Genshin Impact: Return of the Water Queen

Gui Zhong brought the other immortals to the Qun Yu Pavilion first.

"It's the True Lords!" Keqing and Ningguang stepped forward to greet them after seeing Gui Zhong, Xianyun and others arrive.

"Who is this..." Everyone looked at the unfamiliar Gui Zhong, somewhat bewildered, not knowing who she was. In the previous meeting with the immortals, this person did not seem to be there.

Xianyun introduced her to everyone, "She is Guizhong. As the Seven Stars of Liyue, you must have heard of the legend of the Dust King of Guiliji in ancient times, right?"

“Is it the King Dust, the one in the legend who governed Liyue together with the Emperor in ancient times?” Ningguang looked at Guizhong in surprise.

Gui Zhong nodded and said, "Yes, it's me! I didn't expect that after such a long time, you still remember me!"

“There are a vast number of ancient books in Liyue. You have made such a great contribution to Liyue, so you will certainly be remembered by the world!” Ningguang said to Guizhong. At the same time, she was full of curiosity about what would happen next.

What on earth happened? Even the King of Dust showed up!

Thinking of this, Ningguang scanned the area again and found that there was no one who fit the image of the Emperor, so she asked, "Has the Emperor not come yet?"

"Your emperor will be here soon." After hearing Ningguang's question, Gui Zhong said to her slowly, "Don't be nervous. He is very kind."

Keqing continued to take deep breaths. She murmured to herself, "I never thought that the Emperor is still alive..."

Although she insists that Liyue needs to enter the human era, she still has great respect for the Geo King in private.

To her, Geo Emperor had ruled Liyue for 3,700 years and had never issued any wrong decrees. He was simply a perfect god!

She hoped that Liyue could enter an era of human rule, simply because she thought that the orders of the Geo King were too peaceful and lacked the radicalness of adventure. But there was no doubt that the orders of the Geo King had never been wrong.

Just as everyone was waiting anxiously, Zhongli and Xiao arrived at the Qun Yu Pavilion.

The true face of Emperor Rock King was revealed to everyone for the first time.

The commander of the Thousand Rocks Army was extremely excited. The previous commanders of the Thousand Rocks Army were not as lucky as him to be able to see the Rock King Emperor with their own eyes!

Ningguang was shocked, but she concealed it well and quickly returned to normal: "Although I have speculated about Mr. Zhongli's identity for a long time, I just thought he was an immortal. I didn't expect you to be the emperor!"

"I'm sorry for deceiving you all because of something I did." Zhongli looked at everyone and said slowly.

He actually apologized first!

Zhongli's sudden apology caught everyone off guard.

Ningguang said quickly: "Emperor...you...don't need to apologize! We all know what you think, so we don't think there is anything wrong with your actions! You sacrificed your life and gave up the title of Geo King Emperor, and handed Liyue over to us. This is your trust in us! It is also your affirmation of us!"

“So, we still respect you, Emperor.” Keqing added beside Ningguang.

Zhongli nodded slightly and said, "Okay, let's get started."

Everyone entered the Qun Yu Pavilion and began the talks.

"I asked you all to come here today because I have something to announce to you." Zhongli looked at the Seven Stars of Liyue and told them about the new round of Demon-God War.

"You all should understand how terrible the war between demons and gods is. Many immortals in Liyue have passed away. Perhaps in this war, we will pay a greater price."

The commander of the Qianyan Army looked at Zhongli, saluted him, and said in a deep voice: "The Qianyan is solid and unshakable! Please rest assured, Your Majesty! The Qianyan Army will never disgrace the reputation of our ancestors!"

Even though they are not as good as their ancient Thousand Rock Army predecessors who could form formations to fight against demon gods, their determination to defend Liyue is no less than anyone else.

Our ancestors fought all over the world and established thousands of years of peace for Liyue. Now, it is their turn to defend this peace!

Looking at the commander of the Qianyan Army, Zhongli nodded slightly and said, "Very good, you have not let the people of Liyue down. Please rest assured that I will be with you! As long as we are still here, Liyue will not be lost."

“We, the immortals, will be Liyue’s first barrier! It is also Liyue’s strongest barrier! Unless we die, Liyue will never be lost!” Xiao’s expression was very serious, his eyes were firm, and he was ready to die.

“When the battle begins, the situation inside Liyue Harbor will be left to you!” Gui Zhong looked at Ningguang and said to her with a smile: “Don’t let us down! I also want to see how powerful Liyue is now!”

"I will not let you down!" Ningguang also laughed after hearing Guizhong's words.

Zhongli opened his hand, and an orange-yellow rock crystal appeared in his hand. He said to everyone, "I have recorded the locations of all the demon gods that died in ancient Liyue. Although I don't know how the earth veins will revive the dead demon gods, we can focus on guarding these places."

Ningguang took the elemental crystal from Zhongli's hand and nodded, "Understood!"

After the meeting, the Seven Stars of Liyue took action. The loose atmosphere after the Lantern Festival disappeared without a trace. The Thousand Rock Army was fully mobilized and sent to all places marked by Zhongli to carry out vigilance and defense missions.

The number of Thousand Rock Troops patrolling the streets of Liyue Harbor also increased significantly.

Even ordinary people in Liyue felt an atmosphere of impending storm.

Zhongli stood on a high mountain in Liyue, looking towards Mondstadt. How would the poet deal with the situation in Mondstadt? Would he reappear in front of the world as the God of Wind?

This time, it is not a human war to overthrow the rule of the old aristocracy, but a war between gods.

……

Mondstadt, headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.

Qin and Kaia were just coming back from outside. Wendy leaned against the wall outside the gate of the Knights of Favonius, plucking the strings of her harp, and said slowly, "Long time no see, Captain Qin, and this cavalry captain."

When Qin saw Wendy, she was a little surprised: "Sir Wendy, how come you..."

"Oh, I've been waiting for you here for a long time!" Wendy smiled, put away the harp, and walked towards the two of them.

Wendy would never take the initiative to look for the Knights of Favonius unless there was something going on. His initiative to appear surprised Jean. She asked, "Sir Wendy, is there something going on?"

"Well, there are things I want to tell you!" Wendy nodded.

Qin continued, "If it's similar to the last time when the glass of the Mo Mang Palace was broken and the Knights of Favonius paid compensation, you shouldn't have come here in person to talk about this matter..."

"Is there such a thing?" Kaiya looked at Qin blankly.