Zongman: Traveling through time and becoming Fu Hua's sister

"There are many strange things about the assassination of the Emperor this time, and I don't think the Liyue Seven Stars would assassinate the Emperor."

"What on earth are the Seven Stars hiding? They are sealing off the scene, questioning the common people, hunting down the assassins, and hiding the Emperor's immortal body. This is clearly a futile effort."

"We can't look at mortals' affairs from the perspective of immortals. Everyone calm down first. Why don't we give Qixing a few more days..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Master Liuyunjiefeng.

"Humph, I know that you are close to Tianquan Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars. Are you trying to protect her?"

"How could that be? It's always cumbersome for mortals to investigate things, and there are many suspicious points in the assassination of the emperor this time, which is really difficult to handle. Besides, what's the harm in giving them a few more days?"

"Then I will give them another three days. If they don't give me an answer within three days, I will personally come to their house to question them."

After saying this, Master Liuyunjifeng flew away.

"...She hasn't figured it out yet?"

After seeing Master Liuyunjiefeng leave, Master Lishuidishan looked back at Master Xiaoyuezhuyang and Master Shi

"It seems so, Great Sage, you should have figured it out, right?"

"Well, it is impossible for the Emperor to be injured by a mortal. Besides, you were there at the time. If there was an assassin, he should have been captured by you."

"Then it seems that she is the only one who has been kept in the dark. Should we tell her?"

"Forget it. Liuyun has always had a hot temper. If she finds out that we lied to her...it will be difficult to deal with."

"Then please pretend to be confused. I will go and keep an eye on Master Liuyun Jiefeng first. Don't let him go to Liyue Harbor without telling us."

...

Aozang Mountain, outside the Immortal Palace of Master Liuyunjiefeng

Master Liuyun Jiefeng sat alone at the stone table. Of the three people who had gathered here in the past, she was the only one left now.

"Can I sit here?"

"It's okay, sit down."

Shi sat in the emperor's seat and unceremoniously picked up the teapot and made himself a cup of tea.

"You're welcome. You treat this place like your own home every time you come."

"Next time I will definitely bring some gifts to visit the True Lord."

"Alas... the assassination of the Emperor was too sudden. I never expected that the Emperor would leave so suddenly..."

"Don't be sad. The Emperor certainly doesn't want to see you like this."

"Oh, that's right. Let's talk about something else. How is Ganyu doing lately?"

"Ganyu has been doing pretty well recently. It's just that I've been away for so long, and she has been handling all the trivial matters in Liyue Harbor by herself. I guess it's not easy for her."

"Why are you still chatting with me here? Go back and help Ganyu!"

"Oh, I finally got some time off from work, I'll just slack off for a while, Ganyu still has other people to help."

"By the way, how are your Heng and Ganyu doing?"

"Very good, very good. Although both of them are very busy, they will still get together when they have time. Ganyu even let Xun touch the horns on her head."

"Ganyu has always liked to have her horns touched since she was little. When I was taking care of her, she always wanted me to touch her horns before she could fall asleep...

Oh, by the way, you haven’t heard me tell you about Ganyu’s childhood story, let me tell you, when Ganyu was a child…”

......

"The ointment is done, but why doesn't Zhongli come with us to borrow the Dust Cleansing Bell?"

"I don't know about that, but I tell you, Grandma Ping is also an immortal!"

On the way to Yujingtai, Xun shared his gossip with the three people.

"Is it true? Where did you hear that?"

"The last time Shi was chatting with her, I was eavesdropping nearby, and I heard her call him Ge Chen or Zhen Jun with my own ears!"

"I don't know, I don't know, but since Shi said it, it should be true."

"Zhongli said that Grandma Ping is his old friend, and Grandma Ping is an immortal, so Zhongli might also be..."

"No, no, Zhongli and I have worked together for such a long time, we can be considered old friends. How could he be an immortal? Haha."

"..."

"..."

"Why don't you talk?"

"By the way, when was the first time you met Zhongli?"

"The first time? When I first arrived at the Hall of the Dead more than ten years ago."

"Has he changed in appearance after all this time?"

"Hiss...it seems not."

"The last time I saw Shi and Zhongli drinking tea together, it felt like they had known each other for a long time... So let's make a bold guess that Zhongli might be the Geo King."

"Are you kidding? Didn't the Emperor pass away?"

Facing Heng's guess, Xun was shocked. The emperor passed away in front of them. How could it be Zhongli?

"Do you remember what Shi told us before the Summoning Immortals Ceremony? She said this Summoning Immortals Ceremony would be very interesting. She already knew that the Emperor would pass away during the Summoning Immortals Ceremony.

Think about it carefully. With the power of the Emperor, no one could have assassinated him during the Immortal Invitation Ceremony. Even if there was, they would have been captured by the Master long ago. Moreover, the Master did not react much after the Emperor's death and asked me not to arrest you two suspects first.

Therefore, the Emperor was probably just faking his death, and he discussed it with Shi, and the Emperor's incarnation after faking his death was Zhongli. In this case, it makes sense why Zhongli didn't come with us to see Grandma Ping."

"This... But if this is true, why would the Emperor fake his death? And hide it from everyone..."

"...I don't know. This is just my guess. You don't have to take it seriously. But you should still pay more attention to Zhongli."

"Hmm... I need to have a brain. I can just ask someone later. It's so annoying to think about it all the time!"

He shook his head in annoyance, trying to get rid of the previous topic.

"Okay, okay, I really shouldn't let you listen to so much. You can't handle it. I'll go with you to ask for advice later."

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