Guinaifen's livestream.
After listening to Cloud Retainer.
Xiao Guizi immediately put away his frivolous manner.
He straightened his back.
And put on a show of solemn respect.
"Respect! Folks, if we're talking about this, I'm not sleepy anymore!"
This bird always felt pretty interesting.
True, her moods came and went quickly, and she was really good at talking.
We could finally hear Brother Mu's backstory. Give us something spicy.
Why did this feel like it was going to be hilarious?
For something like this.
Little Paimon, who loved gossip, was naturally delighted.
"Wow, hurry up and tell us! I want to hear it!"
Ying was intrigued as well.
She still knew far too little about Mu Yang.
She really wanted to learn about his past.
As for Cloud Retainer.
This was the first time she had encountered such knowledgeable listeners.
Naturally, she was overjoyed.
She cleared her throat.
And began!
"It was our first meeting. Mu Yang and the others..."
Mu Yang immediately spoke up, interrupting the chatty adeptus.
"Cloud Retainer, save that for later. There's something more important right now..."
Cloud Retainer had been rudely interrupted.
The Great Immortal Bird was unhappy.
She turned and stared at Mu Yang.
Her gaze was far from friendly.
"Hmph. This had better be truly important."
"Morax has been assassinated."
In the livestream, Guinaifen could no longer hold it together.
"Fuck, hubby, are you doing some kind of endurance challenge here?"
"Don't do this, I can't take it anymore!"
"Ahhhhhhh!"
The streamer was emotionally stable. Everyone, please don't be alarmed.
Streamer, what's an endurance challenge?
You sit at the kids' table at a banquet.
Mu Yang's getting anxious, hahaha.
This was the first time I'd seen Brother Mu this worked up. It had to be a dark past.
Hahaha, he definitely remembered something bad.
Did he care about Morax? No, he was afraid of embarrassing himself to death in front of Ying.
Guinaifen: "Fine, fine, fine. So this is how you're going to play it, Mu Yang."
"So this is how you're going to tease me."
Now I was even more excited for it. What should I do?
Before bed: Wasn't this just a little story about a character?
Three in the morning: What the fuck was this dark past?!
Mihoyo, I'm going to fight you! So this was how you wanted to play it?
Forget about Morax.
You had to admit.
This matter was still just a tiny bit important to Cloud Retainer.
It completely threw her off.
She became somewhat incoherent.
"The Geo Archon... The Geo Archon was assassinated!?"
"H-How could this be?! Someone actually dared to commit such a monstrous crime!"
Ying used the most concise words possible.
To describe everything that had happened in Liyue Harbor to Cloud Retainer.
The immortal bird spread her wings.
Ying could feel the pressure around them intensify considerably.
"This is absurd, unbelievable. I must go verify it myself..."
"No... Mu Yang, you and I shall go suppress Liyue Harbor together, until all the adepti have arrived—"
She had the strongest reaction.
I still liked the chatty version of you better.
The Geo Archon was her boss and friend, after all. It would be strange if she had no reaction.
Exactly. Unlike Mu Yang, she didn't only remember one name.
Cloud Retainer's excessive reaction.
Frightened Ying and Paimon at once.
"Huh!?"
Mu Yang had known she would react like this.
It was about the same as her reaction in the original game.
Still, Cloud Retainer should have known what happened after a god died.
Havria alone had created ruins filled with petrified salt.
Wouldn't Morax's death blow Liyue Harbor flat?
Mu Yang could not tell whether Cloud Retainer had been blinded by rage.
Or whether she was putting on an act.
In any case, he himself was definitely acting.
He would watch for now.
Little Paimon anxiously floated forward.
"W-Wait! What do you mean by 'suppress' Liyue Harbor?"
"Are you going to destroy the entire Liyue Harbor?"
Cloud Retainer had calmed down somewhat.
But she still did not relent verbally.
"I merely intend to employ some forceful measures, to prevent further complications."
Ying did not quite understand.
After all, the previous two adepti had not reacted so drastically.
And hadn't Childe said the adepti were the protectors of Liyue?
"Aren't you supposed to protect mortals?"
Cloud Retainer snorted coldly.
"Indeed. By the Geo Archon's decree, we have protected Liyue for more than three thousand seven hundred years."
"But now that villains run rampant, extraordinary measures must be taken."
Paimon flew to Mu Yang's side.
"Wah! Mu Yang, think of something! She's serious! She really wants to go suppress Liyue Harbor!"
Mu Yang shook his head.
He did not offer an opinion.
First, because of his identity.
He knew Morax.
Emotionally, he ought to stand with the adepti.
Second, because he truly did not know what Cloud Retainer was thinking.
The more he said, the more likely he was to make a mistake.
If he let something slip, Cloud Retainer would just look down on him.
Better to say nothing at all.
Pretend to be an expert.
Let them guess.
Ying had no particular attachment to Liyue Harbor.
Whether it was suppressed or not had nothing to do with her.
But she still took out the "Hundred-Proof Talisman."
And relayed the words of Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper.
Upon seeing the "Hundred-Proof Talisman."
Cloud Retainer gave another round of sarcastic remarks.
"When the Geo Archon forged this divine talisman, he imbued it with Mortal Power to aid mortals in battle. Yet now..."
"Never mind. Since Mountain Shaper and the others have said as much."
"I shall personally go to Liyue Harbor and investigate. In due time, I will give you a fair explanation."
After speaking, Cloud Retainer turned to Mu Yang.
"Will you continue traveling with these two?"
Mu Yang nodded.
"I'm afraid someone might cause them trouble."
Upon hearing Mu Yang say that.
Cloud Retainer spread her wings and flew away.
"Then depart on your own. I shall take my leave first."
The three left Cloud Retainer's Serenitea Pot.
Paimon was still shaken.
The pressure Cloud Retainer had unleashed for that instant had been truly terrifying.
Even the mechanisms throughout the Cave Dwelling had trembled.
She patted her chest.
"That scared me to death. I thought she was really going to destroy Liyue Harbor..."
"She had been perfectly nice when we were chatting at first."
"I hope the next adeptus will be easier to get along with."
Upon hearing Paimon's words.
Mu Yang silently corrected her in his heart.
Wrong.
The danger of chatting was not the least bit less than suppressing Liyue Harbor.
Cloud Retainer would never really destroy Liyue Harbor.
But all those past events she exposed while chatting.
Would come back to hit him directly.
That was real damage. Pure damage!
Could those even be compared?
No.
After silently grumbling about Cloud Retainer.
Mu Yang asked.
"Which adeptus is next?"
Ying thought for a moment.
"The Demon Slayer Great Sage, the Guardian Yaksha. He's at Wangshu Inn."
Paimon was speechless.
"Uh... Doesn't that title sound even more terrifying?!"
Demon Slayer Great Sage?! What the fuck? That title was awesome.
Could he be some kind of animal too?
He was probably an animal. The first three had all been animals, after all.
Uh, speaking of Great Sages, wasn't Dragon Country's Great Sage famous enough already?
Could it be Monkey King?
No, no—there was another title. Guardian Yaksha... it was Yaksha, right?
Jokes aside.
Paimon asked Mu Yang.
"Do you remember this Demon Slayer Great Sage?"
Mu Yang said he did.
"I saw him when I was resting at Wangshu Inn a couple of days ago. It should have been him."
Only then did Paimon relax.
"Phew... if you know him, that makes things easier."
Lumine said, "Then let's hurry and set off."
The three of them headed for Wangshu Inn.
(I pulled 155 times for Arlecchino, posting this to give everyone a laugh.)
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