This heroine is so despicable

"I see……"

Zhongli nodded.

"It is rumored that the Three-Eyed Five-Manifested Immortal had once signed a contract with the Emperor to watch over Liyue... It is not surprising that the immortals would pay attention to this matter."

[At this moment, you look at this unusual man in front of you and always feel a strange feeling, as if something is wrong, but you can't put your finger on it]

Several people took their seats one by one. After Xing pulled out a chair and sat down, he asked tentatively:

"Please forgive me for being a little curious. Hall Master Hu is here for the performance of the Wangsheng Hall. Shen He and I were entrusted by the immortals. Ying is here to clear suspicion, and the Fools..."

Xing glanced at the smiling young man.

"He must have his own plans behind the scenes, but... why does Mr. Zhongli want to organize the ceremony for Prince Yan? Especially at this moment... when the truth is still unclear?"

[Indeed, this is somewhat similar to... the feeling of being in a hurry to put a final verdict on Lord Yan, fearing that he would get up.]

Zhongli nodded calmly:

"I'm not dissatisfied with the Emperor, but...Emperor Yanwang is the ancestor of all immortals, but in the final analysis, he is also one of the immortals. Looking at the thousands of years of history of Liyue, the immortals have left one after another. This is an irreversible trend - because the times have changed. The era of the immortals is fading away, and the era of humans is gradually becoming a reality."

Xing only had a vague understanding of Liyue’s history, but... she subconsciously felt that the last sentence was a flag.

[Yeah, it’s like something like ‘The age of the primarchs is over’, ‘The age of dragons is over’, and in the end people often find out that they all come back soon after.]

And Zhongli continued to speak:

"In previous years, when each immortal passed away, there would be a grand memorial ceremony. This is a tradition in Liyue, but this time even the Seven Stars had no time to take care of this tradition... Now rumors are flying around in Liyue, and people are in a panic. It's really a mess."

Xing felt more and more strange, and she couldn't help asking:

"But this is, after all, a strange case of murdering a god. It's normal for the Liyue Seven Stars to panic. Besides... it's still uncertain whether Lord Yan is dead or not, right?"

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the rest of the people in the room looked at Xing.

The young master's expression was thoughtful:

"You mean... Prince Yan is not dead? But everyone saw it..."

"The Immortal Ancestor's magical transformation that fell from the sky?"

Xing shrugged.

"Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, I still hold the same view - Lord Yan was once a martial god, and his death without any warning seems a bit... casual, doesn't it? There wasn't even any earth-shattering battle, he just fell straight down like that, don't you think it's strange?"

Kurumi stroked his chin thoughtfully:

"Now that you put it that way, it seems a little bit true. Although we haven't heard of Lord Yan taking action in the past few hundred years, in the storytellers' stories, he was the one who swept away many demon gods in the past..."

Xing looked at the people who had been successfully led by him to think, and immediately put his hands on his waist proudly, then looked very knowledgeable and pushed up his non-existent glasses:

"For someone like me who does academic research, it always becomes difficult to believe something, and on the contrary, it is much easier to question it."

[Wait a minute, what are you researching? Is it human astringency? ]

Xing raised his hand and pointed into the air:

"Therefore, I speculate that Lord Yan is not dead at all - the Immortal Ancestor's Dharma Shell is just a trick to fake his death!"

"..."

For a moment, everyone's expression seemed quite subtle.

Hu Tao was watching the fun, Gongzi narrowed his eyes, Yingmei seemed to be thinking about something, Shen He was confused, and Zhongli... seemed quite calm, and even grabbed the teacup and took a sip of tea.

The young master was silent for a few seconds, then asked with a smile:

"Then...if what you said is true, why did Lord Yan do this? Liyue seems calm on the surface, but undercurrents are surging. Judging from the personality of the responsible Lord Yan, he would never do such a thankless task, right?"

This question was asked to Xing, but she immediately said confidently:

"In my opinion, Lord Yan... must be playing a big game!"

【Appeared! The big chess party that can play chess with everything! 】

Xing analyzed with great interest:

“Who knows, maybe Liyue will face a huge crisis soon, so Lord Yan and the Liyue Seven Stars put on such a good show in public, which can be regarded as a psychological preparation for the people in advance. In fact, they are waiting for the enemy to relax their vigilance, and then Lord Yan will return as the Dragon King at the critical moment and sweep the whole place!”

[If this is the case, then this is the true return of the Dragon King]

"But...what kind of crisis could there be that would require Lord Yan to fake his own death?" Hu Tao asked curiously.

"That... I don't know. Maybe some other worldly rulers are plotting something, or maybe some ancient monster is about to revive..."

Xing Yi spread his hands:

"It can't be that Lord Yan is too tired after working for thousands of years and is planning to quit, right?"

"..."

Several people looked at each other, and they all felt that Xing's words seemed to make sense.

"cough……"

Zhongli put down the teacup and coughed slightly, breaking the strange silence.

"This analysis is indeed novel and refreshing..."

[Implication: This is a very good analysis. Don’t do it next time.]

The other party looked at Xing deeply:

"But if that's the case, then... shouldn't we do a better job of organizing this ceremony to send off the immortals?"

Volume 075: Under the Sun of Yu Tongheng: The Magical Use of the Flame Lance

Xing really wanted to say to Zhongli - why are you always thinking about your crappy Immortal Sending Ceremony? You can't have a feast...

Hiss... Eh? Wait...

Then I thought, this person is a guest of the Wangsheng Hall, and he might also be the one who actually organizes the funeral. If the invitation ceremony is so grand, then the ceremony for sending the immortal can't be low-key, right? It must cost a lot of money...

In other words... isn't there a lot of room for maneuver here?

This is the largest order that Wangshengtang has done in the past few hundred years. The profit must be considerable...

Thinking of this, Xing felt relieved that Zhongli insisted on hosting a banquet for Prince Yan - it was all about performance!

It seems that the employees recruited by Master Hu are very dedicated to the company and are very ambitious.

Therefore, she didn't bother about whether to eat or not, and nodded:

"That's right. Since Lord Yan is playing a big game, let's cooperate with him and give him... hm?"

Xing suddenly realized that there was one person whose position was hard to say.

She immediately looked at the young master and said with a smile:

"I say, if the Fatui are still planning something, you better think it over carefully. Who knows, when you are feeling proud, Lord Yan will slap you all to death the moment you turn around?"

The young master laughed a few times:

"How is that possible? The Fatui dare not plot against the Rock God who founded his country through military force. He is the only ruler of the mortal world that has existed from ancient times to the present..."

He spread his hands with an innocent face:

"What's more, Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, has always been on high alert against us Fatui. As an executive officer, I stayed in Liyue only because I had some unfinished business in the Stonehenge."

is it?

[This is a lie. You should realize that all of the young master's actions must have a purpose. It's just that Prince Yan's "death" made them think they saw an opportunity, but what their goal is, you don't know yet...]

"Hehe, I hope so. However, after saying so much, isn't it the same as being a military advisor to the Fatui?"

Xing Yi spread his hands:

"Give me money, I want consulting fees!"

The young master immediately smiled and nodded:

"Your words have really benefited me a lot. So... how about one million Mora? Just as our friendship fee?"

[What a gift! This... this young man is clearly a very good person! God Bless You! ]

Xing clapped his hands immediately:

"Ah, what a pleasure! I just like your temper!"

At this moment, Liuliting also started to serve food to everyone. I have to say, compared to the monotonous food in Beloberg, the food in Liyue is simply heaven.

I don’t know how other people enjoyed the meal, but she enjoyed it very much.

After she finished eating, she even thought about taking some back for the train crew to taste, and immediately looked at the young master:

"Can I pack a few things later?"

Sir, Can I Get It?

The young master was not angry about Xing's behavior of kicking someone away after eating and grabbing someone to eat to death. Instead, he generously called the waiter beside him and asked him to bring two more portions of each and pack them up.

Xing immediately liked this boy more and more, and immediately said:

"Okay! I'll make you my friend! For the favor of a meal, even if Prince Yan wants to slap you and suppress you under Tianheng Mountain in the future, I will definitely rescue you!"

Just when Xing was thinking about whether he should go back to find Xiangling and bring some local specialties to Xier and the others, he suddenly remembered that many people in the lower area of ​​Beloberg were still suffering from a lack of food and clothing.

Although the star core crisis has been resolved, the snowstorm is not so easy to dissipate, even with the help from the upper regions...

But is the situation in the upper area any better?

The harsh environment meant that Beloberg could only rely on greenhouses heated by the earth's marrow to grow just enough food. Compared with the production, the distribution problem was something that even Bronya couldn't solve in a short time...

When Xing thought of this, he suddenly felt that the food in his mouth was not so delicious.

Although the train set has brought the most important hope to Beloberg, but...if you can help out, why not?

While Xing was eating and drinking to his heart's content in order to avenge himself, he was also wondering when to go to the Chenxi Winery to take away Grandpa Lu's grain.

By the way...

As the commercial center of the seven nations, Liyue should be much easier to purchase bulk food than Mondstadt.

The only problem is how to earn more Mora. Xing has no idea what the purchasing power of the one million Mora given by the young master is.

I feel like it would be a bit embarrassing to rob the Northland Bank now. After all, I'm not willing to give back to someone who has given me a favor... Damn it, I fell into a trap! If I had known, I wouldn't have coveted this little money from the young master!

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the young master sent his men back to the bank to get Xing's consulting fee and the funds for purchasing the materials needed for the immortal ceremony. He then claimed that his mission of matchmaking and making new friends had been accomplished, and left without further delay.

The remaining "Prince Rock's Banquet Team" was ready to follow Zhongli.

After all, no matter whether Prince Yan is playing a big game or not, everyone's goal seems to be to see the Immortal Ancestor Fa Tu first - maybe after seeing it, everything will become clear.

Master Hu didn't seem to be very interested in purchasing things and bargaining with the vendors. He said that he could only call her if there was something interesting, and he would leave everything else to the guest official, then he left humming a Qiuqiu ballad.

The remaining three looked at Zhongli in confusion, and the latter nodded:

"The first step in preparing for the ceremony... is to obtain the finest Night Stone of quality worthy of a god. Jie Cui Hang should be able to buy what we need. Let's go."

The group left Feiyunpo and soon arrived at an old jade shop near Chihuyan that specialized in selling all kinds of jade and precious minerals.

After listening to the confusing explanation, Zhongli finally said "I want it all", which scared Ying so much that she quickly stopped him - the advance payment given by the young master was indeed not a small amount, but it should not be wasted like this.

After everyone vaguely realized that this guest official seemed to have a strange view of money, Zhongli still gave a solution:

"Even if Mora's hands are tied, I still have a way to solve the problem even if my hands are tied - the identification of the Yebo Stone's appearance is tricky, but the real identification method still exists."

"High-quality Night Stone will have a better affinity with the element of fire. In other words, under high temperatures, the brighter and bluer the ore is, the better its quality will be..."

Xing touched his chin and said, "To put it simply, it's just burning it with fire?"

Finally, after another round of negotiations, the stingy boss gave them three samples, and all that was left was to find a suitable place to conduct experiments one by one.

After Xiangling's kitchen was rejected, Yingmei suggested the big pot in Dadaupa Valley, but Xing felt a headache when she heard that she had to go to Mondstadt.

"Although I'm not sure, anyway, you're worried that the elemental forces might cause damage during the test, right? That's easy!"

Xing immediately summoned his fire spear and stabbed it into the ground.

“This will definitely work!”

Volume 076: Under the scorching sun of Yu Tongrong: Master Xing's gauze carriage!

"This is……"

Looking at the flaming gun in front of them, everyone was a little surprised.