However, this situation was very unexpected, but perhaps it was just an accident, so they looked at the other goods on the carriage.
""My Love Affair with the Fox Immortal."
""My 300 Days and Nights with the Hydro Archon"?
""The Overbearing Archon Dotes on Me"?
The more they looked, the more outrageous it seemed; what kind of messy books were these?
Of course, these Treasure Hoarders didn't know that the goods this merchant was transporting were actually just ordinary novels.
Well, in a sense, they weren't ordinary at all.
To use the terms from Blue Star, they were all wish-fulfillment novels, the best of the best.
The reason they were being transported secretly was, of course, because such books were not mainstream.
If they were openly peddled on the streets, they might even get arrested.
But it never occurred to the merchant, even if it killed him, that he intended to covertly deliver the goods into the city.
As a result, these Treasure Hoarders thought he had some extraordinary treasure and had been watching him for half a month.
Therefore, these Treasure Hoarders were extremely angry.
They intended to vent their anger on the unconscious merchant.
"Damn it, this guy must have known we were going to make a move today, so he used this method to fool us!"
"Everyone, don't be polite, hit him!"
Xavier, who had been watching the commotion, knew it was his turn to act.
To uphold justice and right wrongs, this was the spirit a hero should possess!
At this moment, Xavier felt incredibly grand and incredibly handsome.
"You bad guys, stop right there!"
Xavier shouted, even using his element power to create a wind field for himself, looking formidable.
The Treasure Hoarders, who were about to make a move, paused, then turned to see Xavier's appearance and were startled.
"This guy looks very powerful, how come his art style is different from ours?"
"Is this the legendary master? He wouldn't have a Vision, would he?"
"If so, then that would be terrible..."
These Treasure Hoarders were indeed wary of Xavier; although there were several of them.
But in the face of a Vision wielder, there was no longer any numerical advantage.
The Treasure Hoarder leader's eyes darted around, then he shouted to his subordinates: "Brothers, take some of his books and retreat quickly!"
Adhering to the principle of 'since we're already here,' the Treasure Hoarders didn't intend to return empty-handed.
They each grabbed two books, then turned and ran.
This made Xavier feel very annoyed; he hadn't even started showing off yet, why did these guys run away?
But it was fine, it saved him from having to fight others.
Moreover, these Treasure Hoarders didn't seem to be the particularly malicious kind, so there was no need to annihilate them.
Xavier walked up to the merchant who had been beaten to a pulp.
After one look, he immediately covered his eyes.
"Horrible, just horrible!"
He hadn't expected this guy to be beaten so badly; these Treasure Hoarders showed no mercy at all.
But since Xavier was a good young man, he used the restorative properties of Hydro element power to heal the merchant's injuries.
Xavier was a bit depressed; it was still raining heavily, and he had to stand here guarding a dead fat man, waiting for him to wake up.
Fortunately, not long after, the fat man was woken up by the rain.
He rubbed his head, seemingly recalling what had just happened.
"Oh no, my goods!"
Remembering what had happened before he fainted, the fat man immediately stood up and checked his goods.
"It's ruined! All those best-selling books were stolen! Those were specially ordered by my VIP clients!"
The merchant frantically clutched his hair, feeling as if the world was collapsing.
In a flash, he saw another person nearby.
"You, who are you!" The merchant was clearly very wary of Xavier.
"Ahem!" Xavier coughed and said proudly, "That's right, it was I who helped you drive away those Treasure Hoarders. You don't need to thank me."
In Xavier's imagination, this merchant would definitely be eternally grateful to him, even inviting him to dinner or something.
And at this time, he would have to be polite, agree if he wanted to go, and if not, then go find Furina.
However, reality seemed to be much crueler than he imagined.
Not only did the merchant not thank Xavier, but he looked at him with the eyes of a thief.
"You say you drove them away, and that's it?" The fat merchant gritted his teeth and said, "I think you're in league with them!"
Xavier was dumbfounded; he was doing a good deed, but he was being bitten back?
Could it be that even on Teyvat, people tried to extort others?
Perhaps this was just human nature, regardless of the continent.
"I say, how can you be so unkind? If I stole your things, would I still be standing here?"
"That's hard to say. Thieves nowadays have very clever tricks; that's what my brother told me!"
"Who is your brother?" Xavier was so amused he almost laughed; he really wanted to know who his brother was.
"My brother is a famous Tsarevich who does business in Mondstadt!"
"What? Say that again!"
Xavier almost jumped up; he was too familiar with that name.
"Say it again, so what? My brother is Tsarevich!"
The merchant was very proud as he said this.
Xavier's mouth twitched uncontrollably, and his fists were tightly clenched, because this person was practically his most hated NPC!
When he previously sought him for commissions, he was not only incredibly stingy but also spoke very harshly.
Even if he completed the task perfectly, he would still find excuses to deduct payment, not even a word of thanks.
One could only say that even if you fed a dog a bone, it would wag its tail at you.
Who would have thought that today he would actually encounter the brother of that annoying fellow in Fontaine?
No wonder this fat man in front of him looked more and more familiar.
"My brother said that there are many bad people in this world, and they will use all sorts of methods to trick us out of our Mora. I think you're one of those people!"
The fat man thought about it more and more and felt that this was a possibility, completely oblivious to Xavier's angry expression.
"Die, you bastard!"
Xavier couldn't hold back any longer, raising his fist and striking.
The fat man had just been saved, but he was beaten by Xavier again.
"Sure enough, I knew you weren't a good person; you're one of them!"
After being beaten, the fat man became even more convinced that Xavier was not his rescuer.
"Today, if I don't beat the crap out of you, consider yourself clean!"
Xavier was truly too lazy to reason with such a person and decided to use force to subdue him.
But just as he was about to make a move, he was stopped by someone shouting.
"Stop!"
Xavier turned his head and saw that it seemed to be the Guards of Fontaine.
Interestingly, one of them was even a Melusine.
Xavier then stopped his hand, intending to follow local customs.
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