The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 113 Incense
On the day of the ceremony of inviting the immortals, many people got up early in the morning to reserve seats at Yujing Terrace. Every street in Liyue Harbor was filled with patrolling Thousand Rock Troops. Today, the Seven Stars not only increased the number of patrolling Thousand Rock Troops, but also stepped up the intensity of the patrols.

After all, today is the day when the Rock King Emperor descends. If something happens and makes the Emperor unhappy, it will not be as simple as embarrassing oneself in front of other countries. Perhaps all Seven Stars will be held accountable.

Some people who were well-informed about the gossip had heard that Qixing had already spread the word that anyone who dared to cause trouble on the day of the Immortal Invitation Ceremony would be punished more severely, no matter what crime they had committed. The people of the Northland Bank were being closely watched by the intelligence personnel in the dark.

In order to prevent anyone from offending Emperor Yanwang during the ceremony of inviting the immortals, the Qianyan Army on Yujing Terrace had a guard every three steps and a sentry every five steps. In addition to some of these Qianyan Army patrolling, most of them were on guard as consultants.

But even though the Qianyan Army had so many soldiers, they were still short of manpower when faced with a large number of foreign tourists who knew nothing. A girl dressed as a Xumi scholar was following behind the Qianyan Army, constantly recording something in a notebook and muttering something like a thesis.

"I didn't expect that people in Teyvat would also have to write papers. I don't think such a sinful thing as a paper exists in every world."

On the Yujing Terrace, Ying was chewing on some Mora meat while sighing that such a sinful thing as a thesis should not exist in the world. But while sighing, her eyes left the colorful flowers grown in the flowerbed of the Yujing Terrace. She recognized the flower. According to the commission board of the Adventurer's Association, the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce was purchasing the flower at a high price.

"Ying, there are so many people there. Don't just keep looking at them. You can't pick these flowers. Why don't you come with me to where there are a lot of people and join in the fun."

Paimon was flying in the sky, and he saw from afar two huge incense burners surrounded by people. At Paimon's urging, Ying took a reluctant look at the blooming neon flowers, but finally made up her mind to leave. The moment she left, she felt her heart was bleeding, because those were all golden Mora.

Seeing Ying taking Paimeng away, the Qianyan soldiers standing guard nearby all breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, when they reminded the blonde girl not to pick the flowers on Yujing Terrace casually, the girl's eyes looked as if she wanted to eat them, which made them feel very stressed.

Next to the incense burner, Ying saw many people bowing again and again. Puzzled, she asked the people around her what this custom was. Seeing that Ying had golden hair and was obviously not from Liyue, an old man stood up and enthusiastically explained to Ying the function of the incense burner.

"Child, according to legend, this large incense burner is used by people to communicate with the Rock King. As long as you burn incense and worship, your wish will have a chance to be fulfilled by the Rock King."

“Wishes come true! Really?”

Paimon's eyes lit up and he looked very excited. If his wish could come true, then this Rock King would be much more reliable than Wendy's drunkard Wind God who did nothing all day long. Moreover, the Rock King was the creator of Mora. If her wish could come true, then she could eat whatever she wanted.

Ying's heart was also moved. If her wish could come true, could this Rock King Emperor help her find her brother? Even if he couldn't help her find her brother, it would be good if he could find a way to restore her strength.

"Of course it's true. Several people have had their wishes fulfilled by the Rock King."

"That's great, Ying, let's go line up to burn incense, see you old man?"

After waving goodbye to the old man, Paimon dragged Ying to the incense burner and started to line up. Looking at the two energetic little guys, the old man stroked his beard with a smile and began to tell the young man next to him the story of the previous fairy invitation ceremony. "Ying, what do you want to wish for later? I want an endless supply of Mora."

"Paimon, if the Rock King knows about your wish, he might just jump out and give you a brain blast. The gods won't approve of such an unearned wish."

I pinched Paimon's face, which felt very nice. Maybe the food in Liyue tasted too good. I felt that Paimon's face had become fatter. His original round face was almost like a bun.

"Don't pinch my face. You've made it fatter."

Paimon twisted his body to break free from Ying's evil hands, rubbed his face, and began to accuse Ying of his recent crimes in dissatisfaction.

"Recently, Ying, in order to buy a Black Rock Longsword, not only did you not buy me midnight snacks every day, you even just had a bite of breakfast. If we hadn't been able to eat and drink for free at the Hall of Rebirth, I think I would have fainted on the road like Mona."

Talking about the recent sharp decline in food quality, Paimon expressed her dissatisfaction angrily. When they were in Mondstadt, Ying would buy her some snacks every day. But when they came to Liyue, especially after she asked about the price of the Black Rock Longsword in a weapon shop, Ying started to become stingy and rarely bought her snacks.

Paimon's accusation made Ying feel a little embarrassed. To be honest, in order to buy the long sword she liked quickly, she seemed to have not bought any delicious food for Paimon recently. However, she bought the Black Rock Long Sword in order to complete the commission faster and earn more Mora in the future. All the Mora she earned in the future would be used to buy delicious food for Paimon. What was wrong with her?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that she was not wrong. Ying held her head high and looked proud. This made Paimeng very confused. Wow, how come she didn't notice that Ying had become like this? Doesn't she feel ashamed at all?

"Paimon, stop standing there in a daze. It will be our turn soon. Come down and make a wish."

Seeing that there were only two people left in the queue, Ying took advantage of this time to observe the process of burning incense and worshiping gods. Seeing that those who burned incense had prepared their own incense, Ying's heart sank. After looking left and right beside the incense burner, Ying finally had no choice but to accept the fact that if one wanted to burn incense during the ceremony of inviting the gods, one had to bring one's own, as the organizer did not provide it for free.

"Paimeng, we don't seem to have bought any incense, so we may not be able to make a wish. Let's wait until next year's ceremony to invite the immortals."

Seeing that it was soon her turn to burn incense, Ying told Paimon the fact somewhat helplessly. Hearing the news, Paimon felt disappointed at first, but soon she seemed to have thought of something. After looking around and finding that no one noticed them, she leaned over and whispered something in Ying's ear.

"Ying, do you still remember those defective incense sticks that Hu Tao asked us to throw away on the way today? How about we use this incense stick to make do with it?"

(End of this chapter)