19 Chapter 19
Xiao's abnormality is too obvious, the slightly frowning brow, the wandering eyes, the lip flap that wants to stop talking, and the clenched fist are all showing his strangeness.
"What is Xiao Shangxian hiding?" Yun Mubai's gaze slowly descended from the young immortal's tense shoulders and back, and landed on the opponent's clenched fist as if it were substance.
"I didn't ......"
"There's no need to rush to deny it." Yun Mubai put down the chopsticks in his hand, put them down slowly and methodically, and then tidied up the hem of his shirt, looking at it calmly and calmly.
A series of movements are done leisurely but with a unique rhythm, and the empty eyelids that only look at it jumped, and I only felt that Yun Mubai's momentum was moving at this time...... It's familiar.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like the performance of someone who is not here when he is quietly pressuring..., it's quite like learning.
But Xiao quickly calmed down under this pressure, he raised his eyes, his golden pupils quietly stared at the black-haired and black-eyed youth, and he spoke after a long silence.
"Mr. Yun, you are indeed very powerful, but ...... I can't easily reveal the news of the emperor. β
"If you really want to know, then please come to Wangshu Inn after the wedding."
After Xiao finished speaking, regardless of Yun Mubai, who was stunned in place because of the second half of his sentence, his body suddenly lit up with green light, and the whole person quickly disappeared from the dining table like a gust of wind.
The windows were swept up by the wind, slamming against the walls with a loud bang, and the air fell into a long freeze.
"Tsk." Yun Mubai sighed lightly and sighed regretfully, "Why did you react so quickly?" β
"Wow, childish ghost you. So bold! Paimon quickly recovered from the urgency, and curiously floated over and lay on Yun Mubai's shoulder, like a soft dough.
"What are you afraid of, he won't kill me." Although the immortal looked serious, he was not a violent and murderous person.
"Aren't you afraid that the treasure chests you open in Liyue are all cabbage?" Paimon blinked, innocent.
Yun Mubai rubbed his temples, remembering that all the way from Liyue Harbor to Wangshu Inn, he had never stopped opening the hilichurl chests on the way, even if the poultry and cabbage inside would be swept away by him.
"I'm not interested in opening treasure chests." Yun Mubai emphasized seriously.
I always felt that this short trip had given him some undeserved stereotypes about the adventurer's guild that spread all over the world.
"What a strange person." Paimon muttered and scratched his head, then asked blankly, "Since Xiao won't tell us, what should we do after that, should we go back to Liyue Harbor?" Besides, what about the empty wanted warrant? β
"Wanted?" Sora shook his head and raised his hand to touch Paimon's white hair soothingly, "Don't worry, maybe ......"
"Maybe we should think differently." Yun Mubai clapped his hands with his hands, "That is, the vested interests after the fall of the emperor began to investigate." β
"You also suspect the Seven Stars?" Thinking of the hints of the Fatui executive named Tartaglia, he frowned slightly.
"Nope." Yun Mubai shook his head, "Now in Liyue, the forces of all parties are in chaos, are you sure that only the Seven Stars have a vested interest?" β
Yun Mubai slowly analyzed the suspicious glances cast by the sky and Shenhe, "Seven Stars, Immortals, and Fatui, on the bright side, Seven Stars gained formal rights after the fall of the Emperor, and the Fatui took advantage of the Seven Stars' distractions to penetrate into Liyue, and the Immortals left the closed clouds and stepped into Liyue Harbor......
"Buzz~" The spear hummed.
"Shenhe Woman." Yun Mubai lowered his eyes, looked at the spear that was suddenly pressed against his neck, full of threat, raised his hands and shrunk his neck, "Okay, okay, this is just a necessary sorting out and alleviation before reasoning, we need to list all the possibilities, and then rule it out......"
Shen He lowered his eyes, reluctantly withdrew his weapon, and retorted in a cold voice: "My master is not that kind of person."
Yun Mubai sighed, looking at the empty gaze full of helplessness.
"And what do you think is the biggest possibility?" Hollow comprehended, and changed the subject, "Actually, the Fatui have been eyeing the hearts of the gods. β
"What do you think?" Yun Mubai threw this topic back to the air.
Yun Mubai looked at the young blonde adventurer in front of him carefully, and heard that he had not rested since he invited the immortal ceremony, all the way over the mountains and mountains, and the wind and dust were served, but the young man's face never seemed to be tired, and he always looked ahead with a firm gaze.
ββ¦β¦ You always seem to be caught up in the storm. Yun Mubai suddenly suggested, "Do you want to find someone to do the math for you, Liyue has it here, and Zhongli may do the same." β
"That's not necessary, I don't believe in those things." looked a little helpless about Yun Mubai's sudden concern.
He didn't mean to tell Yun Mubai and Shenhe about his experience, his enemy was a god in the sky, a friend...... You shouldn't be caught up in the turmoil because of yourself.
"I'd like to hear what you think." Sora pulled herself back from her memories.
ββ¦β¦ Maybe they're teaming up. Yun Mubai shrugged his shoulders, "There was a case in Fontaine before, which was a murder involving multiple people, and everyone completed part of the murder. But in the end, they were all found out, and it was a big farce, and Lord Mizumi was quite satisfied. β
Sora only felt a chill rise in his back, "Wouldn't it?" β
"As long as there is enough interest, maybe someone will be willing to kill the gods."
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The conversation of the Wangshu Inn was blown out of the window through the wind, and the immortal on the roof clenched the Hepu kite in his hand, and the young man who glanced at him hesitantly lowered his head slightly, "Emperor, they ......"
"Let's call me Zhongli, when this turmoil subsides, I will no longer be the Emperor of the Rock King." Zhongli spread out his palm, and a golden square chess piece appeared in his hand, "You should also get used to it in advance." β
"Yes, Mr. Zhongli." Xiao frowned, listened to the more and more outrageous speculation coming from the room, and lowered his head, "Do you want to stop their nonsense?" β
Zhongli withdrew his hand and lowered his eyes to the slightly open window below. Although he couldn't see the appearance in the room clearly, listening to Yun Mubai's voice, he seemed to be able to see the cunning appearance of the young man's eyes flashing slightly, hiding his lies under the appearance of sincerity, and bluffing others into a daze.
After a long time, Zhongli chuckled lightly and waved his hand gently, "It's okay, as long as it doesn't affect the ceremony of sending immortals." β
"But," Xiao hesitated, "now they're focused on cracking ...... The mystery of the gentleman, and they are so close, I am afraid that they will perceive your arrangement. β
"You believe what he says?" Zhongli looked at the young man with a serious expression, and did not directly answer Xiao's doubts, but just withdrew his gaze and turned his head to look into the distance, "Someone will let them retract their attention, you see...... People are coming. β
Xiao followed Zhongli's line of sight and saw the Fatui executive from the Solstice Kingdom hurrying in the direction of Liyue Harbor, obviously targeting the Wangshu Inn.
"I'll go first, well, I'll have to rearrange my trip." As he spoke, Zhongli raised his hand and plucked the leaves of a giant tree that grew side by side with Wangshu Inn, and turned to leave.
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Tartaglia immediately followed the Traveler when he received the news that the group had left Liyue Harbor, because the immortals who suddenly appeared next to him couldn't keep up with his weak subordinates, so he didn't know what the Traveler's purpose was for coming to the Wangshu Inn.
Isn't it...... Where is the Emperor of the Rocks?
With this in mind, Tartaglia quickened his pace and stepped up the wooden steps of the Wangshu Inn.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please wait a minute." A girl dressed in Liyue costume stopped Tartaglia, "The stairs of our Wangshu Inn are broken and haven't been repaired, please go this way." β
The maid guided Tartaglia to the southern side of the Wangshu Inn, the elevator slowly ascended, and Tartaglia looked out of the window at Liyue Harbor, not noticing that a figure that should have been in Liyue Harbor under the surveillance of the Fatui was slowly leaving.
The passenger and freight elevator was facing the window of the private room of Yun Mubai and several people, Yun Mubai looked at the empty space that suddenly stopped the topic, turned his head to look out the window, and happened to see the executive officer stepping on the platform outside the window.
"Yo." Yun Mubai waved his hand, "Tartaglia, do you have time to go out for a stroll today?" β
"Hey, hey, naΓ―ve." Paimon thrust his waist angrily and glared dissatisfied, "Can't you even see this, he's obviously coming at us, you must have sent someone to spy on us"
"Paimon." Yun Mubai looked at the orange-haired young man who pushed the door in, and shook his head slightly, "Adults need some false lies to speak. β
"Mr. Yun, you can sometimes speak tactfully." Tartaglia knew that his behavior must have aroused the vigilance of several people, but his face still had a hearty and free smile.
"I think you'd like to see me say something straight." Yun Mubai shook his head disapprovingly, "There is no Ancestor Fa Shedding here that you are looking for, we are only here to talk to the immortals here about that wedding." β
"Childish ghost, you!" Paimon was shocked by Yun Mubai's straightforward spoilers in the first half of the sentence, and she suddenly turned around, only to hear the second half of the other party's undrafted sentence, and for a moment it was stuck in mid-air as if the CPU had burned.
Sora's eyes widened in surprise, he had also heard that someone could tell a lie seven points true and three points false, but he didn't expect Yun Mubai to be such a person.
The only person in the room who didn't react much was Shenhe, she thought for a moment, then nodded. There is indeed no ancestor law transformation here, and it is true that he talked about the wedding with the demon slaying sage, and there is nothing wrong with Yun Mubai's words.
"I see...... Tartaglia was a little regretful, he noticed Sora and Paimon's reaction, but he didn't see any flaws, so he had to change the subject, "Then how are you preparing for the Immortal Ceremony, if you lack funds, ......"
"...... Return"
"No." Yun Mubai interrupted Kong's euphemistic refusal and pointed at Kong, "Zhongli's money is like flowing water, they have always been short of funds. β
"Good, good." Tartaglia finally took out another sum of money, rubbed off on the empty craft, and then hurried away under the pretext that something was wrong.
Yun Mubai waited for a long time and didn't wait for the other figures, and before leaving the Wangshu Inn, he glanced at the female boss who was in charge of the checkout suspiciously, and there were some doubts in his heart.
Sora was keenly aware of Yun Mubai's hesitation, and asked curiously on the way back to Liyue Harbor.
"What are you waiting for?"
"I met the immortals and the prince today, so what about the seven stars?" Yun Mubai blinked, thoughtfully, "Forget it, I don't want to, I'm back"
"Ah, it's finally here!" Paimon flew two steps in the air weakly, lying on the empty head, and then quickly recovered his spirits and asked excitedly, "Do you know what Zhongli will take us to do today?" β
"Why don't you ask?" Yun Mubai replied, looking up at the young man on the steps, "He's there." β
Standing in the middle of the steps, Zhongli was long and jade, and his temperament was dusty, and he slowly walked down the steps after watching them come back.
"You're back." Zhongli bowed slightly towards a few people, and then looked at Yun Mubai, "Is Wangshu Inn fun?" β
"It's fun, and it's beautiful." Yun Mubai looked at him for a moment, then he took two steps forward, and raised his hand to reach out to Zhongli with a smile. The back of his hand rubbed the young man's chin slightly, and his slender fingertips felt a yellow leaf from the other party's gorgeous and complicated neckline sandwich, "There is a very spectacular tree, I don't know if Mr. Zhongli has seen it." β