Explorer of Teyvat

Time passed little by little, and the autumn wind blew by inadvertently,

The trees in Liyue Harbor suddenly turned yellow.

The scattered fallen leaves add a bit of poetry to this busy city.

It has been two days since our last gathering.

After the last party, I don't know who had the big mouth and said that Wang Daoyi was the one who fought with Bashi that day. Anyway, it was definitely not Paimon who was dizzy from eating. Well, it was definitely not.

Finally, everyone poured wine into Wang Daoyi like crazy.

It seems to be Wang Daoyi's punishment for concealing his identity or concealing his power.

And Wang Daoyi did not use any extraordinary power, he just used the attitude of an ordinary person to drink cups of wine to all who came.

In the end, Xiang Lingti sneaked back to Wanmin Hall drunkenly.

Of course, if Wang Daoyi wanted to, he could easily dispel the drunkenness, but he didn't want to.

In his mind, maybe this was the last time he would get together with everyone in such an ordinary way.

As a result, Wang Daoyi was soon slapped in the face.

Today happens to be the day of the celebration party at Qunyu Pavilion.

When Wang Daoyi came to Qunyu Pavilion with the invitation,

I found that all the friends from the party two days ago were actually there.

Keqing is the star of Yuheng, so naturally she will be included in the celebration party.

Xiangling is the chef, so naturally he is here too.

Xingqiu is the second young master of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, so it is natural for him to receive an invitation.

Chongyun is a young representative of the alchemist lineage, so Ningguang will naturally not let him go.

Yan Fei is Liyue's most famous legal consultant and Ningguang's 'old rival', so of course she also received the invitation.

Xin Yan, as a stage artist and a good friend of Yun Jin, also came together.

Obviously, the previous gathering was not their last ordinary gathering, but Wang Daoyi thought too much.

With a little self-mockery, Wang Daoyi looked around and saw Zhongli drinking tea calmly on the side, and Hutao jumping and chattering beside him.

He walked over and sat down next to Zhongli.

"Hall Master Hu, guest guest Zhongli, long time no see."

"Oh, brother Dao Yi, we just met two days ago."

Wang Daoyi:.

"Ahem, I saw Ying and Shen He are here too. Why don't Hall Master Hu go over and take a look?"

"Hey, is Shen He here too? It just so happens that she hasn't placed an order for the set meal I told her last time." Hu Tao's eyes lit up, and her peach blossom eyes became more beautiful. Then she looked at Zhongli, "Zhongli, I Go out and watch this place carefully, don't let others take your place."

Zhongli nodded: "Don't worry, Master, I will sit here and not go anywhere."

After receiving Zhongli's reply, Hutao nodded, then patted Zhongli on the shoulder: "Very good, I know you are reliable, Zhongli."

Then he turned around and skipped to find Ying and Shen He.

"Hallmaster Hu, you are so innocent."

"Oh, I can't always cope with this kid."

For Zhongli, the only person in Liyue Port that he could not deal with was Hu Tao.

His status as the guest of the Rebirth Hall puts him at a disadvantage when facing Hu Tao.

However, Zhongli didn't hate this feeling;

"How does it feel to go further?" Zhongli stretched out his hand and poured Wang Daoyi a cup of tea.

Wang Dao took a look and found that it was indeed Ning Guang. Even the ordinary tea for entertaining guests, the tea leaves used were better than most of the tea leaves in circulation on the market.

Just by pouring it from the spout of the pot, wisps of the fragrance of tea reached Wang Daoyi's nose.

"This tea is pretty good."

Wang Daoyi sighed, and then answered Zhongli's previous question: "I feel that my whole person is a little more transparent. This feeling of progress is very good."

"Ningguang's tea leaves are all the best in Qiaoying Village. She has signed contracts with the tea merchants. She is the first person to select tea leaves in the entire Liyue. This tea is naturally good."

Zhongli chuckled lightly, and then said, "You must have met those things there."

Those things?

Wang Daoyi was a little confused, and then quickly realized: "You mean, those black chains?"

Zhongli nodded: "Maybe, how does it feel."

perhaps?

Wang Daoyi became more and more confused, wondering why Zhongli would use such uncertain words.

However, he still answered Zhongli's question: "Although the aura is like an abyss, the actual power is not strong, and the level of intelligence is not high. It makes people feel a bit strong on the outside but weak on the inside."

Hearing this, a glimmer of light flashed in Zhongli's eyes, and then he raised his head slightly to look at Gao Tian,

[It seems that you are really weak. 】

"Emperor, is there something wrong?" Wang Daoyi couldn't help but feel confused when he saw Zhongli stopped talking after hearing his words and looked up at the sky.

In Wang Daoyi's opinion, Zhong Li's action was like a Western medicine doctor calling someone or a Chinese medicine doctor turning over a book, giving people a very bad premonition.

You wouldn't have triggered any taboos unintentionally, right?

Withdrawing his gaze towards the sky, Zhongli saw the confusion in Wang Dao's glance.

He shook his head slightly: "No, it has nothing to do with you. I'm just thinking about my old friend."

Then the topic changed and he looked at the small pot hanging on Wang Daoyi's waist.

"By the way, get rid of that thing in your pot as soon as possible. In the past few days, Yuan has been complaining."

"Huh?" Wang Dao was stunned for a moment, confused by Zhongli's sudden change of topic, and quickly realized that Zhongli was talking about Ba Sha's beast body.

Many days have passed since Wang Daoyi put that thing into the Chensong Pot.

"Your pot is probably filled with the water element that escaped from that thing. The A Yuan Fen Shen pot spirit in your pot has escaped long ago. These days, it has been nagging you in our ears. Unreliable."

I don't know if Wang Daoyi felt wrong, but he always felt that there was a hint of smile in Zhongli's words just now.

However, Zhongli's words still reminded Wang Daoyi,

Bashi's body must be disposed of as soon as possible.

Even if there is a golden chain to block it, after the existence of this level passes away, the dispersion of power cannot be infinitely carried by the Chensong Pot.

Once Bashi's power exceeds the carrying limit of the Chensong Pot, not only will a Chensong Pot be lost, but it may also cause some bad things.

However, how to deal with Bashi's body has become a problem for Wang Daoyi.

First of all, dissection is definitely necessary.

He also wanted to find out the secret of Zi Quan from Bashi.

Although Bashi's sub-authority is no longer there, traces of what once existed will remain.

In Elhaysen’s words, everything must be connected.

And through these traces, Wang Daoyi is confident to deduce the answer. After all, inferring this kind of thing is what he is good at.

As for why not ask Zhongli.

The contract of the Rock Familiar has ended, and Wang Daoyi is too embarrassed to ask questions about such important information as authority.

However, how to dissect or where to dissect is very important.

Just like Heulia, the Demon God of Salt, passed away and salted everything around him.

There was no immediate problem with Bashi's body because Wang Daoyi's golden chain blocked it immediately.

If we could find a place to take out Bashi's corpse for an autopsy,

When the last remaining power of Bashi explodes, it will probably have a great impact on the surrounding areas.

Seemingly seeing Wang Daoyi's dilemma, Zhongli spoke again: "Bashi is a demon god of the water attribute. He later fell from the demon god's status because he followed Osel, but in essence, he still has demon god-level influence. If there is no external influence, after Ba Sha dies, the place where he fell will be gradually distorted by his power and turn into a vast ocean."

As he spoke, Zhongli waved his hand and nodded in the direction of Xumi: "Just right, Buyer agrees to your activities in the desert, and the desert also happens to be short of water."

Zhongli's meaning was obvious. The best place to deal with Ba Si was the desert.

However, Wang Daoyi was also a little hesitant about this.

After all, he has seen the influence of the evil spirit left behind after the death of Orobas on Ina Wife. It can be said that many of Ina Wife's disasters originated from him.

If Bashi is 'used' in the desert and turns into a vast ocean, will the water also carry Bashi's resentment?

After much deliberation, Wang Daoyi felt that he might as well ask Zhongli directly.

But then I remembered the end of the Rock Contract,

I was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"Oh, you don't need to think too much about that. If you have anything to ask me, you can just ask me directly. Although the contract of the dependents is over, the contract between gods can also be signed."

"A contract belonging to the gods?"

"Of course, you are about to reach the end of your life, so you are naturally qualified to sign a deeper contract with me."

"A deeper contract?"

"Well, just like the contract I once made with the Ice Queen, it is a contract between gods."

Wang Daoyi nodded thoughtfully, and then looked into Zhong Li's gilded eyes.

"Then Emperor, what should I do?"

With absolute trust in Zhongli, he asked.

"You don't need to do anything now. Just ask me questions normally. Just remember that when Liyue is in danger, you need to take action."

Zhongli said in a very, very calm tone.

Just like the contract between him and the Ice Queen, there is no document or scroll. As long as the agreement is made, it represents the establishment of the contract.

"In this case, then Emperor, I want to know how to give others their own authority, just like Osayr gave the sub-authority to Basha. In addition, if Basha is used in the desert, how can Basha's resentment be cleared away."

Since there is a price and it is not free, then there is no need to be embarrassed.

Wang Dao directly asked the two questions he wanted to know most, and then looked at Zhongli, waiting for his answer.

"Oh, first of all, regarding your first question, I'm sorry, I can't answer you. I have never split my authority, so I don't know." Zhongli shook his head. He didn't know this question either.

"As for the second question, first of all, the Demon God is immortal. Even if his body turns into ashes and his soul is annihilated, as long as he still has obsessions and resentments, he will always exist. Accumulate strength in the veins deep in the earth, and finally return again."

After a pause, Zhongli explained: "Of course, there are accidents in this kind of thing. Those demon gods who are willing to sacrifice themselves and those who have no obsession are not included in this case. However, Bashi will definitely not be such an existence. , He will definitely be immortal in the earth’s veins.”

"So, if you want to deal with the resentment left by Bashi, I have two suggestions."

Wang Daoyi's eyes lit up and he leaned forward: "I am all ears."

"The first way is to find someone to clean up the Demon God's resentment from time to time. As the Demon God's resentment is eliminated again and again, the time it takes for Him to be reborn from the earth's veins will become longer and longer, thus solving this problem in disguise."

Wang Dao nodded, he understood, Mandrill's job.

"The second way is to find the God of Wisdom, enter the World Tree, find the information belonging to Bashi, and then delete him, and the problem will be solved naturally." Seeing Wang Dao nod, Zhongli continued to say the second way, but his tone It feels like a bit of ridicule.

When he heard the second method, Wang Daoyi's eyes widened and his heart was shocked.

How did Zhongli know that he could mobilize information about the World Tree?

His second zodiac sign [Light of Wisdom Blooms], a gift from the Great Merciful Tree King, lights up Wang Daoyi’s light of wisdom. After obtaining the authorization from the controller of the World Tree, he can accurately read the World Tree’s information within.

Wang Daoyi thought for a while and noticed something was wrong in Zhongli's tone just now.

Then he realized that Zhongli didn't know about his second life zodiac, and didn't even think that he could enter the World Tree. He was just reminding him to go to the God of Wisdom to solve this problem.

Shaking his head helplessly, he asked Nacida to process the information in the World Tree. At present, it was completely impossible. Nacida herself was refused access by the World Tree.

However, Wang Daoyi did not tell these things. It was better for him to know about Nasida. As for other people, even if they were as close as Zhongli, it was best not to mention it.

"Okay, I've written it down." Wang Daoyi nodded to Zhongli, indicating that he had written down these two solutions.

In my heart, I was thinking that when I returned to the desert, I would find a character similar to Mandrill who could temporarily help deal with Bashi's resentment.

Oh. Although Wang Daoyi definitely doesn’t have such a powerful subordinate as Mandrill,

However, there is no quality, he has quantity.

I'll go back and get a dozen teams of holy warriors to patrol. I don't believe that Ba Cha's resentment can't be forced back to the earth.

Well, maybe to build the power of the Holy Skeleton Warriors, we can use the power of Bazhao himself.

It's really a good idea to tear Bashi's bones and skin off him and squeeze everything out of him.

Here Wang Daoyi and Zhongli are chatting,

On the other side, Ningguang appeared in front of everyone,

Dressed in gorgeous clothes, she attracted everyone's attention just after she appeared on the stage.

For a moment, Qunyu Pavilion actually became quiet.

The original sounds of conversation, laughter, or slapstick disappeared.

Everyone looked at Ning Guang,

But under everyone's gaze, Ning Guang remained calm-faced, with a friendly smile and a graceful demeanor.

Even Wang Daoyi and Zhongli had to sigh that the power of Ningguang was becoming more and more obvious.

Tianquan Ningguang is becoming more and more like a real human ruler.

"Everyone, this banquet is to celebrate the victory in the battle of Guyun Pavilion a few days ago. With the emperor's blessing, Liyue once again defeated the enemy, proving to the world that Liyue is still the same Liyue as before. .”

"Secondly, it's also because Mr. Yun's new play needs a stage, so he chose Qunyu Pavilion."

"So, let's not talk about big things today. Please enjoy the banquet and Mr. Yun's new play."

Ningguang just spoke briefly and said a few words.

It seemed that gathering such a large group of people was just to celebrate the victory and help Yun Jin promote her new drama.

However, in Wang Daoyi's eyes,

The wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who were invited looked at Ningguang with different emotions in their eyes.

Perhaps in their eyes, everything Ningguang does has different meanings.

When Wang Dao was distracted,

On the high platform in front of the attic of Qunyu Pavilion, the curtain gradually opened.

In the expectation of everyone, Yun Jin, who put on costumes and painted a dramatic face, walked up to the high platform.

Behind her, Xin Yan waved and cheered her up.

After taking the stage, Yun Jin bowed slightly to the audience, and then her eyes stayed on Shen He for a moment.

Turning around, there was a shocking look back,

【Can——sigh——

Qiu Hong folds the single and finds it difficult to restore the double.

Idiot, infatuation, hatred and madness

Just because the evil animal sacrifices will bring disaster

If the woman hadn't drawn the sword, everyone would have died.

Mortal fate is hazy and fairy fate is overwhelming

Tianlun dispersed and invited to Jiangfu

Zhu Si Fu Jue Die Ke Qiao

Snow and mud are far away

The crane returns without seeing its former splendor

Spider silk knotted in vain, soul flag floating

Cause and effect are dim in the world of mortals

The smoke dissipates——】

When the song ended, the audience woke up from the worldly story. In an instant, there was an endless stream of applause and applause.

As Yun Jin listened to the applause from the audience, she couldn't help but look at Shen He's seat.

There was a faint smile on Shen He's lips, and she seemed to be very satisfied with the story just now. This was the story she wanted. If what happened back then was just like in the story, how great would it be?

Looking at the smile on Shen He's lips,

Yun Jin took a deep breath, and then looked at the people in the audience:

""Goddess Pi Guan" should be coming to an end here, but today I will add one more thing -, sing with - everyone - listen~"

【The high tune may not be unknown to everyone

Have a close friend and clear words

Hongying hunting sword meteor

Directly pointing at the raging waves to cleanse the sea】

After telling the story, Yun Jin looked at Shen He again, with light in her eyes, and said her last words: "At that time, the crane returned home, without support in the vast world, and left alone. See you again today. The hall is full of old and new friends, gathering together here. hour!"

"Pah pah pah pah pah~"

Everyone in the audience gave Yun Jin even more enthusiastic applause.

Shen He, on the other hand, looked at Yun Jin with a dazed expression. She seemed not to have thought that Yun Jin would write the following story into it.

After coming back to his senses, Shen He nodded to Yun Jin, with a moment of gratitude in his eyes.

She was very grateful that Yun Jin could sing her story,

Like Shen He, Yun Jin is also very grateful to Shen He for allowing her to sing such a good story.

the other side,

Wang Daoyi looked at Zhongli: "What do you think of this story, Emperor?"

"It's a good story, I like it very much." Zhong Li didn't have any other expressions. Hearing this play was the same reaction as listening to Yun Jin's other plays.

[A good story, that’s all. 】

"I have always been curious, why does the emperor like to listen to books and operas?" This question has existed in Wang Daoyi's heart for a long time.

Even to this day, he himself was influenced by Zhongli and fell in love with listening to books and operas. He still didn't understand why Zhongli liked these things.

No matter how you think about it, there is something wrong with an antique that is thousands of years old, maybe even tens of thousands of years old. He actually likes mortals to sing operas.

After hearing Wang Daoyi’s question,

Zhong Li raised his eyes and glanced at him: "Whether it's a storyteller or an opera singer, what the audience wants to see is what they perform. What I like is not just storytelling and opera. What I like is what the audience likes." "

Zhongli's words were a bit convoluted.

But Wang Daoyi seemed to understand something.

Wang Daoyi originally thought that Zhongli liked stories from storytelling and opera.

But now it seems that what Zhongli listens and sees is actually the world's preferences and pursuits, or in other words, yearning for

The stories on stage may be false or true, but the pursuits and aspirations of people in the audience cannot be false.