Although Shen Fei really wanted to say it, considering the mood at the scene, he decided against it. Lord of Geo held an extremely high reputation among the people of Liyue. Given the current atmosphere, if he really said, "Rex Lapis has been assassinated, get the pot and heat the oil," he would probably provoke the fury of every Liyue citizen.
At the scene, Ningguang's words threw everyone into a panic. After all, that was Lord of Geo—the guardian deity of Liyue and the faith of its people.
"Check their identities, then have them leave." After her initial panic, Ningguang quickly regained her composure. Seeing the people gathered at Yujing Terrace whispering among themselves, as well as the dazed expressions of many Millelith soldiers surrounding the terrace, she immediately realized they could not be allowed to remain gathered. They had to be dispersed at once.
Once she calmed down, Ningguang immediately spotted the problem. This was all thanks to Shen Fei having previously opened the ruins of Sal Terrae and spread Havria's story, allowing Ningguang to understand the consequences of an Archon's death. If Lord of Geo had truly died, the energy unleashed after his death would have been enough to petrify all of Liyue Harbor.
Ningguang and the others in the original work had failed to react in time because the Archon War had been over for far too long. They simply did not know what happened after an Archon died. Even Xianyun and the others who had lived through the Archon War had not immediately reacted upon hearing of Lord of Geo's passing, let alone Ningguang and the rest.
As events unfolded later, Ningguang did not know the exact details, but she roughly guessed that Rex Lapis had not died. After Xianyun and the others arrived in Liyue