Chapter 328 The Correct Usage of the Seven-Heaven Statue
Wangshu Inn is isolated on Dihuazhou. If it weren't for the constant businessmen coming and going, even if the lanterns are lit up one after another at night, it would make people feel cold, like a fishing lantern floating on the sea.
Ying held an umbrella and followed Zhongli towards the Shimen direction away from the inn.
Generally speaking, Liyue Port is in the south. If you want to take a shortcut back to Liyue, the general direction should be south.
The behavior of the three people heading northwest also echoed the ancient saying of Liyue.
Quite the opposite.
In particular, Zhongli avoided the official road and passed by the cliffs and swamps covered with weeds. Coupled with the drizzle of light rain, the walk was not to mention troublesome.
In the dozen or so miles that the three of them passed through, all kinds of monsters appeared in endlessly, including slimes and scammers everywhere.
Although they are not a threat to Ying and Zhongli, they are a huge threat if they encounter businessmen or ordinary people traveling to Liyue.
Mandrill's mission on weekdays is to exterminate monsters and protect pedestrians going to and from Dihua Continent, but at this time, the demon-conquering sage guarding Dihua Continent is probably also in the Jade Pavilion.
Ying carefully placed the warm red crystal that Famas gave her close to her body, and kept looking at Zhongli's face on the road.
For some reason, the girl always felt that Zhongli tonight was different from usual. He seemed to lack some aloof temperament, as if he was more like an ordinary guest, rather than some unattainable existence.
Especially the golden luster in those pupils is not as rich as before, only indifferent and calm, no different from the past.
After continuing to walk a long way forward, Zhongli led Ying and Paimon to a remote mound.
Outside the mound are all ruins and overgrown weeds. It looks like a place that no one has set foot on for a long time.
However, in the center of the land, there stands a solemn statue of the rock god.
Morax on the statue is wearing a half-length robe and a hood, sitting barefoot on a throne made of rock. He holds a stone symbolizing the power of the rock element in his right hand, lowering his head in contemplation, and his face cannot be seen clearly.
There are relatively fresh tributes placed under the statue of the Seven Heavens, and many unknown light red wild flowers are blooming around it, swaying gently with the humid breeze of Dihuazhou.
Ying never thought that in such a remote place, there would be people worshiping the Seven Heavenly Gods.
The three of them came under the statue. Zhongli looked around and sighed softly.
This was once the main road connecting Guiliyuan and Qingcezhuang. Thousands of years ago, disciples of the Guizhu and Guhua sects led the ancestors of Guiliji to fight against Chilong's attack here.
Even though thousands of years have passed, the corpses of the defeated who once littered the wilderness have been buried in dust, and the peaceful years seem to have healed the devastated past, but Zhongli still remembers the war a thousand years ago.
Chi Bing is different from other demon gods. Its purpose seems to be just to destroy life.
The more corpses and blood strewn everywhere, the more excited and crazy Chilong became.
So the emperor suppressed Chilong in the most cruel way, sealed him according to the number of the five elements, and finally made Qingce Village a peaceful and peaceful place for health.
"Traveler, I still need the help of Baiwu Taolu for this matter."
Zhongli stroked his chin, looked at the statue for a moment, then turned around and asked the traveler for the talisman.
Ying was looking at the majestic statue of the Seven Heavenly Gods in ecstasy. She didn't react for a while. After Zhongli coughed twice to remind her, she suddenly realized and rummaged around for the "No Taboo".
"Eh? I remember putting it in my pocket?"
Under Zhongli's gaze, the girl rummaged through the pockets of her white dress, but could not find the talisman stored close to her body.
"Hey!"
"Ying, there are no taboos here with me!"
At this time, Paimeng, who had rarely been quiet for a moment, spoke, took out a wad of crumpled yellow paper from his sleeve and handed it to Zhongli. He held his head high and crossed his arms proudly, waiting for their praise.
Zhongli, on the other hand, looked at the crumpled paper ball in his hand and remained silent.
In his memory, the Baiwu Tabu Ru is regarded as a token of the emperor by the residents of Liyue, and because of its scarcity, anyone who is lucky enough to obtain even half of it will regard it as a treasure and enshrine it.
Zhongli still remembered that when Dadalia "borrowed" the talisman at the Yanshang Teahouse, he carefully protected the box containing it in his arms, for fear of damaging the talisman in a fight.
Now, in the eyes of Paimon and the traveler, this non-taboo paper seems to be no different from ordinary yellow paper.
"Ahem, Mr. Zhongli, can such a no-taboos device... still be used?"
He hugged Paimon, who was still proud of himself, grabbed the bulging little face of the emergency food, and asked slightly awkwardly.
"Ugh, it's all paper anyway..."
Paimon, who was held in the girl's arms, still wanted to speak harshly, but Zhongli frowned and unfolded the talisman paper. After confirming that the runes drawn with cinnabar were not obliterated, he nodded helplessly.
"Indeed, although there are some wrinkles, it is not unusable."
Zhongli's fingertips lit up with the light of the rock element, and the light yellow talisman automatically floated from the emperor's palm without wind.
"Traveller, please excuse me, please hold my hand."
The dark yellow rock light became more and more dazzling, Zhongli extended his right hand to Ying like an invitation.
The girl didn't ask any questions, she pulled Paimon and tightly grasped Zhongli's strong and warm palm.
The light suddenly expanded, enveloping the statue of the Seven Heavenly Gods and the three people.
Everything you look at is filled with bright mysterious light.
"Don't be nervous, it will be fine soon."
Zhongli's voice came.
As a traveler who has experienced many battles, Ying also has a strange intuition when facing danger, but at this moment, the light brings her only a calm and firm touch.
As the statue of the god radiated light, an ever-extending earth line gradually appeared in Ying's mind. Countless nodes that were usually invisible were connected to the location of the Seven Heavens statue, extending in all directions.
In a daze, Ying felt as if his body had turned into a rainbow of pure white elemental power and merged into the statue.
As if for just a moment, when the girl came to her senses again, the wild flowers and surrounding ruins disappeared without a trace, and the three of them appeared beside the rock god statue on Guiliyuan.
"During the Demon God War, some soldiers used the Emperor's tokens to communicate with the Seven Heavenly Gods to move over short distances for quick support or retreat."
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"But tokens are rare, and the method of echoing the statues has been lost in time."
"In the end, no one knew how to use the Seven Heavens Statue."
Zhongli placed the tarnished Ba Wu Tao in his hand under the base of the statue, and looked at the hanging stone not far away, as well as the scenery of the pond and the talisman on the steps to pray for good weather.
The rain has weakened, and only some clouds and mist are still lingering in the mountains. The wooden pontoon stretches from the end of the road and is embedded in the mountain wall not far away.
Going further, you will reach Liyue Port.
Ying recalled the earth-line roads that appeared in an instant in her mind, silently listened to Zhongli's explanation, and put away her umbrella.
"Then... Zhongli, why do you throw away such a convenient thing?"
Little Paimon hurriedly flew to the statue, trying to take back the 100% Absolute Barrier that Zhongli had put down.
But the moment she touched the 100-proof talisman, the talisman paper that had remained intact immediately scattered into fly ash and was blown into the soil by the wind.
"Eh?!"
Emergency Food was startled, looked at Ying and Zhongli beside him, waved his hands repeatedly, and stammered in defense: "No, it's none of my business, as soon as I touch it..."
"Don't worry, there isn't much of the emperor's divine power left in the Baiwu Tabu Barrel, and it will dissipate when it is used up."
"This is also one of the reasons why tokens are rare."
An imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of Zhongli's lips, he nodded as expected, and then took the lead in heading towards the hanging stone.
"Let's go back to Liyue Port first."
"If we are destined, we will naturally find more tokens about the emperor in the future."
Hearing this, Ying quickly followed Zhongli who was leading the way. Of course, Paimon saw the smile on Zhongli's face and mumbled:
"Ugh, ah, I'm so angry! It was obviously Zhongli who didn't tell me earlier and was deliberately trying to scare Paimon!"
"I must give you an unpleasant nickname!"
"Well, let's just call them social losers who eat for free and have others foot the bill!"
Zhongli naturally heard Paimon's muttering complaints, but he didn't pay much attention.
However, what few of them expected was that using the Seven-day God Statue to rush on their way, they happened to miss Huaian and Jiang Xue who were leading the team from Wangshu Inn to Qingce Village, as well as the Alchemist family and Feiyun Chamber of Commerce who had already entered Guiliyuan.