Chapter 320

"Rest assured, I will handle it for him then." Varka laughed.

"If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten that our Vice Grand Master hasn't reached adulthood yet. He hasn't reached adulthood yet, you kid have to work hard to catch up with the Vice Grand Master's footsteps." Crepus laughed.

"I will definitely work hard!" Diluc nodded.

He knew that the gap between him and Gu Chen was too big, but Diluc's personality was not to give up. Even if he couldn't surpass him, he had to strive not to be left too far behind.

Jean was thoughtful after hearing Crepus's words. She looked slightly sideways at Gu Chen, who was standing with his hands behind his back.

The wind blew on Gu Chen, and his clothes fluttered.

The boy, who was a head taller than her and two years older, had an indifferent expression between his eyebrows, as if he were calm even if the sky fell.

After several years of getting along, apart from the nervousness and excitement of working with her idol at the beginning, Jean slowly learned a lot about him.

Actually, when she was fighting that Mirror Maiden earlier, he looked very calm, but in fact, he should be a little worried in his heart, right?

Based on Jean's understanding of Gu Chen, she had basically determined it!

"What are you looking at?"

Gu Chen turned his head to look at Jean, who had been staring at him, put the document in her arms, and warned: "Issue it yourself later."

"Oh."

Jean blinked.

Frederica stood aside with a full smile.

As a mother, she knew her daughter very well.

Jean was not like the daughters of ordinary families who were weak. She was very strong, and the path in her heart was very firm.

However, even a female knight with a heart like steel has a time when a young girl is in love.

Regarding these, Frederica, as a mother, had experience. Jean now was just like her back then.

However...

Frederica looked at Gu Chen, who was talking to Varka and Master Crepus, and she smiled slightly.

If this child is with Jean in the future, he shouldn't repeat the mistakes she and Simon made.

[Shikanoin Heizou]: Lady Frederica's look is completely the look of a mother-in-law looking at a son-in-law, the more she looks, the more satisfied she is. (Hu Tao? Smirk)

[Cloud Retainer]: Hmm, it feels the same as this immortal looking at Gu Chen!

[Paimon]: Cloud Retainer, you better pray that there is no female lead for you in the future. By then, it will be too late for you to clear your relationship with Miss Miss Ganyu! (Funny)

[Cloud Retainer]: Nonsense! How is that possible!

[Xiao]: It's not impossible...

[Cloud Retainer]: Xiao, how could even you!! (Annoyed)

[Xiao]: Just imitating the Emperor.

Throwing this pot on my head?

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: ...

[Lisa]: Jean's heart is moved. (Smirk)

[Klee]: Wow! In the future, Gu Chen-gege will manage Jean-Grand Master, will Klee be free? (Klee? Yay)

[Jean]: ...@[Klee] Don't think you can get out of the confinement room like this! Fu!

[Klee]: Woo.

[Shikanoin Heizou]: Let's talk about the video plot. After my analysis just now, Dottore wants to get the high-level body-refining technique only through the elites of the Knights, either by catching one and torturing them, or by luring them with profit! But the knights who have passed the test of the Knights obviously don't eat this set, and may even pass some wrong information. Dottore wants to get the most accurate high-level body-refining technique, so he can only get it through the Sect Leader.

First, it might be at Diluc's coming-of-age ceremony. There is an 80% probability that it will be held at the Dawn Winery, away from the Knights. By then, Dottore can launch a sudden attack and force the Sect Leader to hand it over, but this probability is too low. Dottore shouldn't do this.

Second, the Fatui might have many arrangements in the City of Mondstadt, and some important facilities, etc., are estimated to be targeted. Dottore is very likely to threaten the Sect Leader with the property and lives of the people of Mondstadt, forcing the Sect Leader to make concessions!

[Jean]: !!!

[Azhdaha]: It's unlikely that the Sect Leader will make concessions, right?

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: The Sect Leader is now the Vice Grand Master of the Knights and shoulders too much. It's hard to say what his choice will be. The key is to see if he can break Dottore's plan.

-- Tip: There is a preview tonight, don't forget the Primogems, it can't be put here.

The next day.

The work of the Knights returned to the right track, with everyone performing their duties.

Grand Master’s office.

Farka, Gu Chen, Diluc, and Jean were all here.

Farka was as usual; when he was thinking, his fingers would rhythmically tap on the tabletop. After pondering for a long time, he said: "This person Dottore lost seven times without getting angry. This in itself might be nothing, but the more he notices the strength of the knights who practice body-refining arts, the more excited he gets. It seems he is aiming for the body-refining arts; we must guard against it."

"From what aspect will he start?" Diluc frowned.

Dottore’s presence gave him a very bad feeling.

Crepus had privately revealed to Diluc that the Fatui seemed to want to give him some secret weapon that could enhance power.

It was just that Crepus, who was practicing body-refining arts at that time, didn’t pay any attention to it.

Diluc told these things without reservation.

Gu Chen said thoughtfully: "It should be that they wanted to give Master Crepus a Delusion. Unfortunately, Master Crepus doesn’t look down on it now."

Hearing this, everyone laughed.

Farka said with emotion: "We all know Master Crepus’s dream; he wants to become a powerful person, which is understandable."

"If the body-refining arts hadn’t appeared, perhaps Master Crepus wouldn’t have been able to resist such temptation. It’s not a big deal. The only problem is... the Delusion created by the Fatui is probably not a good thing. Diluc, remind him more later; don’t get trapped."

Upon hearing this, Diluc said seriously: "I have already warned my father. I will explain it to him more later. I believe that no matter how powerful the Delusion is, my father will not be tempted!"

With a cultivation method like body-refining arts that doesn’t have negative costs, why would one need a Delusion?

A Delusion doesn’t sound like a good thing!

Plus, with the Fatui’s performance during the duel, except for some ambitious people, I’m afraid no one would want that thing that devours life in exchange for power.

Master Crepus was a smart man. After everyone talked simply for a while, they skipped it.

"Dottore will most likely target you directly; you must be careful." Farka looked at Gu Chen, but there was not much worry in his expression.

Farka knew Gu Chen’s strength best; it was unfathomable.

Even if Dottore’s strength was also a mystery, he couldn’t easily restrain Gu Chen, right?

The only thing to worry about was: "I’m afraid Dottore and his people will be crazy enough to use the people to threaten us."

"So shameless?!"

Diluc was furious.

Being a knight meant protecting Mondstadt.

Hearing this, Diluc couldn’t help it, his brows tightly furrowed.

Jean’s expression darkened, and she was also somewhat angry.

The family motto of the Gunnhildr family had only one line: Protect Mondstadt forever.

The Fatui wanted to use the people of Mondstadt to threaten the Knights; this had already broken Jean’s bottom line, and it was absolutely not allowed!

"I think it’s mostly like this." Gu Chen shrugged and then said: "So I had people watch that group of Fatui, as well as some Snezhnayan merchants who had arrived in the City of Mondstadt before."

"Considered very thoroughly." Farka nodded and sighed: "There is only the principle of being a thief for a thousand days, not the principle of guarding against a thief for a thousand days. Always letting Master Crepus stay in the city is not a solution..."

Farka began to have a headache.

Although Crepus practiced body-refining arts, he was already a middle-aged man, and his cultivation speed was very slow.

Fortunately, the Dawn Winery was rich enough, and his physical fitness was quite good, but compared to elite knights, it was still too far behind.

If the Fatui wanted to make an issue out of targeting him, it would be difficult to handle.

"The Grand Master is right."

Gu Chen nodded and then said: "If it doesn’t work, just take the initiative to attack. Since the other party is ill-intentioned, why wait for the other party to make a move?"

"Eh?"

Farka raised an eyebrow and said: "Is this appropriate?"

"What place is this?" Gu Chen pointed to his feet.

"My office?" Farka raised an eyebrow.

"Bigger."

"The Knights of Favonius?"

"Not enough."

"The City of Mondstadt?"

"What kind of place is the City of Mondstadt?" Gu Chen continued to ask.