{These last few chapters felt a little dull, so let's spice things up!}
"Whoa! What a huge chicken!"
"Pfft-"
"Pfft-"
Stellaron Essence's next shout made Zhong Li and everyone else choke on their tea. Zhong Li fought back a smile as he wiped his mouth.
The Stellaron Hunters were also amused by Stellaron Essence's quip.
"Such insolence! Who are you calling a chicken? Have you forgotten this adeptus?"
Liuyun lost her composure when she heard Stellaron Essence call her a chicken. She had clearly been summoned to Penacony before. Had these people forgotten so quickly?
"Hehe, no matter. A young girl's innocent, carefree nature is nothing objectionable."
The lively Stellaron Essence reminded Zhong Li of Director Hu. He merely shook his head with a smile, taking no offense.
"All right, enough probing. You must be curious about why we wanted to see you, right?"
"It's simple. We came to Trailblaze."
As Theresa spoke, she looked at Old Yang, signaling for him to explain.
"All right..."
Old Yang was also worried that Theresa might get carried away and start stirring things up again, so he had to explain to Zhong Li and Liuyun himself why the Stellaron Hunters had come to Teyvat.
Thus, Old Yang told Zhong Li and Tingyun about his purpose in Trailblazing Teyvat and his deal with Celestia.
Zhong Li sipped his tea as he listened to Old Yang's shocking account. In particular, learning that Trailblazing was actually meant to prevent a cosmic disaster nearly made him lose his composure.
But Welt's next words made Zhong Li and Tingyun tense inwardly.
Old Yang explained that the Stellaron Hunters were the friendliest faction in the universe. They came only to Trailblaze and save worlds, especially those contaminated by something called a Stellar Core.
From Old Yang's description, Zhong