The golden tree standing tall in the world of Teyvat

"Emperor Rock King once said that once the contract is concluded, those who break their promises shall be punished by eating rocks."

"That is the god of your Liyue. I am from the Winter. I..."

Zhongli's words made Clement completely unconcerned. In his opinion, the gods of Liyue could not control their Winter.

"The punishment of eating rocks, you can feel it yourself. It won't be too easy."

"You, ah!"

Clement felt pain all over his body, as if someone was forcing rocks into his mouth again. This pain took him a long time to recover.

"You, since the punishment of eating rocks has been completed, it's time to collect the interest."

As expected, Clement is the debt collector of the Fatui.

"How dare a mere Fatui be so presumptuous in front of me?"

I mentioned the Rock Knot Green, and after a flash of sword light, Clement fell down. This speed is nothing compared to the debt collector in "Genshin Impact". Even the clone is so slow, which is too disappointing.

"I will also confiscate your harvest."

"You are not qualified to move forward, just leave like this."

"Damn it, just wait for me."

Clement hurriedly fled, and did not forget to make a harsh remark before leaving.

Paimeng spread his hands: "It's said to be an archaeological exploration, but in the end I couldn't pretend anymore."

Ying looked at Paimeng and said seriously: "Paimeng, don't become like him in the future."

"Hey! Although I like Mora, I don't do bad things!"

Paimeng said dissatisfiedly, obviously very angry that Ying didn't trust him, and Ying must treat him to another meal in the future, oh no, three meals of Liyue's Xian Tiao Qiang.

"Clement's mistake is greed. But besides greed, there are also many temptations that make people want to violate the contract."

"Faced with the desired things, how many people can restrain their desires and abide by the contract..."

"Why not take this opportunity to make it clear."

"Hmm? What do you want to say?" Zhongli's words made Paimeng confused.

"I guess you all know from Liusu that this temporary archaeological team actually has no one here to do archaeology." Zhongli glanced at Wanyan next to him and continued.

"Why, why do you say that?" Wanyan felt uncomfortable with Zhongli's look.

"Madam, you lack the most basic archaeological knowledge. You don't know many cultural relics, but you are particularly proficient in the knowledge of the Salt Demon God."

"Compared to archaeology and cultural relics, you are more interested in the Salt Demon God itself."

Paimeng nodded: "Yes, Liusu said that she is."

"Yes, these rumors are more circulated in Yinyuan Hall as far as I know." Zhongli interrupted Paimeng's words. Liusu's whispered communication may have been hidden from the other two, but Zhongli did hear it clearly.

"Stop, stop talking!" Wan Yan interrupted, "...Sir, you are indeed knowledgeable and talented. It seems that I made the right choice to muster up the courage to ask you questions."

"——Yes, I am not an archaeologist. I come from one of the seven stars and eight gates of Liyue, the Yinyuan Hall in charge of the salt industry."

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

Paimeng and Ying were not surprised by this, because they had known it for a long time, and there were two ancient gods traveling with them this time.

"During the war, Morax assassinated our god! He was jealous of the power of the Salt Demon God and made us homeless!" Wan Yan said unwillingly, "I... we hate him! But Liyue is Morax's Liyue. History must be whitewashed by him"

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

"Although Liyue has entered the era of human rule, Morax's departure does not mean that Liyue really has no gods. Everyone knows that it is the Immortal King who is protecting Liyue now, but the Immortal King has never really come forward, so I want to expose Morax's evil deeds to the Immortal King."

Zhongli: "."

Liu Su: "."

How did this matter get to me? When did I take charge of Liyue? Why didn't I know? Thinking of this, Liu Su turned her head and glanced at Zhongli.

Zhongli: "."

"We signed a contract and we have to face the truth, right, Mr. Zhongli! You have to make a fair judgment on this matter!"

"That's natural. Besides, Liyue is no longer Morax's Liyue."

"It's not the so-called Immortal Lord's Liyue either." Liusu corrected Zhongli after he finished speaking.

"Come with me, all the answers are ahead."

After Zhongli finished speaking, he glanced at Liusu and thought to himself, how much you don't want to be in charge.

Liusu walked forward first, followed by Zhongli and Wanyan.

"Well, why don't these two gods want to be in charge of Liyue? One pretended to be dead, and the other didn't show up."

"So, it seems that the gods of Teyvat are not normal."

After Paimon finished speaking, Ying touched his chin and concluded.

Everyone continued to move forward. This time, what was placed on the stone platform was not an instrument, but two broken swords.

"Is this a sword?"

"Ah! It's a broken sword! This is the evidence! It proves that the Salt Demon God once resisted! But he couldn't resist Morax's murderous hand!"

"Do you have a memory disorder? I told you that Morax used a gun!" Liusu felt that Wanyan was really stubborn and couldn't remember it even after so many times.

"Compared to the salt cup and salt ruler, the power of this sword must be far beyond them!"

Liusu: "."

Okay, my words were ignored again.

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

"It does look a lot like what was left after the defeat." Paimon looked at the two blades.

"The two broken swords are two cultural relics from an archaeological point of view. According to the order of picking up the items, you can only take away one of them according to the contract, one piece at a time." Zhongli said.

"Why, why? Although they are taking things in sequence, Clement has already..."

"Yes, but one at a time is still valid. It is not allowed to take away two cultural relics at the same time."

"This this."

Zhongli's words made Wanyan very unwilling.

"Hmm... Zhongli, she's not malicious and she's not trying to fight. Can she be accommodating?"

Ying turned to look at Paimon as if he saw an alien: "Paimon, what are you talking about? Isn't this malicious?"

"Me, me." Pamon scratched his head, knowing that what he said was wrong.

"The contract cannot be accommodated. If it is not followed, it will be broken."

Zhongli explained expressionlessly that the contract was formed under his eyes as the God of Contracts, so it was naturally impossible to be accommodating.

"No! If you only take away half of it, then there's no way to repair it, and there's no way to regain the power of the Demon God of Salt..."

"No matter what, for my faith in her"

"Even if it means breaking the contract, I won't hesitate"

"Have you made up your mind? Well, there's a price to pay."

Zhongli crossed his arms, obviously not surprised by Wan Yan's decision. As he said before, human nature is greedy and will break contracts for immediate benefits.

"This means that you will have to bear the punishment of eating rocks."

"That's...it doesn't matter. The Demon God of Salt is willing to sacrifice his life to protect her followers. My sacrifice is insignificant."

"It doesn't matter how you punish me, as long as you let me bring back... the proof of my faith!"

Facing Zhongli's expressionless words, Wan Yan said firmly.

"Zhongli, you can't hit girls."

Paimon said quickly, causing Ying to look at her again. Do you still care about whether she is a girl at this time? What is your brain circuit like?

"If relief can be obtained that way, it might be an easier way. But..."

"As punishment, I will tell you the truth."

"Zhongli, why don't you just hit her." Paimon whispered.

Ying: "Paimon!"

"Hey." Pamon scratched his head.

"What? The truth? Are you telling the truth as punishment for me?" Wan Yan asked in confusion.

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

"——Unfortunately, the Demon God of Salt, Heulia, as Liusu said, is not a powerful Demon God."

"On the contrary, she is too weak - too accommodating, too weak. She is the loser who has no chance of ascending to the position of the Seven Gods."

"What did you say??!"

Zhongli's words made Wanyan unable to accept this cruel fact.