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Soon, the opera house, where the trial had just concluded, became lively again.
Because the great magician, Linney, has come on stage.
"Hmm... Is it because of the butterfly effect of my arrival here? Now Linni is performing here?"
Looking at Linni, who was performing an escape magic trick on stage, Bai Zhi had some subtle thoughts.
"Next up is our magic trick, and I will randomly invite a lucky audience member to come up and experience this amazing magic trick."
After Linni demonstrated a series of magic tricks, he had a cabinet brought in and then shouted to the audience.
Immediately, everyone raised their hands frantically, and Bai Zhi watched the scene with great interest.
She wondered if this magic show, which was so far ahead of schedule, meant that the murder would be repeated.
"So, fifth person from the left in the first row, would you be willing to participate in my performance?"
Linni pointed to a spot on the platform.
"I?"
Bai Zhi pointed to herself, somewhat surprised.
"That's right, it's you. This audience member should be from Liyue. As a Fontaineble, I would like to invite this guest from Liyue to experience my magic. Would you be willing?"
Bai Zhi raised an eyebrow. "Of course I have no problem with that."
Linni snapped his fingers. "Then please come here, young lady. But please note that you will be blindfolded. Just wait for me to give you the signal, and you will be able to open your eyes and find yourself in a magical new place."
Bai Zhi stood on the stage, blindfolded herself, and entered the cabinet, after which the cabinet door closed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, now is the moment to witness a miracle!"
Linni was speaking on stage, while Bai Zhi felt her feet shaking.
Just like the original plot, there is actually a hidden door under these cabinets, and below that is a small track moving device that can secretly move the people inside the cabinets, creating the illusion that the positions of the two parties have suddenly switched during a conversation.
"Ok?"
Suddenly, Bai Zhi, who was blindfolded, felt a gust of cold wind.
"Huh, they're not from Fontainebleau... But it's alright, let me try and see if this new seawater can dissolve people from other countries!"
There was also a man's voice accompanying it.
"As expected... you still showed up."
Bai Zhi shook her head, and the hammer that was about to strike her suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Bai Zhi then removed her blindfold and looked at the middle-aged man who was already under the control of the chicken talisman.
In the original storyline, Marcel framed Linni, a guy who dissolved multiple girls just to experiment with seawater.
He was now suspended in the air, struggling helplessly, his eyes filled with astonishment.
"Is this the water of the womb?"
Bai Zhi walked over to Marcel, took a bottle from his struggling hand, and curiously shook the liquid inside.
It is said that this thing is the source of many life forms on the planet, and the Fontaine people were born from the water of the primordial womb sea. Their essence is that of pure water spirits who mimic humans, but this mimicry is not complete, so they will dissolve and turn back into their original form after coming into contact with the primordial womb sea water.
186 Do you want to change this prophecy?
"How could this be...? You're a user of the Eye of God?"
Looking at Angelica dahurica studying the fetal water, Marcel said with all his might.
Only a user of the Eye of God could capture him in one fell swoop and levitate him in the air.
"Hmm... I am not a user of the Eye of God, but sir, you are very lucky to be the catalyst for me to completely solve the problem of the Fontaine people being able to dissolve in water."
Bai Zhi opened the bottle filled with primordial fetal water, took a deep sniff, and then tried taking a sip.
Surprisingly, the taste was quite good, somewhat similar to Fanta.
When Marcel saw Bai Zhi drink the water, he looked as if he had seen a ghost.
This bottle of primordial fetal water is not the regular kind. It is a mixed potion he created in order to see the person he loves, who has already been dissolved, and it may have a dissolving effect on non-Fontaine people.
Even if it's not necessarily effective, for ordinary people, drinking it will definitely not produce the same effect as drinking a bottle of soda, as Bai Zhi does.
"Everyone, there are 50 seconds left. I will appear on the other side in 50 seconds!"
Above, Linni's voice resounded throughout the entire opera house, and Marcel immediately became anxious upon hearing it.
If more people discover my behavior, then I won't be able to escape it.
So he immediately begged Bai Zhi for mercy in a soft and gentle voice:
“Miss, I’m willing to give you 2 million Mora if you’re willing to let me go.”
Bai Zhi glanced sideways at Marcel, "My life is only worth 200 million Mora? Even if a normal Fontaine is involved in an accident, the responsible party would have to pay more than that, right? Not to mention your sneak attack and attempted murder."
Marcel was speechless with anger at Bai Zhi's words.
"Damn it, you bastard, if I get back, I'll definitely find a way to take you down!"
But while he cursed inwardly, a glimmer of hope also rose in his mind.
Since Bai Zhi said these things, it means that he was able to bribe the other party through Mora.
"Then, 1000 million Mora, that should be enough, right? That amount is enough to buy a small estate, and you'll be set for life."
"You're so stingy even when begging for mercy, are you Scrooge?"
Although she didn't know who Grandet was, Marcel understood what Bai Zhi meant; she simply felt that he hadn't given her enough.
This overjoyed him, and he quickly said, "It's alright, I can give you 3000 million Mora, that's a lot, many wealthy businessmen don't even have that much money."
“You’re from Liyue, right? You could even use this money to find Ningguang, the Tianquan star of Liyue, have a meal with her, and get the secrets and connections for doing business. From then on, you’ll rise to great heights.”
"Compared to your future prospects, you won't gain anything by upholding justice, will you?"
He rattled off his opinions like a machine gun, while secretly rejoicing that Bai Zhi wasn't the kind of child who saw things in black and white.
"Hmm...you're right, so where do you keep your Mora?"
"Just leave me at my house. If you let me go, I'll take you there!"
"Fine then, you can just wait to die."
Bai Zhi waved her hand and then moved forward, with Marcel behind her also under her control, hovering in the air as they moved forward together.
The magic elevator carried her and Marcellus directly up.
"No, you can't do this!!"
Upon seeing this, Marcellus was terrified.
"I'll give you all the money, okay? Don't do this!!"
He yelled, but Bai Zhi completely ignored him; the conversation they had just had was just to tease him.
Mora is useless to her; it's not like credits or Stars.
"Now, everyone, please witness a miracle!"
As Linni's voice rang out, the cabinet door opened, revealing Linni's figure. He thanked the audience, drawing applause from everyone present.
On the other side, the cabinet door was also open, revealing Bai Zhi standing there, and Marcel floating in the air.
"Wow, is this some kind of magic trick? How come there's one more person?"
"What amazing magic tricks! What a pleasant surprise!"
"Hey, I recognize this person. Isn't he Marcel, the president of a major merchant guild in Fontaine?"
The audience was somewhat surprised, while Linni frowned, but his good manners allowed him to continue:
"This is a surprise for everyone, what do you all think?"
"it is good!"
The audience cheered, and Fu Ningna was among them.
“That’s right, Mr. Linni’s magic was amazing. I didn’t expect to meet him. However, this gentleman is a huge fan of our great Lady Funina. He has always hoped to get Lady Funina’s autograph. I wonder what Lady Funina thinks?”
"Of course, I, Fucaros, will gladly grant my people their small wish to be loved."
Unaware of the situation, Funina was overjoyed and immediately agreed.
Bai Zhi smiled slightly, lightly touched the ground with her feet, and instantly grabbed Marcel and flew to where Funina was.
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Marcel was roughly thrown to the ground by Angelica.
But he still shook his head vigorously at Bai Zhi, his eyes full of expectation, hoping that Bai Zhi would not tell Fu Ningna about this for Mora's sake.
After all, others might use Mora to bribe, but for the water god of Fontaine, Mora and justice are not something to be debated.
"Is this... fan's behavior a little abnormal?"
Looking at Marcellus, who had been thrown to the ground, Furnessa finally sensed that something was wrong.
"My dear Fufu, do you know this?"
Bai Zhi took out the original fetal sea bottle that was only half full.
“This is…” Funina glanced at the liquid in the bottle.
"Primitive fetal seawater?"
"That's right, the original fetal seawater. This gentleman is trying to dissolve me with this. There seems to be a very interesting little story behind it."
"The special power in the bodies of the Fontaine people seems to be the same as this fetal water, and this gentleman also said that the fetal water can dissolve the Fontaine people."
"It just so happens that I came here and heard a legend about how the people of Fontainebleau would eventually dissolve in the water."
Bai Zhi shook the bottle of fetal water and said.
Funina fell silent; she didn't know how to answer.
She wasn't very clear about the specifics. All she knew was that she and the Fontaine people were transformed from pure water spirits. So when Bai Zhi said that the Fontaine people were special, she was afraid that Bai Zhi knew the secret of the entire Fontaine people.
There was also that crazy prophecy that everyone would dissolve in the sea, so she kept sending people to find out the truth of the prophecy and try to resolve it.
But she still didn't have many clues.
And now, it seems the answer has been revealed: the power of the primordial womb is what caused all of this...
Do you want to change this prophecy?
187 Fufu, you didn't want this either...
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Inside the soundproof box at the opera house, Funina shook her head. This was her first thought when she heard Bai Zhi say that the prophecy could be changed.
Even though she now vaguely understands what the prophecy about the Fontainebleau people dissolving into the sea really means, she still doesn't believe that Angelica can solve this problem.
After all, her current situation is the best proof.
Even the real water god Pharos created her to impersonate the water god, and then secretly plotted against her.
That was one of the true Seven Rulers of the Mortal World, far beyond what a mere immortal could compare to.
To this, Bai Zhi didn't say anything else, only saying, "Why don't you try and see?"
Xiao, standing to the side, remained expressionless. He felt that this was not something he should be involved in, and in fact, he thought that Bai Zhi would have a hard time resolving the matter.
"Why are you helping me like this?"
Fufu paused for a moment before asking the question. The issue of the Fontainebleau people had nothing to do with Liyue, and Baizhi didn't really need to help.
"Well...."
Bai Zhi stroked her chin. "There are actually quite a few reasons. The first is that the constitution of the people of Fontaineble can be transmitted. I have recruited so many engineers from Fontaineble to Liyue. If these talents get married and have children in Liyue, will they also inherit this constitution?"
"It's hard to say whether this group will continue to expand as this bloodline spreads, eventually causing a crisis in the entire Teyvat. So it's very necessary to solve this problem."