After the group wear, I became the group darling of the big guys

"How are you?" Shi Ning quickly supported the staggering Xiao. The young man had a slender figure, but no one present underestimated the power that could be unleashed from this body.

"......It's nothing." Xiao shook his head. The elemental power in his body was full, and he was fine after enduring the dizziness just now.

His eyes turned back to their original golden color, but that didn't mean he had fully recovered. Kamisato Ayato flipped through the group member list, and the line representing Xiao's name was still gray.

"But this level of awakening is not within the system's calculation range... Wendy, how is his Eye of God?" Kamisato Ayato asked after thinking for a moment.

Wendy let go, and the beautiful harp disappeared in mid-air. He shook his head solemnly, "No, it's like another layer of translucent barrier. Although the elemental force can penetrate for a short moment, it can't do more."

Shi Ning was stunned. She glanced at Xiao's gloves. Although the Eye of God inlaid on it was brighter than before, it was still too dim compared to the Eye of God of others.

"So, the awakened Xiao is most likely the consciousness of the card." Kamisato Ayato made the final decision. After thinking for a moment, he continued, "It seems that our own will is the basis for whether the Eye of God is bright."

"I think we can just let nature take its course. Maybe the wind will bring us good news." Wendy didn't seem to be bothered at all. A wine jug was placed in front of him at some point. The boy took a big sip without hesitation and squinted his eyes in satisfaction.

Zhongli withdrew his hand and nodded slightly: "Letting nature take its course is a good choice. From a universal point of view, this is our only solution at the moment."

"That's right. Instead of racking your brains and not knowing what to do, it's better to live in the present and leave the future to the future."

"I agree with this. Letting things take their own course is the eternal opposite, but sometimes taking things by surprise is most appropriate." Lei Dianying also quite agrees.

"I see. Is that what you all think? Does this idea come from you or the gods' intuition?" Albedo stroked his chin thoughtfully. He turned to look at Xiao, who had been silent and listening to the conversation between the gods. "What about you? What do you think?"

Seeing Xiao's golden eyes looking at him, Albedo explained: "If you have concerns about your memory or the future, you can stay with Zhongli. His role card has a deep connection with you, and you may gain something else."

Xiao glanced at Zhongli, who had a gentle and steady temperament, then at Kamisato Ayato who was presiding over the meeting, and finally fixed his gaze on Shi Ning: "I will stay with her."

"Are you sure?" Albedo was a little surprised by Xiao's decision.

"She is very important to everyone... I will protect her." Xiao's answer made Shi Ning stunned for a moment. She really didn't expect Xiao to make this choice: "No, I think you should stay..."

"You have no means of attack." Xiao's words interrupted Shi Ning's refusal. From the laboratory until now, Shi Ning's combat ability has been a mess, and her combat awareness can be said to be non-existent. Moreover, the grass element only plays a protective role in her hands. What she needs is a powerful means of attack.

"I will be your tool until she comes back." Xiao made this promise solemnly. He now understands his own situation.

The remaining consciousness in the card was already on the verge of collapse. The main consciousness that controlled the card fell into a deep sleep, and he was able to appear and control this body for ten years. However, he had forgotten his former self and the Rock King who saved the Yaksha clan from danger. He was in a daze until Shi Ning appeared.

Using the remaining time to protect Shi Ning and giving Shi Ning full rights to use himself is also Xiao's only way to repay Shi Ning.

“Have you made up your mind?” Zhongli did not stop him, but asked in a low voice, just like when he once went to the Layered Rock Abyss alone to pursue the traces of the nameless Yaksha.

"......Yes." Xiao turned around and faced Shi Ning. He flicked his hand, and a blood mark appeared on his white fingertips. A few drops of golden blood flowed out. Pure cyan light wrapped up these drops of blood, slowly approached Shi Ning's forehead, and quietly melted into it.

"The contract has been concluded. Those who break their promises shall be punished by being eaten by rocks." Zhongli let out a barely perceptible sigh. Xiao was a good kid in every way except that he was too stubborn. Just because of his words, he chose to stay in Liyue for a thousand years and never let up. Even Master Liuyunjiefeng and his companions would occasionally come to Liyue Harbor to relax during festivals. Except for Xiao, because of his karma, he could not easily get close to humans...

wrong.

Zhongli frowned slightly and began to think about the thought that just flashed through his mind. He didn't know when he had completely put himself into the identity of Zhongli. Even when he looked at Xiao and other gods, he would feel as if he was looking at the younger generations in his family.

This is very wrong.

Even though Zhongli is a little more mature, he is still a member of the class after all, and we are all of the same age.

This kind of subtle change in thinking is the most terrifying. Even before you realize it, you have completely identified with that "self".

The tall, calm and handsome young man shook his head. It turned out that the chance of resurrection was not something that could be obtained easily.

"Now that Xiao's problem has been roughly resolved, we should get into the main topic of this meeting." Kamisato Ayato knocked on the table to draw attention back.

"Yes, the first thing I want to talk about is the problem of our mindset," Nashida said. "Our minds seem to be directed to two extremes. One is that we subconsciously believe that the people around us will choose to betray us and become suspicious. The other is that we believe that the people around us are very trustworthy and no one will betray us. Once these two mindset collide, our [Teyvat] will fall apart and everyone will go their own way. This is a situation that none of us want to see."

"The system's thinking orientation, the card's thinking assimilation, or direct replacement... Isn't this really a dead end?" Shi Ning frowned and muttered, revealing the fact that everyone had been hiding from her.

"This is not a dead end." Kamisato Ayato shook his head. "It's just like a political game. There are traps everywhere, but there is no dead end."

"What are you going to do?" Lei Dianying looked at the young man with short light blue hair. He seemed particularly confident, as if he had anticipated this situation.

"Everything has a price. I am not a person who sticks to the means. It just depends on whether you are willing to pay the price."