"Goby! Grilled goby! Fresh goby, guest officer, let's have a look! ”

"Sell night lights~! No bullying! Quality Assurance! ”

"Qingce Farm, all the ingredients come from Qingce Village! The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner of the Sea Lantern Festival is now booked with a discount! ”

"Mondstadt's Dandelion! Lantern Festival Sale! ”

"Inazuma's specialty snack! Colorful dumplings, tempura, and braised sweetfish. Okay, it's coming soon, you guys wait! ”

The bustling streets of Liyue are crowded with vendors and people a little more than usual because of the approaching Lantern Festival.

From time to time, there are one or two scattered or clustered stalls near the street, some of which are already in the business of itinerant business, and some are temporary stalls of merchants from the city or other countries.

It is only in the days around the Lantern Festival that Liyue Harbor, a port city surrounded by mountains on three sides, allows vendors to set up their stalls in an orderly manner.

Of course, the General Affairs Department and the relevant departments of the Eight Gates will make secret visits to ensure that no vendors will cheat and take advantage of the Lantern Festival to do some tricks and abductions.

The fumes of grilled food, flowers, and stir-fried vegetables mingle and penetrate the nose of every passerby.

On the streets where people come and go, there is a lot of conversation.

People talk about their leisure and fun on weekdays, complain about trivial troubles, how much Mora they have earned this year, how much Mora they have spent, and their plans and aspirations for next year's life

Zhongli looked at the scene in front of him, listening to the various exchanges in his ears, his brows stretched, and he was a little relieved.

The sun and the moon alternate, and the stars shift.

This scene had appeared thousands of times in his past life, and under the patronage of the Emperor of the Rock and the Immortals, the people of Liyue held an annual Lantern Festival.

After the Rock Emperor left, Liyue remained the same Liyue.

The people will not stop because of the departure of the Emperor of the Rocks, and still take steps towards the future, with longing and yearning for the future, and retaining memories and commemoration of the past.

"That's fine."

A faint smile tugged at the corners of Zhongli's mouth, and he turned to walk into the bustling flow of people.

Liyue's cities are much larger than those modeled in the game, and the in-game modeling is actually a patchwork of parts of Liyue's areas, and the locations are different.

Walking along the main road, past the red-painted gatehouses on both sides, stepping over the stone bridge, passing by the Seisai and the Iwagami Teahouse, he finally returned to the place where the name "Zhongli" worked, the Afterlife Hall.

The moment you push the door in, the first thing you smell is the faint smell of wax paper candles, and then the second thing that catches your eye is the dark color of the dark room with black as the main tone.

Zhongli glanced around and didn't see a figure, but he looked calm, and walked a few steps ahead until he reached a wooden shelf for vases and porcelain, where some artifacts from Mondstadt and Inazuma had been added, which he had not purchased.

Suddenly, a black shadow suddenly struck from the beam.

"Whew!!"

Zhongli's face was expressionless, not only because he had expected it, but also because he sensed that someone was above.

"Long time no see, hall master." Zhongli slowly spoke, "This posture is more dangerous, it's better to come down." ”

In front of Zhongli, there was a girl with a melon seed face hanging upside down, wearing a Qiankun Thai hexagram hat, a reddish-brown gradient double ponytail drooping because of the upside-down posture, and two plum blossoms in her eyes.

She was maintaining a posture of baring her teeth and claws, with black nail polish on her hands, and her expression was pretending to be fierce.

It is the 77th generation master of the Dead Life Hall - Hu Tao.

"Wow~~!" Hu Tao puffed out her eyes and snorted again, seeing that Zhongli still had that expression, she let go of her foot and landed on the ground with a backflip.

She patted the dust off her body and said a little boringly, "It's really boring, I didn't react at all." ”

"Coming back?" Hu Tao blinked, crossed his waist and said, "I've come back from outside of Liyue so soon, and the hall master thinks you'll need at least a month or two." ”

Before leaving Liyue, Zhongli asked her for leave, saying that he was going out to visit some friends and that it might take a few days to return.

Anyway, it's not the first time, and Hu Tao didn't care too much.

"I'm back." Zhongli nodded, and then said, "Hall Master, I still need a little time to deal with some personal matters here, it shouldn't be too long, and I will probably come back during the Lantern Festival." ”

Zhongli, who had returned from another world, had no intention of reinstating his identity as the Emperor of the Rock King, nor did he intend to give up his identity as 'Zhongli', a guest of the Afterlife Hall.

The journey of the man named 'Zhongli' is just beginning, and this journey is far more interesting than he imagined, and he will continue to witness the changes in this world as Zhongli, just

This time, the recorder is no longer only a 'traveler', the eternal rock has found a way that will not be worn out, then he will also participate in the record, with his own eyes to engrave everything, with his own feet to measure the world.

Hu Tao narrowed her eyes, and with her keen perception, she seemed to feel a crack suddenly appear in a rock that had not changed for thousands of years, and this crack did not mean destruction

Zhongli's body has some more meaning of 'life', which is really strange.

"Well, go ahead and get busy with you, during the time you're away from Liyue, the bills for the Afterlife Hall have been much less." Hu Tao waved his hand and said jokingly: "But I have a request, remember to help the Deceased Hall sell sales business when you go out, don't forget that you are the guest secretary of our Deceased Hall, and the business affairs cannot be left to the master of the hall alone." ”

"Definitely." Zhongli bowed slightly: "Thank you, hall master." ”

"By the way, have those friends of yours needed our business lately?" Hu Tao was interested, and his voice rose: "The master of this hall gives you a five-percent discount." ”

Zhongli thought seriously for a moment and said, "They may not be able to use it. ”

"I don't need it, it seems that they are all worthless customers, but it's a pity." Hu Tao said with regret: "Okay, if you want to go, hurry up, by the way, take this list, and have time to help the Dead Hall purchase some things." ”

The slender arm handed out a list of everything from ingredients to utensils.

"Okay." Zhongli nodded, picked up the list and walked out of the house.

Soon after Zhongli left, the little sister walked into the house and said, "Is Mr. Zhongli leaving again?" ”

"Hmph, the god is mysterious, let him go~" Hu Tao stretched, "The master of this hall is also going to prepare the activities of the Sea Lantern Festival in order to promote the business, and this Sea Lantern Festival is a great opportunity for us to expand our business." ”

"Yes," the little sister had no choice but to echo, it was not the first day that the hall master had these strange ideas, although I am afraid that no one would know about the business of the Hall of the Dead on the day of the Lantern Festival.

"Yo ~ Da Da Da ~ Da "

When the sun is at its peak, as a coastal city, you can enjoy the beauty of Liyue Harbor's Yujing Terrace.

Yujingtai is close to the North Wharf, and artificially planted glazed lilies stand one after another in the nearby green belt, their flower bones ready to bloom at the right time.

This flower is like an epiphany in another world, with an extremely short but beautiful flowering period.

Along the way, the red and pink are intertwined, and it is the season when the neon flowers are in full bloom, whether it is a foreign traveler or a local resident, even if they can't see the glass lilies in full bloom, they can also see the neon flowers in full bloom.

Zhongli walked past the viewing area and the lotus pond corridor paved with gray stone slabs, remembering that in the game it was possible to catch fish, but the reality was that fishing was forbidden here.

He touched his chin and wondered if the traveler had come here in the dead of night to gather ingredients

Schools of fish crowd together, waiting for the shore visitors to feed into the water.

I wouldn't be able to tell if there were a few missing, but the fish here are for ornamental use, and if they are cooked, the taste is much worse. ’

Zhongli shook his head and continued to walk towards Yujingtai, walking through the arch and stepping on the steps, near an artificial rockery in front of him, an old woman with glasses was sitting on a simple chair watching the crowd come and go.

On the table in front of her were a ceramic teapot and a porcelain cup.

"Why do you have time to come to me today?" Grandma Ping said with a smile: "You rarely come to visit us old friends on weekdays, but it is unusual to make a special trip today." ”

"Idle and walk around." Zhongli glanced at the crowd of people passing by, and there was a dim golden glint in his eyes.

A little bit of rock gradually condensed in front of Madame Ping's table, eventually forming a Liyue-style stone chair.

People came and went, and there were even children with kites chasing by, but everyone was unaware of it.

Zhongli sat down on his own, picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

"Your strength?" Grandma Ping was a little puzzled.

"The strength has increased a bit, not much, but enough." Zhongli took a sip of the hot tea in the cup, and the tea rippled: "Wear and tear is no longer something I need to worry about. ”

Madame Ping's pupils shrank, she looked at Zhongli in disbelief, and said, "That's really something worth celebrating." ”

"Give me some time." Zhongli said.

"It wasn't originally mine." Grandma Ping smiled: "You still seem to have something to say to me?" ”

"How many other immortals can you contact when you leave Liyue and travel abroad?" Zhongli took a sip of tea and said, "Call them back." ”

"Not much." Grandma Ping straightened up her somewhat rickety body slightly and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”

It has been thousands of years since the Demon God War, and some of the remaining immortals have retreated to the mountains, and some have hidden in the world, but more have gradually lost contact with the world.

I'm afraid that the news of the fall of the Rock King Emperor is still unknown to some immortals.

Today, I learned that the emperor's power has been improved, and I intend to gather all the immortals

Zhongli put down the teacup in his hand and said unhurriedly:

"The path of immortality is a journey, and the prospects are broad."

"I got some chances, I saw the path ahead, the sun, moon and stars, the earth, the wind, water and fire, and only after breaking through did I feel that the boundless ocean is so vast."

"Gather all the immortals in my name, the time is set in three days, and the location is in Qingyunding."

The floating island above Qingyun Peak is the mansion where Liuyun borrowed the wind, and it was once used by the Emperor of the Rock King to visit the immortals for the purpose of assessment.

Zhongli looked up at the leaves above that shaded the sun, some of which were yellow and would fall from them at any moment.

"Ahead of this path, even the dead can be reborn."

At this time, Grandma Ping stood up in shock and wanted to ask, her eyes were full of eagerness, but a breeze blew, and pieces of withered yellow leaves fell, and these fallen leaves temporarily blocked her vision.

By the time the fallen leaves had dispersed, Zhongli in front of him was gone.

Grandma Ping looked around and saw no trace, her heart was beating wildly, afraid that what she had just heard and what she saw was her wishful thinking.

She then looked at the table, where the teacup was steaming, proving that someone had been sitting across from her not long ago.

Suddenly, she looked up, and the original withered yellow on the trees had disappeared, and patches of unseasonable verdant green sprouted.

"Finally."

Madame Ping looked at the tree for a long time, and as time passed, a touch of black appeared on her white hair, and her waist gradually straightened.

Her face is still old, but it no longer gives people a sense of old age.

"The Emperor has come to save you."

It's night, and the glass lily can't wait to bloom, bursting out with the spark of life silently.

The lights of Liyue's homes are gradually extinguished, leaving only the streets and scattered houses still lit by lights.

The Millelith patrol the streets of Liyue in formations, intimidating ill-intentioned or inhumane people, and the people drift off to sleep.

Outside of Liyue Harbor, in Liyue, the immortals who didn't need to sleep and were engaged in self-hobby research were getting tired.

Among them was Yaksha, who was struggling with his karma, and he suddenly felt that the distractions in his thoughts and the killing intent in his heart were washed away by a comforting refreshment, and his heart instantly became extremely peaceful.

The long-lost tranquility made him have no time to find the reason, as if racing against time, his body instinctively wanted to enjoy the peace of the moment, he slowly closed his eyes and fell into the reeds.

The wind that blows slowly shakes the reeds around it, and the yellow reeds rustle, and the flocks of wild birds that inhabit the vicinity are not disturbed, and Ogihuazhou is still so peaceful

In a trance, the immortals came to a place filled with clouds and mist.

In the haze, they seemed to see a familiar figure, majestic and simple, as it had been many years ago.

"Times have changed, and although I let go of Liyue, I have never forgotten the past time, and now that I have the opportunity to achieve a little success, I want to establish the Liyue Immortal Court and share the complete immortal method with you."

"Three days later, we will meet on the top of Qingyunding."

After some time, Xiao suddenly opened his eyes and woke up from the reeds, and he instantly wanted to get up and take precautions, because he felt that someone was beside him.

"Don't move."

The voice was so familiar that it immediately relaxed his vigilance.

"Emperor."

Zhongli placed one hand on Xiao's forehead, and there was a warm and powerful power from his hand, as gentle as the morning sun but extremely domineering.

"Rest well, and leave it to me." Zhongli smiled gently.

With a flick of Zhongli's finger, in the dark reeds, golden light burrowed into Yaksha's body, and a filthy and chaotic killing intent burst out from Yaksha's body, and it wanted to attach itself to his body along the connection.

'Morax! ’

'Kill! Kill! Kill! ’

'Kill them all!' Damn it!! ’

'Hahaha, kill them all, it's easy to kill them all! I am you! You are me! ’

The remnants of the remaining power after the Demon God was slain, with the most vicious curse, wanted to spread destruction and bring all who lived into the same situation as themselves.

The evil wind is raging, they want to come back to life, they want to return to the world.

But that finger was like a majestic mountain pressing down on their heads.

"You're too far away." Zhongli's tone was calm but unquestionable, and he wrote lightly: "You were like this in the past."

Bang!

An incomparably brilliant golden light rose into the sky, turning into a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, and runes emerged like rain.

The entire land of Teyvat responds to Zhongli, whether it's Liyue, Solstice, or Mondstadt. Wherever the feet are tread, they are within the authority of the god of the earth.

The clear light dawned, and the remnants of the demon gods in the entire Teyvat area let out a terrible wail, along with the karma in Xiao's body.

"Now, too."

Change first, then change

(End of chapter)