The Lost Heavenly Emperor: Is it finally my turn to step in? (Continued)

Seeing Paimon's worried expression, Mo Wang felt a warmth in his heart.

Although there might be other reasons why Paimon approached him, or perhaps this guy was simply there to spy on him.

However, that's just speculation, isn't it?

In fact, during the days he spent with Paimon, Mo Wang could still feel that Paimon truly had a deep affection for him.

Perhaps I really am being driven crazy by my surroundings.

Thinking of this, Mo Wang couldn't help but pat Paimon on the head.

"Sigh, that's true. I work so hard to earn money, and in the end, I'm still so tired."

"How about we leave the battle to you Paimon?"

Mo Wang spoke to Paimon as he spoke.

"What?! Let me go?! No, no, no! I don't have that kind of ability!"

"If I, with my small frame, were to go on the field, I'd definitely die!"

Paimon shuddered at the thought of the Mountain Shaper.

"Haha, just kidding. After all, you're our team's mascot, how could we let you play?"

Mo Wang burst out laughing when he saw Paimon's cowardly appearance.

"What?! You're just trying to lie to me!"

As soon as Paimon heard Mo Wang's laughter, she knew that he was bullying her again.

That jerk! And she cared about him so much!

"Huh? You're not planning to appear later?"

Hu Tao, who was standing next to Mo Wang Mo Wang, asked him curiously.

"Yeah, one strike should be enough. If we keep going this hard, someone will probably get upset. We have to give them some face."

Mo Wang said to Hu Tao with a hint of helplessness.

"Give people face?"

Hu Tao didn't quite understand what Mo Wang meant, but it seemed that Mo Adepti wasn't planning to make a move with the next Mo Wang.

"Does that mean we're not going to play anymore?"

Hu Tao asked again.

"We'll see, but I reckon we'll have to fight again later."

"Let someone else take the lead then."

Mo Wang said with some distress at this moment.

"Who will go? Mr. Zhongli?"

At this moment, Hu Tao glanced at Zhongli, who was leading the way, and said with some uncertainty.

"Cough cough cough, I'm afraid that won't work."

"Director Hu, I consider myself to be of low strength and no match for the Adepti."

"Please, Master, find someone more capable."

Upon hearing that Hu Tao actually wanted him to help, Zhongli refused without saying a word.

Are you kidding me? Ask him to fight Adepti? If he wins, it won't explain his strength; if he loses, he'll just lose face.

Zhongli would never do such a thing.

"This old Deng is really planning to take the money and not do the job."

Seeing Zhongli's decisive refusal, Mo Wang also felt there were many things to complain about.

"If Mr. Zhongli won't make a move, then it's up to me?"

"Let's get this straight first, fighting the Adepti is an extra charge, you'll have to give me at least two million Mora."

Hu Tao glanced at him and immediately hatched a wicked plan.

"Heh, do you even think you can beat them? You're going to fight? And you want two million Mora?"

Upon hearing that Hu Tao actually wanted to ask him for money, Mo Wang simply sneered twice.

"Well... what do you think, Mr. Zhongli? Can I defeat Adepti?"

Hearing Mo Wang say that, Hu Tao was also a little unsure.

"Hehe, Director Hu is exceptionally talented. At only sixteen years old, he already possesses such strength, making him a standout among the younger generation in Liyue."

Seeing that Hu Tao had actually asked him a question, Zhongli naturally praised Hu Tao first.

"So what? I can beat him?" Hu Tao's eyes lit up.

"Of course not. Although Director Hu already possesses considerable strength, he is still far from being able to defeat Adepti."

Looking at the Hu Tao, Zhongli said calmly.

Of course, this is just the surface meaning; in reality, Zhongli has already made it very clear.

Don't go, you'll get beaten to death.

"I see. Then let's forget about it. It seems we really can't beat them."

Hu Tao considered herself to be one of the stronger ones in Liyue.

With her fire elemental power and some family heirlooms, there aren't many people in Liyue who dare say they can defeat her.

However, when she thought back to when the Mountain Shaper could easily defeat her with a single move, Hu Tao decisively backed down.

Why did she put most of her attribute points into health and critical hit rate?

Its defense is frighteningly weak. If you were to get hit by it, you might end up losing several bars of health.

"But if none of us make a move, who do you want to send in?"

Hu Tao couldn't help but ask at this moment.

"Isn't that simple? Just get Mimi to fall for you!"

After Mo Wang finished speaking, Mimi also crawled out of Mo Wang's book.

"Wait, what?! Mimi?! Are you serious?"

Paimon was the most surprised when he heard that Mo Wang actually wanted to let Mimi participate.

"Isn't Mimi the team's mascot, just like me?! How could you let her go on?"

"Who told you that Mimi is the team's mascot?" Mo Wang interrupted as soon as Paimon finished speaking.

"Do you think everyone is like you, lazy and good-for-nothing all day long?"

"Mimi is my best partner." As soon as Mo Wang finished speaking, Mimi immediately put her hands on her hips, raised her little head, and proudly gestured with her chin towards Paimon.

Paimon's expression froze instantly. Floating in the air, she stared at Mo Wang with a complicated look in her eyes. "Mimi is your best partner... what about me?"

Mo Wang shrugged matter-of-factly, "Of course you're my best guide." He paused, then added, "Um... and my best mascot too?"

"Mascot?!" Paimon stomped her foot in anger. "I was here first! Why did she suddenly become your best partner?!" She turned sharply to Mimi, gritting her teeth. "You treacherous cat! No, you treacherous rabbit!"

Mimi remained completely unfazed, instead sticking her tongue out at Paimon with a smile, "Hehehe~"

Paimon was even angrier. She turned to Mo Wang and shouted, "Hey! Mo Wang! Is this girl really any good at fighting? What if she gets beaten up and we have to come save her?" She crossed her arms, looking indignant. "I think we should just forget about it, to avoid embarrassment!"

Mo Wang complained helplessly, "Paimon, aren't you a little too jealous?"

The smell of vinegar is almost unbearable.

"Who, who's jealous!" Paimon immediately bristled, his face turning red. "I just think she's completely unreliable!"

"Paimon! How dare you look down on Mimi!"

Hearing Paimon look down on her like that, Mimi was furious.

What kind of being hasn't she beaten up, even the Heavenly Emperor Mi? Even the Herrscher was beaten up by her, screaming in pain.

How dare a mere Bai Piaopiao question her abilities?

It seems it's time for her to demonstrate her power in this world—to bewitch the Heavenly Emperor Mi and suppress all immortals throughout eternity.

"Mo Wang really want Mimi to go up there? Just how strong is that guy?"

When Hu Tao heard that Mo Wang actually wanted to let Mimi play, Hu Tao was a little stunned.

What is this thing that looks like it can talk, but whose species I can't tell? How dare it claim it can fight Adepti?

Could it be that Mimi is also a mythical beast?

Thinking of this, Hu Tao subconsciously looked at Zhongli beside her.

However, even Zhongli shook his head at this moment.

How could he possibly know what Mimi's true identity is?

The only thing he was certain of was that this definitely wasn't a creature from Liyue.

In Teyvat, you can see all sorts of bizarre species.

Let alone Zhongli, he might not even fully understand the Heavenly Principles.

Meanwhile, inside the cave Ganyu—

Shenhe, who had just returned from outside, noticed that his master, Xianyun, was staring blankly at the exit of the cave.

"What's wrong, Master?"

Shenhe looked at his master, who was lost in thought, and couldn't help but show a hint of curiosity on his face, which was as hard as ice.

Why is my master staring at the door?

"It's nothing, I just vaguely sensed an explosion coming from the direction of Mountain Shaper."

When his apprentice asked the question, Xianyun replied calmly.

"Is Master worried about the Mountain Shaper?"

After hearing Xianyun's words, Shenhe tilted his head slightly and said.

"How could that be? How could I possibly worry about that guy?"

"That stinky bird is already Adepti, why should I worry about it?"

Upon hearing Shenhe's words, Xianyun immediately began to curse.

"But Master, you're a bird too, aren't you?"

Shenhe looked at his master and thought, "Even if it's a crane, it's still a kind of bird, isn't it?"

"So what! I don't care about those two guys. Unless something really happens to him, don't even think about me going to see him."

After humming twice, Xianyun turned his head away.

Hearing his master's tone, Shenhe nodded.

"So Master still cares about Mountain Shaper, doesn't he?"

Xianyun was speechless at this moment because of his own apprentice.

Seeing Shenhe's expressionless face, Xianyun, who was about to continue speaking, shut up.

"Sigh~ What kind of karma is this?"

At this moment, Xianyun thought that his two disciples seemed to have the same way of speaking.

Why do all the children I teach follow this pattern?

In Xianyun's eyes, Shenhe and Ganyu's two children are both good prospects for cultivating Daoism.

To be able to maintain a childlike heart.

But the so-called childlike innocence, when viewed from a human perspective, sounds a bit like being naive.

Ganyu has been alright these past few years, but Shenhe is completely clueless about people's feelings and is a prime example of low emotional intelligence.

She's now starting to hesitate about whether or not to send her apprentice down the mountain.