Morgott looked at the scene before him, which could be described as warm, and even he, usually so stern, showed a faint smile.
The Golden Tree was gone, and the world had entered a new era. Now, all Morgott cared about was his long-lost family, reunited at last.
"Really?"
A voice, neither too loud nor too soft, suddenly sounded beside Morgott. He looked down and found that a Golden-kind had appeared beside him at some point.
"Greater… Will?" Morgott's pupils constricted. He looked at the Golden-kind before him and asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"Besides me, who else would dress like this?" The Greater Will yawned. A boring family drama, he'd wasted so much time on it.
"What are you doing here?"
Godfrey turned around, his hair bristling, fingers curled into claws, like an enraged lion.
In fact, a lion was perched on his shoulder—it was Serosh, equally furious.
"Nothing. Why do all of you have such animosity towards me?" The Greater Will remained calm and composed.
He spread his hands, as if the people of The Lands Between weren't very friendly.
But he hadn't managed The Lands Between for a long time. The rotten affairs of The Lands Between were, to a large extent, self-inflicted by its people.
"We bear no ill will towards you, merely a little overwhelmed to see you condescend to our humble abode."
Godwyn stepped forward, pulling his father behind him. The Greater Will was an existence that absolutely could not be resisted. If possible, it was best not to have any conflict with him.
"Humble abode?" The Greater Will looked around. Scattered furniture fragments, ruined walls, a missing roof.
"Heh heh, quite fitting," The Greater Will raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.
"The purpose of my visit, hmm… how should I put it?" The Greater Will pondered for a moment, then looked at Morgott, who was clutching the Cursed Sword beside him, and said, "I'm in a good mood, so I'm here to bring you some warmth."
"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think we need it," Godwyn refused without a second thought.
The Greater Will offering kindness for no reason? Godwyn didn't believe it. He even doubted whether the Greater Will could ever be in a "good mood."
"Refusing so quickly?"
The Greater Will grinned. He raised his head and said to Morgott, "Morgott, do you have any regrets?"
"None," Morgott shook his head and replied.
"You're quite good at deceiving yourself," The Greater Will picked his ear, half-mocking, half-annoyed.
Most of Godwyn and Godfrey's wishes had come true. Even Mohg's relationship with his family had improved considerably thanks to Morgott's efforts, but what about Morgott himself?
Does one who simply wishes to love truly not crave reciprocation?
"Do you want to go inside the Golden Tree and take a look?" The Greater Will blew away non-existent earwax from his finger, speaking casually.
At this, Morgott could no longer remain calm… "????"
"What did you say?"
Inside a tiled house in an alley in Chihu Rock, Yu Jin looked at the Millelith Soldiers before him with an expression of disbelief, seemingly unable to believe what he had heard.
"Mr. Yu Jin, congratulations! You have been hired as a toilet cleaner for the Ministry of Civil Affairs. You can report for duty starting tomorrow!"
The Soldiers stood with his spear, repeating the announcement from Yujing Terrace verbatim.
After speaking, he pulled out a paper notice from behind him and handed it to Yu Jin.
Yu Jin numbly took the paper, then saw the Soldiers before him lean in with a smile and say,
"Brother, you're finally here! The Ministry of Civil Affairs' toilets have been clogged for a long time!"
"Do I look like someone who cleans toilets?" Yu Jin put away the notice and asked the Soldiers.
The Soldiers looked Yu Jin over, then shook his head. Yu Jin looked more like a history enthusiast, and a hardcore one at that.
"Then that's that! Go, go, go! I'm annoyed just seeing you Ministry of Civil Affairs people now. Tell your Qixing, don't let me see them on the road. If I see them, I'll turn them into mops and use them to clean toilets!"
"You…" Before the Soldiers could say anything, he saw Yu Jin stuff the notice into his arms.
"Brother, I'm giving you a stroke of luck. Off you go!" As soon as he finished speaking, the Soldiers felt his vision go black.
Then he saw his figure rapidly moving away from Yu Jin.
Eh? Why was the scenery before him moving backward?
Eh? Why was Liyue Harbor getting smaller and smaller?
Eh? Why did he see the Jade Chamber?
Oh! It turns out he was flying.
"Ah—"
In the sky above Liyue, the Soldiers's scream echoed. But very quickly, the scream disappeared.
Because the Soldiers had already flown above the Jade Chamber.
Yu Jin's powerful kick was just right, enough to send the Soldiers from his home all the way to the Jade Chamber.
"Ouch!" The Soldiers let out a perfunctory cry. Then he stood up from the ground.
Yu Jin's kick, both in takeoff and landing, didn't hurt at all. He even wanted to do it again.
Then the Soldiers fell into deep suspicion. Just now, was he kicked from the ground onto the Jade Chamber?
Was this really not a dream? The Soldiers pinched his arm; it hurt, this was not a dream!
Then the Soldiers fell into confusion. I am a common Soldiers of the Thirteenth Battalion, Sixth Company, Third Squad of the Millelith. Now I have flown into Lady Tianquan's Jade Chamber. What should I do?
Waiting online, it's urgent.
"You are… that Millelith who delivered the notice?" Ningguang walked out of the main hall of the Jade Chamber and recognized the newcomer at a glance.
"Greetings, Lady Tianquan!" The Soldiers saw Ningguang and immediately stood ramrod straight.
He never expected that Ningguang would recognize a small fry like him.
"You…" Ningguang looked at the Soldiers's chest. A large black footprint was so conspicuous that Ningguang instantly understood how he had gotten up there.
"Are you alright?" Ningguang sternly held her expression, feigning calmness as she asked.
"Reporting, Lady Tianquan, I'm fine!" The Soldiers's voice was quite loud.
"That's good," Ningguang nodded, then asked, "The person you went to notify, did he have any reaction?"
The Soldiers's expression froze, because he felt Yu Jin's words were quite unseemly, and he didn't know how to tell Lady Tianquan before him.
"No need to worry, just say it directly," Ningguang saw the Soldiers's expression and immediately knew what he was thinking. She simply told him to speak boldly.
Ningguang had rehearsed Yu Jin's reaction many times and was mentally prepared.
Although she almost couldn't maintain her composure at the first scenario—who would have thought Yu Jin would directly kick the person delivering the notice onto the Jade Chamber?
"He said, don't let him see the Qixing adults on the road, if he sees them he'll…"
"He'll what?"
"He'll turn the Qixing into mops and use the Qixing to clean toilets!"
"…"
After the Soldiers finished speaking, he tightly closed his eyes. He heard that Lady Tianquan was quite critical, and now he only hoped that Ningguang would not take her anger out on him.
"Phew—, that's an unexpected answer," Ningguang was silent for a long time before shaking her head and saying helplessly.
It seemed that she and her colleagues would have to lay low for a while. Although Ningguang felt that Yu Jin wouldn't be that deranged, there was no telling what other outrageous things he might do.
Moreover, the Rite of Descension was approaching, and the Qixing were at their busiest time of the year. Staying indoors was the norm for the Qixing during this period.
Ningguang collected her thoughts. She looked at the Soldiers before her, whose eyes were tightly closed, and nodded, saying,
"Since you've come to my Jade Chamber, it can be considered fate."
"If you wish to leave, just tell Baiwen and Baishi at the main hall entrance."
"If you don't wish to leave, you may tour the side halls before sunset."
"No matter what, when you leave, I will allow you to take one item from the side halls. The choice is entirely yours."
"Hmm, that's all," Ningguang finished speaking and returned to the main hall on her own, leaving the Soldiers in a state of confusion.
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