What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

"Yes, it was Miss Ying." Ningguang nodded. "Originally, the Seven Stars should have sent someone to inform the immortals of the Emperor's death, but this job was done by Miss Ying."

"Hmm... um..." Ganyu nodded slightly. "As for Ms. Ying, a friend specifically asked me to handle the naturalization procedures for her. There is absolutely no problem with her identity."

It is better to say that for those who are specifically instructed by [Cangming Yuanjun] to go through the naturalization procedures, it is okay even if there are problems.

“Is that so?” Ningguang nodded slightly. “Speaking of which, Miss Linglong from the Zhong family…”

"No, it's okay." Ningguang found that Ganyu's eyes changed when she mentioned the rich lady.

How should I put it...I just suddenly felt a little more energetic.

His previously sleepy expression changed a little.

Seeing Ganyu's slightly changing expression, Ningguang realized that her guess about the 'rich lady' was not wrong.

"Ganyu, could you please inform Miss Ying that I want to meet her and clear up the misunderstanding that she is 'wanted'?" Ningguang looked at Ganyu and asked. "Miss Ying is quite capable. If I visit her rashly, she might just run away."

This is just an excuse. After all, Ningguang is still considered an "enemy" to Ying.

If Ganyu were to inform Ying, at least the person behind Ganyu would know that she had no ill intentions.

"Well... that's no problem." Ganyu nodded. "When does Miss Ningguang want to meet Miss Ying?"

"Then... tomorrow at noon." Ningguang said after a moment's thought. "After all, it's best to talk about things over a dinner party."

"Oh, okay." Ganyu said she understood.

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"Let's go to the 'Northland Bank'." After having dinner with Zhongli, Ying looked at his wallet which was almost empty and took Paimon directly to the 'Northland Bank' to 'find trouble'.

If she can't get reimbursed, she will be left with no money tomorrow.

And I don’t know whether Zhong Ling will come back tonight. If she doesn’t, I won’t be able to afford food tomorrow.

"Come to think of it." Paimon suddenly thought of something. "The [Young Master] who will reimburse us is the holder of the 'Water God's Eye', and Linglong is also of water attribute."

"I remember that among the Fatui, there were some people called Fire Debt Collectors."

"Then, can [Young Master] and Linglong be called [Water Reimbursement Payers]?"

Paimonna's interest in giving people nicknames resurfaced.

But if this nickname is heard...

"Paimeng, if Linglong hears what you said, aren't you afraid that Linglong won't give you food?" Ying's eyes twitched. "You don't think that you can say anything when Linglong is not around, do you?"

"Uh!" Paimon shrank his neck. "Ling... Linglong is so nice, I don't care."

"...That's true." Ying nodded after thinking about Zhong Ling's tolerance towards Paimeng.

(Lingbao·Sea of ​​Tolerance)

"Hey, isn't this Miss Ying and little Paimeng? Have you had dinner?" Just as they were chatting, the voice of [Young Master] was heard.

"Wow, what a classic Liyue greeting." Paimon exclaimed. "Master, you have lived in Liyue for quite a while, right?"

When people from Liyue meet, most of them will ask "Have you eaten?"

According to Zhong Ling, "Food is very important. It is the basis of survival. Only when you have a full stomach can you have the energy to do what you need to do."

In Liyue's history, "eating" is a very important part.

That's why there is this habit of using "Have you eaten?" as a greeting.

"Um... it seems not short anymore." The [Young Master] laughed awkwardly after being mentioned by Paimon. "It's not just me. Everyone at the 'Northland Bank' has also developed this habit."

"But to be honest, 'Have you had dinner yet?' is a more natural greeting than 'Good evening' and it is easier to start a conversation."

After all, "Have you had dinner?" is a greeting and a topic in itself, while "Good evening" is just a pure greeting.

"Yes, that's true." Ying nodded slightly. "A lot of preparations for the 'Send Immortal Ceremony' have been completed, but the funding is a little bit..."

"Hmm? Miss Ying, are you here to ask me to reimburse the bill? No problem, as long as the bill is reasonable..." [Young Master] was stunned when he saw the receipt that Ying took out.

The cost of three boxes of top-quality "Night Mooring Stones", the cost of the jewelers who made the sacrificial utensils, the cost of the top-quality "Rainbow Flowers", the labor cost of boiling the "Ointment"...

Yes, although it was not much, the cost of the 'Rainbow Flowers' given away by the merchant for free and the cost of asking Ying'er to make the 'ointment' were also simply included in the bill by Ying.

Anyway, this is 'reasonable spending'.

"These are the receipts that need to be reimbursed today, and I'm temporarily paying for all of them. If they're not reimbursed, I won't be able to afford food tomorrow." Ying started crying poor and said that you must reimburse me today.

“Ah, this…” [Young Master] looked at the huge amount of money, his hands trembling slightly.

Everything else is a small expense, but three boxes of top-quality 'Night Stone'...

"Does it take three boxes..." the Young Master asked, pointing at the bill.

"Although it's written as three boxes, there aren't many in reality. The 'Zhuzhao' grade 'Yebo Stone' is very expensive." Ying said as a matter of course, with her hands on her hips.

"Hiss...Okay, I understand." [Young Master] nodded slightly.

Indeed, the price of jade fluctuates greatly.

And the 'Zhu Zhao' level... sounds really top-notch.

It should be worth the price.

B.35 Ganyu

"So cool!" Holding the bag of money reimbursed by the Young Master, Ying and Paimeng high-fived.

"Great!" Paimon also nodded vigorously.

"But if you think about it carefully, we just asked for reimbursement and a portion of the labor fee. We didn't actually make any profit..." It was obvious that he had obtained a huge fortune, but if he thought about it carefully, he was just getting back the money he had paid out.

When I think about it this way, there is nothing to be happy about.

"Didn't we make money from the three 'Rainbow Flowers'?" Because Ying'er's labor fee had already been paid, there was no need to send it to Ying'er specially.

"Yes, three top-quality 'Rainbow Flowers' are worth quite a bit of money."

"Miss Ying, please stay." Suddenly, a voice caught Ying's attention, and she looked in the direction where the voice came from.

"..."Ying was completely dumbfounded.

I thought my wife's outfit was sexy enough, but I didn't expect... do you Liyue people really go out wearing sexy lingerie and a few pieces of fabric? !

No, I’m from Liyue. Well, I’ve already become a Liyue citizen.

"Miss Ying?" With her eyes half open and looking like she would fall asleep at any moment, the 'girl' flashed in front of Ying accompanied by a burst of icy mist.

"So fast!" I have been in this world for so long and have met many strong people, but the only one Ying has seen who is faster than this girl is Zhong Ling who went berserk in Mondstadt nearly a month ago.

Zhong Ling's speed was so fast that Ying was not even aware of it and was easily captured.

Although Ying's body could not keep up with the girl's speed, her eyes had already caught up.

"Miss Ying, are you okay?" Ganyu tilted her head. Ying's dazed look just now seemed a little strange.

"Uh, it's okay." Because she didn't notice any ill intentions from the other party, and even had obvious good intentions, Ying didn't become alert.

Well, it would be better to say that if the other party had malicious intentions, she would have been defeated at that moment.

"I am Ganyu, the secretary of Yuehaiting."

"Huh? This style of clothing... if the back is moved to the front and lifted up to cover the chest... well, it looks very similar to Linglong." Although the clothes of this person named Ganyu look too sexy.

But after Ying took a closer look, she found that, apart from the black...underwear, the rest of the pieces of fabric were somewhat similar in style to Zhong Ling's divine outfit.

"Um...I'm Ying..." Ying took a half step back and put some distance between herself and Ganyu.

They were too close, and the icy coolness and unknown fragrance on the other person made Ying inexplicably feel as if she was facing Zhong Ling.

"I know. I was the one who handled Miss Ying's naturalization procedures." Gan Yu nodded with a smile.

"Actually, I wanted to meet Miss Ying a few days ago, but due to work reasons, I had to reject Lord Zhong Ling's invitation and was unable to meet Miss Ying. It's really a pity." Ganyu sighed with some regret.

"Eh?! Is Miss Ganyu the friend Linglong was talking about?!" Paimon widened his eyes in shock.

"Friend..." Ganyu muttered the word in a low voice. "Master Zhong Ling and I cannot be called friends..."

"But Linglong said, 'My friend has been busy with work recently and doesn't have time to keep the appointment.' I think she was talking about Miss Ganyu, right?" Ying asked Ganyu.

"Well, I'm really sorry for breaking promises several times." Ganyu said with a slight blush on her cheeks.

"So, what's the matter with Miss Ganyu coming to see me?" Ying blinked. "Linglong doesn't seem to be coming back today."

"It's like this. Actually, I came here with work this time." Ganyu changed the topic to work. "I came to see Miss Ying as the messenger of Miss Ningguang from Tianquan Star."

A letter suddenly appeared in Ganyu's hand. It was unknown whether she was in the space of the "Eye of God" or the [External Scene Technique] like Zhong Ling.

"This letter is an invitation letter from Miss Ningguang to Miss Ying as one of the [Liyue Seven Stars - Tianquan Star]. The purpose is to explain to you face to face the whole story of how you were attacked by the [Thousand Rocks Army] that day. I am worried that you will become hostile due to your identity as one of the [Liyue Seven Stars], so I was sent to inform you."

"Ningguang?" Ying took the envelope handed to her by Ganyu.

"Yes." Ganyu nodded. "Miss Ningguang, let me explain a little bit. You were attacked by the Thousand Rocks Army. It was actually a conspiracy against Liyue. Miss Ningguang is still investigating which force it was."

"However, Miss Ying can trust Miss Ningguang. I can guarantee this with my identity."

"Ms. Ganyu's identity?" Ying blinked in confusion. "You mean, as Linglong's friend?"

"Well..." Gan Yu's lips slightly raised. "Actually... Master Zhong Ling and I are actually the younger and the older."

"I have been with Master Zhong Ling since I was a child..."

Ganyu was raised by Zhong Ling since she was a child. Until now, Zhong Ling still misses the chubby Ganyu who was very comfortable to hold.

Although Ganyu was fat at that time, with Zhong Ling's strength, she could be lifted up even if she was several times heavier.

What is the power of dragon!

Oh, should I say it’s the power of water?

"Oh, is that so?" Although it sounded a little strange at first, on second thought, Zhong Ling is already over 4,700 years old, so it's normal that this woman named Gan Yu is Zhong Ling's junior.

"If that's the case, then I understand." Ying nodded and opened the envelope in her hand. "You invited me to meet you at the 'Qun Yu Pavilion' tomorrow at noon. Is that the 'Qun Yu Pavilion' in the sky?"

"Yes, that's right." Gan Yu nodded. "Miss Ying, don't worry."

"Of course I'm relieved." Ying stopped Ganyu from continuing to explain.

"That's good. If Miss Ying is worried, I can accompany you to the 'Qun Yu Pavilion' at noon tomorrow."

"No, no, Miss Ganyu must be very busy at work. I can do it." Ying waved her hand quickly.

"Then I'll take my leave first." Ganyu nodded with a smile, and then her body gradually turned into an icy shadow and disappeared, and no one knew where her real body had gone.

"What a fast speed." Ying looked at the slowly disappearing ice shadow.

"However, it turns out that Miss Ganyu was raised by Linglong." Paimon stepped on the air excitedly.

"Well, Miss Ganyu's aura is very similar to Linglong's."

B.36 A Night Without Linglong

"Let me see what you guys want to do." Zhong Ling dived into the deep sea and stared at the runes in front of him.

"[Abyss Cult]... Humph." Zhong Ling's fingertips touched each other, and [Divine Power] rippled through their fingertips.

Runes were written from her fingertips, and the golden runes floated down one by one and sank into the seabed.

As these runes appeared, the old runes under [Guoyun Pavilion] gradually became dim.

Zhong Ling had roughly guessed it.

"Brother allowed these guys from the Abyss to break the seal here, just for that moment in a few days." Although Morax did not say it clearly, Zhong Ling was not stupid. She followed Morax's plan step by step, and she naturally understood Morax's intention.

The [Abyss Cult] will destroy the seal of the Eight Snakes and will release them at that time, and the death of [Cangming Yuanjun] will definitely happen at this moment.

But now it seems that these guys from the [Abyss Cult] seem to be afraid of something.

I don’t know whether they are worried that [Emperor Rock King]’s soul returning to heaven is a setup, or they are simply afraid that [Cangming Yuanjun] will discover them.

Therefore, the actions of the [Abyss Cult] are extremely covert.

It is normal to have such concerns. [Cangming Yuanjun] is the water of Liyue, and although Baqiu is the demon god of the sea, he is now suppressed.

In other words, the current 'Yunlai Sea' is actually controlled by [Cangming Yuanjun].

They do things stealthily in the sea, and they will be discovered if they are not careful.

This is like the omnipresent wind in Mondstadt and the land of Liyue; as long as it is noticed, nothing can escape its detection.