Chapter 690 Tuledula
The pipeline leading to the Eternal Oasis is buried deep underground, so the specific changes in time cannot be seen.
But judging from Jade's tired state, it was clear that several days had passed, so the group of people rested on the spot.
Paimon: "I'm sorry, Jade..."
When they were exploring or doing missions, they would sometimes be busy for several days at a time without sleeping. Jade was too quiet and never mentioned taking a rest, so they forgot to pay attention to Jade's situation and only realized it now.
Jade said it was okay, it wasn't their fault, she just wanted to do this.
She followed the traveler group's footsteps stubbornly without saying a word. On the one hand, she wanted to calm her agitated heart through such self-abuse behavior. On the other hand, she also wanted to find out the distance between the limit of her ability and the lower limit of their ability.
Unable to calculate...
The gap between her and them is not just in physical strength.
Jade leaned against the wall and closed her eyes.
Sue rolled over on the blanket, suddenly stopping from her excited treasure hunt; she couldn't sleep.
The Lilupal story machine said that it had obtained new fragments and had a new story.
Paimon could no longer bear the word "story" and quickly adjusted his breathing and fell asleep in seconds.
Su set up a soundproof barrier so as not to disturb Paimon and Jade who were resting, and started a new story session.
Lilupal's new story is witnessed by the fragments after being split apart.
"...Gul City disappeared into the cracks of the earth, and humans were attacked by the magic scale disease. When everything calmed down, the remaining humans rebuilt a new city-state on the ruins of the oasis."
"Short-lived city-states fought each other for the scraps of the great kingdoms of the golden age. A prince today, a slave tomorrow. Civilization regressed in blood and hatred."
"The protagonist of today's story is a dancer named Mahaila."
Mahaila is a beautiful dancer. Her mother, Zhenling, inherited her beautiful face and taught her the seven-fold sword dance.
It is always difficult for a beautiful woman alone to survive in troubled times. Even if she is ten times stronger than an ordinary person, she cannot resist thousands of troops.
After her homeland was destroyed, Mahira fled to the city of Tuledulla for refuge.
This city-state, known as the sapphire in the desert, has countless wise men and a handsome and powerful guardian - Siphos.
Siphos had a similar fate to Mahaila. He was once a prince of a country, but he fled when the city was broken and became a slave in exile.
After experiencing countless hardships, he grew into a powerful swordsman and was recruited by Tuledulla to become the guardian of the city-state.
There is a Zhenling living in Xifus's sword. This eccentric and powerful elf blesses the handsome Xifus to be invincible in battle.
"Okay, okay, Zhen Ling's lustful personality remains unchanged." Su Wu Yu reacted halfway through, "Hey, you Zhen Lings have this ability, why don't you bless me and Kong?"
Lilupal used sweet words and a long speech to shirk responsibility, saying that the two of them were of noble status and her rank was not high enough to give her blessing.
Both blessing and curse are about imposing one's own abilities on other beings, and have requirements on the strength or rank of both parties.
Even if she spent a lot of energy to force the blessing, it would most likely not show any effect.
Moreover, the blessing of the soul-suppressing sword in Xifos has many requirements and restrictions, and its invincibility is very watered down.
"If the one fighting against Siphos is a demon god, how can he continue to be "invincible"?"
Sue accepts Lilupal's explanation, and the story continues.
Lilupal continued, "The brave city-state defender Siphos and the beautiful exiled dancer Mahaila fell in love."
Su guessed that this would be the development. Mahaila also has Zhenling bloodline, and her vision is the same as Zhenling's, which is nothing special.
But the two were not able to be together smoothly.
In order to avoid war, the city of Tuledulla presented countless treasures to the most powerful city-state at that time, including the beautiful Mahira.
"When the Tinal people left Sapphire City and followed the Great Master of Plants to plant rain forests east of Xumi, the city lost its most precious wisdom and character."
Sue: "So this is how Xiaoti's ancestors came to the rain forest."
Sora: "So the Tinari's ancestral home is the city of Tuledula."
Su remembered something. "In the mural last time, besides the Red King and the Seven Saints, the highest-ranking person was the priest holding the triangle. Those priests all had wolf ears, which were obviously modeled after the Tinar people!"
Sora nodded, "Either the priests at the time were all Tinares, or they dressed like this out of respect for Hermanubis and the Tinares."
Regardless of which hypothesis is true, it shows that the Tinal people represent wise men and have a high status in the desert.
The choices made by the Tinal people also illustrate their wisdom and indifference to power and status.
Su: "Hehehe, Xiaoti is a genius scholar. Only with an ancestor like him can his reputation be lived up to!"
Sora: "Your logic is reversed..."
Lilupal was used to her masters' wandering thoughts, so she waited a moment before returning to the main topic of the story.
The city of Tuledulla presented Mahira to the powerful vassal king. Before leaving, Mahira danced her last dance for her beloved under the moonlight.
Siphos was unable to let go of his responsibility to protect the people of the city and eloped with Mahela, and Mahela was determined to destroy the vassal king who had destroyed her hometown.
Next, Lilupal tells the story of how a court dancer won the favor of the king and the attention of the prince with her fierce and ruthless sword dance.
Sue: "Oh, Mahaila hooked up with the enemy prince and his son, a father-son relationship."
Sora: "...I really need to check your bookshelf." What kind of light novels did Shenzi bring to Su? !
Su: "I'm an adult, I'm an adult!" You can read romance light novels and drink alcohol in the continent of Teyvat!
Kong: "It's still early! I'm going to tell Xianyun."
"Ugh... you actually told my parents," Su lost his temper, "Damn it, Kong, you are not my favorite friend anymore!"
Kong looked indifferent. It didn't matter if he wasn't her favorite friend, as long as he wasn't her favorite parent.
He actually didn't want to take the position of Su's guardian and always control Su, because he was afraid that he would really become the parent in the end!
Liyue is still better. With Xianyun, whom Su regards as a parent, he can save a lot of worries and make Su understand that he is not the parent.
The story of Lilupal continues, with Mahela being tender and affectionate, expressing her willingness to give everything for the prince.
"Mother Zhenling once taught me the seventh level of sword dance. If I can obtain the throne for you, I don't have to flatter others. I will be satisfied even if I die."
Prince Pharamaz did not want his lover to be in danger, nor did he want her hands to be stained with blood, so he finally plotted to kill the king at the hands of a falcon.
"Falcon..." Su Chen's expression dropped. "So it turns out that in the desert, it has meant a killer since ancient times."
She dug out a scroll of rubbings of an inscription that recorded a fat king who died chasing a falcon.
"Died while chasing a falcon... Turns out he was killed by a killer. Do they even lie when recording history?"
Lilupal laughed. "Perhaps the 'truth' that the people who recorded that period of history saw was just like that. Perhaps, just like when I told the story to the shepherd boy, I hoped that wise people would be able to extract the real truth from the illusion."
"I'll say the truth of this world again—" The girl took a deep breath and uttered a deafening voice, "Riddler, get out of Teyvat!"