Chapter 56: Haideng Chapter, Wendy and Guizhong, Chongyun's Chapter
In the last chapter, Zhong Li and Gui Zhong returned to the cave and learned that Tian He had told Zhong Li's identity to a trustworthy person, so Zhong Li was not angry, which was also the case with her tacit consent. However, after Wendy returned to the cave, she learned from Zhong Li that Gui Zhong had been resurrected, but she was not too surprised, after all, Tian He had already experienced many miracles during this period.
"Hey~ Zhong Li, I'll go upstairs first." Zhong Li waved to Wendy. She and Tianhe were going to clean up the dishes downstairs. Well, she definitely didn't want to accompany Tianhe. Absolutely not. Wendy went upstairs and ran towards Guizhong and Chongyun.
Zhong Li picked up the dishes on the table and slowly walked into the kitchen. Seeing Tianhe busy in the kitchen, washing the pot, Zhong Li put the dishes aside and asked Tianhe, "Tianhe, this year's Lantern Festival is coming. How are you going to celebrate it?"
Tianhe didn't expect that the Lantern Festival had already arrived. He looked at the date and found that it was already February. He remembered that the theme of this year's Lantern Festival was couplets. However, the Liyue Lantern Festival also had many traditional customs, which were very similar to the Chinese New Year. This year's Lantern Festival might be held in a grand manner.
"I remember the theme of the Lantern Festival this year is couplets, Zhongli. But, do you want to invite Xiao over?" If someone else invited Xiao to the Lantern Festival, it might not work, after all, Xiao would refuse for various reasons. But with Zhongli and Tianhe's identities, it would be difficult for her to refuse, so Tianhe decided to invite Xiao Shangxian over. As for Shenhe?
She was in the cave at this time, and found an open place to meditate. After all, she knew Tianhe was in the villa, so she was not in a hurry to find him. Maybe someone asked about Xianyun? Master Xianyun was still doing experiments in her research institute. She had a very happy chat with Sister Guizhong some time ago, and she was still talking about competitions, mechanical arts, etc. However, the master seemed to have encountered a bottleneck somewhere, but Shen He said he couldn't understand it, so she found a place outside to meditate and practice slowly.
In the villa, after listening to Tianhe's suggestion, Zhong Li thought for a while, and then said: "You are talking about Xiao, that child has no karma anymore, and there is no need to worry about the karma hurting ordinary people in the future. However, I will specially invite her over." After Zhong Li finished speaking, he teleported out of the cave and headed towards the direction of Wangshu Inn.
Shen He felt that Tian He was the only one on the first floor of the villa, and then she walked towards the villa and opened the door. Tian He also finished his work and put the dishes into the incubator. Then he came out, and later, she saw Shen He hanging on him again, but Shen He controlled his strength very well and would not hurt him.
Tianhe touched Shenhe's little head. Did this silly girl miss him so much? Then he turned off the lights on the first floor and walked up to the second floor. At the same time, Guizhong brought Chongyun to a tidy room, which was her bedroom. She wanted to know what Chongyun thought of Tianhe. Then her tone became gentle and she asked, "Sister Chongyun, please sleep with me tonight. I also want to talk to you about your impression of Tianhe."
Hearing Gui Zhong asking her so gently, Chongyun relaxed and replied, "Well, Sister Gui Zhong, Tianhe helped me solve the physical problems that have troubled me for many years. I am really grateful to him. I heard that you were also resurrected by Brother Tianhe. You wouldn't like him too, would you?" Gui Zhong was about to answer when there was a sound at the door and Wendy came in.
"Hey, it looks like you guys are having a great time chatting. Can you tell me what you're talking about?" Wendy walked in with a smile and put a hand on Guizhong's shoulder. Guizhong didn't know Barbatos, but she could feel that Wendy was very strong. However, she didn't worry about what Wendy would do to her. Instead, she turned around to face Wendy. They were about the same height.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Gui Zhong asked Wendy's name. She didn't know Wendy, but she looked at the girl in front of her without any ill will. She smiled and said, "Oh, I forgot to tell you my name. I don't change my name. You can just call me Wendy. I'm just an ordinary bard. Zhong Li told me that your name is Gui Zhong, right? Hey, I came here just to get to know you."
After Chongyun looked at Wendy and finished speaking, he politely asked her a question, "Um, Sister Wendy, you...you are so familiar with Zhong Li, are you also one of the Seven Rulers of the World? Although I have never seen you in Liyue, you can say Sister Zhong Li's name without hesitation, so you must be at the same level as her." When Wendy heard this, she looked at Chongyun in surprise. It was really interesting that he could analyze her identity with just a few words.
But her face returned to normal, and she smiled while covering her mouth, "Hehe, maybe I'm just more familiar with Guest Zhongli. It's not impossible for Guest Zhongli to know a bard like me, and we have such a good relationship, right? Sister Chongyun." Gui Zhong also said, "Miss Wendy, you're joking, but you came all the way from Mondstadt to Liyue, and you got along so well with Zhongli that you could even say her name directly. I've never seen you in Liyue before."
"Well, there are some things I cannot say, but one thing is true, my wear and tear was also solved by Tianhe, and my strength, hehe, was also improved with the help of Tianhe." Wendy smiled. Although she revealed the Eye of the God of Wind at her waist, the two girls in front of her knew that it should be just a glass bead. The Miss Wendy in front of her who called herself a bard should be the God of Wind Barbatos, who is also one of the Seven Rulers of the World.
However, Wendy's frivolous look gave people a feeling that they wanted to beat her up for no reason. Let's not talk about Wendy's affairs here. On the Liyue Seven Stars side, since the Lantern Festival is coming soon, the theme of this year's Lantern Festival is couplets, so some preparations have to be made for the activities of this Lantern Festival.
Of course, the workers who participated in the reconstruction in Guiliyuan New Area can choose to go home to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Those who are willing to stay can get three times the original salary. However, there are definitely not many who stay, because most of them save some money and go home to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Originally, the workers thought that the closure of the Layer Rock Abyss Mine meant unemployment, and they spent the Lantern Festival with sad faces. Unexpectedly, the project of Guiliyuan New Area was implemented, and they finally got new jobs, and the salary was higher than when they were miners.
As for the Bishui River Basin, the construction of the reservoir has been temporarily delayed, and the factories are closed during the Lantern Festival, so after the Lantern Festival, the state machinery will be fully operational. As for the Qianyan Army, since the resentment of the Guiliyuan Demon God has been eliminated and the ground veins are flowing normally, the burden of the Qianyan Army has been reduced a lot. Of course, the main thing is to maintain public security during the Lantern Festival.
Because of the large number of visitors to the Lantern Festival, tourists from the other five countries except Nata traveled thousands of miles to Liyue Harbor to experience Liyue's Lantern Festival. This time, the theme is couplets, which can better show the cultural strength and heritage of Liyue to foreign countries. After all, foreigners look at Liyue's couplets, although they can't understand them, but they feel that the connotation is profound and can't help but admire them.
Of course, Zhong Li also found Xiao. Xiao thought something big had happened, which was worthy of Lord Zhong Li's great efforts to come to her, but Zhong Li came just to invite her to participate in the Lantern Festival. Xiao looked at Zhong Li's expression that did not allow rejection, so he agreed. Zhong Li nodded and told Xiao not to rush and to take a proper rest. After all, she had worked diligently for Liyue for so many years and guarded Dihuazhou. Of course, Xiao only agreed on the surface. After that, he would definitely have to deal with the surrounding demons. After all, the main force of the Liyue Qianyan Army was concentrated in Liyue Port.
Zhong Li knew that Xiao was very serious about this, so he sighed and finally returned to the cave through teleportation. However, at this time, Inazuma had not completely closed the country, and used thunderstorms to block the Inazuma coastline. Of course, at this time, Kuki Shinobu was also studying in Liyue Port. She planned to obtain some graduation certificates in Liyue. It can be said that Kuki Shinobu is an all-round talent.
A ship of Inazuma arrived at the port of Liyue Harbor, and several distinguished guests of Inazuma got off, including Kamisato Ayaka and Kamisato Ayato of the Kamisato family, and Yae Kamiko, the chief priest of the Narugami Taisha Shrine. They came here to participate in the Liyue Sea Lantern Festival and to inquire about the purification of the demon god's resentment.
But there was a little girl coming down, the finale of the early pomelo, she still wanted to sleep, but was brought over by Yae Gongzi. Yae Shenzi looked at the letter that Ganyu sent her before, covered her mouth with her jade hand and laughed: "The ancient rock god Morax retired, haha, and publicly appointed a young traveler from outside the world as the new rock king."
She laughed a few times and then looked at Kamisato Ayaka, and said with a smile: "Little sister of the Kamisato family, what do you think about this matter? Do you want me to write it into Yaedou's novel? This is really fun." Kamisato Ayaka didn't know what to say. Her sister Kamisato Ayato stepped forward and said to Yaedou Palace Steward apologetically: "Lord Palace Steward, I'm sorry, we came here to celebrate the Lantern Festival and see how the people of Liyue resolved the grudges of the demon god. And you should be more restrained during this period."
The Eightfold God's Son narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped talking. Kamisato Ayaka then took a breath. It could only be said that the Eightfold God's Son put a lot of pressure on her. She also wanted to go to Liyue to celebrate the Lantern Festival before the lockdown order was officially launched, and get to know some Liyue people by the way. Perhaps it would help in solving the decree of General Thunder in the future.
Jiuqi Shinobu also passed the legal expert qualification exam. She heard from Senior Sister Yanfei that she would definitely pass it, but she couldn't get the certificate yet. She also heard that Inazuma's isolation order was coming, so if she didn't go back early, she might miss the last ship to Inazuma. But she could still celebrate the Lantern Festival again in Liyue.
To know what kind of stories will happen during the Sea Lantern Festival, please listen to the author’s explanation next time!