Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

The Thousand Rocks guard was tall and spoke in an aggressive manner.

Ningguang was slightly frightened and gently tugged at Xu Ning's clothes from behind.

"Xu Ning, let's go downstairs and wait for Xiangling for a while!"

Xu Ning turned around and gently patted Ning Guang's small hand to reassure her.

Ningguang quickly withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, and glanced cautiously at Beidou.

Xu Ning raised his wine gourd and took a sip, without even looking at the guard.

"Since you're stationed here, you naturally know the importance of Yuehai Pavilion."

"Let alone ordinary people living below Tiger Rock, even many high-ranking officials and nobles living on Jade Capital Terrace are probably not qualified to come and go as they please here, right?"

The guard looked at Xu Ning's arrogant attitude with some doubt, but still answered honestly, "That's right."

Xu Ning nodded. "But some people, even if they are not of the right status, can still disregard the countless rules here and come and go as they please. For example, a certain old woman who walks with a trembling gait, a certain little girl who hasn't lost her baby teeth, a certain child carrying a gourd of wine, and a certain little boy with blue hair."

Xu Ning glanced at the guards. "I believe someone has given you instructions. Don't ask these people anything, and don't say anything."

The guard nodded solemnly. "That's indeed the case."

Xu Ning waved his hand, "Good to know. Go back to your post! Don't ask anything, don't say anything."

The guard nodded and said loudly, "Yes, sir."

Xu Ning sighed, waved her hand at him, and said softly, "Don't answer so loudly next time. Miss Gan Yu must still be working overtime for the prosperity of Liyue. You should keep absolutely quiet."

The guards immediately showed Xu Ning great respect, silently gave him a military salute, and quietly withdrew.

The two little girls behind them were stunned.

Ningguang whispered to Beidou, "Is he always this good at fooling people?"

Beidou looked at Ningguang with suspicion, "What nonsense? Xu Ning has always been very capable."

Ningguang rolled her eyes at Beidou, "You wouldn't even know if I sold you out."

Feeling guilty, Xu Ning forced herself not to listen to the discussion between the two little girls behind her, and focused all her attention on the small table next to the flower bed.

More accurately, he was looking at the teapot on the small table, which was decorated with several lotus flowers.

Grandma Ping, the True Lord of Songchenlang City.

Portable Cave in a Pot – The Maker of Chenge Pot.

This is actually why Xu Ning was so eager to go to Liyue Harbor.

I want to give Beidou the most reassuring place, a place where I can put down all my memories, a place that truly belongs to me.

You must obtain your own Dust Song Pot.

Xu Ning knew that if he remembered correctly from his previous life, Xie Ying had helped save Liyue, and that was how he gained the favor of these immortals and was given a Chenge Pot as a gift.

Since I am new here and have neither merit nor virtue, there is a high probability that Grandma Ping will not even give me a second glance, and I will have to leave empty-handed.

But the most important thing is to make contact with the immortals first.

That way, we can get the other party to set their terms, right?

It's not the right time to explore Jueyun Pass yet, and it would take too much time anyway.

Speaking of which, Grandma Ping, who lives a life of quiet seclusion in the city, is the easiest to approach.

Plus, you can get to know Xiangling, the future top chef of Teyvat, in advance—it's simply impossible not to come!

Xu Ning walked to the small table, clasped his hands in a respectful gesture towards the lotus-shaped teapot on it, and said, "Junior Xu Ning requests an audience with Granny Ping."

Beidou peeked out from behind and looked at Xiaoji with a puzzled expression.

"Xu Ning, who are you talking to?"

Xu Ning put his finger to his lips and shushed the lotus teapot, then respectfully repeated the words to it once more.

There was still no sound at all.

Xu Ning frowned. Had he guessed wrong?

The maker of this Chenge teapot did not live in the teapot he made, but lived in an ordinary house.

It doesn't make sense for someone to not live in such a comfortable place as a cave in a pot!

Beidou had already realized that Xu Ning was actually worshipping the teapot. She walked over casually, reached out and grabbed the teapot handle.

"Oh? Xu Ning, this teapot is so heavy, I can't even lift it."

Xu Ning smiled. It was indeed true that he had guessed correctly; Grandma Ping was right here.

Moreover, it's impossible for you to lift a celestial artifact; it weighs as much as a celestial grotto.

Otherwise, imagine if a shrew left a chamber pot in the wild at night, and when it woke up in the morning, it found that a Hilichurl had picked it up and put it in the toilet, using it as a chamber pot!

Ahem, I got distracted without even realizing it.

The most urgent task now is to get Grandma Ping to talk.

Xu Ning carefully examined the lotus teapot, not missing a single detail, including the patterns on its body.

After all, with his own Dust Concealment Gourd preceding him, every pattern might conceal a function he was unaware of.

This actually allowed Xu Ning to find something unusual.

On the lid of this lotus teapot, only three of the four small petals below the knob faintly reflect a golden light. The petal directly opposite the spout not only has no luster, but also appears to be slightly raised.

Xu Ning gently pressed her finger on the petal and slowly pressed down.

The petal sank slightly, and then a little bit of golden light emerged.

Xu Ning said again in a deep voice, "Grandma Ping, this junior Xu Ning requests an audience."

Suddenly, a childish, sweet female voice rang out, "Master, is someone calling you outside?"

Beidou and Ningguang, who had been standing silently to the side, were both shocked; there really was someone inside.

"Ugh!"

An aged sigh rang out, "What business do you have with this old woman?"

Xu Ning said respectfully, "We have something to ask True Lord Ge Chenlang. I wonder if we could come in for a talk?"

There was silence inside for a few moments.

Then suddenly a foot-long golden beam of light emanated from the spout of the pot.

Three white lotuses floated out from the silver light and flew to Xu Ning, Beidou, and Ningguang respectively.

"Place your hand on the white lotus, and you will be able to enter naturally."

Xu Ning smiled and greeted the two little girls, saying, "Let's go, I'll take you to see a rare place."

The three of them simultaneously reached their hands into the white lotus, and a slight suction force came from it.

All three felt a slight dizziness, then woke up at the same time, only to find themselves in a completely different world.

On the huge lotus pond, stone platforms of varying heights floated in mid-air.

Golden ribbons woven from runes connected the many high platforms together.

Amidst the swirling clouds and mist, it resembles a fairyland.

An old woman with her hands behind her back and wearing gold-rimmed glasses is standing on a stone platform.

Standing next to her was a young girl with two buns in her hair, holding a green bamboo pole.

"Wow, Xu Ning, did you see that? It's so big inside! Or have we shrunk? We're as small as ants."

Beidou ran off to look around, while Ningguang also looked around at this magical space with some surprise and uncertainty.

Xu Ning stepped forward and bowed again.

"Xu Ning has met Grandma Ping."

Grandma Ping neither returned the greeting nor responded to Xu Ning's words.

He simply looked Xu Ning up and down.

However, Xu Ning clearly felt that the eyes of the True Lord of Ge Chenlang City in front of him were fixed on the wine gourd that he was holding in his fists.

They never left for even a moment.