The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 16 All the hard work comes with joy
The morning light gradually appeared in the sky and the dark night faded away.

In the small courtyard prepared for guests in the Wangsheng Hall, a sparrow landed on a branch, adjusted its feathers, and was startled away by a noise below.

"Thank you Mr. Zhongli, I totally understand!"

Chen Tianfeng's excitement was beyond words. He stood up solemnly and bowed to Zhongli.

Teaching, educating and answering questions, this is my mentor!

"You don't have to be polite, my friend. This is a fair trade and a contract. You should abide by it."

Zhongli smiled, looked up at the sky, and then glanced at the teapot: "My friend, try it here. I'll go make a pot of tea."

Chen Tianfeng's expression froze for a moment. He raised his hand to refuse, but then put it down in disappointment.

Forget it, just drink tea, it’s no big deal, just a little bitter.

Now the technique is what matters... Chen Tianfeng collected his thoughts, sat cross-legged on the spot, sank his mind into his dantian, focused his thoughts, breathed rhythmically, gradually eliminated external distractions, and successfully entered a state of tranquility and introspection.

The mysterious energy from the outside world, which Zhongli called [Qi], was attracted to Chen Tianfeng's body, gathered together bit by bit, and finally sank into his body, merging into the gray-white torrent flowing in his meridians.

This was the first time that Chen Tianfeng "saw" the meridians and acupoints in his body. Acupoints were like stars, emitting bright or dim light; meridians were like rivers, with thousands of branches, forming a loop that connected the stars and acupoints.

The grayish-white [Qi] circulates through the meridians, following a mysterious route and circulating naturally. With each cycle, the dim stars become slightly brighter.

Chen Tianfeng estimated that if [Qi] was allowed to operate freely without interference, it might take more than four months to light up all the acupoints and stars at this speed.

He no longer waited, and used all his strength to practice the nameless technique, which accelerated the absorption and circulation of [Qi] and greatly increased the speed of this process.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the courtyard, and countless invisible and intangible [Qi] swarmed in, rushing into Chen Tianfeng's body. It took a while before it stopped and slowly returned to normal.

The grayish white [Qi] seemed to be inspired or stimulated, and became visibly excited. It worked harder than the employees who believed in the big promises made by their bosses, and it roared and rushed through the meridians!

The dim acupoint stars quickly lit up, and the acupoint stars that had been "lit up" became brighter, and even the meridian rivers showed signs of widening.

Chen Tianfeng opened his eyes, exhaled, and there was joy in his eyes.

According to the current progress, in another three to five days, all the acupoint stars will be lit up. His instinct was also calling out, indicating that after the acupoint stars were lit up, he would be able to give more accurate hints.

My strength has increased a lot, and my self-healing ability should also be enhanced.

Chen Tianfeng clenched his fists, drew out his long knife, and chopped twice on the open space in the courtyard, his brows gradually furrowed.

The knife is too light and not convenient to use. I'll find time to change it.

Chen Tianfeng muttered to himself and sheathed the long sword given by the long sword mountain bandit brother. He felt satisfied that he finally had the power and the way to become stronger.

In the long run, he will definitely be able to get rid of the dilemma of "I can't do anything" and be able to say no loudly to any existence and overturn their tables at the same time!

"It seems that my friend has made a great harvest. Congratulations. Come and have a cup of tea."

"···Yes, sir."

Chen Tianfeng pulled the corner of his mouth, and returned to the stone table with a subtle mood. He picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Huh?"

Why is this tea not so bitter?
Chen Tianfeng was stunned for a moment, then took another sip and was surprised to find that he could actually taste a hint of sweetness in the bitter tea.

Oh no, could this tea have damaged my tongue?
"My friend, do you have any new feelings about this tea? After all the bitterness comes sweetness, after all the bitterness comes sweetness, now the bitterness is over."

Zhongli smiled, his golden eyes were exceptionally gentle.

There was no sign that he had just changed the tea leaves. Chen Tianfeng was thoughtful. Mr. Zhongli's words must have a hidden meaning, but he was too dull to guess three or two of them. He didn't know if they were what Mr. Zhongli wanted to express.

"It's already night, luckily my friend has protected me and I'm fine, thank you for your help."

Zhongli didn't explain, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"I should thank Mr. Zhongli."

Chen Tianfeng stood up, bowed, thanked him solemnly, and then left without staying.

It was not until he walked out of the courtyard and away from the area where the Hall of Rebirth was located that Chen Tianfeng relaxed his tense nerves.

Talking to gods is still too challenging, especially when you have to pretend that you don’t know that gods are gods…

However, judging from the results, it is still unclear whether Zhongli knows that he actually knows his identity, but Zhongli should know that he is not a native of Teyvat.

Due to the long time ago, no one knows which immortal created this incomplete technique - anyone who believes it is a fool!
It is clearly the work of the Rock King himself.

Chen Tianfeng withdrew his thoughts and no longer considered the purpose of Zhongli teaching him the skills. No matter what the purpose was, he could not accomplish it now. It would be better for him to find a way to improve his strength first.

When he was able to escape from Zhongli, if this demon forced him to do something that would lead to his death, he would just turn to Heaven or the Abyss, or trick the Geminis into giving him, uh, the method to travel through the worlds and leave.

If you can't get there, then there's nothing to say. Just try to survive. If you can't survive, leave in a dignified manner.

But Zhongli is not a god who can do such a thing. In the game, at least he is a character based on the emperor and gods of Shenzhou - referring to the Mingjun and the Good God - so we can still try to trust him.

He shook his head and began to think about what Zhongli said, "After suffering comes happiness." But somehow he suddenly remembered the story that brother Lan You told him while they were on the road.

There was a businessman in Liyue who collected a painting called "Green Shirt in Sunny Rain". It was said to be painted by an immortal and was extremely magical.

This painting is very simple, showing a man in a green shirt holding an umbrella and walking on a wooden bridge. The magic is that the man's umbrella changes with the weather. When it rains in reality, the umbrella is open, and when it is sunny in reality, the umbrella is closed.

After the news spread, many guests came to visit the painting, and they went twice, once on a sunny day and once on a rainy day. The person in the painting really closed his umbrella on a sunny day and held it open on a rainy day. In a short time, the painting became famous and its price soared.

Countless people wanted to buy it, but unfortunately the merchant refused to sell it.

Until one day a young man from a noble family came to the merchant's house and bought the painting from the merchant by offering a high price and using his power to intimidate the merchant.

But when the painting fell into the hands of the young man, it lost its ability to change. He still folded the umbrella on sunny days, but no longer opened it on rainy days.

The young man realized that he had been tricked, and hurried to find the merchant. However, the merchant did not leave. Instead, he waited for the young man to come and question him.

The merchant said that just as there is life and death in the world and yin and yang in all things, there are also two volumes of "Blue Shirt in Sunny and Rainy Days". One volume shows a man crossing a bridge with an umbrella, called "Blue Shirt Crossing the Bridge with an Umbrella"; the other volume shows a man crossing a bridge with an umbrella, called "Blue Shirt Crossing the Bridge with an Umbrella".

On sunny days, the painting "Holding an Umbrella" is hung, and on rainy days, the painting "Opening an Umbrella" is hung. This is the secret of the changes in the painting "Green Shirt in Sunny and Rainy Days".

The young man was furious and accused the merchant of violating the contract. However, the merchant calmly took out the contract they had signed, which clearly stated that the young man had purchased the "Umbrella Picture", so the merchant had not breached the contract.

Chen Tianfeng's eyes became increasingly strange. Could it be that old...old man Zhongli did the same thing?

This shouldn't be the case... After all, he is a god, and a rock god, not Mondstadt's unreliable wind god...

Chen Tianfeng shook his head, threw these "disrespectful" thoughts out of his mind, turned around and walked towards No. 27 Willow Street.

He has a big business to discuss in detail with brother Lan You!

(End of this chapter)