"Zhongli, what is the gift that the dust god left for the emperor?"
The sun gradually set in the west. Although Qiqi did not find the coconut sheep she wanted, Paimon got a lot of gossip about the rock god from Zhongli, which still made her excited for a while.
Upon hearing Paimeng's question, Zhongli's calm eyes began to waver a little bit, but immediately fell silent again, looking at the increasingly desolate Guiliyuan.
Since Gui Shi left, not a single glazed lily has bloomed in the once prosperous Gui Liyuan.
"It's a stone lock."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongli remembered that he should find a reason to take back the stone lock lent to Ningguang.
Although with Ningguang's character, he would definitely take good care of the gifts given by the emperor, but since he had been assassinated, Zhongli was not entirely sure what Ningguang's next plan would be.
Zhongli frowned, thinking about any loopholes in the plan.
"Hey, compared to Liyue's history, Zhongli, what on earth did you say to Famas to deceive that disgusting stinky guarantee guy away!"
Paimon crossed his arms with suspicion.
"Also, Paimon has been gone all day today! He needs to eat!"
The three of them spent an entire afternoon running around Tianheng Mountain in order to find a coconut sheep that they didn’t know what it looked like.
"Obviously Zhongli and I have been walking, but your feet have never touched the ground."
Ying looked at Paimon helplessly.
The little mascot stamped his feet in the air in protest: "Paimon has always been working hard!"
"So Paimon wants to have a big dinner tonight!"
As if he had expected what she would say, Ying reached out and patted Paimon on the head.
Speaking of which, a long time has passed since the beginning of their trip. No matter what happens, this little guy will always be by their side. No matter whether they are happy or sad, there is someone to share it with.
I thought that traveling without my brother would be very painful, but the appearance of Paimon made the journey extremely interesting.
Ying can no longer imagine what it would be like to travel without Paimon.
"Thank you both for your hard work today. Mr. Zhong invites you to have a big dinner at Liuli Pavilion."
Zhongli clasped his hands behind his back and walked leisurely behind Paimeng and Ying.
He is not worried about not being able to get the incense of eternal life. The sky is getting dark and Atractylodes atractylodes, which went out to collect medicine, should have returned to Bubu Lu.
In Zhongli's opinion, discussing business with adults is much easier than coaxing children.
"Zhongli actually wants to treat us?"
Paimon put his finger on his chin and stared at the squinting Zhongli with suspicion: "Aren't you asking us to pay again?"
"Paimon, it's so rude to speak like this..."
Ying spoke up to stop them in time, and during the bickering process, the three of them entered the entrance of Liyue Port, noisily.
But what Zhongli didn't expect was that as soon as they stepped onto the wooden bridge entering the harbor, they were met by two acquaintances, a certain hall master and the Qiqi kid who gave him a headache.
"Zhongli, look, it's Qiqi...and a girl I don't know."
"That's Hu Tao, the seventy-seventh generation master of the Purity Hall."
Zhong Li pressed the center of his eyebrows hard and explained. He was just about to find some adjectives to praise Hu Tao, but he didn't expect it. He happened to see Hu Tao sneakily take off a sack from his waist and hide behind Qi Qi, as if he was planning to do something evil.
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"Ying! That girl seems to be doing something bad, let's stop her quickly!"
Paimon was shocked and pulled the hem of Ying's clothes, and anxiously flew in the direction of Hutao.
Is the public security in Liyue so bad? There are people actually abducting children on the street.
Zhong Li also looked helpless. He had long warned Hu Tao not to torment Qiqi. He had personally seen Qiqi's fighting power when he went on a rampage. Although it was nothing to him, if it broke out in Liyue Port, it would definitely be...
Caused irreparable harm to the residents of Liyue.
"Hutao, what are you doing."
The girl with reddish-brown hair had just raised the sack and was about to put it on Qiqi's head when she suddenly heard a familiar male voice. She subconsciously hid the sack behind her butt and turned to look at the person.
"Mr. Zhongli! Why are you here?"
Hutao stared at the sudden appearance of Zhongli in surprise, and pulled the stupid Qiqi over and stood in front of him. He looked guilty and rubbed Qiqi's little face.
Zhongli frowned slightly. He wanted to warn Hu Tao, but his eyes fell on the stone ape bird in Qiqi's hand.
This morning, after Zhongli woke up on the soft bed in Beiguo Bank, he took the time to go back to the Hall of Rebirth.
In his plan, he planned to take some tea and toiletries to the Northland Bank, but he never thought that just after returning to his room, he discovered that the sculpture of Ruotuo Dragon King on the desk was missing a horn.
This sculpture is as big as the palm of Zhongli's hand and is made entirely of the finest amber. It depicts the scene when the Dragon King Ruotuo roared out of the earth. The thick dragon horns on his head are a reflection of Ruotuo's flamboyant charm.
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Zhongli often looked at this sculpture in his spare time, recalling the scene when he and Ruo Tuo guarded Yangang side by side.
When Hutao was a child, he was naughty and treated these valuable ornaments as toys. He would play with them and fight with them. If the old hall master hadn't discovered them early, Ruo Tuo would have lost the two horns on his head.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, the statue of my old friend was still robbed.
Zhongli stood in front of the sculpture with a missing corner for a long time.
Apart from Famas, only Hu Tao has entered his room.
Although Famas is a perverse guy, he is not so idle that he deliberately breaks the sculpture to make himself angry.
Then the initiator of this incident is the elusive Hall Master Hu.
Reaching out and touching the missing dragon horn, the distressed emperor spent most of the day calming down, comforting himself by thinking that this was also a form of wear and tear and that Hu Tao could not be blamed.
But when he saw the fine stone amber on Xiao Qiqi's hand, the corner of Zhongli's mouth still twitched.
The largest and most perfect piece of stone amber produced before the Great Stratified Abyss was sealed, was actually broken off from a walnut and carved into a round bird...
I’m so angry, but I still have to stay elegant.
"We meet again, little Qiqi!"
Zhongli took a deep breath, walked to Qiqi, and then crossed his arms apologetically: "I'm sorry, Qiqi, I searched with this traveler all afternoon, but we didn't find anything you said.
The coconut sheep."
Mentioning Yeyang, Qiqi's pink eyes flashed brightly, and she didn't care that Hutao pinched her face and waved her hand to indicate that it was okay: "Qiqi, we have found Sister Yeyang!"
"Sister Yeyang?"
Ying, Paimon and Zhongli looked at Hutao at the same time.
The embarrassed Hall Master Hu had to recount what happened between Qiqi and Gan Yu, and by the way supplemented Qiqi's understanding of coconut milk.
After listening to Hu Tao's story, Paimon couldn't help but burst into laughter, while Zhongli shook his head helplessly.
Sure enough, I am too worn out to understand Qiqi's brain circuit.
"Ying...can you make coconut milk?"
"I want to taste yours too."
Qiqi suddenly rushed out, grabbing the blond girl's skirt, raising her head expectantly.
"Hey, I...I can't!"
"I don't have that kind of thing!"
Ying opened her eyes wide and shouted, the red color from her ears spreading to her neck.
Seeing the girl's extreme reaction, Qiqi was a little disappointed: "Well, then, come on, Ying, come on!"
"There is no need to work hard on such strange aspects!"