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"I am out visiting immortals today, so I will be temporarily closed for business."

Gan Yu walked out of the Jiejianzhai gate and hung a sign at the entrance. Li Qinglian and Gan Lin had gone out to visit immortals again today, leaving the shop to their daughter to manage.

But Gan Yu doesn't understand these things, and besides... she also has a job at Yujingtai, so she can't stay here every day to watch over Jiejianzhai, and besides, she can't earn many Mora here.

However, her parents weren't exactly short of money, so Ms. Gan Yu would only complain about it at most.

"Miss Gan Yu, would you like to try our new dishes? They're sure to suit your taste!" After walking two alleys, you'll pass Natasha's kitchen. The owner, Risto, is all smiles, carrying a large roll of roasted meat that's grilling on a rack in front of the shop. He's also taken some vegetables and set them up one by one: "These vegetables are all freshly brought from Sumeru!"

"Old Li, Miss Gan Yu doesn't eat meat." Old Bai from the nearby tavern stuck his head out and laughed, "You've sent the meat to the wrong person. You should ask Miss Yan Fei for the meat!"

"Haha... I have a lot of vegetables, and they're all vegetable oil." Ristor quickly took out a few roasted Sichuan peppers, Qingxin peppers, and Yuelian peppers, chopped them into a plate, put them in a small box, and handed them to Gan Yu: "Eat this on the way, Miss Gan Yu. If you like it, please help us promote our shop!"

"Thank you..." Gan Yu smiled as she took the box, picked up a piece of roasted moon lotus with her hand, and put it in her mouth.

The delicate fragrance of moon lotus combined with the spices of Sumeru, and the Liyue roasting method, gives this dish an exceptional flavor and a wonderful texture. It's crispy and even makes a pleasant sound when you eat it, like playing a musical instrument.

Gan Yu chuckled, placed a few Mora coins on the table, and nimbly left with the box.

Seemingly slow but actually fast, she walked to the perimeter of Yujingtai in just a few steps. Looking at the neat rows of spirit weapon racks around her, she couldn't help but sigh: "I wonder when Yujingtai will finally fix up this parking lot properly. There are just too many spirit weapon racks here now."

"Don't expect them to fix this place properly. After all, it's not a big deal. Getting funding is a real hassle." A voice came from behind. Gan Yu turned around and saw that it was Ke Qing.

Ke Qing was different today; she was wearing a completely different outfit with the Yunxiu Chamber of Commerce logo on it, which piqued Gan Yu's curiosity.

"Why did you wear this outfit today? I remember your relationship with Yunxiu was just so-so." Gan Yu looked at Ke Qing curiously, especially at some of the accessories Ke Qing was wearing, which made her feel a little uncomfortable. Although her relationship with Yunxiu wasn't bad, it wasn't exactly a close one.

“I want to see beyond this world, especially what this universe is like, so I plan to resign today.” Ke Qing waved her hand and pointed to her clothes, saying, “After today’s meeting, I plan to go directly to the Yunxiu Chamber of Commerce. Maybe tomorrow I can take the space elevator to the airport and then take a spaceship to other planets.”

"Are you leaving too? Then there will only be two or three of us 7-stars left. I wonder if Ningguang has any thoughts on this, but it seems like she's considering retirement." Gan Yu shook her head and looked at Ke Qing with some helplessness, saying, "Why don't we work a little longer, at least until this period after the war is over?"

"Sigh, the war doesn't need my help anymore, and the end of the war is just a bunch of trivial matters. Now that the False Heaven has disappeared from Teyvat, many people want to go out and see it for themselves."

"As for Ningguang, I believe she is willing to stay and continue to take care of this world. But while Ningguang may be able to endure this kind of life, I find it somewhat unacceptable, because I still hope for something newer."

"Aren't you going to stay and watch Fanes' trial? This is the most important event on the continent of Teyvat, and we still have to talk about it today."

"Of course I will stay and watch, because this is the most important result of my efforts over this period of time. Even if I go to work at the space station with the Yunxiu Chamber of Commerce, I can still come back and watch it."

Gan Yu smiled helplessly at her colleague and handed over some of the food box in her hand.

Ke Qing reached out and picked up a piece of Jueyun pepper and put it in her mouth. It was her favorite flavor. After eating it, she felt somewhat indulgent, or rather, she felt a sense of joy.

"The food in Teyvat is truly unique in the world. I will come back often, and I can visit you again then."

"Sigh, I don't know what will happen next, but I've always loved this job, so even the Emperor shouldn't be able to make me leave." Gan Yu and Ke Qing sat together on the steps at the entrance of Yujing Terrace, and took out two bottles of soda, drinking them together.

"Don't worry about so many things. Even Yunxiu can't handle everything perfectly. So I think the future will not be much different from the present. After all, we have figured out the world's governance system very well over the past ten years."

“You’re right, so I believe Yunxiu won’t change too many things, but I still have a lingering doubt.” Gan Yu shook her head helplessly and said, “In that new world of the future, what kind of people should we be? Should we remain the same as before, or should we strive to move towards the future, or should we become completely different?”

"Gan Yu, if that's really what you think, then I'll invite you to come with me." Ke Qing smiled and picked up a few more moon lotus petals to eat. There was a hint of cunning in her eyes. Gan Yu was an indispensable and powerful combatant. If they were really going to travel to the universe, Gan Yu's help would definitely far exceed that of others.

"Sigh, maybe it really is time for me to take a break, but I don't know who will accompany me on this journey."

“Me? Aren’t I right here? You can resign with me after this meeting, and we can travel to the new world together.” Ke Qing looked at Gan Yu with a smile, her smile never fading since the beginning.

"And don't you really want to see what the outside world is like? Just like your parents, aren't they always traveling around? As for the future of Liyue, I think the people of Liyue will definitely have a way." Keqing stretched out her hand and smiled at Ganyu, "Let's go to the future together and see it together."

Gan Yu hesitated for a while, but finally reached out and took Ke Qing's hand.

Although she didn't verbally agree, Ke Qing understood what she meant, and the two of them went to the Yujingtai meeting hand in hand.

At the main gate of Yujingtai, a figure stood there sighing.

"The world is going to the dogs. Now even the Seven Stars are not many people willing to do it. I don't know if what I've been doing lately is right or wrong."

"I think if you, Lord Yunxiu, were willing to serve as one of the Seven Stars for a period of time, things would change drastically." A voice sounded from behind, a voice that was somewhat authoritative yet gentle.

“I can’t do these things, sister.” Yunxiu turned around and looked at Huixin, who had now become the Star of Tianxuan: “Besides, sister, you know my personality. I’d definitely ruin the Seven Stars in my hands.”

“I don’t think you’ll ruin Qixing. You know, Qixing is completely different now than before.” Huixin looked at her younger brother and said with some emotion, “When our mother married into this family more than 30 years ago, I was always worried about what kind of changes she and you, who were pregnant with her, would bring to our family.”

“But what I didn’t expect was that you have brought a completely different experience to Teyvat.”

"Including my master, as well as the Seven Stars of all generations, and even the Rock King Emperor, all have undergone completely different changes based on your situation and your experiences."

“I didn’t do anything superfluous. I just did what I was supposed to do.” Yunxiu shook her head and looked at the Jade Capital Platform in front of her. “Actually, I wasn’t planning to hold this meeting today, but Xiangling told me that I should still come and take a look no matter what. After all, even if I’m not needed from a procedural and legal standpoint, the entire Teyvat people need me to make a statement.”

"But I don't think it's a good thing to take a stand, because Fanes' life has nothing to do with mine, and Fanes' future, whether he is tried or what kind of punishment he needs to undergo, I don't think these are things I should decide."

“Little brother, I don’t think so. You’re the little brother I rarely call.” Huixin shook her head, somewhat helplessly saying, “No matter what, you were key to the Teyvats defeating Fanes, and you also reshaped the current Teyvat system. You can choose not to be Fanes, and you can choose not to rule them, but you can’t stop the fact that someone in this world always needs to sit in that position. If it’s not you, then who is it? If someone else steals your power and sits in that position to rule the people, would you be willing?”

"So, I finally came, and this time I'm not here in any other capacity. I'm here as the creator of Teyvat's current spell system and social structure, the Dao Ancestor." Yunxiu chuckled, looking at the Jade Capital Platform before her with some emotion: "However, too many things have happened in these twenty years, or rather, in the more than thirty years since I was born, every time I come here, I have a different feeling."

"Old things will eventually be replaced, and new eras will always come. After Phanes is judged, Teyvat will inevitably enter a new era. But who will usher in this new era? To be honest, I still don't have a good idea."

"But I always have to face these things, because whether or not a new era begins, it will definitely need me."

"And of course I will always stand on the side of us Teyvats."

"Let's go, sister. As the Liyue Seven Stars, let's go see the trial of Fanes together."

Chapter 558 Final Chapter (2)

“Lord Vilette, you can sit here. This is just a routine interview… although this matter is indeed quite significant.”

In Liyue's Crimson Cloud Slope, a massive platform has been erected, and spatial expansion technology has been used to greatly enlarge the stands, enough to seat hundreds of thousands of people.

Charlotte straightened her clothes and hat, carefully fixed the camera on the tripod, nodded, and soon two Meloscin raised the light board and indicator on either side. As the word "start" fell, she raised the microphone, held the recorder, and asked Navelette.

"Lord Vilette, I heard that you were unanimously elected as the chief judge of this conference at the previous joint meeting of the seven kingdoms and the dragon clan of Yujingtai. What are your thoughts on taking on this position?"

“Actually, I don’t have many thoughts about this position itself.” Navelette thought for a moment and shook her head.

“But Lord Vilette, I heard that when they elected you, it was drizzling. I’ve heard that when a water dragon cries, it drizzles.” Charlotte asked her first question, then smiled mischievously, “Was it because you could finally give the dragons an explanation?”

"If you're talking about giving an explanation, it's not really. But I think it's been a long process, from the War of Funeral Fire to this new era of fire-extinguishing war, or rather, the war that truly ignited the flames of war."

"Whether I descended as a dragon or as a human, I have reached a turning point in my life. I think that after this trial is completed, I will relinquish my position as the Grand Inquisitor and embrace a completely different life as a new individual."

“Perhaps I will go to Haimo Village and live with the Meilushin people. I promised them that I would spend more time with them when I have time.”

"What meaning did 500 years of trials have for you? Or do you consider it a perfect end to having Faenes as your last trial subject?"

“I believe that justice is always an ongoing process, not a completed one. Therefore, I think that for at least many, many years to come, before mankind can truly and completely control their own minds, trials will be necessary. So even for me, it is not an end.” Navilette sat up and answered seriously, “If one day I am still needed as the Grand Inquisitor, I think I would not mind going to a trial or two more and carrying out my justice.”

"Lord Villette is so handsome!" The two little Meloshens jumped up and down, watching the Grand Inquisitor calmly answer one question after another.

"Yes!"

"And he said he wants to go back to Haimo Village to live, which means Lord Vilette can live with us every day!"

"Yes, yes, that's great news! I've heard that humans work overtime every day and don't seem to have much time to rest, but they seem to earn a lot of Mora. But for us Melusin, Mora doesn't seem to be of much use."

"No, Mora can buy a lot of things, but we can make them ourselves in Haimo Village."

"But now there are far fewer Meilushin in Haimo Village. Many of them have gone to work for the medical team."

"I wonder how their work in the medical team is going? Is it harder or easier than for us reporters? I heard they even have a chance to go to the moon."

“I heard they are quite happy working in the medical team, especially those who went at the beginning. Many of them have now become professors.”

"Really? It's a pity that no big-name reporter has appeared in Meilushin yet. I wonder if it could be me?"

"I think it's not impossible."

Meanwhile, Navigette and Charlotte's interviews were basically over. After the interviews, the two took a routine photo together, chatted for a few more minutes, and then went their separate ways.

“Miss Charlotte, do you think Lord Villette’s words are true?” A staff member came over and asked quietly. “After all, he was one of the Seven Dragon Kings. Although he has been an inquisitor for 500 years, it seems that he might make some irrational judgments about Fanes in this matter.”

"For Lord Navelette, I think justice is what he has always upheld; fairness and justice are beyond life to him."

"Of course, the grudges within the Dragon Clan are an indelible cause and effect, but under these circumstances, Lord Yunxiu, the Emperor, and the Seven Gods all chose him as the presiding judge, so I think there should be no problem."

"That's true. Speaking of which, what has the Water God been up to lately? I heard that after the war ended, he went to the moon with Lord Yunxiu and was going to film a movie about a lunar adventure. I wonder how it is going now."

"Yunxiu, he didn't just bring the Water God along, I heard he also brought several of their children. I think they probably went on a trip around this time. But he said he would be back before the final moment of the trial. With his magical skills, I guess he's the only one in the world who has the right to say that, right?"

"It's not that exaggerated. I think Lord Xiaoyue's strength is about the same, um, in terms of spatial abilities..."

"Speaking of which, what has Lord Xiaoyue been up to lately? I'm actually a fan of his."

"He must have been dragged away by the other immortals to do something..."

What is the Moon Shaving Clan doing now?

The answer is actually very simple: he was helping his apprentice take care of his child.

After the previous flood control war ended, several of the apprentices got married one after another, and many of their children were sent to Xiaoyue's place because he was helping Yunxiu take care of her children. Although Yunxiu's children were all exceptionally talented, it was a deal between Yunxiu and Xiaoyue.

But the children of his apprentices are not so simple to raise, because many children have different talents, and some of them are beyond Xiaoyue's ability to raise, so he has to go to his old friends.

For example, the Tengu disciple of Inazuma, his child, a little Tengu, was sent here, and this little Tengu awakened a talent purely in terms of strength.

This is quite rare even among the Tengu family, so the old deer had no choice but to bring him to Yixiaodaotian's house. However, as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw a sign that read "Out for the Day" on the door, and the person was not at home at all.

This infuriated Old Deer.

"Normally, when I want to go out, you guys stop me eight out of ten times. What are you guys so free for?" He cursed and drew a door in the air, instantly tracking Old Ma's location. Then, he led his apprentice across the portal.

"What are you doing... what is this?"

As the old deer stepped through the door, he was surprised to see a group of people fiddling with all sorts of things.

A cake, some Liyue pastries, several dishes made by Xiangling herself, and some gifts were laid out there, along with a large sign.

Congratulations to Master Hou Zhang on the 10th anniversary of his joining the Imperial Academy!

"Is this a celebration for me?" Looking at everything before him, Xiaoyue stood there dumbfounded. In his more than five thousand years of life, this immortal had never experienced anything like this, so he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Old Deer, weren't we supposed to go see the trial together today? After it was over, we were all planning to celebrate with you, but you came over first, so we missed out on the surprise."

Narumi Qixia chuckled, put down what she was holding, and when she saw the child behind Xiaoyue, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"So that's why! It's all because of Old Ma. This kid is clearly a natural for physical training. He couldn't find Old Ma, so he came here instead."

Xiaoyue also realized what was happening and said awkwardly, "Ah, yes, this is Sha Yuluo's child, so I was thinking of asking Old Ma to take a look..."

"Let me see. Hmm, he's definitely a good prospect. Although he's still a bit behind Yunxiu's two children, the gap isn't that big. He's at least on par with Valesa. He might have a chance to become a demigod in the future, depending on fate." Yi Xiaodaotian walked over and casually pinched his cheeks a couple of times before praising him: "Inazuma's side has never produced a prospect like this before. It's amazing that a Tengu family can have such a talent. I thought only the Oni clan would produce someone like this."

"Old Ma, you know what, the times are completely different now than before. Look at those kids in Yunxiu, they're learning all sorts of things."

"Yunxiu has many wives and children. It's not surprising that anything could happen with so many wives and children."

"Speaking of which, who is the one with the highest cultivation level among his children right now?"