Chapter Ninety-Seven: On the Psychological Shadow of Ningguang
"Woo woo~~"
Carrying a food box with a crying sound, Ying followed Zhishui to an attic in Yujingtai.
Although it is not as close as the crowd at the bottom, with the advantage of being high, you can also clearly see the scene on the ceremony of inviting immortals.
Ying put down the food box, opened the window with the curtain, and watched the crowd below gather around the two incense burners to make a wish.
"Will this be useful?"
"It's just a fairy spirit, asking for peace of mind."
Zhishui also leaned out to take a look, and his eyes intersected with Yuheng Xing Keqing in the next room.
Keqing restrained her expectant look, and propped her arms on the window frame, "When did you come back?" ”
Because the two of them often meet in various emperor exchange gatherings, and there are all kinds of secret emperor news in Zhishui, the relationship between the two is not bad, at least to the point where they can be called by their names.
Of course, all this is based on the fact that Ke Qing doesn't know that the guy in front of him is the culprit who has won the emperor's limited-time puppet three times and twice.
If she still knew that Zhishui had hid in the dark many times, admiring her desperate expression because she couldn't buy it, it would be time for the relationship to break down.
"I just arrived in Liyue Harbor this morning, how is Liyue doing these days?"
After taking pity on this hidden emperor who was about to see the scene that could make his mind collapse, he wanted to see Ke Qing's expression at that time, and asked quietly:
"I was told that Northland Bank was not very restful, and it seemed that it had not learned enough of the lessons of the previous two years."
"I'm dealing with the matter of occupying the shared area with a fence, which involves a lot of people and is more cumbersome, and Ningguang is responsible for the negotiation on the side of the Northland Bank."
Ke Qing's fingers rubbed the dark circles under her eyes that she covered with makeup, "Even if you occasionally hear some news, you can make up your mind based on just three words and two sentences, it's a little irresponsible, so let's go and ask Ningguang." ”
"If you are restless, you have to knock on it, the founder behind the Northland Bank, who has always dreamed of subverting Mora's monetary status."
"Mora is not only a currency, but also a usable resource, and has a thousand-year-old reputation in various countries, and it is very difficult to launch a new currency."
What about the credibility of Northland Bank?
When it comes to protecting Mora, it's reassuring, albeit a little higher.
But what about other things......
It can only be said that it needs to be strengthened.
Ke Qing's face was serious: "But I will pay more attention, Ningguang's evaluation of the founder is not low, if this is the case, I am afraid it will set off a storm." ”
"You are different from Senior Sister, pay attention...... Traveler, I'm going out to see how the defense of Millelith is arranged. ”
Zhishui looked up at the sky, hid his hand in his sleeve and quietly pinched a seal, looking above the heavy clouds, a man in a white robe grabbed the tail of a half-lin, half-dragon and swayed there.
He drew an intricate sigil in the air and stuck it to the door behind him, jumped out of the window, and stepped on the tiles outside.
"I've added a layer of protection to the door, people outside can't get in, you have to be more careful."
"Ah, ah, I'm not a weak little girl who can't be restrained."
So is this the sense of security that a good travel companion can bring?
Ying glanced at the food box that was trembling because someone was struggling inside.
"Can Keqing help me take a look at the Millelith Army in the north?"
"No problem."
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Tianquan Xing condensed the light, Ying had heard Zhishui mention it many times on the road, and this time she finally saw the real person.
It was a peerless woman, with beautiful long white hair bound by a wooden hairpin, a red tassel on her forehead hanging down between her eyebrows, wearing a white cheongsam, with a natural drop of whiskers and irises at the end, and a golden phoenix pattern extending up to her chest at the lower abdomen.
The bottom of the cheongsam is separated along a line, revealing a graceful round thigh.
Ying watched this undesecrated Tianquan star walk up to the stage, with a bronze furnace in front of him, summoning a few brown and yellow gems around him, following her movements, one by one to fly towards the incense burner.
A shocking golden light burst out of the incense burner, and the otherwise quiet clouds gradually formed a vortex with the light as the center.
The bright sky seemed to be heavy, and at the moment when the whirlpool took shape, a dark cloud appeared like ink dripping in water, quickly eroding the surrounding white clouds.
Ningguang's complexion changed slightly, and he saw that in the center of the whirlpool, the half-lin, half-dragon that had taken off from the sky in the past fell freely.
With a loud boom and a puff of smoke, Ningguang reached out and stroked the blood marks on her neck from the splashing stones, and if she took two more steps, her toes could touch the half-lin, half-dragon in the deep pit.
In fact, she did take two steps forward, her palm caressing the cold torso.
Do you know how much the scene of a god falling two steps away from death in front of you can hurt a little girl who doesn't know how old?
Ningguang didn't have time to think about the shadow in his heart, accepted this absurd fact, stood up and beckoned back.
"The emperor is assassinated, block the whole venue!"
"The Rock King Emperor can't die of exhaustion, right? Those who sell songs live well. ”
Paimon, who was released at the beginning of the Immortal Ceremony, hugged Ying's arm and trembled, "What should I do?" Traveler, will we two outsiders be caught and put on top pots? ”
Ying hated iron and said: "You don't want to think about who I'm coming with?" There is a stop water in the ...... He doesn't seem to have come back yet. ”
"Maybe the big bad guy noticed that someone had assassinated the Rock King Emperor, and then went to help, but he was ...... Ah, Paimon is so bad, the big bad people don't! ”
"I thought that the release of the gods of Mondstadt would be outrageous enough, but I didn't expect that there would be gods who passed away, so it must be sad to stop the water now, right? Surely where to hide and cry secretly, I can't sit still! ”
Ying waved her clenched fist, secretly determined to comfort her sad traveling companion even if she lost a beautiful strand of hair.
But the most important thing now is to wait for the Millelith Army to lift the blockade, otherwise if they are listed as fugitives, let alone comfort, in the end, they will have to trouble Zhishui to endure grief to help.
But it was also good luck, just as Ying was expecting the inspection to end soon, there was a clattering sound from behind.
"Open the door, Millelith checks."
"Oh, wait a minute."
Letting go of Paimon in her arms, Ying grabbed the door and pulled it in gently...... Pull ~ I pull ~ I pull ~ Secretly saying something bad in her heart, Ying swallowed her saliva and asked: "I said that there is a talisman produced by the Immortal Family on this door, and now it can't be opened from the inside, do you believe it or not?" ”
"Despicable lies."
Unlike the voice that called for someone to open the door, this time the reprimand voice was more calm.
"Really! That immortal is called "Stop the Water and Dispel the Evil True Monarch", is it really not okay for me to come out of the window? ”
"I remember the fairy breath of the head of the regiment clearly, and he dared to deceive, it was really daring."
Outside the door, the Millelith seemed to have taken a more violent approach, and the blue sigil that emitted a glimmer of light slowly appeared on the door, revealing a full sense of security.
However, as the Millelith attacked again and again, the seal gradually dimmed, and at the moment when it was about to dissipate into a point of light, Ying finally chose to grab Paimon and jump out of the window.
The wooden door collapsed to the ground, and a flash of white flashed in front of the head of the Millelith Army with the Eye of the Wind God embedded in its arm armor.
"Chase."
The leader of the Millelith Army slowed down slightly.
"She is very likely to be the murderer of the emperor, and she must not be let go."
"Yes!"
Among the Millelith army chasing together, there was a sudden flash of incredible brilliance in the eyes of one member.
"Emperor, are there any bills to pay?" Floating on the clouds, he was in a happy mood watching the chase and asked.
Zhongli's steady face seemed to have a sign of collapse, but thinking about what he was going to do next, he felt that it didn't hurt to make him feel a little worse.
It also prevents Ningguang from seeing suspicious points.
"Mr. Tartaglia of the Northland Bank is a hospitable man, and he doesn't have to worry about stopping the water, and he doesn't have any bills on him for the time being. Maybe ...... in the future"
The clouds pushed by the breeze enveloped Zhongli and Zhishui, taking away the pleasure from someone's heart as they left.