Original God's Dark Priest

Liyue, in the pavilion in the sky at Qingyunding, Zhongli suddenly came here and sat quietly.

Xianyun happened to be there, and when she saw Zhongli coming, she quickly greeted him softly: "Emperor..."

Zhongli nodded slightly and said no more.

You can tell that he has something on his mind.

Even though Xianyun, who has always been known for not being able to read the atmosphere, now knows one thing, that is, when the leader is obviously in a bad mood, it is best not to speak and just wait aside.

Xianyun did the same. She sat nearby, watching the clouds rolling and mist rising in the distance, waiting for Zhongli to speak.

After a long while, Zhongli sighed and finally spoke: "I went to Mondstadt."

"Yes, I know. The situation was quite critical at that time. Ying and Xier's cave certificates were destroyed." Xianyun nodded. A Yuan had mentioned this matter, and then Ying returned safely, so no one asked any more questions.

Zhongli was silent for a few seconds, then he said, "Do you know if they are in any danger?"

"This..." Xianyun was speechless. She really didn't know about this because no one had ever told her about it.

Zhongli knew that Xianyun and the others knew nothing about this matter, so he didn't keep them in suspense and said directly, "It was the afterimage of Boss Phil."

"Her?" Xianyun exclaimed, "That's not right, why would she attack the traveler? That doesn't make sense, right?"

Zhongli shook his head: "It's not Boss Phil, it's her afterimage, it's out of control, most likely because of the disorder of the earth veins."

"That's really dangerous." Xianyun didn't know what to say, so he could only say this in a depressed tone.

But in any case, this crisis had been resolved long ago, and there was no reason for Zhongli to suddenly bring it up again. So, there must be something else. She was waiting, waiting for Zhongli to speak up.

Zhongli was obviously struggling, not knowing whether he should discuss this with others.

Logically speaking, if there is something that must be talked about, discussing it with Safir is the best choice, but Zhongli's current troubles are caused by Safir, which makes him not know who to talk to for a while.

There are many immortals in Liyue, but only a limited number can be entrusted with tasks.

Although Lishui Dieshan and Xueyue Zhuyang are reliable, their relationship with Safir is not particularly close, so it is not appropriate to talk to them.

Xiao and Fushe were closer to Saphir, but they considered themselves subordinates, with more awe and less affection, which was not a good fit.

After much thought, Aping and Xianyun are the only suitable people to talk to.

But he hadn't decided whether to talk to anyone, so he came here, wanting to watch the ups and downs of the clouds and use the scenery to relieve his boredom.

Unexpectedly, he met Xianyun here. Zhongli thought that this was probably God's will. Coincidentally, this bird also came, so he decided to ask her opinion.

Having made up his mind, Zhongli suddenly looked at Xianyun, his eyes full of seriousness.

This made Xianyun nervous.

Why did the Emperor suddenly look at me like this? Did something happen? Or did something happen to Ganyu and Shenhe? It shouldn't be that serious. They lost their parents. They don't need to look for their parents if they make a mistake, right?

Even if you need to find a parent, isn't the Emperor himself the parent? Why are you looking for me?

Xianyun's brain was working at high speed, with countless thoughts emerging in her mind. If Zhongli didn't speak, she might continue thinking at this high speed until her CPU burned out.

Fortunately, Zhongli did not intend to remain silent. He spoke up: "Remember the boss Phil who called himself 'Su'?"

"Yeah, I remember. She said she came from the future." Zhongli started the topic and Xianyun breathed a sigh of relief. She was not afraid of chatting. She was very good at it. But she was afraid of silence. That was too embarrassing.

After hearing Xianyun's answer, Zhongli nodded slightly and said, "She lied to me."

"Ah?" Xianyun was confused for a moment and didn't understand what this meant.

Zhongli frowned and repeated, "She deceived all of us. Maybe many of the things she said were true, and they were all confirmed in the future. But there was one thing that was a lie, and that was her claim that she came from the future."

"Isn't it? Then who is she? She can't be Guizhong's clone, right? That's too ridiculous." Xianyun scratched her head. This topic was too profound for Zhenjun, who was very good at chatting. She couldn't wrap her mind around it.

Zhongli sighed: "She is Boss Phil, but not completely. Her relationship with Boss Phil is more like past and present life than future and past.

It’s just that previous life…” In that previous life, Xianyun and the others were not at that level yet, and they couldn’t detect it.

Zhongli felt aggrieved, he didn't know how to explain. Su lied to him and said that he was Saphir from the future. Zhongli saw through the lie at a glance, so this was not a deception for Zhongli, but an excuse.

The real deception is actually...

Her whereabouts.

When Saphir noticed Su, Su sacrificed himself to complete the laws of the world, but what did Su say at the beginning?

If Saphir noticed her, she would be forcibly expelled from this world. These are two different things.

Zhongli closed his eyes. How could he not feel the changes in this world? How had he been deceived by such a clumsy lie?

As expected, is it because of Guizhong’s return?

This time, before leaving Mondstadt, Zhongli went to the Midsummer Courtyard again, hoping to find some clues, but he met an unexpected person there.

Ying's brother, Prince of the Abyss: Kong.

Kong told him a piece of news that shocked him, which was Saphir's true life experience.

"You actually want to know what she's been through, right? I happen to know. How about, are you interested in asking me for this news?" The young man in front of him had a smile on his face, as if he was looking at a prey destined to be captured.

In response to this, Zhongli naturally chose to directly refuse: "I'm sorry, there is nothing to discuss between the Abyss Cult and me. Your Highness, please allow me to refuse."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"Reject? Well, that's an expected answer. But...what if I tell you that 'Su' asked me to tell you?" Kong's words stopped Zhongli in his tracks.

Zhongli stopped and looked back, with a dangerous light in his eyes: "If she really had something to say, she would have said it long ago. Why does she need others to convey it?"

"Because, before... the timing was wrong. Is this a sufficient reason?" Kong looked at Zhongli with pity, and this look made Zhongli feel annoyed.

But he still restrained his emotions and said calmly: "In this case, you might as well tell me, I want to see what you can say.

If you talk nonsense, I won't give you much respect."

“Yes, yes, after all, we were once comrades, right? Is it necessary to be so cold?” Kong complained, but when he saw Zhongli’s increasingly gloomy eyes, he shut his mouth obediently.

After carefully considering his words, Kong asked a question: "If you had to choose between Guizhong and Saphir, who would you choose?"

"What?" Zhongli was stunned. He could understand all the words in the sentence, but when they were put together he couldn't comprehend the meaning.

Kong also put away his joking attitude and said seriously: "There is an opportunity to let the former Demon God of Dust return in a complete form, but the price is that the Fatui executive will disappear completely. Do you... agree?"

"You are kidding. Boss Phil is Hagentus. You saying that is as ridiculous as asking me whether I and Morax can coexist." Zhongli felt that Kong might be crazy, or he began to subconsciously avoid this question.

Because he doesn't know.

Kong seemed to see Zhongli's hesitation. He did not force him, but changed the subject: "That person died in the Demon God War that year, and when he was dying, he used the sleepwalking method to separate his soul, but accidentally stumbled into a completely unfamiliar world.

The people, or rather, gods, of that world are far more powerful than any other gods on the continent of Teyvat, and the laws of that world are much more complete than those here.

The human world, the heavenly world, the divine world, the demonic world... She was born in heaven, but was thrown into hell, and then from hell to heaven. In the end, for unknown reasons, she suddenly left and disappeared without a trace.

Then, in another world, 'Su Jin' was born. Perhaps it was destined that the person finally came back, but he was no longer the same as before. "

At this point, Kong Dingding looked at Zhongli in front of him and said, "You can feel it, right? Her thoughts."

"No one can decide all this. She is the one who makes the choice." Zhongli said softly and strode away.

He already understood what Sora meant.

On the surface, he was conveying something on behalf of "Su", but in fact... he wanted to interfere with Saphir's future choices through Zhongli.

The choice between Hagentus and Saphir...

"It's ridiculous... No matter what form she returns in, she will always be herself... No matter what choice she makes, I will respect it." Zhongli left, leaving behind these words.

He left in a carefree manner, leaving behind Sora with an ambiguous smile on his face.

Zhongli felt very depressed. He wanted to be as carefree as he appeared to be, but he couldn't do it.

Kong told him a possibility. This idea had never occurred to Zhongli before, but now, he began to doubt it.

Saphir might...actually do that.

Based on Zhongli's understanding of her, Teyvat is not her final destination. If she really wants to leave, Zhongli will definitely not stop her.

However, as Kong said, it was a choice between the two. However, the one who made the choice was never Zhongli, nor should it be.

Kong was still too confident. He didn't understand Zhongli's thoughts, and naturally didn't know how Zhongli would view this matter.

What does it mean that King Chen was like that? Saphir has the origin of returning to the end, so when everything is settled and she is about to leave, what will she do?

Zhongli suddenly began to look forward to that day.

He thought of Chenxi and Su, and divided his existence into several parts, each inheriting some of his own characteristics. If this method is used, it is not impossible to replicate a Guizhong.

But Zhongli didn't want her to do that.

He really didn't care what the other person looked like. To Zhongli, it didn't matter what she looked like as long as she was happy.

But he couldn't say these words.

Even facing Xianyun, he couldn't say it.

“Liu Yun…” Zhongli finally gave up the idea of ​​confessing and called out instead.

Xianyun immediately sat up straight and answered seriously, "I'm here."

Hearing the voice of the person next to him, Zhong Li felt a little relieved. He laughed at himself and said, "Call the others and let's have a drink together tonight."

Let’s drink together. Drink today and worry about tomorrow when it comes.

This is the wisdom that Walnut taught him. Although it sounds a bit rough, it is true. It can be regarded as the great wisdom of life.

It’s a pity that I, a demon god who has lived for thousands of years, am sometimes not as insightful as a little girl.

Thinking of the scene when Saphir and Hu Tao were standing together and making funny faces, Zhongli felt like laughing again.

Actually, that guy is also very insightful, isn't he?

The Wind Flower Festival is over, Scarlett bids farewell to Sapphire and returns to Winter Solstice alone.

Timaeus, on the other hand, welcomed his sweetheart in Mondstadt.

Ying'er of Chunxiang Kiln in Liyue Harbor.

Seeing Ying'er appear in Mondstadt, Ying and Paimon were really surprised. They really didn't expect that the girlfriend Timaus was talking about was actually this woman.

Saphir was not surprised by this. After all, she knew the plot of the Wind Flower Festival, so her attention was focused elsewhere.

Nashida contacted her and said that she had something to ask the traveler, but the traveler's cave certificate was damaged and she could not be contacted for the time being.

This is an excuse.

Saphir understood that the girl must want her to go to Xumi.

She didn't know what exactly happened, so she could only wait until she got to Xumi to find out.

Staying in the room, taking out his schedule and checking it, Saphir noticed a project marked in red: Eternal Oasis.

Counting the time, Jade and Gabriel have joined the Fatui for several months. During this time, Gabriel has been helping Ada handle affairs in the Vimo Village area and has done a very good job.

Has been promoted to squad leader.

Jade was forced by Gabriel to go to the House of the Decrees and became a scholar of the Cause-theory School.

Coincidentally, Tirzad is also a member of the Cause Theory School, and so is Jade's mother Yufei.

Safir had no objection to Gabriel's choice, or rather, she had no intention of complaining about a father's arrangements for his daughter's studies.

She just felt a little sorry. Jade was obviously a good seedling. With training, she could become a deputy. Even if she could obtain the Heart of God and adapt to the power of the Evil Eye, it would be possible for her to become an executive-level fighter.

Now...

Forget it. If Jade can’t continue her studies, then let’s talk about it first. This matter depends on Jade’s own thoughts.

However, after this incident, Safir accidentally discovered another unknown side of Gabriel.

Sure enough, as long as conditions permit, fathers always hope that their children can receive education.

There was no chance before, but now there is, and he will give it a try no matter what.

Since Jade has gone to study, Saphir can only ask Gabriel to go with him on this trip to explore the Eternal Oasis.

Of course, before that, she had to find Nashida to find out what this guy wanted from her.

When we arrived at Jingshan Palace, it was already dark.

Saphir pushed the door open and walked in, and immediately saw Nashida who was sitting restlessly.

Noticing someone coming, Nashida immediately turned around and pounced on Saphir as quickly as possible.

This made her a little confused. She was stunned for a moment before she asked, "What's wrong with you? Where's Pal?"

"Mother is not here. She said she went to look for Apep and hasn't come back yet." Nashida's voice was muffled, and it sounded as if she had been crying.

Safir was a little confused. With Pal's ability, it shouldn't be a problem if he went to find Apep.

But when she looked around again, she found that Chenxi was gone too.

"Chenxi went with her mother." Nashida secretly read Saphir's mind and answered his doubts.

Upon learning of this, Saphir's expression became a little strange: "If it were those two people... shouldn't you be more worried about Apep's safety?"

"Mother said she would try her best to make peace with Apep, but... I suddenly realized that she forgot to bring this thing." Nashida said as she stretched out her hand, and a green device appeared in her hand.

When he saw this thing, Saphir immediately recognized it. This was the 'fire' made by Pal when he was still the King of the Great Mercy Tree.

This time they were going to deal with Apep's matter, but Pal did not bring the fire, which made Nashida worried.

Saphir now fully understood. Seeing Nashida's worried look, she couldn't bear to tell her that fire was not very important to Pal.

This was prepared for Nashida, not for her own use. But this was too hurtful, and Saphir began to think about how to change a more tactful statement to comfort the little grass god.

But she suddenly realized that Nashida could read minds, so... this guy must have already noticed that she was complaining about her being a loser in her heart.

Nashida's face had turned dark. She looked at Saphir with some grievance, as his inner thoughts were exposed without him realizing it. She didn't know whether she should say that she had heard it.

The two of them just stared at each other.

Finally, it was Nashida who stuffed the fire into Saphir's hands and ordered him to leave: "Anyway, anyway, you should take this to mother! I...I need to rest!"

"Bang!" The door of Jingshan Palace closed. Saphir's mouth twitched. She really didn't say anything. Nashida, that guy, read minds and broke defenses without permission. What kind of thing is that?

But...it's quite cute.