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

"Where are the travelers?"

Zhongli and Grandma Ping walked towards the city while talking in low voices. They skillfully and tacitly avoided the direction of the Hall of Rebirth and headed straight for the Su family courtyard.

As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw an adult man wearing a simple loose vest like a child's underwear. He was sitting in the yard, stuffing glutinous rice into the funnel-shaped space formed by leaves, and also stuffed in a pitted red date.

Grandma Ping's eyelids twitched, and she inexplicably felt an ominous premonition that she was about to be blown away.

"Why did you do it yourself? Aren't you going to look for Xiangling?" Zhongli raised his eyebrows and glanced around.

Empty.

There were no children to help out and join in the fun, nor were there any familiar travelers or guides.

Zhongli thought for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Where are the Traveler and Paimon?"

"I'm still adventuring with Mr. Fengyuan. He said... he wants to deal with the issue of the ship. It seems that he will continue to explore with Mona." Su Ming recalled, his hands moving non-stop. "I'm afraid of getting tanned from too much sun, so I came back."

Zhongli:……

Zhongli glanced at Su Ming, sat aside, rolled up his sleeves, took off his gloves and rings, and said calmly: "When do you leave for Fontaine?"

"No." Su Ming answered decisively without any hesitation, "If I go, I will be arrested and tried. I won't go."

Zhongli was even more speechless.

You've already been put in jail, why are you still afraid of this?

Don’t you want the Heart of God?

"It's not that you can't sneak across. Even if you enter Fontaine openly, no one can stop you." Zhongli sighed softly, glanced at Grandma Ping who was calm and collected and just waiting to eat, then looked away and continued to wrap the dumplings, "I just don't want to go."

The small rice dumplings, about the size of two fingers, were strung together with a cotton thread like bells, boiled in a pot, and then dipped in various fresh flower sauces...

Hearing this, Su Ming looked up at Zhongli, "But the question I asked you, sir, has not yet been answered. How do I know if I can defeat that dragon?"

Su Ming wiped his hands, propped up his chin and looked at Zhongli, "It's said that the Rock God often appears in the form of half dragon and half unicorn to guide the work of the Seven Stars of Liyue. No one said that being a god can't be an elemental dragon. Why do I always feel that you are hiding something big from me, sir?"

I always feel like something is not right. Forget about that country girl from Inazuma. Even if I know something, I should ask Yae Kamiko.

These two gods of Liyue and Mondstadt always give people a feeling of being secretly hidden.

Wendy is okay, at least she is hiding openly. But Zhongli... most people can't really tell whether Zhongli is hiding or not.

"Is it related to what you are doing now?" Zhongli raised his eyes calmly and looked at Su Ming.

How come this apprentice has such a wild imagination?

The Dragon King Rudra was digging the ground in his dust song pot, so why couldn't he see clearly?

Besides... Ruota is not his subordinate, but just a good friend. It is normal for the Dragon King and the Rock God to be friends, right?

"It doesn't matter, but I have told you all my secrets, but now you refuse to give me an answer." Su Ming glanced at Zhongli and said sullenly, "Don't mention Ruotu Dragon King either, I don't want to hear it."

Who knows.

When he asked Ruota, he just avoided the question and didn't say anything definite.

These old friends knew how to hide it from him.

"The older you get, the more childish you become." Zhongli snorted and slowly wrapped the small rice dumpling in his hand.

Su Ming: ...

Isn’t the point of this sentence the answer?

Su Ming looked at Zhong Li's profile, thought for a moment, then lowered his head to continue wrapping the zongzi, "Okay, I won't ask--"

Before he finished speaking, a teacup was handed over to him.

Grandma Ping had just made a pot of hot tea and held the cup to Su Ming's lips with a kind smile on her face. "Drink more. You must be thirsty after talking so much."

Su Ming leaned back slightly, his eyes full of fear, "Grandma, did you poison me?"

So gentle?

It seems like this is the rhythm before Yae Shinto cheats people!

Hearing this, Grandma Ping's expression changed and she pushed the teacup forward, "Drink it if you want!"

Su Ming finally returned to normal and lowered his head to finish the tea. "Okay, it looks like there's no poison."

Grandma Ping almost rolled her eyes and put a cup of tea next to Zhongli. She said to Su Ming earnestly, "It's pointless to ask these questions. He won't say anything. You can find evidence yourself. Then throw it in front of me, your old friend, and I will block his escape route for you. Isn't that great?"

Su Ming: ...

Su Ming looked at Grandma Ping with suspicion and asked in confusion: "Are you... betraying us?"

"Well!" Grandma Ping waved her hand, smiled kindly, picked up the teacup and sipped the tea with squinted eyes, "I just can't bear to see him being so idle, so I want to find something for my old friend to do."

Before he could finish his words, there was a bang on the door, followed by the sound of Walnut shouting.

"How is it possible! This morning, I saw guest official Su Ming buying things at the market! How could he go to Fontaine to be imprisoned?"

Hu Tao pushed open the door, glanced at the people in the courtyard with a puzzled look, and then looked at Zhongli, "Zhongli guest official! Didn't you say you were not feeling well and wanted to rest at home today?!"

Slacking off again!