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Lu Sheng took a bag of Mora from his waist and tossed it to Hu Tao.

"Master Hu, there are five coffins in total. Put them on my tab, the cheapest one will do."

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Mondstadt-Liyue Chapter: Chapter 31: The Traveler Wants to Be Kept by a Rich Woman

With the combined power of multiple elements, in just a short while, one of the remaining four people was burned to death, another was electrocuted, and the last one appeared to be unharmed. However, the Blue Silver Grass had already climbed up his skin and begun to grow and spread in his throat. His face turned ashen, his hands gripped his neck tightly, his eyes bulged, and he soon collapsed to the ground, dead.

"Wait! Leave one alive!"

Before Hu Tao could even react, only four of the five bandits remained alive.

This place is very close to Liyue Harbor. If someone dies here inexplicably, the Thousand Rock Army will definitely launch an investigation. I'm afraid that if I can't explain myself, it's better to leave one alive and send him to the Thousand Rock Army.

Liyue law stipulates that if someone is robbed on the road, people can take any means of self-defense, and whether the robber is killed, injured, or permanently disabled is irrelevant to the robbed person.

Lu Sheng was contemplating a new way to die, but upon hearing that Hu Tao wanted to spare his life, he regretfully gave up.

I am a kind-hearted person and have no intention of taking anyone's life. Of course, if the other person seeks death, then it is considered a way to help them pass on to the afterlife, not murder.

The youngest robber, having witnessed his brothers die one after another, was so terrified that he was completely blank-minded and had no idea that he had been lucky enough to escape with his life.

Hu Tao explained, "Send him to Qianyan Army and let him confess to the robbery. Then we won't be held responsible."

Lu Sheng felt that Hu Tao's words made sense. As an outsider who had just arrived in Liyue, he was already burdened with five deaths. He might be called the murder king of Liyue.

"Paimon, go tie him up."

"Yes, Master." Paimon took a rope out of his bag and quickly tied up the robber. "Behave yourself! If you dare to move, my master won't let you off! Hmph!"

Hu Tao squatted down, carefully observing the terrified and bewildered robber. She would sniff the air from time to time, and then, as if confirming something, she would reveal a confident smile.

She took out a jade bottle from her chest, opened the lid, and waved the bottle in front of the robber's nose.

The robber snapped out of his daze and immediately kowtowed in panic, admitting his mistake.

"Great hero! I was wrong, great hero! Please forgive me! I just got married not long ago, and my wife is still waiting for me at home!"

"You have family waiting for you, but don't we? If it were someone weaker today, wouldn't they have already fallen victim to your cruelty? What would have happened to their wives, children, and parents?"

Hu Tao's words left the other party speechless.

"I know I was wrong, I confess, I only beg you to spare my life. I'm still young, I don't want to die!"

Hu Tao shook her head and said, "We won't kill you. We'll hand you over to the Thousand Rock Army. You can confess whatever you need to confess. How the Thousand Rock Army deals with you is another matter."

"I have a question for you. Robbery isn't your main job, is it? Your real identities are actually tomb raiders."

The robber's body stiffened, his eyes darting around as he said, "I don't know what you're talking about..."

In Liyue, grave robbing is a serious crime, not only in a legal sense, but also because Liyue's customs are quite traditional. Since ancient times, the four words "filial piety, loyalty, righteousness, and virtue" have served as norms, so younger generations in the family will bury their deceased ancestors in peace.

If they heard that their ancestral graves had been desecrated, they would be branded as unfilial. Even if the laws of Liyue did not punish them with the death penalty, the descendants of the families whose graves were robbed would do everything in their power to kill the grave robbers and clear their family's name.

"Stop pretending. My nose is very sensitive. I deal with the afterlife every day, and I can distinguish between the smells above ground and the smells below ground. All of you have very obvious smells on you, which are unique to the world of the dead. If you rashly intrude into the world of the dead and disturb them, you will shorten your lifespan."

“Look at you, your forehead is dark and you are surrounded by black energy. It’s obvious that you’ve been targeted.”

Hu Tao's words startled the other person, who quickly distanced himself, saying, "I...I'm a newbie, I just went down to take a look, I didn't take anything! They took all the treasures! It shouldn't be a matter of life and death for me, right?"

Lu Sheng's ears perked up suddenly.

Baby? (Alert)

He immediately joined in the questioning: "How much did you steal? Where did you hide it?"

The tomb raider then started bargaining: "Tell me, and you can save your life, right?"

"Go, Paimon, slap him twice."

"Hey! Don't hit me! I'll talk, I'll talk! We buried all the treasures we got from tomb raiding in a mine in Mingyun Town, and we made markings next to the entrance that only our treasure-raiding gang could understand!"

Hu Tao snorted, "So you finally admit you're a tomb raider? When we hand you over to the Thousand Rock Army later, don't even think about backing out. If you cooperate in recovering the stolen goods, you might be spared."

The tomb raider drooped his head like a wilted daylily and complained, "I should have known better than to come. It's all my brother's fault. He said he was going to do something big and make a fortune at the Dragon King's Palace. We haven't even gone in yet, and we've already lost our lives."

"What did you say?"

Lu Sheng grabbed him and demanded, "You're looking for the Dragon King? Who gave you permission to do so?"

The other party was quite frightened and blurted out everything when asked casually.

"It's a strange man wearing a mask. He claims to be a Venerable One. He found out that my older brother, Li Daniu, used to be a skilled tomb raider. He wants my older brother to come out of seclusion and use his feng shui skills to see if he can find a way to enter the legendary underground palace where the Dragon King is sleeping."

Venerable One... Could it be a ridiculously powerful title created by the Abyss Order?

It seems the Mondstadt cultist was right; the Abyss Order does indeed intend to target Rodra, hoping to transform it into a biological weapon like Stormterror.

However, it seems that only Zhongli can break Ruoduo's seal.

That would make sense, because they dared not go to Zhongli, so the Abyss Order was racking their brains to find a way to enter the place where Ruo Tuo was sealed.

They even mobilized tomb raiders; their imagination is quite rich.

Lu Sheng then asked, "Has anyone gone in?"

The tomb raider shook his head. "Let alone going in, we didn't even find where the underground palace is. In a fit of anger, our leader took us to dig up other tombs. If you ask me, such a place doesn't even exist. After all, the Dragon King is just a legend."

After the interrogation, Lu Sheng realized that this was just a petty thief, and he couldn't get any more useful information out of him.

In terms of gains, besides learning that the Abyss Order was working to awaken Ruoduo, there was also a pile of treasures hidden in a cave in Mingyun Town.

If you don't have anything urgent to do after arriving in Liyue Harbor, you might as well go to Mingyun Town and try your luck.

Even though he's incredibly wealthy now, who would really complain about Morado?

When it comes to upgrading Geo skills, Mora's expenses will probably be more outrageous than a flood.

Sigh~ Making money is so tiring. If only I could sit in the Jade Pavilion like Ningguang and do nothing and still have Mora flowing in endlessly.

I really want to latch onto Ningguang's coattails, in every sense of the word.

If hard work were effective, what would be the point of having rich women?

Mondstadt-Liyue Chapter: Chapter 32: The Traveler and the Master, Heart to Heart

The two escorted the tomb raiders to Liyue Harbor, handed them over to the patrolling Thousand Rock Army, and briefly explained the situation.

Hu Tao was a somewhat well-known figure in Liyue. The Thousand Rock Army simply inquired about the process and then didn't make things difficult for her, sending the tomb raider to jail.

"Hehe, we've finally arrived at Liyue Harbor! How about it? Spectacular, right? This is the world's largest port, and also the most prosperous and busiest place."

Walnut proudly pointed towards the harbor by the sea.

Lu Sheng looked at the sea, where thousands of sails drifted by, like sea birds, densely packed together, yet orderly, never colliding.

The coordination in Liyue Harbor is a prime example.

Paimon's eyes widened in amazement. "Wow~ so many ships! And they're all different shapes and sizes, merchant ships from other countries! They must have lots of exotic food on board!"

"Of course, this wasn't even the most prosperous time. Before Inazuma closed its borders to the outside world, it was even more bustling here, with merchant ships coming and going filling the entire port!"

As Hu Tao spoke, she pointed to the trading area further inside the port.

"Look, that's the port trading area of ​​Liyue. Merchants from all over the world, as well as local Liyue merchants, do business there. If you want to buy any rare or exotic items, you're guaranteed to find them there. However, it's a mixed bag here. Some unscrupulous merchants like to sell inferior goods as superior ones or even sell counterfeit goods outright. You must carefully distinguish between genuine and fake items before buying."

"Oh, right! Didn't you have something to give to Qixing? Come with me, I'll show you the greatest wonder of Liyue!"

Hu Tao led Lu Sheng through the bustling heart of Liyue Harbor and up to a tall building.

"Now look up at the sky."

In mid-air, a magnificent pavilion appeared in Lu Sheng's field of vision.

The pavilion is supported by a huge suspended rock, like a white jade palace in the sky, looking down on the people of Liyue.

Paimon was so shocked that he was speechless and dared not even speak loudly.

"Wow~ a palace in the sky, do gods live there? Will we disturb them if we talk loudly?"

Hu Tao's eyes narrowed into slits as she smiled. "Don't worry, there are no gods up there. That place is called Qunyu Pavilion, and it's inhabited by Ningguang, one of the seven stars of Liyue, Tianquan. Tianquan governs the rule of law, and she is also the biggest merchant in all of Liyue, controlling the economic lifeline of the entire Liyue Harbor."

"The letter from the Knights of Mondstadt is of a diplomatic nature and should be given to Ningguang in person."

Paimon began to look forward to it, "Does Walnut mean we can visit the Jade Pavilion in person?"

“That won’t work. The Jade Pavilion is Ningguang’s private place. Apart from the Liyue Seven Stars and extremely important people, no one else can enter the Jade Pavilion. You can give the items to the management of the Jade Pavilion and have them pass them on to Ningguang’s secretary, who will then pass them on to Ningguang.”

Paimon scratched his head. "Uh...that sounds like a lot of trouble. I didn't know meeting a big shot was so complicated."

A moment later, the three arrived at the entrance of Yujingtai. Just as they were about to step onto the steps, they were stopped by the Thousand Rock Army soldiers on both sides.

"You lot! What are you doing! No outsiders are allowed to enter or leave Yujingtai during this period!"

Hu Tao took the initiative to approach him: "Hey, sir, he's a messenger from Mondstadt. He has something important to present to Lady Ningguang. Please let us in."

However, Qianyan Jun, with a gloomy expression, held his gun horizontally and said sternly, "What Mondstadt messenger? There was also a fool who claimed to be a priest of Sumeru just now. He just wanted to sneak into the Jade Palace to find out trade secrets. Normally, we would turn a blind eye, but now the day of the Summoning Ceremony is approaching, and the venue is under construction. Lady Ningguang has ordered that no outsiders are allowed to enter or leave the Jade Palace!"

"Hurry up and get out of here! If you keep bothering us, we'll have to kick you out!"

"Qianyan Army on the other side urged."

Left with no other choice, the three had to retreat.

Lu Sheng looked up at the Jade Pavilion and thought that if there was really no other way, he might as well just fly in.

Hu Tao murmured, "I almost forgot, the annual Immortal Invocation Ceremony is in a few days. No wonder the guards are so tight..."

Invitation to the Immortal Ceremony...

Lu Sheng was both amused and exasperated, wondering whether he should tell Hu Tao that the old man was now a guest elder at their Rebirth Hall.

"Hey! Got it!"

Liyue's idea queen, Hu Tao, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

He grabbed Lu Sheng's hand and led him all the way to Bubulu.

"Hehe, luckily I know there's a road from Bubulu that leads to Yujingtai. Here it is, let's go."

The two sneaked up the mountain via the winding path next to Bubulu.

Just as they were about to enter Yujingtai, footsteps suddenly came from the other side of the path.