Chapter 320: Rite of Descension

This day, the sun was bright, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

Today was a very important day for Liyue.

Many citizens had happy expressions on their faces.

They had long since changed into a set of brand-new clothes and brought their families out to shop.

On the streets, the bustling crowds were endless, and the sounds of peddling and shouting rose and fell continuously in this prosperous capital of Liyue.

By the harbor, countless ships from various nations docked, and some people from other nations in Teyvat would also come to Liyue specifically at this time.

Just to witness the god who created this prosperous nation, Rex Lapis, Morax!

That’s right, today was the annual...

Rite of Descension, which made all the citizens very excited!

"Dad! Is Mom going to be busy today too?"

On the street, a white-haired young girl was asking the handsome man with white hair and black eyes beside her with a confused expression.

"Of course, today is the Rite of Descension; your mother, Sister Ningguang, and the others are all quite busy."

Jiang Yan said to Jiang Xinyu with a smile.

"Oh... I see..."

Jiang Xinyu’s tone carried a hint of disappointment.

Originally, she had planned to go find Sister Ningguang and the others to play.

As it turned out, they were all busy.

Only Dad was left to play with her.

"Then where is Dad going to take me to play?"

Jiang Xinyu was, after all, not a very old child; after being disappointed for a while, she recovered her lively appearance.

Even Jiang Yan couldn't help but rub her soft little head.

"In a while, Dad will take you to watch the Rite of Descension."

"After all, it is the descent of the Archon; such a scene is still not to be missed."

"Really? Dad is going to accompany me to watch Lord Archon descend?"

Jiang Xinyu’s eyes were sparkling, and she said with joy.

Jiang Yan nodded with a smile.

The Jiang Yan of the past rarely took Jiang Xinyu to watch Morax’s Rite of Descension.

After all, the Jiang Yan of that time felt.

Morax descending into Liyue in the body of the Geo Archon to point out the direction for Liyue to move forward in the coming year.

Was a super boring activity.

After all, Morax was just adding a bit of guidance on the basis of the decrees Jiang Yan had issued, so that the high-level officials of Liyue wouldn't deviate from the direction.

So ever since Jiang Yan stepped down as the Tianquan, he hadn't watched the Rite of Descension.

But this time was different.

Morax’s descent this time was not to point out the direction for Liyue to move forward, but to announce that he was going to step down from the position of the Geo Archon.

Jiang Yan couldn't miss this.

Jiang Yan had to participate!

Afterward, amidst Jiang Xinyu’s laughter, the father and daughter strolled leisurely on this bustling street.

On the other side.

"Traveler, if you want to find the Geo Archon, there is only this one chance a year."

Paimon and the Traveler Lumine were walking on the street at the entrance of Liyue Harbor, and Paimon was talking endlessly to the Traveler.

"Thanks to Venti’s reminder, otherwise we would definitely have missed this year’s [Liyue the Liyue Qixing Rite of Descension]."

Paimon spread her hands, looking relieved.

"Then does Paimon know the specific time or place?"

Lumine asked Paimon with some confusion.

Very good.

This question successfully stumped Paimon.

"Hmm... maybe it’s today, or maybe it’s tomorrow..."

Paimon scratched her hair with some distress.

But this state didn't last long; Paimon quickly cheered up and said to Lumine.

"Don't think about it so much; since we’ve come to Liyue, let’s just ask the locals!"

"Oh, right! About the Geo Archon Morax..."

Paimon seemed to have remembered something and said to Lumine.

"Did you know? The Mora we use now is named after this god."

"However, if we foreigners call the Geo Archon that in Liyue, we will be demoted to rude foreigners."

"So, to be safe, let’s call him Rex Lapis like the people of Liyue do!"

Paimon introduced the surroundings to Lumine while walking on the street.

"Liyue is the most prosperous nation on the Teyvat continent, and the capital of Liyue, Liyue Harbor, is the trade center of the seven nations."

Walking on the streets of Liyue, Paimon and Lumine were both marveling at the bustling crowds around them.

"It is said that Liyue can be as prosperous as it is now because Liyue has two guardian gods."

"They forged Liyue’s prosperity and are the existence that every household in Liyue worships as their faith."

"Two guardian gods?"

Lumine looked at Paimon with some confusion.

"Mm, one of them is the one I just told you about, Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon of Liyue."

"And the other one is the first adeptus under Rex Lapis, the Grand Steward of Liyue, Immortal Lord Wood Spirit."

Paimon nodded and said to Lumine.

"Adepti? Immortal Lord Wood Spirit..."

Lumine frowned.

"Mm! Rumor has it that the Immortal Lord created Liyue together with Rex Lapis; in Liyue, the status of Immortal Lord Wood Spirit is equal to that of Rex Lapis."

"However, that adeptus stepped down and announced his retirement a few years ago, and then vanished."

"If we had come a few years earlier, we might have been able to see his true face~"

Paimon said to Lumine with a smile.

"I heard that the Immortal Lord has a head of elegant white hair, is full of immortal aura, and is exceptionally handsome."

"So, in Liyue, there are many little fan girls of Immortal Lord Wood Spirit."

"Is Paimon one too?"

Lumine teased Paimon with a smile.

"How could that be, I haven't even seen him."

Paimon glared at Lumine with annoyance.

"I’m just curious about what the adeptus who is praised like that in legends actually looks like."

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Lumine smiled teasingly at Paimon.

"Hmph! Eh~ Traveler, look over there!"

Paimon floated in the sky, gave a light hmph, and then she suddenly looked in a certain direction and quickly said to Lumine.

"That is..."

Lumine narrowed her eyes, looking at the white-haired figure walking leisurely on the street not far away, accompanied by a smaller one.

"Little Klee’s father?"

Lumine recognized Jiang Yan’s identity and looked at Paimon with some confusion.

"Mm, if I’m not mistaken, it should be; little Klee said her father works in Liyue."

"However, the one beside him..."

A light flashed in Paimon’s eyes, and she said to Lumine.

"Never mind, it’s not easy to meet someone familiar in a strange nation; let’s go up and ask about the Rite of Descension!"

Lumine also nodded.

"Okay!"