"Well..."

Mandrill, who was lying under the tree, suddenly had a ferocious expression on his face.

As if he sensed something, he suddenly sat up and breathed heavily.

"I am..."

Holding his forehead, Mandrill suddenly realized that compared with before, the discomfort on his body had disappeared a lot. At least the feeling that made him feel very depressed and breathing was a burden had almost disappeared.

Already.

"woke up?"

A familiar voice sounded, which brought Mandrill back to his senses for a moment. He quickly stood up and saluted the man sitting on the stone bench.

"Emperor!"

Although the resentment of the devil stained on his body has been almost completely eliminated, the resentment that constantly impacts his mind has also disappeared.

But when facing the emperor, he felt more ashamed.

The King of Rock liberated him, and in order to repay the kindness of the God of Rock, he accepted the thousand-year hard labor of guarding Liyue.

But now, he who was supposed to protect Liyue had to trouble the emperor to protect the law himself.

To him, this is a shame.

"It'll be fine when you wake up."

Looking at Mandrill half-kneeling on the ground and Zhongli holding the tea set in his hand, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

With his eyesight, it is not difficult to see Mandrill's current mental state.

He just woke up and looked a little bit not very smart.

But those amber eyes were as clean as the amber on Hulao Mountain, without the turbid feeling before.

Although Bai Luo has not completely eliminated all the karma in his heart, at least for a hundred years, he will no longer have to worry about it.

"Well......"

Looking at Zhongli with a smile on his face, Mandrill seemed to realize something. He wiped his face with his right hand and covered his face again.

Based on his understanding of Bai Luo, after seeing the things on his face disappear, it was impossible for him not to make up for them.

Therefore...it is really offensive to meet the emperor with this face.

"Don't worry, I...I asked Zai Yue to clean it off for you."

Seeing Mandrill's movements, Zhongli already knew what he was thinking. But when he talked about the things on Mandrill's face, Zhongli paused slightly.

Well, it’s not like he knew it clearly anyway.

"The True Monarch of Cutting the Moon and Building the Yang?"

I walked to the spring and observed the green pool for a while.

Whatever may have been on his face has indeed disappeared and been completely removed.

But if he remembered correctly, the emperor seemed to have said before that this ink was mixed with a special potion and could not be cleaned off. It would take dozens of times more effort for an ordinary immortal to remove it.

Why did the Emperor and the old man let the Moon-Cutting and Building-Yang True Monarch take action this time?

Hmm...does the emperor have any deep meaning in doing this?

"How do you feel now? Do you feel any discomfort?"

After seeing that Mandrill was completely awake, Zhongli asked.

He would stay in Aozang Mountain at such an important moment of the Hai Lantern Festival, even skipping Hall Master Hu's class, just because he was worried about Mandrill's condition.

It didn't matter in other aspects, but karma...he had to pay attention to it.

After all, this has something to do with Bai Luo.

Judging from his current situation, his karma should have been almost resolved, but when he woke up just now, it was as if he had experienced a nightmare.

Could it be possible that Bai Luo did something to him that he didn't notice?

"Well, I've never felt so good before."

I tried to use my immortal power, and it was extremely pure. There was no sense of sluggishness when it was running, just like an old machine that had been running for thousands of years and had a full-body maintenance.

Apart from conquering demons, he rarely had any other ideas, so he couldn't help but want to use his magical power to run around in the mountains and forests.

"Then what did you dream about just now? Why do you look so frightened?"

Zhongli understood that what he dreamed about was definitely extraordinary if it could make even Mandrill look horrified.

I just hope it won't be another of Bai Luo's pranks.

"I...I dreamed of you at the Lantern Festival...no, it's nothing."

The Great Sage of Conquering Demons, who usually does things neatly and neatly, became a little hesitant when he mentioned what he had dreamed about.

But in the end he chose not to tell what he dreamed about.

Because he felt it was disrespectful to the enemy.

"That's right! Lantern Festival!"

Speaking of the Hai Lantern Festival, Mandrill remembered one thing.

The Lantern Festival is coming soon, and I can't continue to slack off.

Most festivals in the world are celebrations, but few people remember the stories behind them.

These days are mostly the days when man-eating monsters are surrendered by saints.

People imitated his actions and held rituals to drive away monsters to commemorate heroic deeds. This custom gradually evolved into a festive festival.

The demon gods suppressed by Morax in various places in Liyue would occasionally erupt into unusually large amounts of resentment and debris while they were half asleep and half awake.

Among them, the outbreak on the night of Hailantern Festival is the most huge.

For thousands of years, every time the Hai Lantern Festival comes, Mandrill will perform the ritual of Jing Yao Nuo dance and fight all night long on the festival night until dawn.

Therefore, compared with ordinary people, he especially hates the Lantern Festival.

But even so, every time such a day comes, he will not hesitate to put on his Nuo mask and travel around Liyue to kill all the evil spirits that may affect Liyue Port.

If you encounter trouble in the wilderness, trouble from thieves on the road, trouble from water, fire, swords, danger from ghosts, gods, medicine, poison, trouble from evil beasts, poisonous insects, trouble from enemies or evil people, then call me by my name.

Mandrill, the immortal with three eyes and five manifestations, comes to protect you when called upon.

Before he met Bai Luo unconscious, he was preparing for the arrival of the Hai Lantern Festival.

This year, because of Osel, the sleeping demon may be more active than in previous years, and he is even ready for a hard fight.

But thanks to that guy Bai Luo, his karma has been almost completely eliminated. He can now deal with these evil spirits with ease. As long as he waits for the Hai Lantern Festival to come...

"Sea Lantern Festival? It's over."

elf:"???"

Mandrill, who had already prepared to bid farewell to the emperor and set out to fight, was suddenly stunned.

What? It’s over? Didn’t I just sleep for a day?

By the way, it seemed to be the same last time. I felt like I slept for a whole day, but in fact a long time passed.

"The residents of Liyue Port..."

He shook his hand slightly, and Mandrill's voice trembled slightly.

Even though he knew that neither the immortal nor the emperor would just sit idly by, but...but...

"Based on common sense, something big will definitely happen. But before you worry, why don't you take a good look at Liyue's situation. That guy Bai Luo... has helped you a lot."

Zhongli shook his head slightly and said.

The mandrill was stunned for a moment, and then he used his magical power to turn into a breeze that went straight up into the sky.

As soon as he jumped up, he noticed.

The noisy Liyue City was actually protected by an extremely powerful force at this time.

And the source of this power is clearly the Emperor.

Why did the emperor say that Bai Luo helped a lot?

Is it possible...

Recalling the dream he had, Mandrill's eyes gradually became weird.
Chapter completed!