Genshin Impact: Legend of the Emperor

Chapter 108: Operation Rescue 77

Hu Tao imagined that after Qiqi was captured by the malicious Taoist, he would definitely control Qiqi to do terrible things, such as burning her with fire or burying her with soil.

Hu Tao cried out in pain: "No, I am the only one who can bury Qiqi!"

"Zhongli, let's go save Qiqi!"

Chongyun stood up hesitantly and said, "Qiqi is an immortal, and must be very powerful. Unexpectedly, he was captured by the enemy who pretended to be my cousin."

"Although we are not afraid of sacrifice, can we really rescue Qiqi and defeat such a powerful enemy with just our strength?"

"I think we need to ask the immortal for help."

Hu Tao said unwillingly: "But, Qiqi..."

Although Hu Tao knew that Zhongli was quite powerful, she only knew that he was stronger than her and must be an immortal. But maybe even though Zhongli was an immortal, his strength was at the bottom among the immortals and he might not even be able to beat Qiqi.

We can’t let Zhongli risk his life to save Qiqi!

Although Hu Tao usually looks a little erratic, she is still very steady when faced with major events. She knows that she cannot lose her temper in the face of this crisis that affects Liyue.

Hu Tao looked around and suddenly saw Lu Changsheng huddled in the corner. Her eyes immediately lit up.

He ran over, grabbed Lu Changsheng's collar and pulled him up.

"Changsheng, Changsheng, can you contact your master?"

"With you as a disciple of the immortal, we don't have to go to the mountains to find the immortal."

Yes, because most of the immortals live in seclusion in the mountains, so the Liyue official has almost no way to contact the immortals. Of course, Qixing must have a way to contact the immortals, but the procedure is very troublesome.

Before, with Ganyu, the immortal who served as the bridge between the Seven Stars of Liyue, contacting the immortal was not that troublesome, and there was no need to go through the procedure to use the magic weapon for contacting the immortal which would be used less and less each time.

But ever since Ganyu asked Yuhengxing Keqing for leave and refused to go to Yunjian to visit her master, there has been no news of her.

Keqing guessed that Ganyu might want to use the embarrassing things about her master that she learned from Lu Changsheng as a handle to threaten her master, but judging from the fact that Ganyu took three days off but has not returned for seven days, this relationship between master and disciple should end with Ganyu's failure.

Originally, Keqing wanted to wait for Ganyu to come back and then laugh at her, but looking at the mountain of documents on the table, Keqing silently looked up to the sky and shed tears of regret.

If I had known earlier, I would not have approved Ganyu’s leave, wuwu┭┮﹏┭┮.

Given Keqing's personality, she must be there to contribute to this life-and-death matter that concerns the safety of Liyue.

However, with Ningguang visiting Mondstadt and Ganyu returning to her hometown, Keqing is the only capable person left in the entire Liyue. If something happens to Keqing again, or if she is injured in this incident and needs to rest for a few days, then Liyue will really have to come to a standstill.

So now Keqing has to deal with the documents of three people alone.

No! Although Ningguang was slacking off, her speed in processing official documents was comparable to that of several people. Keqing was even better. She took the lead in working overtime, encouraged overtime, and loved working overtime. She was simply the king of overwork.

There is also the heavyweight Ganyu, the king of kings, who treats overtime work as a daily routine. Relying on her semi-immortal body, she is far ahead in the way of overtime work, leaving the second-tier kings of overtime such as Qiqi and Keqing far behind.

Even if Keqing works day and night, she still can't handle so many documents.

So Keqing now has no way of calculating how many times her workload is more than that of a normal person, because she simply doesn’t have the time to calculate.

Can you imagine the despair of working so hard and staying up so late that your liver explodes, and when you think you can finally take a break, you find that the workload has increased even more than before?

If it were an ordinary person, he would have despaired and given up long ago.

But as a civil sister, Keqing gritted her teeth, held back her tears, and continued to work hard.

Why do I always have tears in my eyes? Because I, Keqing, love Liyue so deeply!!!

People of Liyue, speak up!

"Thank you, Keqing!!!"

Keqing's resentment seemed to travel through time and space, directly striking the soul of the culprit Lu Changsheng, causing him to sneeze violently.

"A-choo!" Lu Changsheng rubbed his nose and muttered in confusion: "Who is scolding me behind my back?"

Facing Hu Tao's expectant eyes, Lu Changsheng couldn't bear to refuse and said, "I'll give it a try."

At this moment, Zhongli stepped forward to stop Lu Changsheng from contacting his masters.

"Wait, maybe things haven't reached the point where we need to trouble the Immortal yet."

Everyone: "???"

Zhongli looked calm, but he was actually brainstorming frantically to find an excuse.

As for why Zhongli stopped Lu Changsheng from calling his master, the reason is actually very simple, because Lu Changsheng's master is not an immortal from Liyue, and he is very powerful and very willful.

It is not known whether it is a blessing or a curse to call three immortals from outside the realm whose strength is unknown to Liyue at this time of trouble. Moreover, it is better to let the people of Liyue solve their own difficulties.

Seeing everyone looking at him with question marks on their faces, Zhongli said confidently and calmly: "Friend Changsheng, did your master tell you not to call them unless it is something very important?"

Lu Changsheng thought about Master Qingzhang's words that he should not look for him unless necessary and should not look for him even if necessary, and nodded.

"My master did say so."

Zhongli secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's right. The immortals all have their own personalities and lives. They are either guarding Liyue or retired at home to recuperate. We should try not to attack the immortals."

"And things may not be as bad as we think!"

Ye Lan asked, "What do you mean, Mr. Zhongli?"

Zhongli said: "First of all, we must know that although Qiqi is an immortal, as a zombie, her memory is weak, her body is stiff, and her mind is like that of a child."

"Just like how Master Hu was able to capture Qiqi with just a sack, if the enemy did not directly show his ill intentions to Qiqi, but instead used deception to lure Qiqi away, that is also possible."

"Besides, the other people in Bubulu are ordinary people. Although Doctor Baishu has the divine eye, his skills are all used to save people. It is not surprising that he was easily subdued by the enemy."

Hu Tao clenched his right fist and slammed the palm of his left hand. He suddenly realized, "No wonder that mean Taoist priest was able to find so many zombies. It turns out they were all kidnapped."

"Damn it! He's a human trafficker, no, a zombie trafficker!"

Everyone was speechless.

Ye Lan stood up and expressed that she had a different opinion: "Mr. Zhongli, what you said makes sense."

"but--"

"What you said are all your speculations. It only means that the enemy may not be as strong as we thought and can defeat the immortal head-on."

"It doesn't mean that the enemy is weaker than the immortal, and that the enemy can't beat the immortal. We can't gamble with our lives."

Zhongli nodded slightly and said, "In that case, I know there is an immortal living in seclusion among the people of Liyue. We can ask her for help, which will also reduce the process of looking for the immortal."

"You should all know something about this immortal."

"She is Xiangling's master, the immortal who lives in seclusion among the people of Liyue—Gechen Langshi Zhenjun, Grandma Ping!!!"

Walnut: "Yeah, why didn't I think of that!"

"Changsheng, Xingqiu, Chongyun, let's go find Grandma Ping now."

This time, Zhongli and Ye Lan did not stop him, until only Zhongli and Ye Lan were left in the room.

Ye Lan: "Mr. Zhongli, why did you stop Lu Changsheng from asking his master for help?"

Zhongli said: "Young friend Changsheng's master has a mysterious identity (an immortal from outside the realm), has a heavy responsibility (just don't mess up Liyue), and is now far away from Liyue (playing in a world outside Teyvat)."

"So I will try my best to prevent Lu Changsheng from looking for his master."

Ye Lan seemed to have figured something out, and said in enlightenment: "So that's how it is. Lu Changsheng's master, the immortal, has already passed away?"

Zhongli was shocked by Ye Lan's imagination, but when he thought about what he had just said, it was indeed easy to think of this aspect. However, after finally fooling Ye Lan, Zhongli did not intend to make up a new reason to explain it.

Ye Lan asked again: "Mr. Zhongli, you have lived in seclusion in the Hall of Rebirth, and have maintained your appearance for decades without aging. Your origins are mysterious and you know so much about the immortals. Could it be that you are also -"

Before Ye Lan could utter the word, Zhongli raised his index finger to his lips and said, "Shhh~~"

"Ms. Ye Lan, please keep this a secret for me."

Ye Lan's expression turned respectful, and he said, "Understood, Mr. Zhongli."

"I will keep it a secret."

"After all, secrets make women more attractive, and the same is true for men."

Zhongli and Ye Lan walked out the door, and Hu Tao and others were standing at the door waiting for them.

Knowing that the two had secret information to exchange, Xingqiu pulled Chongyun and Hutao pulled Lu Changsheng to make room for the two.

When Ye Lan came to Lu Changsheng's side, she had a look of pity in her eyes. She gently patted Lu Changsheng's shoulder and said, "My condolences."

Lu Changsheng: "???"

In Ye Lan's opinion, after piecing all the information together, the matter became very clear.

Lu Changsheng's immortal master had died in the Demon God War a long time ago, leaving only his residual soul to save Lu Changsheng and accept him as his apprentice. Zhongli is also an immortal, and in order to respect his companion's last wishes, he kept the secret that Lu Changsheng's master had died.

Zhongli Cai tried so hard to come up with so many excuses, even at the cost of exposing his own identity.

Oh! How touching! What an enviable friendship that has not been erased by time even after thousands of years.

Ye Lan silently expressed her respect for Zhongli in her heart.

Ye Lan's ancestors once fought side by side with the Yakshas of Liyue in the Layered Abyss, and lived and died together. Therefore, compared with ordinary Liyue people, Ye Lan has less awe and more intimacy towards immortals.

This is also the reason why she still chose to question him after guessing the identity of Zhongli the Immortal.

Thinking of how Lu Changsheng had gone through so much trouble to find his immortal master and returned home in glory, but before he could repay his master, his master had already passed away. He couldn't even avenge his master.

Thousands of years have passed, and it is likely that not even ashes are left of the immortal's enemies.

Ye Lan suddenly felt a little pity for Lu Changsheng, and silently decided to take better care of this guy in the future.