Chapter 222

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Navia: "Why did Ningguang ultimately reject the thoughts within her heart?"

Furina: "She wanted to erect a statue for Su Bai, likely due to personal emotions, wishing to tell everyone the story of her and Su Bai from back then at the moment her ideals were realized. But after Ningguang's investigation, she discovered Su Bai's true identity, and erecting a statue for him then would be too showy, so she rejected the thoughts within her heart."

Keqing: "So, Ningguang fell in love with the big brother Su Bai who helped her when she was young, only to discover in the end that big brother Su Bai is the An Ding Zhenjun of Liyue..."

Lisa: "Tragic. A hint of desolation is faintly revealed. Boo hoo..."

Yuan'er: "My lord Ningguang is so sorrowful. Boo hoo..."

Ningguang: "Uh, if Keqing thinks my path of love is rocky, I might believe that, but with the two of you saying this, I immediately feel the tone has changed."

Yelan: "(Speak carefully · Xia Luodi)"

Beidou: "So what? Since Su Bai roams the streets of Liyue Harbor, Ningguang can simply pretend to know nothing."

Jean: "What a good idea."

Lumine: "So you think, how does Su Bai guarantee the rent for An Ding Ju while living beyond his means?"

Furina: "I see. Su Bai has a rich woman from Liyue supporting him behind the scenes."

Yuan Shang: "No wonder it's Su Ye. Su Ye is mighty."

Venti: "Damn it. Why does Zhong Li have Hu Tao, and Su Bai has Ningguang and Seeing Shenhe? I can't even sneak a bottle of wine from Diluc's tavern."

Diluc: "It's just that I wasn't clear that you are our Mondstadt's Anemo Archon, Lord Barbatos. Next time you come, I won't charge you."

Venti: "No, Hu Tao doesn't know Zhong Li is the Geo Archon either, and Ningguang doesn't know Su Bai is the An Ding Zhenjun."

Ningguang: "I knew it in my past life. Only after knowing did I realize it would have been better not to know."

【Leaving the Three Bowls Do Not Cross Harbor.】

【Su Bai, having eaten and drunk his fill and hung the bill on Seeing Shenhe, planned to return to An Ding Ju for a short nap.】

【Passing an alleyway, he was called to a halt by a suddenly raised voice.】

【"Hey, you aimless Liyue street loafer, could you please stop your steps for a moment?"】

【Street loafer?】

【Geo Archon?】

Su Bai looked around but did not find Zhong Li's figure.

Zhong Li: "???"

Zhong Li: "Has Su Bai already defined me as Liyue's street loafer?"

Hu Tao: "Speaking of which, An Ding Zhenjun Su Bai still has many things to be busy with every day. After all, he has work at An Ding Ju. The Prince really has become the biggest street loafer."

Zhong Li: "Director, I am also employed at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and have work to be busy with."

Hu Tao: "(Chin on hand · Yoimiya)"

Paimon: "I still remember when Dainsleif introduced Zhong Li, he shortened his title to 'friend on the streets.' It sounded very impressive, but I didn't expect him to be a street loafer."

Azhdaha: "I find that since Liyue has the An Ding Zhenjun, Morax has become even more idle."

Zhong Li: "(On vacation · Fischl)"

Cloud Retainer: "Enough, stop chatting about these things. Look quickly, the person who called out to Su Bai seems very mysterious."

The crowd turned their attention back to the light screen.

They discovered that the person who called out to Su Bai had wrapped their face very tightly.

From the appearance, one could not see the other's face clearly at all.

Arataki Itto: "There is also a crystal ball placed in front of her."

Alice: "Barbatos?"

Barbatos: "No, it cannot be me."

Alhaitham: "Could it be the female demon general who was not killed back then?"

Ganyu: "Impossible. Even Su Bai himself, while listening to stories at the Three Bowls Do Not Cross Harbor, said that the female demon general named Ning Ke and the Demon Lord were annihilated by the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand. How could the female demon general still be alive?"

Keqing: "Even if she were alive, she wouldn't dare to face Su Bai directly."

Yelan: "Truly strange. Who is it, being so mysterious in Liyue?"

【"You are speaking of..."】

【"Me?"】

Su Bai looked around for a moment and found no one else present.

He curiously pointed at himself.

【"Hmm, the person I am looking for is you."】

The mysterious woman nodded gently.

Her hand kept fiddling with the crystal ball before her.

【"I know everything about you, I know your future..."】

【"Are you not interested in letting me help you deduce your future?"】

【"Not interested..." Before Su Bai finished speaking, he turned to leave.】

Immediately, the anxious voice of the mysterious woman came from behind.

【"Wait, wait, don't refuse so hastily."】

【"If there is something, we can discuss it."】

Hearing this, Su Bai stopped.

The woman before him gave him a feeling of erratic behavior.

Although he was unclear what the other wanted to do, letting such a strange person roam Liyue seemed inappropriate.

Returning to the alleyway again, Su Bai asked with a grave face: "Who are you, and what exactly do you want to do?"

"Who I am doesn't matter."

The mysterious woman's lips twitched slightly, curving into a smug arc.

"I know your identity, the Stabilizing True Lord of Liyue, my lord Su Bai."

"Moreover, I am also clear about Liyue's future."

"It is an existence like a living hell."

Liyue's future will be like a living hell?

Su Bai, expressionless, sized up the mysterious woman with a gaze like one looking at an idiot.

He clearly did not believe the other's words, even feeling the other must be an acquaintance nearby coming to tease him for fun.

Then he smiled: "Alright, are you Senior Sister Ganyu or Junior Sister Seeing Shenhe?"

"No, those two would not be so boring."

"Old hag, could it be you were too bored staying on Mount Aocang and came to tease me?"

"Or are you the Water Yaksha Vajra?"

"If you five Yakshas are truly very idle, bring some Mora to Stabilize Residence; I recently need to pay rent and have already owed it for several months."

The mysterious woman fell silent.

As expected, the Stabilizing True Lord of Liyue is a very easy-going fellow.

"Forget it..."

"Anyway, the purpose of my coming here is to take you away."

The crystal ball before them began to glow.

The mysterious woman smiled: "The timing is just right; the energy is fully charged."

At this moment, Su Bai finally realized the power filling the crystal ball was not for so-called divination.

The light of Bai Zhou was already quite dazzling.

It had already blurred Su Bai's vision.

However, such intense, dazzling light did not perform any harmful action.

Su Bai still kept the motion of his palm shielding his eyes.

The sunlight hanging overhead made him feel exceptionally stinging.

The rustling sound of wind blowing through leaves made Su Bai even more confused.

He was clearly on the streets of Liyue Harbor; how could there be so many trees making rustling sounds?

Until Su Bai fixed his gaze on the surroundings, he suddenly saw clearly.

Just as the mysterious woman's final words had said.

That intense light had taken Su Bai to a place he was not very familiar with.