Hearing the two's voices, Arthur also waved to them with a smile. Zhongli didn't say much, but the young master who had just entered the room didn't expect to see Arthur, one of the two great guests (soft rice) in Liyue, here.

I didn't expect that I just wanted to ask Zhongli for help, but I didn't expect Arthur to follow me. I found Zhongli because of his erudition. Another factor was that Zhongli was a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall and had no direct relationship with the Seven Stars of Liyue, so he would not leak any information.

But the one next to Keqing is different. There are even rumors that this person is not only a guest official but also the future son-in-law of the Keqing family. He also has the title of honorary knight like Ying next to her. Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not mind getting to know Arthur or even sparring with him, but now it might ruin her plans.

After everyone was seated, the young master was reluctant to say anything to ask Arthur to leave. Seeing that several people present knew Arthur, it would easily cause unpleasantness if he really asked Arthur to leave, and it would be more likely to arouse suspicion.

The young master could only pretend nothing had happened and introduce Zhongli's identity to Ying and Paimeng.

"Let me introduce you. This person is a Taoist priest. He is a guest of the Wangsheng Hall, Mr. Zhongli."

"A person on the road?"

"Well, in Liyue, an industry like Wangshengtang will always have to come into contact with some underworld businesses."

The young master paused and continued, "We, the Fatui, always like to deal with these friends who... walk in the shadows."

"Walking in the shadows?"

Arthur felt that Paimon was probably led astray by the young master. The main business of the Wangsheng Hall was funerals. At most, Walnut would take on some matters such as exorcism and searching for the dead. Paimon was probably not thinking of something like an assassin or a killer.

After all, it's all about burying people and touching corpses.

"On the road... in the shadows... sending people to the afterlife? Wow! Could it be that this organization is the Hall of Rebirth?"

"That's right!"

"Could it be that the Rock King was given by you..."

"Stop, Paimon, your mind has gone astray. You two may not be communicating on the same channel."

I don’t know if Zhongli really didn’t understand what Paimeng was suspecting, or if he was infected by Hutao and began to regain his childish innocence. I guess if Paimeng thought about it further, he would probably imagine a killer organization that has been lurking in the shadow of Liyue for five thousand years.

I'm afraid I've already imagined the plot.

And looking at Ying like this, it seems that she has been led astray. If she is not interrupted, she will probably go astray to a strange place in a while.

"Zhongli, you better tell me what exactly Wangsheng Hall does. If you don't tell me, these two will think that Wangsheng Hall is the mastermind behind the assassination of the emperor."

Emperor Zhongli himself had never expected that the Wangsheng Hall where he worked as a guest official would be imagined as an organization that wanted to assassinate him. Zhongli thought that he should do a little more work in the future to prevent others from mistaking the Wangsheng Hall for some strange organization.

"Everyone, you may be thinking in the wrong direction. The Wangsheng Hall is an organization that manages funeral ceremonies, and its purpose is to send people to the afterlife peacefully."

"what."

Ying and Paimeng showed disappointed expressions, but the young master next to them laughed.

"You don't think Wangshengtang is a killer organization, do you? Or do you think Mr. Zhongli is a killer?"

The young master did not continue to laugh, but continued: "The Fatui's friends do have many killers, but the Wangsheng Hall is not one of them, at least not on the surface."

Although she was somewhat curious about the young master's last words, she did not continue to interrupt him. Ying planned to wait until the young master left and then ask Arthur what the situation was.

"I came to meet you and meet Zhongli because..."

Before the young master finished speaking, Zhongli took over the conversation.

"Because I have a way for you to see the immortal body of Emperor Yanwang."

"!!!"

Zhongli ignored Ying and Paimon's surprise.

“Although Emperor Yanwang is the ancestor of all immortals, he is still one of the immortals after all. Looking at Liyue’s thousands of years of history, immortals have passed away one after another. This is an irreversible trend.”

“Although the Rock King Emperor has many honorific names, such as the God of War, the God of Contract, the God of Commerce, Morax, the Rock King Emperor, etc., the Immortal is also included in them.”

"With the development of the times, immortals are gradually moving away. But every time an immortal passes away, there will be a grand memorial ceremony. This is the tradition of Liyue. But this time, the Liyue Seven Stars have no time to take care of this tradition. It's really not nice..."

Feeling the breath of this person who has lived for who knows how long, he is indeed a little angry. If Zhongli were to give a score to the behavior of the Seven Stars of Liyue this time, it would definitely be a failing grade.

"After all, this is a strange case of the murder of the emperor."

"Yes, the murderer hasn't been found yet."

"The strange case of the murder of the emperor? The murderer? The Wangsheng Hall doesn't care about these things. What the Wangsheng Hall cares about is that the ceremony of inviting the immortals is so grand, but the ceremony of sending the immortals away is just ignored?"

Zhongli became angrier and angrier as he spoke. It was a good thing that he had faked his death. If he had really passed away, and if the spirits in heaven knew that the Seven Stars of Liyue had just left his body like that, they would probably have died of rage on the spot.

If he hadn't been partly in the wrong this time, Zhongli would have thought about ending the trial. He didn't expect that no one would deal with it at the beginning. It has been so long. Although it was designed by him, all the unrelated travelers have returned from their search for immortality, but there has been no movement from the Liyue Seven Stars.

Arthur poured Zhongli a cup of tea, and Zhongli took a sip before slowly calming down.

"Traveler, I heard about you from the young master. Since you have some friendship with the God of Wind...then would you consider working with me to prepare a ceremony to send off the Emperor?"

Ying looked at Arthur at this time, and Arthur pretended to know nothing.

"You and the young master have been talking too much. I need to sort out my thoughts."

What the young master said before he came and the conversation here really made Ying's thoughts a little confused. Why did she feel like she was involved in something again?

"Oh? You've talked too much? In the underworld, this means you're going to kill someone... Very interesting, draw your sword, right here."

Although the young master had some intention of teasing Ying, if Ying agreed, the young master would definitely not refuse. After all, the mission was for the Queen of Zhidong Kingdom, and the battle was for himself.

Chapter 82: The Contract with the Young Master

"Just kidding, let's continue."

Seeing that Ying did not respond to his words, the young master did not continue to pester her. After all, the Queen's mission took priority.

Then there was a very ordinary conversation. I learned from the two that if I wanted to see the remains of Emperor Rock King, I would need to complete the ceremony of sending the immortals before I would have a chance to see it.

Ying had no choice but to agree to participate in the subsequent plans. Although she had no interest in these, she had no choice but to get involved now that things had come to this.

"If you agree, then come with me. We'll talk about the details on the way."

"Okay, my matchmaking mission is complete. How's it going? Go ahead if you want to leave, don't worry about me, I need to have a few more drinks... and get familiar with the use of chopsticks."

But the young man's eyes were not on the chopsticks, but glanced at Arthur who was still eating slowly.

"Ying, you want to go now. It's not appropriate for me to participate in the ceremony of sending off the immortals with my identity. You and Zhongli should go first."

After all, he was still a guest of Keqing. Even if he wanted to join in the fun, he was afraid of being misunderstood by someone with ulterior motives. He didn't care, but there was no need to cause trouble for Keqing just for fun.

After Ying left Liuli Pavilion, the young master ate his food and drank his tea, but his eyes were always on Arthur.

"Don't stare at me like that. I don't have any idea about your plan. By the way, is this enough? Do you want to order two more dishes?"

"Oh? I don't quite understand what Mr. Arthur is talking about, but it is true that there may not be enough to eat."

He turned around and shouted to the waiter outside the door, "Just bring a few more dishes and warm up a pot of wine."

The dishes and wine were served soon, and after they were all served, the young master dismissed the waiters waiting at the door. He gave Arthur a glass of wine and poured himself a glass, then drank it all in one gulp.

"As expected, I still prefer drinking wine. I still can't get used to drinking tea or something like that."

After all, without mentioning Ying, Paimon's appearance didn't look like an adult at all, so the young master didn't ask the waiter to serve any drinks, but only some tea to quench his thirst.

He drank a glass of warm wine, then poured himself another, raised his glass and clinked it with Arthur's before continuing to eat.

It's true that the young master is not very skillful in using chopsticks, but he is much better than most outsiders.

"I have long heard of Mr. Arthur's name. It is true that hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person. Moreover, Mr. Zhongli from the Wangsheng Hall is also your friend. I never expected that."

"No, no, I have long heard of your name, Young Master Cai, the Eleventh Executioner of the Fatui. I heard that you were a disciple of the Abyss Swordsman Silkcock. I didn't expect to meet you here."

The young master did not expect that his identity would be known by Arthur. Of course, it was not his identity as an executive of the Fatui, which could not withstand investigation, but he was a disciple of Silkcock. Not many people knew this news, not to mention that this was not Zhidong, but Liyue.

The young master asked tentatively, "Do you know my teacher?"

"do not know."

"?"

Unexpectedly, Arthur said directly that he didn't know him. It was impossible that someone knew about the existence of his teacher Si Ke Ke but didn't know him.

Arthur just thought that he had heard it from somewhere and did not ask any further questions. However, he was a little surprised that someone had heard of the relationship between Silkock and himself.

After all, Si Ke Ke is a swordsman from the Abyss. The swordsman is not a big deal, the main thing is the Abyss. The Abyss is not accepted by the Seven Kingdoms and is almost a public enemy. Even he himself has been concealing this news. Except for a few people, few people know about it.

"I want to make a deal with you."

"Oh, Mr. Arthur and I want to make a deal. As a guest of the Seven Stars of Liyue, you shouldn't be lacking in anything."

"The Fatui are better at this kind of thing." ﹝qian寻﹞554.707⑤⑤⑤

The young master became a little interested when he heard this. He stopped holding the chopsticks in his hand and planned to listen to Arthur explain what made Arthur entrust him instead of contacting Liyue Qixing.

"First of all, here is the reward I offer. When you see the remains of the Rock King, I will not attack the Fatui, and I will not tell anyone else about your plan."

"Oh, I don't understand what you are talking about or what plan you are making. I just think that the Liyue Seven Stars are doing a terrible job, so I want to help."

"Don't play dumb. I'm not Paimon and I'm not fooled by your casual words."

Looking at Arthur's unquestionable attitude, the young master began to doubt whether he had let himself slip somewhere, and even suspected whether anyone else had noticed it.

Even one hand has been placed on the waist, ready to take action.

"Don't act rashly. The Seven Stars of Liyue probably haven't discovered your plan yet. They just suspect that you are trying to destroy the peace in Liyue. Those things outside haven't been discovered yet. As long as you don't mess around at the Northland Bank, nothing will happen."

"I surrender."

The young master made a gesture of surrender. Now he no longer doubted that Arthur was deceiving him, and he was also sure that Liyue had not received the news. Even those things abroad were known. If they had been discovered, Liyue would have taken action long ago. There was no need to wait until now.

As for using force to get rid of Arthur, he had thought about it, but it was not realistic. Although he was confident in his own martial arts, facing the famous hero of Mond, he did not think that he could easily get rid of Arthur. As long as he did not end the battle with one blow, his plan would fail.

This is an unequal gamble. I am just a martial arts fanatic, not stupid, so there is no need to go to this extent.

"Tell me your request. If you really comply with it, the Fatui won't mind providing you with the greatest kindness, Mr. Arthur."

"Goodwill is not necessary. First of all, it's the raw stone. That's it. I need 16000 of them."

Arthur handed the raw stone that he had kept and did not let the system take away to the young master.

The young master took a look at it. It was just a raw stone. This thing has never been used. It is basically used for collection. Although the quantity is a bit large, it is not a problem.

After all, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.

Seeing that the young master had no problem with it, Arthur stated his second request.

"As for the second point, which is also the last point, it is also very simple for you. It is the Hundred Taboos Talisman. After your plan is completed, all imitations of this thing must be destroyed. The real thing does not matter, but all imitations must be eliminated."

"Yes, I can agree to whatever you ask for. The contract has been concluded. Anyone who breaks his promise will be punished by being eaten by the rock!"

"The contract has been made. Anyone who breaks his promise will be punished by being eaten by rocks!"

After the oath was taken, the atmosphere between the two eased a lot. Now that they no longer had to worry about Arthur leaking information, things became a lot easier.

Chapter 83: New Dependent, Teresa! Teri!

"The second one is very simple. Our plan will use up a lot of the Hundred Unforbidden Talismans. Even if there are any left, there won't be many. We can just use them all at once. In the end, there will only be a pile of residues left. The raw stones are also easy to deal with. After all, they are just collections. As long as you have money, there is nothing you can't solve. When I'm ready, will I send someone to deliver them to your house? Or should I tell you in advance that the transaction will be at the Northland Bank?"

"We'll meet again then, just leave it to me when you're ready."

The atmosphere between the two gradually became harmonious, and they even started chatting about random things, but they tacitly avoided talking about the plan.

When both of them were satisfied with their meal and drink, they left Liuli Pavilion together. As for the bill, it was of course sent to Northland Bank.

Thinking that Ying should have been like a tool man by now, Zhongli arranged for her to prepare various materials. It seems that most of the work is done by Wangshengtang itself, and the only things that need to be prepared are the night stone and the ointment. Speaking of the night stone...

I don't know why I thought of the pot in Dadaupa Valley again. Ying shouldn't think of using that pot to test the Yebo Stone.

Dadaupaggu: You will feel uncomfortable if you don’t persecute me for a day.

"Arthur A Dream!"

"So don't call me after some blue robot cat."

Not long after he and the young master left Liuli Pavilion, he was still on his way home, wondering if it was time to persecute Dadaupa Valley again, when Ying's voice came from behind him.

Looking at Paimeng and Zhongli beside Ying, it seems that he is still involved in the stone-hunting team.

But no matter how you think about it, it is impossible to really go to Dadaupa Valley. Even if the two of them travel day and night, it will take a week to go back and forth. After all, there is no anchor point for teleportation.

"Don't be so cold, Arthur Amen, do you have a cauldron? We need a cauldron to test the Night Stone."

"I don't have a big pot, but I do have a cooking pot at home. But who would use a cooking pot at home to test stones?"

The good news is that what Ying has in her hand is just a sample of Yebo Stone, which are some thin slices as light as a cicada's wing. It is indeed possible to use a cooking pot to cook them, but physiologically, no normal person would use a cooking pot to boil stones.

Thinking of this, he glared at Zhongli. Others might not know, but he himself should know. Zhongli must have been able to tell the pros and cons of several Yebo Stones as soon as he saw them, but he didn't choose them directly because he didn't want to expose himself. Another reason was that his identity as the King of Changjiu Rock made him not yet accustomed to the society's view of money. In Zhongli's view, buying them all would solve all problems.

"Forget it, come with me."

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