When Venti heard that Su Han was willing to help, he immediately said, "What conditions? Tell me."
"First, you must help Mondstadt repair the road leading to Dadaupa Gorge and make it flatter. Do not tell me you cannot do it. If you want Mondstadt to rise, you have to build roads."
Hearing that Su Han wanted him to work, Venti's face was filled with despair. He only wanted to slack off and had no desire to work at all.
Before the Wind God could bargain, Su Han directly said, "You already know the relationship between Jean and me. I cannot watch my woman suffer. If you are unwilling, then there is nothing to discuss. At worst, I will forcibly take Jean to Liyue."
"Hey, hey, hey, that is going too far. I agree, all right!"
Seeing that Su Han wanted to take Jean away, Venti immediately panicked. It had not been easy for a powerful successor to appear in the city. If she were taken away, Mondstadt would not even talk about rising. In a few days, it might be completely occupied by the Fatui.
By then, not to mention slacking off, he would probably have to stay in the city every day.
Although Venti was very irresponsible, he did not want to see the Fatui riding on the heads of the people of Mondstadt, bullying them, or even enslaving them.
Su Han nodded lightly and said, "Since you are willing to handle the first issue, then let us talk about the second one. You must give me the Gnosis. As for how it is handled, you cannot interfere."
"What do you want that thing for?"
Venti was very curious, because he knew that Su Han definitely did not want to inherit the divine position himself. If that were the case, he would have happily thrown it to him long ago.
Hearing this, Su Han smiled and said, "If I say I want to use this thing to make a deal with Rosalyne, would you believe it?"
"So that is how it is. Her purpose for coming here was to get my Gnosis. No wonder she had been instigating the people to seize political power. Here, take it. The rest is up to you. Do not disappoint me. Also, when are you planning to return to Liyue? Do you want me to send you back?"
After all, he had taken Jean away right under that old gentleman's nose. If he did not personally send her back, Venti feared that the next time he went to Liyue, he would first be greeted by a rock spear.
Watching Venti toss the Gnosis to him as if throwing away trash, Su Han was speechless. He even somewhat suspected that the other party had planned this from the very beginning.
But since things had already come to this, Su Han could not be bothered to say anything more and replied, "Probably tomorrow or the day after. Mondstadt's development plan has already been completed. I have not returned to Liyue for so long that I am a bit worried."
"Mm, mm. Then just call me directly when you leave. I still have some other matters today, so I will take my leave first."
As he spoke, Venti turned into a wisp of clear wind and disappeared.
Only then did Shenhe speak. "This person is very strong, but he seems to have been hiding his strength all along."
"He is the Wind God of Mondstadt after all. It is normal for him to be strong. All right, next is handling Rosalyne's side. Shenhe, help me pass on a message. Tonight, I want to meet her by the shore of Cider Lake."
"No problem. Do you need me to follow you then?"
"No need. I will go by myself. In any case, it is all done using the Green Bamboo Flute."
In truth, Su Han's injuries had already recovered to eighty percent. He had only been too tired some time ago and thus pretended that his injuries were very serious. Otherwise, with Heaven and Earth Reversal, he would have been fine long ago.
Under the night sky.
Cider Lake was extremely quiet, with no sound other than the occasional chirping of insects and croaking of frogs.
Su Han did not wait long before footsteps sounded behind him. He turned his head to look, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Rosalyne seemed to have dressed up carefully today. Her originally golden curls had been pressed very smoothly, and the black gauze dress on her body had been replaced with a pure white long dress. If he did not know her, Su Han would have thought she was a nun from a church.
Seeing Su Han captivated by her beauty, Rosalyne smiled brightly, feeling that her effort in dressing up had not been wasted.
"How does this outfit look?"
"Very beautiful, and very classical. Is this something you wore before?"
"You are quite clever. It was not in vain that I rummaged through boxes to find it. That said, you did not call me here just to meet for no reason, right? Did the comic update?"
Rosalyne naturally did not think that Su Han had come to talk about romance. Although there was a trace of ambiguity between the two of them, her heart was still as firm as iron. He would not be unaware of that.
Su Han shook his head lightly and said, "I came to talk business with you."
Rosalyne smiled upon hearing this. "Business? Do you still lack money? But did I not just give you 200 million Mora? Is that still not enough?"
"No. That is not the business I mean. It is about the Fatui."
"The Fatui?"
"Yes. I want the Fatui to withdraw from Mondstadt and hand over the list of spies in the city."
"And the price?"
Rosalyne's voice suddenly turned cold. Asking the Fatui to retreat was far too unrealistic. Did he think that because her attitude toward Mondstadt had softened, he could start pushing his luck?
But very quickly, the witch froze, because the price Su Han took out was something she had never expected.
An object emitting a faint green glow appeared between the two of them.
Feeling the enormous power hidden within it, Rosalyne said in extreme shock, "The Anemo Gnosis. You, where did you get this from?"
She had laid out plans in Mondstadt for so long, all for the sake of obtaining this thing, yet she had never imagined that Su Han would deliver it right to her.
It was simply like a dream.
Su Han smiled when he heard this and said, "How is this price? Although I help the Knights, I have not forgotten to help you as well. With this, you can report back to Her Majesty. So, can you agree to my request?"
"How do you know our mission?"
"I naturally have my own intelligence channels. Whether you suspect that I have ulterior motives or that I am using you, it does not matter. I just do not want you to continue living in hatred. Let it go, Rosalyne."
"Let it go? Heh, that is easier said than done. I do not mind telling you that I am already a flickering candle in the wind. Even if I continue living in hatred, I will not be able to persist for long. The suppression from the Delusion is already gradually collapsing. Three years is already the limit."
If, in the past, someone had advised her to let go of hatred, Rosalyne's first reaction would have been to tell them to mind their own business, and then she would have killed them. But when Su Han took out the Anemo Gnosis, this witch was truly shaken.
Although she did not know how Su Han had managed to do it, being able to obtain the Gnosis from a god was certainly not simple. Otherwise, why would she have schemed so painstakingly to seize political power? Was it not all for the sake of the thing right in front of her?
Su Han's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily, "You agree?"
"Yes. Who told you to offer a price I cannot refuse? When I return, I will have someone send the list over. This time, I owe you a favor."
Rosalyne put away the Gnosis and turned to leave.
Seeing this, Su Han hurriedly said, "Please live well, and do not act impulsively in anything, all right? Three years. Give me three years, and I will find a way to solve your physical problem."
"Heh. Is a bad woman like me worth you risking everything for?"
"What if I say it is worth it?"
Rosalyne stopped in her tracks upon hearing this and suddenly turned around. Looking at the man standing by the lakeside, she realized that she had misjudged one thing. He seemed to be serious.
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