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"After all, there's an old saying in Liyue: 'A wise man submits to circumstances.' I hope you'll also submit to circumstances and not make me take action personally."
After the lady finished speaking, she did not immediately make a move. Instead, she gracefully walked to the table arranged by Shinsuke Hiiragi, picked up a glass of wine, and began to drink elegantly, seemingly waiting for Bai Zhi's decision.
Bai Zhi scratched her head. "This really is... I once thought you wouldn't be this stupid, but I never expected you to actually be this stupid..."
Bai Zhi had actually considered that her arrival might cause trouble for the lady, but she estimated that the chances of that happening were not very high.
After all, in the setting, the Anemo Archon's power of faith might be weak because no one has offered sacrifices to him for a long time, which is why the lady took such forceful action and succeeded, although players know that this was Venti pretending.
However, in Liyue, the Geo Archon is the faith of almost everyone.
Hmm... except for that certain guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth who is a hater of the Emperor.
This means that it is only natural that the Rock God can gain great power from faith.
As the executor of the Fools, Bai Zhi felt that they shouldn't be that stupid.
But what she's seeing now shows that she's overestimating people's intelligence; not everyone has a brain.
Looking at the woman's broad chest, Bai Zhi touched her chin.
"Is the saying 'big breasts, no brains' really true?"
"You actually called me stupid?!"
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's assessment, the woman couldn't sit still any longer and immediately stood up, glaring angrily at Bai Zhi.
"You don't actually think you're still the invincible Rock King Emperor you used to be, do you? You're just a pathetic wretch who's lost your memory. Even if you had power, you couldn't use it. Hmph, now I'll show you who the real fool is!"
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"If you want to challenge me, madam, you are not qualified. Before that, if you can beat Mr. Zhongli next to me, I will fight you."
Bai Zhi felt no anger at all upon hearing the lady's words; instead, she found them somewhat amusing.
Well, when the enemy is weak enough, the threats they make to you are like the squeals of a small animal, which actually have a kind of cute feel to them.
"he?"
The woman looked at Zhongli, sized him up, and said with some disdain, "I admit that this Mr. Zhongli may be quite handsome. I didn't expect that you, the Rock King Emperor, are a person who judges by appearance. But in a real battle, no matter how good-looking you are, it's useless."
"God of Rock, if you don't want to suffer any physical pain, I advise you not to struggle anymore and just send your guest to your death for nothing."
Bai Zhi turned to look at Zhong Li, "Then, Mr. Zhong Li, I'm counting on you. You promised to protect me, and I believe you can do it, right?"
Hearing Bai Zhi's words, Zhong Li shook his head helplessly.
He realized that Bai Zhi had probably seen something unusual about him, otherwise she wouldn't have said such a thing.
However, he probably didn't realize that he was Morax.
Thinking of this, Zhongli reached out and a white-tasseled spear appeared in his hand, which he then aimed at the lady.
"Although I have no intention of fighting, since the Emperor has summoned me, I have no choice but to show some of my skills."
"Hahaha."
The woman looked at Zhongli and laughed, “Very good, very good. People without ability are never clear about their own abilities. So, let me give you a little lesson today, and I hope you will remember it for the rest of your life.”
After she finished speaking, a fierce cold wave erupted from the woman's body, and ripples of ice elemental energy transformed into a terrifying shockwave that rushed towards Zhongli.
"boom!"
With a crisp sound of metal clashing, a fierce energy surge suddenly erupted from between the two.
Instantly, the grass, trees, and other things around the two were cleared away, leaving only a circular empty space created by the eruption.
Holding the white-tasseled spear in his right hand, Zhongli looked up at the ice spikes that were flying towards him like venomous snakes. He took a deep breath and suddenly swung the spear out.
"Ding"
The spear tip precisely struck the incoming ice spikes. In his hands, this ordinary white-tasseled spear was like a divine weapon, easily piercing the weakest points of the ice spikes and shattering them into a cloud of ice dust.
"He's got some skills."
Seeing that her initial attack had failed, the woman frowned, stretched out her hand, and quickly condensed her elemental power. She then slammed it into Zhongli's spear, and the white-tasseled spear was rapidly freezing under the influence of this elemental power.
Ice element invaded the spear, but Zhongli was not afraid at all. Instead, he lightly shook the spear, and the domineering elemental power was immediately covered by the more powerful rock element. The entire spear changed from its previous ordinary appearance to a gorgeous appearance covered with golden rock element.
"Be careful!"
As soon as Zhongli finished speaking, he made a strange turn with his spear, and the tip of the spear broke through the heavy blockade of ice spikes, sweeping across the woman's body.
Then the spear moved again, swinging with exquisite speed and force, its sharp, piercing movements carrying a terrifying and deadly power.
Wow, Mr. Zhongli is amazing!
Bai Zhi clapped her hands on the side.
When Zhongli easily suppressed the lady, who was an executive officer of the Fools, with his spear skills, the Fools and the soldiers of the Kansei-gei around him were all astonished.
This was completely different from what they had imagined. In their original imagination, the lady should have suppressed the God of Rock with just a few words and then forced him to hand over the Heart of God.
But now, how come the lady can't even defeat one of the retainers of the Geo God?
Isn't something a little off?
"Master, is the lady really alright?"
The soldier serving as the magistrate next to Shinsuke Hiiragi swallowed hard and asked nervously.
“How should I know…?”
Shinsuke Hiiragi's voice trembled slightly. He couldn't even get past the Rock God's subordinates, yet he wanted to mess with the Rock God himself. Was he going to fail here this time?
Inside the battle arena, after Zhongli easily broke through the ice spikes with his spear and even breached the blockade, turning the tables and delivering a vicious slash to her, the lady was taken aback. She was surprised that this guest of the Rock God was so powerful; she had originally thought he was just a pretty face.
However, as the executor of the Fatui, the lady's combat experience is exceptionally rich.
In an instant, she calmed down her anger.
If ice has no effect, then let's use fire! The endless flames will burn everything to ashes!
Crimson flames flowed from her body, enveloping her completely to prevent Zhongli from breaking through the barrier with his weapon.
Then, the fire element suddenly spread, and the entire battlefield began to be filled with terrifying high temperatures and flames.
The fire element whip, condensed from fire element, was wielded by the lady, carrying a powerful, oppressive gust of wind as it slashed fiercely at the incoming spear.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the whip and spear collided and exploded violently, blasting fine cracks into the solid stone ground where they stood.
"Hmph, I admit your marksmanship is excellent, but the omnipresent fire element will scorch you, drain your strength, burn your weapons and clothes, and eventually burn your body to ashes. I advise you to surrender quickly."
"If you are willing to surrender and become my subordinate, I can even offer you better treatment."
Looking at the woman, Zhongli shook his head helplessly, and then—as calm as a rock.
Zhongli stretched out his hand, and a thick shield appeared on his body, isolating all the fire elements that were spreading around him.
Miss:......
This guy is a complete rogue warrior. If you try to fight him head-on, his marksmanship is almost superb. If you try to use a large-scale AOE attack, he just activates his shield. Judging from his leisurely demeanor, the pervasive fire elemental damage obviously didn't cause him any harm.
"The battle should end now, miss. It's not too late to turn back."
Zhongli calmly offered his advice.
"Who said that? I admit you're very powerful, but... your god might not be so!"
The lady suddenly confronted Bai Zhi, who was watching from the back. She knew she couldn't handle Zhong Li, but as a deity, she didn't even take action herself when offended, which meant she was definitely incapable.
As long as she rushes in and captures the leader first, everything will be alright!
170cm tall woman turns into a cat
"You're really like someone who chooses the path to hell when there's one."
Seeing the lady who bypassed Zhongli and rushed towards her, Bai Zhi gently reached out her hand.
"Instead of running away, he actually reached out his hand!"
The woman looked pleasantly surprised. She was really afraid that Bai Zhi would try to run away. Zhong Li was so difficult to deal with that she really didn't want to fight him. It would be better to directly target Bai Zhi, her main target.
"If I run away, how can I turn you into a little kitten?"
Bai Zhi smiled, which made the woman's heart skip a beat, and she felt a sense of foreboding.
But the body had already rushed out, and it was too late to regret it now.
Besides, she wasn't the kind of person to overthink things. So, flames and frost surged from her body, concentrated in her hands, and she pounced on Bai Zhi with a "black tiger plucks out the heart" gesture.
"Ding"
The woman's hand, imbued with elemental power, touched Bai Zhi's outstretched hand, and a sound like metal clashing came from the point of impact.
"That's... a shield?"
The woman looked at the almost imperceptible shield emanating from Bai Zhi's body and fell silent.
She continued to increase the supply of elemental power, trying to break through Bai Zhi's shield, but this shield, which looked as fragile as an eggshell, was terrifyingly solid.
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "I hope that for the rest of your life, as a cat, you can live freely and happily."
Miss:?
She didn't understand why Bai Zhi would say that, but then she sensed something was wrong because she found that her perspective was changing rapidly. At first, she was looking down at the Rock God in front of her, then she slowly lowered her position, and finally her perspective turned to the Rock God's ankles.
"Meow meow meow!!"
She tried to make a sound, but to her horror, her words turned into cat meows.
"Hmm... I didn't expect you to be so pretty after turning into a cat."
Bai Zhi grabbed the woman, who had transformed into a kitten, by the neck and lifted her up in one swift motion.
With snow-white fur interspersed with a few red flames, and heterochromatic eyes—one ice-blue and one fiery-red—it's practically a cat-girl beauty, making you want to pet it to your heart's content.
The Fools and the Imperial Envoys were shocked by what they saw. The lady they had placed so much hope in had turned into... a cat in just one glance?
They had imagined scenarios where the lady couldn't defeat Bai Zhi, which would simply mean being defeated by endless attacks of rock elements, or even dying in battle. But they never imagined that she would be turned into a kitten. This was truly a challenge to their imagination and acceptance.
Glancing at the crowd who were taking a slight step back, Bai Zhi said calmly, "Don't even think about running away. If you don't want to become little mice and be eaten by cats or other animals, you'd better stay put."
These words stopped the group of people who had just taken a step and were about to run away in their tracks, and they dared not move an inch.
To be turned into a small animal and eaten by wild beasts is practically a punishment from hell.
Seeing that these guys were behaving obediently, Bai Zhi nodded in satisfaction.
“I don’t want to kill anyone either. In a little while, you can all turn yourselves in. And you, the head of the family who is in charge of investigations, can go and explain the situation to the general. Of course, you can also choose to run away, but I don’t know what the consequences will be.”
"Meow meow meow meow!!"
The woman, now a cat, cried out and struggled in Bai Zhi's hands, as if reminding everyone not to forget her.
"Oh, right, and you too, um... I'll just keep you in a cat cage, whether you're relieving yourself or eating, you'll be in there for the rest of your life."
Bai Zhi touched her chin and said with a smile.
"Meow meow!"
Upon hearing Bai Zhi's words, fear was clearly visible in the woman's heterochromatic eyes.
She now understands that she seems to have really been turned into a cat by Bai Zhi. If she becomes a cat, then it is really possible that she will spend her life in a cage in such humiliation, and the possibility is not low.
My initial idea of challenging the gods was truly laughable.
Using all his strength, the opponent only needed one move to render him powerless.
"What, don't you want to be locked in a cage for the rest of your life?"
Bai Zhi smiled, but in the lady's eyes, that smile was no different from the hideous face of a demon.
But she still nodded vigorously. For a proud person like her, being kept as a pet, even having to relieve herself and eat in a small cage, would be worse than death.
The only way now is to pray for the goddess's forgiveness, hoping she will not hold my rudeness and offense against her.