"What?" Agong thought for a moment and answered, "Is it the mission that Master left behind before covering our retreat? Is it to bring back the Heart of the Rock God?" Agong looked directly at the Ice God and answered with a sense of grievance, "After all, collecting the Heart of the God is the most important thing. We can't let Master sacrifice his life in vain."

The Ice God stared at Ah Gong, and the air around them suddenly became cold. The girl lying on the table was awakened by the cold air and looked left and right.

"So, what about Rock God's Heart of God?"

"Here it is."

Agong obediently took out the Heart of God from his chest and placed it respectfully on the table. Seeing Agong handing over the Heart of God, the cold air around him disappeared.

The Ice God uttered a single word briefly: "Okay."

I don't know whether it means that the young master did a good job or that Agong completed the task well.

Seeing the Ice God taking away the Heart of God, A Gong rubbed his hands excitedly, and said in a flattering manner: "Since the Master has died, the position of the Executive Officer is vacant again. Your Majesty, please take a look..."

The small eyes glanced up at the Ice God furtively.

"From now on, you are the official executive officer of the Fatui."

"Great!" Agong jumped up and down, "I finally got a permanent job!"

There was no trace of the joy on her face that showed her sadness for the young master.

"Okay, this is not the place for fooling around." The Fool beside the Ice God said to A Gong, "If you don't have anything new to report, just sit down."

Agong sat down obediently.

“Next, we must be prepared for Liyue’s counterattack at any time.” Seeing that everyone had calmed down, the Fool continued, “Liyue is not Mondstadt. Liyue will not tolerate such a thing. Once Liyue has recovered, it will definitely retaliate.”

The Doctor took over the conversation: "Of course we have considered this consequence since we made such a plan. This is also the purpose of dragging Bai Shu to act together. We can blame everything on Bai Shu afterwards. This is the civil strife of the Liyue people themselves, and we have lost a diplomat who went to mediate... Although it is a bit far-fetched, at least there is a reasonable reason on the surface. The current Liyue will not pose too much threat to us in the short term. As long as we speed up the collection of the Heart of God, by that time, even if the Rock God resurrects and changes his mind, it will be of no use."

Agong raised his little hand: "So which God's Heart should we collect next?"

"Collecting one by one is too slow." The Ice God said, "We need to speed up the collection of God's Hearts. The God's Hearts plan for each country should be launched at the same time. We should do our best to obtain the God's Hearts of the country we are responsible for. Those who complete their tasks first can then support those who have not yet completed their tasks."

"Oh, I see. The God's Heart Recycling Project is now fully underway."

The Ice God looked in the direction of Eula, who sat quietly in her seat without saying a word. This new "lady" rarely spoke or communicated with others since she joined. Because she was new, apart from participating in Liyue's plan this time, she had no specific assignments.

"Ma'am, you and Sanbing will be responsible for the recovery of Inazuma's Heart of God."

"clear."

Eula nodded.

Then the Ice God turned his gaze towards Agong, who raised his hand and answered, "I know! Queen, my mission is the same as before, to provide logistical support for everyone, right!"

The Ice God said in a cold voice: "That was your task when you were still an executive officer in reserve. Now that you are an official executive officer, your tasks have changed. You no longer need to do such trivial things."

"Then what is my new mission, Queen?"

The Ice God looked at Agong deeply and said, "Stay in Winter Solstice. While the other officers are on duty, guard Winter Solstice with the girl to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to sneak into Winter Solstice and cause chaos."

Agong dragged out the tone: "Ah——?"

"What, what's the problem?"

The air seemed to cool again.

"No! I just feel a little regretful that I can't go out on the mission with everyone else."

"That's good."

……

After the meeting, at the gate of Dongcheng, Agong stood in a corner in the heavy snow, watching the executive officers leave one by one.

Coral Palace, who was standing beside him, asked, "Sir, are you going to hand over the Heart of the Rock God just like that? It took a lot of effort to get it."

"No problem, let her keep the Heart of God for me for a while."

"But your chess piece is not very obedient now."

"Maybe now that they have collected the two most difficult God's Hearts, they no longer need me as their 'partner'?" Agong chuckled disdainfully.

"She thinks she can get the remaining God's Hearts by herself. That's good. She still has some value now. I still need her to attract everyone's attention and collect as many God's Hearts as possible. When she is no longer useful, I will let her reunite with her loyal subordinates."

Coral Palace had a wicked smile on his face: "My Lord, you are really kind-hearted, but now both you and I are under house arrest, right?"

"If we want to go out, we can do so anytime."

"That's right."

Agong looked at the departing soldiers.

Inazuma... Lei Movie, were you happy with the parting gift five hundred years ago? Now, I have brought you a new gift, a gift that you created with your own hands, trained by me personally, and full of resentment towards you.

But I guess after five hundred years, a mere human being would have long been insignificant in your memory, right?

……

In the castle tower, General Raiden sat quietly, with a dulled thunder-attributed divine eye engraved on the sword at his waist.

Chapter 83 Preparing to Go to Inazuma's House

Hall of Rebirth.

Ying, still wrapped in bandages, sat alone in the yard, looking up at the sky, wondering what he was thinking. After a while, Paimon flew over with a plate in his hand, put the food on the table in front of Ying, and said with concern:

"Ying, I'll find you some food in the kitchen. Eat more so you can get better."

Ying looked at the food numbly, then slowly opened her mouth and whispered, "Thank you."

Hearing Ying's thanks, Paimon jumped in shock in the air: "Ying, don't scare me!"

Ying's expression suddenly changed and she glared at Paimeng. "Why, was I rude to you before? Well... maybe a little bit? Probably."

Paimon immediately grinned foolishly: "Hehe, this is the right expression, this is the Ying I know."

Looking at Paimon who was trying every way to amuse him, Ying sighed and asked in a depressed voice: "Paimon, am I really useless?"

"Huh? How come, Ying, why do you think so?"

Ying's tone became heavier as she counted one by one: "In Mondstadt, the battle between Nilu and Deshia was entirely due to Kaeya, and I barely helped. The same was true in Liyue this time. It was all thanks to Xiao that Childe was defeated. I could also stop Amber from leaving..." Ying clenched her fists, her tone even deeper, "In the end, I couldn't do anything..."

"Hey, hey, hey? Actually, Ying, you have done a lot..."

Before Paimon could finish his words of comfort, he heard Ying lower her head and speak to herself, "If...if my power was sufficient, perhaps I would not have died in Mondneru, and I could have resolved the crisis in Liyue as soon as possible, and I could have brought Amber back...After all, I am still too weak now."

Paimon was a little scared. Oh no! The last person who pursued power like this was Amber. Could Ying have become crazy too?

Paimon hurriedly shook Ying, trying to wake her up. Ying looked up at Paimon in confusion, "Why are you shaking me like that?" But Ying soon figured out what Paimon was worried about, and comforted Paimon in return, "Don't worry, I won't become like Amber. I want to become stronger, but not to such an extreme."

Paimon patted his chest and said, "That's good, that's good. Besides, it's actually very simple for you to become stronger, right? Just like in Mondstadt and Liyue, you can activate the corresponding elemental power by touching the Seven-Day Statue. Who knows, you may be able to activate more elemental powers in other countries!"

Ying nodded. Although she didn’t know why this was the case, it was indeed an effective way for her to become stronger.

"Hey, what are you guys talking about?"

Just as Ying was thinking, a lively voice came over, and the 77th head of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao, and the guest official Zhongli walked over.

"Mr. Zhongli, and Hall Master Hu." Ying responded, and finally her eyes fell on Hu Tao, thanking him profusely, "Thank you Hall Master Hu for saving my life."

"It's okay." Hu Tao waved her hands, "I'm glad you're okay. I don't want you to really become my client." Hu Tao paused and continued, "I would rather our Wangsheng Hall not have any clients, so that everyone can have some free time. Death is always bad... Okay, let's not talk about these heavy topics. What were you talking about just now?"

Ying answered, "Thinking about where Paimon and I should go next."

"Are you going to leave? Have you thought about it?"

Ying shook her head, "I originally wanted to come to Liyue to ask Yan Shen about my brother's whereabouts, but I didn't expect this to happen. I don't know which country to go to next."

The Rock God is dead, so it seems that I have to go to the next country... Now I not only have to find my brother, but also Amber.

Amber, even though I failed this time, I will not back down. It was me who brought you out of Mond, so no matter what, I will bring you back!

Although this failure was a bit of a blow, Ying also became more determined in her belief.

Hu Tao suggested: "The closest place to our Liyue is Xumi. We can get there by passing through the Layered Chasm. But I don't really recommend going to Xumi. It has always been a closed-off place. If you, as an outsider, go there, you will definitely be attacked, right?"

In the country of blood mist, the notoriety of the little auspicious grass king is known to everyone in the entire continent of Teyvat, from Solstice to Inazuma.

"You can take a boat to Inazuma from Liyue. Inazuma has also been secluded in recent years due to the Eye Hunting Order, although it's not as serious as Xumi."

"Eye Hunting Order?" Paimon asked curiously, "What is that?"

Kurumi explained, "It was Inazuma's Thunder God who issued the order to confiscate the God's Eye in their own country."

"Eh? Why would you issue such an order? Wasn't the Eye of God given by God? Why would you take it back?"

"Who can guess what the gods are thinking? Maybe there is a deeper meaning behind this as the God of Thunder." Walnut glanced at Ying again, "But Ying, you don't have to worry about this. You don't have the Eye of God. Even if the God of Thunder is unreasonable, he can't attack you as soon as he sees you, right?"

This is impossible no matter how you think about it, right? Even the gods, except for the little auspicious grass king, all others are more or less reasonable.

"The problem is how to enter Inazuma. Maybe Beidou has some way? She has many connections, so you never know what she can do. If you want to go to Inazuma, you can ask Beidou, but I don't recommend going to Inazuma at this time." Walnut spread her hands and continued, "In fact, I also want to travel to other countries, but I guess the Wangsheng Hall will be very busy for a long time. As the head of the hall, I can't leave, and there is a more important ceremony to send the immortals to do."

Paimeng asked in confusion: "Sending off the Immortals? What kind of ceremony is this?"

"There is a ceremony to invite the immortals, so there must be a ceremony to send them off. After all, he is our Lord Rock God, so it must be held according to the highest standards. Just thinking about the things that need to be prepared gives me a headache." Although she said she had a headache, Hu Tao looked like she was gloating over someone else's misfortune. She jumped up and patted Zhongli's shoulder. "But after all, I am still young, so I will naturally leave this matter to someone more capable."

"Hall Master."

Zhongli had a somewhat helpless tone. Although Hu Tao was a sensible child since childhood, she was naturally playful and he could not handle her very well.

"It's very busy when I stand up... Then as a reward, I will come to help."

"In general terms, help is needed now."

"Okay, that's it then."

I will help the Wangsheng Hall with the ceremony of sending the immortals first, and then see if I should go to Inazuma. I don’t know what kind of god Inazuma’s Thunder God is. I hope he is not like that drunkard Wendy.

After thinking about what to do next, Ying started eating the food that Paimeng brought.

Eat well and keep your body healthy, so you have energy, and then... huh? This food tastes... a little weird?

As she chewed, Ying felt something was wrong and her face changed.

Hu Tao looked at the food Ying was eating and suddenly said, "Hui? This seems to be what I made before and put in the cafeteria to throw away...Hui? Ying, why did you fall down!"

Traveler, you can't get up today.

Chapter 84 The Black Hand Behind the Scenes

"Ah, ah, ah? What? Zhongli, you are the Rock God Morax?"

After the immortal ceremony, Paimeng, who accidentally learned Zhongli's true identity, looked at Zhongli in shock. Ying, who was standing next to him, also looked at Zhongli again in surprise.

You said that before sending the Immortal Ceremony, he had to buy all the items regardless of the price, and he kept saying that the bill should be sent to the General Affairs Department, highlighting that Zhongli, who has no concept of money, is the symbol of Mora's Morax? Wait, if he is really the Geo God, then it is not impossible to send the bill to the General Affairs Department.

Paimon couldn't help but complain: "So why didn't Rock God have any Mora on him and let others pay for it all! Shouldn't Morax be able to transform into as many Mora as he wants?"

"The one who has the power to create Mora is Morax, the rock god. Now, I am just a mortal Zhongli, so naturally I don't have the ability to create Mora."

Looking at Zhongli who was speaking as if it was a matter of course, Paimeng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally closed it and thought, "Forget it, as long as you are happy." Ying on the side also muttered in her heart with high emotional intelligence, "The gods of this world... do they have some profound meaning of their own?"

Ying asked: "So the Fatui really obtained your God's Heart?"

"This is the contract I made with the Ice God of Winter five hundred years ago. Liyue has always been under my protection like a child who has never really grown up. One day I will also leave due to wear and tear, so Liyue needs to adapt to how to deal with itself without me as its 'parent'... But now that I think about it, all of this must have been planned by someone five hundred years ago, right?"

Although he was tricked, Zhongli showed no regrets and continued calmly,

"The one who made the contract with me was the Ice Goddess five hundred years ago. At that time, she was not as extreme as she is now. The changes in the past five hundred years are so great that even I, who have experienced so many years, can no longer keep up with the changes of the times." Zhongli paused, "It seems that there is a mastermind behind everything, which has led to the current chaotic situation in Teyvat."

"You mean the Ice God?"

If there is a mastermind behind this, the first thing that comes to Ying's mind is that the Ice God, to whom the Fatui are loyal, is the one who bears the brunt of the chaos in Teyvat.

Zhongli shook his head. "At first, I also suspected the Ice God, the Little Auspicious Grass King, or the one in the sky. It seems that everyone has problems, and everyone has their own reasons. But no matter what, if there really is a mastermind, then the closer he gets to his goal, the more traces he will reveal in order to reap the fruits of victory."

Paimon interrupted, "So Zhongli, you let the Fatui get your God's Heart in order to expose the mastermind?"

“That’s part of the reason too.”

Paimon asked, "Then Zhongli, have you found out who it is?"

"uncertain."

"Ugh?"

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