Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

He had no personal relationship with Claurind, and given Claurind's personality, she would never think of him even if she had any problems.

So her purpose in coming here is very clear: she must be here on behalf of our Water God to extend an invitation.

Xu Ning left the Hidden Dust Cave, picked up the gourd in his hand, and casually opened the door.

"So it's Miss Clorinde. May I ask what brings you here?"

Xu Ning asked the question knowing the answer already, and his body was even ready to go out with Clorind, but Clorind's first words froze Xu Ning in place.

"What happened between you and Lady Funina that night that you don't want me to know?"

Xu Ning was completely taken aback by this question.

"Well...that night...no, I didn't do anything with her that night either. Don't just make things up. I value my reputation. I can sue you for defamation if you do this."

Xu Ning can already imagine Ye Lan wielding her brush with incredible speed in the cave, creating a series of fan works titled "The Untold Stories of Xu Ning and the Water God's Intoxicating Spring Night".

What's more, our Water God happens to have a full head of white hair, which immediately increases his credibility to one million percent. Even if he jumped into the Cloud Sea, he couldn't clear his name!

Clarinde stared into Xu Ning's eyes. She had seen too many sinners in the courtroom, and the more someone emphasized how much they valued their reputation, the more tarnished their reputation was.

"I'm asking about your first night in Fontaine. You stood guard outside Lady Funina's residence all night, and the next day she asked someone to hire me as her temporary bodyguard. So, what kind of vicious incident happened against Lady Funina the night before?"

Xu Ning patted his chest and let out a long breath. "You asked this question, so why didn't you just say it? You scared me. You made such a simple thing so complicated."

"I do not know."

Clarind raised a thin eyebrow, her hand unconsciously resting on the hilt of her sword. "What do you mean by 'I don't know'?"

Xu Ning said helplessly, "'I don't know' means there was no serious incident. This is just a guest room in the Debord Hotel, not a dueling arena in the court of judgment. You can't come to me with a sword asking for answers. Besides, shouldn't you just ask Lady Funina for this kind of thing? If she won't tell you, then you definitely can't ask me."

A slight look of frustration appeared on Clarinde's face before she revealed her purpose.

"Lady Funina invites you to Momang Palace for a chat."

On the way to Momang Palace, Clarinde poured out all her doubts to Xu Ning.

The incident likely stemmed from the fact that the executor "Servant" of the Fools formally submitted a request for a diplomatic meeting to Fontaine.

Our Water God showed a strange attitude toward this application.

One reason is that they are unwilling to follow Navelette's advice and reject the application outright in a strong manner.

Secondly, she was clearly not confident about this meeting and wanted to bring more people to support her, but Lady Vilette was busy with official duties and refused her. So the Water God thought of Xu Ning.

In conclusion, it is clear that Lady Funina is quite afraid of this executive officer from Zhidong.

Because of fear, he dared not disobey her request for a meeting, and also because of fear, he hoped that more people would come to support him during the meeting.

"So what happened the night that Funina sneaked out of Momang Palace to play? If the Winter People are trying to trample on the rules of Fontaine by overstepping their bounds against the Water God, I can use my sword and gun to bring them to their senses."

Xu Ning tilted his head slightly and glanced at Clorinde's back.

Although she didn't know what life was like for Funina in Fontaine before she came.

But this duel agent, who always stood as straight as a sword, was the first Fontaine person Xu Ning had met since entering Fontaine who was willing to stand up for Funina.

However, if she were told the truth about Funina's reaction that day, and after learning that this water goddess might just be a long-lived creature with no real substance, would she still regard Funina as the honor and symbol of Fontaine and protect her?

"Perhaps you're overthinking it. The one from Zhidong is clearly the master of some huge organization, yet he calls himself a servant; his body is clearly that of a woman, yet he makes his children call him father. If I were to meet such a person right away, I think I would feel scared too."

Claude didn't respond, but her increasingly quickened pace clearly showed that she was somewhat angry.

What are you afraid of? I'd never believe a drunkard like you!

When they arrived at the Moman Palace and met Funina, Navelette was also there.

When Funina saw Xu Ning, she smiled. She hadn't kept her desire to find help a secret from Clarinde. Since Xu Ning was willing to come with her, he was naturally willing to help her. However, she still had to say the polite words that needed to be said.

"Xu Ning, this afternoon, the Winter Ambassador requested a formal diplomatic meeting with Fontaine. Although Fontaine and Winter maintain a good relationship on the surface, we and Liyue are actually our closest allies. Now that Liyue and Winter are at odds, although I don't know what this executor wants to do, I think you definitely don't want to miss this meeting."

That's absolutely right.

Although Linni had said long ago that the Fools really wanted to save Fontaine this time, the word "save" didn't quite fit the Fools' character, so Xu Ning still wanted to talk to that servant executor.

After all, people below can be deceived at will, but at their level, there's no need to hide anything from each other, and they can speak frankly about many things.

Xu Ning smiled and bowed, saying, "Of course I want to participate. In fact, I am very grateful to Lady Funina for considering the relationship between Fontaine and Liyue."

"As for her purpose, I think it's mostly related to the trial of that 'young master' a few days ago. But please rest assured, Lady Furina, if that Winter's Envoy is unreasonable and dares to do anything out of line, I will stand with Fontaine and make her understand that Teyvat is far from being a place where fools can have the final say."

Funina nodded smugly, quite satisfied with Xu Ning's "sensibility".

"Then it's settled. I'll have someone make the arrangements right away. Oh, by the way, our Supreme Judge, since you're so busy with official duties, I won't insist that you attend..."

Navelette sighed slightly. "After all, Winter did initiate a meeting with Fontaine through proper channels, but in such a diplomatic setting, it's a bit unreasonable for an important figure from Liyue to suddenly appear by your side."

Xu Ning laughed and said, "Then let's not make it so formal and rigid. Let's have a 'Three Kingdoms Tea Party' where everyone can drink tea, chat about the future, and laugh and joke like friends. Wouldn't that be nice? Maybe many problems will be solved in this relaxed atmosphere."