Genshin Impact: Kurumi is shocked, the God of Light is right beside her.

Chapter 325 The Feathered Stork Trade, Zhongli Returns

After weighing the Mora in his hand, Yu Guan nodded helplessly.

The next moment, Yu Guan put away the silk bag and snapped his fingers.

Just as Zhongli was puzzled, the sounds of cicadas chirping and springs flowing outside suddenly stopped.

Not far away, Gui Zhong also suddenly stopped moving, standing there blankly.

"Time, pause...?"

"Indeed. Morax, do you know why I brought you into this world?"

"I have already stated my conjecture."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongli helplessly shrugged.

To be honest, if he hadn't failed to realize that the person in front of him was an imposter, he would never have revealed his true feelings.

"You are wrong. I only represent the will of Heaven. If I were to eliminate you here, you would return to your original world unharmed."

"So what brings you here?"

Zhongli touched his chin, then cautiously placed his hand on his waist.

If Yu Guan were to do anything threatening, he would disregard everything and take out his Piercing Rainbow Spear to fight to the death.

“I see right through your thoughts. If you hand over the Lock of the Mortal Realm and your authority as the Geo Archon, I can rewrite the history of Teyvat so that Gui Zhong will not perish in the war of Gui Li Yuan and can live peacefully until now.”

"The authority of the Geo Archon... Are you going to choose a new Geo Archon to rule?"

Zhongli held his breath as he spoke.

"If you want to retire, I will grant your wish. As the oldest Daedric Lord of Teyvat, even if you lose the authority of the Geo God, your strength will not be greatly reduced, and you will also be spared the wear and tear of being a ruler. It is a win-win situation."

After saying that, Yu Guan stretched out her hand, signaling Zhong Li to make a decision as soon as possible.

"From a purely rational standpoint, this makes sense. It seems you're trying to gauge my attitude towards the final outcome over the past few days to gauge whether I'll agree to your deal..."

"You are quite clever, able to anticipate my intentions in a short time."

"Gui Zhong... I, we all miss her, and we want her to witness that our promise has come true... Okay, I agree to your deal."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongli summoned the Rock God's Authority and handed it to Yu Guan. After hesitating for a few seconds, he also handed over the Mortal Lock, which he had treasured for thousands of years.

"I hope you will keep your word."

As soon as Zhongli finished speaking, Yu Guan gently waved her fan, and the whole world began to shake. After only a few dozen seconds, the world collapsed and disintegrated, and Zhongli... lost all sight.

In the real world, on the continent of Teyvat.

Liyue Port, Rebirth Hall.

After a few seconds of silence, he slowly opened his eyes.

"Lazybones, lazybones, lazybones, lazybones."

From a corner not far away, came a series of rhythmic reproaches.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see Gui Zhong pouting and drawing circles on the wall.

"The end?"

Upon seeing her in person, Zhongli immediately stood up and then sat down to look at her.

"Lazybones, you're awake?"

"What's the meaning……"

"You slept for three days and three nights and then asked me what I meant. If I hadn't failed to detect anything abnormal in you, I would have almost called Master Hu back to personally arrange your funeral."

As Gui Zhong spoke, he couldn't help but cross his arms in frustration.

"Okay, I'm sorry for making you worry."

After tidying his clothes, Zhongli stood up and sincerely apologized.

"No need to apologize—I was just worried that something bad might happen to you. I'm already relieved that you've woken up."

After saying that, Gui Zhong smiled mischievously and then jumped out of the room with a joyful expression.

After watching Gui Zhong's lifelike figure leave, Zhong Li rested his chin on his fist with a slight worry.

"I wonder what Tenri's purpose is in collecting the power of governance. Although this power originally came from Tenri, now they've set a trap to take it back, even going so far as to use their power to rewrite history. Could it be... that they want to weaken our strength, thereby weakening Heliseg's ability to fight against Tenri?"

Realizing his mistake too late, he sighed with regret.

After a long silence, he regained his composure.

"That's enough. At this point, this matter is not worth worrying about. My assistance was not included in Heliseg's original plan."