Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 255 Cultivation...

"Haha, it does have the effect of improving endurance. But its greater function is actually to ward off evil spirits. Occasionally, when I'm not paying attention while drinking tea, the sound of the bell can remind me of Yao Yao's location and prevent her from wandering off. But... Yao Yao is very well-behaved; she won't wander off unless she's doing something good."

After a brief pause, Aunt Ping looked at Yao Yao.

"That's enough for today's practice. It's the Lantern Festival, so it's time to go back and see your parents."

"Hmm...? But, Master Ping, didn't you say, 'One day of practice equals one day of skill; one day without practice is ten days wasted'?"

"So-called cultivation doesn't necessarily mean wielding knives, spears, sticks, or clubs. Everyday life, big and small things, can all be considered training. The so-called balance between work and rest is exactly what this means. Isn't there a little girl named Qiqi in Bubu Village? She often goes to the mountains to gather herbs. Go and see if she's in Bubu Village. If she is, make friends with her, and you'll have company on the way back to Qingce Village."

"I see... Yao Yao understands! Make many good friends, learn through practice, and balance play and learning! I'm going to find Qi Qi now!"

After saying that, Yao Yao picked up the spear and put it away, slung the bamboo basket over her shoulder, said goodbye to Aunt Ping and Huiyuan, and left.

Watching the other person's departing figure, Huiyuan noticed a small thing that she hadn't seen last time.

The Eye of God, and it's also a Grass-type amulet representing wisdom.

(He gained the Eye of God after only a few dozen days apart? His comprehension is truly extraordinary.)

The sound of the bell gradually faded away. Huiyuan took a sip of tea and looked at Aunt Ping again.

"It's still early, there are still a few hours before nightfall, how about we go check out the 'Night Market'?"

At this moment, at the port of Liyue Harbor in the Scarlet Cloud Slope area, workers are setting up all sorts of strange and wonderful decorations.

In the middle of the harbor, a wooden platform suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

The ships that usually dock here seem to have been requisitioned and used as temporary cargo ships to transport materials.

Qianyan Army and the workers worked together, struggling to lower a huge, floating rock onto the central platform.

This stone is called the Floating Stone. The once magnificent palace, the Jade Pavilion, was made to float in the air by relying on it.

Several talismans were pasted on the floating stone, held in place by three chains.

The Chiyan Army and workers standing on the ship carefully secured the chains to the central platform.

During the Lantern Festival, the small lanterns that people release into the air are called "sky lanterns".

The "Mingxiao Lantern" is a giant lantern built by all the people of Liyue.

The entire "Xiaoshi" is arranged around the "Mingxiao Lantern". And this floating stone is the main body of the "Mingxiao Lantern".

After reading the contents of the notice board, Aunt Ping fell into reminiscence.

It turns out that this year's "Mingxiao Lantern" is designed to commemorate "Yixiao Daotian Zhenjun".

"That show-off guy should be happy... Hopefully they'll make the antlers bigger, since those antlers are what that immortal is most proud of."

"The Celestial Lord of the Night" is a deer-like immortal. His antlers absorbed the essence of the Geo power of the Geo Archon, and were once the hardest thing in all of Liyue.

In a decisive battle, his power surged forth, causing mountains to collapse. To prevent the villages at the foot of the mountain from being affected, he asked his friend to cut off his antlers.

He used the blood-soaked antlers as a fulcrum to support the entire mountain.

He himself persisted in fighting until his last drop of blood was shed.

Today, the "Tianheng Mountain" that he once supported still stands tall, and the blood he shed in the deadly battle has gathered to form the "Bishui River".

After hearing this story, Huiyuan was stunned.

"Bishui River" is the river near Wangshu Inn, which is located between "Dihua Island" and "Guili Plain".

Although it is called a river, at least half of the entire "Bishuiyuan" area is water.

Just by visual measurement, it seems to be hundreds of meters wide and thousands or tens of thousands of meters long.

Could this vast river be entirely made of his blood?

Or is it that only a small portion of the water comes from elsewhere, while the rest is pumped in from other places?

Looking at the floating stone in front of her, Aunt Ping gradually lost her senses.

Upon seeing this, Huiyuan took out the box containing the remains of "Yixiaodaotian Zhenjun" from the space of the Eye of God.

"Ah Ping, do you think this is feasible?"

"...How did you get this?"

"It was given to me by a retired old man. To be honest, I was also very confused when I first received it, and I didn't understand what he meant by giving it to me."

Hearing this, how could Aunt Ping not know what Huiyuan was planning to do?

After putting away the box, Huiyuan left the enclosure.

Aunt Ping turned around and looked over.

"When do you plan to leave?"

Upon hearing this question, Huiyuan made a gesture but did not speak.

Seeing this, Aunt Ping understood immediately and said no more, continuing to admire the scene of the Thousand Rock Army and the common people building the lanterns.

Inside the cave of True Lord Liuyun...

The kittens were all doing their own things, and were exceptionally orderly, without making a fuss.

The arrival of a young girl shattered this peaceful atmosphere.

"Brother Huiyuan!"

A catgirl named Lina pounced on her older brother, a girl named Huiyuan.

Huiyuan caught the kitten and spun it around in the air a few times.

"Oh my, you've grown taller! And you've become stronger too."

"Hehe...it's because Aunt Liuyun and my parents cook delicious food."

"Speaking of which...where's your mother, Alina? And your father, Adrian?"

"They went down the mountain to buy ingredients. Ah, it's time for practice, brother, I'm going to gather first."

After a horn sounded, Lina rushed towards the direction of the sound.

Seeing this, Huiyuan followed her.

Upon entering an open area, Huiyuan looked around and spotted a large bird holding a horn with its wings and blowing it.

That's right, it's a big bird, not the True Lord of Cloud Retention and Wind Borrowing.

This large bird is a mechanism, a timed mechanism created by the cat Toller, modeled after the True Lord of Cloud Retention and Wind Borrowing.

Every day at a fixed time, it will automatically sound the horn to signal the cats to practice their skills.

Meanwhile, the true master of Liuyun Jiefeng, wearing sunglasses and a bird's head, was leisurely watching the cats practice their skills while lying on a sun chair.

"Sori—lift your leg higher."

The male cat named Sori is also the oldest cat.

Upon hearing Aunt Liuyun's voice, he quickly corrected his actions.

"Yes!"

Seeing this, Huiyuan quietly walked to Liuyun's side.

Upon seeing the person who arrived, Liu Yun was startled at first, but then calmed down.

"It's you! You came to my cave without a word, and even changed your appearance to deliberately hide your footsteps. If it weren't for my self-control, I probably would have..."

Hearing Liu Yun's words, Huiyuan smiled.

What do you mean by hiding your footsteps? It's clearly because you were too careless that you got startled.