Hutao uses me to judge my performance

"Everything is ready. You said you would accept me as your disciple! Don't even think about changing your tune!" Jiang Bai stared at him warily, fearing that he would regret it.

Zhong Li took a sip of wine and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Aren't you unwilling?"

"You will soon be the next Rock God. No fool would want to do that!" Jiang Bai said confidently.

Seeing Jiang Bai's attitude towards the emperor, Mandrill's expression became a little unbearable, and he and Puyuan were about to make a move.

"You are wrong about this. I have no intention of becoming the Rock God. In this case, are you still willing to become a disciple?"

"Really?" Jiang Bai didn't believe it.

Zhongli said nothing, just waiting for his reply.

Jiang Bai thought carefully.

He knew that Zhongli was giving him time to think carefully. After all, becoming a disciple was not a casual matter, and not everyone had as many masters as Xiang Ling.

Master is both a teacher and a father.

Preach the word, receive karma, and resolve doubts.

It was Zhongli who led him to the path of controlling elements. Whenever he encountered any problems, he would subconsciously come to Zhongli to solve his problems. Zhongli even knew many things that even the hall master didn't know. In his heart, he was his master.

Now becoming a disciple only brings them closer together.

I joked before that [-] million molas was a pension fund for Zhongli. After becoming a disciple, it would be a real pension fund for Zhongli.

It sounds like there is nothing to think about. When he went to find these things, he had already thought about it, but he just wanted to be tougher.

Whether he becomes the next Rock God or just Zhongli, it actually makes no difference to him.

After all, he didn't even feel that he was great despite being on the back of Fengshen.

"Of course. Do I respect you because you will become the next Rock God?" Jiang Bai picked up the wine in the glass and drank it all. "To tell you the truth, when I broke my leg in Mond , but Fengshen personally carried me out of Mondstadt!"

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A tile on the roof was broken.

Jiang Bai looked at the roof strangely, "Is there something on the roof? Why is there a sound?"

"Maybe a bird accidentally fell onto the roof." Zhongli didn't look back. He just picked up the wine glass and hid the smile on his lips.

"Oh, I'll check it for you when it gets bright, so as not to leak on rainy days and damage your precious collections." Jiang Bai didn't think much about it. After all, no one would have thought that there would be an invisible immortal eavesdropping on them on the roof. conversation.

"The God of Wind is carrying you? I never heard you say that?"

"That's because I was afraid that you thought gods were nothing more than that, so I didn't say anything." Jiang Bai took another sip of wine.

Now that the rock gods are dead, this kind of thing doesn't matter anymore.

"You don't know, the God of Wind was among us at that time, and he was beaten badly by that lady. The lady kicked him to the wall, and then took out the heart of God from him. "

click-

Another tile on the roof was broken.

"Why do birds always fall on the roof?" Jiang Bai frowned and looked at the roof, thinking there might be someone on it.

Otherwise, why would the tiles always break at the critical moment when he talks about it?

But under the moonlight, there was nothing on the roof.

"Maybe the tiles have been used for too long and are aging." Zhongli said casually.

He was a little concerned about what Jiang Bai just said, "Do you really mean what you just said?"

Jiang Bai nodded, "In order to protect the dignity of Fengshen, I didn't say this before, but it is true. Fengshen has turned into a human and now makes a living by singing in Mondstadt. [Ms.] laughed at him for giving up ruling Mondstadt, so his divine power is very Weak. Seeing how Feng Shen can’t even fight back, I think what she said may be true.”

Zhongli lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking about, and said nothing.

For a long time, he served tea to see the guests off.

"It's late at night, go back and rest."

"Oh." Jiang Bai just took two steps, then turned around and walked back, "Then will you accept me?"

"Nowadays, people in Liyue are in a state of confusion. The glazed lily that can sense the turmoil will not bloom. Only when something happens here can it bloom."

"Then I'll collect the dew after it blooms. If it doesn't bloom for half a month and half a year, can the dew from the sweet flower be used?"

Zhong Li looked at him expressionlessly, Jiang Bai laughed and ran away as if running away.

Seeing Jiang Bai's figure completely disappear, Mandrill's figure reappeared.

"Emperor." Mandrill's mood was very complicated.

The emperor suddenly wanted to accept a disciple, and then he heard that the Fengshen next door had his heart ripped out.

The news I heard this night was so exciting.

"Do you really want to accept him as your disciple?"

"If this happens, Qixing can take on the important task of protecting Liyue, and I will no longer be the Emperor of the Rock King. If Qixing cannot pass my test, the status of Zhongli, a mortal, will end here."

Mandrill understands.

It's just that he accepted a disciple as a mortal Zhongli, not as a Yan King Emperor to train Liyue's successor.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt terrible when he thought that Jiang Bai knew that he had become a disciple of the Rock God and then took advantage of him even more.

so far so good.

He had no feelings of jealousy or disappointment. The emperor rescued him from the demon god who enslaved him, which was already a rebirth of kindness. He had never asked for anything extravagantly, and naturally he would not be jealous of the people the emperor favored. heart of.

"Wind God, seriously..." Mandrill wanted to ask about this, but couldn't say the next words.

"Given his temperament, he probably did it on purpose."

Zhongli turned the tea cup in his hand and looked at the bamboo forest under the moonlit night, his eyes narrowed a bit.

"However, the Fools are indeed a little presumptuous..."

Chapter 274 Zhongli, the immortal living in seclusion in the mortal world

(Ask for a monthly pass)

Jiang Bai took the lotus leaves he picked and headed to Hutao's yard.

It was already dark at this moment, and I didn’t know if Hu Tao was asleep.

He climbed up the courtyard wall, poked his head out of the courtyard wall, and looked at Hu Tao's bedroom.

The light was still on in Hu Tao's bedroom. Judging from the shadow of the window, Hu Tao was sitting by the window with his head propped up in a daze.

Jiang Bai knew that the death of Emperor Yan Wang made her not in a good mood, but he didn't expect that she stayed up so late.

He knew that Hu Tao usually seemed carefree and very emotional, but he also restrained himself from putting too much emotion into certain people or certain things.

Being used to seeing separation does not mean that you can tolerate separation.

Just like she once made friends with a stone lion. Stone lions are dead creatures and there is no difference.

Without investing too much emotion, you won't be too sad when the time comes to say goodbye.

He lay on the wall and deliberately looked around, "Master, are you asleep~"

Hutao, who was in a daze, raised his head when he heard the voice, opened the window, and stuck his head out.

Seeing Jiang Bai, she felt much better.

"Why don't you sleep at night?"

"Hey, I've got something for you."

Jiang Bai walked into Hutao's yard mysteriously, then walked to the window, and took out a lot of lotus pods from behind under Hutao's puzzled eyes.

"I specially went to the Aozang Mountain to pick it. It's tender and sweet."

Hu Tao's eyes lit up, he put his arm on the window edge and jumped out of the window.

She peeled a lotus seed, removed the gall and threw it into her mouth. The fresh lotus seed was indeed as tender and sweet as he said.

"It's not just lotus seeds." Jiang Bai stuffed the lotus pods into Hu Tao's hand, and then took out a handful of blooming lotus flowers.

The night was dark, the moon was hidden in the clouds, and only the light from the window illuminated the three-quarter area in front of the window.

Warm light fell on the lotus leaves and on Jiang Bai's face. He looked at Hu Tao brightly, his face sandwiched among the blooming lotus flowers, and his smile was particularly bright.

He handed the lotus to her like a carefully prepared gift.

Hu Tao felt that her heartbeat was a little out of control. She held the lotus in one hand and took the lotus in the other. She felt that she could no longer hold it.

Hu Tao's eyes fell on the mud of his pants, "You must have picked all the lotuses over there!"

"What does it matter? It's inaccessible over there, and there's usually no one there. In addition to lotus flowers, I also dug lotus roots."

As he spoke, Jiang Bai used rock elements to create a permanent large vat on the spot by Hutao's window, put the lotus root with silt, lotus leaves, and lotus roots into it, and then ran to the backyard and beat it twice. Pour the bucket of water into the vat.

The lotus leaf, which was originally a little sluggish due to dehydration, soon regained its vitality after being exposed to water.

"Dangdang, how about it! It looks good!" Jiang Bai pointed at the lotus leaf bonsai with two fingers, smugly.

Hutao held lotus pods and lotus flowers, eating lotus seeds while watching him work, "Not bad, not bad!"

"I still have a lot of lotus roots in my Sanqing Bell. I will send them to the kitchen for Uncle Ge to cook tomorrow."

"Aren't you waiting on the old man to prepare to become a disciple? Why did you go so far away?"

"Looking for the apprenticeship ceremony."

"Is the old man going to accept you?" Hu Tao was even more surprised.

"Well, but I still have to finish the apprenticeship tea." Jiang Bai didn't finish his words.

"According to Mr. Zhong's habit of being very particular, there must be a lot of skills in this apprenticeship tea."

"Yes, pick the dew of the glazed lily for seven days in the morning, and then pick the young leaves from the branches of the ancestors of tea."

Seeing Jiang Bai's tired look, Hu Tao leaned into his ear and said mysteriously: "I'll tell you quietly, our Mr. Zhong is not an ordinary person."

Warm breath sprayed on his ears. Jiang Bai's ears were itchy and a little red, so he didn't pay attention to what Hu Tao was saying.

".He is actually an immortal living in seclusion in the mortal world. If you worship him as your teacher, you will become a disciple of the immortal."

"Ah?" Jiang Bai didn't react for a while.

The immortal who lives in seclusion in the mortal world, Zhongli?

"How do you know, Hall Master?"

"He has been in the Hall of Rebirth for so long, how can I not know about it." Hu Tao looked at Jiang Bai with a look like "How come you have such a stupid brain?"

"When he drank from that wine bottle last time, didn't he lament that the taste of the past could never be recreated? It's clear that he was the immortal who once drank with the emperor. According to the ancient books I found, there was more than one wine bottle. , the emperor made seven bottles back then, just to drink with his friends, and I only gave you one of them."

Hu Tao freed up a hand to pat his shoulder, "Nowadays, many immortals have passed away. Yixiao Dao Tianzhen even sacrificed his life to save the people of Liyue during the Demon God War. During this period, several immortals also died. Passed away one after another, so this wine bottle was gradually lost among the people. Zhongli didn't want to keep it just to add to his sadness. Now even the emperor..."

When Hu Tao said this, his mood became obviously depressed.

"Oh, you have to keep it well."

Jiang Bai nodded, "I will keep it well."

Seeing that Hu Tao was not in high spirits when he mentioned this, Jiang Bai deliberately made an exaggerated expression, "I didn't expect you, Hall Master, to know so much. I thought Mr. Zhongli was just an ordinary person who lived a relatively long time."

Hu Tao felt much better after being boasted by Jiang Bai, "Don't you know it's normal? The Hall of Purity has been passed down for more than 3000 years, and there are not many other things but ancient books. I have dug out a lot of things in the past few days. Even here I found records about the [Immortal Sending Ceremony]."

"The ceremony of sending immortals? I only know the ceremony of inviting immortals. Do I need to hold the ceremony of sending immortals when Prince Yan leaves?"

"No." Hu Tao shook his head and walked to the stone bench in the yard to sit down.

"The ceremony of sending immortals is a ceremony held when the immortals pass away, and send the immortals back to heaven. Because each ceremony of sending immortals spans a long time, and the number of times is very small, even in the Hall of Purity, only ancient books can be found. There are records about it. Even I, the hall master, can’t guarantee that I can hold the ceremony to send the emperor to the emperor."

Hu Tao's brows were a little depressed.

Although life and death are commonplace for her, the death of a loved one will inevitably make her feel painful.

Although Emperor Yanwang is not a relative, he is no different from a relative in the hearts of the people of Liyue.

She was not wearing a hat at the moment, and her hair was scattered on her back, like an injured kitten with its head hanging down.

"It's okay, Mr. Zhongli is here. He is knowledgeable and an immortal, so it is best for him to handle it. Although I am not good at funerals, I can still help."

Jiang Bai reached out and touched the top of her head, comforting her while speaking.