Chapter 534

It was just like the "What-If Telephone Booth" from the Doraemon manga he had seen before.

"Mhm mhm, this is a reward I got from a burst of luck!"

Seeing Zhongli said rather proudly.

Although the price inside might be just a tiny bit steep.

Seeing Zhongli: "……"

What was he supposed to say to this?

If he had truly been killed,

then this Peace Star would have been used worthily.

But he was only faking his death…

If that's the case,

the effect of this wish was nothing more than bringing him from Liyue to here.

One could say, it was a complete waste.

Thinking that such a miraculous treasure had been used up for nothing just like that,

even Seeing Zhongli, who was always composed, felt an urge to hit someone.

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Actually, strictly speaking, this couldn't be blamed on the adepti.

After all, they had only chosen to save him out of their reverence for the Lord.

Thinking of this, a bit of emotion welled up in Seeing Zhongli's heart as well.

Having subordinates so loyal to him was his good fortune.

So in a sense, he could only blame Seeing Zhongli himself.

If only he had told some of them in advance while faking his death.

Perhaps such a situation wouldn't have occurred.

"Well, what is destined to come will come; what is not, do not force."

After a long while, Seeing Zhongli sighed and did not dwell on the matter any longer.

However, the expressions of the adepti looked a bit strange.

How could the Lord have revived and still look so glum?

But Xiao did not pay too much attention to this and instead asked about what they had been concerned about before.

"Lord, who exactly tried to assassinate you at the Rite of Descension? The Fatui?"

He did remember Lady Ningguang having mentioned this guess.

"Yes, Lord, if it was the Fatui, then let's go avenge you right now!"

"Exactly, even though Snezhnaya's strength is formidable, such disrespect toward the Lord is simply too much!"

"Even though the Lord has revived, this debt cannot be settled so easily."

At this, the adepti also grew heated with indignation.

Now Seeing Zhongli was a bit embarrassed too.

If he told these subordinates of his

that he had simply wanted to retire and so staged this whole thing,

would they go berserk?

After all, to "revive" him, an entire Peace Star had been wasted.

Having gone through the matter of the God of the Vortex,

everyone involved knew just how important the Peace Star was.

But seeing their concern for him, Seeing Zhongli did not intend to hide it from them.

"Actually, there was no assassin. From start to finish, it was all my plan."

So Seeing Zhongli laid out his "retirement" plan.

"Ahem, judging from the current results, the test should be considered a success."

"So that's what Boss meant by 'sort of dead' earlier～～!"

Seeing Seeing Zhongli reveal the inside story, Noelle also had a sudden realization.

Still, this was her first time seeing a god fake his own death.

"Could it be that, like Lord Barbatos, he's grown weary of the mortal world?"

Noelle wondered silently to herself.

And upon hearing that the Lord had faked his death, the adepti immediately exchanged bewildered looks.

Good lord!

So all their running around had been for nothing?

Even when they were fighting the demon god, the Lord had been watching from the side?

Once she realized this, Seeing Zhongli's face went blank with confusion.

"S…so, we wasted an entire Peace Star for nothing?"

To obtain this Peace Star and save the Lord,

she had even sworn to be a Shi Laimu for the rest of her life.

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And the result was this?

The Lord wasn't even dead,

He doesn't even need to be revived?

This left Zhenjun Liu Yun Jie Feng feeling utterly chilled.

"From the standpoint of universal reason, that is indeed correct."

Seeing Zhongli nodded.

At this point, there is nothing to be done.

"Then we're done for!"

Remembering his earlier bold words, Zhenjun Liu Yun Jie Feng hurriedly bounced over to the counter.

"Boss Han, I won't really have to stay as a Shi Laimu forever, will I?"

Zhenjun Liu Yun Jie Feng's small face was filled with worry.

In any other shop, she wouldn't have taken it seriously.

But here at Boss Han's, she truly couldn't be sure.

If she could revive the Emperor, she'd accept becoming a Shi Laimu.

But the key point is, there's no need to revive him at all!

Not only did she waste a Peace Star,

and now she herself has turned into a Shi Laimu.

Then she'd be utterly ruined.

"What do you think?"

Han Feng smiled slightly.

"But Boss Han's shop offers so many miraculous rewards—there must be a solution, right?"

Zhenjun Liu Yun Jie Feng asked, unwilling to give up.

She truly didn't want to remain a Shi Laimu for the rest of her life.

A beauty from miles around,

or a celestial figure radiating divine aura—wouldn't that be better?

"It's simple: you just need a Peace Star."

Han Feng smiled.

"Peace Star? I have one…"

Zhenjun Liu Yun Jie Feng's face lit up with joy, and she quickly turned to look.

But upon seeing the fragments of the Peace Star floating in the air, her face fell.

"Oh no, I forgot I already used it to revive the Emperor…"