Hutao uses me to judge my performance

Forget it, I’m too lazy to complain...

"Don't lose track..."

"I'm coming!"

It was dinner time at Wanmin Hall, and the aroma of food was flying out from the kitchen. Smelling this aroma, Paimon's mouth watered unconsciously, and he couldn't wait to have a big meal.

Xiangling doesn't have a chef today, so she and Guoba are working as helpers in the store.

"Xiang Ling, is there still a table? I'll treat my new friends to dinner."

"Yes, come over here." Xiang Ling asked these people to sit down at an empty table and looked curiously at the two strangers.

"Who are these two?"

"This is Traveler Kong, and this is Paimon." After Hutao introduced Xiangling, he turned to introduce to the two of them, "This is Xiangling, my friend, and her cooking skills are second to none to Liyue. "

"Stop praising me and order your food quickly." Xiangling was a little embarrassed by her praise. She looked at Kong and Paimon, "You two must have just come to Liyue. Do you want to try our Liyue food?" Featured dishes?"

"Yeah! Of course when you come to a place, you have to eat its specialties!" Paimon rubbed his hands excitedly.

Xiangling wrote down the name of the dish reported by Hutao and was about to pass it on to the chef. Hutao shouted, "Come and eat with us later!"

"busy."

"Then it seems we can only do it next time."

Under normal circumstances, Hutao's dinner party is relatively casual, with several people chatting while eating.

Hu Tao also asked about the purpose of the two people's visit.

Sora briefly explained why he came to see his sister.

Hu Tao suddenly said, "Is that so? Does your sister look similar to you? If I see her, I will notify you as soon as possible."

"Thank you." Sora thanked him sincerely.

"Tomorrow is our annual ceremony to invite immortals in Liyue. It's a rare visit, so don't miss it!"

Paimon's mouth was stuffed with food, and his speech was a little slurred. "We are also here to participate in the immortal invitation ceremony. I don't know if we can see the Rock King Emperor tomorrow."

"As long as you don't miss the time, you will definitely be able to see our Prince Yan, but it's a bit difficult to talk to Prince Yan."

After dinner ended happily, Paimon floated out of Manmin Hall, stroking his round belly.

"I'm so full. Liyue's food is so delicious."

Hutao nodded proudly, "When you come to Liyue, the most important thing you can't miss is the delicious food!"

"Do you have a place to stay at night? Do you want to come to our Purity Hall to rest for a night?"

"This" Sora and Paimon looked at each other, both hesitant.

They initially planned to stay in the Hall of Rebirth, but after going in and looking at it, they didn't think much about it anymore. They always felt that sleeping there would give them nightmares.

Seeing their fear, Jiang Bai hissed, "You must be afraid, right?"

Paimon rarely responded.

"We have already booked a hotel." Sora lied.

They didn't go to Hutao and didn't force it, "Then let's meet here at nine o'clock tomorrow morning and we'll go to Yujing Terrace together."

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

The few people separated, and Hutao walked away from the living room with his head in his hands.

Jiang Bai walked side by side, "Hall Master, what do you think of Kong?"

"What do you mean?"

"Appearance, personality, ability."

Hu Taopo gave him a strange look, "Except for the first one that you can tell when we first meet you, which of the following ones can be known by the first meeting?"

"I'm just asking."

"The appearance is not bad, but this hall master is not a person who cares about appearance."

"Then Hall Master, what do you think of Chongyun and Xingqiu's appearance?"

Hu Tao's eyes became even weirder, "Why do you ask?"

"I'm just curious, Master, what do you think of them?"

"Everything's okay!" Hutao gave a panacea answer.

"What about Immortal Mandrill?"

"The great sage who conquers demons has an outstanding demeanor and is no ordinary figure."

"What about me?" Jiang Bai licked his face and moved his face closer to let Hu Tao look more carefully.

Suddenly being so close, Hu Tao's heartbeat slowed down a beat. She pushed his face back and did not answer the question.

"Just talk, why are you so close?"

Chapter 263 Come with me to invite the immortal ceremony

Back at the Hall of Purity, Jiang Bai took Hu Tao for a walk around Zhongli's yard.

He wanted to see if Zhongli was there on a crucial day like the day before the Immortal Invitation Ceremony.

If it's not there, 80.00% of the time it's possible that something is going on.

Just as he expected, Zhongli was not in the courtyard.

"Strange, where has Mr. Zhongli gone?" Jiang Bai murmured pretending to be curious.

Hu Tao shrugged, "There are so many places he can go, and I, as the hall leader, can't even control them."

Jiang Bai suggested: "Master, when you go out tomorrow morning, please see if Mr. Zhongli is there. If he is, we will ask him to come with us to invite the immortal ceremony..."

"Row……"

Zhongli was currently on the roof of Wangshu Inn, and Mandrill stood beside him with his head slightly lowered.

They looked at Liyue Port from a distance, but couldn't see anything because of the mountains.

"Emperor...do you really want this?" Mandrill looked up at him.

Although he had already anticipated the arrival of this day in his previous meeting with the emperor.

But I didn't expect this day to come so early.

"I've made up my mind."

Zhongli looked at the starry sky, looked at the birds in the sky, and sighed:

"Liyue has a history of [-] years. I have led her through such a long time. It is time for her to transform from the age of gods to the age of humans..."

"But, can they really do it well?" Mandrill was still very worried.

The emperor has led them through so many years, can the people of Liyue really live without the emperor?

Zhongli chuckled, "We'll see if they can give me a satisfactory answer when faced with the crisis of my death..."

He is still very optimistic about this year's Seven Stars.

Whether it is Ke Qing who strives for change or Ning Guang who has climbed up from the bottom, they are both outstanding leaders who are chosen from a million.

"What about the other immortals? Did the emperor tell them the news?"

Zhongli shook his head slowly, "How to deal with the relationship between humans and immortals is also a test I left behind."

The reason why he said this to Mandrill alone was because he was afraid that the impulsive child would shoot Yuehai Pavilion one by one after hearing the news of his death.

Zhong Li looked at him who lowered his head slightly and said slowly: "The contract you signed with me can be over."

Mandrill didn't speak, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.

Protecting Liyue for thousands of years has become an instinct for him, and he can suddenly be relieved of this burden.

But fighting has become his instinct for thousands of years. There is no need for him to fight anymore, so what should he do?

Zhongli knew that he was confused, but he could only figure out this kind of thing by himself, and he couldn't help much.

……

The skylight pierced the ground, and the light gradually enveloped Liyue, awakening the sleeping Liyue Port.

Today is another day for the annual ceremony to invite immortals, but it has nothing to do with most people.

The wharf was already noisy before dawn. The Qianyan Army armed with long guns kept patrolling, the busy workers were carrying goods, and the sailors preparing for the voyage were inspecting the ships.

Ships came and went, bringing wealth to the port from all over the world.

The richest woman in Liyue Port is preparing for the most important event of the year.

At this time, the sun has not yet risen, and she is already sitting in front of the dressing table, applying solemn and beautiful makeup with her own hands.

She carefully selected among the many hairpins, and finally selected her favorite golden phoenix and glazed hairpin to tie in her hair.

Applying lipstick and putting on her nails, she slowly put on the costume specially made for the ceremony.

After doing all this, she walked out of the house, stood on the platform of Qunyu Pavilion, and looked at the direction of the rising sun in the distance.

The horizon gradually turned golden, and the clouds on the horizon were also dyed with a layer of gold.

The golden morning sun cast a layer of golden light on her standing on the high jade pavilion, making her look particularly noble and gorgeous.

There wasn't much expression on her face, and all the emotions were suppressed in her heart.

She stood there and watched for a long time, until the sun completely emerged from the horizon and slowly rose into the sky.

Finally, she turned around and left here, going to Yujingtai to do what she should do.

……

The sun shone on Jiang Bai's face through the glass next to the window. Jiang Bai's eyelids trembled and opened.

When he thought about today, he had no intention of sleeping in, so he opened the quilt and crawled out of bed.

After washing up quickly, he walked into Hutao's yard with ease and knocked on Hutao's door.

"Master, wake up! The sun is shining on your butt!"

Hutao walked out of the backyard with a cup and toothbrush, "I woke up early, and I still yelled at you."

"Hehehe, I'm not afraid that you will forget, Hall Master."

While Hu Tao was washing, Jiang Bai sat on the swing and wiped his sword.

Although you don’t know what will happen, it’s good to be prepared.

"Let's go!"

After Hutao washed up, put on her usual clothes, and ordered a few buns in the kitchen with Jiang Bai, and then walked to Zhongli's door.

She pushed the door open without knocking and walked in.

"Master, get up!"

Zhongli was playing with the birds. Hearing this, he turned to look at her.

"Why is the hall master here?"

Hu Tao chuckled, stepped forward to hold one of his arms, and gestured with her eyes to Jiang Bai to take the other, and hold Zhongli up.

"Oh, today is the Immortal Invitation Ceremony. I have a hunch that the fools may cause trouble at the Immortal Invitation Ceremony. Old man, you can come with us to see it."

Zhongli, who was being held by the two men, thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"Alright."

Jiang Bai was a little surprised that he agreed to this matter.

He still remembered how he tried to persuade Zhongli last year, but Zhongli just found it boring and refused to go.

I agreed so happily this year.

There must be something tricky!

During today's invitation ceremony, he had to keep a close eye on Zhongli and not let go of any of his moves.