Once certain things became known, things began to change.
Morax, for instance, had been unaware of Guizhong's feelings before, but after hearing about them from Cloud Retainer, he began paying attention to Guizhong.
He discovered that she had a different face for everyone.
With her people, she was a guide. She listened to their suggestions and went among them to observe their lives.
But when she was with close friends like Cloud Retainer, Moon Carver, and Marchosius...
She was like a mischievous little girl, lively and energetic, and got along well with all the Adepti.
Yet when she worked on her Mechanism Arts alone, she became exceptionally serious.
She would often ponder a piece of wood and a few components for a long time before experimenting with them in various ways.
Although she sometimes became utterly frustrated after failing to make anything work for ages, she could quickly recover.
Her little trick for managing her emotions was simply to scribble whatever she wanted on a sheet of paper. Even she had no idea what she was drawing, but afterward, she would be happy.
Finally, when she faced Morax, she seemed somewhat reserved, unable to act freely.
She had not been like that before, but ever since Morax had sincerely apologized to her last time, she had become this way...
Morax took note of every aspect of her and ultimately reached one conclusion: What a strange person.
Of course, these were merely observations he made during the occasional spare moments when he returned to Liyue.
The rest of the time, he was expanding their territory with the Adepti. They had already fought their way to Jueyun Karst and claimed that entire stretch of land.
Meanwhile, the Adepti worked with Guizhong to install alarm devices throughout the newly expanded territory, allowing them