Chapter Ninety-Three: The Curtain Rises
For the next few days, Liyue Harbor fell into an eerie calm, and an oppressive aura filled the entire society.
With Yelan's actions, there was a lot less public opinion about the Seven Stars, but the uneasiness surrounding the emperor's departure became more and more turbulent.
For the second time in thousands of years, this kingdom that walked with the gods felt the fear of the departure of the god of the rock, and what was even more serious than the first time was that this time the emperor may have left forever.
Walking down Liyue Street, Wang Dao looked at the stalls on the side of the road, and the goods were decreasing, the prices were rising, and the people's uneasiness was soon reflected in the prices.
However, there is no way, no matter how strong he is, he cannot control prices, and he has not studied economics, so he cannot deal with the market changes brought about by this social factor.
When he came to the Hall of the Dead, Zhongli was already waiting for him.
"Emperor." The royal road salutes.
"Well, how's it going out there?" Zhongli asked.
Wang Daoyi recounted what he saw along the way, and said the news released by Seven Stars recently.
"Seven Stars announced to the outside world that since the real culprit has not yet been caught, no one is allowed to contact and check the [Ancestor Fa Transformation], and they have hidden your Law Transformation."
"If Seven Stars doesn't announce the law for a day, they won't be able to clear their suspicions, and the undercurrent in Liyue will become more and more intense."
Zhongli nodded, and then said: "The plan is very smooth, the Fatui executive has already contacted the Traveler, and gave her a copy of the Hundred No Taboo Urn, counting the time, she should have already contacted Liuyun and them, then let's see if the Seven Stars can resist the pressure of the immortals." ”
After a pause, Zhongli continued: "The goal of the Fatui is my God's Heart, Tartaglia will definitely explore my Fa Transformation, then he will definitely come to me, after all, the Hall of Death is the last stop of death, even if it is an emperor, there should be a ceremony to send immortals after death, and only by holding a ceremony to send immortals, can Tartaglia have a chance to obtain the whereabouts of Fa Transformation." ”
"Then, it's time for him to come to me with a traveler next, then, to avoid accidents, you won't come to me lately."
Zhongli calculated Tartaglia to death, and then told Wang Daoyi that he would receive travelers in the next few days, so as not to be seen by Ying, so that Wang Daoyi would not appear in front of him.
Nodding, Wang Daoyi said that he knew.
Reaching out and taking out a chess piece-like object and throwing it to Wang Daoyi, Zhongli said, "I'll hand this thing over to you for safekeeping, and if Liyue can't withstand the final test, you can solve it!" ”
Seeing that Wang Daoyi held the heart of the gods, Zhongli said again: "You can comprehend it, but now you are too vain and need to precipitate, don't contact the gnosis of other gods before controlling the posture of the gods." ”
Zhongli's reminder made Wang Daoyi put away the thoughts in his heart, honestly put away the heart of God, didn't ask anything, saw that Zhongli no longer spoke, respectfully made a farewell salute, and left the courtyard.
In the next few days, a powerful aura entered the Jade Pavilion every once in a while, and several times a battle almost broke out, but in the end, these breaths left the Jade Pavilion, and then Qixing revoked Ying's wanted notice.
Only Xiao came to see Wang Daoyi, and after getting some information from this junior's mouth, Xiao didn't go to the Jade Pavilion, and went back to Wangshu Inn directly.
In order to avoid meeting Ying, who was purchasing supplies with Zhongli, Wang Daoyi no longer went out, and devoted himself to studying the Heart of the Rock God at home, but unfortunately, Zhongli did not allow him to directly contact the Divine Intelligence, and all he could study was the superficial knowledge of the Heart of the Rock God, but even so, Wang Daoyi's control of the Rock Element was becoming more and more sophisticated.
It's Ying, after being revoked from the wanted notice, she has followed Zhongli to purchase all kinds of materials in the past few days, and she will return to Wanmin Hall for the night to spend the night, and ask Xiangling every once in a while, where did Wang Daoyi go, Xiangling got Wang Daoyi's explanation, and directly said that he was in retreat at home, and he was not ready to come out recently.
After a few days of busyness, Ying finally got together what Zhongli wanted, and in order to thank Ying for her help, Zhongli said that he invited Ying to eat in three bowls of Hong Kong.
Zhongli treats guests, if this kind of thing is Wang Daoyi and Tartaglia, he will consciously bring his wallet, but unfortunately, although Ying has seen Zhongli's lavish spending, it is not clear that Zhongli really does not have Mora on him.
In the evening, Ying takes Paimon to the agreed location, and when she arrives, she sees Zhongli sitting at a guest table.
"Hey, Zhongli, we're here, what good things do you want to treat us to eat!" Paimon waved at Zhongli and asked with a smile, "I want a drink." ”
Ying walked over to Zhongli and sat down, and found that Zhongli had already ordered it.
"Well, I've already ordered it, and this [Three Bowls of No Harbor] is not like those taverns in Mondstadt, where ordinary juices are not available, so I ordered you other drinks."
Ying smelled a hint of wine, and a smile appeared on her face: "So this time, can you finally be invited to drink once?" ”
The last time Ying drank was during a celebration with the others at Dawn Winery after the defeat of Stormterror, but when she returned to Mondstadt, the taverns refused to sell her wine on the grounds that she looked underage.
It's a pity that she soon heard Zhongli's answer.
"So this time, I've ordered you to make balls with wine."
Ying's face froze with joy, revealing a reluctant smile: "It's not that I can't guess this kind of ending...."
Different from Ying's reaction, Paimon was much more direct, picked up the wine-stuffed balls, took a sip, and showed a surprised face: "It's delicious!" ”
Paimon's reaction attracted Ying, causing her to let go of her disappointment and take a sip of the wine-stuffed balls, "Hmm, it's delicious!" ”
While eating, I saw a storyteller at the front desk.
"Wow, there's a storyteller here, and the atmosphere is just right!" Paimon chewed the balls in his mouth, letting out a vague exclamation.
Zhongli chuckled and picked up a glass of sake: "The so-called praise in the market, in addition to good wine, of course, the environment must also be good!" ”
Ying and Paimon nodded, and they heard the storyteller on stage begin to tell the story.
"Everyone knows that in our Liyue Harbor, there is the Cloud Immortal Mansion and the Yanxia Palace."
First, he nodded slightly, and the storyteller saw that everyone showed thoughtful expressions, and immediately took the case.
"What do you mean by hands and eyes to the sky? You see, this is called the hand and eye to the sky, this is the industry purchased by Lord Ningguang. ”
The storyteller shook his finger towards the high sky, and everyone saw that it was the Jade Pavilion.
"On that sunny day, when you look down from the pavilion, you'll see the scenery of most of Liyue.....
Entering the state, starting with the Jade Pavilion, a palace built by [Tianquan Star] Ningguang in the sky above Liyue, the storyteller Tian Tiezui is fluent in speech and generous, and talks all the way to the rumored [Broken Snow] from Ningguang's miraculous strategy. can't help but make people full of curiosity about this [Tianquan Star]...
If Wang Daoyi is here, he will explain to Ying that this Tian Tiezui has received Ningguang's money, and he will give Ningguang publicity every once in a while.
Ying was also attracted by the name and became curious about Ningguang.
"Speaking of which, we have seen her before at the Immortal Ceremony, and Tartaglia has also talked about her, and it seems that she is the one who hides the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation."
Ying and Paimon Jr. chat while eating.