The Rite of Descension: Zhongli Recognizes Me as Guizhong's Disciple
Chapter 124

Bai Ye and Klee, the Bai-Klee Bomber Takes Off

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Just as water splashed on lava would burst forth with violent steam, Albedo felt his body being invaded by such steam, and the intense pain made it impossible for him to breathe.

My whole body felt like it was being cut with knives.

Albedo sat on the ground, breathing heavily.

Bai Ye was truly surprised to see Albedo like this.

He touched his hand, and the pain subsided somewhat, but it still lingered.

"Teacher, what's wrong with me?" Bai Ye asked Hagintos.

This is completely different from absorbing the power of Gods. Although absorbing the power of Gods consumes some physical strength, at most one will feel weak. It's like eating; eating a little is no problem, but eating a lot will naturally make you tired.

But what would happen if I came into contact with the Abyss? Water and fire are incompatible, and my body would react violently the moment it touched the Abyss.

Aren't the Abyss in other places just direct erosion? Why is it that the Abyss I encounter all turn into situations where I want to escape but can't, so I have to fight for my life?

Don't you want to corrupt me?

"I don't know. Your body is too bizarre. After perfectly absorbing the Archon Residue, you can still react to the Abyss in this way, almost like a natural enemy. At least in my memory, no one has ever been able to do this. The nature of the Abyss, the origin of our Gods, and your body—there must be a significant connection between the three." Hagintos's voice echoed in Bai Ye's mind. "Well, I'm an expert in Art of Automata, so I don't know much about these things. Anyway, as long as you have these two abilities, there will be many people protecting you throughout Teyvat. Bai Ye, protect yourself. Your importance is far greater than anyone else's."

Hagintos kept both the acceptance of the Gods and the hostility towards the Abyss in his heart.

She had been inside Bai Ye's body for an unknown amount of time, and apart from needing to expend some energy, her condition was far better than before.

At first, he didn't realize it, but now it seems that Bai Ye's body is naturally suited to bear the power of Gods.

At this moment, she also thought of a characteristic of Bai Ye.

Be loved by people.

It's not just about appearance; there must be deeper issues involved.

Currently, it can only attract human women, and at most, Adepti. But outside, could the Bai Ye trait be extended to other places?

Unlike the Gods who loves everyone, everyone loves him.

All these doubts combined suggest that the secrets surrounding Bai Ye are beyond what Hagintos himself could have imagined.

But perhaps only in this way can I have a chance to be resurrected.

Hagintos thought for a moment, then said hesitantly:

"If there are still some things you don't understand, why don't you ask Morax? He might know a little more than I do, after all, he's lived for so many years. Maybe he can offer you more help..."

Hagintos was reluctant to admit that he knew more than her, but unfortunately, both she and Bai Ye knew it was true.

"Okay, I understand."

Bai Ye looked at Albedo, whose expression had calmed down slightly.

"Albedo, are you alright?"

Bai Ye Albedo.

"It should be much better," Albedo said to Bai Ye after calming down a bit.

"How did you feel just now?"

Bai Ye continued to ask Albedo.

"In terms of tactile sensation, it's an excruciating pain that's unimaginable to ordinary people. However, the Abyss power within me has indeed been significantly reduced." Albedo replied to Bai Ye, "The Abyss power seems quite afraid of your aura, and it will mobilize to resist as soon as you make contact. In our contact just now, about a third of the Abyss within me has disappeared."

"Is that so? Then if you want to completely cleanse the Abyss power from your body, you'll need to do it twice more."

"Yes."

Albedo nodded.

"Two more times are needed."

There was still a hint of lingering fear in his eyes.

The pain I just experienced felt like a kettle of boiling water was simmering inside me, with steam rising from a hundred degrees Celsius. Even I couldn't help but fall and cry out.

If his own endurance is already like this, and now he has to endure twice the pain, then he really needs to be well prepared.

"It's good that it works." Bai Ye was still happy for Albedo after hearing his words.

"Hmm." Albedo nodded, then asked Bai Ye, "I'll be staying here for a while longer. I wonder if there's anything I can do to help you during this time."

Protection was a must. Albedo didn't know how much others knew about Bai Ye. In any case, he was certain that if the Abyss Order found out, they would do anything to assassinate Bai Ye.

However, judging from Bai Ye's expression just now, Albedo knew about Bai Ye's affair with the Abyss, something he himself had only just learned about.

That's good.

He could tell that Bai Ye was also in some pain when dealing with the Abyss, though not much, but it was still there.

Before Bai Ye matures, he should try to avoid contact with the Abyss.

We need to find a way to protect him properly.

"I really do have something I need your help with,"

Bai Ye hearing Albedo immediately remembered his purpose.

You need to combine experience to help your teacher get physical.

"What?"

"I need your body information structure," Bai Ye said to Albedo.

They were practically saying they wanted to dissect you.

"Okay, I understand."

Albedo agreed immediately without hesitation.

He's experimented on people's bodies more than once or twice, so he doesn't care.

However, Albedo very curious about Bai Ye's body, but he didn't have the guts to use Bai Ye for human experiments.

Simply finding some hair or something similar might not be enough for the experiment, and what if something goes wrong if some medicine is injected into Bai Ye's body?

Even if Albedo is 99.9% certain that Bai Ye will be completely unharmed, if there is even the slightest chance of something happening, he will become a sinner in the entire Teyvat.

It was so precious that I dared not make any rash moves.

"I might need your help to make some things later."

"Good."

Albedo did not hesitate at all.

Just as the two finished their discussion, Hu Tao and Klee came over.

Klee is still holding Liyue's kite in her hand.

Klee's face lit up with even more joy, as if the trip outside had made her very satisfied.

"How about it? The fun things in Liyue are just as good as those in Mondstadt, aren't they?"

"Mmm, mmm..."

Klee nodded vigorously.

Seeing Klee like that, Hu Tao patted her little head.

"How about you help your sister out then?"

"What kind of help?"

Hearing Hu Tao say that, Klee asked with her finger in her mouth.

"I am the head of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor..."

"Is Sister asking Klee to buy things at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? Okay, Klee has some Mora with her, she'll go buy them later."

Klee said this, she took out fifty Mora.

"No, no..." Hu Tao quickly handed Mora to Klee. Even if she was unreliable, she wouldn't stoop to swindling money from a child.

"What I mean is, I'll give you some flyers later. Could you help me hand them out while you're in Mondstadt and promote the services of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor?"

"Okay, okay," Klee immediately agreed.

After she finished speaking, she took the kite and went to Bai Ye and Albedo.

"Albedo, Brother Bai Ye, how about we fly kites together after dinner?"

"Okay, sure."

Albedo nodded indulgently.

"Alright, let's eat now." Bai Ye patted his belly and said to Klee and Hu Tao.

"Mmm, I'm starving."

Hu Tao sat next to Bai Ye.

She keenly sensed that many things were happening in the room, and it seemed that someone had fallen.

"What happened? Did you two have some kind of conflict?"

She asked Bai Ye.

Want to fight? I'm pretty strong.

No, no.

Bai Ye quickly replied to Hu Tao, "I just used my power to help Albedo heal, but when we made contact, our powers clashed fiercely."

"How could this be?" Hu Tao was also aware of Bai Ye's abilities, yet now they were actually in conflict.

"I'll go back and ask Zhongli."

Hu Tao thought that Zhongli was probably Adepti, and would definitely know more than Bai Ye.

"Mmm, numb..."

Just as he was about to say it was troublesome, he saw that Hu Tao's expression was about to change, so Bai Ye quickly stopped talking.

Hu Tao was finally satisfied.

Bai Ye glanced at Klee and asked curiously:

"So you're really planning to have Klee deliver the flyers to Mondstadt?"

"Of course, the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor will expand sooner or later. When that time comes, I want the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to have stores throughout the Seven Nations."

Hu Tao nodded earnestly.

"But isn't it inappropriate to let a little girl like Klee hand out flyers like this?"

"That's true." Hu Tao nodded.

"Or teach her to secretly stick it on the wall in the middle of the night."

"You're not much better yourself. The Knights of Favonius are leading the way by putting up flyers." Bai Ye chuckled, a wry smile on his face, upon hearing Hu Tao's comment. However, he then offered Hu Tao a suggestion, "If you're looking for someone, I know someone very cheap. Just give him some money for drinks, Klee..."

Anyway, Venti is a 'well-known' figure in Mondstadt, so it's not surprising that he would do anything.

"Uh-huh..."

Hu Tao nodded quickly.

The dishes at the Liuli Pavilion were slowly served, and Bai Ye and the others began to enjoy the food.

"Delicious, mmm, very delicious..."

Klee is having a blast eating.

The cuisine of Liyue, steeped in 3,700 years of history, is far superior to that of Mondstadt. Especially noteworthy is the fact that the Liuli Pavilion, recognizing the presence of children, has prepared several sweet dishes. These are incredibly appealing to kids.

"Klee..."

Albedo, seeing that he was about to touch Klee, quickly stopped him.

On the other side, Bai Ye was still a little stiff holding chopsticks, and her palms were still a little sore.

Seeing this, Hu Tao immediately picked up a piece of fish and began to remove the bones. After removing the bones, she placed the fish meat into Bai Ye's bowl.

"Um?"

Bai Ye looked at Hu Tao.

At this moment, Hu Tao picked up another piece of fish.

"This fish is delicious, but it has a lot of bones. I don't want you to get killed by the fish."

"How could I possibly get solo killed by a fish?"

Bai Ye said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

However, he was still very touched by Hu Tao's actions.

Several people were eating when the door to their private room was pushed open again.

Watching the sun in the Bai Ye.

Keqing came in.

"Then..." Keqing was about to say something when she saw Albedo and Klee standing to the side.

"Are you entertaining guests here? I'll come back and talk to you later."

"Just tell me what it is."

Bai Ye said to Keqing.

Keqing said, "Well, I came here to ask you if you have any good ideas on how to reshape Guili Plains. Things in Liyue Harbor are almost settled, and we plan to build the first batch of foundations in Guili Plains. Now we lack a way to reshape the ground, so I came to you for help."

She remembered that Bai Ye was in charge of building Guili Plains, and since she had no other choice, she came to find Bai Ye.

Is it complete?

Bai Ye began to think about the most appropriate way to do it.

After that,

He laughed.

"How could I forget? When it comes to building a level ground, we have experts here."

"An expert?" Keqing looked at Bai Ye with a puzzled expression.

Bai Ye herself isn't like that, but Hu Tao, you say she dug a pit for Keqing, I believe it.

"Sir, are you an expert?"

Keqing asked Albedo.

"No, I'm not," Albedo, looking at Klee. "She is."

"She?"

Seeing that Keqing seemed doubtful, Bai Ye said to her, "Come on, later you have people evacuate from Guili Plains, and we'll handle it for you."

"OK."

Keqing nodded, still somewhat doubtful.

By this time, Bai Ye had finished eating. He wiped his mouth and said to Klee, "Klee, didn't you say you wanted to fly a kite? This time, I'll show you an even more fun game."

Upon seeing Klee, Bai Ye realized he wanted to try his hand at dropping a Bouncy Bomb from the sky.

If we bombard the ground over Guili Plains, how can the ground not be completely destroyed?

What game?

"We'll fly in the air ourselves. Not with wind-borne wings, but just freely flying through the sky. I'll carry you through the air, and you can throw Bouncy Bomb down..."

Bai Ye said to Klee.

Is that so?

Klee was very excited to hear this.

The two reached an agreement instantly.

Keqing looked at the two excited people, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

She felt as if she had flipped some incredible switch again.

However, right now, leveling the ground is still the most important thing.

So, after finishing their meal, Bai Ye, Albedo, Klee left with Keqing, while Hu Tao went back to find Zhongli Li.

Both sides began to take action.

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