To be on the safe side, the Liyue Qixing's Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Millelith used thick, opaque burlap to thoroughly cover all the Statues of The Seven within Liyue's borders...
After completing all this, even as night fell, Zhongli still showed no signs of any eerie transformation...
"It seems this matter has been mostly resolved. As I mentioned before, let me treat everyone to a meal at either Liuli Pavilion or Xinyue Kiosk," Zhongli said.
"Zhongli, it's just a meal—no need to go somewhere as fancy as Liuli Pavilion or Xinyue Kiosk," Su Yuan replied.
"Let's just go to Wanmin Restaurant. I prefer somewhere a bit more down-to-earth."
"There's a saying, right? The mundane warmth of everyday life is the best comfort to mortal hearts!"
"That works too. Chef Xiangling at Wanmin Restaurant is quite skilled, after all."
And so, Su Yuan, Zhongli, and Ganyu arrived together at Wanmin Restaurant.
"Hey now, if it isn't Consultant Zhongli, Miss Ganyu, and a young man I don't recognize—welcome to Wanmin Restaurant!" Xiangling greeted them warmly.
"Just let me know what you'd like to eat!"
"Xiangling, do you know where Guoba is right now?" Su Yuan asked.
He had a vague sense of unease…
"Guoba? He's in the kitchen helping to stoke the fire!" Xiangling replied.
"Why? Are you curious to see what Guoba looks like? I'll bring him out to say hello!"
Before long, Xiangling came out from the kitchen with Guoba.
Guoba bounced over cheerfully and smiled as he greeted everyone: "????"
After they placed their orders, Guoba and Xiangling returned to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
"It seems that Xiangling and Guoba are doing just fine for now," Zhongli said to Su Yuan.
"Su Yuan, my young friend, you came to Wanmin Restaurant mainly to check on how Xiangling and Guoba were doing, didn't you?"
"Haha, that's right," Su Yuan replied with a smile.
"I've had this strange, inexplicable, and ominous feeling lingering in my heart. But now that I've seen them with my own eyes, that feeling has faded."
Before long, steaming hot dishes were brought to the table.
After eating and drinking their fill, Su Yuan looked out at the night sky and began wondering where he should stay for the night...
Should he return to Bubu Pharmacy?
Or perhaps ask Ganyu to arrange a place for him at the Yuehai Pavilion under the Ministry of Civil Affairs?
Or maybe he could stay over at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for the night?
But after some thought, Su Yuan quickly ruled out the last option...
It wasn't that he was afraid of ghosts or spirits—he just felt that spending the night at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor would be… unsettling in an indescribable way.
"Su Yuan, it's already getting late. I've arranged a room for you at Yuehai Pavilion—you can just check in directly," Ganyu said.
Su Yuan couldn't help but admire her in his heart.
As expected of Ganyu—so thoughtful and considerate.
He hadn't even said a word, yet she had already taken care of everything...
It seemed that tonight, he'd be staying at Yuehai Pavilion.
"Well then, I'll take my leave now."
"I haven't been back to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor all day because of this matter. Once I return, the director will definitely have a few words for me..."
With that, Zhongli departed from Wanmin Restaurant, and Su Yuan followed Ganyu back to Yuehai Pavilion.
"Ganyu, it's getting late, so I'll wash up and get some sleep. You should rest early too," Su Yuan said.
"I can't rest just yet. I've been out all day helping with this matter, so there's probably quite a backlog of paperwork piling up at Yuehai Pavilion. I'll need to work overtime tonight to finish it," Ganyu replied.
Su Yuan almost forgot—Ganyu was a true overtime warrior...
"Alright then, just don't push yourself too hard, Ganyu. Take care of your health."
After that, Su Yuan washed up quickly, lay down on the bed, and began to reflect on everything that had happened today...
Another day passed safely...
Although there were many twists and turns, they had successfully rescued Beidou from the eerie Furong and even lifted Furong's eerie state...
They had also more or less fully figured out the true conditions behind Zhongli's eerie transformation, and had taken several measures to prevent him from losing control and falling into that state again...
In fact, Su Yuan had even briefly wondered—would it have been better to just let Zhongli's eerie transformation run its course?
If that were the case, then anyone who violated a contract within Liyue would die under the punishment of the Geo—"Judgment of Wrath of the Rock."
While such a punishment might seem excessively harsh, precisely because it's so severe, wouldn't it ensure that no one would dare to break a contract?
Of course, Su Yuan knew this was just a passing thought—something that could never actually be put into practice.
It would mean giving people no room for error at all.
Even the slightest mistake would cost them their life.
That was far too heavy a price—too cruel...
And there was one more thing that Su Yuan found particularly troubling today...
The entire day, he hadn't seen even the slightest trace of Dottore.
According to the conversation he'd had with Dottore before, hadn't the man said he'd set up numerous traps in Liyue, just waiting for Su Yuan to walk into them?
So why now was there no movement at all?
It was as if he had vanished into thin air...
Su Yuan couldn't help but recall a piece of intelligence he'd received earlier:
[Do not attempt to fully control the eerie power… or you will pay a terrible price for it.]
Could it be that Dottore had taken his research too far and ended up being struck down by the heavens?
Su Yuan couldn't figure out exactly what had happened—so he decided not to think about it any further.
Zhongli's issue could be considered temporarily resolved—for now.
Next, Su Yuan needed to find a way to obtain the power of the Geo Dragon Sovereign...
Speaking of which, back when he was in Inazuma, why was there no intel guiding him to acquire the power of the Electro Dragon Sovereign?
Wait a minute—Su Yuan suddenly realized a serious problem...
Mondstadt has the Wind Dragon Sovereign, Dvalin.
Liyue has the Geo Dragon Sovereign, Azhdaha.
Sumeru has the Dendro Dragon Sovereign, Apep.
Fontaine has the Hydro Dragon Sovereign, Neuvillette...
But what about Inazuma… does it even have an Electro Dragon?
Whether in the game from before or now, even after transmigrating into Teyvat, he had never heard of the Electro Dragon Sovereign's name or identity...
Su Yuan couldn't help but think of Sumeru.
According to the Wanderer's account, the current situation in Sumeru was far from optimistic…
He wondered what kind of state Cyno might be in now…
Su Yuan thought about many things, and as his thoughts wandered, he eventually drifted off to sleep…
In his dreams, Su Yuan murmured to himself:
"I wonder if Azhdaha, the Geo Dragon Sovereign, is still in his right mind…"
"How can I obtain the power of the Geo Dragon Sovereign from him?"
"Maybe… I should talk it over with Zhongli first…"
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