"Do you know what the abyss is?"

Zhongli took a sip of tea, then looked at Wang Daoyi and asked the question.

What is the Abyss?

In the eyes of most people in Teyvat who know about the existence of the Abyss, the Abyss is a lair of monsters, a source of evil, and a source of many evils.

But these answers are obviously not what Zhongli wants to hear,

Wang Daoyi was silent for a while, and then said unsurely: "Abyss. Is it the opposite of Heavenly Principles? ”

There are two sides to everything, where there is light, darkness will naturally occur, and where there is evil, justice will be born.

This is not a trick, but the most normal thing.

"Oh, that's an interesting statement, but that's not true."

Zhongli chuckled, didn't nod, but didn't refute, just continued:

"The world of Teyvat, since a long, long time ago, has not been a normal world."

"All kinds of people come here, leave something behind, and then quietly disappear, making the world more and more broken."

"And the Abyss, which records the existence of these Broken, is the deepest secret of Teyvat, hiding the most ancient history of Teyvat."

Then he showed a smile: "The Abyss Order that people are usually worried about is just the shallowest existence of the Abyss, just a Order that was created 500 years ago. ”

Wang Daoyi was silent, although Zhongli said it was very vague, but he still understood

Once upon a time, someone (God) came to Teyvat and did something to modify the otherwise functioning planet Teyvat with some kind of power.

Since then, Teyvat has begun to be abnormal, of course, Teyvat's abnormality at the beginning may still be in a good direction, but as more and more 'people' come here, conflicts occur, and Teyvat's thriving trajectory has shifted or even taken a sharp turn.

And when Teyvat was constantly under the influence of outsiders, many things were destroyed and fragmented,

All these fragmented things sank into the abyss.

Among them, the 'fragment' in the most superficial layer of the abyss is the Abyss Order!

The anti-heavenly force composed of the elites of the ancient kingdom that was destroyed five hundred years ago.

After listening to Zhongli's description of the Abyss and the Abyss Order, Wang Daoyi was silent,

The current Wang Daoyi, for most people, he is indeed very strong, what hilichurl king, rock dragon lizard, this powerful monster, in front of him is just a group of lambs to be slaughtered, he can kill as much as he wants.

But raising the level to the level of gods and demons is just a little guy on the road to the gods, not to mention the heavenly principles and the abyss, even in the dark sea, there are a group of losers who can easily crush him.

So he thought about it for a long time, but he still thought that he couldn't touch these things now, so he could only open his mouth and ask Zhongli about it:

"Then what is your attitude towards Heavenly Principles or the Abyss, Emperor? How do I do that? ”

Zhongli put down the teacup, pondered for a while, and then said: "At the beginning, I was going to train you to be the next me, so your position was naturally the same, but now that you have your own path, and even your own people, therefore, my position is no longer suitable for you." ”

"Still, I'm willing to tell you about my attitude and position." Zhongli looked at Wang Daoyi with an unexpectedly serious expression, which was a look that Wang Daoyi had never seen in Zhongli.

"Heavenly Principles are not my enemies, nor is the Abyss, my enemies are only those who hurt Liyue and those who break contracts."

Wang Dao was silent for a moment, and then raised his head: "Then it doesn't matter if even the wear and tear imposed on you by the Heavenly Reason?" ”

Faced with this question, Zhongli couldn't help but be a little silent, and the small courtyard fell silent for a moment

After a long time, Zhongli raised his head, and his golden eyes looked at Wang Daoyi:

"Wear and tear. This is something inevitable, and even the Heavenly Principle maintainers themselves are consumed by this great power. ”

"As I said, the Heavenly Principles support the operation of Teyvat, and wear and tear is the result of operation, and what will inevitably appear is the price of Teyvat's 'existence'!"

"It's made me lose a lot, but I don't hate it."

Zhongli's calm tone made Wang Daoyi a little silent

Originally, in Wang Daoyi's opinion, Zhongli did not oppose the actions of the Ice Empress, and even had a feeling of support, and was rebelling against Heavenly Principles in his way

But now it seems that what Zhongli wants is definitely not a simple rebellion against the principles of heaven, but a deeper request.

After being silent for a while, Wang Daoyi raised his head and smiled: "I understand the emperor, anyway, I'm still young, and this road is still very long, let me have a headache in the future." ”

"That's fine." Zhongli sighed, nodded, and then his expression became serious again, "So, there is one more thing, do you remember what I said when I first became a member of the Rock God?" ”

Well? What did Zhongli say?

Wang Daoyi frowned and fell into the memory

At that time, he had just become a member of the rock god, and he fell into ecstasy because he hugged a thigh,

Then Zhongli said.

"You said at the time that when I reached the Demon God level, I could try to get rid of the identity of the Rock God's dependents!"

Wang Daoyi's memory is very good, and he quickly found the picture of Zhongli talking to him from his memory.

Nodding, Zhongli showed a hint of a smile: "How, now you, have you come to this point!" Remember you were dismissive and thought it was impossible to get rid of it. ”

With a hint of embarrassment, Wang Daoyi scratched his head: "Ha, I really didn't expect so many things to happen this year." ”

At that time, he was in ecstasy about hugging a thigh, how could he have thought that his strength would reach such a level a year later.

"Hehe, then, are you up to the mark? Whether or not to get rid of my dependents. ”

Zhongli continued to pour a cup of tea and asked as if jokingly, but his eyes were full of seriousness.

Wang Daoyi:.

Seeing the child's silent appearance, Zhongli didn't urge, but instead refilled Wang Daoyi with a cup of tea,

For Zhongli, time is always there, and he has enough patience to wait for answers.

Opposite Zhongli, Wang Daoyi frowned and pondered,

For him, the identity of Iwan's dependents is actually not much good anymore,

As for him, who is also walking on the path of God, most of the other gods will look at him as a person who has ascended to the gods.

Just like in the battle with Raiden Shogun, the other party was very sensitive to the perception that Wang Daoyi had given up Morax's posture and began to embark on his own path.

But. There is no benefit, it does not mean that Wang Daoyi can easily give up this identity,

The identity of Iwan's dependents has given Wang Daoyi too many benefits and left too many memories.

Think about those immortals who regard him as a junior, if they give up this identity easily, how should Wang Daoyi face them, will they think this is a betrayal?

Think about Zhongli sitting opposite, who has invested a lot in Wang Daoyi, lighting up the stars, teaching knowledge, granting gnosis, and providing protection, these are all Zhongli gave Wang Daoyi,

If Wang Daoyi gave up the identity of Yanzhi's dependents, would these investments be in vain?

"Emperor. I."

"Is it hard to make a decision? Don't worry too much, I don't care what you're thinking, and even if you give up your identity, you'll still be a Liyue native, a member of the Rock Family, just a little rarer. Zhongli smiled, he understood Wang Daoyi's worries very well.

"If it's really hard to choose, you can think about it for a while, I'm not in a hurry, just make a choice before you ascend to the throne."

Listening to Zhongli's meaning, it seems that he has affirmed that Wang Daoyi can ascend to the throne.

"Thank you Emperor, I still want to be your dependents for a few more days, and you should continue to take care of me before I ascend to the throne!"

Wang Daoyi saluted Zhongli and said the most serious words in a joking tone.

(End of chapter)