The original god, the zero-seat executive of the Fools

"His purpose seems to be just to hold me back." Morax looked at the ripples of tea in the cup: "When I tried my best to repel Him, and when I arrived at the scene, the battle was already over."

"Oh, that's it." Ling smiled as if he didn't care, and pointed the wine bottle towards Morax: "Let the past go by. Since the result can't be changed, it's not worth worrying about anymore. .”

"That's quite open-minded, old friend." Zhongli also smiled, raised his teacup and touched Ling's wine flask, and drank from each.

......

"Is there any news on the missing person notice?" Ke Qing looked at Ying who suddenly returned to Liyue. Before the surprise on her face dissipated, she heard the other party's urgent inquiry.

So Keqing subconsciously remembered the figure of the young man, and she said: "I was planning to tell you about it when I write a letter next time. Some people did say that they had read all the missing persons you left behind. The person described in the notice was the same, but when I found the target, I realized that it was just an oolong The answer was no."

"What about his appearance? What does he look like?" The moment Ke Qing finished speaking, Paimeng immediately said angrily: "That guy can act!"

"Huh?" Keqing was stunned and asked doubtfully: "How does Paimon know? Have you already met the person you are looking for?"

"Uh..." Paimeng choked, scratched his head and looked at Ying, probably asking for her opinion on whether to tell Keqing the truth.

Ying did not respond to Paimon, but directly said to Keqing: "Yes, we have seen Ling in Daozhu, but there is something wrong with his state and he has lost a lot of memory. Now we are based on the information we have obtained. , he came to Liyue."

She chose to tell Keqing part of the truth.

After hearing this, Ke Qing couldn't help but frowned: "Is this really the case? The person I met a few days ago does have some special temperament... Speaking of which, the person you are looking for will have blue and rainbow eyes. Halo?”

Before he finished speaking, Paimon shouted: "That's right! That person is the spirit!"

"Does Keqing know where he is now?" Ying couldn't help but ask.

"It's really..." Ke Qing murmured, and then thought for a while before saying: "Because he has some special appearance and temperament, and he is still a stranger, so I did order someone to follow him and investigate him, but besides the whole During the day, he wandered around the bustling streets of Liyue Port and went to major entertainment venues to play games. I thought he was a traveler like you and was really just visiting Liyue Port, so I didn't care about it anymore... As for I really don’t know his current location, but I can order some Qianyan Army officers patrolling the city to help you search for him.”

"Thank you!" Ying thanked him and left with Paimon.

On the street, Paimon said: "Keqing said that he has been playing in various streets and entertainment venues, let's go to those places to look for him!"

Ying nodded and kept walking. She stayed in Liyue for a long time and was very familiar with the addresses of those places. It would be better to say that she and Paimon were also regular guests in those places...

However, after spending most of the day, there was no other news except that there was indeed a good-looking silver-haired young man in the audience when Yun Jin was singing at Heyu Teahouse in the morning.

However, Qian Yanjun's results were better. Not only did he know that Ling had been to Heyu Teahouse in the morning, but he also found out that he was sitting at the same table as Mr. Zhongli, the guest of the Gosheng Hall.

After learning about this, Ying immediately guessed something.

Since Ling was active on the mainland 500 years ago, and he also gained such a big name as the "Devil of the Night", then the gods and monsters who have lived for more than 500 years should know him to some extent, so as the Emperor of the Rock King Zhongli, knowing the spirit seems to be a matter of course!

Therefore, Ying and Paimon came to the Hall of Rebirth without any hesitation.

Hospitality room.

Ying and Zhongli sat opposite each other, while Paimeng looked around: "Isn't Hutao here?"

"The kid has probably gone out to do sales again." Zhongli said calmly, but for some reason both Ying and Paimon seemed to hear some kind of vague helplessness.

But now is not the time to explore this. Ying asked bluntly: "Zhongli, do you know Ling? I heard that you were listening to a play with him at Heyu Tea House in the morning."

"Oh?" Zhongli looked thoughtful, and then said: "If you mean Nenox, I do know him."

"Does Zhongli know where he is now?" Paimeng asked subconsciously.

Zhongli shook his head slowly: "I don't know, we haven't seen each other since we parted ways in the morning."

"Then can you find him?" Ying asked hopefully.

Zhongli shook his head.

After receiving the regrettable answer, both Ying and Paimon's faces suddenly showed expressions of disappointment.

"But... but Zhongli is obviously the god of Liyue, right? It should be easy to find someone, right?" Paimeng said unwillingly.

Zhongli sighed: "It goes without saying that I am no longer the Rock God...and you two must also know his strength. If he really wants to hide, I don't know who can find him in this world."

"...Why is this..." Paimeng lowered his head, pursed his lips, and looked very complicated.

He was hiding from him, and now that things had happened, Ying had thought of this no matter what.

So after a brief chat with Zhongli, she took Paimon and left the Hall of Rebirth.

As soon as he walked out of the gate, he met Hutao who was singing a cheerful tune: "Hey - the traveler and Paimon are back?"

Hutao ran to Ying and Paimon with a face of surprise...

At this time, in the Hall of Rebirth.

Zhongli looked at the silver-haired boy sitting across from him where Ying originally sat, and sighed softly: "Why bother?"

Chapter 40 The world in the eyes

"Why are you asking me?" Ling raised his eyebrows at Zhongli: "What about yourself? You could have retired openly and indifferently declared to the people of Liyue that you would no longer protect Liyue, but you worked so hard to perform It’s a good show of pretending to be dead, so why bother?”

Hearing this, Zhongli nodded and said, "Yes."

It can be regarded as accepting Ling's statement. People like them naturally have their own intentions no matter what choice they make, and there is no need for others to understand.

"Besides, more than this, I want to know why she appeared in Liyue, and why she knew I was in Liyue." Ling narrowed his eyes and said.

Zhongli smiled and said nothing, after all, he didn't know.

After passing this topic, the two began to talk about other things. After all, old friends reunited after a long absence, and there was always something to talk about.

And just when Zhongli was telling Ling about the changes in Liyue over the past 500 years, a smart and playful girl jumped into the reception room with two long braids swaying.

The girl's expression, which seemed to be about to say something, paused the moment she saw Ling's figure, but soon, the cute and delicate little face burst out with particularly passionate colors: "Ah! It turns out there are still guests here!”

"What kind of business is this guest doing? Recently, there was a big discount at the Hall of Death. The second monument is half price~" The girl came close to Ling, with an expression on her face that said, "You came at the right time."

Before Zhongli could explain to the girl, Ling had already shown her a clear smile: "Really, I did have a colleague who passed away unfortunately some time ago, but unfortunately her funeral has ended. If I had known earlier that there was someone in the Hall of Life If there is an activity, then the white matter will definitely be entrusted to this."

"Hiss—" the girl took a breath after hearing the words: "That is indeed very regrettable."

After she finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something, and said with a strange look on her face: "In that case, you are not here to handle business at the Rebirth Hall? Are you visiting? Or making a reservation?"

"Let me introduce you." At this time, Zhongli spoke up. He first introduced to Ling: "This is the master of our Rebirth Hall, his name is Hutao."

"It turns out to be the master of Hutao Hall, whose name I have admired for a long time." Ling said with a smile.

Hu Tao waved her hands modestly and said in a low-key manner that she was not that famous.

Then, Zhongli introduced Hutao: "As for this person, he is my old friend, his name is Nenox, and he currently lives in the Winter Kingdom."

"Hey! He turned out to be Zhongli Keqing's old friend!" Hutao looked up and down in surprise. He was wearing a white Liyue style outfit, his long silver hair was tied into a high ponytail, and there was a faint smile on his face. It has the taste of being unrestrained and banished to immortality.

But the more Hu Tao looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong.

She pinched her delicate and lovely chin, frowned her beautiful eyebrows, and suddenly put her cheek close to Ling's body regardless of etiquette. The tip of her bright white nose twitched slightly, and a refreshing cold fragrance poured in. But besides that, there was also a very... It's obscure, but it's the "flavor" she's most familiar with.

No, it’s not so much the taste, but the feel.

Her eyes slowly opened, and Hu Tao raised her face to meet Ling's slightly puzzled eyes: "You are a dead person..."

"Oh?" Ling who heard this was not surprised. He just smiled as if he found it interesting: "He is worthy of being Brother Zhongli's boss. Master Hutao is really sharp."

Hu Tao seemed to be immersed in his own world, and did not care about the words of the spirit. Instead, he muttered to himself: "It feels very different from Qiqi... It is no different from truly living. This greatly violates the definition of the cycle of life and death..."

Hu Tao looked up and down at Qing Ling's figure again, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "For the sake of Mr. Zhongli, I will organize a grand funeral for you for free!"

"Haha...hahahahahaha..." As if being poked an inexplicable point of laughter, Ling, who was sitting on the sofa, smiled with crooked eyebrows. He held his stomach and looked at Zhongli: "This kid is really interesting."

Zhongli returned a helpless look.

After laughing enough, Ling looked at Hu Tao again, with deep joy in his brows and no look of offence: "I am very grateful to Hall Master Hu for his generosity, but unfortunately, I still have some things to do. Before, I couldn’t rest in peace.”

"Oh?" Hu Tao grasped the 'key point' keenly, holding her chin and asked: "Does that mean that after you finish the work, you are willing to let me help you hold the funeral?"

The corners of Ling's mouth raised in a cheerful arc: "Of course."

"Oh! You are a rare and open-minded person! You are indeed Mr. Zhongli's friend!" Hutao patted Ling's shoulder with a festive look on his face: "I admire you very much!"

"Me too." Ling said with a smile, her eyes vaguely glanced at Zhongli behind her, and said softly: "If it weren't for some inconvenience, I really want to take you to Zhidong..."

"Going to Zhidong? That's not possible." Hutao pinched his waist and said with an air of dignity: "I have been rooted in Liyue for generations in the Goshen Hall, and I am already the No. 70 seventh generation here! You can't move casually. "

After finishing her words, she smiled again and said: "But if you need anything in the Winter Kingdom, I will definitely help!"

"Yes." Ling responded, then stood up, black flames ignited under her feet. In Hu Tao's surprised eyes, her hat automatically floated to the side, and the young man in front of her, who looked not much taller than her, stretched out her hand, and with strength He rubbed her head slightly, then chuckled and said, "Then we've made an appointment. After I finish my affairs, you can help me hold the funeral."

After saying that, he patted Hu Tao on the head again.

Black flames suddenly enveloped his whole body, and the next moment, his entire body disappeared without warning.

With a cute wink, Hutao picked up the hat from the sofa and patted it before putting it back on his head.

She turned to Zhongli: "Your friend..."

"very strange……"

"It's a strange thing for the hall master to say it's strange." Zhongli closed his eyes and said quietly.

......

"The closed loop of destiny has been opened, and will your country survive the ashes of the next war?"

There was an aftertaste of joy in the low laughter. Standing on a mountaintop outside Liyue Harbor, Ling easily reflected the entire city in his eyes that lit up the blue rainbow halo.

The world in their eyes is a broken graffiti composed only of red and black.

Even fairy tales are tainted with darkness in his eyes.

For those who have been looking at the world with these eyes all year round, no matter how rational they are, they will eventually be broken by despair, and no matter how rational they are, they will only be overwhelmed by madness.

There was a smile on his face, but there was no emotion in his eyes. At this moment, Liyue Harbor, where people were singing and dancing, looked like a work of random graffiti with black and red lines, whether it was a person, an object, or a god.

Another dark night has fallen, and Ling's figure seems to blend into the night. With absolute calm without joy or sorrow, he silently looks at the empty island hanging in the sky in the distance.

"The opportunity you said you would never have again seems to have appeared. It seems you are not so omnipotent..."

Chapter 41

Liyue Minlin area.

In the clear sky, the sun sheds golden brilliance, making the strange-shaped tree in front of you particularly dazzling.

Ling stood in front of the tree with a smile on his face.

The performance in Liyue Port must be considered good, and that guy Morax must have seen enough.

In this way, you can make arrangements with peace of mind.