Chapter 251

Everyone looked toward the sound instantly.

They saw Luo Li appearing from behind with a cold, immortal-like, graceful beauty.

The three immortals widened their eyes in an instant; after seeing the young man's appearance clearly, even though they had expected it, they were greatly shocked.

"It really is His Highness?!"

Looking at that face, which was exactly the same as five hundred years ago, and the temperament that hadn't changed in the slightest, Cloud Retainer was slightly dazed, as if returning to the first time they met in ancient times.

Finally, she was awakened by a familiar "Teacher."

Looking closely, she discovered that the one following Luo Li was actually her own little disciple, Shen He.

"Shen He, why are you with His Highness?"

She was very surprised, to the point of being somewhat dumbfounded.

Shen He realized that this person really hadn't lied to her and was indeed on familiar terms with Master Cloud Retainer, but from the address, he seemed to be even more noble.

Thinking this, she explained the whole story of meeting Luo Li.

Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper broke into a cold sweat after hearing it; that was an Archon retainer, the most powerful Chi beast under the Sea Archon.

Don't look at how it was vulnerable in the hands of the Archon and Luo Li; one had to know that those two were too fierce.

Just knowing that the Chi beast was divided into seven or eight parts and suppressed separately showed that this thing was definitely not as weak as its performance in battle suggested.

"Fortunately, you met His Highness; otherwise, you would have surely suffered a disaster this time."

Cloud Retainer's tone was solemn; even powerful immortals like them who had lived to this day wouldn't dare say they could kill the Chi beast alone.

Shen He also understood the degree of danger and indicated that she had already thanked him once.

Cloud Retainer then nodded and said earnestly: "If possible, I request to ask His Highness to agree to guide your cultivation."

Luo Li's ability to teach was beyond doubt; Cloud Retainer felt that no one was stronger than him.

If she could be lucky enough to get a pointer or two, she would definitely soar into the sky.

Shen He had no intention of refusing; the indulgence last night had produced a particularly wonderful change in her heart.

In the past, she had always followed the rules, eating medicinal herbs and sleeping in the wild.

Suddenly being forcibly changed once, she inexplicably felt that the dizzy feeling was not bad.

Thinking of this, she glanced unintentionally not far away.

There, Luo Li was embracing Raiden Makoto, who had taken the initiative to stand up and greet him.

"You're back; do you want to rest for a while?"

Without asking what he had done, Raiden Makoto smiled and tidied up his slightly messy, wrinkled collar.

As she leaned in, she smelled a faint fragrance different from her own lingering, and her brows twitched slightly.

Afterward, Raiden Makoto's gaze moved up, meeting Luo Li's calm eyes, and she rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.

Fine, no need to ask; she knew what this guy had been doing.

Luo Li wasn't embarrassed either; he kissed the corner of the Empress's mouth lightly, and his peripheral vision caught Eula, who was standing with Noelle, shooting a look of slight envy.

"Nothing happened, right?"

"Hmm, everyone is waiting for your news."

·· ·Seeking flowers··· ···

Seeing the concerned gazes of Ganyu, the three immortals, as well as Eula and Noelle, Luo Li coughed lightly.

How was he supposed to say this? Zhongli's faked death couldn't be revealed for the time being; a smooth transition of power was a smooth transition of power.

But if they knew the Geo Archon wasn't dead and all this was just a test, the pressure they were carrying would vanish.

Everything done would be meaningless.

Luo Li knew how to handle the proportions; the immortals and the Qixing were at most an internal contradiction, and it didn't matter if they were smoothed out.

But if even the sense of crisis was erased, this play would only have the effect of entertaining the masses.

Pondering for a moment, Luo Li could only brush it off: "I have already tracked down some clues, and it won't be long before the truth comes out, but before that, I cannot be completely certain, so you should continue to be responsible for Liyue's internal and external affairs as usual; leave Morax's cause of death entirely to me."

The sense of peace, completely different from when he spoke to Raiden Makoto, made the immortals relax their brows.

Hearing him say this personally, Cloud Retainer let go of her heart and said: "Then everything is entrusted to Your Highness; please be sure to find the culprit who caused the Archon's fall."

Temporarily putting aside the matter of Zhongli Morax's faked death, Luo Li saw her hesitating to speak.

"Anything else?"

Cloud Retainer looked at Shen He with doting eyes and then said slowly: "Your Highness may already know that I once took Shen He as a disciple, but as she grows older, her temperament becomes more indifferent; this is the fate of the 'Lone Star' and 'Calamity.' I wonder if Your Highness has a way to reverse it?"

The theory of changing fate had actually existed in Liyue since ancient times.

It was just that Shen He's fate was too fierce, and even immortals were powerless, only able to bind her life with a red rope and practice asceticism.

If possible, Cloud Retainer naturally didn't want her disciple to become a cold person without emotions.

At this moment, she placed all her hope in Luo Li.

If even he had no way, then there was truly no hope.

"Uh..."

Was he going to have another disciple to teach, Shen He? Luo Li fell into thought.

Counting carefully, the number of disciples he had taught over so many years seemed quite large.

From the initial Ganyu, Mitsuyo, and Asase Hibiki, to the current Noelle and Fischl.

Plus those he had pointed out, the number exceeded ten.

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