Yes, Lady Funina!

"If you want to go, give me your hand and I will share my elemental perception with you." Richard stretched out his hand. After hesitating for a moment, Navia placed her hand on Richard's palm.

Because of the gloves, it was difficult to feel the hand. After seeing this, Funina thought that since there were so many people there, it shouldn't be a big deal. So she couldn't suppress her curiosity and took the other person's hand.

When Clorinde saw this scene, she didn't know what to say for a moment. In fact, she wanted to see it, but Richard only had two hands...

Then she saw Linnet calmly walk to Richard, put her hand on Richard's shoulder, and closed her eyes.

Clorinde followed suit and placed her hand on Richard's other shoulder, requesting shared elemental perception.

Soon Clorinde's request for a visit was approved, and everyone finally saw the scene in the Dew Spring.

What comes into view is a water element life form that is completely blue, and this life form also has its own name - pure water elf.

However, the water body of this pure water elf is not pure. Generally speaking, the more abundant the water element of a pure water elf, the purer its water body, and the corresponding power will naturally be stronger.

The pure water elf in front of him not only had impure water, but its body was also somewhat scattered, as if it was a product of a mixture of various forces, rather than a natural elemental life form.

Vash stood in front of the pure water elf, his height not even reaching its waist. He raised his head and looked at the elemental elf in front of him, absolutely certain that Vinel's voice came from the other's body.

"Vinyl...is that you? I'm Vashie, Vinyl..." Vashie said in a trembling voice. To him, his lover's appearance was no longer important. He only cared about whether the other person was Vinyl, the lover for whom he was willing to give everything.

"Vash? Why are you here? I said... you are not needed..." This is Vinel speaking.

"You... look a lot older. How long has it been?"

Before Vashé had time to think about why Vinier said that, he quickly replied: "It's been... more than ten years. Since the day you left, I have been suffering for more than ten years."

"For the past ten years, I have lived only to restore you. Everything else is meaningless to me..."

"Ah, am I dreaming? I actually have this opportunity to tell you everything I think in my heart..."

"Vinelle...you are everything to me. Without you, I don't know how to live..."

Vash's words and his emotions were passed through the water flow and were known to the pure water.

Even Navia had to admit that the other party's feelings for Vinier were so deep that they moved people - but this was not a reason for him to do evil, nor was it an excuse for him to kill countless lives and destroy countless families in Fontaine!

Navia was about to open her mouth and wanted to tell Vinier about the crimes that the other party had committed over the years, but Richard squeezed her hand.

Navia looked at Richard, only to find that he shook his head at her and motioned for her to continue watching patiently.

With Richard's reminder, Navia finally calmed down and chose to trust the man next to her.

After these years of experience as the host of the Rose Thorn Club, Navia is no longer the impulsive young lady who was easily controlled by her emotions.

Just as Navia looked at the old figure of Vash in the distance and the huge pure water elf in front of him, something strange happened suddenly.

Only to hear the pure water spirit speak again: "And I think...Vashey, it would be better without you."

Everyone present except Richard was stunned, especially Vash. He stared at the elf in front of him with wide eyes and trembling voice in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Then the shape of the pure water elf began to change. Its head transformed into the faces of many young girls, and its voice also changed with the changes in its face.

"If it weren't for you, I would have finished law school and maybe become a first-rate 'agent'..."

"If I didn't have you, I would be able to continue my dream of painting. One day, the Mo Mang Hall would be filled with my paintings..."

"Without you... I can at least be with my mother, so that she will not die alone and shed tears..."

Many voices intertwined, and the content could no longer be distinguished. Finally, the sound suddenly rose, became sharp and hateful, containing the strongest and purest hatred in the world.

"It's all because of your selfishness, Vashe, it's all because of you."

Such a strange scene made Vasher feel like he was struck by lightning. He looked at the approaching pure water elf and couldn't help but take a few steps back and said, "You...wait, you are not Weiner...who are you!?"

Not to mention Vasai, seeing this strange scene in front of him, coupled with that rather resentful voice, even Funina couldn't help but hide behind Richard, poking her head out from behind him, putting her hands on Richard's back and asked: "What...what is that?"

"[Sacrifice] is also the victim of the serial disappearance of young girls. It is the collective consciousness of every girl who died at Vash's hands."

"Although their bodies have dissipated, their consciousnesses are flowing in the fetal sea water, and eventually merge into one like converging waters, no longer dispersing."

"What Vashé has to face now is the real trial for the crimes he committed over the past decade. This is also what he deserves."

As the words fell, the "judgment" in the distance had already begun.

"Why...what about Vignelle?"

"She won't want to see you anymore. Every ray of her consciousness is avoiding you. This is the result of your selfishness. You selfishly took away our young lives, saying that you were willing to do everything for her..."

"But you never considered whether she would like to see these things, and whether she would be disappointed with you. You are a liar, a murderous demon, and a self-indulgent coward. But the only thing is that you are not Vignelle's lover."

"Ever since the first girl you killed died and her consciousness merged with Vignel's, she has hated you."

"I... I... don't... Vinier, she hates me... won't... let me see her, please..." Vashie could no longer organize his words. As this pure water elf born from sin spoke, Vashie's heart collapsed.

He realized that what the other person said was true and not out of revenge, but this was what he could not accept the most.

Lies don't hurt people, but the truth is the sharpest knife.

"Remember? At the beginning I said not to let you come to me. This is what the real Viniel meant. She really doesn't want to see you..."

"But there is another meaning at the same time, which is the last bit of pity she has left for you."

"Because she knows...if you come here, "we"...will never let you go."

At this point, the trial was gradually coming to an end, and with the pure water elves approaching, Vashie had nowhere to escape.

Being hugged by the huge pure water spirit, the whole person was completely dissolved in the body of the pure water spirit. However, this time the dissolution was not integration... but real dissolution, without leaving any residue.

The collective consciousness within the pure water elves all refused to allow 'Vash' to be integrated into the body. What they wanted to see was that Vash completely disappeared from the world, so they did not want even an alternative stock.

At this point, Vashie's soul was truly gone, but the scars he left on Fontaine would not heal quickly just because of his disappearance.

After dissolving Vashé, the pure water elf turned its gaze to Richard and to Funina behind him.

Furninna was stared at by the pure water elf so hard that her hair stood up. Richard, who was standing between her and the pure water elf, said at this moment: "The grudge is over. Please go away now."

"No...you are not...water god..."

Before the pure water elf could finish speaking, this pure water elf formed by the mixture of many consciousnesses began to dissipate, decomposing from a huge pure water elf into many small pure water elves, and then turned into humans. Among them was a familiar face, who was the leader of the treasure-stealing group who had been dissolved by the original fetal sea water.

At this moment, these people's faces were full of calmness, as if all the emotions before had been settled under the spring water along with Richard's words, leaving only the most essential part of their souls.

"May you all rest in peace." After Richard said this, he and the women behind him severed their consciousness connection with Lu Jingquan.

"What happened just now was..." Furninna was still a little frightened. She could clearly feel the malice of those consciousnesses towards her.

She didn't understand where all this malice came from and why it was directed at her.

"It's just groundless anger. Lady Finina, don't mind it. Those are just a collection of fragmented consciousnesses. The many consciousnesses that make up the consciousness body are full of paranoia and resentment. It's not surprising that they are aggressive towards foreign consciousnesses." Richard said.

"What did you just do?"

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes. After fulfilling their long-cherished wish, this is their best destination." Richard was unwilling to say more, and instead showed a look of regret, "It's a pity that I didn't hear the voice I wanted to hear today."

"You won't hear it again!"

"Really? That's great, Lady Funina."

Volume 86: Chapter : The Emperor is assassinated, Richard wants to go to Liyue

Vache's death did not cause much stir. After diagnosis, the doctor determined that Vache died of excessive shock.

As Richard was the guarantor of Vashjerg's trip, the other party's accidental death naturally led to him being questioned internally by the Momang Palace. Since it was an internal issue, the department responsible for this questioning was the administrative department.

In order to avoid suspicion, Richard specifically asked Linnet to write and Funina to preside over the questioning.

After careful and detailed inquiries, it was finally determined that Vash's death had nothing to do with Richard, the Executive Secretary of the Administrative Department, and was purely an accident.

"Did you expect Vashie to die from the beginning?"

After the questioning, Funina signed her name on the file, then handed the document to Clorinde and asked her to throw it into the trash... in the archive room.

"Does this also fall within the scope of questioning?" Richard asked.

"No, I'm just curious."

"Are there any recording devices?"

“Who would keep this in their office?”

Richard looked away calmly.

"Really?" Furninna has begun to recall whether she said anything she shouldn't have said when she went to Richard's office.

"At this point, it doesn't matter whether Vashé will die or not. Even if I tell him not to go see Vignelle because his life will be in danger, do you think he will listen to me? Besides, there is no need for me to warn that kind of person."

"That's right..." Furniture felt that what Richard said made sense.

"On the contrary..."

"I've already accompanied you to Lujing Spring. After such a long time, the voice you mentioned might have sunk to the bottom of the pool..." Before Richard could finish his words, Funina interrupted his spell vigilantly.

Richard laughed and said, "Lady Fernina, that's not what I want to say..."

"?" Funina slowly typed a question mark.

"I want to ask, Lady Funina, why do you look so listless today? Did you not sleep well last night?"

Richard noticed early on that Funina was not very energetic today. Just when they were chatting, Richard saw Funina yawning several times.

When she heard Richard mention this, an unnatural expression appeared on Furninna's face, and her eyes became a little erratic.

All of this is to blame on the pure water elf seen in Lu Jingquan’s sea of ​​consciousness yesterday. After dissolving Vashé, the other party turned his gaze towards Funina.

That look, which contained the purest malice in the world, left such a deep impression on Funina that she had several nightmares that night.

Can't sleep, can't sleep at all.

It was almost dawn when Funina finally got some sleep, but it was obviously not enough, which led to her being so listless today.

"No, nothing. I just stayed up late last night to read a new script..."

"It must be a nightmare."

"!!!" Funina's ahoge hair stood up and she stared at Richard with her almond-shaped eyes wide open.

And you said you can't read minds!

"Normal people will have bad associations when encountering that kind of situation, and it is normal to have nightmares at night." Richard poured a cup of black tea and then pushed the cup in front of Funina.

"Have a cup of black tea to calm your nerves."

"Oh, thank you..." Fu Nina thanked him subconsciously, then she reacted and said quickly, "Wait, no, I'm the God of Water, how could I have a nightmare? I told you I stayed up late to read the script..."

"Then does Lady Funina still remember what is in the script?"

"This... this script is confidential. How can I tell you?"

"Oh~ So this is also a secret. Lady Funina is really unpredictable. It seems that I still have a long way to go before I can completely gain your trust." Richard said as he poured himself a cup of black tea.

When Furninna saw that Richard did not pursue the matter further, she breathed a sigh of relief and secretly marveled that her ability to respond to changing circumstances was getting stronger and stronger.

Looking at Richard calmly drinking his tea, Funina suddenly remembered what Richard had told her not long ago: he had found a way to completely gain her trust.

In the end, there is still no movement at all!

Thinking of this, Funina breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt a little disappointed for some reason. She couldn't help but say, "As a god, it is normal for mortals to not understand you. You don't have to care about it, and you don't have to delve into it."

"Oh? Lady Funina, are you going to go back on your word?"

"Who, who went back on their word! I told you not to waste your time and efforts! You don't know how to appreciate a good person!" Funina looked so cute when she was angry. Her eyebrows were furrowed, her cheeks were flushed with pink, and her heterochromatic eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Richard's face closely.

In her heart, she both hoped that Richard would give up and didn't want him to give up. Even Finina herself didn't know whether she hoped more for the former or the latter.

It's always very confusing.

It's really easy to understand what Funina is thinking~

After hearing what Furniture said, Richard couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't worry, Lady Furniture, we will have some clues in a few days."

Richard has already written a letter and sent it to Liyue. Although he has not received a reply yet, it is almost time.

In a few days, Liyue's annual ceremony to invite the immortals will be held. The Rock Emperor will then appear at the ceremony. I think he will see his letter by then, so he doesn't have to go to Liyue to ask for the contract in person.

After all, a contract involving gods cannot be made binding by simply saying "God of contracts, etc." like an ordinary oath.

And the most important thing is, if I don’t make it a little fancy, Funina won’t believe it, right?

Speaking of which, he hasn't been to Liyue for a long time. He remembers that the last time he went to Liyue was more than 20 years ago.

They encountered many interesting things on the way. What impressed Richard the most was not the prosperity of Liyue Harbor, but the two little girls.

A man walked barefoot from Yaoguang Beach to the South Pier, carrying a basket of goods on his small shoulders and selling them all the way. His perseverance and determination left a deep impression on Richard.

So they traveled together. In this case, the word "single" was not appropriate, but the child was not good at accepting other people's kindness and liked to use Mora to measure feelings. Fortunately, the situation had improved before they parted. I just don't know how she was doing after he left.

Speaking of which, I have not told the other party my name yet, and the other party has done the same. This is in line with the old saying in Liyue - the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water.