Genshin Impact: Kurumi is shocked, the God of Light is right beside her.

Chapter 242 The Second Guest on the Island, Xingqiu

After feeling a slight pressure on her shoulder, Ying thought Paimon was teasing her and didn't pay any attention.

"Paimon...stop it...I didn't sleep well last night, let me rest for a while..."

Paimon, who was fast asleep behind her, rubbed her eyes in confusion after vaguely hearing Ying's words, and then responded.

"I wasn't making a fuss... The sea breeze made me really sleepy, and I'm sleeping!"

"what?!"

Upon hearing Paimon's words, Ying's eyes widened instantly, and then she raised her head.

As luck would have it, she made eye contact with the person in front of her.

"Hello, Ying and Paimon."

"Wait... how do you know us?"

Paimon, startled by Ying's movements, quickly flew up and looked curiously at the newcomer.

"Hello, my name is Xingqiu. I'm good friends with Master Hu, so of course I know you all~"

"Ah—so it's Walnut's good friend, no wonder..."

"So, what are you doing sitting on this dock?"

"As adventurers, we are here on assignment to receive travelers!"

"I see. I've long heard that you two are very knowledgeable and have made many good friends on your travels. I wonder if you two know Professor Bai'e?"

"Huh? Teacher Bai'e... isn't that Abedo..."

Paimon muttered to himself, hesitating whether or not to tell Xingqiu.

"Mr. Shirae is the illustrator of my novel. Without his exquisite illustrations, my novel would not be as popular as Inazuma!"

"Oh? I didn't know Xingqiu was a novelist?"

"To be honest, I enjoy reading novels in my spare time, so I wrote one myself."

"Wow~ Since your book is so popular, could you tell us what it's called? Paimon hopes to read it sometime!"

"Okay—it's called 'The Record of Chen Qiu Picking Up the Sword'."

"Chen Qiushi...what—?!"

After hearing the book's title, not only Paimon but also Ying, who was standing next to him, widened her eyes in surprise.

"I never imagined you were the author of this book! You're talking about Professor Bai'e... of course we know him. Since we've met, let's go introduce you to him!"

The scene changes.

After a while.

Led by Ying and Paimon, Xingqiu met Abedo downstairs at the World Chamber of Commerce.

As for Klee, she was playing games with her new friends at the World Merchant Guild, so Abedo felt at ease leaving her there and went out alone.

"Oh? May I ask if you are Teacher Bai'e?"

"It is me. May I ask who you are...?"

"I am the author of 'The Record of Shen Qiu Picking Up the Sword,' and my pen name is... well, since we've already met, you should just call me by my real name, Xing Qiu."

"Oh, so you're the author of that novel. My name is Abedo, you can call me by my first name too."

“How can this be? Without your illustrations, my novel wouldn’t be loved by so many people—calling you by your first name is a bit disrespectful.”

"Since everyone is Ying and Paimon's friend, there is nothing wrong with friends calling each other by their first names."

"Alright... In that case, I'll just call you by your names. By the way, you guys chat first, I'll go upstairs to put my luggage away."

After saying that, he picked up his luggage and walked towards the World Chamber of Commerce.