Diluc, seeing that no matter how much he urged it, the horse refused to take another step, gave up on forcefully whipping it. It wouldn't be worth it if the horse got spooked and ran off, startling the noble person in the back.
Diluc assessed his junior from the Knights of Favonius, Eula, and nodded, saying, "Eula? Is that right? I've heard of you. You have your own ideals, and your determination to break free from your family's constraints is commendable. It's just a pity that, as the eldest daughter of the Lawrence Family, a descendant of Mondstadt's Sinner, you actually joined the Knights of Favonius. What a shame."
Eula: "A shame? Why do you say that?"
Diluc: "The Knights of Favonius, for you, is not a good choice. The suffering your family brought to the Mondstadters a thousand years ago cannot be erased by you alone joining the Knights of Favonius. What's more, the current Knights of Favonius is not as pure as it was when it was first established a thousand years ago."
Eula: "You don't need to worry about that, Senior Diluc. I do have disagreements with some people in the Knights of Favonius, but as a descendant of the Lawrence Family, have I received any less prejudice and cold shoulders? One more or one less doesn't matter. I've already noted this grudge."
Diluc: "I'm afraid those old fogeys of the Lawrence Family would love to see the Knights of Favonius stumble. I didn't expect an anomaly like you to appear. Why don't you leave the Knights of Favonius first? The Knights of Favonius isn't the only place where you can achieve your ambitions."
Eula: "Hmph! One thing at a time. Since Acting Grand Master Jean entrusted me with the task of escorting the Inazuma Delegation, I will not allow anything to interfere with the entry ceremony."
Diluc, who had been wearing a stern expression, couldn't help but let out a chuckle after hearing Eula's reply: "Alright, Captain Eula, no more playing around. If you keep blocking me, the entry ceremony will truly be delayed because of you. At that time, the Knights of Favonius will lose face because of it."
Eula looked at Diluc, utterly confused. Just then, a man's head poked out from inside the carriage. It was none other than the Inazuma Regent himself, who had been unaccounted for.
Miyashiro: "I am the Inazuma Delegation's Chief Envoy and Regent that your Knights of Favonius is looking for—Yuto. Please, Captain Eula, take me and the Inazuma Delegation to meet up."
At this moment, Eula's expression was extremely complex, a blush appearing on her face. After a brief moment of stunned silence, Eula performed a Knights of Favonius salute towards Miyashiro, then personally escorted the carriage driven by Diluc towards Mondstadt City, unconsciously quickening her pace to give her subordinates time to react.
Sure enough, the Inazuma Delegation's convoy, which had been moving quickly, immediately slowed down. The Knights of Favonius who came out to greet them and the onlookers witnessed a very strange scene.
The grand Inazuma Delegation convoy on the northern official road actually yielded to a luxurious and noble carriage on the southern official road, allowing it to pass first. Moreover, this carriage was personally led by the Spindrift Knight Eula, and driven by Mondstadt's richest man, Master Diluc.
This... now there's a good show to watch! What kind of guest was in that carriage, to have an even grander procession than the Inazuma Delegation?
As Acting Grand Master Jean, after receiving Eula's subtle hint, understood that the person in the carriage was the Inazuma Regent, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then, she displayed a confident smile and walked towards the carriage.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of Jean. Diluc, as the coachman, looked at the Grand Master's emblem pinned to Jean's chest with a complex expression.
If the attack by The Dragon Ursa had not happened, perhaps this emblem would be pinned to his own chest now. However, there are no 'ifs' in life.
Under the curious gaze of the crowd, the carriage door opened, and two people emerged from inside, a man and a woman. The man was dressed in traditional Inazuman attire, with a fan pattern embroidered on the back of his clothes. This pattern might not be very famous in Mondstadt, but in Inazuma, it was something known to every man, woman, and child.
Although the current Miyashiro enjoys high prestige among the people of Inazuma and has, to some extent, led some trends, such as the Inazuma Regent's hair color, hairstyle, and the clothes he has worn.
However, no one dared to imitate the fan pattern on this clothing, because it was the Uchiha Clan's crest, and only those who were members of the Uchiha Clan were qualified to wear it.
It is said that this rule was proposed by the new Tenryou Commission—Uchiha Sara—and personally approved by the Raiden Shogun.
The man was dashing and handsome, with a smile on his face, but his every gesture exuded full confidence and a hint of an unparalleled domineering aura.
And the white-haired woman standing behind him was tall and curvaceous, with an outstanding temperament. The only flaw was that her exquisitely beautiful face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, giving people a sense of being admirable from afar but not to be trifled with.
After they both alighted from the carriage, they walked directly towards Jean. In the center of the Mondstadt Bridge, when the hands of the two highest leaders of Inazuma and Mondstadt clasped together, it signaled the official commencement of this historic meeting.
Acting Grand Master Jean's actions further revealed Miyashiro's identity to all the surrounding Knights of Favonius members and onlookers: this very young and handsome man was now the Chief Envoy and Regent of the Inazuma Delegation.
Jean: "May Lord Barbatos bless you, Regent. Welcome to Mondstadt City. I am Jean, the Deputy Grand Master and Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius."
Miyashiro: "Acting Grand Master Jean, you are too kind. Mondstadt's current prosperity is all thanks to the efforts of the Knights of Favonius, and has nothing to do with a certain drunken Anemo Archon. Back then, Inazuma, due to the Sakoku Decree, cut off contact with the nations of Teyvat. I hope that after this diplomatic work is completed, Inazuma and Mondstadt will mend their relations and prosper together."
Although these were just very common pleasantries, Acting Grand Master Jean sensed from Miyashiro's tone that he seemed to have some dissatisfaction with her own Anemo Archon. Had he already met that bard during his two days in Mondstadt City?
Oh no! Has the majestic image of Lord Barbatos, the Anemo Archon, collapsed in front of the Regent? Will he look down on Mondstadt because of this?
Alas! If outsiders knew that Mondstadt's Anemo Archon was an idle, drunken alcoholic, Mondstadt's reputation would definitely plummet.
Jean: "Regent, you flatter me. Mondstadt's success today is far from enough with just the Knights of Favonius; it is the result of the efforts of all Mondstadters. Well, Regent, it's getting late. We have prepared accommodations for you and the members of your delegation. Everyone, please enter the city."
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