Revelation 2

Needless to say, the others were intrigued with what she uttered. 

How can she drink casually when there's like... more than 10 people watching?!

"Fuaaahh~. My my~, where shall I start~? ...The information I have about him will not be fully accurate~. So please, do take it with a grain of salt~." True enough, since written history can be changed easily. Adding the fact that there will be different versions of such a story. 

"Hurry up already! Or no booze for you!" Makoto took the special green tea away from her with a grin. 

The former archon is definitely the most eager one, since she has been asking Ei about it over and over, but to no avail. Not to say that the others aren't as interested, though. 

"Umm... Hello everyone, Do I have no say in this? You're about to intrude on my privacy, you know?" But no one replied. 

"Like you're one to talk about privacy~. Don't pretend like you don't know everything about ...us already~." I didn't expect her to be that sharp. Shuten knew what I did earlier, even with all the precautions to it. 

Naturally, the others became more motivated to know about me... It's not like I wanted to stop it in the first place, as this will happen sooner or later. I'm also quite interested in how the world saw me, and their reactions. 

"Lu here~... is a famed tactician from ancient China, a nation with a lot of similarities to Liyue~." Shuten started her storytelling. Taking the wine was a good thing, else this session will take too long. 

"So that's why you introduced yourself as a merchant from Liyue, so your act would way more believable." Lumine gasped silently, but it was heard by everyone because of the close distance. I wasn't acting... 

"Not that it fooled me in the first place, Hmph!" Trick yourself twice, shame on you, Paimon.

"Inazuma and the other nations has parallels in our world so any disguise would still work." I added with my usual smile. 

"His surname is Jiang, given name Shang, courtesy name Ziya or Ya~. He had many names like how he went by Lu Shang when he was but a common man~. For simplicity's sake, I'll just call him by his most well known name, Jiang Ziya~. Or how we in Japan, the nation parallel of Inazuma call him, which is Taikoubou~." How did she say that in one breath?! Where's the usual sexy sigh and such?! 

N-No! You got it wrong! I wasn't waiting nor focusing for it... I promise! 

"Too long and complicated. I'll stick on calling him old man." Dainsleif snorted. Respect your elders kid! 

"Taikoubou was known as a sage back in his time~." Yes, I am! 

"That would be too troublesome... I can imagine him giving cryptive advices with that smug look of his." Eh?! Did I hear that from the right person?! K-Kokomi?! 

The others were surprised by the unexpected interval, but they all agreed with her while laughing. Onore! 

"But another source said that he was a Taoist with supernatural powers, under the Supreme God Yuanshi Tianzun~. Something akin to a monk or a priest~." See?! A priest would definitely be a good person... Nevermind. 

"If he was a priest, Lu would be the most trustworthy one..." A statement filled with sarcasm came from Ayaka. Haha, that's funny! Sadly no one laughe-

I was interrupted... As the group once again became lively with laughter. Let it end please... I thought I heard someone say Yorokobe, but I guess I just imagined it. 

"He was told by his Master to go down the Kunlun Mountains to fulfill his destiny~. Fuaahh~. And that's how he met the evil fox spirit, Daji." There it is! The alluring sigh-I mean... 

"Imagine getting told to go down to the Human Realm after training for too long. And Daji..., I certainly didn't expect her to be that strong." That's what I meant! Believe me! 

"How strong was she?" Orihime curiously asked. Which I expected, since they were both a fox or Kitsune in this case. 

"If left alone, she would have enough power to destroy the world. I'm sure you understand how some races get stronger as they age more. For Kitsunes, it would be the tails." I said while patting the silent fox in my lap. 

"He succeeded in the task given to him and ended as the ruler of a Kingdom called Qi~. Of course, he had at least one lover during his lifetime~." The atmosphere suddenly got colder than winter in Russia. Don't ask how I knew. 

"Haha... Is that really important, Shuten?" I asked with a wry smile. I am walking on a thin line here! Below of it is most likely, Hell! 

"Fufu~, It is really important~... Since it resulted one of the most famous stories about you." Ah! That one.... I kept silent, which made the others more focused on what would follow. 

"Back when he was still Lu Shang, he had a wife named Ma Shi~. Since he spent his time reading instead of working, she got fed up with him and left to her parent's house, Fufu~. But when he became successful, she went back to reattach the marriage, you know what he did~? He spilled a tray of water in front of her and said 'If you return the water back to the tray, I will accept." before walking away. The story then gave birth the the proverb 'Spilled water won't go back to the tray~.' It's an interesting one, depending on how you see it." She finished with a grin. The others were busy contemplating it when somebody spoke up. 

"That will not happen. We will never reach that point. Nor will something like that separate me from my husband!" Ei stated with vigor. 

"Hoh~? Whatever do you mean~?" Shuten was clearly provoking her. 

"I will find a way to bring the water back to the tray no matter what! ...Then he would have no choice but to accept because of what he said!" As expected of my wife!

"Hehe~ I underestimated you. It seems like your not just a simple minded berserker after all~." Shuten fufufu'd for a while, so I had to do something.

"That's enough! We can continue this another time. You should go Shuten, I'm sure you already know what I need you to do." I made my move to deescalate the situation immediately. 

"As you wish~...Master~. Do reserve some of your time to brighten my lonely nights~." She flashed a full smirk before disappearing. That girl... I think my natural resistance is strong enough, but I might get a headache if this continues.

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Our unintended gathering ended on short notice. I, myself, didn't expect our latest tea ceremony to be this lively. 

The story, my story didn't last long enough to know what happened after I became the ruler of Qi, the latest part of the story. But I'm sure it will be uncovered one day, probably during another gathering around tea. 

For now... I should talk to those who still have important questions. I then walked towards such a person once I sent everyone else back home.