"Rex Lapis is…."
"Rex Lapis has his own ideas, but it truly was unexpected for that child to get involved." Granny Ping was still leisurely drinking tea at Yujing Terrace, seemingly unconcerned about the commotion regarding Rex Lapis's demise in the distance.
"Hmph, the Liyue higher-ups are indistinguishable between right and wrong. Instead of investigating the Liyue Seven Stars, who were closest and arranged the entire Please Immortal Ceremony, they pick on outsiders. This is simply outrageous." The elegant beauty with glasses snorted, placing her teacup aside.
She was, of course, Cloud Retainer.
Ever since Shenhe left the mountain, she had been restless in her abode, and within a few days, she came to Liyue Harbor, wanting to check on Shenhe's situation.
Who knew that she had only just arrived when she witnessed such a grand spectacle?
Both she and Granny Ping could see that the so-called "Rex Lapis assassination" was merely a ruse.
It was understandable that mortals lacked the ability to discern, but even if they were looking for an assassin, they should first suspect the Liyue Seven Stars, who were closest and oversaw the entire Please Immortal Ceremony.
"Cloud Retainer, I think you should leave now. Shenhe is about to bring that little one to find you." Granny Ping smiled, slowly speaking to the intellectual beauty before her.
"Hm?" Cloud Retainer pushed up her glasses, pondered for a moment, and then immediately stood up.
"Perfect, I want to see what methods that little girl used to charm Shenhe so completely."
She seemed to have completely forgotten that she had originally only intended to glimpse the Damselette, but ended up watching for an entire day before returning.
But truly, Shenhe had been in Liyue Harbor for so many days, it was as if she had forgotten her Master, constantly circling around that Grey-haired girl.
Although from Shenhe's perspective, being in Liyue Harbor made it inconvenient to return to Mt. Aocang, it wouldn't be a problem to send a letter to inform her of her current situation, would it?
Who knew that this girl, once she went to Liyue Harbor, simply vanished without a trace, not a single message sent back.
Cloud Retainer certainly hoped that Shenhe could integrate into Liyue Harbor and into human society, but it didn't seem like she had truly integrated; she was merely entangled with that Grey-haired girl.
Just as Cloud Retainer was about to leave, she seemed to remember something, stopped, and turned to look at Granny Ping sitting there.
"Oh, right, from now on, when in Liyue Harbor, you may refer to this adeptus as [Xianyun]."
Since she had come to Liyue Harbor, she couldn't continue using the name Cloud Retainer; otherwise, mortals would probably be alarmed.
Of course, she currently had no plans to live in Liyue Harbor, but even just traveling, not having a suitable name was very inconvenient.
"Understood, Xianyun." Granny Ping smiled kindly, nodding.
"…Your appearance truly is a bit hard to get used to." Xianyun shook her head, then left without looking back.
Adepti's lifespans are more than a thousand years; if not done intentionally, how could their appearance change?
The former Madame Granny Ping, now transformed into an ordinary-looking elderly woman.
She could understand the other party's thoughts, but even after so many years, she still felt that Madame Granny Ping's appearance back then was more pleasing to the eye.
"I'm off."
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"You're going to Mt. Aocang to find an adeptus?!" Hu Tao's eyes widened as she looked at the two before her, "So that means, Shenhe, your Master is that Cloud Retainer?"
Hu Tao was somewhat surprised; she knew Shenhe was an adeptus's disciple, but she hadn't expected her to be the disciple of that particular adeptus.
After all, that adeptus had left many legends in Liyue, and her residence was already well-known, with countless people wanting to become her disciple.
However, as far as Hu Tao knew, not a single person had ever passed that adeptus's test.
To become her disciple, one had to prepare Qingxin in ninety-nine different ways, which showed how difficult it was to become that adeptus's disciple.
"No wonder Shenhe, you love eating Qingxin so much." Hu Tao couldn't help but exclaim.
"?" Shenhe tilted her head in confusion.
In reality, she didn't particularly like eating Qingxin; it had a faint fragrance when smelled, but after chewing for a long time, only bitterness and astringency remained.
"Anyway, we plan to go to Mt. Aocang to ask an adeptus to prove Lumine's innocence. We might not be back for these few days." Stelle cleared her throat, then spoke to Hu Tao with a serious expression.
"Mm, just leave things at home to me." Hu Tao nodded, telling the two.
"But, did Rex Lapis really die from an assassination?"
"That… I don't know either." Stelle saw Hu Tao ask this and couldn't give an answer.
Even though she witnessed it firsthand, it still seemed too peculiar to her.
"Sigh, if it's true, then Rex Lapis's funeral arrangements will also have to be handled by our Wangsheng Funeral Parlor… No, I need to go discuss this with Zhongli later." Hu Tao muttered.
She had never held a funeral for an immortal being before, let alone the Rex Lapis, whose status was far higher than that of an immortal.
She even needed to consult Zhongli for knowledge on this matter; he was well-versed in ancient history and might understand such things.
However, she didn't know where Zhongli had been these past few days; she couldn't find him anywhere.
He even stopped sending bills to Wangsheng Funeral Parlor...
"Since that's the case, we'll be going now." Seeing that Hu Tao seemed about to get busy, Aether decided not to bother her further at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Mhm, travel safely."
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After bidding farewell to Hu Tao, the two quickly left Liyue Harbor and headed towards Mt. Aocang.
Perhaps the news of Rex Lapis's assassination hadn't spread yet, as they encountered no significant obstacles leaving Liyue Harbor.
The only problem was that Mt. Aocang was very far from Liyue Harbor; at their current speed, they probably wouldn't arrive until tomorrow.
They would have to be prepared to camp outdoors tonight.
It was a shame; she hadn't been to Mt. Aocang yet and hadn't activated the teleport waypoint there.
"Shenhe, what kind of person is your master?" On the way, Aether was still a bit uneasy.
"Hm?" Shenhe looked at Aether with some confusion. Had he not asked this question a while ago?
"I mean, in terms of personality." Aether clarified.
He had indeed asked Shenhe this question before, but Shenhe's answer was too vague.
"Very good at chatting" or something similar had little reference value for him...
He needed to know the other party's personality to be prepared.
"Master has a very good personality, no need to worry." Shenhe thought for a moment and took Aether's hand.
"Master will agree to our matter."
Shenhe was not worried about this; her master had always been very doting towards her disciples.
"Mhm…" Aether nodded and also opened his hand, intertwining his fingers with Shenhe's.
Forget it, they would cross that bridge when they came to it. Since the other party was a female immortal, considering his physique, she probably wouldn't make things too difficult for him...
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