**Chapter 28: The Ship We Crashed Into Was from Snezhnaya**
On the ship stood a girl with black hair and crimson eyes, clad in the purple robes of a Fatui Thunderhelm Lawachurl.
Jingchen immediately recognized a faint familiarity in her features.
*I think I've seen her in Snezhnaya before.*
"Lady Columbina, Lord Tianshu, my teacher Yefei sent me to escort you."
The name "Yefei" instantly brought Arlecchino and her House of the Hearth to Jingchen's mind.
"Are you Lyudashka?!"
"Yes, Lord Jingchen."
Jingchen pondered briefly.
Lyudashka had been trained at the House of the Hearth in Snezhnaya since childhood and possessed Inazuman heritage. She also had an extraordinary understanding of Inazuma's culture and history.
*I think she was operating under the name Xuan Dongling, infiltrating the Grand Narukami Shrine and Yae Publishing House.*
*She was completely exonerated during the world quest "Strange Fortune Slips," severing ties with the Fatui.*
Jingchen couldn't help but marvel at the strength of his memory.
Columbina nestled against Jingchen's arm, emitting soft snores.
Lyudashka suddenly asked in a low voice, "Lord Jingchen, how are Katarina and her younger brother doing now?!"
"Oh. You know her?"
"Yes. At the House of the Hearth, you personally selected her and her brother to be trained as part of the Fatui's Ninth Legion, under your command."
Jingchen sighed softly, the words "House of the Hearth" bringing back memories of his colleagues Arlecchino and Dottore.
He felt a profound disgust. He wasn't naive; he knew the world's cruelty, but he could never condone their actions.
(After all, he was the younger brother of the former Luofu Swordmaster. Even without his memories, his moral compass remained unwavering.)
If he could, he would gladly stab both of those colleagues in the back.
"Ah, the House of the Hearth... that place truly deserves to be destroyed. We should build a proper orphanage in its place."
Lyudashka was taken aback. She had already heard from Katarina that Jingchen was an anomaly among the Fatui Harbingers.
While his training was rigorous, he never put on airs or constantly invoked the so-called glory of the Tsaritsa.
After the main training sessions, he would even teach his subordinates how to survive and escape more effectively.
His reasoning was simple: only those who lived well could create value.
This philosophy directly contradicted the rhetoric of the other Harbingers.
"Lyudashka, rest assured. I've already sent Fatui reinforcements from Liyue to support Katarina and the others."
Lyudashka nodded and stood silently by his side.
***
The boundless sea stretched into the night, its darkness punctuated by the distant, deep purple thunderclaps that shook heaven and earth.
Aboard the Dead Star.
"Big Sis Beidou, there seems to be a Snezhnayan ship ahead."
"Huh?!"
Beidou drained the last of the wine from her flask.
"Good stuff! What did you say up there?!"
"Big Sis Beidou! There's a Snezhnayan ship ahead!"
Beidou yawned, her disdain for Snezhnaya palpable even though the nation had recently established limited cooperation with Liyue. She made no attempt to conceal her animosity.
"Oh? A Snezhnayan ship? Ram it hard!"
"Big Sis Beidou... isn't that a bad idea? Last time we rammed a Snezhnayan ship, Lord Tianquan docked half a year's worth of our Mora!"
"I said ram it, so ram it! I'll cover any Mora you lose. No more excuses—ram it now!"
The Snezhnayan ship suddenly lurched violently.
Columbina's eyes fluttered open slightly.
"A'Chen? What's happening?"
Jingchen gently reassured her.
"It's nothing. I'll go check it out. Wait here for me."
As Jingchen stepped out of the cabin, he saw the two ships had collided.
He frowned slightly. With the vastness of the ocean, how had two ships managed to collide?
"Boss, someone's coming out."
"Oh?! Is that the Fatui manager from Snezhnaya?!"
"Beidou. Long time no see."
Jingchen summoned Pinghuo.
(Appearance: Resembles the Calamity Queller. Attributes: Similar to the Staff of Homa, but a one-handed sword.)
With a swift crescent slash, the entire Deathbringer froze solid.
Beidou's drunkenness instantly faded by half.
"Well, well, if it isn't the Immortal Disciple, Lord Tianshu's proxy, Jingchen! Ah, like a flood washing over the Dragon King Temple."
"Beidou, after more than a decade, you haven't changed a bit."
Beidou grinned boldly, retorting, "Lord Jingchen remains as young and dashing as ever, his eyes still shining with that sharp glint."
"Beidou, spare me the pleasantries. Explain why you rammed the Deathbringer into my ship."
"Explain? What's there to explain? I'll ram any Snezhnayan ship I see."
"You—!"
Jingchen was utterly speechless. Beidou was a complete rogue.
"Oh, right, Lord Jingchen, why are you wearing a Snezhnayan Harbinger's white robe?"
"Beidou, ask Ningguang about that."
Hearing Ningguang's name, Beidou flinched violently, her drunken haze instantly dissipating.
*That woman Ningguang has been pining for him every day for years.*
Beidou wanted to offer Jingchen excuses, to explain herself.
*Like, it was dark, I couldn't see clearly, I bumped into the wrong ship. I was just talking nonsense because I was drunk.*
But Jingchen gave her no chance. He dodged past her and signaled the Fatui crew to set sail immediately.
On the Deathbringer, the crew asked cautiously, "Captain Beidou, what... what should we do? We've angered Lord Tianquan and Lord Yuheng, and Immortal Disciple Jingchen too."
(The Deathbringer had been at sea and hadn't docked recently, so they were unaware of the recent events in Liyue.)
"What should we do?! We're screwed. Prepare for the worst and brace yourselves for Ningguang and Keqing's wrath. Once this ice melts, set sail for Liyue Harbor immediately."
***
Before the thunderstorm struck, Columbina stirred slightly, yawning as she released her Immortal Spirit Power.
This power enveloped the entire ship, allowing it to safely navigate through the tempest.
Meanwhile, the ice encasing the Deathbringer had melted, and Beidou was steering the ship back to Liyue Harbor at full speed.
Her first thought was to prepare to offer herself for punishment.
Pushing open the doors of the Yuehai Pavilion, she found Ningguang and Keqing wearing unusually grim expressions.
In an instant, Beidou's heart sank.
*Could that Jingchen have gotten here first and told them everything?!*
Ningguang's fury alone was terrifying enough, but with Keqing's added wrath...
*This doesn't look good.*
"Ningguang, Keqing, I just rammed Jingchen's ship. Ah, sorry about that. But who told him to use a Snezhnayan vessel?"
A flicker of delight crossed Ningguang and Keqing's faces as they demanded in unison, "Really?!"
Beidou blinked, surprised. *Why do they sound almost... gleeful about this?!*
"Beidou, say that again. Whose ship did you ram?"
"Jing... Jingchen's. What's wrong, Ningguang?"
"Did you sink it?! Did you capture Jingchen alive and bring him back?!"
"Huh?! No, I didn't sink it or capture him. Jingchen just waved his hand and froze the Dead Star solid on the sea."
Keqing and Ningguang fell silent, their expressions unreadable.
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