Back in the Hall of the Dead, Jiang Bai took Hu Tao to Zhongli's courtyard and walked around.

He wanted to see if Zhongli was not there on such a critical day as the day before the Immortal Ceremony.

If not, 80 percent of the time it was probably going to do something.

As he expected, Zhongli wasn't in the courtyard.

"Strange, where did Mr. Zhongli go?" Jiang Bai pretended to be curious and muttered.

Hu Tao shrugged, "There are more places he can go, and I, the hall master, can't take care of it." ”

Jiang Bai proposed: "Hall Master, when we go out tomorrow morning, let's see if Mr. Zhongli is there, if he is, we will take him with us to invite the Immortal Ceremony......"

"Row ......"

Zhongli was looking at the roof of the Shu Inn at the moment, and Xiao stood beside him with his head bowed slightly.

They looked out over Liyue Harbor from afar, but they couldn't see anything in the mountains.

"Emperor...... Is that really the case? Xiao looked up at him.

Although in the previous meeting with the emperor, he had already expected this day to come.

But I didn't expect this day to come so early.

"I've made up my mind."

Zhongli looked at the starry sky, looked at the birds in the sky, and sighed:

"Liyue has a history of 3,700 years, and I have led her through such a long time, it is time for her to transition from the age of God to the age of man......

"But can they really do it well?" Xiao is still very worried.

After so many years of being led by the Emperor, can the people of Liyue really live without the Emperor?

Zhongli chuckled, "It depends on whether they can give me a satisfactory answer in the face of the crisis of my death......

He is still very optimistic about this year's Seven Stars.

Whether it is Keqing who strives for change, or Ningguang who climbs up from the bottom, he is an excellent leader in a million.

"What about the other immortals? Did the Emperor tell them the news? ”

Zhongli shook his head slowly, "How to deal with the relationship between humans and immortals is also a test left by me. ”

The reason why he said this to Xiao alone was because he was afraid that this impulsive child would hear the news of his death and shoot Yuehai Pavilion directly.

Zhongli looked at him who bowed his head slightly, and said slowly: "The contract you signed with me can also be ended." ”

Xiao didn't speak, and a little dazed look flashed in his eyes.

Having been an instinct to protect Liyue for thousands of years, he was suddenly relieved of this burden.

But fighting has become his instinct for thousands of years, and he doesn't need to fight anymore, so what should he do?

Zhongli knew that he was confused, but this kind of thing could only be figured out on his own, and he couldn't help much.

……

The light pierced the ground level, and the light gradually enveloped Liyue, awakening the sleeping Liyue Harbor.

Today is another annual day to invite immortals, but it has nothing to do with most people.

The docks were already noisy before dawn, with spear-armed Millelith patrolling, busy workers carrying goods, and sailors preparing for the voyage inspecting the ships.

Ships come and go, bringing wealth to this port from all over the world.

The richest woman in Liyue Harbor is preparing for the most important event of the year.

Before the sun had risen, she was already sitting at the dresser, drawing solemn and beautiful makeup with her own hands.

She carefully selected among the many hairpins, and finally chose her favorite golden phoenix glazed hairpin to be curled in her hair.

Applying lip grease and putting on her armor, she slowly put on the gorgeous clothes specially made for the fairy ceremony.

After doing all this, she walked out of the house and stood on the platform of the Jade Pavilion, looking out at the direction of the rising sun in the distance.

The horizon gradually turned golden, and the clouds on the horizon were dyed with a layer of gold.

The golden morning sun gave her a layer of golden light standing on the high Jade Pavilion, making her look extraordinarily noble and gorgeous.

There wasn't much expression on her face, and all kinds of emotions were suppressed by her.

She stood there for a long time until the sun was completely above the horizon and slowly rose into the air.

Finally, she turned around and left the place to go to Yujingtai to do what she had to do.

……

The sun shone on Jiang Bai's face through the glass by the window, and Jiang Bai's eyelids trembled and opened.

Thinking of today's day, he didn't have any idea of sleeping in, lifted the quilt and crawled out of the quilt.

After washing up quickly, he drove into Hu Tao's yard and knocked on Hu Tao's door.

"The hall master is up! The sun is on the butt! ”

Hu Tao walked out of the backyard with a cup and a toothbrush, "I've been up a long time ago, and I still need you to shout." ”

"Hey, hey, hey, it's not that I'm afraid that you'll forget, hall master."

Taking advantage of the walnut washing, Jiang Bai sat on the swing and wiped his sword.

You don't know what to expect, but you're ready to go.

"Let's go!"

After Hu Tao finished washing, he changed into his usual clothes, and made a few buns in the kitchen with Jiang Bai, and then walked to Zhongli's door.

Without knocking, she pushed the door straight in.

"The old man is up!"

Zhongli was teasing the bird, and Wen Yan looked sideways at her.

"Why is the hall master here?"

Hu Tao smiled, stepped forward to hold one of his arms, and motioned with his eyes for Jiang Bai to hold the other and hold Zhongli up.

"Oh, today is to invite the Immortal Ceremony, I have a hunch that the Fatui may do something above the Immortal Ceremony, old man, you go with us to take a look."

Zhongli, who was being held by the two, thought about it and nodded in agreement.

"It's fine."

Jiang Bai was a little surprised that he agreed to this matter.

He still remembered that he had been talking about it last year, and Zhongli just didn't want to go.

This year, I promised so happily.

There must be something greasy!

At today's Immortal Invitation Ceremony, he had to keep an eye on Zhongli and couldn't let go of any of his actions.

Hu Tao was quite excited and gave a bun to Zhongli.

"Then you pack up and set off with us, we have two friends from afar who are also going together."

The three of them arrived at the agreed place on time, and Sora and Paimon were already waiting.

Because they also got up very early on this important day.

Seeing the void, Zhongli's eyes moved, and then fell on Paimon.

As if he had seen the two for the first time, he asked with some curiosity:

"Who are these two?"

"Let me introduce you to you. This is Zhongli, the guest of our Hall of Death. These two are Sora the Traveler and his traveling companion Paimon! ”

Zhongli stretched out his hand and shook hands with Sora briefly.

"Fortunately."

"Me too, nice to meet you."

The hands of the two were released at the touch of a button.

Hu Tao looked at the two of them, "Have you had breakfast?" If you eat it, we'll go straight away. ”

"Eat, eat, let's go, I can't wait!" Paimon rubs his hands and stamps his feet in the air.