Genshin Impact: Joining the Genius Society

Chapter 349: Chapter 349: Tingyun Went to Another World...

"You—!"

At this moment, Fu Xuan was so shocked that she couldn’t even form a proper sentence.

She simply couldn’t understand why the Aeon of Remembrance paid such close attention to this man.

Was it because he was a member of the Genius Society?

But the Genius Society had far more members than just him.

And he was only the eighty-fifth member at that.

Yet because of what she had just witnessed—

Fu Xuan found herself believing Su Ran’s words far more than before.

Surely the Remembrance Aeon hadn’t appeared merely to watch him deceive people?

That meant the contents written on that paper absolutely involved something enormous.

But since it couldn’t be opened in front of others, Fu Xuan became unbearably anxious.

"General, there are urgent matters in the Divination Commission requiring this one’s judgment."

"This one shall take her leave first."

At first she had felt wronged—

But now she was simply desperate to leave.

She wanted to know exactly what Su Ran had written on that paper.

What kind of information could attract the attention of an Aeon?

"Ah... very well. Fu Qing, please be careful on your way."

Seeing Fu Xuan suddenly become eager to leave, Jing Yuan finally felt a little relieved.

At the very least, she no longer looked like someone wallowing in grievance.

Fu Xuan departed the room at remarkable speed.

Fast enough that one might think the room contained something unclean.

Then again—To the Xianzhou, Stellaron Hunters probably did count as something unclean.

Now that Fu Xuan had left, Jing Yuan could only turn his attention back toward Su Ran.

"So it wasn’t only just now..."

"That one nearly discovered the truth of this world."

"So ever since our first meeting, They’ve been constantly observing my every word and action."

Only after returning to Teyvat—

That land untouched by the Trailblaze—

Could he finally escape the gaze of Remembrance.

"..."

Hearing this, Jing Yuan became even more curious about what this "truth of the world" actually was.

What sort of secret could draw an Aeon’s attention to this degree?

Kafka, meanwhile, became even more convinced that Su Ran was basically Elio Plus Ultra.

After all, even Elio had never attracted the direct attention of the Remembrance Aeon.

That only made her more curious about what kind of truth was hidden inside Su Ran’s mind.

"What kind of truth is it?" Jing Yuan asked.

"If even an Aeon cares this much, then it must be something truly explosive."

"How should I put it..."

Su Ran thought for a moment.

"It’s probably the ultimate truth of the universe sought by Nous."

"And if it spread..."

"There’d likely be many more Self-Annihilators."

"..."

Jing Yuan instantly abandoned any intention of learning the secret.

He had no desire to become the fool charging ahead into disaster.

"In that case," he said seriously,

"I ask Mister Su Ran to continue safeguarding that secret carefully."

"As for myself, what concerns me most right now is the matter you wished to discuss."

Compared to cosmic truths—

The Luofu’s current crisis was far more pressing.

"Then sit down and let’s talk."

The chairs in the room clearly weren’t enough originally.

But Su Ran casually produced several more.

A Stellaron Hunter sitting at the same table as a Xianzhou General—

This was absolutely unprecedented.

The Stellaron Hunters’ status as wanted criminals on the Xianzhou was already common knowledge.

Even outsiders knew about the Stellaron incident, let alone the Xianzhou citizens themselves.

If this scene spread publicly, it would likely cause a tremendous uproar.

Then Jing Yuan noticed Su Ran pull out his phone and snap a group photo of everyone at the table.

"Mister Su Ran... what exactly are you doing?"

"Recording a beautiful moment."

"In the future, the headline ’Stellaron Hunter dining together with the Xianzhou General and Helm Master’ should generate incredible traffic."

Jing Yuan and Yukong: "..."

Seriously?

You’re this bored?

"For something like that?"

"Can we discuss proper business now?" Jing Yuan asked helplessly.

"Oh, sure."

After saving the photo, Su Ran casually began searching online for the Marshal of the Xianzhou Alliance’s account.

Seeing the phone screen, Jing Yuan suddenly felt a wave of unease.

He genuinely worried Su Ran might send the photo directly to the Marshal and file a complaint against him.

"Mister Su Ran," Jing Yuan said, forcibly suppressing his irritation,

"the matter regarding the Emanator of Destruction... is it truly real?"

"It’s real."

"And the one who infiltrated the Luofu is Phantylia."

Su Ran answered without hesitation.

The moment they heard that name—

Jing Yuan and Yukong’s expressions darkened considerably.

Both understood exactly how terrifying that Lord Ravager was.

Compared to the more straightforward Emanators of Destruction—

Phantylia was infinitely more troublesome.

Because she didn’t merely destroy things physically.

She also destroyed them psychologically.

If the infiltrator was truly Phantylia—

Then Jing Yuan had far more matters to worry about.

After all, the enemy was also someone terrifyingly skilled in schemes and manipulation.

"Phantylia..."

Yukong’s expression became grave.

That was an Emanator infamous for tempting others toward self-destruction.

Fortunately—

There was one upside.

Unlike the more direct destroyers, Phantylia preferred weaving elaborate traps and slowly guiding people into them.

Compared to immediate annihilation, that sort of slow corruption gave them at least some breathing room.

"And the identity she’s using," Su Ran continued, "is actually someone you both know."

"Especially you, Miss Yukong."

Yukong’s face instantly turned pale.

A terrible feeling rose within her heart.

"The representative of the Whistling Flames Merchant Guild, Miss Tingyun..."

"Unfortunately became the appearance Phantylia chose to infiltrate the Luofu."

Kafka quietly sipped her drink while listening to Su Ran casually reveal one crucial secret after another to the Luofu’s General.

At this point—

Elio’s script had already been ruined beyond recognition.

Even she no longer knew how things were supposed to proceed.

What now?

Was she supposed to ask Jing Yuan to cooperate and "act out" the script with her?

The Xianzhou General certainly wouldn’t be so accommodating toward Stellaron Hunters.

And more importantly—

The Astral Express was no longer the reinforcement the Luofu needed.

The true force they now relied upon was the genius sitting before them.

"Then... what happened to Tingyun?" Yukong asked anxiously.

"She..."

Su Ran paused dramatically.

"She went to another world."

Yukong: "..."

"Please don’t be too sad, Miss Yukong."

"I believe there were still many things you never got the chance to say to her."

"Actually, I feel the same way."

Su Ran even thoughtfully patted Yukong on the back in comfort.

After all—

Tingyun really was in another world.

And both of them truly did still have many things left unsaid to her.

But that didn’t necessarily mean Tingyun was dead.

Su Ran had merely used a slightly embellished way of phrasing it.

And if Yukong misunderstood—

Then yes.

He had absolutely done it on purpose.

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