Everyone in the Knights of Favonius highly recognized Eula, and Amber and Eula had an especially good relationship.
"Eula, this is truly wonderful! This story will definitely let everyone know what you've done." Amber was genuinely happy for Eula.
At this moment, she was accompanying Eula on a shopping trip, just like always.
Because if it weren't for the likable Amber accompanying Eula, other merchants would be too lazy to interact with Eula at all, and naturally wouldn't sell anything to her.
Only when Amber was with her would other merchants conduct normal transactions with Eula, and even chat with her for a few words.
"Is that so…" Eula was a bit uncertain; she looked at the gazes of the people around her.
The hatred and disgust were gone from some people's eyes; no one was spitting at her anymore.
Unlike before, these people didn't avert their gaze like avoiding a plague god after making eye contact with her.
"Yes… it really is different now…" Eula said blankly.
There was no disdain, no hatred, no disgust, just like looking at an ordinary person; she felt like an ordinary Mondstadter.
So, I can be an ordinary person too…
Her eyes felt a bit sore, but Eula strongly held back her tears.
She snorted and said, "Hmph, this author, writing my story without permission, I've noted it down."
Amber smiled gently, taking a tissue from her Vision and handing it to Eula.
"I'll help you remember too; we'll go 'get revenge' on him together."
Eula's face flushed slightly; Amber still understood her, but how could she cry in front of so many people?
I must maintain the best diplomatic etiquette and image; I absolutely cannot let them see my bad side.
Amber said with a smile, "Now I probably won't have to run errands anymore."
Previously, people were unwilling to do business with Eula, so Amber would buy and deliver some daily necessities to Eula's home.
Now everyone seemed to be able to accept Eula, so she probably wouldn't need to deliver them anymore.
Oh, and Amber's occasional speeches, which were always about Eula's deeds and accomplishments to the Mondstadters, probably wouldn't be needed anymore either.
A small portion of people listened to Amber's speeches, but everyone was reading Lin Qiu's book.
"Who said that? I still remember your 'revenge'," Eula said.
Amber's talk of running errands was actually more like a sisters' gathering.
"That's so mean, Eula, treating me like your errand girl." Amber pouted.
Eula was a little flustered, "No."
Then she lightly snorted and said, "Alright, it's my turn to run errands for you from now on."
"I'll deliver your least favorite dishes every time—that's my revenge!"
"Is that so? Then I'll also deliver your least favorite dishes, let's see who understands the other better." Amber skipped to the Good Hunter.
Eula silently followed behind Amber. Yes, now it's my turn, the older sister who was looked after, to take care of you, Amber.
Having talked about Mondstadt, let's return to Lin Qiu. He had only been home for two days before he took the Traveler to Fontaine.
Lin Qiu came to Fontaine to pick up Furina and take him to see the Rite of Descension. How could such a great spectacle not be shared?
As for the Traveler, she was just there to activate a waypoint and would teleport back by herself later.
"Will that Rock God really die?" Furina asked curiously.
Although he was a god from another nation, who hadn't heard of the Rock God's name?
If such a god could die, what kind of existence could kill him? Would he also be in danger?
"He will die," Lin Qiu nodded.
Of course he'll die; can you stop him from committing suicide? If you want to stop him from committing suicide, you at least have to be able to defeat him, right? How many people can stop him?
"So who is the culprit? Qiu, you know, don't you? Can you tell me?" Furina asked.
She wanted to know who the culprit was, for what purpose they killed the Rock God, and whether they would go on to kill other gods after killing the Rock God.
"You know the culprit."
Yes, Furina knew him; they had even eaten and shopped together at the time.
I know him? Furina pondered, I know too many people.
Excluding ordinary people, the remaining ones, setting aside their strength, don't even have a motive.
Before he could think further, Furina was already grabbed by his ahoge by Lin Qiu and taken to Liyue.
Upon opening the door, well, three women—Hu Tao, Navia, and Shenhe—were all sitting in the living room.
How to put it, it wasn't very surprising…
If anything was surprising, Furina was more curious why Navia was also here.
It turned out that Navia had come to Liyue during these past few days when he wasn't in Fontaine…
Navia didn't find it strange, as Lin Qiu had told him he was going to pick up the Hydro Archon.
In Navia's view, the Hydro Archon was inherently someone who loved to watch a good show, so it was reasonable for him to want to come and see such a scene.
However, he also asked Lin Qiu, "Is it really okay for a nation's god to come to Liyue during such a sensitive period?"
To this, Lin Qiu replied, "Of course it's fine! Don't forget my identity—a Prophet! I'll just give him a clean bill of health."
Of course, most importantly, Lin Qiu had actually mentioned Furina's arrival to his senior sister (Ganyu).
After Ganyu mentioned it to the Qixing, the Qixing had already agreed, so Furina's arrival this time already had diplomatic permission.
Regarding the Archon, the Qixing, apart from Ningguang and Keqing, did not trust Lin Qiu much and had also suspected Lin Qiu and the Hydro Archon.
They agreed partly because Lin Qiu had given a clean bill of health, and a Prophet's clean bill of health still carried weight.
But mainly, they considered that if this was truly a conspiracy, a double-cross by Lin Qiu, and he was actually the one who wanted to harm the Archon.
The prophecy book was merely a means to attract attention, to make everyone believe he was unrelated, which is why he never appeared in the story.
If that were the case, the Hydro Archon might be an accomplice.
Although the Qixing also knew this probability was very small, as it concerned the Archon, the Qixing had to consider it more deeply.
If this were the case, whether the Qixing agreed or not, Lin Qiu would likely bring the Hydro Archon.
Bringing him secretly would only make it harder for the Qixing to ascertain the Hydro Archon's actions.
So, it would be better to go along with Lin Qiu and take a chance during this Rite of Descension when the Qixing and the Adepti are all gathered. If they still can't defeat him then, there's no need to worry about whether it's a conspiracy.
If the current situation were a game of Werewolf, then the Archon would be the first kill by the werewolf.
Lin Qiu claimed to be the Prophet and gave Furina and the Traveler a clean bill of health.
The Qixing, as ordinary villagers, naturally saw everyone as a werewolf, but for now, they still trusted the Prophet.
Ultimately, it was due to an information gap; with too little intelligence, there were too many possibilities.
Like Cloud Retainer, after knowing the truth, he just kept inventing and ignored everything else.
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Character Voice Line · Lin Qiu: About Zhongli
"Whether it's the Archon or Zhongli, to me, he's a reliable old guy.
Not just in combat, but in his work at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, he's also very dependable, allowing me to slack off."