The next morning

"Shenhe, how was your rest yesterday?" Paimon greeted Shenhe as he stood in the doorway.

Hearing Paimon's voice, Shenhe turned around and said, "You should have heard about me from Master." ”

"Huh? How does Shenhe know? Paimon asked, surprised.

"I want to wait for you to come back before I sleep, but I haven't heard you." Shenhe explained: "I was worried that something would happen to you, so I went outside to look for you, and I happened to see the figures of Xianjun and Master. ”

"In addition, your attitude has been a little strange since the morning, so I guess that the master told you about me."

Shenhe hesitated for a moment and continued: "After all, Master She. . . Very good at chatting. ”

"Hey, hey. Anyway, I'm sorry Shenhe, I used to treat you as an immortal. Paimon said with some embarrassment.

"It's okay, I don't mind." Shenhe shook his head and said, "It's also because I didn't explain it to you before." Because from past experience, explanations are also futile. ”

"However, you mistakenly think that I am an immortal, but you do not respect me, but treat each other as friends..."

Shenhe said seriously: "For this, I am very grateful. ”

"After all, even if it is a real immortal, we have seen a lot, there are also singers, bad accounts, fishing, fried fish, and those who can't make normal meals, we have all encountered strange ones." Paimon explained with a smile.

"Well, let's be good friends from now on! It has nothing to do with immortals and humans, just ordinary good friends! ”

Listening to Paimon's words, Shenhe bowed his head and said, "I remember. I don't know what I'm supposed to do, but I like the name "friend". ”

Paimon proposed, "Hmm! After resting for so long, let's go ahead and find the two remaining materials. ”

"Wait, take the liberty of asking, Xianjun, did she say anything? Something about me. Shenhe suddenly spoke.

"This, this is actually nothing." Paimon scratched his head.

"yes, that's good." Shenhe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

"Why do you ask?" Paimon wondered.

Shen He pondered for a while and said: "Because Xianjun likes to talk about Senior Sister Ganyu when he meets people before, and he also likes to feed Senior Sister Ganyu food, the black history she said is all embellished, and the most important thing is that we can't be disgusted by her behavior." ”

"It was a strange feeling, it felt like my toes were tightening and I was clasping the soles hard."

Ying: "."

"Hmm, that mood should be embarrassing, right?" Paimon thought for a moment and said.

"It should be this, anyway, I was in turmoil at the time, looking at Senior Sister Ganyu's situation, I also feel the same way." Shenhe bowed his head.

"She didn't say anything about you, don't worry." Paimon was relieved.

"I don't care about this, it's that if she has any weird ideas, she must tell me, and I'll prepare them first." Shenhe said seriously.

"Well, we know, but for now, let's go look for other things first, and ask Miss Ningguang's attendant by the way, after all, the Mingxia Floating Stone is so hard to find, there must not be many people who can get it."

Paimon opened his mouth to change the subject, "If the competitor gave up early, we wouldn't have to be in such a hurry. ”

"Hmm." Shenhe nodded.

"By the way, Shenhe, we bought a lot of delicious food below yesterday, this grilled chicken leg is for you, it's delicious!" Paimon took out a grilled chicken leg and handed it to Shenhe and said.

Shenhe took the roast chicken leg and tasted it, savored it, and said, "... Indeed, the flavor is rich and a little better than what I roasted in the wild. ”

"Shenhe, I suddenly have a question, that is, do you put salt and seasonings in the chicken thighs when you grill them?" Paimon suddenly thought of something and asked Shenhe.

Shenhe was puzzled: "Salt? Seasoning? What's that? ”

"Well, of course it's not good without salt and spices." Paimon scratched his head.

Shenhe thought for a while, shook his head, and said, "Forget it, don't worry about this, let's go get down to business." ”

So, a few people came to the place where the Mingxia floating stone was put before.

"Look, Ying, the Jade Pavilion is flying into the sky!" Paimon pointed to the Jade Pavilion suspended in mid-air by ropes, and said, "But it looks like it's tied up by something."

Baiwen walked over and said, "Because it hasn't been finished yet." ”

"Hundred smells! Beidou is also there! And also. Forehead. Someone I don't know." Paimon turned his head when he heard the voice, and saw Baiwen, Beidou, and a woman in a costume walking over.

"The Jade Pavilion is huge, and in order to ensure balance, we split the construction of the Jade Pavilion in two." Bai Wen explained, "Before finding a suitable floating stone, we first built the base of the Jade Pavilion on the ground. ”

"After the floating stone is prepared, we combine the floating stone with the base, so that the semi-finished jade pavilion can float to the same height as the top of the mountain."

"The rest of the construction will be done above. When everything is ready, we put away the iron ropes and let the Jade Pavilion fly to the height it should be..."

"Miss Baiwen, we've got new materials here—" Someone suddenly shouted.

"Right away." After Baiwen finished greeting over there, he continued to say to Ying and Paimon, "The reconstruction work has progressed so quickly, thanks to the floating stone you found. Lord Ningguang also said, looking forward to your next performance. ”

Looking at the departing Baiwen, Beidou greeted heartily: "Oh! I didn't expect you to find the main floating stone so quickly, we are a step late. ”

Listening to Beidou's words, Paimon was puzzled, "Beidou. Are you going to participate in the competition to rebuild the Jade Pavilion? ”

"Shenhe, do you want to play chess?" Ying asked in a whisper.

"Huh? What kind of chess are played, they are talking, we don't play chess very well, right? Shenhe hesitated and said.

Ying opened her mouth and promised, "It's okay, they won't notice us, don't worry." ”

"In that case, well."

So Ying and Shenhe found a good position next to them, unfolded the chessboard and played flying chess with Shenhe.

Paimon felt a little helpless as she watched Ying start looking for someone to play chess again, but this was also the time for her to behave.

Beidou replied, "That's right. When I was adventuring at sea before, I happened to get a piece of Wuxia floating stone and brought it with me. ”

"It seems that although there are very few Mingxia floating stones, we are not the only ones who can reach them." Paimon scratched his head.

Shenhe shook the dice and said in surprise: "It's amazing, since you really didn't notice us, is this also the magic of the Immortal Family?" ”

Yingmian nodded expressionlessly: "."

If I say that the two of us have been forgotten, I don't know if you will be so surprised, thinking of this, after Shenhe finished throwing the dice, Yingying picked up the dice and threw it expressionlessly.

"By the way, let me introduce you, this is Liyue's famous opera character, Yun Jin, Mr. Yun." Beidou introduced to Paimon.

Yun Jin listened to Beidou's words and greeted several people, "Hello." ”

"These two, Paimon and Traveler, are old acquaintances of mine. This one looks a little dumbfounded," Beidou looked at the two people playing chess and wondered.

"Shenhe, theirs. Friend. Shenhe thought for a moment and replied.

Beidou looked at Shenhe, who was a little hesitant to speak, and said with a hearty smile: "Hahaha... You don't have to see outside. Since they are friends of friends, they are all people in the same boat! ”

"Mr. Yun also came to participate in the competition, and he happened to borrow my boat, so he came together."

"I have long admired the two great names. I am fortunate to see you today. It's the same with Miss Shenhe, and although it's the first time we've met, I have a hunch that we'll be able to get along happily in the future. ”

Hearing Yun Jin's words, Paimon hurriedly said to Shenhe, "Shenhe, do you hear that, this is the phrase used to praise people, not the kind before Ying at all." ”

"I see." Shenhe bowed his head.

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said directly: "I won't hide it from you, I really need the qualifications to ask Miss Ningguang questions before I came to participate in this competition." My father still has some connections, and although the floating stone I found is a little smaller, it can barely pass the test. ”

"Wow, if you look at it this way, the three of us are competitors!" Paimon shouted in surprise.

Yun Jin turned to Shenhe who was playing chess and asked, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, is Miss Shenhe also here to compete?" ”

"It's not. I don't have any questions I want to ask Ningguang, I just want to help the traveler win. Shenhe shook his head and explained.

Hearing Shenhe's words, Yun Jin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and proposed, "In this case, I have a better proposal." ”

"Miss Ningguang said that the first three people who find all the materials will be rewarded. Three times to ask questions, the three of us were evenly divided. ”

"Instead of competing with each other, it's better to band together and take the top three. What do you think? ”

Paimon turned his head to look at Ying and Shenhe, who were obsessed with playing chess and indifferent to them, and said after a moment's struggle, "Sounds good!" How? ”

Beidou explained with a smile: "I understand what Mr. Yun meant, the most difficult to find floating stone, the three of us have found it, and the remaining two materials are not unique, as long as one person finds a channel, the needs of the three of us can be solved." ”

Speaking of this, Beidou turned to Yun Jin and said, "Is that so, Mr. Yun?" ”

Yun Jin bowed his head and said, "Exactly." ”

"It turns out that there is such a way" Shenhe, who was playing chess, listened to the exchange of several people and said thoughtfully.

"Well, let them be, anyway, I'm the one who will be in trouble in the end, we just need to wait for the result." Yingman said nonchalantly.

Shenhe listened to Ying's words, and said with his chin bowed: "Yes." ”

"Okay! Then let me talk about the intelligence on my side first, about the Qianqi core, I have some clues on my side. Beidou was the first to speak.

"It is said that this core is not difficult to build, but the difficulty is that several ores as materials are not easy to prepare. I'm going to go back to the ship and ask if Su Ling has heard of it, you-"

Yun Jin opened his mouth and said, "We can go to the city and ask Master Zhang of Hanfeng Ironware." What do you think, traveler? ”

"I think I should have it, you can look for it." After speaking, Ying released a pile of different kinds of ore.

"Well, although the traveler has a lot of ores, we don't know what kind of ore is needed for the Qianqi core." Yun Jin said with some embarrassment.

Ying: "."

Listening to Yun Jin's words, Ying was a little entangled, you don't know what you said, thinking of this, Ying took the ore back with an expressionless face.

Beidou smiled and proposed: "Hahaha, since the traveler has prepared so many strange ores, there must be a thousand strange cores needed, you go to Lao Zhang and ask." ”

"That's all there is to it." Yun Jin echoed.

So, Yun Jin, Ying, and the others walked towards Liyue's Hanfeng Iron Weapon.

Yun Jin said to Lao Zhang about the core matter of Qianqi.

"The Qianqi core material you mentioned, I know this, in general, you need two kinds of Broken Star Iron Ore and Mihua Stone." Lao Zhang said to a few people.

"I should have this, Lao Zhang, let's see what you need." After speaking, Ying showed her ore again.

"Huh? Shattered Star Iron Ore does. Lao Zhang nodded and said, "But you don't have the secret stone here, you still have to find it." ”

"Huh? Still looking for it? Paimon said with an uncomfortable expression.

"Then let's follow Lao Zhang's method to find some secret stones." Yun Jin proposed.

Paimon nodded, "That's all there is to it." ”

So following the clues of Mihua Stone, several people walked all the way, but what they didn't expect was that they knew a lot of things about Shenhe in the process.

"It turns out that what she said about her lack of courage was that she didn't do it voluntarily, but was forcibly pushed in front of the monster." Yun Jin muttered.

Paimon said with a bitter face, "I didn't expect Shenhe's life to be like this, I feel a little pantothenic acid in my nose." ”

Ying sighed: "People always have to look forward, since they can't change the past, then let the future leave no regrets." ”

"Well, you're right, let's live happily every day in the future, although some commissions make me unhappy." Paimon said this, and his little face stepped down again.

After Shenhe's matter was resolved, several people followed the clues and continued to look for the secret stone, but they didn't expect to meet Xiao on the way to separate actions with Shenhe and Yun Jin.

Xiao saw Ying and Paimon in surprise and asked, "How did you get here?" ”

"Is there a solution to the danger in the sea?"

"What is the danger in the sea?" Ying wondered.

"There is something going on in the area of the Lonely Cloud Pavilion. According to the agreement, as an immortal, I will not interfere in this matter for the time being. Xiao explained: "But the danger is unpredictable, and I have my plans. ”

"So, Xiao you're in"

Xiao explained, "It's only a mountain away from Liyue Harbor, so it's really out of control when I join the situation, and I can quickly detect it, and I can defend the line alone." ”

"Why don't you go to Liyue Harbor?" Paimon wondered.

"Ahem, don't mention this matter, I won't be going to Liyue Harbor for a while." Xiao changed the subject.

Paimon continued, "Aren't there still so many immortals in Liyue?" They're going to do it too, huh? ”

Xiao shook his head and said, "It's different, because this is also a test, if people can't solve it, it's the immortals who can't solve it, and if the immortals can't solve it, it's the gods, but once the gods make a move, it will declare the failure of this operation, and they will live up to the emperor's expectations, so they won't do it until Liyue's life and death are at stake." ”

"Huh? This is also a trial? Paimon was surprised and asked, "Are you okay with telling us that?" ”

"No problem, because this is a trial that must be carried out, even if Liyue will suffer casualties, it is also a trial that will definitely happen, and if it succeeds, Liyue will continue to prosper, and if it doesn't, then Liyue will be rebuilt again."

"Is this also their method?"

Xiao continued, "Of course not, they don't manually create a crisis for Liyue, it all happens naturally, because the remnant of the demon god who was suppressed before absorbed the power, so this time it caused another riot, but the strength is still not as strong as Auxer, who was suppressed by the Immortal Monarch. ”

"Hmm." Hearing this, Paimon scratched his head in embarrassment.

After all, the demon god who was suppressed and returned to riot again, and they have a share of the credit, although the mastermind is Zhongli.

"Then we know, let's go find the Mihua Stone first, Xiao, goodbye." Paimon beckoned to Xiao.

"Hmm." Xiao closed his eyes and nodded, standing there motionless.

Eventually, Ying and Paimon found the Secret Stone.

"Mihua Stone has been found, let's call back Shenhe and Yun Jin, go back to Lao Zhang." Paimon said happily as he looked at the Mihua Stone in Ying's hand.

"Now that we've found it, let's quickly teleport back, the soldier is fast." Yun Jin proposed.

Shenhe listened to Yun Jin's words, opened his mouth and said, "I." ”

Yun Jin saw Shenhe's appearance, observed for a while, and found that the other party did not have Skynet, and said a little apologetically: "Alas? Miss Shenhe, don't you have Skynet? I'm sorry I didn't take a closer look, so let's walk back together. ”

"It's okay, you guys go back first, I'll be there later." Shenhe shook his head and said.

"How's that going to work? If we want to go back, we have to be together, and we can't leave our friends behind. Yun Jin said seriously.

Hearing Yun Jin's words, Paimon echoed, "yes, yes, if Shenhe can't teleport, let's go back together, anyway, it's not too far from Liyue Harbor." ”

Yun Jin was entangled for a moment and couldn't help but ask curiously, "But." Miss Shenhe, I would like to take the liberty of asking, why don't you have Skynet, it seems that you are also from Liyue? Should you have your own Skynet? ”

"I have, however, I keep it at home." Shenhe hesitated for a moment and said.

"Why? Isn't it easy to use? Skynet won't cause inconvenience to people, right? There is no discomfort at all when worn on the ear, and it does not affect the vision. ”

"Because Skynet is so good, I can't accept it before, and I don't think I can accept that beauty." Shenhe explained.

"What Shenhe mean is acceptable now?" Paimon asked, grasping his blind spot.

"Well, I'll put on the Skynet at home when I get back." Shenhe nodded.

"Hey, hey." With that, Paimon gave Ying next to him a look.

Ying took out the Skynet belonging to Shenhe from her backpack and handed it to her.

Shenhe took Skynet with a surprised face and wondered, "Why do you have my Skynet?" ”

"Hehe, it was the tassel for us, and she said that when you want to use Skynet yourself, she will pass this on to you." Paimon explained with a smile, "I thought the timing was good, so I'll give Skynet back to you." ”

"Was that her?" Shenhe muttered.

"Thank you." Shenhe said earnestly, not knowing if it was Paimon and Ying, or both.

Paimon smiled and proposed, "Since Shenhe also has Skynet, let's teleport back together." ”

Shenhe put on the Skynet in her hand, and the comfortable feeling came again, she did not refuse this feeling this time, but nodded seriously to a few people: "Hmm." ”

Shenhe found that the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up at this time, maybe this is the legendary happiness, right?

(End of chapter)