A spear appeared in Zhongli's hand out of thin air, and his figure slowly disappeared into the sea of malice.
Clearly, he was about to suppress Azhdaha once again.
"Considering what you are currently planning, I will not pursue today's events in Liyue."
Zhongli's voice slowly drifted from the distance.
Zhongli seemed to know what the Abyss Order had been preparing for.
So this time, he intended to let them go.
At this moment, in the eyes of the princess and the Abyss Order, that departing figure no longer looked human.
What they saw was a god from ancient times.
A god who had survived endless slaughter, passed through chaotic ages, and awakened again.
"Now, get out of Liyue."
Zhongli's tone remained calm.
Yet in the ears of the princess and the Abyss Order, it sounded like thunder.
The ancient voice carried heavy killing intent.
That sharp killing intent brushed across their faces like blades, painfully sharp.
Do not be fooled by the seemingly easygoing nature of the God of Contracts.
During the Archon War, he had stood atop countless corpses of fallen gods and built the civilization of Liyue with his own hands.
"Your Highness, we should leave."
Enjou tugged at the princess's sleeve.
"We cannot afford to provoke him right now."
The princess narrowed her eyes and looked toward Zhongli standing within the shadows before reluctantly turning around.
"We're leaving."
With that, the princess withdrew with the members of the Abyss Order.
Not only the area around the Fulong Tree, but hidden ruins all across Liyue also saw large numbers of Abyss Mages retreat.
Clearly, their operations were not limited to Cuijue Slope alone.
Several important ancient god ruins had also been infiltrated by them.
Their goal had been to use sealed remnants of fallen gods to restore Azhdaha to his peak strength and place him under their control.
However, all those plans had been crushed at the very beginning.
Enjou sighed with admiration.
"As expected of the Geo Archon. Even the erosion imposed by Celestia hasn't affected him. His strength is still overwhelming."
The princess replied coldly,
"Hasn't affected him? Enjou, perhaps you should get your eyes checked."
"The fact that he now walks the world under the name Zhongli is itself proof of erosion."
"Even the hardest rock becomes fragile after being worn down by time."
"If nothing changes, that Geo Archon, and even this nation, will one day be destroyed by Celestia."
Clearly, the princess did not have much confidence in the Geo Lord.
Enjou immediately responded flatteringly,
"Ah yes, of course. Your Highness is absolutely right. Naturally, only you can change all of this."
"..."
The corner of the princess's eye twitched.
She truly felt that this subordinate of hers deserved a beating.
She even had the feeling he was subtly mocking her.
"Enjou."
"Here!"
The princess spoke.
"Go investigate the matter of Enkanomiya."
Enjou muttered,
"Enkanomiya? Isn't that in Inazuma? I still wanted to investigate more secret texts about Liyue."
At that moment the princess turned toward him.
She was smiling brightly.
"..."
Seeing that beautiful smile, Enjou immediately shut up.
"I'll go right now!"
After speaking, Enjou opened a portal and disappeared.
If he kept this up, the princess would definitely kill him sooner or later.
The princess shook her head and looked toward the distant Fulong Tree.
"Morax, Azhdaha, and Taotie…"
For now, Liyue clearly was not suitable for the Abyss Order's plans.
"We're going to Mondstadt."
The princess opened another portal and led the Abyss Order away, disappearing from Liyue.
After all, when choosing targets, it was better to pick the softer one.
Currently, much of Mondstadt's combat strength was away, and the Anemo Archon's lack of action made it far easier for the Abyss to expand their influence there.
Coming to Liyue at this stage had indeed been too rash.
On the other side.
Zhongli directly descended beneath the Fulong Tree and met the old friend he had once sealed away.
"Morax!"
The incarnation of Azhdaha roared with hatred.
Looking at the remnants of fallen gods being fed to Azhdaha underground, Zhongli sighed.
"For you to endure this method… it must have been difficult, Azhdaha."
For a moment, Zhongli even wondered whether the Abyss Order could truly achieve their goal.
From his perspective, their approach had already gone astray.
"But for now, you must calm down."
Golden light radiated from Zhongli's body.
The stone spear swung.
A fierce battle was about to erupt.
Yet at this moment, the people of Liyue had no idea that their god was fighting the god who had once protected them.
Battles between former comrades were often filled with helplessness and sorrow.
Yuehai Pavilion
Returning from Cuijue Slope, Eula arrived at Yuehai Pavilion following Keqing's instructions.
"I'm really not very welcome, am I?"
Eula looked at the document in her hand that the Yuheng of the Qixing had given her and laughed at herself slightly.
Because of what had just happened, Keqing had arranged for goods to be transferred from other locations and handed them over to Eula.
Her goal was simple.
She wanted Eula to take the cargo and return to Mondstadt as soon as possible.
Of course, from Keqing's perspective, she had no intention of driving Eula away.
She was simply worried that Liyue might soon become unstable and wanted to complete Mondstadt's trade first.
That was why she opened a special approval route for Eula.
Eula understood Keqing's intentions.
But still…
She could not help feeling a little uncomfortable.
Perhaps it was the sensitivity developed from being rejected for so many years.
Even someone as open-minded as Eula would still care.
"Forget it. I'm used to it."
Eula shook her head and walked into Yuehai Pavilion with the permit.
With the document issued by the Yuheng, she only needed to report here before collecting the goods from the Ministry of Civil Affairs and bringing them back to Mondstadt.
"I just wonder how that Adeptus is doing now."
Eula suddenly thought of the Ink Shadow Adeptus from earlier.
"If I get the chance, I'd really like to fight alongside that Adeptus again."
Or rather, instead of fighting…
She wanted to dance with Junze once more.
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