Chapter 183 Contract and Courtyard

It has been several days since the sudden demon disaster in Liyue Harbor. The heavy clouds that made people breathless have long dispersed, and the bright sunshine shines on the sea, creating a peaceful and calm scene.

However, the sea surface is not blue in the sun, but slightly gray and lifeless, and there is gray mist on the sea surface. The fish and shrimp in the shallow sea layer instinctively stay away from this sea area, as if they are avoiding something terrifying.

The Faded Sea, or the Sea of ​​Death.

This is what the Liyue people call this sea area. Unless they have to, no ship dares to sail into this sea area. Because this sea area is full of [death], people who have entered this sea area will tell others with lingering fear about the horror they felt after entering: those who enter can clearly feel the passing of their lives.

It seems that there is an invisible and intangible countdown in life. Once the countdown reaches zero, they will enter death irreversibly.

But this countdown is still going fast.

If everything goes well, it will only take three to five days for a young man in his early twenties to finish his short life.

Fortunately, the Faded Sea is dissipating. After investigation and calculation by a special person, the Faded Sea will become history in seven years at most, and the sea area will regain its vitality.

But today, a fleet came to visit the Faded Sea, or rather, this fleet, which is very famous in Liyue and even Teyvat, has visited the Faded Sea several times in a row, but they all returned empty-handed.

"Let's stop here, Captain Beidou."

Zhongli said in a gentle tone: "Just like before, put down a small boat, I will go by myself."

"Understood."

Captain Beidou, who had long black hair and covered his left eye with red silk, only showing the right red eye, nodded and waved to his crew to put down the small boat. He looked at the gray sea not far away and turned to look at Zhongli: "This is the third time. Mr. Zhongli still refuses to give up?"

"Wangshengtang has a contract with Mr. Chen. I am a witness to the contract, so I should find him." Zhongli said calmly: "If he is still alive, he needs help now; if he is... I also promised to take him back to Liyue for burial."

"This sea area is too dangerous."

"It doesn't matter, Wangshengtang I am very familiar with life and death, and I happen to know some secrets of the Rebirth Hall. As long as I don't stay too long, nothing will go wrong. "

"I asked Master Hu, even the secrets of the Rebirth Hall can only allow ordinary people to survive in the Fading Sea for half an hour, and the number of times is limited. Mr. Zhongli is not an ordinary person, but he always has his limits. Even so, he must persist?"

"I promised him."

"..."

Beidou looked at Zhongli's calm expression, suddenly reached out and patted his arm, with a generous smile: "Good! You are worthy of being Mr. Zhongli! I admire you!"

After speaking, Captain Beidou looked serious and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhongli, the Death Star will cruise here and be ready to respond at any time."

"Thank you, Captain Beidou."

Zhongli thanked him, boarded the boat, opened the sail, and sailed towards the Fading Sea with the wind.

Beidou stood on the deck, watching the boat go away, and finally disappeared in the gray mist.

I hope I can find it this time... Beidou looked up at the dazzling sunlight in the sky, lowered his head and sighed, standing there, without saying a word, without moving.

It is said that the atmosphere in Liyue Harbor is very depressing now. First, Tianquan and Yuheng jointly proposed to rebuild the Thousand Rock Army Formation and promote the normalization of demon-level war weapons, so that Liyue will not be powerless to fight back when the next disaster comes.

Then Tianquan, for some reason, went to trouble the Fatui for various reasons. His attitude was so resolute and his means were so fierce that it seemed as if he was going to go to war with Zhidong. The performance of the Zhidong Fatui executive was even more surprising: he admitted his mistakes and compensated without ambiguity. His sincere and good attitude made people wonder if he was a fake executive.

Beidou shook his head and smiled, thinking of the helpless expression of Ningguang. Compared with the Fatui who sincerely admitted their mistakes and compensated generously, the woman hoped to see a tough response from Zhidong-especially after communicating with the acting leader of Mond.

"He's back! Mr. Zhongli is back!" The crew members staring at the fading sea finally saw the returning ship and shouted in surprise: "There are two people on the ship!"

Beidou came back to his senses and looked in the direction of the boat: "Quick! Help! Pick up the people!"

...

Eating Tiger Rock,

At dusk, Ye Lan took the key and returned to the small courtyard where she had not yet collected rent from Chen Tianfeng.

Chen Tianfeng disappeared - this is what Ningguang told her.

But they all knew that this was just a euphemism for "dead without a body". In order to save Liyue and to fulfill the agreement with the gods, Chen Tianfeng and the damn ancient water snake with five heads died together.

Her husband died just like that.

Ye Lan pursed her lips tightly, took a deep breath, inserted the key, slowly turned it, and removed the door lock.

She reached out and pressed lightly on the door, and suddenly felt that the door was so heavy, as if it was about to open a dead world.

"Squeak--"

The door opened and closed with a sour sound, and the setting sun came in. Ye Lan stood in the sun, slightly stunned.

The courtyard was clean and tidy, with a lot more atmosphere than when she bought it.

She closed the door and was a little afraid to go forward.

What would Chen Tianfeng leave for her?

When he handed the key to Ningguang, did he already expect that he would die? Why did this fool choose this? Isn't he most afraid of death?

She walked along the wall, her fingers brushing the bricks and stones, and getting stained with dust.

The kitchen was dimly lit, and all kinds of kitchen utensils and tableware were neatly arranged. The iron pot on the stove and the kitchen knife on the chopping board had the logo of Hanfeng Ironware. I think he bought them when he came to Liyue Port. Ye Lan opened the cupboard and looked at the carefully preserved tea sets inside. The corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up, and then slid down rapidly.

She closed the cupboard, walked out of the kitchen, and looked around the courtyard. The orchid under the courtyard wall was well taken care of, and the plum trees and bamboo forest also had traces of pruning. There were three stone benches under the stone table on the side. Ye Lan observed for a moment and determined that the position that was convenient for observation and escape must be Chen Tianfeng's favorite.

Pushing open the door, there was a wooden bed on the side of the room near the wall, with pillows of the same color and neatly folded bedding on the light blue sheets. A simple and tall birch cabinet stood beside it, a desk next to the windowsill, and a mahogany box in the corner.

These were all the furniture.

Ye Lan was silent for a long time before she came to the mahogany box and opened it. There were two strange black instruments inside, and there was an instruction manual next to it.

Chen Tianfeng called these two black instruments "submachine guns", leaving detailed operating methods and maintenance techniques, as well as a thick stack of drawings filled with parameters.

Ye Lan closed the box, and her nose felt a little sour for no reason.

She rubbed her eyes, got up and came to the birch cabinet, hesitated for a few seconds, and then reached out to open the cabinet door.

Unexpectedly, the birch cabinet was empty, with only four or five sets of clothes, but they were neatly packed. Most of the clothes were of similar styles and dark colors. Ye Lan had never thought that Chen Tianfeng's clothes were so "simple". She carefully reached out her hand and sniffed again.

There was a smell of soap, which must be due to insufficient rinsing and residue left.

Ye Lan sat on the bed and looked out the window.

What does Chen Tianfeng think about when he lives here alone? He comes from another world. When he is alone, those beautiful things related to his hometown must come into his mind, right?

Will he feel lonely?

Will he be afraid?

Ye Lan's eyelashes trembled, her eyes drooped, and she suddenly felt a little painful in her heart.