A World Where Only Childe Gets Hurt

"Although it might be unreliable for me, as a messenger of the Liyue Qixing, to tell this story, at least at the time, the Liyue Qixing did not do anything out of line. At least they seemed quite normal at the time, and the Emperor's passing seemed rather abrupt."

In fact, it wasn't just abrupt, it was extremely abrupt.

"Although you are the messenger of the Liyue Qixing, I will still consider your words. Besides, you didn't need to use almond tofu to call me out. You could have just had Shenhe come directly." Xiao said, glancing at Shenhe Chen Luo.

"..." Upon hearing Xiao's words, Chen Luo turned to look at Shenhe.

"Do you have a way to summon the Demon Slayer?"

"Mm." Shenhe nodded.

"Then why didn't you say?" Chen Luo asked, his tone tinged with surprise and disbelief.

This is a rare instance where I didn't try to earn Primogem from the other person and instead spent my own Primogem first, and now you're telling me that all those Primogem were wasted?

Oh, no, I ate those almond tofu myself too.

Retract, retract, retract the sentence before the one above.

Chen Luo rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

"You didn't ask. And I think you can do anything," Shenhe said, shaking his head.

"..." Hearing Shenhe's words, Chen Luo didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

What saddened me was that I lost 20 Primogem, but what pleased me was that Shenhe actually believed in me so much.

But Chen Luo couldn't quite feel happy.

"Did I... do something wrong? I overheard the man at the next stall in the market saying that women shouldn't interrupt when men are talking, and the woman didn't argue back. Was that wrong?" Shenhe asked, somewhat puzzled.

"... Although I don't know what you've learned at the market, this statement is definitely wrong," Chen Luo said with a dark face.

"Discerning the authenticity of information is also part of being part of the mundane world. You can't believe everything the other person says. If you're unsure whether something is trustworthy, you can ask me," Chen Luo said.

Besides, you said it yourself, they are a married couple, but we are not.

"And if my senses are correct, you... carry the aura of that one. The aura of the wind..." Looking at Chen Luo, Xiao's words were somewhat ambiguous, even bewitching.

But in Xiao's opinion, if Chen Luo knew, he would naturally be able to guess; if he didn't know, it might just be a coincidence.

"You mean Venti?" Chen Luo asked, taking a Mora from his backpack after hearing Xiao's words.

If we're talking about the scent of the wind that makes Xiao's tone slightly respectful, then it definitely refers to Venti, no one else.

Venti isn't exactly idle; Venti always lends a helping hand when Mondstadt is in danger. Venti also enjoys wandering around and once saved Xiao from being trapped in a karmic obstacle.

At that time, Xiao was deeply entangled in karmic obstacles. If Venti hadn't intervened and temporarily suppressed them, all five Vigilant Yaksha might have perished.

From this perspective, Zhongli should indeed thank Venti.

After all, this is the last one.

"He's still as carefree as ever, but he's been like this for thousands of years, so it's not surprising," Chen Luo said.

"Venti ... I see, so her name is Venti." Xiao said softly, stroking his chin.

Xiao knows who the other person is, but doesn't know that the other person's name is Venti.

"Even without the Omnipresence Over Mortals, Almond Tofu, and Shenhe, if you take out this Mora, I will come out. Judging from the concentration of divine power infused into this Mora, the other party must really like you."

"If you were to say he likes me, that wouldn't be a lie, but a more accurate description would be that he likes my wine."

"The fact that you were able to bring Shenhe out means you must have met Cloud Retainer, right? Since you have gained the trust of Cloud Retainer and that other one, I will listen to you. Liyue Qixing... Huff..." Xiao looked into the distance and exhaled.

To be honest, Xiao is quite good at fighting. After all, he is a member of the Yaksha clan. To put it nicely, he is brave and skilled in battle; to put it bluntly, he just goes in and fights.

Xiao decided to leave these tasks that required thinking to other immortals.

"Since Shenhe is with you, I don't need to go to Cloud Retainer's place. I will go to find Xiao Yue and Li Shui Zhenjun instead," Xiao said.

"Well, Demon Slayer, you should go find Cloud Retainer first. I will go find the other two immortals and have them meet there," Chen Luo said.

My Demon Slayer, please don't steal my job, okay?

"Hmm, that works too." Xiao nodded.

Since someone is willing to run errands, Xiao doesn't mind.

After watching the Demon Slayer Xiao disappear before their eyes, Chen Luo and the others also left, arriving at the residence of Cloud Retainer via the Teleport Anchor.

After all, this is Shenhe's master. Apart from Xiao, whose job might be taken by someone else, the first person he should tell should be Cloud Retainer.

Since Chen Luo has not yet been summoned by Lumine, it means that Lumine has not yet met the Moon Carver, or that she has not escaped the pursuit of the Millelith.

Therefore, Chen Luo still had quite a bit of time to explain to Cloud Retainer.

"Hmm? You're back?" Not long after Chen Luo and Shenhe appeared on the mountaintop in front of the cave of Cloud Retainer appeared on his own.

There was no need for Chen Luo and the others to search for them at all.

"How did you see the Rite of Descension? Did you feel the majesty of the Geo Archon? Did the Emperor issue any important divine decrees this time?" Upon seeing Chen Luo and Shenhe return, the immortal Cloud Retainer, who was extremely good at chatting, naturally couldn't help but give them a long lecture.

"Well... I really don't know whether the Emperor is majestic or not, and I'm not sure if he has issued any important divine decrees, but there are indeed some important things I need to tell you, True Lord. True Lord, you must keep your composure and not get too excited." As Chen Luo spoke, he nudged Shenhe, making Shenhe stand next to Cloud Retainer.

In this way, if Cloud Retainer gets too excited, Shenhe can at least help to calm him down physically.

"Hmph, who am I? What storms haven't I weathered? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me quickly," Cloud Retainer said with a cold snort.

"The Emperor has been assassinated." Chen Luo didn't need to explain the details of the incident as thoroughly as he had to the Demon Slayer in order to gain the other party's trust.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has been assassinated? How... How could this be? How could someone dare to commit such a heinous crime!"

Upon hearing Chen Luo's simple five words, Cloud Retainer was excited, shocked, and furious, and spread his wings.

However, Shenhe, seeing that his master seemed to be somewhat rational, did not stop him.

"This is so absurd and unbelievable, I must investigate it myself!"

"Shenhe and I were also present at the time, and Senior Sister Ganyu Yu was also there. They can indeed testify to this, or rather, it was Senior Sister Ganyu who asked me to convey these messages to the immortals," Chen Luo said.

"Then, then this immortal will go and suppress Liyue Harbor first, and wait for all the immortals to arrive..." After hearing that Shenhe and Ganyu, two people he trusted extremely, were both present and had witnessed the events, Cloud Retainer became even more excited.

Because this means that it is highly likely to be true, people's thinking has become more radical.

"Shen He, hurry up and pull your master back a little," Chen Luo said to Shen He.

Isn't that why Chen Luo sent Shenhe to the side of Cloud Retainer?

Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Shenhe gently placed his hand on Cloud Retainer's wing to soothe him.

"Cloud Retainer, the most important thing now is to protect the safety of Liyue Harbor. After the Emperor was assassinated, Liyue Harbor lost the protection of the gods and is bound to be in a critical situation. In addition, we just informed the Demon Slayer and asked him to come to your cave to meet us."

"Moreover, my companions have already gone to inform Moon Carver. We're only missing Plam Leaf. I'll go inform him in a bit," Chen Luo quickly added.

"Will you come to my cave to meet me? Very well, then we won't go to suppress Liyue Harbor for now." After hearing Shenhe's words Cloud Retainer hesitated for a moment before saying this.

If the other party is coming to my cave to meet up with me, what's the point of meeting up if I leave first?

Seeing that Cloud Retainer had calmed down, Chen Luo also breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Luo sent the Demon Slayer to Cloud Retainer just to keep this hot-tempered older sister in check, didn't he?

In Chen Luo's opinion, Cloud Retainer was probably the most irritable immortal, always uttering phrases like "suppress Liyue," which was truly absurd.

To be honest, if you really suppressed Liyue Harbor, wouldn't your Rex Lapis be so angry that he'd come back to life?

"Shenhe, are you staying here or coming with us to meet the other immortals?" Chen Luo asked Shenhe, who was standing next to Cloud Retainer.

"I... I'll stay here and keep Master company," Shenhe said after a moment's hesitation.

Although Shenhe was somewhat interested in accompanying Chen Luo to find other immortals, his master's emotions were currently unstable, so he naturally had to comfort him here.

"Yes, I'm glad you thought of your teacher. But you should still go with Chen Luo, since it will be easier to meet the other two True Lords with you there." Cloud Retainer nodded in satisfaction at Shenhe and said.

The fact that his adopted daughter hasn't turned against him yet makes Cloud Retainer very gratified.

Chapter 332 A World Where Only the Childe Is Wounded

In the end, Shenhe followed Chen Luo, mainly because Cloud Retainer said he wanted to be alone for a while to sort out his thoughts.

Assassinating the Geo Archon is not impossible, after all, nothing in the world is immortal and eternal, but the difficulty is imaginable, especially to do it without anyone noticing.

Cloud Retainer should think this over carefully.

Chen Luo and the others originally intended to go directly to find True Lord Lishui, but in order to prevent Lumine from summoning him while they were looking for True Lord Lishui, Chen Luo first used his Fate Threads ability to foresee the situation.

The wide range of applications of the Fate Threads ability goes without saying. Although it is currently in the early stages of development, it can still achieve this level of foresight.

The premise is that Chen Luo must be in this world, and his predictions can only be about events that will happen within this world, and the opponent's strength cannot be too great.

Although it sounds like a big limitation, abilities always need to be developed gradually.

In particular, this ability, modified according to Chen Luo's wishes, has greatly enhanced its potential while weakening it in some aspects.

After learning that Lumine would summon him soon, Chen Luo thought for two seconds, then led Shenhe and the others into the bar and started drinking tea.

Sure enough, a short while later, Lumine pushed open the Bar Door and walked in.

"Well, we've been running away like crazy over there, and you guys are just sitting here drinking tea," Paimon said, flying over here with obvious displeasure.

"So at least 100 strings of Three-Colored Dumpling are needed to make up for it!" Paimon said firmly.

After learning that Chen Luo had earned 1.5 billion, Paimon became even more ruthless in his dealings with Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"Sure, but can you finish it? Wasting food is not good." Chen Luo said, staring at Paimon.

"That makes sense, but... why were you staring at me while you were talking about food?" Paimon noticed Chen Luo's gaze and quickly moved to the side, startled.

Chen Luo's gaze reminded Paimon of the Paimon set meal that Lumine had eaten before.

"I'm wondering if emergency food counts as food," Chen Luo pondered.

"Hey! That's going too far!" Paimon said, stomping his foot in mid-air.

"Alright, alright, enough joking around. Although you think we're having a relaxed time, we've actually been working on it. We've already notified the two immortals," Chen Luo said.

"Wow, how much time has passed since those two immortals? Half an hour?" Paimon said in disbelief.

"It's been a little over half an hour, but that's not important. We've managed to contact four immortals so far, and I've already contacted two of them, which means there are two more to go."

Of course, there are definitely more than 4 immortals in Liyue, but the maximum number required for the mission is 4, and he doesn't give more Primogem, so Chen Luo is too lazy to go.

Chen Luo had only seen these four immortals in the story, so he was too lazy to look for any more.

"Which two did you find? And which two are left?" Paimon asked.

"We've found the Demon Slayer Xiao Cloud Retainer demons and Shenhe's master, the True Lord Liuyun Borrows Wind. We're still Plam Leaf and the Moon Carver. These two True Lords who we haven't found yet are immortals who often linger in Jueyun Karst, and with Shenhe's help, they shouldn't be too difficult to find," Chen Luo said.

"Then, where should we look?"

"My master, along with the two True Lords, Li Shui and Xiao Yue Zhu Yang, reside in Jueyun Karst Plam Leaf lives with my master in a cave, while Moon Carver often guards the key passage connecting Jueyun Karst and the mortal world."

"If you want to find Lord Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun, you can go inside the cave. I can lead the way. As for Moon Carver..."

"Go out now and head towards Jueyun Karst along your usual route. Once you get Jueyun Karst, you should be able to meet Moon Carver." Chen Luo Shenhe for Shenhe before he could finish.

"Oh? Really?"

Why would I lie to you?

At least that's how it is in the original storyline.

Of course, if we don't see them, at most we'll just give them some Three-Colored Dumpling as compensation. Lumine and Paimon are both easy to coax, so it's not a big problem.

Although Chen Luo really wanted to see the other person's Fate Threads to determine whether they could encounter the Moon Carver, the problem was that Lumine had just closed the door. This meant that Lumine was now completely independent of this space.

Chen Luo wasn't sure if it was because his abilities were lacking or what, but in any case, he basically couldn't see other people's fates inside the bar, at least not the fates that happened to them outside the bar.

This is true now, but it may not be true in the future.

But we can see the fates of others within the bar, a place that seems to exist as a small world.

For example, just now Chen Luo put in some effort and saw that Lumine invited him to go find the Moon Carver.

Just as Chen Luo wanted to find someone to accompany him to find the immortal, Lumine had the same idea.

"Okay, let's go then." Lumine nodded and said to Chen Luo.

See? See? I knew it.