Chapter 32 Day 6 of Watching a Play in Liyue
"That's good. I was really worried that you were mixed up with the Fatui. If the Seven Stars found out, even I, the hall master, would not be able to protect you."
Walnut nodded reassuredly.
Although the Fatui have always been suppressed in Liyue, conflicts are erupting inside and outside Liyue Harbor at this time, and the Seven Stars have no time to control them. In the past few days, merchants from Zhidong have been jumping up and down, and it is not difficult to guess that they may have some connection with the Fatui.
"I just heard that an immortal found Liyue Harbor, but was stopped outside by the Seven Stars?"
The fact that the immortal came to the door was witnessed by many people in Liyue. It was considered slow for Hu Tao to just learn about it now.
"Perhaps they are skeptical about the death of Emperor Yan?"
Regarding his plan, Zhongli did not inform any other immortal except Grandma Ping who noticed it because of asking Kong to borrow the Cleansing Dust Bell.
He was just trying to find an excuse to avoid the immortal because he didn't want to meet him head-on. His attitude might deceive mortals, but not immortals.
"Ningguang's reputation in Liyue Harbor is a bit complicated recently. Some people say that she murdered the Emperor and hid his body. Others say that Qixing wanted to use this opportunity to drive the immortals out of Liyue completely so that he could take power alone."
Shui Qingli was already sitting on the stone pier opposite Zhongli.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m just a lazy person to begin with, but after spending a few days with Zhongli, I became infected with his old man attitude, which actually makes me feel closer to the self in my memory.
Whether it is the fairies in the Ye Luoli wonderland or Yueya as the cosplayer, they are both the type who are very afraid of trouble.
"There has always been a gap between immortals and mortals, and someone is trying to sow discord between them. It's not surprising that the current situation has occurred."
Zhongli smiled slightly, narrowing his eyes slightly, as if he didn't take the tense situation seriously.
"Oh... I see. I was wondering why I went out and came back feeling like everything was wrong."
Hu Tao touched her chin. The annual ceremony of inviting the immortals did not require every Liyue resident to participate. She had more important things to do, so she did not attend this year's ceremony. She did not expect to hear that the Emperor had passed away when she came back.
She even cried bitterly because of this.
"Then the Seven Stars won't fight with those immortals, right?"
The girl suddenly clenched her fist and clapped it on her palm, saying with some concern.
The Hall of Rebirth has not actually come into contact with matters concerning immortals, but when it comes to records about immortals, there may not be anyone in Liyue who has more records than the Hall of Rebirth.
The greatest wealth of the Wangsheng Hall, which has been passed down for thousands of years, is not only the Hu family's own skills that can send souls to the afterlife, but also the ancient knowledge passed down from generation to generation.
During the Demon War Era, the Geo King led the immortals to create Liyue and fought against many powerful demons.
In that era when human life was worthless, even immortals could accidentally lose their lives. Therefore, the immortals who could survive from that time were all powerful and difficult to deal with.
"That won't happen."
Zhongli shook his head and spoke softly.
"Although the immortals have been away from the mortal world for a long time, their hearts towards Liyue are the same, and they are not such ignorant people."
At most, Liu Yun is a little impatient, but with the traveler mediating, it shouldn't cause too much trouble.
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, attracting the attention of several people.
"That's... the Golden House, right?"
"I want to awaken the sleeping demon god of Lord Guyun."
The Golden House was in a mess after the battle. At the bottom of the Golden House, Tartaglia said in a decisive tone.
As a warrior who constantly pursues power, he is the type of person who disdains to harm the weak, but sometimes he has to sacrifice some principles for the sake of his plans.
Since Morax had tricked him, he might as well overturn the chessboard. Without any gods guarding it, the former demon-level enemies suddenly appeared in Liyue today. He didn't believe that the Geo King could still sit still.
The research on the Hundred Taboos Talisman was originally for this moment.
"There seems to be some movement over at Guyun Pavilion."
Shui Qingli raised his head and looked towards the direction of Guyun Pavilion.
He could already sense the gathering of water elements in the air, as if some powerful force adept at controlling water was awakening.
He was not the only one who could feel this power at the same time.
Hu Tao's eyes became serious and he immediately realized that something was wrong.
As a hall that specializes in sealing and suppressing earth veins, the Wangsheng Hall is very familiar with the consequences of the seal being broken.
"It is said that His Excellency Guyun suppressed the vortex demon god, Osel, who was once defeated by the emperor."
"Such a big commotion, it's definitely not an ordinary seal, is it?!"
Outside Liyue Harbor, a huge vortex gathered in the Yunlai Sea, and a huge shadow appeared in the sea, and it seemed that it would break out of the water in an instant.
It also began to rain in Liyue Harbor.
The Whirlpool Demon, which had been suppressed for thousands of years, reappeared today.
The waves rose to more than ten meters high and rushed towards Liyue Harbor with great momentum. The Immortal and the Seven Stars who were arguing immediately realized that something was wrong.
Fortunately, although the immortals were slightly dissatisfied with the Seven Stars, they still wanted to protect Liyue. They immediately took action at the same time to suppress the incoming waves and prevented it from destroying the Liyue Port in the first place.
"This power, Emperor... Mr. Zhongli, has Osel's power also been worn out in these thousand years?"
The demon god who was able to compete with the Rock Emperor for the position of the Seven Rulers of the Earth thousands of years ago may not be as powerful as Morax, but he is definitely not just this strong.
Since his memory was unlocked, Shui Qingli's strength has improved extremely fast. The waves that Osel is creating now are really nothing in his eyes.
No wonder he was easily suppressed by the Qun Yu Pavilion later. Even though Ningguang spent half his life building the Qun Yu Pavilion, the power of the demon god should not be so weak.
Walnut rushed out when the huge demon broke out of the water.
When Osel broke through the seal and attacked Liyue, the people who were most affected were actually the ordinary people. They were powerless and were most easily frightened. If there was no one to relieve the panic in Liyue, many casualties would occur.
"[Wear and tear] is the rule of Teyvat. There are no exceptions to this rule."
Zhongli stretched out his hand and his fingertips touched the falling raindrops. The water element of Liyue had been mixed with the power of Osel. He could feel from the rain that only one tenth of Osel's strength remained.
“If even the strongest rock cannot escape the [wear and tear] of time, then nothing else can be exempt from it.”
If the Seven Stars and the Immortals put aside their prejudices, this crisis can be overcome safely. However, if the Immortals are still the main force, then the Liyue Seven Stars may still have a long way to go.
Several young people of this generation have good qualifications, and he is also very curious about their choices.
Shui Qingli raised his head, looked at the huge monster in the distance and the dripping rain, and his brows gradually frowned.
The water element was mixed with the smell of the sea, which made him feel very uncomfortable. As a controller of water power, his instinct was to purify the water element in this world.