Chapter 731 Zhongli (4)
"——My relatives were all ordinary people who were not blessed by the gods. Later, I got some special opportunities and met Xiao Ai, and then I left the island."
Yun Ci added: "I'm sure Mr. Zhongli can also see that Xiao Ai is not my biological sister."
"nature."
One has a pair of rabbit ears and the other is a human, so they can't be biological sisters.
"Xiao Ai must have encountered a shipwreck and ended up drifting to the island where I live, holding onto a plank. Her family all died in the shipwreck, and I was left alone, so we became sisters, relatives, and lived together."
"So, very good."
Xiao Ai, who finally picked out a dark green gem that she liked very much, finally came over.
Xiao Ai was very surprised when she saw Zhongli was also here.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhongli to be here too."
"Mr. Zhongli came here first." Yun Ci took out a handkerchief and handed it to Xiao Ai, "Are you hungry?"
Xiao Ai shook her head and excitedly held up the gemstone to Yun Ci: "Look, sister, it's the same color!"
Yun Ci knew what she was talking about.
This gem is extremely similar to the color of her own eyes.
"As long as you like it."
"I love so much."
Xiao Ai put the gem away carefully, then wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief.
——Being a human is so tiring.
My body feels heavy and uncomfortable.
She is indeed suitable for system work.
"Mr. Zhongli, we are new to Liyue, and we don't know what dishes are delicious in Wanmin Hall. I wonder if Mr. Zhongli would like to have a meal with us and introduce some to us?"
"Ms. Yunci invites me, Zhongli will not refuse."
"It's almost time, shall we set off?"
"please."
Yun Ci thought of Zhongli's "habit" and winked at Xiao Ai secretly. Xiao Ai understood and took a few steps back to pay the tea bill.
She felt that Zhongli would definitely be able to hear it, but since he lived as an ordinary human being, he would naturally not make it clear.
Xiao Ai quickly caught up with the two, and the three of them came to Wanmin Hall together.
Master Mao greeted Zhongli warmly when he saw him.
"We don't know what to eat either, so let's leave it to Mr. Zhongli."
Zhongli didn't shy away from being polite. After asking Yunci and Xiaoai about their tastes and dietary restrictions, he ordered enough dishes for the three of them to fill up.
Since they had eaten together before, Zhongli knew how much they ate.
The portion for a meal was just right, with no waste at all.
"What are you two going to do this afternoon?"
Xiao Ai touched her belly and looked at Yun Ci and Zhong Li, her eyes rolling: "I am so tired from shopping this morning, I will go to the hotel to have a good rest in the afternoon."
Although I don’t have any romantic goals this time, I just want to relax and travel around the world.
But if you meet a nice man and you are attracted to him, you can try to talk to him.
"I still have a few shops I'm interested in that I haven't visited yet. I want to go shopping in the afternoon."
"Oh? Which ones?"
"I want to listen to the storytelling of Tea Doctor Liu Su and Mr. Yun Jin's plays." Yun Ci listed them one by one, "and then go to Xiguju and Mingxingzhai to have a look..."
"It just so happens that I also want to go and listen to Mr. Yunjin's play today. How about Miss Yunci come along?"
"That would be great."
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Zhongli can be said to be a famous figure in Liyue Harbor.
He is familiar with every store, so Yunci has gained a lot of attention along the way.
What’s more—
"I didn't expect that the customer is actually Mr. Zhongli's friend. If I had known that there was such a relationship, I would have given you a friendly price. This is just a small token of my appreciation, please don't despise it."
Then he stuffed a jar of wine into Yunci's hand, which she had never bought before.
"How can this be so embarrassing, boss? I'll still pay you."
"Hey, please don't be polite, just take it and try it."
"But you can accept it."
"Since Mr. Zhongli said so..." Yun Ci stuffed the wine into her bag, but secretly decided in her heart that if there was a delicious wine she liked, she would go to this boss's store and order hundreds of more bottles.
Zhongli introduced Yunci as they walked.
They walked past the Wangsheng Hall and went to the shop that Yunci wanted to visit.
"That's the 'Liuliting' over there. The dishes there are of different styles from the 'Wanmintang'. If Miss Yunci is interested, you can go and try it."
Yun Ci looked at the location and said, "Why don't we have dinner here with Mr. Zhongli tonight? Just as a way of thanking you for taking me to visit Liyue Harbor today."
Without waiting for Zhongli to reply, Yunci continued, "Mr. Zhongli, if you refuse, I will misunderstand that you don't want to have dinner with me. I shouldn't be that annoying, right?"
"Of course, then... I will accept it." Zhongli walked up the stairs and stopped in front of them. "This is the Wanwen Collection House, there are many good literary books."
Yunci bought a few books that interested her, and walked along the upstairs corridor with Zhongli, returning to where the storyteller was.
It is currently the storytelling time of Dr. Liu Su. There are many people listening to the story. Zhongli will introduce the people who come forward to greet to Yun Ci one by one.
"This is Mr. Fan, the owner of the Heyu Teahouse, and this Mr. Maocai is..."
Yun Ci greeted politely, then ordered tea and snacks and sat in an empty seat.
The person on the stage was talking about Liyue’s god, Emperor Yan.
“…But think about it, everyone. The Rock King is a god after all. How could he be afraid of this?”
"So, he shouted to all the immortals, gathered the rocks with one hand, and while he was talking..."
"Everyone, the huge rock fell into the sea and was nailed to the bottom of the sea like a spear, and it became the Lonely Cloud Pavilion we see today."
"Look at those immortals and Yakshas..."
Although Yun Ci only listened halfway, she could tell that it was talking about the past battles of Emperor Rock King.
But a story that stops halfway through is really a bit itchy.
Yun Ci chose to ask the person involved, even though he didn't know, she already knew that he was the person involved.
"Mr. Zhongli, why do you think this happened? What happened afterwards?"
Zhongli took a sip of tea and gently put the teacup down: "This is the story of the Rock King. How would I know it? Even if I can tell the story, it is because I heard it from somewhere else."
"Even if I heard it from someone else, I still want to listen to it. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep tonight if it's stuck in the middle and I don't know the ending."
Yun Ci picked up the teapot, added tea to Zhong Li's cup, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhong Li, why don't you be a storyteller today?"
"Since Miss Yunci wants to listen, I will just talk casually."
He drank the tea again, moistened his throat, and then spoke slowly.
Zhongli's voice is very special.
Using words like "deep" and "magnetic" to describe it may be a bit cliché and not quite appropriate.
It is the calmness and composure of strategizing after going through everything, it is full of the weight of history, and a little bit of fatigue and vicissitudes.
Just like aged wine, it has a long aftertaste.