"Now that you mention it, I really should go to Sumeru."
Jack said after a moment of deep thought.
Sumeru had always been a place he subconsciously avoided.
After all, he quit the game there in his previous life, and returning to that place always brought back some unpleasant memories.
But Nahida, Nilou, Dehya, and Collei were innocent. They, like the other girls, looked forward to his arrival.
He shouldn't ignore their feelings because of his personal psychological burden.
"You're right! I really should go to Sumeru!"
Speaking to himself for the second time, Jack made his thoughts firmer.
Zhongli merely smiled, looking at him with satisfaction.
"Since you're going to Sumeru, why not invite Fontaine, Natlan, and Snezhnaya as well?"
"Let's not!"
Jack directly rejected the bad idea from a certain Hall of Wangsheng consultant who enjoyed watching drama.
Jack wasn't familiar with the people from those places at all, and due to the events of 500 years ago, the Seven Archons had already lost contact. Ei's relationship with them wasn't necessarily good either.
"I see. The Traveler is the protagonist, so you decide what's best."
"Mm."
Zhongli just mentioned it casually; he wasn't interested in the Archons from the other regions.
Speaking of which, among the surviving Seven Archons, the one he had the deepest affection for was surprisingly the drunken Anemo Archon he found most annoying back then.
This truly disgusted him.
Zhongli took a sip of bitter tea with a constipated expression.
No! When he went to the Traveler's wedding banquet in a week, he had to find an opportunity to beat up the Anemo Archon. It had been a long time since he had fought, and his hands were itching.
...
Bidding farewell to the elder Zhongli, Jack left the Heyu Tea House and arrived at Yujing Terrace, where Keqing, Ganyu, and the others worked.
Although they had already moved their home to Jack's world.
However, Teyvat was still their homeland, and travel between the two worlds was convenient, so they hadn't given up their original work, still performing their duties as the Qixing and Qixing secretaries.
Stepping into the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Jack walked towards Ganyu's office with practiced ease.
The civil servants along the way were accustomed to this, making way for the rumored boyfriend of the Qixing, who possessed an adeptal aura.
Soon after, Jack heard Keqing and Ningguang's argument from Ganyu's office door.
"I believe sending too many people now would be unhelpful. The first expedition team is merely a vanguard; only a few elite personnel are needed."
"Yes, I admit you don't want too many people to disturb the lives of Entara's indigenous people, but if there are no basic workers, how can a small number of so-called elites promote the development of various industries? You know, a skill isn't learned that quickly."
Listening to their conversation, it seemed they were discussing the personnel for the Crux Fleet.
Jack coughed, and the room immediately fell silent.
Pushing open the door, Ningguang, Keqing, Ganyu, and Yelan, who was hiding in the corner, all looked at him simultaneously.
"Jack, why are you at the Ministry of Civil Affairs?"
"To tell you all something."
"Us?"
Ningguang noticed the pronoun Jack used. To inform so many people at once, it must be a very important matter.
"You know about me being in Inazuma recently, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"I also told you about that peculiar Sacred Sakura Tree before."
Everyone nodded again.
"It's currently at the most crucial moment. The subject of the covenant ceremony is the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma. Because of some local customs, Yae Miko has arranged a divine wedding ceremony."
Everyone understood, but no one nodded.
Only one person was secretly smiling, and that was Yelan, the head of the Liyue special intelligence agency, leaning against a pillar.
Keqing pressed her temples, processing these short but extremely informative sentences.
"Jack, you mean you're marrying the Raiden Shogun, and then you're inviting us, your ex-wives, to attend the wedding?"
"Ex-wives?" Jack's heart skipped a beat. He asked cautiously, "A-Qing, your 'ex-wives' here isn't indirectly suggesting you're breaking up with me, is it?"
"Ah?"
Keqing was stunned for a moment, then realized her slip of the tongue.
"Who's breaking up? I won't rest until I entangle with you, you scoundrel, for all eternity."
"Hehe, I love hearing A-Qing say such sweet things. Try two more sentences?"
After confirming that 'ex-wives' didn't mean former wives, Jack took advantage of the situation and directly embraced Keqing.
"You call me, and I come? Do you think I'm a puppy? Hmph! ╭(╯^╰)╮"
Keqing put her hands on her hips haughtily, her head slightly raised.
Jack understood that she was asking for a kiss. The unspoken understanding between husband and wife often lay in silence, so he lovingly lowered his head.
Two minutes later.
The two separated and found Ningguang and Ganyu already back at their desks, continuing to discuss the Crux Fleet's personnel composition.
"Finished kissing? If you're done, come over and take a look. As the head of the family, you still need to make decisions about the first expedition team's personnel here."
Ningguang called out to Jack and Keqing.
Keqing lowered her head, a little embarrassed. Even she would feel shy kissing like a young girl in public.
"Alright!"
Jack responded, then pulled Keqing over.
Once closer, Jack didn't immediately take the documents. Instead, he mischievously hugged Ningguang and Ganyu, giving each a peck.
Ganyu shyly moved to Keqing's side. Miss Qilin still wasn't comfortable with public displays of affection.
Ningguang, however, smacked her lips, savoring the taste, then, as if she hadn't tasted enough, she hugged Jack back and gave him a direct French kiss.
Evidently, the Liyue political and business trio did not question Jack and the Raiden Shogun holding a wedding-like ceremony too much.
Subsequently, she merely inquired about the time of the ceremony and then focused her attention on the important matter of Entara establishing diplomatic relations with Liyue.
"Oh, this..."
Looking at this incredibly chaotic yet harmonious scene, Yelan felt as if a kitten was scratching at her heart, developing an immense curiosity about Jack and their relationship structure.
The matter of the heavenly marriage with Raiden Shogun was just glossed over?
You three share one husband and are still so amicable?
What kind of enchanting potion did this man give you to make you so infatuated?!
Do you even welcome new sisters?
...
Soon after, Chasm.
At the entrance to Sumeru.
Under Xiao's guidance, Jack discovered this hidden passage.
"Traveler, you can fly directly through the sky, so why take this hidden path that ordinary people use?"
"Perhaps it's because I'm afraid of missing the scenery along the way."
Xiao looked puzzled.
Jack smiled and explained, "Memories are beautiful things; they always reappear when passing through certain places or seeing certain things unintentionally. At this time, they bring forth an emotion called 'move' (being moved)."
"Being moved?"
Xiao touched his chest and looked back at the Chasm.
In his mind, he instantly recalled the life-and-death moment he shared with the Traveler and Yelan.
So, this is the feeling of being moved.
Watching Xiao transform step by step into a normal person, Jack suddenly understood Zhongli's feeling of being an old father. He took a few steps forward and waved his hand with his back to Xiao.
"I'll walk the rest of the way myself; no need to see me off."
Xiao looked at his back, feeling it overlap with certain other figures, and softly said, "Have a safe journey, Traveler."
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