in Arlecchino's view, Fontaine is not just.

At least in Arlecchino's view, it is not just. If it were truly just, then Fontaine shouldn't have those guys with human faces and beast hearts.

Fontaine shouldn't have so many sins either.

Arlecchino also hopes that Fontaine can get better and better.

It is good to have fewer sins.

Mu Yang asked Navia: "How is your intelligence gathering going?"

Navia didn't hide anything from Mu Yang: "About sixty percent of the noble families in Fontaine have more or less appeared to have major problems.

Among the remaining two-fifths of the nobles, one-fifth also have quite a few problems.

As for noble families with no problems, they occupy less than one-fifth of all the nobles in Fontaine."

Mu Yang frowned: "There is still one-fifth!"

Regarding this, Mu Yang expressed some dissatisfaction. As a Heavenly Principle who likes to kill, Mu Yang doesn't like these so-called nobles.

This might also be related to the country Mu Yang was in before; at least he couldn't do it openly.

Fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land is imprinted in his bones!

However, if there really were one-fifth of the nobles who could stay clean, then Mu Yang would actually appreciate them very much.

— Author's Notes —

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