The simply built green plants cover the stone bricks beside the channel in the alley of Goshengtang very aesthetically. There are dots of small white flowers blooming on the hanging branches. The neon flowers planted in the corners sway among the slightly longer grass blades.
It looks like pink clouds from a distance.
Dawn has arrived, and the golden morning light emerges from the sky. The vitality displayed by Liyue Port at this moment is particularly surprising. The sky lanterns lit to see the emperor off are hung all over the alley, and large colorful silks and satins are hung from the street.
The head is pulled to the other end and tied with a huge flower knot.
The people of the port city carried large and small bags of sacrifices and candle paper, and spontaneously gathered towards the brightly lit Yujing Terrace, preparing to offer their most devout faith to Emperor Yanwang.
But what the residents of Liyue didn't know was that the emperor they longed for was currently in the streets and alleys of Feiyunpo, calmly watching the playful and smiling God of War.
Famas did not seem to intend to conceal his recent whereabouts from travelers. He told a slightly exaggerated story about his chance encounter with an informant at the Iwagami Teahouse, and then went to the Northland Bank to receive an invitation from Pantalone to attend a dinner. He even followed
None of the contracts reached by the Fools was concealed, but some details of the exchanges were slightly embellished.
"Paimon won't have to worry about not having enough Mora for the rest of the trip."
"All future purchases will be recorded in Beiguo Bank's account!"
Famas raised his hand and pinched Paimon's soft little face, but the little mascot seemed to be slightly sluggish because it had received too much information in a short period of time.
Mars asked:
"Hey! Doesn't that mean you can eat as much delicious food as you want!?"
As soon as Paimon finished speaking, the traveler shook his head speechlessly. Just as he was about to say something to persuade him to eat less emergency food, Paimon suddenly seemed to have found the point of the story and looked at the food stall in Feiyun Slope with tangled eyes.
It seemed very awkward to go back and forth with Famas.
"But the executives of the Fools are all bad guys..."
While the good and evil villains in Paimon's heart were fighting, the traveler interpreted some unusual meanings from Famas's words. She held her chin and recalled the Yumu she saw in the Salt Temple of the Earth.
The broken sword forged in Nata Arsenal, as well as the salt ruler and salt cup that Famas threw down from the cliff cave, spoke in a dull tone:
"Famas, does Miss Heulia's resurrection have anything to do with you?"
"In other words, as early as the Salt of the Earth, you knew that the Demon God of Salt had been resurrected, and that the sword gift you gave to the King of Men..."
Speaking of this, the traveler suddenly had a slightly cruel guess in her mind. She suddenly opened her amber pupils, first her eyes stayed on Famas' meaningful smile, and then she opened her mouth in disbelief.
I want to ask something, but I don't know how to say it.
"This is not a resurrection. Even in the era when alchemy was at its peak, research on the origin and life form of the devil was a secret taboo. I just made an attempt. If it succeeds, it will be regarded as mercy for Heulia. If it fails, it will be considered a mercy for Heulia."
If so... just pretend that nothing happened."
Famas casually admitted that Heulia's resurrection was his work, not the result of the God-summoning ritual of Silver Plains Hall. Paimon and the traveler were shocked speechless by this sudden reversal, and looked at each other.
They all asked in unison:
"Why?"
The two women wanted to ask why Famas would do such a thing, but this time the boy did not respond directly. Instead, he turned his attention to Zhongli who remained silent behind the traveler.
At this time, Mr. Keqing was considering the authenticity of Famas's words. He didn't seem to notice the other person's direct gaze. He didn't realize it until the surrounding area became quiet and then raised his head, just in time to meet the traveler, Paimeng.
A sight with Famas.
Zhongli remembered that Famas had made it clear to him that, except for the sinner in Kanria, no one in this world knew the method of resurrection from the dead, let alone the demon god who had been dead for thousands of years.
But Heulia's resurrection was right in front of him, which made Zhongli doubt that Famas had indeed deceived him. Therefore, when the traveler and Paimon asked and turned their attention to himself, Zhongli tilted his head.
Head, responded in a low tone:
"Maybe out of guilt?"
As soon as the word "guilt" came out, the traveler clearly felt that the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly turned cold. When he looked back at Famas, the other party had completely put away his smile, folded his arms in front of his chest, and asked with a cold face: "
Oh? Morax, tell me, what do I have to feel guilty about?"
Zhongli frowned imperceptibly.
His original intention was to come here to ask about the reason for Heulia's resurrection, but unexpectedly the topic of conversation gradually went astray. Moreover, from the traveler's words and deeds, Zhongli was sure that the other party had already deduced a lot of information from the clues in the Salt Temple of the Earth.
So after thinking about it for a while, I finally sighed:
"After Heulia passed away, Ruoduo and I went to the Salt of the Earth to clean up the demon god's residue and at the same time investigate the exact cause of the salt god's death."
"The Dragon King of the Rock can use stones as eyes, so Ruoduo looked at the images in the rock a few years before Heulia was killed, and discovered many strange things."
Zhongli held his chin and pondered, as if recalling the image in the rock, but his gaze involuntarily fell on Famas' left knuckles that were not covered.
There was a dark silver ring on his finger, and the pattern on the outer ring was engraved with complicated and delicate lines, depicting a human beheading a demon.
"Is there anything fishy about it?"
Paimon blinked curiously, and moved closer to Zhongli, eagerly waiting for his response.
"If you want to know this question, please allow me to first add some background during the Demon God War."
Zhongli nodded calmly, like a teacher in a school, and began to seriously explain the background of the traveler's war with Paimon. Famas seemed to know what Zhongli was going to say, and did not stop him. He just let it go.
The other person tells the story.
"At that time, Heulia had been pursuing a policy of appeasement for a long time. Most of the copper and iron produced in the territory were used for digging and mining salt wells. The weapons and armor stored in it were not rich...or it should be said that there was no armament stock at all. Facing other demon gods and
The aliens attacked and plundered, and the power was weak, and the defenseless Salt Mother had to choose to give in."
"This situation has lasted for decades. Some time is just an instant to the devil, but it is enough for human beings to reproduce for several generations. During the long-term tolerance and retreat, the people of Salt of the Earth selected new people.
King, Ning Zhe."
"The new king is very ambitious and wants to take back the land occupied by the Chi Dragon. However, there are endless snow-white salt grains in the Salt of the Earth warehouse, but he can only find no decent weapons and armor to arm trained soldiers.
"
"Ningzhe had to turn to the Demon God of Salt to ask her to allow the salt of the earth to trade arms with other countries. Unfortunately, Heulia always found excuses to delay the refusal, and even had a private discussion with Munata merchants in Ningzhe.
This kind of behavior is strictly prohibited during arms transactions."
"This is the first recorded appearance of the Munata in the Salt of the Earth."
At this point, Zhongli paused for a moment, as if waiting for Famas to respond, but the boy said nothing. On the contrary, Paimon still looked confused, obviously not understanding why Zhongli deliberately emphasized the relationship between Munata and the Earth.