Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 440 Returning to the Mine to Search for the Giant Serpent

Xiao finally left.

Xu Ning sat in front of the stone tablet and drank for a while, then spilled a stream of wine from his gourd in front of the tablet.

"There is still one culprit who caused your deaths back then. Even if it is ignorant and unaware, it must pay the price for its past actions. I will not feel at ease until I tear it to pieces. Brothers, wait a moment, I will avenge you one more time."

Xu Ning stood up and staggered back toward the mouth of the abyss.

When Xu Ning fell down from above again, Jin Wu was startled.

"Hey? Didn't you go down down to explore with that blond kid? Why did you suddenly jump down from up there again?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "The matter of the Hilichurls below has been resolved, but during the exploration, they accidentally triggered some mechanism and were suddenly teleported out, so I came back again."

Jinwu suddenly realized, "That explains it. Just now, Yuehui rushed over, saying he saw a golden light flash, and the Hilichurls turned into black mist and disappeared. He was going to gather people to start work. I was just saying he was heartless, not even waiting for you to come out so he could thank you properly... Oh, by the way, where's that blond kid...?"

Xu Ning thought Yuehui would take him to the Upside-Down Ancient City and then go back, but he didn't expect that this guy would have the guts to stay there and watch the Hilichurls disappear before going back to find helpers to prepare for work.

"After we solved the problem, we explored further inside, but luckily he didn't wait for us."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "As for that blond kid, he's already back in Liyue Harbor. I came down here this time because I remembered there were some things I wanted to investigate, mainly about those giant round holes that appeared inexplicably in the mine..."

Jinwu nodded. "So that's what you wanted to investigate. It's something from a long time ago. It seems like no new mines have appeared recently. But a long time ago, there was a legend about a giant snake here. Some people said they saw a giant snake swimming through the darkness below, leaving behind such mines wherever it went."

Xu Ning nodded. "Yuehui also told me about this legend. There are almost always people in the upper mine. If that giant snake appears, no one will be unaware. The problem is that it's been roaming the lower levels. If it causes another disaster, we won't even get any warning signs."

Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Jin Wu seemed somewhat hesitant and asked, "So, you're actually planning to explore the depths of the lower levels of the Abyss?"

Seeing Jinwu's expression, Xu Ning knew she must have something to ask. Remembering what she and Yuehui had talked about, such as the wishing stone, he asked directly, "You definitely have to go to the lower level. Did you leave something or someone there?"

Jinwu nodded, "Indeed. When the strange event occurred in the Layered Rock Abyss, all miners were ordered to evacuate immediately. However, one miner, Old He, went missing. But that happened many days ago, and we are not sure if he is still alive. If you can find him, please give us a message, whether he is alive or dead."

Xu Ning readily agreed, "No doubt about it. As long as he's still alive, I'll bring him up immediately."

"And there's another one, who's a cartographer from our exploration team."

Xu Ning asked with some surprise, "Uh, a cartographer is responsible for drawing maps, right? They shouldn't have gotten themselves lost, should they?"

Jinwu smiled wryly, "If only she had really lost herself a few times, I could have just told Commissioner Mu Ning to get her out of here."

"Her name is Zhiqiong, but she's anything but lacking in ambition. On the contrary, she's incredibly daring, daring to venture into any dangerous place, which drives me crazy. Recently, Hilichurls have been appearing frequently here, and I was worried about her safety, so I assigned her a job guarding the warehouse. But just now, Yuehui came back and said that all the Hilichurls have disappeared, and she suddenly became bolder, secretly grabbing her backpack and running down again."

Xu Ning was both amused and exasperated upon hearing this. It seemed that this Zhiqiong was a girl, yet she was indeed incredibly bold.

She wasn't a master like Ye Lan with divine eyes, yet she dared to explore the perilous abyss alone. No wonder Jin Wu said she was incredibly audacious.

"If she just left, I have a way to find her quickly. Do you have anything here that has her scent? The stronger the better. I'll go find a helper now."

After Xu Ning finished speaking, he put away his Dust Concealment Gourd and flashed into the cave.

As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise; if you're looking for someone, you should naturally look for the most professional dog.

Inside his own little world, a large group of dogs were running around having fun.

Knowing that there were still many dangers below the Abyss of Layered Rocks, Xu Ning didn't go looking for the ordinary dogs, but went directly to Shadow Wolf Maru.

"I want to find something at the bottom of the abyss. I need to use your nose. There might be some dangerous monsters in there, but you don't need to fight. Just help me find them."

Xu Ning asked Master Ji to explain the details to Yinglangmaru.

Master Ji replied, "Kagerou said that finding the item is not a problem, and as for the monsters, it can even personally take their heads off for you."

Xu Ning smiled and patted Yinglangmaru's straw hat, thanking him in advance.

“I’ll go with you this time,” Shen He said to Xu Ning as he walked over.

Xu Ning agreed immediately.

When Xu Ning was trapped in front of that terrifying illusion, he had planned to ask Shen He and Master Ji for help, but an unexpected situation arose later.

The spell of that illusionary gate limited the number of people who could enter, revealing only what the person feared.

Xu Ning was thinking of first seeing what he was most afraid of, and then taking a gourd full of people inside to release them all at once, to see how the illusion could simultaneously display the fear of a group of people.

According to Xu Ning's thinking, the illusion would most likely collapse, but unexpectedly, that space directly threw him back five hundred years.

Since Shen He wanted to help this time, Xu Ning naturally couldn't refuse again, especially since the eerie space below was no longer there.

Based on their strength, they shouldn't encounter any danger.

As Xu Ning emerged from the Hidden Cave with Shen He and Ying Lang Wan, he saw Jin Wu standing there somewhat awkwardly.

"Um, I found that guy's unwashed... underwear, the smell is probably..."

Xu Ning immediately raised her hand to stop her from continuing, afraid that Yinglangmaru would understand and be disgusted.