Ronava: I get it, Hu Tao is the Shade of Death!

Xiao no longer dared to speak. One was the Emperor, and the other was the Anemo Archon who had saved him.

Xingqiu still hadn't noticed anything amiss. He simply thought Venti was a bard. Relieved that his cover had held, he hurried to return the flattery:

"Master Venti, you're too modest. When it comes to poetic talent, your mastery runs far deeper."

Zhongli feared that if the two kept talking, they might let slip something they shouldn't. He quickly cut in:

"Ahem. So you're acquainted with Young Master Xingqiu?"

Venti nodded with a smile, then turned toward Xiao, who was standing silently beside them. "And Xiao should know me too, right? We spoke just a few days ago."

Xiao had been trying to make himself inconspicuous. With every gaze now on him, he could only answer nervously, "...Yes... yes..."

"The year's end is approaching. The closer we get to the Lantern Rite, the more restless the evil spirits become."

"On the eve of the festival, I was patrolling Dihua Marsh when I encountered this... this..."

The comments were losing their minds laughing.

[Paimon: Huh? So Xiao knew the Tone-Deaf Bard's real identity?]

[Cloud Retainer: Outrageous! Why wasn't I invited to such a gathering?]

[Keqing: So Zhongli is the Emperor... and all of you knew!!!]

[Ningguang: Keqing, please let us explain... We really...]

[Keqing: I'm not listening, I'm not listening, I'm not listening, I'm not listening!!!]

Reading Keqing's comment, everyone felt as though they were seeing another Barbara.

Except Barbara had already accepted the fact that Venti was the Anemo Archon.

What Barbara wanted now was to drag Venti back for an intensive lesson in etiquette.

[Xiao:!?]

In Dihua Marsh, Liyue, Xiao recalled how helpless he had felt back then... So whose famous scene was this supposed to be?

On the