Skirk: You Rebellious Disciple, Stop! Don't Treat Your Grandmaster Chen Li Like That! (Continued)

"Faster!"

"Too slow!"

"Your forehand is sloppy, your backhand is weak. Have you forgotten everything I taught you?"

"Chainsword · Sinful Edge Fragmentation!"

If anyone happened to pass by the Golden House at that moment, they would surely have heard the crisp, pleasant sound of someone scolding another from within.

As well as Tartaglia's screams.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. This is too miserable. I can barely stand to watch!"

Chen Li said, holding the Horse Talisman.

"Then stop just standing there watching!"

Tartaglia shouted after Scylla's chainsword lashed him hard enough to make him cough up blood.

"Oh, then I'll turn around."

Chen Li precisely healed Tartaglia with the Horse Talisman as he turned his back.

Although Zhongli had already reached a backroom deal with the Cryo Archon, trading the useless Gnosis in his possession for the Cryo Archon's voting rights among the Seven, and Tartaglia, that battle-crazed fool, was merely a disposable pawn...

He had still been far too bold to release the Vortex Archon in order to stir up chaos in Liyue without knowing any of that.

Getting strung up and whipped was what he deserved.

Although the Noble Phantasm that broke the Vortex Archon Osial's seal, [All-Purpose Talisman Breaker], had been provided by Pardo, using Osial as a test subject had been Zhongli's idea, and turning Osial into a humanoid trait dispenser had been Chen Li's idea.

Everything had been within the plan from start to finish. Even having the Hydro Archon Furina carry the Friends Circle shield to Liyue Harbor to supervise the battle had been meant to prevent any accidents.

But Tartaglia still deserved to be strung up and whipped.

[What a miserable disposable pawn.]

"Let me... out."

After Scylla beat him to tears, Tartaglia finally exhausted every bit of strength and every trick he had