Chapter 124

"Harbinger, news from the people below, the identity of the Anemo Archon Barbatos has been confirmed."

"Oh, have you found him?"

A female voice mixed with a trace of contempt in indifference came from above.

A group of Fatui looked over with respectful eyes.

That was a woman wearing a black crown-shaped mask. A black and white dress set off her curvaceous figure to the fullest. Several black neckbands were connected to her full abyss, and her double sleeves were connected to a red strip cloak with black velvet. Several black diamond patterns were engraved on her high-slit skirt.

The elegant and cold woman didn't even have the heart to cast a glance at her subordinates, just fiddling with the white catalyst floating beside her.

She was the Eighth of the Fatui Harbingers sent to Mondstadt — 【La Signora】.

Due to the Black Fire case in previous years, Snezhnaya had to send more people to this place.

For this reason, La Signora, who was specifically responsible for the Gnosis, took the initiative to come.

"It seems that not all those assigned to Mondstadt are trash; there are still one or two talents worth creating."

Her undisguised contemptuous tone, yet the people below didn't dare to make any refutation.

For a long time, the diplomat still had the courage to ask: "Harbinger, now that the Stormterror has been taken away by the Abyss Order, it is difficult for us to borrow its threat to seize Mondstadt's city defense. What should we do next?"

Originally, according to the Fatui's plan, because of the alliance agreement signed with Mondstadt, they could use the excuse that the Knights of Favonius could not handle the Stormterror threat, thereby replacing the Knights to guard the city defense.

It looked like good intentions on the surface, but it was actually vicious.

If a country's city defense was left to others, wouldn't the whole city be manipulated by others, and the defense would be like a sham.

At that time, Mondstadt would be meat on someone else's chopping block, to be played with as they pleased.

But now that there was no Stormterror threat, even if they bribed some Mondstadt high-level officials, it would be difficult to find a high-sounding excuse to replace the Knights.

Regarding this, the woman sitting high on the seat had no fluctuations at all.

"Just trivial details. The most important thing is the Gnosis. As long as I get it, it doesn't matter if the plan fails. You follow that Anemo Archon closely and remember to report the news at any time."

"If the other party is alone, just take action directly. Remember not to be discovered by the Knights of Favonius, so as not to leave a handle."

"Although Snezhnaya is not afraid of Mondstadt's questioning, it is a critical time now, so be careful to keep your hands and feet clean to avoid affecting the overall situation."

A series of orders came down, and the Fatui responded one after another, expressing firm obedience to the Harbinger's orders.

After the subordinates left, the elegant La Signora sitting on the main seat glanced at the materials placed on the side.

They were the materials of various forces in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma, as well as the identity backgrounds of prominent figures.

Briefly skipping Liyue, she picked up the documents of Mondstadt and Inazuma and read them one by one.

"Now that the Anemo Archon's identity has been confirmed, I can successfully leave after the Gnosis is stripped, and hand over the affairs here to others."

"And in Inazuma, the Vision Hunt Decree has already been promoted, and the Tenryou Commission and the Kanjou Commission among the Tri-Commission have also been won over. However, the Raiden Shogun is different from the Anemo Archon; it needs wisdom to seize the Gnosis."

Thinking about the ways that could be used for negotiation, La Signora frowned slightly, unconsciously flipping through the pages one by one.

Until she flipped past a certain page, her light purple pupils suddenly shrank, and she quickly flipped the document she had just flipped back.

【Diluc Ragnvindr, heir to the Dawn Winery, current Captain of the Reconnaissance Company of the Knights of Favonius, obtained a Vision at the age of ten, became Cavalry Captain at the age of fourteen】

【Originally had the ability to be promoted to a higher level, but voluntarily transferred to the Reconnaissance Company...】

The information above was quickly skipped by La Signora. Her main attention was on Diluc's photo.

From the perspective of an average person's aesthetics, the red-haired youth with a ponytail was definitely a handsome man, even killing both men and women.

But La Signora's attention at this moment was not on him, but on the corner of the photo.

There was a blurry side figure there. Because it was just in a turning state, only one-third of his side face could be seen.

At this moment, La Signora was staring at the man's side profile. That figure was someone she could never forget in her life.

"Is it you? But... how is this possible?!"

La Signora muttered in a daze, and memories instantly surged from the depths of her mind like water.

She had originally decided to completely abandon the past, but at this moment, she couldn't stop them from jumping out one after another.

Even if she couldn't see the person's face clearly, she could be one hundred percent sure that the other party was the person she fell in love with five hundred years ago; she wouldn't recognize the wrong person.

The person who was rumored to have been buried in the Abyss had seemingly returned now.

The dusty memories were unlocked. She still remembered that five hundred years ago, she returned from studying at the Sumeru Akademiya, full of expectations, and went to Inazuma to find a person named Luo Li, preparing to show her heart.

Although she later learned that he was a very noble ruler of Inazuma, one of the two Highnesses alongside the Raiden Shogun, the girl who was then called Rosalyne didn't intend to give up.

No matter how difficult it was, even if she couldn't become a lover, she would be satisfied just staying by his side.

In the end, she spent countless efforts and finally came to the Tenshukaku to see the Raiden Shogun of the Seven Archons, but what she got was news that made her feel like falling into an ice cellar.

The person she loved, the person she was full of expectations to follow, had long been buried in the Abyss during her studies and could never be seen again.

In the end, Rosalyne didn't even know how she walked out of the Tenshukaku.

"The wind from the west will take away the fragrance of the wine"

"The wind from the mountains brings news of triumph"

"The wind from afar tugs at my heart"

"Rustling, singing of my longing for you"

That song she sang for him back then had also completely changed after that moment.

"Dandelions travel far with the morning wind"

"The autumn wind brings back the fragrance of the harvest"

"But no matter what kind of wind"

"It can no longer bring your gaze to me..."

After both tears and singing were exhausted, the girl decided to squander the fire of life and wash away the distortion of the world.

From then on, Rosalyne disappeared, and in her place was the Crimson Witch of Embers, wearing a traditional witch hat and shrouded in awe and fear.

That bone-deep pain, branded on her body and soul with the raging fire, would never be forgotten. ===== CHAPTER 126 =====