Looking at the father and daughter in front of him, both pretending to be good kids who had made a mistake but were actually incorrigible,
Qin suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.
“Forget it, the Windblume Festival is coming soon, so we won’t lock up Klee for now,” she said.
Hearing that she wouldn’t be locked up, Klee’s eyes lit up. She was about to cheer, but
Qin’s next words stopped her in her tracks.
“We’ll punish her after the festival.”
Si Xuan touched his nose, wanting to say something, but Qin stopped him with a look.
Well, the child was theirs to look after anyway, and Klee did need to be careful.
Even though Klee carried the four-leaf clover attribute, and even if bombs exploded next to her,
nothing could touch her.
But luck was a fickle thing, and who knew when it would run out?
She still needed to be more restrained.
“Alright, Klee, you go out and play with Albedo, your dad has some things to talk about with Qin,” he said.
Hearing that she could go out and play, Klee who had been drooping, instantly came back to life.
“Yay! Klee’s going to play with Albedo!
Bye, Dad, bye, Qin.”
Klee hopped away with her little backpack on her back.
After Klee left, only Si Xuan and Qin remained in the office.
Qin returned to her desk, while Si Xuan sat opposite her.
“Diluc told me yesterday that the Bronze God Tree by Starfell Lake had been damaged.
I went to check it out, but it was only minor external parts that were damaged.
Klee’s bombs don’t have that kind of power. Do you guys have any news?”
Si Xuan’s purpose in building the Bronze God Tree was
known to some extent by all the rulers of every country.
Without their consent, Si Xuan couldn’t have built one Bronze God Tree after another next to the Seven Statues.
Si Xuan had originally discussed the matter with the Grand Master of Mondstadt, Falga.
But Falga had taken his people on an expedition.
To avoid having to discuss it with someone else later, he had told Qin about it.
Qin didn’t speak, instead drawing a file from the pile of books.
“Based on our investigation, combined with the information from Diluc,
it’s likely that the Abyss Order was responsible for the damage to the outer structure of the God Tree.
They seem to be very interested in the materials used to construct the Bronze God Tree.
According to the traces around the area, they originally wanted to move the entire tree,
but they couldn’t, so they decided to break off a branch and take it back.
In the end, after a lot of effort, they only managed to cause some cracks in the branch.
Then Klee happened to arrive, the Abyssal Emissary retreated, and her bombs became the final straw that broke the camel’s back.
Abyssal Emissary…
Si Xuan had suspected the Fatui, and other organizations,
but he hadn’t suspected the Abyss Order.
After all, the energy emitted from the ley lines that provided energy to the Bronze God Tree was "Spiritual Light,"
a force that counteracts the Abyss’s power.
They shouldn’t be interested in it.
However, according to Qin,
the Abyssal Emissary’s interest in the material of the Bronze God Tree far exceeded their interest in the tree itself.
Thinking about it, Si Xuan seemed to understand something.
He seemed to have the opportunity to make a deal with the Master of the Abyss.
Since becoming the Prince of the Abyss Order, Kaedehara Kazuha had
almost completely vanished from Teyvat.
The Abyss Order has its own spatial technology and space network.
As long as he wasn’t caught by Si Xuan face to face,
there was no way to find him.
In the past five hundred years, the Master of the Abyss had not seemed to have any intention of contacting him.
Even if Si Xuan wanted to find him, he couldn’t.
But since the other party was interested in the material of the Bronze God Tree,
he would find him sooner or later.
“Understood, thank you for the information. I have something to do, I’ll be off then.”
Qin also needed to deal with her official duties, so she didn’t keep Si Xuan.
Leaving the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, Si Xuan didn’t go back to his residence,
instead, he strolled around the streets.
His mind was filled with thoughts about the Master of the Abyss and the Abyss Order.
His plan required the cooperation of the Abyss Order,
but he couldn’t contact the Master of the Abyss.
Now that the other party had a need, Si Xuan needed to find a way to lure him out.
Thinking about it, Si Xuan couldn’t help but feel a headache.
When he was doing research in the Academy, he couldn’t keep track of the days.
As a result, he missed the Liyue and Inazuma storylines after coming out.
If he hadn’t missed them, he would have been able to find the Master of the Abyss directly.
As far as he remembered, there wasn’t a storyline in Sumeru where the Master of the Abyss appeared.
There was only a flashback.
How to lure this guy out, he really needed some tactics.
“Isn’t that Si Xuan? I just heard people say you were here, I didn’t expect to see you here.”
A clear and lively voice startled Si Xuan from his thoughts.
He looked up and saw two women, one tall and one short, one red and one blue, standing in front of him.
“It’s Amber and Eula, long time no see.”
Si Xuan greeted them warmly.
Amber was lively by nature, and she bombarded Si Xuan with a series of questions.
Eula, while not a cold character, didn’t usually initiate conversations.
She simply replied, “Hello,” and stood by, listening to the conversation between Amber and Si Xuan.
“By the way, did Qin invite you to give a speech this year?”
At last year’s Windblume Festival, Qin had specifically invited Si Xuan to give a speech.
After all, as the third most important person in Fontaine, he was fully qualified to be on stage as a representative.
“No, because it was a spur of the moment thing, and I don’t think there’s anything I need to say this year,
are you two… taking a day off?”
“I’m off today, Eula just finished a mission, we’re going to eat at the Hunter’s Rest.
Si Xuan, would you like to join us?”
Si Xuan felt his stomach rumble, so he agreed.
The three of them went to the Hunter’s Rest together.
The Hunter’s Rest waitress, Sara, greeted Si Xuan warmly as soon as she saw him.
“Welcome to the Hunter’s Rest, Si Xuan. Long time no see.”
Si Xuan smiled and greeted her:
“Long time no see, Sara, the usual.”
Eula and Amber also ordered their own dishes.
After they ordered, Amber looked at Si Xuan with envy.
“Si Xuan, you’re really amazing, you’re not even a Traveler, but you seem to know people in every country.”
Si Xuan was about to answer when he heard a familiar voice.
“Hey, Si Xuan, Amber, Eula, what are you doing here?”
The three of them turned their heads and saw the familiar yellow and white hair.