How did you bunch of silly group members also time travel?

Just as Gan Yu said, there are some secrets that only the parties involved know.

To be honest, when it first met the eyes of the Dragon King Ratna, its eyes were almost entirely filled with bestiality, with very little rationality remaining.

Is that the reason?

"I am not your mother."

Miss Fox sighed; now she understood what was going on.

The Naga King of Naga is born from the earth's veins; he is a child of the earth.

She was born with the power to control and sense the earth's veins, which is why she was able to detect her spiritual consciousness.

In a sense, it can indeed be considered her child, after all, she is, after all, a goddess of the earth.

"How could that be, Mother? My intuition is not wrong. You are the earth, the foundation of everything in Teyvat, the basis of everything, my mother!"

"It's true."

But that's where the problem lies.

She is indeed the goddess of the earth, but she is not the earth itself. Instead, she is an independent entity that, through her divine authority, can resonate with the earth and thus be considered part of the same unit as the earth.

Ordinary people, and even those who are relatively weak, don't feel anything.

However, once the level of power reaches a certain point, they will all directly classify her as the consciousness of the earth.

Unless she has explained it to me.

"Therefore, I am not the consciousness of Teyvat, nor am I your mother, understand?"

Miss Fox then explained it to King Ruoduo.

She's still young and doesn't want a child who's tens of millions of years older than her.

That's an outrageous range!

"..." King Ruoduo pondered for a moment.

He replied quickly:

"Regardless of anything, you are the Earth consciousness that restored my rationality. Whether it is the land of Teyvat or not is not important. To me, you are undoubtedly like my second parents. This title of 'Mother' is well-deserved."

"If you hadn't truly awakened me, and had allowed this feeling to continue to twist, I might have caused trouble for Liyue."

"At that time... it will also make Morax... sigh..."

Miss Fox: "......"

He slapped himself on the forehead.

That's it, there's no way to avoid having a child who's tens of millions of years old.

"Chongchong, it seems that the fact that you have an older brother who is tens of millions of years older than you has been confirmed."

Sirin: ......?

"But there really is something inside, so why did they lose their rationality?"

"It's because of wear and tear, Mother."

King Ruoduo directly explained the reason.

"You are not from this generation, so you may not know this."

"All living beings of this generation will wear down over the long years, either losing their minds or descending into madness, but in the end, they all share one common characteristic!"

"That is... transforming into a demon!"

I understand. Simply put, feelings are lost over the endless years.

He eventually went mad from his cultivation.

"Isn't this a typical example of the drawback of cultivating the Tao but not the mind!"

Wear and tear—isn't that just like the loss of emotions of a short-lived being who suddenly gains immortality and struggles in the mortal world for hundreds of years?

Watching those around me leave one by one, while I remain young.

It's torture for both those around you and for yourself.

Under such torment, humanity slowly slips away, eventually plunging into utter madness.

Because the original short-lived species that gained immortality did not acquire the mindset of the immortal species.

"Why do these symptoms appear in people like you who are born with long lives?"

Even the Dragon King Naga could not answer this question.

Because it didn't understand what Miss Fox was talking about, or rather, the people of Teyvat had little concept of this.

"However, ultimately, the erosion of humanity and the erosion of reason cannot be generalized..."

Moreover, it's really hard to say which is worn down more severely: humanity or rationality.

The immortals in this world do not possess abilities such as spiritual consciousness or divine consciousness.

Miss Fox believes this is still a problem of insufficient self-cultivation.

It's not just about cultivating the mind; it also includes situations where the mental state can't keep up with the powerful physical body.

He is severely unbalanced in his studies.

"In this situation, my suggestion is to use a mental stimulant, combined with spiritual cultivation, which should cure it."

"Does Mother's world have a solution?! That's wonderful! Morax will be so happy!"

...What kind of relationship did this child develop with that Rock King Emperor?

Why did the other person come to mind so quickly?

Miss Fox silently complained to herself.

"However, I am still sealed inside. Mother, could you please go find Morax for me? He is the god of Liyue, the Geo Archon..."

Something traveled along the earth's veins into the Golden House.

A stone flower burst through the floor and appeared before three people who were not human, blooming into a flower.

It spat out a stone, which landed in front of Miss Fox.

"The memory of the rocks will tell Morax everything."

emmmmmm...

Does this mean I've obtained the quest item?

"Mother, your presence has restored my rationality, but it won't last long. I can hold on for a few more days."

"I entrust everything to you, Mother."

Having finished giving his final instructions, Ruoduo's will slowly faded into silence.

Upon checking with his spiritual senses, he discovered that he had fallen asleep.

So that's how it is. The way to resist wear and tear is actually to sleep?

"Isn't this just like escaping reality? After all, anything can happen in dreams..."

Miss Fox complained.

"It really is still a matter of cultivating the Tao but not the mind; there's no doubt about it."

Pulling out a stimulant, the speechless Miss Fox simply pried open the dragon corpse's mouth and swallowed it.

The spiritual sense that had spread out also returned, locking onto the figure who, after returning to Liyue Harbor, went straight to the teahouse to listen to storytelling.

We'll show you every color of underwear!

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There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

Chapter 993 Two Riddlers

The young man, who looked like a nobleman, paused for a moment, then continued walking as if nothing had happened.

It seems to be effective and can have an impact, but the effect is not significant.

Of course, it's also possible that he noticed someone tampering with his dragon corpse, which is why he was frowning.

The reaction was too lukewarm, this god.

"Increase the dosage!"

Miss Fox waved her hand and took out more stimulant elixirs, which she then forced down the dragon corpse's throat.

At the same time, his spiritual senses were fixed on the person dressed as a noble young master.

After several bottles, the person finally showed a noticeable reaction.

His brows furrowed even more!

emmmmmm...

Hmm, it doesn't seem like there's any obvious reaction.

“There’s no way to confirm whether it’s working or not. Has he always been like this?” Xiang Ganyu asked.

"Does this refer to the Emperor?"

Gan Yu reacted quickly this time.

"Have you already found where the Emperor is!?"

In Gan Yu's mind, the purpose of using the Rock King Emperor's dragon body for experiments was to lure the Rock King Emperor over and make him expose himself.

I've already given instructions not to stop the people coming to the Golden House later.

But judging from Miss Fox's reaction, Gan Yu realized that this was not the case. This elf knew where the Rock King Emperor was from the very beginning!

Gan Yu immediately felt deceived.

Miss Fox readily admitted, "No doubt about it, you've been deceived."

Xilin: "Mom can't really say that she deceived you, it's just that the way she explained it was a bit subtle."

At that time, Miss Fox deliberately shifted the focus of her speech, and Gan Yu was led astray.

I didn't examine the grammar at all.

In fact, at that time, Miss Fox already knew where the Rock King Emperor was, and she stated it directly.

"Your Geo Archon, I don't know how to describe his attire in your understanding, but basically he has a Geo Archon hanging on his butt, with golden eyes, red eyeshadow, and his hair tied up with the ends fading to brown. Now you can imagine what he looks like."

Gan Yu was bewildered, standing there in a daze.

Presumably, the Rock King Emperor never contacted her using that identity.

That makes sense. As a superior, if you're secretly creating a fake identity to have fun outside, you certainly wouldn't want your subordinates to know.

Naturally, there would be no contact.

When Miss Fox thought so, Gan Yu shook her head.

"I never expected it to be him..."

"Oh? Is there a story behind this?"

Miss Fox stroked her chin, her mind already conjuring up a story of tens of thousands of words.

The young girl, who admires the Rock King Emperor, is unaware that the young man is actually the Rock King Emperor in disguise. She is angry because of the young man's frankness and often argues with him about the deeper meaning behind the Rock King Emperor's actions.

When the young man's identity was revealed, the girl was shocked and momentarily lost the ability to think.

Then...

Please don't fabricate such stories!

Gan Yu couldn't understand how this elf could have such a rich imagination; with just one reaction, she could conjure up a plot like a popular folk tale.

"I have never seen the Emperor's incarnation in the mortal realm; I only know of him."

That would be pointless!

Miss Fox expressed her emotions directly, which raised Gan Yu's blood pressure a little.

"In that case, there's no need to explain further. I'll continue administering the medication."