si-mexico Chapter 509 Finding a New Breakthrough
Chapter 509 Finding a New Breakthrough
Only after the blind man turned his entire body towards Xu Ning's wind elemental form did Xu Ning finally realize that the man was speaking to him.
“I had always heard that blind people lose their sight, but their other senses become much more powerful. Although I have always believed in this theory, I never thought it could be exaggerated to this extent.”
"My feet were almost touching the ground, and my body was one with the night wind. How did you know I had walked here?"
Now that he had been discovered, Xu Ning calmly stopped and faced the blind man, but he still wanted to hear his own explanation of the doubts in his heart.
"This place is called the Silent Garden, where everything will return to silence, and you and the wind... are a bit too noisy."
Xu Ning instinctively reached for the wine gourd, but suddenly realized he was now controlling a wind elemental body. Disappointed, he shook his hand and gave up.
"I'm so sorry to have disturbed you. I'll go downstairs now."
Please wait a moment.
The blind man spoke again to stop Xu Ning, "My name is Muganna, and I am here to guard this place. Your voice and aura are completely out of place here. Please leave."
Xu Ning chuckled and said, "So you must have already sent the information about my arrival to the guards through the void terminal, right? But luckily you can't see my face or draw a silhouette for them, so I'll just knock you out and then figure out a way to sneak in."
Muganna shook his head and said, "He still needs me here to guard the Pure Land Palace, so he won't let you hurt me."
Xu Ning asked curiously, "Forgive me for being late, I didn't notice anyone else around here. Is anyone else here?"
"it's me."
Suddenly, a laughing male voice came from the small pavilion next to Muganna, and then a figure that Xu Ning was familiar with emerged from behind a pillar.
"It's you... Doctor!"
This figure turned out to be the PhD student I had met once at the Mondstadt Dawn Winery.
At this moment, Xu Ning finally realized why the Order of the Fathers had suddenly become so bold. They were probably colluding with the forces of the Fools in an attempt to seize the Heart of God from the Little Lucky Grass King.
After all, the Fatui have already tried it in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma. Although it seems that they all benefited themselves in the end, the Fatui have never given up trying. Perhaps it will be the same here.
"Where you Fools appear, nothing good ever comes of it. Are you planning something bad about Little Lucky Grass King again?"
Although he knew he wouldn't get any useful information from this question, Xu Ning didn't hesitate to give it a try.
"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."
The doctor chuckled and, surprisingly, answered Xu Ning's question.
“Sumeru can be said to be my former hometown. I have come back this time because I want to do something beneficial for my hometown.”
home?
Xu Ning scoffed. It was indeed his hometown, but it would be a miracle if it were beneficial.
The wealthy man returned to Liyue, laying the groundwork for nearly ten years to destabilize the region.
The lady returned to Mondstadt, and Black Tiger nearly ripped out the heart of his own Anemo Archon.
And then there's the one the goddess mentioned about the collapse of the country; Inazuma, who returned home, also caused all sorts of trouble.
Now that you've returned home with a bunch of rebellious children, I really don't believe you'll do anything good.
"But you really gave me a big surprise! You were able to use such pure elemental energy. It makes me want to cut you open and see what's inside!"
Xu Ning sneered, "Since you know it was you who were behind this, we'll have to face each other sooner or later. Goodbye then."
Xu Ning manipulated his wind elemental body to retreat slightly, flipping himself off the platform. His entire body vanished the moment he was out of sight of the two people above.
It's no wonder Xu Ning is cautious.
Xu Ning still can't see through the doctor's abilities.
This time, in order to investigate the matter of the Order Institute, Xu Ning only sent a wind elemental body here, without even bringing any weapons.
It's really not a good time to take action.
Once the wind elemental body is damaged, its soul will also fall into a deep sleep due to severe injury.
Now is the time when a storm is brewing in Mount Sumeru. If one is forced to recuperate at this time, it would not be a good opportunity.
Xu Ning recalled his wind elemental form and said to the people around him, "We were unable to enter the Order of the Fathers, but we unexpectedly discovered that the Fatui have arrived, and they should be led by their executor, the Doctor."
With Nasita's possession, Catherine spread her hands and said, "Other forces have gotten involved. It seems things have become complicated."
Xu Ning shook his head slightly and said, "Not necessarily. I heard that the doctor is also a Sumeru person and may have studied at the Order Academy. If you can start from his identity and find out what he did in the past, it may be a breakthrough."
Catherine nodded. "Things here are settled, so I'll head back now. You all have a good rest these next two days. If you need anything, you can leave me a message at the Adventurers' Guild."
After Catherine left, Xu Ning immediately called everyone into the cave, dressed in green to keep a close eye on the outside noise, while he himself went to catch up on some sleep.
Xu Ning had indeed felt mentally exhausted these past few days, and by the time he recovered from his sleep it was already the afternoon of the second day.
After having lunch in the Hidden Cave, Xu Ning emerged from the space full of energy. Remembering his promise to Nasida, he headed straight for the Adventurers' Guild.
Unexpectedly, when I got there, I saw Kong and Paimon.
The two guys were now pestering Catherine with all sorts of questions.
Xu Ning waved from afar, and Kong and Paimon ran (flew) over in surprise.
"You big drunkard, so you're alright. We couldn't find you anywhere after we woke up. We thought the Faculty of Orders had done something to you..."
Paimon chattered on, expressing his concern, but Xu Ning noticed that the little guy's eyes kept drifting towards the stall next to him, as if his own safety was less important than that of the person selling crispy cakes next to him.
"After we couldn't find you, we originally wanted to put up a missing person notice at the Adventurers' Guild, but Miss Catherine seemed a bit strange today. Not only did she not accept my request, she even said that we would meet again soon. I didn't expect her to be right."
Xu Ning patted Kong on the shoulder, smiled and said nothing, but led him to Catherine.
"Is that you, Lady Nasita?"
Catherine's expression suddenly brightened, and she laughed, "You guessed it!"
Upon hearing Xu Ning call out his name, Kong immediately realized the true identity of the person in front of him.
"Any new news lately? After all, the Adventurers' Guild is arguably the most well-informed organization on the continent of Teyvat."
Catherine shook her head. "It seems that the news from the Church of Christ is being deliberately covered up. We can't get any information at all. It seems that the other side had already anticipated that I would use possession to find out about the Church of Christ."
Xu Ning nodded and said, "As expected, it seems we can only find an insider who knows the truth and see if we can pry anything out of him."
"Just as I thought!"
Nasida manipulated Catherine to hand Xu Ning a piece of paper with a drawing of a person's interpersonal relationships.
"Setare? Who is that?"
"It's the assistant who came with the Great Sage during the Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival. You've seen him many times."
After being reminded by Naxi Da, Xu Ning finally remembered what the female scholar who had always followed the Great Sage looked like.
"She's a good candidate. Where can you usually catch her?"
“She would often visit a fortune-telling stall, especially when she had a problem she couldn’t figure out, she would go there more often, trying to let fortune-telling guide her in the direction of her destiny.”
Xu Ning remained silent.
This guy's character seems contradictory.
A woman who can become an assistant to a great sage must have achieved great academic success.
However, her belief in divination and her habit of relying on it for guidance seem completely out of place with her academic background.
“No, that’s not it,” Nasita explained. “She was originally a proponent of the Ming Lun school and always believed that the fate of the stars and humanity was connected. Moreover, the fortune-telling stall she frequented was famous for its accuracy in Sumeru. If you don’t believe it, you can go and try it out.”
Xu Ning and Kong exchanged a glance. "Since we're going to wait for Setare in that area anyway, let's go take a look."
Following Catherine's directions, the two headed toward the legendary fortune-telling stall, which was said to be incredibly accurate.
When they arrived, they discovered that the person in charge of the divination was actually a little girl.
"Lost sheep, are you confused about your destiny? Let Nabiya tell your fortune. The voice of the gods often graces my ears, and I can guide you through your confusion."
"You little rascal, you can tell fortunes?"
"Don't underestimate me. With Harut and Marut's help, my divination results are 100% accurate!"
Hearing that the subject of the divination wasn't even this little girl, but rather the two glossy kittens in front of her, Xu Ning felt it was even more unreliable.
However, since we're already here, we might as well just have some fun.
"Okay, I am indeed quite lost. At such a young age, I have been drained of my soul by money, and life has become utterly devoid of joy. Now I just want to find someone who can accompany me. So, where is my destined partner?"
Xu Ning thought to herself, since she wanted to prove that the divination was useless, she naturally couldn't give her real personal information. So she would just make up a persona and ask about her marriage prospects.
The little girl, Nabiya, clearly pretended to close her eyes and think for a while.
Only after the two kittens, one black and one white, in front of her each meowed once did she nod and say, "Hmm, asking about marriage? No problem, it's very simple... I heard it, I heard it, the person destined for you will appear... in... Hmm? So many people, how could there be so many people..."