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"Sigh... I approve it. That should solve the problem now. You guys continue. I'm going to the Grand Hotel Fukaros for afternoon tea. Chiori and Navia have been waiting for me for a long time."

Yunxiu heard a series of thumping sounds from inside, and soon the door opened. Before she could stop herself, Funina jumped into Yunxiu's arms. She was about to get angry when she found Yunxiu looking at her with a smile. Funina's smile quickly spread across her face: "Yunxiu, hehe, come with me to eat some cakes."

"Alright, alright, let's go together, but we also need to invite Vilette. I need to talk to him." Yunxiu picked up Funina like a little girl and sat her on his arms. He looked at the group of Winter People sitting inside with great tenderness and said, "They just think Fontaine is relatively easy to bully and want to demand an explanation. Why are you so upset? The Queen has already agreed. No matter how hard you try, it will be meaningless."

"Seeing how hard everyone has worked, let me draw up some rules. Regarding the Spirit Realm and the Sealed Spirit Cave Yuanjian, the extra costs that Zhidong has to pay can be reduced by 2%. This is the greatest benefit that the death of the Clown can bring you. If you can accept it, then let's follow these rules. I still need to have afternoon tea with Lady Funina."

“If you can’t accept that…” A small point of light popped up from Yunxiu’s hand, and a terrifying aura enveloped the officials, causing them to break out in a cold sweat!

"My temper isn't as mild as Vilette's. If you're so capable, come to Liyue and let's have a go!"

Chapter 421 Love and Hate Entanglement: Hong Yuesheng

Villette showed almost no unusual expression, while Claurind and Chavory were slightly surprised, but quickly calmed down.

The diplomats from Zhidong were Rooster and Rich Man, along with several powerful individuals, and even a legendary warrior, who were most likely from Zhidong, at least according to Yunxiu's perception. He was the first to draw his greatsword and hold it in front of all the Zhidong diplomats after discovering the light spot on Yunxiu's hand, which seemed to be mainly for protection.

“No need for that.” Navelette stood up gently, extended a finger, and directly suppressed the greatsword and the power swirling around it. After all, he was just a legendary high-level expert, at least three or four levels lower than Navelette.

"Would Zhidong accept such mediation?" Kares stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "If so, all our previous promises remain valid."

“Zhi Dong…” Looking at the spells in Yun Xiu’s hands and the hidden yet profound power in Na Vilet’s body, Pantalone swallowed back the words he was about to say: “Zhi Dong accepts… but a contract must be signed immediately to guarantee Zhi Dong’s interests.”

Navelette glanced at Yunxiu, who nodded and walked into the hall first. She carried Fryna to her own "throne" before casually sitting down on the armrest of the chair. She said rather casually, "Of the 10% extra contribution from Zhidong, I personally take 5%, Liyue 3%, and Mondstadt 2%. Although I can't decide the situation in Mondstadt and Liyue, to show my condolences for Mr. Clown, I can choose to give up a portion of my personal contribution. After Zhidong, I will only need to contribute an extra 8%."

“We accept… let’s sign the agreement.” Puccinella waved his hand with a grim expression, struggled to pull a small medicine bottle from his pocket, popped a few pills into his mouth, and said weakly, “Make sure it’s written clearly. I don’t want any unexpected situations to arise.”

“My reputation is worth far more than this amount of money.” Yunxiu nodded, indicating that Xia Worei could find someone to draft the contract.

Soon, several Melushin agents and senior secretaries from Momang Palace came in, bringing copies of the agreements. After both parties reviewed them, Yunxiu casually signed her name.

The punishment and related announcements for Navelette were finalized at that moment, and the matter was thus completely resolved. Neither the divine nor the mortal realm could use him for any further purposes.

The clown's death only slightly reduced the punishment Yunxiu had inflicted on Zhidong.

Finally, the agreement was signed, ending with a polite handshake between the rooster and Navelette. One side was expressionless, while the other, though having gained some benefits, did not enjoy them as much.

"Speaking of which, even 2% is a lot of money, right? Yunxiu, do you need this?" Funina looked at Yunxiu curiously and said hesitantly, "If you are sad because I lost this 2%, I can bear part of it. After all, killing the clown will greatly improve the security of our Fengdan, so it is still worthwhile."

“Judging from the trade between Zhidong and several other countries last year, it was approximately… 280 billion Mora? A 10% penalty would be 2800 billion Mora, and a 2% penalty would be 56 billion. That’s certainly enough to give the people of Zhidong an explanation.” Yunxiu nodded. Even if that money were multiplied a hundredfold to buy back the clown’s life, it would still be a worthwhile investment. The two artifacts that Vilette picked up were worth hundreds of billions.

A relatively ordinary legendary item is worth about the same as the item from the Jade Pavilion, which is currently worth around 1200 billion.

"That could buy so many small cakes... What a pity."

“Ah? It’s not a lot of money. If you’re short of money, I’ll give you 3% of my share. I’ll have Yanfei transfer it to you later, and you can use it as you like.” Yunxiu patted Funina’s head, picked her up again, and then smiled at Vilette, “Grand Inquisitor, can we come together? We have a lot to talk about.”

"of course can."

But Funina's ahoge (cowlick) started spinning wildly. She carefully calculated for a moment before starting to count on her fingers: "2% is 56 billion, 3% is 84 billion, and a red velvet strawberry mini cake costs 32 moras, which means it can buy... more than 200 million cakes? If you eat three cakes a day, it would last... 240,000 years?!"

“This is too much money. Let’s transfer it to Carles. He’s been having a headache lately because of the various facilities that need to be built in the new residential area, and the little houses of the Melusens also need to be renovated.”

"Alright, alright, I'll have Navia and Yanfei handle the handover." Yunxiu patted Fufu's soft little head and casually carried her towards the Fucaros Grand Hotel. Taranis and Yueji exchanged a smile and quickly followed. Then came Navelette and Clarinde, while Xiawolei and Carles stayed behind to handle the follow-up matters.

Only a group of nearly collapsed foolish officials and jubilant Fontainebleau Palace staff remained.

"What did he just say? The remaining 3%?"

The rooster, his pupils dizzy from shock, struggled to his feet and said with considerable pain, "Of that 10% extra penalty clause, 5% was his personal share. He reduced it by 2% for us, and then gave the remaining 3%... to Fontaine?"

Carles glanced at the rooster with a smile and then earnestly corrected him, "Mr. Puccinella, I need to correct you on one point. Mr. Yunxiu and the Water Goddess are legally recognized partners in Fontaine. This is just a gift of property between partners. However, the Water Goddess is a deity of Fontaine, and the family and the country are one. Therefore, she entrusted this income to us to handle on her behalf."

"So... after all that back and forth we went through, all we got in the end was a notice and his own money to waive the 2% fee for us..."

"But the Water God, who was eating snacks the whole time and did nothing, still got an extra 3% investment..."

“Mr. Pantalone, our Grand Inquisitor has also had his salary and allowances deducted and will publicly criticize him internally. This should be enough for you to publicize it as a victory,” Xia Wore said calmly. “If you are still not satisfied, you can also appeal to Lord Vilette. I think that given the relationship between our two countries, your opinions will certainly be taken seriously.”

The rooster and the rich man looked ashen-faced, and the diplomats who were there for winter didn't look much better.

The Queen wasn't actually that angry. In fact, she had already gained enough leverage. The rooster and the rich man's arrival was just to give the people an explanation. The reason they didn't go to Liyue was quite simple: this matter didn't happen on Liyue's land, and although Yunxiu was a genuine Child of God, he didn't belong to Liyue's official ranks. Asking Zhongli for questions would be tantamount to courting death.

In the end, all we could do was come to Fontainebleau, and try our luck, whether we had a chance or not.

Receiving Fontaine's announcement, coupled with the billions in tax breaks they secured for Zhidong, can indeed be considered a diplomatic victory.

After all, the clown himself wasn't that popular in Canria, and his death could bring some rewards. Apart from these diplomats who were actually badly beaten on the diplomatic battlefield, many people were even celebrating their triumph.

Yunxiu himself knew this, so he simply gave them enough leverage to explain themselves, but in reality, he only slightly reduced Zhidong's punishment.

Moreover, the 3% that Yunxiu gave to Funina was actually paid for by Zhidong; Yunxiu simply transferred it to her.

Of course, Funina was quickly overwhelmed by the amount of money and gave up, even handing the money over to Fontaine for handling, which was actually the best solution.

This is the compensation Yunxiu offered to Fontaine for accepting some of the immigrants from Nordkalai. In the allocation of the Spirit Realm quota in the new year, she will also make some concessions to the three countries of Zhidong, Fontaine, and Nata. However, it is highly likely that Yanfei and Qixing will attend the meeting, and she can just deliver a message.

However, the other countries would likely think the same way, since the destruction of Nordkare did indeed affect the three surrounding countries, and they would try to lend a helping hand if they could.

In terms of resisting the Abyss, Winter is also a sufficient fighting force.

Soon, the Fukaros Grand Hotel was emptied out. All guests were given free meals, and the hotel was then closed off. The lobby was also cleared out, leaving only a few powerful individuals such as Melusin and Aikofi as service staff. The vast majority of staff were given leave, since the things that were about to happen were unlikely to be seen by these mortals.

"Moon Princess, take it out." Moon Princess nodded, and soon, her body swayed, and a restraint device floated out of her body. Yunxiu gently squeezed the restraint device and Moon Essence and handed it to Navelette, saying, "Lord Navelette, could you please see if this Moon Essence can be repaired with the power of life? If so, can it also reshape the body?"

"Let me see……"

Taranis gently poked Fryna's waist from behind and whispered in her ear, "Are you the current Water God? But I don't see the power of the 'Heart of God' and the 'Throne of God' on you. Have they been shattered?"

"It has been shattered. Lady Egolia used her own energy to dismantle the divine throne, so now Vilet is the true controller of the source water, the real perfect dragon." Fryna spoke of these things with great seriousness, because although she did not want to be a god, the objective fact was that she had become the ruling god of Fontaine, so many things were unavoidable.

Taranis nodded, and Navelette quickly finished explaining the situation of the Moon Marrow. He used a strange little cube to restrain the restraint device before continuing, "The good news is that the influence of the abyss power is almost non-existent. The outer layer of high-purity abyss seems to be constantly blocked by the inner aura, so even without purification capabilities, it does not affect the purity of the Moon Marrow."

"But the bad news is... the spirit inside the lunar marrow seems to be dormant, and the various energies within are somewhat chaotic, so it will take a long time to sort out and grow. Although I can do it, it should take about a month."

"A month..." Yunxiu considered for a moment before speaking, "A month shouldn't be a big problem, so it would have to be close to September?"

“Yes, I will sort it out a little bit every day during this period, and it will take half a month to build up the framework. After that, it will be much faster.” Navelette held up a few fingers to estimate slightly before continuing, “It’s amazing. Perhaps because I made preparations in advance, apart from the surface, the depths of the lunar marrow are incredibly pure. Although this does make sorting it out more difficult, it is indeed the best way to protect myself.”

Yunxiu nodded. This was indeed the best news. It meant that not only had Hongyue survived, but she hadn't even suffered any major injuries, which was truly remarkable.

Feeling much more relaxed, Yunxiu happily cooked a sumptuous dinner with Aikefei. In the evening, she took everyone to Grey River to rest. Although it wasn't luxurious, it was one of Yunxiu's favorite places to stay.

At night, Yunxiu had just put Funinna to sleep and went out for a walk and a couple more drinks when she saw Serania and Taranis sitting together drinking in a bar in Grey River.

The mother and daughter looked almost identical, which surprised everyone around them, but their powerful aura kept everyone at bay.

“Father.” Seeing Yunxiu approach, Serania gently stood up.

Chapter 422 The Residual Light in the Palm Stabilizes the Mind

“No need for all that trouble.” Yunxiu waved her hand, gesturing for Serania to sit down, before sitting opposite the mother and daughter. She smiled and said, “I was wondering why there was no one in your room when I passed by. Turns out you came here.”

He waved his hand, and soon a waiter came over. Most of the waiters here knew Yunxiu, since most of them were employees of the Rose Thorn Society. Although they had now been incorporated into the Fontaine system after being removed from the gray area, they were still working for the Rose Thorn Society. Occasionally, some police officers from Meluxin and employees of Fontaine would even come here.

"Three times the 'Reflecting Moonlight' drink, two regular drinks, one of which needs to have the sea dew flower juice replaced with green honey berry juice, less ice and more stirring, no raspberry syrup, replace it with sunset fruit syrup, that's it, plus two servings of shell sprinkles and one serving of Thousand Spirits Mousse."

"Mr. Yun, do you need any other services?"

"No need, Mora can just deduct it from my bill."

Teto nodded and quickly went down to prepare. Before long, three glasses of wine were brought up, and for snacks, only a plate of seashell-shaped sprinkles was served, which probably still needed to be made.

Yunxiu placed the specially modified "Reflecting Moonlight" in front of Taranis and said with a smile, "Although this drink is a specialty of Fontaine, you, as someone who has just awakened, may not be used to it, so I made a slight modification, which should make it much milder."

Taranis examined the liquor carefully. Even with the addition of Sunset Fruit Wine, the liquor still had a pale white color, and its silvery white shimmered under the light, truly resembling moonlight.

She took a small sip; it was a little sour, but soon came a rich, honeyed flavor. The seemingly cool wine actually had a strange warmth to it.

Serania quickly drank half of it. She had been to various places since she was able to leave the sealed area, so she was quite familiar with it. As for Mora, as the current human god priestess of the Abyss Palace, she had many Mora offered by her believers. Besides, even if she didn't have enough money, Yunxiu would never let her go hungry.

“Very good.” Serania put down her glass, nodded, and asked Yunxiu with a hint of a smile in her eyes, “Why did you offer me this drink?”

“Hmm… this drink actually has an interesting story.” Yunxiu looked at Taranis and Serania’s attentive eyes and said with a smile, “The inventor of this cocktail was not actually human, but a giant hawksbill turtle. If you have time, you can go and see it. It’s on the third floor here.”

"A hawksbill turtle?"

“Yes, he’s a strategist for the Rose Society. Navia sometimes chats with him.” Yunxiu pointed to the third floor. The mother and daughter looked up and could only see a huge tortoise foot.

"There really is a big turtle."

"This drink was made with the hawksbill turtle 'Consgo' after the death of Carles's lover, Clementine, when Navia was grieving. It symbolizes maternal love under the moonlight, and it's Navia's favorite."

“I see…” Taranis nodded, then suddenly asked, “So… oh, I get it now, this drink was actually meant for Serania.”

“I didn’t say that.” Yunxiu smiled. “But Serania has indeed had a hard time. I only recently managed to get her out of the Abyss Palace.”

“Father, I understand… but I truly harbor no hatred towards either of you.” Serania smiled sincerely. “While I cannot leave the shrine of the Abyss Palace, it doesn’t forbid others from entering. Uncle Orobas told me many things before he challenged that impossible god. Later, I also continuously trained the ‘Sea God Envoys’ to bring me information about human society. I know how difficult it was for you two to hide me in the Abyss Palace.”

“Especially recently, I’ve been reading the story of ‘Master Yunxiu’s Demon-Slaying Chronicles.’ Occasionally, some believers will find me all sorts of the latest games and anime. Although they can’t connect to the Spirit Realm, I can still play by myself.” Serania winked playfully and smiled at Yunxiu. “Father, you should talk to Mother more. I’m going to sleep.”

Serania downed her drink in one gulp, then took the plate of seashell-shaped sprinkles that had just been served and floated away.

Taranis then turned and sat down next to Yunxiu, gently leaning on her shoulder: "Although there are many things I want to say, I have been unconscious for most of the past six thousand years. After you asked Kleinar to send me out of Teyvat, I have been in a deep sleep for almost the entire time. My soul and memories were sealed away. When I closed my eyes, I saw a meteor explode from Sky Isle and fall into the wilderness. I knew that must be your trace. Then I opened my eyes and saw you now."

"Although the timing is strange, actually, according to my perception, my past self hasn't met your past self yet." Yunxiu touched Taranis's face and said seriously, "My first corpse has only been back in the past for less than half a year. Although the flow of time is completely different, it hasn't matured yet, so..."

"So, actually I encountered your true form first, and then your avatar?" Taranis stroked her chin, even she, with her exceptional intelligence, could not quite comprehend this timeline: "No, that's how it is for you, but for me, it should be that I encountered the avatar first, and then the true form... But it doesn't matter, it's all you, isn't it?"

“Yes, it’s all me. The consciousness of the Three Corpse Gods’ clones is the same, just in different bodies. Even across time, our consciousness still coexists.” Yunxiu sighed. This is the magic of time. His encounter and recognition with Taranis was actually misaligned. He knew that Taranis was his wife and had a child because Taranis was traveling upstream in the river of time, while he was traveling downstream and then upstream again.

"This is troublesome, but it's not important. What are you going to do next? If I remember correctly, according to your original plan, the next step should be the 'three-month period' and 'stress relief,' right?"

"Yes, the Seven Gods have already discussed it. The flood discharge plan will begin this year, but there are still five months to go. In these five months, we still need to revive Maxius and Crimson Moon... Of course, in that era, they should be called 'Rainbow Moon Sannada'."

"The Rainbow Moon Goddess, she was the most lively and lovely of the three moon goddesses, but Nibelungen sealed off all three moons at that time, and I don't know what happened after that. However, at the moment of the war, I seemed to see the shattering of the moon."

"The moon shattered, probably falling into the abyss of Inazuma. Then the rainbow moon shattered, and Sannata sank into the abyss and became the crimson moon. Finally, the frost moon disappeared without a trace, leaving only a cold corpse."

"So, with the three months united, you'll probably drag Frostmoon into the 'False Heaven' and activate your 'Flood Discharge Plan' at that time. That's definitely very much your style." Taranis pinched Yunxiu's cheek, seemingly thinking for a moment before saying helplessly, "But if that's the case, you'll definitely have to go back to Liyue to deal with Maxius's matter, right? Then I'll have to go to Liyue with you."

"Hmm...how about traveling with Serania, from Nata through Inazuma and back? Don't worry about money, I have plenty." Yunxiu asked with considerable curiosity, "Do you have some kind of conflict with that 'Geo Master Tianxing'? Now you're hiding and not coming to Liyue... In your era, it was called 'Langgeng!'"

“I know his name is Liyue. You’ve told me many stories about his descendants, but we were old acquaintances with ‘Geo Lord Tianxing’ back in that era. He was indeed a very troublesome person.” Seeing Yunxiu’s increasingly strange gaze, Taranis reluctantly spoke up, “Of course, there’s no real grudge. It’s just that that old man liked to play pranks on us angels back then, and he was incredibly cunning. In fact, many people were a little afraid of him.”

This is quite in line with the Emperor's style...

This old man looks serious and earnest, but he also has a slippery side and can talk a lot of nonsense, but you don't usually see him like that.

As for why she tricked Taranis, it might really be because of her own reasons. Of course, another possibility is that the Emperor was actually protecting her at the time, but she didn't know it.

After all, according to the laws of the divine, the Geo Archon at that time was far superior to these angels, at least not below the original angel Koitar. After later acquiring the power of contracts and precious metals, his actual level should be far superior. In other words, it was not a problem for this great god to play tricks on the angels.

"Sigh, I still have to help you. I can't let you go through all the trouble alone. When will the work of resurrecting Maxius begin?"