"Come with me." The young man tilted his head, finished speaking to Lumine and Paimon, and then headed into the distance.
Lumine looked up at the young man not far away, then at the two Millelith groaning on the ground.
A squad of Millelith could already be heard approaching from not far away.
"Sigh, never mind, Paimon, let's go." Lumine sighed deeply.
She didn't know who that young man was, or why he had meddled, causing her to fall into an unjust situation.
But since it had already happened, it was better to leave quickly.
And thinking about it carefully, her relationship with the gods was not yet clear. Before inquiring about Rex Lapis, she had actually prepared for the possibility that Rex Lapis was the god who had taken her brother away, or a lackey of that god.
Now that Rex Lapis had been assassinated, she wasn't sure what kind of god he truly was.
After all, the Rex Lapis usually appeared in a half-dragon, half-qilin form on such occasions. If he himself was the enemy from back then, then falling into the hands of his followers was not something she could accept.
So, it was better to leave and investigate the matter later.
Moreover, she was also very curious about that young man.
"But what about Stelle if we leave?" Paimon couldn't help but ask Lumine.
It was easy for them to just leave, but what about Stelle?
"Ningguang won't make things difficult for Stelle, and she didn't even enter the inner area, so she should be fine." Lumine shook her head, she wasn't worried about Stelle.
It was just that for a while, she and Paimon wouldn't be able to show their faces in Liyue Harbor.
Sigh, Stelle had just returned, and it hadn't even been a few days before they had to separate again.
Seriously…
Lumine pouted unhappily, then pulled Paimon and immediately rushed towards the young man who had already gone some distance.
…
Ningguang watched the commotion in the distance, her brows slightly furrowed.
She had already noticed the situation there just as the Millelith were about to question Lumine.
Out of trust for Stelle, she didn't think Lumine would be the one to assassinate Rex Lapis, even though she heard Stelle say that Lumine might be in an adversarial relationship with a certain god.
She had intended to step forward and help Lumine, but she hadn't expected to be preempted by that person who appeared out of nowhere… and in such a way.
It was clear that Lumine and Paimon didn't know that person; their actions were probably meant to drag the two into trouble.
And if she wasn't mistaken, that figure should be a Fatui Harbinger, right?
Their presence here was already surprising; the Please Immortal Ceremony had not invited any Fatui members.
Let alone a Harbinger, who possessed such combat power.
Could it be that this matter is actually related to the Fatui…
"Someone."
"Lady Ningguang." Her secretary immediately rushed to Ningguang's side.
Their expressions were frantic, seemingly terrified by what had happened.
"Tell the Millelith to fully pursue those two. Also, keep an eye on the Snezhnaya envoys; report any of their movements to me immediately." Ningguang instructed.
"Yes!"
Regardless, the superficial work still had to be done, whether it was to calm people's hearts or to turn the tables.
Ningguang slowly sighed, her gaze shifting to Stelle and Shenhe in the outer area.
She had never expected things to turn out this way; the next period would truly be troublesome.
Lumine was brought by her, so she would also face considerable pressure.
She hoped Lumine could do something quickly during this time to clear her name as soon as possible.
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"What in the world is going on?" Stelle silently watched everything in the inner area, her brows tightly furrowed.
Lumine was inexplicably taken for the murderer; now she was probably going to be hunted city-wide.
She wasn't worried about Lumine's safety; after all, with Lumine's strength, unless an adeptus intervened, few in the current Liyue should be able to take her down.
The problem was that being framed so inexplicably was too unbearable.
And that person, who seemed quite strong, she didn't know why he had to interfere for no reason.
"Shenhe, let's go back first." Seeing the chaotic situation before her, Stelle sighed helplessly.
People in the outer area merely watched from afar; they were not listed as suspects, and their departure would not be hindered by anyone.
"Mm." Shenhe nodded.
The two slowly left Yujing Terrace.
"It seems Master was right; the crisis in Liyue Harbor has begun." Shenhe stared straight ahead, slowly speaking.
She still remembered the purpose of her coming to Liyue Harbor; it was initially because of what her Master said that she came to protect Stelle.
"Master… Oh, right, your Master mentioned this a long time ago." Stelle then remembered what Shenhe had said before.
At that time, she had thought, if a crisis appeared in Liyue Harbor, how could Rex Lapis not care?
She never expected that the one who ended up having a problem was Rex Lapis himself.
But, since adepti can foresee crises in advance, then Rex Lapis should be able to as well, right?
At the very least, the adepti would surely report to Rex Lapis.
Even so, Rex Lapis still met with an accident, which was a bit too strange.
Moreover, the Rex Lapis is known as the God of War, the oldest of the Seven Gods, with unimaginable power.
How could such a figure be publicly assassinated in broad daylight?
How powerful must the enemy be to achieve this…
"Can I go see your Master?" Stelle thought for a moment, then asked Shenhe.
To clear Lumine's name sooner, she also had to take action.
But without evidence, the people in Liyue Harbor might not listen to them. Rex Lapis is the faith of all Liyue people, and irritating them further in the current situation would be counterproductive.
So, the best way now was to find an adeptus.
Adepti are said to have signed contracts with Rex Lapis, fighting for him for thousands of years.
Clearly, they understood Rex Lapis better than mortals and should know that there was something fishy about Rex Lapis's demise; the murderer couldn't be as simple as Lumine.
And no matter what, as adepti, they must make some response to this matter.
"Mm, I was also planning to tell Master about what happened between us." Shenhe nodded, but then another sentence made Stelle's body stiffen slightly.
"Uh, no, no need to talk about that." Stelle shrank her head, starting to have second thoughts.
In the past, when something happened between her and the girls, they would all help keep it a secret, not making it public or easily telling close friends.
Now Shenhe was actively going to tell her Master…
"Master actually cares about you a lot. Before I came, she said not to hide anything about you and me from her." Shenhe shook her head, though her tone also held some hesitation.
"If you don't want to…"
Shenhe was very conflicted; she never went against her Master's words, but if Stelle truly didn't want to, then she also didn't want to put Stelle in a difficult position.
"Shenhe, is your Master male or female?" Stelle couldn't help but ask.
"Female."
"Then… just tell her the truth." Stelle hesitated again, but finally agreed. She also didn't want Shenhe to be caught in the middle.
Since she was female, then given her physique, that adeptus probably wouldn't do anything to her, right?
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