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After listening to Zhongli's words, Rhodes suddenly realized and said, "No wonder Ningguang said a lot of strange things to me when I returned to Liyue Harbor a couple of days ago."

What Rod said.

It all started when he signed a new contract with Zhongli, returned to Liyue Harbor to pack his things, and also informed Narcida and Seno that he wouldn't be able to return to Sumeru for a while.

At that time, Yelan came to invite Rhodes to the banquet in place of Ningguang.

It was said to be a banquet.

It was actually just a small cocktail party for three people.

Ningguang rambled on and on about her probing and gratitude, leaving Rhodes completely bewildered.

He remembers it most clearly.

Ningguang subtly inquired about her relationship with Zhongli several times.

Rhodes's replies were all true.

Whether Ningguang and Yelan believe it or not is up to them.

The truth has finally come out.

No wonder Ningguang thanked Rhodes for the lady's matter when he arrived.

After all that, here's the reason.

To ensure the safety of Liyue.

Zhongli personally took action and eliminated all the destabilizing factors.

Ningguang attributed all the credit for this incident to Rhodes, which led to such a huge misunderstanding.

"I thought you, Your Majesty, would continue to let them cause trouble in Liyue Harbor."

Rod smiled and shook his head.

In his memory, Zhongli was a god who could watch Tartaglia unleash a demon to attack Liyue Harbor without batting an eye, just to test whether the people of Liyue had the ability to govern.

Now let’s see.

Even without that kind of extreme human-led governance, Zhongli remains the rock god who works tirelessly.

"what."

At this point, Luo De remembered that Zhong Li seemed to have forgotten to mention something: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that there are also intelligence agents planted here in Sumeru? Don't worry about me, just kick them out."

"Your intelligence agents in Sumeru"

Zhongli's expression immediately turned strange: "You probably haven't seen them before, have you?"

"No."

This is the truth.

The Sumerian intelligence agents currently in Liyue were all planted by Sumerian when Azar was still in power.

These people all have Hazard as their backer.

He and Rhodes didn't get along very well.

After Narcida regained her position, she focused her energy on rebuilding the desert and the Sudden Order, and only gave them the order to stay in Liyue, and then she didn't care about them anymore.

Then Sino arrived.

These are the people that Sino was responsible for contacting.

Rhodes has yet to meet these Sumeru intelligence agents.

"Your Majesty, have these guys committed some kind of crime?"

Judging from Zhongli's tone, Luo De had reason to believe that this intelligence organization sent by the Sumeru Sect had most likely done something shady, but ended up being caught.

If that's really the case.

It wouldn't be a bad idea to plead for them.

However, Zhongli's answer was slightly different from what Luo De had expected.

"They haven't done anything wrong."

"But they didn't do anything either."

Hear the words.

Rhodes paused, tilted his head, and a question mark slowly appeared above his head: "Huh—?"

He seemed to have a question.

Zhong Li then adopted a God-like perspective and began to offer sharp critiques of the intelligence organizations of various countries.

"It is not uncommon for spies to infiltrate among ordinary people."

"Liyue, in particular, possesses the right to mint coins and is the richest country in Teyvat. Many secrets involved are coveted by various countries. As a result, outsiders try to infiltrate almost every industry, attempting to seize the market opportunity before Liyue can act."

"Among them, the Winter People have undoubtedly done the best."

"They are all incredibly skilled at stealth, disguise, and intelligence gathering. Even Liyue's intelligence system, which is also extremely powerful, still struggles to detect Winter's spy in their daily work."

"Secondly, there are Fontaine's spies."

"The spies of Fontaine are mostly made of pure water, making them difficult to track. They can hide wherever there is water, making them impossible to guard against."

"Inazuma, Mond, and Nata are all roughly the same level."

"Moreover, it's a normal get off work schedule; I never voluntarily work overtime, nor do I arrive too early."

"Therefore, their identities have long been exposed by Liyue, and the Seven Stars have used their identities to eliminate many of their political enemies."

"And your intelligence personnel in Sumeru..."

"They are the worst of these people."

Zhongli paused for a moment and glanced at Rhodes.

"Please continue, I'm listening."

Luo De knew that Zhong Li was afraid he would be unhappy to hear these things, so he deliberately stopped to see his reaction.

"Your intelligence personnel in Sumeru are composed of scholars from the Order of the Church and a group of thirty people."

"But these two groups are hostile to each other."

"We couldn't even exchange the most basic information on a regular basis, so we were exposed very early on."

Zhongli's expression grew increasingly strange: "But after these people were exposed, they stopped doing any real work and spent their days eating, drinking, and having fun with the funds from Sumeru. There is absolutely no need to expel them."

"Uh"

"hehe--"

Rod gave an awkward laugh, unsure how to comment on the matter.

Previously, it was Sino who had been in contact with this group.

He really didn't know that the intelligence agents sent by Xumi had gone to such lengths, treating their work like a publicly funded vacation.

The casual chat is over.

Just as Rhodes began another body-shaping process.

Liyue Harbor also welcomed two new guests.

"Luminous, this is Liyue, the kingdom of the God of Contracts."

"If you want to find the Rock God."

"There's only this one opportunity a year for the Celestial Invocation Ceremony, we need to hurry!"

Paimon, floating beside Luminosity, fully played her role as a guide, carefully explaining things to Luminosity as she looked around at the scenery of Liyue.

However, although they knew about the ritual of inviting the immortals, they did not know the specific day.

So he started asking around the city.

You wouldn't know unless you asked, and once you did, it was quite a surprise.

The Liyue Summoning Ceremony has been cancelled this year!!!

They have no idea how the Geo Archon will meet the people of Liyue this year!

Paimon and Ying, who were completely unprepared for this, were utterly astonished.

As a last resort.

They had no choice but to go into the city to rest and wait for news of the Rock King Emperor's reappearance.

They had just been about to find a place to have a big meal when they suddenly heard a familiar song.

Take a closer look.

Paimon then realized where this sense of familiarity came from.

"He's a busker!?"

What is he doing here?!

(End of this chapter)