Chapter 425

Once I get it this time, you won't slip away so easily again.

Then, at that moment, the False Peace Star suddenly accelerated.

Whoosh—

It directly outpaced the Young Master's figure and shot toward the sea.

"No way?"

Watching this, the Young Master was stunned.

Just as it was about to be mine, are you just flying off like this?

But the situation now was completely different from before.

The False Peace Star had entered the ocean; he had no way to go search for it.

"Now I've spent money, traveled a long way, and ended up with nothing."

"All for nothing."

The Young Master stood by the shore, staring at the direction the False Peace Star had flown, sighing heavily.

Yet he was deeply puzzled.

Where exactly was the False Peace Star going?

When it slipped from his hand, it had hovered in the air,

as if searching for something.

And after leaving the comic shop, it seemed to have found its target.

It had flown steadily in this direction.

If I'm not mistaken, that direction is… Gūyún Pavilion?!

"So the False Peace Star isn't going after Auseil?"

At this possibility, the Young Master's lip twitched.

According to the information he'd gathered, beneath Gūyún Pavilion lies a sleeping demon god.

That is, the Demon God of Vortices, Auseil!

During the War of Demon Gods, it was defeated by the Rock Sovereign, Morax,

and finally sealed beneath the sea by the Rock Spear…

When the Young Master came to Liyue to seize the Divine Core,

he had already considered awakening it.

With the Ten Thousand Taboos Scroll and the power granted by the Empress to the Envoys,

temporarily lifting the Rock Spear's seal wouldn't be difficult.

But for the Young Master, this was a last resort.

He would never use it lightly.

Because once the demon god was summoned, it wouldn't mean utter ruin for Liyue—

but it would certainly cause massive destruction and casualties.

Then he'd be locked in mortal enmity with Liyue…

Yet now,

he hadn't even thought of summoning the demon god, and the False Peace Star was heading straight for it…

If this caused Auseil to awaken, would the blame still fall on him?

Because in a sense, the False Peace Star existed in this world solely because of the Young Master himself.

"I've had nothing but bad luck my whole life…"

The Young Master's face was filled with despair.

Not only did he get no reward, he might end up taking the blame anyway…

This was just too terrible.

"No, I must inform Liyue about this—anything not my doing won't be pinned on me."

The Young Master's face hardened with resolve, and he hurried back.

If it truly was my doing, then I'll own up to it.

I, the Young Master,

the youngest 4.4 Envoy of the Fatui!

Am not a man who shirks responsibility!

But if this inexplicable reward causes a demon god to awaken,

and then they blame me for it, I'll be like a mute swallowing bitter yellow lotus root—no way to explain myself.

Of course, the Young Master still held a sliver of hope.

For instance, perhaps the False Peace Star's power isn't enough to free Auseil from the seal.

Or perhaps he was simply wrong.

The False Peace Star wasn't flying toward Gūyún Pavilion at all.

If that were the case, it would be perfect.

He'd just pretend nothing had happened.

But no matter what, he had to clear his name in advance.

Otherwise, if they eventually traced it back to him, he'd have no way to prove his innocence.

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