The Twisted Bond Between Qiqi and Hu Tao, and the Gathering of Liyue's Adepti

After returning, Hu Tao remained sullen. She had actually missed the opportunity to hold a funeral for the Lord Rex Lapis. She regretted not going out.

Zhongli naturally understood this as well. After Hu Tao returned, she had been avoiding her, but she didn't expect that she would be caught off guard today and be intercepted by this girl on the spot.

"Master, from a purely rational point of view, it would have taken you far too long to get back at that time, which was simply unrealistic."

Moreover, the Lord Rex Lapis's Rite of Parting was an urgent matter.

Zhongli took a sip of tea and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Alright, actually I knew This Hall Master too, but I just regret it a little. I wish I hadn't gone out."

Hu Tao wore a bitter expression, her tone full of frustration.

Seeing Hu Tao's worried and distressed expression.

Just as Zhongli was about to say something to comfort her...

Unexpectedly, Hu Tao recovered on her own and returned to her original energetic self.

"Well, these things really can't be forced. However, since the Lord Rex Lapis missed the Rite of Parting for Immortals, the other Adepti can't afford to miss it too."

"This Hall Master must send off an Adepti before he dies, only then can I make up for my regret."

Having said that, a flame of fighting spirit ignited in Hu Tao's eyes.

There's really no need for this.

Zhongli hearing Hu Tao's words, Zhong Li was startled and was about to stop her.

Then, Hu Tao continued, "Hehe, Qiqi, this This Hall Master is here."

Whew~

Oh, it's the Bringer of Fortune. Then everything is alright.

Zhongli immediately felt relieved.

Almost everyone in Liyue knows about the bickering couple, Qiqi and Hu Tao.

But so many years have passed, and Hu Tao still hasn't buried Qiqi.

It's clear that with the help of other Liyue people, it's almost impossible for Hu Tao to send Qiqi away, so naturally she doesn't need to worry about it anymore.

Afterwards, Zhongli watched Hu Tao's hurried departure, but felt a strange feeling in his heart.

So, Master, what exactly are you here for?

"Sigh~"

Zhongli sighed and said with emotion, "As expected, I can't handle this child."

After Hu Tao left, Zhongli took out a stone with a horse's head clearly outlined in purple paint.

Looking at the Horse Talisman in his hand, Zhongli was also in a daze, recalling last night.

This seemingly insignificant Horse Talisman actually completely healed its Erosion.

No, it shouldn't be called a complete cure.

Instead, it completely expelled the law of Erosion imposed upon it by the Heavenly Principles, and from then on, Erosion would no longer appear on it.

As expected, it truly lives up to the Dimensional Chat Group's description of its ability to expel all external forces; it is indeed extraordinary.

Now, if Zhongli is willing, once he returns to his peak condition, he can transform into the ancient Lord of Geo at any time. With a wave of his hand, the heavens and earth will collapse; with a thought, Heavenly Star will fall. He can easily rewrite the landscape and cause changes in the mountains and rivers.

It revealed its boundless killing intent, easily wiping out all those petty villains who dared to covet Liyue.

However, Zhongli has no such intention now. He has decided that after handing Liyue over to his people, Zhongli will not take action unless Liyue is in danger of destruction.

In short, Zhongli has now completely become an old man, spending his days thinking only about how to more comfortably walk his birds and watch plays.

As for fighting? Zhongli had absolutely no desire to do that.

"It should be about time; they should all be here by now."

Zhongli held the Horse Talisman in his hand, calculating the time.

After a while, Zhongli stood up from his seat and slowly left the Sanwan Buguogang Restaurant.

After reaching a deserted corner, he paused, then vanished instantly.

Mt. Aocang.

The Cloud Retainer in seclusion.

The once quiet and peaceful mountaintop is now bustling with activity.

On the immortal mountain.

Cloud Retainer · Xianyun, Mountain Shaper, Streetward Rambler · Madam Ping, Moon Carver, Yanfei's father, Vigilant Yaksha ·Xiao, and a group of three-eyed, five-manifested Adepti.

Along with Xianyun's disciples Ganyu Shenhe, and Madam Ping's disciples Yanfei, Xiangling, Yao Yaoyao, and others, they all gathered here.

Of course, there's also Xiangling's little follower, Guoba, who stayed here with Xiangling. His true form is the Stove Demon God, Marchosius.

Apart from Qiqi, the Resurrection Child and the Bringer of Fortune, all the Adepti, disciples of Adepti, and Demon God of Liyue are summoned by the Lord Rex Lapis and have gathered here.

As for Qiqi, she's not here, not because Zhongli doesn't intend to help Qiqi recover.

As one of the three-eyed, five-manifested Adepti personally acknowledged by the Liyue immortals, Qiqi naturally belongs to the Liyue and has gained Zhongli's approval.

However, Qiqi was able to transform into a zombie and become a creature on the verge of life and death because she possessed the immortal power of the Adepti within her body.

Based on the Horse Talisman's ability to expel external forces, Zhongli couldn't be sure whether the Horse Talisman would treat the immortal power within Qiqi's body as an external force, thus expelling it.

If what's removed isn't the side effect of being a zombie, but rather immortal power, then that would be terrible. Qiqi might die completely because of Zhongli's kindness.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhongli decided to let Qiqi wait and see what other worlds could do to resolve Qiqi's situation later.

"Why did the Lord Rex Lapis suddenly summon us to Liuyun?" Mountain Shaper looked at the other immortals with a puzzled expression.

"I don't know. We'll find out when the Lord Rex Lapis arrives. What's the rush?" Moon Carver replied unhurriedly.

"Yeah, Xiaoyue, you're still the same as ever. You can't stay calm when something big happens. All those years of self-cultivation, I really don't know where it went?" Yanfei's father chimed in with his complaints.

Madam Ping ignored them, still looking old and frail, and watched her three disciples with a smile.

Xianyun, upon hearing the conversation between the three immortals, rolled her beautiful eyes behind her red half-rimmed glasses and picked up the teacup on the table to sip her tea.

Ganyu was also very excited to see the gathering of immortals before her. Since five hundred years ago, Adepti had died or been injured, and it had been a long time since they had gathered together like this.

"Ganyu, are you really not planning to go back to Liyue?" Yanfei walked over and asked Ganyu. She didn't understand why Ganyu suddenly decided to retire from Jueyun Karst.

"Yes, since the Lord Rex Lapis abdicated and the Qixing took power, Liyue has fully entered the human era."

"As a member of the Liyue community, with my Adepti bloodline, I don't actually have much of a place to belong in Liyue."

"I suppose Qixing sending me on this mission to deliver a message is just an excuse to get rid of me?"