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

For a moment, a strong sense of security filled Nashida's heart. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, the confusion she had at the beginning was no longer there.

Perhaps shortcuts do not exist, or perhaps the best shortcut is not to take shortcuts. Since even the oldest and wisest God of Rocks cannot give her an answer, she will have to find the way to Mount Sumeru by herself.

"Come to think of it, this is the first time that you, Buyer, have appeared in front of the other six gods, right?" Zhongli asked a question. He didn't know much about the current situation in Xumi. He only knew that the Little Auspicious Grass King didn't have many followers in Xumi. Most of the people in Xumi still believed in a deceased god named the Great Compassionate Tree King, and the Little Auspicious Grass King rarely appeared on weekdays.

"Well... this question..." Nashida was not sure how to explain it for a moment. She looked at Amber with a pleading look. Seeing this, Amber held Nashida's hand to reassure her.

"Let me explain this matter." Amber started talking after organizing her words a little. She talked about the current situation of Xumi, the situation in the desert, the situation in the House of Religion, and the many problems that Xumi currently faced. Amber slowly narrated the story, and Zhongli's originally calm expression became serious during this process.

"...This kind of thing." Zhongli's words were serious, and even a little angry. Thinking about it carefully, it was true. Imprisoning one's own gods and wanting to create new gods. Although it is understandable from the perspective of the country's military power, treating gods as disposable tools... is really unacceptable.

If Zhongli didn't know Buyer well, he wouldn't have said much. After all, he would have admired mortals like Mond who rebelled against the tyrannical demon god. But now he had seen what kind of person Buyer was. A god who cared so much about Xumi and was so gentle should not be treated like this.

"That traveler will probably be heading to Inazuma soon, and then to Mount Sumeru." Amber glanced at the sky, then turned her gaze to Nashida. She placed her free hand on Nashida's head. "Then I will use that traveler to put everything back together. I promise you, it won't take long, Nashida."

"—By then, you will be able to walk on the land of Xumi with your original body."

"Hmm..." Nashida looked into Amber's eyes. There was no trace of joking in those eyes. Nashida only felt extremely at ease. It turned out that walking with the help of the new body like this was just the beginning. Amber would give her the chance to walk out of the Palace of Wisdom with her original body one day.

Nashida inexplicably felt an emotion of "expectation" rising in her heart.

"So that's what you were thinking." Zhongli's words showed a hint of enlightenment. This traveler had the ability to bring about change, so it made sense for him to think this way. "If you need help, I can lend you a hand as Zhongli."

In response to Zhongli's promise, Amber thanked him solemnly. She naturally did not intend to really ask Zhongli for help, but such kindness represented a lot of things, and it was good news.

Chapter 38: Overt Conspiracy

The conversation with Zhongli lasted for almost an hour. When the dishes were served, the guests Zhongli was waiting for finally arrived. They were Ying and Paimon.

The two had followed Zhongli to do a lot of troublesome things before, from selecting the Night Stone to being misled by Qiqi's information to go looking for the "Coconut Sheep", and they were busy non-stop. This meal was essentially a treat that Zhongli invited to thank them.

This time he actually brought Mora with him for the first time, which was very rare. When Amber saw that the real guest had arrived, she stood up with Nashida.

"Hey, Amber, and Nashida, why are you here?" Paimon was quite surprised to see the two of them. This was the first time they had seen them in the past few days. When you think about it, it was quite strange that they saw each other so late, probably because they were too busy these two days.

"I happened to meet this knowledgeable gentleman named Zhongli on the street and chatted with him for a few words. I never thought that Mr. Zhongli's guests were just two of you - there are quite a few people you know who are not simple people." Amber made up an excuse and greeted Ying. Ying smiled and nodded when she heard it.

"I never thought that we would meet again in this way. I've been wanted and running around these past few days, and I almost forgot you were here." Ying complained a little about what she had been going through in the past few days, with lingering helplessness in her words. Amber could only offer words of comfort, and she could do nothing else.

"Well, since Mr. Zhongli's guests have arrived, we won't bother them anymore." Amber took Nashida's hand, waved to Ying, and made to leave. Ying didn't try to stop them, but Paimon asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you just sit down and have dinner together?"

"To be fair, Mr. Zhongli didn't invite me initially. Since this is a celebration banquet for you, it would be impolite for me to intrude," Amber explained. "How about this? Nashida and I will stay in Liyue for a while. I'll reserve a table at the Crescent Moon Pavilion and then invite a few of you to join us."

"Okay, okay!" As expected, the one who responded the fastest was Paimon, which received a slightly contemptuous look from Ying, but Ying still accepted Amber's invitation, and Zhongli also nodded.

"Then I wish you all enjoy your meal. We'll get together again when we have time." Amber waved goodbye to the three of them and walked away with Nashida. She saw from afar a blue-haired woman with a pair of horns on her head rushing towards them. Not long after, the two passed each other and walked in different directions.

On the other hand, before Ying and the others had finished eating for long, Tian Tiezui, who was standing on the small platform, unfolded his folding fan. Everything seemed to be planned, and he told the story of Tianquan Star. After Tian Tiezui finished speaking, a demigod with blue hair and horns named Ganyu appeared on the high ground. She conveyed Ningguang's invitation to Ying.

Ying initially thought that they were here to capture her, so she pulled Paimon up and planned to leave. In the end, she found out it was a misunderstanding. After Ganyu handed the invitation letter from Tianquan Star to Ying and left, Ying suddenly realized that all this was too much of a coincidence.

The storyteller Tian Tiezui showed no surprise when he saw the messenger Ningguang coming, which showed that he was mentally prepared in advance. The other guests showed the reactions they should have under normal circumstances.

"Since it's an invitation from Tianquan Star, just go and keep the appointment. We'll have a chance to meet again later." Zhongli also spoke to express his intention. Ying saw that if he didn't leave, it would be difficult to deal with these stunned spectators who would react and rush over, so he pulled Paimeng and left quickly.

But Ying walked a long way before she suddenly remembered that she had no idea how to get to the Qun Yu Pavilion in the sky. She first came to the port where airships were docked near Liyue Harbor, but learned that airships could not dock near the Qun Yu Pavilion without permission. This put an end to the two of them wanting to fly to the Qun Yu Pavilion by airship.

Afterwards, the two went to Tianheng Mountain. At this time, the Qun Yu Pavilion was above Tianheng Mountain, but when they reached the top of Tianheng Mountain, they found that they were still a long way away from the Qun Yu Pavilion, so this idea also fell through.

In the end, she happened to meet Keqing, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, on the way. Keqing told Ying how to get to the Qun Yu Pavilion.

"The richest people in Liyue regard ascending the Jade Pavilion as the supreme honor in their business career. Those who ascend the Jade Pavilion all bring gifts, just to exchange for some benefits from Ningguang." Keqing followed her interest and introduced the blond traveler in front of her. Ying didn't say anything when she heard it, but Paimeng widened his eyes.

"B-Benefits?!"

"Paimon, let's talk business now." An unexpected thought flashed in Ying's eyes. Paimon, who was both greedy and greedy for money, really had this idea.

"But, but a meeting gift is also a very important part in Liyue, right? We can't go to the Jade Pavilion empty-handed, right?" Paimon put his hands on his hips and made an excuse for his behavior, but this statement did convince Ying. She fell into deep thought, and finally, after saying goodbye to Keqing, Ying took Paimon with her to prepare gifts.

The two prepared a very expensive brocade box as packaging, but the gift inside was the frosted slime that Paimon dreamed of. Ying initially made it out of curiosity about what it was, but Paimon did a lot of unnecessary work in the middle, which resulted in not much time left before they could climb up the Jade Pavilion. Ying thought about it for a while and decided to just go up the Jade Pavilion.

After all, all this was too much of a coincidence, and she was not really stupid, so it was easy for her to figure out that Ningguang was intentionally trying to get closer - it must be because she had returned from Jueyunjian and had come into contact with all the immortals.

Since she has the support of an immortal behind her, Ying has nothing to be afraid of. In addition, Ningguang's letter conveyed that she wanted to explain some misunderstandings to Ying, so Ying finally decided to go and take a look.

The result was just as Ying had expected. After she reached the Qun Yu Pavilion, she was greeted by Ningguang, who had been waiting for her at the gate. Ningguang's behavior in front of Ying did not match the image of a scheming leader of Liyue's merchants. Instead, she acted like a noble lady, with a natural elegance in her speech and behavior, yet did not make people feel uncomfortable.

Ningguang said that she knew Ying had a lot of dealings with immortals and didn't trust her very much; she said she didn't care about that, and that she invited Ying here just to resolve some misunderstandings, and invited the two of them to the Qun Yu Pavilion.

"Don't be so reserved, just treat this place like your home," Ningguang said softly. "I invited you here because I naturally treat you as friends. When friends come to play, they should just have fun."

It was obvious that Ningguang's words were just polite and friendly remarks, and Ying knew this very well, but Paimon, the idiot, really believed it. She immediately relaxed her restrained attitude and turned around to observe the surrounding arrangements.

It doesn't matter if you don't observe, but when you observe, a very conspicuous wall with various kinds of papers pasted on it catches Paimeng's eyes. Paimeng immediately recalls the story of Tianquan Star told by Tian Tiezui before. In his story, any piece of paper on this wall, no, any piece of paper is worth a thousand gold.

"Eh? Is this 'the legendary wall'?" Paimon asked, and Ningguang followed up, "Oh? You're quite well-informed."

"After all, even the street storytellers are talking about this. They say that every piece of paper on this wall would be worth thousands of gold to the merchants of Liyue."

"Because that wall records the secrets of Liyue, and merchants are always passionate about secrets." After speaking, Ningguang looked at Ying. Ying had not spoken since Paimon spoke. She was just observing something silently.

"—But Traveler, Liyue's trade secrets mean nothing to you. You are very special, and you are aware of this, right?" Ningguang waved her arm slightly. "If possible, I want to gain your trust. I hid the Immortal Ancestor's Dharma Transmutation not just to conceal the secret, but because there are others secretly coveting it."

"Only in this way can I turn light into darkness and bring a turnaround to Liyue at this moment."

"..." Ying was silent for a moment after hearing this. She was certain and certain that from the moment she heard Ningguang's news and came here to see this wall, everything was planned by Ningguang, and Ningguang had no intention of hiding it. This was an open conspiracy, and everything she told Ying was the truth.

But Ningguang had no intention of harming Ying, and what she said was not false. Although Ying still tended not to believe it completely, she had no evidence or reason to doubt Ningguang at the moment.

"So, the mastermind behind this is 'him'?" Ying's eyes narrowed slightly. She naturally thought of the tall, cheerful young executive with orange hair. Ningguang nodded when she heard this: "Yes, it's most likely him."

"Ah? What are you guys talking about?" In the end, only Paimeng was confused. She looked at Ying in confusion.

Ying looked at Paimon with a look that said "you idiot". Paimon was about to explode but was distracted by Ningguang standing beside him.

"I've caused you two quite a bit of trouble these past few days. When you two arrived at the Jade Pavilion, you brought valuable gifts with you." Ningguang paused for a moment, pretending to think. After a moment, she spoke again, "As an apology and a token of my gratitude, how about you choose one thing from me to take away?"

This was obviously a trap set for Paimon, a trap set to keep the topic going, and Paimon fell into it as Ying expected - although Ying really wanted Paimon not to act as she expected at this time.

"Okay! I've been waiting for you to say this. I want..." Paimon pointed to the wall, "- the piece of paper on that wall!"

"That's okay. Then you two can pick one and take it away." Ningguang didn't say anything about this, but her conspiracies were all obvious to her. Ningguang seldom used conspiracies. Even if this worked once or twice, after others realized it, there would be no hope of cooperation.

But this is not the case with open schemes. In essence, open schemes often involve taking advantage of some common interests between oneself and the other party to make the other party work for oneself. This often does not arouse other people's disgust - seeing through the open conspiracy but having to do what the other party expects, this is the most subtle aspect of open schemes.

"Great! Let's go, Ying! Let's go pick out a piece of paper, and pick the biggest one!" Paimon flew happily to the wall, and Ying followed him reluctantly. She was sure and certain that the message clearly posted on the wall must be the message Ningguang wanted to show them.

This was indeed the case. The largest piece of paper on the wall was a map with a red circle drawn on one part of the map. Paimon seemed to think that this was a treasure map and decisively chose it. Ying naturally saw that this was the place Ningguang wanted them to go, but Ying also wanted to see what tricks Ningguang was playing, so she did not refuse.

Ying finally took the map and rushed to the place marked on the map with Paimon.

Chapter 39: Like Falling Stars

"...Traveler, you should think about it too. If you want to prevent the impending explosion, you might as well think about where the 'fuse' is first." Zhongli said this to Ying outside the large arch bridge leading to Liyue Harbor. After he finished speaking, he hurriedly walked into Liyue Harbor and headed towards the Hall of Rebirth.

"Ying, what does the fuse Zhongli mentioned refer to?" Paimeng turned and looked at Ying, with lingering doubts in his eyes. They went to the location marked on the map this morning, only to find that it was the research base of the Fatui. They were studying the Talisman of No Taboos, which proved that the Fatui had indeed had bad intentions from the beginning.

After exploring the research base, Ying met Zhongli on the way back to Liyue Harbor. With the help of Ganyu, they obtained the last item needed for the Immortal Delivery Ceremony - wild glass lilies.

But when the three of them arrived at the entrance of Liyue Harbor at a leisurely pace, they found many Fatui standing there. They were being monitored and interrogated by the Thousand Rock Army. For a moment, there was an atmosphere of impending storm.

Zhongli used his identity as a collaborator to inquire about the reason from the Fatui. At that time, the immortals were heading towards Liyue Harbor, and Ningguang took Qixing out of the city to "welcome" them. The Fatui in Liyue Harbor were strictly controlled by Ningguang on the grounds that "during special times, Liyue must fully grasp the movements of the Fatui". Zhongli heard from the Fatui that the Hall of Rebirth was also in some trouble, so he set out to rush there. Before leaving, he left a reminder to Ying.

"Of course it's Jufa who has been the sucker who paid for us along the way." Ying responded to Paimon. She had been thinking about the reason for this matter along the way. She couldn't figure it out before, but now she can completely connect the clues.

"He is the only one who is looking forward to such a chaotic scene in Liyue so that he can secretly carry out some conspiracy. As for where he is now..." Ying raised his head and looked towards the southeast of Tianheng Mountain, where is the only mint in Liyue and the only mint in the entire Teyvat.

The Seven Stars immediately sealed off the mint, known as the Golden House. Why did they only seal off this place and not other places? It was obvious that the Immortal Ancestor Famei was in this Golden House. Tartaglia must have heard this news and deduced the same thing, so this was the only place he would go.

"Let's go, Paimon, it's time to fight!" Ying walked quickly towards the Golden House, with a hint of ease in her words. Before, Tartaglia's unclear position often made Ying feel extremely troubled, but now it was different - now all she had to do was beat him up!

……

"Like a raging wave--!" In the Golden House, an orange-haired uninvited guest ignored the warnings of the guards and broke in. The Thousand Rocks Army guarding the Golden House quickly gathered, but still could not stop this man. Tartaglia, holding a pair of swords condensed from water flow, rushed straight into the heart of the Golden House like a hurricane. The guards who blocked his way were knocked unconscious by his exquisite techniques and were unable to get up again.

The Golden House is very large, no less than the bustling market in Liyue Harbor, and the Thousand Rocks Army stationed there are even more numerous. However, it should be an extremely difficult place to break into. For Tartaglia, it is like entering an empty place.

"Huh... The time for all kinds of tricks is finally over. This kind of fight is still more enjoyable." The two swords in Tartaglia's hands dissipated, and he took a deep breath. Behind him, at a long distance away, were the fallen Thousand Rocks soldiers. If he went out further, he would find that there were fallen people everywhere.

Tartaglia looked at the tightly closed luxurious door in front of him. Behind this door was the place where the cast Mora were piled up. It was also most likely the place where the Immortal Ancestor's magic transformation was hidden. Seeing that his goal was about to be achieved, Tartaglia curled his lips slightly and walked slowly forward.

"——?!" Before Tartaglia could take a few steps, he suddenly felt a strong sense of palpitations. His body felt like he was lying naked on ice in a snowy country, filled with an indescribable chill.

Tartaglia subconsciously raised his head, and a water-shaped double-headed spear gathered in his hand in an instant. The evil eye on his belt was also activated, and strands of lightning wrapped around his body.

There seemed to be something shining in the sunlight on the horizon. Tartaglia endured the irritation of the sunlight on his eyes and carefully investigated. Finally, he confirmed that it was an arrow, and its landing point was right here!

It was clearly just an ordinary-looking arrow, but Tartaglia was certain and confident that it was this arrow that made him feel a sense of crisis. According to common sense, he only needed to dodge such an attack, but Tartaglia inexplicably had a feeling that he could not dodge such an attack and could only take it.

The arrow came very close in an instant, which brought Tartaglia a greater sense of crisis. The electric arc had just spread across his body the moment before. At this moment, Tartaglia gritted his teeth, and the water wrapped around his body. The black armor was put on in an instant. This was Tartaglia's own demon king's armor.

In a time that ordinary people could not react at all, Tartaglia's body grew from 1.8 meters to over 4 meters, and the arrow really fell. Tartaglia swung the double-headed spear with all his strength, and the Star Sea Whale rose from the ground and collided with the arrow.

Tartaglia's warrior instinct has saved him many times, and therefore he trusts this intuition honed through thousands of trials and tribulations in battle. And it turns out that his intuition was right again this time. Although it was just an ordinary heavy arrow at first glance, which was at most much larger than a regular arrow, Tartaglia's Star Sea Whale, which he had put all his strength into, was quickly disintegrated by this blow.

It doesn't really look ordinary, but the energy of this attack is completely compressed in that arrow. After colliding with the Star Sea Whale, the energy in it is truly revealed. A dark golden energy stream overflows from the arrow and pierces the Star Sea Whale like a hot knife cutting a candle.

Tartaglia gritted his teeth, and the double-headed spear spun and hit the heavy arrow. The rising energy in the heavy arrow smashed Tartaglia's double-headed spear into pieces, but Tartaglia's attack also gave him a chance to avoid serious injury. The trajectory of the arrow was finally deviated a little, so Tartaglia turned sideways to avoid direct contact with the arrow.

"Boom!" Like a falling star, the arrow made a loud noise after piercing the earth. The walls around the open space cracked and collapsed, and dense cracks appeared on the ground. The lowest point of the entire land, where the arrow landed, had moved down several meters.

This large area of ​​land was transformed from a flat land into the current basin. The destructive power is terrifying - this is the destruction caused by Tartaglia's all-out attack.

Tartaglia was blown away by the aftermath of the attack. After falling to the ground, he rolled down the slope to the lowest point here, next to the arrow that was deeply embedded in the ground, with only the entire tail of the arrow with feathers exposed. He did not dare to be careless at all, and quickly stood up without caring about his current embarrassed appearance.

He tried to find the attacker, but in the end he could only see the vague figure standing on the top of a small hill northwest of the Golden House.

"No way..." Tartaglia gasped for breath, his limbs trembling. He had rushed over from that point earlier. That small mountain was a full 5 kilometers away from here! How could this arrow travel such a long distance and still have such lethality?!

"Ha...hahahaha!" Tartaglia laughed almost crazily. The figure on the mountain did not shoot the second arrow, but Tartaglia was not happy about it. On the contrary, he felt sincerely happy that he could fight with such an opponent.

The happiest thing about becoming the Archon for Tartaglia is that he gets more opportunities to punch the strong. He pursues fights like a moth pursues a flame. How can he not be excited about such a powerful existence?

The figure on the mountaintop slowly disappeared. The opponent probably walked down the mountaintop. The demon king's armor on Tartaglia also dissipated. He half-knelt on the ground and gasped for breath, feeling the surging fighting spirit in his heart and the feeling of exhaustion coming from all parts of his body. Today he felt lucky to be able to survive. He was indeed pursuing the fight almost fearlessly, but he was not stupid. He knew what a challenge was and what it meant to die.

He will definitely seize this opportunity to survive. This attack that failed to kill him will become his nourishment and will help him punch this strong man one day in the future.

At the top of the hill, the figure did not leave, she just lay down on the ground, and Nashida sat next to her, with horror in her eyes caused by what was happening before her eyes.

"Oh my, this blow is still a bit too much." Amber moved her forearm. Next to her was a huge bow. The bow was nearly four meters long and was equipped with pulleys, shock absorbers, two secondary strings and other accessories.

The bow as a whole looks longer than two pieces of amber stacked together. It is made of wood as the main material, with a forest fragment inlaid in the center. Most of its raw materials come from Nashida, and are made into this shape after being processed into amber.

The arrow was shot by Amber with this bow. To be precise, Amber activated her Demon King Armor. After her height reached five meters, she used this nearly four-meter-long bow, combined with heavy arrows and huge imaginary energy to launch that attack. After the attack, she lay down, not because she was exhausted, but just wanted to lie down to recover her strength.

Amber was also breathing frequently at this time, but her current condition was much better than Tartaglia's. At most, her forearms were a little sore, like the feeling after running a full lap on the 400-meter playground in her previous life in college.

Amber's pupils were rapidly recovering from the eagle's vertical pupils to normal. She had used this method to lock onto Tartaglia, who was five kilometers away.

As for the purpose of this arrow, it was naturally not to kill or seriously injure Tartaglia. Amber knew Tartaglia's strength, and from this she knew very well that the yellow-haired idiot would have no chance of winning if he just rushed forward to fight.

Therefore, Amber chose to consume Tartaglia's physical strength at this time, so that the traveler could later see the difference in combat power between himself and the executor, and then calm down and not be so aggressive in the future; at the same time, Ying would not suffer too much damage.

"...Such power is completely beyond my expectations." Nashida wiped the sweat from Amber's forehead. She knew that Amber was very strong compared to ordinary people, but she didn't expect her to be this strong.

"If we are not stronger, how can we guarantee the safety of Nashida and Xumi?" Amber said half-jokingly and half-seriously, reaching out to rub Nashida's head. Nashida's eyes were filled with a sense of relief when she heard this, mixed with a bit of determination.

Although she was happy that Amber said that, as a god, how could she always rely on her sages for protection? She had to become even stronger in the future!

Chapter 40: Storm is coming

Ying and Paimon ran all the way and finally arrived at the Golden House. As soon as they walked through the door, they saw the Thousand Rock Army all over the ground. Paimon was frightened, while Ying squatted down and calmly identified them.

"Don't be afraid, they just fainted. These Thousand Rocks soldiers are not dead." A black long sword appeared in Ying's hand. This was the Sword of Humus that Albedo gave her as an experimental tool. It was much better than Ying's original edgeless sword, so it became a commonly used weapon.

"This is also very scary! So many Thousand Rocks soldiers have been taken down. Aren't there a lot of Fatui gathered here?"

"Hmm... that's possible." Ying thought for a moment, followed the fallen guard, and walked into the depths of the Golden House. Seeing this, Paimon was a little scared, but still followed.

But the deeper they went, the more frightened they became. The Golden House was very quiet at this time, as if the garrisoned Qianyan Army were all lying on the ground. When they really reached the heart of the country, the scene in front of them made Ying's eyes widen.

"--This is?!"

I saw a "spear" with arrow feathers deeply embedded in the ground. The land here was sunken with this point as the origin, and there were many cracks. The surrounding walls had collapsed, and even the remaining walls were full of cracks. Only the storage room where Mora was stored did not seem to have any major problems, but its door was open, and it was obvious that someone had already entered.

"Ying... are we really going in?" Paimeng's voice was trembling, and Ying's face was solemn for a moment. Looking at the situation here... are the enemies inside really someone they can defeat?

"...We must not miss this opportunity. If we don't go in, who knows what the other party will do." Ying gritted her teeth and made up her mind. She was also betting on a possibility. This is the Golden House, where the Immortal Ancestor's transformation is hidden. Qixing will never sit idly by.

Ying took the frightened Paimon into the storage room of the Golden House. It was funny that Paimon was trembling before entering, but after entering the storage room and looking at the piles of Mora, Paimon threw his fear away in an instant.

"With so much Mora, we can take a little without getting noticed, right?" Paimon tried to suggest. Ying was currently focused on observing the surroundings, and simply responded to Paimon's question with, "Don't try to reach out. If you do, you'll be caught."