The original god of the Jyota Jinchūriki

Chapter 92 Arrival at Liyue Harbor

(2-in-1)

"Old man, I've already given Ruojin what you asked me to give him, but can that little stone really glow when it touches you?"

In the Hall of Rebirth, Wendy sat on a chair, shaking her pair of slender legs in white silk, and asked Zhongli curiously. The small stone did not seem to have anything special to him. Wendy seriously suspected that Zhongli had cast a glowing magic on the small stone, and then when the ceremony of summoning the immortal was performed, he would just activate the magic in the stone.

"From a universal point of view, when I was fighting with Ruotu, this thing was stained with my blood and could indeed sense the existence of my true self."

Zhongli stood beside his tea collection cabinet and looked around at the tea inside. After finding that there was no shortage of tea, he nodded with satisfaction and explained in a calm tone.

"Eh? Old man, aren't you afraid of exposing your identity? If your identity is exposed, your peaceful days will be gone."

Wendy was shocked by Zhongli's reply. Oh my god, if the old man's identity was exposed, the old man would take his anger out on him, right? He couldn't be blamed for this. He didn't expect Zhongli to be so straightforward and actually give him the pebble that could sense his identity.

"So, I decided to visit my old friends recently, and then walk in Liyue Harbor after the ceremony of inviting the immortals begins."

Picking up a few bags of good tea, Zhongli thought for a moment and silently put his favorite and most expensive tea back into the cabinet. It was not that he did not want to bring some to his old friends, but he had bought this tea from a collector at a high price. The pain on the young master's face when he paid let him know that he might not be able to buy this kind of tea next time.

Besides, there is not much of this tea left. It is only slightly better than the fairy tea in taste, but has no other effects. His old friends probably won't like it, so he just keeps it for himself.

"Phew~ I was so scared. I thought you would take it out on me after your identity was exposed, old man."

Wendy patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Wendy's relieved look, Zhongli glanced at Wendy. His friend was really good at acting. You only have to believe half of what he said.

"If I were you, I wouldn't waste my time in the Hall of the Dead."

"Hey, old man, what do you mean?"

Venti was a little confused by Zhongli's inexplicable words. What did he mean by wasting time in the Hall of Rebirth? As the God of Freedom, shouldn't it be normal to see him anywhere other than Mondstadt?

"What I mean is that Ruo Jin is coming back, and Hall Master Hu will most likely ask Ruo Jin whether you have promoted the Wangsheng Hall in Mondstadt. Based on my understanding of you, you probably didn't do any promotion."

"Hey, old man, you really understand me. I'll leave first. When your plan succeeds, remember to buy me a drink."

Wendy smiled awkwardly, and the wind elements surged around him. He disappeared in the room instantly. The moment Wendy disappeared, Hu Tao pushed open the door.

"Zhongli, who are you talking to? Did you encounter a ghost in broad daylight?"

"Oh, Master Hu, the propagandist from the Monde branch of the Wangsheng Hall just came to me to report on his work."

When Hu Tao discovered that someone was in his room just now, Zhongli opened his mouth to speak. Out of trust in Zhongli and curiosity about Wendy's work progress, Hu Tao did not care how Wendy bypassed the employees downstairs and came to Zhongli's room on the second floor, but asked excitedly.

"Well, Wendy, as a bard, many people in Mondstadt should know about our Rebirth Hall by now. After a while, it shouldn't be a problem for our Rebirth Hall to open a branch in Mondstadt, right?"

"Master Hu, that bard didn't do any publicity in Mondstadt. I've already reprimanded him."

Zhongli bluntly exposed Wendy's inaction, who only knew how to drink and chat all day long. Hearing this, Hu Tao immediately realized that she might have been deceived.

"Ahhh, that bard, don't let me meet him again, Zhongli. When we have time, let's go to Mondstadt together. He dared to lie to me, I will let him know what cruelty is!"

After figuring it out, Hu Tao was so angry. She was deceived. She really didn't know what kind of industry her Hu Tao was from. Just wait, when she has time to go to Mondstadt, she will definitely punish this deceitful bard severely in front of the statue of the god of wind in Mondstadt.

"Wait, Zhongli, you said that bard just came here?"

"With universal reason, that's right."

"Then why didn't you stop him?"

Looking at Zhongli's indifferent face, Hu Tao wanted to use the Homa Staff to teach Zhongli a lesson. Who gave Zhongli the courage to do nothing and still be so calm? If you don't know, you would think Zhongli is the boss of the Wangsheng Hall.

It was then that Hu Tao noticed that Zhongli, who usually just hung out in Liyue Harbor, actually looked like he wanted to go on a long journey. This made Hu Tao's alarm bells ring, and she put her hands on her waist and spoke in a rare serious tone.

"Zhongli, where are you planning to go? Let me tell you, don't think you can wander around just because you don't go to Shengtang to send bills recently. The Fatui are not good people, and they may approach you for some unknown reason."

"I have inquired and found out that all the Fatui executives are perverts. The young man who paid your bill might just be coveting your beauty. Listen to my advice. The Fatui are too deep and you cannot control them."

Seeing that Hu Tao was getting more and more outrageous, Zhongli's thousands of years of self-cultivation were almost broken. He thought that only Ruo Jin could subdue this child Hu Tao. He really couldn't handle it. Well, just consider it as doing the last favor for Emperor Yan Wang. After all, it would be the same to appease one or two.

"Master Hu, I just heard that someone saw Ruojin at the entrance of Liyue Harbor. Ruojin was accompanied by several beautiful girls."

"Huh? Zhongli, just stay in the Wangsheng Hall. I will be back soon."

After instructing Zhongli, Hu Tao rushed out with the Staff of Homa. Sensing the breath of Yu Heng Xing approaching Ruo Jin, Zhongli silently quickened the speed of packing things. It was a test for me to live with my friend. Ruo Jin would not blame him if he knew. At the entrance of Liyue Harbor, seeing the endless stream of caravans entering and leaving Liyue Harbor, Ying and the others had already felt the prosperity of Liyue Harbor before they even stepped into it. They had never seen such a scene in Mondstadt before.

"Liyue Port is a port city. Ships traveling between various countries always have a stop at Liyue Port, so you can buy things from the other six countries in Liyue Port."

While greeting the people in the caravan, Ruo Jin introduced Liyue Harbor to Ying and others who had never been there. Looking at the long caravan passing by in front of him, Paimon flew into the air and looked at the situation inside Liyue Harbor.

As the saying goes, the higher you stand, the farther you can see. As Paimong looked ahead, a corner of Liyue Harbor appeared dimly in front of him. Just from this corner, Paimong's surprise was written on her face. Even with Ruojin's description, she still underestimated the prosperity of Liyue Harbor.

The only thing that made Paimeng feel regretful was that due to the distance, she couldn't see clearly what delicious food was being sold at the street stalls. But that didn't matter. With such a beautiful purple cat-headed girl in Liyue Harbor, there must be a lot of delicious food.

Paimon was flying in the air and saw a beautiful girl with a purple cat head running towards her, but she didn't take it seriously. She just circled in the air and returned to Ying.

"Ying, let's go in quickly. I just saw a lot of food stalls. I haven't eaten for three hours. The snacks before dinner are not enough. I'm starving."

Paimon rubbed his stomach with a look of grievance on his face. Mona's eyes twitched a few times. She had heard Xiangling say that Paimon had a big appetite at Wangshu Inn. Just now, she had been secretly competing with Paimon in eating lotus cakes. As a result, she was almost full, and Paimon said that this was just a snack before the meal? Paimon was really good. When it came to eating, Mona was convinced.

But if Paimon keeps eating like this, he will have to spend at least 300,000 Mora a month, right? Thinking of the bunch of zeros behind the number, Mona's pupils dilated in shock.

She was not only shocked by Paimon's appetite, but also felt sorry for Ying's wallet. With a partner like Paimon, Ying could really earn a lot of money, otherwise she might not even be able to support Paimon.

Mona, who now couldn't even take out thirty Mora from her pocket, looked at Paimon with envy. She hadn't been so extravagant for a long time, spending three hundred thousand Mora on food every month. However, when she thought about Ruo Jin saying that he could find her a job in Liyue Harbor with free food and accommodation, Mona's envy faded a lot.

"Paimon, if you keep eating like this, you'll become as round as rice crust sooner or later."

"You're talking nonsense. I, Paimon, have the legendary physique that won't make me fat. Even if I eat a lot of meat and fish every day, I won't become as fat as rice crust."

Paimon flew to Ying and put his hands on his waist to refute what Ying said. Although she didn't know what Ying said, even if she gained weight in Liyue Harbor, she would not be able to find food to lose weight when she followed Ying to the next country for various reasons.

Touching her wallet, Ying sighed helplessly. With Paimeng's appetite, this meal would definitely not be possible without tens of thousands of Mora. Well, she could take this opportunity to treat Ruojin and the others to a meal as a way of thanking everyone for their help.

"Ying, Paimeng, if you two want to go buy food, you may have to wait a while. I will take you to the Wangsheng Hall first. The head of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao, is my good friend. She has a high salary and provides food and accommodation."

"Okay, so the first thing you did when you returned to Liyue Harbor was not to visit your sister or give her something, but to take a few of your good friends to report to the General Affairs Department?"

Before Ruo Jin could finish his words, the voice he least wanted to hear came from the entrance of Liyue Harbor. He could keenly detect the resentment and anger in the voice, and subconsciously shrank his neck. Before he could explain, a white and tender little hand was already on his ear, 'gently stroking' it.

"It hurts, it hurts, Sister Keqing, my ears, my ears."

Hearing Ruojin's wailing, Keqing still didn't say the words she had thought of on the way, 'When they wailed for mercy, no one answered'. Seeing that the ear in her hand had turned red after rotating 360 degrees, Keqing felt reluctant. But when she thought of Ruojin sneaking to Mondstadt, which was still in the dragon disaster while she was busy, and bringing back so many girls, her slightly relaxed little hand clenched Ruojin's ear again.

"Tell me, will you dare to leave without saying goodbye in the future?"

"I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore, Sister Keqing, please forgive me. If you keep pinching my ears, they will be broken."

Knowing that it was his fault, Ruo Jin admitted his mistake sincerely. He knew that if he continued to argue with Sister Keqing at this time, Sister Keqing would probably pull out the Dragon Yin in the box and fight with him.

"Wow, I didn't expect that someone could actually subdue Ruo Jin. This purple cat head looks so fierce."

Paimon leaned over and whispered in Ying's ear. At this time, Paimon was obviously at her highest IQ. She actually knew to say such things quietly, which made Ying very pleased. She felt that her teaching for so many days was worth it with such an achievement.

But it was too early for Ying to be happy. She overestimated Paimon's memory. Perhaps she had forgotten that Paimon was pulled out of the sea just like a fish, and a fish's memory is only seven seconds. How much better could Paimon's memory be? Sure enough, the next second Paimon spoke without controlling the volume.

"This purple cat head looks so fierce, should we stay away from her? She seems like a very serious person."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Paimeng. Ruo Jin looked at Paimeng as if he had seen a warrior. Paimeng was a capable person. If you need firepower, she will really help you share it.

"Are you Ruojin's friends?"

Seeing that the little guy who called her purple cat-head looked like a child, Keqing did not take Paimon's words to heart, but slightly increased the strength of her hand, causing Ruojin to grimace in pain again.

"Ajin, the master is here. Whoever tried to seduce Ajin while the master is away will be punished by the master's punishment."

Well, I haven't dealt with Keqing here yet, and Hu Tao is here again. Ruo Jin smiled bitterly, who on earth made up this rumor? Some vixen seduced him, they are just simple friends, okay?

As he ran along, Hu Tao's chest rose and fell slightly, and his fair and tender face was tinged with a hint of red due to the exercise, making him look particularly unique. His clenched teeth and eyes that seemed fierce but were actually cute made him look like a kitten protecting its food.

"Who is it? Stand out. I want to fight her!"

Could this silly girl have run all the way from the Hall of Rebirth to here? Seeing a few beads of sweat running down Hu Tao's face, Ruo Jin felt a little distressed. It would be better not to let him know who spread the rumor, otherwise he would be in trouble. Damn it, she even dared to make up such a rumor.

(End of this chapter)