"Huh?! The River God?!"
Hu Tao was stunned. Then, she grabbed Feng Yi's arm and hid behind a tree, carefully looking around. When she saw no one had heard her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hu Tao? What's wrong?"
Feng Yi was confused. Hu Tao's reaction was a bit odd.
"Shush! Don't let anyone else hear you believe in the River God! It'll bring a lot of trouble!"
Hu Tao's plum blossom eyes looked at Feng Yi earnestly. He already considered Feng Yi a friend and didn't want to lose that friend in a few days!
"It shouldn't be that serious, right?!"
Feng Yi felt Hu Tao was making a mountain out of a molehill. It was just a stranger god.
"In Liyue, aren't there many Adepti? Can't they tolerate a small god like him?"
"Oh, dear! Not everyone is as kind as this Hall Master, nor are all gods as magnanimous as the Geo Archon!"
Seeing Feng Yi's indifferent expression, Hu Tao couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and explain.
"Although the gods and Adepti in Liyue are generally kind and tolerant, the gods in other nations might not be! Especially since the River God you believe in might have some divine authority conflict with that Hydro Archon. If followers of the Hydro Archon hear about it, I'll have to arrange your funeral in advance!"
"Since we've met by chance, this Hall Master considers you a friend and doesn't want to send you off so soon... Speaking of which, holding a super luxurious funeral for you would be quite a compensation!"
Hu Tao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she sized up Feng Yi, thinking he might be a good candidate for boosting her business.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop, stop, stop!"
Hu Tao's fervent gaze was a bit frightening, and Feng Yi felt a chill down his spine.
At first, Hu Tao's caring words warmed his heart. How did her thoughts suddenly go astray?
"Don't worry! I cherish my life. My good life has just begun, and I don't want to die young!"
Feng Yi flicked a finger on Hu Tao's forehead, making her abandon her strange little thoughts.
"Ouch! That hurt!"
Hu Tao cried out in pain, clutching her forehead. When she looked up, she saw that the instigator had already walked away.
"You, you ungrateful wretch! If I didn't care about you, this Hall Master wouldn't have said so much! And you still bullied me!"
Hu Tao caught up to Feng Yi and complained incessantly beside him.
"How about you change your faith to the Geo Archon? The Geo Archon is so powerful, he'll surely protect you safely!"
After walking for a while, Hu Tao suddenly suggested. She had few friends and didn't want Feng Yi to suddenly disappear one day. In Liyue, the Geo Archon was the almighty protector. As long as she could persuade Feng Yi to switch his faith to the Geo Archon, she could avoid the risk.
"Hu Tao, thank you for your kindness! I appreciate it, but I only believe in the River God in this life."
Feng Yi could feel the concern from Hu Tao, but as someone from another world, he only believed in himself.
Meeting Feng Yi's determined gaze, Hu Tao knew she couldn't persuade him and could only sigh helplessly in her heart. She knew that faith was hard to change easily. If someone asked her to give up her faith in the Geo Archon, she wouldn't waver easily.
"Then, is the River God powerful?"
Hu Tao asked curiously. She wondered why Feng Yi's belief was so firm. Was the River God more powerful than the Geo Archon? In Hu Tao's heart, the Geo Archon was the most powerful deity.
"It's not a matter of power. The River God is quite special."
Hearing Hu Tao's question, Feng Yi didn't know how to answer. In terms of combat power, he was definitely no match for the Geo Archon's palm.
"How is he special?"
Seeing Feng Yi hesitate and unable to give a reason, Hu Tao became even more curious.
"How about this! I can briefly summon the River God's descent, allowing you to personally experience the River God's divine might. What do you say?"
Feng Yi thought that he could use the River God's domain once a day, and it was the perfect opportunity to experiment on Hu Tao.
"Can you really?"
Hu Tao's eyes lit up. Although she often heard of Adepti and gods, she had never seen one in person! She hadn't expected Feng Yi to be able to summon a River God, which made her see him in a new light. Hu Tao had never heard of a believer who could summon a god at will, and Feng Yi truly opened her eyes.
"Let me tell you beforehand, the River God prefers honest and kind children. Remember, no matter what happens, you must be honest!"
Seeing Hu Tao's excited demeanor, Feng Yi suddenly felt a hint of regret. Hu Tao's restless nature might cause trouble!
"Don't worry! This Hall Master is the most reliable person!"
Thinking about seeing a god with her own eyes, Hu Tao became extremely excited and completely forgot Feng Yi's reminder.
"Reliable?!"
Someone who could recite books upside down at three and skip school to sleep in coffins at six dared to call herself reliable? The more Hu Tao said it, the more unreliable Feng Yi felt she was. However, even if Hu Tao was unreliable, the River God's punishment probably wouldn't be too severe, right? It might be good to teach Hu Tao a small lesson and curb her temperament, preventing her from causing bigger trouble later.
Having made up his mind, Feng Yi silently recited, "River God's Domain, activate!"
He tapped the ground lightly. From the center of Feng Yi's feet, the ground within a one-meter radius suddenly transformed into flowing river water. With Feng Yi's current strength, the range of the River God's domain he could deploy was limited, but it was more than enough to encompass Hu Tao in front of him.
"Young Hu Tao, did you drop this golden pair of panties? Or the silver pair? Or this ordinary pair of panties, still warm and with a floral pattern?"
Feng Yi's eyes turned a captivating gold, emanating a majestic and noble divine power that irresistibly penetrated Hu Tao's soul.
Hu Tao waited with bated breath. She didn't see the long-awaited River God, but instead found Feng Yi suddenly acting strange, holding a familiar pair of panties. Realizing what was happening, Hu Tao abruptly clamped her legs together, her face flushed with shame and anger, glaring at Feng Yi.
"Pervert! I never thought Feng Yi, you were this kind of person! I misjudged you!"
Although Hu Tao didn't know how Feng Yi stole her panties, she was truly angry this time! She wouldn't be appeased without ten big meals!
As the person involved, Feng Yi's mind was in turmoil. How could he have known that the item Hu Tao had just dropped was a pair of panties? Feng Yi's brain was still a bit dazed. Those words had just slipped out. He wanted to explain, but found himself bound in place by a powerful force. Not only could he not speak, but he couldn't even blink. It was as if the River God had taken control of his body.
Seeing that Feng Yi wasn't explaining and was instead calmly looking at her, wanting her to make a choice, Hu Tao felt the divine pressure in Feng Yi's eyes pressing down on her soul, making it difficult to breathe.
"The golden ones! The golden ones!"