Original God, I am the only designated Red King God Envoy of Xumi

Chapter 104: Dina Zedai

"But... we have already started preparing!" In the Grand Bazaar, at the Zubair Theater, Sheikh Zubair's face was full of embarrassment. He stood under the stage and argued with a man dressed as a scholar, but it was obvious that he had no chance of winning in the territory of the House of Fatwas.

"Impossible." The scholar shook his head coldly. "Allowing your theater to continue to exist is already a huge concession. This wise city has no need for irrational art. If you perform something more 'intelligent', perhaps there will be a chance of recovery."

"But... the performances at the Zubair Theater are meant to bring laughter to everyone. Haven't people who watched my performances always laughed happily?" Nilu's words were filled with uncontrollable anxiety. "Why, if that's the case, why are we banning our performances?"

The scholar was clearly annoyed by the people before him. He waved his hand, interrupting their explanations, and said coldly, "This is what the Great Sage meant."

“…” As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into silence.

"Besides, how could the guys who come to watch your performance be wise people? They are destined to go against wisdom." The scholar pushed his glasses and strode out of the Grand Bazaar, with only rejection of this place in his eyes.

The silence lasted for a while until a mercenary arrived with a young woman in elegant clothes, and both of them were accompanied by Amber.

"What's going on? Why is the atmosphere here so depressing?" It was the mercenary who broke the silence. She walked forward and asked everyone.

"Nilu, what's wrong with you?" The elegantly dressed woman quickly came to Nilu's side and held her hand. She seemed to empathize with Nilu's immense loss, and her words were full of concern.

"Sheikh, what's going on? I think I saw people from the House of Faith just leaving here." Amber remained relatively calm. She came to Sheikh's side and asked, "Are they trying to make things difficult for you again?"

"...If only it were just a nuisance." Sheikh sighed deeply, his words tinged with complaint for a moment, but he reacted a moment later, "I'm sorry, I slipped up. We were supposed to be preparing to celebrate the Flower God's Birthday, but we encountered this unexpected situation."

"We had originally planned to give the best performance to Dina Zedai who came from afar, but now it seems that there is no chance..." Nilu said softly, with an unconcealable loss in her voice.

The elegantly dressed and intellectually eloquent woman is named Dina Zedai. She is a young girl who arrived in Xumi City a few days ago and quickly established good relationships with everyone at the Zubair Theater. She is a patient with demonic scale disease and claims to have been helped by the Little Auspicious Grass King when she was a child.

The reason for coming to Xumi City this time was, on the one hand, that he had heard that a medicine that was very effective in treating the demonic scale disease had become popular in Xumi City, and on the other hand, he wanted to participate in the Flower God Birthday Ceremony and celebrate the birthday of the Little Auspicious Grass King. The mercenary beside her was Dixia, and the two of them were destined to be together.

Dina Zedai comes from the Humayi family. The Humayi family once fell into a crisis when they went to the desert to do business, and were eventually rescued by Dishiya's adoptive father. This time they chose to hire Dishiya as a bodyguard. One reason was that they trusted Dishiya's strength and character, and the other was the kindness of Dishiya's adoptive father who rescued them.

"Everyone...what exactly happened just now?" Dina Zedai looked left and right, and finally set her sights on Sheikh. Seeing this, Sheikh sighed again.

"It was the people from the House of Commands who didn't allow us to hold the Flower Goddess Birthday Festival again this time, and they said it was the will of the great sage..." Xie He shook his head with a heavy expression. After hearing this, the three of them fell into silence for a while.

"How could... this happen?" Dina Zedai put her hands on her heart, feeling lost for a moment. Dixia was also indignant about the news: "Those guys are so cruel! They promote their wisdom and we celebrate our festival, how can this be an obstacle to them!"

"..." Amber did not speak immediately. She fell into silence for a moment. Everyone in the Zubair Theater had a close relationship with her. Out of emotion, she really wanted to help everyone, but in this special period, she could not just follow her emotions.

"Eh—wait a minute?" Dixia seemed to have thought of something. She turned her gaze to Amber, "Isn't Nafi very prestigious and famous in the House of Religion? How about you try a little harder?"

Dishia didn't know that Amber and Nefe were the same person. It was a coincidence that she met Dina Zede and Amber in Xumi City - both parties came to the Zubair Theater and provided some help in the planning of the festival.

"...I'm sorry." Amber closed her eyes and shook her head, which made Dishia's heart sink. "My fame and status are in the academic world. As for the Church of God, I have never held even a single official position. Therefore, I have no influence on decisions like this."

What Amber said was not false. It was indeed difficult for her to reverse the decision of the Council of Ordinances on her own, unless she used some connections - but it was not a good time to do so at this special moment.

"...That's right." Dixia sighed deeply, shook her head, and fell silent for a moment.

"No..." Sheikh gritted his teeth. "Everyone has been looking forward to this festival for a long time. I can't bear to see it ruined by the Fatwa."

Everyone present focused their attention on Sheikh, awaiting his decision. After meeting everyone's gaze, Sheikh spoke, "I still have some connections. Everyone, just continue organizing the festival, and don't stop your training, Nilu."

"I will try my best to plead for mercy. Even if it takes all my strength, I will let this festival go on!" After saying this, Sheikh hurried to the outside of the Grand Bazaar. Everyone present looked at each other, watching Sheikh's back slowly disappear into the distance.

"...Since Mr. Sheikh has said so, Nilu, let's get moving. I will help you." Dina Zedai patted Nilu's shoulder. Nilu nodded, but she looked at Dina Zedai hesitantly: "But...your body?"

"Yes, Miss, your body won't tolerate you being overworked. Leave it to me." Dixia waved her hand and took the initiative to take on these chores. "Anyway, I like everyone in the Grand Bazaar. Seeing how busy you are, I wanted to lend a hand."

"...I'll pay you for it, Dishia." Dina Zedai thought for a moment and offered Dishia a favor. "As for my health, thanks to Xumi's new anti-demon scale medicine, it's improved a lot. I feel more energetic than before. I should be able to do some less strenuous work."

"Then, how about Dina Zedai prepare some props with the logistics team?" Amber pushed her glasses and made a suggestion. Dina Zedai might feel that her magic scale disease was slowly getting better, but Amber, as a drug developer, could see that this was just an illusion caused by a temporary halt in the deterioration. The magic scale disease had already penetrated deep into Dina Zedai's internal organs, causing irreversible damage.

Unless the demonic scale disease miraculously disappears completely, Dina Zedai's health is doomed to never recover. Therefore, Amber guided Dina Zedai to do some light work, "I'll help too. Let's get moving."

No one mentioned the previous riot again. Everyone tacitly suppressed their uneasiness, chose to trust Sheikh, and continued to prepare for the festival. Dishia used her physical advantage, which was much stronger than ordinary people, to move heavy objects and medium and large props, while Dina Zede and Amber helped prepare the props together.

Dina Zedai is very accomplished in needlework. I wonder if it was because she couldn't leave the house when she was a child due to the magic scale disease. In comparison, Amber's needlework can only be said to be average. She has to leave the delicate parts to Dina Zedai and do the parts that don't require so much skills herself.

This situation continued until dinner time. Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was, Amber, after getting everyone's consent, decided to just keep going until it was time to go home and rest. Amber then became the temporary chef and cooked a big pot of rice for the first time in a long time.

If she thought about it carefully, she only cooked meals from a big pot when she first led the clan to settle down, and she never did it again after that.

While everyone was eating, Sheikh rushed back to the Zubair Theater and brought back good news.

"Huh..." Sheikh gulped down half a bottle of water. After he calmed down his breathing, he smiled and said, "I went to plead for mercy. It took some effort, but the result was good."

"The Grand Bazaar can celebrate the Flower Goddess' Birthday as usual. Nilu, you just need to rehearse well." Sheikh's words rekindled everyone's spirits. The good news dispelled the haze that shrouded their heads, and for a moment, everyone's enthusiasm for eating became even more intense.

While everyone was immersed in the joy of seeing the light of day, the Sheikh sighed quietly. Things weren't going as smoothly as he had promised. The Grand Bazaar could indeed celebrate the festival as normal, but the performances at the Zubair Theatre were not guaranteed to go ahead.

It is not necessarily a very interesting word. It can be a tactful rejection, but it is indeed mixed with a bit of vague hope. Sheikh chose to continue waiting with this hope. He really did not want to see the performance that the theater had prepared for a long time go to waste.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's eat first." Amber served Sheikh a bowl of rice. It was a combination of rice and stir-fried animal meat slices. The fatty but not greasy lean pork belly was added with some complementary vegetables. Paired with rice, it made people want to eat it. Although the quality was somewhat reduced because it was a big pot of rice, it was still delicious.

"Thank you." Sheikh knew that he could not hide his disappointment from the extremely sharp-eyed Amber, but the two of them tacitly said nothing. He took big mouthfuls of food, as if he wanted to chew and swallow his anxiety along with the food.

Everyone in the theater calmly prepared the final equipment, and the traveler in Daocheng Forest also said goodbye to the forest rangers. She embarked on a journey to Xumi City and met a young woman named "Lana" on the way.

Chapter 105: Late Arrival

Amber originally thought that Ying would be able to arrive in Xumi City soon, but the reality was beyond her expectation. After Nashida felt Ying communicating with the Seven-Day Statue, it took nearly a full month for Ying to actually arrive in Xumi City.

She immediately asked around about Amber's existence, but received no response until they began to describe her appearance and mentioned Amber's other name, "Nephi", and then she received a response.

"So... we were pestered by your fanatical fans to talk about your legendary deeds for two hours." Paimon rarely collapsed on the sofa, stopped flying, and gasped for breath.

"Me too... Huh - although you said you were quite famous in Xumi, I didn't expect it to be to this extent. It's terrible." Ying looked extremely frightened and collapsed on the sofa, feeling hopeless.

"You have worked so hard. I heard that you have done a lot of great things in Inazuma and Liyue during this period." Amber and Nashida handed a cup of tea to Ying and Paimon respectively. Paimon's cup was even sweetened with sugar considering her preference.

"If I could, I wouldn't want to do it. Most of the time, those things come to me on their own initiative." Ying took the tea. When she mentioned this, she felt even more tired for a moment. Paimeng nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"You two have come from afar and finally arrived in Xumi City. Do I need to take you to see Xumi City later? Or should we go for a walk in the wild to relax?" As she spoke, Amber walked closer to the freezer, took out two ice creams and handed them to the two.

"Forget about the wild... I've spent most of the past month running around in the wild." Ying sighed, "I haven't even reached Xumi City yet, but I've already almost run through the entire rainforest of Xumi."

"Yeah, originally I just met a ranger named Lana, but then I unexpectedly met Lanaro, and then..." Paimon opened the ice cream, took a big bite, and took a deep breath to gather strength, "Lan Roma Lan Pakati Lan Fila Lan Saka Lan Chan Tu Lan Ye Shi Lan La Jia Lan Nan Shi..."

"...Lanyedu Lansado!" Paimon spat out a bunch of Lannaro's names like pouring out beans, and after she finished speaking, she gasped for breath.

"It's amazing that Paimon remembers so much!" Nashida clapped her hands, which made Paimon feel a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Well, this is roughly what happened." Ying rubbed Paimon's head and began to briefly recount his adventure with Lanarro and others. Originally, in order to save Lana, they embarked on a journey to find Huanalana. After arriving at Huanalana, Ying learned that a long time ago, there was also a blond stranger who visited here. Ying immediately confirmed that the person was Kong.

Therefore, half to follow in Kong's footsteps and half to help the Lannaras and Lana, Ying found the Lannaras in the wild one by one and brought them back to celebrate the Worry-Free Festival. During this period, he experienced many adventures with various Lannaras, and constantly fought against the Wuliuta. Finally, after the Worry-Free Festival, Ying learned about the origin of the Wuliuta from Lanrama who remembered something.

Afterwards, the two of them embarked on a journey with Lan Rama to search for the past Huanalana, where they eradicated the Urdu. Lan Rama also replaced the original polluted Awakening Tree and transformed himself into a new Awakening Tree. Ying brought the fruit of the Awakening Tree to wake up Lana, thus ending this dreamlike adventure that lasted nearly a month.

"In the end, the Lannaros forgot everything about me. Only this wreath proves that everything was not false, and only the forest still remembers everything." Ying stared at the wreath in her hand in a trance. Amber and Nashida did not say much when they saw this. The Lannaros were such creatures, and this was what Ying was destined to experience.

"Thank you for your hard work." Amber felt extremely sympathetic towards Ying. "Stay and have lunch with us. I was just discussing with Nashida about making a bigger lunch today."

"Hmm... okay." As Amber brought up a new topic, Ying also broke away from those memories. The journey must continue. "After we finish eating, Paimon and I plan to go see the current Xumi City - does Amber have any recommendations?"

"There's not much to do in Xumi City." Amber smiled and opened the freezer again, preparing to take out ingredients to cook lunch. "If you really want to, you can go to Treasure Commercial Street, it's more lively there, or go to the Grand Bazaar, which is probably the most humane place in Xumi City, the academic city."

"... Come to think of it, Xumi City does lack some humanity. I've always felt like something was missing." Paimon swallowed his ice cream and said, "I wonder if it's because most of those scholars have such sullen faces."

"That question probably depends on the two of you. Amber and I have lived here for so long that we might not notice some things." Nashida smiled and changed the subject. "I'm going to help Amber cook. You two should sit for a while."

As a result, the conversation in Amber's residence became much quieter, leaving only the sound of food being prepared and the occasional chat between Ying and Paimon.

This scene lasted until the meal was ready. After everyone sat down at the table, the atmosphere became lively again. Paimon showed great enthusiasm for the Sumeru food on the table. It should be said that she knew how to eat and loved enjoying delicious food. Although she was small, she ate more than everyone present.

After lunch, Ying and Paimon said goodbye to Amber as planned, and walked into the crowd of Xumi City to visit the academic city. After Amber's recommendation, the two went to the Grand Bazaar, where they met Dishia, the gentle and enthusiastic Dina Zedai, and the friendly Zubayr and his group.

"Tomorrow is the Flower God's Birthday Festival. You two came at the perfect time." Dina Zedai was very enthusiastic towards Ying and Paimon. She had contributed a lot to the Flower God's Birthday Festival during this period.

"Dina Zedai is looking forward to the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival." Paimon sighed, his hands on his hips. "We originally thought that no one in Xumi City cared about the Little Auspicious Grass King, but we didn't expect there would be people like Dina Zedai and everyone in the Grand Bazaar."

"Yes, compared to the Little Auspicious Grass King, most people in Xumi City seem to believe in the Great Compassion Tree King more, even though she has passed away long ago." Ying looked up at the big tree where the Church of the Lords was located and sighed. She had never seen such a situation in the previous few countries.

"Because the people of Xumi City think that the Little Auspicious Grass King is too weak, her brilliance is far inferior to that of the Great Compassion Tree King. Therefore, even though the Great Compassion Tree King has passed away, people are still more concerned about missing the Great Compassion Tree King and turning a blind eye to the Little Auspicious Grass King." Dina Zedai explained, then she changed the subject and talked about her past.

"But that's not true. The little King of Auspicious Grass is a very gentle deity, with a heart that deeply cares for the people of Xumi." Dina Zedai placed her palm against her heart, her eyes gleaming brightly. "I suffer from demonic scale disease. As a child, I was frail and rarely left home. That small room was everything to me."

"My room is filled with all kinds of books and dolls, which my parents bought to make up for what I lack. But these things can never satisfy my longing for the outside world. I often look out the window, imagining what the world outside the window will look like, and looking forward to the day when I can really leave the house and go out to see the outside world."

"Dina Zedai..." Paimon's words were full of sympathy. She herself was a person who could not sit still and could not imagine being locked up in one place for many years.

"Paimon doesn't need to look at me like that - all this is in the past. Now I have Dishia and everyone from the Grand Bazaar accompanying me to witness the upcoming Flower Goddess Birthday Festival. I am already very satisfied." Dinazedai smiled softly, her smile full of tenderness.

"Yes, now there is a new anti-magic scale disease drug, and the young lady's health has improved a lot. After the young lady recuperates for a while, I plan to take her to the desert for a look." Dixia also smiled. Her smile was free and easy, and she had expectations for the future.

"I'm really looking forward to our upcoming trip to the desert—and if Ying and Paimon are free, they can come along," Dina Zedai responded to Dishia's words. "Back to the point, the more I looked forward to it, the more disappointed I became as time went by. My health didn't improve, so I closed myself off and fell into an unprecedented state of loss."

"At this time... it was the little Auspicious Grass King who saved me." Dina Zedai looked towards the Pure Good Palace, a hint of piety in her eyes for a moment. "She comforted me in my dreams and told me so many stories, giving me hope to face life again."

"And later, with the help of the Little Lucky Grass King, I rekindled my courage to face adversity, and my life got better day by day. Now, I even have the opportunity to personally experience the Flower Goddess Birthday Festival and celebrate the Little Lucky Grass King's birthday."

"From then on, I understood that the Little Auspicious Grass King was an incredibly gentle deity. She might still be weak, but her concern for me was genuine. She might not be as powerful as the Great Compassionate Tree King, but she was definitely not as useless as some scholars believed."

"It seems that those people really don't know what's good." Paimon and Ying looked at each other, and she agreed with Dinazedai's opinion.

"I don't expect to convince anyone. I'm already quite content to meet so many like-minded people in the Grand Bazaar." Dina Zedai took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement surging in her heart. "Look at the time. It's getting late. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's Flower Goddess Festival. Therefore, I need to rest early so I can be in better shape for tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow, Dina Zedai." Paimon waved to Dina Zedai upon hearing that. The two of them watched Dina Zedai and Dishiya's backs slowly going away. As for the Flower Goddess Birthday Festival that Dina Zedai and the people in the Grand Bazaar frequently mentioned, the two of them couldn't help but look forward to it after constantly hearing and watching it.

Chapter 106: Regretful Flower God Birthday Festival

"Haa..." In the early morning, Ying slowly got up from the bed and yawned loudly, while Paimon also slowly flew up and patted his cheeks to wake himself up.

"Today is the birthday of the flower goddess. Dinazedai may not be able to wait. Let's go wash up and have breakfast." Paimon handed the clothes to Ying. Ying nodded and put them on quickly. After they were ready, the two of them washed up a little, had breakfast at a nearby roadside stall, and rushed to the appointment.

Dina Zedai had made an appointment with them yesterday to wait for the two of them at a small square near the Grand Bazaar. When Ying and Paimon rushed over, they found that Dina Zedai seemed to have been waiting for a while.

"Good morning, Ying and Paimon. I got a little too excited when I thought that today is the birthday of the flower god. So I got up very early today. Since I didn't have anything to do, I came here to wait for you." Seeing Ying and the others coming, Dina Zedai walked up and greeted them.

"Good morning, Dina Zedai and Dishia. I almost thought we were late..." Paimon patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, Paimon didn't become a guy who broke his promise."

"It's okay if it's later." Seeing Paimon's reaction, Dinazeda smiled softly, "Nelue's performance won't start until the evening, so any other nights are fine."

"Ah, then what should we do before that?" Paimon was a little stunned when she heard this. She didn't know anything about the Flower God's Birthday Festival, so she chose to ask Dina Zedai, an expert in this field.

"Paimon doesn't need to worry about this. There is no shortage of fun things to do at the Flower Goddess Festival, such as alchemical divination and guessing Yalda candy. Although the Flower Goddess Festival in the Grand Bazaar is much smaller now, there is no need to worry about there being nothing to play." Dinazede thought for a moment.

"How about this, I'll take you and Dixia to visit the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival?"

"Great, great!" Paimon stamped his feet excitedly and exchanged glances with Ying. "With an expert like Dina Zedai, Ying and I don't have to worry about missing anything!"

"I'm not an expert. I just have more theoretical knowledge. When it comes to reality, Paimon and I started from the same point." Dinazedai said modestly, but it was obvious that the other three didn't take her words to heart. After chatting for a few more sentences, they slowly walked into the Grand Bazaar.

The Grand Bazaar during the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival was very lively, and Ying and Paimon also witnessed various things about the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival under the guidance of Dina Zedai. Dina Zedai was like a most competent tour guide. Whenever they encountered something in the festival, she would explain it to Paimon and Ying, which gave the two a perfect festival experience.

This high-spirited atmosphere continued until night fell. At night, several people began to approach the stage. Nilu had already gone backstage to change her clothes. The audience was waiting for the official opening of the performance. When several people walked through the crowd and came to the front, they saw Amber and Nashida there.

Several people greeted Amber and Nashida, and Amber and Nashida responded with a smile. But Ying didn't know if it was her illusion. She always felt that there was something wrong with Amber's smile, as if she was worried about something. But Ying just thought it was her illusion and didn't take it to heart for the time being, suppressing the feeling of something wrong.

Not long after, Nilu came onto the stage. She was dressed in gorgeous attire, just like the legendary goddess of flowers, as gentle as water and as beautiful as Patisalen.

She saluted to the audience and announced that the performance was about to begin. But at this moment, Ying's premonition came true. She saw an old man in scholar's clothes, accompanied by a young female scholar and more than 20 guards behind him, rushing into the Grand Bazaar in a mighty manner. He cast a sharp look at the stage.

"The House of Representatives has ordered that this performance that is not in line with the teachings of wisdom be stopped immediately!" The voice of the dark-skinned female scholar spread throughout the Grand Bazaar, extinguishing the previous enthusiasm that was like a tide. For a moment, the scene was eerily quiet.

Amber took a closer look and saw that it was the Great Sage Azar, and the female assistant beside him... was Setale. It seemed that she had reached the level of the Great Sage's assistant and was doing a very good job.

"Great... Great Sage!" The one who spoke was Sheikh. He walked out from the backstage, his voice trembling for a moment. He had thought about the possibility that today's performance would be terminated by the House of Lords. After all, this was something he had been told when he went to plead for mercy. However, the action of the Great Sage personally coming to stop it was still too horrifying.

"I remember that a month ago, I sent someone to remind you not to continue this performance that blasphemes wisdom." Azar brought Setale and two guards, and the four of them slowly walked onto the stage, while the other guards also dispersed, alert to possible accidents.

"But...but the Dance of the Flower Goddess is a fixed part of the Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival. If we can't perform it, won't the birthday celebration for the little auspicious grass king be incomplete?" With his special identity as a great sage, Sheikh stood in front of Nilu, his voice trembling a little. The person he was going against was none other than the great sage who was above everyone else. If he wasn't careful, he might be arrested!

However, facing the fruits of everyone's labor that had been painstakingly prepared for a long time, he really couldn't bear to see them destroyed, so Sheikh acted impulsively and made such a move.

"..." Azar did not reply. He closed his eyes slightly to hide the slight irritation in his eyes caused by the person in front of him mentioning the little auspicious grass king. Seeing this, Setale immediately spoke to refute the Sheikh in front of him.

"The Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival... The Faithful Council has never allowed the Zubair Theater—or even the Grand Bazaar—to privately hold large-scale sacrificial activities. Your actions have been violations from the beginning."

"This..." Xie He's eyes widened when he heard this. He took a deep breath, and his originally heated brain calmed down. The threat in the other party's words was very obvious. It meant that if he continued to pester him, then it would be difficult to end. Maybe in the future, they would not be able to hold performances or even these activities.

Dina Zedai in the audience was a little indignant when she heard this. She seemed to want to rush onto the stage to argue with the great sage and his group, but was stopped by Ying and Dixia, who shook their heads at Dina Zedai.

"Miss, the person on the stage is a great sage. I understand how you feel, but venting your anger now will only bring trouble to everyone in the Grand Bazaar."

"...I understand, Dixia." Dina Zedai was silent for a moment and sighed deeply. "I'm just a little angry. The Flower Goddess' Birthday Festival should have been held by the Ordinary Council, and they clearly haven't fulfilled this obligation for so many years."