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"Ying? Didn't you already have news about your brother?"

"I also want to see what the oldest of the seven gods, the Geo Archon, looks like~"

Ying was genuinely curious, thinking that since she was going to travel to the seven countries anyway, she might as well meet all the gods of the seven countries and collect them all.

"I see... I hope you won't be disappointed today."

"What do you mean?"

Ying looked at him with a puzzled expression.

But Li Xiao didn't explain much, and simply turned his gaze to Ning Guang on the stage.

After waiting for about half an hour, Ningguang, who had been resting with her eyes closed, opened them, looked up at the sun, and seemed to be confirming the time.

"The auspicious time has come!"

After making a declaration to the onlookers, she formed several hand seals, and several gems appeared out of thin air around her, circling her several times before turning into streams of light and entering the incense burner placed in the center of the venue.

A golden ray of light instantly rose from the incense burner, shooting straight into the sky. In an instant, the entire sky became covered with dark clouds.

"What's going on? This hasn't happened in previous years!"

This scene, completely different from the previous rituals for inviting immortals, sparked much discussion among the audience.

But this situation did not last long. Suddenly, a huge dragon body fell from the sky, smashing the incense burner and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"That's... the Emperor?"

Suddenly, someone uttered a sentence in a trembling voice.

Ningguang forced herself to calm down, stepped forward to check the situation, and after confirming the facts, shouted loudly to those around her.

"The emperor has been killed, the whole place is sealed off!"

Following Ningguang's command, the Qianyan Army quickly took control of the scene, surrounding the area completely.

"Hey! We're not from Liyue! What do you want?"

Besides the people from Liyue, there were also many foreign merchants and tourists present, who naturally did not want to be treated this way.

Ningguang remained calm, seemingly unmoved by the current situation.

"Please be patient. If we rule out any suspicion against you, we will naturally not make things difficult for you."

Hearing Ningguang say this, the others had no choice but to obediently cooperate with the examination.

"Ha~ Finally... Morax, you're finally dead!"

Suddenly, a soft laugh rang out, and a figure dressed in a tan robe appeared on the high platform.

"Zhongli?!"

Hu Tao stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing 'Zhong Li' and cried out in surprise.

"Are you Mr. Zhongli?"

Ningguang also recognized Zhongli, a famous figure from Liyue, and information about him instantly flooded her mind.

Elegant demeanor, erudite, seemingly a celestial being...

But Zhongli ignored Ningguang, only looking at the dragon corpse, and spoke in a calm but unquestionable tone:

"Morax is dead, and Liyue shall belong to me!"

Ningguang's face immediately turned ugly. She had already guessed that the Emperor's death was most likely related to him.

Without further hesitation, she immediately gave the order.

"Everyone, take him down!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a bolt of purple lightning struck Zhongli; it was Ke Qing.

Not only her, but Ningguang also condensed several gems and shot them out.

Further away, a streak of light blue, an arrow imbued with frost, shot toward 'Zhongli'.

It was Yelan, who was hiding in the shadows, and Ganyu, who was in the distance, who launched the attack.

However, Zhongli's expression remained unchanged in the face of these attacks. With a flash of golden light in his eyes, he silently neutralized them.

Keqing, who had just gotten close, was sent flying by an invisible shock.

But Li Xiao appeared just in time and caught Ke Qing steadily.

Upon seeing Li Xiao, Ke Qing disregarded everything else and pleaded with him:

"Li Xiao, please help me."

"You've already asked me with that expression, how could I possibly not help you?"

"The Anemo Archon of Mondstadt, do you intend to interfere in Liyue's affairs?"

On the stage, Zhongli looked at Li Xiao with a solemn expression.

"There's nothing I can do, even my Keqing begged me like this."

"Then let's fight!"

A rock spear appeared in Zhongli's hand, pointing diagonally at the ground.

But Li Xiao didn't respond to that; he just looked at the dragon corpse beside him and sighed.

"I never expected... that you, a child of Morax, would still end up like this."

Main Text: Chapter 129 Zhongli Succeeds as Rock God

Zhongli narrowed his eyes.

"It seems you know quite a bit?"

A child? Zhongli is the child of the Rock King Emperor?!

Hu Tao was stunned. Were all her guest advisors so important?

Not only her, but also Keqing, Ningguang and others who were listening nearby froze.

"I'm actually a little curious. Morax has treated you quite well, hasn't he? I heard Him say the other day that He even offered you the throne of the Emperor. Why did you still do this?"

"Not bad? Ha~"

Zhongli sneered.

Do you know who his father's child is?

"He told me about him, the Dragon King Ruoda."

Li Xiao looked like she knew a lot.

"Since you know, then you should also understand how he treated my mother, right?"

"Are you referring to Morax sealing away the Dragon King Rota? But wasn't that because the Dragon King Rota had suffered damage and lost his mind?"

"The wear and tear... that was because the Liyue people exploited the Laminaria Gap so recklessly that my mother suffered wear and tear."

"Why would Morax not only refrain from punishing the Liyue people, but also seal my mother away?"

"So you killed your father for your mother?"

"Humph......"

Zhongli snorted coldly.

"If that were all, I wouldn't have gone so far as to commit patricide. More importantly, Morax never considered me his child!"

"My mother was sealed away when I was born, and she was often in a deep sleep."

So I spent the first hundred years of my life alone in that dark space.

"Until one day, Morax came. He found me and took me away from that sealed place."

I also learned that He was my father, and after I saw the vastness of the outside world and realized His greatness, I began to worship Him.

At this point, Zhongli's tone carried a hint of nostalgia. But then, his expression turned indignant.

"But why? Why does He never look me in the eye?"

I have clearly followed His instructions and diligently studied the ways of governing a country, as well as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and all sorts of other knowledge.

I made myself incredibly knowledgeable, earning the recognition of my talent from everyone in Liyue, but in the end, He wouldn't even glance at me!

"Moreover, it was clearly agreed that when the time was right, I would inherit the position of the Rock God."

"Ha, that sounds nice, almost a thousand years! He hasn't even told anyone about my existence! Is my existence a stain on His record? Can't even I be mentioned?"

"So, I've been plotting for a century, all for this moment! I killed Him! I killed Morax!"

Zhongli spread his arms, as if to announce this fact to the world.

Li Xiao countered, "Do you really think you have the ability to kill Morax?"

Zhongli smiled and said, "That's the truth, isn't it?"

Li Xiao tapped the ground with his toe, and instantly the entire Yujingtai was covered with countless golden symbols.

"With these magical arts created by Morax, do you think you can kill Morax so easily?"

When were these carved?

Ningguang looked like she was questioning life itself. You know, Yujingtai is guarded all year round. How could Zhongli have hidden these things from them?

"What do you mean?"

After Li Xiao pointed out the problem twice, 'Zhong Li' also frowned and asked a question in return.

"Do you think it's possible that Morax deliberately let you kill him?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Zhongli's face was full of disbelief.

"Then why don't you say it yourself, Morax?"