Genshin Impact: Immortal Cave

As night fell, Liyue Harbor was immersed in a strange prosperity. Even though it was late at night and the children should have been asleep, the streets and alleys were still bustling with people, as if they were celebrating a mysterious celebration. Today was not an ordinary festival, but a night of great victory for the fairies of Liyue, who defeated the sea monster and protected the port.

At the instruction of Li Mochen, the rulers of Liyue, led by Ningguang, officially announced this feat. The announcement mentioned the heroic deeds of Master Liuyun Jiefeng and his group of Liyue immortals, who acted as the Rock King and protected the glory of Liyue.

The Liyue authorities not only did not conceal the great achievements of the fairies, but took this opportunity to push them onto the stage of world attention. With the official support and the vivid narration of storytellers such as Tian Tiezui, the people of the entire Liyue Harbor tonight knew the story of the fairies' desperate fight with the deep-sea evil beasts. Since then, the names of the fairies such as Liuyun Jiefeng Zhenjun, Xueyue Zhuyang Zhenjun, and Lishui Dieshan Zhenjun have been heard in the streets and alleys, and even children are familiar with the names of these heroic fairies.

The most talked about one of them is a newly promoted Liyue immortal, "General Zhenwu", who was pushed to the forefront by Ningguang. This name originated from the divine crane's personal bestowal. "General Zhenwu" is a honorific title for immortals who swore to the Rock King to defend the Way with killing. It was originally an exclusive title for "immortals and yakshas". For example, Xiao, who is known as the "Great Saint who Conquers Demons", is actually named "General Yaksha", a demon who protects the law.

Although "Dharma Protectors" and "True Lords" are both immortals, their duties are completely different. Compared with True Lords who are proficient in various magical spells, Dharma Protectors specialize in fighting and killing, rather than in spells, alchemy, or cultivation scenes. In the past, those who were awarded the title of "Dharma Protector" were mostly famous Yakshas on the battlefield. Among the Yakshas, ​​only five elites with outstanding strength can win the highest honor of "General", namely Fushe, Yingda, Fanan, Mi Nu and Jin Peng. King Yan only conferred these five as "Dharma Protector Generals". However, the sixth honor of "Dharma Protector Zhenwu General" was given to Li Mochen by Shenhe overstepping his authority.

"It doesn't matter. Mochen has made outstanding contributions this time. Even the Emperor will recognize the title I have given him." At the celebration banquet in the Qunyu Pavilion, Shenhe proudly assured the immortals present. Indeed, it was precisely because Li Mochen played a key role in this battle and successfully defeated the "Vortex Demon God" Osel that he really deserved this honor. However, Li Mochen is essentially just a brave and brave man. In terms of methods, he is more suitable for the title of "Protector", although the title of "General" is still immature for him. At this festive moment of celebrating the victory and knowing that the Emperor is safe and sound, everyone did not care too much about it.

However, even though the outside world of Liyue Harbor was immersed in jubilation, Tartaglia, who was in the underground prison of the General Affairs Department, had nothing to do with it. This prison was filled with suffocating silence. The cell was extremely strong, and it was strengthened with the help of the magical powers of the immortals. Even a strong Tartaglia could not escape. Did I travel a long way to Liyue just to be trapped here and wait for death? Whenever Tartaglia looked up at the oppressive dark zenith, his heart was filled with a haze of despair.

Since he was defeated by Li Mochen and handed over to Ningguang, Tartaglia has been imprisoned here. His arms were tightly bound and hung on the side of the wall like an exhibit, which was undoubtedly a great shame for a warrior. If he hadn't thought of his brother Tok and sister Tonya who were still waiting for him in the distance, he might have chosen to free himself.

Ta-da, ta-da, ta-da… Just as Tartaglia forced himself to close his eyes and rest, a slight sound of high heels sounded outside the cell door. It was obviously the footsteps of a woman. As expected, with the mature female voice full of provocation and ridicule, a woman appeared in the cell.

Still the same long blond hair, still the same pair of slender legs in high heels. However, when Tartaglia saw the visitor, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. Although he expected the Fatui to try to rescue him, he never expected that the person who came to pick him up would be a lady.

However, compared to the lady, the other familiar figure who walked in with her made Tartaglia even more dumbfounded.

"Young master, how are you doing? How did you end up in such a state?" The frivolous and sarcastic voice echoed in the cell.

In the dark cell, Zhongli's pair of glittering golden amber pupils were particularly eye-catching. However, when he found that Zhongli was accompanied by a lady, his expression became even uglier.

"Sir, you don't seem to have the right to be angry. After all, we paid a huge price to save you."

Feeling Tartaglia's anger, the lady also showed dissatisfaction on her face.

"The price? Did you go to negotiate with Ningguang?"

"Humph, thanks to Mr. Zhongli for making the connection, otherwise I'm afraid you would have been imprisoned here until your next life."

"…What conditions did Ningguang propose?"

"Withdraw all members of the Fatui from Liyue and hand over an entire 'Northern Bank'. This is the price of being captured."

The lady couldn't help but frown when she mentioned this. The Fatui's evacuation from Liyue meant that they could no longer touch this land; and the "Northern Bank" branch in Liyue could bring huge profits to the Kingdom of Winter every year. These were the huge influence accumulated by the Fatui in Liyue after years of hard work. However, now, all the efforts have come to nothing because of Ningguang's actions, and they are back to the starting point.

Of course, the Fatui initiated the incident and ultimately lost, so they had to pay compensation, but there was also the factor that Tartaglia, an executive-level cadre, was captured alive. Therefore, Tartaglia is undoubtedly responsible for the Fatui's heavy losses.

However, at this moment, he didn't care about these at all and stared at Zhongli.

"Zhongli, who are you exactly?" In this dark cell, Tartaglia couldn't help but ask. This question confused him greatly.