Genshin Impact: Demon God of Shura

Lan Tian could only sigh helplessly.

"Can you guys please stop bringing up my embarrassing past?"

There was nothing I could do; it was too embarrassing. How could I have gotten so carried away?

After being swatted away by Morax's lack of sportsmanship, he got carried away and started ranting and raving about Morax, completely unaware of the gazes of Gui Zhong and the others from the bushes nearby.

It wasn't until Gui Zhong and the others were so amused by Lan Tian's resentful gaze and her shrewish behavior of taunting Morax from behind that Lan Tian belatedly realized they were there.

It would have been understandable if he lost his composure in front of Gui Zhong and the others, since they often joked around together and were used to all sorts of situations. But Morax secretly used his divine power to hide Fukalos nearby, allowing Fukalos to witness her Blue Sky Brother reveal an unusual side of himself.

This was quite an eye-opener for Fukaros at the time. She burst into laughter, rolling around on the ground while clutching her stomach. In the end, Gui Zhong and Luo Xue helped Fukaros up, who was laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight. Lan Tian, ​​on the other hand, covered her face and walked away looking utterly dejected.

After that, Lantian sat on the roof of a courtyard house for three days and three nights with a look of utter despair, like a poor, neglected kitten, weak, pitiful, and helpless, and no amount of calling out to him could help.

Finally, Gui Zhong, who had come up with this terrible idea to Morax, couldn't stand it anymore. Helpless, he let Fukaros snuggle into Lantian's arms and coaxed him for a long time before Lantian came to his senses.

And then... it ended with Gui Zhong, the instigator, being tied up and tickled by Lan Tian for a whole day, while Morax and the others sat on the sidelines watching the show all day, which was quite unkind.

"Hey~"

Gui Zhong and Luo Xue both playfully stuck out their tongues at Lan Tian at the same time, while Maxius scratched his head sheepishly.

Three months later, in Gui Zhong's room.

"Gui Zhong, haven't you finished fixing the locks on your mortal world yet?"

"It's all better now, it's just... it's just..."

Lan Tian and Gui Zhong stared at the exquisitely crafted Worldly Lock on the table for a long while, their eyes meeting. Lan Tian then asked Gui Zhong a question, and Gui Zhong blushed and stammered.

"Uh..."

Lan Tian sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

No, you've been dragging this out for ages, why haven't you sent it out yet? It's driving me crazy!

With a helpless sigh, Lan Tian secretly informed Morax through the imperial edict, without Gui Zhong's knowledge.

"You'd better send it out quickly. I know you admire Morax a lot, but if this continues, I feel like I can even see some clues about Morax from the stone itself."

"Morax... probably can't tell... right?"

Gui Zhong's voice grew softer and softer, and her tone began to lose its confidence. She was not yet ready to hand over the Lock of the Mortal World to Morax.

"Gui Zhong, old friend, is there anything important you need my help with?"

As soon as Gui Zhong finished speaking, Morax's steady voice came from behind the door. Morax then pushed the door open and entered, standing in front of Gui Zhong and Lan Tian.

"Ah! Morax, you... what are you doing here?"

Gui Zhong hurriedly blocked the lock of the mortal world behind him, appearing somewhat uneasy.

"Yes, I do have something important to help you with, Morax."

As Lan Tian took advantage of Gui Zhong's momentary lapse in attention, he reached out and picked up the Worldly Lock from the table behind Gui Zhong, forcibly stuffing it into Gui Zhong's arms. He then gently pushed the still somewhat bewildered Gui Zhong towards Morax, who was still clueless.

"Old friend?"

"Ahem, it was Gui Zhong who came looking for you."

Lan Tian coughed tactically, then subtly pointed to Gui Zhong.

"In the end, what is this thing?"

Seeing this, Morax looked at Gui Zhong and the Worldly Lock in his arms with some confusion and asked in bewilderment.

"Those are mechanical creations made by Gui Zhong using mechanical engineering techniques."

Blue Sky, who had come to Morax's side, added, while giving Gui Zhong an encouraging look.

"Yes...yes, this is a product I created using mechanical arts. I have incorporated all my current wisdom and technology into it, and I have named it—the Lock of the Mortal World."

Seemingly encouraged by Lan Tian's gaze, Gui finally calmed himself down and explained to Morax.

"The Lock of the Mortal World... Why did you devote all your wisdom and technology to creating this mechanical artifact? What is its specific purpose?"

Morax carefully examined the Lock of the Mortal World and asked a question.

Is it useful?

Upon hearing this, Gui Zhong first looked at Morax, then at the blue sky beside Morax, who made a gesture of encouragement without making a sound. Seeing this, Gui Zhong took two deep breaths, then his eyes became firm, and he mustered his courage to hand the Worldly Lock in his arms to Morax.

"Gui Zhong, what's this?"

Morax instinctively reached out and took the Lock of the Mortal World.

"This item has no practical use whatsoever; it has neither offensive nor auxiliary effects, because it was created as a symbol."

"A symbolic object?"

After hearing Gui Zhong's explanation, Morax looked at the Worldly Lock in his hand and asked in confusion.

"Yes, a symbol. Originally, I intended it to be a symbol of the alliance between you and Morax, but I didn't expect that your arrival, Blue Sky, would cause Morax to sign a contract with me before I even finished forging the Lock of the Mortal World, so..."

As he spoke, Gui Zhong cast a cute, resentful look at Lan Tian, ​​who shrugged innocently, indicating that he only found out after signing the contract.

"It's alright, my old friend did it unintentionally, I don't blame him."

Morax chuckled and shook his head.

"Gui Zhong, if I'm not mistaken, there seems to be a special way to unlock this earthly lock of yours."

Blue Sky patted Morax on the shoulder and asked curiously.

"You noticed that too?"

Gui Zhong looked somewhat taken aback upon hearing this, but when he met Morax's slightly curious gaze, he still explained with some embarrassment.

"Hidden within the lock of the mortal world are some of my innermost thoughts. Only by unlocking it can you see them, Morax."

Gui Zhong winked playfully, then looked up at the blue sky.

"But Blue Sky, don't use your authority of construction to deconstruct the Lock of the Mortal World. This is a gift I gave to Morax, so don't help him."

After finishing speaking, Gui Zhong gave Lan Tian what he thought was a fierce expression, but Lan Tian and Morax found it rather playful and cute.

"puff!"

Seeing the blue sky, I couldn't help but chuckle and say:

"Gui Zhong, have you ever thought that you look cute right now?"

"indeed so."

Morax couldn't help but chuckle at Gui Zhong's adorable appearance.

Under the amused gazes of Lan Tian and Morax, Gui Zhong's face flushed crimson. She quickly covered her burning cheeks with her sleeve and said coquettishly:

"Stop staring at me like that!"

After saying this, Gui Zhong ignored the smiles on Lan Tian and Morax's faces and pushed them out of his house, his face flushed.

outside the house.

"Haha, with Gui Zhong's personality, I reckon that True Monarch Liu Yun Jie Feng and True Monarch Ge Chen Lang Shi will get along well with her."

Blue Sky, with a hand on Morax's shoulder, chuckled as he spoke.

"indeed so."

Morax pondered for a moment, then nodded noncommittally.

The two then smiled at each other and left Gui Zhong's residence together.