Ronava had made up her mind. Even if Morax dropped Planet Befall on her, she would accept it!
Douluo Continent was wonderful. She could kill whoever she wanted there, so why return to Teyvat and put up with Celestia?
Fortunately, the Sky Screen was reaching its climax, drawing everyone's eyes back to it.
Venti: "Oh? No wonder only a clever, dependable boss like you could recruit a subordinate who looks so formidable!"
Venti's praise nearly sent Hu Tao floating into the air. She laughed. "Hehe, Venti, you certainly know what to say! This Consultant of mine really is remarkable. He knows astronomy above and geography below; there's nothing from ancient times to the present he doesn't know."
"Sometimes, when I hear how mature he sounds, I wonder if he's an Adeptus traveling in disguise."
Hu Tao, who was talking with Ronava, suddenly had a bad feeling. She hadn't known Zhongli's identity back then. Now that she did, hearing those words again felt...
But no matter how badly Hu Tao wanted to burrow into the ground, the Sky Screen kept playing.
Xiao: ...
Xiao was speechless—both the Xiao on the Sky Screen and the one patrolling Dihua Marsh in Teyvat.
Why did I keep ending up at gatherings like this? Last time, Hu Tao asked the Emperor to bow to me. Wasn't that enough? Did she have to put me on the spot again?
Xiao, who remembered being there, could no longer bear to watch the Sky Screen.
On the Sky Screen, Hu Tao looked straight at Xiao. "Hey, Great Sage, you're an Adeptus. Tell us, could that be possible?"
Xiao: ...
"I... I'm sorry. I only specialize in subduing demons. My learning is shallow, and I've never heard of such a thing."
The people of Teyvat were nearly dying of