Chapter 157

The two had met no more than two or three times in total.

Yet, upon hearing Nahida's account, the calm expression on Ye Er's face underwent a kaleidoscope of changes.

Even the God of Wisdom, brimming with wisdom.

After Nahida finished recounting everything, Ye Er couldn't help but laugh aloud.

"Hehe..."

"Impossible. Su Bai is kind-hearted; he can't bear to harm even a small animal he passes by."

"How could he bear to harm the people of Sumeru?"

"But you say he hates me because he lost to me..."

Ye Er pondered deeply.

In the end, she still couldn't recall when the two had ever competed.

"Not at all."

"As for him, sigh..."

"Could it be because back then, I expended too much power helping the God of the Red Sands resist forbidden knowledge, leading to the situation after the Cataclysm of Khaenri'ah?"

"The Irminsul was polluted, and because of my connection to the Irminsul, I myself became polluted?"

"He did complain that if I hadn't helped the God of the Red Sands, if I hadn't expended so much power, I wouldn't have been polluted due to the Irminsul's contamination."

"But I also explained to him that these matters had nothing to do with helping the God of the Red Sands back then."

"The Cataclysm of Khaenri'ah?" Lumine furrowed her brows: "Is this why your consciousness suffered such severe pollution?"

"Mm..."

Ye Er nodded: "Five hundred years ago, the Cataclysm struck Khaenri'ah, and the Seven Archons of the Mortal Realm were ordered to destroy Khaenri'ah."

"But the Heavenly Principles commanded me to stay behind and guard the Irminsul."

"However, by the time I discovered everything, the Irminsul had already been contaminated by forbidden knowledge."

"Fortunately, I once shared experience with the God of the Red Sands in resisting forbidden knowledge together."

"I created the Akasha, gathered all the knowledge of the people of Sumeru, and even stole their dreams."

"Because I believed there was much usable knowledge within dreams."

"In the end, we finally clarified the forbidden knowledge within the Irminsul, but a sudden headache gave me an ominous premonition."

"My consciousness is connected to the Irminsul; while the Irminsul brings me knowledge and wisdom, the pollution also found me."

"So from the very beginning, my existence had already been polluted."

Ye Er recounted the history of the past; the memories caused her to reveal a faint smile.

"At that time, Su Bai began to fidget, at a loss."

"He cursed the King of Khaenri'ah, Ilmin, calling him as foolish as the God of the Red Sands."

"A mere mortal yet possessing a heart that wished to surpass the Heavenly Principles."

"As a result, he actively touched forbidden knowledge."

"If one must speak of hatred, he might truly hate Ilmin, because at that time, when the God of the Red Sands was involved, I and the God of the Red Sands together clarified the forbidden knowledge of the God of the Red Sands' domain; the polluted God of the Red Sands sealed himself away, preventing the spread of forbidden knowledge."

"That time, I only lost part of my power and faced no life-threatening danger; Su Bai shouldn't hate the other party excessively."

"Eh?" Paimon's eyes widened, shock mixed with curiosity.

"Su Bai just complains and hates here; did he make no contribution at all?"

"He seems very powerful."

"Powerful?" Ye Er was stunned, as if she had heard something particularly amusing.

She snorted and laughed aloud.

"Su Bai, how should I put it..."

"He is very hardworking and diligent, but Teyvat seems to be rejecting him; he cannot master any power of Teyvat."

"I was puzzled back then; a person from As an Otherworld descending upon Teyvat, yet possessing absolutely no ability, with only a very long lifespan."

"Oh, right, he was also very attentive, taking particularly good care of me."

"Back then, because he couldn't obtain power and couldn't help me, he fell into depression for a very, very long time."

"In the dead of night, he would shut himself in his room and secretly wipe away tears."

Su Bai: "So I actually had moments of secretly wiping away tears; I really can't imagine it."

Abyssal: "Su Ye, this is true love; that is why he was sorrowful over his own powerlessness."

Aether: "So where did your power from your past life come from?"

Su Bai: "How would I know? Perhaps due to excessive sorrow, amidst overwhelming grief, mysterious power was awakened."

Dai Yin: "Even the God of Wisdom, Ye Er, says you would hate someone; it seems the you of your past life truly hated the King of Khaenri'ah to the core."

Su Bai: "Mm, that must be it."

Ilmin: "....."

"So, your relationship with him is particularly good?"

Nahida was dazed.

This truth far exceeded her imagination.

Su Bai had actually used lies to deceive her.

He spoke so terrifyingly just to lure her here?

Nahida's words caused Ye Er to reveal a hint of shyness.

(cgdd) But the fleeting glimmer in her eyes seemed to recall beautiful scenes.

"To be precise, we are in a lover's relationship."

"What!" Nahida's eyes widened in shock.

"L-lover relationship..."

"Mm, because Teyvat rejected him, he seemed a bit clumsy."

"But the way he worked so hard deeply attracted me."

"Moreover, the initial concept of the Void was proposed by him."

"Pity that the Akademiya's theft of forbidden knowledge caused this concept to be constantly delayed."

Buer seemed to recall something, and a sweet smile appeared on her face: "He is also a very romantic person."

"He always prepares little surprises for girls."

Eula: "Highlight: Mr. Su Bai was once a very clumsy person."

Lisa: "(Covering her face)"

Yae Miko: "I thought you would say he is someone who understands romance well."

Furina: "I didn't expect Buer to answer so directly, openly stating her lover relationship with Su Bai."

Arataki Itto: "How strange. You said Su Bai's previous lives were all powerful, so it's normal for girls to like him. But in that past life he was so clumsy, why did the Dendro Archon favor him?"

Kujou Sara: "Boss, you actually raised such a thought-provoking question."

Alice: "Because Buer and I are of the same kind. We belong to the Elf race. When we like someone, we don't care about their power or anything like that; once we feel it, we love deeply."

Furina: "No way. I think Su Bai was still very powerful in his past life. He proposed the initial concept of the Void; isn't that impressive?"

Lumine: "Exactly. Even if my Su Ye isn't good at combat, his mind is sharp."

"Hearing you say that..."

"Apart from his exceptionally long lifespan, Su Bai's other abilities are no different from ordinary people."

Paimon shrugged her small hands: "Lumine, I always thought Su Bai was related to that Grand Harbinger in Inazuma."

"The Grand Harbinger of the Fatui?" Nahida asked curiously, "I haven't heard of this person."

"Codename Knight. Didn't he come to your Sumeru?"

"The Guuji of the Grand Narukami Shrine in Inazuma told us that."

"That Knight is truly terrifying. To study the Delusions, he nearly wiped out more than eighty percent of the resistance army on Watatsumi Island."

"He even killed his own companion with his own hands to obtain the Electro Archon's Gnosis."

"Actually, I've always wanted to ask: isn't the Electro Archon's Gnosis the core of the Shouki no Kami?"

Paimon touched her head, feeling as if she had said something momentous.

Connecting all this together is too eerie.

The Grand Harbinger of the Fatui has black hair; Su Bai has black hair.

The Electro Archon's Gnosis Su Bai took is in Sumeru, yet he himself is not in Sumeru.