Liyue Harbor, Yujing Terrace.
Early that morning, Li Qiuzhi and the others returned to Liyue to attend the Rite of Parting.
After all, they had run all over the place and put in a great deal of effort for this.
They had to come and see it, at least.
At that moment, far more people had gathered at Yujing Terrace than during the previous Rite of Descension.
After all, everyone wanted to know what exactly had happened with the Geo Archon's assassination.
Time passed quickly.
Compared to the upheaval at the Rite of Descension, the Rite of Parting ended smoothly, without any unexpected incident such as Rex Lapis coming back to life.
"Ningguang and the others actually said Rex Lapis passed away after failing a tribulation. What a half-hearted excuse."
Floating beside Lumine, Paimon spread her hands, somewhat speechless.
"Not necessarily. Very few ordinary people have actually met an adeptus, and even those who have can't claim to understand them. Maybe the adepti they imagine really do have to undergo 'tribulations.'
"An explanation like that might not stand up to scrutiny, but it does fit what most people imagine."
Lumine blinked her amber eyes and spoke to Paimon with a smile.
"Huh?" Paimon looked puzzled. She turned toward Shenhe, with her long white hair, and asked curiously, "Is that true?"
She thought Shenhe should know, as a disciple of the adepti.
"Master has never told me anything about that." Shenhe shook her head as she answered, her hair swaying slightly.
"I think Lumine has a point," Li Qiuzhi chimed in.
Based on his experience with the game, he felt that adepti probably did not undergo tribulations. The Liyue Qixing had likely said that out of consideration for whether the public would accept it.
They could hardly say that the Geo