Walnut recounted in detail how she went out to solicit business and met Lu Sheng, a traveler from Mondstadt, and how they traveled together and were robbed by tomb robbers on the way.
"At first I thought Lu Sheng was just an ordinary traveler, but I didn't expect that he was actually Mondstadt's dragon slayer, and he also knew the God of Wind! So if you count it this way, he knows the God of Wind, and I know him, which means I also know the God of Wind~"
Zhongli had been listening in silence until he frowned at the logic of Hu Tao's last sentence.
You actually already know Yan Shen, little girl.
"Yes, it's Mondstadt's Demon God Barbatos. He has indeed disappeared for a long time. I didn't expect him to appear at this time."
"As expected of Mr. Zhongli, you know a lot about Mondstadt's culture. But I'm a little worried. Lu Sheng said that the members of the Abyss Cult have infiltrated Mondstadt. They are also trying to find a way to enter a place called the Dragon King's Palace. I don't know what they are looking for."
There was a flash of surprise in Zhongli's calm eyes, and then he returned to calm in an instant.
"Perhaps they are referring to the Fulong Tree. Legend has it that an ancient dragon king is imprisoned underground there."
Hu Tao waved her hands and said disapprovingly: "It's just a legend. Only a fool would believe it. Oh, forget it. I have to quickly ask people to bring the body back for burial. I can't just take the money and not do the job. Let's go, Mr. Zhong. Take your time drinking~"
The little girl is teasing Zhongli for being an old-fashioned person again.
Zhongli slowly put down the teacup in his hand, opened the window and looked at the Jade Pavilion in the sky, and murmured softly: "The traveler who killed Tevarin? Well, it's worth seeing."
Mondstadt: Chapter 34: The Traveler Enters the Jade Pavilion
When you climb up to the Qun Yu Pavilion and stand in front of this heavenly pavilion in person, you will still be shocked by its magnificence.
The pavilions, terraces, and towers, with their carved railings and jade bricks, look like a fairy palace in the sky. Looking down at Liyue from here, everything is in sight, and an inexplicable excitement wells up in my heart.
Is this the vision of the pinnacle of power?
Keqing urged, "Why are you daydreaming? Don't waste your time."
"Okay, here we come."
Lu Sheng turned and walked towards the largest attic, pushed the door open and entered. The interior decoration was elegant and dignified, not fancy at all. It looked plain and ordinary, but people who knew the goods could tell at a glance that an inconspicuous table in the corner could be sold for hundreds of thousands of Mora outside.
Oh my god...how much is this going to cost to fix?
Lu Sheng looked around like a country kid who had just moved to the city, and seemed interested in everything.
Keqing was no longer surprised. The name of the Qun Yu Pavilion was a symbol of miracle. Even a person of noble status would be amazed when he came to the Qun Yu Pavilion for the first time.
But isn’t today’s behavior a little too naive? He’s like a monkey, wanting to look at and touch everything?
At this moment, Lu Sheng thought: This one is good, it should be worth some money, I will take it away later! That one is also good, a good thing, I will take it away! Wow~ This one is good! Take it away!
"Eh? Keqing, why did you bring outsiders to the Jade Pavilion?"
On the second floor of the Qun Yu Pavilion, the two met Gan Yu who was about to go out for business. As a seven-star secretary, her workload was quite astonishing, and because she was not human, sleep was not a necessity, so she could work 24 hours a day without interruption.
There is no doubt that Wang Xiaomei is the legendary born holy body of an ox or horse.
"Oh, he is from Mondstadt. He has an important letter for Ningguang. It is about the Abyss Cult. It is a serious matter. I had no choice but to break the rules and bring him here."
Gan Yu looked at Lu Sheng and thought to herself, "This guy is so weird. Why does he keep staring at me as soon as he sees me... Is there something on my face? Or does my horns make him feel funny?"
Keqing: "Ganyu, could you please invite the other seven stars over? We need to have a meeting."
"Oh, okay. I'll put down my work and ask Qixing to come over. You guys go in. Ningguang is inside."
Ganyu gave Lu Sheng one last curious look and left in a hurry.
The two walked quickly to Ningguang's office, pushed open the door, and saw several secretaries gathered together, holding a thick stack of papers and discussing continuously, as if they were doing deductions and calculations.
The moment the door was pushed open, the secretaries shut their mouths and looked towards the door.
"Ms. Keqing, why did you bring outsiders in? We are working. If you need anything, please wait outside."
"I'm here as Yuheng Star, and I have something important to discuss with Tianquan Star. You guys go out first."
The secretaries stayed where they were, looking helplessly at the screen in the middle of the room.
"Listen to her and get out."
Behind the screen, a graceful silhouette is faintly visible.
Ningguang walked out slowly and gracefully from behind the screen, her silver hair fluttering in the wind, and her cold face showing no emotion, only a calmness that everything was under control; the white cheongsam that was slit to the waistline perfectly showed her slender, snow-white lower body without any reservation, which was enough to show her confidence in her figure.
Her legs are very special. She doesn't need to wear stockings to give people a smooth texture. The golden ratio makes her ankles, calves, knees and thighs so perfect. When put together, she is a rare beauty in the world!
The thighs are slender but not thin, with a delicious luster, fleshy, soft, elastic and fragrant. Not to mention taking a bite, even smelling them can prolong your life!
Lu Sheng thought back to the past, and he couldn't help himself and made several mistakes towards Ningguang...
But to be honest, based on Ningguang's character design and the plot, one can't imagine how popular she would have been if she had appeared as a limited five-star character.
"Yes!"
The secretaries immediately agreed, put down their work and left together.
Ningguang walked forward slowly, and her eyes had already scanned every inch of Lu Sheng from head to toe without any warning.
"Yuhengxing, you suddenly brought an outsider to the Qunyu Pavilion. I guess you are in trouble, right? Explain."
"His name is Lu Sheng. He is the hero who killed the Wind Demon Dragon. He carries a letter from the leader of the Knights to Nanahoshi. The content is a bit... You'd better take a look at it yourself."
Keqing said as she handed the letter to Ningguang.
Ningguang first glanced at the stamp at the bottom of the letter to verify its authenticity. After confirming, it was indeed the stamp of the Knights of Favonius on diplomatic documents.
Then she quickly read the contents of the letter, her willow-shaped eyebrows slightly frowned.
"How ridiculous! How dare they come to my Liyue to cause trouble! It's during the time of the Immortal Invitation Ceremony. If they disrupt the ceremony, I will never forgive these stinky bugs hiding in the dark!"
Ningguang, who usually keeps her emotions to herself, rarely curses. This is because the timing of the Abyss Cult's appearance is too sensitive.
The worship of Geo Emperor in Liyue is a belief ingrained in their bones, so the annual ceremony of inviting the immortals is a major event that every Liyue resident is watching closely, not only ordinary people but also retired immortals.
They handed over the authority of Liyue to Qixing, but in fact they were never quite reassured.
If something goes wrong with this year's ceremony of summoning the immortals, the reputation of the Seven Stars of Liyue will plummet to rock bottom. At that time, some people with ulterior motives will secretly fan the flames, dig up all kinds of past conflicts and bring up old issues again, and who knows how big a commotion will be caused.
"Immediately call up the Seven Stars and double the number of troops deployed to Liyue Harbor. Change the patrol time from once an hour to once every half an hour, especially near Yujing Terrace. Every location must be guarded."
"Also, we will step up scrutiny of foreign merchants. Everyone must have documents proving their identity before entering the port. Especially those coming from Mond, they must be strictly checked."
"In addition to Liyue Harbor, other places must also be on guard. Write letters to let the leaders of various places pay attention. If the Thousand Rock Army is not enough, let them organize the young people in the village to join the patrol team."
"In short, we must concentrate fully these few days and not allow any problems to occur! The specific arrangements will be discussed in a meeting after the seven stars are all present."
Ningguang paced back and forth a few times and then made a series of countermeasures. As a Tianquan Star, she could be considered qualified.
After Ningguang gave the measures, Lu Sheng reminded, "There is one more thing to note. The Abyss Cult is expanding. The locals of Liyue may be more dangerous than foreigners."
Ningguang looked at him in confusion and asked, "What does this mean? Is there anything else I haven't considered?"
"In Mondstadt, many Mondstadt people have been bewitched by the Abyss and joined the cult. I think this is unavoidable in Liyue. There will always be stupid and bad people who will be bewitched, so we should increase the investigation in this regard. Once anyone is found to be spreading the ideas of the Abyss Cult, they should be tortured directly, and their family and friends must also be interrogated, because the fastest way for ideas to spread is through the people around them. If they are not blocked immediately, they will spread quickly like a plague."
"Hmm! That makes sense. I'll note it down. Thanks for reminding me. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have thought of this aspect. I didn't expect that the Abyss Cult had disappeared for so long, and they would make such a big move once they came out..."
Ningguang's eyes softened when she looked at Lu Sheng, and she extended her hand to invite him to sit down.
"Come, take a seat. If you don't mind, I'd like to hear about your experiences in Mond."
During the time when the seven stars gathered, Lu Sheng recounted in detail what happened in Mond. When Ningguang heard that the Abyss Cult summoned an army of monsters, even though she was mentally prepared, she still found it incredible.
Could it be that the Abyss Cult has been gathering strength during the years they disappeared?
If this is the case, it would be a terrible thing.
Just think about it, an enemy hiding in the dark and having a blood feud with you can appear and stab you at any time and anywhere. How can this not make people uneasy?
Mondliyue: Chapter 35: The Traveler is the Immortal of Great Love
About three incense sticks later, the Seven Stars of Liyue gathered in the Jade Pavilion from their respective posts.
"Why did you call us here in such a hurry? The day of the invitation ceremony is coming soon, and we are all very busy."
Tianshuxing was sweating all over. He was not young anymore, and he was not as tired as when he was young and could run all day long.
“Everyone, I, Ningguang, would not call you here for no reason. A great disaster may happen to Liyue in the future.”
"Don't be ridiculous. Liyue has lived in peace for thousands of years. With the Emperor here, what trouble can there be?"
"The Abyss Cult." Keqing said firmly.
The Qun Yu Pavilion suddenly fell into silence.
"When did it happen..."
Tianshuxing's tone became serious.
Ningguang took out Qin's letter and showed it to everyone, and all seven stars frowned.
As the Seven Stars, they were much more informed than the average person and had long known about the Mond Dragon Disaster, but none of them had imagined that the crisis was actually planned by the Abyss Cult.
Especially when they learned that the next target of the Abyss Cult was Liyue, Qixing was angry, worried, and cursed.
Ningguang interrupted the discussion and said, "Well, now that we all know the seriousness of the matter, we can't solve the problem with words. Let's hold a meeting now and work out a detailed plan to prevent it from happening."
Before the meeting started, she slowly walked up to Lu Sheng and said to him tactfully, "Lu Sheng, this is your first time in Liyue. I guess you haven't had a good look around yet, right? How about I ask my secretary to take you to see the prosperity of Liyue?"
Lu Sheng smiled knowingly.
He was smarter than a monkey. How could he not hear that Ningguang didn't want him to participate in the Seven Stars' meeting?
This is as it should be. As a foreigner who has just arrived, how could I be qualified to join this meeting among the highest authorities in Liyue?
Ningguang got everything she wanted to know from the conversation just now.
In other words, he was no longer of any use to Ningguang.
The fact that they were able to find a reason to send me away in a polite manner was due to Ningguang's instinctive ability to win people's hearts.
"No need. I feel uncomfortable with someone following me. I can just go for a walk by myself. I'm just an errand boy. Once I deliver the letter, my mission is accomplished."
Lu Sheng politely declined and stood up to leave.
"Please stay." Ningguang called him and took out a jade pendant with body temperature from her waist and handed it to Lu Sheng. "Captain Qin asked me to help you in the letter. From now on, all places in Liyue will be under martial law. It will be easy for you to cause misunderstandings outside. Take this jade pendant. If someone makes things difficult for you, just show it. With it, you can enter and exit any place in Liyue at will, except for the Jade Pavilion."
"Also, since you were able to kill the Wind Demon Dragon, you must be very powerful. If you encounter the Abyss harming the people in Liyue, I hope you can help. I, Tianquan Xing Ningguang, would like to thank you in advance."
Hiss...this woman...is so troublesome!
Just two sentences were enough to stop the person, without even a chance to refuse. The other six stars were watching eagerly from the side. If he said no... wouldn't that make them doubt the value of the Dragon Slayer?
"If I encounter it, I will definitely help you. Now I'll take my leave."
Lu Sheng agreed without hesitation. He always looked down upon these linguistic twists and turns and dared to accept any response.
Anyway, I won’t really do it even if I say it.
He always believes in one thing: What others promise you is not counted; only what you say counts.
After leaving the Jade Pavilion, Lu Sheng lowered his head and called softly, "Paimeng, you can come out now."
"Wow! I can finally talk! I was really holding it in just now!"
Paimeng excitedly flipped several times in the air and shouted, "The top of the Jade Pavilion is so beautiful! If I could live in a house like that, I would wake up laughing in my dreams at night! If I could live in the Jade Pavilion, I would have no objection even if I had to eat and drink to my heart's content every day."
"You really dare to ask for it." Lu Sheng smiled and teased, "How are you doing with the things I asked you to do?"
"Hehe! Don't worry about this, Master! Paimon never lets anyone down!" Paimon patted his chest and said confidently, "According to Master's instructions, I secretly looked through the documents on the table when no one was paying attention, and found a piece of important news!"
"The Jade Group plans to purchase a huge amount of amber in two days. I saw that they have even calculated the budget for the purchase, which is three million Mora in total!"
"Hey, what do you think, Master? Should we go to various chambers of commerce to buy amber at low prices?"
Lu Sheng shook his head. "The people of Liyue are not fools. If a large amount of amber is transferred in a short period of time, even a fool would know there is something wrong. How can we make money if everyone raises the price?"
Paimon couldn't figure it out. "Then I took the risk to peek in vain!"
Lu Sheng smiled mysteriously, "I don't make money from Qun Yu Pavilion."
"Whose profit is that?" Paimon became more and more curious.
"Whoever has money earns it." Lu Sheng pinched Paimon's little face, "Who is the richest in Liyue? The Chamber of Commerce is the richest."
The two had a meal and then found an inn to stay temporarily.
In the inn room, Lu Sheng changed into a Liyue robe, untied the whip behind his head, and let his long hair fall down on both sides of his ears.
Standing in front of the bronze mirror, with his hands behind his back, and reciting two lines of poetry, a scent of an immortal came to his face.
In this state now, even if he stood in front of Ying, she would be stunned for a few seconds before recognizing him.
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