Upon seeing the Rock King Emperor before him, Su Bai simply did not believe that the Rock King Emperor had passed away, which puzzled him as to why the Rock King Emperor would create the illusion of passing away.

Instead of answering Su Bai's question directly, the Rock King Emperor patted Su Bai's head and asked softly.

"Little one, do you know how many years of history Liyue has?"

"Liyue's history? I remember Lord Liuyun mentioned it, it should be over six thousand years old."

(Here's a point to mention: many people confuse the founding time of Liyue with the founding time of Liyue Harbor. I've checked some books in the game, and Liyue should have been founded 6,000 years ago, while Liyue Harbor was founded 3700 years ago. After the fall of Guili Village and the fall of Guizhong, the people of Liyue migrated to the current location of Liyue Harbor and established Liyue Harbor.)

He had heard Liu Yun Jie Feng mention it when he was listening to Liu Yun Jie Feng talk about the history of Liyue. He had remarked that Liyue was truly an ancient country.

“That’s right. Liyue has been established for over six thousand years. Over the years, Liyue has grown from a toddler into a strong young adult.”

"As the founder of Liyue, now that my children have grown up, I have fulfilled my duties."

"For Liyue right now, having the Geo Archon around would actually make its development more difficult. Handing Liyue over to the common people is the choice of the times."

The Rock King Emperor's gentle words answered many of Su Bai's questions. Seeing that Su Bai understood his intentions, the Rock King Emperor smiled with satisfaction.

"From now on, Liyue will belong to you young people. I have always wanted to travel all over the Teyvat continent, but I have never had the chance because I can't let go of Liyue. Now, perhaps it is time for me to relax a bit."

"Little one, wake up soon. People outside are very worried about you. If we have the chance, we will meet again in the future."

The voice of the Rock King Emperor grew increasingly ethereal, and the golden figure gradually faded into the distance. In the dim light, Su Bai seemed to hear Paimon's voice.

"Ying, help! Help! Su Bai wants to eat me!"

"You idiot, why did you put your hand near Su Bai's mouth?"

"I just wanted to tempt Su Bai and see if I could wake him up with some food. Ying, stop watching and help me pull him out! Su Bai's teeth are starting to loosen."

Paimon, clinging to Su Bai, almost burst into tears. This traveler, who loved watching the drama unfold, knew Su Bai was a fox, and foxes ate meat. If he didn't help, not only would she lose the roasted meat in her hand, but her little arm would be gone too.

Su Bai, whose mind was a little dazed, silently took a bite of the chubby thing in his mouth. Paimon, who was lying on him, let out a cry, which startled Su Bai. He let go of Paimon's mouth, and Ying seized the opportunity to pull Paimon's little arm out of Su Bai's mouth.

"Su Bai, you're awake. I didn't expect Paimon's food temptation method to be so effective."

"Ying, what are you doing here? What's with this 'food temptation' trick? Have you seen the Rock King Emperor?"

Having just woken from his coma, Su Bai was still a little confused. Hadn't he just spoken with the Rock King Emperor? Where was the Rock King Emperor?

Ying touched Su Bai's forehead and then her own. She didn't have a fever. If she didn't have a fever, why was she talking nonsense? During the three days that Su Bai was unconscious, Ying had already learned that Zhong Li was the Rock King Emperor. She even witnessed Zhong Li personally handing the Heart of God to the lady.

Ying could guarantee that Zhongli had never been to Su Bai's place, because in the past three days, Zhongli and Hu Tao had been extremely busy, hosting one funeral ceremony after another. Even Mona, an outsider, was assigned by Hu Tao to purchase various items because she was quick to run around.

"Huh? Why does my mouth taste like barbecue? Wait, Paimon, you didn't stick your dirty little hands in my mouth, did you???"

"What? It was clearly Su Bai, you bad guy, who bit my hand and even bit me."

"What's the matter?"

Su Bai hurriedly got up from the stone bed, grabbed the water from the stone table, and started rinsing her mouth. Paimon was immediately displeased when she saw Su Bai's disgust. Paimon was very clean; she had just swum in the sea in Liyue Harbor with Ying last night.

Speaking of Ningguang, she's such a kind person. She gives you a lot of Mora as long as you help her retrieve some items. Last night, she and Ying earned a lot of extra money while retrieving things from the sea.

After rinsing his mouth and chewing a few mint leaves, Su Bai finally felt that there was no strange taste in his mouth. Only then did he take a look at where he was.

Hmm, this cave looks so familiar. It should be the cave of True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng. How come he's in True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng's cave? Logically speaking, shouldn't he be in Liyue Harbor?

“Su Bai, you were brought back by Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun. She saw that you were injured and did not leave you in Liyue Harbor.”

“When we came to visit you just now, True Monarch Liuyun asked us to look after you. She took a cold-looking fellow with her to gather herbs.”

As she spoke, Ying took out a few pieces of Mora meat and handed them to Su Bai. This was originally her lunch, but after hearing Su Bai's stomach growl, Ying still gave Su Bai a piece of Mora meat.

"Su Bai, eat something first. You've been unconscious for three days and three nights, you must be starving."

Su Bai didn't stand on ceremony with Ying. He was indeed starving. He really didn't know how Mona had managed to hold on before. He felt like the more he ate vegetable salad, the hungrier he got.

Chapter 185 Descending the Mountain

"So, Xiao Su Bai, you want to take Shen He down the mountain with you?"

After watching Su Bai drink the medicine, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun nodded in satisfaction and slowly repeated Su Bai's suggestion.

It was unclear what medicinal herbs True Lord Liuyun had used to brew the soup; it was bitter at first taste and had a strong aftereffect. Feeling the bitterness in his mouth, Su Bai nodded with a pained expression.

After pondering for a while, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun looked at Shen He, whose eyes were shining with expectation, and thought of what the Emperor had said. Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

"Really? That's great, Sister Shenhe. When we get to Liyue Harbor, I'll introduce you to Hu Tao. With her around, you definitely won't be bored."

"No need for that trouble. I'll just stay with you. If I ever encounter anyone who hurts you again, I will definitely not let them get away with it."

Shen He clenched her fists. She told Su Bai that she wasn't interested in being friends; she only wanted to follow Su Bai and protect her. During the three days that Su Bai was unconscious, Shen He regretted every moment, regretting why she hadn't gone with him.

"Little Su Bai, don't be too happy yet. You know Shen He's fate is solitary and unlucky. If Shen He causes any trouble in Liyue Harbor, you'll be responsible."

"True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng, you underestimate me too much. I've already grown a fourth tail. Even if Sister Shenhe goes berserk, I can easily subdue her."

As he spoke, Su Bai waved his big tail behind him as if to show off. Paimon saw the fluffy tail and reached out to touch it, but before she could touch it, Shen He had already grabbed all four of Su Bai's tails in his hands.

Feeling the force of Shen He's hand, Su Bai suddenly came to his senses. He seemed to have been a bit arrogant and had actually forgotten the strange strength Shen He had used to suppress him.

Seeing Shen He stroking it so enthusiastically, Paimon tried several times to snatch a tail from Shen He's hand but failed. This infuriated Paimon, who stomped his foot in mid-air.

"Shen He, how could you do this to me? You're bullying me so much! You won't even give me a tail."

"Hmm? You want to touch it too? Here, take one."

"Eh?"

Paimon was a little confused. Didn't Shen He not want to share with her? Why is she sharing with her now? Was she playing a trick on her earlier?

"You've all seen Shen He's situation. Since I brought him back, he hasn't been down the mountain much, so he's quite clueless about human relationships."

"This time, besides letting Shen He experience life in Liyue Harbor, I also hope that you can help Shen He learn more about the lives of ordinary people. After all, Shen He is just an ordinary person after all."

"Shen He, when you go to Liyue Harbor, you should try your best to integrate into the lives of ordinary people. This will not only greatly help your training, but also alleviate your problems to some extent."

The eyes of Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun were full of love when she looked at Shen He. Her disciple was good in every way, but her background was too tragic. If that incident had not happened when she was young, her disciple would probably have become a great exorcist master long ago.

Unfortunately, it's all fate. Luckily, Xiao Su Bai is here. If she weren't around, Xiao Su Bai would be able to keep the out-of-control Shen He under control.

"Alright, it's getting late, you should all leave my cave now."

"We haven't been here long yet, I'd like to take a good look at this cave dwelling."

Xiao Paimeng muttered something. She was quite curious about this cave. From the outside, it didn't seem like a very large space, but once inside, the interior space was abnormally large.

“Immortal abodes all involve the art of external scenery. If you also want a portable abode, you can go find A-Ping.”

“Aping is very skilled in landscape painting, and she can also make something called the Dust Song Pot, which should be very suitable for you.”

After giving Paimon a suggestion, Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun looked at Shen He and took out a few more red ropes from a box next to her and handed them to Shen He.

"Shen He, remember, the red string on your hand must never be untied. If you suffer any injustice in Liyue Harbor, come to Mt. Aozang and I will stand up for you."

"Take these red strings with you; they'll be there to protect you if something unexpected happens."

"Don't worry, Master. If we really encounter any wicked people, I think if we make them bang their heads against the ground a few times, they will repent and start anew."

Having extensive experience dealing with treasure-hunting gangs, Shen He has a unique understanding of how to reform people, and even Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun acknowledges and agrees with her.

Paimon and Ying exchanged a glance. Why was this seemingly cold girl so fierce? Just thinking about her head hitting the ground a few times was terrifying; they'd rather just chop her up.

After bidding farewell to Lord Liuyun, the group set off for Liyue Harbor. On the way, bored Su Bai suddenly remembered something: why was Ying looking for Lord Liuyun for nothing?

"Ying, is there something important you need to discuss with True Lord Liuyun today? Don't forget what's so important about it."

“We are not here to see True Lord Liuyun Borrowing the Wind, we are here to see you.”

Paimon then explained to Su Bai, who raised an eyebrow, thinking Ningguang was quite considerate.

"So, Ningguang is hosting a banquet tonight, and she specifically asked you to come and see if I'm awake?"

“That’s right. Ningguang has booked the entire Wanmintang restaurant tonight. We’ll only be hosting guests invited by Ningguang, and Xiangling will be cooking for us herself.”

Paimon stood with her hands on her hips, looking quite smug. As one of Ningguang's invited guests, she was very proud. Just thinking about the huge amount of ingredients Xiangling had bought that morning made Paimon's mouth water.

"Oh? Ningguang actually eats at Wanmintang. I remember she seems to like light food."

When Su Bai used to eat at Qunyu Pavilion, he really couldn't get used to the food Ningguang prepared. He just couldn't understand what nutrition was in boiled cabbage; meat dishes were much better.

“Sister Shenhe, you don’t have a place to stay since you came down the mountain. Why don’t you stay at the Rebirth Hall with me? The people at the Rebirth Hall are all very interesting.”

"You can arrange it. My mentor wants me to integrate into the lives of ordinary people. You should have more experience than me."

"By the way, Sister Shenhe, there's something important I need to tell you: you can't use force to solve problems in Liyue Harbor."

"For example, if you participate in a competition, you can't kill all the other contestants just to get first place; that's illegal."

Shen He nodded in confusion. Although she didn't know why, she wouldn't do it if Su Bai said it was not allowed, because she didn't want to put Su Bai in a difficult position.

Su Bai found Shen He's behavior rather strange. When did Sister Shen He become so quiet? In his memory, Shen He was extremely good at using force to solve problems. Even if she couldn't solve the problem, she could use force to deal with the person who raised it. He was the most serious victim of this.

Chapter 186 Zombies (1)

"To be generally rational, Master Hu, I think your cooking just now was somewhat lacking."

"Oh dear, Zhong Libie always has such a stern face. So what if he slipped something into the coffin and gave Mona a big fright? Mona will definitely forgive this master."

"But Mona has already run outside to find that sorcerer named Chongyun to exorcise the ghost."

Zhongli was a bit of a headache with Hu Tao's erratic personality. He didn't know what this little girl was thinking. She actually crawled into the coffin with a bunch of funeral supplies and fell asleep. Let alone Mona, anyone else would probably have been scared to death.

Hu Tao stretched lazily, not taking it seriously. She had been exhausted these past few days. This morning, she had finally finished all the ceremonies and was so tired that she crawled into the coffin and fell asleep.

Was she really that scary just now? Hu Tao looked down at herself. Hmm, no wonder Mona was frightened by her. A hand reaching out from among so many funeral supplies would probably startle her too.

"Never mind, since it has already happened, we can only wait for Chongyun to come and explain."

"As for Mona, I'll treat her to a nice meal tomorrow, and she definitely won't hold a grudge against me."

With her mind clear, Hu Tao hummed her adapted tune and skipped towards the bathroom. She had been too busy these past few days to take a shower, and since she was going to a dinner party that evening, she needed to wash up properly.

Zhongli took a sip of tea. It was almost time for him to go find Ruo Tuo. To celebrate his retirement, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun had suggested that they have a casual meal together at Mount Aozang today.

He had no idea what Ruoduo had been up to lately. He had searched all over Liyue Harbor but couldn't find Ruoduo. He only found out where Ruoduo was by asking Klee that morning.

"Why would Ruoda go to the land of salt? In my memory, there doesn't seem to be anything there that would interest Ruoda."

Thinking about it, Zhongli took a step and disappeared into the Hall of Rebirth. Ruotuo's recent unusual behavior made Zhongli a little worried. Could it be that his old friend had been worn down again?

Just as Zhongli disappeared from the Hall of Rebirth, Mona, looking flustered, brought Chongyun and Xingqiu to the Hall of Rebirth. Mona pointed to a coffin and said in horror.

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