Inside the Grand Bazaar.

After Ning Yu rescued the Zubair Theater in public, he wanted to leave quietly, but he was spotted by the girl. As the owner of the Eye of the Water Elemental God, Ning Yu couldn't avoid the girl's "supervision"

, in the end, it was hard to refuse the hospitality, so we stayed here and had a meal together.

At the dinner table, Ning Yu learned the girl's name.

Her name is Nilu, which is a very nice name, and the girl is also a delicate beauty.

But what impressed Ning Yu deeply was not her charming appearance and figure, but her courage to protect the stage she loved in front of the sword. This was something that many people present could not do. She is the holder of the Eye of God.

Wrong, but as long as she doesn't use elemental power, she is no different from ordinary people.

During this meal, they inevitably talked about the reason for this situation. After learning the source, Ning Yu's expression became a little strange.

The reason is so...so pale and childish?

Is it just because "the great sage believes that art will hinder the development of academics" that the entire Ecclesiastical Council despises culture and art, and even regards it as a scourge?

Is this a little too outrageous?

Ning Yu couldn't understand this move at all.

Human beings are complex creatures. In addition to the value affirmation given by secular society (that is, the academic achievements of the Ecclesiastical Academy), there are also objective physiological consumption that cannot be ignored. This physiological consumption is not simply "eating" or

"Sleeping" can solve it - if you only focus on the former, then most people will face inner problems caused by insufficient entertainment.

For example, Liyue Port was founded on business, but it has never been just about business. Business is a kind of work, and the academic work encouraged by the teaching institute is also a kind of work. Both can get the same sense of accomplishment - and they can also consume

Energy is essentially the same.

Let me tell you another proverb...

All work and no play makes Paimon a fool.

Regarding this doubt, Ning Yu also asked the people at Zubair Theater, but the answer he got was helpless.

"The people from the Imperial Academy even dare to imprison the Little Grass God, what other rebellious things can't they do?"

"Perhaps for those lofty sages, some things are not important at all...compared to their so-called grand academic ideals, the lives of ordinary people may not be worth mentioning."

When saying this, Manager Sheikh's smile was very bitter.

What really saddened him today was not the sealing of the Zubair Theater by the Holy Order, because that was the order of the Great Sage, and he knew that others could not disobey it.

What he felt sad about was the female scholar named Alma.

She used to secretly watch performances. Although she never showed up in person, Sheikh knew.

She would also applaud Nelu's dance, and her smile came from the heart and was pure.

But today, she insulted Nilu, ruthlessly and even despicably denied everything about Nilu. She used the filthiest language to tarnish Nilu's efforts and her love... and even...

A condescending attitude casts words of pity and ridicule.

Why?

Obviously she would also applaud and smile in the audience.

"..."

Faced with these things, Ning Yu didn't know what to say.

The overall atmosphere of Xumi is very different from that of Liyue. The gods of Xumi clearly did not intervene in the rule of Xumi, but they were led by humans to create a terrible centralized rule. What is the difference between a great sage and the so-called emperor and king?

What? As long as he uses it in the name of academics, he can do anything.

But why?

In this world with gods, how could a great sage do this?

Is it really possible for ordinary people to imprison gods?

But as Sheikh said, those guys can even blaspheme gods, so there is nothing they can't do.

After a moment of silence, Ning Yu could only give his promise. No matter what, he would help based on his own heart.

After that, everyone had a tacit understanding and didn't mention it again, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became much better.

After learning that Ning Yu had no place to stay in Xumi, Sheikh generously offered to stay with him. Although the Zubair Theater had been repeatedly suppressed, there were still empty rooms.

But on the way to eat, Ning Yu received a message from the wind. It was very vague, but the message was all conveyed to his ears.

[Yohoo, does it feel good for a hero to save a beauty? I said before, you and Ningzhe are both heroic figures, and you don’t want to see others suffer. No, just go on stage. I think that girl must have a secret heart.

May......】

[Ahem, I’m just kidding. I’ll come to the commercial street later today. I have some information to share with you. It’s related to the Imperial Academy and Dazaba. You should be interested. 】

There was no name in this message, but Ning Yu knew who sent the message.

Wendy...or Barbatos.

This guy, as soon as he entered the Grand Bazaar, he became invisible and slipped away, leaving him alone to face this problem...

Forget it, Ning Yu can understand, after all, he is a god, and there will always be trouble for a person of this status to intervene in such things.

After the dinner, Ning Yu excused himself to leave and went to the commercial street alone.

But after arriving here, Ning Yu was dumbfounded because the terrain here was so strange.

The entire Xumi City was built based on a giant tree. It was rugged up and down, with ups and downs, and there were almost no flat roads. But Ning Yu was used to climbing mountains on weekdays, so he didn't care much - it was just other people who were not familiar with this kind of road.

When people come to Xumi City, their experience may not be very good.

After many twists and turns, Ning Yu finally found Wendy at a wine stall in a corner. At this moment, the bard was holding a bottle of wine produced in Mondstadt and drinking it happily.

"Why did you choose such a remote place?" Ning Yu frowned, forgetting that the place was remote and not telling him, it made him go around in a big circle.

"Ha, do you know how long I have been looking for this wine stall?" Wendy hugged the bottle of wine and couldn't put it down.

"You came all the way from Mondstadt just to drink Mondstadt wine?" Ning Yu's eyes looked a little strange.

He was right. The wine in Wendy's hand was Dandelion wine produced in Mondstadt. He didn't know if it was produced by Dawn Winery, but it must be of good quality.

"I can't help it. Who said that Xumi's wine is not good?" Wendy rolled her eyes. In order to find this place, he even used the wind element...but he couldn't talk about this.

"All right."

Ning Yu sat down and looked at Wendy.

"So what's next? Aren't you going to share information with me?"

"Ah, do you want to get straight to the point? That's good, it's efficient and saves trouble." Wendy shook her head, and then said as if unintentionally: "Don't you think... this mere Order Academy shouldn't have the guts to do it?

To this extent?"

"Do you mean imprisoning the gods?"

"Including the matter of imprisoning gods." Wendy took a sip of wine.

"Well, something is definitely wrong." Ning Yu nodded.

"So... do you suspect that there are other forces behind the Order?"

Having said this, Wendy smiled.

Other forces?

The Order Council is one of the top forces on the Teyvat continent, and there are not many forces that can cooperate with them, let alone stand behind them...

etc?

Ning Yu was stunned for a moment, and he thought of a name.

"A crowd of fools?"
Chapter completed!