Paimon and Yan both refused decisively. Although they had just received a large sum of money from selling their bodies, they were not stupid and would not give the money to a drunkard who made mistakes while drinking.
"Why is this happening? As a wandering bard, I traveled far and wide and luckily got a treasure map. I wanted to find a hero who can appreciate my music to go treasure hunting with me. Alas, it seems that I can only go alone."
"Treasure map?"
The two people, one big and one small, paused and moved their ears at the same time.
Then Paimon shook his head violently.
"He must be a liar, don't believe him!"
"But you are so smart, how could a mere bard like me fool you?"
"That makes sense, Xiao, I think I'll give it a listen."
Paimon stroked his chin and nodded wisely.
"..."
Yan ate the cake silently.
She doesn't really care.
Anyway, now I have money, food, and an appointment to stay at Anqi's house. I have no other needs except to see Fengshen, but finding Fengshen has to be done slowly, there is no way to rush.
Therefore, since Xiao had nothing to do now, listening to what this street liar could make up would be a good way to kill time and help digestion.
"Legend has it that in ancient times, the God of Wind and the Guardians of the Four Winds went through many hardships and gained precious freedom for the people of Mondstadt. The people of Mondstadt at that time were grateful for the contributions of the Guardians of the Four Winds and decided to build the Temple of the Four Winds to worship and sacrifice to the great Guardians of the Four Winds. However, over time, the activities of the people of Mondstadt have moved repeatedly, and Mondstadt has also changed its location. Gradually, the Temple of the Four Winds was abandoned one by one, and now it has become a ruin where monsters live. However, in these ruins, there is a huge treasure accumulated in ancient times!"
"A huge treasure? How huge? What's inside?"
"Hehe, if you look at this celebration, you will know how passionate the Mond people are about the Guardians of the Four Winds, who are closest to the God of Wind. In ancient times, every sacrifice would be made with the most precious treasures. After hundreds and thousands of years of accumulation, guess how huge the treasures would be?"
"(⊙o⊙)Wow! Traveler, let's go explore the Temple of the Four Winds!"
Paimon was convinced.
After finishing the cake, Yan crossed his arms over his chest and said with a stern face:
"What about the treasure map? The treasure map you mentioned doesn't appear in your story."
"Ah...haha, didn't I mention this yet? In fact, the treasure map I got was a fragment of a map that recorded the locations of three four-wind temples, namely the temples of the Eagle of the West Wind, the Wolf of the North Wind, and the Lion of the South Wind. And deep in each of these three temples is a piece of treasure map fragment. When all are gathered together, they can point to the lair of the East Wind Dragon. That's the lair of a giant dragon. Think about it, the legendary giant dragons all sleep on mountains of treasures. Countless, mountain-high treasures!"
"Wow! It's like a mountain... How many sweet flower-brewed chickens can I buy?"
Paimon has already started wiping his saliva.
"Ah~~"
Covering his face with redness, shaking his head.
The first time he said it was a treasure map, the second time he said there were treasures buried in the Temple of the Four Winds, and the third time he said it was the treasure of a dragon.
Although I already know Paimon's intelligence level, it is really stupid and greedy to be fooled by such words.
Wendy then took out a brand new piece of paper from her pocket.
"Here, this is the map that records the locations of the three temples. There is only one copy, so it is very precious. Please treasure it."
"Then you're not going?"
Yan showed dead fish eyes, with a completely seen-through and indifferent expression.
Wendy tapped her head and stuck out her tongue in a cute way:
"I'm forbidden to sing, right? If I don't drink enough during these few days of celebration, I won't be able to bear it later. Besides, I'm just a weak and powerless bard. Even if I go with you, I'll just cause trouble to you two. The dragon's treasure is destined to be out of my reach. I just hope that the two heroes can get what they want and find the inexhaustible treasure. In the future, as long as you can treat me to a few drinks in the Angel's Gift tavern, I'll be satisfied."
"Wow, you're so nice."
Paimon was moved and quickly snatched the drawing, as if he was afraid that Wendy would take it back.
When I opened it, I saw a crude map drawn on the brand new paper, like a doodle.
"Why doesn't this look like an ancient treasure map to me? This is too sloppy!"
"Ahem! Brave and fearless hero, you have to know that treasure maps are often secretly drawn by people like treasure robbers. They don't have the level of professional draftsmen, so it's normal for them to draw concisely. Rather, this kind of drawing proves that it was left by people who specialize in finding treasures. Hero, think about it again, that is a treasure as high as a mountain~~"
"(⊙o⊙) Wow, a mountain of treasure! What you said makes sense! Let's go now!"
Paimon held up the map with a brilliant smile on his face, and the image of Mora flashed in his eyes.
Yan curled his lips expressionlessly.
It would be fine if she just listened to the liar's nonsense, but if she really did it, she would be a fool.
"Come to think of it, if we find the treasure maps of the three temples and then follow the complete map to find the East Wind Dragon, I think we will have no problem seeing the Wind God. After all, the East Wind Dragon is the closest follower of the Wind God. He is probably the only one in Mondstadt who knows where the Wind God is."
"…Paimon, let's go to the nearest temple first."
Yan pinched Paimon's head with one hand, snatched the map with the other hand, and set off while studying it.
Although he sounded like a liar at first, he didn't ask them for money. What if it was true, what if they could really find the God of Wind? Anyway, there was no other way to ensure that she could see the God of Wind. There was nothing else to do, so it might as well give it a try.
Wendy appears next to Wendy, eating an apple.
"Is she out of her mind? She believed it so much? Didn't she think you might be the bad guy setting the trap?"
"Hey, I don't look like a bad person, do I?"
"I think she's very good at fighting, so she's more confident. After all, you look weak, so you don't have to be afraid of traps."
"Hey!"
Wendy spread her hands, not feeling any shame at all, but smiling broadly.
Wendy didn't care about Barbatos's cuteness and said quietly:
"So, this is the opportunity you've been waiting for? A floating spirit whose identity is unknown, and a strange traveler who can use elemental power without the Eye of God?"
"Compared to this, I have a more important task to ask of you now."
"what?"
"Please explain to the cult that I did fall into the lake, so please don't forbid me to sing for money! One month is too long! Please, this is my lifelong request!"
Wendy clasped her hands together and bowed in worship.
"Ah!"
Wendy sneered and left as if nothing had happened with an expression of indifference and contempt.
Chapter 110 Changing History
"Waaaaa! No one told me there would be so many monsters and traps! Help me!"
"Fly to the back!"
In the dilapidated temple building, Xiao and Paimon passed through various mechanisms and traps, and faced various monsters that came towards them.
With an expressionless face, he threw Paimon behind him, held a silver bladeless sword in his hand, with wind elements wrapped around the blade, and rushed forward bravely and fearlessly.
"boom!"
At the distant celebration scene, the sun sets and the ceremony comes to an end.
Wendy and Barbara sat in an empty corner. She enjoyed the shy and cautious feeding from the little priest, while paying attention to the fire in the temple and communicating with Wendy through the wind:
'She is very brave and an experienced warrior. Although she is still a little clumsy in the use of elemental power, she has surpassed most of the holders of the Eye of God. She is considered an expert among the Seven Kingdoms... However, she is weak and does not understand the ruins mechanism. I am afraid that she cannot penetrate the deepest part at present.'
'That's not necessarily true. A hero is someone who overcomes obstacles and creates miracles.'
'So, you were training her?'
'Hey!'
Wendy frowned.
When asked about key information, Lao Deng would talk about other things or just say "hey" and leave it at that.
Wendy was too lazy to investigate further. She took the shy little pastor into her arms, and looked so serious and thoughtful that Barbara dared not move, fearing that she would disturb the wind god's thoughts.
In fact, I am thinking about it.
Judging from her current performance, she couldn't get in for the time being. And the things placed in the deepest part of the temple were indeed the fragments of the map drawn by Wendy, and - the poisonous blood crystal taken from Tevarin's back.
It seems that the first is to give Huo a training and improvement process, the second is to verify Huo's ability to purify poisonous blood three times. Finally, Huo will be allowed to go in front of Tevarin.
【But, it should be more than that. 】
If she can't get in, what can she do?
[It is nothing more than looking for the corresponding support of the holder of the Eye of God according to the characteristics of the institutions of different temples. ]
[In other words, to encourage her to get to know the Mondstadt people and integrate into Mondstadt?]
After guessing for a while, the angels lost interest.
Their interest is in Tevarin's recovery as a future mount and fighter.
As for the various secrets of Barbatos, they were not important. A mere wind god was a heavyweight in the mortal world, but for Angie of Teyvat, it didn't matter whether she knew it earlier or later.
Now, the Angels are more concerned about another experiment that challenges common sense in Teyvat.
……
Late at night, a large inland lake adjacent to the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain.
There are several isolated islands in the lake, like a deserted place suspended in the middle of the ocean.
An unformed avatar of Angel crossed several isolated islands and finally found the ancient underground city sealed in the salt of the earth.
"The palace of Heulia, the demon god of salt, was originally a castle on the top of a mountain. It was submerged under water during the Demon God War... Is this seal a fairy art? Was it set up by the rock god and the fairies to seal the remnants of Heulia?"
The ethereal form of Angel's clone squatted on the ground, triggering the sealing magic circle that blocked visitors.
According to historical records, Heulia was an overly weak demon who was afraid of fighting. Because she gave in without a bottom line in the demon war, her territory continued to shrink, and eventually she could only shrink to the small area around this palace.
Even her cause of death was not war.
Instead, it was the people she protected who stabbed her in the back.
An Qi couldn't help but think of Fu Hua who had also been backstabbed.
But Heulia is obviously not comparable to Fu Hua, who is immortal and fights to the end.
Angel had no intention of delving into right and wrong or cause and effect; she was interested in Heulia's power.
"It can turn the earth into a salt pool, and it can create salt from the void... The former is the transformation of matter, and the latter is the creation of matter. These are obviously very high-level abilities, so is the weakness due to the energy level? Or is it simply a weak personality?"
An Qi pondered.
The adorable Wendy who had already been captured in the neighboring collapsed world also used the power of the ideal fluid to create a strong wind, but was almost overturned by three fledgling Valkyries.
The problem is that Wendy just got her ability and she didn't even have time to adapt. And Heulia, as a demon god, has been around for at least hundreds of years, if not thousands of years? How could she not develop anything after such a long time?
“That may really be due to personality reasons.”
An Qi nodded confidently.
She decided to conduct an experiment here to change the history of Teyvat.
Firstly, arrangements have already been made in Mondstadt, Inazuma, Sumi and other countries. At this moment, stability is more important than anything else.
Secondly, the surrounding countries have their own sensitive areas, such as the offshore frontier, the World Tree, and the Sky Island Water God, but the history of Liyue is a chaotic battle royale. Only in such a chaotic history can it be easy to fish in troubled waters without attracting attention.
The third is that he has some interest in Heulia's power, which is an additional factor.
"As a general rule, small trends can be changed, but big trends cannot. The more we affect the current situation, the more pressure we will face from world data. We can't go too far, or we will suffer... Fortunately, the World Tree can be relied upon, so let's start by changing the fate of a random demon god."
This level of historical intervention is neither too strong nor too weak, but just the right amount. It is safe enough, and it is enough for Angie to understand Istaru's power.
Angel stood on the seal, raised her hands, and a red seed that had been prepared long ago appeared in her hands.
Under Angel's gaze, the seed slowly sank into the underwater palace and disappeared from the world.
Then, this unformed clone of Angel turned around and headed towards Liyue.
At the same time, the salt in the ground and its return to its original depths all underwent silent changes.
On the coast of Liyue Harbor, Zhongli, who was watching the sea and listening to the tide, suddenly frowned and rubbed his brows. For some reason, his rock-hard heart, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, suddenly became turbulent.
"Could it be that they are returning to the cave? Their altar has changed?"
Zhong Li turned around and headed in the direction of Guiliyuan, his eyes suddenly sharp.
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