HLnovel Chapter 112 The Immortal Invitation Ceremony is Finally Here
Chapter 112 The Immortal Invitation Ceremony is Finally Here
Facing Gu Chen's question, Zhongli remained calm:
"Why should I care?"
Gu Chen was inevitably stunned:
"what?"
Looking directly at Gu Chen, Zhongli's eyes were calm and peaceful:
"Although my contract with the Ice Queen still stands, perhaps the Fatui's style of action seems to be treacherous and predatory.
But here in Liyue, if the Fatui want to achieve their goals, they can only do so according to my ideas.
It is winter now and the fools have a request of me.
Want the Heart of God?
Yes, come to me and I will give it to you.
I won’t try to get it to them, but let them come to me and beg for it.”
After hearing these words, Gu Chen was shocked and began to reflect.
Yes, he seems to have got the supply and demand relationship reversed.
In the original game plot, Mond's God's Heart was snatched away by a lady, Inazuma's God's Heart was handed over by Yae Shinko for Huangmao, Xumi's God's Heart was seized by the doctor by trickery, and Fontaine's God's Heart and Natta's God's Heart were both obtained through fair trade.
But that's other countries.
The national conditions of other countries do not apply to Liyue or Zhongli.
In Zhongli's eyes, he is the one who is superior.
The fools come to ask for God's heart, not to take it.
At the end of the original game story, what did Zhongli say when he handed the Heart of God to the lady?
The contract has been made. As you asked, I will give you what I promised.
Pay attention to the word "give".
It is clear who is on top and who is down.
Although the lady was somewhat dissatisfied with Zhongli's condescending attitude, she did not dare to express her dissatisfaction too much.
Even while forcing herself to appear arrogant and disdainful, she still had to flatter Zhongli intentionally or unintentionally.
From this we can see who is strong and who is weak in the supply and demand relationship of the Heart of God.
Not to mention, there is now another war of gods in which the Ice Queen was defeated. It is estimated that the Fatui will be even less confident when facing Zhongli.
After figuring this out, Gu Chen nodded:
"I understand. Just wait for them to come to you."
Zhongli nodded, saying nothing.
After finishing the business, Zhongli started to talk about the present:
"Anyway, my friend, thank you for coming to save me this time."
Gu Chen rolled his eyes almost to the sky:
“Don’t try that on me.
Are you still thanking me for saving you? Do you really need me to save you?
I'm not here to save you. I'm just here to watch the fun, just like you."
Zhongli concealed his smile slightly:
“Anyway, thank you very much.
How about I treat you to a meal at Wanmintang when I have the chance?"
Paimon showed a look of vigilance:
"You pay?"
Now Zhongli was in a dilemma:
"Uh...this month's expenses and this month's salary...it depends."
Paimeng was immediately filled with black lines:
"Forget it, I shouldn't have expected too much from you."
Zhongli smiled gently, waved his hand and prepared to leave:
"Then let's say goodbye, both of you."
After saying that, Zhongli turned around and left in a leisurely manner.
Looking at Zhongli's back, Gu Chen couldn't help but ask him:
"The Immortal Invitation Ceremony is about to begin. What are you going to do then?"
Zhongli didn't look back, but waved behind him:
"According to you, retirement is..."
Gradually, Zhongli walked away.
Standing there, Gu Chen did not leave immediately.
He folded his arms and thought to himself.
It seems that Zhongli's general plan has not changed. It is probably still the retirement method that scares the people of Liyue.
In that case...he will be maneuverable.
It was decided that it would not be so easy for Zhongli to retire. Even if he retired, he would be given a chance to be re-employed.
Therefore, Gu Chen also has his own ideas and plans, and he decided to adapt to the situation when the time comes.
With inexplicable smiles, Gu Chen and Paimeng also left here.
Today's excitement initiated by the ladies has officially ended.
In a blink of an eye, a few more days passed.
These days, Gu Chen and Paimeng's lives are still as orderly and peaceful as before.
No one and nothing disturbed them. He held a high position and great power but had no complicated work. I wonder how many seven-star people envied him.
Including these few nights, Gu Chen would occasionally meet with Funina in his dreams, deepening their feelings and allowing Funina to relax her mind.
Finally, today is the day when Liyue’s annual ceremony of inviting the immortals is held.
Because it is held once a year, the Liyue officials are already familiar with all the preparations for the ceremony and have made thorough preparations.
The one who presided over the ceremony of inviting the immortals this year was Ningguang of Tianquan Star.
The place to summon the immortals is, as expected, Yujingtai.
The auspicious time is approaching, the ceremony of inviting the immortals is about to begin, Ningguang is in place, and everything is ready.
As for Gu Chen...
He was sitting on the roof of the Yuehai Pavilion next to him, looking down at everything.
Paimon was beside him, excited and expectant:
"The Immortal Summoning Ceremony is about to begin, and we should be able to see Zhongli's true form!
According to you, Zhongli... no, the Emperor will officially retire at today's ceremony to invite the immortals.
Hmm…I wonder how his retirement will be?
He directly revealed his true form and told the entire Liyue Harbor in a muffled voice that he was going to abdicate.
He still did not show up, but only sent a message from heaven, saying that he had abdicated and handed Liyue over to the people of Liyue to govern.
Or should they simply not respond to the immortal summoning ceremony, not show up or say anything, and simply disappear?"
Looking at Paimeng next to him, Gu Chen had a puzzled look in his eyes.
In order to keep Paimon fresh and expectant, he did not tell Paimon what was going to happen next.
Sure enough, Paimon's speculation only stopped there.
Her most outrageous guess was that Zhongli simply disappeared rather than faking his death to escape.
Yeah, who would have thought?
A dignified god, and the oldest of the seven rulers in the mortal world, would have to fake his death to escape and abdicate?
Sighing silently in his heart, Gu Chen did not answer Paimeng's words, but continued to look down at the audience.
He found that the Ceremony of Please Immortals was indeed a tourist attraction close to home that the locals rarely visited.
There are not many people from Liyue who came to the scene today, probably less than one-tenth of the number of people who came with Dr. Executioner back then.
This is better, so as to avoid scaring too many people later.
As I was thinking this, the time had come.
On the Yujing Terrace, Ningguang, who was ready, observed the time in the sunlight and confirmed that it was the right time.
She took a few steps forward with great grace, then stood before the incense table and incense burner, then faced everyone present seriously.
"The auspicious time has come."
After saying that, Ningguang used elemental power to cast a spell in full view of everyone, and shot the spell into the incense burner behind her.
Immediately afterwards, the incense burner was activated, and a golden beam of light shot up into the sky!
When the golden light rises into the sky, there should be auspicious clouds and auspicious lights.
This time, for some reason, swirling black clouds appeared in the sky.
The dark clouds suddenly blocked out the sunlight, making everyone on Yujing Terrace feel uneasy!
At this moment, Gu Chen has already turned on the Ultra Vision.