𝕽𝖊𝖉 𝕻𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖔𝖒 || Genshin Impact

CHAPTER 15

Zhongli POV

“ i see , goodbye for now friends i will return and re-join you guys another time ! “ She waved leaving through the door

“ wait ! The knights are the fatui’s allies too ! Maybe i could follow you to offer my assistance if need be “ Childe offered grabbing his mask following Keqing

“ Yeah ! The knights are our friends , besides traveller here is an honorary knight , they can surely help clear the misunderstanding ! “ Paimon exclaimed as the traveller stood up and followed them

“ Indeed the knights are an ally of ours , i will follow the lot to offer my assistance too “ Xingqiu said as he and chongyun got up and joined the group

“ Mr Zhongli if you don’t mind could you come with us ? Surely your knowledge could help us in some way “ Paimon suggested stopping the group from leaving

“ Paimon don’t you see sleeping beauty on his lap- “ Keqing protested

“ yes but- “

“ I will come along with you , after all i wish to observe how the qixing handle this situation...Yujing she would understand “ I replied carefully shifting her head off my lap , placing a kiss on her forehead as she snored softly

“ Yuck get a room you two ! “ Chongyun belched as we made our way out

“ Dont give him ideas please “ Childe laughed awkwardly

Maybe i might just do that

Of course only if Yujing is fine with it-

“ now we must make haste before the issue escalates “ The guard explained leading us towards the jade chamber

“I wonder what could have made Master jean so angry to want to pick a fight with Ms Ningguang “ Paimon asked confused as she floated beside the lot

“ beats me “ Chongyun shrugged

“Did the fatui do something again and not tell me” Childe sighed , face palming as he walked beside me

“I assure you not ,the fatui are too busy with other matters...afterall there are many wealthy figures in Liyue are all disappearing , not that they were innocent since they got wealthy through unjust means...however i see that the fatui have almost settled scores with every single one of them “ i replied comforting the boy

“I doubt the Fatui could kill so many wealthy figures and not get caught by the qixing though...it mjght not even be the work of thd fatui you know“ Keqing answered walking infront as she discussed the matter with xingqiu

“ But if the fatui isn’t behind all the deaths of such high profiled people...who could be ? “ Chongyun said deep in thought before it hit everyone

“it’s him isn’t it “ Keqing sighed shaking her head

“Him ?” Chongyun asked again , this time brimming with curiosity

“Who else could have been behind their deaths...only one person has remained so well hidden even from the Geo archon Rex Lapis himself for more than 3000 years...”

While it was true i have had him fulfil several contracts over the span of about 1000 years , i have failed to uncover this warrior’s true identity

( Im not sure if the archons remain archons after their gnosis is taken but lets just assume they still can live longer than a normal person and still use their abilities yeah)

Even as posing as the mortal Zhongli , i still couldn’t find a male that has lived half as long as i have...other than barbatos . I always wondered why this man always kept his identity a secret , even from an archon he served for a millennia.

I still remembered when he returned from fulfilling contract , i invited him for tea with the adepti in an attempt to have his remove the armour than concealed his identity all too well but to no avail

That lad insisted he drank tea in full armour , this caused xiao to laugh uncontrollably and become good friends with him...both are somethings i haven’t seen him do in years

Moon carver found it rather amusing watching 'Mr Phantom' teach Xiao how to drink tea with his mask on

I Smiled reminiscing the good old times where we would all sit together at the adepti’s abode and have tea together

The journey to the jade chamber was silent as the platform to the jade chamber rose and arrived at our destination , perhaps everyone was thinking of reasons for the Grand master of mondstadt to be upset with the tianquan

“ We’re here “