Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 151 The Demon God of the Vortex

As Lin Qiong finished his conversation with Zhong Li and walked out of the Liuli Pavilion.

He discovered that the Thousand Rock Army soldiers who had been in a coma had somehow regained consciousness.

The moment they saw Lin Qiong, they immediately raised their spears, quickly surrounded him, and asked about the attack.

The Qianyan Army soldiers unanimously believed that the attackers were accomplices hired by Lin Qiong, whose purpose was to rescue him.

Just as Lin Qiong was facing Qianyan Army's questioning and didn't know how to explain, Zhong Li happened to step out of the Liuli Pavilion and came to his rescue.

After learning that Zhongli was a guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth, the attitude of the Qianyan Army soldiers immediately softened considerably.

With His guarantee, Lin Qiong was also able to clear himself of suspicion as an accomplice of the attackers.

After that, Lin Qiong and the other passersby arrived at the General Affairs Department under the escort of the Thousand Rock Army, where they waited for Ningguang's arrival.

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General Affairs Department, Interrogation Room.

As the person closest to where the dragon-shaped body landed, Lin Qiong naturally became the first person to be questioned.

He was sitting upright in a chair, surrounded by a circle of delicate blue silk threads.

Ningguang stood opposite him, silently gazing at Lin Qiong with her red pupils, while a dark blue-haired woman manipulating silk threads stood close beside her.

"Being entangled in the threads of the Night Orchid may make you uncomfortable, but it is the best way to verify whether you are lying. I hope you can understand."

After Ningguang finished speaking, she gently raised her hand and gestured to the woman she called Yelan, indicating that they could begin.

Ye Lan nodded, her fingers twitching slightly. The blue threads that had been hovering around Lin Qiong began to contract, clinging tightly to Lin Qiong's skin.

"Then the first question," Ningguang's voice was serious, echoing in the interrogation room, "was the Emperor's murder related to you or your companions?"

Feeling the tightness of the silk threads binding his body and the pressure from Ningguang's sharp gaze, Lin Qiong calmly replied, "No."

"What were you doing the moment the Emperor fell from the clouds?" Ningguang pressed.

“Watch Him fall down.” Lin Qiong answered truthfully without thinking.

He did nothing at the time; he simply watched Zhongli's body fall from the sky to the ground, never imagining that the body would fall in his direction.

Upon hearing this answer, Ningguang frowned slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

She turned to look at Ye Lan, as if trying to confirm something with her.

however.

Ye Lan simply shook her head slightly, as if to tell Ning Guang that Lin Qiong was not lying.

At least, the blue thread wrapped around her fingertips didn't ripple at all because of Lin Qiong's answer...

Then.

Ningguang changed her angle and asked Lin Qiong a few more questions, but Lin Qiong always responded with "no" or "I didn't do it".

After Ye Lan confirmed repeatedly that the blue threads wrapped around Lin Qiong's body remained unchanged and showed no signs of fluctuation.

Ningguang then stopped interrogating Lin Qiong and had Yelan remove the silk threads wrapped around him.

"You can leave now. Consider this... compensation for this misunderstanding."

As she spoke, Ningguang picked up a heavy bag from the table and gently pushed it in front of Lin Qiong.

Lin Qiong peered into the slightly open bag and discovered that it was filled with Mora.

"There are a total of 100,000 Mora here. Although it cannot fully compensate for the trouble you have suffered in this incident, the Emperor has passed away and Liyue is going through a turbulent time. I hope you can understand."

Ningguang's words carried a hint of helplessness, and her gaze toward Lin Qiong was filled with apology.

"I understand." Lin Qiong nodded, not dwelling on the matter.

Anyway, it was just a symbolic question, and without suffering much loss, I even made 100,000 Mora for free.

"Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I won't stay any longer." Lin Qiong accepted the bag of Mora and stood up to leave.

But as he turned to leave, he suddenly remembered something and reached into his pocket.

"Oh, by the way, Lady Ningguang, someone asked me to bring this to you."

Lin Qiong took out the item that Zhong Li had specifically instructed him to bring to the Seven Stars of Liyue from his pocket: a dark yellow talisman.

"That's... the Unhindered Talisman?" Ningguang's gaze was instantly drawn to the talisman in Lin Qiong's hand, and she exclaimed softly.

She took three steps at a time and quickly walked up to Lin Qiong, took the talisman, and examined it carefully.

"This...it's actually a fake?" After examining the details of the talisman, Ningguang looked up at Lin Qiong in disbelief. "Who gave this to you?"

"I don't know. That person just specifically asked you to give this thing to them," Lin Qiong said, shaking his head and spreading his hands as if he didn't know.

Zhongli had previously instructed him not to mention the origin of the talisman to anyone, and simply to hand it over to Qixing intact.

Therefore, after completing the task assigned by Zhongli and handing the talisman to Qixing, Lin Qiong did not linger.

After saying goodbye to Ningguang and Yelan, he turned and left the General Affairs Department without looking back.

Stepping out of the General Affairs Department and breathing in the long-missed fresh air, Lin Qiong immediately felt much more relaxed.

"Then there's only one thing left," Lin Qiong murmured to himself, a faint smile playing on his lips.

After letting his companions know he was safe on his phone, Lin Qiong planned to return to Yujingtai along the same route to meet them...

In the days that followed.

After Lin Qiong handed the fake Bai Bu Ji Talisman to Ning Guang, she immediately began to thoroughly investigate the matter.

After some investigation, Ningguang discovered that these counterfeit Talismans of No Taboos were actually made by the Fools.

Once this matter is exposed, D'Artagnan, as the executor of the Fools, will naturally be implicated.

Without alerting the enemy, Ningguang conducted a rigorous interrogation of the young master's confidants.

Upon learning that their target was the Heart of God of the Rock King Emperor, Ningguang cleverly spread the word about the hiding place of the "Immortal Ancestor's Manifestation".

As Ningguang had predicted, after the news spread, Tartaglia was indeed found in the Golden House.

Seeing that the plan had been exposed, and facing the encirclement and capture by the Liyue Septimians and the Thousand Rock Army, Tartaglia omitted the exciting part of the battle.

Using the forged "Treasure of the Unfettered" talisman he had on hand, he awakened the "Vortex Demon God" who had been suppressed at the bottom of the Lonely Cloud Pavilion by the Rock King Emperor.

He also took advantage of the chaos to escape from the golden house...

Liyue Harbor, a port.

Knowing that Ningguang would definitely investigate the clue of the Unfettered Talisman, Lin Qiong would come to the port every day to check the situation.

Although Lin Qiong knew that Tartaglia would definitely awaken the Vortex Demon God, he had no idea exactly when.

Lin Qiong stood at the edge of the harbor, the sea breeze carrying a salty, damp scent onto his face.

Just when he thought today would be another peaceful day like any other, something unexpected happened.

The once clear sky suddenly turned dark, with thick clouds and thunder rumbling through the clouds.

at the same time.

On the distant horizon, a colossal figure radiating terrifying pressure slowly emerged.

"It wasn't for nothing that I waited here for two days; they've finally shown themselves." Lin Qiong gripped the Heavenly Fire Greatsword in his hand and murmured softly.