Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

When they found the second immortal on the other side, Li Mochen and Shenhe also visited an older friend.

"This 'Send Immortal Ceremony' requires an item called the Dust Cleansing Bell. It's in Sister Ping's hands now. We just need to go get it."

Shen He said confidently while taking Li Mochen to find Sister Ping.

"Dust-cleansing bell? What is that?"

"This is a special fairy bell. When you shake it, it will make a clear and long sound, which can purify the mundane breath."

"It turns out that Teacher Ping has such a precious thing in her hands."

"It was originally the Emperor's magical weapon. Sister Ping liked it very much back then, so she kept pestering the Emperor to come over, saying that she would keep it with her temporarily."

When the word "entangled" was mentioned, Li Mochen's mind flashed with the image of Grandma Ping pestering the Emperor. This scene made him feel a little difficult to accept and even caused some physical discomfort.

"What are you thinking about? Why do you look so weird?"

Shenhe noticed Li Mochen's abnormality and asked curiously.

"No, I just can't imagine Granny Ping pestering the Emperor like that."

"What are you talking about? Sister Ping is just making herself look old. She is actually very beautiful!"

"Beautiful? How beautiful?"

"Among our group of immortals, she is second only to me. She can be said to be the most beautiful woman in the world."

I have to admit that Shen He is really thick-skinned. While praising Sister Ping's beauty, he inexplicably praised himself.

As the two chatted, the familiar table and the matching teapot came into Li Mochen's sight. In fact, Li Mochen had come here frequently recently and had long been accustomed to everything here. After all, he was learning the "art of outdoor scenes" from Teacher Ping and needed to visit her frequently for advice.

In addition, the "External Scenery Technique: Heart Steel" that Li Mochen is currently learning is also being improved with the help of Grandma Ping in order to achieve greater results.

As they approached, the familiar figure floated out of the teapot.

"It's really rare today. Even True Lord Liuyun showed up."

Perhaps due to the news of Emperor's death, Grandma Ping was obviously a little depressed at the moment. However, even though she was sad, she still kept a calm and warm smile on her face, which made people feel very kind.

"Sister Ping, I'm here to borrow the Dust-Clearing Bell."

Shenhe stated his purpose without hesitation at this moment.

"The Purifying Bell... I see. Are you going to hold a ceremony to send off the immortals for the Emperor?"

When she saw the divine crane nod, a look of relief appeared on Grandma Ping's face.

In fact, after the death of the Emperor, the people of "Liyue Harbor" fell into chaos, which made Grandma Ping quite dissatisfied. Since ancient times, Liyue has experienced countless storms, and countless immortals have left this world. But at every farewell ceremony of an immortal, Liyue would first arrange a solemn "Send Immortal Ceremony" and then deal with subsequent affairs.

Although this tradition may seem rigid and redundant, it is part of history. Therefore, only after completing the "Sending Immortal Ceremony" can the Emperor truly leave the historical stage of Liyue.

"People nowadays no longer understand this truth. Fortunately, there are immortals like you who follow tradition and are willing to step forward and take charge of the situation."

As she spoke, Grandma Ping looked towards Shenhe with eyes full of satisfaction, as if she was giving high praise to her sensible behavior.

"Of course. I am one of the oldest immortals in Liyue. How could I forget such a thing?"

However, upon hearing Granny Ping's praise, Shenhe raised her head proudly. Apparently, she had forgotten some of the stupid things she had done and said before. If Granny Ping knew that she was going to use "tin" and "soap" to send off the Emperor, this senior immortal would probably be so angry that she would directly kick Liuyun Zhenjun out of the house...

"Here you go. This is the Dust Cleansing Bell. Take it and use it."

At this moment, Grandma Ping waved her hand and an ancient and elegant magic bell appeared in her hand, still retaining the same appearance as many years ago.

Shenhe took the Dichen Bell and a look of nostalgia appeared on his face.

"By the way, Sister He, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

After getting the required items, Shenhe suddenly put on an awkward expression and asked in a slightly uneasy tone.

"What is it? Just tell me."

"But this matter is a bit sensitive and may involve the emperor's... moral issues."

Since the day he met Shen He, Li Mochen had never seen her so cautious. What happened? Why did Sister He discuss this issue with Teacher Ping so carefully?

Even Li Mochen could see Shenhe's cautious attitude, and Grandma Ping was no exception.

"Morality issues? What do you mean? Could it be..."

"Yes, it's about the Emperor's marriage and children..."

Hmm? When Shen He finally asked the question, Granny Ping and Li Mochen were both stunned.

What is the Emperor's marital status? His children and offspring?

Did the Emperor ever marry a woman? Did he have any offspring?

Wait, the first thing to figure out is, can he have children? After all, the Emperor is not a human, but a demon god.

So far, Li Mochen has not heard of any record of demon gods giving birth to children. However, judging from the example of Ganyu's parents being a combination of humans and fairy beasts, the phenomenon of human-demon and human-fairy hybrids seems to be possible.

"Ridiculous! The Emperor has never been married, so where did his children come from?"

However, when Grandma Ping heard Shenhe's question, she couldn't help but shake her head and refute it, revealing an unhappy expression.

"That is to say, I also know that the Emperor has no marriage partner, but today I really met... I met a human who looks very much like the Emperor."

Shen He also realized that what she said sounded a little unbelievable, but she still recounted what happened that day. And the "children" she mentioned actually referred to Zhongli.

Zhongli gives people a similar impression to the Emperor, but he is not the Emperor himself. After all, the Emperor died in front of everyone, and Zhongli also made it clear that he is not the Emperor.

So, after Shen He thought about it, he came up with an answer that seemed bizarre but full of possibilities: Zhongli was actually the Emperor's... illegitimate son.

As for why Zhongli appeared and why he did not recognize his father, this must be related to his mother - a mysterious figure, perhaps a demon god or something like that who is hostile to immortals.

"In my opinion, the Emperor must have had a love story with Zhongli's mother that shook the world and made ghosts cry."

"But Zhongli's mother is obviously not an ordinary person. Perhaps she is one of the demons who are hostile to us immortals."

"As a result, they were forced to separate and turned against each other. Zhongli, who had lacked fatherly love since childhood, would..."

Speaking of Zhongli's life experience, Shenhe talked endlessly about the distant love legend as if she had experienced it personally. Of course, she did not tell Granny Ping and Li Mochen that this description actually came from an ancient love novel.

Therefore, Grandma Ping naturally didn't know that Shenhe was copying the plot of the novel. She just thought that this Master Liuyunjiefeng...probably had something wrong with his brain.