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

"Haha~~~!" Xiangling scratched the back of her head and laughed. "Sorry, I know delivering food is hard work. Not only is the pay low, but you also have to go to all sorts of remote places. But what can I do? Wanmintang puts people first. The customer is king, so I can't help it."

"But I will definitely make it up to you, Ying."

Xiangling solemnly made that promise.

"Compensation for what???" Little Paimon smiled and leaned closer to Xiangling: "Could you possibly give us a decent amount of raw gems?"

"I'm afraid that won't work." Xiangling scratched the back of her head awkwardly again. "However, I can invite Ying and Paimon to a tasting event for the new food I'm going to hold."

"It contains all the new food items I created this year. Things like the Bursting Slime Crystal Cake are just the least creative of them all. It even contains my most satisfying Wind Core Full-Drink Ramen, which you can't even buy with Primogems."

"Well~~! I want to eat what you said too." Little Pai nodded seriously: "Not bad, then I'll agree on Ying's behalf."

"Alright, hurry up and bring the takeout over, don't keep them waiting." Little Paimon looked on with empathy: "When I order takeout, what I hate most is waiting for it for ages, only to find it's too cold to eat. That feeling is just so despairing."

"Haha, I think so too." Xiangling nodded knowingly: "Food is better eaten hot. If it gets cold, except for very cold dishes, most other foods will lose a lot of their flavor. To be honest, I usually don't like to order takeout for customers, because the food they eat is just filling their stomachs, not a true taste of delicious food."

"Sigh. Liyue Harbor is becoming more and more prosperous. There are more and more people working outside who don't even have time to eat lunch. Their work is extremely hard, and their only wish is to be able to eat food from Wanmintang outside. How can I not accept such a request and delivery?"

"Yes." The traveler girl, Ying, nodded slightly in empathy. "I also want to go with my brother..."

After saying this, she lowered her head, her expression slightly somber.

However, she didn't stay sad for long. She quickly patted her cheeks and nodded slightly to Xiangling: "Please give me the food."

"Thank you for your help, Ying," Xiangling said to her.

"Of course." The girl picked up the food box, waved slightly to Xiangling, and then walked out of Wanmin Hall without looking back.

A minute later, the traveling girl came in again carrying a food box.

"Huh? It arrived so quickly?" Xiangling asked, slightly surprised.

"Uh..." The girl scratched the back of her head sheepishly.

Paimon walked in looking dejected: "We accidentally got water elemental damage, and we didn't realize it was raining where we went."

"Make another one."

"..."

.....

In the depths of an abyss, the boy opened his eyes.

He was awakened by a witch dressed in strange clothes.

The boy looked at the witch and asked softly, "What's wrong, Your Excellency?"

"Your Highness," the witch bowed slightly to the boy.

"We discovered something quite extraordinary in the snowy region."

"kindness?"

The boy's sleepy eyes suddenly lit up.

“That’s the aura of time.” The witch’s lips curled up as she looked at the handsome prince before her, her face beaming. “This is something extraordinary. Although we don’t know exactly what it is, our ally, the diviner from Danfeng Kingdom, has given us a revelation of destiny.”

"what?"

The boy, referred to as the prince, asked coldly.

"The prince's long-cherished wish will be given a chance to be born under the witness of the stars. Even the supreme gods cannot survive the torrent of time. The pale golden eyes of the dragon that guards the world see everything. The possibility from beyond time that has never been realized will come here."

The witch spoke in a wondrous aria, her words flowing like poetry.

What do you need me to do?

The prince didn't care about the witch's poetry, he said bluntly.

"Let's go to the snowy mountains of Mondstadt, Your Highness."

The witch smiled.

"This is the world's hint to you, the first movement in the rebellion against the supreme god."

"I understand."

The prince opened his eyes.

His gaze swept over the many abyss mages kneeling around him, and he calmly gave his orders.

Let's go!

"Let's go to the snow-capped mountains!"

Chapter Fourteen: The Traveler and Abelardo

When Zhongli opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Fu Hua and Gui Zhong, who had already gotten up and were gathered together in the courtyard.

The two sat at the bluestone table, seemingly talking and eating breakfast at the same time.

Gui Zhong seemed rather uninhibited, but Fu Hua didn't find it annoying at all.

"Come, come, Miss Fu Hua, try this Glass Lily Pastry, and this Refreshing Cake. Oh, and the fried bamboo shoots are also good; I quite like them." Gui Zhong excitedly recommended Liyue's delicacies to Fu Hua.

Fu Hua nodded slightly to him, not declining the offer.

Eating it bite by bite.

She ate neither quickly nor slowly, swallowing most of the pastries in one gulp, but with great elegance.

Zhongli knew that Fu Hua's eating manner was typical of the Moths that Chase Flames.

In a situation where you're constantly fighting Honkai Beasts, there are opportunities to sit down and eat, but the time is usually short—because no one knows when the next Honkai Beast attack will occur, so you can only eat quickly.

At the same time, there are also requirements for dining etiquette during the celebration banquet, which is why it has become what it is today.

Zhong Li didn't expect that Fu Hua still hadn't gotten used to the normal way of eating.

Or perhaps she has already made this way of eating her regular habit.

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhongli got out of bed and stopped looking at the courtyard.

Instead, she quickly washed herself up, straightened the hem of her clothes, and slowly walked out of the room.

He had just stepped out of the room and greeted Fu Hua and Gui Zhong when the traveler girl he had arranged to meet the day before knocked on the door.

Ta-da!

Ta-da!

With a measured tone, Zhongli pointed at the door, and the door, which was originally strong enough to defend against attacks from the Heavenly Principles, suddenly opened.

Little Paimon flew in first, swiftly.

Following behind her was the traveler girl, Ying.

To Zhongli's surprise, besides Ying, there was another boy who looked quite young.

The boy appeared to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, dressed in a modified ceremonial robe, and looked expressionless.

"My wife Ying and I brought a new person with us."

Little Paimon puffed out his chest and said with a serious expression.

“This… is Mr. Abedo,” the traveling girl introduced softly.

Paimon immediately followed up with an introduction: "This is Mr. Abedo, the chief alchemist currently residing in Mondstadt and serving the Knights of Favonius."

"When he heard that we were going to the snow mountain, he specially asked his disciple Sugar to give my family's Ying a task."

“Mission?” Zhongli repeated the word, while turning his gaze to the young alchemist beside him.

“Yes, this must be Mr. Zhongli.” Abedo’s voice was calm and wise. “I am the alchemist Abedo. I heard that you are taking Miss Ying to the snow mountain. Perhaps you can help me with a small favor.”

"What small favor?"

Zhongli naturally wouldn't agree rashly.

“I would like to invite you and the traveler to help me with some experiments,” Abedo said softly.

"Experiment?" Zhongli turned his gaze to Ying.

“Mr. Zhongli, you also know this.” Little Paimon stepped forward and explained, “My Ying is a traveler from another world and a top adventurer in the Adventurers’ Guild.”

"So it's perfectly normal for Mr. Abedo to entrust me with a task; it's definitely not because Mr. Abedo is offering too much."

“…Alright.” Zhongli paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. “There’s no major problem. I can protect you all together. It’s very simple.”

"By the way, young traveler, I also have two people I'd like to introduce to you. They will be accompanying me on your journey to the snow-capped mountains."

As he spoke, Zhongli stepped aside, making way for Gui Zhong and Fu Hua.

The return of the Demon God of Dust goes without saying; the Traveler Ying has already seen it several times. However, Fu Hua surprised her somewhat.

She still remembers how much of a shock the self-proclaimed First Apostle, the Crimson Iris Immortal, had given her outside the Wangshu Inn that time.

"You...hello." The traveler girl looked Fu Hua up and down carefully.

The traveler girl stared greedily at Fu Hua's supple thighs encased in pure black silk stockings for a few more seconds, then muttered to herself.

---Thank you for the treat. It's a real pity I didn't watch it carefully last time.

"Hello." Although Fu Hua keenly noticed Ying's gaze, she didn't think much of it and simply smiled at the girl, "Last time, I had Mr. Zhongli's mission with me. If I scared you, I'm truly sorry."

"No, no, no..." The traveler girl quickly waved her hands: "I just thought...it was so cool."

"kindness...."

Fu Hua was slightly taken aback, not expecting the girl Ying to give such an answer.

The next moment, he burst into loud laughter: "Hahaha~~~ Hahaha~~~, you're really funny, traveler."

Abedo didn't know the reason, but he didn't care. He simply asked softly, "When are we going to the snow mountain? Today? Is there anything else we need to prepare?"

“Now, of course,” Zhongli replied, glancing at Fu Hua and Gui Zhong.

Neither of them had any objections.

For them, going to the snow mountain was just like a picnic, not a difficult or dangerous task. This time, escorting the travelers was just to fulfill the contract that Zhongli had signed.

However, he couldn't understand why Zhongli readily fulfilled his promise.

Since it has been confirmed that no matter how big the time waves are, it is impossible to revive Qingli from the river of time, then why does he still want to help the Traveler?