[Hahaha I'm dying—Huangdi Neijing?? That thing exists in Teyvat now??]
[Wait—does that mean Ye Luo is also some kind of "descender"? Another world-walker?]
[Hurry hurry hurry! Where's his official art? I need to examine every pixel as a Genshin scholar.]
[Layla darling don't look, that's definitely taboo knowledge. Come, I'll teach you myself.]
[Sweet-Sister Faruzan is too cute… that shy look makes me want to pin her down.]
"C-cough… Normally HoYo wouldn't drop something like that without purpose, so… is Ye Luo also from another world?"
RabbitJi cleared her throat and fell into deep thought.
It wasn't impossible. Teyvat had plenty of "descenders"—three or four depending on how one counted. If another one suddenly appeared? Totally within reason.
[Don't jump ahead. His voice-lines aren't even out yet.]
[Who knows, maybe that Huangdi Neijing was a gift from Alice.]
[Actually… that makes sense. That mischievous witch would give someone that.]
[Their personalities match disturbingly well. Maybe the old witch fancy him.]
[LOL]
RabbitJi had to admit—it was possible.
After all, even Barbara was apparently inspired by Alice to become an idol. Some things that the witch did really were beneficial.
Sweet Flower is sweet, sure—but Barbara is sweeter.
When is Teyvat's girl group debuting? Hurry up Alice, assemble the team already!
But it was too early to say much. Only one character had dropped, no leaks, nothing. HoYo was hiding this one deep.
Still… RabbitJi was satisfied with the surprise.
So come on, HoYo—fork it over. You want players' primogems? We want rewards too.
"Tell me—don't you want Mommy's big, long hoard of primogems to pull you with?"
[Auntie you're still stalling?? Go read that letter!]
[Maybe it has Fontaine Water God intel!]
[Finally—his Fontaine identity will be revealed! I KNEW he wasn't normal!]
[Close with the Water God… don't tell me… a sword-bearing royal guard?]
[You idiot, he didn't even have a Vision before. How's he guarding anyone—throwing rocks?]
"Oh—right."
Only after the barrage reminded her did RabbitJi notice the glowing interaction point on the desk.
No wonder the CG didn't show it. They wanted the player to click it themselves.
She moved Lumine closer and interacted—
"My dear Water God…"
RabbitJi's entire face froze.
She didn't even know what expression to make.
[HAHAHAHAHAHA I CAN'T HOLD IT ANYMORE]
[He's finished—his wolfish ambition has been exposed.]
[Ye Luo, it's chilly. Let me help you put on a prison uniform.]
[So he really WAS the Hydro Archon's secretary? Makes sense.]
[But is this how one writes to a god?? He's not scared Fontaine will drag him straight into prison?]
Players completely lost it.
For the first time in their lives, they were seeing an NPC write to their Archon like—that.
Too damn abstract.
Too damn funny.
Meanwhile, at a bustling market…
"You thought hiding would stop me from finding you?"
An auntie spoke dramatically to the butcher at the stall.
"No use. A man as striking as you—no matter where you hide—
you shine like a firefly in the dark."
She clasped her hands to her chest, staring dreamily.
"Your brooding eyes, your rugged stubble, your god-tier knife skills, and that Dr—"
"—all of it draws me in."
The butcher continued chopping meat, cigarette dangling from his lips, face weary.
"But even if we had something special, business is business. You still owe for last night."
The auntie's face twitched.
"I thought, with our history, we could talk about feelings!"
"Feelings don't pay bills," he sighed, packing some meat.
"Fine, take some meat as payment. Call it even."
"You've got guts," the auntie snapped, grabbing the bag before storming off. "We'll meet again."
"If you're free, same spot tonight," he added lazily.
"The hell with your 'same spot'!"
She hurled the pork at him.
With a flash of his knife, he neatly sliced both pieces mid-air and set them back on the board.
Then he lifted a cup in the middle of the busy market and sipped calmly.
Elegant. Absolutely elegant.
"Li Ba Shan Xi Qi Gai Shi?"
Ye Luo's voice echoed behind him.
The butcher froze, eyes widening. The cup slipped from his hand.
"Shi Bu Li Xi Ya Bu Shi."
His voice trembled.
"Wang A-Qi?"
Ye Luo stared at him, disbelief flooding his eyes.
He knew he had a new contact for the drop-off today…
but the man standing before him looked NOTHING like the one in the photo.
He pulled out the photograph and held it up beside the butcher's face.
"Is this you?"
He squinted. I looked again. And again.
What was the Shadow Court doing—using a photo from ten years and fifty kilos ago?
"It's me, Lord Luo!"
Wang A-Qi grabbed his hand like a lifeline, eyes brimming.
Terrified, Ye Luo wouldn't believe him and blew his head off with a pistol.
"Is it?"
Ye Luo compared again—the suspicion in his eyes deepening.
This man had… changed.
"It's really me…"
Wang A-Qi lowered his head, glanced at the old photo, and tears streamed down his face.
"I was… thinner back then."
"This—this is NOT you!"
Ye Luo completely lost composure.
His hand instinctively reached for the gun at his waist.
Mistakes get people killed—this might be an impostor!
"Lord Luo wait—DON'T SHOOT! I know it doesn't look like me!"
Wang A-Qi frantically grabbed his arm, voice cracking.
"You KNOW it isn't you?!"
Ye Luo's forehead pulsed.
What kind of sick joke was this?
Water God… we have a mole.
"I'm just filling in for someone! Look—look at my authorization!"
He fumbled out an official Fontaine pass, complete with a unique hydro-element seal—
impossible to forge.
"You could've said so earlier!"
Ye Luo nearly shot him just from irritation.
Why was everyone around him becoming more absurd by the minute?
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