The plaza at Yujing Terrace had erupted into chaos.
Tens of thousands of spectators shouted over one another—confusion, awe, and disbelief mixing into a deafening storm.
"What an entrance! A boom from the heavens and the Archon descends?!"
"Best Rite of Descension ever!"
"Wait—hold on. Did the Geo Archon just… die?"
"No way! Don't joke like that! The Lord of Geo is a war god! Who could kill him?!"
Ningguang's expression was ice cold as she finished her inspection of the divine beast's body.
After a long breath, she raised her hand sharply.
"The Archon has been assassinated. Seal off the area!"
At her command, the entire venue exploded into frenetic movement.
Thousands of Millelith surged forward, closing every exit.
The crowd's panic thickened like mist—every breath felt suffocating.
Paimon tugged Lumine's sleeve, whispering anxiously:
"Uh… come to think of it… aren't we the suspicious ones standing suspiciously close to the dead Archon?"
But Bai Hao didn't even flinch.
"Relax. You two aren't getting arrested."
Lumine blinked. "Why not?"
She was already calculating escape routes.
Seeing the Geo Archon again dredged up memories—centuries-old scenes of gods clashing.
If Liyue's believers seized her now, things would spiral.
Bai Hao shrugged casually.
"Because yesterday, the Raiden Shogun chased you two around like angry poultry."
Paimon nodded slowly. "Oh… yeah… that's true…"
After the storm they caused in the livestream, and with Lumine being Mondstadt's Honorary Knight, even an idiot wouldn't accuse her of killing the Lord of Geo.
Lumine let out the breath she'd been holding.
Her gaze drifted subtly to Bai Hao.
His relaxed posture, his unfazed tone, the way he made light of danger—
for some reason, it gave her the same sense of reliability she'd once felt beside her brother.
Bai Hao tilted his head.
"What's with that look?"
"It's nothing."
She smiled softly—rare, gentle, a little vulnerable.
A girl who'd lived for thousands of years didn't trust easily.
But this strange, annoying, shameless Liyue man… she found herself lowering her guard.
Bai Hao saw it.
Perfect.
He needed her affection value high—
because if Lumine got too close to Childe later, Tartaglia would absolutely steal the protagonist spot.
This waifu pool was under his jurisdiction. No Foul Legacy Ducks allowed.
Meanwhile, at the foreign delegates' section—
Childe's brows drew together.
"The Archon's dead? Do we still proceed?"
He messaged La Signora privately.
At Guyun Stone Forest, Millelith soldiers lay unconscious, tied up and dumped on boats.
La Signora glanced at the stream of panicked messages, touching her forehead.
"Not now. The Adepti will descend soon to suppress the city. Let Liyue tear itself apart first."
Even she hadn't predicted Zhongli's stunt.
And if the Fatui acted now, they'd instantly be labeled as the assassins of the Geo Archon.
**Across the Seven Nations, thanks to the livestream—
the news spread like a hurricane.**
[Moon Carver]: The Archon slain—during the Rite itself?! Absurd! (voice trembling)
[Mountain Shaper]: Liyue Qixing! Lock down the harbor at once! If the culprit escapes, you'll answer to us!
[Cloud Retainer]: Shenhe! With me! We descend immediately! (furious.jpg)
[Shenhe]: Yes, Master. (draws spear)
[Ningguang]: Esteemed Adepti, please remain calm. We are investigating and detaining every suspect. Liyue will not let the murderer escape. @Cloud Retainer @Moon Carver @Mountain Shaper
[Ajio]: Morax dead? Yeah right. If that old fossil dies, I'll eat dirt upside-down.
[Beidou]: Why so agitated, old man?
[Ajio]: Mind your business! (angry.jpg)
[Hu Tao]: Zhongli! Hurry up and show yourself! BIG business opportunity—Archon-level funeral package!! @Zhongli
[Kaeya]: Excuse me—what? The Geo Archon is dead?! (revives from near-death)
[Dori]: Raiden Shogun died yesterday, Geo Archon today—Teyvat got cursed or what~
[Venti]: Any photos? I wanna see how the old rock died. (curious.jpg)
[Arataki Itto]: Yeah! Show us! Show us!
[Paimon]: Sadly, we're on-site, but… no signal. (shrug)
[Rosaria]: Could this be the work of that "Mishearing Maniac"?
[Mona]: Be confident. Remove the question mark.
[Sayu]: Definitely him.
[The Mishearing Maniac]: HOW is this my fault?! The traitor's in the third row! The enemy is literally in Yujing Terrace! (￣^￣)凸
[Xingqiu]: Huh? What's that supposed to mean?
[Amber]: Yeah—what traitor?!
[The Mishearing Maniac]: Morax took eight bullets to the back. Autopsy says—suicide.
[Gorou]: …That insults everyone's intelligence.
[Dehya]: Geo Archon committing suicide? Try harder, bro.
[The Mishearing Maniac]: Believe it or don't. ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌
[Jean]: On behalf of the Knights of Favonius, we offer our condolences.
[Kujou Sara]: On behalf of the Inazuma Shogunate, we offer our condolences.
[Alhaitham]: On behalf of the Akademiya, condolences.
[Pulcinella]: On behalf of the Fatui—condolences.
And just like that—
The "Death of the Geo Archon" became the most-watched livestream event in Teyvat's history.
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