"Well, let's continue eating? There's still a lot of food."
"Of course, we need to be well fed and well-fed before we can do anything. Your Highness Wendy, please."
The man and the bird simply sat together.
Liuyun Jiefeng is a gourmet and Wendy is also a cooking expert. They soon found common ground on the topic of food and started talking to each other nonstop. Soon they felt like they had met too late and it was almost impossible for others to get a word in.
Zhong Li watched this scene, smiled, nodded, and was happy to see the immortals and Wendy deepen their friendship. But when his eyes turned to Xiao, who was sitting silently with a cold expression, Zhong Li couldn't help but sigh silently.
When the banquet was about to end, Zhong Li spoke:
"Wendy, Barbatos has the ability to relieve emotions and suppress filth through music. I wonder if you, who is also the Wind Demon God, would..."
"Ah? I'm pretty good at this. I just helped Tevarin suppress his poisonous blood and it worked pretty well."
"Then, do me a favor."
Zhong Li smiled and pointed at Xiao.
Xiao blinked in surprise.
"Emperor, I..."
"No problem, let's give it a try."
Zhong Liyun said calmly. However, in the eyes of the immortals, this was the Emperor of the Rock doing a favor to the little prince of Mond. But no one said anything. As the only remaining Yaksha in the world, the immortals understood what Xiao was carrying, and he deserved this favor.
Wendy smiled, calmed herself, and put the flute that Xiao had given her earlier close to her lips.
"?~~"
The clear and beautiful music rises with the wind at sunset, bringing infinite beauty and tranquility, quietly soothing people's restlessness.
Xiao closed his eyes silently, and after a while, a dark aura rose from his body. However, amid the gentle wind and music, his face was exceptionally calm, and he even raised his lips unconsciously.
The immortals also admired Wendy's superb skills and the strange power that was integrated into the wind. This shows that although this little princess is young, her control of strength and power cannot be underestimated.
The enchanting sound of the flute spreads from the mountain top to all directions until the sun sets and the moon rises.
Then the immortals left, and Wendy and Master Liuyunjiefeng also got up and flew to Xumi.
……
After a while, in the moonlight, a graceful and charming figure slowly walked towards them.
Shen He returned from her practice in the mountains, but she did not see the familiar bird. She then walked into the cave, but it was still empty and silent, and she felt confused. Then she walked out of the cave again, and smelled a trace of the remaining scent of fine wine and delicious food in the outside world, but she did not know what had happened.
"Master...Father?"
The moon fairy tilted her head in a silly and cute way, revealing an extremely confused expression.
Chapter 54 Morax Summoning the Gods
"The visiting card is ready. The question is whether it should be delivered directly to the Grass God or to the Ordinance Hall?"
On a high mountain near the border of Sumi, Wendy, holding a letter imprinted with wind and rock divine powers, looked at Zhongli who was seeing her off.
As the initiator of this mission and the most prestigious god in both countries, Zhong Li will decide the details of the mission. After all, this is a long-awaited meeting in the name of God, and it cannot be rushed.
The question of to whom the visiting card was addressed represented the different natures of this mission: was it a state affair, or was it simply a greeting between the gods?
Zhong Li groaned.
"Under normal circumstances, it should be handled as a formal diplomatic matter between the three countries. The visiting card should be handed over to the Council of Ministers, who will report to the Grass God and prepare for the reception. However, as you know, the relationship between the Grass God and the Council of Ministers is delicate, so I'm afraid it can't be handled according to common sense."
"That's what I thought. The situation is complicated no matter how you look at it, between a government that imprisoned gods and gods that willingly wanted to be imprisoned. Ultimately, what we want to confirm is whether the World Tree is safe, so it would be better to not get involved in Sumi's internal affairs and go directly to the God of the Grass."
Wendy analyzed reasonably.
Liu Yun took advantage of the wind and flapped his wings violently, causing a strong gale.
"Humph! Imprisoning a god, how treasonous is that? I think we should just go to the Church of Sumi and see if Sumi really respects the rules of the Seven Rulers of the World!"
Every person in Liyue is the Emperor's chef, and the immortals are the iron chefs for thousands of years.
The imprisonment of gods and the like still made Master Liuyun Jiefeng's blood pressure rise even though he knew it was not in Liyue.
Zhong Li shook his head.
"Liuyun, this is ultimately Xumi's internal affairs. We have no right to deal with it without the permission of the Grass God. Of course, if the Grass God is unwilling to protect the World Tree because of his own indulgence or is really caught up in some conspiracy, then... that is another matter."
If that is the case, then the next step is to call on all the gods, gather together in Sumire, and ask the Grass God and the Council of Ordinances where they place the mission of protecting the World Tree.
In the most extreme case, it is possible to replace a grass god or a group of Sumi people. There is no need to inform Sky Island. For the sake of their respective countries' positions, the Seven Gods have the right to do so.
Master Liuyunjiefeng had no choice but to suppress his temper and said helplessly:
"Well, since the Emperor has said so."
"Liuyun, don't be rude when you pay homage to the Grass God. You can learn more from Wendy in this regard. She is much more rational than you."
Zhong Li smiled slightly, remembering Wendy's previous reaction of not wanting to touch Xumi.
Normally, this is the right attitude toward other countries' gods and internal affairs.
"In that case, let's just treat it as a small-scale conversation between the gods and their followers. I will deliver the letter to Jingshan Palace, where the grass god has been staying."
Wendy held up the letter with both hands, and the wind threw it far away, to the front of the Grass God.
After waiting for a while, Wendy said:
"It has been delivered. Next, we just need to wait for the response from the Grass God."
"Well, the etiquette is in place, I hope the Grass God is willing to communicate."
Zhong Li sighed.
The spread of the Sumire Death Zone, the circulation of forbidden knowledge, and the riots of the followers are too frightening, and it is hard not to doubt the status of the Grass God and the World Tree. Otherwise, Zhong Li really does not want to interfere with the ideas and practices of the gods of other countries.
Although he is strong, he still has to abide by the principle of the independence of the seven rulers - of course, this is also because he is willing to value peace. Otherwise, with the fierceness of the Rock God, the Ice God and the Winter Solstice dare to bully the weak countries, how can he and Liyue not threaten the six countries?
The two gods and one immortal waited on the top of the mountain until sunrise, their expressions gradually becoming solemn.
"God of Grass, there was no response."
Wendy swallowed and looked at Zhong Li with a little trepidation.
Zhong Li also felt that the divine power attached to the visiting card had not yet responded, and his expression became extremely solemn.
……
At the same time, Jingshan Palace.
The grass goddess Nashida looked at the visiting card right in front of her and her scalp almost broke, but there was nothing she could do.
"What should I do? What should I do?"
The Ministry of Education imprisoned the Grass God in a device created by the Great Compassionate Tree King that could isolate all external interference and was used for meditation.
It is equivalent to imprisoning God with God's technology.
In addition, the Order of the Gods has been draining the power of the God's Heart for many years, which has continuously weakened the Grass God. As a result, the Grass God is now unable to come out.
It's not like she was completely imprisoned. At least she could connect to the spirits of the people of Sumi through the void system, and her personal consciousness could go out at any time, which was equivalent to freedom. With this ability, it would be easy to overthrow the Decree Council and regain true freedom. It's just that she felt that it didn't matter whether Sumi had her or not, so it didn't matter to her either.
But now that the visiting card was in front of her, she couldn't touch it at all on a physical level, and she couldn't even use her divine power to probe into it.
As for violating the principles and forcibly controlling the bodies of the gate guards to access the letters through the guards - that was also blocked by the layers of physical blockades set up by the Ordinance House on the road, and it was impossible to get in.
"There is the power of the God of Wind and the God of Rock. These two are the oldest gods. This must be a very important matter. What should we do? What should we do?"
After trying various methods to no avail, Nashida was going crazy.
For the first time, she realized that her excessive indulgence of the Congregational Decrees and her failure to make up her mind to free herself from the constraints finally led to her downfall.
……
At the border of Liyue and Xumi, a terrifying aura emanated from Zhong Li.
"Even if she doesn't want to communicate, your and my auras are equivalent to the will of the God of Rock and the God of Wind. No matter what, she should at least respond. The fact that she hasn't responded for a long time can only prove one thing."
"Grass God, something happened."
Wendy had a horrified expression on her face and finished what Zhong Li was about to say.
At this moment, even Master Liuyunjiefeng was reacting in panic.
Something happened to God?
It is hard not to associate this kind of thing with the disaster that happened five hundred years ago.
In short, it's terrifying when you think about it carefully.
"I don't know the nature of most of the second-generation gods. As for Barbatos, every time he wakes up, he is wasting his limited life. For the time being, you, Wendy, will replace him. Anyway, if you and I don't tell each other, it won't develop to the point of a war between gods. The second-generation gods will not be able to tell the difference between you and Barbatos. I will contact the Thunder God, and the three gods will enter Sumi together to see what the situation is with this grass god and the world tree." ~ Enter the group <> is ∞) confess & * ∞ @2 ≌ 8 * (6 ∏ 9 @5 ￥ 9 ≥ 3 * (0 ~ 7 () *
Zhong Li raised his hand, and a dazzling golden rock gun flew towards Inazuma.
And what he did was completely reasonable.
What is the World Tree? It is the place where all the earth veins converge, and it is the recorder and maintainer of all wisdom and history. A little bit of pollution will cause the disaster of 500 years ago to repeat itself. In more serious cases, the entire Teyvat will collapse, and even gods will fall at any time.
What is the Grass God? The protector of the World Tree. The loss of contact with the Grass God directly proves the critical situation of the World Tree, just like the fall of the Great Compassionate Tree King.
This made Zhong Li feel anxious.
Wendy: “???”
Chapter 55 I Found Master Kitsai Palace
Inazuma, castle tower.
Raiden looked at the news that the Z-ship was about to return, knowing that the Inazuma famine was finally resolved, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned his attention to the report on the rebellion on Umijima.
Previously, the Tenryo Bugyo deliberately downplayed the incident and described it as a small-scale riot that could be easily suppressed. Naturally, the Tenryo Bugyo would handle the thunder movie. If the gods have to intervene in every little matter, where is the majesty of the gods? What is the meaning of the Three Bugyo?
Now that he has seen the true situation, and the most important food problem is no longer a problem, Raiden has decided to cut the Gordian knot. Today, he will fly to Umijima Island and ask the living god-shrine maiden whether to cooperate with her to clean up the Inazuma River or make fresh fish sashimi on the spot.
When the Thunder God starts moving, there really aren't any difficult problems inside Inazuma.
Then her expression suddenly changed and she looked towards the horizon.
"Boom!!!"
A golden rock spear fell from the sky and landed right in front of the gate of the castle tower.
"Ah! What is it?"
"Someone attacked the castle tower?"
"The general was assassinated, the whole scene is blocked!"
"Be quiet!"
In the midst of the chaos, Raidenying appeared at the door with a cold expression, and calmed the chaos with a casual word.
Then she raised her hand and easily lifted the heavy rock gun that was too heavy for a mortal to lift, wondering in her heart what was going on.
Based on Inazuma's situation these days, she was a little suspicious. Could it be that Inazuma's isolationism had caused some serious damage to Liyue? So the Rock God came to express his dissatisfaction?
However, when he raised the gun horizontally, there was only a short sentence on the gun handle, which made her face darken.
[Something happened to the Grass God. The World Tree may be in danger. Come quickly. 】
……
"call out!"
"Bang!!!"
The lightning bolt turned into a fierce dragon-like lightning, which instantly reached the island of Haigi and smashed the majestic and magnificent Coral Palace.
"Would you like to come with me, or would you like to change to a living god and priestess?"
"I pay my respects to the great Lord of the Imperial Palace, the Lord of Takenamine. I am willing to serve you!"
Then, Lei Dianying grabbed a frightened five-star ornamental fish and transformed into a terrifying thunder dragon with bared fangs and claws. He suddenly crossed the sea and returned to Inazuma Castle again.
Kaguya, Kamisato Ayato, the Third Bugyo and other temporary high-ranking officials are in place.
Ray Cinema throws the viewing fish into the seat.
"The Son of God hasn't arrived yet?"
"The palace lady said that she is not now..."
