Original God, But It's a Chat Group

The situation was extremely awkward. Of course, the embarrassed ones were not Zhongli and Nahida, whom Li Yue had called over, but the Adepti Li Yue had summoned as well—Xiao!

As a Yaksha who obeyed the Vago Monarch's contract and secretly protected Li Yue, Xiao was the busiest of all the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Adepti. He was exceptionally conscientious. No matter when it was, he was always watching over Li Yue's land, completely unlike the other three retired Adepti.

Should you encounter hardship in the lawless wilderness, danger from bandits on the road, peril from flood, fire, blade, or war, danger from ghosts, gods, medicine, or poison, threats from vicious beasts and venomous insects, or trouble from enemies and evildoers, call my name. I am Xiao, one of the Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Adepti. At your summons, I shall come to protect you.

Thus, in Liyue, as long as someone called Xiao's name, he would come to protect them. However, as the ages changed, fewer and fewer people in Liyue knew of Xiao, so fewer and fewer people called for him.

Li Yue called Zhongli and Nahida into the courtyard, then tipped back his head and shouted Xiao's name. Xiao, who was using his E skill to travel through the sky, immediately chained E after E toward the direction of the call. When he reached the skies above Liyue Harbor, he was puzzled as to why the person calling him was inside the safe harbor, but he still chose to land.

Xiao appeared on the roof of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor with his arms folded across his chest, looking exceptionally cool.

"Who calls—"

Before he could finish, he froze because he saw the three people standing in the courtyard.

One was the young man he had rescued in the wilderness over a month ago. He was still wearing the same clothes as before, except his hair now had three additional colors. That was nothing, but the other two were entirely different.

As the Vago Monarch's most loyal admirer, Xiao could never mistake the Monarch's aura. As for the other one, she carried an utterly undisguisable aura of vegetation. It was as rich as the Anemo Archon's aura he had encountered at Dihua Marsh. She was clearly the Dendro Archon. As a Yaksha Adeptus, how could he lack such discernment?

Two gods and one mortal with flamboyantly colored hair, especially when one of them was even the Monarch! What sort of bizarre combination was this?

Xiao initially thought the Monarch had summoned him. He jumped down from the roof, ready to receive orders, but Li Yue moved even faster, directly placing his right hand on Zhongli's shoulder.

"See, Zhongli? This is the important figure I wanted to introduce to you—one of Liyue's Three-Eyed Five Manifestations Adepti, the Great Demon-Quelling General, Xiao!"

"When I first arrived in Li Yue, it was Venerable Adeptus Xiao who saved me. He's my lifesaver!"

"Venerable Adeptus Xiao, we meet again. Have you been well lately?"

Li Yue's utterly familiar greeting left Xiao stunned. What was going on? It was not the Monarch who had called him, but this mortal? And this mortal actually dared to put a hand on the Monarch's shoulder!

"Zhongli, let me tell you, this Venerable Adeptus is a great benefactor of Liyue. It is precisely because he protects all of Liyue day and night that someone like you can live such a leisurely life in Liyue Harbor, wandering the streets, walking birds, and listening to opera. Hurry up and thank the Venerable Adeptus!"

"Mortal, do not be disrespectful!"

Xiao spoke coldly, furious at Li Yue's behavior toward Zhongli. Especially since Li Yue had actually referred to the Monarch as "someone like you"!

"You—"

"So the honored guest is the Great Demon-Quelling General! I have long admired you!"

Zhongli quickly spoke, interrupting Xiao before he could rebuke Li Yue.

!

Xiao's eyes widened as he stared at Zhongli in disbelief, while Zhongli continued speaking smoothly.

"My name is Zhongli, merely a humble consultant of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."

"When young friend Li Yue said he wanted to introduce someone to me, he did not explain. I never expected the guest to be the Golden Peng Immortal who safeguards peace in all corners of Liyue!"

"As young friend Li Yue said, it is thanks to everything the Venerable Adeptus has done for Liyue that I can enjoy such an easy life."

"To meet the Golden Peng Immortal, who maintains Liyue's peace, is truly an honor."

"As for young friend Li Yue's earlier actions, he is not from Liyue and does not understand Liyue's customs regarding Adepti. If he has offended the Venerable Adeptus in any way, I hope you will not hold it against him."

"Uh..."

Zhongli's words silenced Xiao completely, leaving him unable to speak for a moment.

What was going on? Could it be that this mortal did not know the Monarch's identity and was instead trying to introduce me to the Monarch? How was he supposed to respond now?

And if the Monarch was concealing his identity, then was the Dendro Archon beside him concealing hers as well?

Although Xiao did not know what the Monarch intended to do, since the Monarch had chosen to do this, there must be some profound reason behind it!

After a storm of thoughts, Xiao finally spoke again, his tone noticeably several degrees softer.

"Zhong... Mr. Consultant, you flatter me..."

"As Mr. Consultant said, I will not blame... Li Yue for his words."

His attitude was unbelievably gentle.

"Damn, Zhongli, you're amazing!"

Li Yue looked at Xiao in surprise and heavily patted Zhongli's shoulder, making Xiao's eye twitch uncontrollably.

"I was just worried that I'd angered the Venerable Adeptus, but I never expected you to calm him down with just a few words. People with silver tongues really are different."

"Ah, Venerable Adeptus Xiao, please do not blame me. When you saved me last time, I had only just arrived in Teyvat, so I really did not understand the rules of the Adepti."

Looking at Li Yue's utterly unreserved expression, Xiao really wanted to say something. But seeing that Zhongli beside him had said nothing, he could only endure it and force out two words.

"It is fine."

"It's fine? That's good, that's good!"

Li Yue looked delighted.

"Oh, right, I forgot to introduce you, Venerable Adeptus. This is my daughter, Nahida. Come on, Nahida, greet the Venerable Adeptus. He's your father's lifesaver. Without Venerable Adeptus Xiao, there would be no father of yours, and there would be no you today. This kind of favor is enough to set up a memorial tablet at home and worship him. As my daughter, it would not even be too much for you to kowtow to the Venerable Adeptus!"

"No need!"

Xiao hurriedly interrupted him.

"Protecting the mortals of Liyue is the contract I made with the Monarch. I merely did what I was supposed to do."

A memorial tablet for him, and then having the Dendro Archon kowtow to him? Absolutely unnecessary!

He did not dare think about anything right now. He only wanted to leave this place as soon as possible!

"Why did you summon me? If there is nothing else, I have matters to attend to and will take my leave first."

"Oh, I got so caught up in introductions that I forgot the real matter!"

Li Yue scratched his head, then raised a hand and pointed at Xiao.

"Say, Venerable Adeptus, you're sick, right?"

"What did you say?"

Xiao looked at Li Yue in confusion. Zhongli, on the other hand, immediately understood Li Yue's meaning upon hearing his words.

"Young friend, you mean the Golden Peng Immortal...?"

"Yes. Do you remember that person I mentioned before?"

As Li Yue answered, he glanced toward Nahida.

"I just remembered that when Venerable Adeptus Xiao saved me before, he gave me the same feeling as that person!"

"Could it be?"

Hope shone in Zhongli's eyes.

Li Yue patted Enma's Blade hanging at his waist.

"That's right! I can handle something this minor!"

Zhongli immediately looked at Xiao with delight.

"Golden Peng Immortal, young friend Li Yue is right. You really are sick!"

"Ah?"

Xiao was even more confused. Monarch, what are you and Li Yue talking about? Why can't I understand any of it?

Could This Count as NTR-ing Blondie?

Since Zhongli said Xiao was sick, Xiao felt that even if he was not sick, he should probably be sick!

Since he was sick, he needed treatment! Thus, at Zhongli's request, Xiao took a slash from Li Yue.

This was the first time Zhongli saw Li Yue display Enma's Blade's power. It directly separated the Karmic Debt and resentment from Xiao by cutting them away. The blade did not even cause Xiao any injury. It was truly a miraculous power.

The Karmic Debt and resentment entangled around Xiao were all separated from him by Li Yue using Enma's Blade. The massive, pitch-black resentment was everything Xiao had borne over the past two thousand years. Usually, he had to rely on his own strength to suppress it, and even Zhongli had no solution.

Yet now, everything he had carried for two thousand years had been severed away with a single slash from Li Yue.

When Li Yue drew Enma's Blade and prepared to stab Xiao, Xiao's instincts made his eyelids twitch wildly. But under Zhongli's gaze, he did not evade and took the blade squarely. Then, he immediately felt wonderful.

The feeling was like being constipated for many years, then finally releasing everything in one unobstructed burst!

In the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor's courtyard, Xiao stood in the center with a satisfied expression. Across from him, golden light flickered in Zhongli's hand. A golden orb contained a great mass of black, viscous substance—the Karmic Debt stripped from Xiao.

After Li Yue severed the Karmic Debt from Xiao, Zhongli immediately acted and sealed the stripped Karmic Debt away.

Although it could not be dealt with while it remained on Xiao, Zhongli could easily seal it after it had been separated. The excuse Zhongli gave himself was that he knew a little about sealing.

"Golden Peng Immortal, how does your body feel now?"

Holding the seal in one hand, Zhongli asked Xiao.

"Mr. Consultant, I feel better than ever."

Xiao smiled as he opened his eyes.

"That is good."

Zhongli looked at Li Yue gratefully.

"Young friend Li Yue, thank you for curing the Golden Peng Immortal's hidden ailment."

"Hey, I'm doing this to repay Venerable Adeptus Xiao for saving my life. What does it have to do with you?"

Li Yue waved his hand, completely unconcerned.

"Besides, Venerable Adeptus Xiao is my lifesaver. I only treated a minor illness. Compared to his life-saving grace, it is not worth mentioning at all."

"No. As I said before, guarding Liyue is the contract between the Monarch and me. It is my duty. On the contrary, what you just did was no different from saving my life."

Xiao was an honest man and did not treat himself as Li Yue's benefactor at all.

"The Golden Peng Immortal has protected Liyue for thousands of years. As a person of Liyue, I have been under the Venerable Adeptus's unseen protection all this time. Just as you said, Li Yue, without the Golden Peng Immortal, I would not have such an idle life. Whether by sentiment or reason, since I have received the Golden Peng Immortal's grace, I should thank you for my own sake."

Zhongli also sincerely expressed his gratitude. Of the five Yaksha under him, only Xiao remained. Xiao had also suffered endlessly from Karmic Debt, and no one knew when he might suddenly die. Now that someone could finally resolve the Karmic Debt, Zhongli was thanking Li Yue from the bottom of his heart.

Moreover, this once again proved that Li Yue truly was someone Zhongli thought highly of. After gaining power, Li Yue's first thought was not to act recklessly, but to save others! Li Yue was a fine young man!

"Well, since you put it that way, Zhongli, I'll accept your thanks!"

Li Yue casually patted Zhongli's shoulder again.

"So, can you get me a Geo Vision?"

"..."

Zhongli looked speechlessly at Li Yue.

Fine! In a few days, when the time comes, I'll definitely get you one! I'll get you a big one! Then we'll see whether you can handle it!

"Li Yue, as Mr. Consultant said, the favor you have done for me is not only for me personally, but for all of Liyue. Although I cannot represent Liyue, your help will allow me to protect Liyue better."

Xiao also understood Zhongli's meaning. Expressing his gratitude to Li Yue, he spoke the longest sentence he had ever uttered.

"I am not good with words. I only know how to fight, to keep fighting."

"Xiao swears here that from this day onward, as long as you are on Liyue's land, you may call my name at any time. I will answer your summons and come at once!"

Ah, had he gotten Blondie's treatment ahead of time? Then Blondie would not get this treatment in the future. Wasn't that, in a sense...

From now on, he could just put on sunglasses and say: Xiao, get him!

Li Yue thought gleefully and nodded at Xiao.

"Since Venerable Adeptus Xiao has said so, I'll have to trouble you to look after me in the future."

"Simply call me Xiao."

Xiao nodded to Li Yue.

"Then I will take my leave. Call my name if you need anything."

After saying that, Xiao nodded to Zhongli and Nahida, then transformed into a streak of azure light and vanished.

"It is truly fortunate for the Golden-Winged Great Sage to have encountered you, young friend Li Yue."

Watching Xiao depart as wind, Zhongli smiled in satisfaction. Li Yue nodded as well.

"Yeah, I never expected that treating Xiao would mean helping all of Liyue. Say, Zhongli, based on what Xiao said, everyone in Liyue should kowtow to me."

"..."

That was going too far, friend. Though it really did count as a favor to all of Liyue, asking all of Liyue to kowtow to him was excessive.

"Hahaha, Zhongli, I was just joking."