"Zhongli, what is the gift that the Dust God left for the emperor?"
The sun gradually set in the west. Although Qiqi did not find the coconut sheep she wanted, Paimon got a lot of gossip about the Rock God from Zhongli, which still made her excited for a while.
Hearing Paimeng's question, Zhongli's calm eyes began to waver a little bit, but immediately fell silent again, looking towards the increasingly desolate Guiliyuan.
Since Gui Shi left, not a single glazed lily has bloomed in the once prosperous Gui Liyuan.
"It's a stone lock."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongli remembered that he should find a reason to get back the stone lock lent to Ningguang.
Although with Ningguang's character, he would definitely take good care of the gifts given by the emperor, but he had apparently been assassinated, and Zhongli was not entirely sure what Ningguang's next plan would be.
Zhongli frowned, thinking about any loopholes in the plan.
"Hey, compared to Liyue's history, Zhongli, what on earth did you say to Famas to deceive that disgusting stinky guarantee guy away!"
Paimon crossed his arms with disbelief.
"Also, Paimon has been gone all day! He needs to eat!"
The three of them spent the entire afternoon running around Tianheng Mountain looking for a coconut sheep that they didn't know what it looked like.
"It's obvious that Zhongli and I have been walking, but your feet haven't touched the ground."
Ying looked at Paimon helplessly.
The little mascot stamped his feet in the air in protest: "Paimon has always been helping!"
"So Paimon wants a big dinner tonight!"
As if he had expected what she would say, Ying reached out and patted Paimon on the head.
Speaking of which, a long time has passed since the beginning of their trip. No matter what happens, this little guy will always be by their side. No matter whether they are happy or sad, there is someone to share it with.
I thought that traveling without my brother would be very painful, but Paimon's appearance made the journey extremely interesting.
Ying could no longer imagine what it would be like to travel without Paimon by his side.
"Thank you for your hard work today. Mr. Zhong invites you to have a big dinner at Liuli Pavilion."
Zhongli clasped his hands behind his back and walked leisurely behind Paimeng and Ying.
He was not worried about not being able to get the incense of eternal life. The sky was getting dark, and Baizhu, who had gone out to collect herbs, should have returned to Bubu Lu.
In Zhongli's opinion, discussing business with adults is much easier than coaxing children.
"Zhongli actually wants to treat us?"
Paimon put his finger on his chin and stared at Zhongli who was smiling with suspicion: "You're not asking us to pay again, are you?"
"Paimon, it's so rude to speak like this..."
Ying spoke up to stop them in time, and during the bickering process, the three of them entered the entrance of Liyue Port, noisily.
But what Zhongli didn't expect was that just as they stepped onto the wooden bridge entering the harbor, two acquaintances walked towards them, a certain hall master and the Qiqi kid who gave him a headache.
"Zhongli, look, it's Qiqi...and a girl I don't know."
"That's Hu Tao, the seventy-seventh generation master of the Rebirth Hall."
Zhongli pressed his eyebrows hard and explained. He was just about to find some adjectives to praise Hu Tao, but he didn't expect it. He happened to see Hu Tao sneakily take off a sack from his waist and hide behind Qi Qi, as if he was planning to do something evil. .
"Ying! That girl seems to be doing something bad, let's stop her quickly!"
Paimon was shocked and pulled the hem of Ying's clothes, anxiously flying towards Hutao.
Is the public security in Liyue so bad? There are people actually abducting children on the street.
Zhong Li also looked helpless. He had long warned Hu Tao not to torment Qiqi. He had personally seen Qiqi's fighting power when he went berserk. Although it was nothing to him, if it broke out in Liyue Port, it would definitely be... Caused irreparable harm to the residents of Liyue.
"Wutao, what are you doing."
The girl with reddish-brown hair had just raised the sack and was about to put it on Qiqi's head when she suddenly heard a familiar male voice. She subconsciously hid the sack behind her butt and turned to look at the person.
"Mr. Zhongli! Why are you here?"
Hutao stared at the sudden appearance of Zhongli in surprise, and pulled the stupid Qiqi over and stood in front of him. He looked guilty and rubbed Qiqi's little face.
Zhongli frowned slightly. He wanted to warn Hu Tao, but his eyes fell on the stone ape bird in Qiqi's hand.
This morning, after Zhongli woke up on the soft bed in Beiguo Bank, he took the time to go back to the Hall of Rebirth.
In his plan, he planned to take some tea and toiletries to Beiguo Bank, but he never thought that as soon as he returned to his room, he discovered that the sculpture of Ruotuo Dragon King on the desk was missing a horn.
This sculpture is as big as the palm of Zhongli's hand and is made entirely of the finest amber. It depicts the scene when Dragon King Ruotuo roared out of the earth. The thick dragon horns on his head are a reflection of Ruotuo's flamboyant charm. .
Zhongli often looked at this sculpture in his spare time, recalling the scene when he and Ruo Tuo guarded Yangang side by side.
When Hu Tao was a child, he was naughty and treated these valuable ornaments as toys. He would play with them and fight with them. If the old hall master hadn't discovered them early, Ruo Tuo would have lost the two horns on his head.
Unexpectedly, after so many years, the statue of an old friend was still robbed.
Zhongli stood in front of the sculpture with one missing corner for a long time.
Apart from Famas, only Hu Tao had entered his room.
Although Famas is a perverse guy, he is not so idle as to deliberately break the sculpture to make himself angry.
Then the initiator of this incident was the elusive Hall Master Hu.
Reaching out and touching the missing dragon horn, the distressed emperor spent most of the day calming down, comforting himself by thinking that this was also a form of wear and tear, and Hu Tao could not be blamed.
But when he saw the fine stone amber in Xiao Qiqi's hand, the corner of Zhongli's mouth still twitched.
The largest and most perfect piece of stone amber before the Great Strata Abyss was sealed, was actually broken off from a walnut and carved into a sparrow...
I'm so angry, but I still have to stay elegant.
"We meet again, little Qiqi!"
Zhongli took a deep breath, walked to Qiqi, and then crossed his arms apologetically: "I'm sorry, Qiqi, this traveler and I have been looking for it all afternoon, but we didn't find anything you said. of coconut sheep.”
At the mention of Yeyang, Qiqi's pink eyes shone brightly, and she didn't care that Hutao pinched her face and waved her hand to indicate that it was okay: "Qiqi, we have found Sister Yeyang!"
"Sister Yeyang?"
Ying, Paimon and Zhongli looked at Hutao at the same time.
The embarrassed Hall Master Hu had to recount what happened between Qiqi and Gan Yu, and by the way supplemented Qiqi's understanding of coconut milk.
After listening to Hu Tao's story, Paimon couldn't help but burst into laughter, while Zhongli shook his head helplessly.
As expected, he was too worn out to understand Qiqi's brain circuitry.
"Ying...can you make coconut milk?"
"I want to taste yours too."
Qiqi suddenly rushed out, grabbing the blond girl's skirt, raising her head expectantly.
"Hey, I...I can't!"
"I don't have that kind of thing!"
Ying opened her eyes wide and shouted, the red color from her ears spreading to her neck.
Seeing the girl's overreaction, Qiqi was a little disappointed: "Well, then, come on, Ying, come on!"
"There's no need to cheer in such a weird way!"
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