Genshin Impact: Forced to Become a Follower of the Seven Gods

"Sigh——"

"Autumn geese fall alone and never again in pairs..."

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the long-awaited opera finally began.

The girl seemed immersed in the lyrics, and the arcs formed by her fingertips looked particularly beautiful.

The tallest performance venue in Liyue Harbor, the singing sounds almost as if it can pierce the clouds.

On the streets of Liyue Harbor, passers-by looked up and listened attentively to the faint sounds of gongs and drums.

Until Yun Jin sang the last word, the audience remained silent, as if they were completely attracted by the graceful singing voice.

After a while, Paimon came back to his senses and clapped his hands.

It seemed like a trigger, and the entire Qun Yu Pavilion became lively.

"how?"

Yun Jin came around from the backstage and smiled, "I think there is nothing wrong."

“Mr. Yun sang very well.” Ningguang nodded with a smile. “This is also the first time I’ve heard such a beautiful singing voice.”

"It sounds great!" Paimon stomped his feet in mid-air, looking excited, "I want to listen to it again!"

Yun Jin smiled slightly, his eyes moving, looking at Zhong Li, then looking at Su Ming, "What do you think, Mr. Su?"

"?" Su Ming, who was silently taking out his backpack, was startled and looked up, "Me?"

For things like this...ask Zhongli.

"Yes." Yun Jin pursed her lips and looked at Su Ming.

The main reason was that she felt Mr. Zhongli was a bit serious. Compared to Zhongli, she would rather ask Su Ming, who always seemed to be smiling.

As a disciple of Mr. Zhongli, your taste tasting ability should not be bad, right?

"Very good, no problem." Su Ming nodded silently, took out a notebook from somewhere, flipped through it and found a blank page, and handed it to Yun Jin, "Mr. Yun, can you sign for me?"

The signature is what matters!

On the side, the blonde girl looked at Su Ming with a hint of doubt on her face.

When Mr. Yun was singing just now, Su Ming seemed a little sad?

Ying blinked her eyes, watching Yun Jin lower her eyes and carefully write a blessing, then signed her name at the end and handed the book back to Su Ming, "I wish Mr. Su peace and success."

Su Ming nodded slightly, "Thank you."

"You just..." Ying bit her lip and looked at Su Ming hesitantly, "Are you thinking about the past?"

It was like she would occasionally think of her brother, her position, and her separation.

Hearing this, Su Ming was slightly startled, and lowered his eyes to look at the corner of the sleeve that Ying was holding, "It reminded me of a play I heard before."

"What kind of play is it?" Yun Jin's eyes flashed with thought, and he asked curiously, "My father once said that when Mr. Zhongli was young, he also brought Master Su to listen to the play. Did you hear it at that time?"

"No." Su Ming took a clean teacup from the side, exchanged a pack of tea from the system store and poured it into it, "It was a long time ago."

Ying's heart skipped a beat and she silently clutched Su Ming's sleeve.

She shouldn't have asked.

Zhongli pushed his teacup forward and looked at Su Ming with inquiry in his eyes.

“The moonlight shines through the sparse lattices on the steps, the silver candlelight shines coldly on the painting screen.” Su Ming frowned, humming softly as he recalled the tune in his memory, “I am enjoying this night scene at this moment.”[1]

On the side, Yun Jin frowned slightly, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table to the beat.

Su Ming lowered his eyes and poured freshly brewed tea for Zhongli. He said in a low voice, "There are people walking in the garden, and their silk stockings are soaked in moss and feel cold."[2]

Zhongli took the teacup and sniffed it. After a while, he said, "Very good lines."

Yun Jin waited for a while, looking at Su Ming in confusion, "Do you know the rest of the lines, Mr. Su? This doesn't seem to be Liyue's play."

Nice! I want to sing it!

"I forgot." Su Ming suddenly curled his lips and chuckled, then sighed, "I just remember a few sentences, it's been too long."

The blonde girl looked at Su Ming's profile, with doubt in her eyes, "But you must like it very much, otherwise you wouldn't remember it."

"Of course." Su Ming thought about the many light novels with the word "traveling doctor" printed on them, and said helplessly: "Some people say it's affectionate, some people call it a scumbag, which is very similar to me."

fluorescent:……

Ying was stunned for a moment, and the uneasiness in his heart instantly turned into speechlessness.

Why is it that Su Ming always manages to distort an obviously sad atmosphere into something funny?

In this kind of situation, shouldn't Su Ming have a cup of tea, fan himself, hum a piece of opera, and then express his inner sorrow?

"Next..." Su Ming glanced at the signature booklet and took out a folder. "Ms. Ningguang and Mr. Zhongli are here. Why don't you become witnesses to the contract between Mr. Kawi and me?"

As he spoke, Su Ming quickly opened the folder and handed the contracts to several people. He turned his head to Kawi and explained, "This is Miss Ningguang from Tianquan Star, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue, and this is my teacher, Mr. Zhongli, a guest official of the Wangsheng Hall."

"Yes." Paimon came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Although Mr. Zhongli is Su Ming's teacher, don't worry. Mr. Zhongli values ​​the contract the most."

Kavi blinked, "Of course, I believe Mr. Su."

"There are four copies of the contract. We will each hold one. One copy will be sent to the secretary of the Ministry of Education, and one copy will be left in the General Affairs Department of Liyue Port." Su Ming handed the contract to several people and said softly, "Kavi and I have already read the contract."

Zhongli scanned the clauses in the contract, and finally took out a seal from his pocket and stamped it directly.

The two characters "Zhongli" in ancient seal script are square and the red ink is rich in color.

"The contract is done." Zhongli sipped his tea calmly, "Those who break their promises will be punished by the Stone Eater."

Ningguang did the same thing, waiting for Zhongli to finish reading before signing again.

Su Ming rummaged through his backpack and took out a seal, which he pressed hard on the contract.

"Huh?" Paimeng blinked and looked at the seal in Su Ming's hand in disbelief, "This is..."

"It is carved from top-grade amber." Ningguang narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at the familiar seal. "The General Affairs Department recorded that more than ten years ago, Mr. Zhongli bought a piece of top-grade amber at a high price from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. I guess that is the origin of this seal."

"But..." Paimeng pursed his lips and pointed at the seal in Su Ming's hand, "Don't you think this stone looks like the Immortal Ancestor's Transfiguration?"

After the words were spoken, everyone at the table fell silent.

Kawi wrote his name with a feather pen and looked up blankly, "What is the Immortal Ancestor Transmutation?"

"It's Emperor Yanwang." Su Ming calmly wiped the ink off the seal, leaving a touch of vermilion on his fingertips.

fluorescent:……

Ying was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zhongli speechlessly, "Mr. Zhongli carved it?"

Zhongli:……

Apart from him and this traitor, it seems that no one knew what the Immortal Ancestor Fa Tu looked like more than ten years ago...

“Yes.” Zhongli didn’t seem to find it strange at all, and said calmly: “Apprenticeship gift.”

Compared to the pillow given to the Immortal Ancestor Fa Tu, he felt that the seal seemed more serious.

Hearing this, Ying smacked her lips repeatedly.

I kind of want to see what Zhongli looked like when he remembered to carry a wallet...

"But..." Paimeng was confused for a moment and pointed at the words on the contract, "The name is not Su Ming's..."

"Su..." Ying leaned over to the contract and looked at the words carefully, "Su..."

“Yanling.” Zhongli turned the ring and adjusted it to the right position. “Su Yanling.”

"Some families in Liyue ask teachers to give them Chinese characters. Calling them by their names directly is considered impolite." Su Ming put away a contract and handed two copies to Ying. "Give one to the General Affairs Department and send one to the Educational Order Institute."

"Then I have been..." Paimon blinked, "impolite many times."

Hearing this, Su Ming stood up and prepared to go home from the Qun Yu Pavilion. "No, you see, Mr. Zhongli doesn't need to use words when he calls me."

Zhongli:……

I don’t know why, but ever since I had this apprentice, I always feel a little speechless.

Ying put away her entrusted items in a daze and looked at Su Ming's back.

It was a black gown with dark green embroidery facing inwards, revealing only the embroidery of twined flowers woven with gold thread at the cuffs of the gown.

Ying suddenly felt that Su Ming was not in a good mood today.

"Master Su."

Yun Jin suddenly stood up and called Su Ming.

Su Ming turned around, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, "What's wrong with Mr. Yun?"

He has been staying up all night for three days. If he doesn't sleep, Hu Tao will be able to hold a banquet tomorrow.

"The opera that Mr. Su just mentioned..." Yun Jin hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I like it very much and want to sing it. Mr. Su, do you remember other lyrics? Or tell me where it is."

Hearing this, Su Ming turned the ring and said softly: "Remember one sentence..."

"What?" Yun Jin's eyes were filled with anticipation, and she almost wanted to hang Su Ming upside down by his ankles and shake him.

“Don’t laugh at my poorly drawn tiger. The arrangement of its teeth and claws is truly amazing.”[3]

Note: [1][2][3] are selected from “Autumn Night with Wutong Rain” by Bai Pu, one of the four great tragedies of Yuan Dynasty opera.