Genshin Impact: Zhongli discovered that he was stealing tributes at the beginning

"Wu Ye! You're here~"

Hu Tao deliberately lowered his voice, but the smile in his voice could not be hidden.

Wu Ye leaned over and said, "It didn't affect your training, right?"

Hu Tao also posted: "Of course not, you just finished the last sentence for me."

Seeing the hall master who looked majestic just now but now looked like a little girl, the several newcomers looked at each other and thought about whether they should continue to stay where they were.

Fortunately, an old employee happened to be passing by and saw this scene. He quickly made a gesture to indicate that they could leave.

Seeing that all the guests and hostesses in the hall had noticed and left, Hu Tao started to act coquettishly.

"Wu Ye, I want a hug~

Wu Ye shook his head gently: "Not now."

Hu Tao tilted her head: "Why?"

Wu Ye's face suddenly turned serious: "Because my hands have done more important things!"

Hutao pouted: "Huh, what's more important than hugging me? Why are you hiding your hands behind your back? Take it out quickly and let me see!"

Wu Ye smiled and said: "Really want to see it? Yes, but you have to kiss me first."

Fire girls were never arrogant, so Hu Tao immediately stood up on her tiptoes.

"Wood~"

"Deng Deng! This bouquet of flowers is for you!"

Wu Ye stretched out his hand, holding a rose in his hand.

"Wow! What kind of flower is this? I've never seen it before!"

Hutao found it novel, took the rose with both hands, and then put it to the tip of her nose and smelled it.

"Well, it smells pretty good. Where did you find it?"

"This is a rose. It was given to me by a Mondstadt reader. It means tight-lipped in Mondstadt."

Hu Tao was unhappy: "Then if you give me this bouquet of flowers now, it means you can't tell me what's on your mind for the time being."

Wu Ye hugged Hu Tao and explained gently: "Of course not. In my previous life, that is, in the earth, the flower language of roses was -"

Hu Tao raised her head in Wu Ye's arms: "What is it?"

"I love you."

Hu Tao suppressed her shyness and replied seriously.

"I love you too!"

"Taobao, actually there are many thorns on the stems of roses."

"Well, that's right. Then why didn't you give me this one?"

"Because I was smoothed out."

......

Hu Tao leaned on Wu Ye's shoulder and said softly: "So you have always been worried that the Fools will endanger Liyue Port? Wu Ye, if you want to fight next time, you must take me with you. Don't leave me behind."

Wu Ye gently stroked Hu Tao's hair and looked out the window.

"I will."

......

Fontaine, Irie Island, light rain.

Inside the Opie Lake Opera House.

"Supreme Judge, it's already ten o'clock."

The subordinates of the tribunal reminded Navilette in a respectful tone.

When Villette heard the noise coming from the auditorium, he frowned: "Hasn't Carres entered the venue yet?"

"Sir, I...I heard..."

Looking at his hesitating subordinates, Villette looked serious.

"If you have something to say, just say it, don't be secretive."

The subordinate plucked up the courage and said: "I heard that Carres will not accept trial. He plans to directly participate in the duel to prove his innocence."

"Ok?"

Villette frowned deeper.

"Where is he now?"

......

"I'm sorry, Navia, my baby girl, I can't be with you anymore."

"The doctor said I won't live more than five years. If my daughter sees her father dying, he shouldn't be a qualified father."

"Navia, you must live happily..."

Kales thought this as he dragged his frail body towards the duel with a firm look.

"Look, look! Isn't this the president of the Rose of Thorns Society, Kares? He usually looks like a good old man, but he turns out to be an old fox who hides deeply."

"Yes, you see he seems to be seriously ill. He is probably pretending to be pitiful!"

"Indeed, everyone was deceived by him before. Unexpectedly, he killed his friend with his own hands. From now on, we will call him 'Unjust Kares'."

A group of passers-by pointed at Carres's back, some even spat at him and threw stones.

"Eh?! No, isn't he going to attend the final trial today? Why did he come to the duel?"

A passerby discovered the blind spot.

"He wouldn't want to use the duel to prove his innocence, right? Hahaha, look at him, who can he beat?"

"Hahaha, hahahaha, it's probably just to gain sympathy. How dare he participate in a duel?"

The crowd laughed.

However, the next moment, they heard Kares say something unbelievable.

"Miss Clolinde, I challenge you to a duel!"

Clolinde, one of Fontaine's dueling agents, is also known as the "strongest dueling agent". So far, she is the only one who has maintained an undefeated record!

"What?! Caress is really crazy? Why should he challenge Clolinde?"

"Tch! I guess he knew he had committed a crime and just wanted to save some reputation before he died."

"Anyway, since Mr. Carres dares to speak out, he must be determined to die."

In the crowd, a young magician whispered, and next to him was a quiet girl.

The girl's figure is quite special. She has soft cat ears and a slender cat tail.

Clolind watched Kares walking towards her, and she said slowly:

"Sorry, Mr. Carres, I cannot accept your challenge."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. This seemed to be the first time Clolind refused a challenge, which completely violated her duty as a duel agent.

Facing Kales' doubtful gaze, she said in a deep voice: "It's an order from Lord Water God. She orders you to attend the court trial immediately."

"I have been waiting for you here for a long time as ordered, so I will be responsible for sending you there."

Unable to resist Kales' refusal, Clolind's men led Kales and followed Clolind's footsteps to the opera house.

Looking at the backs of Clolinde and Kares, everyone started talking.

"Ah? Did I hear you correctly just now? How could the Water Goddess Funina get involved in such a thing? Doesn't she usually just sit up there and have fun?"

"Hey! How dare you say that? Be careful of the security team arresting you!"

"Don't be afraid, Lord Water God will definitely find it interesting when she hears it. When I go to court, as long as I tell you that I am Lord Water God's dog, she will definitely spare me!"

"Six six six! As expected of you!"

......

"elder brother?"

"It's okay, I'm thinking about a problem."

The cat girl showed a curious expression: "What are you thinking about?"

The young magician lowered his voice and said quickly: "Water Goddess Funina's behavior is unpredictable. To be more explicit, her usual speech is like a performance."

"I'm wondering if this time, she personally intervened in the Carres case and discovered some amazing secrets. She plans to reveal them in the opera house and then shock the whole audience and become the center of attention."

The cat girl nodded: "Well, what my brother said makes sense, do we want to go over and have a look?"

"Okay, Lynette, let's go."