What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"As the saying goes, 'A sword is given to a martyr, and rouge is given to a beauty.' Mr. Yunjin deserves that pen." Zhongli was in a very good mood after making his sister bleed a lot of money.

Of course, it’s not that Zhong Ling’s spending money can make Zhong Li feel good, but that he feels that it is worth the money.

Spending money is one of Zhongli’s hobbies, but that doesn’t mean Zhongli will be taken advantage of.

For Zhongli, it doesn’t matter how much money is spent, what matters is getting value for money.

Anyway, the pen will remain in Zhong Ling's hands and may not be used even once in a hundred years, so it might as well be given to Mr. Yun Jin.

Zhong Ling has a huge collection, but if the collection is not used, it is just a collection.

Just like money is only money when it is spent.

"Don't worry about my belongings." Zhong Ling felt that Zhong Li might be planning to take away her other stuff as well.

Why is this guy so fat? He is always thinking about his sister's toys, right?

"Things are good, but if you don't use them, they are meaningless." Zhongli advised. "Everyone in Liyue knows about the 'Six Instruments of Yuanjun'. If one of them appears in the world, it will bring about a craze."

To put it bluntly, Zhongli just wanted to use Zhong Ling's belongings to set the pace.

Qin, chess, pen, scroll, seal, sword

The "seal" among them can only be used as a "cultural relic", and naturally no one dares to use it.

The 'sword' contains the [Power of Dust and Sand] and is Zhong Ling's most precious thing, so it would never be handed over to others.

As for the other four instruments, as long as we make up a story about them, they will naturally attract people's attention and bring about a cultural craze.

For example, only people with extraordinary qin skills can be recognized as a 'Jiaoweiqin'.

The reason why Zhongli wanted to do this was actually very simple.

Because when [Emperor Rock King] was still alive, people often liked to imagine and imitate the temperament of immortals.

Whenever he took out calligraphy, paintings, music scores and other items, the words between the lines were cold and elegant, as if they were otherworldly.

Mortals really worship immortals too much and excessively pursue the "immortal spirit". It is beautiful, but it seems a little morbid.

Zhongli felt that since the era of immortals and gods had passed, culture should highlight the mundane aspects of life.

Although Zhongli knew very well that as time went by, people's culture would naturally be tainted with the worldly touch.

But he wanted to give it a push so that the 'era of man' could come sooner.

We need both high-brow and low-brow literature.

In Zhongli's view, human culture should be a place where a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend.

"Although the 'Jiaowei Qin' does have an excellent tone, there are many famous Qins in the world, and there are Qins that can rival it." Zhong Ling put his hands in his sleeves, revealing a look of disillusionment. "For people, is it really only the tone of the 'Jiaowei Qin' that matters?"

"And the 'Shanhai Huijuan' has the characteristic of only having 'endless' good paper. How many good papers are there in the world?"

"The prosperity of the world is all for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit."

"Well." After hearing what Zhong Ling said, Zhong Li didn't say anything else.

How could Zhongli not understand Zhong Ling's personality?

She said so much simply because she couldn't bear to part with her baby.

Zhong Ling wouldn't care so much about the saying 'the world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit; the world is bustling with people, all for the sake of profit'.

If you really like someone, you can give him or her a piano or a chess set as a gift.

this is not?

He fell in love with the blonde girl and gave himself away.

C.67 The person who knows minerals best

"Hehe~ I don't want to work..." Ying yawned and threw the prepared ingredients into the pot.

"There's an old saying in Liyue that goes 'fish for three days and dry the net for two days'. Ying is very suitable for this saying." Zhong Ling said with a smile.

"You can't say that. Isn't there a saying in Liyue that goes 'Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood'? Today's rest is for better work tomorrow." Ying said righteously, with her hands on her hips.

“Ying’s Liyue dialect and slang are getting better and better.” Zhong Ling praised.

"Of course." Ying made a yeah gesture with her fingers, and then bent them a few times like rabbit ears. "By the way, what has Linglong been doing these days?"

"As for me...investigating the spread of Liyue culture?" Zhong Ling said seriously after a little thought.

"Hmm?" A row of question marks appeared on Ying's head.

"To put it simply, it's about listening to operas, storytelling, and looking at antiques."

"Very good, you are worthy of being Zhongli's sister." Ying gave a thumbs up.

"Puchi, Ying, what you said is really..." Zhong Ling did not deny that she was indeed in a state of laziness these days.

Anyway, Ying said that she would be in Mondstadt for the next few days to "cultivate in seclusion"... In short, she would take on a lot of commissions, work hard to make money, and prove that she is not a gigolo.

After a few days of hard work, Ying found that the Mora he earned was not even enough to buy two talismans for his wife.

So after careful consideration, Ying felt that...soft rice is still more delicious.

Come to think of it...how many times has Ying felt that having a gigolo is good?

Plate after plate of prepared dishes were brought out and placed on the table. Ying looked at the delicious dishes on the plates and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind.

"exquisite!"

"What's wrong?" Zhong Ling asked, startled by Ying's sudden shout.

"I want to apply for the job of chef at Yunhai Fairy Palace!" Ying shouted excitedly. "This way I won't be a gigolo!"

"'Cloud Sea Fairy Palace'? Where is that?" In Liyue, there is actually a place that dares to be called a 'fairy palace'?

"?" A question mark popped up in Ying's head. She took Zhong Ling's hand and walked quickly to the door of the hall, then looked up at the plaque.

"'Yunhai Fairy Palace', right?" Ying pointed at the plaque and blinked blankly.

"Oh... I forgot." Zhong Ling looked at the plaque hanging in her own hall and showed an expression of 'I see'. "I haven't heard this name for a long time."

"So, Ying wants to be my chef? And even want to get a salary every month?"

"It doesn't matter whether I get paid or not. The main thing is that this way I won't be considered an unemployed vagrant." Ying said with a smile.

"Well... that's true." Zhong Ling nodded slightly. "Then, how about one Mora per month?"

"make a deal."

All in all, Ying successfully applied for the job of chef at 'Yunhai Fairy Palace' and was no longer an unemployed vagrant.

However, although I am not an unemployed vagrant, I can still earn some extra money occasionally.

----

"Towards the stars and the abyss, welcome to the Adventurer's Association."

"Good morning, Catherine!" Paimon waved his little hand.

"Good morning, Miss Ying, little Paimon." Catherine's tone was the same as always, with almost no change.

After all, it was something she said many times a day.

"Catherine, are there any interesting commissions today?" Ying, who is not short of money, wants to see some interesting commissions and broaden her horizons.

Although she can see many magical things by following Zhong Ling, the perspective of immortals and gods is always different from that of humans, and she also wants to see more about human things.

After all, this is also part of what Sora called the "sedimentation of the journey".

"Interesting commission..." Catherine's expression was a little subtle after hearing Ying's words. She thought for a moment before speaking. "It seems that several workers have disappeared in recent days. Old Dai, the foreman of Huishan Hall, hopes that our Adventurer Association can send a few people."

"This commission may not be interesting, but..." Catherine gave a more detailed explanation of the commission.

"Missing..." Ying nodded slightly.

Whether it is interesting or not is not that important. Missing is a very dangerous thing and nine times out of ten it is a matter of life and death.

If she happened to have something on her hands, she would definitely not care.

But since I'm free now, there's nothing wrong with helping out in the best way I can.

Catherine probably mentioned these things because of this consideration.

After all, Ying's strength among adventurers is considered very strong. With Ying's help, many bad things can always be avoided.

Of course, if Ying didn't want to, Catherine wouldn't force her.

"Well, leave this commission to me." Ying thought about it for a while and nodded.

"Since Miss Ying is willing to take on this commission, let's go to the dock and talk to Old Dai in detail."

----

"The person who knows the most about stones?" After hearing what Old Dai said, Ying and Paimeng looked at each other. "Could it be that Old Dai is talking about..."

"It must be Zhongli, right? Even Linglong doesn't know as much about stones as Zhongli does. The person who knows the most about stones in the world must be him."

"Hmm? Are you talking about Mr. Zhongli?" Zhongli is quite famous in Liyue Harbor. Although he gives people the feeling of a vagrant, people who know him understand that Mr. Zhongli is well-versed in history and has a wealth of knowledge.

"Eh? Does Old Dai know Zhongli?" Paimeng asked in surprise.

"Of course. Mr. Zhongli is indeed knowledgeable and is an expert in appraising treasures. However, the helper I'm looking for is probably... er... not inferior to Mr. Zhongli in his research on minerals."

"Oh? There is someone who knows so much about ore?" The other party was a miner foreman and must have a certain degree of understanding about ore.

Since the other party can say such words, then the helper he found must have remarkable accomplishments.

"Traveler, let's go find Zhongli? If the helper that Old Dai mentioned really knows so much about ores, Zhongli will definitely be very interested, right?" Paimeng thought for a moment and came up with a good suggestion.

"Well...indeed." Ying nodded after a little thought.

"Are you going to find Mr. Zhongli?" Old Dai asked in surprise.

"Hey, what do you think, Traveler?" Paimon asked, tilting his head.

"Let's go ask if Zhongli is free... But then again, where would Zhongli be?"

"At this time, Zhongli is either listening to opera, reading a book, or walking his bird."

"Uh...that's true. Anyway, let's go over and take a look."

C.68 Kunjun

"The last book said that there were dragons causing trouble in the south of 'Tianheng Mountain', so [Emperor Yanwang] went to the mountains alone to investigate the matter."

"In a crack in the ground, [Emperor Rock King] suddenly felt something and sat cross-legged among the rocks."

On the stage, a white-haired girl was telling a story of "Chuang Long Dian Jing" that was quite different from the one told by ordinary storytellers.

In the memories of many people, the [Ruota Dragon King] was a piece of spiritual stone, which was carefully carved by [Emperor Yanwang] and dotted with dragon eyes.

But in the girl's words, [Emperor Rock King] was walking alone in the mountains, and then sat cross-legged in a crack in the ground.

[Emperor Rock King] and [Rada Dragon King] in the crack of the earth sat and discussed Taoism and the scenery of mountains and rivers in the world.

When [Rāta Dragon King] heard that the land of Liyue was fertile but the people were hungry, and that the mountains and rivers were beautiful but the people were poorly clothed, he felt sad and decided to leave the land.

"Zhongli." Ying walked up.

"Oh? It's you. Linglong said that you went to the Adventurer's Association today. How come you have time to come here?" Zhongli asked with a chuckle.

"Didn't we run into some problems with the commission?" Ying sat down on the chair. "Linglong is amazing..."

The white-haired storyteller on the stage, although a woman, was playing the two roles of [Emperor Rock King] and [Rada Dragon King] with a male voice.

Two different voices, one voice highlights the holy appearance of [Emperor Rock King].

A voice highlighted the domineering nature of [Lord Rāshtra].

In Zhong Ling's words, [Emperor Rock King] is a "saint".

'Although I have no intention of competing for supremacy, I know the suffering of the common people.' [Emperor Rock King] competes for supremacy in the world not for himself, but because he cannot bear to see Cangshan Mountain fall into the flames of war and suffer unspeakably.

Although He is a 'King', His core is 'Holy'.

The other one was the same. Seeing the suffering of the people, he decided to go out and conquer the world.

In general, the [Emperor of Rock] and [Lord of Ruota] described by Zhong Ling are both "sages within and kings without".

Of course, it is not just a description, because in Zhong Ling's eyes, [Emperor Rock King] and [Rada Dragon King] are such existences.