"So, this lady is the former Dendro Archon, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?"
"Yes!"
Lumine and Paimon stared at the white-haired beauty before them with looks of astonishment, and even Xiao, standing behind him, struggled to maintain his composure.
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, the previous Dendro Archon—this was a being who could sit at the same table as Rex Lapis.
Yet, how could such a being be here?
"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" Paimon hurriedly interrupted. "You mean to say that you are the big tree branch that Orion was swinging around in his hand earlier just for fun?"
Thinking back to how Orion had swung her around like a blunt weapon, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata couldn't help but lose her composure, and a faint, angry tic mark appeared on her forehead.
However, since it was Orion who had swung her around and not Lumine or the others, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata ultimately gritted her teeth and squeezed out a single word: "Yes!"
Not long ago, Lumine and Paimon had followed Xiao and Mountain Shaper to Mount Aocang, but what they saw was a strange scene of blooming flowers and silvery pearls covering the ground.
Fortunately, when Mountain Shaper had brought Columbina here together with Moon Carver True Lord previously, he had seen the scene of the blooming flowers once before, although there hadn't been this many silvery pearls back then.
After much thought, Mountain Shaper explained to Lumine and the others that he had brought a Damselette here not long ago, and Mount Aocang had been full of flowers back then, though naturally not as exaggerated as it was now.
As for the identities of these two women, Mountain Shaper did not reveal them; after all, it would be better for such identities to be revealed by the people themselves!
Thus, returning to the present, everyone cast their gaze toward the blind girl on the side.
"Then who is this?" Lumine asked again.
"Hello, I am the Third Seat of the Fatui Harbingers—Damselette. As for my name... you may call me Columbina for now."
""The Third Seat?!""
Paimon and Lumine jumped up from their stools immediately, and Lumine even pulled out his skyward blade.
Columbina saw that Lumine was so guarded against him, and he couldn't help but feel a bit dejected: "You seem very afraid of me?"
Lumine and Paimon exchanged a glance, then looked at Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Xianyun on the side. Seeing the two nod, they finally relaxed.
Lumine put away his Sword, sat down, and apologized to Columbina: "Sorry, it's just that we met a Harbinger before, and he told us some things about the inner workings of the Harbingers, so we subconsciously assumed you were also here for something like a Gnosis."
"Gnosis?" Columbina tilted his head, suddenly as if thinking of something: "Oh, that's a task assigned by the Tsaritsa. I remember those."
"Many Harbingers were assigned all sorts of tasks, but I am different. I have no tasks to do, and I don't understand experiments like Sandrone, so I can only sing, singing by myself."
After speaking, Damselette looked up at Lumine and Paimon: "Do you want to hear a song? I can sing for you. No need to be polite with me."
Lumine and Paimon:...Why does this guy feel so out of it?
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata sighed, took another handful of snacks from her magic pocket, and stuffed them into Columbina's hands, which finally made him give up the idea of singing and start eating the snacks like a little squirrel on the side.
And taking this opportunity, Lumine finally had a chance to say what he wanted to say.
"True Lord!" Lumine looked at the lazily sitting Xianyun: "Rex Lapis has been assassinated!"
Xianyun's eyes widened instantly as he looked at Lumine. He turned his gaze with disbelief toward Xiao and Mountain Shaper behind him, but the reply he got was a confirmation.
Xianyun frowned deeply. How could someone as powerful as Rex Lapis meet with misfortune in Liyue Harbor? Who could touch Rex Lapis? And who would dare to touch Rex Lapis?
Under Xianyun's questioning, Lumine had to tell him the "current" information, which was that the scene of the assassination was blockaded by the Seven Stars of Liyue, and the Exuvia of Rex Lapis had fallen into the hands of the Seven Stars of Liyue.
Xianyun was shaken to the core, but since the matter had already happened, there was no use in regretting it. The most urgent matter was to seek justice for Rex Lapis.
Thus, Xianyun stood up and transformed into the appearance of a crane. His wings spread wide, and his attack stance was fully revealed!
"The Seven Stars of Liyue, how dare they! Why don't I go and suppress Liyue Harbor first, and then we shall make further plans!"
Just then, an unexpected thing happened. Xiao, who was usually aloof and cold, actually took the initiative to speak for the humans: "True Lord, wait a moment. Moon Carver True Lord is still waiting for us to gather. It would be better to discuss it together before making further plans."
"Hmm... Alright, then let's stop for now. We will discuss the rest after the meeting." After speaking, the white crane rode the wind and flew into the distance, and Xiao and Mountain Shaper followed after nodding to them.
On the scene, only Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lumine and the others remained. Lumine turned to look at Greater Lord Rukkhadevata: "Then, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, will you and Columbina return with me?"
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata shook her head with some regret: "I do have the thought of going back with you, but it is not yet possible..."
Paimon scratched his head: "Why?"
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata smiled slightly awkwardly, then stood up and danced a few steps. Soon, the scene of plants growing appeared where she had stepped.
"This counts as my out-of-control clearance. It is best if I do not leave here until it is under control. Besides, Columbina also has a similar situation. You should have seen the small pearls scattered on the ground, right? This thing is called [Moon-Fall Silver], only it is a degraded version, and it seems to be related to the fluctuations of Miss Columbina's Moon-Torque Force energy."
Columbina nodded in agreement with Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's statement: "I have never been so close to my moon. I am full of strength now, very strong!" The Damselette extended his right arm and struck a bodybuilding pose. He seemed to want to show off his biceps, but unfortunately, there was only a slight curve on his arm, and not a hint of muscle could be seen.
But fortunately, it looked quite nice, didn't it?
Watching this scene, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata smiled and continued: "Besides, Xianyun has another thing to ask of us. We need to finish that thing with him!"
"That thing?" Lumine and Paimon asked together.
Greater Lord Rukkhadevata took out a hundred-chapter novel, flipped through a few pages, and then said: "Yes, it is still in the planning stage. Miss Columbina and I need to help him with—Four Saints Testing Zen Heart!"
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Natlan, Children of Echoes tribe.
Jahoda sat on the back of a Tepetlisaurus somewhat uneasily, her expression somewhat anxious: "Is, is this really okay? Can this little dragon really be ridden?"
"Please rest assured, Miss Jahoda. This child will send you to the vicinity of the border of Natlan!" A cute boy with jerboa ears—his name is Kachina—was stroking the head of the Tepetlisaurus and saying to them.
The Tepetlisaurus roared happily upon hearing this, almost shaking Jahoda off its back, and then began to run rapidly toward the distance.
Sitting on the not-so-steady back of the Tepetlisaurus, Jahoda couldn't help but sigh.
She had thought that Natlan was so far from Liyue that her vacation was definitely ruined. She didn't expect to accidentally meet a cheerful boy riding a shark. After hearing her story, he immediately expressed that he would activate his "friend connections" to send her out of Natlan as quickly as possible!
Afterward, she even transferred to different dragon companions in various tribes, which was why she arrived at the Children of Echoes tribe in such a short time.
Jahoda put on her goggles and looked at the desert scene that was gradually becoming clear in the distance. She closed her eyes, and hot tears streamed down the corners of her eyes.
"There are still many good people in this world!"
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