I, the Rock King Emperor with 21 billion in power, have joined the chat group.

Then, thousands of meters away from Fu Hua, Gui Zhong's figure reappeared in the sandstorm.

A hint of relief lingered on her face.

Fu Hua remained calm and swiftly descended, then suddenly stepped onto the ground again, rushing towards Gui Zhong in the distance.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Gui Zhong stretched out a hand and shouted, "I give up, stop fighting!"

"Hmm..." Fu Hua's fist was already in front of her, then suddenly stopped.

The powerful force of the punch whipped Gui Zhong's hair and even pulverized a hundred-meter-high mountain behind him.

"Is this the end?"

Fu Hua said softly.

"It's over, it's over."

Gui Zhong quickly took two steps back, complaining with lingering fear.

"I feel that you are definitely Qing Li now. When we first met, you kept hitting my abdomen during our fight."

"I still remember those powerful fists vividly."

Chapter Twelve: The Opportunity in the Snow Mountain

"How about it?"

Zhongli's voice drifted from afar, and by the time he finished speaking, he was already standing in front of Fu Hua and Gui Zhong.

"Fu Hua, do you remember anything?"

Fu Hua looked up at the sky, thought for a moment, and then gave an ambiguous answer: "Hmm...maybe yes, maybe no."

“It seems that this approach won’t work.” Zhongli wasn’t surprised at all.

“It definitely won’t work.” Fu Hua waved his hand.

Since her era triumphed over the Honkai, she had felt somewhat aimless, but this sudden battle brought back some of that feeling.

However, there's no need to tell anyone else about this.

She thought for a moment and said, "How about this, let's wait until I have enough points to repair the function."

Zhongli stood aside without saying a word.

Although he believed he could replace the system and examine Fu Hua, that would mean Fu Hua would have to lay bare her soul and everything else before Zhong Li.

This is far too dangerous.

Before it can be confirmed that Fu Hua is Qing Li, doing this means that Fu Hua completely trusts Zhong Li, which carries a very different meaning.

Therefore, Zhongli did not directly make such a suggestion.

“Very well.” Gui Zhong nodded slightly, looking quite serious. “For people like us, we have enough time to survive to solve all the problems.”

"Anyway, we're not in a hurry."

Fu Hua looked at her expression, then at Zhong Li, and nodded slightly.

After the group finished talking, Zhongli glanced at the surrounding snow-capped mountains and pondered for a few seconds.

"This area seems to be in a terrible state of chaos."

Following his voice, Fu Hua turned around and looked around. Sure enough, this area that originally belonged to the snow mountain had been almost reduced to ruins during her battle with Gui Zhong.

The snow on countless snow-capped mountains collapsed onto the ground, adding a thick layer of snow to the entire land.

There wasn't a single piece of land to set foot on.

Moreover, many of the originally towering peaks have become pitted and uneven, and several peaks have even been flattened—those are the peaks whose tips were destroyed by the force of her punches.

“This place is not suitable for a young traveler’s adventure.” Zhongli pondered for a moment.

Then he slowly raised his hands and gently clapped them on his chest.

"Come back."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange feeling spread throughout the entire snow-capped mountain region.

Fu Hua and Gui Zhong both noticed the feeling that was confusing them, and looked at Zhong Li in surprise.

This feeling comes quickly and goes quickly.

In just a few seconds, the chaotic feeling in Fu Hua and Gui Zhong's minds vanished without a trace.

Then, they noticed something was wrong.

The entire snow-capped mountain area, which had been somewhat fragmented after their battle, has now returned to its original state when they first arrived.

The snow-capped peaks reflected the sunlight, while the black earth lay hidden within the snow.

"What's going on?" Gui Zhong was a little confused; she had never seen anything like this before.

Fu Hua, having witnessed time reversal before, glanced at Zhong Li and asked, "Has time been reset?"

“From a general rational point of view, that is the case.” Zhongli explained slowly, “Before your battle, I determined the time point of this local area of ​​the snowfield, and then after your battle, I covered the snowfield of the current time point with the snowfield of the previous time point.”

"This is a bit simpler than time travel. Although I've been learning this technique for a long time, it's actually quite simple as long as you can escape the timeline of the world."

"Is it that simple?" Gui Zhong curled his lip. "I don't think it's simple at all. But whatever, there's no point in thinking about it now. Let's go back."

As she spoke, she took Fu Hua's hand and said with a grin, "Miss Fu Hua, let's go back. I want to have a long talk with you in bed tonight."

"..." Fu Hua looked at her with some surprise: "Hmm? Why are we in the same bed?"

"Isn't it normal for girls to chat while sleeping in the same bed?" Gui Zhong said with a friendly smile.

“From a generally rational point of view, I don’t think it’s good.” Zhong Li spoke up to remind her, “Fu Hua, think about what Gui Zhong said in the chat group.”

"Ah~~~! Stop talking!" Gui Zhong quickly came to Zhong Li and punched him hard in the chest: "That was all a joke, all a joke. How could I possibly have imagined that Miss Fu Hua was actually Qing Li?"

"Heh." Fu Hua sneered.

A smile crept onto Zhong Li's lips; he hadn't smiled so candidly in a long time.

.......

Let's not even talk about the little story of Zhongli and the other two.

After Zhongli clapped his hands, the flow of time in the entire world was slightly disrupted. This disruption had no effect on the overall direction of time, but those beings who had reached a certain level all sensed this disturbance.

Somewhere on Skye Island.

A being that had been in a deep sleep opened its eyes once more.

She could sense that the flow of time in the world was slightly different, but she couldn't really understand what was wrong.

Her gaze then unfolded, slowly moving across the entire world.

After a while, having surveyed the entire world of Teyvat, she found nothing unusual.

What's going on? What's happening in this world? I can't even sense it.

Strange...bizarre...abnormal...

A traveler from beyond the world? A demon god restless and yearning for all knowledge?

[A wise king seeking truth? Or... a mortal disrespecting the gods?]

[Even...perhaps those corrupt earthly rulers?]

[Let's leave it at that for now and not find any obvious anomalies.]

There's nothing seriously wrong.

The world continues to function as always.

Let's put this undiscovered anomaly on hold for now.

After all... I'm already... now.

[Whew! Whew!]

The low muttering to himself didn't last long before the sound of his breathing returned as he slept soundly.

The guardian of justice once again fell into a long slumber.

This undisturbed dream is serene and beautiful.

Chapter Thirteen: The Traveling Prince and Princess

The world of Teyvat, Liyue Harbor.

The traveler girl Ying had just eaten breakfast at Wanmintang, and then, reminded by her accessory, Paimon, she had to go to the kitchen of Wanmintang.

Dressed in bright red and wearing an apron, Chef Xiangling looked on with a happy expression as she watched her arrive.

"Ying, you've come."

"Yes," the girl nodded slightly.

Little Paimon, who was standing to the side, had no intention of chatting. He flew forward directly, took out paper and pen, and said in a businesslike manner, "Don't waste time, Xiangling. We received a mission from the Adventurers' Guild and came over as soon as possible. What do you need today? Tell us quickly."

"We haven't completed one of our four regular missions yet."

"Hahaha~~!" Xiangling laughed exaggeratedly: "Ying, you're still very busy today."

“Of course.” Before Ying could reply, Paimon quickly complained, “It’s not just today, it’s every day, okay?”

"Every morning when Ying wakes up, the first thing she does is go to the Adventurers' Guild and pick up the four daily quests."

"That's so hard." Xiangling nodded knowingly. "Like me, every morning when I get up I have to quickly prepare the ingredients for the day, otherwise I won't be able to get anything done."

"Do you think my Luminous wants to complete the mission?" Little Paimon rolled his eyes, crossed his arms, and looked impatient. "Isn't it just because the Adventurers' Guild's first four missions of the day give you Primogems as a reward? And if you complete all four, you get an extra thirty Primogems. It's not much, but it's still a bit of savings. Compared to Mora, Primogems are much more valuable."

“We’re not like you, Miss Xiangling, who’s the young master of Wanmintang, the biggest restaurant in Liyue. Your Wanmintang makes a fortune every day. Our Ying doesn’t have any other way to make money except by delivering food, running errands, killing a couple of Hilichurls, and escorting slime balloons.”

"Isn't that what adventurers are all about?"

"Little Paimon, what you said is so cute." Xiangling laughed again: "By the way, Ying, today's request is to deliver vegetables."

"As expected, it's another mission like this." Paimon rolled his eyes again.