"How about it, kid? Want another round?" Yu Jin raised an eyebrow at the Debt Collector in front of him, though the latter couldn't see it.
"Hmph! Your strength is indeed formidable. Kill me or flay me, do as you please, but don't humiliate me like this!"
The Debt Collector struggled to his feet, his entire body throbbing with a stinging pain.
In their recent exchange, he hadn't even touched a hair on Yu Jin. Instead, Yu Jin's every strike accurately landed on his joints and pressure points, causing him immense pain but no actual injuries.
To the Debt Collector, this was undoubtedly Yu Jin toying with him.
"Uh..., I think you were the one who made the first move, right? By all accounts, you brought this humiliation upon yourself. Are all you Fatui so unreasonable?"
Yu Jin scratched the back of his head, speaking with a hint of helplessness. This guy, why does he always act like he's on death's door?
"Is... is that so?" The Debt Collector lowered his head in thought. It seemed like it really was that way... No, it wasn't!
Yu Jin was clearly the one who made the first move!
The Debt Collector looked at the strange individual before him, completely encased in iron armor. Yu Jin's disguise was even more thorough than their own Debt Collectors'.
Considering his actions of sneaking into the Golden House as well, the Debt Collector suspected he also had some ulterior motive.
"Our goals are aligned. Why don't we forget the misunderstanding just now? You do your thing, I'll do mine, without interfering with each other. How about it?"
The Debt Collector extended his hand, looking as if he wanted to reconcile with Yu Jin.
"Are you mistaken about something? My strength is greater than yours." Yu Jin waved his fist. This person's mind isn't normal. He wants to negotiate despite the unequal strength.
"Your strength is certainly greater than mine, but what if I shout right now?"
"Tell me, will Liyue's Millelith come and surround you? By then, not to mention whether your objective can be achieved, even you yourself might have to stay here!"
A faint smile played on the Debt Collector's lips. This was the consequence of carelessness! He had already been controlled, yet he was so bold as to be released.
If their positions were reversed, the Debt Collector vowed he would eliminate Yu Jin immediately.
"Whoosh—"
A sound of something cutting through the air rang out. The Debt Collector looked up and saw a golden light appearing above his head.
That light fell from the sky, directly into the sea of Mora at the lowest level of the Golden House.
Seeing this, Yu Jin clapped his hands in satisfaction. With the Golden Seed's positioning, Xiao Huang would surely actively take root here.
He then turned to the Debt Collector, picking at his ear, and said, "What? What did you say? My objective has just been completed. Now it's my turn to shout."
With that, Yu Jin cupped his hands to his mouth, as if to call for people.
"Wait! Big brother, don't!" The Debt Collector instantly slid to his knees. If the Millelith were really called, he would definitely be in deep trouble.
"Tell me your objective, and I won't shout." Yu Jin patted the Debt Collector's head, speaking kindly.
"Impossible! You might as well shout then!" To Yu Jin's surprise, the Debt Collector immediately refused upon hearing his condition.
He bit his lips tightly, a look of defiance on his face, appearing as if he were about to bravely face his demise.
"Really not telling?"
"Heh heh, a Debt Collector will never betray Snezhnaya!"
"Very good! To commend you, I've decided to treat you to something delicious."
With that, Yu Jin pulled out a huge, old iron pot. Inside the pot was a gelatinous substance emitting a faint blue light—the very "feast" he had made for The Crux Fleet a few days ago!
"Wh-what is this?" The Debt Collector rubbed his eyes. Where did this pot come from? He hadn't seen anything.
The gel emitted an eerie blue light, adding some other colors to the golden expanse of the Golden House.
"What do you care what this is? Are you going to tell me or not? If not, I'll treat you to this!" Yu Jin reached out and scooped off a piece of the gel.
The broken part of the gel continued to tremble, unsure if it was too elastic or if it possessed life itself.
"You think you can make me yield with this... Mmm..." The Debt Collector hadn't finished speaking when Yu Jin smeared a faceful of gel on him.
In his haste, the Debt Collector inevitably tasted some of Yu Jin's "delicacy."
"Heh... hehe, so bright! Wh-where is this? Wh-what am I doing?"
"So... so many little people, so... so noisy."
Everything in front of the Debt Collector's eyes began to blur, and all things swayed, like distorted figures.
The golden color of the Golden House now appeared kaleidoscopic. In his ears, a cacophony of shouts echoed, saying many things, yet nothing at all.
However, all this appeared in Yu Jin's eyes as the Debt Collector's eyes turning into swirling spirals.
Not only that, ever since eating the gel, the Debt Collector's skin began to glow faintly blue, making him look like a blue light bulb.
"I ask you, what is your objective?" Yu Jin steadied the swaying Debt Collector and asked, enunciating each word carefully.
He was afraid that if he spoke too fast, it would go in one ear and out the other for this guy.
"To... to investigate the Golden House's terrain, and... and by the way, to see if... if I could steal some Mora."
It seems the Fatui really are short on money; that ridiculous mission to steal money actually exists.
"The Golden House? What do you Fatui want with the Golden House's terrain?" Yu Jin found it very strange.
Could it be that the Fatui want to take over the Golden House? But that would be useless! The Golden House can forge Mora entirely thanks to the Geo Archon's divine power. Without his power, the Golden House is just a giant piggy bank.
"Heh... hehe, you wouldn't understand this. The... the Harbingers want... want the Geo Archon's Gnosis."
"So... so they wanted, they wanted... to come to the Golden House to see. To... to see if the Gnosis was here."
The overly-fed Debt Collector spilled everything he knew like a stream of beans, which slightly surprised Yu Jin.
So the Harbingers were collecting Gnoses? This was news Yu Jin hadn't heard before.
Yu Jin then recalled his experiences in Mondstadt and suddenly realized he had inadvertently foiled La Signora's wicked scheme.
He couldn't believe that after all his warnings, she would still dare to steal someone else's things.
Unfortunately, what Yu Jin didn't know was that La Signora didn't steal the Gnosis; Venti gave it to her himself.
Seeing that he had asked enough, Yu Jin casually tapped the Debt Collector, sending him into a baby-like sleep.
He looked at the Debt Collector, who was still glowing blue, and a thought struck him. He pulled out a piece of paper and began to write and draw.
"Bang!" Soon after, Yu Jin taped the paper with black writing onto the Debt Collector's backside.
If one looked closely, they would see that the black characters on the paper read: "One Fatui rogue captured!"
Below it was an even smaller inscription: "Left by a passing warmhearted citizen."
Yu Jin looked around, feeling very satisfied. So he took a deep breath and shouted loudly:
"Someone! There's a thief in the Golden House!!!"
After speaking, Yu Jin's figure vanished. Correspondingly, as soon as his voice fell, it became noisy outside.
"Creak—"
Sunlight pierced into the Golden House, and along with the sunlight came a team of tense Millelith.
"There's someone lying down ahead!"
"Why is this person glowing blue?"
"It's a Fatui Debt Collector! Probably a side effect of his Delusion!"
...The Golden House suddenly became lively, with countless people passing by Yu Jin, but none of them noticed him.
Yu Jin looked at the Millelith who had surrounded the Debt Collector and resolutely turned to leave the Golden House.
He, Yu Jin, never leaves his name after doing good deeds!
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