The Lost People of Teyvat

Chapter 187 Good Days

"In the near future, Liyue will face new challenges. Let's see how they respond."

Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back and said gently, "But I believe that Liyue will not let people down."

"new challenge……"

Xiao repeated it in a low voice, closed his eyes again, and said nothing more.

"A new challenge? Mr. Zhongli, are you referring to Osel's wife Bache?"

Chen Tianfeng, who was standing beside Zhongli, stroked his chin, glanced at the three masters and apprentices who were whispering not far away, and then turned his gaze back: "This is a good target. Ba Che is very close to the demon god level. It's just right for Liyue to practice and gain some combat experience."

No matter how well designed a weapon is, it is just a pretty decoration if it is not tested in actual combat. Liyue has been peaceful for too long, and it does need some baptism of war to better face future challenges - if there are any.

"Of course, if Mr. Zhongli feels that Ba Che is uncontrollable, I can also make a cameo appearance. I can ensure that Liyue feels pressured, while also being able to precisely control the extent of the damage, to ensure that there will be no casualties... well, no deaths."

"What do you think, Mr. Zhongli?"

"..."

"Why don't you speak, Mr. Zhongli?"

"Tsk, Mr. Zhongli is really too much. I gave you advice with good intentions, but Mr. Zhongli pretended not to see me..."

"……Eh."

Zhongli rubbed his brows and sighed with a slightly tired look.

"Emperor?"

Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun looked at Zhongli who suddenly sighed, half worried and half puzzled: "What are you doing...?"

"It's okay, but the wind in the mountains is a bit annoying."

Zhongli shook his head and looked towards Master Lishui Dieshan, especially the reflection in his eyes - it was just him, and he sighed again in his heart.

How come this dead snake from another world, which follows him everywhere and is extremely noisy, is as difficult to get along with as that drunkard poet?

"I have a feeling Mr. Zhongli is thinking of something very rude."

Chen Tianfeng looked suspiciously at Zhongli, trying to find anything unusual in those golden eyes, but to no avail.

At this time,
True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng led his two disciples forward and bowed to Zhongli, "Emperor, the immortals have arrived."

"Ah."

Zhongli nodded slightly, ignoring the people beside him who were chattering, "Liyue can't be just these few immortals, right?", "When did Ganyu and Shenhe become immortals?", "If that's the case, why didn't Yanfei and Yaoyao come?", and swept his eyes gentlely over the immortals and their disciples.

"Today, we are gathering all the immortals..."

……

"Senior Ganyu? Senior Ganyu?"

"……what?"

Ganyu came back to her senses and quickly raised her head to look at Bai Shi who was standing beside her: "Sorry, sorry, I accidentally got distracted... Bai Shi, what's wrong?"

"Has Senior Ganyu encountered any difficulties?" Bai Shi looked a little worried and asked with concern: "Since Senior Ganyu came back from his trip, I always felt that something was wrong with him... If possible, I would also like to help Senior Ganyu!"

"Thank you, Baizhi. Don't worry, I'm fine...well, I just didn't get enough rest."

Gan Yu's smile was gentle and contagious. She shook her head and changed the subject softly: "What is the matter with you coming to see me?"

"I see..." Bai Shi blinked, knowing that Gan Yu didn't want to speak, so he didn't force the question and said, "Lady Ningguang wants to restart the Guizhong Machine and asked us to look for information about it, but there are too many documents in the database, so I thought of asking Senior Gan Yu if he knows the approximate location."

"It's the final machine... let me think about it, ah, I got it!"

Gan Yu took out a thick book and flipped through it, pointing at each line with her finger, and whispered the three words "Return Machine" in a low voice: "Found it! Here, in the 42nd row, 9th floor, Chen area of ​​the Jiazi Library, "Detailed Explanation of the Structure Drawings of the Return Machine."

"Thank you so much, Ganyu-senpai!"

Bai Shi cheered slightly, resisted the urge to hug Senior Ganyu, smiled, waved goodbye, and trotted away.

Ganyu looked at her back, pursed her lips, and sighed slightly.

The Emperor is going to give up his throne so suddenly...

She patted her cheeks lightly, cheered herself up, and continued to review the documents in her hands.

At the top of the document written in black and white, there was a bold title printed in black: Schedule of the Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals.

……

Jade Pavilion,
Ningguang frowned slightly. She looked at her friend in front of her and took a deep breath. “You should know how important the Summoning Immortal Ceremony in two days is to Liyue, Ye Lan.”

"Of course I know." Ye Lan nodded with no expression on her face.

"Liyue Harbor was attacked by demon gods. Since the Emperor never showed up, the work of appeasing the people could not be completed effectively. People were in a panic. The Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals is the only way for Liyue to contact the Emperor. Almost all the people in Liyue are looking forward to this ceremony. It goes without saying how important it is."

"Liyue must ensure that the ceremony of inviting the immortals goes on normally, or in other words, there must be no problems in the aspects of the ceremony that humans are responsible for. Only in this way can we confidently show the people of Liyue that Liyue has the ability and determination to face the challenges ahead."

"But at such an important moment, you told me that you have more important things to do and can't get away?"

Ningguang exhaled, raised her bare hands and gently rubbed her temples, her tone full of confusion: "What on earth do you have that is more important than the Immortal Ceremony?"

"His funeral."

Ye Lan lowered her eyebrows and said softly but firmly, "I want to see him off. To me, this matter is much more important than the ceremony of inviting the immortals."

Ningguang's expression froze and her hand stopped.

She naturally knew who the "he" Ye Lan was referring to.

Chen Tianfeng, a visitor from another world, was discovered and contacted by Ye Lan not long after arriving in Teyvat. He has many mysteries, knows many secrets, and has a deep friendship with the Rock King.

During this Liyue Demon Crisis, it was he who accepted the Emperor's commission and tried his best to fight against the Whirlpool Demon Osel... and in the end he died together with the Demon.

More importantly, Ye Lan was against Chen Tianfeng... In this case, there was really no reason for me to stop him, nor should I stop him... Ningguang put down her hand and asked, "Has the date for the funeral been set?"

"Yes, on the same day as the Immortal Invitation Ceremony."

Ye Lan nodded, and the corners of her lips seemed to curl up: "I asked Master Hu, and she said that there is not much we can do for the deceased, but at least we can pick a good day and pray for the deceased to rest in peace."

And the good days... In Liyue, are there any better days than the day when the gods descend upon us during the Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals?
But for some reason, after she mentioned the date, Mr. Zhongli, the guest official of the Wangsheng Hall, seemed to be hesitant to speak. For just a moment, she couldn't help but wonder if it was her illusion.

"..."

Ningguang had a complicated expression and sighed again, but halfway through her sigh she suddenly realized something was wrong. She frowned and thought for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Ye Lan, why would Wangsheng Hall listen to your advice?"

"Oh, that's another secret."

The curve of Ye Lan's lips became even wider, and her eyes were filled with a calm joy.

(End of this chapter)