The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 29 Equipment Upgrade
Chen Tianfeng was in a very complicated mood at the moment. No matter how he thought about it, he never thought that Zhongli would sell him out like this.

It seemed that he was a caring uncle the moment before, chatting and counseling with a warm smile and gentle eyes, and the next moment he was leading people to the "trading field".

If Zhongli did something, maybe he could achieve the amazing feat of "being sold and still helping others count money"... Chen Tianfeng sighed, raised his eyes and looked at Ye Lan, puzzled: "When did you reach a deal with Master Hu?"

"yesterday."

Ye Lan raised her eyebrows and smiled: "How is it, are you surprised?"

"I am indeed surprised, but where does the joy come from?"

"Isn't it enough to be happy to see me? My husband?"

"Please be normal, Miss Ye Lan." Chen Tianfeng said seriously, "My Queen of the Dark Night is Kafka, a beautiful big sister with purple hair and purple eyes, who likes coats and is good at using dual guns. She promised that one day she would appear in front of me on a colorful cloud and take me home."

"Brother Chen is really good at lying without changing his expression... But it's not difficult for me to just change my disguise and name."

Ye Lan shook her head and turned to walk in a certain direction: "Follow me. Don't worry, I have no ill intentions, I am just doing business."

Chen Tianfeng did not hesitate and followed decisively.

Ye Lan had no reason to hurt him, and she had made a promise to Zhongli. Even if she didn't know Zhongli's identity, Zhongli, as the King of Rock, would not give Ye Lan the opportunity to break her promise.

At most, Ye Lan was just angry at his deception and teasing, and was looking for an opportunity to retaliate with her own evil taste.

The two of them walked out of Liyue Harbor and came to a rather spacious place that looked like a training ground.

"Is this your secret base?" Chen Tianfeng looked around, stunned: "Is it appropriate to let me in like this?"

"What else? Should I knock you out and bring you in, or tie your hands and cover your eyes with a black cloth?"

Ye Lan led Chen Tianfeng to a room deep inside the training grounds. Hearing this, she glanced at him and said, "Brother Chen, although we are doing some secret things, we are a formal organization in Liyue, not a sneaky, second-rate gang."

"...I am ignorant."

Chen Tianfeng twitched the corner of his mouth, feeling that the words "formal organization" sounded awkward when heard from Ye Lan's mouth.

"Brother Chen has become much more reserved."

Ye Lan gave a few instructions to the black-clad subordinate standing quietly at the side, then turned to look at Chen Tianfeng: "If I hadn't been with Brother Chen for a few days, I wouldn't have believed that the generous Brother Chen would be so gentle and polite."

"No, no, Miss Ye Lan is the best among them. After working together for two days, I didn't realize that brother Lan You is actually a girl." Chen Tianfeng had a humble expression and praised sincerely.

"Oh? Then when did Brother Chen find out my identity?" Ye Lan was a little curious.

Chen Tianfeng said with certainty: "You may not believe it, but it was actually told to me by the Third Brother Qian."

"boom!"

There was a sound of something heavy falling. Chen Tianfeng turned around and saw Qian San standing at the door. A sheathed long sword lay at his feet. He raised his hand and pointed at him tremblingly. His eyes were filled with grief and anger. "I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!!"

"...Brother Qian is here too. What a coincidence."

Chen Tianfeng remained calm, showing no embarrassment or shame: "Don't misunderstand me, brother. Miss Ye Lan and I were just joking."

"Don't joke like that, or something bad will happen!" Qian San's eyes were filled with grief and anger, and he looked like he wanted to draw his sword and duel with Chen Tianfeng to prove his innocence.

"Hey, Brother Qian, you should have more trust in Miss Ye Lan. How could she possibly believe such a crude joke?" Chen Tianfeng shook his head, hinting at something.

"...Brother Chen, Brother Chen! Please let me go." Qian San noticed the meaningful look in Ye Lan's eyes, and he wanted to cry but couldn't. He hurriedly bowed to Chen Tianfeng, picked up the long sword with great effort, and held it in front of Ye Lan, smiling attentively: "Boss, I got what you wanted."

"Just give it to him."

Ye Lan waved her hand.

Chen Tianfeng took the knife, and the first feeling he had was its comfortable heaviness.

The long sword is straight and looks similar to the horizontal sword in my hometown. The hilt of the sword is engraved with cloud patterns. The overall style is simple and elegant.

Chen Tianfeng and Ye Lan distanced themselves from each other, pressed the handle of the knife, and drew the knife out of the sheath. The blade was four fingers wide, and the black blade had a sharp edge on one side, flashing a sharp white light.

It looks similar to an ordinary long sword, but it is more than twice as heavy. I wonder what kind of craftsmanship was used.

Chen Tianfeng held the knife, feeling overjoyed. He gave up the idea of ​​finding something to chop to test out the knife, sheathed the knife, and praised sincerely, "Nice knife! Does it have a name?"

This sword is much better than the long sword given by the long-knife bandits. More importantly, it is heavy enough, just right for his physique which has gained a lot of strength.

"It's produced by Black Rock Factory. It doesn't have a name yet. You can give it one."

Ye Lan took a document and handed it to him: "The information you want, that liar. Also, the stable has prepared a few good horses for you, you can go down and pick one."

“Is there a horse farm here?”

Chen Tianfeng took the document and was quite surprised.

"It's just a small one, at most a place for novices to practice." Ye Lan replied.

"That's amazing too. As expected of a formal organization, they are indeed rich."

Chen Tianfeng smacked his lips, opened the file, and read it bit by bit.

The Willow Street Crook, whose real name was Cornell Reed, was a native of Mond, a third-rate alchemy apprentice, and a roving swindler.

After defrauding someone on Willow Street, he fled to Mondstadt. During his escape, he seemed to have received help from a bandit force in the Shimen area, which is the border between Liyue and Mondstadt. There were also forces in Mondstadt that provided support and protection for him.

"There seem to be too many bandits in Liyue."

Chen Tianfeng closed the file and glanced at Ye Lan: "What do you think?"

"The Qianyan Army conducts a bandit suppression campaign every two or three years, but you have to know that Liyue is too big, and those bastards can't be cleaned out completely."

Ye Lan replied: "Also, although we call them all 'bandits', a considerable number of 'bandits' are not real bandits, but just treasure-stealing groups."

“Is there any difference between a treasure-stealing group and mountain bandits?”

"Brother Chen, not all treasure-stealing groups are like the Silver Wings. It should be said that the Silver Wings are the rare outliers among the treasure-stealing groups." Ye Lan naturally knew why Chen Tianfeng had ill will towards all treasure-stealing groups, and simply explained: "Most treasure-stealing groups are really just greedy guys who don't have the courage to kill people and rob."

"It will happen sooner or later. Sometimes greed is the best breeding ground for evil."

Chen Tianfeng was not surprised that Ye Lan could mention the "Silver Wing Treasure Stealing Group". He also knew that the reason Ye Lan first contacted him was because he guessed that he was the one who sent away the Silver Wing brothers personally, otherwise this big shot would not have the time to have a chance encounter with him.

"indeed so."

Ye Lan nodded: "But we don't have the ability to predict the future. We can't deprive a person of his life just because he might do evil."

(End of this chapter)