Just as Ye Xi was preparing to fire another [Railgun], Mountain Shaper stopped him.
"Young friend Ye Xi, why not undo the bindings first and give Azhdaha a chance to speak?"
"Uh?"
Ye Xi looked at Dragon King Azhdaha's giant mouth, which was bound tightly by the vines, while Brother Tuo's small eyes were filled with grievance.
The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.
"Cough... I almost forgot he can't open his mouth, hahaha."
Mountain Shaper: ...
Ye Xi controlled the vines, loosening the hold on Dragon King Azhdaha's head. Now, tears were about to spill from Dragon King Azhdaha's eyes; he could finally speak.
He hurriedly shouted, "Stop hitting! Stop hitting!"
"Human, whatever you say goes! As long as you don't hit me, anything is discussable!"
Unexpectedly, Dragon King Azhdaha was so straightforward, which made Ye Xi feel more or less guilty. Giving someone an extra hit for no reason—the taste of having one's chrysanthemum exploded must certainly be unpleasant.
Just like that, Ye Xi used the [Taming] skill and successfully signed a contract with Dragon King Azhdaha.
In this way, Dragon King Azhdaha would have to abide by the promise to guard Liyue, could not do things that destroy Liyue, and would become Ye Xi's power.
Seeing this battle come to a close, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. They had thought an earth-shattering battle would erupt, but they hadn't expected it to be so relaxed, having almost no impact on the surroundings.
No earthquake was caused, nor did mountains and rocks collapse. Except for many cracks appearing at the bottom of the valley, almost nothing else was affected.
Keqing's heart was full of worship.
Yesterday she heard Lumine say Ye Xi was very strong, but she didn't expect him to be outrageously strong! If Ye Xi had been present when fighting the Vortex Demon God Osial back then, perhaps there would have been no need for the Adepti and the Jade Chamber to sacrifice anything.
The more she thought about it, the more Keqing felt that Ye Xi must be made to stay in Liyue. That way, no matter what hardships were encountered in the future, they could be overcome!
After taming Dragon King Azhdaha, Ye Xi returned to the summit of Mt. Hulao.
The attitudes of the several Adepti had undergone an earth-shaking change. Before, they were afraid Ye Xi wasn't Dragon King Azhdaha's match. No one expected that things would be so easy, even faster than Rex Lapis back then!
"Young friend Ye Xi, the matter is handled. Why not return to the abode with us to sit for a while?"
"Indeed, you have done us a great favor!"
"This Adeptus was just wanting to discuss matters of mechanism techniques with you."
Dragon King Azhdaha was their friend of yesteryear. Although the memories of those years had been eroded, they were still very reluctant to part. Now that Ye Xi had returned Dragon King Azhdaha to stability so he would no longer do evil, it definitely resolved a major problem for Liyue! Therefore, they all felt grateful.
Ye Xi, however, waved his hand. "True Monarchs, let us catch up another day. I still have serious business to do today."
"Eh? There is still serious business?"
Keqing thought today was just to solve the trouble of Dragon King Azhdaha to facilitate the planning of train routes in the future.
"En."
Ye Xi spoke up, "We are going to Wangshu Inn to observe the nearby environment."
Actually, he wanted to conveniently absorb the karma on Xiao's body. The consumption these past few days was a bit large; he needed to recover some health.
"Young friend Ye Xi wants to go to Wangshu Inn? The Conqueror of Demons is right there; perhaps you can meet."
Hearing Moon Carver mention Xiao, Ye Xi took the opportunity to say, "I am not familiar with the Conqueror of Demons. I fear that even if I go, he may not necessarily know me."
"Hehehe, isn't that simple?"
Cloud Retainer said with a smile, "Ganyu, you accompany him on the trip, right? If you are there, the Conqueror of Demons will naturally come out to meet."
"Eh!?"
Ganyu was slightly stunned, then hurriedly said, "I understand, Cloud Retainer."
Actually, she still had a lot of work to be busy with, but for the current Liyue, what work could be more important than Ye Xi?
"This is excellent."
Ye Xi nodded with satisfaction. Next, he took Ganyu, Keqing, and Cyno and set off together for Wangshu Inn.
Seeing the view of Ye Xi's back as he left, Zhongli also walked out from behind the tree.
"Emperor, this helper you found, his strength is truly astonishing!"
"Indeed, he stumped Azhdaha in two shakes of a lamb's tail. It is truly wonderful!"
"If he is here, Liyue's development will definitely get better and better."
The three True Monarchs praised repeatedly. And Zhongli also agreed very much.
In this battle, he discovered quite a few of Ye Xi's powers. Able to control time, use Electro Elemental Power, Anemo Elemental Power, Dendro Elemental Power, and even his strength was great, able to press Dragon King Azhdaha onto the ground and rub him.
These powers, no matter how one looked at them, were far, far stronger than the other Descender, Lumine. Just this power alone was almost an invincible existence on the current Teyvat.
It was just that, to confront the throne in the sky, it seemed he still needed to grow for a period of time. Regardless, this period of time would definitely not be too long!
*
Bottom of the mountain.
Seeing Ye Xi leave, Yelan also ended her intelligence reconnaissance. She could be said to have a full harvest.
First, she determined that the identities of Zhongli and Ye Xi were extraordinary, possibly Adepti. Second, Ye Xi, with his own power, defeated the Demon God-level Dragon King Azhdaha.
She couldn't help but think again about what kind of expression Ningguang would have after knowing this news. After finishing recording the intelligence, Yelan immediately headed toward Liyue Harbor.
*
When walking near Wangshu Inn, the sky was still drizzling with light rain, and the road surface appeared slightly muddy. Ye Xi took out umbrellas from his portable space, one for each person.
The rainy climate here would still be very influential when opening up the railway later.
"Keqing, does it rain often here?"
"En, the climate here is just like this!" Keqing explained, "It is said that in ancient times, Liyue's city was in Guili Plains. Because there was a lot of rain here and the climate was suitable, it was very suitable for farming."
Ganyu on the side also chimed in, "That's right. At that time, people all lived in Guili Plains. It was just that later, after the Demon God War broke out, a tsunami occurred here."
"Later, the Emperor beheaded the evil Chi in the sea, leading to this area being perennialy plagued by monsters and evil spirits. It would be very dangerous for humans to live here. The Emperor then ordered the capital moved to the vicinity of Mt. Tianheng, and dispatched the Conqueror of Demons to be stationed at Wangshu Inn to conquer demons and eliminate evil."
Hearing the two beauties' introductions, Ye Xi nodded. These rumors were not much different from the intelligence he knew.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "If the rainy days here could be fewer, and the sunny days more, that would have a significant boost to our engineering speed."
Just as he finished speaking, Cyno, who had been silent on the side, suddenly had his eyes light up.
"...Master Ye Xi! If you hope for more sunny days, you can stay away from Miss Keqing."
"Eh——!?"
Keqing instantly wanted to cry but had no tears, feeling very aggrieved, "Why does Mr. Cyno say that?"
She really wanted to stay by Ye Xi's side right now!
Cyno said solemnly, "Because Miss Keqing, you 'Ke' (Suppress) 'Qing' (Sunny Weather)!"
Ye Xi: ...
Ganyu: ...
Keqing: ? ? ?
Seeing everyone silent, Cyno touched his chin and explained, "So, Miss Keqing's surname has the same pronunciation as the 'Ke' in overcome..."
"Mr. Cyno, you don't need to explain it specifically!"
Cyno nodded. "It looks like you can understand. Then, if Master Ye Xi hopes that this place can remain dry, then he should get closer to Miss Ganyu!"
Hearing Cyno's words, Keqing put her hands on her hips, saying very unconvinced, "Why is that again? Ganyu's name even has 'Rain' in it!"
"Eh!?"
Ganyu's pretty face blushed. Not knowing why, she always felt Keqing seemed to be jealous. So she imitated the Emperor's tone and said earnestly, "Keqing, where does this inexplicable competitive spirit come from?"
"Cough cough cough..."
Keqing choked all of a sudden, her face full of shame.
Cyno spread his hands and said, "Because Miss Ganyu's name is 'Gan' (Dry) Rain!"
Hearing this, Ganyu and Keqing both couldn't help rubbing their arms.
"So cold."
"Achoo—I feel like I'm going to catch a cold."
The two girls looked helpless. Now Ye Xi seriously suspected whether Cyno had another Eye of God, and a Cryo attribute one at that. Telling a joke was really so cold!
However, he took the opportunity to smile. "Keqing, you heard that right? For our engineering speed, you have to stay a bit further away from me. I remember Liyue likes to seek good omens and is very particular about these metaphysics!"
"Eh——!?"
Keqing's face was full of disappointment, but her heart was full of defiance, "I never believe in these metaphysics! You want me to stay away, I simply won't!"
Saying this, she put away her umbrella and squeezed under Ye Xi's umbrella.
"Pfft..."
Ganyu behind them couldn't help but chuckle softly. She knew why Keqing was jealous just now. Having gotten along with Keqing for so long, she had long seen through Keqing's little thoughts.
If it were usual times, Keqing wouldn't fuss over these things at all. The reason she was like this now was obviously that she had a lot of good feelings for Ye Xi.
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