Inquirer of Teyvat

Chapter 416 A Millennium Watch, There Will Be a Return

one day later,

The news of the death of the old dean of Tongwen Academy finally broke out in Liyue Port.
On the same day, the funeral procession for the Hall of Death departed.

A large number of teachers and students from the academy followed,
Even escorted by Qianyan Army,
And in the Qianyan Army, Ke Qing, dressed in white, stood among them,

Yu Hengxing, one of the seven stars of Liyue, appeared at the funeral of the old dean. In the eyes of ordinary Liyue people, the old dean was extremely honored.

And this also greatly eased the resistance of the college students towards Seven Stars.

No one noticed that during the mobilization of the Qianyan army escorting the old dean, some of the Qianyan army disappeared quietly.

evening,

The four senior gentlemen seemed to abandon the internal conflicts, and they carried the coffin of the old dean to the cemetery that had been prepared by the Hall of Rebirth.

The four of them worked together, and under the guidance of the ceremonial officer of the Hall of Rebirth, the coffin of the old dean was buried in the cemetery of Wuwangpo.
Then, Walnut held the goma stick and started the death ceremony.

Under the raging flames, a faint light emerged from the grave of the old dean, which was the last true spirit of the old dean.

The old dean in the soul state turned around, looked at the person who saw him off,

These people all had sad expressions on their faces, and they were very sad about the old dean's departure.

Among them is the gentleman from the academy, he remembers his name,
There are also students from the academy, he remembers them all,

There are many people who have been helped by him, and in a certain corner, he even saw a ghost clan coming from Daozu.

That's right, it was Ichidou Araki, the news of the old dean's death was finally known to him,

It's just that nothing that Kuki Shino worried about happened, Arataki Ichito had a serious face, without the old hippie smile.

In the eyes of the rice wife ghost king, the old dean is also his elder, and he knows the seriousness of the matter.

Without looking at Huang Taki for too long, and lingering on the two female students beside the ghost clan for a while, the old dean finally looked at a peak beside Wuwang Slope,

He knew that Wang Daoyi was looking at him there, and nodded to that side.

The old dean looked at the person he should be looking at——Hu Tao.

"I didn't expect that the person who sent me away would be you, the little guy."

Walnut is holding the goma stick, and the unrestrained fire is floating on her body. This sacred fire that cleans away all the filth in the world makes Walnut a bit sacred.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, there is a difference between life and death, insurmountable, Hu Tao, the seventh-generation master of Hall of Rebirth No. 70, please go on the road!"

Under the power of the death ritual, the intersection between life and death is opened.

The old dean glanced at the intersection between life and death,
Slowly shaking my head: "I was born in Liyue, I spent the first half of my life in the Qianyan Army, fighting for Liyue, and in the second half of my life, I was the head of the Academy, inheriting civilization for Liyue."

"What I owed to Liyue has already been paid off; my contract with Morax has already been completed."

As he said that, the soul of the old dean looked at Hu Tao: "My child, my soul does not belong to Morax."

"The difference between life and death is insurmountable. Since the old dean is our elder, why doesn't he want to leave?"

Hu Tao frowned, even if the old dean was her elder, if he was not willing to enter the gap between life and death, Hu Tao would not let him stay forever.

"Ha, don't worry, child, I won't stay here, I can already feel his breath."

far away, above the peak,
Wang Daoyi suddenly raised his head and looked towards the sky above the funeral, where a very, very powerful force was gathering,
But the strange thing is that this force is obviously very powerful, but it gives people a feeling of vanity,
just like.
"It seems that this power exists in other places, and what appears here is only his projection."

With the manifestation of power,
A phantom gate looms in the air,
Wang Daoyi's familiar aura also emerged from behind the gate.

"Istaru." Wang Daoyi murmured as he looked at the illusory door.

However, he didn't intend to get close, since the other party had just manifested, he wouldn't be afraid of someone prying.

Therefore, even though Wang Daoyi really wanted to see what was going on inside the door, he held back his temper and stood quietly on the mountain, waiting for things to continue to develop.

In Wuwangpo, the soul of the old dean ignored Hu Tao's guarded eyes, stretched out his hands to the sky,

"The great reign of time, after a thousand years, I finally saw your kingdom again."

The old dean recognized the door in the sky at a glance, it was his lord, the gate of Istaru,

Thousands of years ago, when he met Istaru in his dream, this door was behind Istaru,
After thousands of years, the old dean still did not forget this door.

Above the sky, there is no response from the door, but the power of time seeps out from the door and extends to the ground, as if it is attracting something.

Under the door, the old dean smiled expectantly. He knew that his god had come to take him home.

As if sensing the strong emotions of the old dean, high above the sky, the vast power of time found its target.

Swept towards the old dean.

Although thousands of years have passed, Istaru still has not forgotten his last patron.

Now, He has come here across the distance of time, and wants to bring His patrons back to His kingdom.

On Wuwang Slope, Hu Tao looked at the movement of the old dean embracing the sky with both hands, with suspicion in his eyes.

Just about to make a move, send the old dean into the narrow gap between life and death.

A familiar voice came from the ear.

"Don't stop the old dean from leaving, that is the honor he deserves."

"Dao Yi?" Hu Tao immediately recognized the voice beside her ear, and then murmured in a low voice.

"It's me." The voice in my ear continued to ring.

The goma stick in Hu Tao's hand drooped a little bit, and she lost the aggressiveness just now. She looked at the way the old dean embraced the sky, and there was a hint of doubt in her eyes: "What's going on?"

Even if she is a descendant of the Hall of Rebirth, even if Hu Tao knows a lot of secrets between life and death, even if she is proficient in various funeral rites,
But Walnut has never seen such a scene today.

"The god that the old dean believes in is not the emperor, so his soul does not belong to the emperor, he has his own destination."

"Since all the immortals have not made a move for this kind of ownership of souls, there is no need to worry about the Hall of Rebirth. Perhaps it is a contract that has been drawn up between the emperor and [Him], and it is now being implemented."

Wang Daoyi's voice rang in Hutao's ear, and he explained the current situation to Hutao,

Hu Tao frowned slightly, she didn't want to let the old dean go,
As the hall master of the Hall of Rebirth, her duty is to send every soul on Liyue land into the narrow space between life and death.

However, out of trust in Wang Daoyi, Hu Tao didn't do anything unnecessary after all.

She stood there quietly, watching the gesture of the old dean embracing the sky.

quickly,

The power of time that diffused from the high sky touched the old dean.

It seems like a miracle, but also like common sense.

Infected by the power of time, the old dean's old soul gradually traced back to the appearance of a young man.

"My child follows... home"

Intermittent voices came from the door and reached the old dean's ears through the power of time.

The old dean showed a happy smile, stretching out his hand to feel the power of time around him that expressed his intimacy.

"Great Reign of Time, thank you for remembering me."

The power of time did not respond, and there was no sound coming from the door.

But the spiritual body of the old dean is slowly dissipating, no, it is not dissipating, and it is mixed with the power of time. and go.

On the mountain peak, Wang Daoyi looked at this scene, his eyes were a little shocked: "Is this the power of time to govern? Really, great."

Wang Dao understood all this at a glance.

Perhaps it was the day when Istaru and the old dean met, Istaru saw what happened today.

Therefore, after the death of the old dean, Istaru's backhand was activated, and the country belonging to Istaru opened the door and took away the soul of the old dean.

Just as the God of Wind will receive the souls of every citizen of Mond, the institutions under the God of Rock will also send the souls of the people of Liyue into the narrow gap between life and death.

And the ruler of heaven like Istaru obviously has a way to deal with the souls of believers.

Even if Istaru didn't know where he went, his kingdom was still running.

At least, the regulations for patrons are still in operation.

"So, behind the high sky gate, there is either a secret realm that belongs to Istaru alone, or Sky Island, the place where the first throne first descended."

As one of the four shadows of the First Throne, Istaru

His kingdom is either a separate secret realm that belongs only to him, or it is together with Sky Island.

Wang Dao stared at the door above the sky,
Suppressing the curiosity that is constantly emerging from the bottom of my heart,
Whether it's Istaru's secret realm or Sky Island, they are not something he can peek at now. The most important thing is to restrain his curiosity.

However, Wang Daoyi didn't do nothing,
The golden gnosis flowed in his eyes, and he still recorded the breath, fluctuations, and even the coordinates of the door.

If he has the ability in the future, he can also use this information to try to open the door forcibly.

As the power of time slowly flowed back, the old dean just disappeared in Hu Tao's eyes.

A trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, but Hu Tao knew that these things should not be known to ordinary people,

Therefore, even if there is no goal, the death ceremony is still held and completed according to the normal process.

After the ceremony,
The hostess and Hu Tao from the Hall of Resurrection left first,
Below is the time for the gentlemen of the academy, the students of the old dean, and the people (ghosts) who have been helped by the old dean, to come forward to worship.

Among them are Hisaki Shinobi, Yan Fei, and Arataki Ichito.

the other side,
Wang Daoyi wrote down the coordinates and aura of the gate of Gaotian, and went down the mountain. He knew that Hu Tao must be at a loss now. If he didn't explain it to her, the head of the Hall of Rebirth would probably have to memorize it.

So, after Wang Dao got off the mountain, he waited on the way back,

Sure enough, it didn't take long to see Hu Tao leading the hostesses of the Hall of Past Death coming from a distant road.
Seeing Wang Daoyi strolling slowly on the road, Hu Tao's eyes lit up, and he gestured to the other hostesses, then he quickly ran to Wang Daoyi's side,

"Daoyi, stop!"

Hall Master Hu jumped up and down to Wang Daoyi's side and shouted.

Wang Daoyi stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at Hu Tao: "Long time no see, Hall Master Hu."

"It hasn't been long, it's only been a few days." Hu Tao waved her hand, and then looked at Wang Daoyi with a pair of beautiful plum blossom eyes, "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"

Hu Tao can confirm that it was Wang Daoyi who was talking to him just now, and let him watch the old dean's soul dissipate and disappear.

Wang Daoyi's face was calm: "... If Hall Master Hu wants to ask anything, I will tell you everything."

"It was you who spoke to me just now, what happened to the old dean?" Hu Tao asked.

"It is indeed me." Wang Dao nodded, first admitted that he was the one who spoke just now, and then continued, "As for the old dean, things are a bit complicated."

Hu Tao pouted: "Don't try to fool me, no matter how complicated things are, they can be explained clearly."

As he said that, Hu Tao's eyes flashed: "First of all, you just said that it was 'the honor the old dean deserves'. What does that mean? Has the old dean's soul dissipated?"

Hu Tao couldn't see the power of time, Wang Daoyi could intuitively see that the old dean's soul was taken away by the power of time,
But from Hu Tao's perspective, the old dean simply disappeared.

"The old dean has fulfilled the duties entrusted to him by the gods, so he should enjoy the glory he deserves." Wang Daoyi explained, "As for the soul of the old dean, it has not dissipated, but was taken away."

Hu Tao's plum blossom eyes flickered slightly. When she heard the word "God", she knew it was another secret.

Curling her lips, the girl ended the topic: "Forget it, forget it, it's such a big secret again, so don't tell me."

Wang Daoyi was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Hu Tao to end the topic directly.

In fact, Wang Daoyi was ready to tell Hutao everything. After all, Hutao was the mourner of the old dean, and the reputation of the Hall of Death can also guarantee that Hutao will not talk nonsense.

But Hu Tao didn't even give him a chance to speak, which really surprised Wang Daoyi.

Seeing Wang Daoyi's slightly stunned look, a smile appeared on Hu Tao's face: "Hmph, the Hall of Rebirth has been passed down for thousands of years, and the most important thing is never to touch on secrets that we shouldn't know."

"As soon as you open your mouth, you are a god, and I know that it is not a secret that I should pry into. Therefore, it is better not to tell me, and I will pretend that I don't know about it."

Hu Tao waved her hand at Wang Daoyi, indicating that this topic is over, don't talk about it anymore, and she won't listen to it.

Wang Daoyi smiled, thinking that the girl Hu Tao is really smart.

She seems to often do some unreliable things, but in fact, she sees her heart more clearly than most people.

At least, if Xingqiu was here, he would definitely not end the topic, but instead would question Wang Daoyi.

It's not that Xingqiu is not smart, but that Xingqiu can't instantly realize the terrible secret of the gods like Hutao.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, are you free tonight? Would you like to come to Wanmin Hall for dinner?"

"No, no, after finishing this order, there is another order. The business in the hall has been good recently, let's talk about it next time." Hu Tao waved his hand again, rejecting Wang Daoyi's invitation, then turned around and walked back to the team of Xiangsheng Hall .

Watching Hu Tao leave, Wang Daoyi shook his head slightly,
He saw something, Hu Tao really didn't want to get in touch with knowledge of the level of "God".

"Perhaps there are some taboos in the Pastoral Hall."

Wang Daoyi didn't think much about it. After all, the Hall of Rebirth was originally an organization established to get rid of the epidemic after the war of gods and demons. It is normal to have some taboos about [Gods].

After watching the people going to Shengtang go away,
Wang Daoyi glanced at Wuwangpo again, and finally disappeared on the road.

(End of this chapter)