Mandrill was a little moved, but he still felt that such meaningless postures would hinder his image of a fairy.
The tips of his ears turned a little red at the thought of being photographed in such a flashy pose.
Hu Tao could see Mandrill's awkwardness at a glance.
Isn't it just shyness? It's not that I can't overcome it.
"Mandrill, this is not a question of whether you need the respect of the world, but that the world should know your tall and mighty image and see your domineering and heroic appearance when fighting the enemy.
"For you, these things may not be important, but people like me who respect you need them."
Mandrill lowered his eyes and looked at Hu Tao, who was talking eloquently. He really couldn't see where her respect lay.
"The world's belief in Yasha cannot be based on imagination. They need to be given a concrete image. If you think the pose is flashy and you can't let go, it's easy. Let's go find some monsters to fight, or I can fight with you. Pass the fight."
The walnut was rubbed hard and soft for a while, but Mandrill finally let go.
"All right."
Mandrill really has nothing to do with her, so just take the photo and don't let the emperor see the photo.
The three of them found a gathering place for monsters nearby. Hu Tao and Jiang Bai took pictures around him with a photo camera. The flash of the photo camera made Mandrill's posture holding the gun stiff.
Holding a pile of photos, Hu Tao was extremely satisfied.
It's a pity that Mandrill doesn't use those flashy moves. Even if he keeps his hands, those Qiuqiu people still can't survive a few rounds in his hands.
But it doesn’t matter, these multiple photos are available from all directions, which is enough for the artist to draw a majestic and charming demon-conquering sage.
The two of them were not in a hurry to leave. They asked the yakshas one by one about their life stories and recorded them.
There are hundreds of yakshas, and none of them should be forgotten.
Perhaps it had been a long time since he had talked about the past with anyone like this, so Mandrill talked about it until late at night without knowing it.
For those yakshas who have not left their names in history, Mandrill's few words are their whole lives.
Hu Tao and Jiang Bai wrote furiously, their arms already numb from writing.
“I can’t do it anymore, I can’t write anymore.”
Hu Tao placed the brush on the pen holder, slumped on the chair and rubbed her sore wrists.
She used to think that the book she and Xingqiu wrote about Yaksha was pretty good, but after hearing Mandrill talk about so many Yaksha deeds, she suddenly felt that the content of the book was too little.
You have to change things when you go back, you have to make big changes.
If one book is not enough, she will publish a second one, and if the second one is not enough, she will write a long novel. She wants to write down all Yasha's stories.
Before she knew it, her alley style dark night limerick poet had turned into an author.
Pride akimbo.
Jiang Bai and Hu Tao stayed at Wangshu Inn for three days.
Since the contract was terminated, Mandrill has been much freer.
But this leisure is also relative.
He will still visit some key locations regularly and will still clean up the demonic remnants when he finds them. These responsibilities have been engraved in his bones for thousands of years and will not disappear when the contract is terminated.
The only difference from before is that on the way to eliminate demons, you often meet some alchemists. When you meet Qianyanjun, someone will come to see him from time to time and give him a piece of almond tofu.
Even the emperor would come here to sit here occasionally.
Mandrill carefully wiped the statue of the emperor given to him by Jiang Bai. When the Yaksha Temple mentioned by Hu Tao is completed in a while, he will also go to the Layer Rock Abyss to see it.
The Yaksha Temple cannot be built in a day. Even if the Gosheng Hall, which has made a lot of money by selling stone sculptures, has sufficient funds, and Jiang Bai takes over the lion's share of the statue expenses, it is still very difficult to build a large temple alone.
Therefore, Hutao went to Gan Yu to apply for financial support from the General Affairs Department. When he heard that he wanted to build a temple for Yasha, Gan Yu approved a lot of money with a wave of his hand.
After the money was received, Hutao directly left the design and supervision to Zhongli.
As the most knowledgeable person in the Rebirth Hall, Zhongli is the best person to supervise the construction of the temple. He can easily introduce those ancient details and customs that have long been forgotten by mankind.
Even with the embarrassing arrangement of the Yaksha statue, no one had any objections to his arrangement.
In just one month, the magnificent Xian Yaksha Temple was completed.
Zhongli personally wrote the "Xianzhong Yaksha Temple", and the magnificent golden plaque was hung in the center of the attic, solemn and solemn.
"That's great!"
Looking at the completed temple, Hu Tao was extremely satisfied.
Gan Yu, who came to attend the consecration ceremony on behalf of the General Affairs Department, was also very satisfied.
Today is the day when the temple is completely completed, but it is not the day it is open to the public.
There are a series of complicated rituals for the consecration of temples, not to mention the Immortal Yaksha Temple established for all Yakshas.
Not only the immortals who got the news will come to pay homage to their deceased friends, but all the Seven Stars of Liyue will also come to pay homage to the heroes.
Mandrill on the side looked at the temple built for them in front of them, and emotions surged violently in his heart.
When you walk into the main hall, you will see five tall statues of yakshas.
The statue is solemn and majestic, and the yakshas are all holding weapons and wearing ferocious masks.
These ferocious Nuo faces are the symbol of the Yakshas.
In order to intimidate monsters, suppress evil spirits, and intimidate all directions, Yakshas cover their faces with ferocious Nuo masks.
Every time they kill evil spirits, they will definitely bring Nuo noodles.
And behind the statue, this is their original immortal beast form.
At the beginning, Jiang Bai and Hu Tao had a dispute over whether the statue should cover Nuo's face or show its face directly.
Jiang Bai felt that since he was making statues for the yakshas, of course he had to show his face. If he didn’t show his face, who would know what those yakshas looked like?
But Hu Tao felt that using human faces would hinder the dignity of the Xian family.
After all, this is not an illustration in a book, but a Yasha temple for everyone in Liyue.
It is Yaksha's mission to intimidate all parties, but without Nuo noodles, it loses its meaning.
In the end, it was Zhongli who agreed with him and established his current image.
Behind the five yaksha statues of immortals are several yaksha statues.
These statues are gathered around the five stone statues in front. When you look up, you will be shocked.
Gan Yu solemnly lit three incense sticks and handed them to Mandrill.
"It's up to you, Mandrill, to make this incense stick."
Mandrill glanced at Zhongli subconsciously.
The emperor is here, and he is really not qualified to offer this incense stick.
Zhongli didn't react at all and just said:
"Goddess of Heaven, don't waste your time."
Mandrill is the last Yaksha so far, so it is most appropriate for him to carry the first incense stick.
Mandrill didn't say anything. Facing all the Yaksha statues, he bowed solemnly and inserted the incense into the incense burner.
A few puffs of smoke drifted gently in the hall, and a majestic bell rang.
The immortals stepped on the auspicious clouds and arrived from the sky.
They entered the main hall one by one and offered incense and worship to their old friends.
There were so many immortals coming, almost all the immortals in Liyue who were not sleeping came over.
Jiang Bai also saw many names and faces that he had never seen before or even heard of, which gave him a lot of experience.
Shen He also came here with Zhenjun Jie Fengliuyun.
She is a junior, and according to etiquette, she can only offer incense after all the immortals have finished offering incense.
The entire complicated ceremony was presided over by Zhongli, assisted by Gan Yu, and Hu Tao and Jiang Bai could only be spectators.
The ceremony was complicated and long, and it made no difference whether Zhongli was present, Hu Tao and Jiang Bai were present or not.
They didn't wait in the main hall, hiding in the corner and whispering.
"Jiang Bai, what do you think Ke Qing's immortal family name will be?"
Everyone knew that Zhongli was an immortal.
But people are really curious about what Zhongli's immortal family name will be.
"Uh...don't you take money with you when you go out?"
As soon as Jiang Bai finished speaking, Hu Tao was slapped on the head.
"Can you be more serious? How can any immortal call you such a name?"
"I can't think of it..." Jiang Bai pursed his lips.
Do you want him to say that Zhongli's name is the ancestor of all immortals, the King of Rocks?
Hu Tao didn't expect this uneducated guy to come up with any lofty immortal name.
"What do you think of the title of True Monarch Xunmei Jixue? Or True Monarch Die Lai Chuansheng?"
Hu Tao feels that both of these names are suitable for her.
Although I can't become an immortal, I can still enjoy myself by giving myself the name of an immortal.
Jiang Bai gave a thumbs up, "The hall master is worthy of being the hall master. The name of the Immortal Family is so domineering and powerful as soon as he speaks it."
"If you want me, I will call you Zhenjun Baiyuan."
"This name is a bit short."
"I can't think of anything else..."
Shen He on the side listened for a while and was also a little curious about Mr. Zhongli's immortal family name.
She couldn't help but tug on her master's feathers.
"Huh?" Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun turned his head.
"Master, what is the name of Mr. Zhongli's immortal family?"
"Uh..." Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun looked at Zhongli and then at his disciple, feeling stuck for a moment.
The emperor doesn't seem to want to reveal his identity, and there are outsiders here, so she can't tell, right?
"If you are curious, you can go look for him yourself when you are free."
It's impossible to tell, so I can only let the disciple ask.
The immortals finished offering incense one after another and left together. Not long after, the seven stars arrived.
This was also Jiang Bai's first time seeing the seven Liyue Seven Stars, and he seemed familiar to them all.
After the consecration ceremony was completed, the Immortal Yaksha Temple was officially known to the people of Liyue.
The many legendary colors of this temple have attracted countless people to come and watch.
It is said that on the day when the temple was opened, the glow was overflowing, magnificent bells rang from the sky, and all the immortals descended to the ground to pay homage to their deceased friends.
Rumor has it that on the day the temple was consecrated, seven stars came together to pay homage to the heroes together with the Qianyan Military Sacrifice.
Rumor has it...that there is a Yaksha who is still alive in the temple.
Many rumors make this Yaksha Temple bustling with people, and there is endless incense every day.
At the same time, Hutao's first edition of "The Record of Immortals and Yakshas" was officially released.
Those who came out of curiosity all felt admiration and sincere worship after learning about Yasha's deeds.
Many vendors even set up stalls selling incense candles nearby.
Hillington, which was originally a lively and remote place, became lively at this time and lived up to its previous desertedness.
Since then, the Immortal Yaksha Temple has been bustling with people and incense.
On the rocks not far away, Zhongli and Mandrill looked at the temple below in silence.
The bustling crowd in the temple reached my ears, and the sight of people offering incense respectfully came into view.
They observed each Yaksha stone, carefully looked at each stone tablet under the stone statue, and praised the stories of the Yakshas.
After a long time, Zhongli slowly said, "What do you think of this temple?"
"Very good. If they are still alive, they will be very happy to know that the world has built such a temple for them."
Zhongli looked sideways at him, "What about you?"
"I'm happy too."
Hearing him say joy, Zhongli raised a faint smile.
"They have given you a room in the temple."
Mandrill was a little surprised, "Why?"
He does not need a place to live like a human being. His body is a golden-winged roc, and he used to rest on the big tree at Wangshu Inn.
Either meditate and adjust your breath, or look far into the distance, or simply lie on a tree trunk and listen to the wind blowing in your ears.
"The hall master said, let this be a resting place for you, a resting place, and a place you want to come back to after you go out."
Hu Tao's idea is very simple. She feels that Mandrill is too lonely because he always keeps to himself, and she wants him to gain some popularity.
"But, it's not appropriate for me to get close to the crowd..."
After the temple was built, although he would come here often, he only came to visit his old friend in the dead of night. He didn't know that Hutao had specially set up a residence for him.
"It's okay. This Yaksha Temple is very big. When I built it, I set up a formation to protect this place. If you don't want to see anyone, no one will be able to find you.
"Moreover, the power of vows in the temple is strong. Living here can also suppress your karma, which will be beneficial to you in the long run."
Zhongli had reached this point, so Mandrill naturally agreed.
"Let's go, I'll take you to see it."
"How dare you trouble the emperor..."
"This is a task assigned to me by the hall master, so why bother?" Zhongli shook his head helplessly.
Mandrill, that’s just too respectful.
It was obvious that he was no longer the King of Rock, but he still couldn't change his overly respectful temper.
Mandrill followed Zhongli to the backyard of the temple.
There are many residences in the backyard, some of which are provided to those who are arranged by the General Affairs Department to take care of the temple, and some are reserved for overnight visitors.
Hutao specially opened up a place for Mandrill to live in.
This residence may seem simple, but it is elegantly furnished.
There is a small lake, a rockery, a pavilion, and a century-old tree that covers the roof.
All daily necessities are available in the house.
Perhaps for immortals, creating these scenery is just a matter of wave of hands.
They may even prefer to live in their own cave.
But these represent the importance and respect Hutao and the others have for Mandrill.
Regardless of whether Mandrill will rest here or not, they try to do their best.
Mandrill saw an unpainted stone sculpture on the ancient shelf in the room.
The stone carvings depict him and Zhongli. He lowered his head, Zhongli put his hand on top of his head, his eyes were gentle and tolerant.
The tips of Mandrill's ears turned red.
Zhongli also saw it and couldn't help but chuckle.
"This novice..."
He didn't remember Jiang Bai ever seeing such a scene, so it should have been carved out of Jiang Bai's imagination.
And when Hu Tao brought him to visit last time, this one wasn't there yet. Jiang Bai should have put it there quietly.
As for the purpose of putting this...
Judging from the way Mandrill looks, he probably likes it.
This is a big chapter of 4000 words, so let’s not divide it into two chapters.
(End of chapter)
