"This adeptus seemed to understand humans quite well." Shen Fei greatly agreed with Mountain Shaper's words. Ningguang, Keqing, and even Uncle Tian among the Qixing were all quite good, but the same could not be guaranteed for the other Qixing. Setting everything else aside, there was Zhiyi, one of Uncle Tian's successors as the Tianxuan Star in the original work, who had colluded with the Fatui in an attempt to secure a position among the Liyue Qixing.
Granted, he had only wanted to use the Fatui's power to rise to the Qixing, then eliminate the Fatui members who knew the truth and cut ties with them. The idea itself was not bad, but his actions had been utterly wrong. Some things could be done freely, but others were completely untouchable.
Zhiyi had promoted himself in order to rise through the ranks, and even Yelan, who investigated him, did not consider that a problem. It was simply a normal tactic. But the one thing he should never have done was collude with the Fatui. As one of Liyue's future Qixing, colluding with the Fatui crossed an absolute bottom line. Even if his methods had been somewhat underhanded, he would not have been disqualified. But colluding with the Fatui was outright treason.
Later, it was proven that Zhiyi's supposedly clever actions had merely turned him into a pawn in Yelan's struggle against Pantalone. Honestly, Yelan was well suited to be the Tianxuan Star, but unfortunately, she herself had no interest in it. What a pity.
"Enough, Mountain Shaper. You old fellow, stop worrying about so much. If you ask me, the power of oversight should remain with all the people of Liyue." Madam Ping left as she spoke. Her words had not been meant for Mountain Shaper, but for Ningguang, Keqing, and