Genshin Impact: The Chat Group Chronicles

Genshin Impact: The Chat Group Chronicles

Author: Godfather

Synopsis: Yue drifted through life, regretting not meeting a wise ruler. If Lord Aizen does not abandon me, Yue wishes to be his adopted father!

Aizen: 6!

Although you have lost the Lord of Geo, you still have me! I can completely be your new ruler!

Zhongli: 6!

Raiden Shogun, give me some face and stop the Vision Hunt Decree!

Raiden Ei: 6!

Since when did you get the misconception that I don't use dream authority!

Scaramouche: 6!

Li Yue, a troublemaker from the 21st century, transmigrated to Genshin Impact, and not just Genshin Impact, but also a very interesting chat group! Li Yue declared that he wants to have fun!

Volume 1

1. The Lord of Geo Doesn't Understand People

In Liyue Harbor, at the storyteller Tian Tiezhui's stall, a young man in unconventional attire occupied Tian Tiezhui's usual spot, narrating a story about the Lord of Geo.

"Before the Lord of Geo led the adepti out, the Archon Guizhong came to bid him farewell."

"Facing the stoic Lord of Geo, Archon Guizhong smiled and bid him farewell as usual. In her eyes, the Lord of Geo would, as always, quickly repel the attacking Archons and return with his army. But unlike usual, she said one more thing when bidding farewell."

"'Morax, when you return, I have a gift for you.'"

"'The Lord of Geo didn't pay much attention to his friend giving him a gift, he just nodded with a smile, as he thought this time would be like any other, and he would return soon.'"

"'However, not long after the Lord of Geo led the adepti out, Archon Guizhong was attacked by other Archons. The Dust Archon, who was not skilled in combat, fought desperately to protect her people. The Lord of Geo at the front line, upon hearing the news, immediately rushed back with all his might. Unfortunately, by the time the Lord of Geo arrived at Guoli Plains, Archon Guizhong had already fallen, turning into dust, with only a peculiar lock beside her.'"

"'To prevent the residual power after the Archon's fall from causing any impact, the adepti could only seal Archon Guizhong's remains, and the Lord of Geo picked up the peculiar lock.'"

"'Morax, I have sealed all my secrets within this lock. As long as you open this lock, you will be able to see all of me!'"

"'Archon Guizhong sealed everything within this peculiar lock, preparing to give it to the Lord of Geo upon his return. However, it was too late. Archon Guizhong did not get to see the Lord of Geo one last time, nor could she personally tell him the words she had prepared, leaving behind only that peculiar lock.'"

"'This is the origin of The Vortex Vanquisher.'"

After finishing, the young man stepped down from the stage and sat at a nearby table, picking up his teacup and draining the remaining tea. The surrounding audience was immersed in the story, looking enlightened.

"The Vortex Vanquisher has such an origin, I never expected it."

At the tea table, a young girl with purple hair tied in two cat-ear-like points exclaimed. After her exclamation, she looked at the noble young man sitting next to her.

"Mr. Zhongli, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know anything about The Vortex Vanquisher?"

The young man pondered for a moment before answering.

"As far as I know, The Vortex Vanquisher was indeed crafted by the Dust Archon Guizhong, but whether it seals any secrets within it, I am unsure."

"However, based on general rationality, as an Archon, she shouldn't have sealed any secrets, nor should she have said such things."

"Zhongli, that's where you're wrong."

The storyteller young man put down his teacup and refuted the young man's statement.

"Oh? On what grounds?"

"Because, no one understands Archon Guizhong better than I do!"

The young man spread his hands, forming an "OK" sign with one hand and pointing to the sky with his index finger on the other.

"What you know, Zhongli, is based on the official historical records. And those official historical records are mostly recorded by the Lord of Geo, the God of History. But what does the Lord of Geo know? Even if the Lord of Geo were here, he wouldn't understand Archon Guizhong as well as I do. He's just a rock, only knowing how to fight. He completely misunderstands a girl's feelings, and only mistakes the emotions a girl wants to express as friendly interactions between friends!"

At this, the young man could only twitch the corner of his mouth and choose to remain silent. The purple-haired girl couldn't help but comment.

"People say I disrespect the Lord of Geo, but I think you, Li Yue, are the most disrespectful. How dare you call the Lord of Geo a rock? If the people of Liyue Harbor heard this, they would probably send you straight to the Millelith on the spot."

"Saying this in front of others might indeed lead to the situation you described, Keqing. But in front of you and Zhongli, there's no need to worry."

The young man spread his hands with great ease, pointing one hand at the purple-haired girl.

"Keqing, the Yuheng Star of Liyue, publicly questioned the Lord of Geo at last year's Rite of Descension. She is secretly called a 'Lord of Geo hater' by the people of Liyue."

Pointing at the young man with the other hand.

"Zhongli, the guest consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, is very knowledgeable but likes to refute matters concerning the Lord of Geo in stories about him everywhere. He is even the ringleader of Liyue's 'Lord of Geo haters'."

"You two are the Crouching Dragons and Phoenixes of Liyue!"

As the young man said, the three people present were: one was Keqing, the Yuheng Star, known as the most disrespectful of the Seven Archons among the Seven Stars, who firmly believed that Liyue should be governed by people, and that even the Lord of Geo could overlook things. She was called a 'Lord of Geo hater'. The other was the young man with a noble aura, Zhongli, the guest consultant of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, who was called the ringleader of 'Lord of Geo haters' because he often refuted the deeds of the Lord of Geo in various occasions, even more so than Keqing. And the last one was just an ordinary transmigrator from the 21st century, Li Yue, the 'yue' meaning pleasure!

This Li Yue, who had transmigrated to Teyvat, naturally knew the true situation of Liyue. The two 'Lord of Geo haters' present were one a twisted fan of the Lord of Geo, and the other was the Lord of Geo himself in disguise. As for himself, he was just a troublemaker who, despite knowing that Zhongli was the Lord of Geo, deliberately made fun of him in front of the Lord of Geo, commonly known as a 'fun-seeker'!

Upon hearing Li Yue's words, both Keqing and Zhongli couldn't help but twitch their eyes.

Meanwhile, the other listeners around, having snapped back from the story of The Vortex Vanquisher, couldn't help but ask Li Yue.

"Mr. Li Yue, since you said that The Vortex Vanquisher sealed the secrets of the Dust Archon, did the Lord of Geo open The Vortex Vanquisher?"

"No!"

Li Yue stated resolutely.

"With the Lord of Geo's abilities, he could have easily opened the Vortex Vanquisher. However, after obtaining it, he didn't open it. Instead, he kept it as a memento from the Archon Guizhong, a keepsake for his old friend. To him, it was a form of erosion."

"He really didn't open it..."

Keqing felt a pang of regret. She still wanted to uncover the secrets of the Archon Guizhong.

Beside her, Zhongli nodded in agreement.

"For the Lord of Geo, the departure of an old friend was indeed a severe form of erosion."

"I knew you'd say that, Zhongli."

Li Yue shook his head with a look of disappointment.

"Oh?"

Zhongli looked at Li Yue curiously.

"Because your personality is as stubborn as stone."

Zhongli was speechless. Couldn't they stop talking about stones?

"It's not just that. The Lord of Geo kept the Vortex Vanquisher without opening it, thus never learning the Archon Guizhong's secrets, and naturally, never understanding her true feelings. This behavior greatly disappointed the Great Demon of Dust and Waves, a friend of the Archon Guizhong. Thus, she chose to leave and live in solitude."

"The Great Demon of Dust and Waves?"

Keqing was greatly surprised. She had heard of this name, but the Adepti was not very active in Liyue's legends.

"That's right. The Great Demon of Dust and Waves is also one of Liyue's ancient Adepti. Unlike the other Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Adepti, because of the Archon Guizhong's passing, she was very disappointed in the Lord of Geo. So, she left him and began to live in seclusion. Before she left, she said something."

"What did she say?"

Everyone was curious, even Zhongli.

"He doesn't understand people's hearts!"

2. No one understands the Lord of Geo better than I do.

"The Lord of Geo doesn't understand people's hearts? What an interesting evaluation."

High above Liyue Harbor, within the Jade Chamber suspended among the floating clouds, Ningguang, the Tianquan Star, couldn't help but laugh as she looked at the intelligence report that had just been delivered. In less than an hour, the phrase "The Lord of Geo doesn't understand people's hearts" had spread throughout Liyue Harbor along with the story of the Vortex Vanquisher. Ningguang, situated in the Jade Chamber, was already aware of the tale.

"Lady Ningguang, should we have the Millelith arrest this Li Yue?"

Bai Wen asked for instructions. Ningguang waved her hand dismissively.

"No need. He's just an ordinary person with some personal opinions about the Lord of Geo. There's no need to arrest him. If we were to arrest him for this, then Keqing and Zhongli, who were sitting with him, would also have to be arrested."

As the Tianquan Star, Ningguang held sway over everything in Liyue Harbor, except for the Adepti and the Lord of Geo.

A month ago, a young man named Li Yue, dressed in peculiar clothing, arrived in Liyue Harbor. It wasn't a big deal at first; Liyue Harbor, being a famous commercial port on the continent of Teyvat, often had outsiders visiting. However, within a few days, this young man began to gain notoriety in Liyue.

He first went to Wanmin Restaurant and became friends with the young chef, Xiangling. Together with Xiangling, they introduced novel dishes like Spicy Lizard, Roasted Frog, and Fried Spider Skewers, quickly becoming a rising star in the alternative culinary scene.

Next, he went to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and collaborated with the Funeral Director, Hu Tao, to launch a "premium" sales model, specifically targeting the wealthy for tomb sales. Unlike Hu Tao's usual "half-price on the second tombstone," this time they sold expensive and rare plots, which proved incredibly popular. The limited slots were quickly sold out, and Liyue's wealthy were still eagerly awaiting the second phase of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's offerings.

After that, he went to the Feiyun Commerce Guild and partnered with the guild's second young master, Xingqiu, to release a wuxia novel, "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer." Upon its release, it immediately became a hit in Liyue and the favorite story of the local storytellers.

Following that, seeing how lively the storytellers' corner was, he decided to become a temporary storyteller himself, starting a segment called "Teyvat Past Tales." This program focused on stories from Teyvat's history. Because the details in his stories differed from many historical records, were even more exciting, and often involved the Seven Archons and the Adepti, he quickly became a hot topic in Liyue. Yuheng Star Keqing and Wangsheng Funeral Parlor Guest Consultant Zhongli became loyal listeners, always occupying the front-row VIP seats.

With an outsider causing such a stir, Ningguang naturally had to pay attention.

As for Li Yue's claim that the Great Demon of Dust and Waves said the Lord of Geo didn't understand people's hearts, she believed it was a statement Li Yue himself had added, essentially meaning Li Yue believed the Lord of Geo didn't understand people's hearts.

But as Ningguang had said, if they were to arrest Keqing and Zhongli, who were sitting in the VIP seats, just for fabricating a story about the Lord of Geo, then they would have to be arrested too.

"Alright, Bai Wen, you may go. As for Li Yue, just keep an eye on him."

"Yes."

Bai Wen withdrew, leaving Ningguang alone with the complete version of the story.

"Although it sounds a bit absurd, what he said is not without reason."

"Li Yue is right, the Lord of Geo doesn't necessarily understand people's hearts!"

At a tea stall in Chihu Rock, the crowd that had gathered to listen to the stories had dispersed, but the three individuals at the VIP tea table remained.

Keqing had spent this time pondering Li Yue's final sentence from his story, and her conclusion was that the statement made perfect sense!

"Mr. Zhongli, what are your thoughts?"

"From a perspective of general rationality, even as a deity, the Lord of Geo couldn't possibly be all-knowing. As a god, he couldn't possibly know what everyone's inner thoughts were. Therefore, in a certain sense, the Lord of Geo indeed doesn't understand people's hearts."

"Oh my, you've got a clear grasp of this, Zhongli."

Li Yue grinned at Zhongli. The gag he had 'borrowed' from the Type-Moon universe had actually received affirmation from the Lord of Geo himself. This was truly amusing.

"The Lord of Geo is a god. He approaches problems mostly from a divine perspective, which is different from how ordinary people approach problems from a human perspective. Therefore, it's perfectly fine for the Great Demon of Dust and Waves to say that the Lord of Geo doesn't understand people's hearts, especially when it comes to understanding a maiden's heart!"

"A maiden's heart... Indeed, it's a pity that even after so many years since the Archon Guizhong's passing, the Lord of Geo still hasn't been able to comprehend her feelings for him."

Keqing sighed. Despite being a workaholic, she was also a young woman, and therefore, she felt a good deal of resonance with such matters of a maiden's emotions.

I don't think the Archon Guizhong thought that way.

Although he answered this way inwardly, Zhongli didn't say it out loud. He could only sigh helplessly, knowing that if he dared to speak his mind, he would be fiercely refuted by this young man named Li Yue.

Who can relate? As the Lord of Geo, even his own feelings are not his to decide!

"Although the Lord of Geo doesn't understand a maiden's heart, he's quite good in other aspects."

Seeing Zhongli's helpless expression, Li Yue decided to change the subject.

"Oh?"

Zhongli's interest was piqued. He had been listening to Li Yue's stories for many days now, but the gods and immortals in his tales were rarely praised. For example, he called the Anemo Archon Barbatos of Mondstadt a slacker, the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma a reclusive girl, and today, the Lord of Geo was declared to be someone who didn't understand people.

Now, Li Yue was going to say something good about the Lord of Geo?

"That's right. Let's take Keqing as an example."

"Me?"

Keqing pointed to herself curiously, wondering what she had to do with this.

"Exactly. Last year, during the Rite of Descension, you publicly questioned the Lord of Geo and said Liyue should be governed by humans. Yet, the Lord of Geo didn't blame you. This shows one thing!"

"What thing?"

"That the Lord of Geo thinks very highly of you!"

Li Yue tapped the table, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"But the Lord of Geo didn't approve of my statement back then."

Keqing was puzzled.

"That's because the Lord of Geo had already made his plans for the year and couldn't change them based on your momentary statement. Therefore, your request at the time naturally wouldn't be granted. But this year is different!"

"This year? But this year, the Rite of Descension is being presided over by Yuheng Star Ningguang."