Genshin Impact: The Recorder of All Things

In the past, there was very little sound in the ancestral hall, except for the cheerful sound of her doggerel.

It really is like the haunted house that people talk about.

"It will be even more lively in the future."

With one person and one child, there were seven people in the family. It was so chaotic back then that it was terrifying.

"Hmm." Hu Tao nodded noncommittally, then asked, "What's going on with Little Grass God and Shen He?"

Zhong Gui opened his mouth, and a sentence that only Hu Tao could hear reached Hu Tao's ears: "The shadows of childhood need a lifetime to heal."

I casually remarked at the time, "They look like mother and daughter."

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This reminded Shen He of many things; taking good care of the child was her wish.

She doesn't want to relive her childhood and hopes her parents will stay with her so she won't be abandoned.

Shen He had heard Zhong Gui say that the child's "mother" was trapped and that even Zhong Gui couldn't save her for the time being.

Shen He couldn't help but feel a pang of pity for the child who had no mother.

She's got this kid under her protection!

"I am full."

Hu Tao wiped her mouth haphazardly with her hand, and Zhong Gui picked up a wet wipe and pulled Hu Tao's hand over to wipe it as well.

"What are we going to do later?"

"Nothing much, I'm going to take a nap," Hu Tao said after thinking for a moment.

"You're going to sleep right after breakfast?"

"I wouldn't get up if it weren't for the dinner party."

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That's right, the schedule at the Rebirth Hall is chaotic.

After finishing their meal, they started cleaning up. The people employed by the ancestral hall were either already asleep on the night shift or out working on the day shift. Zhong Gui personally cleaned up, and only Elhesen and Seno helped. The others acted like royalty.

And the old man was already preparing to leisurely stroll out.

Zhongli, Zhongtao, and Wendy are going shopping, which basically means eating, drinking, and having fun.

Zhong Gui sighed. He remembered that when he was a child, he had heard Zhong Li say that he was ugly, so he vowed to eat his food, drink his drinks, and eat his way out of poverty.

result……

"Ah~"

I'm staying home today. I'll go write a book later; I need to earn money to support my family.

Do you know why Zhong Gui never mentioned moving out of the Hall of Rebirth after Gan Yu and Shen He arrived? It's not because it's where he grew up, nor because Hu Tao disagrees, but simply because he's broke, always broke, and sometimes even needs Hu Tao's financial assistance.

Lord Yan instructed Gan Yu to return all the salaries that Wang Sheng Tang had paid to him, but it still wasn't enough...

"Mr. Yun is performing today, let's go and have a look."

"Drama? That's a specialty of Liyue. I've never heard of it before."

"When I was sealed away, the art of opera was just beginning to take shape. Go listen to it and see how it has developed now."

Zhong Gui: "..."

Well, I'm going to have to pay a hefty bill again today.

"It's a pity—my elderly father is a spendthrift..."

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Chapter 60 The Origin of the Sumeru Catastrophe (Chapter 3, please subscribe)

"what is this?"

After eating and drinking their fill, the three old men went to listen to a play, Gan Yu went to work, and Hu Tao went to catch up on her sleep.

Zhong Gui set up a large table and started writing a book, while a white-haired mother and daughter stood peacefully nearby.

Ying was eating desserts on the side, seemingly unconcerned; she hadn't had enough yet.

And that blue-black liquid tastes pretty good; with all that stuff, she can stay home forever.

Bored, the divine child leaned over and asked Zhong Gui, "What is this? What are you writing?"

"Travels in Teyvat"

"Travels in Teyvat? Let me see... The Sumeru Chapter - The Three Kings of Sumeru?"

The two duo, Sumi and Sumi, who were quietly reading books not far away, looked up.

Now that they were out, there was no need to stand in a corner, so the two of them didn't hide, but instead minimized their presence in front of the gods.

“If you want to see it, just take ‘240’ to watch it, but it’s not guaranteed to be authentic, and there’s a lot of speculation,” Zhong Gui said to everyone.

"Is there something you don't know?"

"There's a lot I don't know. I only sent out the confirmed ones; I still have a bunch of unconfirmed ones."

With Zhong Gui's permission, the group began to peruse his drafts. Even Ying held one hand to read them, treating them like a light novel.

Divine Child: "Is this the kind of relationship between the gods of Mount Sumeru?"

Zhong Gui: "Is that strange?"

Divine Child: "No, it just suddenly feels unsurprising."

In her memory, the war between demons and gods had ended, and in the era when the grass god had been born, there were still other gods in Sumeru.

In the eyes of the divine child, there was only one possibility: they were in cahoots, just like the two gods of Inazuma.

In the eyes of the Sumeru people, Sumeru may be further divided into deserts, rainforests, and so on, and the desert has even played out a history of dynastic changes.

But to outsiders, there is only one country there—Xume, and only one ruler—the Grass God.

The remaining gods are all under the command of the Grass God, even if only in name.

Just like the relationship between the Dragon King and Zhongli, they are both subordinates and close friends, with no real distinction between superiors and subordinates, even though the Dragon King is not a demon god.

Divine Child: "It seems like all three gods of Sumeru have problems..."

Zhong Gui smiled and said to the curious crowd, "In the end, life releases its grip, granting freedom to all living beings. Humans and animals can express themselves, but plants can only remain silent, which is why they need a spokesperson."

The crowd listened thoughtfully, as if this was about the birth of the Great Tree King.

"O celestial messenger, mistress of flowers, she came to earth and walked for seventy-two nights across the barren land. Her heels were worn raw by the merciless sand, and from the wounds flowed clear springs that transformed into boundless streams. Then, the streams irrigated green gardens, from which water lilies, as blue as night, grew..."

"The water lily is the mother of Zhenling, who was born from a dreamlike state of mind and a bitter memory of loss."

"The original spirits of the town were all intelligent creations, lost in innocent dreams and sweet, dreamlike love. Grateful for the grace of creation, the young spirits took their mistress's arm and crowned her with wild chrysanthemums—"

"Great master of the flowers, great master of the garden, please stay here, please do not abandon us!"

"Yes, yes, Mother of Dreams, Lady of Wine and Oblivion, please be the Queen of this Garden."

"And so, unable to resist the gentle spirits' entreaties, the exiled deity remained in the flower-filled garden. Where she paused, beautiful purple flowers, as lovely as the moonlit night, bloomed—their name was [Patisaran]."

At this moment, Elhesen's expression suddenly became a little strange. He realized that they were talking about the second deity of Sumeru, the Flower Goddess.

Putting aside what I don't understand, those spirits must be the relatives of the Flower Goddess, right?

Add to that the Grass God Lanalo... If the Red King remains in this state, he will begin to suspect that Sumeru's art style is different from that of other countries.

Are we going for the cute style?

"Who do you think is the strongest of the Three Kings of Sumeru?"

The Divine Child was unaware, and the Shadow, having never fought against them, was not very familiar with them.

At this moment, Seno said, "I remember when you first came to Sumeru, you said that the Red King was the strongest."

"Yes, the most powerful king in the desert and oasis is not the Great Tree King or the Flower Goddess, but the Red King Ahmar."

"The Great Tree King is the incarnation of the World Tree, the Flower Goddess is a fairy spirit, a divine messenger from heaven, and the Crimson King comes from heaven."

“In the sky…” Ying thought of her sister—the demon god Baal.

"He was very strong, the kind of strong that combines wisdom and courage. If it weren't for the Flower Goddess's support of the Tree King, and the Tree King's influence through compassion, the deity of Mount Sumeru would have been the Crimson King..."

The three kings of Sumeru are the strongest fighters!

Zhong Gui took a sip of water, then tapped the table with his finger. A wave of energy spread out, isolating this space.

"Come on, let me tell you a secret~"

The goddess moved closer; she loved hearing these kinds of stories, especially secrets that wouldn't be known to the heavens.

They all saw Zhong Gui's actions just now, which means there's no mole. Continue.

"The three deities became close friends, and they often drank and made merry together. The Flower Goddess Dance of Mount Sumeru is a story that was passed down from one of these banquets."

"At a banquet, the Flower Goddess told the Crimson King not to follow the master of the four shadows, nor to peek into the secrets of the sky and the abyss. Otherwise, as the Nail of Rebellion foretold, disaster and a bitter end would follow."

"But the Red King did not heed the Flower Goddess's words and opposed many of her statements."

"No one knows what the Crimson King spoke of that night; even the oldest guardian spirits prefer to remain silent. No one remembers the desires the Crimson King revealed that night; even the wisest gods were terrified by them."