After cosplaying as Prince of Water, I traveled to Teyvat

Don't be surprised if you accidentally run into someone from the Inazuma Aratake faction while wandering around Liyue.

Aradaki Ichito is the type of person who can have fun playing with children wherever he goes. In Inazuma, he can have a lot of fun playing bug fighting with children. In Liyue, he can also play hide-and-seek and fly kites with children. In short, this is very consistent with his seemingly brainless personality.

When Shui Qingli saw him, he was playing rock-paper-scissors with a little kid. He had lost ten times in a row but still refused to admit defeat. He even shouted that he would definitely not lose if he was playing insect fighting.

It was definitely the Aradaki Ichito he knew.

Oh no, they don’t know each other yet.

Shui Qingli finally remembered what he had overlooked when he was with Inazuma. It was probably because he had hidden in Kaigi Island right after the incident of the Eye Hunting Order was over, and after he came back he was forced by Shen Zi to finish his manuscript, so he had no time to make new friends.

"Boss."

The Arotaki faction's personal nanny, Kuki Shinobu, appeared out of nowhere. She stood behind Arotaki Ichito with her hands on her waist. She just called him lightly, and the latter suddenly choked.

Just like a child who sneaked out to play and was caught by his parents, Aratake Ichito's laughing expression froze on his face. Children are very good at reading people's faces and they understand from experience that this person's parents are here.

So the children who had been gathered together all dispersed with a whoosh. Kuki Shinobu was wearing a mask and had a cool and steady temperament. In the eyes of the children, such a person looked very similar to a parent or teacher. They were the type who would grab the children and preach to them, so they were all very afraid of her.

"Ah, you're back."

Arata Ichito scratched his head and said with a weak tone.

"Boss, didn't you say you were going to look for that lawyer lady? Why are you playing here?"

Shinobu Kuki didn't look like she was angry. After all, she had long been accustomed to Arotaki Ichito's eccentricity and his willful behavior.

"I just came here chasing after my benefactor, but I lost him. I thought you would come back to find me after you were done, so I waited for you here."

"So that's it."

Jiuqi Shinobu lowered his head and thought for a moment.

"Ms. Yan Fei is the best lawyer in Liyue Harbor. She has her own base. I remember it is called Yan Fei Law Firm. I will take you there to find her."

Kuki Shinobu did not object to Aratake Ichito's request to repay a favor. At least repaying a favor was better than playing with a child.

Shui Qingli leaned against a big tree and listened to their entire conversation.

This should be the prelude to the main storyline of the Chasm, but he didn't hear Zhongli talk about Xiao going to the Chasm.

However, three days had passed since he last returned to Liyue Harbor from Wangshu Inn. In addition, Xiao's strength and condition had recovered very well, and his previous efforts to clear out the monsters might have had this intention.

Maybe I have to ask Mr. Zhongli about this matter.

"The Rocky Abyss... How did you know about it?"

When Shui Qingli went to find Zhongli, he happened to be sitting at Tian Tiezui's tea stall listening to a storyteller. The story was the one that the people of Liyue never tired of hearing about, about the Geo Emperor suppressing the Demon God.

"The matter of the Layered Rock Abyss should be kept secret. Qixing has always kept a very tight control on the information there, so it is not easy for you to find out."

Zhongli put down the cup and talked to him in public about something that had to be kept secret as if nothing had happened.

Of course, he had already used magic in advance to hide the figures and voices of the two of them. With the ability of the Rock King, this little magic was a piece of cake.

"The Chasm was once the largest mining site in Liyue, bringing countless wealth to the people of Liyue. However, due to excessive mining, the Ryota Dragon King sleeping under the Chasm awakened and attacked the people of Liyue due to the wear and tear of his memory."

Zhongli sighed. Whenever he mentioned his old friend again, he always felt a little heavy.

"So the Emperor had no choice but to suppress the Ruota Dragon King, and then the Layered Abyss was abandoned by the Liyue people because it had been over-exploited."

As for the subsequent Kanreya Disaster, in which countless black beasts emerged from under the Layered Abyss and brought great disaster to Liyue, he did not take the initiative to mention it.

"I heard that the Layered Abyss has a unique terrain and a strange environment, so I was curious for a while."

Shui Qingli said with a smile. It was not that he did not want to take the initiative to tell Zhongli about the plot he knew, but every time he wanted to reveal some information, there would be a force in the dark to stop him. He could even feel that if he tried to force himself to open his mouth, there would immediately be a force ready to punish him.

It is clear that the laws of nature have fallen into a deep sleep, so where does this power come from?

Shui Qingli didn't know, and he couldn't touch this taboo, so he could only keep quiet and find other reasons.

"I visited various places in Liyue the past two days. Whether it was the terraced fields in Qingce Village or the clouds in Jueyun, they were all wonderful scenery."

Zhongli nodded happily. He thought so too, and felt that it would be even better if the people of Liyue could devote even half of the attention they paid to Geo Emperor to promote Liyue's beautiful scenery and scenic spots.

"But the Chasm seems to be one of the most beautiful sights. I am very interested in it, so I came to ask you first. After all... there is no one in all of Liyue who is more knowledgeable than you."

Zhongli deserves this compliment. Liyue was originally the territory occupied inch by inch by the Geo King. Of course, no one was more familiar with Liyue than him.

“The environment of the layered rocks is really peculiar.”

Although that was the consequence of his battle with Ruota, which caused the place to become that kind of landform, it was nature's best hands that carved the huge pit caused by the battle into a strange, magnificent and amazing landscape.

"But there are many dangers beneath the rocks. Even the former Ruota did not dare to explore deeply."

He was actually aware that beneath the abyss of rock, there were things left over from Kanriya.

After all, during the black beast disaster that year, Layer Rock was the place that suffered the most damage. Countless evil beasts kept emerging from under the earth, causing heavy casualties in Liyue at that time.

"Of course I know my limits, sir, don't worry about me."

Shui Qingli said, suddenly changing the subject.

"By the way, regarding what I told you last time, Xiao has been going crazy killing monsters all over Liyue recently. Have you talked to him about it?"

Although Zhongli said that he could not directly discipline Xiao or force him to stop working, as long as he brought it up, the latter would still restrain himself a little, or at least would not be so unkind to his body.

"Well... I just wanted to talk to you about this matter."

Zhongli thought for a moment before continuing.

"Xiao, he went to Stratum."

So when Shui Qingli came to ask about the Chasm, Zhongli wondered for a moment whether he had already known where Xiao had gone, which was why he had this question.

Otherwise it would be too much of a coincidence.