Chapter 199

But seeing Li Yue carrying the Enma's Blade and walking towards Shenhe, she became very nervous, worried that Li Yue might do something to Shenhe.

But Li Yue is the new Rock King, and a new Rock King trusted by Zhongli. She shouldn't doubt him. But Li Yue looks really scary. Who does healing with a knife?

Cloud Retainer looked anxiously at Zhongli beside him and found that Zhongli was standing with his arms crossed, head down and eyes closed, without making any response, which made Cloud Retainer very anxious.

Your Majesty, what does this mean? Give me a hint!

Cloud Retainer was anxious; his eyes, hidden behind his red-rimmed glasses, kept scanning back and forth between Li Yue and Zhongli, wanting Zhongli to say something—or rather, not say anything, but just tell him what was going on.

Under Cloud Retainer's tense gaze, Li Yue walked up to Shenhe, then raised the Enma's Blade and slashed down at Shenhe.

"Etc!"

Cloud Retainer hurriedly raised his hand and tried to stop her, but Li Yue's knife had already fallen and pierced Shenhe's chest.

"Shenhe!"

The scenario of Shenhe being seriously injured, as imagined, did not occur. Instead, Li Yue's knife was plunged directly into Shenhe's chest. No blood appeared at the wound, and Shenhe stood still without offering any resistance.

"Master, I'm fine."

Seeing Cloud Retainer's anxious expression, Shenhe He responded, and Zhongli finally opened his eyes and began to explain.

"Don't worry, this is Li Yue's treatment method. He directly cuts off the hidden dangers in a person with the knife in his hand. It will not cause any harm to the person, it will only cut off the hidden dangers in the person."

"Since Lord Zhongli knew about this, why didn't you just tell me? You've left me anxious and helpless."

Cloud Retainer listened to Zhongli's words, her expression somewhat speechless. The Emperor clearly knew everything, yet he just wouldn't tell her. Wasn't this intentional? Zhongli simply smiled and didn't speak. It was indeed intentional on his part. He wanted to see what kind of expression Cloud Retainer would have when she watched Li Yue draw her sword to kill Shenhe. And judging from what had just happened, Cloud Retainer's expression was indeed quite interesting.

"Okay, found it."

While maintaining his grip on the sword, Li Yue slowly drew the Enma's Blade as he spoke. As the Enma's Blade was drawn, a cloud of black smoke emerged. Li Yue raised his hand to control the smoke and then used the sealing technique he had learned from Morax to seal it away. He then casually tossed it to Cloud Retainer.

"This is the evil energy within Shenhe's body. It has been sealed away and is now yours. You can have Shenhe take it back as a souvenir, find a place to dispose of it, or conduct research on it, whatever you prefer."

"I will take it back for research, thank you Lord Geo Archon."

Cloud Retainer put away the seal that Li Yue had thrown over. As a scientific research Adepti, Cloud Retainer would go back and study carefully what this evil energy was all about.

"Shenhe, how are you feeling now?"

"I feel very relaxed."

Shenhe stroked his chest, feeling more relaxed than ever before.

"Is it easy? It's easy, that's right. The evil energy in your body has been completely cleared. Now you can relax properly. Even taking off your red string is no problem."

Li Yue pointed to the red string in Shenhe's hair.

"Take off the red string?"

As Shenhe spoke, he reached out and took off the red rope.

349. Charlotte's Rock King Interview

Shenhe's red ropes were mainly for decoration, but these decorations usually also had the power to suppress the evil energy within her. However, now, these red ropes were truly just decorations.

However, Shenhe without the red string is no different from Shenhe with the red string. Because without the evil aura, she doesn't change at all after removing the red string. She is still the simple Shenhe, and she looks cold and aloof.

After removing the red string, Shenhe, free from his malevolent aura, was able to interact normally with anyone without worrying about his aura affecting others.

Therefore, Shenhe no longer needed to return to Mt. Aocang and stayed directly in Liyue Harbor.

As Cloud Retainer's apprentice, Shenhe naturally didn't have a single Mora. So, being penniless, she could only live with Cloud Retainer, which meant living in the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. After all, Cloud Retainer also lived there. Thus, another resident joined the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Of course, Shenhe is different from Cloud Retainer. Cloud Retainer is Seven Arbiter-Generals, so she has an official status and position, and she is not short of money. But Shenhe is different. Although Shenhe is said to be a disciple of Adepti, she does not have an official status, so she is short of money and needs money to live in Liyue Harbor.

So Li Yue recommended Shenhe to work at Wanmin Restaurant.

During the Lantern Rite, Shenhe went to work at Wanmin Restaurant, where she was responsible for serving dishes. Now, through Li Yue's introduction, she has returned to Wanmin Restaurant to work, still serving dishes. However, Shenhe doesn't mind serving dishes, especially since it was Li Yue, the Rock King, who introduced her to the job. Li Yue was the benefactor who helped her get rid of the evil energy in her body, so she wouldn't complain.

Then, quite coincidentally, the next day when Li Yue introduced Shen Shenhe to work as a waiter at Wanmin Restaurant, they ran into Yun Jin, who happened to be dining at Wanmin Restaurant, and a reporter who had come from Fontaine for an exclusive interview.

Charlotte?

"Yes, Lord Geo Archon, I am Charlotte, a reporter from Boureau Verite. I am here in Liyue to conduct an exclusive interview with Mr. Yun Jin. Mr. Yun Jin is a very famous star in Fontaine, and we are paying close attention Fontaine Yun Jin upcoming new work."

Wanmin Restaurant, Li Yue was with Shenhe, while opposite them were Yun Jin from Yunhan Society and Charlotte, a reporter from Fontaine.

"It really surprises me. I never imagined that we Liyue people could be so famous in Fontaine."

Li Yue looked surprised as she listened to Charlotte's words, while Charlotte smiled.

"Because Mr. Yun Jin is a famous artist throughout Teyvat, and Fontaine is a country that pursues art, Mr. Yun Jin is very popular in Fontaine. And speaking of surprise, I should be the one who is surprised. I never expected to meet the Lord Geo Archon of Liyue here. You know, the recent big news from Liyue has shocked all the countries in Teyvat. We in Fontaine are also very curious about you, Lord Geo Archon. As a reporter, I would like to have an exclusive interview with you."

After all that talk, the real purpose was to give Li Yue an exclusive interview in the last few sentences.

Li Yue did not agree, but instead asked a question in return.

"You want an exclusive interview with a god? Do you think your Fontaine gods would grant you an exclusive interview?"

"Sure, our Lady Furina from Fontaine often gives us exclusive interviews."

The God of Justice in Fontaine Focalors, is known by her public name as Furina, and is often referred to as Lady Furina or Ms. Furina.

"So, you also want an exclusive interview with me?"

"Yes, Lord Geo Archon, would you be so kind as to grant me this exclusive interview opportunity?"

Charlotte smiled and asked Li Yue.

Although Charlotte appeared all smiles, she was actually a little worried inside. This was her first time encountering gods from other countries, and as a journalist, she wanted the opportunity to interview gods from other countries. However, she also understood that each country had different traditions and customs. She could interview Furina, the God of Justice in Fontaine, but that didn't mean she could easily interview gods from other countries.

When Charlotte first went to Inazuma, she encountered a Raiden Ei, and she was incredibly nervous because Inazuma had recently closed itself off from the world, and the way it did so was by surrounding the entire Inazuma archipelago with a thunderstorm.

Although Charlotte didn't go to Inazuma, she came to Liyue. She was also a little worried, especially since the current Liyue was not the simple Liyue. The current Liyue was officially called the United Kingdom of Liyue and Inazuma Islands. The Geo Archon Li Yue in front of her not only served as the Geo Archon, but also held the position of Thunder God of Inazuma.

Moreover, according to reliable sources, the reason why the Rock King was able to become the God of Thunder was that he went directly to Inazuma, beat up the God of Thunder in front of the Inazuma people, seized the position of the God of Thunder, and even annexed the entire Inazuma.

If the annexation of Inazuma was already astonishing, the recent major events in Sumeru are even more shocking. Sumeru's Dendro Archon announced an alliance with Liyue, and Sumeru even allowed Liyue's Millelith to be stationed there to take charge of Sumeru's overall defense. In their alliance declaration, they stated that if one side is attacked, the other side will send troops to provide full assistance.

What does that mean? Right now, who would dare attack Inazuma and Liyue? With two Demon God in charge, who would dare to fight? So, the one who will be attacked is Sumeru.

The Dendro Archon of Sumeru is even more interesting. It is General Nahida of the Three Great Generals of Liyue. Just a few days ago, she was a general of Sumeru, and now she has become the Dendro Archon of Sumeru? Moreover, the Millelith has also moved in.

Although Sumeru issued a statement saying that Nahida has always been the Dendro Archon, but was studying in Liyue, no one has known what the Dendro Archon looks like for 500 years, so this is quite mysterious.

Therefore, other countries on Teyvat are now very curious about what Liyue is planning to do.

Charlotte, being a professional journalist, was even more eager to know.

Therefore, in her view, she was risking her life to find out the true situation of Liyue.

This demonstrates a journalist's professionalism in wanting to uncover the truth!

"Lord Geo Archon, may I have the opportunity for this exclusive interview?"

Charlotte smiled again and asked Li Yue, maintaining a smile on the surface, but her heart was pounding. She was going all out for this interview opportunity!

"If even the God of Justice of Fontaine can have an exclusive interview, why can't I?"

Li Yue answered with a smile.

"Let's do it this afternoon. After you've had lunch, come to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for the interview."

350. The shocking interview with Charlotte

Charlotte was thrilled to have been granted an exclusive interview with Rock King.

Even during meals, I ate faster than usual, wanting to finish quickly so I could go and interview Li Yue.

However, she came here again to do an exclusive interview with Yun Jin, but she didn't expect to run into Li Yue on the way, and even get an interview opportunity with Liyue.

So she ate quickly, but not too quickly, because that would be disrespectful to Yun Jin. After all, her task was to conduct an exclusive interview with Yun Jin, and Yun Jin had agreed to it and even ate with her, which was quite a show of respect for her as a reporter.

If she finishes eating and runs away, she'll offend Yun Jin. Although Mr. Yun Jin isn't as good as Li Yue, the King of Rocks, he's still a big star. It wouldn't be good to offend him for no reason.

So, Charlotte finished her lunch amidst excitement, nervousness, and helplessness. After apologizing to Yun Jin, she rushed straight to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Although I had arranged to do an interview with Yun Jin, the interview with Yan Wang was just too good!

Then, Charlotte, who arrived at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, was dumbfounded.

"Here, please have some tea."

"Um... no, no, oh wait... thank you..."

Seeing Ganyu serving her tea, Charlotte quickly stood up, her words becoming incoherent. Fortunately, she reacted quickly, immediately thanking him and taking the teacup from Ganyu's hands before sitting down tremblingly.

It wasn't Ganyu bringing her water that made her so nervous, but rather the people around her.

She arrived at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor in high spirits, ready to conduct an exclusive interview with Li Yue, only to find a large crowd of people in the backyard as soon as she entered!

To describe the scene, it was like an innocent girl suddenly stumbled into what looked like the headquarters of a mafia. A group of burly men in various clothes, their faces full of menacing features, sat there, and then all turned to look at the girl who opened the door. You can imagine how much pressure that girl was under.

Of course, Charlotte is not an innocent girl, and the backyard of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is not a mafia headquarters, but why are all the high-ranking officials of Liyue sitting behind her?

That's right, sitting behind her are the high-ranking members of Liyue, known throughout Teyvat as the Seven Arbiter-Generals, who were newly established after the rise of the new Geo King, Li Yue.

The seven Liyue Adepti were all sitting behind her—or rather, Ganyu was standing in front of her, having just served her tea.

But this didn't stop the six Adepti sitting behind her from making her feel immense pressure.

She came here for an exclusive interview, but she didn't intend to do an exclusive interview with the entire Liyue leadership. Being watched like this is so stressful!

Of course, that's not all. In front of her were the Raiden Ei God from Inazuma, the Dendro Archon Nahida from Sumeru, and Zhongli, the Grand Governor of Liyue. Li Yue was sitting in front of these three, directly facing Charlotte.

Good heavens! I was just interviewing the Geo Archon of Liyue, why are there the Thunder God and the Dendro Archon? What does the Geo Archon mean by this? Is he directly telling her with these three gods that Li Yue, Inazuma, and Sumeru are already a family?

As a reporter, she had never seen such a scene before—three gods in one frame!

What Charlotte didn't know was that there were indeed three gods together, but Li Yue was not a real Demon God; the other Demon God was Zhongli, who was sitting behind Li Yue.

Nervous, she quickly took a sip of the tea Ganyu offered, hoping to calm herself down.

"Charlotte, the interview can begin now."

Li Yue watched Charlotte take a sip of tea and then spoke up.

"Ah, yes... yes, Lord Geo Archon."

Charlotte quickly put down her teacup and then took out her pen and notebook from her small pouch.

"Thank you so much for granting me this exclusive interview. It is my honor."

"It's okay. This is my first time being interviewed by a reporter, and I find it quite interesting. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. As long as it doesn't involve anything I can't say, I'll tell you."

"Thank you very much. Now, please allow me to ask you a few questions."

Charlotte opened her small notebook, which contained the questions she had prepared before coming, but she was still a little nervous facing the three gods in front of her and the group of Adepti behind them.

"First question: A few months ago, you became the Geo Archon of Liyue and subsequently established the Three Great Generals of Liyue. The establishment of these three generals has attracted the attention of many countries on Teyvat. However, not long ago, one of the Three Great Generals, General Nahida, appeared in Sumeru and appeared as the Sumeru Dendro Archon."

"Many people are curious about the fact that the Dendro Archon served as an admiral in Liyue. May I ask, Lord Geo Archon, what is the relationship between you and the Dendro Archon?"

"My relationship with Nahida."

Li Yue leaned back in her chair and tapped the armrest with her right index finger. This gesture made Charlotte a little nervous. Would the Rock King refuse to answer her first question?

"Nahida is my daughter."

"Ah?"

Charlotte, who had initially thought Li Yue would refuse to answer, received a reply, but the answer left her completely stunned.

"Daughter...?"

This answer completely stunned her. The Dendro Archon is the daughter of the Rock King? What kind of relationship is that? Can gods have such a relationship?

"That's right. Nahida was born when the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata passed away. However, the people of the Akademiya were unwilling to believe in Nahida's abilities. The Akademiya of Sumeru also made this public. You should be able to find out. I happened to be passing through Sumeru at the time and saw this situation. So I adopted Sumeru Nahida. Therefore, you could say that she is my adopted daughter."

"Huh? So... so that's how it is."

Charlotte was stunned for a moment before quickly writing down what Li Yue had said in her notebook.

"Then why did General Nahida the Dendro Archon some time ago?"

"So, some time ago we unexpectedly discovered that the Akademiya of Sumeru was conducting forbidden experiments in conjunction with the Fatui of Snezhnaya. If the experiments succeeded, they would threaten the safety of the entire Teyvat. So Nahida, who was concerned about Sumeru, returned to Sumeru. However, she did not expect to encounter internal turmoil in Sumeru. With the support of our Millelith, Nahida quelled the turmoil and returned to the throne of the Dendro Archon."

"I see."

Charlotte nodded and wrote down Li Yue's words in her notebook. She didn't know if what Li Yue said was true, but she had to record it at least.

"That's probably why the Millelith is stationed in Sumeru."

"That's right. In order to prevent the Akademiya from conducting any more research that could harm the Teyvat continent, we had to send the Millelith to be stationed there. But don't worry, these Millelith are under Nahida's command. After all, while Nahida is the Dendro Archon, she is still one of the generals of Liyue. Her high-ranking position has not changed."

Charlotte reflexively asked a question after hearing this.