Zibai also picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"Sure enough, that little fellow still thought of me. But speaking of which, if I were celebrating the Moonchase Festival, where would I be? I certainly wouldn't be staying at the White Horse Inn."
"Most likely listening to stories and watching plays with me."
"Yes, after all, you're the only one I can really talk to."
"Morax, Zibai, do you know what his lingering obsession actually was? What sort of obsession could have made him leave behind a fragment of his soul?"
Guizhong could also guess that the person who had used the Soul-Seizing Art was none other than the man himself.
"That I don't know. After the Eight Wonders Refining Peach Capital, I remember he went wandering with Silver Bell and Jade Shears and Black Bird. But Morax must know."
"Yeah, tell us about it, old man."
Venti chimed in again, but Zhongli remained as composed as ever.
"As I have already said, there is no need for me to elaborate. Heavenly Eye will provide the answer. However, it was indeed connected to Silver Bell and Jade Shears and Black Bird."
Back in the Sky Screen's scene, Lan Yan asked, "Have the Traveler and Paimon already come up with an idea?"
"Yes, and a very reliable one at that."
The scene then shifted to the White Horse Inn in Liyue Harbor.
"This is the place."
"Liyue Harbor..."
"Well? Remember anything?"
"Where did this merchant in an overcoat come from? When did those islands appear out at sea? Liyue never looked like this."
"There he goes talking nonsense again."
"Let's ask whether Zibai is here first."
Guizhong also noticed those islands.
"I seem to remember those islands really weren't there before."
"You'll have to ask Morax about