What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Go!" The young man shouted at Ying, put away the double blades in his hands, and ran forward without hesitation.

"Although I don't know what's going on... Anyway, let's follow him." A lot of things happened suddenly, and Ying's mind was a little confused for a while, so she decided to follow the young man first and make plans after sorting out the current situation.

Just as Ying followed the young man to escape from Yujingtai, the soldier who had initially attacked Ying stood on a high platform not far away with his hands behind his back.

Under the sergeant's helmet, a pair of eyes were revealed. They were completely different from the previous ones. The eyes were long and narrow, with slightly upturned corners. The pair of amber-colored diamond-shaped pupils were intimidating without even being angry.

The pair of noble and domineering phoenix eyes stared at the two people walking through the streets and alleys.

Then he turned around and disappeared on the platform.

----

"Phew, that was a close call, I almost got caught." The young man leaned against the wall in the alley.

"You just now...didn't you kill those [Thousand Rocks Army]?" Ying could see that the water knife condensed by the young man was not sharp, but blunt. When it exploded, it only threw out a few streams of water like water whips to knock down those [Thousand Rocks Army]."

"No, no, how dare I." The young man laughed twice and spread his hands. "I'm not sure I can escape unscathed. If I just beat them up and then run away, it would be a fight at best. If I kill them, it would be a diplomatic incident."

"Young man, you are not from Liyue?" Paimeng tilted his head.

"Hmm? Do I look like a Liyue person?" The young man pinched his chin, as if he was touching the shape of his face.

"Then who are you?"

"As for me, just call me Young Master." He spread his hands.

"Uh, that's so mean. You actually treat us as servants." Paimon looked at him angrily.

"Well, that's why I said this code name is really stupid." The young man spread his hands. "It's just a code name... Have you met [Madam]?"

"Madam?" Ying was slightly stunned, because she only heard this code name from Wendy later. "Are you the executive officer of the Fatui?"

"Don't draw your sword. I'm not a good person... I'm not a bad person... um... I could be a bad person." [Young Master] scratched the back of his head with a silly look on his face. "Anyway, I'm not here to cause you any trouble."

"Although the Lady and I are both executive officers of the Fatui, we don't have a good relationship with each other."

"Um... Miss Ying, your eyes are very dangerous. Could you please trust me a little?"

The girl named Ying was quite powerful, and the [lady] had already told him that.

As a battle maniac, Young Master likes to fight with strong people the most... Of course, those who are slightly stronger than himself.

Only by fighting against such a strong person can you improve yourself.

As for those who are too tall...that's not fighting but asking for a fight.

Although I want to have a good fight with this girl right now, the mission is quite important. Anyway, as long as I complete the mission, I will definitely have a chance to fight with her, so there is no rush.

B.17 Immortal

"Come with me, this place is not safe either." [Young Master] walked out of the alley and looked around.

They were very fast and the ordinary [Thousand Rocks Army] could not catch up with them. They were almost caught before because they were outflanked and the terrain was problematic.

It’s not that easy now.

But we cannot take it lightly, as the Thousand Rocks Army will soon notify all of Liyue’s garrisons.

After all, the murder of [Gro Emperor] was a major event that affected the entire Liyue... no, it was a major event that affected the entire Teyvat.

Although Ying felt that something was fishy, ​​he could not be caught by the Thousand Rocks Army yet.

In short, we must find Zhong Ling first.

But... Zhong Ling was supposed to attend the "Ceremony of Inviting the Immortals", why hasn't she come yet...

It's really strange.

Following the Young Master through many twists and turns, they finally arrived at their destination.

"'Northland Bank'?" Paimon looked at the plaque and read out the name.

"Well, although Liyue's wealth is undoubtedly the first in all of Teyvat, our Winter Kingdom is also very rich." [Young Master] nodded.

"Indeed, if we don't have money, we won't be able to support the kind of executives who would take advantage of the Knights of Favonius." Paimon's tone was still unpleasant.

"Ahaha." The [Young Master] didn't pay attention to Paimon's hostile tone. "Okay, let's get back to the topic."

The tone of [Young Master] suddenly became serious.

"This is for you." The Young Master took out a yellow piece of paper from his pocket.

"What is this?" Ying looked at the note but did not take it rashly.

"Next, you will be wanted by the 'mortals' of Liyue. There will be no place for you in the whole of Liyue." [Young Master] spread his hands and said. "You have heard of 'immortals', right?"

"nature."

"That's much easier to explain." [Young Master] was happy that he had saved himself the trouble of explaining. "Since you know there are immortals in Liyue, that's good. Although I don't know the name of the thing in your hand, I know its function."

"It has the function of preventing you from being harmed by immortals... Well, to put it bluntly, before the immortals attack you, they will think for a moment, listen to your explanation, and then decide whether to attack."

"Um, immortals don't have such a bad temper, right?"

"I don't know about that." [Young Master] shrugged. "Go north out of the city, west of 'Gui Li Yuan', there is a stone forest, its name is 'Jue Yun Jian', according to legend, that is where the immortals' caves are located... Well, there is no need for 'according to legend', there are indeed many immortals living in 'Jue Yun Jian' in Liyue, with only one exception."

"An exception?" Paimon tilted his head. "It's that person who doesn't fit in and is excluded?"

"Pfft, little guy, why are you so funny?" The [Young Master] couldn't help laughing. "If others hear what you said, the consequences will be very serious."

"Uh..." Paimon scratched his hair.

"The only exception is this one, who has a transcendent status in Liyue that is no less than that of the [Emperor of Rock]." [Young Master] continued to explain. "Among the immortals, there is an immortal whose residence is in the 'White Dragon Gorge', which is the farthest from the 'Liyue Port'."

"'White Dragon Gorge'?!" Paimon and Ying shouted in unison.

"What's the matter? Do you know?" The Young Master stared at them blankly for a while.

"Uh, I don't know." Ying shook her head.

Although I have heard of this place name, my knowledge of it is still limited.

"Then what are you shouting at..." [Young Master] pressed his forehead. "The immortal who lives in 'White Dragon Gorge' is the sister of [Emperor Rock King], and is called [Cangming Yuanjun]. Her status in 'Liyue Port' is no less than that of [Emperor Rock King], especially for people who live by the sea."

"According to legend, [Cangming Yuanjun] is the patron saint of the seafarers of Liyue Harbor, and is the one that seafarers must pay homage to before setting out to sea."

"Just like the people of Liyue often say 'May Lord Yan bless you,' the people who go out to sea often say 'May Lady Cangming bless you.' Do you know the status of Lady Cangming?"

"I understand roughly." Ying nodded. "So, do you want us to go to 'Jueyunjian' or 'Bailongxia'?"

"That depends on you. With that talisman, both ordinary immortals and that [Cangming Yuanjun] should listen to your explanation, but what is the effect..." [Young Master] spread his hands. "As of now, the immortals in Liyue must obey [Cangming Yuanjun], so finding that person is very useful, but [Cangming Yuanjun] has not participated in the "Inviting Immortals Ceremony" for hundreds of years. It is hard to say whether he is still in "White Dragon Gorge"."

"That is to say, if we go to 'Jueyunjian', there is a high possibility of finding an immortal, but it may not be useful, and it may even be a little dangerous." Ying made a summary after listening to the [Young Master]'s narration. "If we go to 'Bailongxia' and find [Cangming Yuanjun], we will definitely be able to prove our innocence, but we may not necessarily find [Cangming Yuanjun], right?"

"Right, that is it."

"Okay." Ying nodded, and then changed the subject. "It's hard for me to believe you [The Fatui] when you give me such a valuable thing."

"The immortals of Liyue will not appear unless something big happens. If all the immortals gather together and come to Liyue Harbor, the entire Liyue Harbor will be in chaos."

"Isn't this what the Fatui want to see? What do you Fatui want to do?"

After spending some time with Zhong Ling, Ying certainly knew some things.

"Oh, haha, Miss Ying, please don't say that." The Young Master spread his hands helplessly. "We the Fatui are just doing business, to be frank. The death of the Rock King would have caused chaos in Liyue Harbor."

"Inviting the immortals here will only make this chaos break out faster and disperse faster."

"You know, if there's chaos in Liyue Harbor, we'll lose a lot of Mora every day, so the fewer losses we can have, the better." Young Master said innocently.

"..." Although Ying knew that [Young Master] was definitely talking nonsense, there was nothing he could do now.

There's no use just waiting here.

"Anyway... let's find Linglong first." Ying took the talisman from the [Young Master]. "By the way, how can you be sure that the Immortal will believe that I'm innocent?"

"Isn't this simple?" The Young Master scratched his head. "The people of Liyue today have never seen the Rock God in action, so they naturally cannot understand the power of the God."

"However, the immortals who followed the [Gran God] to conquer Liyue understood that the [Martial God] who swept through thousands of armies was simply not someone you could kill."

"Time is running out. You must leave quickly. You must find the immortals before the messenger from the [Liyue Seven Stars] delivers the 'message' to them."

"..." Ying nodded slightly.

B.18 Seven Stars (This is the first chapter of the additional chapter)

"Traveler, do you believe that guy?" After avoiding the Thousand Rocks Army, Ying and Paimon quickly fled from Liyue Harbor.

"No, it's hard to believe him." Ying shook her head. "But the situation now is that we can't stay in Liyue Harbor any longer. We can't get caught no matter what."

"I just don't know what's going on with Linglong."

"Hmm... Traveler... Linglong, could it be..." Paimon's eyes showed a little fear. "If even the [Rock God] who is called the [Ancestor of All Immortals] was assassinated... Linglong is just an immortal..."

"No." Ying quickly shook her head. "Linglong..."

Ying wanted to say "Linglong is very strong", but even [Emperor Rock King] was assassinated... No matter how strong Linglong is, she will never be stronger than [Emperor Rock King]...

"Strange." Ying frowned. "The Rock King is so powerful, who could have assassinated him so quietly?"

Although the blood thunder above the 'Yujing Terrace' was indeed powerful, when [Emperor Rock King] passed away, even the existence that attacked him did not show up. This kind of strength is unimaginable.

Ying briefly recalled the strength of the white-haired woman who she and her brother had encountered that year, who called herself the "Sustainer of Heaven's Law."

In comparison, the existence of this assassin [Emperor Rock King] seems to be stronger.

Ying really found it hard to believe that the Rock King, who could create a large island with one strike, could be killed so easily.

Creation is more difficult than destruction, this is something everyone understands.

Even in the many worlds she had seen, destroying an island in one strike was not an uncommon occurrence, and she had even seen attacks that split an entire planet's atmosphere in two.

But creative ability is really rare.

"According to Linglong, the strongest point of [Emperor Rock King] is his defense. Almost nothing can break his defense. How could such a god be killed silently? Is this really possible?"

"Traveler, you mean..."

"Oh, don't worry about it for now, just bring the message to the immortal." Ying sighed.

She is indeed very fast, but the Thousand Rock Army has mounts.

It is very difficult to reach Jueyunjian and find the immortal before the Qianyan Army notifies the immortal.

After all, Ying didn't know where the immortal was, but the Thousand Rocks Army should know.

----

"Ningguang, what's going on?" A girl with long purple hair tied into double spiral buns rushed to the landmark building "Qun Yu Pavilion" above "Liyue Harbor" with a menacing step. "The Emperor was assassinated, and you actually put the blame on the ordinary people who were watching the ceremony?"

"How could a mere mortal possibly harm the Emperor?"

This girl is no ordinary person, but Keqing, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, who is in charge of the land development and planning of Liyue.

Although Keqing has always been dissatisfied with the fact that [Ground Lord] could make decisions at a glance in Liyue, she is still very clear about the fact that [Ground Lord] has unparalleled combat power.

"Keqing? Please take a seat first." Ningguang leaned on the table and looked at the newcomer. "There are many strange things about this matter."

"At first, I only asked the Thousand Rock Army to seal off the scene. My original intention was not to find the person who assassinated the Emperor among the crowd, because it is impossible for a mortal to assassinate the Emperor."

Ningguang is also very clear about this matter.

Perhaps ordinary people do not understand the power of [Ground Emperor], but as the [Seven Stars of Liyue], it is impossible for them not to know. Even if their understanding is not comprehensive, just a partial understanding can also let them know the power of [Ground Emperor].

"So you block the whole place..."

“Of course, it’s to prevent stampedes.” Ningguang spread her hands. “Isn’t the duty of the Thousand Rock Army to maintain the stability of Liyue and the safety of its people?”

"..." Keqing pressed her forehead. "So, what about the person being hunted?"

"This is where the strange thing happened." Ningguang's expression became very serious, and her bright eyes flashed fiercely. "I checked every [Qianyan Army] that was in the 'Yujing Terrace' at that time, but I didn't find the first one who 'discovered the suspicious person'."

"Most of the soldiers said they didn't remember who it was. After checking them one by one, no one knew who it was."

"What?!" Keqing's eyes widened. "How is this possible?"

"That's where the weird part comes in." Ningguang took a deep breath. "Just before you arrived, I checked the Thousand Rocks Army of Yujing Terrace and the number of their equipment."

"What's even weirder is that... the man was clearly wearing the uniform of the Thousand Rock Army and holding a Black Tassel Spear, but after inspection, we found that neither the armor nor the Black Tassel Spear was missing anything."

"..." Keqing fell into deep thought. "What are you going to do next?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the foreigner has already left Liyue Harbor, and is most likely going to look for the immortal under someone's plan." Ningguang told Keqing her guess. "The person behind the scenes wants Liyue to be in chaos."