Chapter 308: Paimon's Bad Idea
After Ying and the others came to Yujing Terrace, Paimon said to Ning Guang's little secretary Bai Wen, "Bai Wen, we're back, the matter has been done." β
"Okay, please stay with you, Lord Ningguang has instructed me to report to her when you come." Baiwen responded with a smile.
After speaking, Baiwen left in a hurry.
After a while, Ningguang walked in the direction of several people.
"Long time no see, two." Ningguang greeted with a loud voice, "This must be the famous Egret Princess of the Inazuma Kamisato family, right?" When I saw it today, I did have everyone's demeanor. β
"Ning, Lord Ningguang, just call me Ayaka." Kamisato Ayaka replied with some embarrassment.
"Well, then I'll be disrespectful, since you're also a friend of the Traveler, then call me Ningguang." Ningguang said with a smile.
"It seems that Ayaka's name is not only known in Inazuma, but also in Liyue's gaze." Paimon asked.
Kamisato Ayaka: "Hmm"
"Moreover, everyone is an old acquaintance, Miss Ningguang, you are still busy dealing with the affairs of the Lantern Festival, so you don't need to be polite to the two of us."
"Even if they are acquaintances, how can they be lazy." Ningguang replied, "I should invite the second time to come in for a cup of tea and take a break."
"But as you say, even with all the other trivialities, there's still a big show in front of you."
"After the performance, we have to invite the [Rainbow Tour] side to discuss future cooperation opportunities, and in addition, the investment ratio needs to be discussed in detail before it can be determined."
"Things are always endless."
"Is this already the future?" Paimon couldn't help but exclaim.
Speaking of this, Paimon suddenly thought of something, and continued to Ningguang, "However, I seem to see that Keqing and them seem to be quite relaxed, even the reception of Uncle DvoΕ‘ak, it is for the people below to handle it, can't Miss Ningguang do the same?" β
"Hehe, Keqing, she is a little different from me now, just like immortals, what she pursues is leisure and freedom, but as a first-order mortal, I naturally can't be as chic as her." Ningguang replied.
"Miss Ningguang means that if you have the ability of Keqing, you will be like him?"
"I don't think so, I still like Mora, in the final analysis, it's different from Keqing's pursuit." Ningguang thought for a moment, shook his head, and said.
"Okay then." Paimon nodded thoughtfully.
"Hehe, don't talk about this. Let's talk about what's going on now. Seeing this, Ningguang changed the topic with a smile and said, "When you came, did you see the bright sky lanterns in the harbor this year?" β
"That looks like a wild goose? Is it based on an immortal? β
"Narumi Qixia Zhenjun, you should remember this name." Ningguang explained: "According to legend, he acted freely, treated people sincerely, and was open-minded by nature. β
"On the occasion of the prosperous Lantern Festival, pray for the return of the heroic soul from the sea."
"If the sound of music can spread all over the world with the flowing water, combined with this year's wishes, I wonder if we can bring Narumi Qixia Zhenjun back to Liyue Harbor."
"Yes, I guess I can't come back." Paimon thought of something and scratched his head a little embarrassed.
Ningguang asked Paimon in some surprise, "Oh? What does this mean? β
"Because, Narumi Qixia Zhenjun is no longer in the Teyvat world." Paimon spread his hands and explained, "I've seen him on the Immortal Boat [Heavenly Power] before, and not only that, but he also has the Heaven Shifter."
"Okay, that's it, no need to say more, you must know that the wall has ears, I already know about this matter, and it must be the means of the emperor and the immortal monarch." Hearing this, Ningguang waved his hand to interrupt Paimon's words and said, "In that case, I'm relieved too." β
"Then, does Miss Ningguang still have to do it this time?" Paimon wondered.
"Of course we have to continue to do it, the emperor and the immortal monarch must have their deep meaning in behaving like this, I think they are trying to cover the eyes and ears of the 'people', after all, the return of the deceased is a thing that goes against common sense."
"I see."
Paimon nodded thoughtfully, but he didn't agree with Ningguang's opinion in his heart, what do you have to hide from the tassel's strength? People are simply too lazy to tell you, and now Teyvat has been penetrated into a sieve by the roots of the [Golden Tree].
"Well, not only to do it, but also to do it beautifully." Ningguang smiled and nodded, "I heard that you will assist Ganyu and Keqing in finding the descendants of the rumored fairy?" β
"If there's anything interesting happening along the way, don't forget to tell me about it. I can't miss such a good story. β
"Huh? Wouldn't it be better for you to ask Keqing directly? Ying looked at Ningguang with some confusion and said, "Isn't it convenient to have Skynet now?" β
"Ahem, Keqing's words, forget it, I can't handle their master and apprentice and Ganyu's master." Ningguang shook his head and said, "And in Liyue, apart from a few of them, you and I have the best relationship, and we still have a cooperative relationship, aren't we?" β
"Okay, I know, I'll tell you when we find the answer later." Ying nodded.
"Hehe, then I'll wait for good news in this group of jade pavilions." After Ningguang finished speaking, he turned around and left.
After Ningguang left, Paimon suggested to the two of them, "We don't have much to do now, and the time agreed with Ganyu and the others is tomorrow, why don't we go shopping now?" There are so many delicious things to eat at the stalls of the Lantern Festival. β
"Shopping is an excuse, eating is your purpose, right?" Glowing glanced at Paimon and said.
Paimon was poked by Ying, and scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "Hehe, it's not, it's good to eat by the way." β
Ying: "Tsk. β
While Ying and Kamisato Ayaka were walking around with Paimon, Kamisato Ayaka suddenly stopped at a stall selling new clothes.
"Ayaka?"
"Traveler, isn't there a custom in Liyue's Lantern Festival, which is to wear new clothes for the festival, which seems to be called removing the old and welcoming the new?"
"Ayaka means you want to wear a new Liyue style dress?" Ying said suddenly.
"Well, now that it's out, I always have to fulfill my little wish to do what I wanted to do but couldn't." Kamisato Ayaka nodded and said, "Wait for me, I'll buy two sets, traveler, do you need it?" β
"No, you don't." Ying shook her head and said, "But if you want to change into new clothes, I have a set here, and if you need it, I'll give it to you." β
"Huh?" Kamisato Ayaka paused when she heard Ying's words, turned her head and looked at her in surprise.
"Don't worry, I didn't wear this outfit." Seeing this, Ying hurriedly explained: "This is what I got from the tassel, the style is like what Keqing wears, but the color can be set by yourself." β
"No, that's not what it meant." Hearing that Ying didn't wear it, Kamisato Ayaka couldn't help but feel a small loss in her heart, but this thought was quickly dispelled from her mind.
"I mean, it's tassel given, for you. Isn't it a little bad for you to give it to me? β
Ying smiled and said with relief: "It's okay, you also know that those ordinary clothes are not at all comparable to those made of tassels, and this set of clothes on my body has a special meaning to me, and I won't change my clothes until the purpose is completed." β
"If you don't mind, take it, just like I did when I accepted your gift."
"Well, thanks, thank you."
Kamisato Ayaka reached out and took Ying's hand over and folded the complete blue and white clothes, just this side, the style of this dress and the feeling after touching it made Kamisato Ayaka love it.
"How? Do you like it? β
"I love it."
"I forgot to mention that this dress has other abilities, such as dusting, automatic cleaning, temperature regulation function, and because it is made of tassels, this dress has a strong protective ability."
"This, so precious!" Kamisato Ayaka exclaimed, "I can't take it, you better take it back." β
"Hehe, Ayaka, you can accept it when Ying gives it to you, only you give us a gift, and we have to return the gift, right?" Paimon said in relief.
"But."
Kamisato Ayaka wanted to say something, but Ying directly interrupted: "We are good friends, so there is no need to shirk this, why don't you just send me one when I want it?" β
"yes, okay." Ying's words made Kamisato Ayaka stunned for a moment, and then accepted the clothes in his hand with a smile.
The next shopping, Ying looked at Kamisato Ayaka with a smile all the way a little strangely, she didn't understand why Kamisato Ayaka was so happy, she just gave the other party a dress.
The next day, Ying and the others came to the place agreed with Ganyu and Keqing, that is, not far from the tassel residence, and Keqing and Ganyu were already waiting here early.
"You're here." Keqing noticed the arrival of several people and greeted them with a smile.
Paimon scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "We're not late, are we?" β
"No, a little earlier than the agreed time, we arrived early." Keqing replied.
"Huh? Traveler, Paimon, and Ayaka, are you here? Ganyu greeted as if he had just woken up from his sleep, and said in a daze.
Paimon wondered, "Ganyu, didn't you sleep yesterday?" How can you be so tired? β
Ganyu: "."
Ganyu's face turned inexplicably red at Paimon's doubts, and he immediately became energetic, and then hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Ah, I don't care, let's get down to business first." β
"After we went back, we analyzed the situation that Yaoyao said before, and only said that saving the drowning person and playing music are two things, whether it is a human or an immortal, there are many things that can be done."
"But when it comes to that music, you can forget that you are in a life-or-death situation, and when you come to your senses, you have already reached the shore."
"Perhaps it is because ordinary humans cannot perceive the immortal power in the music, nor do they understand the source of the power that lingers around his body, so he makes such a hazy description."
"If it weren't for the misinformation, it must have been a real immortal."
"Well, there really is, that means the story circulating on Fontaine's side can't be crooked, right?"
Hearing Paimon's words, Ying glanced at her with some confusion and said, "You don't think that's a story, do you?" Obviously, you were so serious before. β
"Ahem."
Ying's words made Paimon's eyes wander a little, and she hurriedly changed the subject, "But what do they imagine fairies to look like?" I'm curious. β
Ying: "."
"Horns on your head, perhaps?" Ying was silent for a moment before thinking, "After all, I see that the current immortals in Liyue either have horns on their heads or have wings. β
"Isn't that the same as Ganyu?" Paimon spoke, "So, I'm a little curious, if you had to save Ganyu now, what would you do?" β
"Huh? Ask me."
Ganyu thought for a while and replied, "After rescuing people ashore, I may secretly hide behind a tree and observe the other party's situation."
"Make sure everything is safe and then sneak away"
Keqing saw Ganyu, who was a little shy and twisted, and couldn't help but say, "It's so cute"
Ganyu: "."
"I see, Ganyu is the type who does good deeds without leaving a name." Paimon nodded in understanding.
Ganyu hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, it's because it's troublesome to explain, and I'm not very good at accepting other people's kindness."
"Oh, maybe that's what the immortals think? That's why I left without saying anything. β
Speaking of this, the woman's voice suddenly appeared in Paimon's mind, and she moistened her voice and said, "I want to think about it... Ahem! [Hmph, Benxian just happened to pass by, so I did it, so I want to mention it more. The little human almost disturbed Yaxing, who played the piano in this immortal]. β
"Haha, Paimon is a bit like Liuyun Zhenjun." Paimon's performance made Ganyu couldn't help but laugh and said, "I have the impression that Ruyun Zhenjun is not the type to be good at playing musical instruments, but that doesn't rule out the possibility that it is her." β
"Then then again, you said this person, could it be a tassel?"
Ying glanced at Paimon and said, "Wouldn't it?" Didn't you say before that the tassels didn't look like people who could play music? β
"Hey, wasn't that before?" Paimon scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "Didn't we see Nahida playing the piano when we were in Yujingtai earlier?" According to Grandma Ping, it was her first contact with the piano. β
"And the tassel is stronger than Nahida in every aspect, Nahida said that you can play the piano with a hand, so it must be the same for the tassel, and saving people is better explained, the tassel waved his hand, and the drowning person would automatically float up."
"There's some truth to what you're saying." Keqing nodded.
"I don't think it's like the Immortal Monarch did it." Ganyu spoke, "Because according to Liyue folklore, the Immortal Monarch's gender is ambiguous, not to mention her appearance, and most people will be slowly forgotten by her mana when they see the Immortal Monarch. β
"If it was really Xianjun who saved people, then this matter would not have reached Fontaine, but would have become the person who fell into the water and was rescued by something unknown, such as a small animal, other people passing by or something."
"Huh? Is that so? Paimon exclaimed, "It turns out that the tassel is so deeply hidden in Liyue. β
"Otherwise, do you think that the Immortal Monarch walks freely in Liyue Harbor, but no one pays attention to her and talks about her?" Ganyu replied: "Before this, only Master Mao's family had seen the true appearance of Xianjun, but they only thought that Xianjun was an ordinary immortal, and they didn't think about anything else. β
"Well, well, if you say that, the tassel can be ruled out." Paimon nodded.
"Okay, don't dwell on this, let's just go to Mt. Ozang and ask them?" Keqing said suddenly.
"To Mt. Okuzo?" Paimon scratched his head in confusion and said, "Didn't Tassel and Liuyun live in Liyue Harbor?" If they're in Mt. Ozo right now, what are we going to do here? Wouldn't it be nice to just teleport over there? β
"They went to Mount Ozang two days ago, and I asked you to come and meet here because the teleportation anchor point of Mount Ozang is no longer available." Keqing explained.
"Why?" Paimon said with a bitter face, "Aren't we going all the way through the Clouds?" β
"Don't be so troublesome, you can go directly from Master's house." Keqing replied, "You come with me." β
With that, Keqing walked towards the tasseled courtyard, and Paimon and Ying followed despite their curiosity.
After entering the tasseled courtyard, Ke Qing walked to a door and stopped, turned to a few people and said, "This is it, you can go directly to Ozang Mountain through this gate." β
After speaking, Keqing and Ganyu took the lead in walking.
"Well, it's a tassel, and there are always some strange ideas." Paimon spread his hands at the two of them helplessly and said, "Let's follow suit." β
After a few people entered the door, they only felt that their eyes turned, and they came to Mount Ozang, Paimon looked at Keqing and Ganyu who were standing there and asked with some curiosity, "Ganyu, Keqing, what are you doing standing here, don't you go over?" β
Ganyu said with some concern: "I"
"Ganyu was afraid that her master would say other things, so she didn't dare to step forward." Keqing replied with a smile.
"Hmm, forget it, I think with Ah Ping and Gui Gui, Liuyun Zhenjun shouldn't be like Xiang before, right?"
After speaking, Ganyu seemed to have made up some major determination, and walked towards the location of Liuyun Zhenjun's cave.
When a few people came to Ganyu's position, Ganyu turned to everyone and said in an unknown relaxed tone: "Liuyun Zhenjun. Not even in the house? β
"Huh? Got a no-brainer? Paimon scratched his head and said, "Do you want to contact Skynet?" β
"We have contacted before, and both Master and Immortal Jun said that they are on this side of Aozang Mountain." Ganyu replied, "I think they should go somewhere else, let's just wait." β
"So what do we do now?" Paimon wondered.
"I think, Immortal Monarch and True Monarch may have gone to the cave of other immortals, why don't we go somewhere else? You might even see them on the road. β
"The Absolute Cloud Room is so big, when do we have to find it, and aren't the immortals all in Liyue Harbor?"
"No, the immortals will still go back to their cave to buy some things on the eve of the Lantern Festival, and then go to Liyue Harbor to cross the Lantern Festival."
"Okay." When Paimon said this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, "There you have it!" I have a great idea! β
"Paimon, please."
"Our goal is to find the immortal, right?" Paimon confidently said, "Although I haven't heard the music now, since the immortals are so kind, whenever someone falls into the water, they should come to the rescue, right?" β
"That's right"
Paimon pointed to Ying next to him and said to Ganyu, "So, as long as this guy pretends to fall into the water, he can directly lure the immortal out!" β
"Why don't you try it yourself?" Seeing that Paimon was starting to have bad ideas again, Ying glanced at her and said.
"It's not like you don't know I can't swim! I'm going to really grunt and sink! β
"Then let's try it." Ying thought about it for a while, and found that there was no other good way.
Paimon pointed to the waterhole not far away and said to Ying, "Hehe, just believe me!" The water is quite deep over there, so swim to the middle! β
After Ying fell into the water, Paimon shouted with emotion, "Helpβhelpβsomeone fell into the waterβ"
"Kind immortals, come to your rescueβ"
As soon as Paimon's words fell, Ying saw a white and a cyan figure rushing in her direction, and before she could react, she was rescued ashore.
Ying: "."
(End of chapter)