Seeker of Teyvat

"We fools have always been the ones blaming others. This time someone actually wants to blame us. Damn it."

"How come there are no traces at all? How could the crime scene be cleaned so cleanly? Really... You deserve not to catch the murderer."

"I'm a fool. I actually want to help Liyue's Chamber of Commerce find the murderer. I'm really speechless."

……

An angry voice reached the ears of the three people.

Looking at each other, everyone knew that the owner of this voice was the debt handler they were looking for.

And listening to the other party's voice, he also came to find the murderer who attacked Feiyun Chamber of Commerce.

If this is the case, it means that Foolish People may really be the target of being framed this time.

"Let's go, catch him and interrogate him properly."

Wang Daoyi said softly.

The three of them set off together and walked into the tunnel in front. What they saw was a fool wearing black and red solstice clothes, lying on the ground, looking for something.

"Well, who is it?" The Fools were still alert. As soon as the three of them got a little closer, he jumped up from the ground, and two strange short blades appeared in his hands.

With the light of the torches on the wall, the fools could clearly see the face of the visitor.

"You are... the second young master of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, and the exorcist of Liyue..." The Fatui's intelligence was very good. He recognized Xingqiu and Chongyun at a glance, and then his gaze turned to Wang Daoyi. A trace of disbelief appeared in his eyes, followed by extreme panic.

"Your Excellency Wang Daoyi!"

The short blade slipped from the debt handler's hand and fell to the ground, but he didn't pay attention. There were some sweat drops on his forehead, and he was a little scared.

"Huh? Do you know me?" Wang Daoyi was a little curious. His reputation was so great that everyone who met a fool would recognize him?

"Yes... yes, I was in the camp when you were fighting with the young master!" The Fatui's voice trembled a little, and it was obvious that he still remembered the battle between gods and demons.

As soon as the king's way was clear, when he and Dadalia fought, there were indeed many fools watching.

"Since you know me, there's no need to do anything, right?" Wang Daoyi said with a smile on his face.

The debt handler nodded immediately: "No, don't do it, Your Excellency."

Xingqiu and Chongyun, who were standing on the edge, looked at each other: [Is Dao Yi's intimidation so powerful? 】

"That's good. Tell me, why are you here?" Wang Daoyi put away his smile and a hint of coldness appeared on his face.

"Follow the executive officer's order and come here to check the location where Feiyun Chamber of Commerce was attacked and find the person who framed us."

"So, this attack was really not caused by you fools?"

A wry smile appeared on the face of the debt handler: "Sir, recently we have been having difficulty even parrying attacks from Seven Stars. How could we possibly attack Feiyun Chamber of Commerce?"

"But I ruined your action?" Xingqiu on the side suddenly interjected.

"Sabotage our action?" A look of confusion appeared on the debt handler's face, and then he seemed to think of something, "Are you talking about the Shibo transaction?"

"That's right!" Xingqiu nodded.

"You're overly worried. We didn't care about that failure, and didn't our partner purchase Shibo from your Feiyun Chamber of Commerce? He was the one who suffered the loss, and we Fools didn't."

The logic of the debt handler was very clear: "So, it is impossible for us to attack the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce's caravan for this kind of thing."

"Okay, what you said makes sense." Wang Dao nodded, "So, you got here before us, did you find anything?"

"There is nothing gained." The debt handler shook his head. "This place has been cleaned up too clean. Even the traces of elements have been cleaned up. I suspect that the people who came to inspect before deliberately damaged the scene."

The debt handler's casual comment made the three of them look at each other again and deliberately destroy the scene. It was not impossible.

"Do you have anything else to ask him?" Wang Daoyi asked Xingqiu and Chongyun.

The duo shook their heads: "No more."

"Okay, then let me ask you something more." Wang Dao nodded, then looked at the debt handler, "There are a few more questions. If you answer them, I will let you go."

The debt handler nodded hurriedly: "If you ask, I will definitely tell you."

"You said you received the order from the executive officer. Which executive officer is active in Liyue now?"

"It's Mr. Executive Officer [Rich Man]."

【Rich man? 】Wang Daoyi pondered for a while. He was not familiar with this executive. He only knew that the other person seemed to be from Liyue himself.

"What about the doctor? When did he leave and where did he go?"

"Master Doctor... Half a month ago, Qixing sent people to attack our underground factory, and Master Doctor disappeared. I don't know where he went."

A flash of light flashed in his eyes.

[It seems that my report is still useful. The Seven Stars attacked the underground factory, the rich came to Liyue, and the doctor disappeared again. So, the doctor should have gone to Inazuma or Xumi. ]

[The doctor did not notify me, which means that he knew about my report on the underground factory, but he also did not fight back against me, which means that he still wants me to continue to fulfill my agreement with him. 】

[The emperor is right, the doctor will 'tolerate' my mischief. 】

An idea flashed in Wang Daoyi's mind and he came to several conclusions.

In the tunnel, looking at Wang Daoyi's uncertain expression, the debt handlers of Yu Ren were trembling with fear and did not dare to speak out. However, Xing Qiu and Chong Yun were whispering to the side, but kept staring at the debt handler.

After a long time, Wang Dao came back to his senses and looked at the fools in front of him with some doubts in his eyes: "You did it so easily, isn't there some conspiracy?"

Shaking his head hastily, the debt handler explained: "The doctor once said that no matter what His Excellency Wang Daoyi asks, we can tell the truth. Anyway, at our level, we have no access to any profound secrets, so there is no need to hide it from you! "

“Doctor…” Wang Daoyi was a little amused. This really sounded like something the Doctor would do. “Not only can it prevent me from killing a large number of ordinary Fatui, it can also make some people who don’t know me think that I am colluding with the Fatui. You are worthy of being me, Dotole.”

"Okay, I'm done asking, you can go!" Waving his hand, Wang Daoyi had no intention of breaking his promise and asked the debt handler to leave quickly.

With the joy of surviving a disaster in his eyes, the debt handler picked up the short blade on the ground and quickly left the three people's sight.

"Just let him go like this?"

"Otherwise, the other party is just a little guy. Killing him will be of no use. If you keep him, maybe you can ask him something useful next time."

"Okay, let's go out first and camp for the night. In the next few days, we will enter Qingxupu. We can only advance slowly, because the horses can't run away."

"Well, let's get out!"

The three of them left the tunnel, returned to the entrance, and set up camp.

Chapter 134: Decay

It was another peaceful night, and the three of them set out again early the next morning.

Today we will enter Cheongxupo. There are a large number of ancient ruins in this area.

This place used to be a very prosperous gathering place, but now it is devastated.

A deserted tower standing between green pools. Today, it is still guarding the proud past that has long since turned to dust.

"Be careful. Many people have been attacked by monsters here recently."

The three of them were holding the horses. The terrain here was really not suitable for riding horses. We couldn't give up the horses casually and had to hold them.

"If the monsters you are talking about are those Qiuqiu people, then don't be careful, they are already here!"

Not long after entering Qingxupu, the three of them encountered the first wave of attacks, a robbery team composed of more than a dozen Qiuqiu people.

"Not even King Rockhelm, who gave you the courage to attack us?"

He didn't even move his feet randomly, he just waved his hand casually, and the rock gun pinned the first few Qiuqiu thugs to the ground, and then the remaining Qiuqiu people dispersed in a rush.

"It's like a joke." Wang Daoyi complained boringly, holding the horse and following Xingqiu.

"That's because we are strong enough. A dozen Qiuqiu people's robbery team is already a very big threat to some ordinary caravans. If there are not enough guards, they will need to leave some supplies behind before they can escape."

As the second young master of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce, Xingqiu is very aware of the threat posed by these Qiuqiu thugs. Monsters that are weak to them are very dangerous to ordinary people.

"Ha, these Qiuqiu people can not only reproduce normally, but also be born from the earth's veins. Maybe you can suggest that Ningguang send the Qianyan Army to sweep over every once in a while. This will not only make the caravan safer, but also serve as training for troops." Wang said. With a wave of his hand, he dissipated the rock gun and did not continue to attack the fleeing Qiuqiu people.

"Originally, the Qianyan Army has always been conducting sweeps, but recently Tianquan Star has deployed a large number of Qianyan Army to target the Fools' wild camps, so these monsters have become active again."

Xingqiu answered Wang Daoyi's question and explained why monsters appeared here to rob passers-by.

"Haha, are there so many camps among the Fools that the Qianyan Army has no troops to wipe out the monsters?"

With a look of disbelief, Wang Daoyi didn't know whether to praise the Fools for having many camps or complain about the Qianyan Army's poor mobility.

"Of course it's not just a matter of fools. Qixing also dispatched many alchemists to follow a certain senior official of the General Affairs Department into the underground of the Layer Rock Abyss. There were also several generals who took people to Guyun Pavilion to clean up the sea monsters. That's why this happened Manpower is tight.”

Chongyun followed at the back and picked up what Wang Daoyi was saying.

"Well, it seems that there are a lot of things going on in Liyue recently." Wang Daoyi said, thinking about whether to strengthen the Qianyan Army and get some equipment for the Qianyan Army based on his current alchemy level. It can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the ordinary Qianyan Army.

"Let's ask Ningguang and Keqing later. If it's really tight, I'll take action. Otherwise, it won't be enough to be a good person in vain!"

With this thought in mind, Wang Daoyi continued to lead the horse forward.

It has to be said that the road to Qingxupu is really difficult to walk, with all kinds of twists and turns and various large and small puddles making it difficult to walk.

It took a whole day, and the three of them only walked a small part of the distance. It looked like it would take some time to get out of here.

……

After spending another two days, they finally walked out of Qingxupu on the fifth day. The three of them arrived at the entrance of the layered rock abyss.

As soon as they approached the entrance to the Layer Rock Abyss, they were stopped by the stationed Qianyan Army.

Wang Dao's eyes were a little solemn. There were less than thirty Qianyan troops stationed in such an important place as the Layer Rock Abyss. It seemed that Liyue's recent manpower was really tight.

"Thousands of rocks are solid, and the mountains will never move!"

"This is the layered rock abyss area. It is currently semi-blocked. Please tell us your identity and purpose of coming!"

Qian Yanjun, who was holding a white tassel gun, looked at the three-man team with a serious face.

"Captain Tiehong, it's me, Xingqiu. We're here to investigate the attack on Feiyun Chamber of Commerce." Xingqiu stepped forward, greeted one of the Qianyan soldiers, and took out a document from his arms. "This is a special approval document from the General Affairs Department."

"Oh, it's Master Xingqiu." The tall Qian Yanjun took the document from Xingqiu's hand and read it carefully. After confirming that it was not a forged document, he smiled, "I'm sorry, the Layeryan Abyss is very dangerous recently. So it has to be checked carefully.”

Then he waved his hand and asked the Qianyan Army behind him to open a passage.

"You three can go in now. Remember, don't go into the underground of the Layered Rock Abyss. It's very dangerous there now." The Qianyan Army Captain warned, and then smiled with relief, "But you can't go in either. Those alchemists and the Seven Stars have put down a lot of bans and sealed the entrance."

[That’s not necessarily true]

Xingqiu looked at Wang Daoyi and Chongyun beside him, and felt that if everyone wanted to enter the underground of the layered rock abyss, they should be able to do it.

Without refuting the words of the Qianyan Army Captain, the three of them left their horses in the Qianyan Army camp and walked into the Strata Rock Abyss area.

When Wang Dao saw the Strata Rock Abyss for the first time, he immediately thought of the descriptions of the Strata Rock Abyss that he had read in some books.

"When I first came here, I was stunned and speechless when I saw such a miraculous and terrifying landscape... I still remember the shock and awe I felt at that time."

This miraculous mine has supported Liyue's development for thousands of years and has never been exhausted.

Like a huge spiral, the layered rock abyss has extremely peculiar landforms. As the three of them walked on the road to the surface mining area, tracks buried on the surface appeared around them from time to time.

"The Layer Rock Abyss is the junction between Liyue and Xumi. When most of the Liyue caravans and Xumi caravans travel, apart from maritime trade, they only go through the cave tunnels of Dansha Cliff."

"The place we are going to is the Danshaya Tunnel. There was also an attack there. Qianyan Army discovered it during their patrol and told us about Feiyun Chamber of Commerce."

"It was also the attack here that made many people in the Chamber of Commerce think that fools were attacking us."

Xingqiu's voice was a little cold. Yesterday's confession by the debt handler of the Foolish People had already proved that someone was instigating the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and the Foolish People.

The debt handler's words, 'I even suspect that the people who came to inspect the scene before deliberately destroyed the scene' made Xingqiu think of something that he had ignored before.

"It seems that Xingqiu has thought of something interesting." Wang Daoyi looked at Xingqiu's stern face and said pointedly.

"Of course, the Fools yesterday reminded me that if it wasn't done by the Fools, it was probably our own hands. After all, those guys who should be swept into the garbage dump also have the skills to use the devil's residue. .”

"Oh, it seems we want to go together." Wang Daoyi smiled, his eyes cold, "Those guys, under the blow of Ningguang, still have the energy to provoke Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and the Fools?"

"Oh, just because they couldn't stand Ningguang's pressure, they tried to instigate my family and the Fools to confront each other, so that they could divert Ningguang's attention and give them a chance to make a comeback."

"A comeback? As long as the immortals don't take action against Seven Stars, why should they come back?" Wang Daoyi sneered.

Both he and Xingqiu realized that this attack was probably carried out by those who were ready to spread rumors after the emperor's "fall".

These people are some of the decadent families inherited from Liyue's thousands of years of history. These ambitious people have united together through various means to overthrow the rule of the Seven Stars after the emperor passed away.

It's a pity that their methods are not as good as others, and with the presence of Yelan, they are suppressed by Ningguang, so they have to take a different approach, hoping to provoke Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and the Fools to confront each other, attract Ningguang's attention, and gain Some breathing space.

"Then do we still want to continue the investigation?" Chongyun also understood, with a little resentment, he now wanted to go back to Liyue and tell Qixing what happened.

"Of course. Those rotten guys alone can't get through this. There must be external forces helping them."