In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

"I'll find some time to talk to him first, and then I'll go and inform the other immortals."

In the end, Zhongli chose to accept the method suggested by Luo De.

The main difference is that Xiao is different from other immortals.

His personality is relatively indifferent.

Actually, he wasn't like this at first.

Before the war between the demons and gods began.

In his youth, Xiao was a gentle and innocent young immortal.

But it was precisely because of my youthful ignorance.

He was taken advantage of by a certain demon god who seized his weakness and made him a powerful demon under his command, where he committed numerous bloody crimes.

Since then.

Xiao lost his former gentleness, becoming indifferent and unsmiling, with only killing skills and boundless karma remaining in his heart.

After Zhongli killed the demon god, freeing him and giving him a new name.

To repay Zhongli's kindness, Xiao accepted a contract to protect Liyue for a thousand years and has been fighting for it ever since.

This is why Rod said that he was the most suitable immortal to succeed Zhongli.

Except for Yanfei, all the Liyue Immortals have signed contracts with Zhongli.

Each of their contracts is different.

Xiao's contract is completely consistent with the original contract that Zhongli made.

In this way, he can neither violate his contract with Zhongli nor fail to replace the subject of the contract between Zhongli and Liyue.

It's his indifferent yet somewhat stubborn personality.

Even before Zhongli went to see him, she could guess what he would say after finding out about this.

"It's nothing more than that he's not worthy of sitting on the throne of the Rock God, and that he can't overstep the position of the Emperor."

Rhodes could guess what Xiao would say.

"Young friend, you seem to know a great deal about the affairs of Liyue."

Zhongli smiled and didn't say anything more.

that's it.

After listening to a storytelling performance and drinking a bellyful of tea, Luo De parted ways with Zhong Li.

Nothing special happened for the next two days.

Aside from Keqing coming to visit once, Rhodes spent the rest of his time shopping and eating and drinking.

no way.

The group of scholars from Sumeru will arrive in a few more days.

Before they arrived.

Even if Rhodes wanted to go to the Abyss of Lapis Lazuli, he didn't have a sufficient reason.

It's not that he can't go.

It was only because before Rhodes arrived, Liyue and Zhidong had already made an agreement that Zhidong's army would go to help investigate and eliminate the dangers in the underground mining area. They also reached several cooperative agreements with Liyue that were beneficial to both sides.

The army sent by Zhidong has now set off.

And it was met with cheers from the people of Liyue, making it an extremely grand occasion.

Therefore, if Rhodes went to the underground mining area in a private capacity, it would be difficult to explain to the Winter Ambassador.

On this point, both Zhongli and Ningguang advised Rhodes to wait for the group of scholars from Sumeru to arrive before setting off together.

What else can I say?

Even if he was in a hurry, Rhodes had to wait patiently.

"Wendy's mouth is a complete liar."

Having just finished strolling through the Scarlet Cloud Slope shopping street, Rod remembered Wendy's earlier promise to introduce him to the immortals and couldn't help but spit out his food.

I wonder if this guy has completely forgotten what he said.

Anyway, Rhodes hasn't seen him for three days.

It is said that he and Hu Tao were preparing for the first performance of the Hall of Rebirth.

Zhongli hadn't had much time since their conversation at the tea stall that day.

Basically, he was either busy with delegating power or preparing to go and talk to the immortals, to inform them in advance that he was going to step down, so that they could prepare in advance.

Needless to say, Keqing, who had visited Rhodes once, was another case in point.

Upon receiving the Emperor's divine decree that there was an opportunity to restore the original land of Guili, the Jade Balance Star rushed to the Hall of Rebirth that very night.

Note that it's "闯" (chuǎng, meaning to break through or storm).

Keqing, in a flurry of activity, took the map of Guili Plains and, completely ignoring the strange looks from those around her, locked herself and Rhodes in a room alone until dawn the next day.

It's important to know that at that time, the funeral hall wasn't just staffed by their own family members.

There were also some clients who came to discuss business.

These people don't have the same reliable mouths as the ritual officials of the burial hall.

As a result, Rhodes has heard quite a few rumors these past two days.

and this.

This also led to him receiving sarcastic remarks from an uninvited guest while he was frowning and looking distressed.

"Humph--"

"What a philandering man."

The lady was no longer wearing her usual extravagant and flamboyant long dress, but rather an outfit that made Rod's eyelids twitch.

She arrived in Liyue this morning.

I wonder if she installed a tracking device on Rod.

In short.

After meeting the Rock God, she went straight to Rhodes.

Rod was having lunch at the time.

As a result, he not only spat out the food in his mouth, but also had to pay for the lady's meal. Looking at the amount on the bill, he was truly heartbroken.

"I said."

"Can't you change your clothes?"

Looking at the lady's hundreds-of-years-old ecclesiastical attire, Rhodes finally couldn't suppress his burning desire to make sarcastic remarks.

That's right.

The clothes the woman is wearing now.

It was an ancient Hunchback dress, and the insignia representing her school of thought was still the same as it was hundreds of years ago, so ancient that even Rhodes, a standard Hunchback scholar, couldn't recognize which school she belonged to.

Of course.

What made Rod feel even more awkward was...

It wasn't because of the outdated Cavalry uniform, but because of the person wearing it.

Unlike the conservative ecclesiastical attire of today.

The costumes of the ancient church were quite bold and revealing, and were closer to the style of the long dress worn by Faroshan.

A woman who is usually arrogant would look awkward in this outfit, no matter how you look at her.

"Oh?"

"I am a graduate of the Order of the Fathers, why should I change?"

The woman snorted coldly: "In terms of seniority within the Academy, you should call me senior sister."

"Uh"

Again!

Rod covered his forehead and said, "Big sister, in terms of age, I should call you great-grandmother."

It's often said that you shouldn't mention your age in front of a woman.

really.

Rhodes's way of speaking, which brought up the most inappropriate topic, made the lady, who had just been smiling, instantly turn gloomy. She then said coldly, "I have applied to the Grass King and the Rock God to join your Academy of Scholars."

"!!!"

This revealing statement immediately enraged Rod.

"What!!"

Rod smirked and shouted, "You want to join the scholar group?"

"What? Do you have any objections?"

The woman continued with a cold laugh: "By the way, the Grass King and the Rock God have both agreed to this, so you have no right to refuse."

"I"

Rod's lips trembled slightly as he muttered to himself, "Impossible, how could they agree to this?"

This unexpected event was indeed something he had completely anticipated.

Aside from the fact that the lady insisted on going down to the mining area with him.

What Rod couldn't understand even more was why Narcida and Zhongli would agree to this!?

This is unreasonable.

In Rhodes's understanding.