"I wonder if you could step aside with me for a moment, Lady Theresa. There is something I would like to discuss with you."
Guizhong's smile and story surfaced in Zhong Li's mind. After witnessing Theresa's seemingly omnipotent power, a trace of hope rose within him.
"Oh? It's rare to see you asking someone for a favor, Zhong. What is it?"
Theresa followed Zhong Li to a quieter street corner.
Zhong Li looked up at the moonlight, then lowered his gaze toward the beautiful catgirl nearby, his expression conflicted.
"Two of my dearest friends, Guizhong and Zibai, fell dormant because of the Burial Fire War years ago. After witnessing your seemingly limitless capabilities, Lady Theresa, a trace of hope arose within me. I wonder if you could..."
Zhong Li's hesitant words made Theresa narrow her eyes with a smile.
"Oh~ You want me to help resurrect your two companions, right, Zhong?"
"Let me work it out."
With that, Theresa suddenly looked up at the false moon in the sky. Her gaze pierced the layers of clouds and mist and the barrier of the False Sky, revealing a white-haired woman sleeping on the False Moon.
The woman was tall, with her white hair tied into a long ponytail. Dressed in an antique-style white-and-gold dress, she lay asleep beneath a tree.
Silvery-white energy chains tightly bound all four of her limbs.
{My level dropped, so I can't post pictures anymore. If you're really curious about what she looks like, search Baidu, because the pictures I post in the paragraph comments keep getting swallowed up.}
Theresa used the authority of consciousness to read the sleeping woman's memories and soon understood what had happened.
The woman was Zibai, the White Horse Adeptus of Liyue's ancient legends.
She had originally been a member of the