Dotore from Genshin Impact is my teacher

(I feel like I'm writing a classical Chinese translation, or rather, a random one. Maybe I've been brainwashed by dialogue-style classical Chinese texts lately. Examples include "Zilu, Zeng Xi, Ran You, and Gongxi Hua Sitting with Me," "The Story of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin," "Butcher Ding Carving an Ox," and "Zhu Zhiwu Retiring the Qin Army"...)

Chen Xi recounted what Kong had encountered after arriving in Liyue. Paimon was surprised, but then realized that Kong was an executor of the Fatui.

Chen Xi got to the point: "Mr. Zhongli has a way to let them see the immortal body of the Rock King Emperor, right?"

Zhongli: "Yes."

"Although the Geo Archon is the ancestor of all immortals, he is still one of the immortals in the end. Throughout the thousands of years of Liyue's history, immortals have been leaving one after another, and this is an irreversible trend."

"Because times have changed—you should have already felt this change while you were in Jueyun."

Kong asked in confusion, "Is the Rock God, one of the Seven Gods, also a Sage?"

Zhongli: "Gods have many honorific titles, such as God of Contracts, God of Commerce, God of War, Morax, Rock King Emperor... and of course, [Immortals] are also included."

"As you can see, the era of the immortals is fading away, and the era of humans is gradually becoming a reality."

“In previous years, there were grand memorial ceremonies when a deity passed away. This is a tradition of Liyue, but this time even the Seven Stars couldn’t keep up with this tradition… It’s really incongruous.”

Sora: "After all, it's a 'strange case of murdering a god.'"

Paimon: "Yeah, they haven't even caught the real culprit yet."

Zhongli declared he would be sent away: "The bizarre case of murdering a deity... 'The Hall of Rebirth' doesn't concern itself with such matters. What 'The Hall of Rebirth' cares about is, with such grand ceremonies for inviting immortals, is no one concerned with sending them off?"

"Traveler, I heard that you have some connection with the Wind God. Would you consider joining me in preparing for the Sending-Off Ceremony to the Immortals?"

Kong: "He talks too much."

D'Artagnan: "Oh? In the 'street' context, that means to silence someone... How interesting. Draw your sword, he's right here—"

Chen Xi coughed a few times: "Ahem, let me remind you, there are three of us, and you are alone. Facing three powerful executives alone is not a wise choice."

Paimon asked in confusion, "Huh? Is he an Executive Officer too?"

Chen Xi: "You should be able to sense the dangerous aura emanating from him; it's far stronger than the two of us combined. It's comparable to a god..."

Paimon hid behind Kong: "Comparable to gods? How terrifying! Traveler, apologize now!"

Empty: "I'm sorry."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, we know you didn't mean it."

……

Paimon, curious about the "scholar" who had been following Chen Xi, asked, "So, what exactly is your relationship?"

Before Chen Xi could speak, the "scholar" preemptively answered, "Family."

Chen Xi covered it up with a cough: "Cough cough cough, yes, family, he is the most important person to me, we often revise documents together."

Paimon rested his chin on his hand thoughtfully: "Oh."

D'Artagnan: "When are you going to talk to Bo..."

Chen Xi decisively activated her interrupt skill: "Huh? What did you say? I'm hard of hearing."

You'd better not say it out loud. Don't worry, only the two of us can hear this.

D'Artagnan: "It's nothing."

When did you become so close to [the PhD]?

Chen Xi: "Let's talk about the Sending-Off-Immortal Ceremony first. The Heavenly Power Star's Condensed Light prevents anyone from paying homage to the Immortal Ancestor's physical remains, so only travelers who participate in the Sending-Off-Immortal Ceremony can pay homage to the Immortal Ancestor's physical remains."

Zhongli: "That's right. Only by participating in the Sending-Off-Immortals Ceremony can you see the Rock God's body again."

Kong: "It seems there's no other way."

Chen Xi: "I remember we need nephrite and perfume. We can ask D'Artagnan for help, right?"

A few days ago, it ended.

D'Artagnan: "With pleasure."

Chen Xi thumped his right shoulder: "Then you guys go and collect the materials. Call me when you need to make the balm."

The scholar turned to Chen Xi: "You know how to make perfume?"

Chen Xi lied without blushing, "No, but I'm curious about how it's made, so I want to go and observe." I swear to God, it's definitely not to watch Yuan'er drive.

The "scholar" picked up his chopsticks and put some food on his plate: "Okay, I'll keep you company, but let's eat first. Are you hungry?"

Chen Xi nodded, picked up her chopsticks, and started eating: "Mmm."

In no time, Paimon and he finished half of the meal.

……

D'Artagnan used the chopsticks like a knife and fork: "How do you know how to use chopsticks?"

Chen Xi swallowed the food in her mouth: "Isn't this very simple? Don't you know how?"

D'Artagnan said dejectedly, "It's definitely not..."

Chen Xi: "Uh... Mr. Zhongli can teach you."

D'Artagnan: "Mr. Zhongli?"

Zhongli paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

……

After an hour of instruction, Tadalia finally learned how to use the chopsticks, excitedly gesturing with them like a child waiting for praise.

"Mr. Zhongli, look, isn't this it!"

Zhongli sighed helplessly: "[Young Master], you should hold chopsticks with your right hand."

D'Artagnan's ears, which had just perked up, drooped instantly: "So difficult..."

Chen Xi took the scholar's left hand: "Scholar, let's go. Let's go back to the Northern Bank and wait for news from the traveler."

Scholar: "I'll listen to you."

Before leaving, he called out to D'Artagnan, "D'Artagnan, we're going back now. You keep training hard."

D'Artagnan: "Okay."

Zhongli patiently taught D'Artagnan: "Actually, holding chopsticks is very simple, just like holding a pen to write."

"First, hold one of the chopsticks between your thumb and forefinger, and then place it on top of your ring finger."

"Place the other chopstick on your middle finger and hold it in place with your thumb and index finger."

"Once you successfully hold two chopsticks together, you can use your index and middle fingers to move the chopsticks and pick up food." (From the all-powerful browser)

D'Artagnan tried several times and finally got it right: "Is it like this?"

Zhongli: "Yes, but don't hold on too tightly."

Paimon scratched his head, puzzled: "Is it really that hard to hold chopsticks?"

Kong: "I think it's very simple, maybe it's just a difference in habits."

……

Kong and Zhongli obtained a slice of Night-blooming Stone from Shi Tou during the storyline. They tested the slice over a fire and concluded that the No. 3 Night-blooming Stone was of good quality, so they bought a whole box. Shi Tou was curious about why Zhongli bought so many. Zhongli said it was for making the instrument for sending immortal scriptures. Upon hearing that it was for the instrument for sending immortal scriptures, Shi Tou immediately gave them a 50% discount. Of course, Zhongli didn't have any money with him, so Kong helped pay for it.

Kong placed the Night-Mooring Stone on the Jade Capital Terrace. The dragon corpse at the Jade Capital Terrace site had disappeared. He learned from Zhongli that the Seven Stars had collected evidence from the site, and the immortal body of the Rock King Emperor had been moved to the Golden House.

Then they went to find the perfume for the ceremony and followed Zhongli to the merchant to buy the Rainbow Flowers. Zhongli was very generous and wanted all three kinds. When the merchant heard that the flowers were for the Rock King Emperor, he waived all the fees.

After gathering the materials to make the balm, Kong and Paimon went to find someone who knew how to make balm, while Zhongli waited near the Seven Gods statue.

Paimon suddenly remembered Chen Xi, who had told him to call him when he needed to make perfume. So he took some time to go to the Northern Bank to find Chen Xi.

(I have a qualifying exam in June... Ugh, so annoying.)