Zhongli: Welcome to My Funeral

Seemingly noticing that Bai Ye's gaze was directed at him, True Monarch of the Floating World quickly and discreetly shifted his gaze to the side.

Regarding Bai Ye's charm, True Monarch of the Floating World had told Xiangling about it. She had absolutely no intention of trying it herself.

Otherwise, Guizhong death.

"Little Bai Ye, I'm Cloud Retainer's friend. Um, you can just call me Sister Guchen."

True Monarch of the Floating World waved and greeted Bai Ye with a smile.

She thought to herself that her identity hadn't been exposed yet, and besides those Adepti, who really knew she was Grandma Yu? So, there was nothing wrong with teasing Bai Ye verbally.

However, the corner of Yiye's mouth twitched slightly when he heard what [Ge Chenlang] Zhenjun said.

Even if you remove two digits from your age, you're still older than me, and yet you dare to call me "older sister"...

"Sister Guchen".

Actually, it's quite suitable.

Thinking to herself, Bai Ye called out sweetly.

"Um."

True Monarch of the Floating World happily agreed.

In the Guizhong, do you see? I'm still young. Bai Ye, you should call me Master, but I'll call you Sister.

Looking at the smiling face of True Monarch of the Floating World, Bai Ye Shigeya could not connect with Grandma Yu.

Well, what about your Erosion?

Dongye kept complaining in his heart.

Then a bright smile continued on her face.

We can't afford to offend them, we can't afford to offend them.

True Monarch of the Floating World walked up to Cloud Retainer with a smile, pointed to the stuck Ruin Guard mechanisms, and said, "How about it, are you having any trouble dealing with them?"

"Hmph, my Art of Automata are so advanced that there are hardly any people in this world who can comment on them."

He originally wanted to say there was no one there, but after thinking for a moment and glancing at Bai Ye, Cloud Retainer changed his mind.

Guizhong I were to speak up, that woman would probably find some excuse to mock me.

"Bai Ye, come here." Cloud Retainer called Bai Ye over. "Come and see, if it were you, how would you use Art of Automata to solve this?"

"Um..."

Knowing that Bai Ye Cloud Retainer was testing him, Ye thought for a moment and replied, "I will probably collect some small mechanical puppets to enter the mechanism and take them out one by one. After the mechanism is completed, I will reassemble them."

This is rather troublesome, so the solution that Bai Ye wanted was to have Shenhe take the initiative.

"Hmm, that's a fairly correct answer. It's a pity it's not fast enough." Cloud Retainer nodded, then placed his foot on one of the Ruin Guard.

"These Ruin Guard are quite sturdy, after all, they were originally intended to be deployed on the battlefield. So they are very durable."

Cloud Retainer delivered a heavy kick to the Ruin Guard.

All they heard was a cracking sound.

"Okay, you guys go and take a look now."

Keqing quickly used the remote control to start manipulating the Ruin Guard.

Soon, the Ruin Guard began to move unsteadily.

After finishing, Cloud Retainer said to Bai Ye, "It seems that although you understand Art of Automata, you lack practical experience."

"Yes."

Bai Ye admitted this.

"This..." Cloud Retainer felt that this was due to Bai Ye's serious lack of experience in operating the mechanism.

This won't do.

Considering Bai Ye's personality, Cloud Retainer thought to himself, "Perhaps this little guy doesn't have the materials to make the mechanism?"

How can this be allowed?

How could I, a junior of the Cloud Retainer, endure such difficulties?

She said to Bai Ye, "Remember to come find me later. I have some missing mechanisms over there. Take them and take them apart to take a look."

"Uh-huh."

Bai Ye saw that this True Lord was going to give him something, he naturally wouldn't object.

"Tsk." True Monarch of the Floating World looked at Cloud Retainer's words with disdain.

Giving me some materials is nothing; I gave me a Serenitea Pot.

She looked again at the Jadefall's Splendor on her arm.

I'll give this to him when I have another chance.

"Hmm, not bad, indeed not bad. I'll continue working. You can do as you please, Bai Ye." Seeing that the Ruin Guard could continue working, Keqing nodded in satisfaction. At the same time, she looked at Cloud Retainer and said in an inviting tone:

"Hey, why don't you come work with me? I can offer you a higher salary."

"With you?" Upon hearing this, Cloud Retainer showed a disdainful expression.

"I'm not willing."

Cloud Retainer said to Keqing.

Before Ke Keqing could react, she grabbed Bai Ye's shoulder and pulled him away.

True Monarch of the Floating World also walked away.

Keqing was left alone here, sulking.

She stomped her feet.

At this moment, Bai Ye suddenly turned around.

Keqing was a little happy.

Good.

Before Keqing could say anything, Bai Ye took out a piece of paper and handed it to her by the mechanical kite.

"What... what is he giving me?"

Keqing was somewhat surprised when she saw the paper that Bai Ye handed her.

After that,

The title on the page was eye-catching.

[Report on the Application for the Rite of Descension by the Rex Lapis at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor]

What is this?!

Keqing wanted to ask Bai Ye what he really wanted to do.

Looking up, I saw that Bai Ye had already been taken away by those two women.

"I..."

Picking up the report, Keqing wanted to stomp on the ground and smash it. But then she thought of Bai Ye's face and his actions.

"Okay, I'll go and discuss it with Ningguang later."

She sluggishly put the report into her pocket.

I looked at the Ruin Guard and other workers.

"Keep working, keep working..."

The True Lord of the Bai Ye Walks and True Monarch of the Floating World and the Cloud Retainer.

"What are you two Adepti doing?"

He asked the two of them.

"Let's take a good look around Liyue. We should see how the Liyue Qixing are being managed," said True Monarch of the Floating World with a smile.

While they're at it, they can take a stroll and have some fun; even Adepti need to witness the bustling human world.

"I think it's just so-so. If you were in charge of managing it, it would definitely be better."

Looking at Liyue's prosperity, Cloud Retainer actually felt that the Seven Stars weren't a big problem for Liyue. However, she remained stubborn and refused to say anything good about the Liyue Qixing.

"This will kill me and Sister Ganyu."

Bai Ye quickly refused.

"Young man, you don't know how to take on more responsibility. Back in the day, during the Archon War, I was taking care of Ganyu while fighting the enemy..."

While complaining, Cloud Retainer recounted what Ganyu Yu had done during the Archon War.

Including but not limited to the awkwardness of going to the battlefield for the first time, the feeling of killing the enemy for the first time, etc.

As he spoke, the Cloud Retainer listened to the words behind his back.

"Master!"

"Um?"

Cloud Retainer turned his head and saw Ganyu, who was bowing his head, and Shenhe, who was looking intently at Bai Ye beside him.

"You've arrived! Perfect timing, we were just about to tell you about your first time on the battlefield," she said to the two of them.

"Master, could you please not say that again next time?" Ganyu listened from behind, her face turning so red it was almost melting.

"So what?" Cloud Retainer said nonchalantly. Then, she asked curiously, "By the way, I didn't tell you I was coming here, how did you find me so quickly?"

"Actually, we didn't come looking for him." Shenhe glanced deeply at Bai Ye and continued, "We received a tip that two women were abducting a boy in Liyue Harbor. We happened to be on patrol, so..."

During this period, Shenhe had been following Ganyu's actions.

"Well, they're treating us like human traffickers."

Madame Ping smiled freely.

"Have you ever seen such a handsome kidnapper?" Cloud Retainer muttered in dissatisfaction.

Then, she saw Madame Ping gesture with his eyes towards her two disciples.

Cloud Retainer a look, he thought to himself, "Ha, the way my two disciples look at me, they probably have been planning to kidnap criminals all along."

"Alright, so we don't get mistaken for human traffickers, you can come with us. We want to have a good look around Liyue Harbor."

"Uh-huh."

Shenhe nodded in agreement with his master, but his gaze remained fixed on Bai Ye.

"All right,"

Ganyu thought about it and agreed.

On the one hand, it could prevent their own teacher from saying anything more; on the other hand, Ganyu walked in front of Bai Ye.

"Teacher, let's go."

She made a gesture as if she were leading the teacher to the right place.

Shenhe stood behind Bai Ye.

Bai Ye was speechless.

Good heavens, it was one on the left and one on the right a moment ago, but now it's completely blocked.

This place has the lowest altitude!

"That's perfect. Ganyu, lead the way for us. Let's see the full splendor of Liyue Harbor," said Cloud Retainer to Ganyu.

"Uh-huh."

Ganyu led the way and gave a thorough explanation to Cloud Retainer and Madame Ping.

As they walked, Cloud Retainer remembered the note Bai Ye had given away Bai Ye and asked Bai Ye, "By the way, what do you want with that Liyue Qixing person? Is there anything you need?"

If you're missing anything, the Celestials will just give it to you! Going to the Liyue Qixing is just disgracing us Adepti and Gods.

"I handed him a copy of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for the deceased. After all, we still have the Rite of Descension to be performed."

Bai Ye spoke to Cloud Retainer.

"Oh, right, there's this other story too..." Upon hearing this, Cloud Retainer couldn't help but slap his forehead.

She was so preoccupied with competing with the Geo Archon for Bai Ye that she almost forgot about his funeral.

Indeed, since he has "exited the palace," Rite of Descension should be performed to resolve the situation.

"So, you're planning to let the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor handle this?"

"Yes."

Bai Ye nodded.

"Alright, we will fully support this matter." Madame Ping spoke to Bai Ye at this moment.

It would be quite interesting to see the Geo Archon himself preside over his own funeral.

Unfortunately, she couldn't reveal her true identity.

Alternatively, you can just have one directly.

"Hello everyone, I'm Morax, welcome to my funeral."

"Uh-huh,"

Ganyu, representing Yuehai Pavilion, nodded.

"If Ganyu is willing, Keqing probably won't have any objections either, and Ningguang is about the same..."

Bai Ye decided that it was a safer option for Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to handle the Rite of Descension.

"Hmph, let's see how well the Rite of Descension goes and whether the Liyue Qixing respect the Geo Archon."

Cloud Retainer continued to express his opinion on the Liyue Qixing in a dissatisfied tone.

"Haha, okay, let's continue shopping."

Looking at the goods on both sides, Madame Ping felt excited.

This identity allows for more freedom.

Take a stroll around a bit more.

Several people began to take action.

Bai Ye was caught in the middle.

He wanted to protest, but unfortunately, his protest was ineffective.

The group began to explore the entire Liyue Harbor.

After walking for a while, Madame Ping wondered if Bai Ye was running out of stamina, so he quickly took a look at Bai Ye.

I was relieved to find that he showed no interest whatsoever.

Has this guy's stamina increased that much?

Seeing that Bai Ye was not happy, the group of people went shopping with even greater enthusiasm.

Everyone else was exhausted after working all night and didn't want to move. But Bai Ye was still full of energy.

Both Cloud Retainer and Madame Ping were dumbfounded.

Even we Adepti can't do it.

Bai Ye, how good is your stamina?

Bai Ye said that he didn't have much stamina, but he had plenty of stamina potions! The life force in his body could support him for a long time.

"Here, I'll take you back."

Bai Ye looked at the group of people and began to speak.

At that moment, Shenhe softly collapsed towards Bai Ye.

"Perhaps, he had too little physical strength and was infected by the evil energy."

She said it very seriously.

Watching her movements, both True Lords and Shang Ganyu stared wide-eyed.

No, is this how you stage an accident to extort money?

Shenhe remained expressionless, completely unconcerned about their stares.

It was a bit strange that Bai Ye was suddenly thrown into Shenhe's arms like that.

However, he still obediently absorbed the bit of malevolent energy from Shenhe's body.

Is this alright?

"Hmm." Shenhe thought for a moment, then leaned on Bai Ye's shoulder.

"I'm still a little tired. Could you help me get home?"

"..."

Bai Ye realized he had fallen into a trap, but he felt Shenhe was holding his shoulder tightly, so he could only send her back.

Shenhe smiled happily.

She is naive, but not stupid.

Keqing told Ningguang about the Rite of Descension, and it was quickly approved.

Soon,

The people of Liyue Harbor all know about this Rite of Descension.

To bid farewell to the Rex Lapis has protected Liyue for thousands of years, everyone arrived at the venue early.

Meanwhile, in one corner of the venue, a few people gathered together to watch.

Bai Ye, Xiao, Madame Ping, Cloud Retainer, Moon Carver...

They all came to watch the Rite of Descension to Zhongli.

At that moment, they were all in human form.

Apart from those familiar with the people, no one knew the identities of the few people in the corner of Yujing Terrace at this moment.

Soon,

The Rite of Descension began, Zhongli walked into the crowd.

He is the host for this event.

Several Adepti watching this were starting to lose their composure.

It's really rare for someone to personally officiate at a funeral...