Chapter 325: Luo Li: The Chasm, I

The five Yakshas were as close as brothers and sisters, loving and caring for one another.

However, after the Archon War, the resentment of various Archons, large and small, spread across this land.

To subdue demons, the Yakshas dispersed to govern their own regions, running across the land day after day.

Day after day, they were gradually tainted by the resentment of the Archons, and gradually, many problems began to appear.

Thanks to this, the Yakshas retreated into the mountains and forests, avoiding contact with humans, and their fame gradually faded.

Later, they all went missing during the Abyss disaster five hundred years ago.

Because the land of Liyue was ablaze with war at that time, and the accident was too sudden, the Lord of Geo had rushed to Khaenri'ah to engage in the war to destroy the nation.

And Liyue, unlike Inazuma, which had early warnings because of Luo Li, suffered heavy losses; to push the front line outside the city of Liyue, countless died.

Yakshas, adepti, and exorcist families followed one after another, building a tragic defensive line with their flesh and blood.

Time passed, five hundred years went by, and the deeds of that time were no longer known to anyone.

Since that time, four of the five great Yakshas had lost all traces, leaving only one lone survivor.

That was the current Conqueror of Demons—Xiao.

Thinking about it, he must be very eager to know the whereabouts of his four brothers and sisters.

21 To see the living, or to see the dead.

It had even become an obsession in Xiao’s heart.

For this, he was willing to leave the place he had guarded for hundreds of years, disregarding danger just to uncover the truth.

Even if the nameless Yaksha was likely not his brother or sister, but just an unknown person among the Yaksha ranks.

During this time, Xiao had kept his worries buried in his heart, not knowing how to explain them to the Lord of Geo.

Now that Cloud Retainer had pointed it out, he might as well tell the truth.

Zhongli was silent for a moment, not speaking, but gently drank a cup, even the smile on his face fading a little.

"The Chasm is fraught with danger. If you wish to go, I fear the future of this journey is unknown."

That he could say these words was enough to show how dangerous it was.

Xiao said without any hesitation, "I hope the Lord of Geo will grant permission."

"Very well. If you are determined to go, I cannot stop you."

Zhongli sighed, seemingly not optimistic about his trip to The Chasm, holding a pessimistic attitude.

Luo Li narrowed his eyes slightly; he was quite curious about The Chasm, knew little about it, and very much wanted to explore it.

Seeing Zhongli say this, Lumine and Paimon couldn't help but tremble, especially Paimon.

"Wait, Zhongli, don't scare us! Lumine and I are going too!"

She tremblingly grabbed Lumine’s shoulder, her little face looking terrified.

Zhongli only shook his head slightly, offering no comment.

Lumine’s expression was also very solemn; if others said this, it would be one thing, but even Zhongli didn't feel optimistic, and the one going was Xiao, one of the adepti—it was hard to imagine just how dangerous it would be.

Paimon subconsciously looked at Luo Li, flew to his side, and said with a trembling voice, "Luo Li, quickly calculate for us, will there be life-threatening danger in The Chasm?"

She and the Traveler just wanted to find her brother and incidentally expose the secrets of the Abyss Order; they didn't plan on throwing their lives away.

Watching the little one pulling on his shoulder with her small hands, looking pitiful, Luo Li couldn't help but laugh.

"Scared now? If the result is danger, will you still go?"

His teasing tone also carried a hint of ulterior questioning.

Lumine was stunned for a moment, then firmly made up her mind.

"Even so, I will go!"

Finding her brother was her only wish, and for that, even if she encountered life-threatening danger, she would still go.

Seeing her companion’s firm determination, Paimon was dumbfounded.

After a long while, the little one stomped her feet and gritted her teeth, "If Lumine is going, I’ll go too. If she encounters danger alone, maybe there’ll be a glimmer of hope if I’m there."

"Paimon..."

Lumine’s gaze softened, and she was quite moved.

The two had been together for so long; although they were noisy and annoyed each other all day, their firm bond in critical moments could never be shaken.

"I was just saying, why are you acting like you're going to sacrifice yourself?"

Finding it interesting, Luo Li couldn't help but flick Paimon’s forehead, sending the little one flying.

"Hey! That hurts!" Paimon protested, clutching her forehead.

"Since you’re so worried, I’ll take a look for you."

Saying this, Luo Li used astrology.

Unlike Mona’s hydromancy, he used the starry sky—of course, not the false sky of Teyvat.

Seeing what seemed to be a sea of stars rising and falling in Luo Li’s eyes, an aura of the world-weariness of fate permeated out, connecting to a shore in an unknown direction.

Everyone present, except for Zhongli who remained calm, was mostly shaken.

They felt as if they were standing naked in front of him—of course, this was just a metaphor; to be precise, it was as if all their secrets were thoroughly laid bare in an instant.

Everything that had happened in their lives was scrutinized by him in minute detail.

After only a moment, Luo Li dispersed the astrology, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.

"Strange, why would a fate related to me appear in The Chasm?"

He muttered to himself, feeling very puzzled by this.

Through the astrology just now, he sensed that something in The Chasm was connected to him, and the two possessed a certain causal relationship.

But Luo Li knew that he had never been to The Chasm, 070, and had never left anything there; it was truly bizarre.

His state of deep thought, chin in hand, was quickly broken by Paimon, who anxiously chattered, "How is it, how is it? Will we be okay?"