Section 88
At that time, the wind and rain were strong, black thunder fell from the sky, and an unknown god and demon invaded. The golden dragon transformed by the emperor rose into the sky and fought with it. The momentum was earth-shaking. The sea was surging, and the tides were sweeping. The sky was dark and the earth was cracked. The emperor died, and the demon disappeared. ——Excerpt from "The Emperor's Records·The Ceremony of Inviting Immortals"
Boom! ——
A huge figure fell from the sky, and under the anxious waiting of the crowd, the golden dragon fell heavily on the altar.
A large cloud of dust and fog flew up and rushed towards them, completely obstructing their vision. The crowd either screamed, shouted in fear, or asked loudly. When the dust and fog dissipated and the vision was clear again, everyone's eyes were all fixed on the golden dragon on the altar.
Ningguang was stunned, walked quickly to the golden dragon to explore for a moment, and her face changed drastically-
"The emperor was assassinated, seal off the scene!"
The incident happened suddenly, and the Qianyan Army was even stunned in place, until Keqing gave another loud order, the Qianyan Army took action and quickly surrounded the entire ceremony site.
Then the atmosphere at the scene exploded soon.
"The emperor is dead?! The emperor is dead?!"
"This is impossible!"
"The emperor is invincible, how could he die?"
"Don't stop me! I want to see the emperor!"
Under the high platform, a group of people rushed to the stage frantically. Even though the Qianyan Army was well prepared, it was still difficult to stop everyone. Ningguang saw this and used elemental power to transform into rock walls to hide the body of the golden dragon.
"Silence! Silence!"
Ningguang shouted loudly.
But no one paid attention.
At this time, even the Seven Stars could not maintain order at the scene.
Foreign tourists were fine, but the madness of the people of Liyue could not be stopped at all!
They couldn't believe that the great Rock King Emperor would die. Everything happened too suddenly. No one could bear such a big shock.
It wasn't until the people from the Baishu Academy joined the team to maintain order that the chaotic scene was barely under control.
"Master Su, Master Su Chen, what should we do now?" The Mondstadt envoys were all confused.
Hey, hey, hey, you said you would come to Liyue for a vacation and buy local specialties?
Why did it turn out like this?
"Isn't this a special program for the invitation of the Immortal Ceremony?" One person said in a daze.
He didn't even believe it.
Special program, how can the gods save their face if they are so annoying?
"Don't run around, I'll go and see."
Su Chen left the envoys.
When they walked a distance away, two rays of light fell and turned into the appearance of Fanan and Xiao. At this time, even the cold-faced Yaksha was shocked, not to mention Fanan.
"The Emperor... He..." Fanan was so surprised that he couldn't speak.
Su Chen shook his head: "Don't worry, let's see first. Go in that direction and see if there is any trace of the demon god."
Fan Nan and Xiao heard this and immediately flew to the place where the "battle" had taken place before.
Looking around, the crowd was in a panic and at a loss. Qixing tried to maintain order. The body of the golden dragon in the distance was like a mountain. Su Chen felt it and found that this body was indeed not a fake body. It seemed that Zhongli had also invested a lot of money.
"Emperor! Emperor!!"
A large group of people were like dead ancestors, and they were crawling and rolling under the high platform to rush over. Seeing this, Su Chen shook his head helplessly, and he didn't know what happened when he left that year.
Return to the envoy group.
"Su Chen, how is it?"
Ying and others saw it.
"I'm afraid it's dead."
"What should we do now? The Rock King Emperor was killed, so he won't suspect us, right?"
Such a big thing, Qixing will definitely conduct a strict investigation, and she, an unidentified traveler, will definitely become a suspect at that time.
"Don't panic, it's not a big problem." Seeing Ying's worry, Su Chen comforted her: "You have been with us all the time, it's okay, and besides, how powerful is the Rock King Emperor, how can anyone kill him? Let Qixing handle this matter later."
In fact, in the game, Su Chen really doesn't understand why the traveler wants to escape. Even if it is for the plot, it is too stupid. That is the Rock King Emperor. Who dares to say that he can kill him after experiencing the war of demons and gods?
It's okay if you don't escape, but if you escape, you will have something to hide.
Even if the Qianyan Army doesn't believe that you killed the emperor, they will definitely hunt you down.
Even if you encounter some black-hearted people, you need to let someone take the blame for this matter, and you will be happy to see a fool like Ying.
Although Su Chen didn't intend to disrupt the development of the plot, Ying would be charged with the crime of assassinating the emperor. Even if Qixing cleared her name in the end, those crazy fans of the emperor in Liyue Port would definitely come to kill her indiscriminately.
The power of faith is terrible.
This was the case in the past when there was no God. Now that we have come to a world where there are real Gods, the degree of madness of the believers who follow the footsteps of Gods must not be judged by normal people's thinking, otherwise something bad will happen.
So the best way at this time is to stay put.
In fact, when almost half of the people on the scene rushed to the high platform, the position where Su Chen and others were located became idle. He looked at the other people in the diplomatic group, and they all chose to stay where they were. Even the young master who wanted to seize the Heart of God the most, suppressed his temper and sat back.
After all, it was impossible to steal the Heart of God in this situation. Once the matter was exposed, he would be hacked to death, and even the Kingdom of Winter would be charged with killing the emperor.
...
The chaos lasted for nearly half an hour before it stopped. Most of the people were persuaded to leave the scene after being interrogated by the Qianyan Army. The remaining people refused to leave no matter what. As for outsiders, the interrogation was more severe.
Another hour later, Qixing discussed moving the golden dragon's body away from the ceremony site. With the help of the disciples of Baishu Academy, this matter was done extremely covertly.
Su Chen noticed that the young man next door had his neck stretched out. He obviously wanted to see where the body was transported so that he could touch the Heart of God later.
Although I don’t know what happened, compared to my plan with a hopelessly low success rate, this situation is obviously better right now, isn’t it?
At this time, Keqing came over and said, "Sorry, I'm afraid you have to go back to the embassy first, and someone will question you later."
Paimon asked uneasily: "Is the Rock King really dead?"
"Emperor..." Ke Qing's face was very ugly, and she even felt like crying, but she still pretended to be strong, "This matter still needs to be investigated, Qixing will have follow-up measures, so you don't need to worry about it."
Su Chen nodded: "Okay, let's go back first."
Everyone returned to the embassy under the escort of Qianyan Army.
When something like this happened, there was no intention of chatting or spanking.
Su Chen walked back to the room, and Fa Nan appeared soon.
"Mandrill and I chased him all the way to Guyun Pavilion, but we didn't see the Demon God. Mandrill was still looking around Guyun Pavilion, so I came back first." Fanan was worried that Su Chen would also be in danger.
After saying that, she was very confused and said: "Human Emperor, I think something is wrong. In the battle between demons and gods, how can a being as powerful as the emperor be killed so easily? Moreover, the power of the demons is so terrifying. If the emperor really falls, most of the glass will be destroyed." The whole month will be affected.”
Ordinary people don't know about the Demon God. They have only heard of its reputation. Naturally, they don't know the circumstances of the Demon God's battle or death.
Ke Fanan has witnessed too many things along the way from the Demon God War. He was too anxious before, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that nothing was right.
The emperor is the god of Liyue. Why is there no reaction at all when the god is dead?
At least there should be a chorus of all beasts chirping and the world and the earth mourning together, right?
"And I feel like that body is a bit...hmm? Why are you laughing, Human Emperor?"
Before Fanan finished speaking, he saw Su Chen actually smiling.
"Wait! The emperor is not dead, right???" Fanan said with wide eyes.
"Don't you analyze it very clearly?" Su Chen chuckled, "If Zhongli died, the disaster would be unimaginable. How could it be like this?"
"But, it was clear before... Well, I don't understand. It's too strange. Why would the emperor do such a thing? Does he want to deceive the people of Liyue?"
"I just want them to believe it."
"But something so obvious will soon reveal its flaws, right?"
Su Chen shook his head: "How can ordinary people know what you just said? They saw the emperor fall with their own eyes. This is an indisputable fact. Even if there are speculations in the future, as long as the Rock King Emperor does not appear, then this fake death will be the truth. ”
"So that's it." Fa Nan suddenly realized, and then said angrily: "What! The emperor is really hateful. Even we were almost deceived. If you have any plans, please tell us in advance."
"There is another possibility." Su Chen changed his words, "That is that Zhongli took care of the Li people and could not bear his death to bring disaster to the people, so he did not cause the demon disaster."
Fanan was stunned: "What exactly is going on? Is the emperor dead?"
Su Chen smiled and said nothing.
Seeing this, Fa Nan knew he was definitely not dead.
And Su Chen also knew the reason.
Thinking of this, she simply stopped guessing. The emperor was careless and so on. This kind of saying was widely circulated in Liyue. Some people just guessed when they had nothing to do all day long. She wouldn't be so stupid.
"Then I'll call Mandrill back?"
"Go ahead."
"That's right, do you want to tell the other immortals?"
The immortals who had gathered at the embassy before were all kept away by Su Chen for various reasons, so as not to affect Zhongli's plan. Fa Nan was too clingy and Su Chen couldn't drive them away, and Mandrill was the kind of person who wanted to kill the emperor. Su Chen didn't bother to care about him unless he stepped over my dead body.
"No need for now."
After Fanan left, Su Chen walked out of the room and came to the yard.
The embassy is very large, and each country has its own residence, but it is actually connected internally.
Su Chen saw the young master standing on the attic of the embassy and looking into the distance. Envoys from various countries were here, and their freedom was restricted by the Seven Stars. The Fools were especially 'valued'. After all, the problem caused by the doctor before had not been resolved. Wave after wave of unrest arises, no matter how impossible it is for the Emperor to be assassinated, someone will still poop on them.
So at this time, the young master wisely chose to stay in the embassy and not go out.
"This matter is going to cause chaos for a while."
Su Chen sat down to rest in the yard.
The fall of the gods and the turmoil in Liyue are certain. If it is serious, it may even cause the collapse of order and the collapse of faith.
The release of human sins, or simply venting, as well as the evil lurking overseas, it can be expected that Liyue will become the most chaotic place in Teyvat in the next period of time.
When the order is reorganized, whether Liyue will rise from the ashes or fall into decline, I have to say that Zhongli really dares to bet, but Su Chen understands him. Only a sudden impact can truly test the abilities of the people of Liyue.
A crisp chill blew through.