Genshin Impact, it's you who rejected me, why are you all in such a hurry if I just give up?

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Why didn't I meet him sooner?

"I'll have someone investigate right now."

Lin Jiu'an smiled and pulled a piece of paper from under the documents next to him.

"According to the information above, send men to arrest them all."

Frederica looked at the detailed information listed above and realized that Lin Jiu'an was not blindly preparing to fight the Fools. She was both happy and surprised, and her expression towards Lin Jiu'an became more and more fearful and respectful.

"Yes, my lord!"

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In the outer city, at "a certain bar".

Margaret was quietly eating mashed potatoes with rice, her head down.

After the "Cat Tail Tavern" was burned down, she stayed here idly. Needless to say, she had to pay compensation for the tavern's burning down. If Lin Jiu'an hadn't scared those people out of their wits, there would probably still be people chasing after her demanding compensation.

The patrons always talked very loudly.

During this period, the most talked-about topic at the tavern was undoubtedly Lin Jiu'an.

As she listened to everyone praising Lin Jiu'an as a 'hero of Mondstadt,' a 'partner of justice,' and a 'reformer of the wind,' Margaret felt a sense of pride and honor, but her expression quickly fell.

"Let me tell you some gossip I overheard."

"It is said that the reason why that official did those things was because of a woman."

"I heard he was originally an employee of the 'Cat Tail Tavern,' had an affair with the proprietress, and then, in a fit of rage, he started doing all those things after the 'Cat Tail Tavern' burned down."

"real or fake?"

"Would I lie to you? My brother's wife's uncle's nephew often drinks at Cat's Tail Tavern, and Lord Lin Jiu'an even personally mixed drinks for him before!"

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"I've met the proprietress of 'Cat's Tail Tavern' before. Margaret, she's definitely a beauty. I even went there for drinks several times because of her. I didn't pay much attention to the staff, but after 'Cat's Tail Tavern' burned down, I don't know where she went."

"It would be great if I could ask her."

Upon hearing this, Margaret lowered her head even further, and the mashed potatoes in her mouth lost all flavor.

Just as she was thinking to herself, 'Don't find me! Don't find me!'

Perhaps it's the principle that the things you least want to happen are the things that are most likely to happen. Margaret, who had been eating there for more than half a month without being discovered, suddenly heard a surprised voice coming from in front of her, sounding exactly like a college student who had discovered gossip.

"Oh, isn't this Miss Margaret?"

"So you were here all along?"

moment.

Margaret sensed that the entire tavern had fallen silent.

It felt like the whole world was targeting him, with all eyes on him.

Margaret suddenly felt like crying again; the last time she cried was when she learned that Lin Jiu'an had been imprisoned.

"Boss lady, is that news true? Did Lord Lin Jiu'an do those things because of you?"

A barrage of sharp and incessant questions bombarded her, making Margaret's face burn and her shoulders tremble slightly. She longed to escape as quickly as possible.

Just as she was about to answer "no" and run away, a familiar voice suddenly rang out at the tavern door.

"Yes."

Chapter Thirty-Four: Rosalind: Where is my Heart of God?

The tavern fell silent once again.

Everyone unconsciously turned their heads toward the tavern entrance.

Looking at the familiar young man who had been appearing in her dreams every day recently, Margaret's eyes welled up with tears.

"it is true."

Lin Jiu'an walked up to the man with the Margaret hairstyle.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Looking at Lin Jiu'an, whose expression was so calm it was almost blank, the man swallowed hard and shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no more."

Lin Jiu'an then walked up to the man who had just told Margaret, "Even if there is, it's just for fun."

"You like being sarcastic, don't you?"

"Sir, I'm so sorry, I had too much to drink, I'm so sorry..."

"Drank too much?"

Lin Jiu'an smiled and said calmly, "If I don't receive your report from the detention center by tomorrow, you should buy yourself a good coffin."

Lin Jiu'an then ignored the ashen-faced man and looked around.

"Didn't you realize she didn't want to answer you?"

Looking at the drunkards who were bowing their heads and not daring to breathe, Lin Jiu'an walked up to Margaret. Her eyes were already filled with tears, and she was covering her mouth, looking at him in disbelief.

"Sorry, boss lady, I've been quite busy lately."

"I have a gift for you, come and see it with me."

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The original site of Fenghua Mansion.

After that fire, Fenghua Mansion was reduced to ruins.

Later, Lin Jiu'an specifically instructed Frederica to rebuild a tavern on its original site.

Looking at the "Cat's Tail Tavern" in its prime location and luxurious decor, Margaret covered her mouth, unable to contain her emotions any longer, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"This...this is...?"

"Madam, haven't you always wanted to open a tavern that surpasses 'Angel's Gift' and becomes the biggest tavern in Mondstadt?"

"It just so happens that your tavern and this place burned down on the same day, so I had them rebuilt."

"It's yours now."

“I…I can’t accept this,” Margaret said, shaking her head. “This…this is too expensive.”

Lin Jiu'an smiled and didn't press the matter, but asked, "I don't have much experience managing a tavern, nor do I have time to manage one."

"Since you don't want it, how about you manage this tavern for me?"

Margaret then agreed.

The two entered the tavern, where Margaret saw many beautiful young women dressed in work clothes.

"Hello, boss lady!"

These are all the poor women who were originally captured and taken to Fenghua Mansion.

Most people are homeless, and after returning to Mondstadt, they don't know what to do.

Their bleak and hopeless lives have disconnected them from society, leaving them with no skills to rely on and only able to take on the most basic service jobs.

After asking for their opinions and obtaining their consent, Lin Jiu'an decided to let some of them stay and continue working at the newly opened "Cat's Tail Tavern," while the rest would prepare to become maids at the manor he was building.

"By the way, let me introduce you to a bartender. She is absolutely the best bartender in all of Mondstadt."

Lin Jiu'an led Margaret to the bar.

Margaret looked over curiously, but only saw a pair of slightly twitching cat ears and a cat tail standing upright.

Lin Jiu'an tapped on the table and said, "Diona, your boss is here."

In an instant, a little catgirl nimbly climbed onto the stool, glaring angrily at Lin Jiu'an.

"I'm not here to work!"

“I know, I know, you’re here to destroy Mondstadt’s wine industry.”

Lin Jiu'an smiled and said, "Look, my tavern is big and luxurious, and it's located in the heart of Mondstadt. The people who come here to drink are all rich and powerful."

"If you can make them averse to drinking, they might push for prohibition in Mondstadt."

"So your dream of 'destroying Mondstadt's brewery will soon be easily realized?"

"On the contrary, if you go to the taverns in the outer city, people will drink your wine and find it unpleasant, and they will just go to the next tavern. The fact that some ordinary people don't like to drink is insignificant to the overall situation. After all, you can't expect everyone in Mondstadt to drink your wine."

"Do you agree with what I said, Miss Diona, the 'Alcohol Killer'?"

Diona's eyes lit up, and her tail and ears wagged rapidly, whether she liked the title "Alcohol Killer" or thought Lin Jiu'an's words made sense.

Margaret found their conversation strange.

To prevent Diona from hearing, Lin Jiu'an leaned close to Margaret's ear and whispered something about Diona to her.

Feeling the warm breath exhaled from my earlobe.

Margaret's neck was tinged with pink.

After listening to Lin Jiu'an's story, he couldn't help but find it amusing to look at the excited Diona, and he also started to fool the silly little catgirl.

The naive Diona was quickly fooled by the two men and ended up mixing a drink for Margaret herself.

After drinking the cocktail Diona made, Margaret was amazed by Diona's superb bartending skills, but she had to put on a 'this tastes awful' expression.

The fact that Margaret was inwardly enjoying something but couldn't show it on her face made Diona even more excited, filled with boundless anticipation for the future.

"Mondstadt's drunkards, just you wait! I, Diona, the 'Drunken Killer,' am coming!"

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"Lady" Rosalyn has been in a bad mood lately.

He had finally managed to pinpoint Barbatos's true identity through the Stormterror incident—that of the bard named Wendy.

They also managed to take advantage of the other party's unpreparedness and expose their true feelings.

They didn't manage to get the Heart of God!

According to him, she was late, and his Heart of God had recently been given away to someone else.

It was clearly impossible to find out from Barbatos who the Heart of God was given to.

Rosalind didn't even know whether he gave it away or hid it.

Things had to start all over again, and the plans for Liyue had to be put on hold. What frustrated Rosalyn the most was that after working for so long, she still had no clue where the Heart of God was.

and so.

Where exactly did Wendy hide the Heart of God?

Just as Rosalyn was getting agitated, there was a soft knock on the door.

"Come in."

A female member of the Fools walked in. Seeing Rosalyn's cold expression, she knew Rosalyn was in a bad mood, but remembering the information she had just received, she still spoke cautiously.

"Madam."

"We have just received news that the Knights of Favonius launched a surprise attack last night, destroying almost 80 percent of our strongholds in Mondstadt."

Chapter Thirty-Five: Rosalyn's Curiosity

Rosalyn frowned slightly as she listened to her subordinate's detailed report.

My first reaction wasn't anger, but confusion.

When did the Knights of Favonius become so bold?

Based on her understanding of Mondstadt.

Even when that coward Falgar was still around, he wouldn't have dared to treat the Fools like this.

and many more...

Rosalyn's beautiful eyes lit up slightly. She suddenly remembered that the Knights of the West had been destroyed, and the replacement leader of the West Wind Council was that 'outsider' named Lin Jiu'an.

She had seen him causing trouble recently and was even thinking of secretly helping him deal with the Knights of Favonius to give Barbatos a hard time.

Finally, he forced Barbatos to tell him the location of the Heart of God.