SFS Chapter 736 Even the Summer Insects Remain Silent for Me
Chapter 736 Even the Summer Insects Remain Silent for Me
Xu Ning hurriedly poured the remaining porridge into his mouth and rushed out of the Hidden Cave.
Once Xu Ning left, Wendy chuckled and said, "I don't know what this guy is in such a hurry for. Agoria's true form is a native of Teyvat, just like the water dragon, and she has never gotten along with the one above. As the saying goes, strangers shouldn't interfere with relatives. His going there is just asking for trouble... Qingyi, open the water curtain, let's watch him have his fun together."
Before Qingyi could make a move, Shenhe and Belial, who were sitting on either side of Wendy, simultaneously reached out and touched His wind circle.
All three layers of wind were broken in an instant.
"You... Achoo... You're all protecting him... Achoo... None of you are good people..."
After emerging from the Dust Concealment Gourd, Xu Ning picked up the gourd and walked towards the stage.
Xu Ning still remembered the mechanism Linni used in his magic performance last time; he casually opened it and jumped back into that tunnel.
Tristan, standing at the door, glanced inside. "Hmm, he's still inside. He didn't leave, so it's not a foul."
After the last incident, Linnie's magic troupe should have cleaned and tidied everything up here.
Apart from the traces of the underground tracks still visible on the ground, all other debris had been cleared out, making the tunnel feel spacious and clean.
Xu Ning easily found the ventilation opening.
Behind the ventilation shaft was another narrow passage, just wide enough for one person to walk through, leading to the basement that Linni had previously explored.
Xu Ning went inside.
Of course, the room was empty, except for a black crystal panel embedded in the wall.
Otherwise, Linni wouldn't have said that he wanted to spend time investigating, but didn't get the chance.
But who was it that called out to Linni at that time, telling him to pay attention to what was happening in the tunnel?
Xu Ning gently tapped on the wall and walked around, but found no hollow secret room or anything like that. The wind inside the room also didn't detect any other gaps.
Finally, they stood before the black crystal plate.
Xu Ning tapped the crystal panel lightly with two fingers. "Hello, is anyone home?"
No one answered.
Is nobody home? Are you home but asleep? Are you awake but don't want to talk? Do you want to talk but don't want to talk to yourself?
Neither of them is good for you!
After all, you're willing to talk to that kid from the Fatui, so there's no reason why you shouldn't have anything to say to me, a righteous and noble Liyue person.
Okay, if you don't want to talk, that's fine, I can talk to you.
“Navilet is the reincarnation of a water dragon, and I’m afraid she’ll be a threat to Funina. I came here specifically to tell you this.”
Huh? I spent ages brainstorming this explosive sentence, and there's absolutely no response?
"The prophecy of Fontaine is about to come true, and destruction may be imminent. We are beset by external threats and internal troubles. You were willing to speak up for the safety of a young girl in the tunnel, but you turned a blind eye to such a serious matter?"
Well, even the summer insects are silent for me; silence is tonight's...basement.
"Alright, alright, I've always felt indebted to Egolia, thinking she wanted me to come to Fontaine to help. Since you don't need it, I won't bother anymore. Oh, by the way, just one small question: you've always upheld the principles of justice, so why did you ultimately convict the young master? Don't tell me it was some kind of malfunction!"
Xu Ning was almost going crazy.
"Ugh, I feel like a clown talking to myself here. What keyword can activate you and give you some reaction, or even just judge me?"
Perhaps because he had mentioned the right keyword, Xu Ning finally heard the first sound.
The voice is very clear, like Fu Ningna's voice, but without that exaggerated, lively quality; it sounds more calm and steady overall.
"guilty."
Meanwhile, the word "guilty" appeared on the crystal plate on the wall.
Xu Ning was both surprised and delighted to finally hear a voice. "What do you mean, guilty? Oh, are you judging me? What crime have I committed? Are you really malfunctioning?"
"guilty."
"An unforgivable crime."
“The culprit.”
"It's a heinous crime."
“Her crimes are heinous.”
"A great sin."
"..."
One "judgment result" after another appeared on the black crystal plate, and the voice became louder and louder.
Xu Ning calmly drank his wine until the voice suddenly fell silent, at which point he rubbed his nose.
"Hmm, I'm listening. Out of words? I'm actually hoping you're malfunctioning, otherwise your vocabulary is really lacking."
"Go away, I don't want to talk to you."
After a rebuke tinged with anger, no matter how much Xu Ning tried to provoke him, the voice ignored him completely.
However, Xu Ning learned at least one thing: that Fu Ningna was indeed a fake water goddess, or perhaps not fake at all, but merely a figurehead.
The true water god is hiding here, secretly accumulating energy, preparing to do something big.
Most importantly, this scheme seems to have been carried out behind the backs of the entire Fontaine, and even the puppets created by the Water God were unaware of it.
A plan that had been hidden for four or five hundred years, almost kept secret from everyone, what was the successor to the water god Fucarus planning to do?
What plan could be so important that it would overshadow the destruction of a nation?
Xu Ning pondered for a moment without finding a solution, then shook his head and walked outside.
Since He doesn't want me to know, then so be it. But since Egolia has spoken to me, I won't let this kingdom sink. However, I'll have to do what I want from now on.
While Xu Ning was in the basement, a figure appeared on the judge's bench in the opera house.
Trista stood in front of the figure with her hands behind her back, looking guilty, her palm still tightly clutching the flower.
“Lord Vilette, he…he’s down there, he…he didn’t go out…”
Navelette said gently, "Yes, I know. Don't worry about being blamed. You've been doing a great job. Leave this to me."
Trista nodded gratefully and quickly ran back to the door to continue her diligent guard duty.
Navelette stood quietly on the bench, seemingly lost in thought.
Just after Xu Ning correctly stated the keyword, the cardinal for decree and ruling below the judge's bench suddenly lit up.
"Guilty," "Guilty," "Unforgivable crime"...
One card after another suddenly popped out of the paper dispenser of the proclamation machine.
"You... actually initiated the trial process below?"
Navelette looked at the verdicts she had never seen before. Each one seemed to plunge the person being judged into an abyss from which there was no escape. This was no longer a "fair trial," but rather a result distorted by too many external factors.
"However, Xu Ning, in this distorted world, which side are you on?"