Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

"Due to the oversight of this system, a small loophole was accidentally left, which resulted in Gui Zhong being able to sense my presence through your aura after our conversation."

Upon hearing this bombshell news, Huiyuan was greatly shocked.

Could it be that Sister Tong is two-timing me? No, Sister Tong has found someone new and doesn't want me anymore?!

Before Huiyuan could even conjure up some outrageous plot twists, the system interrupted her thoughts and began to explain.

"I only have you as my host, there will be no second one, please don't question the bond between us."

"Ah...hehe, just thinking about it, I know Sister Tongzi loves me the most."

"You're just being glib. When have I ever not admired you, System Sister? Alright, continue explaining. After this system detected Gui Zhong's probing, it established a connection with her without your knowledge, host. Originally, I wanted to erase her memories, but Gui Zhong said she would never reveal anything, so I tried chatting with her."

"Huh? Sister Tongzi, you went to chat with Guizhong instead of me?"

"Please do not interrupt this system."

"Ok."

“I talked with Gui Zhong for a few days, and after calculation, the probability that she would reveal my existence was about 0%, so I left the loophole intact. That’s not right. It should be that I improved the loophole and made it a bridge for me to connect with Gui Zhong.”

"...System, how long have you been keeping this a secret?"

"Since the end and resurrection."

Upon hearing this answer, Huiyuan feigned sadness.

"Fine, Sister Tongzi, you've kept this from me for so long, I'll cry for you!"

Seeing Huiyuan's expression, Guizhong stepped forward, patted his head, and comforted him.

"Alright, Tongtong didn't mean to hide it from you. Besides, it's not a bad thing, please forgive Tongtong."

"What... Tongtong? Well, Tongzi, you've gotten a new nickname behind my back! Humph... I'll remember this grudge."

Just then, Ying, who noticed that Gui Zhong and Ling Ling had fallen behind, came over and saw this scene.

Ying stared wide-eyed at Gui Zhong's sinful little hand, which was stroking Lingling's little head.

"you...!"

Seeing Ying storming over, Huiyuan immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Yingmei, let me explain!"

Gui Zhong looked at Ying's angry face and quickly withdrew his small hand.

Seeing this, Ying's murderous intent intensified, and he reached out towards Huiyuan.

Huiyuan trembled and closed her eyes in fear.

Waiting for Yingmei's wrath, Huiyuan shrank back.

The next second, an unexpected tactile sensation was transmitted.

"Really... How can you not include me when you're patting Sister Lingling's head? Sister Guizhong, you're not allowed to leave me out next time."

Upon hearing Ying's words, Huiyuan's terrified expression slowly transformed into surprise, doubt, and then delight.

(That scared me to death... I thought Ying's yandere side had awakened, and she'd get jealous when Guizhong touched my head. Haha, what am I afraid of... I'm just scaring myself.)

As Huiyuan thought this, she began to enjoy the gentle caresses from Ying.

Seeing this scene that could make the glass lilies bloom, the little black cat Mimi, hiding in the magical artifact "Leisurely - Hairpin Version", said that she was completely confused.

Humans are so scary, Mimi is so frightened, hiding in the corner of her hairpin, feeling both shy and afraid.

Perhaps because of Lingling's skin condition, Huiyuan thoroughly enjoyed being touched on the head, even to the point of feeling indifferent to everything else.

Why doesn't the game designer create a more masculine skin for the character? Having to transform into a girl to boost stats is so frustrating!

Just then, Paimon floated over, pointed to the treasure chest next to him, and said, "So there's a treasure chest here. No wonder you guys fell behind."

Ying withdrew her small hand, which had made Huiyuan look adorable and soft, and opened the treasure chest as if nothing had happened.

After looting the spoils, the three people and their flying vehicle hurriedly returned to the group and continued their journey towards Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

Before long, they arrived at the Lonely Cloud Pavilion, an archipelago created by the Emperor's Rock Spear.

Clement glanced around and said disappointedly, "Hmm, this place looks so ordinary... Is it really possible to find anything of value here?"

Looking at the several nascent mountains, some hundreds or thousands of meters high, Paimon retorted, "Hmm? I think they're quite magnificent."

“I’m not talking about the scenery, but... since a major battle has taken place, there should be something unusual about it, but right now... sigh, I don’t even know where to begin.”

Clement started to have a headache. Would this tomb raiding... no, archaeological excavation be a losing proposition?

They paid double the Mora and invited two guest elders from the Hall of Rebirth.

Although it comes with a flying object and a traveler's treasure chest detector, there's also a General Lingling among the bonus items.

We can't just openly take away those potentially existing antiquities in front of this young general who received special approval from the Seven Stars, can we?

Thinking about all this, Clement's face fell.

Seeing this, Zhongli took on the role of hiring manager and began to introduce the place.

"This place is called Lonely Cloud Pavilion. If you want to study the Demon God or the history of the Demon God War, this is an excellent place. Legend has it that the Rock King Emperor used rocks as spears and threw them into this sea area to pierce and suppress the Demon God. Those rock spears have undergone long years of weathering and eventually formed this unique landscape."

Paimon was surprised as he listened to the explanation from the Rock God himself.

"This...this huge mountain is actually Lord Rock's weapon?"

If someone else had told him this, Paimon might have thought it was just a legend, and it would be hard to tell if it was true or false.

But this was said by the former Geo Archon himself! It couldn't be more true.

Upon hearing this introduction, Gui Zhong nodded curiously and whispered something to Hui Yuan.

"I never expected something like this to happen after I died... By the way, Lingling, do you know which demon is pressing down there?"

"Huh... didn't you know? The demon being suppressed down there is Oser, the one who killed you. But... I just don't know if it's the same one that killed you in this parallel world."

"Parallel worlds? Oh, I remember now, it's that theory that Tongtong and I mentioned when we were chatting. I think... in this parallel world, it was also Oser who killed me."

"Why are you so sure?"

After Huiyuan asked the question, Guizhong secretly smiled and then answered it.

"Because... given Zhongli's personality, the only thing that could force him to unleash such power without reservation is my death. And let me tell you a secret, I actually think... Zhongli likes me."