Chapter 195 Thrush
"It is very likely. After all, judging from the Emperor's initial response, His attitude towards this executive officer is quite friendly. If he had any plans, they certainly have not been completed yet."
Ningguang nodded. Her thoughts were similar to Keqing's.
At that time, Jueyunjian was sealed off by immortals, and the Emperor later said that it was the remnant soul of the Ruota Dragon King that was causing trouble, so the Seven Stars of Liyue had no idea what was going on inside.
"It seems we have to be careful and keep an eye on them to confirm their whereabouts."
Keqing suggested with a serious expression.
The Fatui executive officers are extraordinary in both strength and skill. The three executive officers will definitely be a huge trouble for Liyue unless the immortals take action.
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"Haha, Mr. Zhongli, this is my first time celebrating the Lantern Festival. Please point out any rules I don't understand, Mr. Zhongli."
At noon, Tartaglia invited Zhongli to have lunch at Liuli Pavilion, and the relationship between the two seemed like that of familiar friends.
"By the way, Mr. Zhongli, is there any progress on the matter I asked you to do?"
Pouring Zhongli a glass of Liuliting's limited edition osmanthus wine, Tartaglia asked tentatively.
"Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Tartaglia. I'm just an ordinary person without much ability. I don't have any news yet. I can only remind Mr. Tartaglia again that it's better not to have too high expectations on this matter."
Zhongli took a sip of the osmanthus wine in the glass, then shook his head.
"Well, I'm not in a hurry. I can stay in Liyue for a while."
Tartaglia nodded somewhat disappointedly.
He was one of his colleagues who set out on a mission the fastest except for Liu Bai, so there was no problem for him to stay in Liyue for a few more months or even a year.
"Don't worry, Mr. Tartaglia. I will do my best to help you investigate. But I have a question. You are not from Liyue, so why do you want to meet the God of Rock?"
Zhongli suddenly asked Tartaglia, his doubts evident in his mouth but his expression did not seem to change.
“Ahem, although I am not from Liyue, I have a playmate from Liyue who often mentions the Rock God. Influenced by him, my biggest dream in coming to Liyue is to see the face of the Rock God.”
"Unfortunately, by the time we arrived in Liyue, more than a month had passed since the ceremony to invite the immortals..."
Tartaglia explained to Zhongli the reason he had already thought of, and finally shook his head and sighed.
"..."
Zhongli always felt that this reason sounded familiar. Should he say that the two of them were worthy of being colleagues?
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In Liyue, it is a custom to set off fireworks and firecrackers on festive occasions. However, compared to the monsters that were intended to be scared away when the custom was first created, the only people who would be scared by fireworks and firecrackers nowadays are the poor hillbillies.
On Tianheng Mountain, Liu Bai, Nashida and their friends indulged in the fun of setting off firecrackers. Although they did not specifically try to scare the Hilichurls, they still frightened the Hilichurls in the surrounding camps so much that they hid in their houses or caves and trembled in fear.
As it was almost noon, the three of them discussed and decided to have a fresh barbecue on the top of the mountain. Nashida would be the chef and the ingredients would be caught by Liu Bai on the spot in the mountains.
Clavi also wanted to help, so Nashida had to arrange for her to bleed the prey. Although she was young, she was very skilled at the job and was not afraid at all.
As Nashida put the processed meat on the grill, the aroma quickly spread across the mountains after a while.
But the fragrance seemed to attract an unexpected guest...
"Chirp, chirp!"
A chubby thrush flew over from a branch not far away, landed on Liu Bai's head, flapping its wings and calling anxiously.
"Girl, you can have more food."
Liu Bai grabbed the thrush above his head with both hands and spoke to Nashida.
Hearing Liu Bai's words, Nashida, who was carefully applying the seasoning, raised her head and looked over.
"This thrush...isn't it the one you raised last time?"
Nashida recognized the little guy in Liu Bai's hand at a glance.
Since Liu Bai didn't seem to plan to take the little guy with him last time, Nashida released it before leaving Liyue and taught it how to catch insects in her dream.
"It's really fate. I didn't expect this little guy to be able to find us."
Thinking of this, Nashida chuckled.
"So it's my bird, no wonder it's not afraid of people..."
Only then did Liu Bai let go of the thrush in his hand.
"Chirp!"
The thrush stood on Liu Bai's palm and called twice anxiously.
"It looks hungry? Sister Nashida, how about cutting a piece for it first?"
Krevy squatted beside Liu Bai, looking at the thrush in his hand with wide eyes of curiosity. After noticing that it seemed a little anxious, she turned back and made a suggestion to Nashida.
"It's not hungry, it seems to have something to say, let me listen."
Nashida put down the tools in her hands and created a few vines that were more resistant to high temperatures to continue grilling the meat on her behalf. She then stood up, walked to Liu Bai, and took the thrush.
Then Nashida put it to her ear.
"Chirp, chirp!"
"Yeah, so that's it. Are you in danger?"
“Chirp! Chirp!”
"Okay, okay, don't worry, we will help you."
"Chirp!"
After Nashida talked to the thrush and agreed to help it, the thrush excitedly spread its wings and hugged Nashida's cheek.
"What does it say, girl?"
Liu Bai also leaned over and rubbed Nashida's other cheek and asked.
"It's like this. Its mate was just attacked by a falcon. Although it escaped successfully, its wings are now severely injured and it can't move at all."
Nashida explained to Liu Bai and Krevi who also came over.
"Ah, then it must be very worried. Should we help it? I can help bandage it!"
Krevy exclaimed, and quickly took out the bandage that she always kept with her.
"My bird has a partner... Who is it? Could it be Brother Zhongli's bird?"
Liu Bai muttered in confusion, and then followed the thrush to its nest with Nashida and the others.
Liu Bai's thrush was released in Liyue Harbor, and Tianheng Mountain is the closest mountain forest to Liyue Harbor, so it made its home here.
Although it was raised to be plump and white by Liu Bai and Nashida, the thrush's body is relatively small, so it can only build its nest in a relatively hidden place, located on the cliff of a cliff in Tianheng Mountain, which is normally out of reach for ordinary people.
Fortunately, Liu Bai could fly. He flew over and took out the injured thrush, then returned to Nashida and the others.
"Chirp!"
The thrush landed on Liu Bai's hand and rubbed the dying bird in Liu Bai's hand sadly.
"You guessed it right. This is indeed the thrush that Morax raised."
Looking at the dying thrush in Liu Bai's hand, Nashida recognized its identity, nodded and spoke to Liu Bai.
"It seems that your thrush has abducted his thrush. Don't let him know about this."
Nashida said this with some amusement, and at the same time reached out and picked up the dying thrush in Liu Bai's hand.
"Be good, little one. The bad eagle has been driven away."
Nashida rubbed her face gently against the thrush's head, and the grass elemental power bloomed from her body.
The grass elemental power is very gentle, and with a little experimentation you can give it healing powers, just like what Yaoyao did.
As the goddess of grass, Nashida is naturally more adept at it.
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