Explorer of Teyvat

That night,

After Kuki Shinobu and Ichito returned to the dock teahouse,

Looking tired, Ying and Paimon returned to Manmin Hall.

Wang Daoyi looked at the two people looking exhausted and was a little curious.

"What's wrong with you two? It looks like you've been through a big battle."

Ying sat down on the chair weakly and poured herself a cup of tea: "It's more tiring than going through a war. I was called by Ye Lan to help. Look at those documents, all kinds of professional terms and all kinds of rare words. It makes me want to die, it is even more uncomfortable than dealing with King Qiuqiu."

Paimon also looked exhausted: "That's right, those documents make Paimon's head grow bigger."

"Haha, I usually ask you to read more books, read more books, but you don't read them. Now you know the importance of reading. If you don't read, you can't even understand the documents." Wang Daoyi laughed,

Then he looked at the two of them and asked with concern: "Have you eaten? There are still some dishes in the kitchen. Do you want to heat them up for you guys?"

"Wow~~Daoyi, you are so good." Paimeng looked at Wang Daoyi with a grateful face, and then stretched out a palm, "Please add more food, Paimon wants to eat five bowls!"

He looked at Paimon's belly speechlessly. He ate five bowls in one meal. No wonder I have to work hard to support you.

With a hint of sigh, Wang Daoyi went to the kitchen.

After a while, several hot dishes came out.

"The rice is in the kitchen, you can add it yourself after you finish eating."

Ying and Paimon nodded with flashing eyes, their eyes already attracted by the fragrant dishes.

After devouring the meal, Paimon and Ying both leaned back comfortably on their chairs, enjoying the aftertaste of their meal and drink.

Wang Daoyi had no choice but to stand up and collect the leftovers.

Ying looked at Wang Daoyi with some embarrassment and wanted to help clean up, but her bulging belly made her really powerless.

After packing up his things, Wang Daoyi returned to the lobby and continued the topic.

"Yelan asked you for help, why? You are so exhausted."

Ying did not hide anything from Wang Daoyi. After all, in Ying's understanding, Wang Daoyi was Zhongli's subordinate and could not harm Liyue, so there was no need to hide anything from Wang Daoyi.

"It is the selection of Tianshu Star. Uncle Tian is not in good health and needs to hand over Tianshu Star in advance, so he entrusted Ye Lan to do the assessment on his behalf, and Ye Lan asked us for help."

"The assessment of Tianshu Star?" Wang Daoyi raised his eyebrows slightly, and some memories appeared in his mind,

He remembered that he had contacted two candidates before.

One is named Zhiyi and the other is named Qianwei. Both of them have good knowledge and ability.

"Huh? Why, does Daoyi know too?" Ying nodded, noticing that Wang Daoyi's tone was a little strange, and asked curiously.

Wang Dao nodded: "I have met the two candidates before, so I have some impressions."

"Hey, which two did Dao Yi come into contact with? Today we are evaluating and investigating these candidates. Can Dao Yi tell you?" Paimeng's eyes lit up and he asked Wang Dao Yi.

"Ha, of course." Wang Daoyi did not refuse, nodded, and said, "The first person I contacted was Zhiyi. I went to Yuehai Pavilion once before, and Huixin was away for something, so Zhiyi was in charge. I talked a lot with him at the time, and I thought his knowledge and conversation were very good. I heard that he was from an ordinary background, so he was a good candidate."

"The other one is Gan Wei. When I brought a friend from Xumi to Liyue, I encountered a commercial dispute case at the dock market. The official who handled it at that time was Gan Wei. Gan Wei handles disputes. It can be said that It was to the point and well-founded, so I had a good impression of him.”

Wang Daoyi introduced the two candidates he knew to Ying and Paimon. After finishing speaking, Wang Daoyi thought for a while and added: "When I met them, they didn't have the perspective they have today, so my words can Use it as a reference, but don’t use it too much, especially Zhiyi, I was still [young] when I met him.”

Although it is a bit strange why Wang Daoyi would use "young" to describe himself,

But Ying also nodded: "Well, during our investigation, although Zhiyi has no practical experience, he considers all matters very carefully and is gentle in dealing with others. He seems to be a younger version of Uncle Tian. .”

"As for Qian Wei, although he is also very good, he seems to be very straightforward and is always angry with people who cannot understand his plans."

Wang Dao nodded: "So, do you support Zhiyi more?"

"That's right, but Ye Lan said that an in-depth investigation is needed, so we haven't made a decision directly today. We have to wait until tomorrow to continue the investigation." Paimeng answered Wang Daoyi's question.

Wang Dao nodded: "Ye Lan's professionalism can be trusted. She has always considered the worst case scenario. This is a very good vigilance for intelligence work."

"Besides, you just said that Uncle Tian was not feeling well, so the selection was held in advance, but one of the people in the selection looked so much like Uncle Tian. Don't you find it strange?"

Paimeng scratched his head, a little puzzled: "What's so strange about this? Ye Lan said that Zhiyi often studied with Uncle Tian. There are some similarities, which is normal."

"Ha, Paimon, do you know what is the most important thing in a stable transfer of power?" Wang Daoyi smiled and then asked Paimon a question.

Facing Wang Daoyi's question, Paimon was stunned for a moment, then thought hard for three seconds, and finally gave up: "Paimon doesn't know."

Then she looked at Ying, but Ying also shook his head, and finally the two of them looked at Wang Daoyi together.

Wang Daoyi did not sell out and said directly: "In a stable transfer of power, a normal candidate should maintain this stability, then show his excellence and win."

"Candidates with scheming intentions will destroy this stability, and then show their similarities to the previous person in power, telling everyone that my philosophy is consistent with that of the previous person, and choosing me to succeed can continue to maintain stability."

After saying that, Wang Daoyi looked at the two of them: "In this way, do you understand?"

Paimeng was still confused, but Ying noticed something: "Dao Yi, do you mean there is something wrong with Zhi Yi?"

Ying thought according to the logic given by Wang Daoyi just now,

Originally, Uncle Tian was in good health and could support himself until the end of the normal selection process.

But now, Uncle Tian's body suddenly turned sharply, and the stable handover began to fluctuate, and another Zhiyi happened to appear, which was close to Uncle Tian's ideas in all aspects.

If these things are consistent with Wang Daoyi's statement, wouldn't that mean there is something wrong with Zhiyi!

After hearing Ying's words, Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly: "I didn't say anything, but according to you, since Zhiyi's ideas are close to Uncle Tian's, the probability of Zhiyi winning is too high, so tomorrow you guys Follow Ye Lan and investigate Zhiyi carefully. If he has problems, it will be a great achievement. If he has no problems, it just means that he is really the most suitable successor."

"That's it, I understand." Ying nodded and decided to check Zhi Yi carefully tomorrow.

After talking about this topic, the three of them chatted for a while, until Xiang Ling was in the room, but Wang Daoyi couldn't wait for Wang Daoyi to come out to find someone.

"Hey, Brother Dao Yi, what are you talking about? You're still not resting so late."

Xiang Ling came out of the backyard, walked to Wang Daoyi, and asked curiously.

Wang Daoyi stood up and put his arms around Xiang Ling's slim waist. Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly: "It's nothing, just some chores. Let's go and rest."

Ying also stood up, carrying the dazed Paimon in one hand, and smiled at Wang Daoyi and Xiang Ling: "Good night, both of you."

"Good night."

After saying good night to each other, both parties went back to their rooms to rest.

In Xiangling's boudoir, Wang Daoyi was leaning on the bedside. Xiangling's little hands were holding the hair hanging down from Wang Daoyi's shoulders and playing with it.

"Brother Daoyi, your hair is getting longer and longer."

"Huh? It seems so. I didn't pay attention to it. Xiangling, please take care of it for me later. You don't need to cut it off, just make it into a bun."

"Okay, okay."

Xiangling nodded repeatedly.

The two talked some more private words, and finally Xiangling couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Wang Daoyi went out and went to Yujing Terrace.

Although I talked to Xiangling last night about some chores,

But in fact, Wang Daoyi still took it seriously.

As the behind-the-scenes think tank among the Seven Stars, Tianshu Star is really important.

If there is a problem with Tianshu Star, it is likely to affect all aspects of Liyue.

Although Wang Daoyi is no longer a follower of the rock, his debt to Zhongli is far from being repaid.

Therefore, Wang Daoyi felt that he could still observe this Tianshu Star assessment.

However, the selection of Tianshu Star is, after all, a major event for Liyue Seven Stars. If Wang Daoyi intervenes rashly, the Seven Stars will inevitably think too much.

After all, in the eyes of Qixing, Wang Daoyi is one of his own, but within the scope of his own people, Wang Daoyi is closer to an immortal.

But now it's [Liyue ruled by men], and Wang Daoyi's every move may be over-interpreted by Qixing as the will of the immortal.

Therefore, in order to take care of Qixing's possible sensitive nerves, Wang Daoyi decided that it would be better to ask Ning Guang first.

Being open and honest is always better than acting in private and can avoid many misunderstandings.

Of course, if the person you are being honest with is a fool, it may also cause some trouble.

But Ningguang is obviously not such a person.

"So, you want to get involved in the selection of Tianshu Star?"

Ning Guang looked at Wang Daoyi in front of him, with no emotion in his eyes, and asked in a business-like tone.

Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly, waved his hand, and said: "No, no, no, I am not intervening in the selection of Tianshu Star. I just want to see if there is any hidden threat."

Intervening in the selection of Tianshu Star is provoking Qixing. Although Wang Daoyi doesn't care about Qixing, the other party is the current ruler of Liyue after all. He doesn't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face. No matter what, he has to give Zhongli some face. Wang Daoyi doesn't Maybe he admitted that he wanted to get involved in the selection of Tianshu Star.

Therefore, Wang Daoyi could only say that he was trying to see if there was any hidden threat.

"The candidates for Tianshu Star are recommended by Uncle Tian and selected and assessed by Ye Lan. Since you think there will be danger, have you discovered any loopholes?" Ningguang asked again, changing the title of Wang Daoyi from You changed it to you and seemed more businesslike.

"There is no evidence at the moment, but I heard that Ye Lan was also a little confused. Ye Lan and I both sensed something was wrong. Obviously things will not be simple."

Wang Daoyi lifted Ye Lan out.

Ning Guang frowned, Ye Lan hadn't told her there was a problem yet, but Wang Daoyi got the information first, which was not a good sign.

"Don't get me wrong, it was Ying who told me that Ye Lan would not leak information to me." When Wang Dao saw Ning Guang frowning and thinking, he knew that the other party must be thinking about the leak of information, so he explained.

"Huh? So it's Ying? With her temperament, she might reveal such important things to you." Ning Guang nodded slightly, believing Wang Daoyi's words.

"Ha, from Ying's point of view, Liyue and I are one and the same. There is no problem with Liyue's secret telling me. She can't go into detail about the Seven Stars of Liyue or the Immortals of Liyue." Wang Daoyi smiled and said, He said it with a smile, but there seemed to be something hidden in his tone.

Ning Guang rolled his eyes, and then said: "Why are you so arrogant to me? The problem between the Seven Stars and the Immortals cannot be solved by me, the Tianquan Star. Only time can give the answer to the establishment of trust." ."

Ningguang heard that Wang Daoyi was irritating her. It was her mistake in the ceremony of inviting the immortal that caused the immortal's trust in Qixing to directly collapse, which triggered a series of things between Qixing and the immortal later.

If the emperor had fallen from the sky and Ningguang had chosen to seal off the whole place, arrange for people to register their information and leave in an orderly manner, and send people to notify the immortals in a timely manner, then the immortals would never have been forced to go to the Jade Pavilion.

You know, Ningguang's people are there at Wangshu Inn, and Ningguang is fully capable of contacting Mandrill.

But Ningguang chose to seal off the whole place and began to search for the murderer. She didn't even inform the immortal about the emperor's fall. In the end, the immortal found out through Ying.

This caused the immortal's trust in Qixing to go bankrupt.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine to take, everything has happened, and now Ningguang can only try his best to mend the relationship with the immortal.

Of course, Wang Daoyi sometimes wonders, was it Ningguang's plan to break the immortal's trust in Qixing by doing that?

Let’s test the immortal’s bottom line first.

If there is no reaction from the Immortal, it will just start the era of human rule, leaving aside the actual impact of the Immortal on Liyue.

If the immortal doesn't react much, then it's up to her to establish a new connection with the immortal and use the immortal's power to integrate Liyue.

If the immortal reacts too much, it will force the other seven stars to stand on Ningguang's side, and Ningguang can also condense the power of the seven stars.

Sometimes, Wang Daoyi really felt that people like Ningguang who played with power were more dangerous than those demon gods who had powerful powers.

At least most of the demon gods are quite straightforward and will do whatever they say. Even the more sinister ones are just like Bashi who do some damage secretly.

Very few demons go back to plot people's hearts.

"Oh~ that's all. If you do something wrong, you will do something wrong. The responsibility for the rift between the Immortal and the Seven Stars does lie with me." Ningguang sighed slightly, then looked at Wang Daoyi, "If you want to check it out, just go and check it out. I will give you a warrant, give it to Ye Lan, and she will reveal some information to you."

Wang Daoyi took Ningguang's order and nodded to Ningguang: "It is no longer convenient for me to interfere in the affairs between Qixing and the immortals. However, I still want to remind you that the immortals are all people who have experienced the vicissitudes of the world. To them, tactics will only make them disgusted. Only hard work can win back the immortal's trust in Qixing. Sincerity is the most effective weapon."

In Wang Daoyi's view, he has done everything he can. Expanding the influence of the Immortal among the people of Liyue and promoting the construction of the Immortal Temple have greatly eased the relationship between the Immortal and the Seven Stars of Liyue.

But in order for the immortal to regain his trust in Qixing, only if Qixing makes real achievements can the immortal believe that Qixing can still lead Liyue forward without the Emperor Yan.

And this achievement is not the result of one or two times. Immortals live forever, and their concept of time is very different from that of mortals.

The Seven Stars will have at least a hundred years to prove that they can do better.

And it may involve two, three, or even more generations of Seven Stars.

"Thank you for reminding me, I'm ready. Immortal will see that [Liyue ruled by humans] can also achieve a great future."

After hearing Wang Daoyi's words, Ning Guang nodded slightly, and his eyes softened a little when looking at Wang Daoyi.

Wang Dao nodded, did not continue to speak, and left Qunyu Pavilion with Ningguang's order.

With Ningguang's consent, Wang Daoyi easily found Ye Lan's men at the Yanshang Teahouse.

Although they were well hidden, they were still very conspicuous in Wang Daoyi's eyes.

"Where's Ye Lan?"

Wang Daoyi did not hide anything, walked up to them, showed Ningguang's warrant, and asked directly.

Fortunately, the other party not only knew Ningguang's warrant, but also knew Wang Daoyi.

"Do you have anything to do with Sister Tou? She went to investigate some things with the traveler. We don't know where Sister Tou has gone yet."

said the Secret Service agent dressed as a gambler.

Wang Daoyi nodded slightly, and then continued to ask: "Who did they go to investigate, Zhiyi? Or Gan Wei or Mingbo?"

The secret agent of the General Affairs Department, dressed as a gambler, looked confused. Obviously, he couldn't decide whether he should tell Wang Daoyi the information.

The people here are spies trained by Yelan. They serve Yelan, followed by Ningguang.

If Ningguang comes in person and is involved in the cooperation between Ningguang and Yelan, they will naturally tell Ningguang about Yelan's whereabouts.

But with Wang Daoyi holding the Ningguang Warrant, it was hard to say.

Who knows whether Wang Daoyi may be the enemy's spy, or even the enemy in disguise?

Seeing the other party's embarrassment, Wang Daoyi did not continue to ask. The other party was just the most ordinary spy, and there was no need to embarrass them.

"Forget it, just wait until Ye Lan comes back and tell her I've been here. Also, is Uncle Tian still on the second floor?"

The spy dressed as a gambler breathed a sigh of relief, and then nodded to Wang Dao: "Okay, I will tell the eldest sister. In addition, Uncle Tian has been on the second floor recently."

The spies obviously didn't know Uncle Tian's identity, and Ye Lan didn't tell them either.

After all, as a Tianshu star, Uncle Tian's identity is kept secret. Except for some key figures, most Liyue people, and even employees of the General Affairs Department, do not know Uncle Tian's identity.

In the opinion of the spies, Uncle Tian may be a retired employee of the General Affairs Department who has a relatively good relationship with Ye Lan. Ye Lan just invited him to have tea.

"Okay, I'll go up and have tea with Uncle Tian. Remember to tell Ye Lan when she comes back."

There will be another chapter in a moment, and I will start to make up for the additional updates for this month’s monthly pass.