Inazuma, Kaiji Island, Coral Palace Shrine.

Ningzhe has been in the waiting room for nearly ten minutes. Of course, maybe for him, more than ten minutes have passed.

The flow of time in the mental space is much slower than that in the outside world. At least during the time when Ningzhe was talking to Raiden Zhen in the mental space, less than a minute passed in the outside world.

But now, everything that needs to be talked about has been finished, and Ningzhe also has time to sort out his thoughts.

First of all, the clue of Yuanxia Palace was pointed out by General Leiden. During the Tianling envoy in Daozhu City, she came here personally to warn Ningzhe, and even asked Coral Palace Xinhai to give some things to her in a very subtle way. Own...

At least in the eyes of that god, Haiji Island is the only way to go on his trip, and Yuanxia Palace is the end point of his trip to Haiji Island...

No...wait?

What did General Raiden say at first?

Due to the information gap, when the General said "the secret of that thing is indeed in Haizhi Island", Ningzhe subconsciously connected it with Yuanxia Palace...

He never doubted this along the way. It wasn't until he came here in person, saw Simengli and heard Lei Dengzhen's words that he felt something was wrong.

According to what Xinhai said, Yuanxia Palace should be the cradle of Kaiji Island civilization. All the existing people of Kaiji Island were transferred from Yuanxia Palace, and that place was also before the Demon God [Aurobus] where it exists.

It is also an ancient country... and has also returned to silence, so Ningzhe never doubted the end of this trip before.

But now...

Not only was the [Devil God Freed from All Realms] confusing him, the [Royal Lord] and [Yuanjie Palace] that he knew now were also extremely mysterious, and he didn't even have any concrete information.

Everyone who knows the inside story chooses to be a Riddler, and even they may not believe what they say...

But I can't blame them. At least it can be seen from Raiden Zhen, Simengli and the old man who left that knowing these secrets is carrying huge pressure...

From a little bit of Ningzhe, I can guess that the ones who imposed this "shackles" on them...or in other words, the existence of this "contract" should be those guys above the sky.

Secondly...

Have Zhongli and Wendy left Dao Wife and returned to Liyue and Mondstadt respectively?

He wasn't sure about this, because before he left Daozuma City, Mr. Zhong had already traveled to various islands, and Wendy didn't give a definite answer.

Originally, Ningzhe thought that no matter what he did on Haiji Island, at least someone would tell him the truth... But after knowing that the person watching them from behind might be Gaotian, maybe things would not be that bad. Simple.

Thinking of this, Ningzhe's expression suddenly became a little melancholy.

The feeling of having countless elders standing behind him to support him suddenly disappeared, and he was still a little unaccustomed to it...

But there was nothing I could do about it. He was the one who took over this inheritance, and he was the one who planted the cause. Naturally, he had to receive the fruit.

Bang——Bang·——

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door of the reception room, followed by the creaking sound of the wooden door opening, and Xinhai, wearing a witch costume, walked in from the door.

"Sorry... I encountered some things and was delayed for a while. I've been waiting for a long time."

Hearing this voice, Ningzhe turned around and saw Xinhai pushing the door open.

At this time, Shinkai had already changed out of her blue clothes and put on a traditional miko costume, but in terms of color, it was somewhat different from the red and white color scheme of the miko at Narukami Taisha Shrine.

The design of the dress follows Inazuma's traditional miko style, but a gradient color from light pink to light blue is added to the hem of the skirt. It is more girlish than strictly traditional and serious. Playful.

"It's okay, it won't take long... I have to say that after you put on this miko costume, your whole demeanor has changed a bit."

Ningzhe did not hide the amazement in his eyes. After all, this was just pure appreciation. If he was pretending, he would be inferior.

"Well... I will wear this outfit when there are major festivals and events, and when making decisions about the future direction of Kaiji Island, I will wear ordinary clothes..."

Xinhai's posture was extremely dignified. Compared to the usual [Leader], she looked more like the [Miko, the Living Goddess] of the Coral Palace Shrine at this moment.

"It's a very good idea. I did the same thing when I was in Liyue Port."

Hearing this, Ningzhe nodded in agreement, and then said: "On the one hand, I am the leader in the cultural field of Liyue Port, and on the other hand, I am the confidant of Tianquan Star. I need to behave like you on weekdays. This way we don’t interfere with each other.”

"Then I won't explain..."

Seeing that Ningzhe understood her so well, Xinhai was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, walked to the chair in front of Ningzhe, and sat down gently.

"Remember what I said before? If you want to go to Yuanxia Palace, I will give you something."

After sitting down, Xinhai stretched out his right hand and slowly opened it. There was a small cylindrical-shaped accessory lying in the palm of his hand.

"This is...?"

Seeing this thing, Ningzhe always felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

The small cylindrical accessory has beautiful patterns around it, and the middle of the top has a structure similar to that of a Fontaine photo machine, but if you take a closer look, it seems to be completely different.

"This is [a relic that can illuminate the darkness]. The specific age when it was handed down is unclear, but it can dispel the darkness that has shrouded the Yuanxia Palace all year round and illuminate the road."

After saying that, Xinhai handed the cylindrical relic to Ningzhe.

"Light up the darkness..."

After taking this "relic", Ningzhe seemed to have thought of something, but was not sure, so he just looked at it carefully.

Relics handed down from the past can also dispel darkness...

Ningzhe subconsciously scanned this thing with his mental power, and sure enough, he felt an emotional power sealed in time...

No surprise, this is a [Holy Relic].

"Although I have not personally seen the darkness shrouding Yuanxia Palace, I believe that this thing has such power...even its limit is far beyond this."

After confirming that this object was a holy relic, Ningzhe looked at Xinhai and continued without any hesitation: "So are there any other relics in the shrine that match it?"

"I also believe that this relic is definitely not alone. But unfortunately, I have not been able to find other objects that match it for so many years."

Mentioning this matter, Xinhai was not surprised. She understood Ningzhe's methods and naturally believed that he had the power to discover these things.

but...
Chapter completed!