I'm in the Teyvat running group

“If you’re referring to the surveillance system atop that massive building, I have to admit it’s indeed very powerful, but it’s still far from being able to detect this person’s whereabouts.” Skok quickly finished Yunxiu’s breakfast before looking at the giant platform of the Mage Association and saying, “When someone can perfectly conceal themselves without any energy fluctuations, or when they don’t even exist in this world, it’s naturally impossible to detect them.”

Seeing that Sike was eating very quickly, Yunxiu waved her hand, and two waiters brought over another pile of food. Sike was very unceremonious and quickly continued eating.

"So... is it the real person? Or some kind of illusory projection?" Yunxiu continued eating his breakfast. Since Skek wasn't in a hurry, it meant the matter was probably not too serious. Besides, Liyue was currently at its strongest in history, so dealing with a prophet was manageable. He quickly finished off three steamers of buns as if racing Skek before continuing, "And since you know this, it means you have a way to monitor or deal with it..."

"Want to know? This isn't an easy method." Skek wiped her mouth and casually placed a pile of Mora on the table. Yunxiu glanced at it and found that there really wasn't a single one missing...

“Although I know you don’t really care about treating people… I can still treat you to this meal.” Yunxiu pushed Mora back, and Skok accepted it without a second thought, giving her a knowing look. Yunxiu immediately understood what she meant: “If a deal is really possible, you can name your terms.”

“This is a method for detecting space using the resonance of the Void Force. The Void Force itself has a deep relationship with space, so it can be done.” Skek stretched out his hand and condensed a booklet from the void, handing it to Yunxiu and saying, “The method can be traded, but I need you to do something for me. Whether you succeed or not, this is an advance payment. As for the result after the matter is completed, we can split the results in half.”

Yunxiu took the booklet, but instead of opening it, she asked, "May I know what it is about?"

“It’s simple. Kill someone with me. Of course, even for just the two of us, it might be incredibly difficult, so we’ll need help. It should be soon.” Skok looked at Yunxiu’s expression and said quite seriously, “I need you to help me kill Ivor Tilvett, the vice-dean of the Deep Secret Academy of ‘Kanria’.”

Everttilvett...who is that?

This name sounds very familiar. I do know that the headmaster of the Kanria Deep Academy is Helotati, who is also the "Sage," one of the Five Great Sinners.

“According to Ajax, he is now called ‘The Clown,’ and is the commander of the so-called ‘Fools.’” Skok stared coldly into the void, seemingly looking at something. “Since you’ve already killed many Fools and abducted quite a few, this one shouldn’t be a problem for you.”

So it was a clown... Yunxiu nodded.

That's not surprising. Ever Tilvett was indeed the vice-dean of the Deep Secret Academy in Kanria and one of the court mages of Kanria. He had lived with Sora before and hadn't done many good deeds. If it was for Skok and Luminous, then killing him wouldn't be unacceptable. Even if he had no grudge against her, he had still harmed girls, servants, and even Sora. Killing him wouldn't be a problem for her.

However, this clown has been living in Winter's End for many years. Even if I could find a few people strong enough to kill him, it would be too difficult to enter Winter's End. This is not like when I killed the Lady. When I killed the Lady, it was in Mondstadt. Even if Venti didn't make a move, he would stop the Queen.

Moreover, killing another member of the Fools at this time might affect the Queen and her group's plans later on... The Seven Gods have a major plan that requires Winter's participation.

But if the Queen finds the buffoon dispensable or needs her to achieve some goal, then I have enough leverage...

Yunxiu gently touched the storage bag. Inside was the Heart of the God of Fire. Once the Empress obtained this Heart of the God, all seven Hearts of the God would be gathered, and a large portion of the remains of the Third Descendant could be collected. Then, the Empress's grand plan might succeed.

The plan is simply a choice between resurrecting the Third Adventist or the Queen taking the position herself, but the Third Adventist will definitely not be resurrected.

Because the Third Descendant hasn't actually come to this world yet... Yunxiu thought silently. Before she could sever the Second Corpse, even if the remains of the Third Descendant were gathered together, the one that would be resurrected wouldn't be the real Third Descendant.

The Empress will most likely sense this, so the final conclusion will definitely be to seize the throne.

“If a suitable opportunity arises, I can make a move. As for the other candidates… you’ll have to negotiate with them one by one.” Yunxiu agreed after some thought, but he couldn’t decide who to bring along. Among the people Skok was looking for, Ying and others would most likely be included, so it would depend on Skok’s connections.

“I’ve already secured two more, and with you, we just need to find one more.” Skok smiled, a rare expression on his face, when he saw Yunxiu agree. “You know both of them, Ying and that Water Dragon King. We just need to find someone with sufficiently powerful spatial magic.”

“If that’s the case, I do have someone I can recommend…” Yunxiu thought for a moment and continued, “Today we’ll look for the prophet’s whereabouts. Once we’ve confirmed it, I can introduce you to him.”

“You mean… Oh, I see. If it’s that person, then yes, it’s possible.” Skok nodded, casually waving her hand to tear open a spatial rift, and said to Yunxiu, “Let’s go, let’s go now.”

"Wait a moment, I have something to take care of." Yunxiu quickly ran to the backyard of Wanmin Hall, found Xiangling, explained what she was supposed to do today, and then specifically told Xiangling that she would definitely come back for dinner that night. Then she quickly ran to the gap, jumped into the gap, and entered a rather peculiar space.

A deep purple, strangely distorted space.

As Skyk led the way, she explained that this was a space she had created herself. Because it was incompatible with the ley lines of Teyvat, this space was essentially anchored to her limbs. Her limbs were almost entirely composed of Void Force, which itself meant space and high concentrations of energy. Therefore, her space was actually carried within her own body.

This peculiar method made Yunxiu feel somewhat uncomfortable, even physically unwell, but he still managed to control his expression well.

Skok seemed to know what Yunxiu was thinking, but didn't say much. Having wandered in the universe for a long time, she no longer cared much about these things.

After traveling for about half an hour, Skok casually opened up a space, and the two landed directly on the ground.

“This is it. This is where traces and information of that ‘prophet’ were once found.” Skok pointed to a clearing among the trees. “If it were you, you should be able to sense this aura.”

This is near Wangshu Inn. Yunxiu once came here and even stayed here for a night, where she also saved Zhiqiong...

Could this be a coincidence?

Yunxiu looked around and sensed the aura. He had already raised his detection magic to an extremely high level, and he could indeed sense a rather distorted abyssal power aura.

Unlike any abyssal power I've seen before, it's less violent and aggressive, but its mystery and ability to erode space have been further enhanced. It even left behind some information that seems to come from outside the world. With a slight wave of her hand, Yunxiu collected the entire land and the remaining energy. With a light tap of her finger, she used a bubble spell to envelop everything.

“That way it won’t spread to other places… I need to go back and find someone to study it with.” Yunxiu looked at Skoke, whose face was almost expressionless, and said, “So, are you coming with me to study it, or do you have something else to do?”

“I don’t understand these things either. You can find someone to study them yourself. My original intention was just to take a look at Ajax and discuss that matter with you.” Skok waved her hand to open a spatial rift and gently jumped in. “Do you need me to send you back? It will probably be about a month before I see you again, so you should prepare in advance.”

"I'm going to Mondstadt, are you coming?"

“Mondstadt? I’m not interested. See you in a month.”

Skok closed the spatial rift and vanished instantly. The thing she's most like Ying is her elusive and unpredictable nature; anyone who can find her is a god...

Yunxiu shook his head. He was indeed going to Mondstadt. Yesterday, Alice had unusually said that she was taking a break and would be going home to be with her daughter. She would be coming to the Mage's Association to take over in a few days, so she should be in Mondstadt for the next few days. He could go and find this great witch to see what was going on. Maybe he could even find Barbiros to help him.

As for Venti, he's even easier to find. Generally, he's usually found in three places: Angel's Gift, Cat's Tail Tavern, and Diluc's Cellar.

However, Lulu is away from home these days, training in Nata. Venti is unlikely to sneak off, so he's probably at Angel's Gift. Also, Iris loves to drink, so maybe the two of them are drinking together... No, wait, Iris and Klee prefer to go to Cat's Tail Tavern.

Not far from Mondstadt, Yunxiu lightly lifted her foot, instantly creating a sonic boom on the spot, and flew directly towards Mondstadt like a shooting star. In just a few minutes, she landed at the entrance of the Cattail Tavern and did some preliminary investigation.

"It's not here?" Yunxiu looked at the angel's gift again, quite surprised, but it wasn't there either. This was truly a sight rarely seen throughout history...

Helpless, he could only make his way to the Knights Order. As an honorary knight, he was free to enter. He easily found Qin's office on the first floor, knocked on the door, and went inside.

Qin was reviewing a pile of documents when she saw Yunxiu arrive. Her beautiful face showed a look of surprise: "Yunxiu, what brings you here today?"

"Chairman Jean, I'd like to ask you about Alice's whereabouts..." Yunxiu looked at Jean quite respectfully and said, "Wendy is fine too, I have something I need them to handle..."

“I do know where they are.” Jean sighed rather helplessly: “Alice and Klee were making bombs to fry fish together, and I locked them in solitary confinement.”

"Um...that makes sense. But what about Wendy? Did he also fry fish?"

"Guess who tricked Alice into drinking and then fried fish?"

"..."

However, due to the urgency of the situation, and after Yunxiu vouched for them, the three were finally released from the confinement room by Qin and met in the commander's office.

Chapter 390 The Sinner Sets a Trap for the Future

“In urgent situations, we must act expediently. The Knights of Honor do have very important matters to attend to, so I have granted you special permission to leave the confinement room temporarily.” Jean looked earnestly at the three problem children in front of her and said seriously, “If you do it again next time, you will still have to go to the confinement room together. Now, Wendy and Ms. Alice, you can discuss things here. I will have Kaeya take Klee back.”

"Brother Knight of Honor, can Klee participate in this matter?"

“Well, it really won’t work this time. You should go back with Kaeya.” Yunxiu patted Klee’s head, took out a small bag of Mora and handed it to Klee with a smile, “If you really want to help, go to the Deer Hunter and buy some snacks for your brother.”

"Yay! Klee can participate too!" Klee grabbed the Mora bag and skipped away from the office, making Alice's face beam with smiles.

Yunxiu then took out the information and materials that had been imprisoned by the bubble spell. Looking at the expressions of the people around her, she was about to speak when Wendy stopped her.

“What I’m seeing… this material is probably not that simple.” Wendy waved his hand and looked at Alice, saying, “Ms. Alice, would you please set up a barrier first before we activate this spell?”

Alice took out a wand and tapped it lightly, and the entire Knights' office was separated into countless layers by spatial magic. This was her power as a legendary peak archmage of the spellcasting system, but it was indeed different from that of the Moon Slasher.

Seeing that Alice was ready, Wendy nodded. Yunxiu gently activated the bubble spell, releasing some soil and a large amount of residual energy. Everyone present immediately became serious, especially Jean, who, as the most clear-headed person present, instantly sensed the problem with this energy.

"This energy is constantly sending information!" Qin said, pointing to the strange energy.

But in the next moment, a flash of light appeared at Wendy's fingertips, and countless strange energies floated in his palm, gently covering the ball of energy. Although the energy itself was still moving at an extremely fast speed, it was moving forward wildly in a strange, distorted path of light, as if it would never reach the end.

"The shackles of time... Since he wants to send messages, let him keep sending them forever." Wendy, unusually serious, looked at the ball of energy and smiled, "Whose energy is this? Why do I sense the aura of 'destiny' within it?"

“According to what that Skok told me, this should be related to the prophet ‘Viserfnir,’ but I don’t know if it’s true.” Yunxiu smiled, looking at Wendy and Alice’s expressions. “However, if it’s related to fate, then these auras should be real?”

“A prophet…” Alice looked at the ball of energy and seemed to remember something. “If it’s this one, Rhinedot would definitely be very familiar with her, but it’s too difficult for us to find her now… Barbie, that old woman, might be more familiar with her. Barbatos, will this imprisonment be broken?”

"The shackles of time are not a constraint, but he does need time to send out this message. After all, the prophet is not here. I can probably extend the time to... well, at least two years."

“Then there’s no problem.” Alice tapped lightly and took out a Dudu communicator.

Dudu—Dudu Ke—

The communicator was quickly connected, and Alice said impatiently, "Barbie, there's something I need you to do here. I'll come pick you up."

There was only a faint "hmm" in response, and then she walked directly through the spatial portal opened by Alice. The "Prophecy Witch," also known as Barbie Ross, the legendary archmage of the Witches' Guild, arrived in this office.

She gently touched the energy ball, and a faint light emanated from her hand. Yunxiu sensed that this was a spell similar to [True Knowledge], but it had probably been modified by this mage to an incredible degree. At least, both its level and strength were likely far beyond Yunxiu's imagination.

A few minutes later, a smile appeared on Barbie Ross's face.

She looked at the people in front of her and said with a smile, "This thing looks like an invitation on the surface, but in reality, it's a trap."

"A trap? What do you mean?"

"First, there should actually be more than one invitation... However, only powerful individuals related to the Abyss would see it, so it was actually placed randomly. If I'm not mistaken, it was to lock onto an aura, but because that Skok also had the aura of the Abyss, it was placed near her. The person who placed it didn't even know the exact location of the person they were looking for."

"Secondly, this invitation is indeed a location and tracking device. Once it is deciphered, it will trigger tracking and location. Your handling of this matter was correct."

"So you mean the prophet actually has many traps, and he's constantly trying to track down and prevent anyone from targeting him?"

“No.” Barbielos’s expression was quite amused. She pointed at the ball of energy and said, “This is also bound to a causal spell. Whoever deciphers it will be teleported to a location. He probably wants to make a deal with these powerful beings in the abyss to complete something.”

Everyone present gasped. If Wendy and Alice hadn't been prepared, things could have really gone wrong.

Yunxiu's decision to seek out Alice and Wendy was indeed wise. If it weren't for these two shrewd and calculating individuals, there would definitely be some problems now. Although with Yunxiu's strength, escaping wouldn't be a problem, it's hard to predict what might happen next.

“Wait, does that mean this thing can actually lure the Abyss powerhouses here… Can we use it in reverse? For example… use it on those people in Kanria?” Yunxiu suddenly thought of the correct use of this thing, but he quickly rejected his idea: “No, since you said it’s deployed near the Abyss powerhouses, then those few from the Abyss direction will most likely receive it. After all, people like Skok are a minority.”

"And another question is, why did the prophet release this? What is he trying to achieve by going to all this trouble?" Alice asked, puzzled. "With his abilities, completing the transaction quietly shouldn't be a problem for him."

"What if he's just trying to lure certain people out to accomplish something?" Wendy looked at Energy thoughtfully.

"What do you mean?" Jean suddenly spoke up. This matter was also very important to her, since the prophet himself represented a manifestation of calamity. "If it's about accomplishing something, is it related to Mondstadt?"

“Viserfnir is called a prophet, so he must be able to see all the futures. Even if the future of the Descendants is not within the fate of the world, he must know that there are several Descendants.” Wendy pointed to the energy and said quite seriously, “He can most likely sense the shackles of time, the confinement of space, and even the tracking of repercussions. He may even know that someone is analyzing it.”

"You mean, his real purpose isn't actually to find something or make a deal, but to 'lure' certain people out?" Yunxiu quickly understood Wendy's meaning. If this matter was so easily discovered, then the prophet must be doing something different.

Upon hearing this, Barbiros's eyes quickly gleamed with a powerful light, beams of light swirling around her: "If that's the case, then all of this must be related to the 'Loom of Destiny,' and this loom will soon weave ley lines..."

Is it the loom of fate? If so, then Kong might very well be drawn into it...

Yunxiu had a flash of inspiration; this might be a good opportunity.

A chance to lure the clown out of Canria!

"Visefnir's goal is most likely to lure out the prince of the abyss. Could we modify this information or proactively intervene to lure out the commander of the Fools, the 'Jester'?"

“Yunxiu, you still don’t quite understand the terrifying nature of the prophet. In fact, your idea is very likely within his expectations. You can think about this: what would ‘The Clown’ think upon seeing this information?” Alice looked at Yunxiu, seriously analyzing the Clown’s thoughts: “If we can analyze it this far, the Clown certainly can too. So he will soon realize that Ying definitely knows, and might even be able to summon the Seven Gods or even you to protect her brother. Then, will the Clown still take action?”

“Furthermore, the Seer would certainly have considered the Clown’s situation. Their relationship is deeper than ours. We don’t understand the Clown, but he does, and the Clown is well aware of this as well.” Wendy had already taken out a bottle of wine, leaped onto the Knights’ table, and started drinking. “Why would the Clown believe the Seer if there’s no compelling reason?”

"The necessary reason seems to be an empty body and the loom of fate; this must be what the clown desires most." Yunxiu looked at the people present and said with considerable certainty, "If I'm not mistaken, the 'clown' definitely intends to replicate the events of the 'Five Great Sinners,' attempting to achieve a destiny comparable to the world's greatest!"

"Only under these circumstances could he possibly intervene in such a transaction, and the biggest variable here must lie with the short seller himself."

"As the prince of the abyss, he must have also obtained the information, and the clown or Viserfnir must also have a part that he needs."

"That is……"