Although Fang Yun felt that this punishment was more like a reward, how could a real man be depressed and inferior to others for long?
He wants to be on top!
"It's a pity that you don't have this opportunity. I have already negotiated with Liyue about resuming diplomatic relations and trade, and have signed several large orders." Fang Yun told her about yesterday's business negotiations.
But he saw Ying's thoughtful expression as if he was ascending into the vast starry sky, with a large number of mathematical formulas appearing in front of him, so he could only smile helplessly: "Forget it, let's not talk about shopping, let's go to the Fontaine dessert shop in front and have a look? There is also milk tea here."
Dessert shop?
Ying then noticed that there was a dessert shop next to her. The exquisite cakes on the poster at the door and the faint fragrance in the air quickly attracted her.
She wanted to go forward immediately, but she was concerned about her image as an elder in front of Fang Yun, so she had to resist the urge to swallow her saliva and pretended to be nonchalant and said, "Since you want dessert so much, I will reluctantly accompany you."
"So the general is in such a difficult situation? Forget it, it's not good to waste the general's time." After Fang Yun said this, he took Ying's hand and walked in the opposite direction. He was going to teach this platypus a lesson today.
Ying's purple eyes widened slightly, but she was too embarrassed to beg for mercy after she had said it. She could only look back at the dessert shop with grievance as she walked, and she was almost about to burst into tears.
"Do you really want to eat?"
"In no mood!"
Ying snorted coldly and turned his head away, not wanting to pay any attention to Fang Yun.
You just think about contradicting your elders all day long, don’t you know how to cooperate with her?
Even though Fang Yun took her back to the dessert shop and ordered two small cakes for her, Ying still looked unhappy.
"If you don't eat it, I'll eat it?"
"up to you!"
Ying watched Fang Yun pick up the spoon and gently scoop a piece of cake. He couldn't help swallowing his saliva, but he still remained stubborn.
Until the spoon was placed to her lips.
"It's right before my mouth, General, can't you even give me a little courtesy?"
"Hmph, you're smart!" She looked at Fang Yun who was looking at her with a smile, and her originally annoyed mood disappeared, leaving only sweet joy.
She opened her little mouth and swallowed the cake, narrowing her eyes slightly in happiness.
Seeing Ying so happy, Fang Yun thought, no matter how hard the mouth is, it will become soft when kissed.
He was a little impulsive, but there were too many people in the dessert shop, so he had to sit down again when he just wanted to stand up.
Fang Yun felt much better as he and Ying enjoyed the wonderful time of feeding play. However, the two of them were not just out for a date, they also had inspection and research work to do.
After enjoying the dessert, Fang Yun took Ying from Liyue’s new city area to Chihuyan Street.
Compared with the previous high-rise buildings, Chihuyan Street seems to be more down-to-earth, with basically contiguous houses, and many residences and shops are built together.
Ying roughly understood that this was a civilian area similar to Inazuma Hanamizaka, but unlike Inazuma, there were storytellers here that she had never seen before, and the storyteller was at the critical moment.
"In Inazuma Castle, thunderclouds gathered, the sun and moon lost their light, Fang Yun held the divine sword and killed Kujo Takayuki, and challenged his master, General Lei Dian, and fought with him for a hundred rounds without a clear winner."
The two laughed when they heard it, it turned out to be talking about Inazuma.
Under normal circumstances, storytellers actually have to make a lot of adaptations to the story to ensure its dramatic appeal.
But this time it was different, because the event itself was magical. It was a duel between disciple and master, a duel between humans and gods, and a duel between the present and the past. This legendary story no longer required any changes. The storyteller could only embellish the process of the battle at most.
Of course, Ying couldn't help but complain after listening to the whole thing: "Although the things are roughly correct, when can you fight me for a hundred rounds?"
Except for the last time when Fang Yun rubbed his hands to create the divine creation and fought with her with the sword, he was suppressed by her at other times. She was just short of placing the spatial mark of Yixin Pure Land on Fang Yun so that she could teleport to Fang Yun's back and attack him at any time... Humph, brat, the mark of Yixin Pure Land will not disappear!
Not only that, the storyteller also interpreted the disappearance of Ying and Fang Yun from the Tianling Bugyo at the end, believing that the battle between the two caused time and space to be shattered, and finally General Lei Dian voluntarily admitted defeat after a sword fight, formed a seal of reconciliation with Fang Yun, and led Inazuma to a new future.
"That's right. If you weren't the God of Thunder, the story now would probably be that each of us cut off an arm and then made the seal of reconciliation."
Ying smiled silently, but said nothing.
Just watching her and Fang Yun's story become a folk legend, and maybe even continue to be passed down, she suddenly felt something in her heart... Is this also a kind of eternity?
Fang Yun inquired about the changes in the situation in Liyue during the Sanwan Port. Compared with yesterday, the people of Liyue are now much more active.
"Of course it's because the immortals are coming to Yuehai Pavilion. We finally have a backbone. Alas, Qixing has finally come to his senses. Now that Lord Yan is gone, how can we in Liyue rely on them if not the immortals? We have the Golden House but we can't even beat the Northern Bank."
"That's right. The Seven Stars usually look quite smart, but they become stupid at the critical moment."
"Don't forget that the Seven Stars adjusted their policy because of His Highness Fang Yun's reminder yesterday!"
"His Highness Fang Yun came with Lord Yan's sword. It seems that Lord Yan had anticipated that he would encounter an accident and made special arrangements. I wonder how much black money Zhidong received from those who spread rumors that Inazuma was plotting to harm the emperor."
Although Fang Yun had no intention of wearing the yellow robe, as the backup of Emperor Rock King, he undoubtedly appeased the people in this turbulent period, filled the panic caused by the lack of faith, and gave everyone a buffer space.
Moreover, his entry into the game also shows that Inazuma and Liyue are still allies. Coupled with the fact that Qixing and Xianren are about to reconcile, the situation is no longer as shaky as before.
In addition, due to the poor performance of the Seven Stars, there are still many complaints among the people of Liyue. Considering that Liyue may have to select a new Geo Lord next, everyone is discussing this very heatedly, hoping to find someone who can suppress the Seven Stars in strength and has a similar way of thinking to the Geo Lord.
After all, it was a storytelling teahouse, so Fang Yun quickly learned about the most popular candidates for the God of Rock: Xueyue Zhuyang Zhenjun, Fang Yun, and Zhongli.
Among them, Zhenjun Xueyue Zhuyang is the disciple of the Emperor, and although Fang Yun is the Son of Mingshen, he received the entrustment of the Emperor before his death, and his legal principles are orthodox. As for Mr. Zhongli of the Wangsheng Hall, on the one hand, his strength is unpredictable, and on the other hand, Lady Keqing said that his ideas are almost exactly the same as those of the Emperor.
"Come to think of it, I saw Lady Keqing go to the Hall of the Rebirth yesterday. She must have gone to consult Mr. Zhongli!"
"It's not just Lady Keqing, it seems even Lady Ningguang has gone!"
"I've only heard that Mr. Zhongli is very knowledgeable, but I didn't expect that he would handle government affairs so much like an emperor, and he is also the holder of the Eye of the Rock Elemental God. In this case, I also recommend him to become the new Rock God!"
Hearing this, Fang Yun almost couldn't hold back. It would be quite a show if Zhongli became the second generation Geo God.
Ying was deep in thought over the various discussions of the people of Liyue. She found it hard to imagine what life would be like without her Inazuma.
“Don’t worry too much. Every country has different national conditions. Morax was able to try to let go because Liyue doesn’t have any external enemies. On the surface, having an immortal in charge is enough. But if you learn from him, the Dark Sea alone will be enough to scare the shogunate into paralysis.” Fang Yun explained softly.
Ying nodded slightly: "I understand, Inazuma should have her own path, and even if I don't exist, there are still you and Kitsai Palace, this..."
"Don't say such unlucky words!" Fang Yun interrupted her immediately, "Don't tell me that you are always ready to self-destruct?"
If Ying also turns into a potato bomb like the Great Ci Tree King, Fang Yun will have to give her a bundled package.
Ying looked down at his chest and sneered, "I was just saying that casually. Is there really a god who wants to solve problems by self-destructing all the time? Humph, such a god will probably be ridden and spanked by the younger generation!"
Fang Yun knew without even looking that the giant pink-gold tree in his mental world had begun to turn red again.
After Ying finished speaking, he took Fang Yun's arm and continued walking along the street.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to continue to be nice to the Great Compassionate Tree King, but Ying is mainly worried that Fang Yun will let something slip on this topic.
If Buyer knew that Fang Yun had ridden on him and beaten him up, Ying would not be able to confront her no matter how thick-skinned she was.
Unless Fang Yun tied up the Great Compassion Tree King, beat him up, and made a big jade spiral pill.
But how is that possible?
"By the way, someone just mentioned that Inazuma murdered Morax?"
"Yes, the Fatui wanted to drag Inazuma into the game to distract the Seven Stars' attention... In fact, they succeeded. Ningguang sent people to deal with these merchants who were bribed by Zhidong, causing some turmoil."
Ying nodded after thinking about it. He was impressed by the bravery of the Fatui, but also curious that there was actually such a department to deal with threats outside of Liyue's Seven Stars and Eight Gates. No wonder Fang Yun was always thinking about his organization.
Well, it was Fang Yun’s words, “You are the divine cherry in the sun, and I am the root in the darkness,” which always made her feel weird.
Fang Yun and Ying briefly explained the Fatui's plan. Ying was so angry that he laughed: "It's okay to bring Inazuma into the game, but I think Morax and I will be beaten to a sweat by Osel... Humph, I'm really afraid that I will accidentally beat Him to death."
"The Ice God obviously knows that this is outrageous, so he sent the young master to carry it out. Only he will believe that this plan can succeed." Fang Yun shrugged, "We have done what we should do. The rest is Liyue's own business."
Since the Seven Stars have no intention of engaging in internal conflict with the Immortals, it is almost impossible for the Fatui to break through the Golden House by their own strength. In this case, they will definitely try their best to unseal Osel.
Fang Yun didn't know if they could succeed. After all, he remembered that Young Master mentioned in the original plot that he still had the power bestowed by the Ice God. But even if they could succeed, Osel wouldn't be able to break much of the seal.
He would rather study Fontaine's opponent than Osel, oh, and there's still time.
Ying also had the same idea: "I can't get involved in this game, so I'd better go with you to the Stratum Abyss. By then, I think the matter in Liyue will be almost over. Then we can go and say goodbye to Morax together and set off for Fontaine."
Morax's fake death plan gave Ying a great shock. She also witnessed with her own eyes the changes in the situation in Liyue caused by the fall of the gods and some human problems. By now, she already had a general idea of what was going on.
Just as Fang Yun said, Liyue's path is not suitable for Inazuma. At most, it can learn from the functional division within the first and second systems and optimize the crude system of the third system.
"Before I came here, I heard you and Kitsune both praised the Liyue Seven Stars for their extraordinary means. I didn't expect that at the critical moment, they made mistakes one after another because of their own power. This is enough to show the disadvantages of businessmen ruling the country." Ying sighed, "You should also be careful when appointing shogunate officials in the future. Don't let officials engage in business."
Fang Yun nodded slightly, but he felt that Inazuma's bigger problem was talent.
Fang Yun and Yae Kamiko had discussed the reason, and it was mainly due to the hereditary system of the shogunate... Although the Three Bugyo would also recruit talents from the public, they would not entrust them with important tasks. This class solidification caused the country to gradually lose its vitality.
Even though Shinobu Kuki went abroad to study, the reason she went abroad was that she didn't want to follow her family's arrangements to become a shrine maiden. The hereditary system of Inazuma has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Uh, wait, since Jiuqi Shinobu has such a background, Fang Yun feels that he can recruit her to be his female secretary!
Ningguang, the Tianquan Star, has three female secretaries, so how could he, the Emperor Mingshen, have less?
"But reforms must be done step by step. For now, we should first establish the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers, and take advantage of the period when the two great magistrates are dismissed to support more talents who are not of noble birth. At the same time, we must also pay attention to education. If my situation goes well, perhaps Inazuma can connect with the Xumi Jiaolingyuan in the future and set up a special study abroad class."
"Well, I'll leave these to you. If you run into any trouble, go ask Kitsai Palace."
Although Ying didn't quite understand, she still tried her best to follow Fang Yun's thinking... This was her responsibility as a god, otherwise she wouldn't have come up with the point that "officials cannot engage in business". She would not evade it anymore.
Seeing Ying so obedient, Fang Yun was a little surprised. He thought Ying would pursue a one-step reform.
"I said, I am your shadow warrior in governing the country. Since you have made the decision, I will naturally not interfere, just like... when I was with my sister." Ying's eyes were full of nostalgia and sadness.
But soon, she cut off this sadness and believed that she and Fang Yun would definitely rescue her sister.
"In fact, there are still doubts about my sister. When did she give the divinity of Mingshen to Fang Yun? And how did she mark him? Could it be that she has actually..." Some thoughts flashed through Ying's mind. She knew Lei Dianzhen too well. Ever since she walked out of the shadows, Ying had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.
But the concept of time is very complicated, and Ying cannot confirm it. She is worried that her suspicion will destroy the real arrangement.
She shook her head to dispel all distracting thoughts, and then returned to Yujingtai with Fang Yun.
On the way back, Fang Yun felt it necessary to take a photo, so he asked Qian Yanjun on the roadside to take a photo of the two of them.
"Photographic machine, what is this?" Ying was quite concerned about the name of the machine and felt offended. Before she could react, Fang Yun put his arm around her waist and took a photo of her.
Humph, you little brat, you didn’t even tell me before you talked back to me!
But when he looked at the photo handed to him by Qian Yanjun and saw himself nestled in Fang Yun's arms in the picture, Ying suddenly froze in place.
"Is this... a spell?"
“No, it’s just a tool for recording.”
Fang Yun explained the principle to her. After all, Ying was a science and engineering girl, so she quickly accepted the concept of the camera.
"So that's it..." Ying took the photo. Although the picture was frozen in that instant, the happy emotion contained in it was preserved forever, just like the storytelling that she and Fang Yun circulated in the teahouse.
Ying's slender fingers gently brushed across herself, who looked a little dazed and cute in the picture because of Fang Yun's embrace, and then brushed across Fang Yun, who had a faint smile on his face... She suddenly realized the true meaning of eternity.
"Is the photo not good looking? Do you want to take another one?"
"No, I'm satisfied."
Ying put the photo away solemnly and smiled at the surprised Fang Yun: "I thought that when Buyer comes out, I must let her appreciate this photo."
In the world of mind images, the pink and golden giant trees become increasingly rosy.
.....
He first sent Ying back to the embassy, and then Fang Yun went to Yuehai Pavilion to discuss with Keqing, and they agreed to go to the Abyss in two days.
Of course, Fang Yun knew that Liyue might start a war in the next few days. It was not impossible to let Keqing follow him, but if she was absent in the crucial battle, Keqing would definitely feel regretful. Therefore, he asked Keqing to arrange someone who was familiar with the Chasm to lead the way.
This was actually also taken into consideration by Ying... Since Ying was going to the Chasm with him, if Keqing went, Ying, who was a jealous person, would definitely be unhappy, and he felt that the two of them did not get along well.
Maybe it’s because Aqing is the Liyue Thunder God?
Afterwards, since Yingmei was sent by him to complete the main mission of Liyue, Fang Yun had basically finished dealing with the affairs of Liyue, so he planned to concentrate on pushing forward the progress of Fontaine.
His consciousness was shrouded in darkness again. When he opened his eyes again, Fang Yun had already arrived at Fontaine. He was now placed on a sofa.
The architectural style of Fontainebleau is very different from that of Inazuma and Liyue. It has some of the flavor of modern architecture and even has a special drainage system and underground pipes.
When Fang Yun was taken back to Fontaine City by Funina last night, he was really shocked by Fontaine Court. Looking at the criss-crossing waterways and patrol boats, and the clockwork mechanisms used to maintain order on the streets, he felt that it was a different style from Liyue and Inazuma.
"Unfortunately, Fontaine is also facing a big problem. What did Egolia do to make Heaven so angry?"
According to the information provided by the Great Tree King, Fontaine has been flooded several times. The previous civilization was called Lemuria, a country that was not inferior to the Red King civilization. Unfortunately, it could not escape its fate in the end.
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But this is not the end, because every time the Fontaine civilization is destroyed, there will be survivors. The country rebuilt by these people will allow the prophecy of heaven to continue to be executed until the sins of all the Fontaine people are washed away.
'It's also very strange. Fontaine is at such a high altitude, but why are other countries not affected every time it is flooded?'
Fang Yun could only attribute it to the punishment that God had specially set for Fontaine. Teyvat really had its own rules.
When he was thinking quietly, he found that the scene around him was not right. This was not Mo Mang Palace, and there were bursts of noisy quarrels coming from outside the door.
Beep, beep.
