Facing the eerie fireball hurled by Yanfei, Shenhe remained calm and lightly stomped her foot.
In an instant, a wall of ice formed, constructed from eerie energy, effortlessly blocking the attack!
"Yanfei, I have no interest in you…"
Shenhe said coldly,
"There's no connection between us. You're not family, nor are you my friend…"
"But if you dare to stop me from doing what I want, be prepared to pay the price!"
"Shenhe, those words should be said to you!"
Yanfei retorted without hesitation:
"Disregarding and trampling on the law—if the law can't punish you, then I will!"
Su Yuan watched the scene unfold.
It seemed both sides were full of tension…
This battle looked like it would be fought to the death, with no way to end otherwise.
Yanfei's eerie state condition was likely triggered by witnessing someone committing a crime and escaping punishment…
After that, Yanfei herself would fall into the eerie state and try to kill the lawbreaker…
Most likely, once that person was killed, Yanfei would return to normal.
As Su Yuan was thinking this through, the fierce battle between Yanfei and Shenhe had already begun.
It had to be said: one was a half adeptus, the other a prodigious disciple of the adeptus.
For a while, their fight was evenly matched, neither gaining the upper hand!
Moreover, both had extraordinary physiques, so this was likely to be a prolonged and exhausting battle!
Wait, Su Yuan suddenly seemed to realize something…
If Yanfei's eerie state condition focuses on "breaking the law," and breaking the law means violating the "legal code"…
Then fundamentally, the actual legal statutes themselves are the key factor!
Although this sounds counterintuitive, if Ningguang from the Jade Chamber issues an official document stating that killing someone within Liyue is not illegal, then Shenhe wouldn't technically be breaking any laws, and Yanfei should exit the eerie state, right?
Su Yuan glanced at the two still fighting.
It looked like they wouldn't be able to decide a victor anytime soon, so he decided to first make a trip to the Jade Chamber to talk to Ningguang.
Without hesitation, Su Yuan immediately dashed toward the direction of the Jade Chamber.
Because of the previous experience, this time the guide at the Jade Chamber, Buyun, did not stop Su Yuan, but directly took him onto the floating stone and ascended straight to the Jade Chamber.
After arriving at the Jade Chamber, Su Yuan smoothly met with Ningguang.
"Mr. Su Yuan, hello, this is our first meeting, isn't it?" Ningguang said with a smile.
"Hello, Ningguang, but I'm not here to chat. The situation is urgent. You must issue a new decree declaring that killing within Liyue is not illegal!" Su Yuan said, explaining everything that had just happened.
After hearing this, Ningguang's expression became somewhat serious. She said,
"Mr. Su Yuan, you must understand, because of the previous forceful confiscation of the statues and images related to the Geo Archon, the people of Liyue, as well as the Liyue Qixing and the General Affairs Department, have expressed considerable discontent…"
"If we announce again that killing in Liyue is not illegal, do you know what kind of huge turmoil it would cause here?"
"Because the people currently harbor some grievances more or less, once such a loophole is opened, it will inevitably trigger a lot of unrest…"
Su Yuan understood Ningguang's thoughts and said, "But do we really have to let Shenhe and Yanfei fight to the death?"
"Actually, it's not necessarily required to change the law. You said Yanfei's eerie condition is triggered when she sees someone breaking the law without punishment…"
Ningguang continued, "Then all we need to do is make Shenhe's actions not constitute breaking the law."
Ningguang said as she handed a document stamped with the General Affairs Department's official seal to Su Yuan.
"You just need to follow what's written here."
"Will this really work?" Su Yuan looked at the contents of the document, a puzzled expression appearing on his face.
............
Then, Su Yuan returned to the battlefield where "Shenhe" and "Yanfei" were fighting.
As expected, the two were still locked in a fierce stalemate with no clear winner.
"Stop right now!!!"
Su Yuan shouted at the top of his lungs, holding up the document in his hand.
"Yanfei, look carefully! This is an official document stamped by the General Affairs Department!"
"It clearly states here that, after a thorough investigation, Xiangling is an undercover spy from a foreign force hidden in Liyue!"
"Shenhe killing her is not only not a crime, but actually a meritorious act!"
Su Yuan couldn't shake a feeling that something was off.
Although the current situation was special, using the method of falsely accusing Xiangling to justify Shenhe's actions, thereby causing Yanfei to exit the eerie state, seemed to work...
But was Ningguang really the kind of person who would resort to such a method?
As expected, the method worked...
Upon hearing the news and seeing the official stamped document, the eerie power surrounding Yanfei gradually dissipated, and her face slowly returned to normal.
"Shenhe, now that Yanfei is no longer blocking you, and you have no reason to attack her, right?"
Su Yuan looked at "Shenhe" and said.
"Mr. Su Yuan? Miss Shenhe?"
Yanfei looked around in confusion, unable to understand what had just happened.
"What exactly happened just now? Why do I feel like I lost my memory..."
"Yanfei, you also fell into the eerie state earlier and ended up fighting Shenhe..."
Su Yuan explained:
"But the crisis has been temporarily resolved for now…"
But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.
Shenhe's hand suddenly gathered eerie energy and formed an ice spike, which she thrust straight through Yanfei's chest!
Su Yuan couldn't understand it.
Shenhe had clearly stopped fighting just moments ago—so why did she suddenly attack Yanfei again?
"There's an old saying in Liyue…"
Shenhe said in a cold tone, slowly:
'You don't know someone until you fight them.'
"After that battle just now, I already consider you my good friend, Miss Yanfei!!!"
Su Yuan was left speechless and desperate.
What on earth was going on?
Can they really become friends through something like this?
Doesn't this make all my efforts pointless?
Or does it mean one of them has to get seriously hurt or even die???
After killing Yanfei, Shenhe didn't say anything more and just kept walking forward...
Su Yuan thought to himself, maybe it's time to load a previous save here...
Two people—Xiangling and Yanfei—have already been seriously harmed...
I still have a few chances to rewind, but if this keeps going, what if I can't save Xiangling anymore?
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