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Chen Fan clasped his hands behind his head: "It's much quieter when this guy is gone."

Paimon waved his little hand: "Yes, fortunately, I already have a keen sense of smell."

At this time, Zhong Li said slowly from the side: "Clement's mistake lies in greed."

Chapter 420 Nine: The Cruel Truth!

Chapter 420 Nine: The Cruel Truth!

Zhongli continued to say to everyone: "But besides greed, there are also many temptations that make people want to violate the contract."

"In the face of the "desire", how many people can restrain their desires and abide by the contract..."

Speaking of this, Zhong Li looked at Wan Yan again: "Why don't you take this opportunity to make it clear."

Paimon didn't know what Zhongli meant: "Huh? What are you going to talk about?"

Zhongli continued with his gentle yet majestic voice: "In fact, no one in this temporary archaeological team is here for "archaeology". "

Wan Yan hesitated for a while: "Why, why do you say that?"

Zhong Li looked her up and down: "Madam, you lack the most basic knowledge of archaeology, and you don't know a few cultural relics, but you are very proficient in the knowledge of "Salt Demon God". "Eight Four Seven"

"Compared with archaeology and cultural relics, the "Salt Demon God" itself is more interesting to you. "

"As far as I know, the legends about the Demon God of Salt that you mentioned in the Pearl Boat Festival are the ones that spread the most in the "Yinyuan Hall"..."

Wan Yan was first poked at the sore spot: "Don't, stop talking!"

Then he sighed helplessly: "...Sir, you are really knowledgeable and talented. I mustered up the courage to ask you a question, and it seems to be the right choice."

Then, Wan Yan's expression became serious: "—Yes, I'm not an archaeologist. I come from one of Liyue's "Seven Stars and Eight Gates", the "Yinyuan Hall" in charge of the salt industry. "

"Our ancestors were the people who were protected by the "Demon God of Salt" during the difficult period when the Demon God War swept across the continent. "

At this time, Chen Fan expressed the question in his heart: "Speaking of which, I have never heard you call "Emperor"..."

When Paimon heard this, he also felt that it was the case: "That's right, if you remind me like this, few Liyue people will really talk about "Morax"..."

Wan Yan was silent for a while, as if she had made up her mind, she said to everyone: "During the war, Morax assassinated our god! He was jealous of the power of the "Salt Demon God" and made us homeless! "

Wan Yan became more and more annoyed as she spoke, until she even gritted her teeth: "I...we hate him! But Liyue is the Liyue of Morax, and history must be whitewashed by him..."

"So, I want to prove! Morax is also guilty! He has blood on his hands, and he has a cruel and ruthless side!"

Zhong Li didn't speak when he heard this, and his expression didn't change at all as before.

Wan Yan's eyes were burning, she looked at Zhongli: "We have signed a "contract", we must face the truth, right, Mr. Zhongli!In this matter, you must have a fair judgment! "

Zhong Li nodded lightly: "That's natural. Besides, Liyue is no longer Liyue of Morax."

Regarding what Wan Yan said, Zhong Li didn't want to explain too much, but said to everyone: "Come with me, all the answers are ahead."

So Chen Fan and Ying continued to move forward with curiosity about Zhongli's answer.

The group gradually came to the middle and rear area of ​​the entire ruins.

In a certain room, there was a wooden sword stand on a simple and dilapidated square table.

There are two sections of something like some kind of weapon in full bloom on the top.

Wan Yan stepped forward and observed carefully for a while: "Is this... a sword?"

"Ah! It's a broken sword! This is the evidence! It proves that the "Demon God of Salt" once resisted!"It just failed to resist the murderous hands of Morax! "

Wan Yan seemed to have found the key evidence, and said excitedly: "Compared to the "Salt Cup" and "Salt Ruler", the power of this "Sword" must far surpass them! "

"If this sword can be repaired, I can show others the power of the "Demon God of Salt"..."

Paimon floated forward and looked carefully for a while: "It looks...it really looks like something left after the defeat."

Zhong Li took a step forward and said calmly, "The two pieces of broken swords are two cultural relics from an archaeological point of view. According to the contract of "take things in order, one at a time", you can only take one of them. "

Wan Yan opened her eyes wide: "Why, why? Although it is said to be taken sequentially, Clement has already..."

Zhongli nodded lightly: "Yes, but "one piece at a time" is still valid.It is impossible to take away two cultural relics at the same time. "

Wan Yan was at a loss when she heard this, "This, this..."

Paimeng felt that Wanyan's nature was qualitatively different from that of Clemente just now, so he wanted to intercede for her: "Well... Zhongli, she is not malicious, and she didn't fight for it. Can you accommodate me?"

Chen Fan said softly to Ying from the side: "In my opinion, since the contract is made, Zhongli will not change anything..."

Knowing Zhongli's identity, Ying also agreed with Chen Fan's statement.

Sure enough, Zhong Li answered without even thinking about it. : "The "contract" cannot be accommodated, and if it is not obeyed, it will be broken. "

Wan Yan took a step forward: "No! If only half of it is taken away, then, there is no way to repair it, and there is no way to reproduce the power of the "Salt Demon God"..."

"Anyway, for my faith in her..."

Speaking of this, Wan Yan clenched her fists tightly: "Even if I break the contract, I will not hesitate..."

Zhongli's tone was still so flat. Thousands of years of wind and frost made him hardly express his feelings: "Have you made up your mind? Then, there is a price."

Paimon was startled at this moment: "Zhongli!"

Zhong Li took a deep look at Wan Yan: "This means that you will suffer the "Punishment of Eating Rocks". "

Wan Yan has already made up her mind in reality: "That's...it doesn't matter. The "Salt Demon God" is willing to sacrifice her life to protect her followers.My sacrifice is insignificant. "

Then he looked at Zhongli with a look of resignation: "It doesn't matter what punishment you want, as long as I bring back... the proof of my belief!"

Paimeng hurriedly floated in front of Zhongli: "No, you can't hit girls!"

3.5 Zhongli shook his head slightly: "...If you can get relief that way, maybe it's an easier way. But..."

Soon, Zhongli had a better way of punishment: "As a 'punishment', I will tell you the 'truth'. "

Wan Yan was surprised by what Zhongli said, "What?"

"The truth? Are you telling the truth... is it my punishment?"

Zhongli nodded lightly: "Yes. The fact you will hear next is the price for breaking the "contract". "

Then, after two seconds of silence, Zhong Li talked about the dusty past: "—Unfortunately, the demon god of salt, Heulia, is not a powerful demon god."

"On the contrary, she is too weak—too accommodating, too weak, and she is absolutely impossible to ascend to the position of the Seven Gods...the loser.".

Chapter 430: Broken Heart!

Chapter 430: Broken Heart!

Hearing about Wan Yan here, she couldn't help but widen her eyes: "What did you say...?!"

Zhong Li was not affected, but continued to speak in his flat tone: "During the Demon God War, the demon gods in the world tried their best to compete for the Tivat Continent with all their strength and wisdom."

"But Heulia chose to escape. She believed that as long as she gave up before the battle happened, the war would never affect herself and her people."

Speaking of this, Zhong Li's tone was slightly aggravated: "However, in the long years of war, there will be no end to concessions."

There seemed to be some traces of sympathy in his emotions: "In the bottomless concession, Heulia lost all her land, leaving only the last shelter."

When she got here, Wan Yan couldn't believe the so-called truth at all, she shook her head while backing away: "No...no...impossible..."

Zhong Li didn’t seem to intend to let her go. For Wan Yan, knowing the truth was more severe than any other punishment: “At her last moment, she didn’t even have a weapon that she could raise to protect her people. .”

Wan Yan suddenly thought of something: "Don't even have a weapon? But, this sword..."

Zhong Li said lightly: "Yes, this broken sword is not a relic of the "Salt Demon God", but...the murder weapon that killed her. "

"The murder weapon...?"

Wan Yan's emotions suddenly became agitated, and she roared loudly: "No! This is false, what you said is false, you want to confuse my confidence in the gods!"

Zhong Li still had the same expressionless look: "As I said, I'm only stating the facts."

Wan Yan stomped her feet angrily: "It's unreasonable! You...you are also a follower of Morax, don't try to lie to me!"

After finishing speaking, Wan Yan, who could not accept Zhongli's statement, left angrily, and ran into the depths of the ruins...

Paimon wanted to catch up, but it was too late: "Hey! Hey, don't run!"

Ying sighed softly: "It's a big blow to her."

Chen Fan folded his hands and didn't say much.

Zhong Li said to everyone: "After all, this is punishment. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't want to say such a cruel thing."

"Let's continue to go deeper. There... maybe there will be something that makes her have to accept the "truth" no matter what. "

Everyone continued to move forward, and there were more and more white humanoid statues along the way, and their movements were all frozen at the moment when they turned into statues, all of them seemed to be running away in panic.

Paimon hid behind Chen Fan and poked out half of his head: "Are these "statues"...running away?What's in front of you..."

Zhong Li walked in the front: "It's salt, and there's also betrayal."

Soon everyone caught up with Wan Yan. Seeing the scene in front of her, Wan Yan's heart was full of waves: "...What is this road?"

"What did they see...and what did they do?"

"Then... what happened?"

Zhong Li came to the woman's side and said softly, "Since you can't trust me, let's move on."

"Everything that happened at that time, and the traces left behind this door, will be recorded truthfully."

At the end of the ruins, the white figure maintained a posture of struggling to escape, but in the center of this space, the thing they were trying to escape had disappeared, leaving only white traces of salt on the ground...

Zhong Li looked at the tragic situation around him, and it seemed that he could vaguely hear the panicked fleeing sounds of people in the air: "This is the scene, Heulia's body collapsed, leaving only a little trace of salt. The dying scene was also frozen in the this."

Wan Yan clenched her cuffs and remained silent.

Zhong Li continued to speak: "The continuation of the story is: "Among her people, some people finally realized that this kind but weak demon god can't protect anyone in a war. "

"The war of the demon god is very cruel. Instead of letting her suffer the torment of defeat, it is better to give her a relatively easy relief."

Paimon felt puzzled: "But, these "statues"...what's going on? "

Zhongli said leisurely: "No matter how weak a demon god is, the power lost when he dies is beyond what a human body can bear."

"Those who failed to escape all became like this."

"The people of the God of Salt, who have not been affected by this disaster, left her territory and went to Liyue to ask for the protection of the Emperor Yanwang."

"Their descendants are afraid of the demon god residue left by Heulia, afraid of the eternal curse she casts on them..."

Speaking of this, Zhong Li looked at Wan Yan beside him: "So, they risked their lives and came back here, broke the sword and made offerings, hoping to appease the anger left by her."

"But in fact, they are superfluous. How can this demon god who has not resisted until the end... be angry with his own people?"

Wan Yan opened her eyes wide, clasped her head in her hands, her fingertips submerged in her hair: "I...I... Even if it's like this, I don't accept it..."

She shook her head desperately: "Scam...false history...everything..."

Then he yelled: "Don't try to shake...my faith...", and rushed out again in despair...

Paimeng sighed helplessly: "This time, Zhongli is really merciless..."

Zhong Li had his own thoughts: "This is the price she has to pay, but... this is not a good thing."

"Looking at her appearance, I'm afraid she will continue to waver for a while... However, even if she can't be relieved immediately, it's not bad if she just recognizes the reality."

Ying nodded aside: "You are too familiar with the experience of the Demon God of Salt."

Chen Fan casually said to 847: "After all, it's something I've personally experienced."

Zhongli nodded slightly: "Well, the story of Heulia was also a warning to me a long, long time ago."

"There's really no good in believing in a god that's gone."

"...Whether it's the belief in Heulia or the belief in Morax, it's the same."

Chen Fan sighed after hearing this: "Liyue people will understand one day."

Zhongli was silent for a while, and said to everyone: "Okay. Next, how about going to "Guyun Pavilion" with me? "

Paimon tilted his head: "Huh? What is Zhongli going to do?"

Zhong Li let out a long sigh: "Oh..."

"Revisiting the old place and telling so many stories..."

"It is inevitable that I miss those old friends."

In this ruins expedition.

Both Clement and Wanyan violated the contract due to their own reasons. As punishment, Clement was deprived of his harvest and kicked out of the ruins.