Mu Yang pretended to ask about the Hundred-Proof Talisman.
Only then did Lumine slowly recount everything that had happened after they had parted ways.
Including the perilous battle at the Golden House.
In the end, Childe had activated dozens of Hundred-Proof Talismans and released Osial.
"I see..."
Paimon said, "Speaking of that, isn't there still something unresolved?!"
"Childe released that god to attack Liyue in order to force the Geo Archon to show himself!"
Lumine realized it too. "In the end, we dealt with it, so he still didn't appear..."
Paimon struck a thinking pose. "Hmm... if that's the case, then what exactly was that god's 'death' all about?"
Lumine glanced at Mu Yang, about to suggest that they rest first.
They could think about it after they had recovered.
But Mu Yang proposed, "Mr. Zhongli advocated holding the Rite of Descension. He should know some of the inside details..."
"Should we go find him now? Or should we tend to our injuries first?"
Mu Yang stretched his limbs, saying that he had a unique recovery method.
He had already rested enough by now.
Seeing that his complexion had indeed improved greatly and that he looked no different from usual, Lumine stopped insisting.
She asked Mu Yang, "By the way, why did you say earlier that Mr. Zhongli could be trusted completely?"
"I tested his strength. He's very strong, but it feels like he's hiding a lot."
"Like the Hundred-Proof Talisman. I only mentioned it in passing, and he immediately changed the subject."
Mu Yang said, "Intuition. He feels very familiar to me."
Paimon was astonished. "That's it?"
"That's it."
It feels like Mu Yang is implying something.
Very familiar... could Zhongli be one of the adepti too?
Then why didn't he come help?
"As for Zhongli, when we parted