Hu Tao: Really? I Don't Believe You

"What did you say?"

"You might not believe it, but I'm the messenger of the Liyue Qixing. The task I just completed was to relay a message for Liyue Qixing," Chen Luo said sheepishly.

After all, Lumine had been encouraging herself, saying she would deliver the undistorted message to the immortals before the Liyue Qixing's messenger, but...

"???" Lumine looked at Chen Luo in shock.

What? Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?

"That's not right. Didn't you say you were hiding from Liyue Qixing because you were going to have to pay a huge fine?" Lumine asked, puzzled.

"To be precise, I was avoiding Keqing, but after I paid the fine, I didn't have to hide anymore, right?" Chen Luo said.

"That sounds reasonable, but... something just doesn't feel right. How did you become the messenger of the Liyue Qixing?" Lumine, somewhat puzzled.

"It's mainly because Ganyu recommended her; she's Shenhe's senior sister," Chen Luo explained.

"Alright, alright, don't worry about these things anymore. Anyway, the immortals have already gone, and you've already told them about your grievances. Your arrest warrant should be lifted in a few hours. Let's hurry back to Liyue Harbor. I still need to go to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor," Chen Luo said.

"The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? What's that? It sounds like some kind of gangster or assassin organization that kills and slashes people..." Lumine asked, stroking her chin.

"Uh, it might sound like it could lead to misunderstandings, but it's actually a coffin shop that manages all the Funeral Services in Liyue."

What are you going there for?

"Of course it's for the coffins. I've ordered 25 coffins from there," Chen Luo said.

More importantly, if Chen Luo doesn't retrieve the coffin, the transaction cannot be completed, and if the transaction cannot be completed, Chen Luo's mission cannot be accomplished.

Similarly, there's Mona's mission. Mona wanted to buy some kind of Astrology Ritual, so even though Chen Luo gave her the money, Chen Luo mission wasn't complete until the book reached Mona.

Chen Luo now only hopes that the astrological divination device won't be lost on its way here, otherwise Chen Luo 'll be completely lost.

In short, Chen Luo can only receive a reward for completing the entire transaction process for this type of transaction task.

It's true that Chen Luo couldn't refuse it even if he wanted to.

"Hmm, you're back so soon? Has it been a Tokiomi?" When Childe called the Lumine out of the Northland Bank, Childe was completely dumbfounded.

How long has Lumine been gone? How come she's already found four immortals?

For an ordinary person, this probably wouldn't even cover the distance.

Although this Traveler was able to shine in the Stormterror incident, his actions were far too swift.

"It's mainly thanks to Chen Luo, but I won't tell you the specifics of how he found it," Lumine said, pointing to Chen Luo beside her.

With Chen Luo and Chen Luo Teleport Anchor, the speed at which they searched for immortals was practically like having a cheat code.

Having learned that Venti's Gnosis had been ripped out by the Fatui the Lady, Lumine is extremely wary of the Fatui. Even with this seemingly harmless Childe, she remains so.

The reason Lumine still came to see the Childe after returning was mainly because she realized that she had been tricked into a trap by him.

Besides, I only went to find the other immortals because I was fooled by him, so I feel like I should make him do some work.

Besides, although Lumine is about to have her wanted status lifted with the help of the immortals, she hasn't actually been removed from the wanted list yet.

Lumine is still considered a wanted person in Liyue Harbor, so Lumine doesn't dare to go to the Liyue Qixing.

"Don't put the credit on me, it's mainly Shenhe's doing," Chen Luo quickly declined upon seeing this.

"By the way, where is that fairy lady next to you?" The Childe noticed that Shenhe was not with Chen Luo.

"Oh, she went to Ganyu Yu, who is Moonlit Pavilion's secretary and essentially her senior, to report the situation," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo had no intention of telling the Childe that he was a messenger of the Liyue Qixing, since Chen Luo and the Childe were not familiar with each other.

Shenhe's solo actions were intentional on Chen Luo's part, mainly because Shenhe had been down the mountain for some time and it was time for him to try acting on his own.

Moreover, Chen Luo had the Herrscher of Knowledge accompany the other party, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, nothing should go wrong.

If anything goes wrong, the Herrscher of Knowledge will handle it.

"In such a short time, you've found four immortals: the Moon Carver, the Plam Leaf, the Cloud Retainer, Demon Slayer... Some of these titles haven't even appeared in the intelligence gathered by the Fatui." The Childe muttered.

This also shows that the Fatui are not omnipotent, or rather, the Fatui are still quite young.

After all, the Fatui are currently operating in a foreign land, and it would be bad if they knew everything.

"As a return gift, I also have some information to provide you," the Childe said to Lumine.

"The reaction of the Liyue Qixing to the death of the deity is quite intriguing. They claimed that since the true culprit has not yet been found, no one is allowed to pay homage to the Archon's Remains. They even tried to block the news, but after all, the Rite of Descension is a busy affair, and even the Liyue Qixing could not completely suppress the rumors," the Childe said.

"The Archon's Remains?" Lumine was somewhat puzzled by this title.

"According to common knowledge in Liyue, the Geo Archon is also an immortal. The Geo Archon is the God of Contracts and is also known as the Prime of Adepti. So it is quite normal for the body of the deceased to be called the Archon's Remains."

"Oh, I see. I've learned something new." Paimon nodded seriously.

"Why would the body left behind by the Geo Archon's soul as it ascended to the heavens be hidden by the Liyue Qixing? It's really suspicious..." the Childe said, arms crossed.

Although the Childe appeared to be taking a fair and impartial stance, Chen Luo could clearly see the hidden motives in his words.

Upon hearing the Childe's words, Lumine turned her gaze to Chen Luo.

"Why are you looking at me? Look at him. He clearly has something to say," Chen Luo said, pointing at the Childe.

"You said the Geo Archon is credible," Lumine said.

"In my opinion, it's quite credible, but whether the other party is trustworthy or not is something you need to judge for yourself. After all, if you miss this opportunity and regret it later, there won't be any way to make up for it," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo could show Lumine the plot, but Lumine would believe it was another matter.

Moreover, some things always need to be experienced.

The most crucial point is that sometimes, after listening to others and choosing a different option, even if the result is not unexpected, you may still feel resentful about the other choice.

It's like if Lumine chose not to participate in this incident and didn't know the Geo Archon, she would search all the Seven Gods but still couldn't find the culprit from back then.

Then Lumine will definitely suspect that it was done by the Geo Archon whom Chen Luo called trustworthy?

Chen Luo didn't want to take the blame.

After all, Herrscher of the Heart are hard to fathom.

Chen Luo never makes decisive suggestions when his friends face major decisions, unless the other party's choice is truly wrong.

"So..."

"Do whatever you want." Chen Luo simply gave up and stood there doing nothing.

"Alright, you two can continue chatting. I'll go take care of my own business first." Seeing that things had progressed to this point, Chen Luo felt it was time for him to leave.

"Oh, goodbye then." Lumine and Paimon did not stop Chen Luo from leaving.

After all, Chen Luo did have his own things to do, and he couldn't keep the other person by his side forever.

Besides, it's me who's wanted, not him.

"Is your friend really gone like that?" the Childe asked, watching Chen Luo walk away.

The Childe originally thought that Chen Luo and Lumine were on the same side, but he didn't expect them to be separated so suddenly.

But that's just right.

As the Childe had his men investigate Chen Luo's information, the more they investigated, the more suspicious they became.

This Chen Luo is quite elusive and mysterious.

At least the Traveler Lumine can be traced, but the puppeteer Chen Luo has absolutely no way of knowing how she came to be, how she disappeared, or how she suddenly appeared in Liyue.

"He has his own things to do." Lumine still harbored considerable wariness towards the Childe.

To put it bluntly, Lumine and Childe are probably just using each other now.

The fact that Childe Harbinger of the Fatui makes him a suspect, while Lumine is strong and unfamiliar with Liyue...

Chen Luo? I'm not familiar with Chen Luo either.

Chapter 334 Hu Tao: Really? I don't believe it.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[Archon's Remains]: Helps the pitiful, weak, and helpless Lumine see the Archon's Remains.

Reward: 500 Primogem + random reward

Difficulty: 3 stars

"..." Chen Luo fell silent for a moment after hearing the notification.

It's only been two minutes since Chen Luo left Lumine.

Hey, are you the Traveler or am Traveler? Why do you always drag me into the plot when it's your responsibility to move things forward?

Oh, wait, thinking about it carefully, Chen Luo and Lumine are both Traveler.

In short, Chen Luo is now a bit at a loss.

"Ying really knows how to use the Commission Cards quite well," Chen Luo couldn't help but say.

Perhaps because Chen Luo had Lumine complete the quests, Lumine now seems to be particularly good at using Commission Cards.

However, Lumine didn't give nothing in return. At least after Chen Luo had almost finished his mission, Lumine agreed to treat Chen Luo to a meal.

This was something that had been agreed upon beforehand.

Of course, the dinner invitation here is not in a bar but on the Teyvat Continent. If you invite Chen Luo to dinner in a bar, what's the difference between that and not inviting him at all?

Although Lumine hesitated for a moment after Chen Luo revealed that he was actually the Liyue Qixing Messenger, she still had doubts about whether to invite Chen Luo to dinner.

And this mission... who knows what extra reward Lumine will give?

Although Lumine, as Chen Luo's commission tool, knew that Chen Luo would definitely receive a reward after completing the commission, just like when Lumine was doing commissions, in addition to the Primogem given to Chen Luo after the commission was credited to him, the commission issuer would also give Lumine some Mora and items.

Lumine carried these things herself.

So Lumine didn't find it strange that Chen Luo was given an extra reward.

Of course, it won't be much, probably just one more meal?

"However, the Archon's Remains..." Upon seeing this mission objective, Chen Luo pondered for a moment before glancing at his backpack.

Chen Luo had the Herrscher of Knowledge knock something off the body of the dead Rex Lapis Yan...

"Ying said she wanted to see the Archon's Remains, but she didn't say how big the Archon's Remains should be, right?" Chen Luo muttered.

Chen Luo's backpack contained quite a few Archon's Remains, but the Herrscher of Knowledge didn't go too far; they were mostly scales and claws, except that the pieces cut from the tail were a bit too large.

However, according to the Herrscher of Knowledge herself, the things she cut were all very well hidden, ensuring that no one would find them.

Chen Luo remained somewhat skeptical about this.

But it doesn't matter anyway, since this Immortal Ancestor Fa Yu's transformation is definitely not real, and it doesn't matter who he gives it to when he's going to be buried.

Moreover, Zhongli buried himself.

To be honest, Chen Luo didn't even know what this Archon's Remains was made of.

"Although... I feel that this kind of shortcut is not very feasible." Although many clever tricks flashed through his mind, he finally gave up with a sigh.

Chen Luo had considered using unconventional methods to complete the mission.

While unconventional tactics can indeed accomplish the task, the problem is that these tactics only apply to the process, not the result.

The talent panel doesn't care how you help the task issuer complete the task.

For example, if you want to persuade a little girl not to eat a lollipop, why not just take it away? Then she won't be able to eat it anyway.

But the task must be completed.

It's like when he impersonated Madame Green Lily and emptied Fu Hua's house, and then Fu Hua issued a mission saying that she needed to find Madame Green Lily.

Otto is definitely Madame Green Lily, but this is definitely not the result Fu Hua wants, nor is it the answer Fu Hua wants, so it won't work.

In general, the process may not be what the task poster wants, but the result must be what the other party wants.

"Sigh, can't the talent panel be a little more flexible? Even a small piece of Archon's Remains's Manifestation is still Archon's Remains. Let's try it when Lumine comes to the bar tonight, what if it works?" Chen Luo said, stroking his chin.

Anyway, it doesn't cost any money to try it.

After walking for a while, Chen Luo finally arrived at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

The nature of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is different from that of other shops, so its layout is also different from that of other shops.