Explorer of Teyvat

As one of the Seven Stars, Tianquan, Ningguang understands the importance of education and intellectual public opinion.

If Tongwen Academy is run by someone with ulterior motives, Liyue's future education will go astray.

And these intellectuals who have been taught in a crooked way are potential dangers.

"Ye Lan, I need you to investigate all the senior gentlemen in Tongwen Academy to see what their current stance is. Who is close to us and who doesn't like us? I want to know all of this."

"You want to support a new dean among them?" Yelan understood what Ningguang meant.

Ning Guang remained calm and looked at Ye Lan: "Maybe, I will also investigate in the General Affairs Department to see if there is a suitable person. No matter what the background of the next dean is, as long as he is on our side, he will That’s it.”

As he said that, Ningguang remembered something again and continued to Ye Lan: "By the way, Uncle Tian's health is getting worse and worse. He decided to start the selection of Tianshu Star in advance and told me that he hopes you can help with the test. , I agreed, remember to check in with Uncle Tian when you get back."

"Okay, I'll go then." Ye Lan nodded and walked out.

After Yelan left, Baiwen came back.

Ning Guang looked at Baiwen: "Baiwen, help me re-plan my itinerary. I need to go there in person for the old dean's funeral."

Baiwen nodded immediately: "Okay, I will go to the Shengtang Hall to inquire about the specific time in a moment, and I will resubmit it to you after making the plan."

Ning Guang nodded, did not continue speaking, and lowered his head again to start approving other documents.

As a Tianquan star, she is really busy.

——

Liyue·Feiyunpo·Beiguo Bank.

In the room where Wang Daoyi once came,

Pantalone took over the latest intelligence list from the intelligence officers of the Fools.

Take a casual look,

A glimmer of light appeared in Pantalone's eyes, as if she had seen something interesting.

"Then the old man is dead? Oh, he is finally dead."

Pantalone showed a happy smile,

Then he looked at the Fool Intelligence Officer in front of him and said, "Since the position of dean of Tongwen Academy is vacant, the infiltration into Liyue will also be accelerated."

"Let's investigate and see if anyone from Tongwen Academy is interested in that position, but it's hard to get support from Seven Stars, or someone willing to cooperate with us for a win-win situation."

"Find him, contact him, and finally, absorb him."

The Fool Intelligence Officer in front of Pantalone nodded, he knew very well what the Executive Officer meant.

This is not the first time they have done this kind of thing [raising a dog].

Before, they bribed a man named Zhiyi, who was even a candidate for Tianshu Star, one of the Seven Stars.

Even people in such high positions may be bribed by them.

So, it’s hard to believe that a mere Tongwen Academy can’t find anyone willing to cooperate with them.

On the main seat, Pantalone looked at the expressions of his subordinates, his eyes froze slightly. He saw that his subordinates did not care about Tongwen Academy.

"Oh, are you thinking that a mere Tongwen Academy can be easily managed?" Pantalone's tone was slightly chilly, "I tell you, Tongwen Academy is the most important part of Liyue's cultural heritage. The mouthpieces of the Yue mainstream are all based on this. Liyue's big and small booksellers and many newspapers are all funded by the Tongwen Academy. So, if you mess up this matter, haha, you can go to Xumi to find Dotore. , I heard that he is quite short of people."

Upon hearing Pantalone's words, all the fools below immediately broke into cold sweat.

He really doesn't care much about Tongwen Academy. In his opinion, promoting the Liyue native named Zhiyi to Tianshu Star is a more important thing than Tongwen Academy.

However, now that Pantalone has issued a death threat to him, he has to turn most of his energy to Tongwen Academy.

Yes, for most other Executive Officers, going to work for the Doctor is basically a death sentence.

Although he is now working under Pantalone, it is not a good job, but compared to the doctor's indifference, Pantalone, a capitalist, at least knows the value of labor force.

Determined to transfer the subsequent work to Tongwen Academy, the Fool Intelligence Officer nodded to Pantalone: ​​"Please rest assured, Mr. [Rich Man], I will complete the infiltration of Tongwen Academy as soon as possible and establish our own mouthpiece."

Pantalone nodded: "That's good. Also, be careful of the lady from the General Affairs Department. Her eyes are always staring at us."

Pantalone is talking about Yelan. As Ningguang's best partner, the war between Yelan and Pantalone has never ended since Pantalone became the person in charge in Liyue.

No, it should be said that since Ye Lan started doing intelligence work, she has been fighting people like Pantalone.

"Don't worry, as long as the situation doesn't happen last time, the people from the General Affairs Department will never be able to defeat us." The intelligence officer of the Fools said confidently.

Pantalone nodded slightly: "That's good. As for what happened last time, don't worry, no one will break the rules of the game again."

During the last Meng Liyue cooperation banquet, Wang Daoyi took action and helped Ye Lan destroy a secret warehouse of the Fools. The Fools suffered heavy losses that time.

Not only was a large amount of precious materials lost, but a secret list was also lost, and a large number of cooperation partners excavated in Liyue were lost.

It can be said that all the work of the Fools Intelligence Department in the past year has been lost.

This is still a direct loss, and the indirect losses are countless.

But now, Pantalone knew that Wang Daoyi had been warned by the Ice Queen, so he would naturally promise his subordinates that such a situation would not happen again.

"However, you should stop going to Huyan. If others don't take action, you will offend them yourself." Finally, Pantalone gave a warning.

The intelligence officer of the Fools nodded repeatedly: "Of course, of course. After that one came back, except for a very small number of normal diplomats, the rest of the Fools have already retreated from Tiger Rock."

Regarding Wang Daoyi, the current attitude of the Fools is very strange.

Some of the fools were left by the young master. Their attitude towards Wang Daoyi was awe-inspiring with a hint of closeness, because when the young master was the envoy of Zhihuang, Wang Daoyi and the young master did get closer. Wang Daoyi, the young master, and Zhongli The three of them often ate and listened to plays together, which led to many fools left behind by the young master. They even thought Wang Daoyi was an ally.

Among the fools left by the doctor, many have a close and respectful attitude towards Wang Daoyi. They have been ordered by the doctor to tell Wang Daoyi whatever he wants to ask. There is no need to hide it at all, so in this part In the eyes of all fools, although Wang Daoyi is not one of his own on the surface, he is at least half of his own on the inside.

The last group, which is currently the largest group of fools in Liyue, is the group of fools led by [Rich Man] Pantalone. Their attitude towards Wang Daoyi is that of disgust and a wide berth.

The disgust is because they clearly know that Wang Daoyi is an enemy, and they keep a distance because this enemy is too strong and cannot be defeated at all, so they can only keep a distance.

So when Wang Daoyi appeared in Chihu Rock, the Fools took back all the intelligence personnel scattered in Chihu Rock, leaving only normal diplomatic envoys as the basic source of intelligence.

They were really afraid that Wang Dao would take action and clean them all out.

After all, being dealt with for spying on a great being is not considered a game-breaker.

"That's good. As for that guy, stop hanging around in front of him, and just treat him as if he doesn't exist. Okay, you go down to work. Also, how is the progress with Yusupov?"

"The progress is very good. The man named Zhiyi is very obedient. Moreover, he poisoned his teacher in front of us. From now on, he can only listen to us obediently."

"That's good, first take the position of Tianshu Star and how to control the seven stars of Liyue bit by bit. Hey, Morax, since you can't see me, then I will take away your cherished Liyue first. In this way, You can always see me."

Thinking of the god who would rather retire and walk around the streets than even look at him, the chill in Pantalone's eyes grew stronger.

The intelligence officers of the Fools shuddered a little, feeling that they had to run away.

"Then sir, I'm going to go do some work right now."

Pantalone suppressed the coldness in her eyes and glanced at him expressionlessly: "Well, go down and bring me good news as soon as possible."

"Yes, sir."

——

Hall of Rebirth,

Yanfei and Kuqi Shinobu also ended their conversation with Hutao.

"So, the old dean's funeral will be held in seven days?"

Hu Tao nodded: "Yes, although the normal process of passing away is a small coffin, a funeral, a funeral, a funeral, a wake, a big coffin, and finally the funeral and burial, as well as the death ceremony."

"But the old dean no longer has any family members, and there is no need to report or attend funerals, so he skipped these two most time-consuming steps. Now he has completed the coffin and is in the process of laying a memorial service. Several gentlemen from the academy are also willing to do it. The old dean will keep a vigil, so seven days later, the old dean will be officially buried and a passing ceremony will be held."

Hutao explained a few words to Yanfei and Jiuqi Shinobu,

Jiu Qi Ren didn't know much about Liyue's funeral customs, so he didn't speak. Instead, he stood aside and listened to the conversation between Yan Fei and Hu Tao.

After hearing Hu Tao's words, Yan Fei suddenly felt strange.

"Is there a gentleman from the academy who is here to keep a vigil for the old dean?"

Wakes are usually done by family members or heirs, and outsiders rarely get involved.

Hu Tao nodded carelessly: "The old dean has no relatives, so the gentlemen of the academy said that they are the last relatives of the old dean, so it is appropriate for them to keep a vigil for the old dean."

"Is that so?" Yan Fei murmured, but did not continue to ask, but nodded to Hu Tao, "Okay, I understand, the old dean is the elder of all of us, and I am also taken care of. Now, there are many I’m sorry to trouble Hall Master Hu.”

"Hey, no trouble, no trouble. Helping people rest in peace and sending them to death is the responsibility of our Rebirth Hall. Besides, Dao Yi and the gentlemen of the academy have said that if you have any difficulties, just come to them and they will solve it. You Don’t worry, I will let the old dean go in peace.”

Everyone is still not used to Hall Master Hu's carelessness in matters of life and death.

But both Yanfei and Jiuqi Shinobi caught one name - Daichi.

Yan Fei couldn't help but ask: "Dao Yi has been here too?"

"Ah? Well, Tao was here a day or three ago." Hall Master Hu was very carefree and had no intention of keeping it secret.

From Hu Tao's point of view, this afterlife was originally entrusted by the old dean to Wang Daoyi and handed over to the Rebirth Hall.

Whether it's the gentlemen of the academy, Enhi and Kuki Shinobu, or anyone else,

Wang Daoyi was the old dean's last client and the one who placed the order for this death.

"Three days ago?" Yan Fei's eyes became more confused,

She was a little confused, the old dean just left today, why Wang Dao came to place an order a day or three ago.

However, she did not suspect that Wang Daoyi had done something bad. Yan Fei just guessed that there might be some secret exchanges between the old dean and Wang Daoyi.

Jiuqi Ren and Yan Fei also had the same doubts, but she did not show it. Instead, she deduced silently and came to the same guess as Yan Fei. There might be some secrets between Wang Daoyi and the old dean.

After chatting with Hu Tao for a while about the old dean's death, Yanfei and Kuki Shinobu left.

After the two girls left,

Hu Tao turned around and looked at a corner of the Hall of Life, showing a hint of caution:

"I said, eldest sister of the General Affairs Department, I have nothing to offend you in the Rebirth Hall, right? How many times have you come to my place to investigate? The Rebirth Hall is the Rebirth Hall, and it is not interested in the affairs of the Seven Stars of Liyue, nor is it I hope the Seven Stars of Liyue will influence the work of the Hall of Rebirth."

A blue light flickered, and Ye Lan appeared where Hu Tao was looking.

"Array?" Yelan asked curiously,

She has absolute confidence in her concealment skills, but Hu Tao can see through her concealment at a glance. This is obviously not a normal situation.

"Of course, Ning Guang didn't give you any information? Within the scope of the Rebirth Hall, I don't know how many rune formations have been engraved by the past hall masters, just to prevent someone from sneaking in here and doing small things." Hu Tao nodded and explained. Yelan's problem.

The Hall of Rebirth initially served as a doctor to eliminate plague disasters on the land of Liyue, and later evolved into an institution that protects the balance between life and death.

Inside the Rebirth Hall, there are hidden remnants of past hall masters. These things are more or less dangerous. For example, the Staff of Gomo is the magic weapon and weapon of the past hall masters.

There are actually quite a few dangerous items like the Homo Rod inside the Rebirth Hall.

Therefore, there are formations everywhere within the scope of the Rebirth Hall. Not to mention the arrival of Yelan, even if the Mandrill is coming, Hutao can also detect it.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why Zhongli chose the Palace of Purity as his retirement location.

Because the Hall of Rebirth is mysterious enough, even if a young guest who knows everything from the past to the present appears in the Hall of Rebirth, it will appear normal.

After answering Ye Lan's doubts, Hu Tao's plum blossom eyes became dangerous.

She held her right hand backhand, and a blazing cane appeared in her hand: "Sister of the General Affairs Department, if you can't give me an explanation, even if you sneak into the Hall of Rebirth, even if you are from the General Affairs Department, I will have to teach you a lesson. "

Holding the Humo Staff, Hutao looked at Yelan, with a chill gradually appearing in his eyes.

Hutao welcomes anyone to come to Shengtang for consultation, but sneaking in secretly like this is absolutely not allowed!

Although he knew that Ye Lan was from the General Affairs Department and that Ye Lan served Ning Guang, Hu Tao still showed hostility towards Ye Lan.

After all, although the Hall of Purity ostensibly obeys the management of Qixing, and even Hutao was grounded by Ningguang, it did not touch the bottom line.

And to pry into the secrets of the Hall of Purity, this is the bottom line.

Seeing that Hutao was about to take action, Yelan waved her hands repeatedly: "Zhangzhang, I came here to see you on business. There were outsiders around just now, so I hid my figure. It was not intentional."

In fact, Ye Lan is not afraid of Hu Tao's strength. However, she does want to test the bottom line of Shengsheng Hall, but she is not ready to really break up with Shengsheng Hall.

The Hall of Rebirth is one of the oldest inheritances in Liyue. It is impossible for Qixing to master it if he does not want to.

Think about it, how much power Qixing used to make a magical artifact for Wang Daoyi.

And in the Hall of Rebirth, Hu Tao alone was holding one blatantly in his hand. It is conceivable that the Hall of Rebirth has a big secret.

Of course, Ye Lan actually has one of the treasures passed down from generation to generation, but that is her own opportunity.

"Huh? Tell me, what are you doing to come to me? The Hall of Rebirth is just the Hall of Rebirth. If it's a big deal, I can't help." Hutao looked at Ye Lan and said, but the Humo Staff in his hand still flickered slightly. The red light is the brilliance of the unruly fire in this handed down cane.

"I'm here for the gentlemen of the academy." Ye Lan said.

Hu Tao didn't believe it: "Oh~ They are keeping a wake for the old dean. If you don't have anything important to do, I can't let you go in and disturb him."

Ye Lan waved her hand and explained to Hu Tao: "No, I don't have to look for them. I just came to find you. I hope you can give me a list of them."

"Huh? Does the General Affairs Department even want to investigate who is keeping the old dean's wake?" Hu Tao was curious.

"No, it's related to the selection of the next academy dean. I'm just collecting various information."

"So that's it." Hutao nodded and put away the Huma Staff in his hand. He originally wanted to warn the people in the General Affairs Department not to keep staring at the Hall of Rebirth, but he didn't really want to start a fight.

"Okay, since it's an academy matter, just wait a moment and I'll compile some information for you. Just wait here and don't wander around." Hu Tao warned again.

"Don't worry." Ye Lan nodded.

Hu Tao left, leaving Ye Lan alone here.

I looked at the closed door of the Purity Hall,

Ye Lan sighed slightly in her heart: "It seems that the temptation to go to the Rebirth Hall will be temporarily reduced. This Hall Master Hu looks unreliable, but in fact he is also very careful and not as unreliable as he appears."

"And it seems that the Hall of Rebirth really has a big secret. There is also the guest minister Zhongli. After investigating for so long, we can't find his origin. It's really mysterious."

"Forget it, we'll check it later. For now, we'd better solve the problem of selecting the Academy Dean first. Besides, Uncle Tian won't be able to delay it for long. The selection of Tianshu Star is probably more difficult."

Leaning on the doorpost of the Hall of Purity, Yelan thought about things in her mind and found that she had more and more things to do.