Although Yucheng had spoken nothing but the truth, Eula still could not stop fuming after he had toyed with her. But she was nowhere near as strong as he was, so she could only sit back in her chair and sulk.
This was infuriating. Eula had come to the tavern to drown her troubles in drink in the first place, only to be teased by this insensitive Regent of Inazuma, leaving her even more dejected.
Yet amid her dejection, Eula actually felt a sense of relief unlike anything she had ever experienced. Although she had already made her choice when she joined the Knights of Favonius, the situation just now had presented a far harder choice than joining the Knights of Favonius had.
But under Yucheng's pressure, she had finally faced her own heart. She would rather die than let the present Lawrence Clan repeat its mistakes of a thousand years ago. She would wash away the Lawrence Clan's sins in her own way.
After taking a large, morose gulp of Dandelion Wine, Eula looked at Yucheng and his infuriating expression and could not help asking, "Just what is your Inazuma delegation planning?"
Yucheng said, "What else would we be planning? Establishing diplomatic relations with Mondstadt, of course. Although we'd prefer the Knights of Favonius to control Mondstadt, if they really fail to measure up and the Lawrence Clan replaces them, that's an internal matter for Mondstadt. Inazuma has no right to interfere."
Eula said, "I see. You want to sit on the sidelines and watch?"
Yucheng said, "Sometimes, even being a proper spectator is extremely difficult. There are always spectators who can't help joining in while they watch. Snezhnaya's Diplomatic Mission, for example."
Eula said, "You mean Snezhnaya's Diplomatic Mission will help the Lawrence Clan?"
Yucheng said, "What else?