It turns out that there really is such a terrifying giant snake in the abyss.
Just like Yaksha being sealed under the abyss, these legends are not real legends. They are all real things. However, because there are too few people who know about it and the records are not detailed, they have turned into legends under the weather of time. .
She took out a pen and paper and wrote down the scene in front of her and her thoughts in her journal.
While Zhiqiong was exploring the huge cave, Kong and Paimon also rushed over.
Seeing the traces of the battle still remaining in the cave, as well as the dismembered relic snake, Kong and Paimeng looked at each other.
"The problem here seems to have been solved by them, and we don't need to do anything."
"It seems so. But where did they go?"
Paimeng looked around and found no figures of Jiang Bai and Mandrill at all, but he saw Zhiqiong.
She was holding the manuscript and digging for some ore on the rock near the Sky Nail.
"Where is Zhiqiong? Let's go and ask."
"Zhiqiong!" Paimon flew towards her.
"It's you, seniors!"
"What are you doing?"
Zhiqiong showed them the ore he had just dug.
This is a very strange ore. The power of the abyss and the sky nail are imprinted on this ore at the same time, leaving an incompatible but clear scene like a whirlpool.
"What a special stone!"
Zhiqiong handed the stone to Kong, "This is for you, senior. Thank you for taking care of me all the way."
"Then I'll accept it. How is your physical condition now?"
"I'm fine, don't worry about me. As long as we finish drawing the map here, our investigation work will be completed."
Paimon waved his little fist vigorously, "Yes! Let's work hard! I'm already missing the sunshine outside!"
They had been underground for quite some time, and it was okay if they couldn't see the sun occasionally, but after staying for a long time, they really missed the warm feeling of the sun shining on their bodies.
"Have you seen Jiang Bai?" Kong asked.
"No, this place was like this when I came here. It should be Senior Jiang Bai who defeated this huge snake."
"You didn't see it either... Then where did he go..."
Sora looked around, there was no other way here.
After thinking for a while, he shouted loudly:
"Mandrill, can you hear me?"
After shouting for a while, there was no response, and the mandrill did not appear.
"Weird..." Kong frowned, feeling something was not right.
Under normal circumstances, Mandrill would definitely come out if he shouted for it, but this time he shouted for so long, and Mandrill didn't respond at all.
Did you go somewhere?
But it doesn't look like there is an entrance here.
"It's a bit strange." Paimon couldn't figure it out either, but he didn't think too much about it.
"But there's no need to worry about them. Let's finish drawing the map first, and then meet up with Khedive and the others."
"Um."
…
In the unknown space, Jiang Bai did not see Mandrill.
Although they came in one after the other, there was not even a second between them, but they were separated.
He looked around. It was a huge cave, surrounded by the same underground rock formations as the Great Abyss. Only some vegetation grew. Those low plants that lived in the darkness all year round emitted a faint light, preventing the surroundings from reaching out. No fingers visible.
"Where are we now? What's going on down here?"
Jiang Bai looked confused.
One cave after another, this abyss is too deep. Is the underground of Teyvat really hollow?
He touched the earrings on his ears. Before coming down, he sent a message to the hall master to find the location. According to the past, the hall master would reply to him soon.
It's been a few minutes now, why hasn't there been any movement?
Or did you say you didn't receive it?
Jiang Bai didn't pay too much attention. After all, the message could only be sent once in three days, and Hutao didn't reply instantly every time.
As he walked, he called Mandrill's name.
"Mandrill? Where are you? Do you hear me?"
Since he came down from behind with Mandrill, Mandrill shouldn't be too far away from him.
Mandrill did not appear, but the voice came over, and his voice was a little annoyed:
"Why are you down too?"
Jiang Bai put his hands on his hips and said confidently: "How dare you say that you came down without taking me with you. I promised Master to take you back well!"
Fortunately, the master asked him to follow him, otherwise the changes in the underground would have an unknown impact on Mandrill. If he died underground, the last Yasha in Liyue would be gone.
"Where are you? Can you sense my position by following the sound? Why are we not in the same place?" Before Mandrill could reply, Jiang Bai asked a series of questions.
Mandrill was silent for a while, but finally didn't hide anything.
Some things are better to be honest than to hide them all the time.
"This space is very special. It's easy to get in, but when you get out..."
"What are you afraid of?" Jiang Bai didn't care about what he said. "Isn't there still a master? If we don't go back for a long time, can the master just sit back and watch?"
They can report it when they come to Juyuan. With Zhongli here, are you still worried about something happening in Liyue?
Besides, Hu Tao is still outside. If he can't be contacted, Hu Tao will definitely know that something is wrong and will come to him as soon as possible.
There was someone outside to help them, so it didn't matter if they were trapped inside all the time. They just waited for Hu Tao to bring the old man to fish them out.
Mandrill seemed to have never thought of this possibility and was silent for a long time.
"How dare you trouble the emperor?"
He came to Juyuan to find Fushe because of his own selfish thoughts. How could he disturb the emperor because of his own selfishness?
The emperor asked Jiang Bai to accompany him as a considerate gesture. If he bothered the emperor to take action himself, wouldn't he be relying on the emperor's generosity to go further?
Jiang Bai thinks Mandrill is good at everything, but he takes himself too lightly.
When facing the emperor, he always subconsciously puts himself in a very low position.
He feels that he is a [tool], a weapon that does not require emotional investment, so he never dares to ask for too much.
Zhongli told Jiang Bai that this was related to Mandrill's past experience. It was a kind of self-protection after suffering, and it had always been like this for thousands of years.
Zhongli never regarded the mandrill as a tool, it was because he took himself too lightly.
Zhongli also wanted him to change, but there was no good way.
It's okay to go to him occasionally, but if you go there too often, it will only make him cautious and worry about whether he has failed to do something, whether he has disappointed the emperor, or whether something strange has happened in Dihuazhou.
He would never think about whether the emperor came to see him.
Zhongli could only ask Jiang Bai to visit Mandrill at Wangshu Inn more often when he had nothing to do.
This time, Zhongli directly asked Jiang Bai to accompany him.
If this does not reflect attention, then what does it mean?
(End of chapter)
