bookbashuk Chapter 149: Asking God
Chapter 149: Asking God
(I originally wanted to delay this chapter to whet your appetite, but after thinking about it, I decided not to. After all, I don’t need to sell razor blades for a living for the time being.)
Video continues.
Villette was sitting on the judge's bench, looking at the speechless Funina, and began to make the final judgment.
"Then it seems that this trial can be concluded."
"In this case, the evidence provided by Ms. Funina has some validity to the charges, but there is still a lack of sufficient key evidence to support the charges."
"Therefore, Mr. Zhongli, you should be not guilty."
Zhongli nodded: "Thank you for the fair judgment."
[Ying: Isn't this right? It's obvious that Zhongli planned the death of Morax, how can he be innocent? ]
【Wendy: That’s right, judge him now! 】
[Wendy: Also, have you improved this Tianxing? How come it can still chase me? ]
[March 7: It seems that Zhongli will have to assassinate the God of Wind first before he can 'assassinate' the God of Rock.]
[Qin: ...(Destroy it, hurry up, I'm tired)]
In the video, Hu Tao looked around and asked, "Is it over?"
"Then Zhongli, go distribute the flyers!"
[Hutao: Yes, there are so many people in the Trial Court. If one-tenth of them can reserve the services of the Hall of the Dead, then I, Hutao, will be rich! ]
The video continues, and after the Villette trial, it comes to the final process.
"This matter can now be handed over to the Cardinal of the Decree for the final decision."
【March 7: Bathroom dishes? Stapler? What's going on?】
[Navilette: It is the Cardinal of the Oracle! This is a judicial organ created by God that can accurately judge all crimes.]
In the video, after a cool cutscene, a piece of paper was delivered to Navilette. He looked at the "verdict" in his hand, facing all the onlookers and accusers, and announced loudly: "I hereby officially declare that Zhongli, the guest official of the Wangsheng Hall..."
[Wendy: Is there a reversal? Guilty?]
[Ying: Zhongli's appearance foreshadowed Morax's death. Is there anything wrong with this logic? Why isn't he convicted? ]
【Zhongli:......】
The screen did not play the verdict of Villette, but flashed directly to Melo Petersburg. Zhongli looked at the young man in front of him and said with emotion: "My cellmate, long time no see..."
【Wendy: I said he was guilty! He will be sentenced to three to five hundred years!】
[March 7: You are really good at fanning the flames - have you avoided the star? ]
[Wendy:......]
[Diluk: He didn't - I saw a meteor floating around in the sky in the distance at Dawn Winery.]
【Walnut: 6.】
On the screen, Villette's verdict appeared: "Zhongli, the guest of the Hall of Rebirth - not guilty!"
The camera turned back to Melo Petersburg again, and a line of notes appeared on Zhongli's body - just came to visit the young master.
("The Case of Zhongli Assassinating the Rock King Emperor", End.)
【Wendy: Are you shaking me? 】
[Live broadcast: Hey, I shook you, so what? ]
[Wendy: ... (It's broken, there's really nothing we can do)]
[Live broadcast room: Okay, I won’t answer the questions this time. I’ll give the reward to Zhongli as compensation for exposing your identity. ]
【Zhongli: Thank you very much for the gift. 】
【Wendy: No, why weren’t you so kind when you exposed my identity before? 】
[Live broadcast room: The final right of interpretation belongs to this live broadcast room! ]
[Live broadcast: Besides, after I exposed you, did it have any impact? Didn't you still go to the pub every day to drink and brag? Oh, it really happened. At least this time when you were bragging, no one dared to interrupt you, right? ]
【Wendy: Hey~】
It’s not that there is no impact at all, but it’s not that big of an impact either.
After the initial restraint, the Free City of Mondstadt had become so free that from time to time someone would come out to drink in the tavern with Wendy, arm in arm.
Barbara was a little uncomfortable with Wendy's behavior at first, but then she thought that Wendy was the goddess of freedom and no one should have any restrictions on freedom, so she simply stopped caring.
Since no one can change the live broadcast room's mind, the matter is settled.
[Congratulations to Zhongli for winning the reward, which will be distributed after today's video ends. ]
[Live broadcast room: Next is the music segment that we all love to hear and see! ]
[Live Broadcast Room: Since we’ve exposed Zhongli’s past today, let’s sing a song that fits the occasion! ]
[Live Room: The next play to be broadcast is "Ask the God"! ]
(The video is from the Genshin Impact New Year's Eve event, the uploader is 'The Piper of Hamelin', the mysterious code is BV1RZ421B7gG)
[Hu Tao: It fits the situation? Is it a song related to Zhongli?]
[Live broadcast room: It is related to Liyue~]
【Live broadcast room: Oh, it has something to do with @空@萤. 】
[Ying & Kong:? ]
The live broadcast room didn't say anything more and started to upload the video.
The scene opens with a towering tree standing above the water. Zhongli stands quietly beside the tree, pouring the wine from the bronze wine jar in his hand into the water.
[Hu Tao: Wow, Ke Qing, you look so handsome in this outfit! ]
There is a tree, its shape is like an ox, its skin is like a tassel or a yellow snake, its leaves are like a vine, its fruit is like a Chinese yew, its wood is like a neem, its name is Jianmu - according to legend, Jianmu is a bridge connecting heaven, earth, people and gods.
(Both Jianmu and Fusang can be explained, but I will use Jianmu here, after all, communication between humans and gods seems to fit the background better)
Kong and Ying came to the legendary fairyland "Liyue" this time to "ask the gods" as "humans".
(This is the background of this song~)
At this time, Liyue was a place where immortals, demons and monsters coexisted. There were ten heavens in total, and each heaven was different.
First Heaven - Wanxiang Heaven:
The stars have their movements, the sun and the moon have their regular positions.
Four spirits were created by Heaven to correct the four directions.
The soldiers went hunting in the west and marched out of Mengzhang in the east.
The north protects Zhiming, the south brightens Lingguang.
In the first heaven, four mythical beasts appeared together, including Chongyun, the white tiger of the supervisory soldiers, Yaoyao, the blue dragon of Mengzhang, Xingqiu, the black tortoise of Zhiming, and Xiangling, the red bird of Lingguang.
【Xiangling: Ah, I saw myself and Yaoyao! But why are there feathers on my body? 】
[Xingqiu: Chongyun and I are also among them, but we both have some beastly features - judging by our positions and the text, we should be the four divine beasts?]
(Hey, I suddenly realized that I have to stop writing here. It seems to be more suspenseful than the ending of the previous chapter - I am Kevin Kaslana, see you tomorrow!)