Chapter 939: Quietly meeting the elders, Walnut, the mysterious boulder

When Bai Zhu was muttering that he owed Jiang Yi a favor.

Jiang Yi has arrived at Yujingtai.

First visit the elder, Grandma Ping.

"Yanfei, Yaoyao, you are here too!" Jiang Yi skillfully took out Inazuma specialties.

"The little girl from the Hall of Rebirth is such a rare guest!" Grandma Ping looked at Hu Tao with a smile.

"Hello, Grandma Ping!" Hu Tao responded with a smile while hiding behind Jiang Yi.

"Brother Jiang Yi, Sister Hu Tao, please sit down!" Yaoyao brought a stool.

"Master of the Wangsheng Hall?" Yan Fei held the codex in her arms. "It's so rare! So rare!"

“Do you need any legal advice? I’m Yan Fei, the best legal expert in Liyue!” She had long wanted to meet the head of the Wangsheng Hall.

Ordinary people say that the owner of the "Wangsheng Hall" behaves in a strange way, and they may have inherited the strange habits of the funeral industry.

But in her opinion, what kind of words are these?

"Wangshengtang" is engaged in a serious industry, which is the basic unit of business. Besides, work is work, how can there be distinction between high and low, good and bad, dangerous and evil?

"No, no..." Hu Tao quickly shook her head. If she had to deal with a legal expert, she would probably end up in jail for posting advertisements randomly and being constantly found by the Qianyan Army.

"Ah! You refuse so decisively?" Yan Fei was surprised.

Come to think of it, this hall master had never patronized her business before! Hmm... is there any concern? Should I try to ask her later?

Jiang Yi touched the well-behaved Yaoyao and gave her some snacks.

"When you travel around the world, you should know what to do and what not to do. Practice human affairs with the heart of an immortal..." Grandma Ping looked at Jiang Yi, "Just accept this position of god. You deserve it!"

"As for if anyone in Liyue gossips, grandma will help you. I've lived here for so long, and I have some old friends." She said, "Old friends in the mountains won't gossip either!"

Jiang Yi smiled and made tea for Grandma Ping.

In Liyue, I can feel the feeling of being protected and cared for by elders.

Outside, he is a god, but here... he can be a real junior.

"What does an Inazuma look like?" Yaoyao had been wondering for a long time.

"Then let Brother Jiang Yi tell you..." Jiang Yi did not talk about all the negative things about Inazuma's "Eye Hunting Order", but only talked about Inazuma's many islands, Inazuma's scenery, and Inazuma's culture.

Yan Fei also sat down and listened.

She actually wanted to ask Jiang Yi how to govern the area that Lei Shen promised to give him, and whether he should talk to her about the laws of Liyue and Inazuma.

But now is the time for chatting, if we talk about this kind of thing, grandma will be disgusted.

Hu Tao stood out with a quiet and steady appearance, accompanying Jiang Yi.

"Jiang Yi's elders..." Hu Tao silently observed Grandma Ping in her heart, her mind racing.

"The New Year hasn't come yet, but I have experienced it in advance, the feeling of visiting relatives and friends to pay New Year's greetings..." Jiang Yi smiled happily after walking out of Grandma Ping's house.

"Next stop... go to my house first, or go to Yue Haiting first..." he asked Walnut.

"Let's go to your house! I'll help you clean the house, and I won't go to Yuehai Pavilion!" Hu Tao's words made Jiang Yi speak in surprise.

"Can you clean the house?"

If Hu Tao said that she could set fire to the dirty house, Jiang Yi would not doubt it, but Hu Tao said that she could clean the house?

This is an incredible event where the sun rises from the west.

"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!" Hu Tao rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'm really good at working. Even Zhongli can't work as fast as me!"

"There's a poem that goes, when Walnut strikes, there's no dust! Spiders are everywhere, cockroaches... are everywhere!"

Walnut paused.

"Cockroaches...swimming in the sky?" Jiang Yi's mouth twitched. What kind of scene was this?

"When a basin of water is put into the water, the water flows in the sky, and cockroaches...swim in the sky." Walnut was inspired to write poetry.

"Using water to kill cockroaches...what a horrible scene!" Jiang Yi thought it would be better not to let Hu Tao touch his house in Yujingtai.

Although his house was set up with a magical array, there could be no cockroaches.

After giving Hu Tao, who came to the yard, many instructions, Jiang Yi went out to meet Gan Yu.

The letter and the sea ganoderma have not been sent out yet.

When Gan Yu saw his junior brother, he wanted to say something but stopped himself, and in the end, he said nothing.

Isn't it just that Inazuma became... a god? No... no... no big deal.

I have been in Yuehai Pavilion for thousands of years and have seen everything.

If you get to the bottom of it, isn't it the same as Master Liuyunjiefeng?

"This is the letter and gift that Yae Inazuma asked me to pass on..." Jiang Yi's words brought Ganyu back to his senses.

"Yae...? Ah? It's her!" Ganyu was confused for a moment, but soon remembered what Yae Shinko looked like, "She's the chief priest of Narukami Taisha."

She glanced at Hai Lingzhi and opened the letter.

There were several pieces of paper inside, with densely written words on them.

Jiang Yi didn't bother.

I went to see Keqing first, but found out that she was not there, so I had to go see Ningguang.

"Mr. Jiang Yi, you really make my attic shine!" Ningguang asked her secretary to accept Jiang Yi's gift, and twirled the exquisite pipe with a half-smile.

Jiang Yi looked at Ningguang's living room, which was not as good as the one in Qun Yu Pavilion, but equally luxurious.

"Who can make Lord Tianquan's house more glorious?" Jiang Yi shook his head, "I'm just an ordinary person."

"Oh? I mean, I'm just an ordinary businessman...Mr. Jiang Yi, can you trust me?" Ningguang kept smiling and looked at Jiang Yi who was too modest.

"Believe it!" Jiang Yi said shamelessly.

"Then I believe that Master Jiang Yi is an ordinary person!" Ningguang smiled and sat down, "Would you like to sit down and talk?"

"Ying, Paimeng came to see you?" Jiang Yi chatted casually.

“I happened to meet Beidou and Keqing when I was talking at Yujing Terrace!” Ningguang said. “They asked me about my food preferences, and I answered, ‘My taste is very simple. Fine, simple, pure and delicate.’”

"Yes! Boiled cabbage!" Jiang Yi smiled.

Ningguang nodded and looked out the window: "You noticed the huge rock on Yujing Terrace, right?"

Outside the window, the golden silk decorations of the Moon Festival, the gift boxes and holiday items are piled up, and the big golden full moon lanterns are exceptionally bright.

The most eye-catching thing is a huge stone under the lantern.

The large gray stone has a smooth surface, no carvings, and is extremely ordinary. It stands abruptly in this important position on Yujing Terrace.

People pointed and talked, wondering if there was any treasure inside.

"Of course!" As long as you are not blind, you can see it.

Jiang Yi sat down.

“This thing was fished out of the shallow sea by fishermen. It sank in the water for many years and was washed into this state.” Ningguang smiled. “This stone looks ordinary, but Keqing used her divine eye to try all kinds of weapons, including swords, guns, sticks, and clubs, but she couldn’t split it or break it.”

"She unexpectedly cared a lot about the boulder, so she was left to handle it."

"If you want to find her, Ying, Paimeng and the others, you have to go to Qingce Manor!"

She could tell at a glance that Jiang Yi had no intention of chatting with her at all.

I was just thinking about the other Yuheng stars.

"Really?" Jiang Yi touched his chin. Although he didn't want to chat, he was not in a hurry to leave.

“Well, if Master Jiang Yi cares about this boulder, I’ll tell you some of the information Keqing has already found out.” Ningguang took the initiative to talk. “I just happened to hear that.”

“I don’t think I need to explain the origin of the ‘Moon Chasing Festival’,” Ningguang said, “It comes from mortals imitating the rituals of immortals.”

"But Keqing has some other opinions on this traditional festival."

"Her grandfather was a scholar who studied Liyue's traditional culture. In his notes, he wrote that ancient Liyue had a 'Kitchen God', and people seemed to commemorate this god at certain times of the year."

"Kitchen God..." An idea gradually emerged in Jiang Yi's mind.

He raised his finger slightly, and in his hand a grain of salt was crystal clear.

It was taken back into his palm.

“The books related to the Kitchen God are rare in Liyue, and the contents of the texts are also very confusing.” Ningguang’s eyes moved down to Yujing Terrace. “Some schools of thought believe that the Kitchen God is the Rock King, while others point out that the Kitchen God is someone else…”

She repeated Keqing's words from her memory. A good memory is also a must for a successful businessman.

Although she is not interested, she will remember everything she encounters and every word she discusses with others.

Therein lies many business opportunities.

Now, it is not a business opportunity, but it can also be used as a topic of conversation with Master Jiang Yi.

Ningguang was in a good mood.

"...There is also a folk anecdote that says that the ancients once found a shrine to the Kitchen God, but there was no statue inside, only a huge stone with a smooth surface."

The two of them sat next to the window, looking down at the stone.

Ningguang pointed at the pipe.

"The boulder was lost during the subsequent transportation and its whereabouts are unknown. This stone happens to have the same characteristics, so Keqing thought that this might be the missing stone."

"Her grandfather has studied ancient books for many years and put forward a hypothesis: the commemoration of the Kitchen God can be called the 'Kitchen God Festival'. This festival may be the prototype of the 'Moon-Chasing Festival'."

"Or rather, one of the prototypes!"

"In order to verify this, she wanted to find out the true identity of the Kitchen God."

"Is it Lord Yan, or another god..."

"Verify history, carry forward tradition, and verify her grandfather's inference at the same time, both public and private, kill three birds with one stone."

Ningguang said, glancing at Jiang Yi.

"This stone was delivered not long ago. Before it appeared, we had just announced that the theme of this year's Moon Festival is 'food' and we would hold a chef competition."

"The Kitchen God is undoubtedly a god related to 'food'. Keqing believes... this is God's will."

"I heard that Qingce Manor had a lot of ancient books, so I hurried over there."

"Ying, Paimeng, and Xiangling thought that since they were investigating the Kitchen God, maybe there would be clues related to cooking along the way, which could provide them with inspiration for participating in the cooking competition!"

"I followed along too!"

Jiang Yi withdrew his gaze from the boulder and said to Ningguang: "Thank you Miss Ningguang for sharing. I... have a humble request, I hope you can help..."

"Oh? What can I do for you?" Ningguang became interested.

It's really strange that the gods ask her for help.

"I hope that all the salt used in the Chef King Contest will be replaced with the salt I provide..." Jiang Yi said solemnly, "This matter is very important to me."

"Salt?" Ningguang thought of a piece of information.

Zhan Yan smiled and said, "It's a small matter. I'll give the order right away."

"Thank you!" Jiang Yi saluted.

The salt crystals in his hands blossomed like flowers and turned into bags of salt.