Genshin Impact, Raiden Shin joins the chat group

"Because I have never seen a god die in my life, I have only seen it in past records."

D'Artagnan was deeply moved. If he had been at the Jade Capital Terrace, he wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble to provide funds to the Hall of Rebirth and let them hold the Sending-Off Ceremony. He could have just rushed over, snatched the Heart of God, and run away!

There's nothing we can do now; he was preparing to carry out other plans at the time, so he didn't seize the Heart of God.

However, the situation wasn't exactly favorable at the time. With Su Hao, a guy whose strength was ridiculously high, around, it was basically impossible for him to snatch the Heart of God.

But the opportunity is not bad right now. Su Hao doesn't seem to have any intention of getting involved in Li Yue's affairs. As long as I don't reveal too many flaws, I will basically be fine.

“You should be glad you weren’t there,” Su Hao said, looking at Dadalia. “If you had been there, you would most likely have been caught red-handed.”

"Even if you didn't do it, you are a very, very strong suspect. But you're lucky today. Ke Qing and the others were watching you, which helped clear your name."

Yes, D'Artagnan was really lucky today. If he had actually participated in the Summoning Ceremony, then what he would face next was...

They will receive the same treatment as the travelers in the original storyline, but even worse.

This year's Summoning Ceremony has attracted many skilled individuals. If Tartaglia dares to resist, he will end up in the same prison as the young Doctor.

At least in the short term, they definitely won't be able to get out.

"Hahahaha." D'Artagnan laughed. He was well aware of how suspicious he was, but he did it on purpose.

The purpose is to attract key figures from the Liyue official team, which is actually a disguised, overt strategy to ensure the smooth progress of subsequent plans.

He hadn't expected that Liyue would take him so seriously, sending Keqing, Ganyu, Yelan, a hundred Thousand Rock Army soldiers, and dozens of sorcerers to capture him.

Although D'Artagnan had anticipated this situation, he had also made arrangements to ensure his escape from the scene.

But the sudden death of the Rock King Emperor was what shocked and surprised him even more.

"Su Hao, what are your thoughts on the passing of the Rock King Emperor?" Dadalia asked Su Hao. "Do you think there's more to this story?"

Su Hao shook his head slightly, looking at Dadalia with some helplessness, and said, "To be honest, things happened too suddenly, and I don't know what exactly happened either. If I didn't know that you and your servants were not capable of killing the Rock King Emperor..."

"Now I'm afraid I'll suspect it's a conspiracy by you Fools, but the sudden death of such an ancient god can't possibly be related to..."

Su Hao deliberately kept everyone in suspense, his gaze unconsciously drifting upwards.

D'Artagnan also noticed Su Hao's gaze. He looked up and a knowing look flashed in his eyes.

Yes, there are only a handful of beings on the continent of Teyvat capable of threatening the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm and silently killing the Rock King.

The one on Sky Island is highly suspicious, but these things are not related to him for the time being.

Yes, it's only temporarily okay. As the executor of the Fools, D'Artagnan naturally knows what her queen's plan is.

That was to start a war against the laws of nature, and the collection of the Heart of God was for this purpose.

Now that Morax has been murdered, if it was [that person] who intervened, then Her Majesty the Empress is truly wise to begin accumulating strength in advance to prepare for future wars.

Su Hao could tell from D'Addarja's expression that she had misunderstood, but he didn't bother to explain. What was the point of explaining? Wasn't it better this way?

While Su Hao was talking to D'Artagnan, Kurumi and Shinobu Kuji came out. Drafting a contract was not a troublesome matter.

With the experienced Hisaki Shinobu present, this contract, which was advantageous to the Wishōdō, was thus drafted.

D'Artagnan glanced at the contract and noticed something different from what they had agreed upon earlier.

But he raised an eyebrow, didn't say much, and simply signed his name.

Hu Tao was somewhat surprised that D'Addarja signed his name so readily. Had the other party not noticed? Or was he simply too wealthy to care?

Because it states that the items used by the Rebirth Hall in the "Sending Off the Immortals" ceremony are quite valuable, and the Northern Bank should unconditionally pay the corresponding Mora for daily food and drink expenses.

It's important to know that the "Sending Off the Immortals" ceremony is quite strict, as it involves sending the soul of a deceased immortal back to heaven. The preparations required are no simpler than those for the "Inviting the Immortals" ceremony.

Therefore, the expenses involved are quite large, including the personnel responsible for purchasing materials, all of whom need to be paid sufficient amounts of Mora.

Although D'Artagnan said he would pay for everything, he couldn't help but raise all sorts of questions and doubts after seeing the expensive items.

This kind of thing is not common. You know, some relatives of the deceased will say, "Isn't it just about being buried and getting peace? Why are there different prices for coffins?"

Kurumi had a deep understanding of this, so he asked Hisaki Shinobu to add this detail, while also observing Tadalia's attitude.

Without the slightest hesitation, the other party agreed immediately, as if Mora didn't care about this at all.

D'Artagnan put away the contract and looked at Hu Tao, saying, "Alright, I'll accept this contract. If the Hall of Rebirth officially begins the [Sending Off the Immortals Ceremony], remember to come to the Northern Bank to see me so I can say a word to my subordinates."

"I'll go on to do other things now, so I'll be going now."

With that, D'Artagnan left, showing no intention of staying.

After he left, Paimon finally couldn't hold back any longer. Looking at D'Artagnan's retreating figure, she said, "As expected, I still can't trust him. I feel like he's up to something bad."

Mona nodded slightly, then looked at Paimon and said, "Actually, Paimon, you don't need to say anything, everyone can see it, but what he's up to is the most important thing."

"However, the fact that he is holding the [Sending Off the Immortals Ceremony] is most likely not because he is holding back something. I think his goal is to gain favor with the Liyue official."

In Mona's view, Tartaglia did so many things most likely to gain favor with the Liyue government, as for why he would do so even at the cost of his own interests.

In fact, Mona didn't know either. If it were in the past, she would have used astrology to find out what D'Artagnan was planning.

But now, because of her spying on the Little Lucky Grass King, she won't be able to use astrology for the next few days.

“I think he’s after Zhong Li,” Hu Tao said, stroking her chin as she watched Dadalia’s departing figure. “I noticed it a long time ago. He and Zhong Li often eat together and talk about all sorts of things.”

"If you think about it carefully, it's very likely that Zhongli revealed the [Sending Immortals Ritual] to him. Given his personality, he's very likely to spread this tradition."

"Sigh, sometimes I really can't see through my guest elder. On one hand, I feel like he's an immortal, but how could an immortal work at the Hall of Rebirth?"

"On the other hand, he is very knowledgeable, looks young, but behaves like an old-fashioned person?"

Hu Tao shook her head and sighed, seemingly unsure how to evaluate her guest advisor.

“That’s normal.” Jiuqi Ren spoke up, looking at Hu Tao slowly and said, “Actually, Mr. Zhongli knows so many things, partly because he is studious, and partly because he likes archaeology. It’s amazing how much knowledge a person can acquire in a limited time.”

"Besides saying he's excellent, all I can say is that he's studious."

Coral Palace Heart Sea also nodded, agreeing with Hisaki Shinobu's remarks, and said with a smile: "Actually, I am also blindly worshipped by everyone in Inazuma, who thinks that I am omnipotent and omniscient."

"Actually, I've just read a few more books than them. I'm not some omnipotent or omniscient being."

"I believe Mr. Zhongli must have done the same and put in a lot of hard work in this area."

Ying and Mona dared not speak, because they knew exactly who Zhongli was—wasn't he Morax, the Rock God?

Regarding the current situation in Liyue, Luminous and Mona have also guessed that this is probably a trial for Morax to test the Liyue Seven Stars, to see how they will react when faced with their own death.

So both Ying and Mona are pretending to be confused when they know the truth.

Of course, Su Hao, Ella, and Black Ella were also unaware of the situation. Only Jiuqi Ren, Coral Palace Xin Hai, Paimon, and Hu Tao were still analyzing the situation.

Hmm, it seems that Hisaki Shinobu thinks Zhongli is an immortal, so he's still covering for him.

Hu Tao listened to what Jiuqi Ren and Shanhu Gong Xin Hai said and nodded slightly. This was the only explanation that could explain why Zhong Li knew so much and why his way of speaking and handling things was like an old-fashioned person.

"By the way, there's something I'm really curious about."

At this moment, Paimon raised her hand, looking very puzzled, and asked, "What exactly is the Sending-Off-Immortals Ritual? It feels the same as the Inviting-Immortals Ritual."

From the very beginning, Paimon has been very puzzled about what exactly the Immortal Sending Ritual is.

Judging from the conversation between D'Artagnan and Kurumi, she only knew the general idea, that it was a tradition performed for the deceased sage.

But Paimon was still quite puzzled about what this tradition was all about, so she asked directly.

“Well,” Hu Tao said matter-of-factly when Paimon asked, “to put it simply, it’s…”

Let me explain this.

At this moment, a mature and steady voice rang out, and Zhong Li slowly walked over. He looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, how was your experience today?"

"………………" Ying didn't speak, she looked at Zhongli with a look of disbelief.

Mona placed her small hand on her not-so-large heart, and she could clearly feel her heart beating faster.

Because a thought suddenly popped into her mind: as the only one present who knew that the Rock King Emperor had not died, could she be taken away by the Rock King Emperor to keep quiet?

Wait a minute... does Su Hao know that Zhong Li is the Rock King Emperor? As the next Thunder God, he should know, right?

Mona glanced at Su Hao and found that his expression was normal, as if he did not show any surprise.

This made Mona wonder: did Su Hao know, or did he not?

"Zhongli, it's you." Paimon waved to Zhongli as soon as she saw her. She complained bitterly, "This is terrible. How could the Rock King Emperor die like this?"

“Yes, I didn’t expect it either.” Zhongli’s voice was somewhat emotional. He continued, “However, the passing of the Rock King signifies that Liyue has turned a new page, which is a good thing.”

In Zhongli's view, this was a good thing. With the passing of the Rock King Emperor, the era of immortals had come to a complete end.

The era of humans and immortals began to advance, and both humans and immortals could begin their own lives in this era.

The ritual of inviting immortals no longer needs to be held every year, and I no longer need to do so much every year.

Thinking about this, Zhongli felt relaxed, but also a little lonely.

Fortunately, there are chat groups, so I don't have to feel so lonely. There are still many days ahead, and I can slowly enjoy the time ahead.

That's what Zhongli himself thought, but what he said sounded rather subtle to others.

Hisaki Shinobu's expression was somewhat subtle as he retorted, "How is this a good thing?"

"Truly worthy of being called Mr. Zhongli..." Coral Palace Xin Hai was used to Zhongli's remarks; the other party always said something shocking without her noticing.

Now that Liyue Harbor has lost the Geo Archon and the protection of the gods, can this be considered a good thing?

Hu Tao, however, was at odds with Zhong Li's thought process. She sighed and complained, "Although I can understand your thoughts, it's still the death of Prince Yan. You should at least show some sadness."

"If these words get out, I wonder how many people will throw rotten eggs at you."

"It's just that whether Liyue is turning a new page depends on how the Seven Stars view it now. But haven't we strayed a bit from the topic? Weren't you going to talk about the Ascension Ritual?"

Hu Tao steered the conversation back to the main topic, looking at Zhong Li and signaling him to stop making further comments.

“That’s true.” Zhongli nodded and looked at Paimon slowly, saying, “The Sending-Off Ceremony is exactly what it sounds like; it’s a ceremony to send off the immortals.”

"Although the Rock King Emperor is the ancestor of all immortals, he is still considered one of the immortals in the end."

"Throughout Liyue's thousands of years of history, immortals have passed away one after another, an irreversible trend. Therefore, the current era of humans and immortals is, in a sense, a kind of balancing act."

"Times are changing, and Liyue must change as well, but some things must be inherited, such as the [Sending-Off-the-Curtain Ceremony]."

At this moment, Paimon and Hisaki Shinobu raised their hands together.

Then Shinobu Hisaki silently lowered her hand, because she felt that Paimon probably wanted to say the same thing as her.

Paimon, not seeing Shinobu Hisaki raise his hand, exclaimed in shock, "The Rock God, one of the Seven Gods, is also a Sage?!"