I, the Geo Archon Morax with 2.1 Billion Mora, Have Joined a Chat Group [103]

“From the river of time, I will pull her back—a life already lost—and bring her back to me.”

The Traveler repeated Zhongli’s words, her expression conflicted and tinged with bewilderment.

Beside her, Paimon was visibly stunned, staring at Zhongli as if witnessing a chef suddenly outperform a seasoned doctor in medicine.

“Really? You can resurrect someone by pulling them out of time? That’s… impossible, right? How could I not know about something like this?”

“Zhongli, you’re joking, aren’t you?”

Zhongli regarded her calmly, shaking his head. “At this point, I have no reason to joke."

“All preparations have been made. Every piece of the plan is now in place."

“Liyue’s future has descended into chaos, torn between the adepti, the Qixing, and the awakened gods."

“The strings of the river of time are trembling ceaselessly."

“And now, the moment has come for the final act to unfold.”

Raising his hand, Zhongli gazed at the relic of QIngyun resting in his palm—a pearl glowing faintly amidst the raging sands.

Slowly, he closed his hand around it, exerting gentle but deliberate pressure.

Crack… crack…

The sound of the pearl fracturing echoed in the storm.

“Can you ensure…” Ganyu’s voice broke through the tension, trembling as she lifted her tear-streaked face. “Can you ensure that this chaos, and those two gods, won’t harm Liyue Harbor or its people?"

“I trust you completely… wholeheartedly… without reservation. If you can give me even a nod, I will support you, now and always.”

Her voice quavered with suppressed sobs, the inner conflict she felt invisible to all but Zhongli, standing unmoving before her, the cracked Dragon Pearl raised high in his hand.

“No, I cannot ensure that.” Zhongli sighed, his tone laced with weariness. “Ganyu, do you recall the time before Liyue’s founding? Back then, I was not Rex Lapis, the Geo Archon. I was merely Zhongli, the Lord of the Fields and Tiller of the Land.”

“At that time, QIngyun was not The Cloudsplitter and Liyue’s Northern Guardian. She was an earth dragon, a sovereign of the land—Morax, the ruler of the southern and northern peaks of Tianheng Mountain.”

“Do you know why I came to the forefront, why I, a humble Tiller of the Land, became the Geo Archon who protected Liyue for 3,700 years?”

Ganyu’s tears fell in steady streams, each drop crystallizing into pure, flawless ice upon touching the ground.

“Then you should understand, Ganyu, faithful qilin. My reasons for waging war, for protecting Liyue, for cherishing its people… they all lead back to her.”

Zhongli’s voice grew louder, charged with emotion that even he could not fully contain.

But just as it reached its peak, his tone softened, gentle and wistful, almost unrecognizable.

“All of it… was for her.

“For my wife. For the earth dragon she once was, Morax. For The Cloudsplitter, QIngyun, as she is now."

“Every beat of my heart, every action I’ve taken, stems from the eternal contract we forged—one that would endure until the end of time itself."

“I love her. And she loves me.

“That was the content of our contract.”

Ganyu raised her head at last, her trembling body finding resolve.

The god she revered above all, who had been her guiding star for millennia, stood before her now—a figure of endless strength and wisdom, yet also of profound, tragic yearning.

Straightening her posture, Ganyu summoned her longbow, the crystalline structure manifesting in her hands. In her palm, a frosty arrow began to take shape, glowing with condensed Cryo energy.

Behind her stretched the sand-swept expanse of Liyue’s land, trembling with the fear of its people. Before her stood Yujing Terrace, symbolizing the height of Liyue’s authority and tradition.

Behind her were countless citizens fleeing in panic, barricading themselves in homes, or praying desperately for Rex Lapis’ protection.

Before her stood the god who had watched over Liyue for thousands of years.

“Rex Lapis… Morax… Zhongli…” The qilin girl’s quiet voice grew louder as she forced down her timid nature, pushing aside her pain. She raised her bowstring, aiming it squarely at the god she revered.

“Be proud, then unleash your full power,” Zhongli encouraged, his voice steady and unwavering. “Break free of the shackles I’ve placed on you, Ganyu."

“You have done more for Liyue’s people than I ever could. More than I, the Geo Archon, who delivers a single divine decree each year. You, the Qixing’s secretary, know every corner of this land, its darkness and its light, its virtues and its sins."

“You are the true protector of this nation and its people.”

“So let your arrow fly, Ganyu. Strike down the god you once revered."

“Drag the cause of this chaos and suffering from his heavenly throne."

“This is your duty, and that of the Qixing.”

“Rex Lapis!!!”

With a cry that shook the heavens, Ganyu released the string.

The Cryo arrow crystallized into a shard of pure frost, plunging the air of Yujing Terrace into a biting chill.

Clang!

The arrow shattered against a faint golden barrier.

Zhongli’s attention shifted back to the relic of QIngyun in his palm, its light dimming further.

Sensing the chaotic ripples in the flow of time, he raised his free hand, intercepting Lumine’s blade as she emerged from the storm.

“[Palm Vortex]!”

The Traveler’s low shout brought no gathering wind, only a burst of Geo energy erupting from the ground beneath Zhongli.

Unfazed, Zhongli stomped lightly. The rising Geo force dissipated instantly.

Lumine retreated swiftly, falling back beside Ganyu. “Zhongli… he’s immobile.”

From a safe distance, Paimon’s eyes widened in realization. “That’s true! Zhongli hasn’t moved from that spot this whole time!”

“Then we still have a chance,” Lumine said, her gaze determined. She turned to Ganyu. “Let’s strike down the god before us.

“And together, we’ll rebuild a brighter tomorrow.”

“Ganyu… don’t cry anymore.”

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T/N: damn...

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