The second person was a merchant.
Merchant Devotee: "With Starsea Soother around, the Millelith can probably retire, right?"
It turned out that he had previously hired Starsea Soother to accompany him while transporting goods, and along the way, all monsters retreated three paces, which is why he made that remark.
It seems that this Starsea Soother indeed has some methods for dealing with monsters, but he is using these methods to swindle money.
The third devotee was a woman.
Female Devotee: "Ever since my fiancé left without a word, I've been crying every day..."
Later, she tried Starsea Soother's immortal arts and felt that her fiancé was truly going to return.
"It's real, not just a psychological effect!"
"This is absolutely a psychological effect, isn't it?" Chao Xi complained.
As an old scoundrel, if this method really worked, he wouldn't know how many portions he'd have to divide himself into to take care of everyone.
Not only did Chao Xi think it was a psychological effect, but the Traveler in the book felt the same way.
Traveler: "It all feels like a psychological effect..."
Dust-Warding Stone Snatcher: "There was an immortal master, Xue Wuliang, also known as 'Quantum,' who once said—"
"All things are inherently entangled, and 'psychological effect' is also a form of 'soul' connected to the 'outcome of events' by fate...""
These words left people confused, and some didn't even understand them, but they felt that what he said made a lot of sense.
From this, it can be seen that if you want to fool people, you need to use some inexplicable terms; if others don't understand, they'll think what you're saying is amazing, and then they'll 'enlighten' themselves.
In the book, the Traveler asked if the other party could take off their mask, and Dust-Warding Stone Snatcher stated that he was a 'Bull Warrior' and couldn't remove his mask.
Although he couldn't take off his mask, Dust-Warding Stone Snatcher could grant the Traveler's wish, but it was still missing something.
"The path of immortality relies on enlightenment; if the two of you cannot comprehend the meaning of my words, then this immortal regrets being unable to help."
Paimon didn't understand, but Lumine did; his meaning was simply that he wanted money.
Paimon: "But we don't have anything valuable on us."
"You don't even have a Vision."
Lumine: "No one would sell a Vision, right?"
Finally, the two decided to offer something other than money, like delicious food.
Ningguang smiled silently when she saw this passage; as for whether someone would sell a Vision, it's hard to say.
Comparing people is infuriating; Ningguang wanted to sell her Vision, Keqing wanted to smash her Vision, but Pantalone desired them all and couldn't obtain any.
Paimon and the Traveler were not without money; at the very least, Paimon still had some 'backup hidden energy.'
She had some private money hidden in her shoes.
In the book, the Traveler and Paimon returned to Liyue Harbor and found that Dust-Warding Stone Snatcher had also returned to Liyue Harbor to buy books at Wanwen Bookhouse.
Jifang: "Is this the only one you want, 'records of the guardian yakshas'?"
Paimon: "Isn't that the 'Starsea Soother'? How did we run into him here again?"
"Why would an immortal buy a book about himself?"
Originally, everyone also thought immortals wouldn't buy books about themselves, but having read the story of the Geo Archon, they weren't so sure anymore.
Didn't the Geo Archon listen to his own stories every day and even discuss them with people?
The Lumine in the book also found this 'Heavenly Sovereign' very suspicious, because "His mask is too ugly."
"Reasonable." Ying nodded; her analysis was truly too reasonable. She was sitting with Yanfei in a teahouse, reading.
The Traveler in the story, adhering to the principle of investigating thoroughly before speaking, also bought a copy of "records of the guardian yakshas."
In ancient times, Liyue was plagued by miasma and filled with strange demons.
The decaying remains of defeated Gods spread hatred and resentment throughout the mortal realm, transforming into 'evil spirits.'
Whenever evil spirits stirred restlessly, plagues, ghosts, and anomalies would arise.
Thus, Rex Lapis summoned the 'Yakshas' among the immortals to eradicate the evil spirits.
Here, Lin Qiu drew an illustration: Zhongli in his divine armor and five Yakshas wearing masks.
They swore an oath to Rex Lapis, to kill for guardianship, to eliminate numerous sufferings, and so it was for years...
In the long bloody battles, they were also inevitably bound by karma and contaminated by the lingering hatred of the Gods.
Or went mad with fear.
The Pyro Yaksha cried out, looking up at the sky, his mask shattered.
Or killed each other to their deaths.
The Hydro Yaksha and Geo Yaksha attacked each other.
Or succumbed to inner demons.
The Electro Yaksha's feet were covered in bones.
Of the five most powerful 'Immortal Yakshas,' three died unnatural deaths, and one's whereabouts are unknown.
After enduring a thousand years of tribulation, only one 'Conqueror of Demons' still remains in the mortal realm.
The masks of the Four-Faced Yakshas were shattered, with only the Anemo Yaksha's mask remaining.
And only during the moonlit hours, the fleeting light of Guyun Stone Forest and the flutist of Dihua Marsh, still remember his figure.
The last illustration showed Venti playing the flute and Xiao's back.
One can only say that he truly lives up to his reputation as 'Doctor Venti'; he puts out fires everywhere. If it weren't for him, the last Yaksha might have also perished.
The people of Liyue couldn't help but sigh at this Anemo Archon; he truly is a great God.
Although he usually seems unreliable, he never drops the ball at critical moments.
Of course, he is still slightly inferior to the Geo Archon; the Geo Archon is never unreliable, except for not carrying money.
The Yakshas, like the God of the Hearth, were beings who protected mortals but were eventually forgotten, which made the people of Liyue feel very guilty.
Moreover, the story of the Yakshas is different from that of the God of the Hearth; the Yakshas' story is recorded, yet most people still forgot them.
"Ah? This kind of experience…" Yanxiao exclaimed, "…Let's make two more dishes today."
Gecheng had told Guizhong about the Yakshas, but when Guizhong saw the illustrations drawn by Lin Qiu, her heart still ached.
She had a good relationship with the immortals, and that naturally included the Yakshas. Now seeing the images of their tragic deaths, how could Guizhong not be sad?
However, she would not ask Lin Qiu to 'resurrect' the Yakshas, because she also knew that as a God, she was to some extent 'immortal.'
But the four Yakshas were different; they were infected by evil and had gone mad. How could they have the energy to leave behind consciousness or anything of the sort?
Perhaps only the Yakshas who weren't infected to the point of madness had time to leave something behind.
"Music, indeed, is extraordinary." Guizhong sighed.
Although she had bickered with Gecheng about music, she never thought that music was something that could be replaced by mechanisms.
Others also lamented the greatness of the Anemo Archon's music; originally, this would have been a complete tragedy.
Yet, the Anemo Archon stubbornly managed to pull one back; great, no words needed.
"Hehehe, it's quite well-drawn." Venti looked at himself in the painting and was very pleased. Compared to the previous illustrations, Venti preferred this one of his back playing the flute.
Now Venti understood why Lin Qiu had dragged him to pose when he went to Liyue earlier; it turned out she was 'referencing' photos...
At that time, he had held the pose for quite a while. Thankfully, Charlotte was there to guide him, otherwise, he might not have even made it to the Chef Showdown.
However, what Venti didn't know was that his photos were not used for this occasion.
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Character Voice Line · Guizhong: About Yaksha · Geo
"Menogias loved designing clothes. If he were still here, perhaps the outfit I wore for the Moonchase