Chapter 247 The Starry Sky Under the Abyss

"These symbols represent Yaksha, why are they here? No, this secret realm is not right." Xiao touched his chin and thought while looking at the people who were solving the puzzle below.

After the people below finished solving the puzzle, a green crack appeared in front of them, and Xiao's shadow appeared in front of them.

Yan Fei shouted in surprise: "The Great Sage Who Conquers Demons?!"

"Xiao? It's Xiao, right?" Paimeng also flew over and asked.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiao showed his figure in front of everyone and said to the few people: "That's not me."

"Wow! Xiao, when did you show up?" Paimeng asked in surprise.

"The Great Sage Who Conquers Demons should have followed us all the way. He also said before that the purpose of this time is to follow you." Ye Lan explained: "The new secret realm entrance I found before must have been discovered by the Great Sage Who Conquers Demons first."

"So that's the case, Xiao, then why didn't you say it earlier, and if Xiao is here, then what is this shadow in front of you?" Paimeng scratched his head and said.

"I don't know. This place is a little abnormal. Not only can Skynet not be used, but everyone's time will also be quite different." Xiao shook his head and said, "As for why I don't follow you, it's because there are ordinary people here. I have too many karmas and can't stay with you for too long."

Ye Lan: "."

Jiu Qi Shinobu: "."

The two of them could understand that Xiao was talking about them. For ordinary people, karma is indeed an existence that cannot be touched.

"Since this demon-conquering great sage is fine, we can only move forward now, and it seems that the only place to explore nearby is the entrance." Jiu Qi Shinobu said.

"Then I will go explore the way first!" After saying that, Ara Taki Ito was ready to jump down to the cave below.

Seeing this, Kuki Shinobu hurriedly said: "Boss, wait, don't rush ahead alone, you are not a dog"

Kuki Shinobu hadn't finished speaking when Ara Taki Ito jumped down, accompanied by his painful voice: "Don't worry, I am invincible-ah! My butt!"

Kuki Shinobu: "."

Regarding the miserable situation that Ara Taki Ito experienced, Kuki Shinobu covered his head and reminded the people behind him: "It seems that the pit is very deep, everyone pay attention to safety."

Several people went down carefully one after another, and found that there was water under the hole, so they were a little curious about how Ito fell on his butt.

Paimon flew to Aratake Ichito and asked, "Head herder, there's water all over the place. How did you fall on your butt? Also, is your butt okay?"

Aratake Ichito endured the pain and said to Paimon, "It's okay. My butt is very powerful."

Kuki Shinobu said lightly, "Cry if you feel pain. I can hold back my laughter."

After hearing what Kuki Shinobu said, Aratake Ichito widened his eyes and said to her in disbelief, "You still want to laugh? You should sympathize with me!"

"Sympathy is a blasphemy against your majesty, isn't it? Besides, it's not me who's in pain." Kuki Shinobu said this and slowly walked towards the back of Aratake Ichito.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Aratake Ichito's sudden loud shout startled the people around him. After seeing clearly, they realized that it was Kuki Shinobu who poked his hand at the place where Aratake Ichito fell.

"Puff" Paimon laughed out loudly.

"Paimon, stop laughing." Yan Fei also reminded Paimon with a smile, but she couldn't control herself and laughed out loud.

Seeing the few people laughing, Jiuqi Shinobu said seriously: "It's okay, everyone, laugh as much as you want."

Seeing this, Ara Taki Ichito couldn't help but complain: "Aren, don't you have a heart? You are the devil."

After Ye Lan and the others stabilized their emotions, they said: "By the way, why is there a door here?"

"Yeah, how can there be a door in such a place?" Paimon scratched his head and said.

Ara Taki Ichito looked at the building in front of him, touched his chin and analyzed: "It's that kind of rescue cabin, right? I read in the picture book that kind-hearted people will build a small house in a dangerous place, and people in trouble can go in to rest."

"This must be the exit, right?"

After listening to Ara Taki Ichito's words, Paimon nodded and agreed: "Yes!"

"No, people in crisis will not be so optimistic." Jiuqi Shinobu retorted.

Paimeng smiled and said, "You herder, your men are scolding you."

Ito glanced at Paimeng and said lightly, "She scolded you too, why are you so happy!"

"Oh, Aren, this is where you are not as good as me, understand? No one dares to open it. Then I will do it." After saying this, Ara Taki Ito walked towards the door.

But he did not touch the mechanism to open the door, but took a stance, and punched the hard stone wall in front of several people in amazement.

Ying: "."

Ying was stunned by Ara Taki Ito's behavior, and then he started to applaud Ara Taki Ito, and several people around him followed suit and gave Ara Taki Ito warm applause.

Ara Taki Ito: "Uh"

At this time, Ara Taki Ito realized the mechanism next to him and scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

After Ara Taki Ichito opened the door, he found that it was actually an Inazuma-style house. There were two plates of beans on the table inside, and someone was performing exorcism gestures on him.

Ara Taki Ichito: "!!!"

Seeing Arataki Yidou running out in a panic, Yelan wondered: "Those people are all carrying bowls. What does it mean that there are beans in the bowls?"

"They are the ones who scatter beans to drive away ghosts. The boss is a ghost, and they use beans to drive away the boss." Kuki-nin explained.

Arataki walked up to a few people out of breath, and said with a horrified look: "It's too scary, why are there Inazuma people in a place like this?"

Yanfei said comfortingly to Arataki Yidou: "Calm down, you are the wife of Inazuma."

"I am Inazuma's ghost, not a human being!" Arataki replied.

"No, the question is, does this door lead to Inazuma?" Kuki Shinobu took a step forward and asked several people.

Paimon directly rejected Kuki-nin's words and said, "How is that possible? This place is so weird, I would rather believe it is haunted now!"

"How about opening it again and seeing if the things inside the door change?" Ying suggested after thinking about it.

After hearing Ying's words, Arataki Yidou quickly shook his head and said: "Whoever wants to drive, I won't drive anyway. Who's next? Hey Paimon, you, come on!"

After hearing this, Paimon quickly refused and said, "No, no! If you drive, I'm afraid."

"I'll do it." Kuki Shinobu volunteered and stepped forward.

Arataki Ichito cheered on Kuki Shinobi from behind and said: "Come on! Don't lose to the things in the door!"

Kuki Shinobu: "."

After Kuqi Shinobu entered, what he saw was also an Inazuma building. A green-haired woman was talking to her about how the miko was so good. After a while, Kuqi couldn't stand it anymore. He ran out directly.

"I didn't expect that I could hear those words again here." After going out, Jiu Qiqin sighed.

Yan Fei asked doubtfully: "She just said she wanted you to be a witch?"

Kuki Shinobi explained: "I just didn't want to be a miko, so I went to Liyue to study. But my family didn't approve of it, so after returning to Inazuma, they still wanted me to go to Narukami Taisha Shrine."

"Based on my understanding of the Palace Secretary, being a miko is a lucrative job," Paimon said.

Kuki Shinobu continued: "Just like some cats can be kept at home, some cats can only survive in the wild. I am a person who needs absolute freedom and space. Although the job of a miko is good, it is not suitable for me."

After listening to Kuki Shinobu's words, Ichito smiled and said, "Yes, you are still suitable for joining a gang. Look at you, you are majestic and heroic, right everyone?"

Yan Fei nodded in agreement: "It's good as it is now. Work is what I like most."

"I agree with this." Ye Lan also agreed.

At this time, Arataki Yito suddenly thought for a moment and said, "Let me tell you, will the things in this door change, or will it be something that no one wants to see? Then who can open the way out?"

"Do you want to give it a try?" Jiuqin Ren asked.

Ye Lan refused and said, "No need. If there is something scary inside, I don't want to try it. If anyone can find a way out, it won't be me."

"Paimon, go ahead." Ying suddenly said to Paimon.

After hearing Ying's words, Paimon said with a scared look on his face: "Return it, it's better not to give it up."

Ying shook her head and said seriously: "No, there is no need to discuss."

"Well, okay, okay." Pamon scratched his head and opened the door reluctantly.

But after Paimon opened the door, the scene that appeared was a blurry starry sky that made it difficult to see clearly. Everyone outside could not see clearly what was going on inside, but Paimon also saw Ying's figure inside, as well as the figure standing in the distance. Huge golden trees in the starry sky.

"Paimon, the journey to Teyvat has come to an end. I can't take you with me on my next trip." The shadow inside said to Paimon.

Paimon widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "Why? Are you about to leave? Didn't you agree that I will be your emergency food, and you will take me with you wherever you go?"

Ying replied: "Because this world belongs to you. The journey in this world has reached its end, and you can continue to maintain this beauty. What else is worth being sad about?"

"But I want to follow you." Pamon shook his head.

Although he knows that the environment in front of him is false, Paimon is afraid of this, because Ying's life trajectory has changed, and she will become dispensable in the future, and she may not even be qualified as emergency food in the end.

"If you leave, what will happen to this world? I have reached the end of my journey in this world. In order to continue the journey, I have no choice but to leave first, and this road will not always be waiting for me." Ying's shadow looked at her. Looking at the golden trees in the distance, he smiled and said, "I will come back to see you when I have time."

After hearing Ying's words, Paimon shouted in disbelief: "Why don't you want to ascend to the throne of God? Why? Everything in this world is prepared for you!"

Ying shook his head and replied: "When a person has self-awareness, owns his own ideas, and the ability to change the world, he will naturally not be bound by his so-called destiny. If it were you, you would also make Same choice as mine.”

"Paimon, goodbye." After Ying said that, he turned around in Paimon's sight and walked alone towards the sea of ​​​​stars where golden trees extend in the distance, and there was a golden shadow among the golden trees formed by the sea of ​​​​stars. He stretched out his hand towards Ying.

Paimon quickly shouted to Ying who was walking away: "Ying, I don't want you to leave!"

Paimon wanted to fly forward and grab Ying, but she was blocked by an invisible force, just like the world's cage for her.

Paimon: "."

It was not until Ying's figure was taken away by the golden palm and completely disappeared that Paimon came back to his senses, as if his strength was drained, and he slowly flew out of the door.

Ying saw Paimon flying out from inside with a look of loss, and asked worriedly: "Paimon, Paimon, what's wrong with you?"

"Uh-huh, I don't want you to leave." After hearing Ying's words, Paimon threw himself into Ying's arms and cried: "Ying, don't leave me on your journey."

"What's wrong, what's wrong, Paimon, what did you see in there? What blocked our vision and we didn't see anything. What else doesn't let the traveler leave you?" Ara Taki Ito asked in confusion.

"No, nothing." Paimon shook his head and answered in a hoarse voice.

She didn't plan to tell anyone except Ying about this matter. Even if she wanted to tell Ying, it wouldn't be now, and she didn't expect that what she was afraid of would be this.

Ying also knew from Paimeng's expression that what Paimeng was afraid of was related to her. Although she was a little confused, she also knew that it was not easy to talk about this here. Paimeng also had many secrets that could not be known to others.

"Paimeng, don't be sad. I won't abandon you. After we go out, I will make you a lot of delicious food." Ying hugged little Paimeng and comforted him.

Paimeng whispered in agreement: "Yeah."

Ying: "."

Seeing that the promised many delicious foods did not make Paimeng's mood better, Ying knew that this experience really scared Paimeng.

"Who will come next?" Ara Taki Ito asked: "Paimeng's condition seems a little abnormal."

Yan Fei said: "I will come."

After hearing Yan Fei's words, Ara Taki Ito applauded: "Oh! Benefactor, you are so brave!"

"Yan Fei, are you afraid of anything? Although I don't know what Paimeng is afraid of, the things in this door are really weird." Ying said.

"Logically, there should be, but I can't imagine it." Yan Fei replied: "But it doesn't matter, just open the door and you'll know."

The moment Yan Fei opened the door, a room appeared, and inside it was a man and a woman from Liyue arguing.

The woman said angrily, "Old man, you gave away three pounds of the eight pounds of salt today, sold two pounds, and exchanged the remaining three pounds for wine. How much money did you make in total?"

The man scratched his head and replied, "Ah? But you said that the things in the store can be sold casually, so what's wrong with giving it away?"

After hearing what the man said, the woman said with a look of disappointment, "You are so stupid! You asked the uncle next door to come to your house to get salt, but who knew that he broke his leg halfway! Didn't you hear his son ask for compensation, you old man, ah..."

Yan Fei: "."

Yan Fei walked out in silence, and after brewing his mood for a while, he said, "I didn't expect it to be a civil dispute."

Jiu Qi Ren asked in confusion, "What was that just now?"

"It's not about anyone, it's just a microcosm of many civil cases that make me embarrassed." Yan Fei explained.

"Oh? You mean, you are afraid of disputes over firewood, rice, oil and salt?" Ye Lan said.

Yan Fei replied: "I should say that I am a little afraid of those who keep arguing over trivial matters. Especially like the one just now, who had good intentions but ended up causing chaos."

"Good intentions have become the beginning of injuries and accidents, alas. What a pity."

Speaking of this, Yan Fei sighed and continued: "I do this business to help solve some problems. The only thing I can't fully control is the complex human heart."

After listening to Yan Fei's words, Jiu Qi Ren nodded and said: "I can understand. The human heart may be the most complicated and sad thing."

Hearing this, Yan Fei changed the subject and said: "Let's not talk about this. Does anyone else want to try this door?"

"No need to look at me, I won't try." Ye Lan said.

After hearing what Ye Lan said, Ara Taki Ito said with some dissatisfaction: "Ye Lan, we are all companions. Even if you don't want to try, at least give a convincing reason."

"In that case, I'll just say it straight." Ye Lan replied: "I work for Ningguang, the Tianquan Star among the Seven Stars of Liyue, and my work scope involves major secrets of Liyue."

"Opening this door means that I may deal with all of you for the sake of confidentiality. Are you satisfied with this reason?"

Ara Taki Ito suddenly realized: "Oh, oh, it's very powerful, but Ah Ren, who is Ningguang of Tianquan Star?"

"I guess Ningguang is a person who will not let you walk out of the Layered Rock Abyss alive if he finds out that you are spying on secrets." Jiuqi Shinobu replied: "Boss, do you really know nothing about this world?"

"Isn't it strange? I am a free ghost!" Having said this, Ara Taki Ito took out a comb from somewhere and started combing his hair.

Jiuqi Shinobu: "."

"Let me do it." Ying said, "I also want to see what I am afraid of now."

"Yes, Traveler, you are very special. What if the exit is behind the door?" Aratake Ichito said with a smile.

Ying nodded and said, "I hope so, although I think it is unlikely."

Ying walked to the door and opened it. The starry sky scene that appeared was the same as Paimon's. She walked in with some curiosity, but the moment she entered, the exit behind her was directly closed.

Ying: "???"

Ying looked at the empty scene with a confused look on her face. The ground was a blue ground with strange patterns of unknown material, and above her head was the vast starry sky and a golden giant tree made of bright stars.

"Wait, why is there a golden tree here?" Ying murmured in disbelief: "Why can I see these here? Am I afraid? No, no, I don't feel afraid at all."

"These stars in front of me give me a strong sense of yearning, and this golden giant tree also gives me an inexplicable sense of security. I am definitely not afraid of these."

"So, where is this place?" Ying touched her chin and thought for a while, but couldn't think of it, so she opened Skynet.

"Well, since there is a signal? It seems that the golden tree in front of us is real, not fake." Ying said with some surprise: "Let's ask Liusu, after all, it seems that there is no one else to rely on except her."

After a while of contact, Liusu's figure appeared in front of Ying.

"Huh? Why did you run outside?" Liusu asked Ying with some confusion.

Ying asked: "Outside? What do you mean?"

Liu Su replied: "It means literally. This is the outside of the isolated world. Didn't "The Sun and the Moon" describe that the original one used an eggshell to isolate the [universe] and the [miniature of the world]."

"Is this thing under my feet an eggshell?" Ying asked in surprise: "Is the golden tree in front of me real?"

"Well, that's about it, but the golden tree in front of me is not real, it's just a conceptualized phantom, but it still has an effect." Liu Su answered.

Ying: "."