Zhongli! Come with me and smash Celestia! (Continued)

Paimon was stunned when he heard that the man in front of him was the Geo Archon.

If this guy didn't die, then who was that guy who fell from the sky earlier?

No, if Old Deng is alright, why did he have to pull this stunt?

While Paimon was completely bewildered, Mimi to the side, understood most of it.

Although the mighty Emperor himself had inexplicably ended up as a guest elder in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, considering that the Wind God next door had gone off to sing for a living, Zhongli being a guest elder in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor was still much better than Venti. That guy really had no shame.

It seems that this person probably saw Venti next door living such a carefree life and felt that he could retire.

So he simply created a fake body, faked his death, and then ran away without taking any responsibility.

Zhongli also having a headache at this moment.

He never expected that by choosing to keep the plan completely secret and not telling anyone, Huang Mao would manage to mess things up like this.

To be fair, in Mo Wang's opinion, this was entirely Zhongli's own doing.

To make it more realistic, Old Deng didn't say a word even to his most trusted men.

As a result, everyone actually thought that this guy was dead.

He died, so what? But then he appeared in everyone's dreams, and when things really got tough, he still had to step in.

That is to say, the Five Yakshas and the others truly trusted him; otherwise, they would have cursed him out.

However, Old Deng has his own ideas, and Mo Wang doesn't object.

Since I wasn't scammed, let him do whatever he wants.

And now I can watch more dramas, isn't that great?

"Young friend, you've come to see me, surely not just to see me make a fool of myself?"

Zhongli glanced at Mo Wang, trying to calm herself down.

"No, actually my main purpose was to come and see the joke."

However, Mo Wang's words almost caused him to lose his composure again.

That blond guy, why is he so annoying? He's even more infuriating than Barbatos, he's really annoying. How come he hasn't been beaten to death yet?

"Hey, don't be angry."

"Besides coming to see the joke, no, to watch the show, I actually want to ask you about what happened to Khaenri'ah back then."

Mo Wang that Zhongli was a little angry, Mo Wang didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he changed the subject and asked about Khaenri'ah.

"You want to know about your sister?"

Zhongli glanced at Mo Wang without showing any emotion, pondering what to say next.

"Don't talk nonsense. I don't care about my stupid sister who never comes home and is always thinking of causing trouble."

"I'm asking this simply because I want to know what kind of mess happened back then. Just think of it as an adventurer's curiosity getting the better of them."

Mo Wang curled his lip. Who cares about that blond-haired girl? He didn't care at all.

In comparison, what Mo Wang is most concerned about is knowing that Genshin Impact has been digging this huge riddle for several years and still hasn't finished.

Yes, that's true. Mo Wang was genuinely curious about what was going on with Khaenri'ah.

The Abyss, Forbidden Knowledge, and the Destruction of Khaenri'ah —all of this greatly excited Mo Wang, a veteran player.

They've been digging plot holes for years, but the actual pacing is incredibly slow.

What few people know is that the Destruction of Khaenri'ah back then directly changed the Seven Archons ' attitude towards things.

And the development of all subsequent events.

Venti went inside back then, so she probably doesn't know much, but after that battle, she seems to have slept for many years. It's worth noting that one of the Seven Archons, second only to Zhongli in age, actually slept for an unknown number of years. (Of course, judging from the current situation, Wendy's long life and lack of Erosion are probably beneficial in a way.)

Zhongli knows a lot, but this guy has signed a contract with Heavenly Principles, making him a true riddle-maker who keeps everything to himself.

As for the King Deshret, it was completely destroyed due to the invasion of the Abyss and the Forbidden Knowledge.

Although in Mo Wang's opinion, this guy is also a master of pranks.

Millennium ago, they were dabbling in Forbidden Knowledge with the God of Flowers and the Scarlet King, but they went too far and created a whole bunch of messes.

The subsequent series of events were largely triggered by this incident.

In the end, the Scarlet King died, the God of Flowers passed away, and the King Deshret finally managed to produce a daughter. But later, she insisted on playing dirty tricks, erasing the Remembrance of everyone except the blond-haired one. This caused the Little Lesser Lord Kusanali to constantly suspect the blond-haired one, truly suffering for her. It seems the original setting of the first sage has been completely destroyed.

As for Makoto, who also died in battle, Mo Wang's hard to say. Although it's said that he's dead, gods don't die so easily.

Incidentally, Mo Wang forget that the version of himself that appeared in Yomotsu's Remembrance was also surrounded by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. If one day Old Mi says that this guy is actually Makoto who won the resurrection match, Mo Wang will not be surprised at all.

Well, Ying is just a homebody, she doesn't know anything, so there's not much to say about her.

It's hard to say about Pyro Archon's side either. Given the situation in Natlan, it's still uncertain whether Marivik even went to Khaenri'ah.

Although the shadow mentioned that there was a furious roar of the Pyro Archon on the side of Khaenri'ah.

But during the Natlan storyline, Marivik was probably still busy fighting in the Abyss home.

It's highly likely this book will be rewritten.

As for the Hydro Archon... Mo Wang still doesn't understand what's going on.

The Pure Water Spirit we encountered before all said that the Hydro Archon had gone mad, and everyone thought that Fontaine was actually living in dire straits.

But actually... it does seem pretty crazy.

The First Hokage Hydro Archon Egeria, stole the power of the Primordial Sea and turned Pure Water Spirit into humans. It's hard to say how outrageous this operation must have been to come up with.

The Second Hydro Archon Furina was also a gambling monster.

They deceived humanity by standing on the front stage and putting on a show for five hundred years.

They're trying to entice the people of Fontaine to come and hold a trial to build up their influence.

He tricked the Hydro Dragon into becoming his subordinate.

Then you ask her how she solved Fontaine's problem.

Simple, blow up the Hydro Throne, return the power to Neuvillette, and let him solve the problem.

Well, Mo Wang doesn't know what other people thought when they first saw this plot, but Mo Wang thought it was pretty explosive.

This woman is really crazy. The Lesser Lord Kusanali threatened the Doctor, and she herself wasn't even sure if Heavenly Principles was asleep or not, so she only dared to use it as a nuclear threat.

But this woman really exploded.

So, if Heavenly Principles really is asleep, what would you do with all of Fontaine's people if he wasn't?

It's probably the kind of thing that even Pure Water Spirit can't make.

Even if he hadn't slept, when Heavenly Principles woke up, he found that his position as the Hydro Archon was gone.

How is Fontaine still alive?

What is this Gu Long who has complete powers?

There were just too many flaws, and even Mo Wang couldn't hold back anymore.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much either. And I have an agreement with Heavenly Principles that I will never reveal this matter."

Zhongli was quite decisive and directly rejected Mo Wang's request.

"Old Deng, what are you afraid of? Anyway, Heavenly Principles is asleep, and the rest of the ruling party are probably not in much better shape. You said it, and no one else knows except me."

Mo Wang looked at Zhongli with disdain. "You call yourself a God of War? How can you be so cowardly?"

Zhongli remained silent and glared at Mo Wang in return.

Do you want to see what kind of god I am before you speak?

Although most people now know Zhongli as the Geo Archon or the God of Precious Gold, in reality, before he gained authority, contracts were his original profession.

"Fine, then don't tell me. Tell me, what exactly are Forbidden Knowledge and the Abyss?"

Seeing that the old man remained silent, Mo Wang still intended to extract some more information.

Old Deng has lived for so long, there's not much in this world he doesn't know.

At least in Mo Wang's opinion, he was much wiser than that sinkhole King Deshret.

After Teyvat was included in the Honkai: Star Rail faction, players speculated a lot about what this so-called Abyss and Forbidden Knowledge were.

Some say it's related to Destruction, while others say it's the same thing as the Black Tide from Amphoreus.

Who knows what this is?

How would I know?

However, upon hearing Mo Wang ask that question, Zhongli immediately rolled her eyes.

How could he possibly know what the Abyss is? Even the Heavenly Principles probably can't say for sure what the Abyss is.

All we know is that the Abyss is Abyss powerful; from beginning to end, Teyvat can only passively defend against Abyss.

It's hard to say exactly how many powerful guys are on the other side.

As for Forbidden Knowledge.

How could Zhongli possibly know? He's not like the Scarlet King, who's courting death and has no sense of right or wrong.

You said you'd do it, but you had no idea how to stop the circulation of this Forbidden Knowledge.

Of the final three kings, the God of Flowers perished, the Scarlet King followed suit, and the King Deshret, as the World Tree, also nearly perished along with them.

Even the Grass Element Dragon King looked corrupted; nobody knew what this so-called Forbidden Knowledge was all about.

"No way, you don't even know this?" Mo Wang really wanted to complain to this old man. So you're not a riddle person, you really don't know at all.

"I'm not omniscient or omnipotent, how could I possibly know everything?"

Zhongli looked at Mo Wang with disdain. If he knew everything, he wouldn't be here peacefully retiring now.

"Then tell me, did those gods really die back then?"

Mo Wang continued to ask Zhongli.

You should know about this by now, right?

"Have no idea."

However, Zhongli's answer at this moment was still that he didn't know.

"You!"

"Don't look at me like that, I really don't know."

Zhongli was also helpless.

Those people did die back then, but whether they died completely or not is hard to say.

Most of the people who died in Liyue were truly dead.

According to the lore, when Teyvat dies, their soul returns to the ley lines.

But what's interesting is that the ley lines in Teyvat are different in every region.

In Liyue, for example, after a person dies, they enter the ley lines that were divided by Lord Taoshan, which is basically like entering the underworld, and they will never come out again.

Occasionally, there are some that cannot enter the ley lines, and there are people specifically assigned to handle them.

Although those with the strength of Adepti or above can exist in the mortal world through their powerful spirit.

But Liyue's side fought too fiercely. Most of the strong warriors were either killed or driven mad.

Because of the resentment of the Archon, many people never have another chance once they die.

The spiritual intelligence of the soul is severely Erosion, and many people are so dead that they cannot be dead anymore.

Inazuma's Liyue is much more relaxed compared to Liyue, so it's easier for them to encounter ghosts there.

However, Mo Wang knows that the souls of the monsters who died in the battle seem to still exist, while the souls of many humans are actually in the Sakura Tree Blossom.

It's hard to say whether they're completely dead or not.

The situation is relatively stable in Sumeru and Fontaine, but as for Natlan...

Let's not even talk about those people. A whole bunch of them went into the Night God's Country and into the ley lines like they were just strolling around town.

Even a guy like the First Hokage Pyro Archon could still come out and wander around, not to mention the Dragon Race, who have been dead for Millennium, yet they can still cause trouble.