Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

As a great sage, his position in Sumeru was second only to one person and above ten thousand others.

The young master sighed all the way, thinking that she was indeed the person the Empress had chosen. Now that things had come to this point, what could possibly be kept from Zhi Dong in the future?

Thinking this, the young master felt that Su Chen's figure suddenly became exceptionally great.

However, this great figure suddenly stopped when he pushed open the gate of Jingshan Palace and was about to go in.

"Brother Su Chen?"

Could it be that they only now realize this is God's dwelling place and therefore need to announce it?

"Um..."

Zhong Li raised an eyebrow and peered through the gap between Su Chen's shoulder and the palace gate. He couldn't see very clearly, but the aura he vaguely sensed inside felt somewhat familiar... It seemed to be the same feeling he had during the Lantern Festival last time.

"Young master, let's go." He immediately turned around and said.

"Huh?" The young master was taken aback. "What's wrong?"

"Let's go."

"But Brother Su Chen, he still..."

"It can't be saved."

"???"

Just as the young master was wondering about the meaning of the words "cannot be saved," a pair of slender arms reached out from the Jing Shan Palace, grabbed Su Chen by the collar and pulled him inside. Then, with a bang, the Jing Shan Palace doors closed again.

The young master pointed at the gate in surprise, looking at Zhongli and then at the gate, muttering "Aba aba," meaning, "Mr. Zhongli, look!"

To everyone's surprise, Zhongli left without looking back, and at a speed that was as swift as a disabled person who had successfully rehabilitated.

"Hey Mr. Zhongli, wait for me!"

Although I don't know what happened, I can't go wrong by listening to Mr. Zhongli!

...

Here.

In the Jingshan Palace.

Su Chen sat in the openwork pavilion woven from vines and looked at the three people at the same table—the Great Tree King, the Flower Goddess, and Asmodeus. Outside the pavilion, Nasita was swinging on a swing.

“Um…” Su Chen broke the silence, cleared his throat, and said, “Asmodeus, welcome to Sumeru.”

Asmodeus said calmly, "They have already welcomed us."

"Ha... really? How was it in Sumeru? It must have been quite lively during the Knowledge of the Treasury Day recently."

"Yeah, it's quite lively."

"I heard that Nasita has been taking you around these past few days?" Su Chen turned around and waved to Nasita on the swing. "Come here quickly."

Just as Naxida was about to go over, she saw the Flower Goddess put down her teacup and say blankly, "Naxida, this is none of your business."

"I suddenly remembered that my teacher gave me a book that I haven't read yet, and he's going to test me on it. Father, Mother, I'm going to study now."

The Great Tree King nodded slightly: "Go."

Naxi Da jumped off the swing, gave Su Chen a thumbs-up, and then ran out of Jing Shan Palace without looking back.

"Alright, let's get down to business." The Flower Goddess cupped her heavy chest with both hands, sizing up Su Chen and Asmodeus, finally looking at the latter, "Asmodeus, the maintainer of justice, what is your purpose in coming to Sumeru?"

Although Nasita said she came to find her father, considering Asmodeus's identity, it seemed highly unlikely. However, Asmodeus wouldn't say, making the situation inside Sumeru extremely tense over the past two days.

Nasita, on the other hand, was carefree. The Grass God took the Sustainer shopping. The Flower Goddess knew Asmodeus's identity and even more so her personality. That's why she didn't go on a killing spree when she arrived in Sumeru, which is very puzzling.

Anyway, she didn't have a good impression of Asmodeus. Back then, the curse on the Celestial race was carried out by the Maintainer himself, even though it was Heavenly Principle who gave the order.

Asmodeus looked at Su Chen.

How should I answer her?

Although Asmodeus is not very emotionally intelligent, he is still smart. In the past two days, he has learned about the situation of the Great Tree King and the Flower Goddess. Both of them are Azir's lovers, in other words, they are her mistresses.

The former subordinate has turned her life around and is now the mistress of the house. Asmodeus certainly won't reveal the situation to Flora; in the end, she'll let Lady Fanes decide.

Su Chen rubbed his temples, feeling a sharp pain in his testicles.

Originally, he didn't want the Flower Goddess to know the truth.

But now it can't be hidden anymore.

"actually..."

"Actually, there's nothing strange about it." The Great Tree King interrupted Su Chen's words and chuckled, "Marikata, you also know about Su Chen's other identity, right? The Thousand Winds of Time. As one of the rulers, Asmodeus's visit to him must be about something important to the entire Teyvat."

Su Chen was taken aback. Seeing the smile in the eyes of the Great Compassion Tree King, he immediately understood that his skillful and virtuous wife was trying to smooth things over for him.

Although the Great Compassion Tree King did not know what unspeakable trouble Su Chen had, since it was difficult to say, it proved that this matter was not easy to tell them, at least not easy to tell the Flower Goddess.

Otherwise, Asmodeus would have said so long ago.

"It concerns the entire Teyvat?" Flora looked at Su Chen suspiciously. She wasn't doubting him, but simply because of Asmodeus. The two hadn't gotten along well on Sky Isle, and with the fate of the Celestials, the only reason they hadn't fought was because she couldn't defeat him.

"Um...yes, this is very important, it concerns Sky Island and the Abyss, so I haven't told you guys about it." Su Chen told a white lie.

"I see." Flora tilted her head. "Asmodeus, weren't you and Azir enemies before?"

Asmodeus remained silent, staring at Su Chen.

Hey, hey, hey, can you not be so obvious? You stupid woman! ... Su Chen said, "There are no eternal enemies. Now is the time for Teyvat to unite against external forces. Shurima is, after all, a part of Teyvat."

"Common enemy?"

"The Abyss." Asmodeus understood Su Chen's thoughts and said calmly, "The Abyss's power is growing stronger. I came to see Fa... Sograss this time to deal with this matter."

“Hmm…” The Flower Goddess silently took a sip of tea. “Is that so… Asmodeus, there was really nothing between us to say.”

Asmodeus nodded: "Agreed."

Upon hearing this, the Flower Goddess stood up, her figure gradually disappearing: "I'm going back to the desert first."

Asmodeus watched her leave, then looked at Su Chen and the Great Tree King, and stood up as well.

"I'm going to find Nasita, you two talk."

Suddenly, it seemed like a crisis was resolved?

Even Su Chen found it unbelievable.

“Surprised?” The Great Tree King smiled slightly. “Actually, Marikata knows it in her heart, she just doesn’t want to expose it... Besides, her emotions aren’t directed at you, but at Asmodeus.”

The reason given for discussing how to deal with the Abyss is far-fetched. If they were looking for Socrates instead of Azir, why not go to Mondstadt?

The Flower Goddess simply didn't want to put Su Chen in a difficult position regarding this matter.

“I know, but there are some things Asmodeus didn’t do wrong.”

“No one is wrong,” the Great Tree King said slowly. “This world is inherently like this. The world is fragile, let alone the fate of people and the fate of races. Sometimes cruelty is for the sake of protection.”

As the embodiment of the World Tree, she glimpsed the past and future through the World Tree, knowing far more than other demons. She also understood that nothing is absolutely right or wrong. The world was created by the principles of Heaven, and its purpose was not to destroy it. Once this is understood, all the sins of the sky can be labeled as cruel acts of 'protection'.

Whether it's destroying civilization or casting a curse.

Sometimes, we have to sacrifice a few to protect more people, just like the train problem. Human nature can be hesitant, but the sky did not hesitate; it simply did what it was supposed to do. Perhaps it is this decisive action that has attracted hatred.

"You're so smart," Su Chen smiled helplessly. "Actually, I..."

The Great Tree King gently pressed its fingers against Su Chen's lips.

"You don't have to tell me," she said with a smile. "If you can't do anything even if you know, then it's better to keep trying in ignorance and just do what you can."

The less we know about the secrets of the sky, the better.

"Thank you, Great Tree King."

Su Chen gently pulled her into his arms.

"What? I chose to be with you, not so you could thank me."

"Oh? But this isn't a good place either, what if someone comes in..."

"What are you thinking about?" The Great Tree King rolled his eyes at him, annoyed. "What I mean is, since I've chosen to be with you, I will support you no matter what, so please believe me."

"I know," Su Chen smiled slightly.

Oh, Tree King, how can I not love you?

“However…” the Great Tree King suddenly smiled, “Support is one thing, but there are still some things that need to be done.”

After saying that, she flipped her hand and took out a piece of World Tree branch covered with twigs.

"Don't forget this after you've solved the world's problems."

Su Chen: "..."

...

Over the next two days, Su Chen went to Narimaj to find the Flower Goddess. No matter what, he still had to coax his wife.

However, he decided to keep Tianli's identity a secret.

He can reveal his other identities, but he doesn't intend to tell anyone other than the Four Rulers about his identity as Tianli.

After all, sometimes things that are governed by natural law are indeed beyond our control.

The Great Tree King understood this. She might have vaguely guessed something, but when civilization was truly destroyed by the forces of Heaven, even if she understood, she couldn't help but feel hatred. The Flower Goddess was like this, and so was the Fairy Spirit Clan.

Fortunately, the goddess of flowers was not angry. As the Great Tree King said, the reason she was throwing a tantrum was because Asmodeus was there.

This gave Su Chen a headache.

One is his wife.

One is the housekeeper.

Logically, one should side with the wife, but the steward has been wronged for over three thousand years and is in the wrong!

After much thought, I've decided to limit the number of times these two meet in the future.

Well, anyway, if the Abyss issue is resolved, Asmodeus will most likely stay on Sky Island... Su Chen was a little puzzled about this. He had prepared a thousand reasons to apologize, but none of them were used. Instead, Asmodeus took the initiative to find him and apologize.

This is very strange.

But no matter what, it's definitely a good thing.