Chapter 8 When is the bright moon?
"It's just a little curious about this matter, after all, using human power to create gods, it's like ordinary people threatening to build a jade pavilion." Anpinnu said casually.
"I used to be just a normal little girl selling things barefoot on the docks... Who says ordinary people can't do it? Ningguang looked at Anping with a smile.
"And this is not like the style you used to be, if it was you before, you should be like Keqing, and believe in the possibilities that exist in people..."
"The fate of man and man is not the same." Anping shook his head.
"What do you meanβ" Ningguang frowned.
"It's as if to say that everything I have now is nothing more than a predetermined fate... If I heard you right, that's what you mean, right? Ningguang's words also revealed a little dissatisfaction.
"That's your own understanding, I didn't say that." Anping put the blame back on Ningguang himself.
"What the hell did you experience in Inazuma? How do I feel that your personality has changed drastically compared to before? In the past, if I remember correctly, you never believed in fate. β
"Now I don't believe it either..."Looking at the puzzled gaze in his eyes, An Ping added with a smile.
"It's just that I don't believe in it, it's just my own fate." Ningguang was about to continue to speak, but An Ping directly interrupted her.
"If there's nothing else you want to tell me other than what happened just now, then that's it."
"Well, in fact, I want to look for you just to congratulate you on your safe return, and all your troubles have been solved. It was a bit different from what I had planned at the beginning, but it turned out to be good. I'm setting up a banquet in the Jade Pavilion tonight, and you're welcome to bring Ganyu Shenhe and them to this party. As for the rest, it's just a tentative look at your thoughts, but if you really want to become the new rock god of Liyue, I'll still support you. Seeing that Anping didn't mean to continue chatting, Ningguang naturally wouldn't be bored.
"I really don't have the ability to do God's words, but I still want to thank you for helping me so much, and it just so happened that I bought a useless thing from Inazuma, so I gave it to you as a thank you..."
"As for tonight's banquet, since you specially prepared it for me by Ningguang, I will definitely not be absent at that time, but Ganyu and Shenhe are on their side, I need to go back and ask them what they mean."
"If you come, they won't refuse... I also want to take the opportunity of your return to repair the broken relationship with them... You must know that because of you, there is a lot of conflict between the seven stars... Even the word has spread among the people, so you can imagine how tense our relationship has become. If it weren't for the fact that I was going to build a weaving division in Qingce Village, I'm afraid Keqing wouldn't have spoken to me. The smile on Ningguang's face showed a little helplessness.
An Ping didn't expect them to really make such a fuss, he thought it was just a rumor that was getting more and more exaggerated.
So Anping is a little strange, what does his death have to do with the contradiction between Qixing?
"How did you get to this point? I'm dead, it seems that I have no direct connection with you Qixing's quarrel..."An Ping couldn't help but ask.
"I really couldn't escape the catastrophe when you encountered a catastrophe, but if I had known that it was Ruotuo Dragon King who was suppressed under the Nantian Gate, I would never have entrusted you with such a dangerous task..."The bitterness on Ningguang's face was even worse.
"I see..."Anping understood now. Keqing and Ganyu probably blamed part of the cause of their death on Ningguang...
"You really can't be blamed for this, no one could have imagined it at the beginning... I'll call Ganyu and the others in the evening, after all, I'm back, and if your relationship continues to deteriorate like this, it won't be a good thing for Liyue to put aside your personal feelings. Anping quickly agreed to the matter.
"Then I'll go back and prepare first..."So Anping left Ningguang for the time being, and went to Yuehai Pavilion to talk to Ganyu about Ningguang's invitation tonight.
"I did have some complaints about Tianquan Star at the beginning... But now that I think about it, it's really a bit too much, I'll go with you that night, and I'll apologize to Ning Guang when the time comes. Ganyu agreed after a little thought.
Around sunset, An Ping took Shenhe, who was pretending to be calm by his side, to the Moon Sea Pavilion, where Ganyu was already waiting.
"Lord Tianquan Star has already explained to me... I'll send a few of them to the Jade Pavilion..."Buyun's humble appearance is like two people in the morning.
"I still like your unruly look." Anping tapped him on the shoulder and quipped. Bu Yun was almost so frightened that his legs went limp, and he fell from the pumice stone that floated towards the Jade Pavilion.
However, An Ping had already forgotten about this morning's upset, not to mention that Bu Yun, who abided by the rules and regulations, was not wrong in the first place, An Ping was just making fun of him.
Soon arrived at the Jade Pavilion, and after the pumice stone stopped, Ganyu and Shenhe each held Anping's left and right hands and came to the stage built in the square behind the Jade Pavilion.
Today is Ningguang's private party, so it's just a main table. Tianshu Xing Tian Shu, Tianquan Xing Ningguang, and Yuheng Xing Keqing were already seated.
Looking at An Ping, who was hugging left and right, the teacup that Keqing had just picked up was obviously a little trembling.
"The afterlife is terrifying... It's really terrifying..."Uncle Tian looked at An Ping, who was enjoying the blessings of Qi people, and sighed.
"I was also thanks to Uncle Tian's care at the beginning, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get to this point today..."As soon as Anping sat down, he was polite to Uncle Tian.
"Don't gloss my face, old man... Although the old man thought that you would be able to achieve great things in the future, he didn't expect to be blind... It's old, it's old..."Uncle Tian shook his head slightly disappointed.
How did Ningguang invest in Anping As Tianshu Xing's Uncle Tian naturally saw it in his eyes, but unfortunately he didn't think that Anping could be worthy of such a high-level investment, but it is a pity that the facts have proved that Ningguang's vision is much higher than him.
"Uncle Tian has pointed out a lot of maze on the road of my growth, if it weren't for Uncle Tian's guidance, maybe I would have taken a fork in the road, but I have always remembered Uncle Tian's kindness." Anping still respectfully thanked the old man who had given him a lot of help in his early days.
"I'm glad that your kid has this heart, although his vision is not as good as Ningguang, but it can be regarded as a good fate... I don't know if you can promise Uncle Tian if you kid wants to make a contribution to Liyue at the end..."Uncle Tian took a deep breath, as if he had made a very important decision.
"Uncle Tian doesn't have to be so polite... Is there anything I can do to help... Just say it..."An Ping felt that Uncle Tian's attitude was as if he was entrusting the future.
"I'm already old, the position of Tianshu Star needs someone to inherit, Uncle Tian is here to dare to say a word, with me and Tianquan Star Yu Hengxing and Sister Ganyu jointly signed a book, plus the deeds of suppressing the evil dragon in Nantianmen and defeating the Thunder God in Inazuma, it will definitely allow you to inherit Uncle Tianshu's position as Tianshu Star. I believe that with your skills, you will be able to lead Liyue to an even more glorious era. Uncle Tian's words made everyone at the table look sideways.
"Ahh Uncle Tian... Boy, I grew up in a mountain village, and I'm used to being wild... Plus the ambition is not here... Uncle Tian should invite another Gao Ming..."Anping didn't expect that Uncle Tian actually wanted to inherit his position by himself... Sure enough, compared to Ningguang's bold thoughts, Uncle Tian's thoughts were still a little ordinary.
"But Liyue is my hometown, and if there is anything I can do in Liyue in the future where I can help, I will never shirk it." An Ping politely declined Uncle Tian's kindness.
"Alas..."Uncle Tian sighed, and wanted to continue to persuade An Ping, but Ningguang interrupted him.
"Okay, Uncle Tian, there is no identity here today, everyone is a friend, so don't talk about work. Not to mention, Uncle Tian, you are old and strong, and you are far from the time of retirement, as the saying goes, if a family has an old man, there is a treasure, and the development of Liyue still needs an experienced old man like you to take the helm to be more reassuring. Ningguang raised his wine glass, toasted Uncle Tian, and then raised his glass again and said a salutation.
"Today is the day of our friend Anping's return, so we invite everyone to welcome Anping's return at the Jade Pavilion, let's have a toast together and celebrate the return of Liyue's heroes!" As everyone clinked their glasses, the dinner officially began.
The performance also began on the stage. There was a burst of laughter, and with a few glasses of wine, Ke Qing and Ning Guang chatted slowly, and then it developed into Ke Qing complaining to Ning Guang alone, but it was just complaining about some trivial things that Ning Guang usually deliberately did with her to have some fun.
Ningguang just smiled and listened to Keqing's incessant nagging, nodding yes, but he could see that she didn't have the slightest intention of repenting.
When Keqing complained enough, Ningguang made amends to her, Ganyu and Anping. Because she didn't estimate the risk of Nantianmen at the beginning, it caused Anping to suffer.
Everyone said again and again that this was a thing of the past and should not be mentioned again. Later, Ganyu and Keqing also apologized to Ningguang, and they shouldn't have taken Anping's death out of Ningguang.
In this way, after a few glasses of wine, everyone's hearts were finally untied. The performance of the dinner also reached the finale.
Ningguang specially invited Liyue's now-popular opera master, Mr. Yun Jinyun, to perform on stage. At the end of the play, Yun Jin's heart-wrenching voice still lingered in An Ping's ears.
Sure enough, there is no vanity under the fame, and An Ping regretted that he only heard Yun Jin's play so late.
"Mr. Yun just sang "The New Goddess Crackling Concept", how do I feel that it has something to do with Shenhe and the travelers?" Yun Jin came to sit down at the invitation of Ning Guang, and An Ping looked at Yun Jin curiously.
"Hmm... In order to rebuild this Jade Pavilion... A lot of things have happened..."Yun Jin still saw Anping for the first time, and looked at him with the same curiosity.
"Forget it, since it's a matter of the past, I won't mention it today, but watching Mr. Yun sing, I also have some itchy skills... Why don't I make a fool of myself in front of Mr. Yun and sing a little song to everyone to help you have fun..."An Ping looked at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly wanted to sing a song.
"Mr. An has lifted me, and if you want to sing, you can sing it, how can you say anything ugly..."
"Go and sing, I haven't heard you sing yet..."Ganyu also urged with interest. Everyone looked at An Ping with some expectation.
"Well... Then I'll be ugly. Anping hit the dishes with a fast son, looked at the bright moon in the sky, thought of what he was going to do next, and then slowly spoke: "When is the bright moon?" Ask the sky for wine. I don't know what year it is... I want to go back by the wind, but I'm afraid of Qionglou Yuyu, and the high place is unbearable... Dancing to figure out the shadow, how it seems to be in the world... Turn Zhu Pavilion, low Qihu, shine sleeplessly. There should be no hatred, what is the long time to say goodbye? People have joys and sorrows, the moon is cloudy and sunny, this matter is difficult to complete~ I hope that people will last for a long time, thousands of miles together. As soon as An Ping spoke, he was shocked.
Of course, it was not that his singing skills were shocking and crying ghosts and gods, but that this copied song made everyone present fall into a deep shock.
"It's cold in the heights..."
"People have joys and sorrows... The moon is cloudy and sunny..."
"I hope that people will last a long time, and they will be together for thousands of miles..."Everyone was silently reciting the words that Anping had just sung.
"Is this what you just said, Mr. An... It's a phrase for the ages... With that word alone, Mr. An, your name will be enough to live on in Liyue for eternity..."Just recalling the lyrics and songs just now, Yun Jin got goosebumps.
"It's not... I've just heard it before, and I thought it sounded good, so I wrote it down..."Anping didn't have the cheekiness to write this poem to his name.
"And who's the author... Could you please introduce Mr. An to the little girl? Yun Jin: I can't thank you enough! Yun Jin excitedly came to Anping with a wine glass.
"It's... He's gone... You probably won't see it, right?" Anping said honestly.
"Is this the genius of heavenly jealousy..."Yun Jin was instantly disappointed.
"Then the one who knows this poem now is you, Mr. An... I don't know if Mr. An, can you allow the little girl to sing it, such an eternal quatrain should not be buried..."
"You are free... Just feel free..."An Ping looked at Yun Jin's longing eyes, really worried that if she didn't allow it, she would kneel down and pray on the spot.
"Mr. An's great kindness, Yun Jin is grateful!" After getting An Ping's permission, Yun Jin directly bowed on the spot.
"You're welcome, you're welcome..."An Ping hurriedly helped Yun Jin up. He had just copied a poem, and being so grateful really made him blush a little.
"Anping... Are you... You're leaving me again..."After Anping sent Yun Jin back to his original position and sat down, as soon as he turned his head, he was held tightly by Ganyu and looked at him worriedly.
"How so? I'll be with you always. Anping rubbed Ganyu's head.