When Ying and Paimon return to Liyue Harbor, they are still sleeping in the open air.

They were greeted by Childe Tartaglia.

"Where's Lin Ye?" Paimon asked.

"He's been busy lately." Tartaglia laughed.

After the Northland Bank talked about it, Lin Ye received a commission from Qixing, and Ganyu conveyed that just like Tartaglia said, the death of the rock god led to some extremely deep hidden ghosts, and there were not enough people to help him.

Therefore, Lin Ye regained the vest that he hadn't used for a long time - Partners of Justice!

A run in Liyue.

"What are you up to?" Ying said curiously.

Tartaglia did not give a direct answer, but said like a riddler.

"Probably being a hero, at this time it has become an idol in the minds of some children who want to be in the future."

"I don't understand." Paimon spares his head.

Ying was slightly stunned, showing a contemplative expression, combined with her understanding of Lin Ye, as well as what she saw and heard along the way, she vaguely guessed an answer.

"So what are we going to do next?" Ying changed the subject.

"You've already visited the immortals, what is their attitude?"

Ying relayed to Tartaglia about Liuyun and Xiao's reaction to the emperor's murder.

"Stay in the clouds and borrow the wind to be the true monarch, the great sage of demon subjugation... There are also mentioned Moon Cutting Zhuyang True Monarch and Lishui Stacked Mountain True Monarch, among the information held by the Fatui, some names have not appeared. ”

"Having said that, you left early, so you probably didn't know that the Immortal Ancestor Fa was hidden by the Seven Stars."

"Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation?" Ying immediately thought of inviting the corpse of the rock god who fell on the immortal ceremony.

Lin Ye called that the immortal body, the immortal ancestor Fa Transformation, did he refer to it?

Tartaglia explained.

"There are immortals in the land of Liyue, and the Emperor of the Rock is the ruler of all immortals, also known as the ancestor of all immortals.

"In your absence, the Seven Stars have been very interesting. They said that they had caught the real culprit, and they did not allow anyone to pay homage to the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation. ”

Ying listened, and after a moment's thought, she thought of two possibilities.

One is that even if it is a shell, after all, it is left by the King of Rock, which contains great power, and he is afraid of being taken by outlaws and causing destruction.

Another possibility, that is, the death of the emperor, the truth lies in the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation, she was some distance away from the Immortal Ancestor Fa Transformation, and she did not come forward to approach, maybe if you look carefully, you can find any clues.

Tartaglia laughed.

"I'm guessing you already have the answer in mind."

Ying spoke, and at the same time, glanced at Tartaglia meaningfully.

This guy is the Fatui, and they are the first possibility.

Tartaglia pretended not to understand the look, and he focused on the second point.

"In that case, the key to breaking the game is to find the ancestral law."

"Do you have a way?" Ying asked.

"It's not me, it's someone I know." Tartaglia said.

"Who is it?"

"Keep it mysterious and expectant, I'm not sure if he has time, I need to make an appointment with him in advance, well, wait for me to organize a meeting ceremony called a dinner in this country."

"Anyway, wait for my news."

Tartaglia left.

Ying and Paimon returned to the Lin Mansion, Shenhe and Sorolla were not at home, Lin Bo knew that Ying and Paimon were the young master's guests, and there were rooms for the two of them in the mansion, telling them not to trespass in some special places, and the rest were free to walk around.

"Uncle, where are Shenhe and Sorolla?" Paimon respects the old and loves the young, and asks politely.

"Miss Shenhe and Miss Sorolla went to the Hall of the Dead, and at this point, they will be back soon." Limber laughed.

Ying and Paimon nodded, they didn't want to go to the Death Hall anymore, rest for a while, and go to the Lin Mansion.

Soon, Ying and Paimon get lost and find themselves in a place with a pond.

"Hey, there's a guy up front, let's ask her for directions." Paimon said, gesturing to the back in front of the pond.

Ying and Paimon approached, and the other party noticed someone and turned around, looking slightly surprised, looking at Ying and Paimon.

"Hello, we are friends with Lin Ye." Paimon felt uncomfortable with the other party's somewhat indifferent gaze, and explained his identity, "We're not thieves. ”

"Ying and Paimon, I didn't think you were a thief, he already introduced you to me." Gollum said.

Since Gollum awakened her memories, she has also regained the function of human language and no longer has to grunt.

Ying and Paimon knew that he would be Lin Ye in Gollum's mouth.

"What are you doing?" Paimon notices that Gollum is holding a barrel in his hand.

Gollum replied with practical action, and poured a few small fish from the barrel into the pond.

"I know, this is a domestic fish, and when you want to eat it, take it out directly." Paimon said.

"Huh." Gollum was dismissive of this, "This is my trophy, not food." ”

Paimon looked at the sparkling pond, with many fish swimming around on the upper floor.

"That's a lot." Paimon sighed.

Grunt with a grunt.

Success is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration, Gollum may not have the talent to fish, but she has the diligence to beat 99 percent of anglers.

Without eating, drinking, or sleeping, Gollum is invincible.

Diligence can make up for shortcomings, and quantity overrides quality.

Gollum heard Paimon's "admiration" for her, and her cold little face soothed slightly, "I forgot to introduce myself, I'm Lin Ye's sister, you can just call me Gollum." ”

"It turns out that Lin Ye also has a sister, I have never heard him mention it, but he said that he has a sister... Well? It seems to be called Gollum, a strange name. Paimon said.

Gollum no longer cared about Lin Ye's presumptuous words.

When Ying and Paimon were in the Lin Mansion, Gollum was out fishing, so this was the first time the three of them had met.

Gollum's gaze fell on Ying, who had been silent from the beginning.

"What's wrong?" Ying was a little surprised when she saw Gollum.

"Nothing." Gollum shook her head.

Actually, Gollum sensed something very strange from Ying, and if it was to be explained, the demon god who had seen the nature of the world sensed a similar aura from the descendant.

But Gollum's memory is not completely recovered, she can't tell how she feels, and with her cold personality, she soon doesn't care.

"You're here to fish?" Gollum asked.

Ying pointed to the pond, "Is it here?" ”

"Of course."

"We don't have a rod right now."

"Trifle, I've got thirteen here."

“… Good. ”

Anyway, being idle is idle.,Ying fished with Gollum.,And then found out that the other party's level is really...

Superb!!

The fish in the pond are caught repeatedly by Gollum, and although the fish only have a seven-second memory, they have muscle memory and are convinced.

Fish know that if they are caught by Gollum, they will have delicious food to eat, and they don't have to worry about being eaten.

So, in just ten minutes, Gollum piled the barrels full.

Paimon was impressed by this, and had already listed Gollum as a master fisherman.

Gollum was a little melancholy.

She was on the coast in the wind and rain, but found nothing.

Fishing from the pond at home is very difficult, and Gollum has no sense of accomplishment at all

In Paimon's eyes, this is the loneliness of the master.

While Ying and Gollum are fishing, Shenhe and Sorolla return.

"Long time no see." Paimon beckoned.

Shenhe and Sorolla also responded, they liked the elf.

"Why did you go to the Hall of the Dead?" Paimon asked.

At this time, Gollum quietly left.

"Go to work." Shenhe said as a matter of course.

"The Adventurers' Association didn't find a suitable task on the side, so I went with Shenhe to find Hu Tao and Tamako to play dominoes." Sorolla told the truth.

"Who is Tamako-sama? Wait, I know! It's the idol of Liyue Harbor! Same as Barbara! When I came, I saw the poster. Paimon said.

Ying recalled the girl idol group on the poster, the cat lady in the C position, which made a deep impression on her.

Yan'er smiled very innocently, Yuxi's reserved smile, and Lord Yuzi was a contemptuous smile, which automatically brought in the image of a female ghost of "miscellaneous fish, miscellaneous fish" and "poor and weak".

At first, the character of Lord Yuzi was still the image of the protagonist who was energetic and inspirational, but later found that it was more suitable for Rou'er.

At the end of the performance, when interacting with the fans, Tamako-sama sometimes neglects and exposes her true nature, a serious poisonous tongue.

In this way, some people like it, so Tamako simply doesn't pretend.

Now, Tamako is only in front of Lin Ye and Hu Tao, "reserved" her gentle and considerate and sensible image of a good cat.

Next, it's all about small talk.

Ying told her story along the way.

"The Great Sage of Demon Suppression is a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, he is different from other immortals, he is burdened with karma, and ordinary people will be in danger of their lives if they get close, so he seems distant."

"I see." Paimon said happily.

"When will Lin Ye come back?" Ying chose to ask Shenhe.

She wanted to discuss with Lin Ye who the person who broke the game in the mouth of her son Tartaglia was.

"I don't know." Shenhe shook his head, "Aye is very busy during this time, and sometimes he doesn't go home at night. ”

"Goo~"

The crowd looked at Paimon.

Paimon blushes rarely, and looks away in embarrassment, not daring to look at the others.

It's time for lunch, too.

At this time, someone from the Northland Bank came, and under the scrutinizing gaze of the servants of the Lin Mansion, he invited Ying and Paimon to go to the Liuli Pavilion to talk about it.

Paimon's eyes lit up when he heard this.

She had heard of the glazed pavilion and was the representative of [Glaze].

There are two major cuisines in Liyue, namely [Lithua] and [Yuecai], and the representative of [Yuecai] is Xinyuexuan.

To get back to the point, the glazed pavilion is not so easy to enter, I heard that it takes a long time to make an appointment, and the price is also staggering.

Paimon urges Ying to hurry up and get to the appointment, there's something delicious.

Ying is a little helpless, Paimon's big hobby is eating, and when she was at the Wangshu Inn, she was full of praise for Yanxiao's cooking skills, and when the food was delivered to her mouth, she had a happy smile on her face.

"If Lin Ye comes back, please tell him that Paimon and I went to the Glass Pavilion."

"Hmm."

Glazed Pavilion.

Ying tells the maid Tartaglia her name and leads them into a private room.

The first time I entered the door, I saw a handsome young man sitting in the first seat, and the son Tartaglia was sitting next to him.

Liyue's seats are very elegant, and it seems that the identity of the first seat is not simple. Ying thought to herself.

"You're here, sit down, the food hasn't been served yet." Tartaglia said.

Ying sat down, well, Paimon was still flying.

"Let me introduce you to you, this is a friend of the Dao, a guest of the Dead Hall, Mr. Zhongli."

"The Hall of the Dead?" Ying and Paimon look at each other.

Shenhe and Sorolla had just returned from the Hall of the Dead.

The corners of her mouth rose slightly.

Interesting, Ying feels that there is a closed loop in the world, going around and around, and there will always be a connection.

Tartaglia observes Ying and Paimon's reactions, and thinks they have heard about the Past Life Hall, so they don't come up with any extra explanations.

Zhongli looked at Ying, his expression calm.

"Fortunately, I heard about your presence in Mondstadt."

"Fortunately, Mr. Zhongli." Ying said politely.

Afterlife Hall Keqing, that's Lin Ye's colleague.

The calm young man in front of him is the one who has the way to see the immortal ancestor in the mouth of the child?

Does Lin Ye know about this? Ying was a little curious.

"Straight to the point, Gongzi introduced you to me, because I have a way to let you see the immortal body of the Rock King Emperor."

"What's the solution?"

Zhongli replied calmly.

"Although the Emperor of the Rock King is the ancestor of all immortals, he is also one of the immortals after all. Throughout Liyue's thousands of years of history, the departure of the immortals has been an irreversible trend. ”

"Because times have changed."

Ying Wenyan inexplicably remembered the oversized mecha she saw in Tianheng Mountain, and nodded in agreement.

Zhongli thought that Ying understood what he meant, and continued approvingly.

"As you can see, the age of immortals is far away, and the age of men is gradually becoming a reality."

"In previous years, when every immortal left, a grand ceremony was held to send immortals, which was a tradition. But this time, the seven stars have no time to take care of it, and it is really not the same. ”

"After all, this is a strange case of murder of a god."

"The murder of the gods, heh, indeed... But the Afterlife Hall doesn't care about this kind of thing, what the Afterlife Hall cares about is that the Immortal Ceremony is so grand, but no one cares about the Immortal Ceremony? ”

"Ying, I know about you from Childe, since you have a relationship with the wind god... So, would you consider planning a farewell ceremony with me to the rock gods? ”

Ying didn't agree immediately, but looked pensive.

Judging from Zhongli's words, it seems that the Hall of the Dead still has energy in Liyue Harbor, and holding the Immortal Sending Ceremony is a good opportunity to see the Immortal Ancestor's Dharma Transformation.

"Okay."

"In that case, come with me, and we'll talk about the details on the way."

"Huh." Paimon let out a surprised voice.

"Skipping meals?"

Zhongli was slightly stunned, then smiled.

"Indeed."

"Hahaha...... Dinner, according to my understanding, the important thing is the bureau, not the meal, but Paimon said that I'm also a little hungry, so let's serve the food. Tartaglia laughed.

After the meal, Tartaglia stayed for two drinks.

Ying, Paimon, and Zhongli leave the Glass Pavilion.

"Ying, after experiencing [the city-state from which the gods left], how do you feel about Liyue's [land of gods]?" Zhongli asked.

Ying pondered for a moment and replied honestly.

"I haven't been here for a long time, and I haven't experienced a lot of the cultural customs, and the atmosphere here is more fulfilling and busy than in Mondstadt. As for the land of God, I only saw a mess after God left. ”

Zhongli smiled lightly, undeniable.

"When you first came to Liyue, you encountered the departure of the gods, which is a rare sight."

"The process of organizing the Immortal Ceremony will also become a part of your journey and broaden your knowledge."

"Liyue has a history of 3,700 years, and is the deepest of the Seven Kingdoms."

"Liyue is the most prosperous of the Seven Kingdoms, and in previous years, it was guarded by the gods and ruled by the Seven Stars, so many of the Fatui's diplomatic methods cannot be used in Liyue."

Ying thought back to the Fatui in Mondstadt and compared them to the Fatui in Liyue, and nodded.