At noon, go to the Rebirth Hall.
After Zhongli finished his work as a guest, he went out for a walk as usual.
Ever since he stopped taking care of things, his daily life has been so comfortable.
When I’m busy, I help out at the Hall of Rebirth, and when I’m free, I go out for a walk, drink tea, and listen to operas.
It's just that Liyue finally settled down, but within a few days she was in chaos again.
This time there is no Lin Feng to take the blame.
It was simply that during the reform of the Seven Star System, the families in power did not handle the details well, and the result was another mess.
Zhongli walked on Liyue Street with his hands behind his back. Hearing that the surrounding environment was much quieter than before, he couldn't help but shake his head.
The issuance of a gag order has both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage is that during the turmoil in Liyue, this order can prevent someone from deliberately guiding public opinion and causing the spread of disaster-level rumors like the Mondstadt storm.
As for the shortcomings?
That is, civilians are forcibly controlled from free speech, and they will inevitably feel dissatisfied.
In addition, books are Liyue people’s favorite entertainment.
Therefore, the longer the gag order lasts, the more serious the impact will be on Liyue.
We walked all the way from Xiangshengtang to Chihuyan.
Tian Tiezui, the storyteller who has been in San Wan Bu Hong Kong all year round, still hasn’t left his stall.
Zhongli, who was bored, had no choice but to change direction and go straight to Wanmin Hall.
This is also a new hobby that he picked up recently because he was really bored.
Of course.
He didn't go to Manmin Hall just to eat.
Instead, I simply wanted to try the new cuisine introduced by the new chef Mao Xiangling.
Let’s talk about this Mao Xiangling.
In fact, Zhongli is no stranger.
One of A Ping's disciples.
Not only is she talented in spiritual practice, but her cooking skills are also top-notch.
After Wan Min Tang previously cooperated with Beiguo Bank to launch customized winter-flavored dishes, Xiang Ling officially started cooking with his father's permission.
Different from the old-fashioned thinking of Master Mao.
Xiang Ling is a creative chef who often introduces some new dishes that are surprising or surprising.
Zhongli tried a fire slime fried rice by chance and made a very pertinent opinion.
Since then.
Whenever Xiang Ling launches a new dish, she would try to invite him to taste it, and then make changes based on his opinions.
Zhongli also enjoyed this matter.
For an old man who has lived for more than six thousand years, being able to see some new things is an extremely rare treat.
It was dinner time, and the Wanmin Hall was packed with people.
This is due to Master Mao’s persistence in not forgetting his original intention.
Even though Wanmin Tang has now become the leading restaurant in Liyue Port with the funding of Beiguo Bank, it has always adhered to the line of being close to the people and has never increased the price of one mola.
Compared with Xinyuexuan and Liuliting, which have mediocre and expensive dishes, Wanmintang, which often introduces new dishes and has affordable prices, has naturally become the first choice of ordinary people.
Zhongli looked around.
There are no empty positions.
but.
There is a table of acquaintances.
"It's him."
"When did he come back?"
Looking at Lin Feng who was having a drink with Dadalia, Zhongli couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
But since there was an acquaintance there, he was not polite and walked straight over.
"Hey, Mr. Zhongli? Why are you here? Come and sit, come and sit."
Lin Feng, who was laughing heartily, suddenly saw Zhongli appear and quickly stood up to greet him.
Wait until Zhongli also sat down.
He pointed at Pantalone and Kelai and introduced: "Mr. Zhongli, this is Pantalone, and that is my new disciple, called Kelai."
"Hello, Mr. Zhongli."
Kelai greeted Zhongli politely.
But Pantalone stood there blankly holding the wine glass, staring straight at Zhongli motionless.
Is this Morax?
The rock god that I have admired for many years and hated for half my life?
Previously, Lin Feng said that he would take him to visit the Rock God so that he could see the true face of the Rock God.
Unexpectedly.
Before they could set off, they met Zhongli here who was out for a leisurely stroll.
"Hey, stop staring at Mr. Zhongli like that, be polite."
Lin Feng poked Pantalone with his elbow.
Pantalone came back to her senses, forced a smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Zhongli."
"Hello."
Zhongli nodded towards him and didn't take Pantalone's gaffe to heart.
After a round of introductions.
Zhong Li smiled and said to Lin Feng, "When did you come back?"
"I arrived this morning. I originally said I would visit you tomorrow, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
"It's quite a coincidence."
"Isn't that just saying."
"I didn't expect that you would even start accepting disciples."
"It's all accidents."
Lin Feng spread his hands and said with a smile: "Just in time, I want to ask Mr. Zhongli for a favor when I come back this time."
"help?"
Zhongli looked at Kelai: "Do you want me to help you teach this child?"
As he said that, he shook his head: "I don't accept disciples, you know that."
"No, that's not it."
"It's another thing."
Lin Feng suppressed his smile and said seriously: "It's not easy to talk about this here. I'll tell you when it's quieter."
"good."
Zhongli promised: "If I can help you, I will help you."
Seeing that Lin Feng and Zhong Li looked familiar as if they were old friends they hadn't seen for many years, Pantalone looked left and right, not knowing what to say.
Iwagami is a god.
Liyue's aloof god.
It's always been the dragon that sees the beginning but never the end.
Every year, we only see one and a half claws at the Immortal Invitation Ceremony.
But what was before him now.
But he is a real, living person with flesh and blood.
This couldn't help but make him feel like his outlook was shattered.
After all, he was once the executive officer of the Fools. Although he has never met any other gods except the Ice Queen, there is still a lot of news about the gods of Teyvat based on the intelligence network of the Fools.
Among them are the thunder god who lives high in the castle tower, the wind god who has disappeared for hundreds of years, the grass god who has been imprisoned for hundreds of years, the water god who likes to judge himself, etc.
He was familiar with the news about these gods.
Except for the Grass God.
It can be said that no god would lower his status and get together with mortals. At most, he would have a closer relationship with his relatives.
What's more, the Rock God is the oldest existing god in Teyvat.
How could someone with such a noble status be so close to a mortal?
Pantalone couldn't figure it out again.
He found that since he got involved with Lin Feng, there were more and more things he couldn't understand.
First there was Ningguang who voluntarily gave up the power that was easily available to him, and then there was Morax, the god who lived in the world.
"well--"
Pantalone sighed, raised his glass and saluted Zhongli: "Mr. Zhongli, nice to meet you."
Very common and commonplace words.
But after saying this, Pantalone still couldn't help but feel uneasy in her heart.
Good thing.
Zhongli didn't seem to notice anything unusual about him. He also raised his glass and said, "Nice to meet you too, Mr. Pantalone."
Pantalone didn't know how he drank the glass of wine, nor did he know how he returned to Northland Bank. He only knew that when he opened his eyes again, it was already the next day.
"woke up?"
Lin Feng's joking voice came from the side.
"Um."
Pantalone responded, then covered her head and sat up.
Strange to say.
Although he has now defected to Zhidong, the strength of the ninth executive officer is still there, not to mention the wine he drank in Wanmintang, even the limited edition fire water brewed by Zhidong using various precious materials Liquor didn't drink him like this.
"Is it surprising? Is it surprising?"
Lin Feng's voice rang in his ears again.
Pantalone frowned.
After a moment, he sighed and said: "No surprise, but the surprise is real."
Lin Feng laughed: "Where are you? You haven't seen Barbatos yet. It's even more outrageous."
"Wind God?"
Pantalone was startled.
What is called Barbatos is even more outrageous.
"Haha, take off your colored glasses and don't look at the gods with stereotypes. When you really get to know the gods, you will find that some gods are not what you imagined."
"Are you preaching to me?"
"Preaching? Does preaching to you do me any good? If preaching to you can make you willing to accompany me on swords and fires like Dadalia, then I can still be interested."
"Oh, forget it then. I don't want to sacrifice my life for you like that fool."
"Isn't this the end?"
Lin Feng stood up and said, "Pack it up, I'll take you to find Zhongli. Don't you always have a lot to ask Morax? I'll create an opportunity for you now."
"Wait a moment."
As soon as Lin Feng took a step forward, Pantalone stopped him, then stared at him with piercing eyes and said, "Why do you want to help me?"
"help you?"
Lin Feng chuckled: "No, you misunderstood, I just like to have fun."
Ten minutes later.
Pantalone was fully dressed.
Since leaving Xumi, he has taken off the luxurious clothes of the past and put on clothes that only commoners would wear.
However, even with his simple clothes, his temperament that has been cultivated among fools for many years cannot be concealed. No matter where he goes, he can attract a lot of attention.
This time when he went to visit Zhongli, Lin Feng didn't take anyone with him, only Pantalone.
Because we had an appointment at Wanmin Hall yesterday.
Zhongli had been waiting at the door of the Hall of Rebirth early.
Seeing this scene, Pantalone was once again shocked to the point of being crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
Let a god wait for your appointment.
What is this operation?
Pantalone even wondered whether Lin Feng was the illegitimate son of a certain god or a reincarnation. Otherwise, why would Morax be so close to him?
However, as they walked into the Hall of the Past, Pantalone felt even more ridiculous.
All the staff of the Hall of Rebirth who met Zhongli greeted him with a smile, and Zhongli responded to them one by one without getting tired of it.
And when a little girl dressed in black came out to cling to Zhongli, Pantalone couldn't hold herself any longer.
He had never seen a god so patiently coaxing a child.
No matter how coquettish the child named Hutao was, Zhongli always responded with a smile. The relationship between the two was as good as
A father and daughter! ?
"Morax already has a daughter?"
"This place called the Hall of Rebirth is actually a descendant of the Rock God?"
Pantalone's head was now filled with this thought.
He still didn't get over the shock until he entered a room with the three of them alone.
Lin Feng glanced at the absent-minded Pantalone, ignored him, and went straight to the point: "Mr. Zhongli, I would like to ask you to help me create a weapon that suits me."
"Forging weapons?"
Zhongli pondered for a moment: "You can go to Ying for this matter. She is better at this than me."
Zhongli didn't know that Pantalone already knew his identity, so he didn't use the name Balzebu, but the name he used when he visited Inazuma.
"Hey, don't you know about my relationship with her?"
"Maybe she'll beat me up if I mention this."
Lin Feng was also helpless.
"Not that much."
Zhongli smiled and said, "You have helped her twice in Dao Wife. As long as you don't act as recklessly as before, she will not refuse such a small thing."
"Hmm, but I still don't feel safe."
Lin Feng looked at him and said with a playful smile: "How about you go with me again?"
"also may."
Zhongli did not refuse. After pondering for a while, he asked again: "What are your materials? Let me take a look first."
"good."
Lin Feng responded, and then took out the raw materials he prepared one by one.
There are no ordinary people sitting here.
Naturally, Lin Feng could tell at a glance that Lin Feng was extraordinary in what he took out.
Especially the golden canned knowledge of gods has an obvious divinity on it.
"Have you met Buyer?"
Zhongli took back the canned knowledge from the gods and picked up the colorful fruit with a tooth mark.
"Well, I've seen it before."
"No wonder, well, where did you get this?"
"Did I grow it myself?"
"???"
Upon hearing this, Zhongli's usually calm face instantly turned into a black question mark face.
What do you mean by your own growth?
Pantalone was also a little confused. Fruit grows in the human body? Are you, Lin Feng, in a vegetative state?
I saw them looking confused.
Lin Feng did not hide anything. He found Apep, received his gift, practiced the magic to the extreme, and told the story of the fruit that grew from the tree of immortal power.
"The Immortal Power Tree you said has grown to its extreme?"
Zhongli took a deep breath.
Even he felt overwhelmed when he heard this. How long has it been? It's only a few months, right? Lin Feng has actually achieved what immortals can achieve after practicing for hundreds or even thousands of years.
"What a great opportunity."
Zhongli sighed with emotion, then picked up the fruit and said to Lin Feng: "You are not the remnants of the devil."
"?"
This time it was Lin Feng's turn to not understand.
Zhongli continued: "This is a genuine crystallization of the power of the devil."
"Demon power crystallized?"
"Yes, the form of your immortal power is extremely special, and it has a very strong assimilation ability. When your tree of immortal power grows to its extreme, the immortal power will naturally assimilate all the messy demonic power in your body into you. With my own power, the will originally contained in the demonic power was expelled, forming such a fruit."
Zhongli held the colorful fruit and looked at Lin Feng seriously: "Don't you realize that the demonic power you use belongs to you?"
(End of chapter)
