Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 220: Meeting 1 and letting go of grudges with laughter

Upon hearing Xu Ning's undisguised murderous threat, Zhi Yi rubbed his forehead and gave a bitter laugh. "Do I have the right to say no?"

Xu Ning said calmly, "Of course. When I take your body back, I will tell Uncle Tian that your crimes have been exposed, and you committed suicide out of shame. I believe he will give you a proper burial out of consideration for our past relationship."

"As for those informants and envoys who contacted you, I will ask Belial to use this Corrupting Sword to kill them one by one and frame the Abyss."

Zhiyi turned to look at Belial standing to the side and found that she showed no surprise at all when Xu Ning mentioned the murder; she just looked at her calmly.

Zhiyi nodded slowly and said, "I'm willing to go with you to see Uncle Tian."

Xu Ning smiled.

"Then you can sit here a little longer. I'll invite Uncle Tian in. This way, if he gets angry or still wants to punish you, this place will be the most suitable."

After Xu Ning left, Zhiyi took a look around the cave on his own.

Apart from a boy lying face down by a spring, fast asleep without any regard for his appearance, there seemed to be no sign of the god Xu Ning had mentioned.

Seeing that Xu Ning had left, Belial reached out to put away the sword box on the table.

Zhiyi quickly reached out to dissuade him, saying, "Um... if it won't cause any trouble, could you please wait a bit before collecting it? I'd like to take another look."

After Xu Ning came out, he put away the Dust Concealment Gourd and returned to the top floor of Heyu Teahouse.

Huixin carried the wine that Xu Ning had left behind to her own table.

The teacup in front of Uncle Tian had been filled with fresh tea again.

"How is it?" Uncle Tian asked casually, sipping his tea.

Xu Ning laughed and said, "I'm waiting for you to do what you want with me inside my gourd."

Uncle Tian put down his teacup and stood up.

"Take me to him."

Xu Ning and Hui Xin gestured to each other, placed the Dust Concealment Gourd in its proper place, and then led Uncle Tian into the cave.

Zhiyi was still standing by the table, staring blankly at the Corrupted Sword in front of him.

Sensing movement around him, Zhiyi slowly turned around.

Looking at Uncle Tian's face, which seemed to have aged considerably, a hint of regret finally appeared on his face, and then he silently knelt down.

Uncle Tian said coldly, "Stand up and speak."

Zhiyi, however, remained kneeling there, without moving an inch.

Xu Ning led Uncle Tian to sit down at the table, took the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine, and placed it in front of Uncle Tian.

Uncle Tian said coldly to Zhiyi, "I have been teaching you for so many years, but I underestimated you. If I had known you had such a strong talent, I should have sent you to Xinyuexuan back then to make fish soup for me."

Xu Ning, standing to the side, was speechless, thinking to himself, "Just how delicious is this fish soup with added ingredients? How many times have you mentioned it lately?"

I want to try it myself.

Uncle Tian continued, "The most brilliant part of your plan this time was that bowl of fish soup; everything else was worthless. Your vision is too narrow! What kind of place is Liyue? It's a place protected by immortals, teeming with talented and extraordinary people. You directly attacked me, and you actually expected that no one in such a vast place as Liyue would notice?"

"Can the poison you concoct really fool Bai Zhu? Can it fool those immortals?"

"Even though I'm an old man and no longer useful, I've seen and used countless similar tricks back in the day. If you want to deceive me, you might as well just stab me in the back."

"Only those few idiots in the Winter Solstice Mission would be willing to play these petty tricks on you..."

Seeing that Uncle Tian was getting more and more into his rant, Xu Ning quickly tried to stop him, saying, "Uncle Tian, ​​you've already started ranting. Now, we need you to come up with a plan for how to proceed."

Uncle Tian coughed lightly, "The show has already begun, so let's see it through to the end, and remember to clean up the mess!"

Zhiyi nodded and replied, "Yes. I will definitely cooperate with Miss Yelan to see this matter through to the end. I know I did something wrong, and I will come back to you for your decision after this is over."

Uncle Tian waved his hand and sighed, "I'm too lazy to deal with you. Apart from a few people, no one knows the whole story. But don't even think about the Seven Stars position anymore. Just do your best to help Xu Ning and the others in the future!"

Xu Ning chuckled and said, "What can I do to help? It's all for the stability of Liyue."

Zhiyi finally stood up, hesitated for a moment, and said to Xu Ning, "After you left, I asked Miss Belial about the details of this humic poison, and it turns out it involves profound alchemy."

"After this matter is over, I would like to learn some alchemy from this young lady. I hope you will allow me to."

Xu Ning asked in surprise, "You want to learn alchemy? Well, you might have a greater talent for it. As long as Belial is willing, I have no objection."

Having resolved Zhiyi's matter, Uncle Tian was in high spirits. He drank two more bowls of wine in the cave before having Xu Ning escort him and Zhiyi out.

Zhiyi's face returned to its usual gentle expression.

Unlike his usual composed smile, Xu Ning sensed that Zhiyi seemed genuinely relaxed, and a heartfelt joy emanated from him.

As everyone left the teahouse and Xu Ning was about to leave as well, a waiter who came to clear away the teapots and cups suddenly approached Xu Ning.

"Did something happen that I don't know about? It seems like you've already let bygones be bygones?"

Xu Ning turned to the waiter helplessly and asked, "Why do I feel like you're everywhere? You're giving me a psychological trauma."

Ye Lan, disguised as a waiter, laughed and said, "But if I hadn't come, how would I have known that such a big change would have happened in just one day? This would have disrupted all my plans."

Xu Ning shook his head and said, "It won't disrupt things. You should continue doing what you were doing. That's what Uncle Tian said: once the play starts, you have to finish it."

Ye Lan thought for a moment and smiled, "That's no problem. But did Uncle Tian mention who should take over the position of Tian Shu Star?"

Xu Ning shook his head again and said, "It seems not. After all, Uncle Tian's body has not been damaged and he can still work for several more years."

Ye Lan chuckled softly and reached out to continue tidying up the tea set. As she was carrying it downstairs, she suddenly turned to Xu Ning and smiled, "Is that so? But when I took over this case, Uncle Tian said that no matter what the final outcome is, the responsibility on his shoulders will ultimately fall on you."