Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

Thinking this, he looked at Ningguang, who, due to her many days of hard work, looked somewhat haggard.

With the passing of the Emperor, the burden on the Seven Stars suddenly became much heavier.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "If there are any problems you can't solve, you can leave them to me. Don't overwork yourself. You have things to do, but you also need to take care of your health."

Ningguang was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised by Su Zhe's sudden concern.

"Thank you," she replied softly, then smiled and said, "Don't worry, even if the Emperor isn't here, with me here, I will never let anything happen to Li Yue."

"Not bad, not bad, that's the spirit."

Su Zhe smiled, waved, and turned to leave.

"Don't overwork yourself..."

Ningguang looked out the window, gazing at the scenery of Liyue Harbor. The oppressive atmosphere still lingered.

But she believed that the nation's progress would not stop because of anyone's departure. Whether it was her or the Emperor, there would always be another, and the one after that, countless people who truly wanted Liyue to become better, pushing the nation toward a better future.

...

On the other side, in the Jueyun Mountains.

Ying traveled through mountains and rivers, hurrying along the way, without even digging up the treasure chests she saw by the roadside, but finally managed to deliver the message to the three immortals of Jueyun.

When the immortals heard that the Emperor was gone, they were unsurprisingly shocked and furious. Liuyun Zhenjun even flapped his wings, scattering bird feathers all over the ground.

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous! How could the Emperor be ambushed during the Immortal Invitation Ceremony? What exactly did the Seven Stars do?"

"Gentlemen, what are your plans regarding this matter?"

"Hmph! What else can we do? Of course, we'll go to Liyue and ask them properly. I don't believe that Qixing is innocent in this matter!"

"In that case, let's call upon the Great Sage Who Subdues Demons to go to Liyue and check on the situation!"

The immortals and the Rock King have maintained a friendship for thousands of years. Although they are bound by a contract to protect this land, as time goes by, they are also good friends.

How can I not be angry when my friend is murdered?

"Let's also invite the Great Sage Overturning the Sea. He was personally appointed by the Emperor to be the Immortal Overturning the Sea, and he knows everyone in Liyue. With him here, it's perfectly legitimate. Let's all come together and see what the Seven Stars have to say!"

Chapter 10 The Emperor's Last Will: Su Zhe is the Leader of All Immortals

Over here, Su Zhe bid farewell to Ning Guang, turned around and rushed to the Hall of Rebirth to tell Hu Tao the news.

Ningguang specially approved a large sum of money to let him host the Immortal Sending Ceremony, with the Hall of Rebirth assisting. With Zhongli there, there was naturally no need to worry about the procedures related to the Immortal Sending Ceremony.

"How much did Miss Ningguang give you?"

Hu Tao's eyes gleamed with curiosity.

The expenses for bidding farewell to the Emperor must have been enormous, right?

Su Zhe smiled without saying a word.

“Money is a minor matter,” Zhongli said gently. “The key is sincerity. Sending off an immortal is a complicated process that cannot be solved with just Mora.”

He didn't seem to care much about the funding.

As for Mora, enough is enough; there's no need to worry too much about it.

After all, money is ultimately just an external thing.

Thinking this, Hu Tao pulled out an account book from somewhere.

"Hmm, let me check this month... Three Bowls of Wine cost 4 Mora, He Yu Tea House cost 6 for music, Wan Min Tang cost 4 for food, Xin Yue Xuan cost 32, and Yue Hai Ting cost 25..."

Hu Tao raised her head, stretched out her hand to Zhong Li and said, "Aside from what you earned for the Rebirth Hall, we still owe 42."

Zhong Li: "..."

The old man thought for a moment and said, "Last month I secured several big orders for the Rebirth Hall, so..."

"It was deducted from your spending last month!"

"The month before last..."

"You were in the negative two months ago too! You haven't done anything at all these past two months, you've just been drinking and shopping every day."

Well, Zhongli was at a loss.

He has indeed been somewhat lazy in recent months, focusing his attention mainly on retirement plans and not paying much attention to the ancestral hall.

Although Zhongli is good at making money, she's also good at spending it.

He never really thought about how much he spent or earned each month; he just needed to send the bills to Wangshengtang every time he made a purchase.

Such extravagant spending means that once there's no income, the expenses will flow out like water.

Of course, Hu Tao appointed Zhong Li as a guest advisor because he valued his knowledge. What does that mean? It means that a discerning eye recognizes a talented horse, regardless of its monetary worth. That shows great vision!

At this moment, Su Zhe coughed lightly and said, "Don't worry, there's enough funding this time, and Ningguang said that if it goes well, the Hall of Rebirth will also receive a generous reward."

Zhongli then said, "Hmm... Tianquan Star Ningguang is indeed not a stingy person. A true businessman not only knows how to make money, but also how to spend it."

"This action will surely gain the support of many people of Liyue, and even if the Emperor is not around in the future, she will be able to stabilize the situation."

Hu Tao glanced at him sideways: "You're overthinking it. Miss Ningguang probably just wants to hold a farewell ceremony for the Emperor. If she wanted to take this opportunity to win people over, why would she do it so discreetly?"

Zhongli was silent for a moment, then nodded: "What the hall master said makes sense."

Well, as long as we don't keep bringing up Mora's matter, it's fine.

The sect leader is the best in the world, isn't he?

If you're not happy, smash a world-shaking object!

"Night-mooring stone, sachet, dust-cleansing bell, kite, immortal incense, glass lily... these are all items needed for the Sending Immortal Ceremony. Once these are prepared, we can begin to plan the other procedures. Every step must be carefully reviewed and handled to ensure no mistakes are made."

Skipping over Mora's matter, Zhongli began to teach Su Zhe and Hu Tao.

Walnuts are only given away as gifts, never as gifts to immortals.

So she found this quite novel.

Perhaps this could even lead to the establishment of a funeral service for immortals at the Hall of Rebirth. In the future, when you see immortals, you can say, "Look, we're the ones who sent the Emperor away, so you can rest assured that you can entrust your funeral arrangements to the Hall of Rebirth!"

"Should we hire some people to play trumpets for Zhongli?" Hu Tao suddenly said. "It'll be more lively."

Zhongli: "?"

"In some places, I've heard that it's customary to have people carry a coffin and dance a short dance."

Zhong Li: "..."

puff~

Seeing Zhong Li's helpless expression, Su Zhe wanted to laugh but couldn't.

He suspected that Zhong Li often skipped work because she couldn't stand Hu Tao's wildly imaginative thinking.

However, Su Zhe thought Hu Tao was quite cute, and working in a place like the Hall of Rebirth required a certain optimism, otherwise one would be driven crazy with worry.

"Alright, alright, I was just saying. I didn't want His Majesty's funeral to be too quiet."

Zhongli really wanted to remind Hu Tao that it was called the "Sending Immortals to the Palace," but after thinking about it, she decided against it; it was too tiring.

The three chatted for a while longer when a servant suddenly rushed in.

"Master, a man called 'Young Master' has arrived outside. He says he's looking for Mr. Zhongli."

"Sir?"

Hu Tao glanced at Zhong Li and said, "Let him in."

After a while, the young master walked into the courtyard and greeted the three of them.

"Su Zhe, you're here too." Seeing Su Zhe, the young master was clearly surprised. "What are you all doing here...?"

Su Zhe solemnly replied, "We are discussing the ceremony for sending off immortals."

"A ceremony to send off immortals?"

The young master was quick-witted and soon realized what was happening.

This is a long-standing tradition in Liyue: whenever an immortal passes away, a memorial service is held to send them off.

Morax was the progenitor of all the gods, and now that he is gone, this ritual is inevitable.

However, what the young master was thinking was that since this was to be organized, it would naturally require the burial of the Immortal Ancestor, which would mean...

Su Zhe glanced at him and continued, "The Sending-Off Ceremony is a tradition of Liyue. This time, the Seven Stars were too busy to take care of it, so they asked me to handle it. But I don't know much about it, so I came to Mr. Zhongli for help."

"I see."

The young master suddenly realized and nodded repeatedly: "Indeed, we should hold it, and we should hold it in a grand manner to show our respect for the Rock King Emperor."

"Young master, what brings you here?"

Zhongli asked.

"Oh, it's nothing serious. I just haven't seen you in a while and wanted to catch up, but it seems you're very busy and probably can't get away."

The young master said regretfully, "Well then, I've heard that the ceremony for sending off the immortals is complicated and expensive. As the envoy of the Winter Kingdom, I am deeply saddened by the passing of the Rock King. This ten million Mora is just a token of my gratitude and a contribution to the preparation of the ceremony."

As he spoke, he took out a large money bag from his pocket and put it down.

Wow! Ten million!

Hu Tao expressed a warm welcome.

“Only ten million…” Su Zhe said with a look of disdain. “Young Master, you are, after all, an envoy of the Winter Kingdom, and your words and actions represent the Winter Kingdom. You should either stay out of this matter or, if you want to express your feelings, isn’t ten million Mora a bit… too stingy?”

"Gah?"

The young master's expression froze.

He was just saying it casually, offering ten million Mora so he would have a reason to inquire about the progress, but he didn't expect Su Zhe to complain that it wasn't enough.

Ten million Mora, that's a lot!

That's enough to treat Mr. Zhongli to so many meals!

“I just came from there. The Mond representative said he would give you several hundred million. You… sigh, I don’t know what to say to you.”

Young Master: "..."

"Of course, Liyue and Mondstadt still have a good relationship. As for the Winterlands, I know that you Fatui are not well received in Liyue Harbor. I originally thought that since we are friends in private, I wanted to take this opportunity to improve the Liyue people's perception of the Fatui... Never mind, I'm just being nosy."