Chapter 266 Strange things
Ying's departure went smoothly, but Liyue was in real crisis at this moment.

The immortals on the mountain top had been waiting for a long time. Gradually, even the strange aura in the sky had disappeared, but they had not yet received any news from the Emperor.

A bad thought came to their minds, and even though they were reluctant to admit it, they had to consider this possibility.

Something really happened to the Emperor.

A heavy pressure gathered on this small hill. The surrounding land shook violently. The leaves on the branches were torn into pieces by the invisible pressure before they even fell.

Three or four streams of immortal power accumulated in this small space, and the air became sticky. If an ordinary person broke in here, he would probably not be able to breathe.

"What should we do now?"

The person who asked the question was Master Liuyun Jiefeng, who was the most anxious at the beginning. There was pent-up anger in her suppressed voice, but she did not take action immediately.

Because, in the past, someone would always make a decision at this moment, but now, their backbone is gone.

"Alas, more than 3,700 years ago, the Emperor made a contract with us to protect Liyue forever, but now if the Emperor is gone, what is the meaning of the contract?"

Grandma Ping sighed. She was the fairy who had had the longest contact with humans among all the fairies, and she also knew best what might happen next.

“What I’m going to do won’t change.”

A cold voice came from Xiao who was already wearing a mask. Even though he had never considered that the Emperor might die, as a demon-slaying sage who had fought for thousands of years, fighting had become a reflection of his entire life.

"If anyone comes, kill them."

After leaving the last words, Xiao’s figure turned into a wisp of breeze and disappeared among the immortals.

They all understood what Xiao meant. If the Emperor really passed away, those sea demons that were once suppressed...

Maybe it’s coming back!

...............

In the Northland Bank, an anxious debt handler paced back and forth, almost pulling out all the lint on his collar.

It has been three days. Since Young Master left, there has been no contact with the Fatui headquarters in Liyue for three days.

As the young master's direct subordinate, he would be held accountable if anything went wrong with the young master, especially in such an unclear situation.

There was a noise outside the door, and he asked hurriedly, "Is there any news about the young master?"

The door was pushed open, and a female Fatui walked in hesitantly.

"Tell me! Whether it's good or bad, you have to give me a letter."

Seeing the bad looks on the faces of the female fools, the debt handler prepared for the worst.

Even the Rock God of Liyue was dead. Even if he believed in the military strength of their Fatui executive officers, he had bad thoughts at this moment.

Finally, the female Fatui spoke uncalmly.

"Master, our informant found you in the woods outside the city. You have multiple serious injuries and you are almost dying."

"That's fine, that's fine."

The debt collector finally breathed a sigh of relief. With the medical and technological level of their Fatui, as long as the person was not dead, there would definitely be a way to save him.

"We found many huge pits and traces of being cut by blade-like objects at the scene, as well as countless lightning and water elemental force reactions. It seems to be the work of the young master."

The Female Fatui continued to report, but the debt handler observed a detail.

"What about the enemy's elemental reaction? It's impossible that there is no trace left at all."

Faced with the question, the Female Fools remained silent.

"Unfortunately, so far, we have not been able to find any traces of elemental forces that do not belong to us at the scene, not even a trace."

"An expert, definitely an expert, and a very scary one at that!"

The God of Rock passed away, the Young Master disappeared, and their intelligence network had observed traces of a suspected visit from the Liyue Immortal in the suburbs that day. All these clues were linked together, and a terrifying shadow gathered in the debt collector's mind.

"Maybe the same person did all this!"

Then he shook his head again, denying his own idea.

"Impossible! Even if someone could really kill Yan Shen, there is no way they would have the energy left to defeat Sir Young Master. This must be a gang crime!"

"Someone, I need to report this to Her Majesty the Queen."

The interior of the Northland Bank fell into darkness again. At this moment in Liyue, no matter whether it was immortals or mortals, enemies or friends, everyone was caught in a strange and turbulent situation.

Yao Luo was drinking tea and listening to music with the retired Zhongli.

"Nothing to do today, let's go listen to music!"

In the waters off Liyue, there is a large ship called "Mingzhufang".

Ordinary people, unless they are rich or noble, cannot board the ship unless they are recommended by people in the industry.

This boat is home to the most high-end services in all of Liyue, including listening to music, collecting folk songs, and watching dancers display their talents. It is truly a must-visit place for scholars and literati.

But if you have any bad intentions, you have to see if the boss of this ship can agree.

Yao Luo and Zhong Li sat together, listening to a few songs and savoring the flavors of life.

"Brother Zhong, is this Heart of God really not that important to you?"

Yao Luo asked curiously. Of course, their conversation could not be heard by others.

“Important, but not that important.”

Zhongli took a sip of the wine and explained to Yao Luo.

"The Heart of God is not only a symbol of the Seven Gods, but also a very important amplifier of elemental power. It is a more advanced existence than the Eye of God."

"Among the seven gods, each one had a different status before becoming a god, and their identities and races were all different."

"Just like before I became a god, I was also a demon god with some self-protection ability. Even if I lost the heart of god, I would not lose all my strength."

"But the situation of others may be different. As far as I know, there are not many of the original generation among the current Seven Gods."

"But there is no doubt that the Heart of God can greatly enhance the power of the demon gods. Even his existence itself is part of the rules of this world."

"So, if Liyue cannot survive this crisis, I will hold the Heart of God in my hand and suppress everything as quickly as possible to reduce casualties among the people."

"I see."

Yao Luo understood that in the forum of the previous life, a group of original friends argued fiercely about issues such as "Is the Heart of God important to Zhongli and Venti" and "The Heart of God is just a symbolic prop".

But now, he could almost give a definite answer.

For the Seven Rulers, who are of extraordinary birth and already possess the combat power of a demon god, the Heart of God can be considered the icing on the cake and a priceless symbol of power.

But for gods who were born weak and did not have enough time to grow, the Heart of God is the absolutely important "Elemental Authority".

Zhongli, Wendy, Ying and others are naturally not included in this list. The long period of time has allowed them to have countless backup plans even without the Heart of God, such as the general puppet, the unclear relationship between Wendy and the Ruler of Time, and Zhongli's "something" that he has never used even in his competition with Yao Luo.

When gods fulfill their duties, they can accumulate faith and turn it into the cornerstone of power. In these thousand years, who could be more diligent than Zhongli? Among the people of the seven countries, how many people could believe in their gods more than the people of Liyue?
And where has this "power of faith" that may have been accumulated since the Demon War gone?

Yao Luo looked towards the outer sea of ​​Liyue, which was the burial place of a group of demon gods that had been suppressed, Guyun Pavilion.

Yao Luo drank a glass of wine, sprinkled the remaining liquid into the sea, and sighed.

"The sea breeze blowing in my face has a salty smell."

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