nycdaug Chapter 151 The Truth Hidden in Tong Zhang
Chapter 151 The Truth Hidden in Tong Zhang
Xu Ning and Lisa emerged from the ruins unharmed.
The lazy, mature voice of the woman in green rang in Xu Ning's ears again.
"Achievement Completed: The Hourglass in the Flat Place - Recover 'The White Princess and the Six Dwarfs'".
"Offering to Dionysus upgraded by one level: Increases stamina by eight points and grants twenty Wine Seals."
As I stepped out of the doorway shattered by lightning, the sky outside was ablaze with crimson clouds.
"Oh dear, it's almost evening already. What a busy day!"
Lisa gazed at the enormous windmills in the distance, towards Mondstadt, her brow furrowing slightly. "I'm starting to regret not going easy on them earlier..."
Xu Ning recalled the abyss mage's distorted scream and thought to himself, "It's a good thing it's lying deep in the ruins, otherwise Miss Lisa might have turned back and struck it dead with lightning just because she had to walk a few more steps."
Xu Ning said to Lisa, "I do have a way to travel quickly without walking, and I can get back to Mondstadt in a short time."
Lisa asked with great interest, "Oh, is it a secret technique passed down from the immortals of Liyue? Shrinking the earth to an inch or...?"
Xu Ning looked astonished and quickly asked, "Is there such a secret technique? I've never heard of it before."
Lisa laughed and said, "I also read about it in some storybooks from Liyue. It seems they are all made up."
Xu Ning sighed, "I actually hope it's true."
Xu Ning led Lisa to the teleportation anchor point on the path they had come from.
Just like when Ying first brought her along, she told Lisa some things to be careful about.
However, Lisa, just like herself at the time, was eagerly waiting to witness a miracle.
Xu Ning bowed slightly, as if inviting a dance partner at a ball, and extended a hand to Lisa with a smile, saying, "May I have the honor of inviting the beautiful lady to accompany me for a while?"
Lisa covered her mouth and chuckled, placing her slender fingers into Xu Ning's hand, and said, "Little drunkard, only now can you be considered somewhat romantic. It's a pity you didn't take advantage of this beautiful sunset to actually ask me to dance, which makes me a little regretful."
Xu Ning placed his hand on the teleportation anchor point, smiled slightly, and disappeared from the spot along with Lisa.
Just as the two figures disappeared, two more figures appeared at the anchor point.
Dressed in white, Ying looked in the direction Xu Ning had left, her brows furrowing slightly.
"I never expected this guy to come to Mondstadt as well, and even try to steal that book."
The abyss mage beside Ying said angrily, "Your Highness, please allow me to send my apostles into battle to eliminate this variable for you."
Ying sighed slightly and shook her head, saying, "They have more important things to do. It's just the table of contents and the first volume; I can memorize it after a glance. We need more evidence to verify that prophecy."
"Ignore him for now, and let all plans proceed as scheduled."
Unaware that he had once again been put on the Abyss Mage's list, Xu Ning, accompanied by Lisa, appeared directly on the top floor of the Knights of Favonius.
In the center of Mondstadt, Xu Ning activated the teleportation point near the Goethe Hotel during his last shopping trip.
However, the people of Mondstadt are not as familiar with themselves as the people of Liyue.
My unpredictable appearances and disappearances in Mondstadt will likely be reported to the Knights of Favonius soon.
The top floor of the Knights of Favonius is more secluded.
Lisa pulled her small hand out of Xu Ning's, her eyes sparkling with a strange light, and clapped her hands gently.
"What an eye-opening trip! You little drunkard, you've impressed me once again!"
Lisa used her wings of wind to land directly on the ground and enter the library.
Xu Ning, meanwhile, controlled the Wind Wings to fly towards the "Flower Language" area where Donna was.
After explaining to Donna that the stolen books had been recovered, he received Donna's deepest gratitude.
Xu Ning carefully placed the ice mist flower he had left there into his spatial storage, and then called Qingyi over to take a look.
"See if this plant can be grown in our cave. If it can, wouldn't we be able to get ice or chilled drinks anytime?"
Qingyi examined the flowerpot for a while, then nodded and said, "There shouldn't be any problem, but I need to designate a special area for it, otherwise the cold air it emits will freeze the surrounding flowers and plants."
Xu Ning laughed and said, "This pot will probably be used up soon. You prepare a place first, and next time we see one, we'll bring a few in to try planting."
Back in the library, Xu Ning took out the Ice Mist Flower and handed it to Lisa.
As dusk approached, Jean and Amber, who had gone out to exterminate the monsters, had not yet returned.
Lisa changed the permissions for everyone on the borrowing list for the book "The White Princess and the Six Dwarfs" that Xu Ning was holding, and then smiled and said that Xu Ning could own the book permanently.
In addition to this one, Lisa also gave Xu Ning a brand new "Teyvat Travel Guide".
"Consider this a reward for helping me with work today. As for the cold resistance potion you need, you can pick it up tomorrow."
After bidding farewell to Lisa, Xu Ning casually found a secluded corner in the city, placed the Dust Concealment Gourd, and entered the cave.
Dressed casually in blue, Xu Ning prepared some dinner and sat in a recliner, flipping through the book that the Abyss Cult had deliberately stolen.
"There were actually seven volumes?"
Xu Ning frowned as he looked at the table of contents on the first page.
The copy he had was only the first volume, and Xu Ning speculated that Lisa probably only had this one volume for the time being.
Otherwise, she would have explained this situation when she gave herself this book.
But at least take a look at what's inside.
"The Kingdom of Night? The Night Mother is the source of evil? The Moonlight Forest?"
"This kind of fairy tale-like narrative can easily lead to a self-righteous understanding, which may then be far removed from reality."
Xu Ning closed the book, recalling the outline of the story as shown in the table of contents.
If you only look at the general outline of the story, it's the simplest fairy tale formula.
As the ruler and the greatest villain, the Night Mother defiled the pure land of Moonlight Forest.
The White Princess meets the Prince of Light, and together they save the Moonlight Forest. During their journey, they rescue six dwarfs, but are betrayed.
Xu Ning looked at the cover of the storybook in his hand and mused, "If Moonlight Forest is Kanria, the only kingdom that has escaped the rule of the Night Mother, the gods of the Sky Isles, then this seems to make sense."
"The White Princess is Ying? The Prince of Light is Kong, who came from outer space to save the Moonlight Forest with her. Later, they met and befriended six dwarfs on their journey."
"If the dwarfs represent the author's irony towards the high and mighty gods, then the conspiracy and betrayal of the six dwarfs represent the gods working together to destroy Kanria."
"But why six? If I remember correctly, it seems that seven gods descended at once, so why did the author of this book only mock six of them?"