Genshin Impact: Zhongli discovered that he was stealing tributes at the beginning

The old man in front of him is like Wu Ye's grandfather, with gray temples, a long beard, and a slightly hunched body. But the difference is that his eyes are clear. If you look closely, you can see the wisdom hidden inside, and the calmness that exudes from his body. and an awe-inspiring temperament.

Indeed, although this old man looks very different from Mr. Zhong in the game, based on his temperament, Wu Ye can guarantee that this is the God of Liyue, the King of Rocks, the Demon God of Rocks! His real name is Morax, and his pseudonym is Zhongli.

Wu Ye suddenly felt a little nervous, thinking about how to open his mouth to get Mr. Zhong to give him the Eyes of God. What? ! Won't give it? What if? !

"Well, that..."

Wu Ye still had the courage to speak.

"Well, I know what you want. Haven't you been looking for me for a long time?"

The old man admitted in disguise that he was Morax. He paused for a while and continued: "Do you know where you are stepping on?"

Wu Ye quietly moved a few steps away from the position of the disc and shook his head at the old man.

"Haha, here are the warnings left by an old friend of mine to future generations and the inscriptions carved by future generations. There are four in total, one in each of the four directions of Guiliyuan. This happens to be the north. What do the ancient characters on the disk mean? do you know?"

Wu Ye continued to shake his head, but he knew that the old friend mentioned by the old man was the Demon God of Dust who had passed away long ago. After all, he heard that they were close friends, and there were also rumors that he liked Zhongli after all, but whether the latter was true or not, it was unclear. Got it.

"What is engraved here is the unity of one heart and one mind, which will last forever."

The old man walked a few steps forward with a cane, then turned around, stretched out his finger and pointed in the distance, his voice seemed to have changed.

"What is engraved on the west side is that his virtue is like a tree, which sprouts and covers a room, and continues to grow; what is engraved on the south side is that his bones and muscles are strong and moves at the right time; and finally what is engraved on the east side is that his wisdom is like water, which is good for all things and serves as a mirror for self-reflection."

After saying that, the old man continued walking forward on crutches. Wu Ye wanted to talk to persuade him to stay.

"Stop, foreign soul. If it's just for your own safety, aren't there many ways to do it? There's no need to force the Eye of God."

The old man waved his hand, then turned into starlight and disappeared.

Just when Wu Ye was very disappointed, a familiar voice sounded around him again.

"Ahem, by the way, the contract has been made. Anyone who breaks his promise shall be punished by eating rocks."

At this time, Wu Ye was sure that Zhongli was completely gone.

"Ah, what contract? Wang Defa, when did I establish a contract with the old man?"

Wu Ye was confused, rubbed his chin for a while, and patted his head.

"Oh~ It's not what you said when you asked for help before, is it? Well, well, I haven't found the Eye of God, and I have to establish a contract with Lao Shizi. I don't have half a Mora in my body, and I still have to raise Zhongli, a prodigal son. Isn't it like this? Good, good, good, good..."

If anyone passes by, they will definitely be surprised to find a young man who is giggling alone, with drool constantly flowing from his mouth, and his eyes dull, repeating the three words "Okay, okay" like a walking zombie.

……

After regaining his mood, Wu Ye decided to ignore the contract for now. He returned along the road and picked up the luggage he had left behind. He found that some of the things inside were missing. Fortunately, the most important notes were intact.

Wu Ye looked at the sky and saw that it was almost dusk. The place he was located was relatively far away from the watchtower and Wangshu Inn. He might as well find a place to rest nearby, so he walked to the previous Qiuqiu camp.

Although half of the camp was blown away, the innermost hayloft was still intact.

It was still relatively cold at night in the wild. Wu Ye took some wood and lit some fires in the straw shed. He was worried that monsters would be attracted by the fire, or that sparks would fall and ignite the straw shed, so he did not dare to sleep.

However, in the second half of the night, the firewood burned out, and Wu Ye could no longer hold up his heavy eyelids and finally fell asleep.

When he woke up the next day at dawn, Wu Ye found that he was physically and mentally exhausted, and his legs were very sore from yesterday's strenuous exercise.

But he still had to walk, so he randomly picked up a relatively strong wooden branch to use as a walking stick and set off, leaving only deep and shallow footprints on the ground.

After walking for a long time, Wu Ye opened the map and found that he had accidentally arrived near the ruins of Guiliji. As for Wangshu Inn, forget it, let's go there next time.

Wu Ye decided to inspect this ruins and take notes, which he could write into his novels in the future.

Wu Ye walked around the ruins of Guiliji, then dug out some historical evidence about Guiliji from his luggage, and followed the key positions marked inside to observe carefully.

However, Wu Ye did not notice the strange thing along the way, that is, he did not encounter a single monster.

It was getting dark, and Wu Ye came to the central stone pavilion. There was a stone statue in the stone pavilion. He sat cross-legged under the torch of the ruins, opened his notebook, and made a basic summary of the Guiliji ruins based on historical evidence and today's inspection:

Guiliji is an ancient settlement built by the ancient Liyue people. It is a very prosperous city slightly smaller than the modern Liyue Port. Guiliji is managed by the two demon gods Guizhu and Zhongli, and has received help from the demon god Marcus (the Kitchen God).

There are two theories about the origin of the name "Gui Li". One theory is that it is taken from the names of the two demon gods Gui Zhong and Zhongli, each with one word; the other theory is that it is taken from the aliases of the two demon gods. These two statements about the name of Guiliji are folk sayings. There is no definite evidence and they are not reliable.

Architectural style.

The Guiliji architecture has stone walls, extra-wide gold edges, devil pattern decorations, arches, and central stone pavilions, water pools, and circular water channels that are characteristic of Liyue, which were common in the Demon God era.

The layout of the ruins.

The Guiliji ruins consist of a central stone pavilion, a central building complex, a circular pool and other structures. The stone pavilion is located in the middle of the south side of the ruins, and its direction is basically east-west, north-south; the circular water pool is located on the low ground on the north side of the central building complex; there is a gate-like structure on the west side of the central building complex, leading to the road outside.

The central stone pavilion should have some important function, but it cannot be tested; the water pool should be an artificial landscape of the central building complex. The water pool is very deep and has an automatic pumping system. There are many institutions in the ruins, which may have been used for some kind of sacrifice; there are many stone tablets, most of which were erected by later generations. The location of the stone tablets may have originally been statues of gods or other statues.

There are also two theories for the reasons for the destruction of Guiliji.

One said it was destroyed by high-intensity war, the other said it was destroyed by floods.

Important mark on the preservation of the building.

The central stone pavilion is relatively intact; the circular pool is average; other parts are severely damaged.

Additional information:

Guiliji had a relatively prosperous scene before the Demon God War, and glazed lilies once bloomed in the city. The destruction of Guiliji occurred in a short period of time, and most of the city's residents moved to Liyue Port.

……

Wu Ye stopped writing, closed the notebook and put it in his backpack. He waved his sour wrist, stood up, and walked out of the central stone pavilion.

He stood on a higher ground, took a long breath, and looked up. The sky was full of stars. The stars were shining with a faint halo, just like the swaying water plants by the river during the day, flickering bright and dark, flickering and appearing.

He lowered his head and looked at the dilapidated ruins of Guiliyuan nearby, and then looked at the brightly lit Liyue Port in the distance.

In these few seconds, Wu Ye deeply felt what it means that things have changed and people have changed, and times have changed.

So what about Zhongli? Is it as difficult for him to avoid the erosion of long years as in the game, and does he often think of his old friends?

With the passing of the end, Yixiaotian Tianjun and Ruotuo who was sealed by him personally, can his state of mind still be the same as before?

Wu Ye couldn't help but feel: "I wanted to sell sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine with me, but it turned out that it was just like a young man traveling."

……

Late at night, Wu Ye returned to the central stone pavilion. He was too tired these days, so he went to lie down next to the stone statue and fell asleep as soon as his head touched the ground.

While Wu Ye was snoring, a man's figure emerged from the dark night.

The man is wearing an exquisite and upright Chinese suit with a dark brown base and gold and silver borders. His black hair is dyed with Danxia highlights. Just looking at his back gives people a sense of security as if they were looking up at a mountain. .

There are two shallow bays of Yajin between the pupils of his eyes, and his eyes are as bright as amber. He is Zhongli.

It's just that at this time, there was a little more sentimentality in his everlasting eyes.

Returning to his old place, Zhongli looked around, his eyes swept over Wu Ye, and finally settled on the stone tablet enshrined in the stone pavilion.

There were a lot of tributes and the ashes of burned incense piled under the stone monument, as well as two apple cores, which were probably leftovers from Wu Ye's meal.

"After all, you see, after all this time, there are still people who remember you, and there are even people who secretly eat the tributes given to you... It seems that what you did was right, but..."

Zhongli opened his mouth, but finally fell silent. He stretched out his palm, and a ball of golden light appeared, and then flew into Wu Ye's body. Wu Ye's originally tense brows stretched.

"I want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it with me, but it doesn't look the same? You are a young man."

Zhongli put one hand behind his back. After he finished thinking, he turned around and disappeared.

The world is lonely, only Wu Ye is still drooling and sleeping soundly, he must be having a sweet dream.