aircannonsinc Chapter 181 The Origin of the Moon-Chasing Chapter
Chapter 181 The Origin of the Moon-Chasing Chapter
Grandma Ping snorted softly. Although her youth and beauty were gone, she still had an indescribable aura. She was truly a peerless person with unrivaled elegance and grace.
"I don't agree with what you said. I have countless registered disciples under my tutelage. The two disciples I taught are both talented people with excellent character, talent and appearance. What else can you show off?"
Mo Ran smiled. This was what he was waiting for. "I don't know how many names you still remember. Didn't you just forget how many disciples you have?"
"As for me, I don't have many disciples, but each of them is unprecedented and will never be surpassed. Ningguang holds the position of Heavenly Power and controls most of the economy of Liyue Harbor. Shenhe practiced the magic I taught him, blended it with the family's inherited exorcism magic, and created his own magic!"
"Qiqi knows destiny, understands the stars, knows all kinds of herbs, and knows the world. The two stores near Wanmin Hall, Kuaidao Chen and Zhongyuan Miscellaneous Snacks, are more famous among my many apprentices. So compared with me, your Grandma Ping is still far behind!"
"Then don't forget that I have a godson who is in charge of the laws of Liyue. Even if the Seven Stars break the law, they will still be arrested. You, Mo Ran, have to be careful for me!" Grandma Ping held the teacup in her hand and sipped the tea leisurely.
Mo Ran tilted his head, a strand of black hair swaying gently at his temple. He said slowly, "But don't forget who made the Liyue Laws, and who gave advice when they were made."
As he spoke, Gui Zhong, dressed in white clothes as white as snow, had quietly stood behind the man in black, like an adult in the family supporting his younger brother, and looked at his old friend with a sly smile.
While the two old guys were competing fiercely, the children, who were the objects of competition, were sitting together very peacefully. With Ningguang, the thoughtful elder sister taking care of them, they naturally had nothing to worry about.
However, out of the six children, five were picking up food for one person, and that was Yaoyao, the most well-behaved and sensible one. After the food in her bowl was piled up like a mountain, another bowl came from nowhere and continued to pile up.
Among them, Qiqi, who was the most diligent and always picked up the hard dishes, said with a smile: "Yaoyao, you must eat your fill, like a little sparrow!"
"Thank you, thank you everyone, but there's so much, I can't finish it. Let's eat together, otherwise it will be wasted." Yaoyao looked at the three big bowls in front of her, her expression was dull for a moment.
The peace between the children did not spread to the area where the fighting took place, but the more the two fought, the more angry they became, but not just on both sides.
Instead, she could not help but scold Master Liuyun Jiefeng, who had been watching quietly, "You two are deliberately bullying me because I have fewer disciples!"
"It's good that you know." The man in black and the old man temporarily stopped fighting, faced the outside world in unison, and nodded in unison.
Ganyu looked on with a bit of helplessness. Over the past thousands of years, she had seen many scenes of this kind, large and small, and had long been accustomed to them.
Although she wanted to help her master, she was powerless. Then she thought about what happened to her when she was a child and Ganyu just ignored it.
This war, which was started for no apparent reason, ended immediately with the return of the three people who had gone out. As for the outcome, it didn't matter anymore.
Keqing looked much better than when she left. She walked in with the blond boy, talking and laughing. The white-haired floating object was also laughing.
The purple-clad and purple-haired Keqing paused for a moment before she said slowly, "Today's schedule was very fulfilling. Thank you for accompanying me in the investigation. Otherwise, I would not have achieved such a result if I had done it alone."
Xiangling laughed and said, "Don't say that. If Keqing hadn't wanted to investigate, I wouldn't have known that there were so many stories about the Kitchen God!"
“Yes, Keqing is the initiator of this journey. It’s you who brought everyone together. If we must thank you, it should be said that every person is indispensable.” Kong rarely knows how to comfort others.
Keqing smiled brightly, as dazzling as the stars in the sky. She said, "I understand. Then, as participants, please come back to Yujing Terrace with me."
"Where it started, it ends. There is a beginning and an end!"
Paimon scratched his head, glanced at the man in black, and said with a deliberate curl of his lips: "I seem to have heard this sentence before. Should I say it or not? Is this the inheritance of the people of Liyue?"
Mo Ran was silent. Grandma Ping, who seemed to be the oldest person in the room, spoke up, "Speaking of the Kitchen God, when I was young, I met him often!"
When these words were spoken, everyone reacted as usual. Even Xiangling and Yaoyao were not too surprised, because they knew that their master was an immortal, and they did not doubt the identity of the mortal in black.
They had heard from their master a long time ago that although Mr. Mo Ran was a mortal, he was not an ordinary mortal. Perhaps this was the reason why Yaoyao had met all the immortals in Jueyunjian, but only Mo Ran until now.
Grandma Ping's words continue...
"Zhu Yue was originally a ritual of the immortals. The people of Liyue do not practice immortal things, but they also imitated it and used the name Zhu Yue to evolve multiple festivals."
"On a beautiful moonlit day, everyone gathers together, drinks fine wine and tea, eats delicious food, and celebrates the joy of reunion."
"In later days, the old man Emperor Yan Wang, in order to commemorate an old friend, combined the festivals and truly named it Zhu Yue. They used the sky to observe the earth, took the moon as an oath, recalled the past and thought about the present, and reunited and rejoiced. This is the Zhu Yue Festival!"
Mentioning the god who created the contract, those present who didn't know the truth all sighed deeply. Keqing also showed emotion on her face, "Emperor..."
Granny Ping laughed and said, "The Emperor has always been loyal and righteous. All the immortals and demons who have made great contributions to Liyue have been given titles or festivals of varying sizes."
"The Kitchen God has removed endless filth from the land of Liyue. Although the True Lord of Exterminating Demons and Removing Obstacles has preserved part of his divine consciousness at the cost of sleeping for a thousand years, his origin has been damaged and he is no longer a Demon God."
"I guess, old lady, maybe there was a festival among those festivals, the Kitchen God Festival!"
Guoba looked at Ah Ping, who always asked him to cook for every party, with a face full of complaints, and thought to himself: "Why are you talking so righteously? I want to be more low-key!"
Mo Ran glanced at Xiang Ling and Yao Yao who had admiring looks on their faces and held his forehead helplessly. He had only been sleeping for a thousand years, but now that he was being stared at, it felt like he had been silent for eternity and had just been resurrected.
Keqing took a deep breath, placed her jade hand on her chest, and said with emotion: "The Emperor has always valued tradition, but unfortunately from now on, the inheritance can only be completed by us, the descendants of Liyue."
Grandma Ping said earnestly: "Keqing, you must not underestimate yourself. If there are thoughtful people among the descendants who care about these traditional rituals, the Emperor will be very pleased if he knows about it in the afterlife!"
Mo Ran also smiled and said, "Yes, even things that were once forgotten will have traces left behind, but they have not yet been discovered. I believe that one day these things will see the light of day again and tell future generations about their glory at that time."
"The life of the demon god is very powerful and almost immortal. I think that now that the Kitchen God has restored life to the land of Liyue, he should also come to the world in other ways to take a look."
"The Demon God is like this. Isn't it the same for Liyue's past and present? The inheritance is not broken, the bloodline still exists, and Liyue is still Liyue, and it is immortal!"
Grandma Ping sighed, nodded and said, "Each generation has its own events. As the saying goes, only when there are new flowers on the branches can the tree remain green and evergreen."
"The future of Liyue should be left to these children. We old folks can finally enjoy a peaceful life!"
Everyone present, whether they were immortal beasts or mortals, except the blond-haired boy and the white-haired floating object, had an inexplicable feeling in their hearts, a very heavy feeling.
That is something called family and country. As the ancients often said, if the country is destroyed, how can the family survive?
These young people are now shouldering important responsibilities. It doesn’t matter whether they are capable or not. It is not about ability but about attitude.