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"I've been waiting for you to return from Jueyun karst. I guess you already know me, a Traveler from afar." Ningguang greeted them with her three attendants behind her.
"Paimon is curious though...why the Tianquan herself invited us? I hope Paimon is not wrong though of this being a trap or just a friendly dinner or something?" Paimon playfully guesses while gesturing her whole body in the air as usual.
"Don't worry I'm not here for a fight. I'm here to apologize for accusing you without any proper evidence." The Tianquan bowed as a sign of apology.
"Hey! Uh-hmm, you don't need to...hehe," Paimon awkwardly laughs as the Traveler opens his mouth.
"Then we shall head out now. I still have to do something important," The Traveler says as he stands at the edge of the jade chamber. He didn't know how to get down so he will just glide.
But before he could do it a lightning strike appeared out of nowhere before it could hit him, he step sideways to dodge it. "Yosh, I guess there is still a Qixing who wanted to play with me," The traveler smiled at the angry look of a violet-haired woman standing at the doorway of the chamber with Ganyu panting heavily. Maybe she tried to hold her back.
"Lady Ningguang invited you here and yet you will just leave like that?! You don't have your manners at all." Keqing Says wielding her sword.
"Hey, Traveler here is tired so...can we just forget about it?" Paimon says playfully.
Before it could escalate The Tianquan herself stop them. "Both of you stop it." She looks at the Traveler. "Traveler there is another matter I wanted to talk to you about. Mind if you stay for now?" Tianquan says hinting aether that he won't waste his time here.
"Tch!" Keqing angrily walks beside them still can't believe that Tianquan invited the man who humiliates him in front of everyone. It was a majority vote of 7 to 1.
As soon as they got inside. Ningguang told her about her watching them from above the whole time. "Traveler, do you know what the Archon war is?"
"Oh, Paimon knows it! It's a war that happened for several years to decide who will be the archons!" Paimon proudly says at her knowledge.
"You're pretty knowledgeable. Many Gods use to walk on this planet and many wars have been fought between them that did not stop until 2000 years ago. Much blood was shed, and many lives were lost. Instead, he ends. Only seven victors remained standing in Teyvat and built their cities, and thus began the era of The Seven." She stated as she pointed her finger to the mountains in the Jueyun Karst and told them that those mountains were hurled by Rex Lapiz during the archon war.
Beneath those spears lies those cast down by Rex Lapiz. Those who failed to seize the title of an Archon.
"Not only is it true that gods may die and Rex Lapiz Passing is an unimaginable disaster for Liyue. But the order of The Seven won't collapse simply because of that. Another Lord of Geo will arise sooner or later, Yet how are we to forget about Rex Lapiz? When that times come, the relationship between Adepti and its people will be different from before. Even in the new era, The Liyue Qixing remains Rex Lapiz Former subject...Do you think we are capable of having played a part in his demise? Of lacking the foresight to see the certain repercussions?" She stated
"Then why hide the Exuvia?" The Traveler asked and told him the day she got caught off guard and the enemy is still possibly hidden inside the harbor. "If we do not act against them now they will surely gain the upper hand. Hiding the Exuvia was a necessary maneuver to lure them out.
"Who's this enemy your talking about?" Paimon asked curiously as the Tianquan looked at the Traveler "What do you think traveler?"
"I see... don't worry my guard is always up so he can't do something foolish in front of me" Aether replied.
"Hey, What are you two talking about? Paimon wants to know too!" Paimon childishly said
The Tianquan then guides them inside while the two Qixing still tailing them from behind. "Feel free at home. If you want" She said as Paimon barged his way on the wall and even touch anything she sees while asking several questions.
The Tianquan didn't mind though after all, she invited them here as a friend, not a foe.
"The secrets of the world are of no interest to you, are they, Traveler? You're rather special...and I think you're already aware of that"
"If possible. I'd like to have your trust. Making you an enemy is a very bad idea." She said as the Traveler nodded since she is right.
Rex Lapiz's passing is advantageous to the Qixing but for the sake of Liyue, they won't be shackled by rumors of their usurpation of power. The traveler knows this too that's why they don't try using their power against the weak.
He is also sure that the Fatui are already aware of it same with the Tianquan and finally for the thing that the traveler is waiting for.
The Tianquan told them the reason why she hid the Exuvia and that is to prevent what happen to Mondstadt and even lure them out even if they come.
"Allowing the Rite of Passing to take place was also meant to buy time for us to take control of Liyue's Administration..." She stated.
"Ugh..it's exactly as Zhongli said. The Qixing only provided the venue of the Rite so they could use as for their end" Paimon disgusting said as the Tianquan just giggle a bit.
"Traveler I'd like to give you something as a token of friendship so say anything you want and I'll give it to you," Tianquan offered, and before Paimon could say something idiotic. Aether shut her up.
"I want you to gather an Adeptus energy for me." The Traveler says. He is aware that an Adepti doesn't eat so how can recover their Adeptus energy without food? The answer is absorption. They are meditating in some unknown place and gathering the energy they needed.
Even the Traveler doesn't know of this place. "Uhm.. that's impossible...only an Adeptus can sustain this kind of energy and if it's got to human hands there's a possibility that they will die or will become a monster"
"You don't need to worry about me or...you didn't want to do it?" He asked.
"Hey!" Keqing yelled at
"Adeptus energy. I do not know where to get this thing unless I talk to an Adepti" Ningguang truthfully says and then Aether looks at Ganyu. "Then you could ask her"
The three Qixing are surprised since no one in Liyue knows that Ganyu is an Adepti. "How?"
"The power surging inside you was the same as Conqueror of Demon Xiao but much weaker," Aether said as she nodded.
"Lady Ningguang I shall take the request," Ganyu says before disappearing.
"Even a vision user can't tell who's an Adepti and who's not but you easily classify her as an Adepti in just a glimpse... You are not a human are you?" Keqing asked.
Aether excuses himself. He looks at Keqing once more and says "Who knows, but you are free to find out if I were a human or not," before disappearing into a thin yellow thunder with the flying fairy.
"Lady Ningguang...I want to investigate more about him. I want to know if he will be a danger to Liyue or not" Keqing said
"Do as you wish just don't pick a fight against him. I'm afraid to say that even if all of us Qixing joined together. We can't beat him" She says.
To be continue