The imminent war between humans and Adepti was thus dispelled by Ningguang's words.
In truth, the purpose of the Adepti's visit to Liyue this time was merely to seek justice for Lord Rex Lapis.
As for the cause of Lord Rex Lapis's demise, none of them had considered that question.
It was only after a major battle with Osial that they realized that even Osial, who had been suppressed by Lord Rex Lapis for thousands of years, could only be barely defeated by their combined efforts.
What level of assassin, then, could successfully assassinate Lord Rex Lapis, who was several tiers stronger than Osial?
A God from another nation?
Even if such an assassin truly existed, it was not something the Liyue Qixing and these Adepti could handle.
At this point, they had already realized the strangeness of the situation, and coupled with the sincere yet firm attitude of the Qixing, they decided to back down.
After dealing with the Adepti, Ningguang finally turned her gaze to Yuto, who was leaning against Ganyu's thigh, and slowly walked over.
"Mr. Yuto, thank you for your contributions to Liyue.
If not for your intelligence, Liyue's losses might not have been as minor as they are today."
"Minor? Your second most important Jade Chamber was destroyed, and you call that minor?"
"Although the Jade Chamber is very important to me, it is ultimately just an inanimate object.
As long as Liyue remains, and its people are still here, I can rebuild another Jade Chamber.
That is not a difficult task for me."
...As expected of Liyue's richest person, his words are truly infuriating.
Such a magnificent Jade Chamber, to destroy it at will and then say he can rebuild another one at will—it's utterly domineering.
"Oh, right, Mr. Yuto, I remember you still have a mingxia floating stone deposited at the Feiyun Commerce Guild, correct?
I heard the Feiyun Commerce Guild found several buyers for you during this time, but you refused to sell it."
"That's right, because the prices they offered didn't meet my expectations.
Lady Ningguang, aren't you planning to rebuild the Jade Chamber?"
"Are you telling me you've been waiting for my Jade Chamber to be destroyed in this battle?
Your calculations are truly deep."
"It was merely a coincidence.
After all, such a large piece of mingxia floating stone could significantly speed up the reconstruction of your Jade Chamber.
If Lady Ningguang's offer can satisfy me, I can reluctantly part with it."
"Hmph! That mingxia floating stone of yours will definitely be mine, but whether I pay for it myself is another matter.
As a merchant, one must always consider gains and losses.
I will never make a losing deal, after all, my favorite thing is always Mora, and the Jade Chamber can only rank second."
"I understand.
You intend to leverage the Tianquan's power and status to have wealthy merchants who want to curry favor with you fund the purchase?"
"Very clever.
This can be considered a win-win-win situation.
You can get more Mora, I can acquire this mingxia floating stone at the lowest cost, and those who seek my help can receive my guidance or information."
Ningguang smiled and extended her hand to him.
Yuto thought she wanted to help him up and also signal a successful collaboration.
So, under Ningguang's puzzled gaze, he took her hand and, with a strong pull, tried to stand up, only to find that Ningguang had no strength to support herself and was instead pulled down by Yuto.
With a stumble, Yuto, Ningguang, and Ganyu, who was sitting on the ground, fell into a heap in full view of everyone, making the onlookers and the Millelith exclaim in surprise, their eyes sparkling with gossip.
Yuto was now in a very peculiar position.
Ganyu was beneath him, and Ningguang was on top of him.
The scent from Ningguang was distinctly different from Ganyu's.
If Ganyu's scent was fresh and elegant like a Glaze Lily, then Ningguang's scent was hazy and soft like a blooming Silk Flower, lingering for a long time.
Ningguang was clearly having such an intimate interaction with a male in front of everyone for the first time.
Even years of self-composure were not enough to hide the blush on her face.
She quickly got up and said with a chiding tone, "You scoundrel! What are you doing?"
"What doing what? Didn't you extend your hand to help me up?"
"That's not what I meant.
I was asking for the item you promised earlier."
"Oh? What item?"
"Didn't I just give you the Jade Chamber?
The item you were to exchange for it."
"Oh! So it was that thing.
Couldn't you have just said so directly?
You hinted with your hand, which made me misunderstand.
The item is at my home.
I'll get it for you when I go back, or you can send someone to pick it up."
Yuto casually shifted the blame to Ningguang, feeling no embarrassment.
Anyway, that brief moment was a huge gain for him.
Ningguang looked at Yuto with the gaze one would give a scoundrel.
Could Yelan's private photos be mentioned in public?
If you say it out loud, do you believe I'll arrange your wedding tomorrow! And wish you a hundred years of happiness!
Ningguang hurriedly left, leaving behind a crowd of onlookers.
Ganyu, seeing Yuto acting as if nothing had happened, also blushed and left.
Yuto watched his comfortable lap pillow depart, and the sense of disappointment in his heart even surpassed realizing he couldn't wield the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.
At this moment, Paimon, who was beside him, finally realized belatedly that someone seemed to have been forgotten.
The 'Rite of Parting with no Adepti to part with' felt increasingly suspicious the more she thought about it, and she couldn't help but ask Yuto about it.
"Ah, that matter.
You should go to the Northland Bank now.
Something interesting should be happening there that can answer all your questions."
Lumine and Paimon went to the Northland Bank with a mixture of doubt and belief.
As for Yuto himself, he wasn't interested in a mystery-solving session when he already knew the truth.
He might as well use that time to think about how to increase his total Chakra.
This world doesn't have Chakra cheats like Tailed Beasts, and Yuto is the only one who even knows Chakra.
Oh, no, that's not right, there's also Lord Rex Lapis, who has already secretly learned it.
Just as Yuto was about to leave, his system started acting up.
[Ding!
Due to your suspected shirking in the previous mission, this system is prematurely releasing the final time-limited God mission!
As the Uchiha Clan's only bloodline on the Teyvat continent, revitalizing the clan is your inescapable responsibility.
Any one of the following methods will complete the mission.
A. Economic Revitalization: Within ten years, become the richest person on the Teyvat continent;
B. Strength Revitalization: Within ten years, become the strongest combatant in Teyvat;
C. Political Revitalization: Within ten years, unify The Seven Nations of the Teyvat continent;
D. Progeny Revitalization: Within ten years, have ten children with Uchiha bloodline in Teyvat.
Mission failure penalty: Instant annihilation!
Mission reward: Unknown.]
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