In Genshin Impact: I accidentally ruined the Seven Gods

Chapter 147: Follow the plot

Early in the morning, Bai Mu, who was having breakfast at Wanmintang, saw an acquaintance.

"Hey, you guys are wanted criminals in Liyue now, how come you're still in the mood to eat breakfast here?"

Upon seeing the newcomers, Bai Mu greeted them with a smile.

Ying and Paimon were startled when they heard Bai Mu's greeting.

At the same time, they glanced at each other's veils, their expressions showing a hint of confusion.

She was wearing a veil, so why was she still recognized?

But when they discovered that the sound was coming from Shiraki, they were relieved.

Seeing that no one around them was paying attention to them, Ying pulled Paimon to stand in front of Shiraki.

"We originally wanted to come here to find Xiangling and ask her to lead us to you, but we never expected to run into you right here."

Paimon stopped in front of Shiraki and whispered.

"Looking for me? Why are you looking for me?"

Upon hearing that the two had come specifically to find him, Bai Mu was taken aback.

Logically speaking, at this point in time, they should be going to those immortals to seek justice for them, so what's the meaning of coming to me?

After a moment of surprise, Shiraki asked in confusion:

"Shouldn't you be leaving Liyue as soon as possible? After all, you are the 'murderers of the Emperor'. Why are you here looking for me instead of leaving?"

"How can you even call us the murderers! Do we have that kind of ability? That's the Geo Archon who rules Liyue!"

Upon hearing the word "murderer" from Shiraki, Paimon hurriedly defended himself and Ying.

“Although I know you are not the murderers, you were the only foreigner who escaped from the ceremony that day.”

"Moreover, those foreigners who did not flee have all been cleared of suspicion after investigation."

"therefore..."

At this point, Shiraki shut his mouth.

Because he knew that, having said this, Ying and Paimon would understand what he meant.

Sure enough, after Bai Mu finished speaking, Paimon stretched out a finger and gestured in the air.

"In other words, just because we escaped, and were the only outsiders to escape, Seven Stars will assume we are the murderers even if we are not."

"That's right, because the people need an explanation for this matter, and you are the best explanation."

Bai Mu nodded and gave Paimon a thumbs up.

"Oh dear, how awful! It's all the fault of that person who spoke in our ears!"

After hearing Bai Mu's explanation, Paimon suddenly stomped his foot angrily.

She felt that if someone hadn't whispered "Run!" in her and Ying's ears, they wouldn't have been mistaken for assassins for fleeing the scene.

"Consider this a lesson learned; how can you so easily trust strangers?"

Shiraki, somewhat guilty, echoed Paimon's complaints.

"By the way, tell me why you came to find me."

To avoid an awkward situation, Shiraki forcibly changed the subject.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about the important thing."

Upon hearing Shiraki's reminder, Paimon slapped his forehead.

"Ying, quickly take that thing out and show it to Bai Mu."

Under Shiraki's watchful gaze, Ying took out the "Talisman of No Taboos" that Dattaria had given her.

After Bai Mu received the Hundred Taboos Talisman, Ying said to him:

“A Fatui cleric once told me that this thing can grant me an audience with the gods.”

"But I'm a little worried, so I'd like you to take a look at this and confirm whether what he said is true or false."

"Yeah, yeah, Shiraki, as a god of Liyue, you must be able to identify this thing, right?"

After Ying finished speaking, Paimon chimed in.

"Yes, this thing is called the 'Talisman of No Taboos'. The executor was right. You can indeed see immortals with this thing."

Bai Mu nodded to the two of them, returned the Hundred Taboos Talisman to them, and gave them an affirmative answer.

"That's great! Once we see the immortal, he can clear our name."

Upon learning that what Tartaglia gave him could grant him access to the immortals, Paimon happily floated around Luminous's head.

She looked at Ying, hoping to see a joyful expression on Ying's face as well.

However, Ying's expression was somewhat strange at this moment.

Ying suddenly realized that she seemed to have been going the long way around all along.

If Paimon hadn't just said to Shiraki, "Shiraki, as a god of Liyue," Luminous wouldn't have noticed this.

Logically speaking, they and Bai Mu are friends, and Bai Mu is a god of Liyue. So, it should be the best choice for them to come to Bai Mu and ask him to seek justice for them.

But it seems they've always been going the long way around, ignoring their divine friend from Liyue and instead searching for that ethereal immortal.

Thinking of this, Ying directly asked Bai Mu:

"Bai Mu, as a god of Liyue, could you please speak to the Seven Stars for us? Tell them that we are innocent and not the murderers who assassinated the Emperor."

"Yes, that's right. As a deity of Liyue, Shiraki, the Seven Stars will surely believe you, right?"

After Ying said that, Paimon finally realized what was going on.

She looked at Bai Mu and asked with a hopeful expression.

"Uh, oh, of course, come with me."

......

After finishing breakfast and packing a portion for the Great Tree King, Shiraki took Ying and Paimon to his general store.

After entering the general store, Shiraki first placed the packed breakfast on the table.

He then flashed forward and knocked out Ying and Paimon who was next to her.

"Come down for dinner."

After finishing these things, Bai Mu called out to the upstairs.

After the Great Tree King descended, Bai Mu first pointed to the breakfast on the table, then pointed to Ying and Paimon lying on the ground, and said to the Great Tree King:

"After we finish eating, do me a favor and give them another psychological suggestion."

The Great Tree King looked at the breakfast on the table, then at the two people lying on the ground, and nodded to the white tree.

After finishing breakfast, following Shiraki's instructions, the Great Tree King first slightly altered the two's memories, and then gave them a short-term hint to "ignore Shiraki's divine identity."

After the matter was settled, the Great Tree King nodded to the white tree.

Received the message from the Great Tree King, Shiraki found the "Talisman of No Taboos" on Ying's body. He then had the Great Tree King control Ying's body to stand up and woke her up.

"That executive officer didn't lie to you. This thing is a token; you can meet the immortals with it."

In a daze, Ying accepted the "Unfettered Talisman" handed to her by Bai Mu.

After thanking her, she left with Paimon.

Watching Ying's departing figure, Shiraki breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he could help Ying clear her name, if he did so, Ying would be unable to convey the message that "the Emperor is dead" to the three immortals cultivating in the mountains.

Although Xiao also participated in the ritual to summon the immortals, he could not possibly deliver the message knowing that "the Emperor is not dead."

In this way, if Ying doesn't deliver the message, those three immortals will probably only find out that "the Emperor is dead" when Osel reaches Liyue Harbor.

In this way, Liyue Harbor would not be able to display its full strength, and Zhongli's plan would not achieve the results he wanted.

However, what Bai Mu didn't know was that, because of the existence of the Moon Network, the three immortals in the mountains already knew about the accident that occurred during the Immortal Invocation Ceremony the moment it happened.