Paimon waved her little fists on the side, looking like she wanted to help too. It was clear that Paimon was willing to put in the effort herself so that she could eat Su Bai's meal as soon as possible.
When Su Bai and his group arrived at Jueyun Pass, Su Bai immediately showed Ying and Paimon what it meant to be the most favored immortal. No matter what demons they encountered along the way, those demons were always eliminated by various elemental forces that appeared out of nowhere, which greatly surprised Paimon.
On the road through the clouds, Pai Meng was afraid that she would also be treated as a monster by these strange elemental forces, so she clung to Su Bai's tail and wouldn't let go. However, for some reason, ever since she clung to Su Bai's tail, Pai Meng always had the feeling of being watched, and several blocks of ice even fell from the sky and almost hit her.
After a smooth journey, Su Bai and his group arrived outside the cave of True Monarch Xiaoyue Zhuyang. The old man was not home when they last visited him, and they did not know if he was home today.
"True Lord of Moon-Slicing and Sun-Building, I've come to see you!"
"Oh, isn't this Little Su Bai? What brings you to my humble abode today? Have you gotten into trouble again?"
"Ahem, True Lord of Moon-Shaving and Sun-Building, that was the me of the past. I've grown up now, and I've come to talk to you about serious matters."
Su Bai blushed. When he was a child, he often ran to the True Lord of the Moon-Cut-and-Building-Yang because he had a bad temper and was unreasonable. With the True Lord of the Moon-Cut-and-Building-Yang around, Su Bai escaped a lot of punishment.
"Let's get down to business." Just as Su Bai was about to tell the True Lord of the Moon-Cut Sun about the assassination attempt on the Emperor, a group of Thousand Rock Army soldiers carrying weapons approached them. These soldiers had received a tip that the blond wanted criminal was right here.
For the safety of the people of Liyue, the Thousand Rock Army disregarded the fact that this was a place inhabited by immortals and took up their weapons to capture Luminous.
“Alas, drive them away, lest the killing continue.”
The True Lord of Moon-Cut-and-Build-Sun injected a stream of immortal power into Ying's body. Ying felt as if she had inexhaustible elemental power within her body, and the abundant elemental power began to overflow outwards.
The Glowing Tornado and Rock Elemental Creatures, unlike anything they had ever experienced before, were being flung outwards as if they were free. This left the Thousand Rock Army soldiers who came to capture Glowing completely dumbfounded. They had never seen anything like this before, and many of them were knocked down by Glowing in an instant.
Su Bai took advantage of this opportunity to tell the True Lord of the Moonlit Pavilion about the Emperor's murder. Although he already knew it was an illusion, the True Lord of the Moonlit Pavilion still pretended to be furious and shouted that he would go to Liyue Harbor to find out the truth.
"Master Xiaoyue Zhuyang, please don't act rashly. You should go and discuss this with the boss before going to Liyue Harbor. Boss Xiao is quite concerned about this matter and specifically instructed me to have you attend a meeting at Wangshu Inn."
Upon hearing this, True Monarch Xiaoyue Zhuyang nodded. That was their plan, but it seemed that the person executing the plan had made a mistake. The original plan should have only involved Su Bai, but unexpectedly, there was now a traveler involved. However, it was not a big deal.
Considering that Su Bai and this traveler have a decent relationship, if the traveler encounters danger, he, as the elder, should step in to save him.
"Xiao Su Bai, should I tell Li Shui and Liu Yun about this?"
Su Bai shook his head. He was worried that if the hot-tempered True Lord of Moonlit Sunshine went there, he would be provoked by the remaining two elders and go directly to Liyue Harbor. He thought it would be better for him to go there himself.
Chapter 136 Visiting Three Immortals (2)
"Alright, alright, next up is True Lord of Water and Mountain. Although this old man isn't as hot-tempered as True Lord of Moon and Sun, and is considered a kind-hearted person, he's quite rigid in character. I wonder how furious he'll be when he hears the news of the Emperor's murder."
Su Bai rubbed his temples. These old folks in Jueyun were all difficult to please. He decided to leave the most difficult one, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, for last. Compared to that old man, Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun was at least reasonable.
As the group walked toward the cave of the True Lord of Lishui Dieshan, Paimon, who was eating raspberries, suddenly stopped, threw the raspberries aside, and flew off in one direction.
"Hey, Su Bai, Ying, come and see! What a huge piece of amber! We're going to be rich! If we get this amber off, we'll definitely be able to sell it for a fortune when we get back to Liyue Harbor."
"Wow, that's a huge piece! Wait, there seems to be another one over there!"
Paimon's eyes lit up and she hugged it tightly. She rubbed against the stone amber while giggling. Ying stared at the huge stone amber and swallowed hard. Speaking of Ying, she had good eyesight. After glancing at the yams of Mount Hulao, she spotted another huge stone amber.
Ying no longer tried to maintain her composure with Su Bai. These were all Mora! She had specifically researched the prices of Liyue's treasures while completing quests in Liyue these past few days. The wealthy people of Liyue never hesitated to spend Mora on high-quality ores.
A few days ago, Mr. Zhongli in the Rebirth Hall bought a piece of night-blooming jasmine. She could never have imagined that an ordinary night-blooming jasmine would cost one million mora.
When Mr. Zhong Li told Master Hu the price, she felt that Master Hu's whole person turned into black and white, and that strange little ghost even came out to comfort Hu Tao.
Mona, who was fiddling with the strange device, had round eyes and kept muttering about how much Mora meat she could eat. Indeed, after learning the price of Mora meat, it had replaced vegetable salad in Mona's mind. This meaty and filling food was highly praised by Mona.
According to Master Hu, when Mona first ate Mora meat, she ate eight pieces in one go. As a result, Mona had no room to eat any of the various delicious dishes that Xiangling made. At that time, Hu Tao didn't eat much either because of the look in Mona's eyes. In the end, they packed it all up and waited for Mona to digest before the two of them ate another meal together.
Fortunately, Mr. Zhongli said that a sucker had paid the Mora for him, so the bill wouldn't be sent to the Rebirth Hall. Otherwise, Ying was really worried that the Rebirth Hall would go bankrupt. To be honest, she quite liked the friends in the Rebirth Hall; they were all talented and spoke very nicely.
"You two be careful, this stone amber can eat people."
"Eating people? Are you kidding me, Su Bai? How could Shi Po eat people?"
Paimon casually patted the huge amber next to her. She thought Su Bai was just trying to scare her. She had been in Liyue for so long and had never heard of amber eating people. Ying, on the other hand, moved away from the huge amber with some doubt.
Seeing that Paimon didn't believe him, Su Bai skillfully wrapped the huge stone amber with lightning element. The lightning element removed the cloudy layer on the surface of the stone amber, revealing its original appearance.
"Wow, how come there's a crystal butterfly inside this amber? Wait, Su Bai, you're not trying to tell me that the amber swallowed this crystal butterfly, are you?"
Paimon curiously peered at the amber, initially wondering why there were crystal butterflies inside. However, remembering Su Bai's earlier comment that amber could eat people, Paimon immediately moved far away in fright.
However, judging from the unwillingness in Paimon's eyes, Su Bai knew that Paimon had not given up yet. This little guy, whose mind was only focused on eating, was probably now thinking about how to avoid being eaten by Shi Po and how to sell Shi Po.
"Alright, alright, Paimon, don't even think about selling this piece of amber. It's not some naturally formed amber."
Su Bai placed his hand on the amber, his immortal power flowing through it. With a crisp crack, a fissure appeared on the massive amber. To Paimon's disbelief, the fissure rapidly spread outwards, and soon the massive amber was reduced to a pile of rubble. Several crystal butterflies fluttered their wings and flew out from within the amber.
"Huh? The amber is broken? Why is the crystal butterfly inside still alive?"
"Su Bai, what happened? Did you break this piece of amber? It's full of Mora."
Paimon clutched his heart, his voice filled with reluctance. This little drama queen made Su Bai laugh heartily. He never expected Paimon to have such a talent for acting; he was truly an adorable emergency food.
"Alright, alright, this enormous piece of amber was created by the True Lord of Flowing Water and Stacked Mountains. This old man doesn't like to be disturbed, so he specially made this trap. Look at this piece of amber."
Su Bai pointed to the area below the amber, where a strange stone was swirling with a trace of rock element. If one did not observe closely, it would be difficult to tell that it was any different.
As he spoke, Su Bai picked up a huge piece of amber. Under Paimon's questioning gaze, Su Bai gently squeezed it, and the fragment turned into a pile of powder that scattered with the wind.
"Because this huge piece of amber is not naturally formed, it is very easy to break. Even people who don't know anything about amber won't buy it. So Paimon, you should give up the idea of selling Mora as soon as possible."
Ying picked up a fragment of amber and gently squeezed it. Just as Su Bai had said, the amber fragment in her hand turned into powder in an instant. Seeing Ying's action, Paimon completely gave up hope.
"How could this happen? I was hoping to sell a lot of Mora and then go out for a nice meal."
Paimon's grand plan to make a fortune had fallen through, and he seemed a little unhappy. Su Bai pinched Paimon's chubby cheeks. Su Bai, who had never worried much about Mora, was a little confused as to why Paimon liked Mora so much. Hadn't he just given them 2.5 million Mora a few days ago? Had it all been spent so quickly?
Su Bai glanced at Ying, who turned her head away guiltily. Ying had already spent all 2.5 million Mora. Poor Paimon had only enjoyed the life of a rich man for less than a day before he was brought back to reality.
"Alright, alright, stop looking so gloomy. Besides some monsters or small animals, there will also be some treasure chests inside the stone amber. If you two break all the stone amber pieces in a while, you should be able to get some good loot."
Su Bai stroked his chin. The old man, True Lord of Water and Mountain, didn't like his cave dwelling to be messy, so when he found treasure chests while out, he would wrap them in amber and let them wait for their destined owners.
Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun had hinted to Su Bai and Shen He that there were treasure chests in Mount Hulao, which led Shen He to look for treasure chests in the vicinity before going to Liyue Harbor every time, and he always had a great harvest.
Su Bai clearly remembered that Shen He had taken him to Xinyuexuan for dinner. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Shen He took out three precious treasure chests and opened them on the spot.
Chapter 137 Visiting Three Immortals (3)
"Ying, look here! There's a big amber stone here. Let's break it open and take a look."
Along the way, Ying and Paimon opened many chests by smashing amber, and even opened a precious treasure chest. Paimon exclaimed that he had made a fortune by opening such a chest that could be obtained without solving a puzzle.
Su Bai felt a headache coming on as he watched Ying and Paimon's actions. Were these two terrified of poverty? He finally understood what it meant to leave nothing but desolation in their wake. This area was cleaner than if a bandit had swept through, and everything of value had ended up in their pockets.
Su Bai really couldn't understand why these two people had to pick all the Sweet Flowers that were everywhere on the Teyvat continent. Were the Sweet Flowers in Mount Hulao sweeter?
"Ying, quickly break this amber open. There must be something good inside such a big piece of amber."
Ying took out the Black Rock Longsword and brandished it at Shi Po. Rock element condensed on the longsword, and with just one strike, a huge crack appeared in Shi Po.
"Hey? There's someone in here!"
Paimon scratched his head. How could someone be trapped in a stone amber in this godforsaken place? This person was the first living person Paimon had encountered in Jueyun Karst besides the Thousand Rock Army.
"Immortal, have mercy! I have an eighty-year-old mother to support and a three-year-old child to feed. I just wanted to come to this area to see if there was anything that could make me rich. I didn't mean to disturb you, Immortal."
"Please, have mercy, immortal!"
Upon seeing Su Bai's tail, the man immediately knelt down, kowtowing and begging for the immortal's forgiveness. Su Bai stared at the man with his fox-like eyes for a while before waving him off the mountain. The man immediately scrambled away.
Paimon stared at the figure, feeling somewhat incredulous. It was truly amazing that a living person could be encased in amber. No wonder Su Bai had previously said that this amber could devour people.
"So this is the work of immortals, isn't it amazing?"
The move of the True Lord of Flowing Water and Stacking Mountains is extremely abnormal, because the physical state of a person trapped in amber will remain at the moment before they were trapped. In other words, if an ordinary person is wrapped in amber, they may be able to achieve immortality in a roundabout way.
"How amazing! I never expected the Liyue Immortals to be so powerful."
Paimon sighed, then shrank back. She was somewhat afraid of the True Lord of the Water and Mountain Strategist she was about to face, fearing that he might trap her in the amber if he got angry.
When they arrived at the cave of the True Lord of Die Shui Die Shan, Paimon saw from afar a person who looked exactly like Shi Poli begging the immortal for forgiveness.
But didn't this person already go down the mountain? Why is he here? Is he a ghost? This startled Paimon, who quickly hid behind Su Bai.
"Wow, Su Bai, there's a ghost! There's a ghost!"
Su Bai sensed this person and found that although he looked exactly like the person from before, their auras were different, so they should be brothers.
"Please spare my brother, Immortal! I have an eighty-year-old mother to support and a three-year-old child to feed. I just wanted to come to this area to see if there was anything that could make me rich. I didn't mean to disturb you, Immortal."
When the man saw Su Bai, he immediately knelt down and begged the immortal for forgiveness. Su Bai looked at the man's actions and the jade, which were almost identical to those of the man before, and his lips twitched. As expected of brothers, their actions and words were exactly the same.
"Alright, alright, I've released your brother. He's waiting for you at the foot of the mountain. Go find him now."
"Don't go to Jueyun Realm unless you have to. The various monsters and traps in Jueyun Realm are not something ordinary people like you can handle."
Su Bai gave the man a few words of advice. He said that the two brothers were lucky today. The demons in Jueyun Pass had been mostly cleared out by the immortals because of Su Bai's arrival. If it weren't for this, the two brothers might not have been able to reach Hulao Mountain.
The man nodded frantically after hearing Ruofeng's words. He would never come back to this godforsaken place again; it was too eerie. After thanking Ruofeng, Naren ran nimbly down the mountain as if Ruofeng would devour him.
"Little Su Bai, releasing anyone who disturbs me without my permission is a serious offense if it were anyone else."
"Wait, is this white-haired child your child? Quick, let this old man take a good look at him."
A solemn voice came from inside the cave. Paimon shrank back and hid behind Su Bai. This action also attracted the attention of True Lord Lishui Dieshan. Looking at Paimon's familiar white hair, the old man rushed from inside the cave to Paimon's side and carefully examined Paimon.
This sudden turn of events startled Paimon. Paimon, already terrified, stood there blankly as Lord Lishui Dieshan scrutinized him. The more Lord Lishui Dieshan looked at Paimon, the more he felt that Paimon was Su Bai's child. Lord Lishui Dieshan then performed a classic Liyue art for Ying and Paimon—the art of face-changing.
"Su Bai, why didn't you tell me you got married? Were you worried I would object?"
"Look how thin this child is, he's practically skin and bones. Come on, Grandpa will take you to eat something delicious."
As he spoke, True Lord Lishui Dieshan was about to take Paimeng to eat something delicious, which amused Ying, who was standing to the side. This immortal was not as rigid as Su Bai had described; he was actually quite interesting.
Actually, it's not surprising that the old man, Lord Lishui Dieshan, was like this. Ever since the last time the Emperor was taken away by a man, he has been trying to integrate into the secular world in Liyue Harbor. He didn't receive the message that Zhongli sent him, so naturally he didn't know that Ying, the traveler, was also unaware that the plan had changed.
"You're the mother of this child, right? Hmm, you look a bit young, but you're quite pretty."
Ying, who was just laughing, suddenly fell silent. What the hell? The child's mother? Although she had lived for a very long time, so long that she herself had forgotten, she was still a virgin.
Moreover, if Paimon really is her child, she'd rather die than risk her life. If her child really is Paimon, she'd be ready to die.
"Ahem, True Lord of Water and Mountain, they are just my friends, not my children and wives. Please don't try to match them up."
"I understand what you mean. I won't tell Shen He, don't worry. I'm not as gossipy as Liu Yun. My mouth is known for being tight-lipped. Quickly, tell me the child's name."
Lord Lishui Dieshan looked at him with an "I understand you" expression. He had met quite a few interesting people while strolling around Liyue Harbor these past few days. Among these people, several of them were showing off in front of Lord Lishui Dieshan all day long, holding their grandchildren.
Watching the baby babbling, Li Shui Die Shan Zhen Jun was filled with envy. It was a pity that none of the immortals in Liyue were planning to get married, which troubled Li Shui Die Shan Zhen Jun. That's why he was so excited to see Paimon today.
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