That really was Zhongli for you...
If an ordinary person learned that both the world they lived in and their fate had been created by someone else...
They would probably start shouting something like, "My fate is mine to decide, not heaven's!" At the very least, they would be deeply shaken.
Yet after hearing her out, Zhongli had not only remained unruffled, but immediately grasped the crucial point, identifying Ellin as a [Variable].
He was even considering how to make the most of Ellin's role as a [Variable] to disrupt their predetermined fate as much as possible.
Still, this was well within Ellin's expectations.
That was precisely why she had shared her secret with Venti and Zhongli.
Though Venti was carefree and undisciplined, he was serious and dependable when it came to matters of right and wrong.
Zhongli, meanwhile, was composed and true to his word. Once he entered into a contract, he would never break it.
Once someone earned his approval, he would be the most reliable friend they could ask for.
Though the Electro Archon was also a god, Ellin would not tell her any of this. Given her temperament, there was no telling what she might do if she found out.
As Zhongli had said, those who knew the truth were destined to bear its weight.
Ellin's plan was to reveal the [plot] only to Zhongli and Venti.
As for everyone else, either they had no need to know, or she did not trust them.
"Ellin, according to you, on the day of the Rite of Descension, the [protagonist], Miss Lumine, will arrive in Liyue and encounter the Fatui Harbinger [Childe] while being pursued."
"Then, under Childe's guidance, Miss Lumine will travel to Jueyun Karst and inform the adepti of my assassination, drawing them to Liyue