Supreme Bishop of Fontaine

It has nothing to do with strength, but is simply an extraordinary state of mind, treating all things equally like the heaven and the earth.

Or rather, it wasn't arrogance at all—but it was just as arrogance.

To love everything is the same as to love nothing.

To look at everything equally means to ignore everything.

That's just such arrogance.

Zhongli admired this arrogance, because even he could not reach such an extraordinary state of mind - but he did not know whether the Thunder God would appreciate him.

Maybe she would feel unhappy as soon as she saw him and then cut him with a knife?

So, going to Inazuma is really a very dangerous thing for this old friend of his.

Chapter 11 Astraea

In Mondstadt, the Wind Dragon finally arrived as Ye had expected.

In the wind-swept Mondstadt, Astraea was terrified and her legs were trembling, while Ying had been swept into the sky.

"Asteria, go!"

Amber grabbed Astralia's hand. Although she was worried about Ying, she had no choice at this time. She could only protect Astralia and organize the people of Mond to escape.

However, even though her legs were shaking, Astraea refused to run away as if her feet were nailed to the ground.

"No, no."

The voice was trembling, but one could inexplicably hear that there was a hint of determination in the trembling, as if all the courage in the body had been forced to be summoned.

"In the name of Fukaros, the god of justice, facing... facing this disaster that will endanger the people, I absolutely cannot sit idly by, let alone run away. I must drive out the evil dragon."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Amber squatted down and wanted to pick up Astralia directly - it was at this moment.

"Mother…!"

Amber turned her head when she heard a crying voice, and her eyes widened instantly.

A little girl was lying on the ground, and above her, a billboard blown by the wind was falling down towards her.

In an instant, Amber's face turned pale.

It's over! It's too late!

——Just as Amber was thinking this, Astraea, who was originally hugged by Amber, disappeared.

At an unimaginable speed, Astralia came on top of the girl, supported herself with her hands, and covered the girl with her whole body.

The next moment,

"Peng!!!!!!!"

The strong wind blew up the cloak, and the billboard hit Astralia's snow-white and thin back hard.

"what!!!"

In front of the computer screen, Axue couldn't help but scream and covered her mouth with a look of fear.

Just after Ying was blown into the sky, the perspective was mainly focused on Ying. With the help of a mysterious voice, Ying and the Wind Dragon started fighting.

It's called a battle, but in fact in the game it's just Axue controlling Ying, shooting missiles at the dragon. There's no fierce battle at all, and the Wind Dragon doesn't fight back at all.

Therefore, the Wind Dragon's health bar was reduced to half very quickly.

Then... the Wind Dragon entered the second stage.

In the animated short film, the Wind Dragon roared, and the sky and the earth lost their color.

Then, enter the second stage of the battle.

This time it was not easy. The Wind Dragon also launched missiles to counterattack. One hit took away half of Ying's blood, and the second hit killed Ying completely.

Then, the plot entered an animated short.

——That is the plot above where Astraea was hit by a billboard in order to save the little girl.

Axue looked distressed.

You know, Astraea's image of being timid, weak, and afraid of pain has been deeply rooted in people's minds in the short period of time before. No matter who it is, after a few plots, they will subconsciously regard Astraea as a little girl who needs protection. The design of this character stimulates people's desire to protect everywhere.

So, after seeing this scene, who wouldn't be terrified? Who wouldn't feel sorry for Astraea? Who wouldn't be shocked by this scene?

Amber ran over and lifted the billboard, looking worried: "Leah, are you okay?"

The little girl protected by Astralia also stared at Astralia blankly: "Sob...Sister, you..."

"I am fine."

At this moment, looking at the smile on Astralia's face in the animated short film, Axue's heart trembled violently.

It was a smile that was neither arrogant nor weak nor timid, but rather one that gave people a sense of security, like a knight protecting the people.

If this smile appeared on any other character's face, it might not be a big deal.

But at this moment, the expression on Astralia's face was so shocking.

"Don't worry, I'm a knight, a knight who can even protect the gods, so don't worry, don't be afraid, I will definitely protect you."

Amber stared blankly at Astralia as she stood up and walked towards the battlefield step by step. This time, she was unable to stop her.

So, Astraea looked up at the sky with her hands outstretched, with an unprecedented resolute expression appearing for the first time.

The next moment, a scale appeared between her hands, floating and spinning in the air.

Then, she closed her eyes, and a water-colored light suddenly emerged, piercing through the black wind and shooting towards the traveler.

A deep blue halo instantly enveloped the traveler's head.

"I'm sorry, I can't fly and I have no way to deal with this dragon. So, I will entrust all my strength to you. Please, big sister, please defeat the dragon."

The short storyline ends here, and the battle scene begins again, with the Traveler restored to full health.

And this time is decisively different from before.

A water-blue halo appeared above the head of Ying, who was controlled by Axue.

The Wind Dragon's attack could still take away half of Yingda's blood, but the next second, the halo lit up and ripples appeared, and the consumed blood was instantly restored.

In the next attack, the Wind Dragon knocked away half of Ying's blood again, but the next second, Ying's blood was restored to full.

"Oh my god! Leah, you're so awesome!!"

Axue became so excited that she stopped fighting the dragon and shooting missiles. She just danced and danced in front of the Wind Demon Dragon.

"Come on! Come on! Xiaolonglong! Come on, keep fighting! If you can kill me, I'll give you a kowtow! No, ten kowtows! Come on! Come on! Come on!!"

"66666"

"Is this the value of being a knight who can protect the gods?"

"Don't be crazy, Xue! If you delay any longer, Leah might die!"

"???"

"???"

"???"

Ah Xue also saw the unusual speech: "What did this old friend say?"

"You'll know after you finish the fight."

Axue suddenly had a bad premonition in her heart, and finally started fighting immediately.

Without fear of being beaten, Axue quickly reduced the Wind Dragon's blood volume. Then another short animation appeared. The Wind Dragon ran away, and Ying slowly flew down from the sky.

He flew in front of Astraea who had her eyes closed.

Astraea's face seemed to have lost some of its color. She slowly opened her eyes, looked at Ying, and smiled: "Thank you, big sister..."

The next moment, the scales turned into fluorescent light and disappeared, and Astraea fell forward.

“Leah!!”

Ying hugged Astraea in panic.

"It's okay... Big Sister... It's just... I'm afraid... I need... some sleep..."

After saying this, Leia slowly closed her eyes and her consciousness gradually faded away.

"Leah?! Leah?! Leah?!!!"

Chapter 12 Business

Just as Ye and Zhongli were having dinner and reminiscing about the past, Ningguang, who was handed a visiting card by Ye and had originally planned to visit in person, came over with Yue Haiting's secretary Ganyu.

"I have long heard of your great name, His Excellency the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine."

Ningguang bowed slightly and said with a smile:

"I am Ningguang, one of the Seven Stars of Liyue."

"Why introduce yourself?"

Ye looked at Ningguang and spoke calmly:

"Floating in the air, it looks like falling snow on the clouds;"

"Even if it is dense or sparse, a single word is as precious as a rare treasure;"

"When a thought arises, the mountains and rivers are swallowed up;"

"Everyone knows, and the power of heaven is respected."

"Even in Fontaine, Miss Ningguang's name is well-known. That's why I came to Liyue and wanted to pay her a visit. I just didn't expect her to be so anxious."

Ningguang blushed with embarrassment. "Your Excellency the Supreme Bishop must be joking."

I'm really sorry, after all, this paragraph... ahem... forget it, let's skip this topic.

"Although I have received the invitation, as the Supreme Bishop once said to the Emperor, it would be extremely rude to ask the Supreme Bishop to come in person."

"I can't be compared to the Rock King. In terms of status, I'm not much higher than Miss Ningguang."

"But it's common knowledge that the Supreme Bishop and the Emperor are on equal terms, so it can't be fake."

"I'm an equal to Mr. Zhongli from the Wangsheng Hall. So, do you also want to respect him as if he were on the same level as the Rock King Emperor?"

"This……"

Hearing these words, Zhongli took a sip of tea and said nothing, while Ningguang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Emperor Yan is Emperor Yan, I am me, and Zhongli is Zhongli. Don't confuse us just because we are related. This is also impolite to me, because I hope that when you look at me, you are only looking at me, not at Emperor Yan's friends."

"Your Excellency the Supreme Bishop has misunderstood. I absolutely do not have such thoughts. Rather, you are the person I admire most. In this trading capital, no merchant would be unfamiliar with your name."

It must be said that after hearing Ye's words, Ningguang did relax a little.

Just now, she did experience some of the feeling that Ganyu described.

The incredibly powerful aura makes people instinctively feel nervous and timid, as if they are facing a being greater than God.

It's like... facing the sky.

It's incredible.

"Please take a seat, Miss Ningguang, Miss Ganyu. Zhongli is treating today, and Xiangling is cooking. Don't be shy. It just so happens that I was planning to discuss a business matter with Miss Ningguang anyway, and considering your country's drinking culture, it's a good idea."

"Oh? I wonder what business the Supreme Bishop wants to discuss with me?"

When business was mentioned, Ningguang's aura and attitude immediately changed. She smiled with interest, and her temperament was elegant and noble.

Worship is worship, but as for business, it has nothing to do with whether they are idols or not.

Of course, since this was a deal the Supreme Bishop of Fontaine wanted to discuss, it must be very profitable, right? Therefore, Ningguang's interest was not fake.

"Ten years ago, Fontaine expanded its cinema network across the continent of Teyvat. Now, movies can be seen in every country. I wonder if Miss Ningguang has seen one?"

"Of course I have. I also have several film crews under my management."

Ning Guang nodded.