Yanfei is a 4-Star Pyro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Yanfei's DPS and Shield builds, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!
Yanfei's Character Guides | |||
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Build Guide | Special Dish |
List of Contents
Yanfei | ||
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Rating |
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Rarity |
★★★★
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Element | ||
Weapon | ||
Voice Actors |
Lizzie Freeman (EN)
Hanamori Yumiri (JP) |
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Exploration |
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Character Tier List | Best Characters
Stat | Base Value |
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HP | 2014 |
ATK | 52 |
DEF | 126 |
Pyro DMG% | 0% |
Stat | Max Value |
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HP | 9352 |
ATK | 240 |
DEF | 587 |
Pyro DMG% | 24.0% |
Stats indicated above are obtained from Yanfei's base values. These numbers also exclude the character's equipped weapon, artifacts, talents, or other passive effects that are not innate to the character. | |
All characters start with 5% CRIT Rate, 50% CRIT DMG, 100% Energy Recharge, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Healing Bonus, and 0% Elemental DMG bonus before any additional stats are applied. The table above includes such values. | |
The Level 20 stats indicated for this character are calculated before their first ascension. |
All Ascension Materials Needed |
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Noctilucous Jade
×168
Mora
×420,000
Juvenile Jade
×46
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All Talent Materials Needed |
Guide to Gold
×63
Philosophies of Gold
×114
Mora
×4,957,500
Bloodjade Branch
×18
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Strengths |
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• Attacks can lock on targets. • Solid starter DPS even as a 4-star character. • Can be built as a shield support with C4. |
Weaknesses |
• Use of Charged Attacks will need proper stamina management without C1. • Constant Pyro Attacks can disrupt reactions that would have been useful if she was the trigger. |
Best Weapon | |
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Replacement Weapons | |
Best Artifacts | |
Artifact Main Stats | Sands: ATK% |
Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus |
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Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG |
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Artifact Sub Stats | ATK%, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate |
Sample Teams | |
Yanfei's best build includes the 4-piece Crimson Witch of Flames which allows her to deal more damage through Pyro induced reactions like Vaporize or Melt.
Getting the artifacts however is inefficient, as you will have to deal with getting Lavawalker artifacts in the Hidden Palace of Zhou. So have a lot of patience in getting the best substats for Yanfei.
Best Weapon | |
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Replacement Weapons | |
Best Artifacts | |
Artifact Main Stats | Sands: ATK% |
Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus |
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Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG |
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Artifact Sub Stats | ATK%, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate |
Sample Teams | |
This is Yanfei's second best build since it involves the Shimenawa's Reminiscence which increases her Charged Attack DMG allowing Yanfei to still deal a lot of DMG.
It may not be Yanfei's best artifact in terms of DMG, but getting the Shimenawa's Reminiscence through the Momiji-Dyed Court domain will be more efficient since you can use the Emblem of Severed Fate set for Yanfei's Sub-DPS characters such as Xingqiu.
Best Weapon | |
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Replacement Weapons | |
Best Artifacts | |
Artifact Main Stats | Sands: Energy Recharge |
Goblet: HP% |
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Circlet: HP% |
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Artifact Sub Stats | Energy Recharge, HP%, HP |
If you unlocked Yanfei's 4th constellation, Yanfei can be classified as a shielder through her Elemental Burst. Equip her with the Prototype Amber, and she can heal a decent amount of HP making her a somewhat competent Support.
If you don't have a Noblesse Oblige user in the party, you can use it on Yanfei to increase your party's ATK.
Main DPS | Support | |
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1st | Normal Attack | No Talents needed to level up |
2nd | Elemental Burst | |
3rd | Elemental Skill |
Yanfei's key talent is her Charged Attacks, so level up her Normal Attack talent first followed by her Elemental Burst and Elemental Skill respectively for optimal damage.
When building her as a Shielder Support, leveling up Yanfei's talents is unnecessary as her skills are meant to support your active characters and won't deal as much DMG without any CRIT stats and ATK.
Artifact | Artifact Bonuses | |
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1st | Crimson Witch of Flames |
2-PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%. 4-PC: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-Piece Set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks. |
2nd | Shimenawa's Reminiscence |
2-PC: ATK +18%. 4-PC: When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charge/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration. |
3rd | Wanderer's Troupe |
2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Increases Charged Attack DMG by 35% if the character uses a Catalyst or a Bow. |
Artifact | Artifact Bonuses |
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Martial Artist |
2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s. |
List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses
Weapon | Weapon Information | |
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1st | Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds |
Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 33.1% Skill Effect: Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat. |
2nd | Skyward Atlas |
Base ATK: 674 Bonus Stat: ATK 33.1% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12%. Normal attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seeks out nearby enemies to attack for 15s. Dealing 160% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s. |
3rd | Flowing Purity |
Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: ATK 27.6% Skill Effect: When using an Elemental Skill, All Elemental DMG Bonus will be increased by 8% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 24% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s. When the Bond of Life is cleared, every 1,000 HP cleared in the process will provide 2% All Elemental DMG Bonus. Max 12% All Elemental DMG can be gained this way, and lasts 15s. |
Weapon | Weapon Information |
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Flowing Purity |
Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: ATK 27.6% Skill Effect: When using an Elemental Skill, All Elemental DMG Bonus will be increased by 8% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 24% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s. When the Bond of Life is cleared, every 1,000 HP cleared in the process will provide 2% All Elemental DMG Bonus. Max 12% All Elemental DMG can be gained this way, and lasts 15s. |
Recommended Weapons | How to Get |
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Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Battle Pass | |
Event | |
Crafted | |
Starglitter Exchange | |
Starglitter Exchange | |
Event | |
Gacha | |
Crafted | |
Gacha | |
Crafted | |
Gacha | |
Gacha | |
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Support |
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Yanfei | Xingqiu | Bennett | Kazuha |
Yanfei | Yelan | Kokomi | Sucrose |
With vaporize, Yanfei's damage is further amplified with Off-Field supports. Yelan or Xingqiu are crucial teammates for this team for their Hydro Application.
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Support |
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Yanfei | Fischl | Chevreuse | Sara |
Yanfei can also lead an Overloaded team, but you will need Chevreuse for this specific team comp for her Pyro Damage increase from her passive.
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Support |
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Yanfei | Emilie | Bennett | Zhongli |
With the addition of units like Nahida and Emilie, Burning teams become a viable option for Yanfei due to the consistent burn damage she can cause, as well as the supportive Sub-DPS damage from their Dendro partner.
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Support |
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Yanfei | Xingqiu | Nahida | Bennett |
With her AoE capabilities, Yanfei can lead a Burgeon team, as long as Nahida applies Dendro first then followed by Xingqiu's Hydro application to secure a Dendro core.
Keep in mind that Yanfei needs to be built around stacking Elemental Mastery as much as possible for this to amplify Burgeon Damage.
Bestia Iustitia |
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Yanfei's Constellations | |
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C1 |
The Laws Knows No Kindness When Yanfei uses her Charged Attack, each existing Scarlet Seal additionally reduces the stamina cost of this Charged Attack by 10% and increases resistance against interruption during its release. |
C2 |
Right of Final Interpretation Increases Yanfei's Charged Attack CRIT Rate by 20% against enemies below 50% HP. |
C3 |
Samadhi Fire-Forged Increases the Level of Signed Edict by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
C4 |
Supreme Amnesty When Done Deal is used: Creates a shield that absorbs up to 45% of Yanfei's Max HP for 15s. This shield absorbs Pyro DMG 250% more effectively. |
C5 |
Abiding Affidavit Increases the Level of Done Deal by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
C6 |
Extra Clause Increases the maximum number of Scarlet Seals by 1. |
Rating | Constellation Effect / Merits | |
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C1 | ★★★ | • Yanfei's Scarlet Seals can each reduce the Charged Attack stamina cost and increases RES against interruption. |
C4 | ★★☆ | • Yanfei can generate a shield after using her Elemental Burst, which enables her to be a support character. |
C6 | ★★★ | • Increases the maximum number of Scarlet Seals by 1, increasing overall DPS. |
Yanfei's 1st Constellation allows you to use less stamina whenever you use Yanfei's Charged Attacks as long as you have Scarlet Seals, which allows you to use her Charged Attacks more often.
The 4th Constellation unlocks Yanfei's support capabilities as a shielder whenever she uses her Elemental Burst. Her shield will scale from 45% of Yanfei's maximum health, so getting HP substats from artifacts won't be as bad.
Lv.20→Lv.40 |
Juvenile Jade
×20
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Lv.40→Lv.50 |
Noctilucous Jade
×10
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Lv.50→Lv.60 |
Noctilucous Jade
×20
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Lv.60→Lv.70 |
Noctilucous Jade
×30
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Lv.70→Lv.80 |
Noctilucous Jade
×45
Juvenile Jade
×12
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Lv.80→Lv.90 |
Noctilucous Jade
×60
Juvenile Jade
×20
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Daily Domain Drops | Enemy Drops | Weekly Boss Drops |
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Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Gold |
Treasure Hoarders Treasure Hoarder Insignia |
Azhdaha Challenge Reward Bloodjade Branch |
Guide to Gold | Silver Raven Insignia | |
Philosophies of Gold | Golden Raven Insignia |
Normal Attack: Seal of Approval |
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Shoots fireballs that deal up to three counts of Pyro DMG. When Yanfei's Normal Attacks hit enemies, they will grant her a single Scarlet Seal. Yanfei may possess a maximum of 3 Scarlet Seals, and each time this effect is triggered, the duration of the currently possessed Scarlet Seals will refresh. Each Scarlet Seal decreases Yanfei's Stamina consumption and will disappear when she leaves the field. Charge Attack Consumes Stamina and all Scarlet Seals before dealing AoE Pyro DMG to opponents after a short casting time. This Charged Attack's AoE and DMG will increase according to the number of Scarlet Seals that it consumes. Plunge Attack: Gathering the power of Pyro, Yanfei plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Pyro DMG upon impact with the ground. |
Attribute | Effect (Lvl 1) |
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1-Hit DMG | 58.00% |
2-Hit DMG | 52.00% |
3-Hit DMG | 76.00% |
Charged Attack | 98% / 116% / 133% / 150% / 168% |
Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 50.0 |
Scarlet Seal Stamina Consumption Decrease | 15.0% Per Seal |
Scarlet Seal Duration | 10.0s |
Plunge DMG | 56.8% |
Low/High Plunge DMG | 114% / 142% |
Using Yanfei's Normal Attacks, Elemental Skill, and Elemental Burst grants her Scarlet Seals. A successful Normal Attack grants her one Scarlet Seal, while a successful Elemental Skill or Burst grants her the maximum number of Scarlet Seals.
Each Scarlet Seal decreases Yanfei's Stamina consumption. Using a Charged Attack will consume all available Scarlet Seals to deal AoE Pyro DMG in front of her. The more Scarlet Seals the Charged Attack consumes, the larger the AoE and the higher the DMG dealt!
Yanfei's Charged Attacks deal Pyro DMG in the area in front of her. If you manage to collect Yanfei's Scarlet Seals beforehand, her Charged Attack DMG and AoE will be increased. Try to gain the maximum number of Scarlet Skills before you unleash a Charged Attack!
Signed Edict |
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Summons blistering flames that deal AoE Pyro DMG. Opponents hit by the flames will grant Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals. Flavor Text: Apart from their legal uses, Yanfei's seals also come with her customized additional terms and conditions. Well, it's not as if the Ministry of Civil Affairs can change the laws of nature. |
Attribute | Effect (Lvl 1) |
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Skill DMG | 170% |
CD | 9.0s |
Her Elemental Skill, Signed Edict, deals AoE Pyro DMG to surrounding enemies. This also gives her Scarlet Seals for every enemy hit (maximum of 3). This provides you with more attacking options, and allow you to deal more Charged Attacks.
Done Deal |
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Triggers a spray of intense flames that rush at nearby opponents, dealing AoE Pyro DMG, granting Yanfei the maximum number of Scarlet Seals, and applying Brilliance to her.
Brilliance: ・Grants Yanfei a Scarlet Seal at fixed intervals. ・Increases the DMG dealt by her Charged Attacks. The effects of Brilliance will end if Yanfei leaves the field or falls in battle. Flavor Text: “Here are the full terms for this matter of life and death ー by which I mean my life and your death!” |
Attribute | Effect (Lvl 1) |
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Skill DMG | 182% |
Scarlet Seal Grant Interval | 1.0s |
Charged Attack DMG Bonus | 33% |
Duration | 15.0s |
CD | 20.0s |
Enery Cost | 80 |
Her Elemental Burst, Done Deal, unleashes a shower of flames that deal massive Pyro DMG. This also gives her the maximum number of Scarlet Seals, allowing her to deal a strong Charged Attack right away!
Proviso |
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When Yanfei consumes Scarlet Seals by using Charged Attack, each Scarlet Seal will increase Yanfei's Pyro DMG Bonus by 5%. This effect lasts for 6s. When a Charged Attack is used against during the effect's duration, it will dispel the previous effect. |
Blazing Eye |
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When Yanfei's Charged Attack deals a CRIT Hit to opponents, she will deal an aditional instance of AoE Pyro DMG equal to 80% of her ATK. This DMG counts as Charged Attack DMG. |
Encyclopedic Expertise |
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Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Liyue on the mini-map. |
Version 4.8 Phase 2 Banners | |
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Ambrosial Essence | Discerner of Enigmas |
Yanfei was featured as a rate-up 4-star in Emilie's debut banner and Yelan's rerun during Phase 2 of Version 4.8, running from August 6, 2024 to August 27, 2024, alongside Razor and Xiangling.
Yanfei is also available at a normal rate on all Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.
Click to view a Banner Guide! | |
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Wish Sim | All Wishes |
Nation | |
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Title | Wise Innocence |
Vision | |
Gender | Female |
Race | Half-Illuminated Beast |
Height | Medium Girl |
Faction | Yanfei Legal Consultancy |
Constellation | Bestia Iustitia |
Birthday | July 28 |
Special Dish | “My Way” |
Character | In-Game Thoughts |
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Eula |
Encounter: This one's a long story... We ended up saving her life once when we were tracking down a batch of dangerous cargo that belonged to the Abyss Order. The Abyss Order had packed it up like regular cargo and wanted it shipped from Dornman Port to Liyue Harbor. She was acting as a consultant for the merchant vessel, where she discovered something in the cargo - and then began to investigate, putting herself in grave danger. Had we arrived just a few minutes later, it's likely she wouldn't have been so fortunate.
Assessment: We've kept in touch ever since. I like how smart she is. She knows the rules, but she also knows how to be flexible and act according to the situation. A few of the Knights would do well to take a leaf out of her book... Also, with her smarts, maybe she could help me track someone down that I've been looking for... She does owe me a favor from last time, after all. |
Ganyu | Ah, Yanfei... Even back when she was an innocent little girl, she would tell me that "you have to keep your promises to live a happy life." Now, she's grown up to be a beautiful, graceful, and highly successful young woman. Although the work of a legal adviser is complicated, she always seems so carefree. This puts my mind at ease. |
Keqing | The way I see it, the law is a summary of things done the right way in the past. However, it should also be continuously adapted and improved to match the needs of the present. Given that Liyue is about to undergo a radical transformation, legal talent is in great demand. With an assistant like Yanfei, I could spare myself a great deal of trouble. |
Ningguang | Yanfei? I suppose you could say she's a dear rival of mine... Were she not so deft at explaining the meanders of the law and providing her clients will all sorts of cunning suggestions, it would take me many more months to identify existing loopholes in the legal codices and tighten them one by one. |
Shinobu | Back then I had an argument with my family and I only wanted to run away as far as I could. So, I went to study law in Liyue, but thanks to this experience, I got to meet Yanfei. She's like a walking law encyclopedia. Huh? Me? I have a certificate but there are a lot of restrictions for practicing law... It's not really the right field for me. |
Yaoyao | Yanfei takes that huge legal codex everywhere, even when she comes to pay Master a visit on her days off. She's incredible! I don't know how she carries that heavy thing around all the time, and I can't imagine how much hard work it must be to read it... |
Yelan | I like Yanfei a lot. And I'm not talking about our friendship — as a high-profile legal consultant, important intel in Liyue Harbor is constantly flowing in her direction. Whenever I help her out, I always get some invaluable leads in return. I gotta say though, sometimes I think she respects me a little too much. |
Zhongli | Despite never having signed a contract with me, she upholds order within many strata of Liyue society in her own way, dispelling misconceptions and correcting biases... Should her father one day return from his travels, I imagine that he would be even more delighted than I. |
Character | In-Game Thoughts |
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Eula |
About Eula Eula saved me once, and we've kept up correspondence ever since. She's very familiar with the Knights of Favonius' legislation, but has never been one to be bound by convention. She uses cunning logic to deal with problems flexibly… Perhaps the reason we get along so easily is that I'm a similar type myself. Still, I'll never acquire that carefree spirit of hers. We are in very different professions, after all. |
Ganyu |
About Ganyu Ganyu is kind and thoughtful, it's just a shame she's so busy all the time. Most of the time, she's buried in an endless pile of paperwork — the only exception being her nap at noon. Don't get me wrong, I have to put in some hours at work, too. But I'm happy with the job I've chosen, and it's certainly a lot less taxing than hers. |
Hu Tao |
About Hu Tao I always hear people saying that the director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor has an unorthodox approach to business. They think she's gone a little non compos mentis after being in the funeral business so long... What are these people talking about? The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor provides a legitimate and necessary service, which is the cornerstone of any successful enterprise. Work is just work — there are no good and bad jobs, or lucky and unlucky jobs, just jobs that need doing. If I had one gripe, it would be that the director rarely comes to me for legal advice, hmph... |
Keqing |
About Keqing The Yuheng doesn't deal with matters of the law, and thank goodness... Knowing Keging's attitude toward work and ruthless efficiency, I'd end up losing a lot of work. Although... No, surely it wouldn't come to that. She's a stickler for doing things the right way — no doubt she'd offend people... but if she had someone like me as her legal assistant... No way! Why should an eminent legal expert such as myself be relegated to the role of assistant!? If she needs legal counsel, she can come and find me. |
Ningguang |
About Ningguang You must have heard of the Tianquan, Ningguang? She's the highest authority where the law is concerned, and often makes amendments to the legal codices. Every round of additions, retractions, and revisions generates mountains of material. Why, the latest edition of the legal codices contained three new laws, 121 revised legal annotations, and an array of new legal precedents. Archons know how long it's going to take me to commit them to memory... Hmph... still, she's a businesswoman at heart, I'm not about to let her beat me when it comes to the law. Once I've finished memorizing these, I need to step up my productivity... |
Qiqi |
About Qiqi I heard that little herb gatherer has written out a whole set of behavioral rules for herself. She may be small, but boy, has she got her head screwed on! She's definitely destined for greatness... ''The young of today shall outperform us tomorrow,'' as they say. I must admit, she has my respect. |
Shinobu |
About Shinobu Shinobu? I remember her, she's the Inazuman girl that came to Liyue as an exchange student to specialize in law. When she was doing her coursework, she used to meet with me to discuss some cases, and after we're done, she'd always bow and thank me, which would make a little embarassed. I always felt like she was going to make an excellent lawyer in the future. Thinking about it, Inazuma went into lockdown right about the time she would have graduated. I wonder how she's been doing since she went back... |
Xingqiu |
About Xingqiu The Feiyun Commerce Guild is one of my oldest clients. Their approach to business is meticulous and thorough, and every business meeting I've had with them has always been attended by the head of the house himself. Last time, though, I happened to meet their youngest, Xinggiu. To my complete surprise, the lad had no trouble whatsoever keeping up with my train of thought. He was very eloquent, too, and had excellent manners. Mm, definitely not a simpleton. |
Yelan |
About Yelan Yelan is an employee of the Ministry of Civil Affairs — she once helped me crack a tough accounting fraud case. I treated her to dinner afterward. The only thing is... I feel like she's able to read my mind at any given moment when talking to her... Yes, in the future, I need to make absolutely sure I don't get on the wrong side of her. |
Zhongli |
About Zhongli Mr. Zhongli has so much in-depth knowledge on so many topics, he's like a walking library, you know what I mean? He's a total savant, though he never flaunts it. I could tell just by looking at him. People like him rarely shy away from taking on complex problems alone, so in my estimation he's certainly not a potential client. And yet, somehow, I can't help but think I know him from somewhere, it's hard to describe the feeling... I asked my father about it, and he just said something to the effect of he didn't know either, though he seemed a little evasive. It was so strange... Anyway, makes me wonder if my father is hiding something from me. Hmph, alright then – if he won't tell me what's going on, I'll just have to find out for myself... |
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