Genshin Impact: I, the Prince of Winter, rule over the world

Grandma Ping was shocked.

When Zhongli suddenly announced his retreat, the immortals felt it was unreasonable.

Hearing Mandrill say this again, I felt extremely anxious for a moment.

Zhongli is Liyue's sea-fixing needle. Without their group of "three-eyed and five-appearance immortals", Liyue cannot live without Zhongli.

Liyue, who left Zhongli, didn't know what kind of chaos would happen.

"After the emperor went into seclusion, evil things appeared frequently in Liyue City, and I was tired of dealing with them."

"The night before last, dark clouds covered the moon, and there was a scene of 'a hundred ghosts walking at night' in Dihuazhou, and evil things appeared collectively."

The eyes of the five Immortal Lords suddenly revealed a look of horror, and they asked: "Mandrill, are you sure it's the 'Hundred Ghosts Walking at Night'?"

"The emperor's luck and divine power have been suppressing the land of Liyue. How could these ghosts escape on such a large scale?"

Grandma Ping's face became extremely solemn, and she hurriedly asked: "Are you injured?"

There is a proverb in Liyue: a hundred ghosts walk at night, and all immortals avoid it.

In Inazuma, the Night Parade of One Hundred Ghosts symbolizes the prosperity of the ghost clan.

However, in Liyue, there were many corpses of demon gods, exuding resentment and filth at the same time.

In the early days of Liyue's founding, there were several "Hundred Ghosts Night Parade", each time accompanied by a large number of civilian casualties.

Later, Zhongli used his supreme divine power to suppress the earth and curb this situation.

After thousands of years, only sporadic evil spirits came out, and were finally eliminated by Mandrill.

"I fought with them until dawn, and the resentment of the demons on my body was about to explode."

"At the critical moment of life and death, a melodious and clear flute sound came into my ears, which kept me awake for a moment and restored my divine power. If it hadn't been for that flute sound, I would have been swallowed up by the karma in my body."

Grandma Ping and other immortals held their breath involuntarily.

Just hearing Mandrill describe the battle in a few words, they felt the danger of the battle, which was thrilling.

"Flute sound? There are many musicians who are good at flute in Liyue City."

"I don't know where exactly the sound of the flute comes from. It suddenly appears and then disappears."

"Someone is secretly helping you."

Grandma Ping analyzed.

While the immortals speculated on the identity of the musician, only Su Yu knew that the person playing the flute was Barbatos, the god of wind.

That guy would wander around in Ogihua whenever he had nothing to do, teasing passing business travelers and begging for a free glass of wine.

Of course, why not do it if you save Mandrill in a critical moment and sell Zhongli a favor to go with the flow.

"Under the ground in Liyue, there are many remains of demon gods buried."

"So many evil spirits suddenly emerged from Dihuazhou. I judge that there may be something wrong with the emperor's body, so that the power to suppress the evil spirits has decreased."

After saying that, Mandrill breathed a sigh of relief.

Telling about the battle the night before yesterday was like recalling a nightmare.

Feeling very bad.

"Your Highness, you met the emperor before he went into seclusion. Can you tell us if there is anything unusual about him?"

"I'm really worried about the physical condition of the Emperor."

When they met at Wanwenjishe that day, Su Yu noticed that Zhongli was seriously worn out, so he later sent Executive Officer [Puppet] Sandone to monitor him.

Mandrill also noticed something strange about Zhongli and showed up today to ask.

But Su Yu didn't intend to tell them the truth.

Because not only could the Liyue Immortals not be able to help Zhongli, but they might disturb Zhongli who was quietly retreating.

Not to mention the immortals in Liyue, even if Su Yu personally took action, it would not be of much help.

The wear and tear of the gods ultimately needs to be resolved by the gods themselves.

"Morax is in very good condition. You don't have to worry. Just wait for him to come out of seclusion."

"During this period, the immortals in Liyue assisted Mandrill to jointly deal with the 'Hundred Ghosts at Night', kill all the demons and monsters, and protect the safety of the people."

Su Yu comforted the immortals and arranged work at the same time.

"Mandrill, since you are willing to practice the art of true immortality, today I will teach you a volume of Heart Sutra, which can help you reduce your 'karma'. Just listen carefully -"

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva."

"See that the five aggregates are all empty."

"Overcoming all hardships..."

In fact, what Su Yu passed on to him was a Buddhist Heart Sutra.

The "karma" accumulated on Mandrill's body is all caused by the excessive sin of killing, and only the power of Buddhism can purify it.

Although it cannot be completely purified, it can save his life.

Mandrill remembered the Heart Sutra firmly in his heart, and immediately his face became happy.

He was surprised to find that after listening to Su Yu's words, the "karma" in his body was significantly reduced.

The Heart Sutra is really effective!

"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving me the Heart Sutra."

"Please allow me to follow Your Highness."

Mandrill worshiped.

"You are the protector of Morax and the patron saint of Liyue at night."

"The person who needs you more is Morax, the people of Liyue."

Su Yu clearly refused.

"And regard other people's suspicious eyes as a lamp of will-o'-the-wisp, boldly walk your night path."

"One day, Morax will lead you and meet me at the end."

Finally, a meaningful smile appeared on Su Yu's lips.

Chapter 117

Su Yu's words deeply moved Mandrill.

The emperor needs him to protect the law, and the people of Liyue need him to slay demons.

No one knows about his battle, and no one witnesses it, but Liyue cannot live without him.

In other words, I bear a heavy responsibility.

Although following Prince Zhidong to rebel against heavenly principles is not considered escaping responsibility, it is an act of irresponsibility.

Mandrill glanced around the circle of immortals.

Among the immortals, neither the most powerful Grandma Ping nor the other five immortals could fill the void left by his departure.

Mandrill couldn't help but sigh, but for the first time in his life, he realized his own importance.

During the war between gods and demons, due to his youth and ignorance, a powerful demon took advantage of his weakness and made him a subordinate demon. He became the bloody demon's killing tool and minion.

As a result, many killings and crimes were committed.

The bloody demon is very cruel. After defeating his opponents, he will often order him to devour the dreams and ideals of the defeated and torture the souls of those opponents.

He was in pain.

In the remaining dreams of those fallen demon gods, he saw a lot of regret, unwillingness and hatred.

There are some kind-hearted demons who have the best wishes for peace in the world.

There are also some demons who don't even want to participate in the demon war, but they have no choice.

Until one day, he was ordered by that demon to devour the dream of a rock elemental demon.

The dream of this Rock Demon God was completely different from the Demon God he had seen before——

With the belief of being invincible, he competes in the world, and promises to protect all people with the common people's contract.

Mandrill hesitated.

I can't bear to swallow this dream.

Because he recognized the philosophy of the Demon God of Rock.

Devouring this kind of dream, I would rather die myself.

At this moment, the dream suddenly shattered.

"You passed the test."

"My name is Morax. From now on, you will serve as my guardian Yaksha."

Standing in front of him was the Demon God of Rock holding a rock gun.

At his feet was the corpse of the bloody demon.

It turns out that Morax defeated the Blood Demon, and then designed a dream to deliberately test Mandrill's nature.

If Mandrill chooses to devour the dream, Morax will kill him together without hesitation.

"In order to prevent you from being detained by the evil devil again, you will no longer use your real name."

"The word 'mandrill' represents a ghost that has suffered hardships and been tempered. It is very suitable as your new name."

That day, he got a brand new name, Mandrill.

He followed Morax back to Guiliji.

There, he met four other Yakshas, ​​all of whom were the strongest among their Yaksha clan.

After he arrived, the four of them affectionately called him "Fifth Brother".

From then on, he had two eldest brothers and two sisters.

The eldest brother Fushe is a four-armed man with infinite strength.

Fushe took him to drink together, saying that this was a ritual after the arrival of every new member.

When the two of them were drunk, Fushe patted him on the shoulder and said seriously: "You only know how to kill, and the karma you carry is harmful to others."

"But you are not alone. There are always people who care about you and fight alongside you."

"From now on, this is your home, and we are your family."

"Welcome home, fifth brother."

The long period of killing has caused him to have a cold temperament.

That was the first time in his life that he cried.

I don’t know whether it was the strong wine that was too spicy, or the words of my eldest brother Fushe that were too tear-jerking.

The second brother is angry and likes clothing design.

The costumes of the immortals, and the coat of Morax, are his work.

A few days after he arrived, he made up for it by giving him a greeting gift.

"This is a Nuo mask that I carefully designed to intimidate everyone."

"Fifth brother, put on this devil-conquering Nuo mask and appear as a 'Dharma Protector Yaksha' who will make all evils tremble and eliminate evil spirits."

The eyes of the mask are like copper bells, the mouth shows fangs, and the head has horns, giving people a sense of ferocious fear.

He solemnly took down the mask and tied it around his right waist.

In fact, he understood better that Nuo noodles had another little-known function.

His true form is a golden roc, and some of its features will be revealed during battle. His face is ferocious and ugly, and his Nuo face can be used to cover it.

The small details contain the second brother's true care for him.

The third sister, Ying Da, has long flaming hair, is lively, cheerful, and passionate.