Explorer of Teyvat

咻咻咻~

The mandrill turned into green light and shuttled across the battlefield, clearing away the monsters condensed in the space.

Behind everyone, Ye Lan raised her right hand calmly, and strands of silk thread emerged from her wrist and floated behind her,

When a monster appears behind everyone, these threads will turn into threads of death and strangle the monster.

Yan Fei held the Taiwei instrument panel, the code appeared in her hand, and she threw blazing fireballs, which were regarded as long-range support for Mandrill.

However, Ying and Jiuqi endured a fight to protect Arataki and followed Wang Daoyi closely.

At the front of the team,

Another punch broke through the space barrier and strangled the emerging monster.

Wang Dao swept his mind and sensed the situation behind him. With a thought, elemental power surged to replenish everyone's shields.

"Hold on for a while, we'll be there soon."

Like a dump truck with the brakes applied to the bottom, Wang Daoyi ran rampantly surrounded by space.

Without any skills,

Wang Daoyi led everyone closer and closer to the final barrier, where was the exit.

Strata rock abyss·surface.

Zhongli stood on the top of the peak, his eyes overlooking the vast abyss, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he saw something that made him happy.

"This kind of rough technique does look a bit like me."

Hundreds of folding spaces could not block Zhongli's sight. He saw Wang Dao and his companions very clearly.

I also saw Wang Daoyi’s method of solving difficulties.

And the reason why Zhongli laughs is because

That's because Wang Daoyi's method of dealing with space is similar to that of Morax.

Once upon a time, during the Demon War.

When Morax encounters difficulties, the most common way is to use violence to solve them.

In addition, despite the fact that Morax has the title of God of War,

But in fact, Morax's favorite thing is to destroy everything with overwhelming rock guns.

Rather than using any martial arts.

This is something that the demon gods of Your Excellency Guyun are deeply aware of.

But now, Wang Daoyi used his tyrannical strength and elemental power to forcefully break the situation, reminding Zhongli of his former self.

That's why he smiled slightly.

Seeing the group of people getting closer and closer to the exit of the space, Zhongli shook his head slightly. It seemed that his trip was in vain.

Then Zhongli turned and left, leaving behind a wisp of fluttering clothes.

At the bottom of the rocky abyss,

After smashing open the last space blockade with one punch, a smile appeared on the corner of Wang Daoyi's mouth.

"Everyone, don't resist, let's go."

Golden light enveloped everyone, turned into a golden light, and flew out of the bottom of the rocky abyss.

Leaving behind the roar of resentment from the monsters.

Strata Abyss·Surface

On the flat ground, the golden light dispersed, revealing everyone.

Although we just went through a 'difficult' battle, everyone is in good condition.

Especially Ito, after coming out from below, he seemed to have regained some energy and was able to talk to Kuki-nin.

Wang Dao raised his head and looked at the mountain peak on the other side, sensing a familiar scent.

[Sure enough, Zhongli also came and left when he saw me taking action. 】

[However, if you leave, leave. Why should you leave a trace of breath here and tell me that he has been here before? 】

Wang Daoyi thought helplessly.

For a being like Zhongli, it was impossible for him to accidentally leak his aura. If he left his aura, he would definitely tell Wang Daoyi that he had been there.

"Forget it, let's go find Zhongli when we have time."

After writing this down, Wang Daoyi looked at everyone. Everyone was very energetic. Only Ying and Mandrill, like Wang Daoyi, looked at the peak over there.

Obviously, these two people also noticed something.

"There seems to be something over there, but I can't see it." Ying said strangely.

Paimon looked confused: "What? Ying, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing, let's go and see everyone." Ying shook her head and didn't think much.

As for Mandrill, his expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal.

He also felt the breath left by Zhongli.

"Emperor." Mandrill murmured.

Wang Daoyi walked to Mandrill: "It seems that my coming here is unnecessary. If I didn't come, nothing would happen to you."

Mandrill shook his head slightly, naturally realizing that Wang Daoyi was joking.

"Thank you very much this time. If you hadn't brought me and Ye Lan together, I'm afraid it would have been even more dangerous this time."

Wang Daoyi shook his head: "No need to thank me, I have my own goals, but I hope everyone is fine."

After chatting with Mandrill for a while,

On the other side, Ying came over: "Daoyi, Mandrill, we are going to Wanmin Hall for dinner, will you come over?"

Mandrill shook his head: "My karma has not been removed, and it is not suitable to go near the bustling market, so I won't go."

Wang Dao thought for a while and shook his head slightly: "I still have things to deal with, so I won't go back with you. Tell Xiang Ling that I will go home for dinner tonight."

Thinking of the aura left by Zhongli just now, Wang Daoyi thought it would be better to go find Zhongli first.

However, since I haven't been home for dinner for several days, I still asked Ying to help me and give him a message.

"Okay, then I'll treat you alone next time." Ying nodded to Mandrill first, and then looked at Wang Daoyi, "I always feel that there are things that Daoyi can't handle."

"Ha, there is no other way. As a human being, there will always be endless things to do when you are alive." Helplessly spreading his hands, Wang Daoyi shook his head, "No more chatting, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, it turned into golden light and disappeared into the sky.

"In that case, I'll leave first. If anything happens in the future, just call me by my first name."

If anything happens, call me by my first name.

This is a contract between Mandrill and Ying. Within the range of Liyue, Ying can use this move to call Mandrill.

Of course, the premise is that nothing blocks Ying's call.

Ying nodded and watched the mandrill turn into blue light and disappear into the sky.

Behind him, Ye Lan approached,

"Are they both gone?"

Ying nodded: "Mandrill can't stay in crowded places for too long. Dao Yi said he has something to do."

"Okay, let's go to dinner. I'm treating you today." Ye Lan showed a hearty smile.

It seemed that after experiencing an adventure, Yelan let down her guard against everyone.

Well, if you don't see Ye Lan gesturing to the secret agent of the General Affairs Department in a hidden corner in the distance.

The layered rock abyss has long been infiltrated by spies from the General Affairs Department.

And Yelan is the leader of these spies.

After seeing Ye Lan's gesture, the spies from the General Affairs Department quietly retreated. Some of them continued their vigilance and exploration, while others rushed to Liyue Port, not knowing what instructions they received from Ye Lan.

Yelan and Ying walked back to Jiuqi Ren and others and informed everyone that Wang Daoyi and Mandrill would not attend the 'banquet'.

Enhi and Kuki Shinobu didn't have any objections, but Ichito was very angry.

When Wang Daoyi appeared, he had been semi-conscious. When he woke up, Wang Daoyi was gone.

Aren't you just here to see his jokes?

The more Yi Dou thought about it, the angrier he became. If Wang Daoyi were in front of him at this time, he would have to compete with Wang Daoyi.

As for whether he can beat him or not, it is completely outside the scope of consideration in a fight.

A group of people walked out to Tiger Rock noisily.

Well, it was mainly Ichito and Paimon arguing.

On the other side, Mandrill used the air freedom technique and returned all the way to Wangshu Inn.

On the top of Wangshu Inn, the increasingly huge Wind Eagle saw Mandrill coming back.

He jumped up to Mandrill, stretched out his big head and rubbed Mandrill's face.

Mandrill stretched out his hand and touched Feng Ying's big head, then looked at the many wounds on Feng Ying's body, and a chill flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you for your hard work these days."

After Mandrill left Dihuazhou and went to the Layer Rock Abyss, the monsters and evil spirits here were dealt with by Feng Ying. It didn't have Mandrill's strength, so it was injured.

"Tweet~"

Wind Eagle made a few crisp chirping sounds to signal to Mandrill that he was fine.

Mandrill didn't speak, but touched Feng Ying's big head again, and his stern face softened slightly.

——

On the other side, chasing the breath left by Zhongli, Wang Daoyi came all the way to Feiyun Slope.

Zhongli actually didn't wait for him at the tea stall or restaurant, but waited 'honestly' in the Hall of Rebirth.

After saying hello to the Insignificant Lord, Wang Daoyi entered the Hall of Rebirth and came to Zhongli's small courtyard.

"Emperor."

"You're here, sit down."

Walking to Zhongli and sitting down, Wang Daoyi looked at Zhongli quietly.

This time it was Zhongli who left his breath to let him come over, not that he came here because he had a question to ask for advice, so Wang Daoyi did not speak immediately, but waited for Zhongli to speak first.

Zhongli was not in a hurry, slowly brewing tea, and then poured Wang Daoyi a cup.

"That kid, Mandrill, has been busy with the Layer Rock Abyss recently. It's been a long time since he brought me water. The taste may be a little worse. Please give it a try."

Zhongli's tea used to be the best tea at Qiaoyingzhuang. The water was spring water that Mandrill brought from the depths of the Yunlai Sea. Wang Daoyi would have a cup of it every time he came over.

However, recently, the mandrills have been under the giant rock abyss, so Zhongli naturally has no spring water from the depths of the Yunlai Sea.

"It's okay, the worst tea you have here is better than the ground tea in the desert." Wang Dao didn't mind at all. He reached out to take the tea poured by Zhongli and took a sip gently, showing a hint of relief.

Wang Daoyi didn't say it politely. Compared with the scattered tea leaves in the desert, the tea here in Zhongli is much better.

"Ha, then you can take some with you when you go back."

Zhong Li smiled slightly, and then got down to the topic: "When I saw you today, there seemed to be a slight change."

"Huh? Why did the emperor say this?" Wang Dao asked without saying anything.

Zhongli shook his head slightly: "In the past, if it was the past, you would definitely have solved it with cleverness, but today, you chose to break it with violence. A person's behavior is a projection of the heart. Changes in behavior represent the inner feelings. There’s been a shift.”

"Ha Dijun is wise." Wang Daoyi didn't know what to say. Zhongli knew him too well. Zhongli could feel the slightest change in him.

After all, Wang Daoyi's soul had been infected into the shape of Zhongli.

"Something happened, and I decided to change my behavior on certain things." After organizing his words, Wang Daoyi told Zhongli the reason for his change.

Zhong Li's face was calm, he held the tea cup in his hand, a trace of thought appeared in his eyes, and then he nodded to Wang Dao: "It seems that it is a secret that cannot be told to me, okay, let's skip this topic."

Wang Daoyi, who once knew everything about him, now has his own secret. Zhongli doesn't feel any loss in his heart, but is actually a little happy for Wang Daoyi.

This shows that Wang Daoyi has really become independent, and is no longer the young son who can only rely on him.

Wang Daoyi grew up.

As an immortal species, the concept of growing up as a mortal does not apply to Zhongli. Only growth in thinking and action can be considered growing up here.

"Emperor, I'm sorry."

"No need to apologize. We are equal now. You are not my dependent, and I am not your master. You have the right to hide secrets."

Zhong Li shook his head and did not accept Wang Daoyi's apology. In his opinion, Wang Daoyi did not need to apologize at all.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's change the topic. Since you have gained the favor of [time], do you still remember the old dean?"

Zhongli asked.

Wang Dao nodded, of course he remembered.

The old dean, whose real name is unknown, is the dean of Tongwen Academy, the patron of time, the one who lights up the limits of the six life stars,

Wang Daoyi got the knowledge of forcibly lighting up the destiny star from him.

It can be said that Wang Daoyi's current strength is largely due to the old dean.

Seeing Wang Dao nod, Zhongli put down the tea cup: "He is dying. If you have [time], you can go see him."

The old dean is dying?

A flash of shock flashed across Wang Dao's eyes,

Is that time-blessed person who has reached the limit of the human world and survived the war between demons and gods actually about to reach the limit of his life?

"How could this happen?!"

Zhong Li slowly shook his head: "There is nothing surprising. People will die. He escaped thousands of years with the help of [time]. It is already a fluke. Now that the blessing of time on him is about to be exhausted, naturally It’s time to usher in death.”

Listening to Zhongli's words, Wang Daoyi felt a little heavy in his heart. Death is always an unavoidable hurdle in life.

Although he is an immortal now, when he takes the final step, his lifespan will theoretically be unlimited.

But can my own will support the endless years?

Wang Daoyi questioned himself in his heart, but the answer was unknown.

He raised his head and looked at the rock god in front of him.

Will this one of the most powerful demon gods in the world, with a will as strong as a rock, be unable to withstand the erosion of endless years?

"Haha, don't think too much, focus on the present, that's what you need to do."

Zhong Li saw Wang Daoyi's heavy expression and knew that the little guy was thinking about it, so he chuckled.

Zhongli's chuckle surprised the desperate Wang Daoyi,

Yes, I am still so young. For the life span of a god, I probably have not even spent my childhood, so why worry about it in vain.

After thinking about it, Wang Daoyi smiled at Zhongli: "You pointed me out again, I owe you more and more."

"There's no need to be so polite." Zhongli remained calm.

The two chatted for a while, mostly talking about their parents' personal affairs and interesting things about the city.

As the sun set in the west, Wang Daoyi said goodbye to Zhongli.

Back to Wanmin Hall,

But they found that Ying, Paimon, Kuki-nin and Ito were all in the store.

"Ah, Dao Yi, you are back."

Paimeng's sharp eyes saw Wang Daoyi walking outside the door at a glance.

"Well, of course, didn't I let you take the lead? I have to go home for dinner tonight."

Wang Daoyi smiled at Paimon, then looked at everyone: "Good evening everyone."

"Okay~" Everyone responded and ignored Wang Daoyi. They gathered around and seemed to be playing some card game.

Wang Dao glanced at it and saw that it seemed to be the summons of the Seven Saints.

He had heard of this card before, in Xumi's tavern. Unexpectedly, Liyue also had it now.

However, Wang Dao was not interested in playing card games. After seeing Yi Dou's excitement, he did not continue to watch, but turned around and went to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Xiangling is busy and Guoba is eating secretly.

"I'm back." Wang Daoyi shouted to Xiangling,

Hearing the familiar voice, Xiang Ling turned around and looked at Wang Daoyi happily: "I'm back. Go wash your hands. You'll be able to eat soon."

Wang Dao nodded and went to the backyard to freshen up.

When he came out again, the card game was over and the table was full of delicious food.

Go to the table and sit down,

Paimon and Yidou were bickering, seeming to be discussing the form of the card game just now.

Yingying and Kuki Shinobi were chatting, seemingly talking about Inazuma.

Xiang Ling, on the other hand, looked at Wang Dao tenderly, completely ignoring Guo Ba's expression of wanting to eat.

The host and guest enjoyed themselves, and the banquet dispersed.

the next day,

After patting Xiang Ling, who was still blindfolded, Wang Dao got up and went out.

Enjoying the morning sunshine and fresh air,

The depression in my heart dissipated a little,

He wants to see the old dean,

Thanks to him for helping me, I also want to see the legacy of his master.

Arriving at Tongwen Court with ease,

Following the route he took last time, Wang Daoyi arrived at the gate of the old dean’s courtyard.

He stretched out his hand and knocked on the courtyard door.

"Come in, the door is unlocked." Soon, an old voice came from inside, it was the old dean himself.

Pushing the door open and walking in,

The old dean was still the same as before, lying on the recliner, rocking gently,

In appearance, he still looks old.

Perhaps this is his last appearance, and even time cannot make him older.

"Is it you? Why do you have time to see me, an old man?"

The old dean raised his heavy eyelids and took a look and found that it was Queen Wang Daoyi. A smile appeared on his wrinkled face.

"I came back from Xumi. I heard that you are feeling unwell. I came here to see you."

Wang Dao opened his mouth and said.

"Not feeling well? Hahaha, you are really good at talking." The old dean laughed a few times, and then regained his composure, "The emperor asked you to come here, you are not feeling well. Thank you for saying so." "

It is indeed a bit of a joke to say that a person is physically unwell at the extreme end of the world.

Even though the old dean looked like he was about to die, and he was indeed about to die, if he broke out, there wouldn't be many people in Liyue Port who could stop him.

He was just going to die, but his body was still fine.

"Well, the emperor told me that you are almost at the end."

He walked up to the old dean and waved his hand. A rock platform rose up. Wang Dao sat down and looked at him quietly.

"Yes, people will die eventually, and time will not save anyone. Thanks to His grace, I have lived for so long, and I am already very satisfied."

The old dean looked at Wang Daoyi and said softly,

There is no regret in the words,

In other words, his regrets will have no consequences even if he continues to live.