Chapter 617 Negotiations between Alechino and Shao Yun
The next morning, when a faint hint of dawn appeared in the sky, Shao Yun's figure quietly appeared in front of the door of the Buffati Mansion.
He arrived so early that the surrounding streets were still immersed in the pre-dawn quiet.
In order to prevent a recurrence of what happened the last time he returned to Liyue, Shao Yun left a note before leaving, saying that he had something to deal with.
As long as she sees this note, Ying can feel at ease.
Shao Yun really didn't want to endure Ying's terrifying fist any longer. When Ying hit someone, it was extremely painful!
Before meeting Arlecino, Shao Yun, for safety reasons, replaced John's cowboy revolver (Western Legend) that had never been tested in actual combat with the golden cowboy revolver (Goat's Blessing).
After all, stability is the key to everything.
Shao Yun took a deep breath, then carefully reached out his hand and pushed open the door of the mansion.
With a slight creaking sound, the door opened a crack and he slipped in sideways.
The moment he stepped into the mansion, the scene before him made his heart tighten.
The interior of the mansion was in a mess, with broken pieces of vases and chairs lying on the ground.
At this moment, the Bufadi Mansion looked like a scene that had been looted.
The entire mansion was empty, without a trace of life, as silent as a long-abandoned tomb.
Shao Yun stared at the empty and eerily quiet interior of the mansion and became increasingly nervous, not knowing what tricks Alecino was playing.
"What's going on? Why are all the people disappearing?"
As he spoke, Shao Yun grasped the cowboy revolver (Goat's Blessing) in his hand and tiptoed to explore the mansion.
Just as he took a step forward, suddenly, a voice with a hint of chill came into Shao Yun's ears without warning.
The voice came from Alecino, and she said slowly, "There are only you and I left in the mansion now. If you want to see me, I'm in the reception room."
After receiving this news, Shao Yun hesitated for a moment, but soon calmed down and walked straight towards the reception room.
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With a slight "creak" sound, Shao Yun pushed open the door of the reception room.
At this moment, Alechino was seen sitting with her legs crossed, leisurely enjoying a cup of fragrant coffee, with an unusually calm expression on her face, as if everything happening outside had nothing to do with her.
Shao Yun didn't wait for Alechino to signal him to take a seat. He strode to the seat in front of her and sat down heavily.
Then, he took a deep breath and greeted Alecino in a calmer tone: "Hello, Miss Alecino."
At this moment, Alechino's gaze naturally fell on the golden cowboy revolver that Shao Yun was holding tightly in his hand.
In an instant, a trace of subtle uneasiness flashed across her eyes, and she sensed that some potential danger was quietly approaching.
Then, Arlecchino picked up the cup in his hand as if nothing had happened, took a sip of the coffee in the cup, and said something casually.
"Now I understand why you mistook me for Eula when we first met."
"Thinking back carefully, that girl's facial features... are indeed somewhat similar to mine."
Seeing that Alechino took the initiative to mention Eula, Shao Yun followed up and asked: "In this case, I believe you should know clearly why I came here this time."
Alechino was not at all flustered by his straightforward question.
She had expected all this, so she just sighed helplessly and asked back.
"So Villette sent only you here?"
Shao Yun was confused when he heard Alechino suddenly mention Villette. He asked puzzledly, "Huh? How can this matter be related to Villette? I don't quite understand what you mean."
Seeing this, Alechino sneered inwardly.
She believed that Shao Yun was just pretending to be stupid.
So, Alechino stopped beating around the bush and simply told him everything he had guessed.
"Hmph, stop playing tricks on me! Do you really think I don't know? There is some kind of cooperative relationship between you and Villette that I don't know about..."
"For example, on the surface, Eula was responsible for openly protecting Funina, while you quietly lurked in the dark and waited for the opportunity to strike."
"The real purpose of your doing this is nothing more than to set a trap to lure me, the 'big fish', into the trap. So, I was right, wasn't I?"
After listening to this, Shao Yun was completely confused.
"I say, how did you see any so-called cooperation between me and that Villette? I came here purely to find you because of Eula's matter."
When Alechino heard that Shao Yun denied having any relationship with Villette and that he came only to solve Eula's problem, he could not help but close his eyes.
"Really? If that's the case, it would be very tricky..."
If there is a cooperative relationship between Shao Yun and Villette, then Shao Yun might be more cautious when acting and leave some room for maneuver.
Now that we know that Shao Yun is acting alone, it means that the situation may develop to a point where it is out of control.
When Alechino thought of what had happened to the lady, the young man, and the scattered soldiers before, her heart tightened.
Even the young master "Tartaria", who was relatively lightly injured, had to recuperate in bed for more than half a year!
At this moment, Shao Yun saw Alechino closed his eyes, fell into deep thought, and looked thoughtful. He felt very puzzled.
What's going on? Is she meditating?
Shao Yun really couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking about, so he just continued the topic on his own.
"Before we get to the point, I have something to ask you. What happened last night?"
Alechino closed his eyes and asked Shao Yun another question.
"Last night? It's simple. You know why we Fatui put so much effort into other countries."
Upon hearing this, Shao Yun responded without hesitation: "For the sake of God's Heart, but this matter has nothing to do with me."
After hearing that Shao Yun still remembered the Fatui's plan, Alechino began to explain the reason why she attacked Finina last night.
"This month, I have tried many times to have equal diplomatic negotiations with the Fontaine high-level officials, hoping to obtain the Heart of the Water God through peaceful means such as transactions. Unfortunately, all efforts ended in failure."
At this point, Alechino showed some annoyance.
"As time went on, my patience wore thin. Finally, the day before yesterday, I decided not to wait any longer and took tough measures last night."
"It's just that the girl named Eula is too much of a nuisance. I don't want to bother with her, but she's just like a fly, buzzing around me."
Alechino paused for a moment, recalling the scene at that time and wondering what he felt at the moment.
"To be honest, I don't know if it was because I forgot my sense of propriety when I attacked, or because the girl was too weak. I just casually swung my hand, and my hand went straight into her abdomen..."
"Without this troublesome guy, I captured Funina easily."
"However, the Heart of God is not in her body at all! Alas, all my efforts were in vain..."
When he said this, Alechino's eyes left a tiny gap and he secretly peeked at Shao Yun's expression.
"I have no choice. This is all for Her Majesty the Queen. You must have witnessed how crazy my colleagues have become in order to obtain the Heart of God. In fact, I am the same."
After listening to Alechino's statement, Shao Yun opened his mouth and asked a question.
"If I hadn't happened to be there, would you have just left?"
Hearing this, Alechino slowly opened her eyes, nodded, and admitted frankly: "Indeed, I have no obligation to rescue irrelevant people."
"If you were in my position, I'm afraid you would make the same choice as me."
After listening to Alechino's words, Shao Yun fell into silence.
The atmosphere at this moment seemed extremely solemn. Looking at Shao Yun's silence, Alechino mistakenly thought that his silence at the moment was a sign of the coming storm.
Thinking that this fierce conflict was inevitable, Alechino took a deep breath and made his request.
"Well, since fighting is unavoidable, that's all we can do. Fortunately, I have arranged for the children to leave the Buffati Mansion overnight."
"Let's pick a relatively secluded place to fight. Fighting in Fontaine will attract unnecessary attention, and we won't be able to move freely."
Then, she paused and continued, "If you win this duel in the end, please search carefully on my body. You will find a note there."
"After you find it, please take it to Lini and the others and explain my final wishes to them. I believe that someone like you would not kill innocent children."
However, if the final winner is her, Alechino, then she also has her own conditions.
"If I win by chance, then you will have used up the fourth wish Piero gave you. From now on, let's not talk about what happened last night!"
At this moment, Shao Yun couldn't understand why he just came to Alechino to communicate, but she acted as if she wanted to fight him to the death and even prepared her last words in advance.
"Have you been corrupted by Tartaglia? I'm not here to fight you. Didn't you say you can communicate?"
When Alechino heard Shao Yun mention the word "communication", he was stunned for a moment.
Wasn’t Shao Yun seeking revenge for Eula whom he had killed?
"W…what? Communication? You're not here to kill me?"