Genshin Impact, starting from becoming the God of the Ocean

"Huh? You can control water?"

Su Zhe rolled his eyes.

"Hehe... That's great." Keqing muttered softly, "A sea beast with elemental power, and so easy to get along with. This trip to Guyun Pavilion has really been a huge success... No, Keqing, relax and take it easy."

Adapting to water and controlling water are two different things.

Realizing this, Keqing became determined to defeat Kyogre.

"Your Majesty, would you please take me for a walk around Lonely Cloud Pavilion?"

Su Zhe did not refuse and began to wander around Guyun Pavilion.

Legend has it that this place was formed by a rock spear thrown by the Rock King Emperor when he suppressed many demons during the war between demons. Over time, it has changed and taken on its current appearance.

The Lonely Cloud Pavilion is quite large, but no one lives there; only occasional adventurers come to explore.

The reason is naturally that the influence of the demon god's remnants is quite obvious. The demon god's power seeped into the earth, breeding monsters. This island is much more dangerous than it appears in the game.

The most mysterious place in the Guyun Pavilion mountain range is that secret realm.

As far as he knew, beneath that secret realm lay a special power used to guard this sea area, essentially serving as the 'foundation' of the entire Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

A large part of the power, including the seal that suppressed Oser, comes from here.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Su Zhe sensed an unusual aura.

He turned around and swam towards a cliff at the foot of a distant mountain range.

This canyon is formed by two sloping mountains, which probably didn't exist before. It was likely created by the force of Oser's last outburst.

"King of The Hague, why did you bring me here?"

Ke Qing frowned and looked around.

"Wait, this place... the aura of demons is so strong."

As the possessor of the Eye of God, she had an extremely keen sense of the aura of demons and immediately noticed the unusual nature of the place.

As Su Zhe went deeper, his aura became increasingly obvious.

Furthermore, dark shadows were constantly darting around beneath the surrounding seawater.

Those were all evil spirits manifested from the remnants of demon gods, but their power was extremely weak, so Su Zhe ignored them and continued to walk in.

Boom! —

A deafening roar echoed from the depths of the canyon.

Immediately afterwards, a chilling aura swept over!

"Monsters! Hague King, you wait here!"

Ke Qing lightly stepped forward, using the rock walls on both sides as support to dart back and forth, and quickly rushed in.

Immediately afterwards, a surge of elemental power spread out from within, and by the time Su Zhe arrived, the battle was already nearing its end.

He looked closely and saw Keqing holding a one-handed sword, with lightning elemental power pulsating around her, the sword light flashing, slaying evil spirits.

Beside her stood a white-haired figure.

Su Zhe was stunned when he saw her.

Shen He seemed to sense something, turned his head, and a hint of gentleness flashed across his cold expression.

Why are you here?

Keqing: "?"

She glanced at Su Zhe, then at Shen He, and noticed a subtle change in the latter's expression. Her heart skipped a beat.

For a moment, I felt as if something I cherished was about to be taken away.

"Wait, you...know each other?"

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Chapter 58 The Emperor Subdues the Eight Dragons, The Demon God's Deal, The Power of Time!

Su Zhe knew that Shen He had gone to Liyue Harbor.

She went down the mountain to gain experience and entered the mortal world, so naturally she couldn't stay in the sea and fool around with him forever.

If that's the case, then there's no point in entering the mortal world.

She wants to join Liyue, not Su Zhe.

It's certainly not this desolate, uninhabited sea.

Su Zhe had previously asked her to keep an eye on the situation in Liyue Harbor, mainly because he was worried that it would cause a sensation, and then the people of Liyue would put up banners one by one requesting the Lord to eliminate the demon and protect the righteousness, and kill Oser.

It turned out that nothing serious happened. Most Liyue residents were just watching the drama unfold, while a small number were thinking about whether they could use this incident to create some buzz or do business.

So Su Zhe stopped caring. As for Shen He, at Su Zhe's suggestion, he continued to keep in touch with Ning Guang.

With Ningguang protecting her, even if she's clueless about social etiquette, nothing serious should happen to her. At most, she'll just end up smashing the heads of a few thugs.

I never expected to run into him here.

It must be said: the aid was truly ingenious.

“After what happened last time, my master asked me to come here to investigate, in case something unexpected happened.”

Ignoring Ke Qing's surprise, Shen He looked at Su Zhe and explained in a calm tone.

“I sensed something unusual here, so I came to check it out. Inside…” She looked around and gazed into the depths, “It’s beneath the ruins. The tremors created this space, and I can feel something terrifying trying to come out of it.”

Su Zhe remained silent.

"Something terrifying?" Ke Qing's attention was instantly diverted. She frowned and said, "Could it be that the suppressed demon god is trying to escape?"

"possible."

Is it Osel?

"I don't know, I'll have to go check."

Su Zhe remained silent.

Shen He looked over, about to ask a question, when Su Zhe quickly called out.

"I cannot speak for the time being for some reason."

The transmission of thoughts was controlled by Su Zhe, so in Ke Qing's eyes, Su Zhe had simply called out to her.

"What happened to the Emperor of The Hague? Did he discover something?"

Shen He tilted his head slightly, seemingly not quite understanding.

Why would someone deliberately hide the fact that they can speak?

Ke Qing snapped out of her daze and looked around again. Her intuition told her that something was fishy about this.

"Do you know each other?" she asked again.

Shen He was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Mm."

"So... are you close?"

Keqing became nervous. She had finally encountered such a human-like sea beast and really didn't want it to be taken away by someone else.

But she regretted it as soon as the words left her mouth. Why did this question feel like a cliché plot from a Liyue romance story? She wasn't a mistress, and Shen He wasn't the main wife. She felt so stupid.

Moreover, these kinds of questions are generally difficult to answer. Asking about obvious things will only make the situation more awkward.

If this were truly a romance drama set in Liyue, the scene that should appear at this moment would be filled with hostile stares...

However, it does not.

Shen He simply replied matter-of-factly, "Yes, we are friends."

"friend?"

Shen He's composure surprised Ke Qing. Was it simply his natural composure or... his magnanimity?

They probably haven't read any of the Liyue novels, nor have they heard any gossip about it.

However, women like this are harder to deal with, so should I do this first and then that...? Wait, why am I suddenly getting sentimental?

Ke Qing quickly shook her head, thinking to herself that she had been under too much pressure lately, which was why she was having such wild thoughts.

It's not a big deal, she wouldn't panic over something like this... probably.

ε=('ο'*))) alas

It's so rare to find someone I can truly confide in...

Fortunately, it's alright.

She knew Shen He; they had worked together before. Ningguang introduced him as a disciple of a celestial family who lived in the mountains year-round and was unfamiliar with human relationships, so she asked Ningguang to take good care of him.

Thankfully, the opponent is weak, so it's not a big problem.

"Let's go inside and take a look first."

Ke Qing changed the subject, then looked at Su Zhe.

"You wait here; there might be danger inside."

The space inside resembled a large cave, with limited water area; Ke Qing estimated that Su Zhe wouldn't be able to enter.

Moreover, she didn't want Su Zhe to go in, since there was a possibility that the power of a demon god might exist there, which was too dangerous.

Su Zhe did not refuse, but looked at Shen He and quietly conveyed his thoughts: "Be careful."

Shen He nodded slightly and walked inside with Ke Qing.

After they left, Su Zhe rolled over and dived underwater, where he found a passage that should lead to the innermost part where the problem occurred.

I noticed it when he came over.

"Guyun Pavilion is indeed not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Su Zhe went into the dark cave.

As one of the important sites for suppressing the defeated demon god, how could Zhongli not take some precautions?