Genshin Impact: Forced to Become a Follower of the Seven Gods

The breeze floated, and the leaves swirled down from the branches and finally fell lightly to the ground.

The atmosphere was extremely tense. Paimon and Ying stood in a row and looked at the men sitting face to face in front of them without blinking.

The man with golden brown hair reached out and knocked on the table. He said in a low voice, "Make some tea."

He wore a wide robe with big sleeves and dragon patterns embroidered in gold, which showed the noble demeanor that came from being in a high position for many years.

Su Ming lowered his eyes, silently wiped his hands, and skillfully fiddled with the tea set in front of him. After thinking for a moment, Su Ming bypassed the tea and silently poured a cup of plain water without tea leaves for the man on the other side.

Opposite him, the presiding judge with long white hair and a sullen face sat on a stone chair, holding his hands, looking at him calmly, "Your Excellency, are you very welcoming?"

"Of course, the Water Dragon King is visiting Liyue, so why can't I welcome him with my disciples?" Zhongli looked calm, raised his hand slightly to take the teacup handed over by Su Ming, and said in a gentle tone, "It is not impolite for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Liyue to welcome him personally--"

Before he finished speaking, there was a click.

The teacup in Su Ming's hand fell onto the table with a clatter. He was so horrified that he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it. "Stop talking! Stop talking! I'm so embarrassed when I hear the word 'crown prince' that I want to jump down from the Jade Pavilion right now to calm down!"

I don’t deserve it!

How dare he? !

Zhongli:……

Zhongli's eyes fell on Su Ming's face, and his voice rose slightly, "No?"

"Yes, but no." Su Ming stepped back and couldn't help but touch his arm to smooth the sweat. "But it's really scary. Although everyone still remembers me, I have been dead for many years. Don't ruin my unlucky image of being injured and running away to winter to seek refuge with the Fatui..."

Besides, the Emperor has already fallen on the Yujing Terrace with a thud, and when he said this... people who don’t know would think that Su Ming has had enough of being an executive and wants to come back to compete with the Seven Stars for power!

Zhongli nodded. "That makes sense. Then..."

Zhongli paused, then raised his teacup slightly towards the Navilette across from him, "Do the late Emperor and the deposed Crown Prince welcome you?"

It can't be said that the guest official of the Hall of Rebirth welcomes Villette, right?

What happened?

Do you want to boost sales for Wangsheng Hall?

"puff--"

There was a slight sound, and Paimon quickly covered his mouth and waved his hands and shook his head to show that he was not laughing.

Ying on the side also had a distorted expression, looking like she wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.

They are obviously both very serious people, but when they sit face to face, they always don't know what to say.

Zhongli's rich knowledge seemed to be unable to find any topic at this time. It seemed that he neither wanted Su Ming to get any information from the conversation, nor did he want the topic to end.

The identities are unequal, and nothing seems right no matter what you say.

Villette's eyelids twitched slightly, and after taking a deep look at Zhongli, he looked away, "Thank you."

If he was the chief judge, he should go see Qixing. If he was a private tourist, he could talk to Zhongli about Liyue's tea and water, but...

But when Su Ming shook himself out of the Chen Ge pot, he deliberately said, "Shuilong, you are here," which was very embarrassing.

The emperor is gone, the prince is deposed, and it seems that no one can greet the water dragon when it comes.

Navilet sighed inwardly, pressed his eyebrows, and then spoke, "I am here only for vacation, Mr. Zhongli, just call me Navilet."

If the awkward situation continues, it might rain in Liyue.

"Okay." Zhongli nodded, and the embarrassment in his heart disappeared without a trace.

Zhongli took a sip of the teacup, then raised his eyes slightly when he put it down, meeting a pair of upturned eyes.

There seemed to be a hint of scrutiny in the other person's eyes, exactly the same as the way he looked at himself.

Their eyes met, longan facing longan.

Zhongli:……

Navelle:...

Why do I feel an inexplicable sense of awkwardness and helplessness?

Is it because I am not proficient enough in the ways of the world, or maybe?

The two looked at each other in silence for a moment, then simultaneously looked away and focused their attention on Su Ming.

Maybe it’s because of Su Ming?

Because Su Ming appeared here, the atmosphere of this meeting became so weird?

Su Ming was holding the teacup and drinking tea slowly, wondering in his mind whether these two men with faces that brought disaster to the country and the people were dragons. Suddenly, he met two gazes and was stunned.

Su Ming blinked, "Why are you looking at me like that? Let me make it clear first, I am a human, not a dragon."

Zhongli looked away and sighed in his heart.

It was indeed Su Ming's style, so it was definitely Su Ming's fault that the atmosphere became so weird.

On the other side, Villette also looked away. Even though he was not very familiar with Zhongli, they seemed to have a tacit understanding at this moment.

Paimeng secretly floated to Su Ming's side and spoke in a low voice, "Su Ming, Su Ming, do you feel that something is wrong?"

Su Ming glanced at the twisted smile on Paimeng's face that he couldn't suppress but had to force, and said helplessly: "Laugh if you want to, don't hold it back."

"Hehe..." Paimon laughed out loud, but still couldn't help asking, "You really don't feel that the atmosphere is very wrong?"

"I feel it." Su Ming didn't care at all about the two big men who were eavesdropping beside him. He held the teacup with a smile on his face, "But fortunately, I'm not the one who's embarrassed."