"Ei... who exactly is she?" Keqing was completely bewildered. Who could split Mt. Tianheng with a single slash? The Mt. Tianheng before them could now be called Tianheng Gorge, couldn't it?
Moreover, the brilliant glow of that lightning just now made Keqing feel a chill. There was no way she could have blocked that slash, right?
Such dazzling lightning made her momentarily stunned. She then looked at Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei again.
They came from Inazuma, could they be the Electro Archon of Inazuma? That Raiden Shogun...
But wasn't there a rumor that the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma was assassinated during a Festival? Keqing was now a little confused.
"Sister Ei... so amazing!" Paimon said excitedly. Sure enough, coming with them meant witnessing a good show. Raiden Ei had split Mt. Tianheng with one slash.
"Grand Master... Sister Ei, why is she so powerful?" Xiangling could hardly believe what was before her. Mt. Tianheng, which she had seen since childhood, was now split in two. That slash just now... was incredibly dazzling.
While they were stunned, a stag, entirely the color of rock, descended from the sky. And with the appearance of that stag, another crane, entirely black, followed.
"Moon Carver?"
"Lishui..."
"Who dares to invade Liyue..."
"It's Lord Moon Carver and Lord Cloud Retainer!" Paimon, sharp-eyed, immediately spotted the two Adepti in the distance.
Seeing Mt. Tianheng split in two before them, even Lord Moon Carver and Lord Cloud Retainer, being the Three-Eyed and Five-Form Yakshas, couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Mt. Tianheng was a large mountain on the outskirts of Liyue Harbor, and such a large mountain was now split in two.
Just now, the entire land of Liyue had even begun to tremble, and an extremely powerful force had appeared, disturbing them as they rested peacefully at home.
That extremely powerful force was definitely the power of a God.
"Yuheng Star Keqing?" Lord Moon Carver noticed that Keqing was next to Raiden Ei, and then he saw that next to Keqing was the Traveler who had helped Liyue solve its crisis.
"Traveler?" He was a bit puzzled. The one who could unleash such power was definitely a God, and a God had actually severed Mt. Tianheng.
Raiden Ei had not yet put away Musou Isshin, and Lord Moon Carver and Lord Cloud Retainer immediately realized that Raiden Ei must be the God who had displayed such heaven-shaking power.
"How audacious." Lord Moon Carver and Lord Cloud Retainer appeared directly before them, both maintaining vigilance, and also somewhat angry.
They dared to damage the land of Liyue.
"Traveler, Keqing, why are you with the enemy?" Lord Cloud Retainer's tone held a hint of anger. "Is it because Rex Lapis is not here..."
"They are not enemies." Keqing roughly understood what Lord Cloud Retainer meant. "Esteemed Adepti... she is a friend, our friend."
"They are not enemies." Keqing said very seriously. "Esteemed Adepti... that was just an accident..."
"Accident? Mt. Tianheng is now split in two, and you tell me that's an accident?" Lord Cloud Retainer was somewhat angry, his crane eyes glaring at Raiden Ei. "Why did you destroy Mt. Tianheng?"
"Unknown God, don't think you can offend Liyue just because Rex Lapis is not here!" Lord Cloud Retainer was extremely furious.
"God?" Keqing's eyes widened. She stared blankly at Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei. So they really were Gods... If they were Gods and came from Inazuma, could they be Inazuma's Electro Archon?
But wasn't Inazuma's Electro Archon already killed? Could the news of her demise be false?
Keqing was now very focused on everything happening before her, her mind also pondering those matters.
She knew that Raiden Ei crushing those Treasure Hoarders with one slash was very satisfying to her; they dared to insult Rex Lapis like that, and the eyes of those Treasure Hoarders just now were also very disgusting.
But she couldn't imagine that Raiden Ei would actually cleave Mt. Tianheng with one slash. Now Mt. Tianheng was split in two, with a chasm appearing in the middle.
With such strength, besides a God, it seemed truly impossible for anyone else to do it.
"Moon Carver, Lishui, you're all here?" As a familiar voice came from the side, Moon Carver also appeared at that spot, but Moon Carver's eyes were also wide with shock. Her crane eyes were filled with astonishment.
"Mt. Tianheng... how did it split?" Moon Carver then turned to look at Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei, suddenly realizing that the two Inazuman women she had seen in Liyue Harbor that day were actually Gods.
"Did you do this?" Moon Carver stared blankly at Raiden Ei. "You are actually Gods..."
"Is that so?"
As Ganyu, Xiao, and one Adeptus after another appeared, Paimon noticed that the place was becoming lively.
"Sorry, my sister just helped you solve a problem... and ended up being a little too heavy-handed." Raiden Makoto smiled somewhat awkwardly. She didn't know if Morax minded, but the Liyue Adepti certainly did now.
"Solve a problem?"
"Does solving a problem require such a grand display?" Moon Carver blinked. She was a bit confused.
She had been inside, developing her new contraptions, when a loud bang startled her.
"Moon Carver, Lord Moon Carver, Lord Cloud Retainer, it's because of... the Treasure Hoarders."
"They used the power of a evil eye... Sister Ei was just trying to deal with those Treasure Hoarders."
"And those Treasure Hoarders even said... they even badmouthed Rex Lapis in front of us, saying that even if Rex Lapis was there, they would crush him..."
"So Sister Ei taught them a good lesson." After Paimon roughly explained the situation, the several Adepti were also stunned.
"Is that true?" Lord Moon Carver was a bit disbelieving, but seeing Paimon and Lumine so certain, he understood.
Everything Paimon said was true.
"To dare insult Rex Lapis... they deserve to be slain!" Lord Moon Carver agreed completely. "But... was it really a little too heavy-handed?"
Killing a few mortals, did it really require such a grand display? Lord Moon Carver was a bit unconvinced, but knowing that Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto were not hostile enemies, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Gods, even with their full power, they would be difficult to deal with.
"Yes." Raiden Makoto smiled. After all, her sister was a bit willful, so she didn't care about the Adepti's questioning. "Wasn't it because they insulted Morax? So my sister taught them a good lesson and cleared out their lair by the way."
"…" Lord Cloud Retainer didn't know what to say. What should he say?
Thank you for helping them with the problem? But looking at Mt. Tianheng split in two before him, he had no idea what to say.
"But you are truly audacious, to dare destroy Mt. Tianheng..." Lord Cloud Retainer was still somewhat angry. Mt. Tianheng held a very profound significance.
During the Archon War, as power surged and mountains toppled, Skybracer, to prevent harm to the villages at the foot of the mountain, cut off his antlers... He used those bloody antlers as a fulcrum, supporting the entire mountain.
Mt. Tianheng was the mountain supported by Skybracer, and now it was cut in two by an unknown God. He wondered what Skybracer would think if he knew Mt. Tianheng was split in two.
He and Skybracer were friends, so Lord Cloud Retainer was seething with anger.
He looked at Raiden Ei with some anger.
"Little bird, why are you glaring at me like that? Didn't I just go a little bit overboard? I didn't do it on purpose." Raiden Ei certainly noticed Lord Cloud Retainer looking at her with an angry gaze, and she said innocently.
"Besides, those people insulted Morax. As Morax's friend, I should help him clean up."
"Little bird? Am I a little bird?" Lord Cloud Retainer became even angrier. "Don't think that just because you're a God... I'm afraid of you."
To Raiden Ei, Lord Cloud Retainer really was a little bird. When Orobashi fought them back then, didn't she also call Orobashi a little snake? The little bird on Tsurumi Island, she also called it a little bird, and she didn't see any problem with that.
However, Lord Cloud Retainer didn't see it that way. He felt that Raiden Ei was still being arrogant.
"At worst, we'll fight. Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Lord Cloud Retainer said angrily.
Hearing Lord Cloud Retainer talk about fighting, Raiden Ei's eyes lit up. She then stared intently at Lord Cloud Retainer and said excitedly: "Fighting? Fighting is good... I'm ready anytime."
Her hands were itching for a fight. Those mortals couldn't take a hit, but this crane, a Liyue Adeptus, should be able to take a bit more, right?
She actually wanted to fight Morax the most, but unfortunately, with her sister present, her wish to fight Morax would probably never come true.
But seeing Raiden Ei's eager expression, Lord Cloud Retainer actually cooled down a bit.
The clear example was right before them; such a large Mt. Tianheng was now split in two, forming a chasm.
How could he possibly defeat Raiden Ei?
But having said those words, Lord Cloud Retainer didn't know how to react. He couldn't possibly retreat, could he?
"Lishui, calm down." As an old and deep voice emerged, Grandma Ping walked over from that spot.
When Lord Cloud Retainer saw Grandma Ping appear, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. His dignity was probably saved.
Grandma Ping still had a smile on her face. "Even Rex Lapis doesn't care, so why should you care about those matters? Besides, she did help us clean up..."
"Those ill-intentioned people indeed need a good cleanup." Grandma Ping then nodded to Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei.
She probably guessed the true identities of Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei. To be with Rex Lapis and come from Inazuma, who else could they be but the Electro Archon, one of the Seven Sovereigns of the World?
"Grand Master!" Seeing Grandma Ping approach, Xiangling was a little happy. "Grand Master, I believe Sister Ei didn't mean to provoke anyone..."
"Mm."
"It's just that the display was a bit grand." Grandma Ping smiled. "But isn't Marchosias quite happy too?"
"Besides, as long as no innocents are harmed, it's not a big deal." After Grandma Ping nodded to Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei in greeting, she turned to Lord Cloud Retainer. "Lishui, friends come from afar..."
Ever since Raiden Ei unleashed that slash, Guoba had been in a state of excitement. It was very happy.
Its intuition told it that those people were not good.
Guoba had been jumping around next to Raiden Ei, and seeing Grandma Ping and Xiao arrive made Guoba even more excited.
"So who exactly are they?" Lord Moon Carver still harbored caution when looking at Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto. After all, they were unknown Gods, and powerful ones at that. Even with their full power, they probably couldn't block that slash, could they?
"My name is Raiden, the Electro Archon of Inazuma, the almighty narukami ogosho, god of thunder." Raiden Makoto's words completely confirmed it for Keqing. So Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei were indeed the Electro Archon sisters of Inazuma.
"She is my younger sister, Beelzebul." Raiden Ei, meanwhile, was observing the Adepti: one deer, two cranes. She couldn't help but feel a little hungry.
"Electro Archon?" Lord Moon Carver was stunned. His deer eyes held a hint of disbelief. The sisters Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei were actually Inazuma's Electro Archon, on equal footing with Rex Lapis.
"Welcome, great Electro Archon. We are sorry for not greeting you sooner, sorry for not greeting you sooner."
"Have you met Rex Lapis?" Lord Cloud Retainer asked curiously. "Where is Rex Lapis?"
"Yes, we have. As for where he is, shouldn't he be the one to tell you?" Raiden Makoto smiled. Since Zhongli didn't want to reveal his identity, she naturally wouldn't say anything either.
"Grand Master... you and Sister Ei... are the Electro Archon? The Electro Archon of Inazuma?" Xiangling looked at Raiden Makoto in disbelief. "You really are the Electro Archon."
"So Grand Master is the Electro Archon..."
Was she perhaps too lucky? Her Grand Master was an Adeptus, and her master was Inazuma's Electro Archon. Wasn't that too fortunate?
As for Keqing, her heart skipped a beat. Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei were actually Inazuma's Electro Archon. Her eyes widened. She finally understood why she felt such a sense of familiarity when she saw Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei.
Another guess emerged in her mind: Raiden Makoto and Raiden Ei were the Electro Archon, so Zhongli's identity was obvious.
Could Zhongli be Rex Lapis? Rex Lapis had been by her side all this time, and she hadn't known anything.
"Rex Lapis is still alive?" Ganyu also froze on the spot. "Didn't Rex Lapis pass away?"
"It seems you don't know. Rex Lapis has already sent us dreams." Moon Carver said seriously: "With Rex Lapis's strength, how could he possibly fall?"
"Then why didn't Rex Lapis tell me...?" Ganyu looked bewildered. Could it be that Rex Lapis felt she wasn't handling her work well enough?
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