Seeker of Teyvat

The desire to explore and develop reappeared in the hearts of the people of Liyue.

As the once largest gathering place and later destroyed Guiliyuan, it naturally became the primary target of the Seven Stars.

Keqing went to investigate whether Guiliyuan could be redeveloped.

As soon as she came back, as a sensitive person from Yuheng Star, she discovered that something was wrong with the atmosphere in Liyue Harbor.

Especially the usually gentle college students, now they all look a little excited.

"The old dean passed away, and the academy has been arguing about the new dean recently." Ningguang explained briefly.

Keqing frowned: "Are we not going to intervene?"

Ningguang shook her head. "Things have changed. Wang Daoyi has intervened. He has made a plan to swallow up the Northland Bank directly."

"Hmm?" Keqing was a little surprised.

[Ningguang told Keqing about Wang Daoyi's plan and the progress of the plan.]

After listening carefully to Ningguang's story, Keqing nodded slightly and asked, "So, what do you need me to do?"

"Now, there are only you, me and Uncle Tian in the seven stars of Liyue. I am stationed in the Jade Pavilion and cannot leave. Uncle Tian is getting weaker and weaker. Only you can move freely. I need you to lead people to seal off the secret passages of the Fatui to prevent them from escaping. This time, I want to swallow up the Northland Bank completely."

Keqing nodded: "Okay, leave it to me."

Although there are sometimes conflicts between her and Ningguang's governing philosophies, Keqing will never hold Ningguang back on important matters. In fact, when Ningguang needs her, Keqing will be the first to rush forward.

Looking at Keqing's slightly gloomy face, there was fatigue that was hard to conceal on her pretty face.

Ningguang knew that Keqing was very tired, but there was nothing she could do. She was worried about leaving the finishing work to other people.

“…Thank you for your hard work.” Ningguang spoke softly.

I was caught off guard by Ningguang's sudden comfort.

Keqing waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, it's all as I should."

After calming down, Keqing said with some regret, "I questioned the Emperor at the Invitation Ceremony and caused quite a stir. Although I still insist that human rule in Liyue is not wrong, I am somewhat shocked when I think of the Emperor protecting Liyue for 3700 years without rest."

"I am already so exhausted just by handling such small matters. The Emperor has ruled Liyue for 3,700 years, so how exhausted must he be?"

Ningguang shook her head slightly, reached out to hold Keqing's hand, and patted her hand gently: "Keqing, compared to the Emperor, we are all mortals. Three thousand seven hundred years is a myth that we cannot reach. What we have to do is to do everything we can and lay a solid foundation for future generations."

Feeling the warmth in Ningguang's hands, Keqing nodded slightly: "Ha, don't worry, I know that I don't dare to reach the emperor now, but I will still let the immortals see that Liyue under human rule will not get worse."

"So, Ningguang, don't worry about me. I will make sure the plan comes to a successful conclusion."

Seeing Keqing regain her vitality,

Ningguang nodded slightly: "That's good. This time, we must teach the Fatui a severe lesson."

The two of them also planned their respective troop deployments and the execution plan after the operation was completed.

It wasn't until Keqing yawned that Ningguang smiled and said, "You should go and have a rest for a night. You will be able to work better if you have a good rest."

Keqing, who had a heart-to-heart talk with Ningguang for a while, did not refuse and nodded slightly: "Okay, I will go to the Thousand Rocks Army to mobilize the troops, and then go back to rest."

Seeing that Keqing had to arrange some work for herself even before taking a rest, Ningguang shook her head helplessly.

But she didn't say anything else. After all, Keqing was just that kind of person, and it would be bad to advise her too much.

Keqing and Ningguang's discussion ended, and Keqing left.

And on the other side,

Wang Daoyi also smiled like Pantalone and Ningguang.

Pantalone felt that the plan was successful and he could take control of Tongwen Academy.

Ningguang felt that the plan was successful and that she could swallow up the Northland Bank.

Wang Daoyi also felt that the plan was successful.

On the one hand, he attacked the Fatui and vented his anger at being beaten by the Ice Queen.

On the other hand, Ningguang took over such a huge Northland Bank, so it’s okay for him to sneak in some ‘leftovers’, right?

As for how much this "leftovers" is worth in Mora, that is none of Wang Daoyi's business. Anyway, he will never spit out what he has eaten.

So, everyone’s plans were successful and everyone was laughing.

Chapter 415: Thousand Years of Waiting, Finally Rewarded

one day later,

News of the death of the old dean of Tongwen Academy finally broke out in Liyue Port.

On the same day, the funeral procession from the Hall of Purity set off.

A large number of teachers and students from the academy followed,

There was even an escort from the Qianyan Army,

Among the Qianyan Army, Ke Qing stood in white clothes,

Yuhengxing, one of the seven stars in Liyue, appeared at the funeral of the old dean. In the eyes of ordinary Liyue people, the old dean was considered extremely mournful.

And this also greatly eased the resistance of the college students towards Qixing.

No one noticed that during the deployment of the Qianyan Army escorting the old dean, part of the Qianyan Army disappeared silently.

evening,

The four senior gentlemen seemed to have put aside their internal conflicts. They carried the coffin of the old dean to the cemetery that had been prepared in the Hall of Rebirth.

The four of them worked together, and under the guidance of the funeral director of the Rebirth Hall, the coffin of the old dean was buried in the Wuwanpo cemetery.

Then, Hutao held the staff of Humo and started the ritual of death.

Under the unruly fire, a dim light emerged from the old dean's grave. It was the last true spirit of the old dean.

The old dean who was in a state of soul turned around and looked at the person who was seeing him off.

These people all had sad looks on their faces, and they were very sad about the departure of the old dean.

Among them were gentlemen from the academy, whose names he all remembered.

There were also students from the academy, and he remembered their appearance.

There were many people who had been helped by him, and in a corner, he even saw a ghost tribe coming from Inazuma.

That's right, it was Arataki Yito who finally found out about the old dean's death.

It's just that nothing happened that Kuki Ren was worried about. Arataki Yidou's face was solemn, without the playful smile of the past.

In the eyes of this Rice Wife Ghost King, the old dean is also his elder, and he knows the seriousness of the matter.

Without looking at Arataki Yidou for too long, and lingering on the two female students next to the ghost tribe for a while, the old dean finally looked at a peak on the edge of Wuwan Slope.

He knew that Wang Daoyi was looking at him there and nodded towards him.

Only then did the old dean look at the person he should be looking at - Hu Tao.

"I didn't expect that the person who sent me away would be a little guy like you."

Hu Tao holds the staff of Humo, and unruly fire floats on her body. This divine fire that cleanses away all the filth in the world makes Hu Tao look somewhat sacred.

"Ashes return to dust, soil returns to soil. The difference between life and death cannot be crossed. Hu Tao, the seventy-seventh generation leader of the Purangsheng Hall, asks the old dean to go on his way!"

Under the power of the death ceremony, the intersection between life and death was opened.

The old dean glanced at the narrow intersection between life and death.

He slowly shook his head and said, "I was born in Liyue. In the first half of my life, I was a member of the Qianyan Army, fighting for Liyue. In the second half of my life, I was the head of the academy, inheriting civilization for Liyue."

"What I owe Liyue has been paid off long ago; my contract with Morax has been completed long ago."

As he said that, the old dean's soul looked at Hu Tao: "Child, my soul does not belong to Morax."

"The difference between life and death is insurmountable. Since the old dean is our elder, why don't you want to leave?"

Hu Tao frowned, even if the old dean was her elder, if he was unwilling to enter the narrow realm of life and death, Hu Tao would not let him stay forever.

"Ha, don't worry, kid, I won't stay here. I have already felt His breath."

Far away, on top of the peak,

Wang Daoyi suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky above the funeral. There, there was a very, very powerful force gathering.

But the strange thing is that this power is very strong, but it gives people a feeling of... emptiness.

just like……

"It seems like this power exists elsewhere, and what appears here is just his projection."

As power manifests,

An illusory door appeared in the sky,

And Wang Daoyi's familiar aura also emerged from behind the door.

"Istaru..." Wang Daoyi murmured as he looked at the illusory door.

However, he had no intention of getting close. Since the other party had just manifested, he would not be afraid of prying eyes.

Therefore, even though Wang Daoyi wanted to take a look inside the door, he held back his temper and stood quietly on the mountain, waiting for things to continue to develop.

In Wuwangpo, the old dean's soul ignored Hu Tao's alert eyes and stretched out his hands towards the sky,

"The Great Ruler of Time, after a thousand years, I finally saw your kingdom again."

The old dean recognized the door in the sky at a glance. It was the country gate of his lord, Istaru.

Thousands of years ago, when he met Istaru in his dream, this door was right behind Istaru.

After thousands of years, the old dean still has not forgotten this door.

Above the sky, there was no response from the door. Only the power of time seeped out from the door and extended to the ground, seeming to be attracting something.

Under the door, the old dean smiled expectantly. He knew that his god was coming to take him home.

As if sensing the strong emotions of the old dean, high in the sky, the vast power of time found its target.

Sweeping towards the old dean.

Although thousands of years have passed, Istaru still has not forgotten his last favored one.

Now, He crosses the distance of time and comes here, wanting to bring His favored ones back to His kingdom.

On Wuwang Slope, Hu Tao watched the old dean hugging the sky with his hands, with a hint of suspicion in his eyes.

He was about to take action and send the old dean into the narrow realm of life and death.

A familiar voice came to my ears.

"Don't stop the old dean from leaving. That is the honor he deserves."

"Dao Yi?" Hu Tao immediately recognized the voice in his ear, and then murmured in a low voice.

"It's me." The voice continued to ring in his ears.

The Humo Staff in Hu Tao's hand drooped slightly, and it lost its aggressiveness. She looked at the old dean hugging the sky, and there was a trace of doubt in her eyes: "What on earth is going on?"

Even if she is a descendant of the Hall of Purity, even if Hutao knows a lot of secrets between life and death, even if she is proficient in various funeral rituals,

But Hutao has never seen a scene like today.

"The god that the old dean believes in is not the emperor, so his soul does not belong to the emperor. He has his own destination."

"Since the immortals have not intervened in the ownership of this kind of soul, there is no need for the Palace of Rebirth to take care of it. Perhaps it is a contract that has been drawn up between the emperor and [him] and is now being implemented."

Wang Daoyi's voice rang in Hu Tao's ears, explaining the current situation to Hu Tao.

Hu Tao frowned slightly. She didn't want to let the old dean leave.

As the leader of the Rebirth Hall, her duty is to send every soul on the land of Liyue into the narrow space between life and death.

However, out of trust in Wang Daoyi, Hu Tao did not make any unnecessary moves.

She stood there quietly, watching the old dean embrace the sky.

quickly,

The power of time that diffused down from the sky touched the old dean.