Does He Look a Bit Like the Geo Archon?

"Perhaps we were wrong in our assumptions before; Huan Huan might be an elemental creature."

"Exactly, don't treat Huan Huan as just an ordinary lizard or snake; he must be some kind of powerful being."

"Look at his dark yellow body; perhaps Huan Huan is a form of rock elemental life."

The members of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor began to ponder again, comparing Huan Huan with various magical creatures and elemental beings they knew.

Huan Huan listened curiously, feeling that the guesses made by the Wangsheng crowd this time were on the right track.

After all, he had appeared in that egg from the moment he became conscious.

Moreover, he didn't need to do anything; he just felt his strength increasing a bit every so often.

Such a miraculous growth rate was certainly not something an ordinary being could possess.

However, Huan Huan didn't recall any elemental creatures in the Genshin Impact game that resembled him.

Rock elemental... tail... horns...

Could it be that he was the offspring of an ancient rock dragon lizard?

No, wait, that would indeed make him a lizard, wouldn't it?

Huan Huan instinctively dismissed that speculation, as he had no hardened rocks on him, which differentiated him from the rock dragon lizard.

Then, Huan Huan thought of another type of elemental life.

Could it be that he was related to the Aranara?

That also seemed unlikely.

The Aranara were said to be sculpted from a piece of rock by the old Geo Archon, and there hadn't been any mention of family ties.

After comparing all the monsters in Genshin, Huan Huan still couldn't identify his species.

The Wangsheng crowd continued to guess.

A guest suddenly exclaimed excitedly:

"I got it! Huan Huan is actually a Dendro Hypostasis disguised as this!"

Someone nearby retorted:

"A Dendro Hypostasis? Have you not seen that Huan Huan hatched from an egg?"

They had all witnessed Huan Huan hatch from the egg, which at least ruled out some naturally occurring elemental beings.

"But can you find any elemental life that looks exactly like Huan Huan?"

That guest countered.

Although the Dendro Hypostasis theory was a bit far-fetched, it was a desperate attempt.

"Well... indeed, I've never seen an elemental life like that."

No one had seen elemental life like Huan Huan before.

After they had gone through all the elemental beings in Liyue, they still couldn't determine Huan Huan's species.

After all, Teyvat was home to all sorts of strange creatures.

Even if a new type of elemental life suddenly appeared, it wouldn't be unusual.

At that moment, Hu Tao suddenly spoke up:

"I might have a clue."

"Master, do you know what species Huan Huan is?"

The crowd from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor exclaimed in surprise.

Huan Huan also looked at Hu Tao's profile in astonishment; even he didn't know his own species, yet Hu Tao seemed to have an idea?

However, considering this girl's unconventional way of thinking, she might indeed have guessed something.

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Hu Tao said with a hint of pride:

"Think about it: a unique species, an elemental life that inherently understands humanity—aren't there quite a few in Liyue?"

Although Hu Tao didn't specify, everyone seemed to understand.

"Are you saying... the immortals in Liyue?"

"That makes sense; the immortals in Liyue all have their unique forms."

"Master is truly quick-witted; you thought of what we couldn't."

The Wangsheng crowd came to a realization; such a miraculous being like Huan Huan, who was already spiritually aware despite just being born, could only be an immortal.

Once they grasped this, they were all stunned as they re-evaluated Huan Huan.

"Who would have thought Huan Huan is actually related to the immortals?"

"Master, where exactly did you pick up Huan Huan from?"

"Yes, will bringing back something related to the immortals anger them?"

Everyone became worried.

If Huan Huan had a close connection to the immortals, would their master's casual act of bringing him back be disrespectful to the immortals?

Although these days, very few people could trace the whereabouts of the immortals, most still maintained respect for the deities protecting Liyue.

Hu Tao replied:

"Ah, I picked up Huan Huan at Wuwang Hill; how could there possibly be immortals in such a cursed place?"

Everyone recalled the dark, gloomy imagery of Wuwang Hill, where the sun never shone, and nodded in agreement:

"Rumor has it that immortal dwellings are built in auspicious locations, so Wuwang Hill is definitely unrelated to the immortals."

"Then how did Huan Huan end up in Wuwang Hill?"

"I've heard that many elemental lives are born without reason; perhaps Huan Huan just appeared there by chance."

"So, Master, you must have a deep connection to the immortals."

Everyone relaxed, amazed at Hu Tao's luck.

As members of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, they often went to Wuwang Hill for funerals.

But no one had ever brought back anything related to the immortals like Hu Tao had.

Hearing the praise from her employees, Hu Tao smiled.

She lifted Huan Huan up and rubbed her face against him, saying:

"Huan Huan, from now on, you'll be the lucky charm of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor; you must bless our business to flourish."

Since Huan Huan was something she had encountered due to her connection with the immortals, perhaps he could indeed bring good fortune to the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.

Huan Huan found Hu Tao's face rubbing a bit overwhelming.

Seizing the moment when Hu Tao relaxed, he flipped over and jumped back to the ground.

The crowd from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor burst into laughter.

Because they believed Huan Huan was a being of the immortals, everyone felt a newfound closeness to him.

Someone looked at Huan Huan's body on the ground and suddenly said:

"Don't you think this little guy looks a bit like the Geo Archon?"

The laughter in the hall came to an abrupt halt.

Some people instinctively replied:

"That's impossible; how could it possibly be the Geo Archon?"

Though they believed Huan Huan was related to the immortals, they hadn't linked him to the Geo Archon.

After all, the Geo Archon was special, the ancestor of all deities, a true dragon of the world.

Even though the Geo Archon had already departed, all of Liyue still reminisced about the old man.

"But this little guy really does resemble the Geo Archon!"

As the person looked closer, they felt that Huan Huan and the Geo Archon were very similar.

Suddenly, everyone stopped smiling and carefully observed Huan Huan again.

Golden scales, horns, five claws...

Everyone's heartbeat seemed to slow for a moment; this really did resemble the Geo Archon from that day.

Ordinary people seldom had the chance to see the true form of the Geo Archon.

However, due to the recent events surrounding the Geo Archon's demise and the transformation of the Anemo Archon, many had witnessed the true form of the Geo Archon, a crimson-yellow dragon.

No one had thought of this angle before, but once it was pointed out, everyone was horrified to discover that this little guy, aside from being smaller, was strikingly similar to the Geo Archon's true form.

Just as everyone was dumbfounded, a figure in a guest's long robe walked in through the door.

This person was none other than Zhongli, returning from his tea break.

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